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ayaghmour2 · 12-24-2022, 03:14 PM

We put together another small deal, sending veteran relievers Cal Knight and Bill Anderson to the Miners for their 9th Round Pick. This deal was less about the return (although I love the extra pick), but more because it helps make our pitching staff easier to manage, both this and next year. Both Knight and Anderson are out of options, and both are on the wrong side of 30. Sure, they may be better pen arms now then a Ken Matson or Angel Lopez type, but neither has a chance of cracking the staff when the recruits return and the younger guys all still have options I can use during the 1946 season.

With this trade, our staff is pretty much set. As of now, we'll run with Angel Lopez, Ken Matson, Rusty Petrick, Ben Curtin, and Dick Lyons supporting the strong front three of Harry Parker, Billy Riley, and Art White. The last spot likely goes to Merritt Thomas, but if he struggles or gets hurt again, we could bring up Charlie Kelsey or Harry MacRae, with Rube Finegan being an interesting name as well. OSA ranks him as our top reliever, and Tom thinks he could be a solid bullpen contributor. Finegan tossed 55 innings in Milwaukee last season, going 6-2 with 4 saves, a 1.47 ERA (242 ERA+) and 1.02 WHIP with 17 walks and 23 strikeouts. He'd cost a 40-man spot, but I know one of our nine arms will get hurt, or pitch poorly enough to deserve optioning, and he could be a name to watch. He'll be 28 in May, and unlike a George Oddo or Joe Swank, I don't care if he's not pitching frequently. Kelsey is likely ticketed for the pen in Milwaukee, and MacRae's role will depend more on the rest of our staff, but any of these three could be useful if one of our non-Parker/Riley/White arms needs to be replaced.

12-24-2022, 03:14 PM	#968
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Trade News! We put together another small deal, sending veteran relievers Cal Knight and Bill Anderson to the Miners for their 9th Round Pick. This deal was less about the return (although I love the extra pick), but more because it helps make our pitching staff easier to manage, both this and next year. Both Knight and Anderson are out of options, and both are on the wrong side of 30. Sure, they may be better pen arms now then a Ken Matson or Angel Lopez type, but neither has a chance of cracking the staff when the recruits return and the younger guys all still have options I can use during the 1946 season. With this trade, our staff is pretty much set. As of now, we'll run with Angel Lopez, Ken Matson, Rusty Petrick, Ben Curtin, and Dick Lyons supporting the strong front three of Harry Parker, Billy Riley, and Art White. The last spot likely goes to Merritt Thomas, but if he struggles or gets hurt again, we could bring up Charlie Kelsey or Harry MacRae, with Rube Finegan being an interesting name as well. OSA ranks him as our top reliever, and Tom thinks he could be a solid bullpen contributor. Finegan tossed 55 innings in Milwaukee last season, going 6-2 with 4 saves, a 1.47 ERA (242 ERA+) and 1.02 WHIP with 17 walks and 23 strikeouts. He'd cost a 40-man spot, but I know one of our nine arms will get hurt, or pitch poorly enough to deserve optioning, and he could be a name to watch. He'll be 28 in May, and unlike a George Oddo or Joe Swank, I don't care if he's not pitching frequently. Kelsey is likely ticketed for the pen in Milwaukee, and MacRae's role will depend more on the rest of our staff, but any of these three could be useful if one of our non-Parker/Riley/White arms needs to be replaced.