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AL East Notes: Dickey, Schoop, Orioles, Osuna

By Steve Adams | October 21, 2015 at 8:00pm CDT

Though R.A. Dickey’s short start yesterday in a hugely important Game 4 of the ALCS led to quite a bit of negativity among Blue Jays fans, Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star opines that his $12MM club option for the 2016 season should still be exercised. Griffin points out that while the reactionary conclusion is to say the team should cut ties with the knuckeballer, that’s irrational. Dickey leads all Major League pitchers in innings dating back to 2012, and he was outstanding in the season’s second half, working to a 2.80 ERA over his final 15 starts. Dickey, in fact, logged a 3.11 ERA across his final 150 1/3 innings, dating back to June 2. Though his strikeout rate in that time (5.5 K/9) leaves plenty to be desired, he also averaged just 2.3 walks per nine innings. Two hundred league-average (or better) innings would be worth the $12MM total of his option, which really boils down to an $11MM decision, since the Jays have to pay him a $1MM buyout even if they’re cutting ties. At one year and $11MM, the Jays should keep Dickey around, especially with David Price, Marco Estrada and Mark Buehrle all potentially departing this winter as free agents.

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  • Rich Dubroff of CSNMidAtlantic.com feels that while the Orioles have a good deal of needs this offseason with several key free agents possibly departing and holes to plug in the rotation and bullpen, a long-term deal with second baseman Jonathan Schoop should still be on the team’s to-do list. As Dubroff points out, Schoop made offensive strides from a dismal 2014 campaign to 2015. Long one of the organization’s best prospects, Schoop batted .279/.306/.482, and while his plate discipline leaves plenty to be desired, he has quite a bit of pop for a middle infielder. I’ll add that while defensive metrics dinged Schoop this season after loving his glovework in 2014, he also missed nearly three months with a partially torn ligament in his knee, which likely hampered his range.
  • Sticking with the Orioles, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com tweets that the entire coaching staff will return for the 2016 season. Kubatko had previously written that all coaches other than pitching coach Dave Wallace were on board, but he’s now apparently agreed to terms as well.
  • Roberto Osuna has been outstanding this year for the Blue Jays at just 20 years of age, but as Chris Mitchell writes for Fangraphs, it’s far from certain that he’ll build upon that early success. Relievers tend to decline more rapidly than do starters, and many other quality young arms have fizzled out early. There are some more promising examples, as pitchers like Huston Street and Jonathan Broxton have had fairly long and productive careers, and some in-progress careers (such as Drew Storen) that probably can’t yet be evaluated. But the overall historical record isn’t terribly promising. Of course, the comparison sample is small given Osuna’s remarkably young age, and he might well end up back in the rotation before long anyway.
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Baltimore Orioles Toronto Blue Jays David Price Drew Storen Huston Street Jonathan Broxton Jonathan Schoop Marco Estrada Mark Buehrle R.A. Dickey Roberto Osuna

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  1. Mark 20

    10 years ago

    I think the jays definitely see Osuna as a starting pitcher in the future. This year was kinda a win now and put anyone anywhere they can help the club for this year.

    Reply
    • marucci19

      10 years ago

      You can’t even consider putting osuna as a starter

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    • marucci19

      10 years ago

      Osuna nor Sanchez should be put in the rotation.

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      • adshadbolt

        10 years ago

        Sanchez definitely should be in the rotation. Osuna should stay as the closer.

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        • Draven Moss

          10 years ago

          Osuna would likely be a safer rotation option than Sanchez at this point. Sanchez’s walk rate is too high to be an effective starter, whereas Osuna doesn’t have that issue to overcome.

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        • marucci19

          10 years ago

          Sanchez just isn’T the same as starter, just leave him in the pen. We can find pitching, we need to spend some money

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          • billyisgone14

            10 years ago

            Sanchez was the best starter the Jays had when he got hurt initially. His ERA was around 3.40. That’s pretty damn solid for a starting pitcher if you ask me.

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    • terrymesmer

      10 years ago

      Why not have it both ways? Neither Osuna or Sanchez will be allowed to throw 200 IP next year; have them in the rotation for four months then transition them to the bullpen leading up to the playoffs. Repeat under they’re built up to 30+ starts per year. The Jays will need to get starters at the trade deadline, but that might be cheaper than getting starters in the offseason.

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  2. mookiessnarl

    10 years ago

    If you can keep Dickey at the back end of the rotation he’s a perfectly servicable innings eater. The problem with knucklers comes with expectations of duplication of Cy Young winning performances. It’s best to take that a the exception rather than the rule. Enjoy it while it lasts, and be happy having a guy that will go 200 every year while sporting an ERA around 4. Anything more is just gravy. And expecting a dominant playoff performance is just asking for trouble.

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  3. ianthomasmalone

    10 years ago

    I think they should exercise Dickey’s option and try to work out a deal with Estrada before the QO is due. They’ll have an influx of cash coming in from their playoff run so overpaying him a bit shouldn’t be much of an issue.

    Reply
  4. jakesaub

    10 years ago

    I have a feeling the RA Dickey will go down as one of the most lopsided trades of this century.

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    • stl_cards16 2

      10 years ago

      Ha. Who would of thought at the time the Jays and Mets would be on the same timeline to compete? Really a great trade for the Mets.

      Reply
  5. JD396

    10 years ago

    Knuckleballers are like knuckleballs. They bounce all over the place. For $12m you’ll be hard pressed to find someone better than Dickey.

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