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McGlynn
Haha and some of the users on this site though that maeda was a solid 2 starter
BlueSkyLA
Haha we don’t know yet and everyone has an opinion, none of them actually informed. I remember the opinions voiced about Ryu when he was signed. A lot of people here had him penciled in as a reliever.
Mark 20
He very well might be, we will have to see. Sometimes scouts can go too much on a pitchers “stuff” and discount control. I think pinpoint control is way more important than stuff if you can utilize a good changeup.
reignaado
A nice vid for you my good man. He’ll be awesome to watch this upcoming season.
reignaado
Whoops, forgot to add the vid.
youtube.com/watch?v=v2kbFqXwwJQ
bravesfan88
This is just one scouts opinion. With that being said, it was not but a year ago, and even at the beginning of this off-season, some scouts had him pegged as a solid number two to an excellent third option in a team’s rotation.
Regardless, you will almost always get varied opinions on pitchers and position players alike.
Scouting reports from analysts and currrent and former scouts are simply just a guide to go by, they are never the end all be all of a player’s ability nor said player’s future.
It will be interesting to see how Maeda’s “stuff” and pitch ability translate over to the ML’s, after all he will be working with a different baseball, and immersing himself in a whole new culture as well..
Myself, personally, I would not gauge his future until he has at least two years pitching at the ML level, but it is always fun to guess…Which, after all when you are labeling an unproven pitcher’s rotation “status,” it is only an educated guess at best…Keep in mind, no one can predict the future…..Regardless, how many people think they can…lol
Bank On It
Lol
Mark 20
Hmm, getting mixed reviews on sierra. Some think hes a stud, some are saying hes nothing more than a middle relief guy. Only time will tell. Im really excited on these new guys coming over from other countries though, its interesting to think of how many talents there are out therethat we dont know about. Thinking of Darvish, Tanaka, Abreu etc. Hopefully we see some more top talents come in,
ryan211
So Alfredo Rodriguez is basically the short stop version of Peraza or Hamilton? I guess the Reds are going for “fast up the middle,” more so than “strong up the middle.”
sigurd 2
There are worse ways to construct your roster than a ton of fast contact guys who will hit more home runs at GABP than any other ballpark.
Not saying I agree with 100%, but still.
HalosFan
Were you high af when you did this?
Michael Macaulay-Birks
Makes no sense for the Red Sox
Phillies2017
Sierra is going to be a good middle reliever/late inning guy. High velocity usually works best in the pen. Give him a 5 year deal worth $15m and then 2 club options and incentives. Seems reasonable enough for a potential 7th-8th inning guy who’s just 24.
sigurd 2
5 year deal for a reliever who relies on velocity??
No relievers get 5 year deals, let alone one like him.
I would like the Reds to sign him at 2/5MM and see how he works out, but nothing more than that. And I would imagine those are the kind of offers he has been getting and why he hasn’t been signed.
AGAVE
On Maeda, skipping a start date, maybe a short 15 day DL stint, creative ways to save his pitch counts and innings will keep his arm in games later in the season.
I’m sure LA had an idea on how to preserve their investment.
When McCarthy returns at some pointe, this is another possibility to limit innings down.