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Sox Acquire Tyler Gilbert for Aaron Combs, DFA Braden Shewmake


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For those who had to look up the names like me:

Tyler Gilbert is the guy who threw a no hitter in his first major league start a few years ago. He’s 31 years old. Bullpen piece. 

Aaron Combs was our 8th round pick in the most recent draft. Also a bullpen guy. 

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6 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Combs looks like a piece that doesn’t need 40 man protection for several years.  Gilbert is a DFA that may or may not make the team. I don’t know wtf they are thinking.

It would be nice if our GM had a track record of success to lean on that inspired confidence...

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9 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Combs looks like a piece that doesn’t need 40 man protection for several years.  Gilbert is a DFA that may or may not make the team. I don’t know wtf they are thinking.

The baseball men are cooking.

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14 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Combs had a BB/9 over 4 in his college career. Gilbert had a nice line in AAA Lehigh Valley in 24.

Oh did the 30 year old reliever have a nice line in AAA

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This kind of reminds me when Hahn kept trading international bonus slot to other teams for minor league relief prospects.  Hopefully this “acquire all the unproven LH relievers in the 30’s that are a tweak away from real trade value” strategy works out better because this one in particular doesn’t make sense to me.

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20 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

This kind of reminds me when Hahn kept trading international bonus slot to other teams for minor league relief prospects.  Hopefully this “acquire all the unproven LH relievers in the 30’s that are a tweak away from real trade value” strategy works out better because this one in particular doesn’t make sense to me.

If the argument is that Combs had a high walk rate in college, then that means Shirley made a bad draft pick.

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