Rays Acquire Russ Springer From Athletics
by Tommy Rancel on Aug 8, 2009 3:41 PM EDT
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Another day, another waiver claim by Andrew Friedman. Today, the Rays added Russ Springer to the bullpen in what A's assistant GM David Frost called a straight waiver claim. The Rays will assume the remainder of his $3.3 million dollar salary and possibly a few incentive bonuses for games pitched. Springer, 40, is posting another solid season with a record of 0-1, 4.10 ERA/3.38 FIP in 48 games. He also boasts a K/9 of 10.15 and an above average K/BB of 3.36.
Springer works manly a fastball/cutter combo with a curveball, change up and slider mixed in, but off speed stuff is rarely thrown. An extreme flyball pitcher at over 50% for his career, Springer is at nearly 60% flyballs in 2009. Despite the high flyball rate, Springer has a pretty normal 1.08 HR/9. He does have some pretty defined splits. He's holding righties to a line of .260/.275/.385, however lefties are batting .357/.439/.543 against him
Andrew Friedman is not a fan of being told of when he can and cannot trade for players. He scoffs at the July 31st deadline. No word on corresponding 40 and 25 man-roster moves.
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We need more 40 plus year old relievers, this really fills a need.
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 3:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully he's an extreme flyball pitcher
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I also hope we get the privlage of paying him a pro-rated $3.3 million salary.
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only 20 more games and we can add another $200k to that!
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Springer>Bennett
And that’s good enough for me. His K/9 is right behind J.P. and his FIP is only behind J.P. and Balfour.
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by Tommy Rancel on Aug 8, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's been pretty lucky with those homers
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And we're going to have to pay him $1m plus
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not my money
and a 3.38 FIP and 3.71 tRA is very good. He’s also getting 13% swstr
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by Tommy Rancel on Aug 8, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Considering all the folks going through waivers, was that the best spending of that $1m?
He’s not in Oakland anymore, so that FB% is gonna catch up to him
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But Upton, CC, Gabes should do work for him.
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by Tommy Rancel on Aug 8, 2009 4:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Park factors and all that
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Deeper dimensions, higher walls, larger foul ground etc
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't looked at the difference between Oakland/Trop
But given the short amount of time left in the season, and the amount of road games, I doubt there’s that big of a regression due. Although without the data, I could be wrong.
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by Tommy Rancel on Aug 8, 2009 4:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I'm naturally mistrustful of 40+ year olds
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shouldn't that be "distrusting"
says this 40+ year old?
by nyyfaninlaaland on Aug 8, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What does this mean?
Just simply more depth?
I didn't say I wasn't flawless, but I damn sho' don't tarnish!
by RWRays on Aug 8, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I dont understand
I thought we didnt have any money to spend. I think we have enough pitchers ready in AAA.
Been on the bandwagon since '98
by dray on Aug 8, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think I like the .299 batting average allowed
I think we are rolling the dice with Springer when he comes in, even with his high K total
by sofladude77 on Aug 8, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His BABIP is .400
That’s bad luck.
by R.J. Anderson on Aug 8, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
whether its Balfour or Springer
neither are stellar
by sofladude77 on Aug 8, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
who would you pick between the two
by sofladude77 on Aug 8, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Balfour is young and cheaper
But no need to pick between the two. Both are above average relief pitchers.
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by Tommy Rancel on Aug 8, 2009 4:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Younger, but not really young
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Balfour hasn't shown signs of returning to his 2008 form
one game he is brilliant, another he stinks
by sofladude77 on Aug 8, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was unhittable last year
this year way too many baserunners
by sofladude77 on Aug 8, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you expected him to continue to be that good rather than regress towards his career numbers?
by R.J. Anderson on Aug 8, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no but if we are going to put him out there in stressful situations
he has to get it done, yesterday was bad
by sofladude77 on Aug 8, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
check the strikezone vs. Balfour yesterday.
He was fine
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by Tommy Rancel on Aug 8, 2009 4:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Against Boston he was great.
Look at the full picture.
by R.J. Anderson on Aug 8, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh Balfour is one of the best relievers in the AL.
He’s not top 3 like 08, but doesn’t need to be.
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by Tommy Rancel on Aug 8, 2009 4:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
especially when you consider how many fly balls he gives up and that fly balls are least likely to drop for hits
by Navi's_Navy on Aug 8, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And 13% of those fly balls are infield variety.
Those are 99.9% outs.
by R.J. Anderson on Aug 8, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and its not like our park punishes flyball pitchers too badly
by Navi's_Navy on Aug 8, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Restricts right-handed power (and lefties, but not as much as righties)
Springer
Ground balls: .348
Fly balls: .174
Line drives: .833
AL Average
Ground balls: .234
Fly balls: .135
Line drives: .733
by R.J. Anderson on Aug 8, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
those BABIP numbers are just this year I'm assuming
correct?
Also, where did you/can you get those specific per player and AL/NL average Babips?
by Navi's_Navy on Aug 8, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
B-Ref’s split pages.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/split.cgi?lg=AL&year=2009&t=p
Go to Springer, splits, search for “Hit Trajectory” then you’ll see BABIP.
by R.J. Anderson on Aug 8, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus our outfield defense>oakland's
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by Tommy Rancel on Aug 8, 2009 4:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
BJ Upton disagrees
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe slightly, but Oakland's is damn good.
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by Sky Kalkman on Aug 8, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ZiPS has Springer sub-3 FIP moving forward.
His regressed RAs are in the 4s, but xFIP is pretty useless for relievers since reliever home runs are more about talent than luck.
by R.J. Anderson on Aug 8, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
His whiff rate is fantastic.
Russ Springer misses 13 bats for every 100 swings? Really?
by R.J. Anderson on Aug 8, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
*100 pitches
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by FreeZorilla on Aug 8, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
24.4% of swings
behind only JP of all pitchers with any sort of sample size
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by FreeZorilla on Aug 8, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a lot of luck involved, but since HR/FB is a skill and relievers seem to show the skill to keep it down, regressing HR/FB 100% towards overall league average isn't fair.
So while anything can happen over small sample sizes, Springer’s 8.8% (compared to 11% league average) HR/FB rate since 2003 and approximately 6% rate since 2007 is probably more a result of skill than luck.
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by Sky Kalkman on Aug 8, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
another tidbit
Springer won’t be facing many leftys or Maddon is really a mad scientist
by sofladude77 on Aug 8, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Here's my thoughts on these deals--they should help
that being said, i say ANdrew will see where this team is on August 30th. If we’re still ony 2.5 GB, he sits tight, if he feels we’re done, there may be a two day salary dump
Only move left will be Aki for Dillion
by Raymondo on Aug 8, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
who gets dropped
when springer joins the team? shouse or choate would be my guess and we still have bradford on the dl
by Toe Finch on Aug 8, 2009 5:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Related?
According to Adam Sobsey of The Independent Weekly, the Rays have released 30-year-old reliever Jorge Julio. The right-hander had a 5.96 ERA and a 24/15 K/BB ratio in 22 2/3 innings this season with Triple-A Durham.
by Jun on Aug 8, 2009 5:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
AWESOME! We can add him to the rest of our bullpen that SUCKS!
I hate the fact that the Rays and the Bucs are both the CHEAPEST TEAMS IN PRO SPORTS! I pay the same freakin’ amount of money for my tickets as do Yankees, Red Sox, Jets and Cowboys fans pay for theirs! Jeez! Are there anymore crappy players out there for the Bucs or Rays to sign? Come on down, add to the marginal and washed up no-namers clubs!
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 5:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ok this one is hilarious
Swav or Die (>'-')> <('-')> <('-'<)
For the lulz
by SRQman on Aug 8, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hernandez is doing very good. Navi sucks I can see that but hernandez is fine. 1st base was the issue, not really catcher.
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I pay the same freakin’ amount of money for my tickets as do Yankees, Red Sox, Jets and Cowboys fans pay for theirs!
no you don’t.
by walkoffwalk on Aug 8, 2009 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, if you're looking at football tickets, you are paying about as much as the other top teams for Bucs tickets from the box office. They are overpriced.
I can't wait until we trade him for a reliever.
by kericr on Aug 9, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zaun starting tonight
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Aug 8, 2009 6:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bartlett, ss
Crawford, lf
Longoria, 3b
Zobrist, rf
Pena, 1b
Burrell, dh
Aybar, 2b
Zaun, c
Upton, cf
Shields, p
by Jun on Aug 8, 2009 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why can Fox not do a good broadcast?
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by SRQman on Aug 8, 2009 6:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He should clear waivers
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by Tommy Rancel on Aug 8, 2009 7:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Dbullsfan's mission almost complete
13 pitchers?!
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by RATW on Aug 8, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why do we still have 2 LOOGY?
I know value is important, but neither of them have much.
by R.J. Anderson on Aug 8, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe its jsut for the seattle series
since the Mariners have a bunch of lefty hitters. though the lefty-lefty matchups seemed to all fail yesterday.
by BrendanHarrisLives on Aug 8, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
bring up Sonny to replace a loogy and I'll be in heaven
but on a more serious note any chance Dillon was DFA’d just so we would have an extra arm tonight and tomorrow Elliot Johnson comes up and a loogy goes (assuming Springer is here tomorrow)
by Dbullsfan on Aug 8, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dillon tribute tomorrow?
.300/.400/.400
Epic contributions in games vs Boston and NY
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by FreeZorilla on Aug 8, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed.
he was really good at giving high fives and keeping the sunflower seeds filled, but it seeems like a waste to add another pitcher, think of the other night vs boston, we used our whole bench, i think we could live without shouse, he only comes in for one hitter gives up a hit and leaves anyway
by Toe Finch on Aug 8, 2009 8:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Like Michel, he's easy to pull for
Over 3,400 career at-bats in the minors; eight years and three organizations before making his ML debut. Played in Japan. At 34, he’s not going to get many more chances.
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by RATW on Aug 8, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
long live Dillionaire
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by Gone Phishing on Aug 9, 2009 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With Dillon gone
who does the pinch running for PtB in the late innings?
I bet we could trade Shouse to the Marlins for Bonifacio.
I’m only half-joking.
by IntrepidX on Aug 9, 2009 2:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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