He and Brian Kenny were talking about the pitchers' market this offseason, and Peter said the Mariners are interested but he said he has heard that the White Sox might land him. It will probably be a three year deal.

 

Now it says "WRIGHT NEAR DEAL WITH WHITE SOX!" Under Peter.

WHOPPIE.. here comes 3rd palce in 05.. I can't wait.

 

Thank you KW for flying under the radar, I mean there be so many other teams that want to sign this guy, Like..Say Las Vegas 51s or the Durham Bulls.. another great signing.

Without Leo Mazzone, this guy will be pathetic. If this happens, there could be a Soxfest riot.

WHOPPIE.. here comes 3rd palce in 05.. I can't wait.

 

Thank you KW for flying under the radar, I mean there be so many other teams that want to sign this guy, Like..Say Las Vegas 51s or the Durham Bulls.. another great signing.

About 15 teams have inquired about him? Bet you did not know that. :banghead

Maybe he's already learned what he needs to learn from Mazzone. He has the stuff to be dominant, maybe he can keep his head together and continue to be a stud. I know many of you doubt him, but I believe he would be a solid pickup. I'd rather have Clement or O.Perez though.

Only promising thing about Wright is he has a terrific IP/HR ratio that was only topped by Tim Hudson last year.

Interesting....Wright was awesome last year and the Braves ace, I'm definitely interested in him, I'm not sure his gb to fb ratio I'm sure qwerty or cheat can help me out with that, for the right price I'd be interested in him. The problem is I'm not sure he's a number 3 starter but I don't know a ton about him either because I haven't watched him pitch that much.

That's under the radar...but I don't expect anything until after the Arb deadline...

 

What type of FA is Wright? I can't imagine him being a type A...

 

I know he was being heavily pursued by Seattle.

Maybe he's already learned what he needs to learn from Mazzone.  He has the stuff to be dominant, maybe he can keep his head together and continue to be a stud.  I know many of you doubt him, but I believe he would be a solid pickup.  I'd rather have Clement or O.Perez though.

He was also cut loose by Cleveland when they were horrible a few years back.

 

One good year from this guy doesn't justify a 3 year deal with us unless it's an extremely low offer.

He's also a former Indian, which means he'll probably sign with us unless SF offers a 7 year $81 million dollar deal for him at the last minute.

Only promising thing about Wright is he has a terrific IP/HR ratio that was only topped by Tim Hudson last year.

That's a huge asset... The Ted is not a big park.... It had a HR park factor of 1.128, or about %13 above average.

Interesting....Wright was awesome last year and the Braves ace, I'm definitely interested in him, I'm not sure his gb to fb ratio I'm sure qwerty or cheat can help me out with that, for the right price I'd be interested in him.  The problem is I'm not sure he's a number 3 starter but I don't know a ton about him either because I haven't watched him pitch that much.

His g/f ratio is 1.28 which is in the middle of the pack for of the 80 starting pitchers eligible. Has a pretty good whip of 1.28, held batters to a .242 average, had a k/9 of 7.68.

55% groundballs, 45% flyballs. Not really a groundball or a flyball pitcher, similar to Freddy Garcia in how he gets people out, with less Ks.

 

Edit: sorry for posting the same thing after you guys!

obviously a health risk. but so is every pitcher.

I'm in. He would be an excellent No. 3 or 4 pitcher. We aren't signing him to be our ace...we are signing him to be an innings eater. To keep us in the game. Also, this doesn't mean we are done shopping...this makes Garland more shoppable for another SP or outfielder.

If we did indeed sign him, i think it is fair to say he will not be as good as last year. The best i can see him doing here is 4 era. Because like aboz said the loss of leo mazzone is huge.

He and Brian Kenny were talking about the pitchers' market this offseason, and Peter said the Mariners are interested but he said he has heard that the White Sox might land him.  It will probably be a three year deal.

 

Now it says "WRIGHT NEAR DEAL WITH WHITE SOX!" Under Peter.

Santo was this just on espnnews?? Right after I saw you posted this I ran downstairs to see and they were talking about Willingham.

We aren't signing him to be our ace...we are signing him to be an innings eater.  To keep us in the game.

The last "innings eater" KW acquired for the Sox was Todd Ritchie :puke .

Only promising thing about Wright is he has a terrific IP/HR ratio that was only topped by Tim Hudson last year.

playing in a pitcher friendly Turner Field..

Last year, he gave up 11 homers in 186 innings pitched. That's an excellent ratio for Wright. Personally, I'd rather have him than Odalis Perez, who has pitched in a pitcher's park when he's shown success.

If we did indeed sign him, i think it is fair to say he will not be as good as last year. The best i can see him doing here is 4 era. Because like aboz said the loss of leo mazzone is huge.

Do you think it's a possibility that Mazzone taught him how to pitch and now he'll take that with him? Like I said I don't know a ton about Wright but from what I know Wright used to just be a fireballer and last year he learned how to actually pitch.

playing in a pitcher friendly Turner Field..

??????

Personally, I'd rather have him than Odalis Perez, who has pitched in a pitcher's park when he's shown success.

Turner Field is just as much a pitcher's park as Chavez Ravine.

Do you think it's a possibility that Mazzone taught him how to pitch and now he'll take that with him?  Like I said I don't know a ton about Wright but from what I know Wright used to just be a fireballer and last year he learned how to actually pitch.

Cooper will screw him up by the end of spring training, don't you worry.

playing in a pitcher friendly Turner Field..

again, don't let the stats get in the way of a poor argument