March 13, 201016 yr http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=o...%26id%3d4991947 So who has insider and can post this story?
March 13, 201016 yr Basic used to be a SS profile. Mentioned how it's a better fit for Santos' personality to be a pitcher because he struggled with the constant failure of a hitter. Even bad pitchers get hitters out most of the time.
March 13, 201016 yr QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 13, 2010 -> 04:26 PM) http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=o...%26id%3d4991947 So who has insider and can post this story? That is propitiatory information and cannot be posted here.
March 14, 201016 yr QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 13, 2010 -> 04:26 PM) http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=o...%26id%3d4991947 So who has insider and can post this story? Well I'd say his chances of clearing waivers have reduced quite a bit now that ESPN is pimpin' him.
March 14, 201016 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 13, 2010 -> 06:52 PM) Well I'd say his chances of clearing waivers have reduced quite a bit now that ESPN is pimpin' him. ^Haha, first thing I thought of as well!
March 14, 201016 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 13, 2010 -> 07:52 PM) Well I'd say his chances of clearing waivers have reduced quite a bit now that ESPN is pimpin' him. It takes a pretty s***ty GM to be picking up players based on ESPN's stories.
March 14, 201016 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2010 -> 10:28 AM) It takes a pretty s***ty GM to be picking up players based on ESPN's stories. I'm just saying that I'm fairly certain Santos is a pretty unknown commodity right now. When you have ESPN printing these articles I would imagine some GM's interest would peak a little. There isn't a team in the league that's not looking for bullpen help. Especially cheap bullpen help (and in this case a guy that routinely hits 95+ with his fastball).
March 14, 201016 yr Has he shown any secondary pitches at all? Or the potential to develop at least one?
March 14, 201016 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 14, 2010 -> 12:39 PM) I'm just saying that I'm fairly certain Santos is a pretty unknown commodity right now. When you have ESPN printing these articles I would imagine some GM's interest would peak a little. There isn't a team in the league that's not looking for bullpen help. Especially cheap bullpen help (and in this case a guy that routinely hits 95+ with his fastball). He might be unknown to the average fan, but there is zero chance he is unknown to every other organization in baseball. Between the minor league opponents, AFL, and all of the scouts that have seen him, people know who he is that matter. An article on ESPN didn't change Santos status amongst GMs.
March 14, 201016 yr Author QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Mar 14, 2010 -> 03:49 PM) Has he shown any secondary pitches at all? Or the potential to develop at least one? I think he has a pretty nice slider to back up his fastball.
March 14, 201016 yr QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 14, 2010 -> 09:05 PM) I think he has a pretty nice slider to back up his fastball. That was my finding based on his AFL work. Whether he's showing it here or not I couldn't say.
March 15, 201016 yr That was my finding based on his AFL work. Whether he's showing it here or not I couldn't say. Just saw the fan graph, thanx. He coul be a diamond in the rough if he develops some control an compusure. Edited March 15, 201016 yr by chisoxfan09
March 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 14, 2010 -> 02:05 PM) I think he has a pretty nice slider to back up his fastball. I would disagree with this somewhat. He does have a slider but it doesn't really have much movement, although breaking pitches don't move much in AZ b/c of the thin air. We'll probably see what he's got in april but i don't have a lot of hope for him succeeding out of the pen w/o a reliable 2nd pitch.
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