Pablets wrote:
E' Mitch Talbot.
Si. Non un gran che. Avrei preferito uno con più upside, magari anche uno di A-, A ma magari con un filo in più di possibilità.
Però va bene anche così, profondità in AAA. Del resto per un Shoppach che non sarebbe stato arbitrato non è che si potesse avere chissachè.
Firmato anche il rilievo Saul Rivera con un Minor League contract ed invito allo Spring Training.
EDIT:
Piccolo update:
Sembra che la decisione sul PTBNL sia stata presa dei Rays e non da noi. E' un giocatore marginale, anche perchè è out of options. Ergo ho entra nel roster oppure per essere riassegnato dovrà passare dalle waivers.
Competerà per un posto in rotazione. Competizione piuttosto affollata, che ora come ora consta in Jake Westbrook, Fausto Carmona, Justin Masterson, David Huff, Aaron Laffey, Jeremy Sowers, Hector Rondon, Carlos Carrasco ed ora anche Talbot.
Piccolo scouting direttamente dalle parole di Shapiro:
Our best scouts saw him repeatedly and his stuff was pretty good, he has a plus changeup, a good fastball which gets up to 94 MPH, and a good feel for a slider. He is a competitor and a guy who prior to some elbow injuries this year was a factor for them in the rotation and their major league staff. It is a situation where I feel like we need to add all the starting alternatives that we can. Talbot is a big league ready arm who brings with him a successful seven year minor league career where as a 2nd round pick in the 2002 Draft out of high school he has carved out a career minor league record of 62-54 with a 3.79 ERA in 165 starts (905 IP, 911 H, 265 BB, 748 K). He made his big league debut for the Rays in 2008, making just three appearances (9.2 IP, 16 H, 12 R, 11 BB, 5 K). In 2009 he spent the entire year in the minors and was limited to just 15 total starts because of a right elbow sprain, and in those 15 starts was 4-4 with a 3.69 ERA (68.1 IP, 73 H, 18 BB, 67 K)
http://firstinning.com/players/Mitch-Talbot-a/