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MetsFanXXIII
The fact that his strikeout and walk rates were equal last year might have something to do with him not signing until now. We would also be remiss not to mention the .239 BABIP and the 4.72 FIP. That being said, go hunt some wabbits Elmer!
55saveslives
REPEAT! 🙂
Nick Migliore
lol Giants fans better hope he remains in the minors. He has a lot of regression coming to him at the ML level…..
RepOak
hahaha WTF??
Jason_F
Minor league depth for one of the best bullpens in baseball. Why do you insist on perpetuating this supposed rivalry between the A’s and Giants that really doesn’t exist?
genius.gm.on.mlb.the.show
a grudge we will never know why, as long as this site is up and running and he is alive. Every Giants post will be a “WTF??” post
jfretless
Only 39 years old, would have thought Sabean would have given him three year deal with a option for a fourth.
iheartyourfart
you don’t wanna tie up that money… it could go to signing some veteran free agents instead of locking up this young, inexperienced reliever
TigersLoveCinnamon
Yeah, so funny. He did such a terrible job taking the Giants to being world champs
Glebb
hmm
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haha
disgruntledreader
Dessens is hoping to become the first Mexican pitcher to publicly acknowledge pitching into his 40s. I’d be willing to bet Aurelio Lopez or Fernandomania were at the very least much closer to it than the public record states.
Gumby65
The Dodgers had Vicente Romo while he was well into his 70’s (Lorne Greene will tell you his 40’s to you and me).
wkkortas
Elmer will never stop pitching voluntarily; he may be the first Mexican pitcher to sign a post-mortem minor league deal.
sherrilltradedooverexperience
he picked the correct ballpark to keep up the good numbers
mattevilspawn
Isn’t he around 400 years old?
goredsgo
Are are you guys hating on him? DIdn’t u read the 2.30 ERA in 53 appearances. Its just as good as Romo
metsman
this guy Elmer just keeps sticking around like…something that sticks around.
SolidarityInSF
It’s worth mentioning that Casilla, while not especially seasoned, is also a sinkerballer. It just happens to sink at 98 MPH.
Good work if you can get it.
Namio
Casilla’s two-seam fastball/sinker ball is more like 93-95 mph. Still, a very very impressive combination of speed and movement.
Chris Montgomery
Anything is better than Romo! Seriously, as a true giants fan, I HATE ROMO! the Cowboys Romo, or Sergio Romo? It doesn’t matter, when it comes down to it they both are choke artists. I have heard a lot of hype about Romo, but all I see is a dumb ass who cant keep a lead. Hey Sabes do us a favor and RELEASE ROMO, send him to the Dodgers so he can ruin some games for them.
Chris Miller
Did you watch the Giants play last season, or just the playoffs? Romo has been a crucial part of the bullpen for two years.