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[Dirk]

 

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I want so badly for Quintana to be good and every so often he has an outing that makes me think that he's about to rattle off 4-5 great starts in a row. But then he goes back to being average.

 

It's really too bad we gave up our best prospect for him.

 

I don't think he's made to have 5 good consecutive starts.

 

When he's on, he's really good, but that's like 1 in 3, on a good month.

 

I'm judging from a small sample size, the time he's been with us, but fuck I wish he had a slider to go along with his fastball/curve.

 

I really want to like the guy so I'll just think of him as a decent #5 and try to forget who we gave up for him.

 

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To be fair, 5 consecutive good starts would be a lot to ask even from Clayton Kershaw. For me, it's more of a lack of middle ground. When he's off, he's fucking garbage. As in, not sure if he's going to make it past the second inning. That's really the hallmark of a top of the rotation guy, being able to keep your team in the game even when you're off.