Comments on: El Guapo’s Second Coming? http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/02/26/el-guapos-second-coming/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:12:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Nick http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/02/26/el-guapos-second-coming/#comment-183 Nick Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:04:48 +0000 http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/02/26/el-guapos-second-coming/#comment-183 Yeah I don't expect much from him either. However, I think the small chance that he recovers some of his magic is worth the minimal investment. Also, if you look at his numbers from last year, he got really unlucky: ERA of 6.34 but FIP of 4.77 (exactly what PECOTA predicts). Also, Colon might have good enough control to be a finesse pitcher. His control has actually been a strong suit for a while now. I give him a 50/50 chance of re-establishing himself as a major league starter....But then again, I'm not a scout. I guess I just have a soft spot in my heart for overweight pitchers. Yeah I don’t expect much from him either. However, I think the small chance that he recovers some of his magic is worth the minimal investment. Also, if you look at his numbers from last year, he got really unlucky: ERA of 6.34 but FIP of 4.77 (exactly what PECOTA predicts).

Also, Colon might have good enough control to be a finesse pitcher. His control has actually been a strong suit for a while now. I give him a 50/50 chance of re-establishing himself as a major league starter….But then again, I’m not a scout. I guess I just have a soft spot in my heart for overweight pitchers.

]]> By: Andrew Johnson http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/02/26/el-guapos-second-coming/#comment-180 Andrew Johnson Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:53:22 +0000 http://defensive-indifference.com/2008/02/26/el-guapos-second-coming/#comment-180 Fat as fuck ... or fatass fuck? I'm expecting jackshit from Bartolo. He couldn't even nail down a major league deal from the Pirates, I mean that's not a good sign. FYI, his PECOTA projection is this: 92 1/3 IP, 62 K, 26 BB, 1.41 WHIP, 4.77 ERA. That's not terrible. But PECOTA can't account for scouting and Fatboy was throwing in the 80s in the DWL. He'll have to reinvent himself as a finesse pitcher, which seems virtually impossible considering his, uh, lack of discipline -- just look at his physical appearance -- and his stuff. Pedro Martinez he ain't. Fat as fuck … or fatass fuck? I’m expecting jackshit from Bartolo. He couldn’t even nail down a major league deal from the Pirates, I mean that’s not a good sign.

FYI, his PECOTA projection is this: 92 1/3 IP, 62 K, 26 BB, 1.41 WHIP, 4.77 ERA.

That’s not terrible. But PECOTA can’t account for scouting and Fatboy was throwing in the 80s in the DWL. He’ll have to reinvent himself as a finesse pitcher, which seems virtually impossible considering his, uh, lack of discipline — just look at his physical appearance — and his stuff. Pedro Martinez he ain’t.

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