Pat Corbin

[Mile High Dreams]

F'ng Reagins

[RallyMo]

...and Skaggs will start tomorrow.

 

I liked the trade at the time.

 

I don't like it now.

[YouthofToday]

Todd Helton says Corbin has the best slider he has EVER seen -- better than Randy Johnson's.

[nando714]

Thanks Dipoto

[stormngt]

F'ng Reagins

Isn't great that we can evaluate trade with hindsight.  I remember when the trade went down and just about everyone (not just fans but media) believed the Angels fleeced the Diamondbacks on that one.  

[Angel Oracle]

I just remember nothing but good things being said about Corbin and Skaggs when they were in the org.

And, how many teams trade not one but TWO real solid lefty prospects?

[ukyah]

i can't get enough of these threads, personally.

[Angel Oracle]

Anyway, dude at this pace won't only be in the ASG, he'll be the NL starter.

[fan_since79]

If he wins the Cy Young, this forum will be saturated with Corbin threads.

[Dave Saltzer]

I was interviewed by XM radio at the time about this trade (I was in the middle of Yellowstone National Park--trying to get reception for the phone call was a challenge!). At the time, I said we gave up a lot of talent to get talent. Considering all the variables that could happen to a player between the Minors and Majors, it was a fair trade--one that is working out for the Diamondbacks now.

 

Interestingly, remember who it was who made the call on it. If anyone doesn't think that Dipoto can evaluate talent, that was his call.

[AZMike]

I just saw a bit of the 6th inning of the first Texas-Arizona game today. 

 

the good news: Texas is being shut out through 6

 

the bad news: f'n Reagins 

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Skaggs is making his first start of the season today against the Rangers. So far, he's pitched 6 innings, given up only 3 hits, 0 ER, 3 walks, and has 9 K's. He's probably done for the day after throwing 103 pitches in his first start.  

[AngelArcher]

At the time, the consensus here in AZ was that the Dbacks didn't get much in return and fans were wondering what other teams like the Yankees were offering. Dipoto was not well liked.

[mulwin444]

Corbin is going to be the new Edmonds in terms of the "what is this ex-Angel doing now" thread

[HBMike]

Tyler Chawood 3-0 1.90 ERA, Angels have given away lots of young talented arms. 

[fan_since79]

Chatwood was still pretty bad after he left the Angels. His numbers last year for Colorado were very similar to his 2011 totals with us.

 

This current upswing could just be an anomaly.

[HBMike]

Chatwood was still pretty bad after he left the Angels. His numbers last year for Colorado were very similar to his 2011 totals with us.

 

This current upswing could just be an anomaly.

He's only 23 pitching in a hitters park. I disagree think he has good upside. 

[jshep]

He's only 23 pitching in a hitters park. I disagree think he has good upside. 

 

He also hasn't been anything impressive above High-A ball before a couple months of this year.

 

Maybe he puts it together enough to end up a back of the rotation guy, but I don't think he'll throw enough strikes or miss enough bats to be much more.

[fan_since79]

He's only 23 pitching in a hitters park. I disagree think he has good upside. 

His totals on the road last year were worse than in Colorado. Pretty much the same number of innings.

 

.301 BAA away from the hitters park.

1.812 WHIP in seven road starts.

[stormngt]

Tyler Chawood 3-0 1.90 ERA, Angels have given away lots of young talented arms. 

As much as I liked getting a quality catcher instead of going back to Mathis, I did feel we gave up on Chatwood too soon.  I thought he did fairly well his first season.

[stormngt]

Chatwood was still pretty bad after he left the Angels. His numbers last year for Colorado were very similar to his 2011 totals with us.

 

This current upswing could just be an anomaly.

this is only his third year, so I don't think you can call this year an anomaly.  Maybe his first two years were an anomaly.

[fan_since79]

It was an unusually consistent anomaly.

[jshep]

As much as I liked getting a quality catcher instead of going back to Mathis, I did feel we gave up on Chatwood too soon.  I thought he did fairly well his first season.

Chatwood as an Angel:

 

4.75 ERA, 1.669 WHIP.

 

10.5 H/9

4.5 BB/9

4.7 K/9

 

I think you have to be granting him an awful lot of leeway to call that doing fairly well.

[Halo4life714]

I have to say a part of me gets really angry every time Corbin or Skaggs dominates. But then another part of me says we have the guy who executed the deal. Don't forget Dipoto has also got us guys like Vargas, De La Rosa, Coello. This may not seem like much but these 3 have contributed greatly to our pitching staff this season. Also JB Shuck has turned out to be a real solid player for us.

[YouthofToday]

Isn't great that we can evaluate trade with hindsight. I remember when the trade went down and just about everyone (not just fans but media) believed the Angels fleeced the Diamondbacks on that one.

This.