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disgruntledreader 2
I know there’s an absurd culture of racing to break stories on signings these days, but this really goes beyond the pale. “Torres signs some contract for some amount with some team” isn’t a news story.
Zachary Links
A deal is on the brink of being signed. No reason not to share that info with MLBTR readers.
jd396
Dude, MLBTR is usually the first place you hear anything… Here the news is as fresh and hot as granny’s cookies.
R.D.
You’re new here aren’t you
thecoffinnail
I disagree. I find it interesting when writers from MLBTR break stories. Even on relatively minor signings like this. What I don’t really care for is how other writers on the site then treat the story like it was broken by an unaffiliated random writer. Would saying something like “our own Zach Links broke the story with a tweet” really be a terrible thing? It seems like when the writers here break a story they are almost disowned for some reason. Love MLBTR though and everything else about the site.
disgruntledreader 2
Definitely love MLBTR in general. But “hey, he’s signing with an unknown team soon” isn’t breaking a story. If you can’t answer the first of the W questions yet, you don’t have a story.
jd396
What does the R in MLBTR stand for again?
jabmets
Mets 2 years 3 million
metsws
He got designated on a 1 yr 1 mil contract…
aff10
Lol
jd396
Does Torres know which team, or is this like buying an airline ticket on Expedia? (slaps own knee)
I hope the Twins sign him, or anyone. I’m afraid the bullpen is going to be a special kind of ugly this year.
chad803
I just lol’d at the (slaps own knee)
jd396
I crack myself up!
A'sfaninUK
Rhymes with Hatlanta…
A'sfaninUK
*swish*
djtommyaces
Probably the White Sox. They’re picking up the scraps after missing out on every notable player
JoeyPankake
Kinda strange that a reporter from the Santa Cruz Sentinel would be the one to break the story on a very minor free agent signing by Atlanta. I used to live there and it isn’t a very sports heavy town, although they do have the Warriors D League team.
A'sfaninUK
Carlos Torres is from that area.
gobraves46
He lives in Santa Cruz. I’m from that area too
JoeyPankake
Ah, interesting. He is my same age and went to Aptos High. Have some friends that probably went to school with him.
Mark 21
This is really not much a surprise as he would almost certain get playing time in Atlanta given there open roster spots. Hope he can turn things around.
hanks1hammer
A lot tougher than you think. The Braves have a looooooot of arms gunning for those spots
citizen
any other former met the braves will sign this offseason? torres & torres & johnson..
A'sfaninUK
Bobby Bonilla
hanks1hammer
Braves DID sign Johnson. =}
22222pete
Here is what happened to Torres I think. He was pitching great with an ERA in the mid 3’s heading into late July. He was made to throw 109 pitches over a 7 day stretch. Must have had a physical problem because he then made only 1 appearance over the next 2 weeks. The from mid August he had a stretch of 10 games with a 12+ ERA. which led to his release
Abused and discarded. Apparently his medicals scared folks off, thats all I can think of because his overall numbers suggest he is still a pretty decent RP’er
todd76
Why Braves? Why?
aff10
Why not?