Braves sign Anibal Sanchez

[brian22]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/03/braves-sign-anibal-sanchez.html

 

[Freshmaker]

Ehm...yay minor league depth?

 

[brian22]

Looks like.

 

[Hawk]

this would have been exciting news in 2013

kind of

 

[Jaw]

From 2015-17 with the Tigers, Sanchez logged a total of 415 2/3 innings and surrendered 262 earned runs (5.67 ERA) on 462 hits (85 homers) and 131 walks. Sanchez still shows a penchant for missing bats (8.2 K/9 over the final three years of the deal, 8.9 K/9 in 2017), but his ground-ball rate has eroded and he’s become stunningly homer prone.

The nights he pitches could be promo nights. Lots of game used souvenir balls being given away.

 

[striker42]

His skyrocketing HR rate is pretty wild. In 2013 he had a microscopic 0.4 HRs/9. Last year it was 2.2. The K rate is great, the BB rate isn't bad. He just can't keep the ball in the park.

 

[Southcack77]

hmm. This is more interesting than it probably matters.

I'd be curious to know what his spring training was looking like as far as Ks and velocity and gophers.

 

[CyYoung31]

No doubt AA brought him in with the hopes of Hernandez working his magic on him.

 

[Ozzie Swanson]

Is it too early to buy World Series tickets?

 

[BeanieAntics]

No doubt AA brought him in with the hopes of Hernandez working his magic on him.

Well obviously we have to get his HR/9 down, so I bet the strat is just going to be to walk all of the guys who would have normally hit home runs.

 

[50PoundHead]

Does Anibal serve fava beans along with the home runs he serves up?

 

[Braves1976]

Anibal was signed to call up for homerun derby night.