June 29, 200917 yr My only qualm is calling Greensboro "low a". Technically, Jamestown is the low a team.
June 29, 200917 yr " Remember the Kevin Gregg trade, the one in which the Marlins dumped salary by dealing the closer to the Chicago Cubs for 280-lb. reliever Jose Ceda? Turns out that one isn't working out so hot for the Fish. While Gregg is closing for the Cubs, Ceda is on the mend from shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum. The idea was for Ceda to start the season at Double A Jacksonville and, if all went well, receive a mid- or late-season promotion to supply bullpen help. Well, that's not happening now. Ceda never threw a pitch in the minors before going under the knife. For that matter, the Marlins shut him down one or two days into spring training. So that makes two relievers obtained by the Marlins over the winter -- with Scott Proctor being the other -- who have provided zero return and a couple of surgery bills." -fish bytes We've got a bad habit of that. I'm still waiting for Travis Bowyer. I don't know Ceda's history, but it seems to me like we have a habit of picking up guys with a bad injury history but a high ceiling. It's kind of a risk/reward thing but we've come out on the downside of that more time than not. The most obvious example is Anibal Sanchez. We picked him up not too long after an injury, then saw him stall in his first ST, have a serious shoulder again the next year, and then just have constant shoulder problems including one time when he was obviously rushed back.
June 30, 200917 yr " Remember the Kevin Gregg trade, the one in which the Marlins dumped salary by dealing the closer to the Chicago Cubs for 280-lb. reliever Jose Ceda? Turns out that one isn't working out so hot for the Fish. While Gregg is closing for the Cubs, Ceda is on the mend from shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum. The idea was for Ceda to start the season at Double A Jacksonville and, if all went well, receive a mid- or late-season promotion to supply bullpen help. Well, that's not happening now. Ceda never threw a pitch in the minors before going under the knife. For that matter, the Marlins shut him down one or two days into spring training. So that makes two relievers obtained by the Marlins over the winter -- with Scott Proctor being the other -- who have provided zero return and a couple of surgery bills." -fish bytes We've got a bad habit of that. I'm still waiting for Travis Bowyer. I don't know Ceda's history, but it seems to me like we have a habit of picking up guys with a bad injury history but a high ceiling. It's kind of a risk/reward thing but we've come out on the downside of that more time than not The most obvious example is Anibal Sanchez. We picked him up not too long after an injury, then saw him stall in his first ST, have a serious shoulder again the next year, and then just have constant shoulder problems including one time when he was obviously rushed back. it's called 'trading for young pitching'.
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