08-24-2009, 10:45 PM
<!--quoteo(post=59835:date=Aug 24 2009, 08:36 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Aug 24 2009, 08:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->And Burnett is a model of consistency compared to Harden. I don't think anyone is willing to guarantee Harden more than 2 years. It would be beyond foolish.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah. To me if you're going to give a guy so much money and a deal longer than 2 years, he better be able to at least give you innings. Burnett's thrown over 200 innings 3 times, and over 150 6 times. Harden's season high is 189.2, and even if he ever became capable of doing that again, it's unlikely a team is going to have trust in him to even attempt it. His 148 innings last year was the most he's thrown since that 189.2 season, in 2004.
Yeah. To me if you're going to give a guy so much money and a deal longer than 2 years, he better be able to at least give you innings. Burnett's thrown over 200 innings 3 times, and over 150 6 times. Harden's season high is 189.2, and even if he ever became capable of doing that again, it's unlikely a team is going to have trust in him to even attempt it. His 148 innings last year was the most he's thrown since that 189.2 season, in 2004.
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