re: DAT: 2017 World Champions Houston Astros offseason discussion: ASTROS ACQUIRE GERRIT COLE

Bring him back

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Phillies designate former no. 1 overall pick Mark Appel for assignment.

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BRING. THAT. MAN. BACK.

Bring back VV

Unless he's got some injury, I don't see a reason not to try him as a reliever. 81 minor league games, 78 starts.

Traded Ramon Laureano to the As for brandon bailey. Cionel perez and Deetz to 40 man

Anyone know anything about Bailey?

Just looked him up.

This article posted on an As site

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The first two outings of his first full season have been the only major roadblocks faced by Beloit Snappers pitcher Brandon Bailey, as the Oakland Athletics 2016 sixth-round pick has used a more complete arsenal of pitches to navigate his way through opposing Midwest League lineups.

Ever since allowing six earned runs on seven hits in his first six innings (one start and one relief appearance), Bailey has settled down in a big way.

The former Gonzaga standout went nine straight appearances without surrendering more than one earned run, and he allowed just four runners to cross home plate in that span of 32 innings. His impressive command of the strike-zone also played a big role in his turnaround, as he posted a 39:7 K:BB rate during the run. The only thing keeping Bailey down during that stretch was a short stint on the disabled list.

“I felt like I wasn’t myself those first couple starts. I was putting a little too much pressure on myself and trying to do a little too much,” said Bailey, Oakland’s 30th-ranked prospect heading into the 2017 season. “Once I simplified the game, I was able to concentrate on the next batter up to the plate, one pitch at a time and regaining confidence in my stuff.

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After a successful two-appearance debut in Mesa in which he allowed one earned run on seven hits in five innings, Bailey finished up his 2016 season in the New York-Penn League. He appeared in 10 games, including five starts, with the Lake Monsters and posted a 3.08 ERA. Bailey’s K:BB rate was 42:9 in 38 innings.

Armed with a four-seam fastball, change-up and curveball when he was drafted, Bailey has added another breaking ball since turning pro. Having four pitches that he can throw for strikes has allowed Bailey to carve up MWL hitters with ease.

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he righthander from Gonzaga has everything you’d want in a pitching prospect. He has a solid fastball (88-94), above-average 78-81 changeup, a mid-70s curve that flashes above-average, and a usable low- to mid-80s slider. He commands all of those pitches beautifully and sets up opposing hitters with what looks like relative ease. The whole package reads like a potential first round pick, but two factors have held Bailey’s prospect stock back. When I said he had everything you’d want in a pitching prospect that also included a few red flags you don’t: an injury history (he’s a Tommy John survivor) and an underwhelming physical profile (listed at 5-10, 175). First round command + fifth round stuff + tenth round red flags = a rough average of around a fifth round selection. That’s about where I ranked him (159th is a late-fifth rounder) and about where the A’s took him in the early-sixth round. I think he’s a future big league starter and potentially a damn good one, height be damned.

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We just so happened to be at Disney the same time the Astros played the Braves in Orlando. It was extremely fun to get drunk in beautiful weather and not be stressed about the game you’re watching.

Good info

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