Chad Gaudin - Yes/No?

by Tito42 on Mar 26, 2010 8:33 AM EDT

Yankees' skipper Joe Girardi announced his decision to go with Phil Hughes as the 5th starter and use Joba Chamberlain in the bullpen, rendering Gaudin's services useless to the pinstripes, and he has been released. Especially after posting an 0-3 record and 8.68 ERA in four spring outings. Should a fringe candidate to make the Yankees' rotation as a 5th starter be a target for GMDM acquisition?

Throws: R Age: 27

Career Numbers:

W/L: 34-35 4.50 ERA 94 ERA+ 1.516 WHIP 7.0 K/9 1.64 K/BB

via 4.bp.blogspot.com

Poll

Should GMDM acquire Chad Gaudin as a potential 5th starter or as "organizational depth"?

Pencil him as the #5 starter

17 votes

Sign him to a minor-league deal

40 votes

Turn head and run away

10 votes

67 votes | Poll has closed

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Yes, I've liked him for awhile now

And I don’t get why he keeps getting released. I’d let him compete for the 5th starting spot, and if he doesn’t fare well, he still seems to have the tools to be a ROOGY.

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by RoyalsRetro on Mar 26, 2010 9:25 AM EDT reply actions

I do not want

that facial hair on my baseball team.

He’s got to be a major tool.

by Crooow on Mar 26, 2010 9:31 AM EDT reply actions

He had to shave it off

for Yankees camp

by Tito42 on Mar 26, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions

that sucks he had to shave it off

just to get released!

Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.

by jrcnc on Mar 26, 2010 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions

by Tito42 on Mar 26, 2010 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Might as well put the complete set out there

Tampa Bay

by Tito42 on Mar 26, 2010 10:02 AM EDT reply actions

sign him up now!

Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.

by jrcnc on Mar 26, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Talk about a complete set..........

I don’t believe that Gaudin is capable of pulling this type of quality.

by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 26, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Gaudin's gf and Pod's wife in the stands?

I’ll buy season tickets behind home plate!

Sign him up!

by KCROYALS64 on Mar 26, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Really? Pods Wife?

Um, ok yeah you have a point…

by Tito42 on Mar 26, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I would get him for the pen, starter no.

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by Jeff Zimmerman on Mar 26, 2010 10:13 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed.

by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 26, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions

obviously he can't be a starter...

because he's not left-handed

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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Mar 26, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions

It's like he's got a mullet on his chin.

Business on top, party on the chin.

by AxDxMx on Mar 26, 2010 12:10 PM EDT reply actions

Screw the chin mullett.....

the picture at the top makes that facial hair look like a WATERFALL OF FIRE, emanating from his mouth like some sort of DEMON 4A PITCHER FROM HELL.

by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 26, 2010 12:50 PM EDT reply actions

Regardless of his pedestrian resumé,

on THIS team, he is a decided upgrade.

(I’m looking at you, Kyle Davies)

(Or, I’m looking at you, Kyle Farnsworth)

Or…

never mind – you get the idea

Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!

by loyal2sdad on Mar 26, 2010 3:05 PM EDT reply actions

Yup.

Definite upgrade, sadly.

Gaudin:
Age: 27 Throws: R W/L: 34-35 4.50 ERA 94 ERA+ 1.516 WHIP 7.0 K/9 1.64 K/BB

Davies:
Age: 26 Throws: R W/L: 34-44 5.54 ERA 79 ERA+ 1.620 WHIP 6.3 K/9 1.41 K/BB

by Tito42 on Mar 26, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

That is depressing.

Pecota, watch over us.

by castille on Mar 26, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions

We need bullpen help too, so hell yeah.

He can’t be any worse than Hocheaver.

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by royaldaddy on Mar 26, 2010 11:59 PM EDT reply actions

Obvious pickup is obvious

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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 29, 2010 10:32 AM EDT reply actions

Looks like he signed with Oakland pretty quickly

http://www.sbnation.com/2010/3/28/1394438/chad-gaudin-oakland-athletics-yankees

by Tito42 on Mar 29, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah

and let me confess I didn’t realize that I am still a dumbass when it comes to transactions: he had a $3M contract, so any team that claimed him on waivers would have been on the hook for whatever was left on that. Dave Cameron pointed this out to me.

So he made it through and signed with OAK, I’m sure if KC would have offered him more money, heck, it’s more money. But while Gaudin’s useful, and wouldn’t be a h orrible pickup, he wouldn’t be a huge difference maker for KC, whereas Oakland has a legit chance at contention, so adding a good reliever/#6 starter (who is really a #4) makes sense for them, particularly given the injury concern guys on their staff.

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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 29, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions