Jump to content

Straily DFA'd, toiling at AAA


MurphDogg

Recommended Posts

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 100
  • Created
  • Last Reply
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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
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. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

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?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.




  • Posts

    • Me too. Driving 4 hours to have a father daughter date. Can't wait!
    • The discussion about Cle vs NYY is interesting. The Os always struggle at Cle and their BP is awesome but the starters are meh and so is the offense.  
    • Bautista, if he is back to his old self, would be a big addition. Dominguez and Soto have to improve the walk rate. They certainly have swing and miss, but at a significant cost. Cano can throw up in the zone and get misses, but he is used so often he is rarely sharp. He is used to induce ground balls, and the sinker is fairly effective when he is tired.  Akin, Webb and Coulombe are getting some swing and miss. They are all above average in swinging strike percentage, according to FanGraphs. MLB average is generally around 11.2% from year to year, and Akin (second on the Orioles behind Grayson 13.6) is at 13.2, Dominguez 12.4, Cano 12.2, Soto 12.9, Webb 11.8, Coulombe is 9.9 and Cionel 9.5. In fairness to Coulombe (11.8) and Webb (13.7), they are higher over the last three years. They have not been healthy for a fair amount of this season and pitched through some things that made those numbers dip, perhaps.  Bautista was 18% in the same period of 2022-2024. He would be 11th in MLB in 2024. No other Oriole is in the top 100 in MLB. Grayson Rodriguez is at #120. It should be noted that Andrew Walters is at 18.8, ranking 7th. He was our unsigned 18th round pick in 2022. All of that aside, I am not sure the pen is structured the same as in recent years. There may be some moves there. Or, perhaps it is like you wrote, and they focus on Soto and Dominguez making adjustments to having more command, decreasing the walks. Those two are getting a little expensive as well. I guess we’ll see.   
    • How much different? They sat Judge yesterday, they threw their playoff starters for 5+ innings yesterday and today. They are also playing for the best record in the AL. They aren't mailing it in.
    • It’s not just the O’s. I’ve checked the Dodgers who have similar prices and they have a lot of upper deck NLDS games 2 & 3 available. Same for the NLCS. yanks still have seats available also. — In general, I’m sure alot of fans are just gonna wait till the day of to grab tickets.
    • That makes no sense. If they had to win their current series would have looked much different. 
    • I agree. You have to wonder if the Yankees are behind him getting hit. Perhaps the ghost of George has struck
  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...