Tossed Salas traded to NY Mets

[Rico]

If we can fix Nolasco, we can fix this guy!!!

[stormngt]

7 hours ago, tomsred said:

$430,000 Storm.  Every penny counts.

430K on a 180 million budget?

That is every penny.  

 

[totdprods]

5 minutes ago, stormngt said:

430K on a 180 million budget?

That is every penny.  

That amount would cover the pro-rated portion that new players added to the 40-man for September call-ups would receive, i.e. Nate Smith. No it isn't much, but it's an example of where shedding a few hundred thousand has immediate results. You're basically just paying that money to a 'new hire'

[YouthofToday]

This should also help give PT to you get players to see what they may offer for 201$ and beyond. Also helps us slightly to get a better draft pick in each round of the upcoming Rule 4 draft. 

[totdprods]

8 hours ago, Dochalo said:

cool.  i was hoping we'd do this.  Any time you can add projectable arms it's a good thing.  

btw, he got blown up in two starts this year.  1ip, 10er and 3.1ip with 9er.  In his 11 other games he pitched 57.2ip, with 56h, 20bb, 58k, and a 2.89 era.  

This is promising. Obviously it is cherry-picking, but it does show that especially for minor league SPs ERA really isn't a good indicator, as a lot of them get totally blasted in a couple starts. 

He probably slots in somewhere along the lines of guys like Jake Jewell, maybe a bit below guys like Jordan Kipper. 

[totdprods]

1 hour ago, stormngt said:

430K on a 180 million budget?

That is every penny.  

Also, I admittedly do not know at what point the luxury tax is calculated, but I recall once Lincecum came aboard it was mentioned that we were either just at - or just over - the luxury tax line. Shedding Salas, Nava, Smith and demoting Lincecum may have been just enough to keep us under the tax line.

While we weren't going to be over the luxury tax by an amount where the tax would hurt us, it is important to reset the penalty, as it increases in percentage each season that you're over. 

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, totdprods said:

This is promising. Obviously it is cherry-picking, but it does show that especially for minor league SPs ERA really isn't a good indicator, as a lot of them get totally blasted in a couple starts. 

He probably slots in somewhere along the lines of guys like Jake Jewell, maybe a bit below guys like Jordan Kipper. 

The WHIP in the good starts still needs some work done.

[jgimondo]

13 hours ago, Billy_Ball said:

As who is our closer when we make our September run at the wildcard?

Miller from AAA.

[stormngt]

2 hours ago, totdprods said:

That amount would cover the pro-rated portion that new players added to the 40-man for September call-ups would receive, i.e. Nate Smith. No it isn't much, but it's an example of where shedding a few hundred thousand has immediate results. You're basically just paying that money to a 'new hire'

Well at least that is an explanation.  Is someone being added to the roster?

[DMVol]

1 hour ago, jgimondo said:

Miller from AAA.

You mean Bailey?

[Redondo]

Adam Rubin ESPN Staff Writer 

Fernando Salas' Mets debut is in the books. The reliever entered with the Mets trailing 6-1 in the seventh inning Thursday, after Christian Yelich belted a three-run homer against Josh Smoker. Salas retired three of the four batters he faced. The lone Marlin to reach came on a single by Jeff Mathis. Salas was acquired late Wednesday for minor-league right-hander Erik Manoah.

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[Homebrewer]

When he is getting his plaque in Cooperstown, after surpassing Eckersly and Mariano during his storied post-Angel career with the Mets, you guys won't be making cheap ass jokes then.

 

[stormngt]

12 hours ago, YouthofToday said:

This should also help give PT to you get players to see what they may offer for 201$ and beyond. Also helps us slightly to get a better draft pick in each round of the upcoming Rule 4 draft. 

How does it help in the rule 4 draft?

[Docwaukee]

14 minutes ago, stormngt said:

How does it help in the rule 4 draft?

it assumes we play worse while kicking the tires on some guys.  ie, better draft position.  

[Guest]

Greatest news of the season for me. I'm very happy.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

We would have won the deal had we gotten back an empty Taco Bell bag. Not sure why people are nitpicking the return.

[Mark68]

10 hours ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

We would have won the deal had we gotten back an empty Taco Bell bag. Not sure why people are nitpicking the return.

I disagree. I would have wanted that bag to include three crunchy tacos, at least.

[AngelsLongBall]

13 hours ago, Redondo said:

Adam Rubin ESPN Staff Writer 

Fernando Salas' Mets debut is in the books. The reliever entered with the Mets trailing 6-1 in the seventh inning Thursday, after Christian Yelich belted a three-run homer against Josh Smoker. Salas retired three of the four batters he faced. The lone Marlin to reach came on a single by Jeff Mathis. Salas was acquired late Wednesday for minor-league right-hander Erik Manoah.

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39m

Oh the irony

[eligrba]

3 hours ago, AngelsLongBall said:

Oh the irony ironies.