tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504646615318477533.post1461116109549769562..comments2024-02-15T03:08:19.233-05:00Comments on Bob Walk the Plank: WildcatBobWalkthePlankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504646615318477533.post-77541237979589485332015-08-24T13:21:48.079-04:002015-08-24T13:21:48.079-04:00They failed a bunch at the beginning of this regim...They failed a bunch at the beginning of this regime, but since our second collapse we have really only missed on secondary players like Jonahthan Sanchez and Lyle Overbay. It really is amazing how well they have done with guys who were on the fringe of being out of baseball.BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504646615318477533.post-80834420508750332422015-08-24T12:56:50.903-04:002015-08-24T12:56:50.903-04:00Plus the Pirates seem to have a coaching staff tha...Plus the Pirates seem to have a coaching staff that has been able to revive almost every dead arm the team got their hands on for cheap (except the rare specimen Ernesto Frieri).Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504646615318477533.post-11017098504874125542015-08-24T07:49:26.394-04:002015-08-24T07:49:26.394-04:00truetrueBobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504646615318477533.post-77070630675053331652015-08-24T07:48:34.571-04:002015-08-24T07:48:34.571-04:00The cutter has to be the most frustrating pitch to...The cutter has to be the most frustrating pitch to hit in baseball. It just looks like a crappy fastball coming out of the hand. The only time I've seen Melancon get hit hard his entire Pirate tenure was the beginning of this year when his velocity was way down and the cutter wasn't cutting. He has been lights out since June. <br /><br />It was an interesting trade by the Red Sox. Melancon's peripheral numbers were actually still right on track to career norms, but his traditional stats were a mess. The Pirates saw this plus the years of control and happily made the deal. BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504646615318477533.post-84276283409309925382015-08-22T22:48:47.342-04:002015-08-22T22:48:47.342-04:00Well he's not a Yankee or Cardinal so what do ...Well he's not a Yankee or Cardinal so what do you expect...Jeff Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13723560307734983034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504646615318477533.post-47354496983994593112015-08-22T20:43:46.027-04:002015-08-22T20:43:46.027-04:00Former Yankee Mark Melancon. He learned his cutter...Former Yankee Mark Melancon. He learned his cutter from Mariano Rivera back when the Yankees had a semi-youth movement (that went nowhere) going on in 2009.<br /><br />The Lance Berkman deal was a wash, but I loved how it seemed like the Red Sox lost both of the trades they made that involved Melancon. They definitely lost the trade they made to get him but manage to salvage the deal to get rid of him. 1 out of 2 ain't bad.Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.com