Straily DFA'd, toiling at AAA

[LA2]

7 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

Sure, but you have to look past the bad so you can get to the good. Pretty sure that’s what the Dodgers did.

Or, they rolled the dice.

Yes, and they had the evidence right under their noses. I count 5 very good starts (min. 5.67 innings, two or fewer earned runs allowed) among his 13 that year with the O's, including a 7-inning, 0 ER game. 29-years-old, premium curveball, two good seasons with the Cubs. Would a good number of teams have given up on him anyway because of how his last few games were stinkers? Yes. The Orioles were unfortunately among them.

[Il BuonO]

6 minutes ago, LA2 said:

Rolling the die is less daunting if the pitcher has come off good performances with two other teams the previous seasons. His salaries with the Dodgers have ranged from 6 million to the current 18.66 million. I think they believe their not-so-risky gamble paid off.

I see one good season. A’s, and it was 76 innings before the Dodgers took him.

[LA2]

1 hour ago, Il BuonO said:

I see one good season. A’s, and it was 76 innings before the Dodgers took him.

That and the eyeball test (best curve in baseball probably) mean less risk. But we're in agreement: There's ways of looking past the noise to see the value underneath. it was there with Hill.

And not with Strailly (to return to the thread topic), I'd wager.

[TGO]

3 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

No one is Otter.  

Totally forgot Kevin Mitchell played for the Mariners.  This had to be 1992 before they switched uniforms.

Olson's beard is another giveaway. Has to be pre-Angelos so it's 1992.

In fact it's May 3, 1992.

[wildbillhiccup]

15 hours ago, Philip said:

He’s not?

Defensively? Gotta go with Brooks. 

[Philip]

32 minutes ago, wildbillhiccup said:

Defensively? Gotta go with Brooks. 

Oh, I was joking, really, my own best third baseman on defense is Buddy Bell, but that’s just because I loved Buddy Bell. Brooks was the best. 

[eddie83]

13 hours ago, TGO said:

Olson's beard is another giveaway. Has to be pre-Angelos so it's 1992.

In fact it's May 3, 1992.

Angelos did not take over until 1994. Also the 93 season there was an All Star patch on the jerseys.  

[Frobby]

Straily has posted two straight shutout appearances for Norfolk, first 5.0 and then 5.1 innings, allowing a total of 6 hits and 3 walks while striking out 12.    Go figure.    

[AceKing]

Is it Hyde?

[weams]

On 6/20/2019 at 9:56 PM, LA2 said:

That and the eyeball test (best curve in baseball probably) mean less risk. But we're in agreement: There's ways of looking past the noise to see the value underneath. it was there with Hill.

And not with Strailly (to return to the thread topic), I'd wager.

Hill is out for the year though. And that was always the Hill deal. 

[weams]

18 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Straily has posted two straight shutout appearances for Norfolk, first 5.0 and then 5.1 innings, allowing a total of 6 hits and 3 walks while striking out 12.    Go figure.    

Were they in Harbour Park?

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

14 minutes ago, AceKing said:

Is it Hyde?

John Means and Cashner seem to be doing ok. Straily just isn't very good. He may also have been a victim of not being ready when the season started, but he still should have been better than an ERA+ of 47.

[ScGO's]

It would be nice if Straily could turn it around and take one of Cashner or Bundy's spots if they are traded.  And when I say turn it around, I mean keep an ERA under 6.00 and get through 5-6 innings a game.

[cboemmeljr]

42 minutes ago, weams said:

Were they in Harbour Park?

The first was in Harbor Park and the second was in Charlotte.

[weams]

1 minute ago, cboemmeljr said:

The first was in Harbor Park and the second was in Charlotte.

Well thanks! I guess that half supports my idea that it is Camden Yards that hates him...