Mark Appel

[Number5]

I believe he was dfa, not released.

[weams]

http://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/philadelphia-phillies/struggling-phillies-prospect-mark-appel-back-dl-shoulder-strain

[24fps]

15 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I don't think they gave up much for him.

Only Ken Giles.  

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, weams said:

Mark missed his chance, unfortunately. He's not the only dude who has. 

But he’s one of the few who has $6.6 mm in the bank.   

[Frobby]

My favorite one is Matt White.  He got a $10.2 mm bonus from the Rays.   He never made the majors, but used a bit of his bonus money to buy his grandmother’s property so that she could move into a nursing home.   After he bought it, it was discovered that  the property was sitting on a very valuable rock deposit known as Goshen stone.   Talk about winning the lottery twice!    But somehow he ran the quarry operation into bankruptcy.    Story here: http://www.gazettenet.com/Archives/2014/10/SWIFTRIVERSTONE-HG-100814

[wildbillhiccup]

I'd sign him to a minor league deal just for the pun potential. 

[tntoriole]

6 hours ago, weams said:

Mark missed his chance, unfortunately. He's not the only dude who has. 

"In May 2018, Matt Hobgood will travel to Texas for spring training with the Cleburne Railroaders, an independent-league expansion team trying to make a comeback as a hitter.  For so long, he's heard from Orioles fans on Twitter about Mike Trout who was selected 20 picks after him, and how they wished so badly that the Orioles had taken him instead.    "I look back and I'm like, 'Yeah, they probably should've,'" Hobgood said. "I don't blame them."        LA Times

[Beef Supreme]

1 hour ago, tntoriole said:

"In May 2018, Matt Hobgood will travel to Texas for spring training with the Cleburne Railroaders, an independent-league expansion team trying to make a comeback as a hitter.  For so long, he's heard from Orioles fans on Twitter about Mike Trout who was selected 20 picks after him, and how they wished so badly that the Orioles had taken him instead.    "I look back and I'm like, 'Yeah, they probably should've,'" Hobgood said. "I don't blame them."        LA Times

Wow. How cool is Matt Hobgood!?!

[baltfan]

4 hours ago, tntoriole said:

"In May 2018, Matt Hobgood will travel to Texas for spring training with the Cleburne Railroaders, an independent-league expansion team trying to make a comeback as a hitter.  For so long, he's heard from Orioles fans on Twitter about Mike Trout who was selected 20 picks after him, and how they wished so badly that the Orioles had taken him instead.    "I look back and I'm like, 'Yeah, they probably should've,'" Hobgood said. "I don't blame them."        LA Times

Gotta say always thought he was a good kid. 

[LookitsPuck]

This was the trade from the Phillies to the Astros:

Astros give up:

• Mark Appel 
• Vince Velasquez
• Brett Oberholtzer
• Tom Eshelman
• Harold Arauz

Phillies give up:

• Ken Giles
• Jonathan Arauz

[interloper]

He's no worse than Mike Wright. You absolutely take a flyer on Mark Appel. His career, despite what Weams is saying, is far from over.

[Frobby]

5 hours ago, interloper said:

He's no worse than Mike Wright. You absolutely take a flyer on Mark Appel. His career, despite what Weams is saying, is far from over.

Have you seen him throw?   What’s the basis for your opinion?

[Can_of_corn]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/02/01/mark-appel-no-1-overall-mlb-pick-2013-stepping-away-baseball/1086324001/

Quote

In an interview with Bleacher Report, Appel, a 26-year-old right-handed pitcher, says he is taking an "indefinite break" from the game after his career hit a roadblock at Class AAA. In 2017, Appel was shelled at Class AAA, posting a 5.60 ERA for Lehigh Valley (Pa.). 

Quote

Appel, a Stanford graduate who has settled in Houston, said he plans to seek an internship and apply to business schools, including Stanford, Rice and Harvard.

 

[interloper]

On 11/22/2017 at 5:25 PM, Frobby said:

Have you seen him throw?   What’s the basis for your opinion?

The basis was that Mike Wright is an absolutely atrocious pitcher.

On 11/22/2017 at 12:17 PM, interloper said:

He's no worse than Mike Wright. You absolutely take a flyer on Mark Appel. His career, despite what Weams is saying, is far from over.

That said, looks like I was way off! Good luck to Mark in his future.

[Aristotelian]

5.8 BB/9. No.