Finally! Official Hot Stove League Thread

[D-train]

Okay, sign Benintendi to play right field and hit leadoff, move Rodriguez down in the lineup. Where's ichiro when you need him

If he can maintain that OBP and hit 17 bombs then giddy up. 5 that he just hit is light though.

[D-train]

Berroa added. I wonder if he will be the only one. I would think they would do them all at once.

Mariners To Select Prelander Berroa
By Anthony Franco | November 8, 2022 at 8:10pm CDT

The Mariners are planning to select right-hander Prelander Berroa onto their 40-man roster, president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto tells reporters (including Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times). The 22-year-old would otherwise be eligible for the Rule 5 draft this winter, and Seattle will keep him away from other clubs by adding him to the 40-man.

Seattle acquired Berroa in May, adding him from the Giants in a deal that sent utilityman Donovan Walton to San Francisco. It was the second trade of Berroa’s young career, as he’d previously gone from the Twins to the Giants in a 2019 deadline deal. A native of the Dominican Republic, Berroa draws praise from evaluators for his fastball-slider combination but has some questions about his control.

That was mostly borne out in his 2022 numbers. Berroa split his time between High-A and Double-A, starting all 26 of his appearances. He posted a cumulative 2.86 ERA through 100 2/3 innings, striking out an incredible 36.5% of batters faced. He also walked an elevated 12.6% of opponents, highlighting that his strike-throwing remains a work in progress. Nevertheless, the M’s feel there’s a chance another club would’ve plugged Berroa directly onto the MLB roster next year given the quality of his stuff.

[Donn Beach]

Okay, sign Benintendi to play right field and hit leadoff, move Rodriguez down in the lineup. Where's ichiro when you need him

If he can maintain that OBP and hit 17 bombs then giddy up. 5 that he just hit is light though.

Sold out for bat to ball skills, does sound like dipoto kind of guy

. A former top prospect who’s bounced between organizations over the past few years and is hitting the market in his prime (28). Andrew Benintendi burst on the scene in 2017 as a 20/20 threat. Over the years, he’s traded his power game for a “Control the Zone” approach with his bat-to-ball skills on display. Last year, he authored a .304/.373/.399 slash line

[D-train]

Okay, sign Benintendi to play right field and hit leadoff, move Rodriguez down in the lineup. Where's ichiro when you need him

If he can maintain that OBP and hit 17 bombs then giddy up. 5 that he just hit is light though.

Sold out for bat to ball skills, does sound like dipoto kind of guy

. A former top prospect who’s bounced between organizations over the past few years and is hitting the market in his prime (28). Andrew Benintendi burst on the scene in 2017 as a 20/20 threat. Over the years, he’s traded his power game for a “Control the Zone” approach with his bat-to-ball skills on display. Last year, he authored a .304/.373/.399 slash line

That OBP is great but sub 400 slug from a COF is not ideal. Guessing Jason will not be a fan.

[ice99]

Berroa added. I wonder if he will be the only one. I would think they would do them all at once.

Mariners To Select Prelander Berroa
By Anthony Franco | November 8, 2022 at 8:10pm CDT

The Mariners are planning to select right-hander Prelander Berroa onto their 40-man roster, president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto tells reporters (including Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times). The 22-year-old would otherwise be eligible for the Rule 5 draft this winter, and Seattle will keep him away from other clubs by adding him to the 40-man.

Seattle acquired Berroa in May, adding him from the Giants in a deal that sent utilityman Donovan Walton to San Francisco. It was the second trade of Berroa’s young career, as he’d previously gone from the Twins to the Giants in a 2019 deadline deal. A native of the Dominican Republic, Berroa draws praise from evaluators for his fastball-slider combination but has some questions about his control.

That was mostly borne out in his 2022 numbers. Berroa split his time between High-A and Double-A, starting all 26 of his appearances. He posted a cumulative 2.86 ERA through 100 2/3 innings, striking out an incredible 36.5% of batters faced. He also walked an elevated 12.6% of opponents, highlighting that his strike-throwing remains a work in progress. Nevertheless, the M’s feel there’s a chance another club would’ve plugged Berroa directly onto the MLB roster next year given the quality of his stuff.

Dipoto would be nuts to not add Marlowe.

[D-train]

Berroa added. I wonder if he will be the only one. I would think they would do them all at once.

Mariners To Select Prelander Berroa
By Anthony Franco | November 8, 2022 at 8:10pm CDT

The Mariners are planning to select right-hander Prelander Berroa onto their 40-man roster, president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto tells reporters (including Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times). The 22-year-old would otherwise be eligible for the Rule 5 draft this winter, and Seattle will keep him away from other clubs by adding him to the 40-man.

Seattle acquired Berroa in May, adding him from the Giants in a deal that sent utilityman Donovan Walton to San Francisco. It was the second trade of Berroa’s young career, as he’d previously gone from the Twins to the Giants in a 2019 deadline deal. A native of the Dominican Republic, Berroa draws praise from evaluators for his fastball-slider combination but has some questions about his control.

That was mostly borne out in his 2022 numbers. Berroa split his time between High-A and Double-A, starting all 26 of his appearances. He posted a cumulative 2.86 ERA through 100 2/3 innings, striking out an incredible 36.5% of batters faced. He also walked an elevated 12.6% of opponents, highlighting that his strike-throwing remains a work in progress. Nevertheless, the M’s feel there’s a chance another club would’ve plugged Berroa directly onto the MLB roster next year given the quality of his stuff.

Dipoto would be nuts to not add Marlowe.

Agree. Weird.

[D-train]

[Big_Maple]

Yes. And in 2018 Dipoto said - literally, verbatim - that Yusei was an impact pitcher.

I am intrigued by this guy, but please don't sign him and fill a roster spot if he pans out to be a lesser version of Yusei.

[D-train]

Yes. And in 2018 Dipoto said - literally, verbatim - that Yusei was an impact pitcher.

I am intrigued by this guy, but please don't sign him and fill a roster spot if he pans out to be a lesser version of Yusei.

I don't even want to think about pitching and until we add 2-3 IMPACT bats.

[D-train]

Sure he will have 9 good options to play SS but Jerry and his tongue that could charm a dead snake hasn't tried to sell him on the splendors of 2B yet!