Our #3/4/5 in a nutshell

[Angel Oracle]

If the pitching staff does struggle in 2014, despite having more talent now, then can the Halos FINALLY send Butcher packing?

[Homebrewer]

Great post!

 

I find it funny how quickly some people write off our rotation.  Its like they have never watched an MLB season unfold.  

We have 3 young starters who have potential to be great consistent starters.  There is no point in speculating and analyzing career numbers for 3 guys who could be a hit or miss.  I would rather have the 3 guys we have now who could potentially pan out then throw guys like Blanton out there who you already know are garbage.  I would be more worried about the offense coming through.  If the offense doesnt perform as expected were screwed regardless of our rotation.

THIS

 

I'm one who has constantly bemoaned letting kids rot on the bench, or in the minors, or coming up and down from SLC to sit on the bench....so having young players being given a chance to sink or swim with extended time on the big club is more than OK with me.

Beats the Madsen, Hanson, Blanton type option any day.

Grip it and rip it, I say.

Edited February 20, 2014 by Homebrewer

[Stradling]

If the pitching staff does struggle in 2014, despite having more talent now, then can the Halos FINALLY send Butcher packing?

Keep saying it AO, you only have to be right once, haha.

[Homebrewer]

If the pitching staff does struggle in 2014, despite having more talent now, then can the Halos FINALLY send Butcher packing?

Whenever it finally happens, and it will...it will be much overdue.

[Homebrewer]

Players are not required to come here just because we want them.

My guess is the fact that we haven't sniffed the post season in 4 seasons, with a top 5 payroll isn't helping attract anyone, especially when we aren't offering "stupid" amounts of money to change minds. (which would send this place into meltdown too)

Admit it..

This team has been a baseball joke for a few years running.

Edited February 20, 2014 by Homebrewer

[Brent Maguire]

Skaggs has barely pitched in the majors. Using his small sample size is worthless since he projects to be much better. Give him time and he will turn into a solid pitcher.

Santiago has pitched well in his time as a starter. Until he proves otherwise, he looks like a nice #4 starter.

Richards did well in his stint last year as a starter.

Sure, these guys all have their question marks but they're also very young. It's better to go with this group than the group we went with last year.

[Ochocinco!]

What the hell is an ERA+?

[fan_since79]

What the hell is an ERA+?

 

Adjusted ERA+

 

A pitching statistic in baseball that is an adjustment of a pitcher's ERA, based on his home ballpark (whether it favors pitchers or batters) and also the average ERA of the particular league in which he pitches. An average adjusted ERA+ is 100, with a score over 100 indicating that a pitcher has performed better than the average, and a score below 100 pointing to below-average performance. 

Also referred to as "ERA Plus".

 

http://www.sportingcharts.com/dictionary/mlb/adjusted-eraplus.aspx

Edited February 21, 2014 by fan_since79

[Angelsjunky]

An ERA+ is an ERA that some nerd put a plus sign next to.

[QuinlansMinion]

My how times have changed.

[Stradling]

So, should we fire Butcher now? If it was his fault in the past, then he obviously gets credit for its success now, right?

[Angel Oracle]

Omm Nom Nom....too busy pouring BBQ sauce on my well done crow.