Did I miss this being discussed? NYY offers Cole 7/$245. Gotta think an 8th year from LAA would seal the deal.
Marvin said:
Did I miss this being discussed? NYY offers Cole 7/$245. Gotta think an 8th year from LAA would seal the deal.
bullard21k said:
Cole getting 300+ million
cc10106 said:
The Stanton contract is a problem. Poor Yankees.
440k an at bat.Ag_07 said:cc10106 said:
The Stanton contract is a problem. Poor Yankees.
All that money for the what 10 games he played?
Farmer1906 said:
We could always resign Miley.
Rustys-Beef-o-Reeno said:Farmer1906 said:
We could always resign Miley.
I wonder if he'd take a deal without a roster guarantee. If so, I'd sign up for that and see what he shows in spring training. Obviously he'd have to earn his spot in the rotation though.Farmer1906 said:
We could always resign Miley.
You might be right. I just think the league knows the Cubs financial situation over the next few years and it will be tough for them to get fair value for him. That might just mean that he ultimately won't get traded. Not sure.Farmer1906 said:
I just can't see he Cubs giving up Contreras without getting some major prospects for him.
Marvin said:
Man, I sound like Eeyore. I read several pages of the Rangers thread so maybe that rubbed off on me. I really need to step back and trust Luhnow to figure it out, haha.
Marvin said:
Man, I sound likeEeyoreNuke.
Ag_07 said:Marvin said:
Man, I sound likeEeyoreNuke.
FIFY
Deluxe said:
JV/Greinke/LMJ will be among the most elite top-of-rotation starters.
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5. Forrest Whitley, RHP, Peoria (Astros No. 1/MLB No. 16)
No. 2 on this list a year ago, Whitley returned after a regular season in which he logged a 7.99 ERA and missed nearly two months with shoulder inflammation. He topped the AFL in strikeouts (32 in 25 innings) for the second straight year, demonstrating improved command and more consistent mechanics. The stuff is still there, too: a four-seam fastball that ranges from 93-98 mph, a cutter and a changeup that seem allergic to bats, and a curveball and a slider that can be plus pitches when they're on.
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"I'm accomplishing all the goals that I initially set for myself in the Fall League," said Whitley, ranked No. 16 on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. "I'm not putting guys on base via the walk, I'm limiting the amount of pitches per inning. Those were the main two goals."
Whitley also topped the AFL in strikeouts (36 in 26 innings) last offseason, when he was the consensus top pitching prospect in baseball. Expected to contribute to the Astros' pursuit of a second World Series championship in three years, he instead endured a disastrous 2019. He battled his command and missed seven weeks with shoulder inflammation while logging a combined 7.99 ERA with 86 strikeouts and 44 walks in 59 2/3 innings at four different levels of the Minors.
So instead of pitching in the playoffs, the 22-year-old Whitley is back in the Fall League and once again looking like someone who can help Houston in the very near future. Against Salt River, he worked at 93-96 mph with his four-seam fastball and had little difficulty throwing that pitch, his cutter and changeup for strikes. His breaking stuff was a little less reliable, as he was getting on top of his slider a bit too much and he had more success with his curveball, but both offerings sat in the mid-80s.
After Whitley's shoulder started bothering him early in the season, he focused on maintaining a better posture in his upper body. It took a while but he's finally comfortable with his new delivery.
"It was awkward coming back from that into full-season ball, just really inconsistent, walking a lot of guys," said Whitley, the 17th overall pick in the 2016 Draft as a Texas high schooler. "But the stuff was still there, so I kept working at it; working at it, and I'm coming into my own here with the new mechanics and throwing more strikes than I was. Now I don't even have to try to think about it, whereas two months ago I was really fighting bad habits."
Deluxe said:Chump change relative to what Cole is about to getbearkatag15 said:
Strasburg stays in Washington...
Only if he signed for 9+. Even then, maybe not.Ag_07 said:
Yeah Cole will get $300MM