Sentences with phrase «pitching prospects»

Four pitching prospects in Double - A or above, three of whom are having excellent seasons, for two rentals.

I would never in a million years give up one of our stud pitching prospects.

He has to follow the path everyone expects, which isn't how pitching prospects usually work.

In 2003, the Giants had Barry Bonds and three of the best pitching prospects in baseball, all ready to start their major league careers.

They traded two of their top pitching prospects for Ubaldo Jimenez, and it didn't work.

They've burned through an awful lot of top pitching prospects over the last few years, and all they have to show for it are two confusing starters and two late - inning relievers.

What it looks like from here, though, was that the Braves traded a rare, generational defender under team control for the next five seasons for a couple of pitching prospects.

He's the best arm they've had in a long time, though, and you have to root for pitching prospects who get drafted into the worst pitching environment in baseball.

Then we have a rich vein of what I think of as 2d tier pitching prospects who can be developed to provide either supporting pieces for the Tigers or trade chips.

Since last spring more than half of the Orioles» 40 - man roster has been overhauled, and since last July they've infused their farm system with six pitching prospects through trades.

Cox is offering Lilliquist and Thomas, but both clubs want Kent Mercker, another of Atlanta's outstanding pitching prospects.

Stanky also has several glittering rookie or quasi-rookie pitching prospects.

The Mariners have, in Danny Hultzen, Taijuan Walker and James Paxton, a clutch of highly regarded pitching prospects, allowing them to focus on getting hitting prospects while also being able to replace Hernandez.

Now they have a stockpile of young pitching prospects, and they're proud of their top youngster, Ozhaino Albies (a shortstop, not coincidentally).

They've had three pitching prospects before.

Look, I am a founding member of the Stephan Gonsalves bandwagon, but the fundamental truth about pitching prospects is that they get hurt.

Maybe they realize that Strasburg's low cost and extra year of control will net them far more in a trade than Zimmermann or Fister would, and that between Scherzer, Gonzalez, Tanner Roark, and pitching prospects Lucas Giolito and A.J. Cole they'll have a strong rotation core over the next few years even sans Strasburg.

They have a couple of high end pitching prospects that are essentially MLB ready in Alex Reyes and Jack Flaherty, as well as numerous other young position players.

In return, the A's received pitching prospects Sean Manaea and Aaron Brooks.

Jim Bowden has heard prospect Austin Hedges» name in talks, while every other report seems to focus on the young pitching that the Padres have in their system: either scenario would make sense for the Rays, who focus heavily on catcher defense but also continually bring in other clubs» starting pitching prospects rather than sign established, expensive pieces that they can't afford.

I actually traded for him in a dynasty league because I am a believer that his stuff could play at Coors Field more so than previous Rockies pitching prospects, and if he can be had at a relatively cheap price I would say he's someone to roster if your league is deep enough.

And the more and more I look at the Twins, the more I think about Santana and Santiago being quality pitchers with one of the best pitching prospects in baseball behind them, with Sano breaking out and Kepler continuing to progress, with Buxton still having the world's greatest building blocks for continued baseball success, with players like Dozier, who can be a star, and players Grossman and Escobar, who have each contributed something over the last couple seasons.

The first of those players is one the best pitching prospects in the game in 22 - year - old Noah Syndergaard, and the other is Steven Matz, a prospect who underwent his own Tommy John procedure back in 2010 but has since recovered and shot up the ranks.

Rationally, if I'm Avila, I want at least 3 Top 100 pitching prospects for Fulmer.

What Nelson is now is one of the Sac - Joaquin Section's, and perhaps one of Northern California's, top pitching prospects.

(I do not anticipate that the first of our «big five» pitching prospects, Perez, Burrows, manning, Faedo, and Funkhouser, will arrive in the majors before 2019.)

Jake Peavy, who has struggled with the Boston Red Sox this season going 1 - 9, has been traded to the San Francisco Giants for pitching prospects.

Dombrowski also feels he has three pitching prospects — Mark Gardner, Richie Lewis and Mel Rojas — who are as good as the three he sent to Seattle.

Their pitching is still deep, with two of the best pitching prospects in the upper minors if anyone should get hurt or stumble.

Well, he did just name three pitching prospects, one of whom was considered a top pitching prospect last year for us so I wouldn't say he thinks we should hold on to all of them — only that a select few should be off - limits.

And we can't possibly put all of our pitching prospects in the rotation (unless we abolish the standard bullpen and just play piggyback games every night).

The pitching prospects might be closer, but they're certainly not a sure thing.

Now they have three pitching prospects.

They turned the best homegrown pitcher in franchise history into two pitching prospects, which they turned into a season of Brett Anderson.

Getting Haren, however, would have cost the Tiger's it's best pitching prospects, Jacob Turner and Andrew Oliver.

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