Romero is playing this year. You're just not paying attention.
International signings are a "risk"? This makes zero sense. The only risk is the money spent which is virtually nothing.
Yes, we can keep going back to the WELL THEY DID GET WHITLOCK well over and over, but aside from that Bloom really hasn't received much MiLB pitching talent that wasn't drafted or IFA acquired and that takes a long time to come through the system.
There is still some good left in the world...
@StoolBaseball
Alek Manoah in his first start in the Florida Complex League:
2.2 IP
10 H
11 ER
2 BB
3 K
2 HR
I just don't know if the quantity is there for it all to work out. There are some interesting guys, but injuries and ineffectiveness are sure to creep in. Need more numbers to improve their chances.
His velo was way down. He gave up a career high HR/9. xISO of 54th percentile was down 30 percentile points from the prior year. Career high Hard Hit % (largely because of the 4 seamer 50.9%). The Run Values on his slider and FB went from -17 and -19 in 2018 to 0 and -1 in 2019.
Casas' defense is a problem.
The 1B with worse OAA than Casas:
Vlad Jr
Spencer Steer
The 1B with worse DRS:
None (tied with Trey Mancini and Spencer Torkelson)
His UZR/150 of 0.9 is fine. It's the picking at 1B that's been a problem.