OT: Tigers: Caputo reporting on 97.1 that Jacob Turner starting today
Caputo is reporting on 97.1 right now that Turner will start today. He cited a tweet from a CBS baseball analyst, but I missed the name [Edit: CBS baseball's Danny Knobler].
Also some other reports buzzing that we're trading Furbush to Seattle for Doug Fister. I'm OK with this move, but I probably overrate Fister.
I don't know a ton about minor league baseball, but I was under the impression that Turner wasn't ready for the bigs. Also, I thought Below had a decent start against the Chox. He left a couple guys on base and got burned for it when he was pulled, but overall it was a decent start. I'm not sure I like the move. I'd rather stick with Below for now. Given that we might get Fister, this could just be a spot start before we get the 5th starter in the rotation.
Snippet below:
CBS Sports' Danny Knobler reports that top prospect Jacob Turner will start for the Tigers Saturday against the Angels. That's what we figured. It was revealed late Friday night that Turner would be promoted, and him taking Duane Below's spot in the rotation was the logical move. Read more: http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Jacob_Turner/1730001/cbs-sports-dan…Edit: Title change, sorry about that. I guess its some consolation that I didn't mess it up in the text.
Oh, shit. I'm not overly pleased about that revelation.
Brightside, at least we have Castellanos?
Well, if he pans out, that's great. If not, well, I'd like to have more 3B options.
Is Martinez the only "plus"? Is it Furbush, Wells, and Martinez? Or are there any other bombs in the closet in this one? Who has Below now?
We have 3b options' Brandon Inge ring a bell
I'd prefer a 3B option that can hit water without falling out of a boat.
I'm sitting here seriously considering jumping online and trying to get a ticket for today's game. I'm psyched
I don't want the game blacked out
Martinez was turning into an astronomical liability at 3B for Erie. I think we sold high on him, although time will tell.
I really love the deal aside from losing Martinez, because every player we dealt was expendable for 3-4 starter in Fister and solid reliever Pauley.
Pauley's xFIP is more than double his current ERA. Look at the home/road splits for him. 0.67 ERA at home with a 3.62 on the road. I wonder if that's because his home park is Safeco Field.
Well at least Comerica has similar dimensions as Safeco, but ya I saw that a little scary but they needed another arm in the pen especially since AlAl seems to be day-to-day at the moment.
Stats are nice and all but I wouldn't think Pauley's home vs road ERA is a deal breaker.
I recall last season when the Tigers acquired Peralta, I was bombarded by the Stataholics as to just how bad a player Jhonny Peralta was. I've since grown quite fond of Jhonny. I hope this doesn't bring on an onslaught(not to be confused with Don Slaught), of stats proving me 100% wrong in my affinity for Jhonny.
Peralta's stats showed an incredible amount of consistency, which is why I was such a fan of getting him last year. His home/road, right/left splits were almost dead even and when extrapolated over a full 162 game schedule his statistics were nearly identical over his career. It was almost eerie how consistent he has been until this year, where he's turned in a career year so far.
I'm not sure I'd put much stock in the home/road splits for relief pitchers. letting up runs per appearance is much less consistent than for starters. So essentially if he blew up a couple of times on the road (which might have nothing to do with being on the road) his road/home splits could be skewed.
This is an interesting deal. Not your average trade deadline rentals. I believe Fister and Pauley are both team controlled through 2015, so if they pan out we got oursleves a couple players for a few years.
Like the trade. Get a starter and reliever, give up a decent young reliever, a decent OF, and a guy that is projected to be a starter down the line, probably in the OF though
I am in South Carolina and not able to watch the Tigers on Fox or MLB.tv. This is frustrating, but I am able to watch the game on the following link:
Fuck Ubaldo Jimenez. Porcello and Scherzer both have almost twice as many wins and Jacob Turner is the real deal.