Tolliver a steal?

[DMVol]

Among other topics....

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/09/la-notes-shoemaker-recovery-brain-surgery-jered-weaver-return-2017.html

[fan_since79]

Also at that link is an analysis of how Joe Blanton has solidified the playoff-bound Dodgers' bullpen.

Of course he has.

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

50 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Also at that link is an analysis of how Joe Blanton has solidified the playoff-bound Dodgers' bullpen.

Of course he has.

 

Butcher sleeping like a baby

But seriously, f*ck that guy. God he was bad here.

[Troll Daddy]

I love Eppler's approach from day one. Trading two no name pitchers for Simba was incredulous. Seriously, he's on a mission that most here will never understand or agree. 

Luv the Tolliver steal ... hope it works out. 

[mulwin444]

33 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Trading two no name pitchers for Simba was incredulous.

[Inside Pitch]

Eppler has been snaking guys at all levels..    They may or may not amount to anything but they are upgrades over some of the stiffs we had in the system..  

[Troll Daddy]

22 minutes ago, mulwin444 said:

Obviously, spell check has its own opinion in this subject. 

[mulwin444]

6 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Obviously, spell check has its own opinion in this subject. 

 

[Troll Daddy]

1 minute ago, mulwin444 said:

 

I get the feeling your not a fan of spell check.

See what I did there lol

[mulwin444]

6 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

I get the feeling your not a fan of spell check.

See what I did there lol

[Oz27]

Yeah I like the Tolliver pickup and could see him becoming a decent reliever.

However, he will never be as good as the exchange we saw earlier in this thread. Hell, Mike Trout isn't that good.

[Angelsfirst]

Weird thread. Lol

[Adam]

What the fuck troll daddy?

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

<<<  Waiting for AO's peanut comment..... BTW, what # are we on anyway?

[Docwaukee]

Mulwin is a troll whisperer.  

[Angel Oracle]

Peanut #31!

Come on down!

You're the next contestant on "Get MLB hitters out"!

I should have had Johnny Olson's job back in the 1970s.

[Angel Oracle]

I hope they called up enough pitchers.    23 games in 24 days to close the season 

[Troll Daddy]

This thread is incredulous 

[Guest]

I only know one Tolliver

 

[disarcina]

Glad that Shoemaker is recovering well -- Tolliver might be a good pick up -- hope so.

As for Blanton -- hey, he's doing well for the Dogs. No crying over spilt milk there -- Halos gave Blanton every opportunity in almost every type of role -- he was terrible -- deemed the worst pitcher in MLB that year --- 2-14 with us.  SIgned with who? Oakland after that -- and has worked his way back to be the pre-set up guy on a team on the verge of winning the NL West.

 

[Second Base]

I wouldn't doubt Tolliver can be a steal. Eppler's played the waiver wire effectively this season, using it as an inexpensive way to acquire high upside talent in need of an organization that needs to win on a few lottery tickets and can offer the time and patience necessary to really see what these kids got.

I think Meyer, Banuelos, Tolliver, Valdez, Guerra were all pretty shrewd moves. Valdez and Guerra both look like they can be solid middle relievers, if not a close in Valdez's case. Meyer and Banuelos might end up being the future of this rotation for all we know.

I'm looking forward to watching Wright pitch, he's the only one where I really was scratching my head as to why. 

[Troll Daddy]

Pitching has to be the most fickle position in baseball. A change here A change there A new pitch A new catcher A new ballpark ... and you might have the next Arrieta. 

[disarcina]

meanwhile the pick up of Andrew Bailey could be the Frieri type pick up for us the rest of this year and perhaps in 2017.

remember we got Freiri (spelled wrong) as sort of a throw in on a deal and he wound up being our closer for almost two seasons.

we never expected that when we obtained him and he pitched well for us until he flamed out (and he when he went down hill, he became ineffective on a consistent basis very quickly).

so Bailey may handle closing duties for the rest of 2016 -- perhaps pitching well enough to ensure that the Halos play themselves out of a prime draft pick spot -- and perhaps entering 2017........if he can reclaim a semblance of his ROY level performance with Oakland a number of years back........this could be a steal of a deal for us. At least to make it through a 2017 'bridge' year.

 

[kino]

4 hours ago, disarcina said:

meanwhile the pick up of Andrew Bailey could be the Frieri type pick up for us the rest of this year and perhaps in 2017.

remember we got Freiri (spelled wrong) as sort of a throw in on a deal and he wound up being our closer for almost two seasons.

we never expected that when we obtained him and he pitched well for us until he flamed out (and he when he went down hill, he became ineffective on a consistent basis very quickly).

so Bailey may handle closing duties for the rest of 2016 -- perhaps pitching well enough to ensure that the Halos play themselves out of a prime draft pick spot -- and perhaps entering 2017........if he can reclaim a semblance of his ROY level performance with Oakland a number of years back........this could be a steal of a deal for us. At least to make it through a 2017 'bridge' year.

 

Frieri wasn't a throw-in, Dipoto acquired him for two mediocre prospects (Alexi Amarista and Donn Roach) who were our 12th and 16th best prospects at the time. Both haven't amounted to much, but I guess that says more about the Angel's farm system at the time than anything else.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/05/angels-acquire-ernesto-frieri-from-padres.html

[totdprods]

7 hours ago, ScottyA_MWAH said:

I wouldn't doubt Tolliver can be a steal. Eppler's played the waiver wire effectively this season, using it as an inexpensive way to acquire high upside talent in need of an organization that needs to win on a few lottery tickets and can offer the time and patience necessary to really see what these kids got.

I think Meyer, Banuelos, Tolliver, Valdez, Guerra were all pretty shrewd moves. Valdez and Guerra both look like they can be solid middle relievers, if not a close in Valdez's case. Meyer and Banuelos might end up being the future of this rotation for all we know.

I'm looking forward to watching Wright pitch, he's the only one where I really was scratching my head as to why. 

100% agree. I'm pretty excited about anyone Eppler brings in right now, because up to this point he hasn't really given me any reason to doubt what he and his scouts have been doing. Lincecum is basically the only clear cut flop, and that was a move made so much our of necessity I can't really fault him for it. Didn't really cost much either.

Nava and Gentry are close, but both spent so much time injured it's hard to say it. It could have turned out differently if both were able to stay healthy at the same time for two months straight as intended. Failure to recognize their fragility is a knock on Billy I guess.

Otherwise, pretty much every other player he has brought in has at least contributed positively in some way, and all without really giving up more than Aybar, Santiago, Newcomb, Ellis, and a few million bucks.