Padres Sign Recently Non-Tendered Reliever Chris Britton
The Padres expect reliever Chris Britton to compete for a seventh-inning role next season. At 278 pounds, the 6-foot-3 right-hander will be easily spotted. The Padres moved quickly to get Britton, contacting his agent shortly after the Yankees didn't offer him a contract.
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He doesn't have any of the other skills that Towers finds in relievers
Doesn’t throw that fast
Doesn’t throw much for strikes
Doesn’t have great command
minor issues don’t you think?
by TheAxManCometh on Dec 22, 2008 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
I dont know how hard he throws but...
He only pitched in 23 innings last year (was he hurt?) but as far as throwing strikes he has a career BB/SO ratio of 32/58 but in his first season (2006) and what looks like his only full season in the majors he had a BB/SO ratio of 17/41. Also if you look at his minor leauge numbers he has a BB/SO ratio of 103/348 so im not really sure where you get the idea that he does not throw much for strikes and has poor comand.
He pitched more than 23 innings (those are just his totals in the majors)
He just got called up and down a lot by the Yankees a lot with their injuries, etc. last year. They also feel like they’re pretty deep in the minors with young relievers, so they didn’t fret about letting him go.
This is a good signing for the Padres, such as they are.
Agreed
Nobody ever thinks much of the pitchers Towers picks up, but he seems to hit more than miss. Even if it is only short term success.
I hope Britton
finally gets a chance to perform.
He was on the AAA-MLB shuttle the last two seasons. He never said anything negative about the way Torre, then Girardi refused to use him despite performances better than other guys in the pen.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
reminds me of Bell
He said he only saw the airport with his time with the Mets.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra
Eh
The Yankees have a hard time trusting any pitcher that doesn’t already have a good major league track record, so picking up their trash isn’t bad idea.
Plus, just because the rich guy threw something out, doesn’t mean that the guy down on his luck can’t make use of it.
I ♥ Trent Edwards' groin
by Wonko on Dec 22, 2008 9:36 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
We also signed Eliezer Alfonzo to a minor league deal per MLBTR
2009 San Diego Padres. Not as bad as Aztec Football!
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Dec 21, 2008 7:31 PM PST reply actions
As a Giants fan
Who originally got excited about Eliezer when he showed some power on his first callup, and then suffered through his inability to recognize good pitches to hit, again, and again, and again, I can only say, “Good luck with that.”
p.s.- most would probably say his offense is better than his defense.
¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!
do we have a new guy finally to dominate the post-game spread?
a-la PFatty?
pooping not
www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com
Apparently someone is in wuv with this move
Joe Sheehan’s quote from Baseball Prospectus:
While we’re all focused on the biggest names on the market and which of them might become Yankees, let’s take a second to look at an ex-Yankee who could be on the brink of some success. The Padres signed Chris Britton to a minor league deal. Taking Britton, who has the skill set of a good set-up reliever, and putting him in Petco Park, is like finding money. Two years ago the Padres picked up Heath Bell from the Mets, basically for free, and Bell has 173 strikeouts in 171 2/3 innings as their eighth-inning guy. With Bell set to become the closer, Britton could well play Bell to his Hoffman for the next two seasons. Just considering Britton’s work at the highest levels…
Level IP ERA K/9 K/BB HR/9
AA 16.0 2.81 13.50 4.0 0.00
AAA 85.0 2.44 8.89 4.2 0.53
MLB 89.1 3.83 5.84 2.1 1.01
I would submit that his MLB line doesn’t do him justice, as his 2008 season was spent being jerked around by the Yankees. Check out this log:
* Britton doesn’t make the team out of spring training, and is recalled April 25.
* He’s sent down April 29 without pitching, and is immediately recalled.
* Throws 2 2/3 shutout innings on May 1, his only work in a stretch of 18 days.
* Sent down again on May 9. Immediately recalled.
* Throws two decent innings on May 12, his second appearance in 18 days.
* Sent down May 20. At this point, Britton has more demotions (three) than appearances (two) dating back 27 days.
* After pitching twice at Scranton, he is recalled on May 29.
* He pitches on June 1 and June 3, then is DLed on June 6 with a strained ribcage, no doubt incurred while packing and unpacking.
* After a two-game rehab stint in the Gulf Coast League, Britton spent most of July at Scranton. He made eight appearances for the Barons over the next three weeks, throwing 12 innings, striking out 11, and allowing two earned runs.
* He was recalled on July 31, shoved into three innings of mop-up relief, and immediately sent back down.
* He was recalled on August 6 and sent down on August 8, again without having thrown a pitch.
* Britton was recalled on August 17 and spent the rest of the year in the majors, throwing the wettest of mop-up relief. In fact, in all 15 of Britton’s major league appearances last year, there was a lead or deficit of at least four runs when he entered the game.
There’s no way I’m judging the guy based on his having an ERA above 5.00 in the majors with that kind of travelogue. I love this signing, one of my five favorite moves of the winter. Britton will throw 70 above-average innings for the Padres, innings that will look stunning given the run context.
I ♥ Trent Edwards' groin
It's so strange...
Reading that someone likes something the Padres did.
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