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nikogarcia
Feliz could be a sneaky good pick up for some teams. I know hes long removed from his success in his rookie year but maybe he just needs the right guidance to get back to his old form
tim815
Somebody’s gonna jump at the chance. And if it works for them, everyone will wonder why the teams that didn’t get him didn’t try.
johnsilver
Don’t know if would call it sneaky or not. He’s had considerable success. It’s an obvious salary move on detroit’s end.
Several ex Ranger’s BP guys out there who could probably help a team. Feliz, Ogando and probably Scheppers eventually will get non tendered. Think Roman Mendez also will make his way back to MLB, though he’s a product of both Sox and Rangers systems.
Michael Macaulay-Birks
Ogando was horrible for Boston last year
John Murray
Personally, I think something strange happened with that Texas bullpen of about 5 years ago. As a Sox fan, I can tell you Ogando looked TONS worse than his stats last season. And the arrival of Carl Willis as pitching coach did nothing for him, unlike most of the rest of the Sox staff, which did much better in the second half. There are better risks to take.
Michael Macaulay-Birks
28 homeruns and 60 innings, that’s pretty bad
bravos4evr
I’d like the Braves to take a shot at him and see if they can get some of his upside on the field then flip him for value at the deadline. exactly the kind of thing a rebuilding team should try.
gopads
2 teams trotted him out there to save games last year. If he will sign for cheap and no more than 2 years, come to SD and let Balsley work some Petco bullpen magic
batman
Come one Pirates! A little uncle Ray magic and he’ll be good as new
joew
I think he could be a good pick up but don’t think the magic will be as predictable as it once was with PaPa Jim in Miami now.
Gardner_012
The Phillies need to snag him
tuner49
The talk around Detroit was that they would not tender him but give him an offer much lower than the $5.2MM. He must think a better deal is out there than what they offered. If he doesn’t like other offers, he may still return to Detroit.
I think they need to use the $7.3MM saved from both of them to help get a solid late inning guy.
Mr Pike
I think you are right.
stymeedone
The problem is they can only cut him 20% without this move. Detroit may still be attractive to him, as they have spots open at the set up positions in the bullpen. I do not see any team offering a closing role.
Mr Pike
From Aug 28 to Sep 28 Feliz had a 2.03 ERA with a 0.75 WHIP with zero home runs and one walk and a 95 MPH fastball, like the man said. He also was used in high leverage situations during that time. Somebody could be getting a real bargain.
stymeedone
what were his numbers before and after that one month period?
tim815
Killjoy.
Mr Pike
They obviously were bad before, Bless You Boys dug this up. That wasn’t the point was it? The yearly stats don’t tell you he was putting it all together at the end.
tuner49
I agree that he could have been “putting it together” and Stymeedone made a good point that Detroit needed to release him to offer less than a 20%discount.. He still could be on the Tiger’s radar.
One thought – in that Aug 28 to Sept.28 time frame, does anyone take into account that rosters are expanded. Is there a stat that shows a “quality discount” in skills.for both pitchers and position players?
petcopadre
The Pads lost Bud Norris to free agency. Feliz may be a good replacement/reclamation project.
gopads
if the price is right, grab him – thought they would go after him last year before the Kimbrel trade
MrAnderson1018
Dbacks pick him up!