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It’s not me, it’s Yu

OleMissCub

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yeah darvish is winning cy young this year.

 

That’s not the most ridiculous proposition in the world. IF he’s healthy enough to pitch 180+ innings and IF he performs just a bit better than his career averages, he’ll be a top 10 Cy Young candidate.

 

It’s not real likely, but it’s better than a lottery ticket.

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Yu's like Heyward in that he seems like a really good dude, and that tops any frustration I have over any kind of a letdown performance vs. the big deal they signed.
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yeah darvish is winning cy young this year.

 

That’s not the most ridiculous proposition in the world. IF he’s healthy enough to pitch 180+ innings and IF he performs just a bit better than his career averages, he’ll be a top 10 Cy Young candidate.

 

It’s not real likely, but it’s better than a lottery ticket.

It’s entirely possible he pitches like a very good pitcher this year but I doubt he touches 180+ innings. He only threw 40 last year, he probably won’t go more than 150. I could see him getting starts skipped early on with the off days or a 6-man rotation/Monty/Mills take a start of his at points through the year to manage innings.

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Yu seems like a very strong candidate to become the 2019 guy who gets our hopes up early then falls apart and is injured just before the playoff push
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Yu seems like a very strong candidate to become the 2019 guy who gets our hopes up early then falls apart and is injured just before the playoff push 2nd inning of the 4th Spring Training Game

 

Fixed that for you.

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Yu seems like a very strong candidate to become the 2019 guy who gets our hopes up early then falls apart and is injured just before the playoff push 2nd inning of the 4th Spring Training Game

 

Fixed that for you.

Yeah, I assume he is going to fill Drew Smyly's 2018 role.

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yeah darvish is winning cy young this year.

 

That’s not the most ridiculous proposition in the world. IF he’s healthy enough to pitch 180+ innings and IF he performs just a bit better than his career averages, he’ll be a top 10 Cy Young candidate.

 

It’s not real likely, but it’s better than a lottery ticket.

It’s entirely possible he pitches like a very good pitcher this year but I doubt he touches 180+ innings. He only threw 40 last year, he probably won’t go more than 150. I could see him getting starts skipped early on with the off days or a 6-man rotation/Monty/Mills take a start of his at points through the year to manage innings.

 

Obviously you can't assume everything will be fine with Yu's elbow, given the history there. But if in fact his elbow is OK, I think the fact that Darvish only threw 40 innings this season makes it more likely he'll manage a full load of innings next season, not less. His arm will be very fresh and if there are no issues with the elbow (or new health concerns that pop up) there's no reason he shouldn't get 30+ starts and 180+ IP.

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