Trahern will pitch in the majors this year. Mark my words

Probably, but this may be an indication of lack of SP depth if one of the 5 go down, rather than if Trahern is really ready.

 

I'd hope for a really strong AAA year, and then let him compete for the 5th SP slot against West, Thompson, and Badenhop in 2010. Then maybe turning him into our Kyle McClellan when West beats him out with the superior upside. I know he's your boy, but I'm just being honest here. He'd be a nice bullpen change of pace to the other RHP fire ballers (Tucker, Ceda, Leroux) we have coming up real soon. And a nice backup starter at the MLB level.

 

I wish Dallas hadnt gotten hurt last year. You guys didnt see the Trahern that the Marlins traded for. He pitched the entire year with an open cut on the thumb of his pitching hand. Add to that he was in Albuquerque as a sinker ball pitcher. He worked with Rob Walton (USA baseball College team/ORU HC) this off season. I think you will be pleasantly surprised this year.

 

The Tigers people werent impressed with him early either. He's not going to be a strikeout pitcher. He will generate a bunch of ground balls. He isnt a bull pen guy. He has never done well out of the bull pen. If he isnt a starter with the Marlins he will be for someone else. Not a #1 or #2, but he would be a very good #4 or #5 and a decent #3.

I love sinkerballers, and I do not ignore the fact he has been a year young for his age the entire time which works in his favor. But he has very high contact rates and his HR spiked drastically last year. Yea, we can blame ALB for some of it, but we'll see how he does this year. I am optimistic he can be around a 1.40 whip pitcher in the majors, which certainly is a good 4/5 as long as his power numbers return to normal levels, but just starting wise, I suspect we'll produce 5 better pitchers than that. It's going to be tough to beat out JJ, Nolasco, Volstad, Miller, and West, let alone Anibal which everyone is assuming is the odd man out eventually, and then having to fight off similar prospects with Thompson, Winters, Sinkbiel and G. Taylor as part of the next wave. I hope you're right though. Him turning into his longterm # 3 projection would be great.

Trahern, pitching at about 12ft above sea level, should be awesome, if he has the skill to be awesome. He's been a question mark because it was difficult to get a handle on how good he was in Albuquerque.

 

Not just for him, but moving to NO may turn out to be a really smart move by the Fish.

Trahern, pitching at about 12ft above sea level, should be awesome, if he has the skill to be awesome. He's been a question mark because it was difficult to get a handle on how good he was in Albuquerque.

 

Not just for him, but moving to NO may turn out to be a really smart move by the Fish.

 

 

Man, the season cant get here soon enough! Im ready for some baseball! (typed as we are expecting 6-10 inches of snow and I wasted two days of vacation in order to announce a baseball tournament that was washed out)

Trahern, pitching at about 12ft above sea level, should be awesome, if he has the skill to be awesome. He's been a question mark because it was difficult to get a handle on how good he was in Albuquerque.

 

Not just for him, but moving to NO may turn out to be a really smart move by the Fish.

 

 

Man, the season cant get here soon enough! Im ready for some baseball! (typed as we are expecting 6-10 inches of snow and I wasted two days of vacation in order to announce a baseball tournament that was washed out)

 

That second part stinks - sorry about that.

 

The first part is obviously awesome. Soooooooo close

? The Marlins traded right-hander Frankie De La Cruz to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday for cash and a player to be named.

 

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/967938.html

 

So, we are going to be getting a body back. Makes me feel better.

? The Marlins traded right-hander Frankie De La Cruz to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday for cash and a player to be named.

 

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/967938.html

 

So, we are going to be getting a body back. Makes me feel better.

 

Lou, I wouldn't get my hopes up. There has to be six different versions of what's included in this trade and (lol) I don't think anyone (not in the respective front offices) really knows for sure.

 

It may also be 1) if Cruz is cut and returned to the Marlins they X for the tryout, 2) if he makes the team but not in the starting rotation they get Y and if he cracks the starting rotation they get Z .

I doubt we'll know factually for awhile.

 

I mean, PTBNL are PTBNL for a reason, because a choice could not be made of which player that wanted so they want longer to think about it.

 

So, either a PTBNL is eventually named, or one isn't and we got cash and we don't hear about it and never actually think about it down the road unless DLC puts up good numbers and then we're like "so, what exactly DID we get back?"

I doubt we'll know factually for awhile.

 

I mean, PTBNL are PTBNL for a reason, because a choice could not be made of which player that wanted so they want longer to think about it.

 

So, either a PTBNL is eventually named, or one isn't and we got cash and we don't hear about it and never actually think about it down the road unless DLC puts up good numbers and then we're like "so, what exactly DID we get back?"

 

:lol

True, true. I'd feel better too, though, if we got a player back, at least something.

 

I guess this means that the Nats were going to claim him? Or maybe the whole thing about waivers was wrong? But maybe the Marlins tried to see if he would clear, then the Nats jumped on him, then they pulled him back and the Padres wanted him enough that they made a trade offer....

According to FOXSports.com, the Padres have placed Justin Hampson and Ivan Nova on outright waivers.

Nova, a Rule 5 pick, is likely on his way back to the Yankees. Hampson was supposed to have a bullpen spot, but he gave up 12 earned runs in 8 2/3 innings this spring. Obviously, that has to outweigh his 2.79 ERA in 84 innings over the last two regular seasons.

Hampson by the way is a freaking lefty and the past two seasons has pitched 30.1 IP vs left handers, 25 hits, 7 BB, (1.05 whip) 15 K, 1 HR, and about a .230 BAA. He isn't even terrible against right handers either, posting around a 1.40 WHIP the last two seasons against them in over 50 IP.

 

So, basically the Padres are getting rid of a fairly effective RP for Cruz, and I'm guessing the Marlins won't place a waiver claim on him. This just keeps making more and more sense from all parties involved.

Frankie's pitching right now for the padres on mlbn. Walked the first batter on 4 pitches.

Frankie's pitching right now for the padres on mlbn. Walked the first batter on 4 pitches.

 

SHOCKING! :whistle