October 24, 20159 yr I wonder if this is related to the hiring of Benedict...either some sort of compensation move or perhaps Benedict is just a big fan of Mitchell?
October 24, 20159 yr Definitely this move was done by new players department. As a univ. player, Williams has not been showed an impressive numbers at minor. Just another SNS-addict was gone.
October 24, 20159 yr Trevor Williams was far closer to major league ready than Richard Mitchell is. Williams had already pitched a few starts in AAA and put up a really good ERA in short time there. Williams' career trajectory reminded me of Adam Conley's. Probably nothing more than a #5 starter down the line, but he's only 23 and would've been in contention with a few other people down the line for a rotation spot. Richard Mitchell is 20 years old and hasn't pitched above the Gulf Coast League. He's generally had as many walks allowed as strikeouts and has a career 65 walks/75 strikeouts. I haven't seen him pitch and his career sample size is small, but we basically traded away another potential #5 pitcher who, with a good start next season, could've seen some starts by June, for a guy who is at best three and a half years away from the majors and hasn't shown any signs of brilliance in the low level he's pitched in. This trade looks awful. Anybody who looks at Williams stats should know the whole picture with him. He had an awful month of May with a 6.23 ERA, but every other month he posted... May: 6.23 ERA. 30 1/3 IP April/June-August: 3.22 ERA. 86 2/3 IP He also pitched 14 innings and had a 2.57 ERA in New Orleans. This makes no sense. We traded for a worse player much further away from being major league ready.
October 24, 20159 yr Author I was kidding that there would be anger over this trade but there really is.
October 24, 20159 yr Even if it isn't a "big picture" trade, it definitely still deserves criticism. I follow the minors pretty closely and had Williams in that tier with Conley/Urena/Flores/Nicolino/etc... who could compete for a lower end rotation spot within the next year. This trade just took one of those guys away and left us with what appears to be a worse pitcher at a far lower level in the minors.
October 24, 20159 yr Author This was a total firesale move, Williams was closer to earning bigger bucks. Loria just trying to put off that salary a couple extra years. Cheap fuck.
October 24, 20159 yr Can't tell if it's sarcasm or not. I'm not looking to trash every move that ever happens, but this one just doesn't make sense.
October 24, 20159 yr Why are you trading a guy who would be competing for a 25 man spot in ST for someone who is still in GCL? It's not like Mitchell is some can't-miss guy.
October 24, 20159 yr Author Williams wasn't going to compete for a spot in ST. Why would you think that?
October 24, 20159 yr Author Trevor Williams will be nothing more than a middle reliever in the big leagues if/when he makes it. The guy they got could end up more useful or he could end up being like Trevor Williams.
October 24, 20159 yr Trevor Williams will be nothing more than a middle reliever in the big leagues if/when he makes it. The guy they got could end up more useful or he could end up being like Trevor Williams. why the fuck are you stealing my scouting report? (and i said he could be a backend starter or probably a reliever)
October 24, 20159 yr Author why the fuck are you stealing my scouting report? (and i said he could be a backend starter or probably a reliever) I didn't steal your report since you said something different, smart guy.
October 24, 20159 yr All I know is that if this guy makes the majors he'll immediately be nicknamed Rich-Mitch.
October 24, 20159 yr It's like a who cares move. Our new pitching guy probably likes this pitcher we got so I'm cool with it.
October 24, 20159 yr Author It's like a who cares move. Our new pitching guy probably likes this pitcher we got so I'm cool with it. nah man we dealt the next kershaw today. But he was nothing until we traded him of course
October 24, 20159 yr Author Constantly people bitch that the Marlins have no good arms in the minors (factual) and not once did someone pop in and say "that Trevor Williams kid looks promising". Why? Cause he isn't
October 24, 20159 yr Author There isn't one player in the minor league system who I really think will be anything decent, so I'm totally fine with this move.
October 24, 20159 yr There isn't one player in the minor league system who I really think will be anything decent, so I'm totally fine with this move. I agree with this. The only player in the minor leagues that I find sort of intriguing still is Kolek, and it's quite possible that even he will not live up to expectations. Everything else in the system kinda sucks.
October 24, 20159 yr Author Everything else in the system kinda sucks. Until the moment we trade one, then they become useful in some eyes
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