The Cubs announced that they’ve claimed left-handed reliever Jack Leathersich off waivers from the Mets. Leathersich is recovering from 2015 Tommy John surgery but could return to Major League action late in the 2016 campaign. The folks at RedSoxStats.com first tweeted that the Cubs would be picking up a lefty reliever off another club’s 40-man roster (about an hour prior to the claim).
Leathersich, 25, underwent his surgery in July this season, so he could potentially return next August or September, though he’ll obviously spend the early potion of the 2016 season on the 60-day disabled list. The former fifth-round pick made his big league debut in 2015 and yielded three runs on 12 hits with a 14-to-7 K/BB ratio in 11 2/3 innings before succumbing to injury. Leathersich has averaged an eye-popping 15.2 strikeouts per nine innings over the life of his minor league career, but he’s battled control issues (4.9 BB/9 in the minors) and has somewhat curiously struggled tremendously against fellow lefties while serving as a highly effective piece versus right-handed batters.
damn, I hate to lose a guy with the strikeout stuff that he has! Leathersich was abused and misused by Collins last year, case in point the a brutally long outing which cost him his elbow. Further, I think Collin’s was unable to utilize Leathersich properly, as he has reverse platoon splits. Collins couldn’t run a pen to save his life. Good luck Jack, you went to a manager in Joe Maddon who will understand how to use you and maximize your value!
By Collins or by Wally?
excuse me, you are absolutely right. the 57 pitch outing was under Wally. He abuses the arms, Collins just misuses them.
I think it is important to realize that he was nod going to be a factor till at least June. Plus their are plenty of options on the rule 5 draft that are appealing as well as we need space for new signings and trades. I have a feeling we are trading Harvey. Dream package is betts and bogarets.
I don’t see it happening, Alderson wants a full season with Harvey, DeGrom, Syndergard, and Matz.
I think Betts and Bogaerts might be tad bit too much. If the Sox are wild enough to offer that up, the Mets would have Harvey in Boston yesterday.
Doubt they trade Harvey, but if they do, it certainly will not be for Betts and Bogaerts. Each of those players is worth more than Harvey individually
I think Harvey plus Robles and a midrange prospect for Bogaerts is possible but unlikely.
Harvey is worth more than a shortstop with one good year based on unsustainable luck. I think Bogart’s will be good but he’s not close to Betts yet.
lol…not this argument again. WAR…blah blah blah. I mean, I know the Sox are loaded w. elite pitching talent already…oh wait. I know elite pitching is a dime a dozen…or not. It’d take an overpay for the Mets to move Harvey with THREE years left of control. Next off season the FA pools is pathetically weak for SP, so the cost is only going to go up.
Do you trust the Sox to sign the right guy after overpaying Porcello and Miley? Price is the least likely to bust, but he’s going to cost $200m.
the royals sure did fine without elite pitching. the red sox struggles to start the year was actually offensive. but people don’t seem to understand facts. league wide offense is at almost all time lows in the live ball era and lowering the mound.
Your first sentence is correct. Your second sentence is blind Bostonian homerism.
Add Henry Owens and Jackie Bradley Jr. to that and that could get the Sox close.
Harvey could be had for Brian Johnson, Henry Owens, Anderson Espinoza, and Jackie Bradley Jr.
No way the red sox would do that.
actually pretty fair. espinoza is so far away no matter how lights out his stuff is, no way the mets do it though because they really would want bats not owens who looks mid rotation as a ceiling, johnson a back end starter and bradley who may or may not just be a juan lagares as a lefty.
Harvey cannot be had without one of Betts, Bogaerts or Moncada. This is the same front office that got d’Arnaud and Thor for a year of R. A. , Herrera for a few weeks of Byrd and Buck, and Wheeler for 2 months of Beltran. You clearly haven’t paid attention.
I’m surprised they left him exposed, as there is dead weight on their roster that would have been easier to part with if another team was so inclined.
I liked Leathersich, good buy low candidate.