Tommy Hunter Released by Indians- SIGNS with Orioles to be Eligible for Postseason.

[bpilktree]

This is what I was wondering. If he was waived' date=' we have to take on his salary; no idea what that is, and hope he clears the other teams.[/quote']

2 million so less then 400K left.

[eddie83]

If I am Hunter I want a big league job and if it is a contending team all the better.

[OsEatAlEast]

Those numbers are deceiving. Hunter was absolutely horrendous in high leverage situations with the Indians this year.

RISP- .381/.435/.476

2 outs, RISP- .333/.455/.444

Late and close- .348/.400/.565

Tie Game- .400/.438/.467

Within 1 run- .323/.382/.516

High leverage- .375/.444/.438

Medium leverage- .294/.333/.588

Well that definitely tempers my enthusiasm.

[DrungoHazewood]

Should we be interested in a reunion?

Actually pitched fairly well out of the pen in Cleveland. 3.74 ERA, 1.20 WHIP.

Yes he hurt himself in mid-July but he is now pitching on a rehab assignment so it seems like he should be able to contribute this year.

3.74 out of the pen is fairly well? 3.83 is league average for an AL reliever. Fastball down 2 mph off his 2013-15 numbers.

Career FIP as a starter is 5.15.

What's Troy Patton or Luis Ayala up to these days?

[crawjo]

Well that definitely tempers my enthusiasm.

Why? You think he lacks the ability to pitch in close games? Seems like it is probably a fluke.

[Tx Oriole]

Pretty much guarantee he's better than these guys, or Wright, or Bridwell........

Bring him back DD.

[OsEatAlEast]

Why? You think he lacks the ability to pitch in close games? Seems like it is probably a fluke.

Well even if it is a fluke. The O's already have a few guys in the pen pitching pretty poorly lately. Do we need another that might be prone to blowing leads?

[Tx Oriole]

Well that definitely tempers my enthusiasm.

It doesn't temper mine.

[MurphDogg]

It doesn't temper mine.

Nor mine, though I wasn't particularly enthusiastic to begin with. Situation splits are 99 percent noise.

[OsEatAlEast]

To be clear the use of the word "temper" in this context means "to make less extreme". It doesn't mean I am against bringing him back now.

Plus, I doubt it matters to the O's what I think anyway.

[WEAVERMAN]

WHY NOT?

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/08/indians-release-tommy-hunter.html

I always liked Tommy and is probably our 6th best starter right now. I wish I were joking.

He's better than Long Hair, Ondrusek. Get a shave and a haircut immediately Ondrusek.

[MurphDogg]

He's better than Long Hair, Ondrusek. Get a shave and a haircut immediately Ondrusek.

There's a haircut you could set your watch to!

[weams]

He's better than Long Hair, Ondrusek. Get a shave and a haircut immediately Ondrusek.

Is he good with lefty bats?

[Can_of_corn]

Who do you want to drop off the 40 (other than Ubaldo) to make room for a month of Hunter?

[weams]

Who do you want to drop off the 40 (other than Ubaldo) to make room for a month of Hunter?

I think they were saying Logan.