Here's a look at some items on the Tigers and White Sox..
- The Tigers are keeping an eye on Nats pitcher John Lannan but have yet to have detailed talks involving him, writes Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com.
- In the end, Monday’s release of David Pauley had the feeling of a mercy move, writes Jason Beck of MLB.com. By releasing him now, the Tigers give the 28-year-old a better chance to hook on somewhere before pitching staffs are set.
- Octavio Dotel is set to pitch for his 13th club in 13 big league seasons, making him the ultimate nomad, writes Jayson Stark of ESPN.com. Mike Morgan, Ron Villone, and Matt Stairs were all close, having played for a dozen teams.
- There has been concern with Jacob Turner's drop in velocity this spring, but Buster Olney of ESPN.com (via Twitter) spoke with execs with other clubs who say that scouts spotted this in late 2011 as well. The Tigers have said that they are not looking to trade the right-hander but he can reportedly be had in the right deal.
- Rival executives say that the price tag for White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd was huge over the winter, tweets Olney.
Perhaps Turner is just conserving energy in order to work longer in games. Most 20 year old top prospects don’t just lose velocity.
Here’s to hoping. I’m not a Tiger fan, but, as a baseball fan, I never want to see any player not succeed because of an injury or other outside factor.
Come on Jack, He’s been overhyped for a couple of years now! Smyly will win more ML games!
How has he been over hyped for the last couple of seasons? I would like your personal scouting report that leads you to this conclusion
No diferent then Andrew Miller and Maybin, they were overhyped so thye could be used in trade bait!
But where is the personal scouting report?
I watched him pitch last year and this spring and he hasn’t shown anything remotely special. For the way the Tigers talk about him, he should come up young throwing flames like Beckett or something. What’s your scouting report that makes him so indispensible? I’ve yet to hear anyone say anything about what makes him so great other than his velocity.
Are you a scout? When did I ever say I thought he was indispensable? How did you get all that from my silly comment? I was trying to make a joke.
I’m not a scout and I don’t play one on TV. But people whose opinions I trust say Turner more than held his own as a 20 year old while being advanced through the Tigers’ system rather quickly.
As far as I know, Turner throws mid-90s with a heavy 2-seamer, along with a curveball and changeup. I got to see him pitch in Toledo, and I was impressed. I think he tired out near the end of 2011, and obviously he was dealing with tendinitis this spring. I think it’s way too early to be tossing him on the trash heap with the likes of Andrew Miller or anointing Drew Smyly the new top prospect.
Okay, so some past Tigers prospects were hyped up and ended up struggling. So, since Turner is hyped, he will definitely struggle.
Good thing Verlander was never hyped up, or else he would have sucked.
I’d take Maybin over Austin Jackson right now.
I know you’re being sarcastic, I think (hope,) but I’d like to congratulate you on calling me Jack. You would be surprised at how often people call me “Jacks.” You get a gold star.
A little sarcastic just not as high on him as Smyly. But in all actuality I hope he turns into a stud.
He isn’t nearly as good as Turner.
look at his minor league stats. there are not impressive for a player who is supposed to be a “top” prospect .
Why don’t the Jays get Pauly on a minor league deal, plus add like 500k if he makes the rotation, the more people battling for spots the better 😛
He’s not a starter.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=pauley001dav
I would beg to differ…
Nor much of a reliever either.. rRemember with pain when he would get the summons to pitch in a big league game for boston and it wasn’t pretty..
One has to wonder if it isn’t something about going to that cavern called Safeco that pitchers who have nothing can be half way effective for a season or 2.
Ahh kay I was looking at ’10 but hey, the Jays still have 1 spot open in the bullpen too with Santos, Cordero, Jansen, Frasor, Villanueva, and Oliver, it leaves one spot to Litsch, Perez, or Carreno….. and Pauly would certainly be in the mix 😛
So which impact center-fielder will the Nationals get for Lannan? Bourn, Upton, Bourjos, Hamilton, McCutchen, Granderson, Victorino, Ellsbury, or Kemp?
Or will they have to settle for someone like Adam Jones or Chris Young? Dexter Fowler or Austin Jackson wouldn’t do it. Trout’s not proven himself yet, don’t see the Nationals even bothering to ask. Cespedes could be on their radar, or a corner guy capable of playing CF like Gardner, assuming the Yankees throw in some prospects and Cano.
Lannan isn’t worth the names your list. A 5th starter for Granderson, Jacoby, or Mccutchen?
HAHAHAHA…
I’m pretty sure your evaluation of Lannan is a little over the top….don’t think he’d quite command any of those names on that list….
You win for funniest post of the day. Gardner and prospects with Cano as a throw-in for John Lannan is brilliant.
I thank you.
This was actually from an article I read on Lannan’s trade rumors on Bleacher Report. I always go there when I want a good laugh, they have some of the most unrealistic proposals you’ll ever see……