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| PATRICK GORSKI-USA TODAY SPORTS |
Matt Moore posted arguably the worst numbers of any starter last season 6-15 with a 5.52 ERA in 31 starts and it got worse with a WHIP of over 1.5 and hits
Wolff per nine innings ratio. of over ten.
Considering that Moore was being paid nine million next season from a club that finished with the worst record in the National League last season, needs to make some moves to come even close to being a wild card contender and is pushing being a multiple offender of the luxury tax, it wasn't a difficult choice to select Moore to be to the guy to move.
The issue became was this- Who would take him and what would they give for him?
The team willing to gamble on a Moore revitalization was the Texas Rangers and they sent two minor leaguer pitchers in Sam Wolff and Israel Cruz.
The 26 year old Wolff was a 6th rounder by the Rangers in 2013 and looked to be on his way after his first two years of pro ball as high as High A Myrtle Beach before missing 2015 with a torn Achilles.
Wolff split last year between AA Frisco and AAA Round Rock and pitched well as a reliever and his 2.34 ERA at AAA in 24 appearances might make him a dark horse to make the Giants bullpen at some time during the 2018 season.
As for the 20 year old Cruz, he's a long shot lottery ticket, who has yet to pitch for any team higher than the complex leagues with little success to show for it other than an interesting 42 strikeouts in 32 innings last season.
The main job was to move Moore off the payroll no matter the return and if Wolff or Cruz give any type of return at all then that is just an added bonus.
The Giants need some more moves to make any type of improvement, hopefully this is the first of many.
Back soon with Saunders vs Lemieux.
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