Sox get RHP Jason Grilli from Florida Marlins in Rule 5 draft ... stats in a minute.

Can we order playoff tickets yet?

 

6-2 3.38 ERA in 12 starts with Albuquerque, AAA. Pitched 66 innings, 64 hits.

 

Still looking to see if he pitched anywhere else last year.

WORLD SERIES HERE WE COME!!!!!

Here are the complete results...

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/news/...rulevdraft.html

 

 

The Sox lost no one in the draft, on the other end the Pirates got raided for 5 players, all in the first round. The Tigers picked 3 players, hoping for success like they had last year.

Hey Slick03...if you get the playoff tix, I'll buy all your beers!!!

 

 

 

 

Grilli was the top prospect of the Giants a few years ago and was the key piece of the Rob Nenn deal. I think he had some arm injuries, but he's supposed to have dominant stuff.

 

This is a good move, but I was surprised they took him. That leads me to believe, A, they could just have Grilli as a part of the Koch trade (allowing the Sox to keep him, without keeping on the major league roster) or B, they could be expecting him to be one of their relievers this season.

Hey Slick03...if you get the playoff tix, I'll buy all your beers!!!

 

 

 

 

im already in line

 

KW is quite the "wheeler-dealer", huh?

KW is quite the "wheeler-dealer", huh?

its early

Age 27, as Jason said was a 1st rounder of the Giants in 1997. Had had various health issues, was in Marlins rotation for the first part of 2001.

 

Son of former big league pitcher Steve Grilli, has a good sinker, 90-92 fastball. Had arthro surgery on his elbow for a stress fracture 3 years ago and had some disc problems in his back around the same time frame. Said to have an easy delivery and good mound presence. Was traded from SF to Florida in July 1999 for Livian Hernandez,

 

Sounds like a no-risk flyer to me.

Here is something I dug up on the guy.

 

SCOUTING REPORT: After a solid spring, RHP Jason Grilli is contending for a rotation spot. Grilli, 24, has a sinking fastball (90-93 mph), a big breaking curveball and a solid changeup. He also has a 2.5-inch titanium screw in his elbow, inserted in August to repair a stress fracture.

Here are the complete results...

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/news/...rulevdraft.html

 

 

The Sox lost no one in the draft, on the other end the Pirates got raided for 5 players, all in the first round.  The Tigers picked 3 players, hoping for success like they had last year.

If I was the Pirates, I'd be calling the cops, cuz I just got raped.

 

5 of the first six picks???

If I was the Pirates, I'd be calling the cops, cuz I just got raped. 

 

5 of the first six picks???

Yeah, that's true.

 

But at least it wasn't the Cubs who bent them over this time!

Yeah, that's true.

 

But at least it wasn't the Cubs who bent them over this time!

Everyone around hear is crying about how hard it is to be a sox fan. Think of what it's like to be a pirates fan...

 

You watched half your team come within 5 outs of the world series, and what do you have to show for it??? Jose hernandez?? Who has Pittsburgh signed or traded for this offseason? -- No one -- plus I read that Houston and St. Loius were trying to put something together to steal Kip Wells. He's thier only good reasonably paid player.

If I was the Pirates, I'd be calling the cops, cuz I just got raped. 

 

5 of the first six picks???

does that make us the fat chick who sat alone at prom and didn't dance with anyone?

Well, we can happily say that the Sox didn't lose any prospects in the Rule V.

Who cares? We got Grilli!!!

 

Woohoo!!!

 

does that make us the fat chick who sat alone at prom and didn't dance with anyone?

not only that, but our "boyfriend" from canada got caught in a freak snowstorm and couldn't make it.

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SCOUTING REPORT: After a solid spring, RHP Jason Grilli is contending for a rotation spot. Grilli, 24, has a sinking fastball (90-93 mph), a big breaking curveball and a solid changeup. He also has a 2.5-inch titanium screw in his elbow, inserted in August to repair a stress fracture.

 

 

Sounds like Cal Eldred surgery doesn't it? I am glad we took a chance on someone in the rule 5, which sometimes can lead to a good player helping the team. We didn't lose anyone, which on one hand can be good, but on the other means we ain't got anyone that's worth a look by another team.

Anyone how long ago he had his arm injury??? That being said I still think he has the chance to be a solid pick up for us I like his stuff and if he's healthy he has a chance to be pretty good.

He was the top rated prospect in the Giants organization back in 1998 and 1999. Here is the write-up on him back then...

 

1. Jason Grilli, RHP

Age: 22 B-T: R-R Ht: 6-4 Wt: 185

Drafted: Seton Hall, 1997 (1st) Signed by: Alan Marr

 

 

Background: After being drafted with the No. 4 overall pick in 1997, Grilli held out too long and missed the season. He quickly made up for lost time that fall in instructional league and Hawaii Winter Baseball, where he was named the now-defunct league's last No. 1 prospect. He threw 163 innings last year between Double-A and Triple-A in his first full season and the Giants wisely kept him from any winter ball action. His father, Steve, is a former big league righthander and works as a scout with the Cardinals.

 

Strengths: Grilli's strengths go beyond his raw stuff. He throws an above-average fastball that tops out at 94 mph and has excellent late-moving life. His changeup also is a plus pitch. But best of all, Grilli has the potential to have solid command of both pitches because a mechanically-sound, low-maintenance delivery enables him to consistently spot his pitches low in the strike zone. And Grilli's makeup may outstrip his stuff. Grilli grew up around big league clubhouses and the Giants say he has the mental toughness, poise and understanding of winning that good big leaguers have.

 

Weaknesses: Scouts felt Grilli's top pitch in college was his knee-buckling curveball, but Grilli struggled at times last year to find his touch and control of the pitch. His lack of innings and a consistent breaking ball were exposed when Grilli was hit harder after his promotion to Triple-A.

 

The Future: The one major flaw on the Giants roster last year was a reliance on veteran righthanders such as Danny Darwin, Mark Gardner and Orel Hershiser, who combined for 563 innings. The organization is counting heavily on Grilli to lead a group of strong-armed prospects into the rotation over the next two years. While Grilli probably won't start '99 in the majors, he should make his big league debut sometime this season.

OH NO !!!! he's got JB's Number.

He might be a Gary Glover type guy...Pitching in blow out games...or a cheap alternative guy from the minors..Rather see Ginter get a fair shot this year..