Several minor league deals involving the Giants and ex-Giants players:
Giants signed RHP Santiago Casilla to a minor league deal. I like this move. Casilla was hampered by injuries last season and struggled to a 5+ ERA, but had ERA's of 4.44 and 3.93 with good K rates the prior two seasons with Oakland. At one point in 2008 there was speculation that he might move into the closer role with the A's. His pitch repertoire is listed as 73% fastballs at 94.2 MPH, 20% sliders at 83.8 MPH and 6% changeups at 84.7 MPH, from April 2009. It looks like he could use a bit more velocity differential on the changeup. I would put his chances of making the Giants bullpen at >50%.
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Do you think the Giants will be satisfied with the bullpen now, or do you think they will still pursue Calero, as rumored?
ReplyDeleteJust a guess, but I'd say most likely the Calero interest has cooled considerably.
ReplyDeleteAddendum: Didn't know this before today, but Santiago Casilla is the older brother of Giants pitching prospect Jose Casilla who is #23 on DrB's 2010 Giants Top 50 Prospects.
ReplyDeletehe'll pitch for the giants this year!
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