Angels sign Luiz Gohara

[mmc]

 

[Lou]

YES!!!

[Angelsjunky]

On one hand, awesome. The Angels just got a 23-year old who was a top prospect as recently as a year and a half ago. This is John Sickels' write-up of him after 2017:

2) Luiz Gohara, LHP, Grade A-/A: Age 21, posted 2.62 ERA with 147/44 K/BB in 124 innings at three levels, 106 hits, including 3.31, 48/16 K/BB in 35 innings in Triple-A; 4.91 ERA in 29 major league innings, 31/8 K/BB; mid-to-upper-90s fastball, has made progress with slider, change-up, and overall command although can still show some rough edges; stuff appears too good for the minors at this point and he needs major league innings to hone his craft; upside: Brazilian version of CC Sabathia. ETA 2018.

On the other hand, the Simmons trade and their international signings debacle aside, the Braves are generally a pretty smart organization. They wouldn't just let Gohara go if he still projected as the "Brazilian version of CC Sabathia." Something is clearly wrong, and "exploratory shoulder surgery" is rather worrisome. Of course maybe he can hang with Chris Rodriguez.

Either  way, no risk, great reward - even if it is likely that Gohara is a busted prospect.

[Lou]

In before "Gohara or Go Home"

[tdawg87]

Gohara sounds like a Godzilla monster

[Stradling]

I fucked a girl once that had Gohara.  It was still worth it.  

[tdawg87]

Eppler has a boner for fat Hispanics

[m0nkey]

Hopefully his shoulder isn’t shot

[Lou]

6 minutes ago, Baghdad Strad said:

I fucked a girl once that had Gohara.  It was still worth it.  

Was she on Saved By The Bell?

[Glen]

Is spelling it Luiz the equivalent of Eriq?

[Stradling]

7 minutes ago, Lou said:

Was she on Saved By The Bell?

No, penicillin.  

[Second Base]

F yeah! 

[Vlad27Trout27]

its going to come down to that shoulder,  but easily worth the risk.

[Angelsjunky]

19 minutes ago, Glen said:

Is spelling it Luiz the equivalent of Eriq?

Soul Glo...

Coming to America 2!

[Lou]

15 minutes ago, Baghdad Strad said:

No, penicillin.  

Good punctuation

[Stradling]

Thanks.

[Docwaukee]

cool.  worth a shot.  

[Lou]

10 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

cool.  worth a shot.  

So was the chick Strad banged 

[Stradling]

Just now, Lou said:

So was the chick Strad banged 

Clod?

[Docwaukee]

kinda funny from the comments section:

Hard to imagine his injuries could get any wo-
Oh. The Angels just signed him.

[Second Base]

Shoulder problems before the Angels = elbow, wrist, blister and testicle problems with the Angels.

[rafibomb]

 

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

6 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

On one hand, awesome. The Angels just got a 23-year old who was a top prospect as recently as a year and a half ago. This is John Sickels' write-up of him after 2017:

2) Luiz Gohara, LHP, Grade A-/A: Age 21, posted 2.62 ERA with 147/44 K/BB in 124 innings at three levels, 106 hits, including 3.31, 48/16 K/BB in 35 innings in Triple-A; 4.91 ERA in 29 major league innings, 31/8 K/BB; mid-to-upper-90s fastball, has made progress with slider, change-up, and overall command although can still show some rough edges; stuff appears too good for the minors at this point and he needs major league innings to hone his craft; upside: Brazilian version of CC Sabathia. ETA 2018.

On the other hand, the Simmons trade and their international signings debacle aside, the Braves are generally a pretty smart organization. They wouldn't just let Gohara go if he still projected as the "Brazilian version of CC Sabathia." Something is clearly wrong, and "exploratory shoulder surgery" is rather worrisome. Of course maybe he can hang with Chris Rodriguez.

Either  way, no risk, great reward - even if it is likely that Gohara is a busted prospect.

Brazilian Sabathia? So totally shaved?

[zenmaster]

Low risk but when his TJS is announced this board will lose it's shit, even though he's not costing us much of anything. We sign previously damaged goods then wonder what's going on when they break again.

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, zenmaster said:

Low risk but when his TJS is announced this board will lose it's shit, even though he's not costing us much of anything. We sign previously damaged goods then wonder what's going on when they break again.

They’ll blame Scioscia.