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Jharel Cotton acquisition thread.
The longer I social media, the more I grasp a different mindset of its users. For some, Facebook and Twitter are mild forms of passive-aggressive frustration behavior. I prefer to use it as a tool to add knowledge and awareness.
The longer I social media, the more I grasp a different mindset of its users. For some, Facebook and Twitter are mild forms of passive-aggressive frustration behavior. I prefer to use it as a tool to add knowledge and awareness.
On Rule 5 deadline night, many #Cubs fans were angst-ridden with their pot-commitment to wait until the deadline to act. I had fun with it, considering it inevitable.
What& #39;s the point in putting a player on the 40, just to see a better player DFAd an hour later?
What& #39;s the point in putting a player on the 40, just to see a better player DFAd an hour later?
Cotton is intriguing. Not because I say so. Not because blogs are article-ing up.
He& #39;s interesting because the A& #39;s wanted a Javy-Baez return for him in 2014 and 2015. I& #39;m a velocity agnostic, but he has mid-90s as a SP in his not-unrecent rearview.
He& #39;s interesting because the A& #39;s wanted a Javy-Baez return for him in 2014 and 2015. I& #39;m a velocity agnostic, but he has mid-90s as a SP in his not-unrecent rearview.
Yes, he was injured recently. That& #39;s why he& #39;s available fo mid-five figures and no talent. Is there risk? Of course. He& #39;s a pitcher.
The A& #39;s made him available, in part, because the 39th and40th off-season roster spots are more contested than the #Cubs.
The A& #39;s made him available, in part, because the 39th and40th off-season roster spots are more contested than the #Cubs.
What truly amuses me is the preponderance of "Who?" Regarding this move.
I don& #39;t expect you to know every pro baseball player, or recent MLBer. However, admitting you& #39;re unaware of a player that was a SP as recently as 2017 doesn& #39;t seem brag-worthy.
I don& #39;t expect you to know every pro baseball player, or recent MLBer. However, admitting you& #39;re unaware of a player that was a SP as recently as 2017 doesn& #39;t seem brag-worthy.
When the Cubs add a fringe piece, I don& #39;t like to use the "Who?" Comment. I& #39;d prefer to go to BBRef to learn about him.
Was he drafted? From which school? Which round? How well did he do, there? Has he recently opposed a Cubs affiliate?
Was he drafted? From which school? Which round? How well did he do, there? Has he recently opposed a Cubs affiliate?
Maybe he wasn& #39;t drafted. If a US non-drafted free agent, how long did he play before getting promoted?
Perhaps he& #39;s an Internacionale. From which country? How many seasons was he in the DSL? How did he do?
In ten minutes, without reading a press release, I have awareness.
Perhaps he& #39;s an Internacionale. From which country? How many seasons was he in the DSL? How did he do?
In ten minutes, without reading a press release, I have awareness.
The people asking "Who?" may well be those who railed against Yu Darvish. Until Darvish did well, when they cheered him.
There& #39;s a term for that. Front-running. I don& #39;t understand the need to be a prick about someone& #39;s results if they& #39;re giving a proper effort.
There& #39;s a term for that. Front-running. I don& #39;t understand the need to be a prick about someone& #39;s results if they& #39;re giving a proper effort.
Cotton is a low-acquition-cost pickup. There& #39;s a 25-35 percent chance it pays off. The angst over getting a player like this is like getting violently bent over a shopper buying a product from the "almost expired" bin at a discount.
Be supportive unless you have a reason not to.
Be supportive unless you have a reason not to.
Go Cubs, and I wish Cotton health and success, and I wish more fans would remember why Jake Arrieta was acquired at a low acquisition cost.
It& #39;s what Baltimore could get.
It& #39;s what Baltimore could get.
