Dick Allen Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 10:43 AM) Well, Montas hasn't pitched for the White Sox either, and every GM in baseball would take him over Bassit. He was essentially just a "lottery ticket" at the time of the Peavy trade, along with Rondon and Wendelken. To say that ANYONE expected him to be knocking on the door of the Top 100 MLB prospects a year ago would be laughable as well. And he throws 100. As I stated, there is a chance this guy might be great, a better chance he may be OK, but probably about as valuable as a lottery ticket with incorrect numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 10:43 AM) Well, Montas hasn't pitched for the White Sox either, and every GM in baseball would take him over Bassit. He was essentially just a "lottery ticket" at the time of the Peavy trade, along with Rondon and Wendelken. To say that ANYONE expected him to be knocking on the door of the Top 100 MLB prospects a year ago would be laughable as well. Yeah, and then we got a year to see him pitch. I am not going to rule out Sanburn doing something similar, but I'm going to say it's incredibly unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 10:46 AM) And he throws 100. As I stated, there is a chance this guy might be great, a better chance he may be OK, but probably about as valuable as a lottery ticket with incorrect numbers. Yordano Ventura signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent in 2008, receiving a $28,000 signing bonus. That was a pretty valuable ticket. Two clutch World Series wins already on his resume. Of course, Colt Griffin also had a 100 MPH fastball and a HUGE signing bonus with KC and he's disappeared completely except in scouts' reminiscences with the emergence of the Kolek brothers in Texas. Edited November 18, 2014 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 10:29 AM) They did give up on Neal Cotts. That worked out pretty well. Neal Cotts has had two good seasons as a middle reliever and they were 8 years apart. I doubt the Athletics lose sleep over trading him away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Jon Morosi @jonmorosi 1m1 minute ago Free agent Andrew Miller already has multiple offers of at least 3 years, source says; increasingly likely he will sign a 4-year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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