They say he needs to work on his change up...

sounds like something the marlins would do

 

 

they really think he needs to work on his change up when they let him face the final four outs in the ALCS in game 7. also let him face Utley and Howard in the World Series a few times?

 

 

that move was for money.

Yeah Im hearing different things from different people. His fastball command needs to get better and then i hear its just he needs a better change. I dont see why he couldnt do this outta the pen. Hes proven he can get it done when it matters. I still dont think theyre gonna make the PO.

Yeah Im hearing different things from different people. His fastball command needs to get better and then i hear its just he needs a better change. I dont see why he couldnt do this outta the pen. Hes proven he can get it done when it matters. I still dont think theyre gonna make the PO.

 

You save money keeping him in the minors, you don't have to worry about stretching him out vs keeping him in the pen, etc etc etc...

Yeah Im hearing different things from different people. His fastball command needs to get better and then i hear its just he needs a better change. I dont see why he couldnt do this outta the pen. Hes proven he can get it done when it matters. I still dont think theyre gonna make the PO.

 

You save money keeping him in the minors, you don't have to worry about stretching him out vs keeping him in the pen, etc etc etc...

 

 

I know which is fine i just wish the rays would say it.

oh and they did this with Longoria last year

oh and they did this with Longoria last year

 

I don't think Longoria made it long enough to save them money. They called him up before that, even though that wasn't the plan.

oh and they did this with Longoria last year

 

I don't think Longoria made it long enough to save them money. They called him up before that, even though that wasn't the plan.

 

did it matter with the contract?

When they did it with Longoria last year, he hadn't been up to the bigs yet. Price was up last year, so will the Rays have an extra year on the contract or does it not happen when a player has already been up to the majors?

ummm

 

 

pitching in the late innings doesnt mean you have to rely on more than two pitches.

 

 

starting means you need to rely on more than two pitches.

 

price needs to work on his changeup, that and he has options, unlike some of their other options.

 

its not like this is rocket science here. Its not about money in this case.

ummm

 

 

pitching in the late innings doesnt mean you have to rely on more than two pitches.

 

 

starting means you need to rely on more than two pitches.

 

price needs to work on his changeup, that and he has options, unlike some of their other options.

 

its not like this is rocket science here. Its not about money in this case.

 

I try not to make posts like this, but

 

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So many people are just singling this out as a money move when there is much more to it than that. Sending David Price down allows them to keep a former first round pick and top prospect who has shown a lot of promise himself (Jeff Niemann, out of options) in the organization. While Price obviously has the greater longterm potential, in the short term I highly doubt the results from either one starting the year as the fifth starter are gonna to be that much different. It quite simply makes good organizational sense to keep both Niemann and Price in the organization, and the only way to do that without wasting either one in the bullpen is to send Price down. Most scouts have been saying that Price's secondary pitches still need work so whats the harm in letting him iron things out in AAA?

 

The Rays did the same thing last year with Longoria, but it wasn't a money move. Keeping him in the minors allowed them to keep Willy Aybar (out of options) on the major league squad, and he ended up playing an integral role as a spot starter and is now an important member of the team.

 

In short, don't judge every franchise the same way that you would the Marlins. Money is not the only factor involved.

Nobody has said it's just about money...

So many people are just singling this out as a money move when there is much more to it than that. Sending David Price down allows them to keep a former first round pick and top prospect who has shown a lot of promise himself (Jeff Niemann, out of options) in the organization. While Price obviously has the greater longterm potential, in the short term I highly doubt the results from either one starting the year as the fifth starter are gonna to be that much different. It quite simply makes good organizational sense to keep both Niemann and Price in the organization, and the only way to do that without wasting either one in the bullpen is to send Price down. Most scouts have been saying that Price's secondary pitches still need work so whats the harm in letting him iron things out in AAA?

 

The Rays did the same thing last year with Longoria, but it wasn't a money move. Keeping him in the minors allowed them to keep Willy Aybar (out of options) on the major league squad, and he ended up playing an integral role as a spot starter and is now an important member of the team.

 

In short, don't judge every franchise the same way that you would the Marlins. Money is not the only factor involved.

 

How often do the Marlins ever do this? If they have someone that's going to improve the club, and they feel is ready, they play. If the Marlins pulled these kinds of moves, Maybin would be in triple-A until May/June.

So many people are just singling this out as a money move when there is much more to it than that. Sending David Price down allows them to keep a former first round pick and top prospect who has shown a lot of promise himself (Jeff Niemann, out of options) in the organization. While Price obviously has the greater longterm potential, in the short term I highly doubt the results from either one starting the year as the fifth starter are gonna to be that much different. It quite simply makes good organizational sense to keep both Niemann and Price in the organization, and the only way to do that without wasting either one in the bullpen is to send Price down. Most scouts have been saying that Price's secondary pitches still need work so whats the harm in letting him iron things out in AAA?

 

The Rays did the same thing last year with Longoria, but it wasn't a money move. Keeping him in the minors allowed them to keep Willy Aybar (out of options) on the major league squad, and he ended up playing an integral role as a spot starter and is now an important member of the team.

 

In short, don't judge every franchise the same way that you would the Marlins. Money is not the only factor involved.

 

How often do the Marlins ever do this? If they have someone that's going to improve the club, and they feel is ready, they play. If the Marlins pulled these kinds of moves, Maybin would be in triple-A until May/June.

 

The Marlins don't even have that kind of class. They just outright non-tender guys or trade them for nothing.

Nobody has said it's just about money...

Except the person whose thread it is...

So many people are just singling this out as a money move when there is much more to it than that. Sending David Price down allows them to keep a former first round pick and top prospect who has shown a lot of promise himself (Jeff Niemann, out of options) in the organization. While Price obviously has the greater longterm potential, in the short term I highly doubt the results from either one starting the year as the fifth starter are gonna to be that much different. It quite simply makes good organizational sense to keep both Niemann and Price in the organization, and the only way to do that without wasting either one in the bullpen is to send Price down. Most scouts have been saying that Price's secondary pitches still need work so whats the harm in letting him iron things out in AAA?

 

The Rays did the same thing last year with Longoria, but it wasn't a money move. Keeping him in the minors allowed them to keep Willy Aybar (out of options) on the major league squad, and he ended up playing an integral role as a spot starter and is now an important member of the team.

 

In short, don't judge every franchise the same way that you would the Marlins. Money is not the only factor involved.

 

How often do the Marlins ever do this? If they have someone that's going to improve the club, and they feel is ready, they play. If the Marlins pulled these kinds of moves, Maybin would be in triple-A until May/June.

 

 

anibal sanchez.