04-11-2010, 02:42 PM
dk and Rapp,
BT makes a good point, as usual. (people will bitch whether a GM uses vets OR young guys in the pen. Period).
It's just a difference in philosophy. By definition, middle relievers are the worst pitchers on the team. Always. If they were better pitchers, they'd be starters or closers.
History seems to indicate that there is almost no way to predict how a certain mediocre pitcher will throw from one year to the next, which is why Ace and I (and many MLB watchers) think it's a poor financial plan to spend $3 million on a middle reliever when you usually get the same results from a $0.3 million guy. That's all.
BT makes a good point, as usual. (people will bitch whether a GM uses vets OR young guys in the pen. Period).
It's just a difference in philosophy. By definition, middle relievers are the worst pitchers on the team. Always. If they were better pitchers, they'd be starters or closers.
History seems to indicate that there is almost no way to predict how a certain mediocre pitcher will throw from one year to the next, which is why Ace and I (and many MLB watchers) think it's a poor financial plan to spend $3 million on a middle reliever when you usually get the same results from a $0.3 million guy. That's all.
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