By: James Hare
Many people seem to forget the Lerners are by far the wealthiest owners in baseball. They’ve been willing to pay penalties for (I think) their last 3 first round draft picks.
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Detwiler didn’t replace Strasburg. John Lannan did. Detwiler has been the fifth guy in the rotation since Chieng-Ming Wang shat the bed early in the season.
View ArticleBy: Sherm
Yes. But detwiler will likely start in the playoffs ahead of Lannon and in lieu of Strasburg. I assume it will be Gio, Zimmermann, Jackson and Detwiler. Am I missing anyone?
View ArticleBy: Dave G
It means that Tommy John, pre-surgery was a fireballer. And post-surgery, was a slop soft-tosser.
View ArticleBy: Brien Jackson
“Is there some reason to believe innings pitched in the minors put less stress on the arm” That minor league hitters are not as good as major league hitters. That said, I think Sherm is missing the...
View ArticleBy: Dave G
Also keep in mind the Nats pitching coach is Steve McAtty, a 1981 Cy Young runner-up in Oakland whose arm was ruined by Billy Martin and the culture of “just pitch no matter if it hurts”… The team has...
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Im not the one who said he struggled. He was fine. I simply suggested that no young starter could have lived up to the expectations created by his performance in the pen in 2007. Having said that, I...
View ArticleBy: Manju
Couldn’t they have designed the innings-limit to take into account the post-season? In other words, he could start the season later and take a break say 3/4 in. This way he’s fresh for the big games at...
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