Comments on: More Felix Fun

By: G-Man

G-Man — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:54:46 +0000

Washburn? After the tremendous luck we’ve had with Spiezio and Sele, would the Angels risk having us sign away one of their guys?

By: eponymous coward

eponymous coward — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 06:46:17 +0000

Yeah, that’s probably a good point about Washburn- his K/9 numbers are down from 2001-2003. I don’t think I’d go above 2 years, and like I said, he’d not be my primary target.

That being said, Safeco must be heaven for extreme flyball pitchers like Washburn- and Washburn HAS allowed less H/IP and HR/IP away from the Big A, both in 2005 and across his 2002-2004 splits. That’s a fair chunk of data.

By: jack howland

jack howland — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:36:30 +0000

I think that Lowry’s streak was still active, although it ended tonight at 132 when Jason Michaels doubled in the 7th.

By: Pilots Fan

Pilots Fan — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:28:16 +0000

Oops, looks like troy and I are thinking along the same lines …

By: Pilots Fan

Pilots Fan — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:27:14 +0000

Oooh, Dave — in #86 you’re running the risk of getting your comment deleted, aren’t you?

By: troy

troy — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:21:33 +0000

Dave, hmmmm, wonder how someone could magically add 4 MPH’s to their fastball, and then all of a sudden lose that velocity in the past two seasons? Interesting.

BTW, Jason Churchill at insidethepark has the same theory (or perhaps the same source) on Joel.

By: Long Suffering

Long Suffering — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 03:38:05 +0000

Re: Madritsch (think mad-rits-ch for spelling help)

Does anyone have a more updated stance on his health status. The only thing I could find was that his MRI on July 16th showed his shoulder had completely healed.

Seems like a April return, giving 9 months for rehab, is reasonable?

By: Pud

Pud — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 03:37:15 +0000

I don’t think it’s fair to say he’s gone forever. How many players have performed at respectable levels for several years, and then suddenly turn to crap? I can see one fluke year, but several? I just see someone who got hurt, and who might not be fully healed. His peripherals in his first few years in the majors weren’t horrible, and I have a hard time believing that he just simply played over his head for no apparent reason for 3 or 4 years.

By: Gomez

Gomez — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 03:19:18 +0000

For some reason, the consensus is that Madritsch (it’s cool, Saul; it’s a tough name to get right) is probably done, not exactly fair given the only knock on his injury is that it’s rare and there isn’t much experience in treating it. However, the fact that he’s healed it up and that the M’s are playing it VERY safe, waiting until last month just to start him on low-impact exercises and likely not letting him throw off a mound the rest of this year, bodes well for a return sometime early next year, if not at Spring Training then somewhere in May.

Of course, can he revert to the flashy form he showed late in 2004? I think his lack of proven experience is what’s led to his being written off. Or maybe, given he’s spent his life being written off, this is the M’s organization’s way of motivating him: by ignoring him and letting the critics write him off as a loss

By: Long Suffering

Long Suffering — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:41:33 +0000

He has by some people. I, for one, really like watching him pitch and think that if he’s healthy, he can find a place on the team. I’m just not willing to count on his health, much the same as with Doyle.

I’d rather plan on him not being able to contribute and then if he is, added bonus. If not, it’s ok. I’ve seen too many losses the past two years that I think were partly the result of not having contingency plans in case players sucked. I just don’t want to have to count on Bobby making it back. I hope he does though.