Thursday, December 10, 2009

Tales of Hoffmann

Check out Dodger Thoughts for all of today's Rule 5 action. In short, the Dodgers lost Jamie Hoffmann and James Tomlin, and gained Carlos Monasterios and Armando Zerpa.

Posted by Orel at 10:59 AM
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11 comments:

Jason said...

I'm confused by the Monasterios trade/purchase. I can't see them carrying an A-ball level pitcher who was basically a started until last year on the big league roster all year. Unless they bought him for less than the rule 5 return fee and McCourt saw a silly way to squeeze a profit.

At least Zerpa looks like a guy with a heavy sinker if his 0.2 HR/9 career minor league stat is any indication.

12/10/2009 11:39 AM
Jason said...

And Repko is the one that gets offered arbitration?!?! Its like bizarro world around here. Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!

12/10/2009 11:41 AM
Orel said...

Repko made $500,000 last season. Even with a raise, he's a super-cheap fourth outfielder (if Colletti can trade Pierre).

12/10/2009 11:51 AM
Josh S. said...

I'm starting Zerpa's Sherpas right now.

12/10/2009 12:42 PM
Josh S. said...

A tidbit for the GLEEks here at SoSG:

The next new episode will not air until Tuesday, April 13...aka Opening Day at Dodger Stadium. The 2010 MLB regular season will be 9 days old by that point.

That, as they say, ain't right.

12/10/2009 12:59 PM
Orel said...

Fear not! The first "Glee" DVD set comes out 12/29!

12/10/2009 1:19 PM
Josh S. said...

Yeah, but I've seen those.

(Well, except for one major scene last night, since my DVR decided to spontaneously reboot 15 minutes in.)

12/10/2009 2:10 PM
Orel said...

There's a Director's Cut of the pilot with additional scenes (and one more song) that will hopefully be on the DVD set. I'm looking forward to rewatching the rest of the episodes so I can pick up all the Gleeky stuff.

Plus, if they're smart, they'll put Jane Lynch on the commentary tracks.

12/10/2009 2:44 PM
Greg Zakwin said...

Zerpa, if I'm not mistaken, has spent his entire pro career (5 seasons) in rookie ball.

Yeah, real promising.

12/10/2009 10:01 PM
Anonymous said...

I keep reading how upset Dodger fans are over losing Hoffman. Uh, why? Repko/Hoffman/Paul are all 4th outfielders at best. Losing one is the same as losing the next. Sorry he's gone (although there's a significant chance he'll be returned), but he what's the use in getting upset over losing one of the guy's in a 3-way tie for your 5th OF spot?

As far as the pitchers, both seem worth our while, but like most Rule 5 guys, both will probably be returned.

12/11/2009 12:16 AM
Josh S. said...

PB, I think it was the promise Hoffmann showed: homering for his first major league hit, this throw, etc.

12/11/2009 5:40 AM

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