The Red Sox have signed righthander Dewon Day off waivers from the White Sox. Chris Smith was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man.
Full Version: Dewon Day acquired on waivers
Day is 28 years old. His only stint in the big leagues was last year and did not go well.
His minor league numbers aren't very impressive either.
This looks like a depth signing for Pawtucket next year.
His minor league numbers aren't very impressive either.
This looks like a depth signing for Pawtucket next year.
Odd, to say the least.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dayde01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dayde01.shtml
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Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
2007 26 CHW AL 0 1 13 0 0 0 6 0 12.0 19 15 15 1 9 7 2 1 65 0 0 11.25 4.74 42 2.333
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
2007 26 CHW AL 0 1 13 0 0 0 6 0 12.0 19 15 15 1 9 7 2 1 65 0 0 11.25 4.74 42 2.333
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
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Year Age Tm Lg Lvl Aff W L W-L% G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA WHIP
+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+-----+
2003 22 TOT 2 0 1.000 28 0 0 12 31 22 8 6 9 27 1.74 1.00
PUL APP Rk TOR 2 0 1.000 26 0 0 12 30 21 8 6 9 26 1.80 1.00
AUB NYP A- TOR 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.00
2004 23 AUB NYP A- TOR 0 3 .000 28 0 0 9 25 25 8 4 10 29 1.44 1.40
2005 24 TOT 0 0 12 0 0 0 4 0 16.1 19 8 7 2 12 18 2 5 79 0 0 3.86 1.90
AUB NYP A- TOR 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 2 1 0 3 4 0 1 17 0 0 3.00 2.33
LAN MWL A TOR 0 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 13.1 15 6 6 2 9 14 2 4 62 0 0 4.05 1.80
2006 25 WSW CAR A+ CHW 40 0 0 0 24 8 48 40 23 18 3 21 63 5 2 210 0 3.38 1.27
2007 26 TOT 2 5 .286 34 0 0 0 17 3 39.1 36 23 20 1 32 63 3 5 189 4 1 4.58 1.73
BIR SOU AA CHW 2 3 .400 20 0 0 0 12 3 25 26 13 10 1 12 48 0 2 114 3 0 3.60 1.52
CHL INT AAA CHW 0 2 .000 14 0 0 0 5 0 14.1 10 10 10 0 20 15 3 3 75 1 1 6.28 2.09
2008 27 BIR SOU AA CHW 1 6 .143 14 13 0 0 0 0 47.2 51 37 35 3 28 35 1 0 215 0 0 6.61 1.66
CHL INT AAA CHW 0 3 .000 21 0 0 0 7 0 23.2 29 14 12 3 6 25 0 3 107 1 1 4.56 1.48
+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+-----+
1 Season Rk 2 0 1.000 26 0 0 12 30 21 8 6 9 26 1.80 1.00
3 Seasons A- 0 3 .000 33 0 0 0 1 9 29 30 10 5 0 13 34 0 1 17 0 0 1.55 1.48
1 Season A 0 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 13.1 15 6 6 2 9 14 2 4 62 0 0 4.05 1.80
1 Season A+ 40 0 0 0 24 8 48 40 23 18 3 21 63 5 2 210 0 3.38 1.27
2 Seasons AA 3 9 .250 34 13 0 0 12 3 72.2 77 50 45 4 40 83 1 2 329 3 0 5.57 1.61
2 Seasons AAA 0 5 .000 35 0 0 0 12 0 38 39 24 22 3 26 40 3 6 182 2 2 5.21 1.71
+-----------------+---+-------+---+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+-----+
6 Seasons 5 17 .227 177 13 0 0 52 32 231 222 121 102 12 118 260 11 15 800 5 2 3.97 1.47
+-----------------+-----------+---+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+-----+
+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+-----+
2003 22 TOT 2 0 1.000 28 0 0 12 31 22 8 6 9 27 1.74 1.00
PUL APP Rk TOR 2 0 1.000 26 0 0 12 30 21 8 6 9 26 1.80 1.00
AUB NYP A- TOR 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.00
2004 23 AUB NYP A- TOR 0 3 .000 28 0 0 9 25 25 8 4 10 29 1.44 1.40
2005 24 TOT 0 0 12 0 0 0 4 0 16.1 19 8 7 2 12 18 2 5 79 0 0 3.86 1.90
AUB NYP A- TOR 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 2 1 0 3 4 0 1 17 0 0 3.00 2.33
LAN MWL A TOR 0 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 13.1 15 6 6 2 9 14 2 4 62 0 0 4.05 1.80
2006 25 WSW CAR A+ CHW 40 0 0 0 24 8 48 40 23 18 3 21 63 5 2 210 0 3.38 1.27
2007 26 TOT 2 5 .286 34 0 0 0 17 3 39.1 36 23 20 1 32 63 3 5 189 4 1 4.58 1.73
BIR SOU AA CHW 2 3 .400 20 0 0 0 12 3 25 26 13 10 1 12 48 0 2 114 3 0 3.60 1.52
CHL INT AAA CHW 0 2 .000 14 0 0 0 5 0 14.1 10 10 10 0 20 15 3 3 75 1 1 6.28 2.09
2008 27 BIR SOU AA CHW 1 6 .143 14 13 0 0 0 0 47.2 51 37 35 3 28 35 1 0 215 0 0 6.61 1.66
CHL INT AAA CHW 0 3 .000 21 0 0 0 7 0 23.2 29 14 12 3 6 25 0 3 107 1 1 4.56 1.48
+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+-----+
1 Season Rk 2 0 1.000 26 0 0 12 30 21 8 6 9 26 1.80 1.00
3 Seasons A- 0 3 .000 33 0 0 0 1 9 29 30 10 5 0 13 34 0 1 17 0 0 1.55 1.48
1 Season A 0 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 13.1 15 6 6 2 9 14 2 4 62 0 0 4.05 1.80
1 Season A+ 40 0 0 0 24 8 48 40 23 18 3 21 63 5 2 210 0 3.38 1.27
2 Seasons AA 3 9 .250 34 13 0 0 12 3 72.2 77 50 45 4 40 83 1 2 329 3 0 5.57 1.61
2 Seasons AAA 0 5 .000 35 0 0 0 12 0 38 39 24 22 3 26 40 3 6 182 2 2 5.21 1.71
+-----------------+---+-------+---+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+-----+
6 Seasons 5 17 .227 177 13 0 0 52 32 231 222 121 102 12 118 260 11 15 800 5 2 3.97 1.47
+-----------------+-----------+---+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+-----+
Ken Rosenthal approves.
AA: 72.2IP, 10.3 K/9, 5.0 BB/9
AAA: 38IP, 9.5 K/9, 6.2 BB/9
According to someone on southsiders.net he throws mid-90s, but his slider is his best pitch.
According to fangraphs.com: Fastball: 44.6% (91.5 MPH), Slider: 54.6% (84.4 MPH)
Big strikeout and walk numbers in the minors while supressing HR nicely. He's either the new version of Jermaine Van Buren or a scout saw something interesting. I'm going to go with the former.
I watched him pitch a couple of times, good arm, can't throw strikes, good slider/curveball. I guess he is a better chance of becoming something in the long run than Smith.
And the Red Sox just got less white!!!!!
And the Red Sox just got less white!!!!!
QUOTE(findguapo @ Oct 17 2008, 05:39 PM) 
I watched him pitch a couple of times, good arm, can't throw strikes, good slider/curveball. I guess he is a better chance of becoming something in the long run than Smith.
In the minors, Smith's career K/9 is 6.97 and his walk and hit rates are 2.30 and 9.58 respectively. This season with Pawtucket those ratios were 7.89, 1.67 and 8.19.
Day's career line: 10.13, 4.60 and 8.65. This season at AA and AAA: 7.57, 4.29 and 10.09, but his walk rate at AA Birmingham was an atrocious 5.29 compared to 2.28 with Charlotte.
I think it's the classic power arm vs finesse pitcher comparison. On paper, one might not see the appeal, but a tall, hard throwing righty certainly has more upside than Smih against the lineups of the AL East.
And isn't Smith eligible to become a 6-year minor league free agent this winter anyway?
You can never have too many guys who throw hard or who have obvious L/e/n/ Chris Berman-esque nicknames (the only question being whether he's Dewon Day "At a Time" or Dewon Day "My Prince Will Come" or Dewon Day "We'll Be Together.")
Who's Len Berman?
QUOTE(deanx0 @ Oct 18 2008, 02:16 PM)
Who's Len Berman?
Douchebag NY sports anchor guy on 6 PM news. Ginormous ears.
Assuming EV meant Chris Berman.
QUOTE(Eric Van @ Oct 18 2008, 01:07 PM)
You can never have too many guys who throw hard or who have obvious L/e/n/ Chris Berman-esque nicknames (the only question being whether he's Dewon Day "At a Time" or Dewon Day "My Prince Will Come" or Dewon Day "We'll Be Together.")
Polly Wolly "Dewon" all the "Day"?
QUOTE(JohntheBaptist @ Oct 18 2008, 02:23 PM)
Douchebag NY sports anchor guy on 6 PM news. Ginormous ears.
He's wearing a mask, right?
QUOTE(mabrowndog @ Oct 17 2008, 10:41 PM)
And isn't Smith eligible to become a 6-year minor league free agent this winter anyway?
Yes, apparently.
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Also Wednesday, the team announced that right-hander Chris Smith elected free agency after being designated for assignment. Smith was 1-0 with a 7.85 ERA in 12 appearances with Boston; he also appeared in 37 games for Triple-A Pawtucket last season.
QUOTE(JohntheBaptist @ Oct 18 2008, 02:23 PM)
Douchebag NY sports anchor guy on 6 PM news. Ginormous ears.
Assuming EV meant Chris Berman.
He was on also on WBZ for a few years in the 70's.
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