01-28-2009, 05:31 PM
<!--quoteo(post=14375:date=Jan 28 2009, 04:26 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Jan 28 2009, 04:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->As Ace points out, Heilman had OVER a K-per-inning last year. So maybe he just had a bad luck/bad vibe year, and could bounce back in '09. I will admit, it is certainly possible.
However, to expect him to pitch 200 innings (ala Marquis) when he has never come <i>close</i> to that total...kind of a crapshoot, at best, no?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Personally, I'm not expecting him to be a pure 5th starter, though, so we're not really comparing the same thing. I think Jim probably wants him to be a starter, but he hasn't started in 4 years, and he's been great in the pen in that time. I sort of expect to see (if nothing changed) three guys rotation through two spots (Heilman, Harden, and Marshall).
However, to expect him to pitch 200 innings (ala Marquis) when he has never come <i>close</i> to that total...kind of a crapshoot, at best, no?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Personally, I'm not expecting him to be a pure 5th starter, though, so we're not really comparing the same thing. I think Jim probably wants him to be a starter, but he hasn't started in 4 years, and he's been great in the pen in that time. I sort of expect to see (if nothing changed) three guys rotation through two spots (Heilman, Harden, and Marshall).
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