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Dustin Nippert

I'm considering a trade right now that's essentially Homer Bailey for Francisco Cordero.  Cordero would be replacing Fernando Rodney as one of my closers as I'm not confident he'll be the Tiger's closer next year (they'll probably waste money on Todd Jones or something).  I'm flush with young pitching at both my major league (Sheets, Peavy, Bonderman, Escobar, Harang, Capuano) and minor league levels (Anibal Sanchez, Yusmeiro Petit, Mark Rogers, Homer Bailey, Angel Guzman, Cole Hamels, Anthony Reyes) so parting with Bailey wouldn't really hurt.

My real question is about Dustin Nippert who I'd consider to replace Bailey on the roster.  In our league having prospects that actually pitch in the majors the following season is a huge plus.  Nippert has been on my radar for some time with two plus pitches (sinking 97 MPH fastball and curve) and a developing straight change and knuckle curve, but when I saw Callis place him on that list of "20 best long-term prospects for 2006 and 2007" he posted on BA that really got my attention.  What I'd love to hear from you guys is A) does Nippert have the ceiling of a #1 or #2 starter and B) will he a lock for Arizona's rotation next year?

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Your league values pitchers with MLB experience, then do it.. you got depth, homer is a ways off(reds fan here) and more of a risk at this point in time.. and Nippert looks to get some MLB time.  He's got a pretty good ceiling as is.  I'd do it.

Even better if you can swing Rogers for him though, as I think he's even further off than Bailey, and I think they are comparable.

by cincyinco on Nov 30, 2005 8:01 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Nippert vs. Hughes
Philip Hughes is a free agent in our league as well.  Is Nippert a safer bet than Hughes/do they have similar ceilings?
"When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen." (Hemingway)

by jmoultz on Nov 30, 2005 8:31 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

hughes
All I know about Hughes is that he has wonderful potential but is an injury concern. As I've heard many times before. "There is no such thing as a pitching prospect". At least Nippert is pitching.

by the pinstripes on Dec 1, 2005 12:57 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Toronto Scout
at the 1st pitch Arizona conference told the group that Nippert was the best pitching prospect he saw in the minors last year.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen.

by Phil Gurnee on Nov 30, 2005 10:16 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

wow
thats interesting. did the scout happen to catch liriano, cain, billingsley, verlander or scott olson pitch?

by npurcell on Dec 1, 2005 1:36 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

pile on
Your forgetting Felix Hernandez, Joel Zumaya and 20 other cats! Give me a break on Nippert! That is not to say he's not a good prospect though! Are you sure that scout is not a boy scout or a cub scout?

by the pinstripes on Dec 1, 2005 12:55 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah but...
He also spent a large amount of time talking about "makeup" and he admitted that he finishes poorly in rotisserie.

by LindInMoskva on Dec 1, 2005 6:26 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow
Considering you can pick up Nippert as well, do that quickly. Nippert will be great. If i'm not mistaken, he's fresh off tommy john and came back throwing hard, K'ing many but not re-gaining controll completely. He'll be ready for the majors soon if not already..

by ohad on Dec 1, 2005 4:01 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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