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Nick Tropeano
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RotoWire News: Tropeano (elbow) is set to throw off the mound Monday for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last August, Pedro Moura of the Los Angeles Times reports. (7/15/2017) Injury: Elbow, 60-Day DL |
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Profile: There is a decent amount of Tropeano's profile that could end up average. He certainly has average fastball velocity for a righty. His change looks like it can be average in results and shape. Those two things are important, even if his command is strong and his slider is good, because those two things usually make good command and a plus pitch turn into a top-half starting pitcher. Can Tropeano's splitter make the package hum? He'll need to throw it more. Can Tropeano break into the Angels rotation? He'll need a couple good breaks. But, considering how past seasons have gone for the Angels, he's not too far from that opportunity he needs. And maybe Matt Shoemaker can show him a little something about splitters while he's there. (Eno Sarris)
The Quick Opinion: A deep league sleeper until he has an opportunity in hand, Tropeano isn't far from have a complete starter's arsenal and a good home park behind him. |
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Profile: Because Nicholas Tropeano pairs his changeup with his four-seamer, it looks better than it would in a vacuum. Most change pieces have more drop, but since he doesn't throw many sinkers, Trop's changeup looks fine in comparison. It has plenty of fade, and a nine mph gap in velocity, and it's fueled good whiff rates in the majors and minors. The slider has done well, too. It's the fact that his four-seamer comes with fairly pedestrian movement and velocity that has led to a few more homers than you'd expect -- in the minor leagues. That hasn't been a problem in the major leagues, in a small sample. And maybe that new home park will be enough to suppress that problem and make him a very good pitcher, at home. Right now, he's the sixth or seventh pitcher on the Angels, so don't buy him in shallow mixed leagues without a change in role. But in deeper leagues, you have to admit that the guys in front of him are major health and production risks. He may find his way up that depth chart quickly this year. (Eno Sarris)
The Quick Opinion: A good change, a good slider, and what might be an average fastball mean that Tropeano's strikeouts are legit. We'll see about opportunity and then we'll see if he can control the homers. If both of those things come through, he'll be a legit mixed league pitcher. |
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Profile: Tropeano had Tommy John surgery in mid-August. Currently, pitchers take around 14 months to return from the surgery, which puts Tropeano’s return time around after the regular’s final day. There is no reason to roster him at this time. (Jeff Zimmerman)
The Quick Opinion: Tropeano will be done with his Tommy John recovery near the season's end, which means he can be left on the waiver wire in all leagues. |
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