Oddly tough to find a comp for him that matches what we think the 4S might regress to with the MLB ball. It lines up with some relievers like Hunter Gaddis and Julian Merryweather. Kick-change comp is roughly similar to Clay Holmes with less arm-side (again, just we few high-release guys throwing kick-ch with sub 10” arm-side). Maybe Taj Bradley is kind of an interesting comp? Taj just carries his 4S much better, but similar CH-first approach, trying to figure out breaker shape.
I think if the Blue Jays got a 4-4.20 ERA over 130ish innings they’d be pretty happy. Slightly better than Nick Martinez / Michael Lorenzen types (who are both CH to righty guys pretty heavily).
You were so close on Ponce's annual salary, as he's getting $10M AAV. Good call, pal!
Nailed it!
Hey Lance. Who would you rough comp be for Ponce given his arsenal/traits/projected command etc?
Oddly tough to find a comp for him that matches what we think the 4S might regress to with the MLB ball. It lines up with some relievers like Hunter Gaddis and Julian Merryweather. Kick-change comp is roughly similar to Clay Holmes with less arm-side (again, just we few high-release guys throwing kick-ch with sub 10” arm-side). Maybe Taj Bradley is kind of an interesting comp? Taj just carries his 4S much better, but similar CH-first approach, trying to figure out breaker shape.
I think if the Blue Jays got a 4-4.20 ERA over 130ish innings they’d be pretty happy. Slightly better than Nick Martinez / Michael Lorenzen types (who are both CH to righty guys pretty heavily).