Pirates Claim Justin Thomas off Waivers from M's
Anyone know anything about Thomas other than that he's a LH relief pitcher?
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probably the page hadnt beenr efreshed in a while… How do i delete the extra unnecessary post? Charlie..?
I dont have much background on him, but a quick glance through his minor league stats show nothing of interest. However, he is a left hander, which is pretty much all there is, aside from the fact that he is 24.
He has saved some games, never had a great ERA, and never a WHIP below 1.4 (I think). Another mystifying waiver claim?
by BurgherKing on Oct 29, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Here’s his MiLB profile. Looks like some okay numbers for his first year in AAA, at the age of 25. Not sure how the PCL stacks up against the IL in terms of pitchers’ advantage, though.
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by wg1of5 on Oct 29, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Youngstahn State
I’ll bet he’s a gamer ’n at.
by maguro on Oct 29, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I know A few people who went to school there.
I bet in the very least he will be the biggest partier on the team.
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by gorillakilla34 on Oct 29, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YSU Alumni here ! Class of 2000 !
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by Ketcham Bruce on Oct 30, 2009 6:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He rated as Seattle's #23 prospect coming into the season.
According to BA’s scouting writeup, his fastball sits 88-92 with good movement (sometimes too good – hence all the walks), and he’s also got a good slider that he throws fairly often. Some groundball tendencies. Killed lefties in ‘08, but hasn’t been as strong in other seasons.
Probably projects as a situational reliever, if he can improve his command. We could use one of those. I kind of have a feeling, though, that this is the sort of guy you claim now and then try to slip through waivers again in a month.
by Vlad on Oct 30, 2009 7:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like a good pick-up
to add lefty relief depth to the organization for next year.
by patthatt on Oct 30, 2009 10:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
depth might actually be pushing it a bit. dumatrait, veal and… this guy unless the danny moskos era is closer than we think.
by johnnycuff on Oct 30, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
so who's the best lefty reliever of all-time?
or, as thts probably too hard, of the 21st century?
by BurgherKing on Oct 30, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd have to second Billy Wagner.
It will be hard to find a more dominant lefty (or righty for that matter).
by Slick1 on Oct 30, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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