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57 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Because this team needs some juice.  We don't need another free swinger.  Mullins might give us some energy.  

I'm not worried about starting his clock.  We're past June 1st.  We'd still have him all this season and 6 more if he sticks.  At least I think.  

Plus as a fan I'm getting bored of this crappy brand of baseball and want to see a guy that has heart and speed.  Washington is just more of what we already have.  A positionless DH that strikes out and occasionally runs into a HR when we're down 9-2.  

 

Anyway, moving on...

Washington is official. Davis to DL, Santander to 60 Day DL, which should have been done 59 days ago...

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1 hour ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

Anyway, moving on...

Washington is official. Davis to DL, Santander to 60 Day DL, which should have been done 59 days ago...

Yeah, they sure kept that move in their pocket a long time while DFAing guys left and right.

 

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Just now, Can_of_corn said:

They lose anyone you care about?

No.   Just interesting that they choose to risk ANYTHING when they had a free paper move they could have done all along.   They COULD have lost Jason Garcia, for example.

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The Sixty Day DL is a paper move of last resort.  Unless you have a player that clearly will not make the Twenty-Five any time soon (60 to 180 days) because of surgery or broken bones, the Sixty Move does not get invoked.  Britton could also have been placed on the Sixty Day DL and I would have preferred that to the Ten Day DL.  With the Sixty Day, the finish line is less apt to get pushed either by the player or management.

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2 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Bridwell.  He was at least a guy to watch.  We just gave him away.  

Bridwell was not a guy to watch. He was a guy that had had opportunities and didn't hack it. He makes one mediocre start for the Angels and people here lost their minds. He's currently back in Salt Lake doing his usual pedestrian thing.

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7 hours ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

Anyway, moving on...

Washington is official. Davis to DL, Santander to 60 Day DL, which should have been done 59 days ago...

Washington's arrival also opens up 1B in Norfolk for Jesus Montero, who has returned from his PED suspension.

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59 minutes ago, FlipTheBird said:

Bridwell was not a guy to watch. He was a guy that had had opportunities and didn't hack it. He makes one mediocre start for the Angels and people here lost their minds. He's currently back in Salt Lake doing his usual pedestrian thing.

His pedstrian thing would make him our best starter in AAA. 

Back to the OP, Washington has the slowest bad speed I've ever seen. I really think we should call up Mullins and bring speed and defense to this team. Washington is not MLB material. 

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His pedstrian thing would make him out best starter in AAA. 

Back to the OP, Washington has the slowest bad speed I've ever seen. I really think we should call up Mullins and bring speed and defense to this team. Washington is not MLB material. 

Cedric Mullins has exactly 88 at bats above Low-A. And is coming off of an injury that had him sitting for a month. He needs plenty of seasoning yet.

David Washington is legitimately here to fill a burnable spot on the 25-man until one of our DL'd players is ready to return.

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44 minutes ago, FlipTheBird said:

Cedric Mullins has exactly 88 at bats above Low-A. And is coming off of an injury that had him sitting for a month. He needs plenty of seasoning yet.

David Washington is legitimately here to fill a burnable spot on the 25-man until one of our DL'd players is ready to return.

Mullins is dominating AA. Pre and post injury. Would another 120 AB's change your mind. All the good players skip AAA for the most part. Mullins was a 4 year college guy and had a huge ST for us. Was one of the last cuts. He's got more experience that you're giving him credit for. 

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1 minute ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Mullins is dominating AA. Pre and post injury. Would another 120 AB's change your mind. All the good players skip AAA for the most part. Mullins was a 4 year college guy and had a huge ST for us. Was one of the last cuts. He's got more experience that you're giving him credit for. 

Calling Mullins up now would effectively be skipping AA. He's played in 21 games! And given his substantial jump in performance this year, yes, I'd like to see him maintain it a bit longer than that before I commit to anything.

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10 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

I'm not talking the whole season. I'm saying vs RHP until Davis gets back. Plus he had like 60 ST ABs. 

Right now he benefits most from playing full-time in Bowie. Against all pitchers.

Besides, where's he going to play? With a RHP on the mound Kim and Smith will likely remain in the OF, assuming Smith's "physical issue" tonight was minor.

He's also currently NOT on the 40-man roster, and it'd be silly to add a guy of his caliber to the 40-man if you intend to demote him when the team gets healthy.

That's why Washington is here. He will, in all likelihood, be DFA'd upon Davis' return.

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