I repeat, JC Sulbaran traded to the Royals for Broxton.
I repeat, JC Sulbaran traded to the Royals for Broxton.
Last edited by cinreds21; 07-31-2012 at 03:49 PM.
Ew.
Since when do we use WHIP to measure pitchers? Doug, I know you wouldn't ordinarily use that measure if it didn't suit your case.Originally Posted by dougdirt
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
I like it.
It's not all about K's.
Dude has a 56.6% groundball rate. That kicks butt when you're pitching in GABP.
"I can't take this homerism anymore." - 10xWSChamps, August 11, 2010. A Cardinals fan having a problem with all the homerism on Redszone. Classic.
"Man do I miss the days where were didn't need a calculator and an encyclopedia of baseball metrics to enjoy a baseball game ... - MikeS21" - 8/2/12 game thread
Bowden did say a half hour ago that Broxton would allow the Reds to trade a reliever as part of the Span package. So maybe that's the endgame here.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
What his OBP? Can he lead off?
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
Meh on who we got and what we gave up.
1.50 WHIP over the last 3 years, with a K/9 that is Ondrusk-esque.
Meh. Good deal for KC.
And this isn't "hand-wringing" either. Simply an opinion.
More stats from baseball-reference.com:
Broxton has his best HR/9 at 0.3 of his career. Actually it ties his 2008 season.
Also, his BB/9 is the lowest it's been in 3 years at 3.5. It was 3.4 in 2009, his best season.
Dude might be on the comeback. Love that groundball rate in GABP.
"I can't take this homerism anymore." - 10xWSChamps, August 11, 2010. A Cardinals fan having a problem with all the homerism on Redszone. Classic.
"Man do I miss the days where were didn't need a calculator and an encyclopedia of baseball metrics to enjoy a baseball game ... - MikeS21" - 8/2/12 game thread
If it's Sulbaran-for-Broxton straight up, I like the deal. Sulbaran has several pitchers ahead of him on the Reds' top prospects list (Corcino, Stephenson, Cingrani, Travieso, Lotzkar).
I think this trade is all about Aroldis.
My guess is Walt doesn't like all the heavy usage.
Broxton has 23 saves, he can close games. He will back up Chappy at closer and set up as well.
Reds pen from the right side was weaker than left side. (Still is, even with the new addition.)
The one thing that always helps in the post season... Relief pitching.
Sulbran for Broxton a much fairer trade than Cox for Mujeica.
Thanks for the info, 21.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
"a couple of minor league players for Broxton"
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