Agreed. I had been thinking that Jackson had to go as a project or we were married to him. I figured he would be the add-in player in a bigger deal.
But this is better.
Povse doesn't walk folks and gives up zero homers (0.4/9 in hs MiLB career). He's the kind of guy.....Fister-esque is indeed correct (except he walks fewer guys and gives up half the homers Fister did in the minors)....who might jump up and survive on innings and giving up a bunch of singles. He's even 6'8 like Fister.
He's a lot like Andrew Moore....giving us two rolls at the Double A Jump dice.
Whalen was more of a power pitcher in the minors. More K's, more BB's, fewer hits. At 22, he jumped to the bigs last year....well, with a 3 start AAA stint in-between. He only gave up 20 hits in 24.2 Big League innings, but walked 12. Oh, he K'ed 25. Heck, he jumps to our #6 just like that!! Some arm fatigue this year, but he wasn't terrible in his cup of coffee in the bigs.
To tell you the truth, one of these guys for Jackson was decently fair....or close to it. 2 'fer 1 was a minor fleecing.
Without going to the tape, it is hard to dislike a guy who gets to the bigs at 22 and K's 1 per inning, but Povse may be a bit more interesting. Innings and groundballs seem to be his forte. I like his upside a lot.
But we still have a bigger starter to acquire, I think. But these guys are very nice. Might this mean that the starter we get is a bit long in the tooth and DiPoto has stocked the replacemnt cupboard?
Povse: Long, lean...throws down the hill. Nickname has to be Stork! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE7XUuAB-is
Whelan: 89-90 fastball, lives on the black with lots of natural sink. 12-6 curve and an 82 MPH slider....on the black. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK3WJHpzbeEThink he can learn anything from Kuma?
Both these guys will pitch in Seattle this season. Bet'cha....