MLB Trade Rumors

Rays, White Sox Swap Joe Rock For Oliver Dunn

The Rays and White Sox agree to a one-for-one swap of bullpen for infield depth. MLB Trade Rumors has more on the deal.

I wonder if he was a Carlos Rodriguez target.

I like this pickup. Dunno was never going to see the roster. RP with a lot of strikeouts and a decent ratio. Could contribute at the major league level soon. Could be an Eisert replacement

Joe Rock, love the name.

6'6" high draft pick, hard throwing lefty needing a reset. Matt Thrornton comes to mind.

93 average fastball. I guess that's better than Eisert's 91, but Sox could use some velocity.
And another trade with the Rays.

Wait.. Sox actually got younger in a trade? And traded a utility guy for a pitcher at that?! You ok Getz?

17 minutes ago, SoxAce said:

Wait.. Sox actually got younger in a trade? And traded a utility guy for a pitcher at that?! You ok Getz?

Blink twice if Rick Hahn took over your body.

Rock is getting a lot more whiff this season in AAA than he has gotten before. That is coming at a big price in that he's posting walk numbers that make Hagen Smith look like Greg Maddux. Just glancing at the Statcast data, seems that he's gained a good bit of extension this season whilst throwing slightly more overhand. Not sure that it's been a great tradeoff. The command metrics are trending in the right direction, though. In May, he's got 6.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 11 K. Whiff rate way down, zone rate way up, effectiveness pretty fine. Sox pitching brain trust likes guys with weird releases and Rock is a big dude (think Hudson) who doesn't throw that hard (think Hudson), is left-handed (think Hudson), throws from a low arm slot (think Hudson), gets a surprising amount of strikeouts given the stuff (think Hudson), but has been limited by command (think Hudson). Unlike Hudson, Rock had always been a starter until late last season.

1 hour ago, Jake said:

Rock is getting a lot more whiff this season in AAA than he has gotten before. That is coming at a big price in that he's posting walk numbers that make Hagen Smith look like Greg Maddux. Just glancing at the Statcast data, seems that he's gained a good bit of extension this season whilst throwing slightly more overhand. Not sure that it's been a great tradeoff. The command metrics are trending in the right direction, though. In May, he's got 6.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 11 K. Whiff rate way down, zone rate way up, effectiveness pretty fine. Sox pitching brain trust likes guys with weird releases and Rock is a big dude (think Hudson) who doesn't throw that hard (think Hudson), is left-handed (think Hudson), throws from a low arm slot (think Hudson), gets a surprising amount of strikeouts given the stuff (think Hudson), but has been limited by command (think Hudson). Unlike Hudson, Rock had always been a starter until late last season.

Isn't Hudson usually at 95-96? 94?

Average velo?

That's still an above average fb for a lhr.

1 minute ago, caulfield12 said:

Isn't Hudson usually at 95-96? 94?

Average velo?

That's still an above average fb for a lhr.

91.9

5 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Isn't Hudson usually at 95-96? 94?

Average velo?

That's still an above average fb for a lhr.

No.

And this guy needs to be on the 40-man.
Helping other teams unclog their 40-man is a theme of these "Small" trades (especially with Tampa).

20 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

And this guy needs to be on the 40-man.
Helping other teams unclog their 40-man is a theme of these "Small" trades (especially with Tampa).

And they have worked out well for us, so what’s the problem? Do you remember the Rick Hahn years when didn’t have any depth in AAA and a single injury at any position resulted in a negative WAR being fed at-bats?