Mastny Lost in Translation? Per Rotoworld: The Indians have reportedly opted to sell reliever Tom...

Mastny Lost in Translation?

Per Rotoworld: The Indians have reportedly opted to sell reliever Tom Mastny to the Yokohama BayStars.

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Yokohama was reportedly interested in Mastny’s Indonesian trout right arm. No word yet on holocene slaughter bonuses.

by cclemens31 on Dec 8, 2008 2:04 AM EST reply actions

Tomo Masutoni. Comedy gold.

The real question is: can the Yokohoma coaching staff coax out Mastny’s latent Death Ball potential?

They’ve apparently already calculated that he can “throw the ball, long ball” 150 kilometers. Maybe Luis Isaac was fired for failing to make proper use of Mastny’s superhuman trout arm.

by still ill on Dec 8, 2008 2:16 AM EST up reply actions

This is kind of off-topic, and maybe I’ve been watching too much soccer since the CC trade, but does anyone know if there’s any precedent for baseball teams loaning players out to other leagues a la Beckham to Milan this winter? That’s a high profile example, of course, but moves like that are more often used to get gifted young players extra playing time at a lower level.

I imagine this must be impossible in baseball, or else I’d have heard of it, but could the Indians get, say… Marte an extra year in “AAA” by loaning him to the Hiroshima Toyo Carp or something like that?

by still ill on Dec 8, 2008 2:28 AM EST reply actions

I don’t know the terms of Beckham’s loan because I don’t follow soccer,but MLB clubs have often loaned players to the Mexican League. I don’t think you can “loan” a player to the Nippon Professional Baseball (Japan’s league)…the player has to agree to play over there, and then he has to be released from his MLB contract. MLB and NPB do recognize the other league’s contract as valid, so I think a loan would be impossible. MLB teams used to have exclusive working agreements with NPB teams,but those agreements became illegal after the posting system was instituted after the Irabu mess with the Padres, their “working agreement” with an NPB team, and the Yanks. I’m not sure if the working agreement allowed loans, but NPB players used to come and spring train in the US with the MLB team with which it’s NPB parent club had an exclusive contract.

by xrickx on Dec 8, 2008 10:37 AM EST up reply actions

So what happens with the Roster spot?

Does Brown get rostered? Seems unlikely with Aubrey still on the roster. Perhaps this signals moves about to be made and/or the possibility we could pick someone up in the rule 5 draft.

by world dictator on Dec 8, 2008 5:34 AM EST reply actions

i’m pretty sure it’s too late to protect another rule 5 guy. the deadline really is a deadline.

by Brick. on Dec 8, 2008 10:04 AM EST up reply actions

I always thought of it as more of a suggestion of a line in time….

by hans on Dec 8, 2008 11:35 AM EST up reply actions

The timing of this seems kind of interesting. I wonder if they’re interested in taking someone in the rule 5…maybe a guy like Alan Horne (who we previously drafted). Or maybe we’re just planning on making a signing or two.

by APV on Dec 8, 2008 6:48 AM EST reply actions

also sort of surprised Mastny went before Mujica

by APV on Dec 8, 2008 7:58 AM EST up reply actions

i actually like mujica better, for no objective reason whatsoever.

by Brick. on Dec 8, 2008 10:06 AM EST up reply actions

Mujica throws harder and has a strikeout pitch (splitter). Mastny has that curveball and get his strikeouts, but I think his fastball leaves too much to be desired. Best of luck to him, though, if the report is true.

by xrickx on Dec 8, 2008 10:41 AM EST up reply actions

that is the reason i am going to tell people now. much thanks.

by Brick. on Dec 8, 2008 11:20 AM EST up reply actions

I wonder if Mastny is a good case for what happens if you really don’t have an effective fastball. By most accounts his curveball was the best in the system. But the team had enough doubts about his stuff to move him to the bullpen after being an effective starter, and now to ship him off to Japan.

by APV on Dec 8, 2008 11:27 AM EST up reply actions

where will he get hockey pucks over there?

by Brick. on Dec 8, 2008 11:35 AM EST up reply actions

Plenty of relievers get by throwing as hard as Mastny. What compounds Mastny’s lack of fastball in inability to locate the one he does have. I really think that pitchers who can’t rely on speed need to have a pitch that looks like the fastball coming out of the hand. A curveball is just too distinguishable from the fastball, whereas a changeup or splitter isn’t. That’s just my theory…

by xrickx on Dec 8, 2008 12:27 PM EST up reply actions

I prefer Mastny because Mastny is white and I am racist.

(Disclaimer: not really. not consciously, anyway.)

by Logodaedalus on Dec 8, 2008 6:36 PM EST up reply actions

J.D. Martin did just sign with Nationals, so it would only be fitting to sign the one that got away.

by ClarkM on Dec 8, 2008 10:07 AM EST up reply actions

I’ve heard of players wanting to play closer to home, but this seems a bit extreme.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Dec 8, 2008 9:23 AM EST reply actions 10 recs

So….what did we get for Mastny? I assume it was cash. I wonder if its a substantial amount ( $1 million?)

by world dictator on Dec 8, 2008 12:42 PM EST reply actions

MANNY.
ORTIZ.
LOWELL.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Dec 8, 2008 1:33 PM EST reply actions

The glare. Everybody forgets the walking-off-the-mound glare into the Boston dugout. It was a God damned Clint Eastwood poster is what it was.

by fleerdon on Dec 8, 2008 1:53 PM EST up reply actions

I would love to see this. No love from Google and my memory of the moment is hazy at best. Anybody have that game recorded and want to photograph their TV?

by NickFantana on Dec 8, 2008 2:22 PM EST up reply actions