Moves the Indians should make for the 2nd half

[AZ_]

I'm not so sure about that. In order to trade within the division, there might have to be a sweetener.

Pilkington is R5 eligible.

Kudos to you for wishing this into reality, my man.


More evidence the R5 crunch isn't something the team is concerned with going forward.

 

[AZ_]

2019:
11.3 K/9
3.0 BB/9

EDIT:
2021:
10.3 K/9
3.0 BB/9

The Indians have a type.

 

[xmasbuck]

Pilkington is R5 eligible.

Kudos to you for wishing this into reality, my man.


More evidence the R5 crunch isn't something the team is concerned with going forward.

or maybe they will address that by 4p tomorrow? --- btw, they can also make trades between the end of the season and when their 40 man has to be finalized for the r5 draft, right?

 

[mopete12]

11.3 K/9
3.0 BB/9

The Indians have a type.

Doesn’t change your point, but I think you looked at the wrong year. Currently 10.3 K/9 in AA ball. 11.3 was his 33 innings in A ball in 2019.

WHIP under 1 this year.

 

[AZ_]

or maybe they will address that by 4p tomorrow? --- btw, they can also make trades between the end of the season and when their 40 man has to be finalized for the r5 draft, right?

Correct.

r5 won’t take place until well into the league year.

 

[LL3]

2019:
11.3 K/9
3.0 BB/9

EDIT:
2021:
10.3 K/9
3.0 BB/9

The Indians have a type.

It is difficult for me to complain about this return….I liked Cesar a good bit, but this is a nice add. Nobody is going to step in at this moment to fill his cleats in regard to the bat, but I am hopeful a reshuffling will take place in the middle infield, that will yield better defense.

 

[DCTribefan]

Konnor Pilkington

Former 3rd rounder out of Miss. St.

Not bad.

Konnor Pilkington: The Best Pitching Prospect Nobody is Talking About

The Birmingham Barons have the best crop of arms in the system, but don’t overlook their young southpaw

www.southsidesox.com

I was underwhelmed until I looked at his 2021 stats. And we should all be excited about the left-handed Lance Lynn comp. As an aside, who names their kid Konner with a K?

 

[AZ_]

I was underwhelmed until I looked at his 2021 stats. And we should all be excited about the left-handed Lance Lynn comp. As an aside, who names their kid Konner with a K?

People from the South.

Where K’s have been a time- honored tradition.

 

[DCTribefan]

Interesting article posted about 12 hours ago. Note White Sox speculation.

6 teams with the most to gain at Deadline

It should go without saying that every team with a realistic possibility of reaching the postseason ought to be approaching Friday’s 4 p.m. ET Trade Deadline with earnestness and urgency. Tomorrow is promised to none of us. You have to live each day as if it’s your last. You’ll only

www.mlb.com

 

[LL3]

People from the South.

Where K’s have been a time- honored tradition.

Kars for kids always irritated me…or maybe it was just the jingle?!?

 

[Criznit]

I like this return.

 

[TomD]

I was underwhelmed until I looked at his 2021 stats. And we should all be excited about the left-handed Lance Lynn comp. As an aside, who names their kid Konner with a K?

Just like naming someone Geoff or Kris. Just looks strange.

 

[Gson]

I like this return.

Not sure about the return.. The ability to add/subtract off his breaking pitches seems to be advanced.. but there's nothing about his FB that says ML'er.. Perhaps, with Drive Line type training he might be able to gain some separation in his pitches.. otherwise.. this deal looks a LOT like a salary dump.. thoughts?..

 

[AZ_]

Not sure about the return.. The ability to add/subtract off his breaking pitches seems to be advanced.. but there's nothing about his FB that says ML'er.. Perhaps, with Drive Line type training he might be able to gain some separation in his pitches.. otherwise.. this deal looks a LOT like a salary dump.. thoughts?..

At this point, I'm inclined to let the org take chances on a guy with relatively mediocre stuff who has still managed to miss quite a few bats at an advanced level.

I expected something of a younger flyer who would fill in at the A+ or Rookie levels based on the White Sox presence in Latin America, the fact they've set aside concerns over R5 status makes me believe they actually like the kid and see the potential for at least a depth starter at the big league level.

 

[Criznit]

Not sure about the return.. The ability to add/subtract off his breaking pitches seems to be advanced.. but there's nothing about his FB that says ML'er.. Perhaps, with Drive Line type training he might be able to gain some separation in his pitches.. otherwise.. this deal looks a LOT like a salary dump.. thoughts?..

It is a bit of a salary dump. But... We are hurting for upper level lefties and he has the stuff to be a LOOGY if that even exists anymore.

I would have preferred a bat, but a crafty control minded lefty might be able to work out of the pen or if we are really lucky, eat some innings as a BOR.