Author Topic: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2011) (Read 55011 times)

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #700 on:** November 16, 2011, 12:05:06 pm »

Gregor Blanco - CF - (played most of the year in AAA Syracuse) signed a minor league deal with the Giants.

epic_phalanx · « **Reply #701 on:** November 17, 2011, 09:14:44 am »

Alberto Gonzalez was just released by the Padres.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/11/minor-moves-gonzalez-buchholz-ortega-.html

Now he can get all the playing time he wants on somebody's AA team.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #702 on:** November 17, 2011, 11:36:01 am »

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/36638/anna-benson-is-back

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Anna Benson, the wife of former Mets pitcher Kris, is currently taping segments of a new VH1 show entitled, "Baseball Wives," the Post reports.

According to the report, the show is currently filming in Scottsdale, Ariz., and also includes the wives of Matt Williams and Ron Villone and the ex-wives of Jason Kendall and Mark Grace.

“We are not like the ‘Basketball Wives,’ ” Benson told the Post. “We are classy.”

Kris last pitched in the majors in 2010, when he made three appearances for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

houston-nat · « **Reply #703 on:** November 17, 2011, 11:57:53 am »

Someone call Mrs. Balester!

houston-nat · « **Reply #704 on:** November 19, 2011, 09:23:07 pm »

Random thought: if the age 30 Nolan Ryan was a free agent today, what kind of contract would he get?

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #705 on:** November 19, 2011, 09:36:49 pm »

Quote from: houston-nat on November 19, 2011, 09:23:07 pm

Random thought: if the age 30 Nolan Ryan was a free agent today, what kind of contract would he get?

Through age 29 season...

122-116, 3.11 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 9.7 K/9, 5.5 BB/9, 1.77 K/BB

So... CJ Wilson money?

Wilson through age 30 season...

3.60 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 8.1 K/9, 3.8 BB/9, 2.16 K.BB

houston-nat · « **Reply #706 on:** November 19, 2011, 09:40:55 pm »

CJ Wilson? But CJ Wilson's only pitched, what, two full years? At age 30 Nolan Ryan's got 6 seasons over 150 innings and a couple over 300.

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #707 on:** November 19, 2011, 09:42:44 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on November 19, 2011, 09:36:49 pm

So... CJ Wilson money?

I'd tack on 15%. I may be mindfacting but I recall more buzz and hype around Ryan than Wilson.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #708 on:** November 19, 2011, 09:49:15 pm »

Quote from: houston-nat on November 19, 2011, 09:40:55 pm

CJ Wilson? But CJ Wilson's only pitched, what, two full years? At age 30 Nolan Ryan's got 6 seasons over 150 innings and a couple over 300.

Only one I could think of with somewhat similar numbers in ERA/WHIP

houston-nat · « **Reply #709 on:** November 19, 2011, 09:56:53 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on November 19, 2011, 09:49:15 pm

Only one I could think of with somewhat similar numbers in ERA/WHIP

They are pretty similar lines, except Ryan's greater Ks and BBs. He's like if Edwin Jackson was somebody that everyone agreed was good.

zimm_da_kid · « **Reply #710 on:** November 25, 2011, 04:41:58 pm »

I just completely out of the blue thought about Jason Bergmann. *shudder*

PC · « **Reply #711 on:** November 26, 2011, 10:06:57 pm »

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Former top prospect Lastings Milledge is putting together a formidable season with the Aragua Tigres in an effort to parlay his performance into a spring training invite.

Through 27 games this winter, Milledge is batting .324 with 10 doubles in 105 at-bats and a .387 on-base percentage and is among the league leaders in total bases and slugging.

Milledge arrived in Venezuela early to join Aragua’s workouts and has since been the cornerstone of the Tigres’ offense and the go-to guy for Aragua manager Buddy Bailey, who manages Daytona -- the Chicago Cubs’ Class A affiliate in the Florida State League.

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/18687/winter-leagues-roundup-milledge-thriving

So he's Wilson Ramos' teammate...

zimm_da_kid · « **Reply #712 on:** November 26, 2011, 10:49:23 pm »

Quote from: PC on November 26, 2011, 10:06:57 pm

So he's Wilson Ramos' teammate...

Someone's going to be stupid enough to invite this cancer to spring training. I feel bad for that team's fans.

Nathan · « **Reply #713 on:** November 26, 2011, 10:52:42 pm »

Quote from: zimm_da_kid on November 26, 2011, 10:49:23 pm

Someone's going to be stupid enough to invite this cancer to spring training. I feel bad for that team's fans.

You don't want this?

zimm_da_kid · « **Reply #714 on:** November 26, 2011, 10:54:45 pm »

What does he call this look?

Vega · « **Reply #715 on:** November 26, 2011, 11:23:20 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on November 26, 2011, 10:52:42 pm

You don't want this?

Vega · « **Reply #716 on:** December 01, 2011, 04:38:56 pm »

Garrett Mock to the Blue Jays! Yes! He's finally gone!

Nathan · « **Reply #717 on:** December 01, 2011, 05:10:53 pm »

Quote from: Vega on December 01, 2011, 04:38:56 pm

Garrett Mock to the Blue Jays! Yes! He's finally gone!

Well, didn't someone else go there and we brought him back. Was it Kimball?

The Chief · « **Reply #718 on:** December 01, 2011, 05:17:06 pm »

lol good point

Vega · « **Reply #719 on:** December 01, 2011, 06:14:28 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on December 01, 2011, 05:10:53 pm

Well, didn't someone else go there and we brought him back. Was it Kimball?

This was a minor league contract, not a waiver claim like Kimball.

Nathan · « **Reply #720 on:** December 01, 2011, 06:33:07 pm »

Quote from: Vega on December 01, 2011, 06:14:28 pm

This was a minor league contract, not a waiver claim like Kimball.

Well then,

houston-nat · « **Reply #721 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:55:32 pm »

MLBTR sez

There are six teams in on free agent reliever Luis Ayala, tweets Jim Bowden of ESPN XM radio, including the Mets, Yankees, Rays, Blue Jays, Angels and Red Sox.

Holy sweet jesus

houston-nat · « **Reply #722 on:** December 04, 2011, 12:53:25 pm »

Adam Kilgore adds:

Livan Hernandez has four meetings scheduled at the winter meetings with other teams who view him as a starter — which the Nationals do not.

Tyler Durden · « **Reply #723 on:** December 04, 2011, 01:43:28 pm »

Quote from: houston-nat on December 04, 2011, 12:53:25 pm

Adam Kilgore adds:

Livan Hernandez has four meetings scheduled at the winter meetings with other teams who view him as a starter — which the Nationals do not.

Marlins?

nats2playoffs · « **Reply #724 on:** December 04, 2011, 10:08:28 pm »

Report: Laynce Nix agrees to two-year deal with the Phillies
By Adam Kilgore

(Nick Wass - AP)

After spending 2011 with the Nationals, reserve outfielder Laynce Nix reached a two-year deal with the National League East rival Phillies, according to a report by CSN Philadelphia. The contract is pending a physical. The Nationals planned to overhaul their underperforming bench, but in Nix they lost a power hitter who could mash right-handed pitching and, for a time, worked his way into the starting lineup. Last year, Nix clubbed a career-high 16 home runs, all of them against right-handers, and hit .263 with a .306 on-base percentage and a .475 slugging percentage against right-handed pitching.

The Nationals and Nix had discussions immediately after the season, and the sides had more dialogue later in the offseason. But the allure of a two-year deal, for a player who had never before signed a big league deal, proved too much to pass up.

The Nationals signed Nix as a minor league free agent last February, and after an impressive start Nix worked his way into the starting lineup, replacing Michael Morse in left field. He could play left or right field and covered a surprising amount of ground for his size. He was well-liked by teammates, a veteran part of the clubhouse bedrock.

Nix’s season hit a snag as he fought a sore left hamstring, which never fully healed and frequently kept him on the bench. He still played well enough to earn the first major league deal of his career, and a two-year one at that. With the Phillies, Nix serve as a platoon in left field with John Mayberry Jr....