Re: Best Pitching Rotation Discussion
Read from like page 4 to page 13 or 14, The entire time is arguing with someone who thinks their team is much better than it is, and doesn't offer much evidence other than "if everyone reaches their ceiling" and what amounts to "because writers said so"
I respect Cleveland...but I don't fear any pitcher in their rotation other than Masterson. Jimenez has been a headcase since he started the all-star game a couple years ago. Never been able to get it together since. Lowe shouldn't even in the same sentence as half the pitchers in the other rotations we've mentioned (not anymore at least.) Tomlin is an average big league arm, good pitcher but not someone I'd bank on to dominate. And Gomez is an inexperienced player (if I remember correctly), so he is a toss up game-to-game.
As to the Cards and D-Backs rotations:
Cards:
1. Wainwright: Could win a Cy Young, former 20 game winner before TJ surgery
2. Carpenter: The Cards 2nd ace. Cy young winner, dominant pitcher in the playoffs last season.
3. Lohse: Solid Pitcher, can be very good (see Opening Day)
4. Garcia: Promising young lefty, has been very consistent in his career thus far
5. Westbrook: Mehhh pitcher, but I'd take his experience over Gomez's inexperience
D-Backs:
1. Kennedy: 20 game winner, very good pitcher, enough said.
2. Hudson: Excellent pitcher with good stuff and control, can also hit
3. Cahill: Good pitcher with a high ceiling (as he showed when he posted a low 3/high 2 ERA a couple years back)
4. Saunders: Good big league pitcher, compares to Tomlin
5. Collmenter/Bauer: Collmenter is a good pitcher but I think Bauer takes his spot soon, Bauer is electrifying and the most big league ready of all the draft guys last year and I'd take him over Gomez again.
To recap: The 1, 2, 3 guys are better than the Indians on both teams and the 4/5 can be a wash. I'd take either of those starting 5's over the Indians in a heartbeat, and so would Indians management.
Read from like page 4 to page 13 or 14, The entire time is arguing with someone who thinks their team is much better than it is, and doesn't offer much evidence other than "if everyone reaches their ceiling" and what amounts to "because writers said so"
I respect Cleveland...but I don't fear any pitcher in their rotation other than Masterson. Jimenez has been a headcase since he started the all-star game a couple years ago. Never been able to get it together since. Lowe shouldn't even in the same sentence as half the pitchers in the other rotations we've mentioned (not anymore at least.) Tomlin is an average big league arm, good pitcher but not someone I'd bank on to dominate. And Gomez is an inexperienced player (if I remember correctly), so he is a toss up game-to-game.
As to the Cards and D-Backs rotations:
Cards:
1. Wainwright: Could win a Cy Young, former 20 game winner before TJ surgery
2. Carpenter: The Cards 2nd ace. Cy young winner, dominant pitcher in the playoffs last season.
3. Lohse: Solid Pitcher, can be very good (see Opening Day)
4. Garcia: Promising young lefty, has been very consistent in his career thus far
5. Westbrook: Mehhh pitcher, but I'd take his experience over Gomez's inexperience
D-Backs:
1. Kennedy: 20 game winner, very good pitcher, enough said.
2. Hudson: Excellent pitcher with good stuff and control, can also hit
3. Cahill: Good pitcher with a high ceiling (as he showed when he posted a low 3/high 2 ERA a couple years back)
4. Saunders: Good big league pitcher, compares to Tomlin
5. Collmenter/Bauer: Collmenter is a good pitcher but I think Bauer takes his spot soon, Bauer is electrifying and the most big league ready of all the draft guys last year and I'd take him over Gomez again.
To recap: The 1, 2, 3 guys are better than the Indians on both teams and the 4/5 can be a wash. I'd take either of those starting 5's over the Indians in a heartbeat, and so would Indians management.
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