He is 23 (susposedly) and has made 4 career starts. You jump to conclusions too fast.Originally Posted by Falls City Beer
He is 23 (susposedly) and has made 4 career starts. You jump to conclusions too fast.
Well, he does have a minor league history that suggests he's just not very good. I think just the opposite. You suggesting that he's good is jumping to conclusions.
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I made a post about him on the ORG -- I'll summarize by saying that I'm NOT high on the kid, and that unless he's changed radically from the guy I saw last year, he's going to fit right in with this rotation.
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Take a poll!!You suggesting that he's good is jumping to conclusions.
I am in the middle. At 23, I can hope me might improve on his minor league numbers at some point (perhaps learn a new pitch?), yet fully acknowledge that he is FAR from being someone for whom one should be expecting even an average stat line given a lot of starts.
At any rate, I like him a little more for tomorrow night then Darrel May. Damning with faint praise, but there it is...
Oh crap.....It's his LEFT knee.
I glossed over "knee" thinking it was the same one.
Wow. That's really strange.
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BTW who can name the last 2 Reds starters at age 23 (or younger) to get more than 5 starts in a season?
Jack Armstrong.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
He has a minor league ERA of 2.93, WHIP of 1.14 and a 5-1 strikeout to walk ratio. How is that a minor league history that shows hes just not very good?
I dont think he is going to come in here and be lights out, but I expect much better than last year in a Reds uniform as well.
Brian Reith?
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Against death, probably yes. "Injury" insuranse is really expensive, for obvious reasons. Remember, insurance companies make money. So,they collect more in premiums than they pay out. It makes ense to buy, say, fire insurance for the average homeowner, as they don't want to gamble the premiums vs. the complete loss. But, on a cost/expectation of return it's actually a bad investment for the home owner, as the insurance company will collect more in premiums than pay out.
The cost of getting insurance on all of the Reds contracts against injury would run you many millions of dollars.
Seems pretty good to me.
Yeah he's one... the other that year was Reitsma, the year before Bell.
Ooops. Took FCB's characterization of the Lizards' minor league stats without looking it up for myself. My bad.
At 23, with that stat line, there is reason for a smidgen of optimism for him then...
Yea, but he's never had a K/9 above 7 in full season ball until this year (which is very early). He was rushed, yes, but he's not a great prospect. Those H/9 numbers look pretty bad too. Can he improve, certainly, he is young and has already improved some this year, predominately by changing speeds IIRC. But he has never had great stuff. Hopefully he will do better this time around, but lets not get crazy and say his minor league history shows him as being good.
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