70-79 IP Re-Eval Pt. 2

Following Changes Were Made


Tom Gordon's 1999 result change from somewhat worse to Worse (129)


Eric Plunk's 2000 results changed from Worse/Worse to N/A, N/A due to him retiring.

Doug Jones's 2001 results changed from Worse/Worse to N/A, N/A due to him retiring.

Steve Kline's 2002 result changed from somewhat better to Somewhat Worse (32)

Jay Powell's 2002 results changed from Somewhat Better/Same to Worse (71), Worse

Todd Van Poppel's 2003 results changed from Somewhat Better/Worse to N/A, N/A due to starts

Brian Fuentes's 2004 results changed from Somewhat Worse/Same to Worse (69), Worse

Brendan Donnelly's 2004 result changed from Somewhat Worse to Worse (83)

Jesse Crain's 2006 result changed from Somewhat Better to Better

Lance Cormier's 2006 results changed from Somewhat Worse/Worse to N/A, N/A due to starts.

Travis Harper's 2006 result changed from Better to Somewhat Worse (59)

Danys Baez's 2006 result changed from Somewhat Better to Somewhat Worse (39)

Jose Mesa's 2007 results changed from Somewhat Better to Somewhat Worse (47)

Brandon Medders's 2007 result changed from Worse (IP) to Somewhat Worse (pitched 30 games).

Huston Street's 2007 result changed from Somewhat Worse (DL) to Worse (71)

Gary Majewski's 2007 result changed from Worse (IP) to Somewhat Worse (pitched in 30 games).

Chris Bootcheck's 2008 result changed from Worse (IP) to Somewhat Worse (52)

Luis Vizcaino's 2008 result changed from Somewhat Better to Worse (64)

Dave Borkowski's 2008 result changed from Worse (IP) to Somewhat Worse

Scott Linebrink's 2008 result changed from Somewhat Better to Somewhat Worse (37)

70-79 IP Re-Eval Part 1

The following changes were made:


Chuck McElroy removed from 2001 due to having 5 starts that season


Jeff Fassero added to 2001


Graeme Lloyd Results added to 2001

Rocky Biddle removed from 2004 due to having 5 starts

Lance Cormier Results removed from 2006

Joe Borowski Removed from 2007

Chart Observations: SD @ SEA

1) Chad Gaudin: 113 pitches, 15 strikes swinging. 3 Fastballs (3rd, 4th, 5th), 11 Sliders (1st, 2 in 2nd, 4th, 2 in 5th, 6th, 4 in 7th) and 1 Changeup (1st)

• He came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and good sink, a straight 4-seam fastball that he has better command of, a change with excllent fade and alte sink and a 3-8 slider that can have good late bite or can move like a cutter with little downward action. He spotted his slider very well and started it on the outside corner to righties and let the movement take it out of their swing path. Another 11 strikeout game that wasn't dominant.

1st: FB (90-92), SL (79-82), CU (86)

2nd: FB (90-93), SL (79-83), CU (87)

3rd: FB (91-92), SL (81), CU (87)

4th: FB (91-92), SL (81-82)

5th: FB (89-92), SL (79-83)

6th: FB (88-94), SL (80-83)

7th: FB (91-93), SL (78-82)

2) Garrett Olson: 82 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. 1 on Curveball (3rd) and 1 on Fastball (5th)

• He is a 6-1, 205 pound lefty. The 25 year ol has a medium frame that can add a little more muscle. He comes from a high 3/4 release with a drop and drive delivery. His fastball has some run in on lefties and flashes some late sink, but is inconsistent and most of the time is a straight 4-seam. His curveball is a sharp 11-5 wtih good depth and late bite. His change is a straight change with a little sink that he will throw 2-0, but he doesn't have good command of it. He shows good command of his fastball-curveball combo, but doesn't have a true 3rd pitch. Swingman.

1st: FB (90-91), CB (80)

2nd: FB (88-90), CB (79)

3rd: FB (88-90), CB (79-81)

4th: FB (89-90), CB (80), CU (82)

5th: FB (88-91), CB (76-81), CU (82)

6th: FB (89-91), CB (79-81), CU (81)

3) Roy Corcoran: 35 Pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• He is a 5-10, 185 pound righty. The 29 year old has a small frame that can add a little more muscle. He comes from a 3/4 release. His fastball has above average run and sink in on righties. His curveball is a 1-7 pitch with solid depth, but it can hang and it can also flash slider like movement. He has zero command of his stuff and appears to try and nibble, living on the corners and at the knees. Not a major league pitcher.

6th: FB (90-93), CB (80-83)

7th: FB (90-92), CB (81-83)

4) Miguel Batista: 24 Pitches. 0 strikes swinging

• He came from a 3/4 release and showed a 2-seam fastball with some sink and run in on righties and a cutter with good cut and some late sink that will flash movement like a 2-7 slider.

8th: FB (92-94), Cut (86-89)

9th: FB (91-94), Cut (88)

5) Greg Burke: 18 Pitches. 1 strike swinging. Fastball

• He came from a high 3/4, almost 3/4 release. His fastball showed good run in on righties and some sink and his slider was a flat 2-7 with marginal bite.

8th: FB (90-92), SL (83-84)

6) Edward Mujica: 3 Pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• He came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties, a splitter with good dive and a 2-7 slider with good bite.

8th: FB (92), Split (86), SL (81)

7) Heath Bell: 29 Pitches. 2 strikes swinging. Both on Curveballs.

• He came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some late run and sink and a 12-7 curve with great depth. He was leaving his curve up and left his fastball in the middle of the plate, a terrible combination.

9th: FB (91-96), CB (79-83)

• Everth Cabrera is a 5-10, 175 pound 22 year old. The switch hitter/righty thrower has a small frame that can add a little more muscle, but not too much. As a righty, he leans back on his back leg with a slightly bent front leg that is similar to Gerardo Parra's stance but not as upright. His trigger is a slight cocking of the bat and a step to straighten himself out, as he is slightly open. From the left side, his stance is similar, but no leaned back as far or open as much. Shows a somewhat quick bat, but one designed to slap the ball around. Plus runner that will look to bunt for hits, he stole 2 bases back to back and was 3.0 from 2nd to 3rd on his steal and neither time was close to getting caught. Best case is a Chone Figgins like career. Worse case is Luis Ugueto. He probably settles in the middle as a super utility guy who can play SS and will hit for little power.
• Kyle Blanks is a massive 6-6, 285 pound righty hitter/thrower. The 22 year old has a big frame that is maxed out. He has a fairly straight on stance and he holds the bat in front of him and a little in front of his back shoulder. His trigger is a stride and a cocking of the bat. He looks like a guy that will struggle to hit plus fastballs and his swing can get a little long. He has a fly ball swing, a terrible fit for PETCO. He has a tendency to roll his wrists too early, causing would-be line drives to turn into groundouts to short. He showed better speed then I anticipated, as he was 4.3 and 4.4 down the line to first. He is in a bad situation, as he isn't going to beat out Adrian Gonzalez at 1st and is trying to play LF. He DH'd in this game. He should be a productive hitter down the road, but think Kevin Kouzmanoff type production, not Adam Dunn. PETCO will be a serious obstacle for him to try and overcome.

Syracuse Football Adds Another

The Orange have picked up a verbal commitment from Mario Tull, a 6-1 205 pound safety/linebacker. Tull had no other offers and was receiving interest from Hofstra University. Awesome.

For those of you keeping track at home, here is Syracuse 2010 recruiting class with their other offers:

LB/S: Tull: None
OL: Macky Macpherson: None
QB: John Kinder: None
LB: Myles Davis: Rutgers

Either Doug Marrone is incredibly gifted at finding (and quickly convincing) sleepers to attend Syracuse or we are in for another long 4 years. Still has the benefit of the doubt, but if we open like we did against Washington 2 years ago on national TV, might as well kiss our pipe dreams of some of these guys away.

Revisiting May Trades

Can't sleep yet, so let's take a quick gander at some trades made in May and see how they have turned out thus far.

Mets Get: Lance Broadway
White Sox Get: Ramon Castro

I have always liked Castro and haven't quite understood Jerry Manuel's love affair with Omir Santos, but Castro is just 2-14 since joining the Sox. But, Broadway is just 1-1 with a 6.32 in the IL with Buffalo with 9 walks against 7 K's.

Verdict: No One Wins.

Brewers Get: Jody Gerut
Padres Get: Tony Gwynn Jr.

I will admit I thought the Brewers ripped them off. Honestly, if you look at the fact they could have had Gwynn for free after being placed on waivers, they did. But, Gwynn has been a bright spot in his first 92 at bats, putting up a line of .348-.439-.467 while providing good defense in CF. The Brewers were desperate for a bench bat with a pulse, and they may still be looking, as Gerut has hit a miniscule .107 (3-28) since joining the Brewers.

Verdict: Shockingly, Padres

Yankees Get: Romulo Sanchez
Pirates Get: Eric Hacker

Here at TK's Baseball Blog, we don't discriminate against trades. Sanchez has been a 4-A reliever since I can remember and has put up a 3.24 ERA at AAA. He still has command issues though, working 8.1 IP and walking 6 while striking out 8. Hacker, meanwhile, has been dominant at Indianapolis and putting himself in position to be a starter for Pittsburgh later this season. The righty is 2-0 with a 2.91 ERA in 6 starts in AAA, though he has a WHIP of 1.50, so those numbers are obviously going to last. In 34 innings, he has 19 walks against 19 strikeouts.

Verdict: First one to the big leagues wins.

Orioles Get: Joey Gathright
Cubs Get: Ryan Freel

Joey Gathright is hitting an other worldly .339 with the Tides and is putting himself in position if the Orioles ever decide to end the Felix Pie experiment and let him get regular at bats at AAA (.202-.279-.319 average in majors, in just 94 at bats). Ryan Freel was hitting just .167 with the Cubs before going down with an injury.

Verdict: Orioles, by default.