WHITE SOX CLAIM RAUL FERNANDEZ OFF WAIVERS FROM COLORADO

CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox have claimed right-handed pitcher Raul Fernandez off waivers from the Colorado Rockies and assigned him to Class A Winston-Salem.

 

Fernandez, 24, is 0-1 with a 7.00 ERA (21 ER/27.0 IP), seven saves and 20 strikeouts over 29 relief appearances this season with Class A Modesto in the Rockies organization. He has converted seven of his eight save opportunities.

 

The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Fernandez spent the entire 2013 season with Class A Asheville, appearing in a career-high 35 games in relief and converting 16 saves, the third-most in the Colorado system. His best season came in 2010 with the Dominican Summer League Rockies, going 4-3 with a 1.52 ERA (11 ER/65.0 IP) and 46 strikeouts over 12 games (11 starts).

 

Fernandez, a native of Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, spent the 2008 season as a catcher before being converted to a pitcher full-time in 2009. He was originally signed by Colorado as an international free agent on November 13, 2007.

 

Fernandez is 13-15 with a 4.85 ERA (141 ER/261.2 IP), 27 saves and 225 strikeouts in 145 games (25 starts) over six seasons (2008-14) in the Rockies system.

 

Following the waiver claim, the White Sox 40-man roster increases to 40.

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Top ten farm system here we come!

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He's not a lefty. Meh.

That article conveniently omits how many walks he has thrown.

Some scouting stuff...

 

http://www.faketeams.com/2014/1/13/5293504...tler-david-dahl

 

Raul Fernandez - I'm not sure what to make of Raul Fernandez, but the big strikeout numbers he put up this year is worth mentioning. In his first taste of full-season ball, Fernandez struck out 35.7% of hitters good for a 14 K/9. He finished with an excellent 5.0 K/BB ratio, but his ERA was inflated due to a pair of 6+ run, 2 out performances. Remove those and his line looks quite spectacular. There's a chance Fernandez puts it all together next season, and becomes a valuable bullpen piece down the line.

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/07/whit...om-rockies.html

 

The White Sox have claimed right-hander Raul Fernandez off waivers from the Rockies and assigned him to Class-A Advanced Winston-Salem, the team announced on Twitter. The 24-year-old Fernandez was designated for assignment last week to clear a roster spot for fellow righty Brooks Brown.

 

Fernandez ranked as Colorado’s No. 22 prospect heading into the season, according to Baseball America. As BA’s scouting report explains, Fernandez is a converted catcher that is new to pitching but boasts a power arm, including a fastball that touches 99 mph. However, he has little feel for pitching and needs to work on his changeup and slider as well as his command.

 

Clearly, his first run at Class-A Advanced didn’t go so well, as the Dominican righty posted a 7.00 ERA with a 20-to-15 K/BB ratio in 27 innings. He posted an equally troubling 6.29 ERA in 34 1/3 innings at Class A last season, though he had a much better 55-to-11 K/BB ratio in 2013.

Ohh, it's a Sergio Santos situation. Makes more sense.

Does extended Spring Training ever end? Because this guy seems like he needs to be there for the next year.

Hahn has to be in the race for the most waiver claims trophy this year.

14.42 K/9 to a 2.28 BB/9 last year is something anyway

convert him back to catcher!

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Apparently they are

Can never have enough guys that throw 98...he's still relatively new to pitching so who knows what can happen. It's worth a shot with the track record this organization has with these types of arms.

Winston Salem will need to make a move.

That article conveniently omits how many walks he has thrown.

...Or that his BA against is .322.

 

Colorado has a worse pitching staff tha White Sox; so we pick up Raul and put him on the 40 man roster...

It's just another lottery ticket that it's probably not even worth paying attention to unless you love the minors.

Scout: Rick, you're wasting your time claiming these pitchers. Maybe 1 in 10 becomes a productive major leaguer

 

Rick: **Claims 10 pitchers**

...Or that his BA against is .322.

 

Colorado has a worse pitching staff tha White Sox; so we pick up Raul and put him on the 40 man roster...

 

He throws 99 MPH. Sometimes, you take a chance on these guys and they turn into all stars. Forget about his numbers.

 

Maybe it's OK to stop being cynical at every turn and realize that they can also just get rid of this guy for virtually no cost whatsoever too. There is no risk and a very high reward.

Scout: Rick, you're wasting your time claiming these pitchers. Maybe 1 in 10 becomes a productive major leaguer

 

Rick: **Claims 10 pitchers**

If his odds were 10 to 1, I doubt a guy making no money gets waived.

 

I understand the whole no risk, high reward thing, but why don't we preface it by saying, this guy obviously sucks so bad right now and is a longshot to be anything, or else he wouldn't be available for nothing. He throws hard, great. Maybe they can get something out of him, but there is a reason he was waived. Every team needs pitchers. Just think about how bad a White Sox minor league pitcher who throws 98 has to be to get waived.

Edited July 17, 201411 yr by Dick Allen

Scout: Rick, you're wasting your time claiming these pitchers. Maybe 1 in 10 becomes a productive major leaguer

 

Rick: **Claims 10 pitchers**

This nails it. Always worth taking a shot at some guys that have some intriguing tool(s) or talent, especially pitchers, and see who rises to the top. Sox do this a lot, and are particularly good at helping raw pitchers. It works.

 

He throws 99 MPH. Sometimes, you take a chance on these guys and they turn into all stars. Forget about his numbers.

 

Maybe it's OK to stop being cynical at every turn and realize that they can also just get rid of this guy for virtually no cost whatsoever too. There is no risk and a very high reward.

 

I joked about the guy, but of course I see no issue with claiming anybody with a whiff of talent. I just wonder that if a team as devoid of pitching like the Rockies dumped him, the chances of him amounting to something are even slimmer.

I joked about the guy, but of course I see no issue with claiming anybody with a whiff of talent. I just wonder that if a team as devoid of pitching like the Rockies dumped him, the chances of him amounting to something are even slimmer.

Just note the other thread created today. The Yankees have needed pitching for years, especially starting pitching, and we're remembering how good of a steal Quintana has been. A single success out of one guy can be huge.

I joked about the guy, but of course I see no issue with claiming anybody with a whiff of talent. I just wonder that if a team as devoid of pitching like the Rockies dumped him, the chances of him amounting to something are even slimmer.

 

No, you're right, he probably is never going to make it, and he might not get to AAA, but the talent is tantalizing.

 

He'd been with the Rockies organization for a long time and they grew tired of him. Consider how Sox fans feel about Jared Mitchell. He's never done anything, they're likely never going to get anything from him, and they'll likely get rid of him for a song at this point. At some point, it's just time to move on, and someone else will give Mitchell playing time.

If his odds were 10 to 1, I doubt a guy making no money gets waived.

 

I understand the whole no risk, high reward thing, but why don't we preface it by saying, this guy obviously sucks so bad right now and is a longshot to be anything, or else he wouldn't be available for nothing. He throws hard, great. Maybe they can get something out of him, but there is a reason he was waived. Every team needs pitchers. Just think about how bad a White Sox minor league pitcher who throws 98 has to be to get waived.

 

Bobby Jenks, Matt Thornton, Gavin Floyd, John Danks....all thought to be expendable and a lost cause by their former teams before they got here. Is this guy going to work out? Who knows, there's a good chance not. I don't see how this is a move anybody would complain about.

Bobby Jenks, Matt Thornton, Gavin Floyd, John Danks....all thought to be expendable and a lost cause by their former teams before they got here. Is this guy going to work out? Who knows, there's a good chance not. I don't see how this is a move anybody would complain about.

 

Gavin Floyd was acquired via Freddy Garcia, who looked like a great pitcher that September and a guy that had re-invented himself. John Danks was acquired for a good pitching prospect in Brandon McCarthy. Neither one of those teams thought their pitchers were broken, nor had they given up on them.