2010 Player Profile: Carlos Monasterios, Better Than D.J. Houlton?
by Eric Stephen on Mar 23, 2010 7:00 AM PDT
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The Dodgers had so much success in picking up Ronald Belisario off the scrap heap -- well, for one year, anyway -- that they decided to take another recommendation by scout Ron Rizzi of another Venezuelan pitcher with a live arm. They paid the Mets to draft Carlos Monasterios from the Phillies in December's Rule 5 draft. As a Rule 5 draftee, Monasterios must be kept on the active roster (or disabled list) all season, or be offered back to his original team after being exposed to waivers. Since 1981, the Dodgers have selected 11 players in the Rule 5 draft, and only three have made the opening day roster:
| Rule 5 Draft Dodgers To Make Opening Day Roster |
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| Player | Year | Age | From | Comments |
| Frank Lankford | 1998 | 27 | Yankees | Pitched 12 games in relief before being returned to NY in May |
| Jose Antonio Nuñez | 2001 | 22 | Mets | Pitched 6 games; Terry Adams bitched; lost on waivers to SD in May |
| D.J. Houlton |
2005 | 25 | Astros | Only one to last all year; 19 starts, 76 ERA+ |
Monasterios, who turned 24 Sunday, has only pitched a total of 7.1 innings above A ball. But the Dodgers like his arm, and here he is two weeks from opening day with an excellent chance at being on the major league roster. In 12 spring innings, Monasterios has given up just three runs, all of which came Monday against the Angels (his estimated FIP is roughly 4.12, much higher than his 2.25 ERA). Still, even though he gave up three runs yesterday, manager Joe Torre was still impressed. "His stuff was good, I thought it was quality, he was interesting," Torre said, "We got to see him for a period of four innings, and that was pretty impressive, I thought."
To me, that doesn't sound like someone about to be placed on waivers just yet.
Trivia
Was part of the trade that sent Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle from the Phillies to the Yankees in 2006.
Contract Status
Signed for 2010, likely for right around the major league minimum of $400,000.
2010 Outlook
| Year | Age | IP | BB/9 | K/9 | ERA | FIP |
| 2007 (A) |
21 | 156.0 | 3.17 | 6.58 | 4.62 | 4.05 |
| 2008 (A+) |
22 | 94.1 | 3.15 | 6.30 | 5.63 | 5.56 |
| 2009 (A+) |
23 | 82.0 | 2.96 | 7.79 | 3.73 | 3.27 |
| 2009 (AA) |
23 | 7.1 | 2.45 | 4.91 | 3.68 | 2.93 |
| 2010 Projections - Age 24 Season | ||||||
| CHONE | 48.0 | 4.88 | 6.38 | 5.44 | 5.60 | |
| ZiPS | 87.3 | 4.33 | 5.56 | 5.87 | 5.79 | |
| thanks to FanGraphs for the stats | ||||||
Torre has stated that Monasterios could either start or relieve, and relief seems more likely a role for the season given how relatively few innings he has thrown the last two seasons. I'll guess The Monk puts up a 4.60 ERA and 1.428 WHIP before being returned to the Phillies sometime in May.
What is your guess for Carlos Monasterios' 2010? Give us a prediction of ERA, WHIP, innings pitched, and the date he is lost (either to waivers, or returned to Philadelphia) if at all.
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THE MONK
3.6 ERA 1.85 WHIP Stays with L.A. until August 26 th.
by California Mobile CPR on Mar 23, 2010 7:57 AM PDT reply actions
Stays with L.A. until August 26th
It would be very weird if they kept him until just six days before rosters expanded. I think at that point, they could fake DL him.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 23, 2010 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Question
SInce the Mets originally selected him from the Phillies do they get first dibs on him if he clears waivers instead of the Phillies?
Nope
The Mets washed their hands of him once they made the trade. They could still claim him on waivers though if they so choose.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 23, 2010 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
In the same vein
Let’s say someone claims Monasterios off waivers from the Dodgers. If they end up DFA’ing him, and he then clears waivers, they would still have to offer him back to the Phillies, not the Dodgers or Mets. It’s always back to the team from which he was drafted
by Eric Stephen on Mar 23, 2010 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I predict he makes the team as the 6th or 7th man in the bullpen, pitches pretty well, and goes on the [fake] DL at some point in the season to help him stay with the team all year. Then, he’s left off the playoff roster and comes into 2011 spring camp as a favorite to be the 5th starter. In related news, the wheel in the sky keeps on turning.
…and Monasterios don’t know where he’ll be tomooooroooow.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 23, 2010 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
A trade could be in order
if the coaches continue to “like what they see” but he struggles. An interesting route could be letting the Yanks keep Hoffman, then they send a body to the Phils and we keep Monasterios. Not likely, but interesting.
My prediction, he makes the back end of the bullpen out of the gate.
4.72 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 40.2 IP with 1 GS.
A fake DL trip, a trade, or his return to Philly comes on July 7.
After Depo’s Victorino [double] debacle (not to mention Colletti’s non-tendering Werth], I see us wanting to stick it to the Phillies in any way possible. Stashing him in the bullpen all year long—and giving him an occasional spot start—shouldn’t be that hard considering the overall strength of our pen.
That's what I'm thinking.
And it’s part of why I’d prefer to see the Yankees send a player over. It’d break my heart to see one more guy from the Dodger system go to my new most-hated team and beat us. I’ll take Kemp and Ethier over Victorino and Werth any day (although having them as equity would have been nice), but it sucks watching them act as Dodger killers. I’m not in the mood to see, say, Javy Guerra striking out a Dodger side in the 2012 NLCS.
The Phils could probably use Gaudin more than we could, given their bullpen situation.
by some_dude on Mar 23, 2010 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
My first rec
I’m not in the mood to see, say, Javy Guerra striking out a Dodger side in the 2012 NLCS.
Should we be interested in Chad Gaudin at all? I can’t say I have really seen him pitch all that much.
Replying to my own question
Looking at his numbers, I’m not sure why he would be better than what we have. He has decent a K/9 but he seems to always carry a pretty high WHIP. Is there something about him that might make him worth a look?
x-FIPs of 4.36 (2009) and 4.22 (2008) is pretty solid. Not far off Wolf’s career number (4.24). Much better than Stults (5.54 in 2009.) Plus he’s still young, entering year 27.
Gaudin also had a tERA of 4.16 last season. Numbers wise, that sounds like a very solid number 5 starter.
by Michael White on Mar 23, 2010 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Something about him rubs me the wrong way
Maybe it’s his unimpressive numbers as a Padre (or that they gave him up for pocket change), or watching him get lit up as a Cub, or his inconsistent BB/9 numbers from one year to the next. I also don’t think the Yankees would be willing to trade him for Hoffman. Mitre seems more likely.
And his presence would only force the Dodgers’ hand with the Stults/Haeger/Weaver/Monasterios situation.
Roster crunch
The presently open spot will probably go to Garret Anderson. Wade can be 60-day DL’ed to get Ramon O. on the roster. Doesn’t look like any other NRI will make the cut at this point if the 4A boys and Monk stick around.
Naturally, I forgot about Belisario’s possible suspension. That would free up one more.
by silverwidow on Mar 23, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Monsta
IP: 51.1
ERA: 3.96
WHIP: 1.41
Pitches 2.2 scoreless innings in 2010 W.S. against the Seattle Mariners as part of the Dodgers sweep.
vr, Xei
I hate Jamie McCourt
What has she done to deserve millions upon millions, while doing nothing to earn that herself? It pisses me off when I see people like her claiming she deserves the world after she wasn’t the main reason Frank became so successful. Just lame.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-whitesox-guillen
The tension escalated Friday when Oney Guillen resigned after several Tweets that were deemed critical. Ozzie Guillen stormed out of the team’s complex that day without speaking to reporters and then Tweeted in Spanish, saying that the team, presumably, "touched me where it hurts me the most and I have to be ready for what comes, like I have always done."
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