Andrew's baseball musings

Josh Lindblom was an ace in the KBO who looks like a low end #3 starter or a high end #4 starter here in the MLB. He might have a fastball that sits at 91 mph, but his fastball has an especially high spin rate for it's speed, his secondary pitches are very good, especially his splitter and he uses them well. He's got three years and $9.125 million guaranteed and his incentives package which can bring his total to $18 million over those years if he can hit all of them. He'll likely be worth the price and then some. After all, he's better than Merrill Kelly who had already earned his entire guaranteed contract value in one season and the Brewers might just help him improve further. Kwang Hyun Kim is a Korean left hander with a fringey fastball that averages 91 and he's got some filthy secondary pitches, especially his slider. He should be a slightly worse pitcher than Lindblom since he had control and command issues prior to his Tommy John surgery...

The idea of a protected list is to protect players during an Expansion Draft that may occur sometime in the relatively near future. These lists are my guesses on who would be protected right now and who'd likely be available. In addition, I'd list the player I'd be most inclined to select if I was drafting for an expansion team. This list will be updated when transactions come in and when the 40 man roster changes. Protected list: John Means is a solid pre arbitration pitcher with all three option years intact and only 1 year of service time. He made the all star team last year and is poised to do so more often if Trey Mancini is traded like everyone expects him to be. This is what got Means to the top of my protected list despite the risk that he'll turn into a pumpkin. Trey Mancini is a cheaper Nicholas Castellanos that should either play 1st base or DH instead of the outfield. He's going to be a free agent after 2022 so he's got some trade value and havi...

I'll be explaining my picks and non picks respectively. I hope you enjoy this article and please comment future suggestions. Derek Jeter was one of the best hitting shortstops ever and he didn't allow his horrendous defense at shortstop to hinder his chances that much thanks to good baserunning. He doesn't have any moral stains as far as we know, so he's a guaranteed pick for me. Larry Walker was a fantastic outfielder who got it done about as well as any outfielder could as long as he was healthy. For some people, his injury history and the fact that he played in Coors field for years with Coors being extremely hitter friendly puts them off on voting for him. However, he also hit very well away from Coors and that puts him on my hall of fame ballot. Curt Schilling is a disgusting man I'd like to avoid due to his foul comments and hateful political opinion. I'd vote for him in spite of him being a Trump just so he'll shut up. He was a fantastic b...

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