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This may turn out to be a four post thread ... but thought I'd post it outside the normal offseason thread.
In this offseason along with the bigger moves TEX has quietly acquired three young NL pitchers. This isn’t Nolan Ryan any more. I think every day when JD gets to work his first agenda item is “how do we improve TEX pitching system today?” The big position player moves get the spotlight but TEX management knows success in October depends on pitching quality and pitching depth.
We don’t know much of anything about … Miles MIkolas, Shawn Tolleson or Chaz Roe. Roe doesn’t look like much … but Mikolas and Tolleson might turn out to fill a depth position.
Miles Mikolas. RHP 6’5”, 215# (7th round, 2009 draft by SDP)
-5 years all in SDP minors; 299.2IP, 2.97ERA, 1.267WHIP. For SDP 2012: 32.1IP/25G. 2013: 1.2IP/2G.
-TEX acquired Dec 30 from PIT for Chris McGuiness. PIT got MIkolas in Nov25 trade with SDP.
-Here is how I bet this whole deal came down. PIT is weak at 1b with Gabby Sanchez only returning vet with Morneau gone. Bet PIT wanted Moreland in earlier talks but TEX couldn’t get PIT to agree to what TEX wanted. TEX knew about Mikolas from his time in the SD system and had him on their board as soon as SDP moved him. TEX offered PIT McGuiness but they dragged their feet still wanting Moreland. When TEX DFA’d McGuiness to make room for Choo … PIT had to bite or lose out on a potential upgrade … even a marginal upgrade. When PIT called TEX for McGuiness … TEX made the deal easy for PIT to agree to by asking for Mikolas which is who they wanted all along. Bet PIT is still talking to TEX about Moreland.
-http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mikolmi01.shtml
Shawn Tolleson. RHP 6’2”, 210# (30th round, 2010 draft by LAD).
-4 years all in LAD minors; 127.2IP, 1.34ERA, 0.932WHIP. For LAD 2012: 37.2IP/40G; 2013: faced only 2 batters.
-TEX acquired Tolleson Nov 30 off waivers from LAD. Appears waived to make room for LAD to protect a Rule 5 draft eligible player.
-http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tollesh01.shtml
Chaz Roe. RHP 6’5”, 190# (1st round, 2005 draft by COL)
-Traded to SEA in 2010 granted FA 2011; signed by ARI 2012, TEX acquired off waivers Nov 1
-9 years for COL, SEA, independent, ARI. 898.2IP, 4.44ERA, 1.398WHIP. For ARI 2013: 22.1IP/21G
-http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=roe---001cha
In this offseason along with the bigger moves TEX has quietly acquired three young NL pitchers. This isn’t Nolan Ryan any more. I think every day when JD gets to work his first agenda item is “how do we improve TEX pitching system today?” The big position player moves get the spotlight but TEX management knows success in October depends on pitching quality and pitching depth.
We don’t know much of anything about … Miles MIkolas, Shawn Tolleson or Chaz Roe. Roe doesn’t look like much … but Mikolas and Tolleson might turn out to fill a depth position.
Miles Mikolas. RHP 6’5”, 215# (7th round, 2009 draft by SDP)
-5 years all in SDP minors; 299.2IP, 2.97ERA, 1.267WHIP. For SDP 2012: 32.1IP/25G. 2013: 1.2IP/2G.
-TEX acquired Dec 30 from PIT for Chris McGuiness. PIT got MIkolas in Nov25 trade with SDP.
-Here is how I bet this whole deal came down. PIT is weak at 1b with Gabby Sanchez only returning vet with Morneau gone. Bet PIT wanted Moreland in earlier talks but TEX couldn’t get PIT to agree to what TEX wanted. TEX knew about Mikolas from his time in the SD system and had him on their board as soon as SDP moved him. TEX offered PIT McGuiness but they dragged their feet still wanting Moreland. When TEX DFA’d McGuiness to make room for Choo … PIT had to bite or lose out on a potential upgrade … even a marginal upgrade. When PIT called TEX for McGuiness … TEX made the deal easy for PIT to agree to by asking for Mikolas which is who they wanted all along. Bet PIT is still talking to TEX about Moreland.
-http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mikolmi01.shtml
Shawn Tolleson. RHP 6’2”, 210# (30th round, 2010 draft by LAD).
-4 years all in LAD minors; 127.2IP, 1.34ERA, 0.932WHIP. For LAD 2012: 37.2IP/40G; 2013: faced only 2 batters.
-TEX acquired Tolleson Nov 30 off waivers from LAD. Appears waived to make room for LAD to protect a Rule 5 draft eligible player.
-http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tollesh01.shtml
Chaz Roe. RHP 6’5”, 190# (1st round, 2005 draft by COL)
-Traded to SEA in 2010 granted FA 2011; signed by ARI 2012, TEX acquired off waivers Nov 1
-9 years for COL, SEA, independent, ARI. 898.2IP, 4.44ERA, 1.398WHIP. For ARI 2013: 22.1IP/21G
-http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=roe---001cha
