Post by sharksrog on Oct 26, 2021 18:49:16 GMT -5
This past season the enema the Giants received from the Red Sox in exchange for Eduardo Nunez was far less unpleasant late at night. That's because one of the two elements of the enema, pitcher Shaun Anderson, was later traded for Late Night LaMonte Wade. The Giants still have the other element of the enema in now 22-year-old reliever Gregory Santos.
A combined strikeout and ground ball pitcher, Santos' development has been slowed by injury, and he missed the last half of 2021 due to a substance suspension. Now active in the Arizona Fall League, he has pitched to a 3.18 ERA over four appearances.
As things turned out, the Giants fared better with that trade than when they dealt Andrew McCutcheon at the following trade deadline. To make matters worse, Nunez quickly faded, while McCutcheon has continued to play through this past season.
The problem with our saying that the Nunez trade gave the Giants an enema in return is that we didn't have a clue what we were talking about. Some of us don't follow even the Giants' minor league prospects, let alone those of other teams. Anderson was easy to research, but it was tougher finding information on the 17-year-old Sanchez, who hadn't even come to the US yet.
Indirectly getting the 2021 Willie Mac Award winner clearly indicates the trade wasn't an enema, and while Sanchez has disappointed me, this past season he still became the youngest Giants pitcher to pitch for them since Madison Bumgarner. Don't like that he cheated with substances, but hopefully he's past that and can make a Giants contribution in the future. A pitcher who can throw around 100 and induce ground balls has a chance to do that.
A combined strikeout and ground ball pitcher, Santos' development has been slowed by injury, and he missed the last half of 2021 due to a substance suspension. Now active in the Arizona Fall League, he has pitched to a 3.18 ERA over four appearances.
As things turned out, the Giants fared better with that trade than when they dealt Andrew McCutcheon at the following trade deadline. To make matters worse, Nunez quickly faded, while McCutcheon has continued to play through this past season.
The problem with our saying that the Nunez trade gave the Giants an enema in return is that we didn't have a clue what we were talking about. Some of us don't follow even the Giants' minor league prospects, let alone those of other teams. Anderson was easy to research, but it was tougher finding information on the 17-year-old Sanchez, who hadn't even come to the US yet.
Indirectly getting the 2021 Willie Mac Award winner clearly indicates the trade wasn't an enema, and while Sanchez has disappointed me, this past season he still became the youngest Giants pitcher to pitch for them since Madison Bumgarner. Don't like that he cheated with substances, but hopefully he's past that and can make a Giants contribution in the future. A pitcher who can throw around 100 and induce ground balls has a chance to do that.