Wynn Pelzer

[Johnny]

Wow, this is a pretty bad trade if you ask me. Wynn Pelzer has some garbage minor league stats and he is another pitcher. We have plenty of those in the minors. For a starting thirdbasemen with Tejada's rep I would think you could have gotten more.

I rate this trade a D. And yeah, I know it opens the door for Bell but I would have hoped the Orioles would have gotten a better prospect than Pelzer./

I think everyone wants more. But Tejada just wasn't worth that much, especially considering there's over $2 million left on his contract. Looking at what Cleveland took for Peralta, we got a fair deal.

Pelzer isn't the only gain from this. We now can take that money and sign Machado. We also get a real look at Bell. If those two scenarios work out, the move is addition by subtraction.

[Crazysilver03]

Wow, this is a pretty bad trade if you ask me. Wynn Pelzer has some garbage minor league stats and he is another pitcher. We have plenty of those in the minors. For a starting thirdbasemen with Tejada's rep I would think you could have gotten more.

I rate this trade a D. And yeah, I know it opens the door for Bell but I would have hoped the Orioles would have gotten a better prospect than Pelzer.

What would you expect to get for a player with a .670 OPS?

[JBird33]

Year in Review: An athletic righty, Pelzer took a massive step forward by not only holding his own in the California League, but by dominating at times.

The Good: Pelzer has two plus power pitches, with a 91-93 mph fastball that gets up to 95 and features heavy sink, as well as a low-to-mid 80s slider with strong two-plane break. His command and control is solid. He's an intense, highly focused pitcher who is very aggressive, and his mechanics are clean.

The Bad: Pelzer has yet to show much of a changeup, as he telegraphs the pitch with visually slower arm action. His high-strung nature gets the better of him at times, as he'll overthrow his pitches and lose the strike zone.

[oriolefaith]

I think it was pretty good return for Tejada. The guy could be good arm out of bullpen in near future. Control might be a little bit of issue but, has plus fastball and slider.

[Palmoripken]

Wow, this is a pretty bad trade if you ask me. Wynn Pelzer has some garbage minor league stats and he is another pitcher. We have plenty of those in the minors. For a starting thirdbasemen with Tejada's rep I would think you could have gotten more.

I rate this trade a D. And yeah, I know it opens the door for Bell but I would have hoped the Orioles would have gotten a better prospect than Pelzer.[/QUOTE]

I think everyone wants more. But Tejada just wasn't worth that much, especially considering there's over $2 million left on his contract. Looking at what Cleveland took for Peralta, we got a fair deal.

Pelzer isn't the only gain from this. We now can take that money and sign Machado. We also get a real look at Bell. If those two scenarios work out, the move is addition by subtraction.

I totally forgot about the Machado part when I heard we were getting back money. Guess the MacPhail and the FO figured they'd rather get back Pelzer and cash to sign Machado and the draftees than a superior prospect and less money to sign the draftees. That's my guess anyhow. Can't wait to see how Bell fares these next two months as the regular third baseman.

[JTrea81]

Seems like this trade was a dump to get Bell playing time...

[Lucky Jim]

Seems like this trade was a dump to get Bell playing time...

A consensus top-10 prospect? Are you kidding?

[Crazysilver03]

Seems like this trade was a dump to get Bell playing time...

And that would be completely fine. Tejada was brought in as a stop gap and he served that purpose.

[delinodeshields]

I find it hilarious that the Orioles are getting a guy named Wynn (win).

While this thread may be silly and reactionary, I do like where Moose is going with the ironic name.

With money seemingly heading the Padres way, MacPhail has proven that you can indeed buy Wynn's.

[AgentOrange]

Seems like this trade was a dump to get Bell playing time...

The guy we got back has Closer upside. I would say its a little more than just a dump.

Look at what he did for us this year. He was terrible. The fact we got anything back was a plus.

[crowmst3k!]

Seems like this trade was a dump to get Bell playing time...

That was certainly part of it, but a dump would have netted either all cash or the infamous PTBNL. I think Pelzer has a future here.

[JBird33]

Year in Review: An athletic righty, Pelzer took a massive step forward by not only holding his own in the California League, but by dominating at times.

The Good: Pelzer has two plus power pitches, with a 91-93 mph fastball that gets up to 95 and features heavy sink, as well as a low-to-mid 80s slider with strong two-plane break. His command and control is solid. He's an intense, highly focused pitcher who is very aggressive, and his mechanics are clean.

The Bad: Pelzer has yet to show much of a changeup, as he telegraphs the pitch with visually slower arm action. His high-strung nature gets the better of him at times, as he'll overthrow his pitches and lose the strike zone.

To confirm...#5 in the Padres system.

[section36]

If we need to save money by trading Miggy to help sign Machado, then this organization is in worse shape than I thought.

[sfosfan]

I find it hilarious that the Orioles are getting a guy named Wynn (win).

Now if only we could get a pitcher named Nguyen. Back to back wins would be nice for a change.

Go O's!

sfosfan

[lovetoaster]

We could have just traded for Dave Winfield circa 1979 and people would have found a way to complain about it.