WestEddy Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 25 minutes ago, nrockway said: He's pretty much 'some guy' and I think we'll have a crowded bullpen of useful righties next season, but $1.5mil is nothing based on the comps. If he performs like he did this past season over the first half, he is an easy trade candidate. I really liked the Tanner Banks trade (Bergolla will be an MLB player) and Wilson is simply better at baseball than he is, sans left-handedness. That being said, I think we could really use a guy like Banks next season. I think being a poor man's Tanner Banks would take a little work and determination on Steven Wilson's part. I believe Wilson's a nice arm to have. I also believe he's a nice arm to DFA if a more interesting arm comes across the waiver wire in February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrockway Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 45 minutes ago, WestEddy said: I think being a poor man's Tanner Banks would take a little work and determination on Steven Wilson's part. I believe Wilson's a nice arm to have. I also believe he's a nice arm to DFA if a more interesting arm comes across the waiver wire in February. Steven Wilson being pretty good at baseball is the hill I'm going to die on lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 43 minutes ago, nrockway said: Steven Wilson being pretty good at baseball is the hill I'm going to die on lol I don't disagree. Back issues limited him last season, and while "above average" in 25, he still hasn't pitched up to the peak he showed with the Padres. Something's going on where 2 years running, now, cromulent looking bullpen dudes come here and live out their "I forgot to wear pants to work!!" dreams. Maybe they're still ironing out the info pipeline, or Katz just wasn't interested in having lesser arms bathe in his wisdom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrockway Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 6 minutes ago, WestEddy said: I don't disagree. Back issues limited him last season, and while "above average" in 25, he still hasn't pitched up to the peak he showed with the Padres. Something's going on where 2 years running, now, cromulent looking bullpen dudes come here and live out their "I forgot to wear pants to work!!" dreams. Maybe they're still ironing out the info pipeline, or Katz just wasn't interested in having lesser arms bathe in his wisdom. I think, to my eye, his 'sweeper' (just call it a slider, stats people) is absolutely nasty and his fastball is simply OK. Statcast tells me that his fastball is more successful than his sweeper, both are pretty successful, but his changeup gets smashed...an insane 1.450 OPS against with a pretty large sample size. I thought instituting a new changeup was a Bannister point of emphasis which might reflect on Katz's coaching ability. Maybe more relevant in that other thread, but there had to be some butting of heads between Katz and Bannister and the new guy won out. Fair enough to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 6 hours ago, nrockway said: I think, to my eye, his 'sweeper' (just call it a slider, stats people) is absolutely nasty and his fastball is simply OK. Statcast tells me that his fastball is more successful than his sweeper, both are pretty successful, but his changeup gets smashed...an insane 1.450 OPS against with a pretty large sample size. I thought instituting a new changeup was a Bannister point of emphasis which might reflect on Katz's coaching ability. Maybe more relevant in that other thread, but there had to be some butting of heads between Katz and Bannister and the new guy won out. Fair enough to me. Wilson isn't important enough to cost anyone's job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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