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withpower
Is he really still too valuable a commodity to let walk for nothing?
I wish the guy all the best but the track record of guys who have had Tommy John surgery more than once getting back to where they were is not great.
Ferrariman
shoulda traded him when they had the chance. A good closer on a bad team is like 24inch rims on a 91 honda. Whats the point..
TLB2001
Objectively I know your right, but we got him for nothing and really we’re playing with house money at this point. I love him and even though I know with my brain we probably could’ve got something out of him, I’m glad we kept him and I hope we bring him back.
TLB2001
withpower, have you ever watched Soria pitch? Have you seen the slow curve? Have you watched it bring Albert Pujols to his knees (literally) trying to swing? His ERA+ in 2010 was 236. The year before that it was 202. The year before that it was 270. In 2011, when just about everyone not named Ned Yost believes he was pitching hurt, it was still 102 (his career worst by a country mile). Nobody is saying he’s going to come back and the Mexicutioner of old, but he is way too good when he’s healthy to just let walk. He wants to come back, why not bring him back for 1 year/$2 mil with incentives?
withpower
Of course I’ve seen him pitch. Did you do any research into the track record of players who have had more than one Tommy John procedure? I’m not trying to be a Debbie Downer here.
Obviously, Jason Isringhausen and Chris Capuano had a few TJ surgeries and did alright [to varying degrees at varying times]. But after them the high water marks are Doug Brocail and Al Reyes.
TLB2001
I know that, but given what he was when he was healthy, to me a 1-year deal is worth the risk.
mlbscout6
10 pitchers is not a reliable sample size. And none of the pitchers except for Isringhausen were as talented as Soria pre-surgery. It will be interesting to see how he performs. If he’s successful, that would change the outlook for pitchers, going in for their 2nd tjs, significantly.