Tim Collins DFA'd

[Second Base]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/07/nationals-designate-tim-collins.html

If you're looking for bullpen depth, here it is, for free basically. The Nats have a roster crunch and Collins has a 2.77 ERA on the year. Career 3.50 ERA.

Also, he's fun to watch. 5'7" throwing 93/94.

[The_Outrunner]

I've always loved this dude from his KC days! Some bad injuries though, but hell let's throw a jersey on him see what happens!

[Ohtani&Trout]

5.54 K/9 and 4.15 BB/9. No thanks.

[DMVol]

1 hour ago, Scotty@AW said:

....If you're looking for bullpen depth, here it is, for free reeves basically. 

If he is DFA, you could potentially have competition for a trade within the 10 day window....would suspect that will be the case....

[Pujols4MVP]

4 hours ago, Ohtani&Trout said:

5.54 K/9 and 4.15 BB/9. No thanks.

Yeah his ERA is a fluke but the Angels can ride the fluke til the end of the season & then dump him.

Like how they should have traded Bridwell after his value reached the highest it would ever be.

[Glen]

He's gotta be better than Paredes and his options.

[TroutField]

16 hours ago, Scioscia4MVP said:

Yeah his ERA is a fluke but the Angels can ride the fluke til the end of the season & then dump him.

Like how they should have traded Bridwell after his value reached the highest it would ever be.

Bridwell never had trade value. Teams looked at his peripherals and saw that they screamed regression. I don’t know where this thing started where Bridwell had any trade value, pitchers like him are a dime a dozen 

[totdprods]

5 hours ago, TroutField said:

Bridwell never had trade value. Teams looked at his peripherals and saw that they screamed regression. I don’t know where this thing started where Bridwell had any trade value, pitchers like him are a dime a dozen 

Bridwell's peripherals at age 25: 121 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 8.6 H9, 1.4 HR9, 2.2 BB9, 5.4 K9
Jon Garland's periphs at age 25: 221 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 8.6 H9, 1.4 HR9, 1.9 BB0, 4.7 K9

Garland was an All-Star that year, and finished 6th in Cy Young voting. He'd go on to win 72 more games, start 183 more games, accumulate nearly 12 WAR, and make $45m. 
In that time, he consistently allowed a hit an inning, a HR every 9 innings, a BB9 of 2.7, and a K9 of 4.8. He was worth Orlando Cabrera in a trade once too. 

Peripherals never tell the whole story. He'd be a cheap back of the rotation arm for most clubs, and a decent one, so long as he didn't face Oakland more than 2-3 times a year...
 

[Tank]

5 hours ago, Glen said:

He's gotta be better than Paredes and his options.

this. if he prevents us from ever using parades again, i'll go pick him up myself.

[red321]

22 hours ago, Scioscia4MVP said:

Yeah his ERA is a fluke but the Angels can ride the fluke til the end of the season & then dump him.

Like how they should have traded Bridwell after his value reached the highest it would ever be.

Pretty sure the Angels had plenty of bats and balls already.

[Pujols4MVP]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

this. if he prevents us from ever using parades again, i'll go pick him up myself.

on the way there, take Paredes & leave him in the desert.

[DMVol]

Cleared waivers and optioned to AAA....

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/07/nationals-outright-tim-collins-reds-release-max-wotell.html

[Tank]

6 hours ago, Scioscia4MVP said:

on the way there, take Paredes & leave him in the desert.

shh! you'll ruin my super secret plan.

[Pujols4MVP]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

shh! you'll ruin my super secret plan.

Almonte is even worse than Paredes nevermind lol.

[Stradling]

Just now, Scioscia4MVP said:

Almonte is even worse than Paredes nevermind lol.

No he isn’t

[Pujols4MVP]

2 minutes ago, The Boogie Man said:

No he isn’t

Both are very bad though, Almonte's previous 2 seasons in the majors he got lit up badly like a Pinata at a birthday party for a Pyromaniac.

[Tank]

We'll start with parades and go from there.

[Angel Oracle]

Patheticdes and Nonemonte