{"id":9702,"date":"2014-09-02T09:25:31","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T13:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=9702"},"modified":"2014-09-02T09:25:31","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T13:25:31","slug":"no-surprises-in-sept-1-call-ups-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=9702","title":{"rendered":"No surprises in Sept 1 call-ups, yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_9704\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TreinenBlake-unk-via-zimbio.com_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9704\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9704\" alt=\"Treinen returns to the Nats for the September run.  Photo via zimbio.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TreinenBlake-unk-via-zimbio.com_-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TreinenBlake-unk-via-zimbio.com_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TreinenBlake-unk-via-zimbio.com_.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Treinen returns to the Nats for the September run. Photo via zimbio.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[A quick note; a combination of a dead-time for issues that I like to write about and a new consulting engagement has conspired to mean very little activity here.\u00a0 Now that the minor league seasons are ending though, I look forward to some wrap-up posts looking at the starters.\u00a0 Apologies for the lack of posts\/activity here].<\/p>\n<p>9\/1\/14 came and went, and there was <a href=\"http:\/\/natsinsider.com\/2014\/09\/01\/nats-promote-6-players-in-first-round-of-september-call-ups\/\">little drama in the Nats call-ups<\/a>.\u00a0 All six players called up were a) already on the 40-man roster, and b) already had MLB service time this year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pitchers: <strong>Blake Treinen<\/strong>, <strong>Aaron Barrett<\/strong> and <strong>Xavier Cedeno<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Catcher: <strong>Sandy Leon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1B\/OFs <strong>Tyler Moore<\/strong> and <strong>Steven Souza<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, nobody shocking thus far.\u00a0 In fact, its almost easier to talk about the remaining 40-man players they did NOT call up than the ones they did.\u00a0\u00a0 In fact, lets do just that.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s the players still on the 40-man but not initially called up:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Taylor Hill<\/strong>: hey, somebody&#8217;s got to start for Syracuse in the playoffs, right?\u00a0 He may be approaching an innings limit anyway.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sammy Solis<\/strong>: still rehabbing, no where near ready for prime time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Felipe Rivero<\/strong>: only a handful of AA starts since his long D\/L stint.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Mattheus<\/strong>: completely ineffective this season (5.80 ERA), likely on his way to a DFA\/outright this off-season.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jhonatan Solano<\/strong>: hey, somebody&#8217;s got to catch for Syracuse in the playoffs, right? \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael Taylor<\/strong>: many think he&#8217;s ready for prime time; would you start his service time clock so he can ride the pine in September?\u00a0 I wouldn&#8217;t.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jeff Kobernus<\/strong> and <strong>Eury Perez<\/strong>: with Moore and Souza call-ups, there&#8217;s already 7 outfielders &#8230; no need for two more right?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I can still see some value in calling up Perez for his speed, but almost nobody else at this point from this list.<\/p>\n<p>What about those in Syracuse that had great seasons but are not on the 40-man?\u00a0 Tougher call: You&#8217;d have to clear room to add someone right now, and the team seems to have made its moves to that end already in <strong>Matt Thornton<\/strong> and <strong>Nate Schierholtz<\/strong>.\u00a0 But, if someone wanted to congratulate minor league vets like <strong>Brandon Laird<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/web.milb.com\/milb\/stats\/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&amp;cid=552&amp;stn=true&amp;sid=t552\">.300\/.350\/.490<\/a> for Syracuse this year), <strong>Rafael Martin<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/web.milb.com\/player\/index.jsp?sid=t552&amp;player_id=514669\">0.80 ERA<\/a> in 33+ AAA innings) or <strong>Matt Grace<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/web.milb.com\/player\/index.jsp?sid=t552&amp;player_id=594840#\/career\/R\/pitching\/2014\/ALL\">a combined 1.17 ERA<\/a> over 77 innings in AA and AAA this year) with a September call-up and a month&#8217;s worth of MLB per diems, I wouldn&#8217;t disagree.\u00a0 I just think it&#8217;d be kind of hard to find the space.\u00a0 I would support a DFA of Mattheus right now to make room; after that is tougher.\u00a0 You&#8217;d have to cut the likes of Kobernus or perhaps\u00a0a MLB veteran like <strong>Jerry Hairston<\/strong> and\/or <strong>Kevin Frandsen<\/strong> to make room based on performance.\u00a0 And I don&#8217;t think a players&#8217; manager like <strong>Matt Williams<\/strong> is cutting any veterans to make room for some 25-yr old he&#8217;s never met in AAA.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless; there&#8217;s some baseball to play and some impact to be had by these 9\/1 call-ups.\u00a0 I think Barrett and Treinen are going to slip right back into the bullpen.\u00a0 Cedeno could take away lefty-lefty opportunities that <strong>Jerry Blevins<\/strong> has been squandering all year (speaking of someone who may be on his way to a DFA this off-season&#8230;).\u00a0 I could see Moore getting some playing time spelling <strong>Adam LaRoche<\/strong> at first (he seems like a better offensive option there than Frandsen, who has been the sub of choice lately when LaRoche gets a blow).\u00a0 I&#8217;m excited to see what Souza brings to the table too; he led the Chiefs in steals this year despite missing 40% of the season; he isn&#8217;t just some big 6&#8217;4&#8243; slugger.<\/p>\n<p>Seven game lead this morning after last night&#8217;s win and a guaranteed road-trip split.\u00a0 That&#8217;s fantastic, especially considering who they&#8217;ve been playing and beating (ahem, <strong>Felix Hernandez<\/strong> having his hat handed to him).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[A quick note; a combination of a dead-time for issues that I like to write about and a new consulting engagement has conspired to mean very little activity here.\u00a0 Now that the minor league seasons are ending though, I look forward to some wrap-up posts looking at the starters.\u00a0 Apologies for the lack of posts\/activity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5],"tags":[916,184,2588,2591,462,2237,407,392,2123,234,461,2384,1228,2589,1314,708,2590,69,86,19,529,1328,197,235,1786],"class_list":["post-9702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mlbpitching","category-minorspitching","category-natsgeneral","tag-aaron-barrett","tag-adam-laroche","tag-blake-treinne","tag-brandon-laird","tag-eury-perez","tag-felipe-rivero","tag-felix-hernandez","tag-jeff-kobernus","tag-jerry-blevins","tag-jerry-hairston","tag-jhonatan-solano","tag-kevin-frandsen","tag-matt-grace","tag-matt-thornton","tag-matt-williams","tag-michael-taylor","tag-nate-schierholtz","tag-rafael-martin","tag-ryan-mattheus","tag-sammy-solis","tag-sandy-leon","tag-steven-souza","tag-taylor-hill","tag-tyler-moore","tag-xavier-cedeno"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9702"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9705,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9702\/revisions\/9705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}