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“teams have been hesitant to use Morales as a pure situational lefty since he has a durable arm”, I don’t get this. Can someone explain to me how a durable arm relates to situational pitching? I must be missing something
snowles
he should be a LOOGY based on his numbers, but teams insist on using him in long relief or starting because he has the ability to pitch multiple innings (whether they are good or not)
0-3
Thanks snowles!
jaysfan1994
They already have Chavez/Floyd stretched out for long relief meaning Morales should be a LOOGY.
stat guru
Means they will use even as a “long man”
terrymesmer
Depth, depth, depth. A good strategy by Atkins and Shapiro.
Bobby Sweet
Crazy to think he’s actually a 2 time World Series Champion.
Comrade Diaz
Don’t know what the Brewers were thinking in releasing him. He’s worth releasing over Capuano and Blaine Boyer?!
stormie
I don`t understand why Venditte was passed over as the 2nd `lefty`, guy held LHB to a sub .450 OPS in 2015 (small sample, but still). He also dominated RHB as a RHP. It was only when he faced switch hitters and lost the platoon advantage that he got mashed,
jaysfan1994
Has options, meaning he’s depth. Depth is never bad.
sigurd 2
So basically a minor league contract? Or what am I not understanding about “$2MM, non guaranteed contract”?
Monkey’s Uncle
As I understand it, meaning that he was added to the 40 man roster and also the 25 man active roster, but that none of the money in his contract is guaranteed. Essentially, he has a major-league, performance-based contract: the longer he stays, the more of that $2 million he makes. That’s my semi-educated guess.
Michael Macaulay-Birks
He pitched in the 2007 World Series for Colorado, there’s no way he has options 10 years later
stocs
Signing a minors deal leaves the club option to send him down off of the major league roster. However after a certain time frame in the majors he would need to clear waivers to go down. Before that window he can go down anytime because he signed a two way deal.