Haren traded to Angels

[Tyler]

Joe Saunders
Patrick Corbin
Rafael Rodriguez
and the infamous player to be named.

 

[Dback Jon]

Where are you getting this from?

 

[Tyler]

Where are you getting this from?

The game broadcast from tweedle dee and tweedle dumb

just came through on a KTAR text as well.

 

[Arizona's Finest]

Haven't seen this anywhere. Whats this haul mean? I am vaguely familiar with Saunders.....

 

[sundevil04]

how good can corbin be

 

[Dback Jon]

OK - just announced on Dbacks broadcast.

 

[Tyler]

Its 2 lefties and a righty, supposedly Rodriguez is a bullpen guy, 10 saves this year with a ERA over 3. Saunders was a good pitcher I dont know much about hiim anymore tho. Corbin is supposedly a top Angels pitching prospect.

 

[Dback Jon]

So, how badly did the Dbacks get hosed?

 

[Tyler]

So, how badly did the Dbacks get hosed?

IMO it depends on how far away Corbin is, what Saunders has left in the tank, and who the player to be named is. Im not a big fan of a bullpen guy with an ERA of over 3 in the minors.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Hard to believe this is any better than what the Yankees were offering, which wasn't much... I know Danny wanted to stay on the west coast, so maybe the Dbacks did him a favor here.

But man o man, if the Dbacks had any hopes for putting in some arse's in the seats at Chase, fuggetaboutit....

 

[82CardsGrad]

IMO it depends on how far away Corbin is, what Saunders has left in the tank, and who the player to be named is. Im not a big fan of a bullpen guy with an ERA of over 3 in the minors.

Sanuders has sucked eggs this season and Corbin has never pitched above A ball. Yea, let's get excited!!

 

[sundevil04]

great...

Win-the-Lottery-Ceiling: Corbin has the potential to package a plus fastball with Joe Saunders-caliber offspeed stuff and groundball tendencies. With three promising pitches, he profiles as a mid to back of the rotation starter down the road, but is still a long, long ways away.

http://www.halosheaven.com/2010/1/20/1261991/pat-corbin-angels-top-prospect-22

 

[Tyler]

Sanuders has sucked eggs this season and Corbin has never pitched above A ball. Yea, let's get excited!!

I agree. Time for a beer and a shot. I feel like an Indians fan from Major League.

Eww Joe Saunders is 6-10 with a ERA of 4.62........

 

[Brian]

Sanuders has sucked eggs this season and Corbin has never pitched above A ball. Yea, let's get excited!!

Saunders has also won 17 and 16 games the last two years. We'll see.

 

[sundevil04]

22) Pat Corbin, 7/19/89 - LHSP, Advanced Rookie Ball
4 Wins, 2 Losses. 46.1 IP, 5.05 ERA, 46 K/11 BB
Ranking in a Nutshell: Pat Corbin's stuff and athleticism have received excellent reviews from scouts, Baseball America, and the Halos' own Tom Kotchman, who actually signed Corbin. I have no reason to question their judgment. His smooth mechanics (which you can view here) and tall, slim frame offer a ton of projection, and he's already showing improvement in velocity and control as a pro. On the other side of the ledger are some ‘hitability' issues that dampened his success at Chipola Junior College and in the Pioneer League, where he put up an underwhelming 5.05 ERA and yielded 11.5 hits per nine innings.
Track Record: As stated above, underwhelming. On the other hand, he did fan a batter an inning with the Owlz, kept the walks to a minimum, and showed some groundball tendencies, all good things that did not show up in the results. We won't really see what he's got from a stat standpoint until after a 100 innings in the Midwest League.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Saunders has also won 17 and 16 games the last two years. We'll see.

He did that Brian with a bag of tricks and a supporting offense that was tremendous. He's just not my type of pitcher... The guy literally can't strike anyone out. He relies on a bag of offspeed junk. And if that junk ain't working, well, see this season... This trade sucks, period. Saunder, at his best, is a #3 or #4 on just about most MLB teams.

 

[SunsTzu]

The Angels are as close to a 2nd team that I have and I hope Haren can propel them into contention.

Deal seems comically bad for the DBacks. they must be really desperate to shed Haren's salary.

 

[PoolBoy]

twitter.com/nickpierco

dbacks insider who says that player to be named is a top prospect who the dbacks can pick from a list of top prospects

 

[SunsTzu]

Saunders has also won 17 and 16 games the last two years. We'll see.

Russ Ortiz won a bunch of games with the Braves too.

 

[Tyler]

Russ Ortiz won a bunch of games with the Braves too.

 

[SunsTzu]

twitter.com/nickpierco

dbacks insider who says that player to be named is a top prospect who the dbacks can pick from a list of top prospects

If they can get a legit top prospect that will make the deal much easier to swallow. Just seems that normally the player to be named is some middle of the pack or lower tier prospect.

 

[Tyler]

If they can get a legit top prospect that will make the deal much easier to swallow. Just seems that normally the player to be named is some middle of the pack or lower tier prospect.

Wasnt Tony Abreu a fairly high level prospect?

 

[Brian]

He did that Brian with a bag of tricks and a supporting offense that was tremendous. He's just not my type of pitcher... The guy literally can't strike anyone out. He relies on a bag of offspeed junk. And if that junk ain't working, well, see this season... This trade sucks, period. Saunder, at his best, is a #3 or #4 on just about most MLB teams.

Forgive me, when it comes to the D-Backs, I'm forever the optimist.

Can't say I know much about him. When the trade was announced, for some reason I was picturing John Lackey in my head.

 

[sundevilscott]

This team has hardly anything at all. We are years away.

 

[Tyler]

This team has hardly anything at all. We are years away.

It really depends on what they can get done at the Winter Meetings this year. Hell, I wouldnt be surprised to see them make 1 or 2 more deals before the deadline this year. I am holding out hope for next year and cant wait for spring training at the new digs!!