Petit claimed

Heads up. Mariners claimed Yusmeiro Petit. Heard from Dave, and this is the only link I can find right now.

4 months ago Jeff Sullivan 21 comments 0 recs |

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I am all atwitter

by acblue on Nov 4, 2009 7:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I'm not sure how to feel about this.

On one hand, he’s a flyball pitcher in Safeco with a decent K rate. Cool. On the other hand, his tRA stinks.

It seems like he’ll be just another BOR starter. We have a plethora of those as it is.

Correct me if my analysis is wrong?

by katal on Nov 4, 2009 7:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I'll post a little something about this after the game

by Jeff Sullivan on Nov 4, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

And Doug Slaten to the Nats.

Not real sure how to feel about this. Petit’s homeritis will be less of a problem here than at Chase at least

FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!

by Goose on Nov 4, 2009 7:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

So upon a little further reflection, speaking strictly as a DBacks fan, I'm not gonna miss Slaten in the least.

Petit though, was always somebody I liked. I was really excited when we got him from Florida for Jorge Julio. He’s got good stuff and showed flashes of brilliance off and on, including almost no hitting the Pirates this year. But his home run problem was insane. It seemed like every other flyball left the yard. But he’s always a guy that I wanted to see succeed.

Oh well. I guess Kevin Mulvey replaces Petit as my favorite BOR starter who was acquired for a maligned reliever.

FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!

by Goose on Nov 4, 2009 8:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yay?

by Mariner John on Nov 4, 2009 8:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Mariners news!

Woohoo!

Aside from that I have no strong feelings on this one way or the other.

Fuck Anaheim.

by Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth on Nov 4, 2009 8:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Petit had a 1.91 HR/9 this year

The highest qualified pitcher this year was Braden Looper with a 1.80; the second highest was 1.58 for Jeremy Guthrie. Petit’s HR/FB% would have been 3rd highest among qualified starters. His xFIP was 4.65 which is better then Luke French or Doug Fister. I think Petit has some decent upside, and while pitcher don’t follow aging curves, he is still only 24 going on 25

Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles

by Trenchtown on Nov 4, 2009 8:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs