I wonder how much MLB is suffering by not having the luxury of pulling in Cuba's best over the years, defections aside. Imagine if we had no players from the DR.
Well, at least we've been able to keep them in our system. D'oh! Um, they brought us big name talent in trades? Uh, did anything positive come from them (aside from Alfonseca, that one's obvious)?
They probably want a baseball-only facility, and want to make upgrades to the ballpark at their will, and not have to haggle with the Redskins to do it. Erik.... the Redskins moved out of RFK a few years back. Dang, beat me to it... :wink:
If it's a labrum issue with his left shoulder, it will have an extremely small impact on his game. It hurts like a bee-hatch to throw a ball, but it really isn't noticed at all doing other things.
Was Clemens top 10 last season? A 1.87 ERA and 1.01 WHIP over 211+ innings is what sets the bar for the rest of the top 10. Too bad he had crappy run support and the TEAM held him to a 13-8 record.
There's nothing that is conclusive. Carlos had a better ERA+. Fergie struck out a boatload more and walked less with a lower WHIP. Carlos this, Fergie that.
There's much more to it than ERA+. I'm not saying Carlos isn't elite or that Fergie is superior, but not seeing them as near equals is absurd. I don't understand what point you're trying to make. Are you saying that it's absurd not to call those 3 year stretches for each pitcher equal? My point is comparing ERA+ for Fergie vs Carlos does not conclusively tell me that Carlos was superior in the last 3 years.