Bruce Chen Rumors
Royals Sign Bruce Chen
According to Dick Kaegel of MLB.com the Royals have signed Bruce Chen to a minor league contract. Chen, 31, will report to the Royals' minor league camp after he pitches for Panama in the WBC. He last pitched in the majors in April of 2007.
Rangers Sign Bruce Chen
The Rangers hope to add some competition to the fifth starter slot - they signed Bruce Chen today to a minor league non-roster deal.
I like the idea of signing Chen, but not for the Rangers. He's healthy, left-handed, and not quite 30. He posted a fine 3.83 ERA in the AL East as recently as 2005. However, the marriage of an extreme flyball pitcher and a ballpark that inflates homers by 12% doesn't seem logical at first glance.
Digging deeper, I found that Ameriquest only inflates right-handed HRs by 2%. However, Chen is much better against righties despite his handedness. Teams can stack their lineups with left-handed sluggers against him. I still don't get the signing.
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Rangers Sign Bruce Chen
The Rangers hope to add some competition to the fifth starter slot - they signed Bruce Chen today to a minor league non-roster deal.
I like the idea of signing Chen, but not for the Rangers. He's healthy, left-handed, and not quite 30. He posted a fine 3.83 ERA in the AL East as recently as 2005. However, the marriage of an extreme flyball pitcher and a ballpark that inflates homers by 12% doesn't seem logical at first glance.
Digging deeper, I found that Ameriquest only inflates right-handed HRs by 2%. However, Chen is much better against righties despite his handedness. Teams can stack their lineups with left-handed sluggers against him. I still don't get the signing.
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