Kranitz has a "sleeper" for the rotation?

[fansince71]

Chris Waters. Book it! The guys is un-hittable.

[Ven6]

I guess they've finally figured out Flanny's new role with the organization.

[Crazysilver03]

Pretty telling quote from Kranitz in Roch's blog, re. Liz: "He's going to get every opportunity to start. Every opportunity."

Reading all the current tea leaves, I'm going with

4. Hennessey

5. Liz

I doubt it is Liz. If he is starting, it will be at AAA.

[Saintbird]

I just got word... We brought back Mike Dejean :laughlol:

[wickedwitch]

How is Liz a 'sleeper'?

[byrdz]

Who ever it is will be anticlimactic when announced...

[Anonymous]

For those who suggested Berken ... he's not even an NRI.

But I wonder what Rip von Winkle is up to these days.

[Trinidad]

Who ever it is will be anticlimactic when announced...

Typically, a "sleeper" is a dark horse candidate, therefore, very unlikely to make the rotation. Hence, will never be "announced."

[Guest BrettMeister86]

I think its Arrieta, for some reason he is slated to come up last of the 3 by most experts but he is the most polished. A lot of local sports broadcasters seem to think Patton makes the rotation, and I agree he has surprisingly good velocity coming back from injury and is regaining very good control, I'm just not sure he could fall into "sleeper" status. I have to think a sleeper is someone we haven't heard much of at all from ST so far and we haven't even gotten bullpen reports from Bergesen or Hernandez so maybe its one of those two, both could be very good.

[byrdz]

Typically, a "sleeper" is a dark horse candidate, therefore, very unlikely to make the rotation. Hence, will never be "announced."

I know what a "sleeper" is but thanks for the education.

We will no doubt hear who this player is at some point, hence, "announced".

Announce: transitive verb; 1: to make known publicly

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[bigbird]

Sleeper? Rumor has it we just signed that Van Winkle kid out of the German League.

[BIRDIEBOY]

Bergesen or Penn

[TheBee]

Sleeper? Rumor has it we just signed that Van Winkle kid out of the German League.

MacPhail's new German Baseball Academy pays dividend number one.

[Old Beta]

Parrish was my response to Schmucker's blog, so I'll stick with that.

The thought that it could be Baez makes me queasy. I don't like the idea of a guy who has no chance whatsoever to be back next year winning a spot in our rotation.

I like it a lot. It will serve as a one-year bridge for all the pitchers who start the year at AAA this year.

[SteveA]

It's Nick Markakis. Now that we have him locked up for 6 years he'll do what he's told. He'll pitch every 5th day and play right field the other 4.