Volquez is having a terrific season but his 5 and 6 inning outings put some pressure on the pen. If he can pitch more innings I'd pick him but now I'm voting for Webb.
Brandon Webb (9-1 / 2.69 era / 56 k / 17 bb / 70.1 ip)
Tim Hudson (7-3 / 2.97 era / 42 k / 15 bb / 69.2 ip)
Carlos Zambrano (7-1 / 2.47 era / 52 k / 20 bb / 73.0 ip)
Edinson Volquez (7-1 / 1.34 era / 74 k / 32 bb / 60.1 ip)
Tim Lincecum (6-1 / 2.17 era / 69 k / 25 bb / 62.1 ip)
Ryan Dempster (5-2 / 2.70 era / 53 k / 26 bb / 63.1 ip)
Ben Sheets (5-1 / 2.92 era / 49 k / 12 bb / 61.2 ip)
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Volquez is having a terrific season but his 5 and 6 inning outings put some pressure on the pen. If he can pitch more innings I'd pick him but now I'm voting for Webb.
Originally Posted by UC_Ken
I was about to post the same thing. Webb is good for 7 innings a start, Volquez "only" 6.
(guess i should apologize in advance if some - ahem hondo - think i'm not as much of a reds fan now)
In today's game, I think innings are drastically underrated. And seriously, though, it shouldn't be a slight at all to say that Volquez has "only" been the 2nd or 3rd best pitcher in the NL this year. He's incredible, and has been lights-out all year. Love the guy, and hope he's a Red for a long time.
Oh, it's not like that!
Win loss records are overrated. Not necessarily in Webb's case because he is a great pitcher, but Harang is pitching pretty well and his won-loss record stinks. Volquez pitched in 2 games where the Reds got shutout (I believe?) and only gave up a run or two. He could easily have 9 or 10 wins right now had the offense been there. But on the other hand he has had tremendous run support the rest of the time.
I dont want Edinson to pitch in the all-star game. What if he blows his arm out or pulls a Jack Armstrong and goes in the tank?
When I see the 2016 Reds, I see a 100 loss team and no direction.
I go with volquez, but i'm a reds fan, this is an extremely biased place to take a poll, lol.
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