10-06-2010, 12:41 PM
<!--quoteo(post=116382:date=Oct 6 2010, 11:37 AM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Oct 6 2010, 11:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->The end doesn't always justify the mean. Maybe this was exactly what Z needed, or maybe all he needed was to be given time to work out his issues. I have no idea. I would still argue that losing 50-70 innings from one of your best SPs (which believe it or not Z was compared to even the great Gorzelanny and Silva in 2009 and prior to that) is a bad thing. How do you quantify it? Fuck if I know. Z's trade value was also hurt (it is still low now) by demoting him. So there were at least 2 downsides.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In the abstract, this is true. However despite how much Silva sucked in 2009, he DIDN'T suck when Zambrano went out. The Cubs starting pitching continued to pitch very well while Zambrano was in the pen. This COULD have been a problem, and would be a good reason to not like the move when it was made, but the fact is, those fears were unfounded. Our starting rotation did not suffer because of the loss of 50-70 innings by Zambrano.
In the abstract, this is true. However despite how much Silva sucked in 2009, he DIDN'T suck when Zambrano went out. The Cubs starting pitching continued to pitch very well while Zambrano was in the pen. This COULD have been a problem, and would be a good reason to not like the move when it was made, but the fact is, those fears were unfounded. Our starting rotation did not suffer because of the loss of 50-70 innings by Zambrano.
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