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Sunday, February 15, 2004
i've had this letter sitting in my inbox
i've been meaning to write a detailed response to it, but it ain't happenin, so i'm just gonna run it.
So, Prior is the best. No crap. Who is the second best?
Based on 2003 r/9, k/9, bb/9, h/9, hr/9, age and batters faced, no matter how I weight these indicators, Prior is numero uno. Here's how they generally rank:
Top Ten Starters
1. M Prior, by far
2. B Webb, show me again, too many bb
3. J Vazquez, too many HR
4. J Schmidt, no weaknesses, but isn't he hurt?
5. P Martinez, will be 32, gets hurt
6. J Beckett, too many bb?
7. D Willis, show me again, lots of bb
8. K Wood, way too many bb
9. R Halladay, too many hits?
10. E Loaiza, show me again, 32
Relievers
1. R Soriano
2. J Santana
3. E Gagne
4. G Mota
5. B Kim
6. J Valverde
7. B Lidge
8. D Marte
9. F Rodriguez
10. D Riske
Any chance Soriano becomes a starter? He was unreal last year.
OK. Go easy. I know these are bad because they only look at 2003 and ignore very other year in history. They also ignore G/F, park, league.
I guess I'll go with Javier Vazquez #2 in a close call over Schmidt, Pedro, Halladay.
Who's your #2? I bet you pick Beckett.
-Rob
Chicago
i love josh beckett but i can't make him #2. my top ten:
1. prior
2. schilling
3. halladay
4. pedro
5. wood
6. vazquez
7. webb
8. rj
9. beckett
10. santana
differences between rob's list and mine are due to park factors and the randomness of hits on balls in play. my reliever list probably goes gagne smoltz soriano dotel. i haven't investigated it thoroughly. for more on starters (moron starters?), check my jan 21 article.
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