Re: Diamondbacks Call Up Max Scherzer

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Link.

 

Diamondbacks’ called up their top pitching prospect today and have him on the lineup card as being in the bullpen.

 

Yusmeiro Petit was apparently the one optioned to Triple-A Tucson. He wasn’t on the lineup card.

 

Scherzer, who was scheduled to start Sunday in Tucson, posted ridiculous numbers in the Pacific Coast League. He had a 1.17 ERA in four starts, striking out 38 and walking three in 23 innings.

[C.C.]

It would really suck if the D-back's won another championship. That would make two recent expansion teams winning the WS twice...

[UK1679666180]

His FB is one of the best I've ever seen.

[sneakypower]

the real question is whether to use your keeper league waiver claim on this guy or wait for Kershaw

[Wilson A2000]

Just what they need - another good pitcher. Owings, Haren, Webb is already formidable. They have no hitting though.

[Roast]

Just what they need - another good pitcher. Owings, Haren, Webb is already formidable. They have no hitting though.

Uh...They're second in the majors in runs scored.

[C.C.]

Just what they need - another good pitcher. Owings, Haren, Webb is already formidable. They have no hitting though.

Uh...They're second in the majors in runs scored.

 

I'd assumed he was joking. Maybe not.

[Roast]

Just what they need - another good pitcher. Owings, Haren, Webb is already formidable. They have no hitting though.

Uh...They're second in the majors in runs scored.

 

I'd assumed he was joking. Maybe not.

This could be. Two hours of sleep over the past 48 hours has severely damaged my sarcasm/joke detectors.

[TruffleShuffle]

Just what they need - another good pitcher. Owings, Haren, Webb is already formidable. They have no hitting though.

Uh...They're second in the majors in runs scored.

 

I'd assumed he was joking. Maybe not.

This could be. Two hours of sleep over the past 48 hours has severely damaged my sarcasm/joke detectors.

 

not your fault, he didn't put it in green.

[nilodnayr]

the real question is whether to use your keeper league waiver claim on this guy or wait for Kershaw

 

Room for another one in that boat? Thank God for Yahoo being slow, at least I'll have a bit of time to give the Dbacks a chance to explain what his role is going to be.

[shnsajax]

the real question is whether to use your keeper league waiver claim on this guy or wait for Kershaw

 

Room for another one in that boat? Thank God for Yahoo being slow, at least I'll have a bit of time to give the Dbacks a chance to explain what his role is going to be.

 

If your not currently first in the waiver order I would take a shot. Not worth waiting when you might not even get him to begin with.

[CuseCubFan69]

His FB is one of the best I've ever seen.

 

Movement, spots it well, velo?

[Butterscup1679666578]

Great for Max. I loved watching him pitch here when I was a freshman at Mizzou and he was a junior. Hopefully he can crack the rotation soon.

[UK1679666180]

His FB is one of the best I've ever seen.

 

Movement, spots it well, velo?

 

Rising FBs are a myth, but to the naked eye, that thing just takes off.

[CuseCubFan69]

His FB is one of the best I've ever seen.

 

Movement, spots it well, velo?

 

Rising FBs are a myth, but to the naked eye, that thing just takes off.

 

Could I hit it? :pig:

 

Yep, they just go down slower than other fastballs. I really enjoy watching somebody throw a fastball like that.

[Clem Fandango]

His FB is one of the best I've ever seen.

 

Movement, spots it well, velo?

 

Rising FBs are a myth, but to the naked eye, that thing just takes off.

 

Could I hit it? :pig:

 

Yep, they just go down slower than other fastballs. I really enjoy watching somebody throw a fastball like that.

 

I'd hit it

[nilodnayr]

the real question is whether to use your keeper league waiver claim on this guy or wait for Kershaw

 

Room for another one in that boat? Thank God for Yahoo being slow, at least I'll have a bit of time to give the Dbacks a chance to explain what his role is going to be.

 

If your not currently first in the waiver order I would take a shot. Not worth waiting when you might not even get him to begin with.

 

Unfortunately, I've found myself with the first waiver claim much earlier than I normally like, which means I have tough decisions on who to use it on. The Dbacks are going to stick him in the pen right now. Edgar Gonzalez has been perfectly adequate, Owings has been very good, RJ is healthy (right now), and when Davis comes back in a couple weeks they will already have 6 men for 5 spots.

 

Also, Scherzer only pitched 106.6 innings last year, so the DBacks aren't going to want him to go over 140 this year. Of course, the other side of the coin is that they will probably want him to reach around there so they can get him up to around 170 in 2009. Hes pitched 23 so far, so that means he'll have to be starting again sometime (and somewhere) again this season.

[RammyFanny]

3.1 IP 6K 0ER for Max so far tonight.

[Cubbies622]

he ended with 4.1 innings 0 hits 0 walks 7 strikeouts. Hes insane

[Butterscup1679666578]

The Legend of Max Scherzer has awoken. Kid is absolutely sick. I just watched the clip of each of his outs on the DBacks website. Nasty.

[CuseCubFan69]

How can the Cubs get the guy who does the draft for the D'Backs?

[jyoung55]

the real question is whether to use your keeper league waiver claim on this guy or wait for Kershaw

 

Room for another one in that boat? Thank God for Yahoo being slow, at least I'll have a bit of time to give the Dbacks a chance to explain what his role is going to be.

 

If your not currently first in the waiver order I would take a shot. Not worth waiting when you might not even get him to begin with.

 

Unfortunately, I've found myself with the first waiver claim much earlier than I normally like, which means I have tough decisions on who to use it on. The Dbacks are going to stick him in the pen right now. Edgar Gonzalez has been perfectly adequate, Owings has been very good, RJ is healthy (right now), and when Davis comes back in a couple weeks they will already have 6 men for 5 spots.

 

Also, Scherzer only pitched 106.6 innings last year, so the DBacks aren't going to want him to go over 140 this year. Of course, the other side of the coin is that they will probably want him to reach around there so they can get him up to around 170 in 2009. Hes pitched 23 so far, so that means he'll have to be starting again sometime (and somewhere) again this season.

 

This is such a tough call because of the depth in the rotation that the DBacks have... I'm more tempted to do it after his performance last night though... nasty stuff.

 

Someone please slap me around with sample size and Price, Kershaw, etc. will be better arguments.

[CoolHandLuke]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080430&content_id=2615362&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

 

Didn't take long.

[shnsajax]

the real question is whether to use your keeper league waiver claim on this guy or wait for Kershaw

 

Room for another one in that boat? Thank God for Yahoo being slow, at least I'll have a bit of time to give the Dbacks a chance to explain what his role is going to be.

 

If your not currently first in the waiver order I would take a shot. Not worth waiting when you might not even get him to begin with.

 

Unfortunately, I've found myself with the first waiver claim much earlier than I normally like, which means I have tough decisions on who to use it on. The Dbacks are going to stick him in the pen right now. Edgar Gonzalez has been perfectly adequate, Owings has been very good, RJ is healthy (right now), and when Davis comes back in a couple weeks they will already have 6 men for 5 spots.

 

Also, Scherzer only pitched 106.6 innings last year, so the DBacks aren't going to want him to go over 140 this year. Of course, the other side of the coin is that they will probably want him to reach around there so they can get him up to around 170 in 2009. Hes pitched 23 so far, so that means he'll have to be starting again sometime (and somewhere) again this season.

 

This is such a tough call because of the depth in the rotation that the DBacks have... I'm more tempted to do it after his performance last night though... nasty stuff.

 

Someone please slap me around with sample size and Price, Kershaw, etc. will be better arguments.

 

They are all pitchers so I think its a crap shoot. Be happy getting just 1, and hope he outlasts the others.

[nilodnayr]

How can the Cubs get the guy who does the draft for the D'Backs?

Mike Rizzo is the guy you'd want. The Nationals hired him away. Hes their assistant GM and VP of Baseball Ops now.

 

Here are some of Rizzo's guys that are making an impact in the league...

Brandon Webb

Chad Tracy

Stephen Drew

Carlos Gonzalez

Conor Jackson

Carlos Quentin

Justin Upton

Maz Scherzer

Micah Owings

Greg Smith

Mark Reynolds

Chris Snyder

Scott Hairston

Dan Uggla

Ian Kinsler (actually selected twice by the dbacks but didn't sign)