thoughts on Cingrani

[PaulG14]

What do you think of Cingrani, head to head league with 10 teams, both as a near term rental pitcher for his possible two starts next week, and also as a hold for the entire season? I would have to drop Teheran to pick him up.

[Captain Hook]

What do you think of Cingrani, head to head league with 10 teams, both as a near term rental pitcher for his possible two starts next week, and also as a hold for the entire season? I would have to drop Teheran to pick him up.

He hasn't even been called up yet!
Yeah I know everybody thinks so but Dusty B hasn't signed off on it yet and today they were talking about "several alternatives"

Okay that curmudgeonly advice aside, Cingrani is a very good prospect - video game numbers at A Bakersfield and AA Pensacola last year = 10-4; 1.73 ERA with 172K/52BB in 146 innings - 88-95 on fastball and good changeup but slider needed work at AAA and I haven't seen the reports there yet.

Love him long term - not as sure about this year but (contracts notwithstanding) I would NOT drop Teheran for him

[da_big_kid_94]

Last rookie who came up who I would have dropped anyone with major league experience and an improving ceiling for was Strasburg. Cingrani has done zero to date - this is the danger of our game ... projecting success on inexperienced players based on stats accumulated in environments they will no longer play in. Then compare parks ... there are two parks that have played more favorably to home runs over the last five years than Cincy ... Coors and US Cellular. That's it. not where I want my rookie calling home for the immediate future.

I stand pat. If he skyrockets, more power to him. If he tanks, not your problem.