August 22, 20187 yr Figured it was bigger than replacing Abreu. (Burr being up) Edited August 22, 20187 yr by flavum
August 22, 20187 yr Ah, the legend of Ryan Burr is now explained. https://philliesminorthoughts.com/minor-thoughts-from-lakewood/ RHP Felix Paulino brought his “A-game” last night. In his previous start, he went seven innings allowing one run and four hits while striking out nine and walking none. It was his best of his 14 starts this season and it came vs a decent Kannapolis lineup (White Sox affiliate). He faced Kannapolis again for his final start of the season and the results were pretty much the same: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K, HBP on 96 pitches (59 strikes). Paulino has stepped in to Lakewood’s rotation admirably after starting the year as a reliever, filling in for injured starters early on before eventually sticking with the rotation when a number of guys got promoted. His arsenal is average. He’s got a fastball that he throws from 91-94 mph that got some life but is complemented better by what looked like a sinker with decent run at 88-91 mph. He also has an average looking slider at 81-84 mph that doesn’t have tremendous spin and a change-up that he threw in the mid 80s once in awhile. None of his pitches stood out and early on his sinker hit below the knees and dirt a lot. He was a little bit better as a starter than he was as a reliever, but he doesn’t have great command and he can get hit around pretty good. At 22 in low A, he’s probably more of pitching depth than one who can stick on a major league pitching staff for more than three seasons.
August 22, 20187 yr Author http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=656077#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL Here's his stats for anyone that's curious.
August 22, 20187 yr Seems like a pretty uninspiring return. With Avilan controlled next season, surprised we didn't see Hahn hold onto him in hopes of getting a better offer this winter. Paulino reads like he is minor league filler.
August 22, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said: Seems like a pretty uninspiring return. With Avilan controlled next season, surprised we didn't see Hahn hold onto him in hopes of getting a better offer this winter. Paulino reads like he is minor league filler. Salary dump to cover for the lack of concessions sold after the 2nd inning last night.
August 22, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, GenericUserName said: Looks like he is another guy that is rule 5 eligible. Hes filler so I don't think it matters.
August 22, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said: Seems like a pretty uninspiring return. With Avilan controlled next season, surprised we didn't see Hahn hold onto him in hopes of getting a better offer this winter. Paulino reads like he is minor league filler. Curious move as this seems pretty much like dumping Avilan for nothing but filler.
August 22, 20187 yr Just think of the 3 million or so they'll save as another 300k a year they can offer Machado
August 22, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, steveno89 said: Curious move as this seems pretty much like dumping Avilan for nothing but filler. Maybe they really are worried about those 40-man slots?
August 22, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, fathom said: Just think of the 3 million or so they'll save as another 300k a year they can offer Machado Good call. Maybe Machado will sign for $19.3/year instead of $19 mil. So you're saying there's a chance?
August 22, 20187 yr Stupid. There was no rush to move Avilan and he's the type of pitcher who should get you a prospect more in the mold of Charlie Tilson.
August 22, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, fathom said: Salary dump to cover for the lack of concessions sold after the 2nd inning last night. Hey hey now. There was a solid hour rain delay before people dipped at the top of the third.
August 22, 20187 yr If you had told me on April 1 that we would get more for Soria versus Avilan, I would have told you that you were crazy.
August 22, 20187 yr I'm kinda shocked he made it out of the AL. None of those 6-7 teams can use a lefty? Edit: even more teams considering he has an extra year of control. Edited August 22, 20187 yr by soxfan2014
August 22, 20187 yr As discussed in the Burr thread: Burr had to be protected on the 40-man, so this makes more sense.
August 22, 20187 yr Just now, Jake said: Stupid. There was no rush to move Avilan and he's the type of pitcher who should get you a prospect more in the mold of Charlie Tilson. Yah, I don't really get it. Avilan has come back to earth quite a bit lately, but still....would think Hahn would have been able to do better at some point if he held onto Avilan. He is a quality major league reliever.
August 22, 20187 yr Just now, southsider2k5 said: If you had told me on April 1 that we would get more for Soria versus Avilan, I would have told you that you were crazy. LOL I didn't even think of that.
August 22, 20187 yr Just now, Jake said: Stupid. There was no rush to move Avilan and he's the type of pitcher who should get you a prospect more in the mold of Charlie Tilson. Tilson sucks, so not really a big loss to be frank. This likely is about 1) Saving money 2) Opening up a 40 man roster spot
August 22, 20187 yr This is great. They'll bring Bummer back up eventually. Fry and Bummer and Frare will be your lefties.
August 22, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said: Yah, I don't really get it. Avilan has come back to earth quite a bit lately, but still....would think Hahn would have been able to do better at some point if he held onto Avilan. He is a quality major league reliever. When the other team knows you need to protect players who are Rue 5 eligible it hurts your bargaining position.
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