Cubs acquire Fernando Rodney

[HendryWallet]

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[Little Slide Rooter]

Rodney, who was really good in 2012, will be filling in for Jason Motte, also really good in 2012. This means something.

[treebird]

i bet this time we picked up a terrible pitcher works out great

[Thrilho]

He's got some positive peripherals. His soft contact rate is at 20% (4 year high), his hard contact is steady with the last few at 24%, his LD% is 16% (lowest in a few years), the pulled ball rate is steady. Biggest changes are the drop in K rate and the HR/FB spiking from 4-6% up to 16%.

 

He's probably not going to start striking out a bunch of guys, but that HR/FB could come down as the wind starts blowing in more.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

He's got some positive peripherals. His soft contact rate is at 20% (4 year high), his hard contact is steady with the last few at 24%, his LD% is 16% (lowest in a few years), the pulled ball rate is steady. Biggest changes are the drop in K rate and the HR/FB spiking from 4-6% up to 16%.

 

He's probably not going to start striking out a bunch of guys, but that HR/FB could come down as the wind starts blowing in more.

 

Well, he managed to accumulate that HR/FB rate while pitching in Seattle, which is pretty impressive, really.

[Thrilho]

He's got some positive peripherals. His soft contact rate is at 20% (4 year high), his hard contact is steady with the last few at 24%, his LD% is 16% (lowest in a few years), the pulled ball rate is steady. Biggest changes are the drop in K rate and the HR/FB spiking from 4-6% up to 16%.

 

He's probably not going to start striking out a bunch of guys, but that HR/FB could come down as the wind starts blowing in more.

 

Well, he managed to accumulate that HR/FB rate while pitching in Seattle, which is pretty impressive, really.

 

True. I was hoping to go on his page to see some startling home/road splits where he gave up 5 HR in Texas or something but nope! 20% HR/FB at home vs 12% on the road.

 

My post wasn't to say I'd have made the move, just looking for some potential for optimism. The FO has my trust in most things at this point but dumpster diving for relievers they've still got a pretty high swing and miss rate. At least this guy was trade rather than a DFA dice roll.

[Agony and Ivy]

He's got some positive peripherals. His soft contact rate is at 20% (4 year high), his hard contact is steady with the last few at 24%, his LD% is 16% (lowest in a few years), the pulled ball rate is steady. Biggest changes are the drop in K rate and the HR/FB spiking from 4-6% up to 16%.

 

He's probably not going to start striking out a bunch of guys, but that HR/FB could come down as the wind starts blowing in more.

 

Well, he managed to accumulate that HR/FB rate while pitching in Seattle, which is pretty impressive, really.

 

The good part about all the homers he allows is he generally walks a batter or two before grooving a fastball that gets launched 460 feet.

[Tracer Bullet]

The fans start booing as soon as he is brought out from the pen here. The gate opens and his entire walk to the mound is serenaded by booing.

 

maybe bosio can work another miracle

[Backtobanks]

From MLBTR:

Padres closer Craig Kimbrel has been claimed on revocable waivers by an unknown club, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter link). However, a club official tells Rosenthal that the Padres have no intention of trading Kimbrel.

 

We know it wasn't the Cubs because they just acquired Rodney.

[Andy]

From MLBTR:

Padres closer Craig Kimbrel has been claimed on revocable waivers by an unknown club, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter link). However, a club official tells Rosenthal that the Padres have no intention of trading Kimbrel.

 

We know it wasn't the Cubs because they just acquired Rodney.

Well that's not necessarily true at all.

[Guest]

I [expletive] hate that guy and his arrow shooting [expletive].

[Guest]

Also are the Cubs breaking the laws of physics by having two relievers on the team who can't put their hat on straight?

[UMFan83]

Rodney, who was really good in 2012, will be filling in for Jason Motte, also really good in 2012. This means something.

 

Kyle will be happy that Theo really is going for the 2012 championship

[Backtobanks]

From MLBTR:

Padres closer Craig Kimbrel has been claimed on revocable waivers by an unknown club, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter link). However, a club official tells Rosenthal that the Padres have no intention of trading Kimbrel.

 

We know it wasn't the Cubs because they just acquired Rodney.

Well that's not necessarily true at all.

 

I should have posted it in green.

[Guest]

Lol at the padres not intending to trade him

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Lol at the padres not intending to trade him

Or any number of their other guys

[sneakypower]

i don't even mind Tommy La Stella like others do, but seeing desperation moves like this make me really wish we could have held onto Arodys Vizcaino somehow

[imb]

Rodney, who was really good in 2012, will be filling in for Jason Motte, also really good in 2012. This means something.

 

Kyle will be happy that Theo really is going for the 2012 championship

 

hahahahaa