Comments on: Penny Released

By: obsessivegiantscompulsive

obsessivegiantscompulsive — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:52:37 +0000

Sabean likes to operate under the radar.

By: El

El — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:29:45 +0000

I think that releasing them because their performance was bad, period, is stupid.

Does that mean that continuing to start someone just because their performance was good, period, is also stupid?

He’ll be better for SF due to the park and league change.

But the Sox had no need or use for him.

By: Joe R

Joe R — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:00:55 +0000

Welcome to an article written on Thursday

By: obsessivegiantscompulsive

obsessivegiantscompulsive — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:43:18 +0000

Andrew, McCracken invented DIPS, and from what I understand, Tango was the one who devised FIP based on the findings of DIPS.

And it is my understanding that the Red Sox let go McCracken after about a year.

By: elGuapo

elGuapo — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:48:37 +0000

Not one mention of the Giants……..where he actually ended up and who were suitors the entire time?

By: Joe R

Joe R — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:46:14 +0000

And one thing not many have mentioned, is that Bowden’s been pretty good, too (22 years old, 4-6, 3.19 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 1.79 K/BB in Pawtucket). His total minor league K/BB is over 3. He’s definitely someone that can start a little bit in September. Can you expect 6 IP, 2 R games from him? Probably not, but when you’re carrying like 18 pitchers, you can deal with iffyish starts easier.

Since the Red Sox are looking better by the second for the WC, it’s probably a good thing to free up starts for Bowden and let him get real MLB work in.

By: Joe R

Joe R — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:46:57 +0000

That’s $500,000 on here. More than what would be saved on incentives. I’d like to still have Penny, and I also think we dropped the ball now on Smoltz (Cameron was right, but at the same time it’s not my job as the fan to pick up when a pitcher is tipping, it’s a hitter’s job). But whatever, the point is, the Red Sox didn’t “over react” to a bad stretch.

By: walkoffblast

walkoffblast — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:30:58 +0000

Well, lets say Penny is 4.50 guy and Byrd is a 5.00 guy for the rest of the season. Now Penny does not pitch deep into games so lets say Byrd makes three starts that you could have used Penny for. In 18 innings we are talking about one run difference of theoretical talent. How much is that worth to you?

By: Joe R

Joe R — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:12:14 +0000

With the way Penny’s pitched lately, is it any better?
We cut out millions by avoiding his incentives.

By: ham

ham — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:01:23 +0000

So you’re saying that Paul Byrd is a better option than Smoltz or Penny?

I really don’t know how you can say that with a straight face. Before this year, the projections on this site pegged for about a 4.90 FIP on average. He has since sat out the entire year, meaning those are probably optimistic.