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Tom 22
Is that right? Rodon only threw 12 innings to get promoted to AAA.
Dynasty22
12.2 innings 😉
Ralph Esposito
15 2/3 innings for Carlos Rodon. Chris Sale was already in the majors after 14 1/3 minor league innings.
Dynasty22
I know but Rodon had 12.2 innings under his belt before he got promoted to AAA. Obviously, the White Sox agressively pushing Sale has worked out for them. If they think it can work for Rodon then good for them and him.
Ralph Esposito
My bad. You are absolutely correct. I can’t remember if Chris even pitched in AAA?
Dynasty22
He did. 6.1 innings before he got promoted.
Mikenmn
I wonder if the market isn’t going to start to reprice for players like Swisher, who was a streaky player with the Yankees, and had some good years and some poor ones. Maybe we will start to see even more difference between the real stars, and the useful to good players.
Douglas Rau
You can claim Swisher was streaky but prior to signing with the Indians, he’s hit 20 home runs in every single season for the previous 8 seasons, between Oakland, the White Sox and the Yankees. In the post-steroid era (guessing that we might actually be in one, how can we know for sure, thank you, Bud Selig), that’s a pretty consistent source of power.
Mikenmn
Swisher was a productive player for the Yankees, but they were able to buy him on the cheap after he had a rough season with the White Sox in 2008. He showed power then, as he did every year, but had a OPS+ of 93 and had was a negative BWar year. I liked Swisher, he’s just not a first ranked star. That was kind of my point.
aaron b
Swisher was paid like a first ranked star. He got Edwin Jackson money.
Still he has been a disappointment in Cleveland. I figured he would age better than he has.
bdfun
“We still can’t get a clear read on the 2013 James Shields / Wil Myers trade between the Royals and the Rays”
Am I missing something? Meyers just came off the 60 day DL, he is hitting .230, the Rays are 12.5 games out of 1st and their attendance is down by 8,000 from last year. Shields is 12 and 6, having another great year, the Royals are in 1st by 1 game and stand a good chance of making the playoffs, last time was 1985 and there attendance is up by 80,000.
The Royals have gotten exactly what they wanted from the trade and the Rays had to give up on the postseason.
StevetheBaker
Probably need to read Neyer’s piece and bring it up with him if you disagree.
East Coast Bias
One important fact you conveniently left out is that while James Shields will be a free agent after this season, Myers will be under team control for four more years.
Just saying, that’s too important of information to leave out.
faceforest
And that Wade Davis is a free agent after this season. Plus the fact that Mike Montgomery is having a killer season for the Bulls, and Odorizzi is becoming a solid pitcher for the Rays when they needed him the most. He also has the highest K/9 numbers and strikeouts vs Rookies this season.
Brett Bosley
Wade Davis has team options through 2017.
aaron b
Royals will get at least a comp pick once Shields leaves.
mboss
I bet the Astros are really happy with their decision not to draft Rodon! As a Sox fan….Thank You!!!