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Odds And Ends: Isringhausen, El Duque, Felix
Who says there are no good sports nicknames anymore? Within this post alone, we find Izzy, El Duque and King Felix...
- The O.C. Register assembles a slideshow of 16 relievers who could be moved in the next five weeks.
- Joe Smith of the St. Petersburg Times reports that Jason Isringhausen will consider pitching next year if he recovers well from his recent Tommy John surgery.
- Rangers GM Jon Daniels said Orlando Hernandez will be used as a reliever, according to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- ESPN.com's Jim Caple discusses Felix Hernandez's recent dominance. As Caple says, "the king's crown fits much better this season."
- A thought from Padres exec Paul DePodesta: "Regardless of the preparation they receive in the minors, young players will almost always struggle early on in the majors."
- We're hearing from PGCrossChecker.com that the Cubs signed first rounder Brett Jackson for $972k.
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felix is king, and hes only 23, my goodness
Posted by: 04Forever | June 26, 2009 at 12:28 PM
If any pitcher signs a $200M contract, it's going to be Felix Hernandez.
An absolute monster that misses bats and induces groundballs, he'll be an absolute ace when he hits free agency at age 25.
I put him up there with Santana, Haren, Billingsley, Greinke, Sabathia, Halladay, and the other top aces in the game.
Posted by: scribbletone | June 26, 2009 at 12:44 PM
the felix hernandez article leads to the andy phillips signing with the hiroshima carp.
Posted by: fgsfsfbbbrd | June 26, 2009 at 01:04 PM
scribbleton:
I wouldn't necessarily put Billingsley or Greinke in that elite status, yet. The elites, as I see them, are only Santana, Halladay, and Lincecum. Maybe Sabathia. Greinke is just having his first great season, and Billingsley and Felix in the next couple years will be there.
Posted by: venn177 | June 26, 2009 at 02:09 PM
This isn't Yankee bias....but CC has out pitched Johan for 2 and a half years now. Not only statistically but head to head in 2007 and 2008....I'm not saying he is the better career pitcher, but he is definitely an elite at this point. Plus this is only Lincecums 2nd good season so I'm not really following the logic here if Greinke can't be included now.
It is going to be absolutely nuts when Felix hits free agency though. 25 years old and most likely one of the best pitchers in the game. I agree he might be the first 200 million dollar contract and think he goes to the Red Sox or Yankees just because they will do everything in their power to stop him from going to the enemies team or even a contenders team.
Its just mind boggling how good he is right now and how much he has done in the league and he is only 23!!!!
Posted by: yanks09 | June 26, 2009 at 02:50 PM
"I wouldn't necessarily put Billingsley or Greinke in that elite status, yet. The elites, as I see them, are only Santana, Halladay, and Lincecum. Maybe Sabathia. Greinke is just having his first great season, and Billingsley and Felix in the next couple years will be there.
Posted by: venn177 | June 26, 2009 at 02:09 PM"
How do you not put Grenike and Bills in the elite group?
For that matter King Felix?
Posted by: 661dodgerblue | June 26, 2009 at 06:12 PM