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Donnie B
I’d like to see him on the Phillies… He would be guaranteed to be traded to a contender in July, which he wouldn’t be guaranteed that on picking a team that wouldn’t flip him at the deadline.
People often say why would a FA pitcher want to sign on with a losing club… well, I think I just explained that.
Go to Philly… prove you’re healthy and effective, get traded to a playoff team come July… win/win for both the Pitcher and the club. Phillies get what would be their #1 starter thru July, then flip him for a few prospects, Fister gets to prove he’s good still, gets traded to a playoff team, then gets paid in the off-season on a multi-year contract.
Win/win
Brixton
The Phillies got Hellickson and Morton to be the veteran inning eaters. The other 3 spots will go to the kids.
Nola, Eickhoff, Morgan, Oberholterz, Asher, Sevy Gonzalez and Velasquez could all possibly get MLB spots in the early part of the season, plus Lively, Eflin, Thompson and Appel are all possibilities toward midseason
TheAdrianBeltre
Also, if he is successful on a crappy team, he is almost guaranteed to be traded, avoiding QO attachment as well…
bbatardo
Padres should be on him, they can use a starter and him pitching in Petco is a nice chance to rebuild value.
Ray Ray
I hate the thought that every down pitcher should sign with San Diego or Pittsburgh and every down hitter should look to Colorado. A park will not magically fix a declining ball player. Pittsburgh’s pitchers rebound because of Ray Searage as the pitching coach not because of the park. James Shields had worse stats in SD than he did in Tampa or KC, so Petco is not a guarantee. Justin Morneau rebounded in Colorado because he stayed healthy in 2014, not because Coors is a magical elixir. Players rebound because they work hard, learn from their coaches, and regain their confidence not because of where they pitch.
zippytms
Darren Balsley is a very respected pitching coach as well. Last year’s pitching staff underperformed, but Balsley has a track record of success with veteran pitchers. See: Wells, Williams, Garland, Marquis, Harang, etc.
Bransonreynolds
Yeah but you’re high if you don’t think that every player in CO’s home/road splits don’t heavily favor home. Morneau’s definitely rethought his approach and started hitting a lot more singels and striking out less, but Arenado’s OPS is 125 pts higher in Denver, CarGo’s was 214 points higher., Blackmon’s was 195 points higher DIckerson’s was 360pts higher in ’14. HOWEVER, its not a place to rebuild value cause everyone in baseball knows the splits and won’t overpay for them. And its why barely anyone goes there in free agency. Coors pretty much is a magic elixir and we all know the elixir runs out once you cross state lines.
tuner49
I read an article that explained it is not the field, but the air that makes Coors such a hitters park. It was explained that the thinner air reduces the resistance in the spin of the ball. That resistance is what makes the ball “break,dart,drop or curve .” Flatter pitches are easier to hit and hit hard.
Bransonreynolds
If you’ve never golfed in high altitude, i recommend it. You can BOOOMB the ball
mrpadre19
Pet I has changed guys.
Fences moved…. Scoreboard added(huge).
Just ask Shields and Kennedy about Petco.
Not saying it isn’t a pitchers park but it certainly isn’t the advantage it once was.
11Bravo
The Brewers would be a good fit for Fister. He would slot, by default, into the ace role and have a chance to prove himself before he gets traded at the deadline. If he doesn’t do well, they hang onto him and close out a season where they could conceivably lose close to 100 games. Low risk-high reward.
rangers1074884
He will be a good fit with that rangers