Comments on: Nathan Eovaldi Key Piece In Hanley Ramirez Trade http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/nathan-eovaldi-key-piece-in-hanley-ramirez-trade/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: jdbolick http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/nathan-eovaldi-key-piece-in-hanley-ramirez-trade/#comment-3028629 jdbolick Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:37:20 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=93533#comment-3028629 Even for high school players.

]]> By: jcxy http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/nathan-eovaldi-key-piece-in-hanley-ramirez-trade/#comment-3019593 jcxy Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:44:42 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=93533#comment-3019593 even for AA players?

]]> By: jdbolick http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/nathan-eovaldi-key-piece-in-hanley-ramirez-trade/#comment-3018636 jdbolick Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:44:44 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=93533#comment-3018636 @ Paul – I think you need to put more consideration into your responses. I have looked at the totality of Eovaldi’s minor league career, and my comments about his AA performance were specifically in response to Matt’s focus on that particular season. Regardless of how you try to spin it, Eovaldi’s minor league track record is not impressive.

]]> By: jdbolick http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/nathan-eovaldi-key-piece-in-hanley-ramirez-trade/#comment-3018616 jdbolick Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:39:47 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=93533#comment-3018616 @ Paul – I don’t understand what point you think you were trying to make. Randy Johnson had 128 strikeouts in 131.1 AAA innings, and had well over nine strikeouts per 9 during his overall minor league career. In comparison, Eovaldi’s strikeout rate has been 7.42 per 9 in the minors. That’s a pretty dramatic difference, and as noted, Eovaldi has walked 3.67 per 9. If he had glowing scouting reports then maybe there would be a reason to overlook the lack of statistical success, but he doesn’t. Instead scouts say that he only has two pitches and one of them is a high 90s fastball without much movement, and therefore he probably profiles better as a reliever. Given the lack of strikeouts and the command issues, he’s probably also not even a late-inning reliever but rather a 6th/7th inning guy.

]]> By: Paul http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/nathan-eovaldi-key-piece-in-hanley-ramirez-trade/#comment-3018145 Paul Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:07:55 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=93533#comment-3018145 Johnson’s SO/IP in AAA was under 9. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=johnso002ran

This is a really boring and stupid game, isn’t it?

]]> By: Paul http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/nathan-eovaldi-key-piece-in-hanley-ramirez-trade/#comment-3018134 Paul Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:04:47 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=93533#comment-3018134 So you’re trying to cut off debate by telling somebody to stop cherry-picking, and the method you use to do so is to cherry-pick? You really think a SO% just under 9 SO/IP in AA as a 21 year old is not good?

His SO% in the Cal League was below league average, but there are a lot of advanced college arms who go through that league. And he was there for under 100 innings.

Do you honestly think it makes sense to pluck out a single year of a young HS arm in the toughest pitching environment in professional baseball, and shout from the rooftops that that should trump everything else?

]]> By: jdbolick http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/nathan-eovaldi-key-piece-in-hanley-ramirez-trade/#comment-3018057 jdbolick Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:51:00 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=93533#comment-3018057 Because a straight fastball is easy to hit.

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