Cards Sign Looper to 3-year Deal

[Lefty]

Jocketty's working on a truly terrible offseason right now.

 

We can only hope.

[Andy]

Jocketty's working on a truly terrible offseason right now.

 

We can only hope.

If the Jacque Jones rumors are true, the Cubs will have improved this off-season just by the Cards' taking steps backward.

[treebird]

I really hate the argument that so-and-so will pitch better in front of team x's defense, so this is a good signing. If the defense is great and every pitcher will be great in front of it, why not just sign crappy guys for the minimum?

 

Uhm, then you must not like logic. Looper has a GB:FB ratio of 2.00 over his career. Clearly, a groundball pitcher is going to be more reliant on his defense than is a strikeout/flyball pitcher. Clearly, a better defense will result in more success. That's common sense. How is it a bad argument?

 

And to address the second part of your question... obviously the "average joe" pitcher doesn't have severe GB:FB ratios.

 

the earlier post did not reference gb/fb ratio in any way whatsoever. it just said that he didn't strike anybody out, so there'd be lot's of balls in play, so he'd be better.

 

heck, ill just repost it to make it obvious.

 

Now, that said... I do like the signing. I feel that with out defense, he's going to be successful. Clearly, based on so few strikeouts, hitters put the ball in play against him... an improved defense is only going to help him.

[K-Town]

Jocketty's working on a truly terrible offseason right now.

 

We can only hope.

If the Jacque Jones rumors are true, the Cubs will have improved this off-season just by the Cards' taking steps backward.

 

I think the Cubs are closer to landing Jones than the Cards are, at this point.