Angels Claim RP Austin Brice; outright 7, re-instate all from 60-day DL

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Inside Pitch said:

Yep -- he owns a minor league team now too.   You ever hear the story of how he came to be a part of Upper Deck?  I still remember where that shop was in Yorba Linda.

No I don’t know the story

[Inside Pitch]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

No I don’t know the story

He was living in Yorba Linda and was looking for a a restaurant..  Walked into the card shop to ask if they knew where it was..   Basically, the store owner and him become buddies and he pitches the idea to Buice.   I forget the specifics but, they had already been declined to start making cards but Buice cut a deal with them that if he could help secure the MLPBAs consent, he be made a partner....   

Ended up making more money by being hungry and lost in Yorba Linda than he ever did as a MLB pitcher.

[tdawg87]

Remember Steam Trains?

[floplag]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

They have to be on the40 man or given their release, I think that’s how it goes.  

 

1 hour ago, totdprods said:

What @Stradling said.

That’s why you didn’t see them addguys like Thaiss or Canning to the 40-man in September, so they had space to play with still when this occurred. 

OK, fair enough i guess i just never noticed that before.  Thanks

[jgimondo]

Why did we cut Francisco Arcia?

[Inside Pitch]

1 minute ago, jgimondo said:

Why did we cut Francisco Arcia?

Removed from the 40 man  -- doesn't mean he's gone.

[Jeff Fletcher]

2 hours ago, jchalos89 said:

According to Fangraph, he is a Fastball, Slider 2 pitch right hander. 

26 year old guy who's turning 27 next June, throws 94mph fastball and 83mph slider with 87mph changeup which he only throws at 2% of his total pitches.

Pitched 37 innings for Reds, posted 5.79 ERA.

He allowed 39 hits, in which 9 of them were HRs, walked 13 guys, plunked 3 guys, while striking out 32 batters.

His K/9 number looks pretty decent but obviously he has problem with his command (allowing 16 free passes in 37 innings?) and he gets hit. I mean hit hard. 

43% of his balls were hard hit balls (17.5% were softly hit), causing his BABIP skyrocket up to 0.286 and that clearly explains why his H/9 and HR/9 numbers are so awful.

I don't know what this move is. Honestly. I knew this guy was not gonna be anywhere near being "good" since that doormat Reds let him go, but I tried to look up hoping that I can find at least some positive note about him. He pitched in hitters ballpark in Cincinnati and is coming to Angel stadium, which is one of the pitcher friendly ballparks in the league so his numbers could improve a bit if he had the right stuff. But that doesn't look like the case here. His numbers are way too awful no matter what ballparks he pitched in, and he is turning 27 next season so he won't have much space for improvement anymore. 

I'd say we just got a AAA pitcher who can come up in September for roster expansion and kill some garbage innings when the team is winning big or getting destroyed

He's out of options.

[Jeff Fletcher]

2 hours ago, floplag said:

All re-instated?  seems odd when we know some wont be ready for ST.  I assume this is some formality that i just never noticed before?

The 60-day DL doesn't exist in the offseason. That's why a bunch of teams made a flurry of fringe 40-man roster moves today.

And there will be more later in the month (Nov. 20?) when teams have to add any minor leaguers they want to protect from the Rule 5. So there are at least 3-4 more who are on the Angels 40-man who are going to go.

Edited November 2, 2018 by Jeff Fletcher

[Blarg]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

Is it recollection day for you geezers?

I can't remember if that's today or next week.

[Docwaukee]

8 hours ago, totdprods said:

From Cincinnati, an out of options reliever from the Reds with mediocre numbers. 

Much like Bridwell, Ramirez, and Pena, Brice has past experience in the minors as a starter and 'meh' numbers as a major league reliever...

Update:
John Lamb, Sherman Johnson, Odrisamer Despaigne, Jefry Marte, Francisco Arcia, Deck McGuire, and Eduardo Paredes have all been outrighted off of the 40 and cleared waivers. 
All players on the 60-day DL have been re-instated; Jewell, Meyer, Middleton, Tropeano, Ramirez, Cozart, Pujols.

I think the 40-man is now at 39...

with his addition it's at 38 according to roster resource.  

he @Jeff Fletcher or anyone else for that matter.   It hasn't been much of an issue the last few years because we haven't really had much to protect, but if the halos announce an acquisition before the rule 5 roster deadline, will they usually wait to actually have them sign and add the player after the draft?  

guys on the 40 that could still be let go pretty easily - Cowart, Kevan Smith, Austin Brice, Jabari Blash, Miguel Almonte, Luke Farrell, Jesus Castillo, Noe Ramirez.  

guys not on the 40 likely to be protected.  Luis Rengifo, Jose Suarez, Luis Pena, Jared Walsh

maybes - Jeremy Rhoades, Connor Lillis-White, Ryan Clark.  This is actually where we are probably most vulnerable.  All three guys are youngish relieves with some upside.  Rhoades had a solid showing in AA/AAA this year and has a 2.08 era in the DOWL for Aguilas so far in 2018 over 8.2 innings.  Lillis-White wasn't as impressive in AA/AAA this year but has a high k rate of 12.3/9 in 72ip with a 3.50 era.  Ryan Clark did well in AA but struggled in AAA and has gotten lit up pretty good in the AFL.  

probably nots - Baldoquin, Bo Way, Zach Houchins, Julian Leon, Joe Gatto.  

[ukyah]

8 hours ago, Stradling said:

Wasn’t he Co-founder of Upper Deck baseball cards?

i used to work with richard mcwilliam before he passed away. he built a fascinating empire. i still work with the surviving family.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

9 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Is it recollection day for you geezers?

We're just thrilled to remember anything.

[Billy_Ball]

[tdawg87]

Austin 5.16 says I just blew the lead!

[Jeff Fletcher]

10 hours ago, Dochalo said:

 

19 hours ago, totdprods said:

From Cincinnati, an out of options reliever from the Reds with mediocre numbers. 

Much like Bridwell, Ramirez, and Pena, Brice has past experience in the minors as a starter and 'meh' numbers as a major league reliever...

Update:
John Lamb, Sherman Johnson, Odrisamer Despaigne, Jefry Marte, Francisco Arcia, Deck McGuire, and Eduardo Paredes have all been outrighted off of the 40 and cleared waivers. 
All players on the 60-day DL have been re-instated; Jewell, Meyer, Middleton, Tropeano, Ramirez, Cozart, Pujols.

I think the 40-man is now at 39...

with his addition it's at 38 according to roster resource.  

he @Jeff Fletcher or anyone else for that matter.   It hasn't been much of an issue the last few years because we haven't really had much to protect, but if the halos announce an acquisition

 

If it’s a free agent and it’s close, they can push it a little. But you can’t with a trade because the other team’s roster is affected too. 

[Slegnaac]

18 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Remember Steam Trains?

You say that like it is a bad thing...

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

On 11/2/2018 at 12:15 PM, totdprods said:

John Lamb, Sherman Johnson, Odrisamer Despaigne, Jefry Marte, Francisco Arcia, Deck McGuire, and Eduardo Paredes have all been outrighted off of the 40 and cleared waivers.

See ya Marte...

[Lou]

Brice DFA'd by Baltimore 

[Angel Oracle]

17 minutes ago, Lou said:

Brice DFA'd by Baltimore 

Epic bump!

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

On 11/2/2018 at 1:09 PM, Angel Oracle said:

The Halos did have a Buice 30+ years ago, and now they have a Brice.

Great guy btw! 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

On 11/2/2018 at 2:43 PM, tdawg87 said:

Is it recollection day for you geezers?

yup!

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 11/2/2018 at 2:42 PM, Inside Pitch said:

Yep -- he owns a minor league team now too.   You ever hear the story of how he came to be a part of Upper Deck?  I still remember where that shop was in Yorba Linda.

Funny enough. I took a call on a dead body 2 weeks ago. Insane house.

Anyway, the original owner was somehow related to upper deck, but I think that was 30 years ago or something.

[greginpsca]

On 11/2/2018 at 2:56 PM, tdawg87 said:

Remember Steam Trains?

Hell, i remember when they made cars that ran on steam. I think jay Leno owns one.

[Pujols4MVP]

Brice Larkin ?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_Larkin

[Inside Pitch]

1 minute ago, jgimondo said:

He already was claimed by the Cubs months ago.

You are responding to something from November 2nd -- at the time the statment rang true ...   Removing a player from the 40 man doesnt always result in them being gone.