Cubs Claim Thomas Diamond
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hmm
disappointing, but ultimately fine by me. let’s stick phillips in his spot in the AFL and see if he’s worth a spot on the 40 this winter.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Sep 4, 2009 1:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's great
They’re so good at getting the most out of high level pitching prospects w/ a track record of injuries
by Sherman McCoy on Sep 4, 2009 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He'll probably win 15 games for them
This seems to be the trend once we deem pitchers unusable for us.
by De Peche Ranger on Sep 4, 2009 2:16 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Armando Galarraga constitutes a trend?
by Brett Perryman on Sep 4, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And he never won 15
He won 13 last year and has followed that up with a strong six win season so far in 2009. He was good last year but this year he has been what we thought he was. A guy that gives up too many hits and has a horrible strikeout to walk ratio.
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by uthornfan on Sep 4, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
/And we let him off the hook !!
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by Chase Irwin on Sep 6, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's for the best
That's why they call them business sox
by egriffey on Sep 4, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure losing Danks for McCarthy is for the best.
by TheCrow471 on Sep 4, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course not
but putting that failure behind us is.
That's why they call them business sox
by egriffey on Sep 5, 2009 2:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I couldn't understand...
…why there seemed to be such a wide-spread sentiment Diamond would clear.
Particularly this time of year, teams can move guys to the 60 day d.l. and find a 40 man roster spot to use, and a team like the Cubs can claim him, hold him for a month or two, then run him through waivers later on and try to get him to clear and outright him.
by Adam J. Morris on Sep 4, 2009 2:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Right
I expected him to get traded for a D- level prospect. When they put him on waivers, he was gone.
by Darrell McKown on Sep 4, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who thought he would clear?
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Sep 4, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Hmmmm...
If the Cubs try to run Thomas Diamond through waivers at a later date, can’t Diamond refuse any assignment and elect free agency?
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by YourNameHere on Sep 4, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, a player can elect FA if he
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
by WestTxAg06 on Sep 4, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oops - a player can elect FA if he has previously been outrighted
But Diamond hasn’t been outrighted yet. Outrighting would have come only if he cleared waivers.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
by WestTxAg06 on Sep 4, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought hed clear because of how bad hes been this year
He started off in AAA and was horrible and got DEMOTED to AA where he put up a BB/9 of almost 7.5 while giving up a hit an inning. His overall ERA isn’t bad but I imagine that is alot like Jason Jennings in that he allowed all the inherited runners to score when he was brought in the game.
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by bigsteve on Sep 4, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doh!
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Sep 4, 2009 2:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I just pull the lever...I just pull the lever...
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by Section 339 on Sep 4, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too Bad
I don’t recall if scouts thought his ceiling was near Danks, but Tommy John surgery just sucks. Good luck to Thomas Dustin Diamond
by GhostofGaryHogeboom on Sep 4, 2009 3:14 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
tell us how you really feel
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Sep 4, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad
I was expecting him to break out this year, but it never happened. I gotta wonder if his season might’ve been different had he not scrapped that curveball everybody was raving about last year during the spring.
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by lonestarJon on Sep 4, 2009 4:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Diamond looks to be a good example
of how pitchers don’t always come back strong from TJ surgery. Sucks to lose him, but its no big loss.
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by Gdawg on Sep 4, 2009 5:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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