Davis Robertson to the Phillies

[Bertz]

[cl smooth]

davis robertson.

 

not to be confused with major league pitcher david robertson.

[17 Seconds]

who do we want

[mul21]

who do we want

 

Harper/Schwarber combo IMO.

[Bertz]

davis robertson.

 

not to be confused with major league pitcher david robertson.

 

Brennen Davis and David Robertson are going to fuse into an Ohtani-like super player, but only after leaving the org

[Andy]

[Bertz]

who do we want

 

Logan O'Hoppe was the ideal but he just went to Anaheim like 10 minutes ago. So at this point probably pitching

[Tryptamine]

 

Really strong numbers, but I know basically nothing about him

 

Here

[Transmogrified Tiger]

 

The replies to this are equal parts "who?" and "what I thought he was untouchable" and I'm not up on Phillies twitter to know who's being ironic or not.

 

Wasn't in Fangraphs' preseason list after barely pitching last year, has incinerated High A so far this year.

[Andy]

 

Really strong numbers, but I know basically nothing about him

 

Here

I know literally zero about him, but Phillies fans are flipping their lids about giving him up in the comments to this Tweet, so that's probably not a bad thing.

[Have a seat, Neifi]

Ben Brown to the Cubs, per Twitter.

 

Do we like this?

 

ETA: 105 Ks in 73 innings at A+ so far this year.

Edited August 2, 2022 by Have a seat, Neifi

[Transmogrified Tiger]

MLB Pipeline, unclear when exactly this report is from:

 

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 50 | Curveball: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 40

 

The Phillies have built a serious pipeline from Long Island into their Minor League system over the past several years, taking players from the area late in the Draft and seeing some blossom into serious prospects. Exhibit A would be Top 100 prospect Logan O’Hoppe, taken in Round 23 in 2018. A year prior, the Phillies selected Brown in the 33rd round, then saw him need Tommy John surgery just 13 2/3 innings into his full-season debut in '19. He returned to pitch briefly in '21 and was showing off premium stuff in his first fully healthy season in in High-A in '22.

 

Brown is a big, strong-bodied right-hander with a power repertoire, all coming from a 6-foot-6 frame. He’s been throwing his fastball in the 95-98 mph range and he backs it up with a pair of breaking pitches he misses bats with. He’ll throw his hard slider up to 90 mph and also will come in with an 84-87 mph curveball, and they are distinct pitches.

 

Brown is definitely control over command right now, understandable as a raw, projectable high school draftee who had managed to pitch just 100 1/3 innings over his first five summers of pro ball because of the injury. He's being developed as a starter right now so he can continue to work on all his pitches and to make up for lost development time, but it's not hard to dream about his power stuff working really well in shorter stints out of the bullpen.

[Bertz]

#26 on MLB Pipeline

 

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 50 | Curveball: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 40

 

The Phillies have built a serious pipeline from Long Island into their Minor League system over the past several years, taking players from the area late in the Draft and seeing some blossom into serious prospects. Exhibit A would be Top 100 prospect Logan O’Hoppe, taken in Round 23 in 2018. A year prior, the Phillies selected Brown in the 33rd round, then saw him need Tommy John surgery just 13 2/3 innings into his full-season debut in '19. He returned to pitch briefly in '21 and was showing off premium stuff in his first fully healthy season in in High-A in '22.

 

Brown is a big, strong-bodied right-hander with a power repertoire, all coming from a 6-foot-6 frame. He’s been throwing his fastball in the 95-98 mph range and he backs it up with a pair of breaking pitches he misses bats with. He’ll throw his hard slider up to 90 mph and also will come in with an 84-87 mph curveball, and they are distinct pitches.

 

Brown is definitely control over command right now, understandable as a raw, projectable high school draftee who had managed to pitch just 100 1/3 innings over his first five summers of pro ball because of the injury. He's being developed as a starter right now so he can continue to work on all his pitches and to make up for lost development time, but it's not hard to dream about his power stuff working really well in shorter stints out of the bullpen.

 

The results this year make it seem like he's over the control issues, and the stuff sounds like it was never in question.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Brown had apparently been called up to AA but hadn't pitched there yet.

 

EDIT: He's Rule 5 eligible so needs added to the 40 man this offseason.

[Tryptamine]

Supposedly touching 95-98 after TJS and has a plus change.

[Bertz]

 

So basically the pitch lab needs to find him a breaking balls and then all bets are off. Very fun.

[17 Seconds]

seems good?

[Cubswin11]

Seems like a plenty fine get for a rental RP who’s almost 40.

 

 

[17 Seconds]

waves and waves

[minnesotacubsfan]

hard to feel bad about that trade

[Post Count Padder]

I'm a fan.

[Tryptamine]

Just like the Yankees trade, it isn't the guy I would have targeted, but I quite like the return. They're clearly targeting pop up guys.

[stitchface]

hard to feel bad about that trade

 

 

but we can try!

[Cubswin11]

Only downside is the Rule 5 thing with him since there’s the pending 40-man crunch with decisions. Attaching some guy on the 40-man in a Happ/Givens/Willy/Smyly or whoever deal would make some sense.

[champaignchris]

This is a better return than they got for either Tepera or Chafin last year.