Conor Gillaspie called up...

by tmt85 on Sep 7, 2008 12:05 AM EDT

is it just me or is it crazy that a guy drafted just 3 months ago has already been called up to the show? He has 24 games of professional experience at 3B with numbers that are far from impressive. I just dont see why any team would call someone up so quickly. Has anyone heard about this possibly happening or seen this before with a position player? I know its been done with relievers but i dont recall any position players.

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Seems pretty silly...

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by doublestix on Sep 7, 2008 12:10 AM EDT 0 recs

The only way this makes sense is if Gillaspie, who was reportedly reluctant to sign, had a handshake agreement with the Giants that they would call him up in September this year.

I’m not so sure that’s what happened, but I’m hoping.

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by groug on Sep 7, 2008 12:17 AM EDT 0 recs

Thats would make sense

in the article it says he was very calm and cool about it when he received the news.

by tmt85 on Sep 7, 2008 12:35 AM EDT up 0 recs

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Considering there were rumors that one of the hangups in the contract negotiations was that Gillespie wanted a major league deal, this seems possible, perhaps even likely.

Maybe the team preferred the financial structure of a regular signing bonus rather than major league deal? Not sure how those things work.

by mrkupe on Sep 7, 2008 12:40 AM EDT up 0 recs

could’ve been a way to avoid drawing the ire of the commissioner’s office, and give the effect of an mlb contract to a sandwich pick.

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by haverecords on Sep 7, 2008 5:51 AM EDT up 0 recs

i actually love the idea of giving borderline talents like gillaspie a major league deal

the key to it is that you don’t waste an option year in the first or third years. if the guy is as close to his potential as gillaspie is, you don’t really lose anything by fasttracking him like this.

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by variablesdont on Sep 7, 2008 12:36 PM EDT up 0 recs

Gillaspie

He was the first of the Giants’ top 4 picks to sign this year. Had the Giants given him a major league deal, that may have made negotiations with Buster Posey that much more awkward and difficult, as Posey would have demanded a major league contract as well, plus the big money he was asking for. Thus, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a side deal regarding a call-up.

That Gillaspie was signed for slot money (despite reportedly high bonus demands) makes much more sense if this side arrangement was part of the deal.

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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 8, 2008 6:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yep. Plus, the giants management is giving two contradictory lines:

1) They want to evaluate him for next year.
2) They aren’t planning to play him much.

That likely means 1) is just cover the illusion, and it was an arrangement.

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by haverecords on Sep 9, 2008 1:16 AM EDT up 0 recs

Just back from my San Jose game

It was a nice win. Posey had a key single that helped a rally.

Anyways, WOW! How could Conor be called up so fast. Wasn’t Ryan Zimmerman the last to be up the same year as drafted?

by sign posey on Sep 7, 2008 1:25 AM EDT 0 recs

Ross Detwiler

Was drafted and called up last year.

by Pelferized on Sep 7, 2008 2:50 AM EDT up 0 recs

The Nationals seem to like to call their prospects up right away. They also called up Chad Cordero when he as drafted (at the time there were still the Expos).

by edsachs1 on Sep 7, 2008 11:44 AM EDT up 0 recs

Brian Sabean

is an idiot.

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by hero66 on Sep 7, 2008 2:20 AM EDT 0 recs

Zimmerman

He was called up just months after being drafted a few years ago. Of course he had also torn up the minors in his limited time down there too.

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by Boxkutter on Sep 7, 2008 4:10 AM EDT 0 recs

While groug may be right, it’s usually wise not to try to make sense of giants management.

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by raisingcain on Sep 7, 2008 12:39 PM EDT 0 recs

It’s also usually wise not to try to make sense of groug.

That guy’s weird.

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by groug on Sep 7, 2008 3:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

The Giants don't like doing the smart thing.

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by Humongo on Sep 7, 2008 3:42 PM EDT 0 recs

Andrew Miller

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by cool hand Charlie on Sep 7, 2008 8:37 PM EDT 0 recs

He was called up as a reliever in 2006, I think

And then a starter in 2007.

by demondeaconsbaseball on Sep 8, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up 0 recs

Andrew Miller, Russ Detwiler, and Justin Verlander all had contract clauses

which guaranteed them a callup in their first year of pro play.

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by PaulThomas on Sep 8, 2008 12:28 AM EDT up 0 recs

Verlander....

I didn’t know that about him. I knew he was given a pro contract when he signed but I didn’t know there was a clause that he would get the call his first year. He only had two starts that year in the majors if memory serves me well, and both were one game call ups when they had double headers and needed the extra starter. You could be right though.

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by Boxkutter on Sep 8, 2008 2:42 AM EDT up 0 recs