Moose Milligan Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Hate to see it. Hopefully it's no big deal and not something that leads to larger problems down the road. 1 hour ago, Sports Guy said: Too much porn? SG! Speaking from experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Guy Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 53 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said: Hate to see it. Hopefully it's no big deal and not something that leads to larger problems down the road. SG! Speaking from experience? Well, I am married… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Mo Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Sports Guy said: Well, I am married… That might be your best post ever. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-OH Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Greene is an interesting guy to bring up. He's clearly a guy that can DFA'd once they need 40-man room but he sure has been a disappointment this year in Norfolk after having a real nice spring training. He does throw hard, but has only pitched once since June 26th. He's just an innings eater to be used in an emergency. At least there is a some good news with Bruce Zimmermann starting his rehab down in the FCL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgway22 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I am instantly a Connor Greene fan. What an arm. Bromance, initiated. His Norfolk stats look dreadful, but damn, he's fun to watch, and hell, 98 with movement. I'll take seconds, thanks. Tempered in my enthusiasm, I remember Mike Wright's first two starts, and more eerily, I remember being at a game early in Mark Kroon's (Padres) career thinking the same thing. Man, am I easy to impress and entertain these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-OH Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 9 minutes ago, Ridgway22 said: I am instantly a Connor Greene fan. What an arm. Bromance, initiated. His Norfolk stats look dreadful, but damn, he's fun to watch, and hell, 98 with movement. I'll take seconds, thanks. Tempered in my enthusiasm, I remember Mike Wright's first two starts, and more eerily, I remember being at a game early in Mark Kroon's (Padres) career thinking the same thing. Man, am I easy to impress and entertain these days. He threw today like he did this spring. Not sure what happened to him in Norfolk. Not a lot of consistent work down there and definitely not a lot of success. I liked him in the spring and then he just imploded in AAA. Not sure they can DFA that arm though now. Anderson has to go before him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il BuonO Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 11 hours ago, Tony-OH said: He threw today like he did this spring. Not sure what happened to him in Norfolk. Not a lot of consistent work down there and definitely not a lot of success. I liked him in the spring and then he just imploded in AAA. Not sure they can DFA that arm though now. Anderson has to go before him. I hope so, not that Anderson has a bad arm, but it isn’t up to 98 and certainly doesn’t have the command. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-OH Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 9 minutes ago, Il BuonO said: I hope so, not that Anderson has a bad arm, but it isn’t up to 98 and certainly doesn’t have the command. Eshleman and Mattson are two guys that could go before either of them. Gutierre and Leyba could also be DFA'd nd we probably wouldn't lose either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il BuonO Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tony-OH said: Eshleman and Mattson are two guys that could go before either of them. Gutierre and Leyba could also be DFA'd nd we probably wouldn't lose either. Long since time for Eshelman to go. Haven’t seen enough of Mattson to make a determination, but I’m sure you have. Nothing there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-OH Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Il BuonO said: Long since time for Eshelman to go. Haven’t seen enough of Mattson to make a determination, but I’m sure you have. Nothing there? I'm not impressed with the stuff. Looks like a time a dozen AAAA reliever to me. Shake a minor league tree and 8 more Mattson's fall out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruzious Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 12 hours ago, Tony-OH said: He threw today like he did this spring. Not sure what happened to him in Norfolk. Not a lot of consistent work down there and definitely not a lot of success. I liked him in the spring and then he just imploded in AAA. Not sure they can DFA that arm though now. Anderson has to go before him. Like Ridgway said, he was a ton of fun to watch yesterday, and he certainly looked like he has the stuff and intellect to be successful. I'm guessing it's just a matter of him being consistent and channeling his energy in a positive way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Guy Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 51 minutes ago, Tony-OH said: Eshleman and Mattson are two guys that could go before either of them. Gutierre and Leyba could also be DFA'd nd we probably wouldn't lose either. You can say that about 10-15 guys on the 40 Man roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-OH Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Sports Guy said: You can say that about 10-15 guys on the 40 Man roster. Not sure if that's hyperbole or not, but if it's not, please tell me the 10-15 guys you would DFA before Green? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Guy Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tony-OH said: Not sure if that's hyperbole or not, but if it's not, please tell me the 10-15 guys you would DFA before Green? Well whether or not you would DFa them before Greene or not isnt my point..just that general point that we have that many guys you could DFA and it not matter and probably wouldn’t lose them. Greene, Eshelman, Anderson, Plutko, Wynns, Bannon, Gutierrez, Leyba, Valaika and Martin are all guys you could easily DFA and it not matter. Probably can add Watkins and Valdez to that list and a guy like Stewart is approaching that status as well although I probably would give him the whole season before thinking about doing that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-OH Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 13 minutes ago, Sports Guy said: Well whether or not you would DFa them before Greene or not isnt my point..just that general point that we have that many guys you could DFA and it not matter and probably wouldn’t lose them. Greene, Eshelman, Anderson, Plutko, Wynns, Bannon, Gutierrez, Leyba, Valaika and Martin are all guys you could easily DFA and it not matter. Probably can add Watkins and Valdez to that list and a guy like Stewart is approaching that status as well although I probably would give him the whole season before thinking about doing that. But that wasn't what we were talking about. I agree though, there are alot of guys still on this 40-man that could be DFA'd without any concern for the future, but I would guess most last place teams you could say the same thing about. As for Greene, I don't know what to think. He was really good this spring and looked good last night except for the fact he threw five different pitches in two innings of work. He seems like a guy who could do very well with that fastball and changeup and an occasional slider. For the life of me i can't understand what happened in AAA. Why was he used so infrequently? Why was he stretched out over three and four innings or more when he might have some value for a two innings like last night? I really have questions with the development in the minor leagues right now when comes to some pitcher's usage as well as well as the positional jumping around of actual prospects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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