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DarthMurph
The Indians are not wrong about Masterson. I think early reports that he is a 100 million dollar pitcher will be proved wrong by this season. The Force is strong with Masterson, but he is not a Jedi yet.
yabba1
I thought he played baseball.
DarthMurph
He does. He uses the force instead of pine tar to control the movement on his sinker.
yabba1
coolest sinker ever
Karkat
That Pineda/Montero trade has to go down as having one of the weirdest outcomes. Pineda’s the only one who looks like he’ll provide much value at all, but that was only after going down for two whole seasons.
xristosdomini
… and not just cheating, but cheating badly.
yabba1
Ease up on the guy, it was just dirt.
Yankees420
Sticky, greasy, dirt.
Treme
I don’t see how this is really a weird trade: one key player was a total bust (Montero) while the other got injured and is now on course to provide real value (Pineda). The two secondary players– both unheralded minor leaguers– have both become essentially irrelevant (Campos & Noesi). But those two were hardly ever thought to be anything to begin with. None of this is surprising when the trade involved three prospects and one rookie.
I also don’t see how Pineda’s suspension for use of a substance that is universally accepted around the game (by players, managers, owners, and critics alike) makes this a “curse” for those involved in the trade… He’ll come back in a week and even if he takes a dip in productivity will still provide value to the Yankees rotation.
Karkat
Do you remember what a big deal it seemed like at the time? Montero was a huge deal for Yankees fans.
And the Pineda curse is more his absence from the 2012/2013 seasons
LazerTown
Just when it looked like the year Campos would finally make it to high A. This has been a very peculiar trade. Campos has had injuries when he first arrived. And both Mariner;’s players ended up being bad.
johnsilver
I was pulling oh so hard for Stroman to drop 2 more slots in the 2012 draft. Still find it odd that he dropped as far as he did, short or not.
If he does end up being a hard throwing reliever, teams have done much worse with the #22 pick many, many times over just the last 10-15 years.
Think AA found a jewel and other GM’s picking ahead possibly got fleeced.. Again.. With some picks.
Ron Swanson
The primary lesson from the Montero/Pineda trade is never complete a trade on Friday the 13th (1/13/12).
Yankees420
Great handle. Great Advice.