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Luis Avilan traded to Phillies for Felix Paulino


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Ah, the legend of Ryan Burr is now explained.

https://philliesminorthoughts.com/minor-thoughts-from-lakewood/

RHP Felix Paulino brought his “A-game” last night. In his previous start, he went seven innings allowing one run and four hits while striking out nine and walking none. It was his best of his 14 starts this season and it came vs a decent Kannapolis lineup (White Sox affiliate). He faced Kannapolis again for his final start of the season and the results were pretty much the same: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K, HBP on 96 pitches (59 strikes). Paulino has stepped in to Lakewood’s rotation admirably after starting the year as a reliever, filling in for injured starters early on before eventually sticking with the rotation when a number of guys got promoted. His arsenal is average. He’s got a fastball that he throws from 91-94 mph that got some life but is complemented better by what looked like a sinker with decent run at 88-91 mph. He also has an average looking slider at 81-84 mph that doesn’t have tremendous spin and a change-up that he threw in the mid 80s once in awhile. None of his pitches stood out and early on his sinker hit below the knees and dirt a lot. He was a little bit better as a starter than he was as a reliever, but he doesn’t have great command and he can get hit around pretty good. At 22 in low A, he’s probably more of pitching depth than one who can stick on a major league pitching staff for more than three seasons.

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1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said:

Seems like a pretty uninspiring return.  With Avilan controlled next season, surprised we didn't see Hahn hold onto him in hopes of getting a better offer this winter.  Paulino reads like he is minor league filler.  

Salary dump to cover for the lack of concessions sold after the 2nd inning last night.

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1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said:

Seems like a pretty uninspiring return.  With Avilan controlled next season, surprised we didn't see Hahn hold onto him in hopes of getting a better offer this winter.  Paulino reads like he is minor league filler.  

Curious move as this seems pretty much like dumping Avilan for nothing but filler. 

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Just now, Jake said:

Stupid. There was no rush to move Avilan and he's the type of pitcher who should get you a prospect more in the mold of Charlie Tilson.

Yah, I don't really  get it.  Avilan has come back to earth quite a bit lately, but still....would think Hahn would have been able to do better at some point if he held onto Avilan.  He is a quality major league reliever.  

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Just now, Jake said:

Stupid. There was no rush to move Avilan and he's the type of pitcher who should get you a prospect more in the mold of Charlie Tilson.

Tilson sucks, so not really a big loss to be frank. This likely is about 1) Saving money 2) Opening up a 40 man roster spot

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1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said:

Yah, I don't really  get it.  Avilan has come back to earth quite a bit lately, but still....would think Hahn would have been able to do better at some point if he held onto Avilan.  He is a quality major league reliever.  

When the other team knows you need to protect players who are Rue 5 eligible it hurts your bargaining position.

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