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Spencer Arrighetti will be a really really good pitcher

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Wulaw Horn, Aug 12, 2024.

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  1. Tomstro

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    It was an embarrassing case of favoritism and stubborn unprofessional behavior by the manager. Damn right people complained that the Astros were hijacked in 2023.
     
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    He has the potential to be a top of the rotation starter. Not sure I'm ready to go anywhere near ace, but when he's on he can be damn good. He's just not consistent enough yet.
     
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    As of now, 150 pitchers have started 10 or more games, 146 that have 50+ innings pitched and 155 have started 6 or more since June 1st.

    I think this could be a start to determining who is a starting pitcher and how many there are in MLB.

    Step 1 is determing how many SP there are in MLB and who they are.
     
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    Count me in the "middle of the rotation" camp for Spencer's future, which is still "a really really good pitcher." MOR in the MLB gets $25M+/year. I'm sure Spencer will be happy with being MOR.
     
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    Strider and Gallen certainly don't belong with Skenes and Skubal.

    They have definitely proved themselves.
     
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    Last 5 starts
    0.94 WHIP
    3.19 ERA
    43 Ks in only 31 IP (only 20 hits)

    That's a TOR stat line.
     
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    Skubal has “proved himself” as well. He’s been in the league like 4 years now.
     
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    What MOR guy is making $25M+ a year? And I don’t mean guys who were aces and now have aged.
     
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    That’s where we landed on with a more stringent definition of TOR than was given here.
     
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    Hope yall listen. Fun episode to do. Episode 74 breathing orange fire on Spotify or apple still I think.
     
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    Exorcise lol
     
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    Just this season Jordan Montgomery signed for $25 million. I would call him a MOR.
     
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    That’s fair I guess but he definitely isn’t the norm. He went on an insane heater and was a TOR starter for Texas. If you start from when the Yanks dealt him at the deadline in 2022, his ERA was barely above 3 for that 1.5 season span.

    He also took a one year deal. The DBacks were willing to take the risk at that price because they hoped he would pitch like a TOR guy. He will never make that much again.
     
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    This formula so far has worked well for Hunter/Kikuchi.

    Hopefully it works well for Arrighetti as well.
     
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    Obviously Maldy taught him how to hit.

    I think the pitching staff had a better ERA with Yanier catching than Maldy. Even though Yanier didn't get to catch JV/Framber etc... Thanks Dusty, true we dont know, but I sure would've like to have found out. BTW, I'm not sure Dusty knew either, it's hard to know when you dont play a guy enough to find out.
     
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    Accept the Bronze Medal.
     
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    At least he seems to have gained more consistency.
     
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    Arrighetti deep dive starts at about an hour and 10 minutes. Fun episode. Lots of show prep/numbers and then just old school philosophical baseball talk.
     
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