How Soon Could Top Prospect Brusdar Graterol Debut?

We get a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for those 3 today. Unfortunately in Dec '17 we weren't what we are today - we never heard of Arraez - Jay was a top pick we still had hope for, and Granite was an exciting up and coming contact/speedster guy. Prospects are just that, prospects. Go get a stud starter is an easy decision for an Astros team coming off a title, with alot of young controlled starters, and still plenty of prospects. When we win it all this year, I expect we'll feel more comfortable trading away some good prospects this winter for stud starters too.

Ehh... we expected to be good last year, and this was supposed to be the year we're could add even more. my point is you have to tru to get better whenever you can, because you can't get it all done by waiting for 1 trade deadline.

From the link:

 

"The 2017 midseason KATOH+ projections estimate that Granite will contribute 6.8 fWAR through his six team-controlled MLB seasons, while Gordon will accumulate 6.3 worth of fWAR across his six seasons."

 

And this is why I seldom visit Fangraphs. Zach Granite.

 

 

 

I hope to heaven we didn't actually turn down that trade. That can't be correct, can it?

I believe that was the year Gordon tore up the 1st half, granite was named our MiLB hitter of the year and Jay was a no.1 pick? Still... grrrr...

Graterol's not getting to 120 no matter what they do. By the time he got stretched out, the minor league season would almost be over.

 

And regardless of whether he gets to 120 or 80 or whatever, he's going to be on an innings limit next year. So you might as well use him for the best leverage you can.

Man, back on my soap box.   I agree with you about using him however we can and right now it is looking like relief but I really hate that innings limit things.    60 one year followed by 80 and then 100 and so on.   As far as I know this way of building endurance was made up by some guy out of thin air since I have never found anything to support it empirically.   First of all innings aren't created equally.  Secondly, throw 60 or 80 innings ore whatever, then take 6 months off, then build up arm strength again, how did what happened the previous year build anything up?   Thirdly, teams that baby  their pitchers and teams that don't have about the same amount of injuries or does any one think the Twins have dealt with fewer arm problems for their pitchers than anyone else?  Fourthly, Bert Blyleven threw over 220 innings at age 19 and didn't throw under 230 innings for the next 10 years.. 

By that time there were already questions about Gordon's offense, Jay was already looking like a reliever at best, but likely a bust, and Zach Granite was never, ever going to be a MLB regular, at least on a good team. Zero power OFers don't hold onto jobs long.

 

That's why I have trouble believing that was the ask from Pittsburgh.

 

And another reminder why I trade minor leaguers for big leaguers at the drop of a hat. Particularly a big leaguer with Cole's arm.

agree. of course Jay and Gordon were no. 1 picks... still would have been nice...

From the link:

 

"The 2017 midseason KATOH+ projections estimate that Granite will contribute 6.8 fWAR through his six team-controlled MLB seasons, while Gordon will accumulate 6.3 worth of fWAR across his six seasons."

 

And this is why I seldom visit Fangraphs. Zach Granite. 

 

 

 

I hope to heaven we didn't actually turn down that trade. That can't be correct, can it?

In hindsight, we probably should have traded high on most Terry Ryan prospects. Though I never quite understood the hype on Granite, 

In hindsight, we probably should have traded high on most Terry Ryan prospects. Though I never quite understood the hype on Granite,

I understood it quite well. HR hitters make $$$. Slap singles hitters usually don’t.

I can see him coming handy as a long-man in the playoffs.

I hope there's no need for a long-man in the playoffs.

Graterol with 101 innings last year, 53 innings do far this year. They'd like to get him to 120 this year is think.

The multi-innings use is an interesting twist on this.

As long as he doesn't end up another Neftali Feliz, I'm fine with shifting him back and forth. I'm more concerned about his injury history at this point.

Reading this thread, people have already appointed him the 2001 KRod, when he's more likely to be the 2019 Fernando Romero at this point. 

I hope he gets called up and I hope he makes an impact. But it's foolish to assume he'll be Chapman when he's never thrown an MLB pitch.

The multi-innings use is an interesting twist on this.

 

As long as he doesn't end up another Neftali Feliz, I'm fine with shifting him back and forth. I'm more concerned about his injury history at this point.

Yes, the injuries, whether major or minor, have always been a factor in every single professional season Graterol has had. The question is not so much "what will the Twins be willing to try with Graterol?"...the question is more..."how can you best use him before he breaks down?" To assume you can ask him to handle even a #5-type load of 20+ starts (say 135-150 innings) in 2020...and then still have him available and effective in the advent of a post-season...that seems unreasonably optimistic...regardless of what happens this fall.

Remember the 2002 World Series ?  All I remember was a 20 year old Rookie mowing down the batters. 

Francisco Rodriguez.  What a pleasure that was to watch (and I loathe the Angels).

Maybe thats what Brusdar Graterol can do for us ?  Maybe ? 

Remember the 2002 World Series ? All I remember was a 20 year old Rookie mowing down the batters.

Francisco Rodriguez. What a pleasure that was to watch (and I loathe the Angels).

 

Maybe thats what Brusdar Graterol can do for us ? Maybe ?

20 year Francisco Rodriguez spent April through August in AA and AAA. 80 IP worth. Proving he could get good hitters out. Not half a season on the DL and half in AA.

Well, the Twins don't have that option. But they do have Gaterol, why not try and see if it works?

No problem in trying. Expecting him to come up and just blow guys away probably isn’t realistic.

That’s funny that trade ask for Gerrit Cole and exactly the type of crap the Twins have been pulling for years. Holding onto guys with the upside of bench players and fill ins acting as if they are the next coming.

2 slap hitters and a reliever prospect. We fleece them if we make that trade. That’s likely the same type of deal that would have got us Stroman as well.