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Zach Duke had a stretch of 2.0, 2.1, .5, 1.8, 2.0 fWAR from 2005-2009. I'd gladly take a stretch like that from Hendricks

 

Yeah, it's weird that Law seems to be approaching this like, "ah-HAH!!! Hendricks probably won't be amazing long term, so therefore he will be NOTHING! MUAHAHAHHAAH!" Nu-Zach Duke would be fine by me.

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Zach Duke had a stretch of 2.0, 2.1, .5, 1.8, 2.0 fWAR from 2005-2009. I'd gladly take a stretch like that from Hendricks

 

Yeah, it's weird that Law seems to be approaching this like, "ah-HAH!!! Hendricks probably won't be amazing long term, so therefore he will be NOTHING! MUAHAHAHHAAH!" Nu-Zach Duke would be fine by me.

 

I don't think he thought he would be nothing, just that he's never going to be better and will settle in to normalness after, which is fine with me.

 

Q: Are we currently seeing the limit of Kyle Hendricks? Could his intelligent approach and ability to mix in all of his pitches help his sustain his early success?

 

Klaw (1:19 PM)This is it. Happens all the time. Remember Zach Duke's rookie year? 84 innings, 1.81 ERA, 3.00 FIP. Hasn't had a full-season ERA under 4 since.

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Zach Duke had a stretch of 2.0, 2.1, .5, 1.8, 2.0 fWAR from 2005-2009. I'd gladly take a stretch like that from Hendricks

 

Yeah, it's weird that Law seems to be approaching this like, "ah-HAH!!! Hendricks probably won't be amazing long term, so therefore he will be NOTHING! MUAHAHAHHAAH!" Nu-Zach Duke would be fine by me.

i still want Doug Fister

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He'd be an interesting bullpen option for a couple million bucks, kinda like when they first got him.
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He'd be an interesting bullpen option for a couple million bucks, kinda like when they first got him.

 

That's what I'm picturing. We wouldn't be looking at him as a starter. At least I hope not.

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He'd be an interesting bullpen option for a couple million bucks, kinda like when they first got him.

 

That's what I'm picturing. We wouldn't be looking at him as a starter. At least I hope not.

Surely we have enough relief depth that we don't want anything to do with that annoying gas can.

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Tired :(

 

All trolling aside - you really dont think being a student of the game, smart, however you want to say it.....doesn't help?? I think intuition and critical thinking are valuable traits in any job. I know you can't quantify it, but it does make an impact to me.

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Being "smarter" certainly seems like it CAN help, but seeing it tossed out there like it's the key reason he's finding success just seems silly.

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