Orioles claim Austin Brice Designate Valera (Traded to Giants for CC)

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, weams said:

Anyone think Valera will get claimed?

/shrug

Anyone think it will be a problem if he does?

[weams]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

/shrug

Anyone think it will be a problem if he does?

I can't see that it would. 

[interloper]

Nice ground ball rate. Mid 90s heater.

 

 

[SteveA]

Valera is the first player acquired in the 2018 summer selloff to leave the organization.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, interloper said:

Nice ground ball rate. Mid 90s heater.

 

 

Did you see the part about swings and misses on the 4 seam?

[Legend_Of_Joey]

28 minutes ago, weams said:

Anyone think Valera will get claimed?

I'm sure Norfolk will claim him.

[Morgan423]

7 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Valera is the first player acquired in the 2018 summer selloff to leave the organization.

If anyone claims him.  I'm not totally sure anyone will.

[wildcard]

39 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Anxiously awaiting wildcards take on this and how it pertains to what Elias did in Houston.

Also waiting for the token "I wonder what analytics can do for this guy" post.

This is a Hyde move.   Brice was drafted by the Marlins when Hyde was bench coach/Manager for a short time.

Brice is a reliever with 3 pitches but  his command is inconsistent.  He is out of options.  He gets a shot to show what he has got in ST but if its not enough he has never been outrighted.  If he passes through waivers he has to accept an assignment to Norfolk.

I have not figured out who Elias/Hyde values.   Meisinger and now Valera have been DFA'd but Hart, Susac and Wright remain.    I thought Valera had some as at 2B if Villar gets traded at the deadline.  Valera has an option left.  Just goes to show that my opinion in not is sync with the new leaders..........yet.

[interloper]

13 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Did you see the part about swings and misses on the 4 seam?

I didn't. 

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, interloper said:

I didn't. 

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His fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has heavy sinking action, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has slight armside run and has slightly above average velo.

 

[Can_of_corn]

9 minutes ago, wildcard said:

This is a Hyde move.   Brice was drafted by the Marlins when Hyde was bench coach/Manager for a short time.

Brice is a reliever with 3 pitches but  his command is inconsistent.  He is out of options.  He gets a shot to show what he has got in ST but if its not enough he has never been outrighted.  If he passes through waivers he has to accept an assignment to Norfolk.

I have not figured out who Elias/Hyde values.   Meisinger and now Valera have been DFA'd but Hart, Susac and Wright remain.    I thought Valera had some as at 2B if Villar gets traded at the deadline.  Valera has an option left.  Just goes to show that my opinion in not is sync with the new leaders..........yet.

I don't think Hyde has any input in personnel decisions.

[SteveA]

15 minutes ago, wildcard said:

This is a Hyde move.   Brice was drafted by the Marlins when Hyde was bench coach/Manager for a short time.

Brice is a reliever with 3 pitches but  his command is inconsistent.  He is out of options.  He gets a shot to show what he has got in ST but if its not enough he has never been outrighted.  If he passes through waivers he has to accept an assignment to Norfolk.

I have not figured out who Elias/Hyde values.   Meisinger and now Valera have been DFA'd but Hart, Susac and Wright remain.    I thought Valera had some as at 2B if Villar gets traded at the deadline.  Valera has an option left.  Just goes to show that my opinion in not is sync with the new leaders..........yet.

I think it's a stretch that it would be a "Hyde move".   Does a bench coach really have a lot of impact/involvement in drafting?   I tend to doubt it.  

I agree that we have yet to get a good "feel" for what Elias values, based on the extremely limited set of moves he has made so far.

[wildcard]

8 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I don't think Hyde has any input in personnel decisions.

I'd say this shows Hyde has input.   Elias make the final decision on small moves like this.

[interloper]

4 minutes ago, SteveA said:

I think it's a stretch that it would be a "Hyde move".   Does a bench coach really have a lot of impact/involvement in drafting?   I tend to doubt it.  

I agree that we have yet to get a good "feel" for what Elias values, based on the extremely limited set of moves he has made so far.

Especially when we're just 40 man tinkering with waiver claims and Rule 5 guys. We may learn a little more with a major league signing and after seeing our draft selections.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, wildcard said:

I'd say this shows Hyde has input.   Elias make the final decision on small moves like this.

I don't think this shows anything.

Maybe he has input, maybe he doesn't but this isn't enough to say one way or another.