01-19-2017, 12:41 PM
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/reds-reportedly-trade-pitcher-dan-straily-to-marlins-for-three-players-153034295.html
In exchange, we got 2 minor league pitchers and a minor league outfielder.
The big thing in this trade is Luis Castillo. He was the Marlins’ #5 prospect (although, they do have one of the worst farm systems in the entire league) and has a fastball capable of hitting triple digits. He struggles with control but reports are that he recently developed a third pitch (change up) that has helped him increase his K/BB from 2015 to 2016. He projects to start in AAA for the year with a chance for a call up in the middle of the year if he performs well.
The other pitcher, Austin Brice, seems to be a similar prospect, but less developed. Lower ceiling fast ball and more control issues. If he gets it together, he could be a good bullpen arm.
The outfielder is young and far from the majors, but he has plus speed and more power than your typical speedster.
From the looks of this deal, it seems we got a steal. We picked up Straily for free last year, expecting very little, and ended up getting a solid middle of the order starting pitcher.
I’m not a master of sabermetrics, but some fans have noted his FIP (Field Independent Pitching) of 4.88 is significantly higher than his ERA of 3.76 would imply. This indicates that his ERA was lowered by good fielding and a lot of luck.
Considering Straily was a one year wonder after being a journeyman early in his career, as well as the sabermetrics indicating his one year may have been a bit of a fluke, it looks like the Reds are selling sky high on this deal.
I love it.
In exchange, we got 2 minor league pitchers and a minor league outfielder.
The big thing in this trade is Luis Castillo. He was the Marlins’ #5 prospect (although, they do have one of the worst farm systems in the entire league) and has a fastball capable of hitting triple digits. He struggles with control but reports are that he recently developed a third pitch (change up) that has helped him increase his K/BB from 2015 to 2016. He projects to start in AAA for the year with a chance for a call up in the middle of the year if he performs well.
The other pitcher, Austin Brice, seems to be a similar prospect, but less developed. Lower ceiling fast ball and more control issues. If he gets it together, he could be a good bullpen arm.
The outfielder is young and far from the majors, but he has plus speed and more power than your typical speedster.
From the looks of this deal, it seems we got a steal. We picked up Straily for free last year, expecting very little, and ended up getting a solid middle of the order starting pitcher.
I’m not a master of sabermetrics, but some fans have noted his FIP (Field Independent Pitching) of 4.88 is significantly higher than his ERA of 3.76 would imply. This indicates that his ERA was lowered by good fielding and a lot of luck.
Considering Straily was a one year wonder after being a journeyman early in his career, as well as the sabermetrics indicating his one year may have been a bit of a fluke, it looks like the Reds are selling sky high on this deal.
I love it.
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