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Post by Chip_PhilliesGM on Mar 23, 2020 14:57:44 GMT -5
Or You owe how much to 4 players in 2057? (142.5M) As was so rudely, but accurately, noted in the annual albatross list, we owe a heluva lot of money to a small group over the next 3-10 seasons. We are trying to make the most of what should remain a winnable NL East for at least the next 2 seasons, with Fin retooling his Mets and David stuck in the financial quagmire that is Montreal. Our best window is now to get to the playoffs and get a World Series, so what begun as a one-time thing with backloaded contracts to Fred Caballero and Dan Turner back in 2050 has been repeated a few times, culminating in our latest albatross to SP Henry Alexander. Our budget has continued to grow by leaps and bounds the past few seasons and is projected for even more, so we are banking on that continuing over the next 2-3 years. If Fin has rebuilt after that, then we may very well need to start a rebuild. Ideally, that rebuild would finish right around when these back heavy contracts are coming off the books (except for Alexander). On the more optimistic side, if these players hold up to aging and we stay competitive in the east, with the addition of some timely cheap prospects that pan out, like say the #1 prospect in the PBL SP Francisco Rivera, then all the better. All that being said, we had a pretty successful offseason and I feel even better about this team than last years NLCS team. Here’s how things look to shake out for the regular season with a few roles yet to be fought in Spring.
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Post by MetDaMeats on Mar 23, 2020 15:04:50 GMT -5
Sorry! Didn't mean to be rude.
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Post by BlueJaysGM_Fin on Mar 23, 2020 17:47:00 GMT -5
Looking good Chip! I'm making moves to try and give you a run for the division, but still a season or two away from full on throttle contention. Either way, I'm looking forward to the battles this year!
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Post by Chip_PhilliesGM on Mar 23, 2020 19:16:23 GMT -5
Sorry! Didn't mean to be rude. Haha, it's not rude to point out the truth, that was tongue in cheek. I love being king of the albatross list. It's always on my mind and I was expecting it last year. A little surprised Ronald Holt wasn't on it. I guess his is the least outrageous.
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Post by Chip_PhilliesGM on Mar 23, 2020 19:17:39 GMT -5
Looking good Chip! I'm making moves to try and give you a run for the division, but still a season or two away from full on throttle contention. Either way, I'm looking forward to the battles this year! Yeah, I'm expecting it, unfortunately. Been keeping an eye on yours and David's roster to see how scared I need to be. I think in a couple seasons, with my team aging, I could be in for a world of hurt.
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Post by BlueJaysGM_Fin on Mar 23, 2020 21:38:27 GMT -5
Looking good Chip! I'm making moves to try and give you a run for the division, but still a season or two away from full on throttle contention. Either way, I'm looking forward to the battles this year! Yeah, I'm expecting it, unfortunately. Been keeping an eye on yours and David's roster to see how scared I need to be. I think in a couple seasons, with my team aging, I could be in for a world of hurt. I'm still hoping (I know, be careful what I wish for) that at some point all 3 of us go at it, tooth and nail, to give NL East fans something to crow about. All the best in the coming year and good luck Chip!
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Post by MetDaMeats on Mar 24, 2020 7:44:01 GMT -5
Sorry! Didn't mean to be rude. Haha, it's not rude to point out the truth, that was tongue in cheek. I love being king of the albatross list. It's always on my mind and I was expecting it last year. A little surprised Ronald Holt wasn't on it. I guess his is the least outrageous. Phew! Glad to hear it.
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Post by Chip_PhilliesGM on Mar 24, 2020 8:28:29 GMT -5
Time to get into what our projected opening day roster is going to look like. Starting with: The Rotation SP#1: Signed to a mammoth 10-year contract in the offseason, Henry Alexander was a spur of the moment decision to pursue. There wasn’t much else I found exciting and I still felt a little uncertain about our rotation depth and having another quality arm at the top would give a huge boost by bumping everyone down a spot. SP#2: Our Henry Alexander of last season, Ronald Holt picked up right where he left off in Texas, posting nearly identical numbers to his 2052 season with a 3.61 FIP and 3.7 WAR in 31 starts. SP#3 I just want to take a moment to appreciate the unreal walk rate of Fred Caballero. In 184 IP last season, Caballero walked 20 batters. That’s 0.64 walks per start. Fantastic. Caballero coupled that with his best K rate since 2045. Overall, the 1st half of this contract has worked out for us. We’ve gotten 12.3 WAR out of him in those 4 seasons. I think we can expect about 2 more solid seasons out of Caballero. Hopefully enough time for our #5 starter to be making his mark. SP#4 Now 39, Ed Ward continues to pitch his heart out…when he’s healthy. He’s managed to get over 100 IP for 3 seasons in a row for the first time since his 2040-2042 seasons. He’s been cheap enough to keep taking a flier on year in and year out, and overall has averaged 1.8 WAR per season in the six years he’s spent with us. SP#5 In case you haven’t noticed yet, every SP so far is a veteran poached from another team. We have been unable to develop even a mediocre starting pitcher in over a decade. While he’s at the bottom of the rotation, the long-term success of the Phillies hangs on Francisco Rivera’s shoulders. Originally an IFA, Rivera was signed for 550K back in 2046. He was projected to have some solid stuff, but that’s about it. Since then, every year Rivera’s talent has only grown until he was named the #2 prospect in the PBL last year and has the potential to be among the elite pitchers in the PBL. He’s only 23 years old and got a taste of the majors last season, holding his own in 9 starts with a 4.07 FIP. If he reaches his potential, he profiles as a K machine who dials it up to 100 MPH with elite control. So much to dream on here.
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Post by Chip_PhilliesGM on Mar 24, 2020 11:31:41 GMT -5
The ‘Pen CL: Okay, that part about not developing a starter before was a bit of hyperbole. Henry Watson was quite mediocre as a starter. Once a top prospect, Watson managed to put together a string of 3 mediocre seasons in his mid 20’s with an ERA hovering around 5. In 2052, it was decided he would be put in the bullpen as the closer, where his electric stuff would play up better. And boy did it. He posted a 2.7 WAR season as our closer with 120 K’s in 82 IP. While he didn’t quite repeat that year, he still put up 1.6 WAR in just 73 IP and remains our closer. Sadly, it will likely be his last with us, as his extension demands have been rich for my rapidly bloating salaries. SU#1: Sometimes it’s good to suck? Ichizo Tanaka was an elite reliever who we signed to a 3 year contract worth 36M in 2051. He proceeded to miss most of 2051 only for us to wish he missed 2052 as well. He had a 7.02 ERA…maybe he was unlucky…6.34 FIP…-1.1 WAR…nope, he just sucked and not just a little, it was a historical level of unprecedented suck. What made it so strange, is according to scouts…he was the same elite pitcher. In May last year, we took a chance on an extension that would keep him in Philly through 2055…for 2.4M TOTAL. He then turned it all around and had a 2.21 ERA, 1.97 FIP, and 2.2 WAR in 69 IP. Hopefully we get that Tanaka back again. SU#2: Another victim of being criminally underpaid, Bruce Meyer, was a good to mediocre pitcher with the D-Backs for 7 seasons, and trending more towards mediocre in his last season. I saw some untapped talent there and signed him to a 6 year contract worth a total of 16.4M. Two seasons into that contract, Meyer has amassed 2.9 WAR as one of our top relievers. This is where things get messy and we have 9 pitchers fighting for the last 3 or 4 spots in the pen. Thankfully 6 of them have options left. Those 9 are: Trying to tap into that same Bruce Meyer vein, we signed career SP Robert Brooks to a 1.4M contract. Brooks has seen his command devolve and posted a 6.12 ERA with the Astros last year (Only 3.93 FIP, though). A move to the pen may compensate for some of that loss by jacking up his K rate. Another likely failed SP prospect for us, Eugene Lowe will be a young player counted on hold down the middle innings. In 21 IP last year he showed promise, especially with HR suppression. If injuries strike, he may get another crack at the rotation, but at 26, the time is ticking on him ever sticking as a SP. Chosen in the Rule V last year from Texas, Eduardo Tamayo was our LOOGY + long reliever last year. He ended up with an okay 4.08 FIP, 0.3 WAR in 67 IP. Carl Dufort was signed last year to a cheap 1.3M contract to be our #5 starter and he was exactly what you’d expect, which is fine. A mid 4 FIP with 1.7 WAR. Dufort’s main asset is his ability to keep the ball on the ground, although a boost to his K rate from the bullpen may make him an effective reliever. He’s also another option for when injuries strike in the rotation. Signed last year as a depth piece for the rotation/bullpen for 2 years/2.75M, Jesus Delgado only pitched 25 IP, since the injury gods smiled upon us. He was fairly effective with a 3.92 FIP and has forced himself into contention for a bullpen slot. Another of our many Rule V picks on the roster, Jesus Santos was plucked from the Reds way back in 2049. Since then, he’s been one of our most consistent relievers with an ERA that keeps outperforming his peripherals. Yep, another Rule V pick. Willie Morgan was a member of our rotation the past 2 seasons and was okay in a back of the rotation kind of way. He keeps the ball on the ground and a nice K rate, so he may play up well in the pen. What's this? You better believe it’s another past Rule V pick. Taken in 2050, Juan Hernandez has bounced around between our rotation and bullpen the past 3 seasons. I always feel a little uneasy with him, because nothing about him jumps out, but his ERA has been nearly a full run below his FIP each season. I don’t want to necessarily rely on that though. Ramon Diaz is a rarity; he came up through our system. He’s looks to be a solid LOOGY, who won’t get killed by righties either. If I were to predict now who makes the initial cut, mostly based on who has options: MR: Jesus Santos MR: Willie Morgan MR: Carl Dufort On the edge: Ramon Diaz/Eduardo Tamayo/Eugene Lowe – Lowe has the best raw talent, but I’d like to have a LHP on hand, which favors Tamayo or Diaz.
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Post by Chip_PhilliesGM on Mar 26, 2020 12:09:49 GMT -5
The Offense/Bench - With This Many Platoons They Merge Into One Catcher: Pretty much every offseason we go out to look for a new catcher, and every season we end up with the same one. Mark Martinez has demanded a lot and tested free agency the past 2 seasons without many nibbles. He’s defensively challenged but is affordable, has a solid bat against RHP with a career OPS+ of 110 over the past 7 seasons with us, so I guess he’ll go out there again f--… WAIT!!! A CHALLENGER APPEARS!! The Rule V draft brought 22 year old Akihiro Yamashita to us from the Padres. Although, he’s young, Akihiro looks to be fully developed and is a good defender to boot. He hasn’t seen past AA yet, but had an OPS of 1.175 against RHP last season. Unless he bombs in Spring Training, it will be hard to send him back, so it’s feeling like it’s his job to lose. Whoever wins that job will likely be platooning with Jesus Martinez, signed from the Royals for 1M. He can supposedly hit LHP, although the reality of that has been inconsistent. 1B/LF: This is a shuffling of players that lumps the two together. Jason Jenkins manned 1B last season, shifting from the outfield. Not unusual, however, it what was unusual is that it wasn’t because of the typical erosion of defensive skills you would expect to spur such a move. No, it’s because we really had no better options and Jenkins is a plus defender at 1B. However, with the promotion of Finn Kila, who crushed AAA, we may swap the two. Jenkins is the superior defender at both positions, it’s just where would I rather he play. Both hit for a ton of power against RHP, although Kila is a better all-around hitter and is one reason I feel even better about our offense this season. All Jenkins has are HR’s and K’s. Like virtually our whole team, both players are best optimized with a platoon partner. At 1B will be Scott Wilson, who hit well enough for us last season to bring him back for another 2 years. In the OF, veteran Joe Hood will be starting his 10th season with us. His bat has started to fade a little, so he’s not worth the 13M we’ll be paying him, but at least it’s his last year on the contract. 2B: Octavio Macias has rewarded me with career years in WAR (4.4, 4.1) for accepting what he is. He is a tremendous all-around player who sits at the leadoff spot for us…against RHP. Against LHP, he has a .445 career OPS. His platoon partner will once again be the weak-hitting defensive wizard Ramon Orozco. SS: An unexciting position for us, but not in a bad way. We just know exactly what Dan Ivany will bring. Only 29, Ivany is entering his 8th year as the Phils starting SS and he brings Gold glove caliber defense, a ton of walks and GASP! No platoon required. A real rarity on this team and a welcome complementary player. 3B: This has been a real black hole for us. And looks like it will continue. Last years mediocrity Mike Hickman and Kelly Cain have moved on. In the offseason we signed Kenneth Mason for 1.8M to potentially hold the position down. Masons coming off a good season in Texas, where he had a .822 OPS in 296 AB’s. He’s been inconsistent over his career, though, so I’m not holding my breath for that kind of production. With his plus defense, I’d be fine with a .700 - .750 OPS at the bottom of the order. What kind of position would this be without a platoon, though? Mason’s partner in crime is in the air and could be veteran Shi-ping Zha, who’s defense has eroded, but still looks to have a strong bat or Adam Castaneda who was taken in the most recent Rule V. Castaneda has youth in his favor and his defense is likely about as bad as Zha’s once he gets enough experience there. CF: RHP: Marcos Guzman exactly what I wanted, a CF who can hold his own offensively. Overall, he had 2.1 WAR, with a .755 OPS, while providing average defense in center. CF LHP: Juan Gonzalez, Best defensive CF in the game. Gonzalez has won two of the last 4 gold glove awards in center, 2050 and 2052, the only two years he was our full time CF. He posted a ZR of 18.8 in 2052. RF: I had given up on Diego Bustamante ever becoming a regular in the lineup. Now in his 7th season with us, he’s gotten his average up to what we thought he was capable of. The danger is that he just won’t hit for a high enough average against RHP, he deserves a shot at least after hitting over .300 against them in 190 AB’s the past 2 seasons. DH: Dan “Rats” Turner is the pivotal piece upon which our whole offense orbits and is paid like it. He saw a dip in his average down to .239, which I am hoping is a fluke of BABIP and he’ll rebound to a 4+ WAR season like his first 2.
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Post by Chip_PhilliesGM on Jun 4, 2020 10:28:39 GMT -5
The 2054 season was ultimately a success. We once again beat the sheet, finished at 92-70, cruising to a pretty stress NL East championship. Even managed to snag a playoff bye in the process. Alas, the now World Series champion Padres steamrolled right over us. As a encapsulation of our season, we pitched extremely well, but just could not get any runs across. With a 14 M budget increase and SP Franscisco Rivera's likely emergence as our ace, I am still feeling good about staying atop the East for at least one more season. A variety of injuries and under performances killed our offense.
Who's Leaving: CL Henry Watson - This one really hurts. Watson has been a lights out closer for us since he was converted to the bullpen and finished it out with an insane 3.5 WAR and 8.4 WPA.
OF Diego Bustamante - Bustamante ended the season overall positive, but he had a garbage first half when we were hoping he would be our regular RF. Too frustrating to keep for the 5.5M he was expected to make in arbitration.
1B/OF Jason Jenkins - Jenkins had one of his better seasons, hitting 35 HR's and ending with a 2.7 WAR. I'm trying to move away from low contact hitters like Jenkins. He has one tool, power, and we decided to decline arbitration, which was an expected 11M.
SP Carl Dufort - Projected to start the season in the bullpen, Dufort moved to the #5 slot in May and never let go. He posted 1.9 WAR over 23 games started. While we appreciated his performance, I felt he was a little lucky and we have some similar pitchers who are cheaper and younger to man the #5 slot.
CF Juan Gonzalez - Still likely the best defensive CF in the game, Gonzalez ended his 5 years with us. His always weak bat became anemic with a .422 OPS in 239 AB's. It's a testament to his defense that he only had -0.3 WAR with that offensive performance. We declined to offer arbitration, since we have a similar, better hitting and cheaper player from the Rule V draft in Tino Sanchez.
Who's Arrived - As of 12/20
OF Jorge Becerra: Beccera had a disastrous year with the Pads with a sub .500 OPS after 3 straight seasons of 5+ WAR. Only 29, we are hoping for a rebound, signing him to a reasonable 2Y/22M contract. He is stretched at CF as well and will move into a corner spot with us.
1B Ramon Sanchez: Got our 1B target. Sanchez gives us a good defensive high contact hitter to possibly hit 2nd in the lineup as part of a retooled offense that will likely hit less for power, more for average and take better advantage of Macias getting on base at the top of the lineup. Cheap too at 1Y/1.5M and with a lot of gap power. Hoping for a consistent .700 OPS bat, nothing amazing, but more dependable than the usual characters we’ve had.
MiLC: SP Jorge Miller: A workhorse junkballer, who makes up for no real quality offerings, by throwing 6 different average ones. Miller has seem some time in the Milwaukee bullpen a few years ago and showed a 5.99 ERA. He’s also been torched at AAA the last few seasons. He’ll provide some depth at AAA for us in case of a heavy emergency.
MiLC: 2B Chris Gilbert: Veteran infielder, whose seen some time with the Blue Jays over the past 4 seasons. Gilbert has an outstanding eye and defense across the infield, but no other skills to speak of. He may get a shot as the weak side of a platoon at 2B with Macias and will otherwise be in AAA as a depth utility IF.
MiLC: SP/MR Manny Martinez: Martinez is a journeyman veteran whose seen time with 5 different teams over the past 12 seasons. At one point, he was a fairly effective long man and reliever, but had a disastrous 2054, with a 6.75 ERA in 30 IP. There may still be some ability there and he may be near the top of the line should injuries strike our BP.
MiLC: SP Manual Aguilar: Minor league depth piece only.
MiLC: 1B Clement Sargent: In over 1100 AAA at bats, Sargent has struck out only 87 times. Sargent is a contact first hitter with a surprising amount of pop that could get up to 20 HR. A solid depth piece to have at AAA, who could probably play respectably if needed.
MiLC: 1B Pepe Antunez. 23-year-old with a little pop in his bat, but awful contact skills. Young enough to take a chance on for free and see if any improvements happen over the next year or two.
MiLC: OF Miguel Berrios: Very similar to Antunez, although a little younger and with strong enough platoon splits against RHP, that there’s a slightly better chance of a diamond in the rough if he can get his contact up just a little bit.
MiLC: C Ismael Figueroa: AAAA catcher with a strange reverse platoon split. Figueroa can take some walks, but not much else and will give us some additional AAA depth at C if we have another nightmare injury scenario.
MiLC: 2B Rob Bruce. 27 year old who can take some walks and steal some bags. Lacks much else and is only a middling defender at 2B. A far outside shot to platoon with Macias, emphasis on far.
MiLC: 1B Santiago Duran. 18 year old Durango is so young as to be worth a shot to store away. Currently he strikes out way too much and has a big hole in his swing. There’s some pop there and he can take a few walks.
MiLC: 1B Dougie Allen: Allen’s played in the PBL with the Red Sox for the past 7 seasons. He only had one positive season in that time, when he hit .324 in 2052. His defense is also a big problem. Allen does give us a reasonable temporary replacement at 1B, should Sanchez go down with injuries.
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Post by Chip_PhilliesGM on Jun 19, 2020 21:13:02 GMT -5
Well, the off-season is about over and Spring Training hath begun. In addition to the prior players that have been added, we've added:
Rule V: LF Carl Martin arrives from Montreal. 26 year old high contact batter with some pop...against LHP. May make the team as a platoon OF.
Rule V: 3B Alan Smith from Milwaukee. The favorite to start the season as our 3B against RHP. He's put up solid numbers in AA and AAA the past few seasons, but has yet to play in the majors.
Rule V: C Travis Caldwell from Cleveland. Almost guaranteed to stay on the roster as our backup/platoon C against LHP. He's 30 years old and hit well in AAA, but like Alan Smith has yet to play in the majors.
Rule V: SP/RP Manuel Montano from San Diego. 27 year old with some vicious stuff. The main problem is that he usually doesn't know where his pitches will end up. Has exclusively started both in the minors and majors, but I will almost certainly use him in the bullpen, where his K's should be even higher. Has a real shot at making the team.
Rule V: SP/RP Shuncho Goto from Cleveland. Very similar player to Montano, except 2 years younger with better control. Will likely make the pen and maybe even close for us.
Waivers: 3B Mark Wilson from Milwaukee. Wilson will fight out with Alan Smith for the majority of at bats at 3B. HE struggled in 244 AB's last season with the Brewers, so we'll see.
FA: IF Michael Newsome. Newsome's a veteran infielder with an about average bat and average defense across the infield. He'll mainly spell Macias against lefties in addition to general infield reserve duties, since he has a .762 OPS against LHP versus .629 against RHP.
FA: 3B Geoffrey Gibson. Gibson's making about 10x what Wilson and Smith are making, but figures to be the LHP side of a platoon there. He's coming off a couple of productive seasons with MON, so I can see a future in which he takes over at 3B.
MiLC: OF Karl Barton. Veteran OF who's got some positional flexibility to play all the OF as well as 3B. Has been atrocious at the plate the past 2 seasons, so he's mainly a break in case of emergency.
MiLC: P Matt Holley. Some okay talent, but has never risen above mediocrity at best. Has mostly pitched in the rotation, so a move to the bullpen may make him a passable MR. Probably has a decent shot at seeing time in the pen if a few injuries strike.
Next up: Spring Training Battles
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Post by Chip_PhilliesGM on Jun 21, 2020 12:45:16 GMT -5
Spring Training Battles:
Battle for 3B: We now have three players vying for the bulk of the playing time at 3B. Rule V pick Alan Smith, waiver wire pickup Mark Wilson and free agent acquisition Geoffrey Gibson. At the start of spring Smith had the inside track, since Wilson can be stashed in the minors, and Gibson would likely be the platoon with Smith. However, Smith has struggled in ST thus far with a .560 OPS in 36 at bats, while Gibson has crushed it with a .999 OPS in 34 AB's. Wilson's done well in limited playing time (just 8 AB's).
Projected Winner: Geoffrey Gibson. Given the fact that Gibson has had the most success in the PBL thus far and he would save me from having to roster another platoon bat, I think Gibson has pushed himself to be the front runner for the starting job.
Battle for LF against RHP: Finn Kila is once again the one getting the shot to be the starting LF. He's a 26 year old OF with immense power profile, who was given the starting job last season and hit so poorly he lost the job midseason. He ended up with a .604 OPS in 297 at bats. His potential is just to good to not give another decent chance to. We just signed veteran OF John Cox to a MiLC to compete for the job the rest of the spring. Cox is actually an incredibly similar player to Kila, but is 2 seasons removed from quality production.
Projected Winner: Finn Kila, but he's going to be on a short leash.
Battle for LF & RF against LHP: We've got 3 lefty mashers competing for two OF spots. John Knutson is our 26 year old homegrown option. He destroyed AAA last season with 42 home runs and a 1.029 OPS overall and 1.197 OPS against LHP. He was a favorite for the job, but has struggled with a .552 OPS so far in spring. Another 26 year old contender is Rule V pick Carl Martin. I like Martin's mix of contact and pop, and Martin has thus far outperformed Knutson with a .712 OPS (1.238 against LHP). And last but not least is veteran Philly, Joe Hood. 2055 will be Hood's 11th season with the Phillies. And while he's no longer an everyday player, he can still knock around lefties pretty well. He has a career 120 OPS+ against them and had a 128 OPS+ last season.
Projected Winners: Hood's a known quantity, is a fan favorite, and could takeover LF competently against RHP if injuries struck, so he is a near lock for the one job. Carl Martin is looking like the favorite for the other spot. Partly due to performance, and partly because he's a Rule V pick and Knutson has another option year and can wait in AAA if Martin falters.
Battle of the Bullpen This one's a real mess. We have only about 3 pitchers who are locks, Bruce Meyer, Eugene Lowe, and Eduardo Tamayo. That leaves 7 pitchers vying for the last 3 spots. These are Rule V picks Shuncho Goto and Manuel Montano, MiLC signee Manny Martinez, and in house options, Juan Hernandez, Ramon Diaz, Albert Mata, Brian Anderson and Paul Reed. Goto is a near lock based on his talent and Rule V status, although his performance has been mixed in spring training. Hernandez should be a lock based on his 84 IP with a 2.77 ERA last season. Although, something always makes me feel uncertain about him, even though he's pitched well for us the past 4 seasons. Reed and Anderson are both similar players, young pitchers with lights out stuff, but middling control. Perhaps most importantly, both have 1 option year remaining.
That leaves Ramon Diaz, Manny Martinez, Albert Mata and Montano for the final spot. Diaz and Mata are both out of options, and Montano's a Rule V pick, so this is going to be hard. Montano has some vicious stuff and 3 top of the line pitches, so it's hard to let him go, even if he will walk half of the batters he faces. Diaz is a solid lefty reliever, who has been forced to languish in AAA the past several seasons because we've been blessed with a good bullpen that he hasn't been needed. Mata's a solid SP prospect who's running out of time to fill out his potential, but is polished enough, he could likely hold his own in the bullpen. Martinez got wrecked last season, splitting time with the Reds and Royals. Prior to that he had been a pretty solid reliever and last season may be due to a fluky super high HR allowed that was 2.9 HR/9 compared to a career 1.0 HR/9 with no real loss in talent.
Projected Winner: Based on performance in Spring so far, Mata, Martinez and Diaz have been extremely effective. Montano hasn't gotten much IP. They are not making this easy on me. May trade a few of them to help make my decision.
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