We have our first, high priced disappointment of the draft - Danny Salazar who has been optioned to AAA in a surprising move. It seems only appropriate that Salazar is our first big disappointment of the season, given that he did essentially the same thing last year. After a very strong performance down the stretch in 2013 (19 K in 15 IP making spot starts) and an entire preseason of hype, I kept Salazar as a FA keeper for $10. Coming out of the gate, he struggled (5.55 ERA, 1.57 WHIP in 35 IP) and was sent down to AAA, despite excellent strikeout rates (41 K, good for 10.3 K/9). Unfortunately, a roster crunch meant that I had to cut him and after floating on waivers for awhile, Taylor snapped him up. Taylor as rewarded with excellent pitching down the stretch (45 K : 9 BB in 43 IP, 3.38 ERA and 1.13 WHIP). After said very strong performance down the stretch and an entire preseason of hype, Taylor drafted Salazar for $12.
The important question now is, who will pick up Salazar, get a good half season of starts, then be sucked in to keeping or drafting him next year? And whoever it is, they should change their team name to Danny Salazar Ourobos.
The important question now is, who will pick up Salazar, get a good half season of starts, then be sucked in to keeping or drafting him next year? And whoever it is, they should change their team name to Danny Salazar Ourobos.
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Let's me just say, I hope Carlos Carrasco is no this season's Danny Salazar.
It was actually Mark who drafted Salazar this year.
Well damn it. There goes my whole fucking narrative. My version of the story is better, facts be damned.
So much for Danny Salazar Ouroboros. Oh well.
Don't ever let facts get in the way of a good narrative!
Well, I'm still pretty disappointed by this development. I really didn't ever consider him not making the rotation. Certainly, being a huge disappointment was always a possibility, but this just seems cruel.
Yeah, I totally didn't see this coming either. Especially with how well McAllister seemed to be transitioning to the bullpen. Some guys at Fangraphs had him pegged as the next Wade Davis type. If I remember correctly, I was right there with you in the bidding until the end. But it has to sting especially for you, Mark, since you're pretty shallow at starting pitching.
Colby Lewis to the rescue...
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