can i start this? http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/...t_id=1799988&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou
is wandy rodriguez the david carr of the astros? he sucked last year, went down to triple A and sucked even harder, then we brought him back. anyone understand this, besides the whole he's a lefty thing? garner defends him like he's his kid.
In hindsight he is correct, wins are what matter, however, over the course of the season, you'd rather have the guy with the 5-10 W/L and 2.50 ERA starting any given game rather than the guy who is 10-5 with a 5.80 ERA.
i would? if i have the first guy you mentioned, i've lost 5 more games than i did with the second guy?? i'll take the 5 more wins, even if they seem to come in spite of the pitcher!
Wandy is a finesse pitcher. He doesn't have that 90 mph fastball or a go-to breaking pitch. I'm not saying he's the next coming of Jimmy Key, but I have no problem with him competing for a starting spot if he is progressing into a better pitcher. It generally takes a few years to groom finesse pitchers, so I think he still has potential to be something decent.
You're still talking hindsight, I think. What I gathered from his post is this: on game day, I've got a guy with a 2.50 and a guy with a 5.80. I don't care how many W's each one has; I've got a better chance to win if I only have to score 3 runs than if I have to score 6. I'm starting the 2.50 guy.
btw... is Carlos Hernandez not in camp? Has he retired or did he go to another team? I was really rooting for him to get back on track, he had so much potential.
That's a shame... I hope he finds a good second career. People talk about how unfortunate the Cubs are in not being able to get Kerry Wood and Mark Prior healthy, I would argue that the Stros have it just as bad if not worse with losing both Wade Miller and Carlos Hernandez to career ending injuries.
Wade Miller - rightfully - pitches for the Cubs now. His injury problems were not bad luck, just bad mechanics. The Stros tried to get him to change his delivery but he was stubborn; lots & lots of observers said "this guy's going to have shoulder problems", and whaddya know....
He has a torn labrum just like Carlos. His stuff will never be the same as before. I don't imagine him ever throwing in the mid or even low-90s again. I could be wrong though.
Keyword is competing. They aren't even given anyone a chance for the fourth spot and he is penciled in after two sub par seasons
He's the 4th most experienced SP on the roster outside of scrubs like Moehler. I have no qualms with him getting the 4th spot barring a total debacle in ST or a lingering injury.
Brandon Duckworth is experienced too. Remember how long we threw that guy out there. Experience is nothing if you suck and Wandy has proven it's a debacle any time he pitches. I am pretty sure others will back me up on this.
Duckworth did suck, and I can see where you are coming from. However, I think this is a non-issue until some other pitcher totally outpitches Wandy in ST.
