J.Sanchez to the 'Pen

by wedge on Apr 24, 2006 3:41 PM PDT

Interesting tidbit on the Connecticut (Double-A) pregame radio show just now...

Apparently they're going to put Jonathan Sanchez in the bullpen, at least for now. The idea is to get him accustomed to 'pen work just in case the Giants need him in the bigs!

Wow. Sanchez on the fast track.

Matt Palmer will be moving into the rotation.

Separately: Ishikawa will be out a couple more days. His foot isn't broken but there's a contusion. (uh, whatever that is.)

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Re: J.Sanchez to the 'Pen

contusion = bruise

Waiting for Travis, Nate, Marcus, and Frandsey

by Lyle @ McCovey Chronicles on Apr 24, 2006 3:43 PM PDT reply actions

Why don't they just say bruise?

What actually happened to Jason Ellison anyways?

by WalrusMan on Apr 24, 2006 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Re: Why don't they just say bruise?

Because you can't charge someone 200 bucks to tell them that they have bruise. They know that already.

by orangeandblackattack on Apr 24, 2006 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions

muhahahahahaha

Prediction for the 2006 Giants season: Pain

by kenshin1 on Apr 25, 2006 2:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Re: J.Sanchez to the 'Pen

I think they have enough RP options in Fresno that they shouldn't be messing with their only legitimate SP prospect in the high minors.

by mxmob33 on Apr 24, 2006 3:48 PM PDT reply actions

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

yes, but nobody to come in to pitch to a single left-handed hitter. This is much, much more important to have than a starter.......

I'd also like to note that jerking Valdez around sure helped him.

Mark Leonard is a can't miss prospect.

by irwin on Apr 24, 2006 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Did it? or are you being sarcastic, I have trouble reading into sarcasm when its written in blog form.

by Keenlow on Apr 24, 2006 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

the ..... were the clue

no, it did not, as it pretty much wasted 2004 for Valdez.

to recap:

2004 Dominates San Jose, and is moved to Norwich. Pitches well, then is moved to the pen because the Giants are jealous of K-rod and his quick rise. Shortly after, Valdez is called up the majors in the middle of a pennant race. His first game is against the Cardinals, and as I recall, he was brought in with a couple of men on base to face the heart of the very dangerous Cardinals lineup. He spent a short while up, then was sent back. He did get one AAA start. So, instead of getting ~150 AA innings, he only got 85. So, he repeated AA in 2005 and pitched well, but not dominant.

Side notes:

A couple things: Injury risk to pitchers increases as they change roles - sometimes they adjust, but some guys aren't able to pitch every other day, and some aren't able to go 200 IP a year.

I think Valdez and Correia are similar pitchers; while they seem like they would make good RP, they make better starters. They seem to have the ability to work through control problems during a start, but my guess is that they need time to warm up.

Mark Leonard is a can't miss prospect.

by irwin on Apr 24, 2006 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions

I love...

rooting for a team that mortgages its future for ephemeral shots at mediocrity. I like nothing better save my weekly dominatrix visit and the act of shoving bamboo shards under my own fingernails.

But don't worry, I will remained firmly ensconed in the driver's seat until it drives off the freakin' cliff.

Prediction for the 2006 Giants season: Pain

by kenshin1 on Apr 24, 2006 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm gonna tell...

...Omar that he's not the only one in your life.

"Look at that: I didn't even know I had a dime in the shoe." - F.Alou

by EliminateMe on Apr 24, 2006 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Re: I love...

This is probably Kenshin's greatest post ever.

by Aadik on Apr 25, 2006 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions

initial and uninformed reaction

My gut reaction is that I don't like this move. I will be interested to see a little more detail on the reasoning. But I generally concur with what Irwin said about Merkin's 2004 season.

In fairness, the Giants don't have that many LH relief prospects in Fresno. But with Kline, Fassero, Taschner and Threets already on the 40-man roster, was it really necessary to move Sanchez to the bullpen already? Unless the Giants think that Sanchez can never develop his offspeed pitches into even major league average offerings, this seems like a bad move--a panicked reaction to three weeks of bad results.

Question for thought: Would this move still be made if Coutlangus was still on the 40-man roster? I am not sure it would make a difference. Coutlangus's stats for this year so far:
8 G, 10.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 11 K, 0 HR

Can we read anything into this about what the Giants think of Erick Threets?

by steve S on Apr 24, 2006 4:31 PM PDT reply actions

Why?

This would hurt me. The best part of Steve S' spring lines to me has been the Sanchez starts. He's going for 5 or 6 innings a pop and is striking everyone out.

I find this all very disturbing.

by hammystyle on Apr 24, 2006 4:51 PM PDT reply actions

Damn

This is strange. Very surprising.

by Dan from NM on Apr 24, 2006 7:09 PM PDT reply actions

Not a great start

Here is his line from today's game:
IP H R ER BB SO
0.2 2 3 3 1 2

by bigfly71 on Apr 24, 2006 7:12 PM PDT reply actions

Re: J.Sanchez to the 'Pen

Allow me to put a good spin on it: They are doing it to give him experience pitching from the stretch.

Mark Leonard is a can't miss prospect.

by irwin on Apr 24, 2006 7:48 PM PDT reply actions

Re: J.Sanchez to the 'Pen

Because when he starts, no one gets on base?

by zenbitz on Apr 28, 2006 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions

Re: J.Sanchez to the 'Pen

Sounds like a cockamamie idea. We can always buy a lefty reliever if we really need one that bad. Seems like this will be a short-lived experiment though, so hopefully no long term harm. And Fresno still has Capn Jack and Threets. Capn Jack could easily fix whatever caused him to throw wild and learn how to hit that outer corner again.

by orangeandblackattack on Apr 24, 2006 11:19 PM PDT reply actions