Chase Wright (1 Viewer)

[Patoons]

Left-hander Chase Wright will be called up to start Tuesday against the Indians.

To me, this guy is an intriguing pickup this week in deep leagues / dynasty / keeper leagues.Had a solid spring

12.2 IP10 K2.84 ERA9 hits / 6 walks (1.23 WHIP)

AA Starts thus far in '07 (small sample obviously):

14.0 IP19 K0.00 ERA3 hits / 1 walk (0.22 WHIP)

Has the following pitches / mph:

Fastball 93-942-Seam Fastball 87-91Curveball 70-82Changeup 80-84

This guy has limited experience playing mostly in A ball, but last year he started to improve upon his WHIP/ERA and two years ago doubled his K production (repeated in '06). This guy may be a nice guy to stash and see if he pans out. With Mussina getting up there and Pavano's consistent "issues", if he performs well Tuesday, he may stay up and get some more shots.Anyone know anything else about this guy / have any thoughts?

 

[Angry Beavers]

Looks like he gets two starts this week - at least potentially, but I would be leary of starting him this week. Worth stashing away if you have the roster space!

 

[Knightro]

This is Wright's 7th season in the Yankee system and only his first one above A ball. It took him 6 years to get out of A ball meaning he was exposed to at least one Rule V draft and he wasn't touched.

His control has gotten better but he doesn't have great stuff. The best thing he can do is keep the ball in the park - 11 hrs in 350 innings. That and pitching with Death Valley in his back pocket as a lefty helps. You're looking at this year's Aaron Small best case scenario.

 

[Daywalker]

This is Wright's 7th season in the Yankee system and only his first one above A ball. It took him 6 years to get out of A ball meaning he was exposed to at least one Rule V draft and he wasn't touched.His control has gotten better but he doesn't have great stuff. The best thing he can do is keep the ball in the park - 11 hrs in 350 innings. That and pitching with Death Valley in his back pocket as a lefty helps. You're looking at this year's Aaron Small best case scenario.

It's not like he's in his 7th season and 28 years old. He just turned 24. His stats from the past two seasons were very good albeit in class. His early season stats are intriguing too. With the lineup he has behind him I'd definetly take a flier on this guy.

 

[shadyridr]

I doubt he'll be anything special (despite his eye-popping #s). The Yankees are adamant about not calling up their major prospects (for what reason I dont know, because right now they need somebody). They're holding back on calling up Hughes, Ohlendorf, and Clippard because they dont think theyre ready. meanwhile this guy is wallowing away in AA. Says alot about him IMO.

 

[The Houston Stallions]

I doubt he'll be anything special (despite his eye-popping #s). The Yankees are adamant about not calling up their major prospects (for what reason I dont know, because right now they need somebody). They're holding back on calling up Hughes, Ohlendorf, and Clippard because they dont think theyre ready. meanwhile this guy is wallowing away in AA. Says alot about him IMO.

Personally, I wouldn't touch him until he proves something. There are probably better pitchers on everyones waiver wire.

 

[Patoons]

I doubt he'll be anything special (despite his eye-popping #s). The Yankees are adamant about not calling up their major prospects (for what reason I dont know, because right now they need somebody). They're holding back on calling up Hughes, Ohlendorf, and Clippard because they dont think theyre ready. meanwhile this guy is wallowing away in AA. Says alot about him IMO.

Personally, I wouldn't touch him until he proves something. There are probably better pitchers on everyones waiver wire.

I am more discussing deep / dynasty leagues where pickups on a guy that comes onto the scene are huge

 

[eoMMan]

I picked him up in my 12 team, 5x5 points league.

Here's my take.....

Minor league stats aren't everything. Yeah, the guy could come up and really stink up the place but he's coming into probably the best scenario possible. He's pitching for a team that puts up a ton of runs and if anything, he'll get a few wins, even if his other numbers are just decent.

I'd suggest dropping a scrub you have on your roster that you know will never make your starting line-up and pick Wright up.

 

[ThisGuy]

I doubt he'll be anything special (despite his eye-popping #s). The Yankees are adamant about not calling up their major prospects (for what reason I dont know, because right now they need somebody). They're holding back on calling up Hughes, Ohlendorf, and Clippard because they dont think theyre ready. meanwhile this guy is wallowing away in AA. Says alot about him IMO.

I have no idea why they are holding those guys back. Wright is older than all of them, so maybe that's the thinking here

 

[shadyridr]

I doubt he'll be anything special (despite his eye-popping #s). The Yankees are adamant about not calling up their major prospects (for what reason I dont know, because right now they need somebody). They're holding back on calling up Hughes, Ohlendorf, and Clippard because they dont think theyre ready. meanwhile this guy is wallowing away in AA. Says alot about him IMO.

I have no idea why they are holding those guys back. Wright is older than all of them, so maybe that's the thinking here

I dont get it either. Its not like they cant call one of them up for a start or 2 and then send them back down instead of grasping at straws with Wright.

 

[Sammy3469]

I doubt he'll be anything special (despite his eye-popping #s). The Yankees are adamant about not calling up their major prospects (for what reason I dont know, because right now they need somebody). They're holding back on calling up Hughes, Ohlendorf, and Clippard because they dont think theyre ready. meanwhile this guy is wallowing away in AA. Says alot about him IMO.

I have no idea why they are holding those guys back. Wright is older than all of them, so maybe that's the thinking here

I dont get it either. Its not like they cant call one of them up for a start or 2 and then send them back down instead of grasping at straws with Wright.

I'm assuming htey don't want to start tehir Major League service clocks. If they think both he and their top prospescts will get shelled no matter what, they may as throw someone they don't think has any long term value to them. Oh and I wouldn't touch this guy with a 10 foot pole. He may be decent the first time teams see him, but there's really nothing in his minor league record that says he'll be successful. I wouldn't be surprised if he killed your ERA and WHIP ratios.

 

[Knightro]

It's not like he's in his 7th season and 28 years old. He just turned 24. His stats from the past two seasons were very good albeit in class. His early season stats are intriguing too. With the lineup he has behind him I'd definetly take a flier on this guy.

If you have any major league talent whatsoever, you don't get stuck in A ball until you're 24. At 23, he was one of the oldest pitchers in the leagues he played in. Pitchers in the Florida State League are typically 20-22 years old. Even then, his strikeouts per 9 were below league average which speaks to how hittable he is going to be at the higher levels. The Yanks are taking a guy with less than 20 innings of experience above A ball and putting him into the majors - that's not a good move, that's desperation. I'll let some other sucker in my league believe this is a good move.

 

[shadyridr]

Theres a strong possibility that Wang and/or Karstens could be up this weekend so this is looking like a one start deal.

 

[ThisGuy]

The Yanks are taking a guy with less than 20 innings of experience above A ball and putting him into the majors - that's not a good move, that's desperation.

Wright is on the 40-man roster. If they were to call up Hughes, Clippard or Ohlendorf, they would have to add them to the 40 man and cut someone else. This is one, maybe 2 starts in April. Not the end of the world.

 

[shadyridr]

The Yanks are taking a guy with less than 20 innings of experience above A ball and putting him into the majors - that's not a good move, that's desperation.

Wright is on the 40-man roster. If they were to call up Hughes, Clippard or Ohlendorf, they would have to add them to the 40 man and cut someone else. This is one, maybe 2 starts in April. Not the end of the world.

:( I did not know that. Thanks that answers my question

 

[Patoons]

Not overly impressive, but he got the job done.

It was mentioned several times throughout the broadcast how impressed the coaching staff has been with his composure (showed it in the first after letting the first two battes reach base and only allowing one run).

Interested to see what he does over the weekend.

 

[LTsharks]

The Yanks are taking a guy with less than 20 innings of experience above A ball and putting him into the majors - that's not a good move, that's desperation.

Wright is on the 40-man roster. If they were to call up Hughes, Clippard or Ohlendorf, they would have to add them to the 40 man and cut someone else. This is one, maybe 2 starts in April. Not the end of the world.

I did not know that. Thanks that answers my question

anyone have any idea why a pitcher who, prior to this season, never pitched above A ball would be on the 40 man roster? i haven't followed this very close, so i dont' know.either way, nice job tonight.

 

[NY/NJMFDIVER]

The Yanks are taking a guy with less than 20 innings of experience above A ball and putting him into the majors - that's not a good move, that's desperation.

Wright is on the 40-man roster. If they were to call up Hughes, Clippard or Ohlendorf, they would have to add them to the 40 man and cut someone else. This is one, maybe 2 starts in April. Not the end of the world.

I did not know that. Thanks that answers my question

anyone have any idea why a pitcher who, prior to this season, never pitched above A ball would be on the 40 man roster? i haven't followed this very close, so i dont' know.either way, nice job tonight.

Well, he'd be a six year minor league free agent otherwise, so I'm sure it involved an effort to retain the rights to him. Lefties come around later, don't forget. He showed some guile and a willingness to challenge here and there, and I think the control matters could be chalked up to a bitter night and nerves. I was quite impressed with his ability to pitch out of jams and use hitters agressiveness against him. I don't think he'd make much of a fantasy impact this year, because I can't see the whip or K/9 being particularly impressive, but I could see him picking up some wins as long as he stays in the rotation, which wont' be long, as Moose and Wang are due back on the soon side and rocket lurks.

 

[eoMMan]

Why the #### isn't this homo in Yahoo's fantasy baseball system yet?

WTF?



I knew my league was doing the wrong thing by going with Yahoo this year.

 

[shadyridr]

Left-hander Chase Wright will be called up to start Tuesday against the Indians.

To me, this guy is an intriguing pickup this week in deep leagues / dynasty / keeper leagues.Had a solid spring

12.2 IP10 K2.84 ERA9 hits / 6 walks (1.23 WHIP)

AA Starts thus far in '07 (small sample obviously):

14.0 IP19 K0.00 ERA3 hits / 1 walk (0.22 WHIP)

Has the following pitches / mph:

Fastball 93-942-Seam Fastball 87-91Curveball 70-82Changeup 80-84

This guy has limited experience playing mostly in A ball, but last year he started to improve upon his WHIP/ERA and two years ago doubled his K production (repeated in '06). This guy may be a nice guy to stash and see if he pans out. With Mussina getting up there and Pavano's consistent "issues", if he performs well Tuesday, he may stay up and get some more shots.Anyone know anything else about this guy / have any thoughts?

Whered you get this scouting report from? The hardest pitch I saw him throw was 89 mph and his two seamer was 80 mph. He does have a major league quality changeup.

 

[Knightro]

Here is another report on Wright:

Wright throws a 2 seam fastball that typically runs 87-90. He used to throw a bit harder and can, from time to time, get his fastball into the low 90s. However, things seem to turn out better for him when he’s working in his comfort zone. Wright’s fastball doesn’t have a TON of movement, but it is by no means straight and he generally does a great job of keeping the ball down. The 24-year-old lefty does a great job of generating groundballs by keeping his fastball low.

In addition to the fastball, Wright throws a changeup and a slurvy breaking ball. Wright’s changeup is regarded as his best pitch. He is usually able to throw it about 10 MPH slower than his fastball and uses it to get whiffs when needed. His breaking ball is a show-me pitch. There are times when it shows flashes of being more, but his command and control of the pitch is too inconsistent for it to be considered more than a fringe offering. When Wright gets in trouble it’s usually because he has fallen behind in the count and has to throw a fastball to get over. The breaking ball is a contributor to this problem.

 

[buck naked]

Why the #### isn't this homo in Yahoo's fantasy baseball system yet?WTF? :( I knew my league was doing the wrong thing by going with Yahoo this year.

Because they discriminate against gays. You didn't know that?