How the heck?

[otis89]

How the heck does Aaron Harang have a better ERA than Mark Prior?

 

Harang: 3.60

Prior: 3.64

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

why? ...defense and elbow injury.

 

'05 prior isn't as dominant as the '03 prior though. he's welcome back any time.

 

 

prior is the better pitcher even by this year's numbers only. his WHIP, K/9, K/BB, and AVG are better than Harang's.

 

harang does have less BB/9, which seems to be Prior's issue this year. he nibbles early in the game and ends up running up the pitch count (laboring pretty heavy early on) in the first two innings. he just needs to man up and put it over the plate. his stuff is good enough to get away with it.