Crisis Adverted: Eduardo Morlan Returns

by R.J. Anderson on Mar 19, 2009 11:54 AM EDT

Reportedly Morlan had lost velocity and gained pounds, a tried and true method towards developing a bust and becoming one too. Tommy talked Morlan in depth more yesterday. I'm certainly fine with adding another high strikeout reliever to the fold. Hopefully the conditioning and velocity issues don't become a constant, because by any measure Morlan performed fair enough in Montgomery and should start the season in Durham with a chance at cracking the major league bullpen sometime during the season.

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After a year.....

This trade looks good.

Garza for Young alone would look good right now. Throw in JB and EM and we’ve got a steal.

by davelrogers on Mar 19, 2009 12:16 PM EDT reply actions

A post about how Delmon came along last year would be interesting.

by davelrogers on Mar 19, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions

His bat slighly improved in the second half

Pre ASB .286/.330/.386
Post ASB .290/.345/.432

Still a sub .800 OPS corner outfielder. And if you look at the defensive metrics for 2008, he was a worse left fielder than Adam Dunn, Raul Ibanez, Pat Burrell and Carlos Lee. All in all he was worth a negative 0.5 WAR and -2.4 million dollars.

Again, he’s only 23, but still average below average at this point. I don’t he’ll stay that way forever, but I’ll still take MFG.

by Tommy Rancel on Mar 19, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Delmon Young is far more interesting than Edwin Jackson, yet nobody ever makes a fanpost on him.

by R.J. Anderson on Mar 19, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions

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by kericr on Mar 19, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

But his arm is worth a few highlights at the plate.

by davelrogers on Mar 19, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Morlan is surplusage at this point

But then again, so is Pridie, so we’re about even there.

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Mar 19, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I feel a bit confused

When we lost him people seemed upset, and then they seemed OK with it… Was there divided opinion on this guy? Last I heard, people thought he was injured?

by plasticman on Mar 19, 2009 12:18 PM EDT reply actions

Andrew rolls the dice and wins again

although i don’t see him in MLB this year

by Raymondo on Mar 19, 2009 12:33 PM EDT reply actions

Not sure I see him in MLB ever.

He seems like toast to me.

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Mar 19, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Brewers tried to work out a trade

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Dick Groch, special assistant to general manager Doug Melvin, told me the Brewers ran several names by the Rays, trying to work a deal, without success.

by Tommy Rancel on Mar 19, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions