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NL East Notes: Nats, Pelfrey, Mets, Strasburg

By Steve Adams | September 25, 2011 at 6:39pm CDT

The Phillies have already clinched the NL East, while the Braves cling to a two-game lead in the NL Wild Card race entering play today. Here's some news that focuses primarily on a couple of other teams in the Senior Circuit's Eastern Division…

  • Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo expects a relatively quick resolution to the open managerial situation, writes Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post.  Rizzo said he will interview candidates both inside and outside the organization.
  • In addition to targeting an impact starting pitcher (mentioned below), the Nationals would like to add a high-OBP outfielder to hit atop their lineup, writes Ben Goessling of MASNsports. Previous targets have included Denard Span, Michael Bourn, and B.J. Upton. Goessling says Washington is once again a logical landing place for Upton.
  • The Mets will not renew the contracts of Wayne Krivsky and Bryan Lambe when they expire on October 31, writes Andy Martino of the New York Daily News. Both front office executives date back to Omar Minaya's time as GM. Krivsky, a former Reds GM, was responsible for bringing Justin Turner to the organization.
  • It's likely that the Mets tender Mike Pelfrey a contract, but the right-hander is still searching for a new pitch after a disappointing 2011 season, writes Andy McCullough of the New Jersy Star-Ledger.
  • Nationals GM Mike Rizzo says the club is targeting an impact starting pitcher and another bat this offseason, tweets MLB.com's Bill Ladson. Earlier this week we heard they were scouting C.J. Wilson.
  • According to an AP report (via the Boston Herald), the Nationals will have Stephen Strasburg on an innings limit in 2012.
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  1. Lastings

    14 years ago

    Innings limit is to Stephen Strasburg, as peanut butter is to jelly…

    Reply
    • God's Other Son

      14 years ago

      The game used to be about winning… now it’s all about coddling

      Reply
      • start_wearing_purple

        14 years ago

        It’s about a long run. Baseball has become much more of business so players are business assets.

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        • NickinIthaca

          14 years ago

          Exactly….  I think about what I’ve heard about players from before my time and even remembering players in my youth (90’s if I’m going to date myself), but the more I look at it, it’s not the players wanting to stay off the field, it’s the teams wanting to take care of their multi-million dollar investments.  It’s hard to say who is really to blame in the long run….

          I’d blame the agents and Selig though if I was forced to…

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  2. Scott

    14 years ago

    I thought Werth was supposed to be an impact outfielder lol

    Reply
  3. Joe Wright

    14 years ago

    Why don’t you just turn Strasburg as your Closer? Either let him pitch or throw him in the pen

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    • Rabbitov

      14 years ago

      Because his ceiling makes him so much more valuable as a starter. . . 

       and the Nats have one of the best young closers in baseball. . . 

      Why exactly do you think turning him into a closer is a good idea? 

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      • notsureifsrs

        14 years ago

        six inning saves might be kinda neat

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      • TheHotCorner 2

        14 years ago

        “Because his ceiling makes him so much more valuable as a starter…”

        Could you please tell that to Texas (Neftali Feliz) and the ChiSox (Chris Sale). 

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        • timmytwoshoezzz

          14 years ago

          And the Reds too (Aroldis Chapman)

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        • Muggi

          14 years ago

          Feliz has never shown the amount of control needed to be a starter; ditto Chapman. If you can’t keep your walks to under 4 per 9, your chances of being successful as a starter plummet. As a reliever, you can get away with it.

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          • notsureifsrs

            14 years ago

            what are you talking about? this is the first year feliz’s BB/9 has been above 2.35

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            • Muggi

              14 years ago

              Right, because there’s better book on him now. Hes not getting the swings and misses on balls outside the zone as much (check FanGraphs), and he doesn’t have control in the zone so…more walks. Not a recipe for multiple-inning success.

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              • notsureifsrs

                14 years ago

                you: “Feliz has never shown the amount of control needed to be a starter”

                “never since april 2011”, you meant? because he showed it for 2 years prior to that. and he’d started effectively in the minors before that

                do you have any evidence that this year’s variance is due to “a better book” on him, instead of just standard volatility for the small-sample performances of relievers?

                for example, would you say “the book” changed on jonathan papelbon last year, or this one? none of his pitches or pitch selection have changed, and yet his results — including his walk-rate — have improved dramatically. are there any other better theories for small-sample variance in reliever performance? i think there might be

                i don’t think you can draw any strong conclusions about feliz based on this year alone. and i’m sure you can’t conclude he lacks the command to be a starter

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                • oz10 2

                  14 years ago

                  I am a Rangers fan first off. I was warning people last year about Feliz as all he could do was blow the baseball by people and that this year they would catch on. It was what he did in the minors and has always done. His secondary stuff is not great so the other teams sit on his fastball now. Unless he gets better command of his curve and change, he won’t make it as a starter. His velocity will dip a bit as a starter so it will be easier to sit on the fastball and make contact with it. He will take another step back next year if he starts before he starts moving forward again. I really like the kid but I strongly doubt he is another CJ or Ogando and will just become a dynamite starter right off the bat. His future should be in starting though.

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                  • notsureifsrs

                    14 years ago

                    that’s exactly what everyone said about papelbon and countless other plus-fastball pitchers whenever they struggle. in reality though, it doesn’t matter that hitters know it’s coming; those guys could throw the fastball exclusively and still succeed as long as they located their pitches well

                    it’s very likely feliz will face adversity switching to starting; that’s usually part of the process. but the payoff would be worth it. and besides, this year demonstrates that even success as a closer isn’t guaranteed year-to-year as most people mistakenly assume. i said that last offseason and will repeat it many times this offseason i’m sure. i don’t expect the rangers to do the right thing though; they’re pretty obsessed with the bullpen

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                    • Rabbitov

                      14 years ago

                      I’m with you that Feliz could try being a starter again and could very likely be successful, but I am way against the posters who have compared Papelbon, Chapman, Feliz, Sale to Strasburg.  A top prospect as a pitcher does not make then an apt comparison to Strasburg.  

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        • Rabbitov

          14 years ago

          Its convenient to compare all of those players simply because they were top prospects. Very convenient.  

          Reply
  4. jlatimer11

    14 years ago

    And what does Pelfrey do today? Throw a 3 inning gem.

    He’s reached his ceiling. Run away Sandy.

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  5. Phillies_Aces35

    14 years ago

    Instead of limiting his innings, why don’t they fix how he throws the baseball. His mechanics are the reason he got hurt anyway. Most pitchers who throw with that “inverted w” get hurt.

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    • Fifty_Five

      14 years ago

      If I hear this inverted W thing one more time I may have to pistolwhip someone. Yes Strasburg throws with it and yes, Mark Prior threw with it. But so does about 3/4 of the rest of the league. And above all, why don’t they just call it the M

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    • Muggi

      14 years ago

      Patently untrue, and statistically refuted on multiple websites. Google.

      Reply
  6. guydavis

    14 years ago

    “the right hander is still searching for a new pitch”
    how about a fastball?

    Reply
    • jlatimer11

      14 years ago

      He’s got that… it’s just straight as an arrow.

      Reply
    • Blue387

      14 years ago

      How about a breaking ball of some sort?

      Reply
      • guydavis

        14 years ago

        Yeah that really is his problem. If he had one his fastball wouldn’t be so useless.

        Reply
  7. crashcameron

    14 years ago

    hate to be picky but how does BJ Upton qualify as an OBP guy?

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    • jlatimer11

      14 years ago

      I still remember the people saying that teams wouldn’t pay what the Mets wanted for Beltran so they’d go to Upton because ‘he is just as good’.

      Yeah.

      Reply
    • hartvig

      14 years ago

      My first thought exactly so I checked- last 2 years he’s below league average and this year he plus 0.003. He did walk 97 times in 2008 so he can do it but I wouldn’t count on it if I were the Nats.

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      • notsureifsrs

        14 years ago

        yea i think by OBP guy he means “guy who takes walks”. if he hits for a decent average, he’s a good OBP guy. but he hasn’t hit for a decent average in years

        Reply
  8. NatsTown

    14 years ago

    Do people on this site really believe that it is a good idea for a kid that hasnt thrown 120 innings in a season to be let loose to throw a full 230 inning season?

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    • wnymetsfan

      14 years ago

      Personally I agree with limiting his innings next year. He is coming off of TJ surgery and did not throw a ton of innings this year. Really would not be smart for the Nats to let him all of sudden throw 200+ innings.

      Reply
  9. icedrake523

    14 years ago

    Pelfrey should probably be looking for a new career while he’s at it.

    Reply
    • Blue387

      14 years ago

      Lollipop tester.

      Reply
      • jlatimer11

        14 years ago

        How many licks DOES it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop Mike Pelfrey?

        Reply
        • icedrake523

          14 years ago

          Less than the amount of pitches it takes for him to get through an inning.

          Reply
      • jlatimer11

        14 years ago

        How many licks DOES it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop Mike Pelfrey?

        Reply
  10. LUWahooNatFan

    14 years ago

    He’ll be on the same innings limit as Zimmermann was this past year, or close to it I’m guessing

    Reply
  11. FacelessGeneralManager

    14 years ago

    Strasburg is gunna be on an innings limit? REALLY? And it took a Boston Herald reporter to write it? Im pretty sure ive been reading this for weeks. Yes, im mad that a Boston paper was credited for obvious info that should have been credited to a Washington area source.  But i guess Boston would get more press then the Nats. :/

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