November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 10:43 AM) Well, Montas hasn't pitched for the White Sox either, and every GM in baseball would take him over Bassit. He was essentially just a "lottery ticket" at the time of the Peavy trade, along with Rondon and Wendelken. To say that ANYONE expected him to be knocking on the door of the Top 100 MLB prospects a year ago would be laughable as well. And he throws 100. As I stated, there is a chance this guy might be great, a better chance he may be OK, but probably about as valuable as a lottery ticket with incorrect numbers.
November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 10:43 AM) Well, Montas hasn't pitched for the White Sox either, and every GM in baseball would take him over Bassit. He was essentially just a "lottery ticket" at the time of the Peavy trade, along with Rondon and Wendelken. To say that ANYONE expected him to be knocking on the door of the Top 100 MLB prospects a year ago would be laughable as well. Yeah, and then we got a year to see him pitch. I am not going to rule out Sanburn doing something similar, but I'm going to say it's incredibly unlikely.
November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 10:46 AM) And he throws 100. As I stated, there is a chance this guy might be great, a better chance he may be OK, but probably about as valuable as a lottery ticket with incorrect numbers. Yordano Ventura signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent in 2008, receiving a $28,000 signing bonus. That was a pretty valuable ticket. Two clutch World Series wins already on his resume. Of course, Colt Griffin also had a 100 MPH fastball and a HUGE signing bonus with KC and he's disappeared completely except in scouts' reminiscences with the emergence of the Kolek brothers in Texas. Edited November 18, 201411 yr by caulfield12
November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 10:29 AM) They did give up on Neal Cotts. That worked out pretty well. Neal Cotts has had two good seasons as a middle reliever and they were 8 years apart. I doubt the Athletics lose sleep over trading him away.
November 21, 201411 yr Author Jon Morosi @jonmorosi 1m1 minute ago Free agent Andrew Miller already has multiple offers of at least 3 years, source says; increasingly likely he will sign a 4-year deal.
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