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Sunday, March 29, 2009 |
Schadenfreude? Really?
With regards to this, I note in passing that the Dodgers' opening day rotation is
- Hiroki Kuroda
- Randy Wolf
- Chad Billingsley
- Clayton Kershaw
- James McDonald
- a Japanese import who spent quite a good bit of time in 2008 fighting inconsistency
- a pitcher with a sizeable injury risk who failed to pitch a single inning in the second half for the Dodgers in his last stint (though in fairness, he actually pitched better with the Astros in the second half of 2008 than he did with the Padres)
- a pair of young pitchers who could find themselves going the wrong way at any moment
- a young starter who has never pitched 150 innings at any level in one year
Comments:
Wolf started 18 games and had 102 IP w/ a 97 ERA+ in his first stint w/ the Dodgers.
# posted by 
: 3/29/2009 09:27:00 AM
: 3/29/2009 09:27:00 AM
I never argued that the Dodger rotation would be better than the Angels at midseason.
That being said, how can you say the Dodger rotation couldn't be good in May? I hear all the worst-case scenarios ... do we get any alternative scenarios?
That being said, how can you say the Dodger rotation couldn't be good in May? I hear all the worst-case scenarios ... do we get any alternative scenarios?
Okay, Jon, what's the argument for Dodger rotation adequacy? I certainly don't see it, and I don't see depth, either.
Orel -- I'm looking hard for a simile -- maybe "Ugly Betty"?
Orel -- I'm looking hard for a simile -- maybe "Ugly Betty"?
Chad Billingsley - ace
Hiroki Kuroda - 114 ERA+ in 2008
Clayton Kershaw - um, he might be good.
Randy Wolf - Houston 2008
James McDonald - easily as adequate as the Angel minor leaguers who need to step up in 2009.
Those are not pie-in-the-sky scenarios.
Hiroki Kuroda - 114 ERA+ in 2008
Clayton Kershaw - um, he might be good.
Randy Wolf - Houston 2008
James McDonald - easily as adequate as the Angel minor leaguers who need to step up in 2009.
Those are not pie-in-the-sky scenarios.
Individually, yes. Collectively, no. It's like betting you're gonna roll sevens four out of five times. Sure, seven is the most likely roll on a pair of dice, but the odds are stacked heavily against you even on a single roll (only a 1-in-6 shot). That's overstating things a bit, but the Dodgers need a lot of things to go right.
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