June 29, 201312 yr Not even kidding. He barely has a career as a 4th OF right now. I missed most of the doubleheaders yesterday, but I heard he pitched a hit-less inning yesterday, and was hitting 93 on the gun with movement. Oh yeah.....and he threw this baby too..... I'm saying go for it, he's got nothing to lose.
June 29, 201312 yr Agree. In that gif though he does look pretty vulnerable to a smash back up the middle. Might need to protect himself better. Nice breaking ball though, I didn't see it but if he can throw the FB with good movement at that velocity then he does have that option realistically. It would be pretty cool also to have a reliever you could use as a defensive replacement in the OF late in the game, then put him on the mound the following inning after warming up in the pen while the Sox are making 3 outs. Not that it would ever happen but it would be cool to see.
June 29, 201312 yr He was a pitcher at Towson. That breaking ball he busted out caught me way off guard.
June 29, 201312 yr QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 29, 2013 -> 11:22 AM) I doubt many players have been converted to pitchers at the major league level. Yeah but we're playing at the minor league level anyway.
June 29, 201312 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 29, 2013 -> 11:00 AM) Seriously, he looked really good. And Addison Reed did not.
June 29, 201312 yr QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jun 29, 2013 -> 12:03 PM) And Addison Reed did not. Is he interested in playing the OF?
June 29, 201312 yr QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 29, 2013 -> 12:35 PM) Is he interested in playing the OF? The double turn, I like it.
June 29, 201312 yr Author Someone on twitter joked that the Tigers should ask for Wells back so he can be their new closer.
June 29, 201312 yr He definitely has shown more promise in his one inning as a reliever as opposed to his 30 some ABs as a hitter. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised to see him make an attempt at becoming a reliever sometime this year or in the offseason.
June 29, 201312 yr Or he can join our covert, black op CIA operations centers in Nicaragua or Colombia.
June 29, 201312 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 29, 2013 -> 06:36 PM) Or he can join our covert, black op CIA operations centers in Nicaragua or Colombia. lol you're an asshole sometimes
June 29, 201312 yr QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jun 29, 2013 -> 05:39 PM) lol you're an asshole sometimes Depends on my mood.
June 30, 201312 yr http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...ws&c_id=cws Pretty amazing story...and to think, he actually was withholding his full arsenal for fear of hitting someone, hadn't pitched in 8 years at all of a mound and was using moving two-seamers instead of a four-seamer. Legitimately, he could have throwing 94-95-96-97 out there, it seems, albeit straight. It's like something out of THE ROOKIE with Dennis Quaid (Jim Morris story).
June 30, 201312 yr The Sox definitely need to talk to him about this because being a bench player on a s*** team isn't helping his career. He could be logging minor league innings right now. The Sox would have to straight release him IIRC & then sign him to a MiLB contract in order to get him down there and work on things as a pitcher. Given our success rate with pitchers & our coaching staff, he should be willing to go through that process with us if he decides on that course of action. I still wish that a given organization could buy an extra option year or two on a player to negate the lengthy release/resigning process. If you try to convert a player like Casper at the MLB level then you have to work hard to get him innings & you just get him closer to arbitration in the process.
June 30, 201312 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 30, 2013 -> 04:50 AM) http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...ws&c_id=cws Pretty amazing story...and to think, he actually was withholding his full arsenal for fear of hitting someone, hadn't pitched in 8 years at all of a mound and was using moving two-seamers instead of a four-seamer. Legitimately, he could have throwing 94-95-96-97 out there, it seems, albeit straight. It's like something out of THE ROOKIE with Dennis Quaid (Jim Morris story). Hawk always says that one of the reasons he likes the NL style of play without the DH better is that pitchers get to see what it is like to face MLB pitching, which teaches them how hard it is to hit & helps them trust their stuff more.
June 30, 201312 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 30, 2013 -> 10:38 AM) The guy pitched one inning. Relax people. Sign of the times. Small victories or glimmers of hope. I'd rather watch him than Troncoso or Omogrosso any day, because it's interesting and compelling at least. Edited June 30, 201312 yr by caulfield12
June 30, 201312 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 30, 2013 -> 11:38 AM) The guy pitched one inning. Relax people. He has a nice arm & we're on the verge of a 2007 kind of bullpen.
June 30, 201312 yr It would be interesting and compelling to see him blow out his arm like Canseco did, wouldn't it? Then we would need another bench player. Oh that would be awesome. Rich and Compelling
June 30, 201312 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 30, 2013 -> 01:00 PM) It would be interesting and compelling to see him blow out his arm like Canseco did, wouldn't it? Then we would need another bench player. Oh that would be awesome. Rich and Compelling Nobody would care if he was DFAd tomorrow as long as he is an OF. His one inning pitching is the only thing he's done worth mentioning.
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.