Os acquiring Fujinami for Easton Lucas

[Number5]

1 minute ago, Roll Tide said:

Do we know if the As are eating some?

Seems very unlikely.  Dumping the salary would appear to be the A's motivation.

[Aristotelian]

Second deal of the year with Oakland. Elias and Forst must have each other on speed dial.

[Roll Tide]

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The 29-year-old has worked scoreless outings in 15 of his last 20 appearances. Since May 27 — an admittedly arbitrary endpoint — Fujinami owns a 3.32 ERA in 21 2/3 frames. He’s striking hitters out at a quality 25.6% clip against a modest 7% walk rate in that time

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There’s risk in placing too much emphasis on a player’s recent trajectory compared to their overall body of work, of course. It’s perhaps easier to buy into Fujinami’s stronger results of late given the quality of his arsenal. Working in shorter stints has pushed the average velocity on his four-seam fastball from an already strong 97 MPH to the 99-100 MPH range. He’s also leaned more heavily on a 93-94 MPH split while scaling back on his mid-80s cutter.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/orioles-to-acquire-shintaro-fujinami.html

Edited July 20, 2023 by Roll Tide

[Billy F-Face3]

56 minutes ago, TommyPickles said:

Somehow I think this increases the chance we get the Ohtani rental from about 1% to 2%.
 

Nice to have someone else who speaks Japanese in the clubhouse.

 

I was making the same correlation lol. Might be an attempt to get build a culture to intrigue Ohtani.

But if we are going to make a serious attempt to get Ohtani, I would start by trying to get the rights to hire Ohtani's translator (who is much more than a translator), Ippa Mizuhara, from the Angels.

Brandon Hyde should also be in contact with his good buddy Joe Maddon to get some inside scoop about Madden's experiences recruiting and managing Ohtani. 

[oriolediehard]

31 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

You have evidence which shows Fujinami can touch 101 mph and has been getting better and better as a reliever and has actually been effective in that role this month.  Easton Lucas was looking good in AA, and so so in AAA.  Lucas might become something but for now I think it’s a no brainer which of the two has a better chance of helping this season.

If Lucas is so good, then why wasn't he brought up?  Does Lucas throw 100 mph?

[RZNJ]

Just now, oriolediehard said:

If Lucas is so good, then why wasn't he brought up?  Does Lucas throw 100 mph?

I didn’t say he was “so good”. 

[Billy F-Face3]

It seems to me that the Orioles and A's front offices have established a rapport with each other. This increases the chance of a bigger trade happening sometime in the future.

[Chavez Ravine]

2 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Second deal of the year with Oakland. Elias and Forst must have each other on speed dial.

I think there are definitely deals made from relationships…or at least borne from the camaraderie of being in a similar position. I was only have joking that this was the return for sending them Neshek ages ago.

[Roll Tide]

1 minute ago, oriolediehard said:

If Lucas is so good, then why wasn't he brought up?  Does Lucas throw 100 mph?

He struggled a bit at AAA….he’s a work in progress. Will he be better in a few years. We will see

[Roy Firestone]

1 hour ago, RZNJ said:

He hasn’t been good but has a tremendous arm. 

Since the beginning of June, he has a 3.26 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings over 17 appearances. He’s pitched especially well in July, recording a 2.25 ERA over seven appearances.

[Sydnor]

15 minutes ago, wildcard said:

I would think the O's have 5+ years on control of him.  No reason to believe he would become a FA.

Fujinami will be a free agent because he was an international free agent, having played 9 years in the NPB. He was signed through the posting system. He wasn’t signed using money from the international pool where the A’s, now Orioles, would have control after his 1 year contract expires.

[Number5]

10 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Second deal of the year with Oakland. Elias and Forst must have each other on speed dial.

Final details on the trade are in - the Orioles have to fill the A's soda machine for the rest of the year.

[24fps]

Is this the appropriate thread to say" Sayonara AdleysPecks"?

[Aristotelian]

7 minutes ago, Chavez Ravine said:

I think there are definitely deals made from relationships…or at least borne from the camaraderie of being in a similar position. I was only have joking that this was the return for sending them Neshek ages ago.

We are also two clubs heading in different directions, plus we play in different divisions. Really ideally suited to be trade partners.

[Just Regular]

I saw a fun observation his 8-something ERA is one run better than Yennier's 9-something last July.

He's pitched FRI-SUN-TUE as part of his current good run, I'd guess we'll see him twice this weekend in Tampa.