Comments on: Prospect Profile: Matt Scherer

By: AJ

AJ — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:26:50 +0000

Matt is my baseball trainer and he seems to be a pretty nice guy, altough i haven’t seen him throw. Non the less, he’s a really great guy!

By: JayMac

JayMac — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:21:14 +0000

I actually grew up right next door to Matt Scherer..I played baseball locally in NY with him as well as watched him throughout his career in baseball. He has matured within the game so much from a young thrower to a controlled pitcher. Not only because I have known him my entire life, but I feel that Matt truly has what it takes to be a major league pitcher. Yes, numbers on paper do not completely show that, but I truly feel that the Spring will bring a different outlook to everyone. Good luck Matt!

By: RazzManRules

RazzManRules — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:33:50 +0000

Maybe Perdomo is about to me moved? Mo is cookin’ something.

By: greenback06

greenback06 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:35:01 +0000

DePodesta’s post explains why they wouldn’t protect somebody, but it doesn’t explain why they used a roster spot on Scherer. I guess he’s supposed to be RH reliever depth.

I thought Perdomo had enough service time (six years) to be a minor league FA if he wasn’t put on the 40-man roster.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:20:17 +0000

I am kinda disappointed to see McCormick not be protected. I know he has struggled at times, but Jimeniez and Flores get multiple chances with this team and even Scherer gets protected over MM?

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:18:41 +0000

Scherer = not a major league pitcher

By: dustin

dustin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:28:00 +0000

Looking at his numbers Scherer appears to be a pitch to contact guy

By: VolsnCards5

VolsnCards5 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:20:16 +0000

umm…did that really just happen?

By: Big Steve

Big Steve — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:58:06 +0000

That makes sense.

By: bsbalbrian

bsbalbrian — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:30:27 +0000

Paul DePodesta may be able to explain why this happened. This was posted on baseballmusings.com as well.

“When weighing the risk of a player getting taken, it can be counterintuitive. It would seem logical that the best way to protect a player would be to put him on the 40-man roster. That is often, but not always, the case. Sometimes, for players who are borderline roster considerations, you may be safer by leaving him OFF the 40-man. The reason is that if he’s taken in the Rule V, he has to stay in the Majors or else be offered back. However, if for some reason (add a free agent, add someone through trade, need someone during the season due to injury) you need to add a player to the 40-man at a later date, you may be forced to outright someone to make room. When you outright a first year roster player, he still has all of his minor league options, so teams can claim him and send him right into their minor league system. In short, it’s much easier to lose a player trying to remove him from the 40-man than it is to lose him via the Rule V draft.”