Chad Gaudin May Start Game 5 Of The World Series

[Wheelimus]

From Rotoworld

 

Yankees pitching coach Dave Eiland said Tuesday that the Yankees are "stretching out" Chad Gaudin to potentially start Game 5 of the World Series.

New York could go with a three-man rotation of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte, but that would involve all three pitchers working on short rest and the team may only feel comfortable doing that with Sabathia. Gaudin would likely be limited to 80-90 pitches after spending the first two rounds as a reliever.

 

Sigh, for some reason the thought of the guy we threw on the scrapheap starting game 5 of the World Series just puts a perfect little bow on our season. Kudos to Chad though, he escaped two hellholes to somehow fall into a (likely) World Series ring.

[CUBZ99]

From Rotoworld

 

Yankees pitching coach Dave Eiland said Tuesday that the Yankees are "stretching out" Chad Gaudin to potentially start Game 5 of the World Series.

New York could go with a three-man rotation of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte, but that would involve all three pitchers working on short rest and the team may only feel comfortable doing that with Sabathia. Gaudin would likely be limited to 80-90 pitches after spending the first two rounds as a reliever.

 

Sigh, for some reason the thought of the guy we threw on the scrapheap starting game 5 of the World Series just puts a perfect little bow on our season. Kudos to Chad though, he escaped two hellholes to somehow fall into a (likely) World Series ring.

 

I don't see where he would have fit in on the Cubs team this year. Although he had a decent ERA with the Yankees, he still walks way too many batters and his 1.45 WHIP was in line with his poor career numbers.

[CubColtPacer]

Agreed on Gaudin. He wouldn't have been an awful fit with the Cubs, but he isn't anything that was a problem to just let go either.

 

Here are two pitchers this year:

 

Pitcher A: 8.8 H/9, 7.3 K/9, 4.3 BB/9, 1.5 HR/9, 1.452 WHIP

Pitcher B: 8.5 H/9, 8.1 K/9, 4.1 BB/9, 1.1 HR/9, 1.41 WHIP

 

Pretty similar numbers right? Pitcher B seems to be just slightly better based on the peripherals. Pitcher A is Gaudin with the Yankees this year. Pitcher B was Aaron Heilman this year with the Cubs. The difference in their ERA's (3.43 for Gaudin compared to 4.11 for Heilman) isn't really based on anything sustainable.

 

Gaudin's total numbers for the year are also that type of pitcher:

 

4.64 ERA, 8.9 H/9, 8.5 K/9, 4.6 BB/9, 0.9 HR/9, 1.507 WHIP

 

Gaudin would have been an average bullpen arm like Heilman was, but that HR rate in Chicago and the Yankees is concerning. It might be a result of moving out of the West divisions which are more forgiving to fly balls. If he keeps up that HR rate and that walk rate, he's going to have a really hard time staying somewhat effective.

[SouthSideRyan]

Agreed on Gaudin. He wouldn't have been an awful fit with the Cubs, but he isn't anything that was a problem to just let go either.

 

Here are two pitchers this year:

 

Pitcher A: 8.8 H/9, 7.3 K/9, 4.3 BB/9, 1.5 HR/9, 1.452 WHIP

Pitcher B: 8.5 H/9, 8.1 K/9, 4.1 BB/9, 1.1 HR/9, 1.41 WHIP

 

Pretty similar numbers right? Pitcher B seems to be just slightly better based on the peripherals. Pitcher A is Gaudin with the Yankees this year. Pitcher B was Aaron Heilman this year with the Cubs. The difference in their ERA's (3.43 for Gaudin compared to 4.11 for Heilman) isn't really based on anything sustainable.

 

Gaudin's total numbers for the year are also that type of pitcher:

 

4.64 ERA, 8.9 H/9, 8.5 K/9, 4.6 BB/9, 0.9 HR/9, 1.507 WHIP

 

Gaudin would have been an average bullpen arm like Heilman was, but that HR rate in Chicago and the Yankees is concerning. It might be a result of moving out of the West divisions which are more forgiving to fly balls. If he keeps up that HR rate and that walk rate, he's going to have a really hard time staying somewhat effective.

 

It is kind of annoying that we traded Felix Pie and Ronny Cedeno for a clone of a guy we'd wind up releasing. But that's a different story.

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't see where he would have fit in on the Cubs team this year. Although he had a decent ERA with the Yankees, he still walks way too many batters and his 1.45 WHIP was in line with his poor career numbers.

 

Call me crazy but that seems to fit perfectly with the Cubs this year.

[Wheelimus]

Yeah, I posted this much more as just an ironic cherry on our collective disappointed cherry rather than any real criticism of what we did with him. This is just our luck. A lot of other stuff was actually intentional.

[RedFlash]

So the Yankees are basically going to concede game five before the WS begins....interesting :-k

[Jehrico]

So the Yankees are basically going to concede game five before the WS begins....interesting :-k

 

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