Sisco is already pitching for the Royals.

[JC]

It will be interesting to see how he reacts to the blown save. Still, his own numbers remane strong with another K and 1.29 ERA.

Why did he have to be remaned? What happened to his original mane? :lol:

 

Oops.

[JC]

Disco days die hard:

 

Andy: Ah get down waistline, I’ve got to have me a new team, ha ha ha ha ha

CHORUS: Sisco, Sisco chucked

Andy: Got to have me a new team

CHORUS: Sisco, Sisco chucked

Andy: Oh get down waistline

CHORUS: Cubs wasted a buck, then they chucked, Sisco

Andy: Sisco

CHORUS: Sisco

Andy: Sisco

CHORUS: Sisco - Sisco - Sisco Sisco chucked

Andy: I’ll be all right

CHORUS: Sisco Sisco chucked

Andy: Ah get down waistline, oh KC make me major leaguer, ha ha ha ha ha

 

(Just some fun. Feel free to replace "sucked" for "chucked" if you fall on the side of management's decision).

[JC]

Sisco with a hitless .2 innings tonight with a strikeout.

 

His current line:

G GS IP  H R HR BB SO K/9  W L Hld Sv BS BAA WHIP ERA 
9 0 14.2 7 2 0   5 16 9.82 0 0 0    0 2 .143 0.82 1.23

[ltb]

as of this afternoon, sisco led all major league relievers in vorp.

[Wheelimus]

Yeah, we're well beyond the point of reasonable hope of getting him back I do believe. Even if he comes down to earth, Kansas City has seen what he is capable of, and seeing as they're going nowhere fast, they have nothing to lose by letting him stay in the pen all year. In fact, the best I'd say we could hope for is they might give us an average replacement prospect just to have more control over his rights, in case he keeps up having an amazing year, and some idiot team in contention offers the farm (literally) for his arm.

[erik316wttn]

Yeah, we're well beyond the point of reasonable hope of getting him back I do believe. Even if he comes down to earth, Kansas City has seen what he is capable of, and seeing as they're going nowhere fast, they have nothing to lose by letting him stay in the pen all year. In fact, the best I'd say we could hope for is they might give us an average replacement prospect just to have more control over his rights, in case he keeps up having an amazing year, and some idiot team in contention offers the farm (literally) for his arm.

 

Yup, because if you don't protect him, that means nobody will take him, right Jim?

 

*sigh* we sure could use him in the pen right now.

[TruffleShuffle]

Yeah, we're well beyond the point of reasonable hope of getting him back I do believe. Even if he comes down to earth, Kansas City has seen what he is capable of, and seeing as they're going nowhere fast, they have nothing to lose by letting him stay in the pen all year. In fact, the best I'd say we could hope for is they might give us an average replacement prospect just to have more control over his rights, in case he keeps up having an amazing year, and some idiot team in contention offers the farm (literally) for his arm.

 

Yup, because if you don't protect him, that means nobody will take him, right Jim?

 

*sigh* we sure could use him in the pen right now.

 

Well we could use a guy pitching that well, but to be fair (and I've trashed Hendry for leaving Sisco unprotected) there is no way Sisco would be in our bullpen if he had been protected. He'd be in the starting rotation at West Tennessee.

[JC]

Ha. I was just reviewing some old threads after Sisco was selected in the Rule V draft. I had to laugh when Hendry said, "You can't protect everybody. One guy pitch 9 innings in Boise and the other guy was 4-10 in A ball." Of course, the latter reference was to Sisco. Amazingly, Sisco's A-ball record didn't accurately reflect his talent. Who would have thunk it?

[ZZ Thorn]

I would like to see this thread set on fire.

[CuseCubFan69]

Why is it that the Cubs can't call up a guy and have him pitch like Sisco? Yeah....I know it's very early in the season but to have a guy come up for 3 weeks and throw like that would be nice.

[brinoch]

Why is it that the Cubs can't call up a guy and have him pitch like Sisco? Yeah....I know it's very early in the season but to have a guy come up for 3 weeks and throw like that would be nice.

 

Leicester did last year, as did Wuertz at the end of the year.

[abuck1220]

News: Andy Sisco was voted Royals best pitcher for the month of April according to the Kansas City Star.

 

Analysis: Sisco was a Rule 5 pick before this season. After giving up two earned runs in his first two starts, he has not allowed a run in 14 1/3 innings as a middle reliever.

 

:shock:

[JC]

News: Andy Sisco was voted Royals best pitcher for the month of April according to the Kansas City Star.

 

Analysis: Sisco was a Rule 5 pick before this season. After giving up two earned runs in his first two starts, he has not allowed a run in 14 1/3 innings as a middle reliever.

 

:shock:

 

First two starts? Do they mean first two innings of the season?

[erik316wttn]

News: Andy Sisco was voted Royals best pitcher for the month of April according to the Kansas City Star.

 

Analysis: Sisco was a Rule 5 pick before this season. After giving up two earned runs in his first two starts, he has not allowed a run in 14 1/3 innings as a middle reliever.

 

:shock:

 

Yeah, he's history.

[YearofDaCubs]

Where are the Hendry supporters now? People were VERY confident we would be receiving both pitchers back. That certainly isnt the case. This just burns me.

[T2E]

Sisco leads the KC bullpen with 16 innings with an ERA of 1.13 and a WHIP below 1.

 

Meanwhile, Carlos Vasquez is no longer in the system and John Koronka is 1 and 3 with a 7.32 ERA in Iowa.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Where are the Hendry supporters now? People were VERY confident we would be receiving both pitchers back. That certainly isnt the case. This just burns me.

 

Right here. It sucks that we're going to lose Sisco, but I still say it was the right move to make at the time.

[YearofDaCubs]

Where are the Hendry supporters now? People were VERY confident we would be receiving both pitchers back. That certainly isnt the case. This just burns me.

 

Right here. It sucks that we're going to lose Sisco, but I still say it was the right move to make at the time.

Its never a right move when you can lose any of your top prospects.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Where are the Hendry supporters now? People were VERY confident we would be receiving both pitchers back. That certainly isnt the case. This just burns me.

 

Right here. It sucks that we're going to lose Sisco, but I still say it was the right move to make at the time.

Its never a right move when you can lose any of your top prospects.

 

Okay. I've argued this topic too many times, my points have been made. It can go both ways, I would've done it, you wouldn't have. Fair enough.

[ZZ Thorn]

I would like to see someone blow this thread up in an act of internet terrorism.

[SouthSideRyan]

Where are the Hendry supporters now? People were VERY confident we would be receiving both pitchers back. That certainly isnt the case. This just burns me.

 

Right here. It sucks that we're going to lose Sisco, but I still say it was the right move to make at the time.

Its never a right move when you can lose any of your top prospects.

 

Trading away Justin Jones was the wrong move?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Where are the Hendry supporters now? People were VERY confident we would be receiving both pitchers back. That certainly isnt the case. This just burns me.

 

Right here. It sucks that we're going to lose Sisco, but I still say it was the right move to make at the time.

Its never a right move when you can lose any of your top prospects.

 

Trading away Justin Jones was the wrong move?

 

I think he meant for nothing in return.

[Tim]

Why is nobody freaking out that Ricky Nolasco was left unprotected? That's about where Sisco would have ranked on this year's prospect list coming into the season. And in 2004, Ricky looked a lot more major league ready than Andy did.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Why is nobody freaking out that Ricky Nolasco was left unprotected? That's about where Sisco would have ranked on this year's prospect list coming into the season. And in 2004, Ricky looked a lot more major league ready than Andy did.

 

And Ricky is putting up quite the season thus far, posting a sub-1 ERA at AA.

[JC]

Why is nobody freaking out that Ricky Nolasco was left unprotected? That's about where Sisco would have ranked on this year's prospect list coming into the season. And in 2004, Ricky looked a lot more major league ready than Andy did.

 

Feel free if you think so highly of him. I have never heard anyone compare Nolasco with Sisco. I think the circumstances surrounding both men are different enought that expectations can fairly differ.

 

But, if you choose to express surprise at Nolasco being unprotected, that is your prerogative.