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2 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Sure but it's going to cost 25 million a year at least. He's a Boras client.

this team lacks a true stud #1 pitcher (been lacking one for a while). wouldn't this be a prudent move to make the team better, especially while trout is still here? nothing crazy like an 8 year contract, but maybe something like 5/125 should be doable.

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9 hours ago, Tank said:

this team lacks a true stud #1 pitcher (been lacking one for a while). wouldn't this be a prudent move to make the team better, especially while trout is still here? nothing crazy like an 8 year contract, but maybe something like 5/125 should be doable.

There's no getting around it. Yeah our staff has potential but there are obviously some major concerns. Admittedly it's a crapshoot in the playoffs, but all the legitimate World Series contending teams have that true ace who they can hand the ball to in a win or go home game.  

It makes the whole rotation better instantly and makes Richards a damn good #2 (providing he stays healthy) without all the pressure of being the man. I think it's time we risk another potentially bad long term contract to try to sure up that spot. 

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10 minutes ago, Angelsfirst said:

There's no getting around it. Yeah our staff has potential but there are obviously some major concerns. Admittedly it's a crapshoot in the playoffs, but all the legitimate World Series contending teams have that true ace who they can hand the ball to in a win or go home game.  

 

Game 7 of the 2016 World Series the Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks lasted 4.2 innings. Cleveland's Cory Kluber went 4. 

Only two pitchers lasted six innings during the series, Kluber and Lester. No other pitcher made it to the 5th.

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1 hour ago, Blarg said:

Game 7 of the 2016 World Series the Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks lasted 4.2 innings. Cleveland's Cory Kluber went 4. 

Only two pitchers lasted six innings during the series, Kluber and Lester. No other pitcher made it to the 5th.

Thats one game in one series. There's been many examples of teams relying heavily upon their ace not only in deciding games, but in a crucial game 1 to set up the rest of the series. Take Bumgarner for example. They even brought the guy out for bullpen duty in game 7.

My point is you need a dominant, durable workhorse at the top of a rotation who you can use in the most crucial games. Not saying Richards can't be that, but so far we've only seen it in small samples. 

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49 minutes ago, Angelsfirst said:

Thats one game in one series. There's been many examples of teams relying heavily upon their ace not only in deciding games, but in a crucial game 1 to set up the rest of the series. Take Bumgarner for example. They even brought the guy out for bullpen duty in game 7.

My point is you need a dominant, durable workhorse at the top of a rotation who you can use in the most crucial games. Not saying Richards can't be that, but so far we've only seen it in small samples. 

Bumgarner is an extreme example - several other dominant workhorse types have also been inconsistent in the playoffs. 

A rotation full of #3 types have also won WS such as '02 and '05. So sometimes simply durability and solid production gets the job done. 

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