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azdsnd
Some non-contender, low-budget NL team will take a shot on him and hope they can flip him at the deadline for an asset. I could see the D-backs giving him a shot at the rotation.
azdsnd
Err, yeah, reliever… 😛
bigpat
I doubt it, he’s like 60 years old by now. He doesn’t see content with pitching in the minors, and no team will put him on their big league roster unless he dominates the minors for a month or two. He’s gonna have to play independent league or move to Japan. A shame because I really like the guy, maybe the coolest pitching delivery ever.
dc21892
I enjoy watching him pitch. I hope he can come back and be effective for a ML team.
Pseudonymus Bosch
I think the Reds should bring him in as a reliever, then use him after Aroldis Chapman every time Chapman comes in. The drop-off from 105 mph fastball to 85 mph fastball would be so huge that all the hitters would be swinging before he even started the windup.
basemonkey
Hm. Considering how many teams have random mop-up men but organizational filler types, why not give Duque a shot? Darren Oliver found new life as a reliever. Maybe he works out to be a pretty solid reliever?
Tiffs
He is starting for the Yankees tonight. Count on it. Sorry AJ.
Slopeboy
Don’t I Wish…!!
Bernaldo
Enough already! The guy is washed up, finished as a major league pitcher. He had a solid career but there comes a time when you have to say it’s over. There’s a good reason why he hasn’t pitched in the big leagues for three years and thankfully, MLB GM’s aren’t going to waste time indulging his fantasies about playing again.
HerbertAnchovy
Why should he just give up on something he obviously loves doing? At least the guy still has the desire. I agree he could be possibly be an effective reliever, like Jose Contreras and Darren Oliver.
Bernaldo
At some point every ballplayer comes to grips with the fact that he can’t play at the MLB level any more. Some guys come to that decision themselves, others have to be told by the clubs that their careers are over and its time to move on. Most MLB players love playing ball; few want to quit but there comes a time for every guy when he’s finished. If El Duque wants to continue to hang out in AAA ball because he “loves what he’s doing” fine, but don’t continue to blather about playing in the big leagues again when you’re 45 years old and haven’t played in the bigs for three seasons. The phrase “he could be possibly be an effective reliever” would describe just about every pitcher in the minor leagues – with the operative words being “could” and “possibly”.
Bernaldo
At some point every ballplayer comes to grips with the fact that he can’t play at the MLB level any more. Some guys come to that decision themselves, others have to be told by the clubs that their careers are over and its time to move on. Most MLB players love playing ball; few want to quit but there comes a time for every guy when he’s finished. If El Duque wants to continue to hang out in AAA ball because he “loves what he’s doing” fine, but don’t continue to blather about playing in the big leagues again when you’re 45 years old and haven’t played in the bigs for three seasons. The phrase “he could be possibly be an effective reliever” would describe just about every pitcher in the minor leagues – with the operative words being “could” and “possibly”.
DSB_MaxPower
I will never forgive Hernandez for bailing on this season from the Harrisburg Senators with ONE week left in the season as they were battling for the last playoff spot.
coolstorybro222
He’s the only guy that has a fast ball that is slower than Moyer’s