According, so far, only to Ed Price. Hopefully this gets confirmed elsewhere soon. Divish confirms.
A 25-year-old right handed reliever who runs great strikeout-to-walk ratios. More later, I do not want to take space away from Jeff's trade piece below.
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I like this trade.
Pessimistic Optimist - July 29, 2009
Like it a lot
Surprised we got value back for Wlad.
Graham MacAree - July 29, 2009
12:102 uBB/K ratio last year between three levels
and he’s held his own at AAA last year
Looks promising
Poochie - July 29, 2009
The day is saved!
Seriously, though, nice to see we got something useful for Wlad.
Teej - July 29, 2009
Better trade of the day.
Could be a good reliever.
Fuckmikereilly - July 29, 2009
Finally we trade Balentien for a relief arm
Two years too late
Graham MacAree - July 29, 2009
HAHAHAHA
PositivePaul - July 29, 2009
Brilliant
Poochie - July 29, 2009
Don't make me cry about 07 all over again
Bearskin Rugburn - July 29, 2009
Say hello to tomorrow's Baker column
ThundaPC - July 29, 2009
Wow, that is very cool.
Sec 108 - July 29, 2009
Drayer confirms
Poochie - July 29, 2009
Manual is a no-stuff guy
Fastball is 85-87, lives off his change-up.
Bleh.
davidcameron - July 29, 2009
Z is good at his job.
/Kenny Mayne
Kermit. - July 29, 2009
I hope Bavasi was among those in the Reds' FO pushing for Wlad's services.
katal - July 29, 2009
Anyone else having trouble loading Fangraphs?
I’m trying to look at Manuel and it’s taking longer to load than USSM. Same crowd I guess.
Bearskin Rugburn - July 29, 2009
USSM readers may/may not have crashed it
Poochie - July 29, 2009
It's down.
katal - July 29, 2009
Basic summary
5% BB, 30% K%, 30% GB% as he climbed through the ladder last year. Strike throwing and bat missing extreme flyballer. Those guys are almost always command guys with good change-ups and no fastball.
Pitch F/x confirms. Fastest pitch this year is 87.4, fastball averages 85, throws about 50% change-ups.
davidcameron - July 29, 2009
So he's a worse Jason Vargas?
Matthew - July 29, 2009
Right-handed Jason Vargas with no potential to move into the rotation
Not exactly a premium player.
Our best bet is that he’s the next Mark DiFelice.
davidcameron - July 29, 2009
Right handed Moran?
Graham MacAree - July 29, 2009
Right. A worse Jason Vargas.
Weirdly, not sure how good the MLBAM pitch ID is but average speeds on his pitches (in 2009 MLB only):
FA: 85.6 (n=30)
CH: 81.2 (n=28)
SL: 79.4 (n=20)
I would have expected to see a bigger difference in FA v CH speeds for someone who lives off his change.
Any idea if the slider is real?
Matthew - July 29, 2009
Havent seen him yet
I’ll get around to watching video of one of his appearances on MLB.tv later tonight.
davidcameron - July 29, 2009
I think Conor's seen him though
Graham MacAree - July 29, 2009
I'm watching him right now and it is every bit as spellbinding as you'd think it is
Jeff Sullivan - July 29, 2009
I am picturing a man of mysterious but intriguing ethnic roots
with a knowing smile and blue bedroom eyes.
Matthew - July 29, 2009
Oh my god his fastball
Jeff Sullivan - July 29, 2009
Robert Manuel's "fastball?"
seattlebruin - July 29, 2009
His slider is real
Jeff Sullivan - July 29, 2009
ly good?
Please say yes.
Matthew - July 29, 2009
No
Jeff Sullivan - July 29, 2009
Apparently the scouting report in the Prospect Handbook is spot on so I'll write that up when I go home
Graham MacAree - July 29, 2009
BA said he had the best control in the system, for whatever that's worth
He better.
Jeff Sullivan - July 29, 2009
Please say yes.
Matthew - July 29, 2009
It doesn't break much
Jeff Sullivan - July 29, 2009
Yay!
Matthew - July 29, 2009
His change looks like his fastball
Jeff Sullivan - July 29, 2009
I guess that's good?
Jeff Sullivan - July 29, 2009
What a stud!
Matthew - July 29, 2009
Maybe he has a deceptive delivery
To compensate for his horribly average repertoire.
Pessimistic Optimist - July 29, 2009
Sounds like a young version of the old Jamie Moyer
Pessimistic Optimist - July 29, 2009
So we're getting him only to flip him to Tampa Bay?
Bearskin Rugburn - July 29, 2009
Cool
gregrabble - July 29, 2009
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