I'm having no fun this year

[Fly]

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I'd like to know what Bedard has done to make you think this? I wouldn't take him over any starter we have, except Marshall.
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3.74 ERA playing all of his career in the AL and most in the AL East, 754 K in 781 innings. Those numbers are better than Z's career numbers, certainly more solid than Dempster's one good year, and better on the whole than Lilly's.
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Well, he's also never completed a 200 inning season, and has some durability issues. Not saying he isn't talented, but the guy has serious flaws too.
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Oh, no doubt. There'd be risks involved with him being on the team. But that's not to say that the pitchers that I listed for us don't have flaws as well (Z's scary increase in walks + hamstring injury, Dempster essentially having one good year). It's hard to find a complete pitcher, <b>and the complete ones are generally not available.</b>
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Well, 2 of the very best pitchers in baseball have been "available" two off-seasons in a row now, Johan Santana and C.C. Sabathia.
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First off, there are some serious red flags to CC Sabathia and his workload.
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Well there shouldn't be, way overblown. He's a horse. He takes the ball every 5th day, and has done so for 9 straight years, just like Zambrano.
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Zambrano's not taking the ball every 5th day anymore, nor is he as effective as he was earlier in his career.

Though that one statement was more of an aside than my point.