Forum Temperature: Mazzoni for Torres

[Edgy MD]

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[TransMonk]

I like. I think it solidifies the depth in the pen.

[Frayed Knot]

-- Like --

Gave up potentially* more for a guy who may have been available via waiver wire claims in a few days anyway (although then there's no guarantee your claim will be the first one)
But we also got a potentially better upside in a younger and less split-happy reliever (as compared to Blevins) who's under club control for the next four seasons. The walk rate scares you a bit, but the hits/9 and HRs/9 are terrific so you take the bad with the good.





* both because we don't know what Mazzoni will be nor do we know the identity of the PtbNL ... recent draft pick?

[G-Fafif]

I'm just sorry Torres isn't from Texas and doesn't speak with a braggadocio he can't back up because he cries out to be referred to as all hat and no cattle.

[MFS62]

Since there was no "Let's see who the PTBNL is" choice, I treaded water with an "indifferent" vote. But if he performs as well as we hope, I guess that's won't be a major issue.

Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm categorizing this as "Like" primarily because I think it signals the club is worried about the bullpen enough to do something about it, so I'm glad they're out there fighting for it. But you know, I liked Carmine Ronzonni and you figure all else being equal he too could one day be as good or better than a middle reliever with control issues.

[Guest d'Kong76]

More indifferent than the other deal, I guess because of a
small degree of knowing what they got in Blevins moreso
than in Torres.

[Ceetar]

Torres is under control, young, not limited to a LOOGY (and getting Blevins helps that be true), and seems to be pretty good. And they bought low because he a had an iffy year, though not bad, last year.

[dgwphotography]

I like it - it provides needed depth for the pen

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's actually five years of control for Torres, according to Baseball Reference. He can't become a free agent until after the 2019 season.

[Guest themetfairy]

TransMonk wrote: I like. I think it solidifies the depth in the pen.

What he said.

[Zvon]

Went with like, although I don't like this as much as the Blevins deal. But we needed another lefty and Sandy went and got one (2 total).
I gotta like it.