Post by rog on Mar 26, 2018 3:16:41 GMT -5
Was George's nickname "Cough It Up" when he was here? That's what I remember, but I'm not quite sure.
Now his description for the Pirates is set up man to closer Felipe Rivero.
Regarding the prospect I wanted the Giants to get but who fell to the Dodgers, J.T. Chargois has now pitched nine innings this spring and has a 1.00 ERA and a 0.67 WHIP. He's given up three hits (.106 batting average) while walking three and striking out a dozen. Keep in mind this is spring training, and one bad outing could hugely inflate those numbers anyway.
But the question I would ask is, with the question marks the Giants have in their bullpen, could they use Kontos and Chargois? The situation with the two is vastly different when it comes to the salary cap though.
One can see why the Giants didn't feel they could afford Kontos, even though his salary isn't all that high. It's high enough that it would throw them over the cap, but in the overall scheme of things, it's still quite low. But the cap is a formidable barrier this season. Maybe they could have kept him and traded Sam Dyson, but at the time the Giants waived Kontos, Dyson was hot and looking like the natural set up man.
On the other hand, Chargois was available for the minimum. He's a hard thrower whose only real question is health. Apparently the Giants just didn't feel they could take the risk. But Chargois has an option left, so even if he hadn't been able to crack the bullpen, he could have been sent down to Sacramento.
Why not claim him on waivers, and if he can't cut it right away, send him down, trade him or simply cut him as the Blue Jays did. Remember at the time one of our posters was highly sarcastic about the need for a pitcher who had just been waived. But IMO he was worth the chance, and thus far it appears he clearly was.
As we speculated at the time, it appeared the Blue Jays were trying to sneak him through waivers. As their GM said, they came within one team of doing so. The Dodgers were the final team who had the chance to claim him. Is their scouting system better than the Giants'? Is their analytic department better? Were they simply in better position to take the risk? Have they simply been lucky so far, and will Chargois implode or become injured again?
As pointed out at the time, high nineties throwers with an option available don't come that easily. The Giants drafted Julian Fernandez in the Rule V draft, so perhaps they felt that was the shot they took with fast, young arms. Even though Fernandez's 13.50 ERA is slightly higher than Chargois', he has also struck out 12 batters in 7.1 innings. Fernandez is just 22 years old, and he has played only three seasons in the United States.
I hope the Giants will try to work out a trade so they can send Fernandez to possibly as low as San Jose for seasoning. If Fernandez were to find himself, even from that level he could springboard to the majors before the season ends. Long way to go, but probably worth the gamble.
If I were to make a suggestion to the Giants, it would be to take more gambles. Look for high reward to risk ratios. If just one out of 20 pays off, the process was worthwhile.
Now his description for the Pirates is set up man to closer Felipe Rivero.
Regarding the prospect I wanted the Giants to get but who fell to the Dodgers, J.T. Chargois has now pitched nine innings this spring and has a 1.00 ERA and a 0.67 WHIP. He's given up three hits (.106 batting average) while walking three and striking out a dozen. Keep in mind this is spring training, and one bad outing could hugely inflate those numbers anyway.
But the question I would ask is, with the question marks the Giants have in their bullpen, could they use Kontos and Chargois? The situation with the two is vastly different when it comes to the salary cap though.
One can see why the Giants didn't feel they could afford Kontos, even though his salary isn't all that high. It's high enough that it would throw them over the cap, but in the overall scheme of things, it's still quite low. But the cap is a formidable barrier this season. Maybe they could have kept him and traded Sam Dyson, but at the time the Giants waived Kontos, Dyson was hot and looking like the natural set up man.
On the other hand, Chargois was available for the minimum. He's a hard thrower whose only real question is health. Apparently the Giants just didn't feel they could take the risk. But Chargois has an option left, so even if he hadn't been able to crack the bullpen, he could have been sent down to Sacramento.
Why not claim him on waivers, and if he can't cut it right away, send him down, trade him or simply cut him as the Blue Jays did. Remember at the time one of our posters was highly sarcastic about the need for a pitcher who had just been waived. But IMO he was worth the chance, and thus far it appears he clearly was.
As we speculated at the time, it appeared the Blue Jays were trying to sneak him through waivers. As their GM said, they came within one team of doing so. The Dodgers were the final team who had the chance to claim him. Is their scouting system better than the Giants'? Is their analytic department better? Were they simply in better position to take the risk? Have they simply been lucky so far, and will Chargois implode or become injured again?
As pointed out at the time, high nineties throwers with an option available don't come that easily. The Giants drafted Julian Fernandez in the Rule V draft, so perhaps they felt that was the shot they took with fast, young arms. Even though Fernandez's 13.50 ERA is slightly higher than Chargois', he has also struck out 12 batters in 7.1 innings. Fernandez is just 22 years old, and he has played only three seasons in the United States.
I hope the Giants will try to work out a trade so they can send Fernandez to possibly as low as San Jose for seasoning. If Fernandez were to find himself, even from that level he could springboard to the majors before the season ends. Long way to go, but probably worth the gamble.
If I were to make a suggestion to the Giants, it would be to take more gambles. Look for high reward to risk ratios. If just one out of 20 pays off, the process was worthwhile.
