Bring up Barria!!

[Ochocinco!]

Send Scribner down, keep Chavez in his long relief role he's been nails and let's see what the kid can do he's been mowing down AAA batters. 

[Brent Maguire]

2.63 ERA and 113:28 K/BB ratio in 137 innings in the minors this year. He's already well past his career high in innings and is only 21, however. I'd caution against bringing him up unless the org feels he's ready now. He's pretty clearly made himself a 2018 rotation candidate though. 

[GrittyVeterans]

The command of all his pitches is very impressive for a 21 year old. He doesn't have the highest upside but I don't think he'll be worse than a good #4 starter. If everything breaks right he could be a low end 2 starter

[tdawg87]

Dude has a 1.84 BB/9. He doesn't fuck around. He's like the anti-CJ.

I wouldn't mind if he got a cup of coffee in September. At least get an idea how he composes himself on a big league mound, then go from there.

[Docwaukee]

Sept 1 can come soon enough.  

Barria is barely 21.  He's actually in his age 20 season starting the year in high A so making the jump to mlb and having pitched 15 innings over his previous his from last year likely isn't going to happen.  

I'm also not ready to sell him short as the 'back end' starter he's being called.   He's added a little velo this year which has help his K rate go up.  Plenty of guys go 90-94 with solid secondary stuff and excellent command as really good starters.  Not saying he's going to be Zach Greinke, but how about Rick Porcello or Mike Leake or Alex Cobb?  

[Blarg]

How about no to a Rick Porcello comp. 

[tdawg87]

Right-handed, brown Joe Saunders circa 2008 with slightly more K's and slightly fewer walks.

I'm good at this.

[nando714]

8 hours ago, Brent Maguire said:

2.63 ERA and 113:28 K/BB ratio in 137 innings in the minors this year. He's already well past his career high in innings and is only 21, however. I'd caution against bringing him up unless the org feels he's ready now. He's pretty clearly made himself a 2018 rotation candidate though. 

Who made up the "innings limit"

when did people start throwing darts at when a pitcher should stop pitching due to innings pitched?

[Stradling]

4 minutes ago, nando714 said:

Who made up the "innings limit"

when did people start throwing darts at when a pitcher should stop pitching due to innings pitched?

My guess is when free agent pitchers worth a damn cost $17 million a season.  Or when they look at a decline in spin rate.  

[Chuck]

No to the Mike Leake comparison too. 

[Chuck]

I do like the Alex Cobb comp though, @Dochalo

[Taylor]

11 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Dude has a 1.84 BB/9. He doesn't fuck around. He's like the anti-CJ.

That's too low for the Angels' rotation.

[Blarg]

6 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Right-handed, brown Joe Saunders circa 2008 with slightly more K's and slightly fewer walks.

I'm good at this.

We're trading for Grienke!

[ten ocho recon scout]

9 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Right-handed, brown Joe Saunders circa 2008 with slightly more K's and slightly fewer walks.

I'm good at this.

 

[Chuck]

10 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

 

lol

[Ochocinco!]

Love of christ please bring him up he can't be any fking worse than what we just trotted out vs the Rangers!!!!

[Angel Oracle]

What aren't they calling him up????

So they can watch Skaggs and Middlegopherballton suck????

[tomsred]

Barria gave up four runs in 4.2 innings tonight in Salt Lake.  I am afraid that the stage is too big for the moment for Barria to be effective against major league hitters.  That said, I think we will see him before the season ends, but that has the feeling of desperation to me.  Maybe he can fool some team just because they haven't seen his stuff in person.

I thought Noe Ramirez was a starter, I'd be inclined to give him a shot.

[Angel Oracle]

Try anything, and see if it sticks!

[Jason]

11 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

What aren't they calling him up????

So they can watch Skaggs and Middlegopherballton suck????

Of the descriptive names you apply to Halo players, this one is not your best work

[Rico]

7 hours ago, tomsred said:

 Maybe he can fool some team just because they haven't seen his stuff in person.

 

We should save him for the one game playoff.  I mean. who else we got?