Rangers - Claimed Baldwin, Acquired Grybo
Texas Rangers - Claimed P James Baldwin off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles; acquired P Kevin Gryboski from the Atlanta Braves for P Matt Lorenzo
The Texas Rangers have problems with their pitching staff as usual, so here we have a couple of risky moves that don’t cost them much. Baldwin certainly didn’t look much better this season than he has in the past, but that could be some prejudice on my part as I’ve seen Baldwin plenty over the last decade. Gryboski’s been relatively effective this year, but Cox hasn’t been able to count on him at all since he’s probably a bad windup or two away from 18 month reconstructive surgery to his shoulder. I do reiterate, however, that the Rangers aren’t risking anything here. Baldwin will be a reliever for the Rangers - ignore that ZiPS usage.
2005 ZiPS Projection - James Baldwin
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Period W L G GS IP H ER HR BB SO ERA
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Actual ‘05 0 0 12 0 22 17 4 2 3 12 1.61
Rest ‘05 1 2 9 6 43 53 27 8 11 20 5.65
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Total ‘05 1 2 21 6 65 70 31 10 14 32 4.27
2005 ZiPS Projection - Kevin Gryboski
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Period W L G GS IP H ER HR BB SO ERA
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Actual ‘05 0 0 32 0 22 27 9 0 12 8 3.68
Rest ‘05 0 1 24 0 18 19 10 1 10 9 5.00
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Total ‘05 0 1 56 0 40 46 19 1 22 17 4.27
Dan Szymborski
Posted: July 23, 2005 at 06:41 PM |
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1. Walt Davis Posted: July 23, 2005 at 07:49 PM (#1493889)Gryboski's 12 walks give him scary peripherals but 0 HR in 22 IP is appealing. He's the guy you bring in with a RH batter up and you need a DP -- kind of a super-ROOGY, good for probably 20 high-leverage PAs per year. :-)
"Rangers- CLAIMED Baldwin..."
I'm just imagining a 16th-century explorer sticking a flag in James Baldwin and shouting, "I claim this washed-up has been in the name of France!"
Is said explorer a Huguenot?
*squints*
The fact that his shoulder is about to fall apart is just one more reason we Braves fans are glad to see him gone. It doesn't matter what we got for him; his absence is good enough.
The Braves really didn't want a MLB player back for Gryboski. They wanted the free spot on the 40 man roster, since John Thompson will probably be back in a week or so, and is currently on the 60 day DL.
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