The centerpiece of the Jake Peavy trade was let go by the Pads today. The White Sox already re-acquired Dexter Carter. Any chance they look to do the same with Poreda?

I don't know, his numbers were simply awful.

That is suprising to me SD really liked him alot. Give AP a shot back with the sox.

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He somehow just lost all his control. Really crazy. I would give him another shot. Clearly needs some sort of mechanical tweak. Still young enough with good enough stuff to be a lefty reliever.

He somehow just lost all his control. Really crazy. I would give him another shot. Clearly needs some sort of mechanical tweak. Still young enough with good enough stuff to be a lefty reliever.

 

Repeatability is a specialty of the Sox. I'd love to have him back in our system.

Ya, his ceiling has always been that of a reliever but he's actually a guy I'd take a chance on bringing back to see if Coop can work some magic. Too similar to Matt Thornton for me to not throw out that comparison.

As long as we don't bring back Broadway, McCulloch or Anderson Gomes, I'm "all in" on bringing back Poreda.

 

Who knows, maybe Santos could teach him to throw one of his offspeed pitches. It's so crazy how a career SS can pick up 4 quality major league pitches and someone like Thornton and Poreda can barely throw 2, guys that have been pitching for 12-15 years.

The centerpiece of the Jake Peavy trade was let go by the Pads today. The White Sox already re-acquired Dexter Carter. Any chance they look to do the same with Poreda?

 

DFA'd, still not officially let go.

We have room on our 40 man roster, give Cooper a shot to fix him.

I really like Poreda.

 

Do want.

FWIW, Aaron is has great character.

FWIW, Aaron is has great character.

 

I went to a game and he was in the bullpen. He was not used to ignoring fans. I screamed "HEY AARON!!! HEY AARON!!" He turned around "Yeah?". I was completely shocked he acknowledged me. I panicked and blurted out "Uh....we are friends on facebook!". He gave me a thumbs up. I am such an idiot.

I went to a game and he was in the bullpen. He was not used to ignoring fans. I screamed "HEY AARON!!! HEY AARON!!" He turned around "Yeah?". I was completely shocked he acknowledged me. I panicked and blurted out "Uh....we are friends on facebook!". He gave me a thumbs up. I am such an idiot.

You're not an idiot, just a baseball fan.

If he's not injured, I'd definitely give him a shot. There's gotta be some mechanical fix, right? Those BB numbers are :o. I wonder if the Padres will get a significant trade offer for him from a pitching-desperate franchise.

Poreda, Broadway, McCullough. That's quite a Hat Trick. Wonder if the same Scouting personnel pulled the trigger on all three??

Poreda, Broadway, McCullough. That's quite a Hat Trick. Wonder if the same Scouting personnel pulled the trigger on all three??

It's ludicrous to lump those 3 together.

Poreda, Broadway, McCullough. That's quite a Hat Trick. Wonder if the same Scouting personnel pulled the trigger on all three??

 

Poreda doesn't belong in the same grouping as Braodway and McCullugh at all. Poreda had a much, much higher ceiling.

It's ludicrous to lump those 3 together.

Weren't they all #1 draft picks? All pitchers. Maybe McCullough was a #2? Doesn't seem ludicrous at all.

Weren't they all #1 draft picks? All pitchers. Maybe McCullough was a #2? Doesn't seem ludicrous at all.

They were all #1 draft picks. However, 2 of them didn't have the talent to be. Broadway and McCullough should not have been first round picks. Poreda still is a lefty with a big fastball, which makes you a first round pick.

They were all #1 draft picks. However, 2 of them didn't have the talent to be. Broadway and McCullough should not have been first round picks. Poreda still is a lefty with a big fastball, which makes you a first round pick.

Broadway was a consensus 1st rounder. If the Sox didn't pick him, someone else would have. Maybe not a high upside guy, but teams loved his spike curve that he threw and thought he had a good enough fastball and command plus the makings of a nice 3rd pitch. Guy was lights out in college. He figured a pretty safe bet to eventually make it as a 4th or 5th rounder (as far as picks go). Just never worked out.

 

I wasn't on board with the pick but at the time the Sox picked him, he had talent. He wasn't some bum. McCulloh, now that was a guy on the major slide who just kept sliding. His velocity was down, stuff was down, etc. I think Sox were hoping he'd rebound, but a year earlier at Texas he was a much better pitcher. Sox reached when they took Kyle when they did, imo. That said, most of the other picks around him that most people were interested ending up busting as well, IIRC. And Daniel Bard went a pick before us, so don't say we could have had him. Joba might have been the one guy some people liked that we could have had (which would have been nice).

When will Poreda be free to cut his own deal?

 

I agree that there's nothing to lose taking a look at a left-handed power arm. Just need to fix him enough to get a batter or two out.

 

what's the risk?

wow, Poreda cleared waivers

 

that draft pick=BUST

wow, Poreda cleared waivers

 

Let's get him in the system again. Couldn't hurt.

 

Hell, we promoted Nevin Griffith for some crazy reason. That says plenty about our farmhand hurlers.

Let's get him in the system again. Couldn't hurt.

 

Hell, we promoted Nevin Griffith for some crazy reason. That says plenty about our farmhand hurlers.

Don't forget, it's going to be up to him to sign where he thinks he has the best shot, based on the style of the system.

Padres sent LHP Aaron Poreda outright to Triple-A Tucson.

Poreda was designated for assignment by the Padres earlier this week and passed through waivers easily. He'll remain in the bullpen at Triple-A.

 

Per Rotoworld

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