Alberto Callaspo traded for Jason Bulger
From BA:
Bulger, 27, was a 2001 first-round pick out of Valdosta State (Ga.), where he was primarily an infielder for the first three years of his college career. Two of his brothers pitched professionally last year, Brian in independent ball and Kevin in the Royals system. Jason struggled as a starter in his first two pro seasons and had Tommy John surgery in 2003, but has moved quickly as a reliever since returning. He made his major league debut in late 2005, going 1-0, 5.40 in nine games. He spent most of the year at Triple-A Tucson, going 3-6, 3.54 with four saves in 56 outings. He had a 55-27 K-BB ratio in 56 innings, while opponents hit .244 with three homers against him. Buldger throws hard, sitting at 93-96 mph and reaching 98 with his sinker. His curveball shows signs of being a good second pitch, but he needs to refine his command and resist the temptation to throw harder when he gets in jams. He has a career 10-21, 4.28 record wiht 23 saves in 127 minor league games.
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hmmmm
Wonder why the Twins preferred Casilla over Callaspo...
by natsfan2005 on Feb 28, 2006 3:47 PM EST reply actions
Here Here....
Maybe Casilla will end up being the next David Ortiz that they heist from another organization just to let him go to another.
by Terry Ryan Jr on Feb 28, 2006 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
BTW
Trade
to a lesser extent
interesting
by gashousegang on Feb 28, 2006 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
AAA
Ugh...
by rallymonkey1982 on Feb 28, 2006 5:59 PM EST reply actions
I guess this says alot about Collapso's value
by PooNani on Feb 28, 2006 6:18 PM EST reply actions
D'Backs
Good Trade for Both Teams
Personally, I disagreed with Baseball America ranking Callaspo the Angels' #8 prospect this year. Some people have bashed Jeff Mathis for supposedly having a mediocre year in 2005 at Triple-A, but the fact of the matter is that Mathis had an AVG/OBP/SLG of .276/.340/.499 while Callaspo was .316/.345/.448. Callaspo is only one month younger than Mathis.
For me, the issue with Callaspo is that he's yet to manifest an increase in power. Most of his 2005 power was on the road, as Salt Lake is a high-altitude ballpark. The same goes for Tucson, so he'll have inflated numbers there, and people will have to pay attention to his road numbers to get a more legit impression of whether or not he's going to be more than a singles slap hitter, which is pretty much what he is now.
As for Bulger, I don't claim to know anything about him, but the entry in BA's Prospect Handbook is interesting. He had Tommy John surgery in 2003; normally it takes about two years for a pitcher to come back, so he's at that point now.
Someone said he's 28. In actually, his DOB is 12/6/1978 which means he turned 27 three months ago. Writing off the lost time due to surgery, it's not that unusual for him to be emerging now.
BA says "he fits the profile of a classic power reliever. His plus-plus fastball features plenty of sink, sits at 93-96 mph and touches 98. His curveball shows promise and he can throw it for strikes." The main question seems to be control, but how much of that was due to recovering from the surgery?
In any case, this helps the Angels' bullpen for the foreseeable future. On the back-end, both Donnelly and Yan are not that good. If something happened to Frankie Rodriguez, or if Scot Shields had to move into the rotation, they'd be in trouble. So this move provides them with solid bullpen depth while getting something decent for Callaspo while he still has value?
Could Callaspo surprise? Of course.
Could Bulger surprise? Of course.
Nothing is guaranteed.
If Callaspo's power was all on the road...
Callaspo's Power on the Road
Franklin Covey Field has enormous alleys in left-center and right-center. Someone like Callaspo would slap balls up those gaps and ring up the doubles.
by FutureAngels on Mar 1, 2006 12:09 AM EST up reply actions
More on Callaspo Overrated
I did some calculations and found these are his Triple-A home/away splits for AVG/OBP/SLG (OPS):
Home: .337/.374/.512 (.885)
Away: .302/.328/.405 (.733)
But that doesn't tell the whole story.
The PCL has a number of high-altitude ballparks. So I calculated his splits, separating high-altitude ballparks from "normal" ballparks. The high-altitude ballparks include Salt Lake, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, and Colorado Springs. (Tucson would also be included but he didn't play there.) Here are the numbers:
High: .356/.382/.514 (.895)
Normal: .227/.271/.303 (.572)
This is just further proof that people are giving Callaspo more credit than he's earned.
holy crap
by TINSTAAPP on Mar 1, 2006 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
I think...
Troll Is As Troll Does
by FutureAngels on Mar 2, 2006 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
gotta admit
by natsfan2005 on Mar 2, 2006 7:14 AM EST up reply actions
Mathis' Power
If the subject interests you, please, by all means, I encourage you to research it myself. Don't just sit there waiting for me to do it. I have things to do with my life.
re: Future Angels has things to do with his life.
by natsfan2005 on Mar 2, 2006 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
Infantile Behavior
by FutureAngels on Mar 2, 2006 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
puh-lease
You have been very "Boy who cried Wolf" with this troll/infantile labeling. Fact of the matter is you only show up when there is a Angels related diary to present a biased opinion.
by natsfan2005 on Mar 2, 2006 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
Not overrated, still not an even deal.
Callaspo is a solid defender, however, and excellent contact hitter who could hit .290 while filling in at second base or in a utility role with some team. I think that kind of player is much more valuable than a 27-year-old reliever who can't pitch to lefties and walks a batter every other inning.
by FI on Mar 4, 2006 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
Callaspo's Power on the Road
Franklin Covey Field has enormous alleys in left-center and right-center. Someone like Callaspo would slap balls up those gaps and ring up the doubles.
in my opinion
by Isisaston on Dec 21, 2006 9:43 PM EST reply actions

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