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admin | 10:07 pm | May 17, 2010 | The One Thing (TOT)
The One Thing I am trying to do at this point of the season is BUY LOW and SELL HIGH. I am really keen on getting Gavin Floyd, but no one is budging. “Buy Low” does not mean “act stupid” so I will only buy into Floyd at a discount. I’d really like to get out high on Jason Vargas, but he’s been tough to move. Sometimes a “buy low” move will go horribly wrong. I tried to get Scherzer, but could not…and then he was farmed.
Next time I’ll offer up some more Buy Low / Sell High candidates.
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admin | 10:50 pm | May 10, 2010 | The One Thing (TOT)
Just a reminder: this AL Blog is most useful during late February, March and early April. At that time I look at playing time battles and keep up-to-date with spring stats. I post “Spring Roto Questions” which inform roster decisions later that month (during the draft) and in the early portion of the season.
Once we have moved out of the early part of the season (like now), I’ll focus more on a “names to know” version of the blog. It won’t be daily, however. I’ll still keep the “The One Thing” heading, however.
I am a fan of Mitch Maier. I guess I am intrigued by how he led the KC outfield in games played last season. This year he was buried on the bench for a while, but now has gotten regular at bats with Rick Ankiel on the DL. In fact, he’s appeared in every KC game since April 24th with an 864 OPS in that span. Maier doesn’t have great offensive skill, but he can draw a walk and, on occasion, steal a base. He’s a stop gap, pure and simple, but sometimes that is all you need to get you through a few weeks as you wait for someone to return from the DL.
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admin | 9:44 pm | May 7, 2010 | The One Thing (TOT)
The One Thing we learned today is that despite David Huff’s stats getting officially erased from his outing tonight due to rain, Manny Acta does not have access to a neuralyzer. In Lost-speak, whatever happened, happened. Huff’s last three outings (including tonight) have been
abysmal and the start before that he gave up six walks.
Who would the Indians trot out their next? The smart money was on Scott Lewis, but he’s on the DL in Columbus with an elbow issue. Carlos Carrasco has walked 14 batters in 29 IP which will not endear him to Manny Acta. He likely won’t get called up again until he improves his walk rate. That leaves only Yohan Pino (pictured). The 26-year old Pino is 4 -0 with a 3.68 ERA so far in AAA. Pino has never had an issue with BB-rates and has had decent K-rates in the Minors. However, he never had the stuff apparently to get Major League hitters out…but has never been given an opportunity either. Considering the Indians’ rotation, maybe Pino will get a shot to see what he can do.
Photo courtesy Paul Dinnean with Creative Commons license.
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admin | 10:48 pm | May 6, 2010 | The One Thing (TOT), Uncategorized
The One Thing we learned today is that timing is everything. Koji Uehara came back from the DL today and pitched the 8th inning,
setting up Alfredo Simon. I think Dave Trembley was always intrigued during the off-season in Uehara as a late-inning reliever, but he won’t have him close…yet. If this was last week when Uehara returned, perhaps he’d have a few saves by now. At any rate, Uehara should be on your roster/reserve list if you need saves. I still contend he’ll lead the Orioles in saves this season.
Photo courtesy Keith Allison with Creative Commons license.
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