Comments on: Phils need a little more from one of the big four http://www.philliesflow.com/2011/01/13/phils-need-a-little-more-from-one-of-the-big-four/ A fan's Philadelphia Phillies blog Wed, 22 May 2013 22:45:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: DaMannse http://www.philliesflow.com/2011/01/13/phils-need-a-little-more-from-one-of-the-big-four/#comment-47993 DaMannse Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:41:44 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=2005#comment-47993 WOW. FIFTEEN? That many, huh. that has to mean that Blanton is gone.

]]> By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2011/01/13/phils-need-a-little-more-from-one-of-the-big-four/#comment-47990 egrissom Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:33:14 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=2005#comment-47990 I feel okay about $2.45 million for a year of Kendrick, too. Other than Blanton and the big four, the list of starting pitchers on the team I feel are significantly better than Kendrick is pretty short. I will be surprised if he doesn’t start at least 15 games for the Phils this year.

]]> By: Greg http://www.philliesflow.com/2011/01/13/phils-need-a-little-more-from-one-of-the-big-four/#comment-47989 Greg Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:06:17 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=2005#comment-47989 Anything under $3 mil for KK is pretty much a bargain based upon some other contracts around baseball.

]]> By: Jim http://www.philliesflow.com/2011/01/13/phils-need-a-little-more-from-one-of-the-big-four/#comment-47988 Jim Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:00:22 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=2005#comment-47988 Kendrick gets $2.45 mil, avoiding arb. Seems high.

]]> By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2011/01/13/phils-need-a-little-more-from-one-of-the-big-four/#comment-47987 egrissom Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:05:49 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=2005#comment-47987 I think there are a lot of people who are going to be surprised if Anderson turns out to help the Phillies. He turns 35 in August and has thrown ten innings in the majors since 2003. He was fantastic in 1998, throwing to an 0.66 ERA in the minors while throwing around 100-mph, but tore a muscle in his arm. His numbers have been awful since, although he did save 22 games for the Tigers in 2001.

]]> By: Jim http://www.philliesflow.com/2011/01/13/phils-need-a-little-more-from-one-of-the-big-four/#comment-47986 Jim Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:11:02 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=2005#comment-47986 Used to be your starting pitcher was your pitcher for the day, and the bullpen is where you went if his arm fell off or he took a line drive off his forehead. Then he’s right back out there 2 or 3 days later.

These days nobody pitches on less than 4 days rest, and hardly anybody finishes games. Big Roy is the exception, and that’s why he won 20. These other guys have too much opportunity to get pinch hit for in the 6th or 7th in a tie game, or have the lead change with the bullpen on the mound.

It would be kinda interesting to see bullpen W/L per starting pitcher.

]]> By: DaMannse http://www.philliesflow.com/2011/01/13/phils-need-a-little-more-from-one-of-the-big-four/#comment-47984 DaMannse Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:42:50 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=2005#comment-47984 Yeah, Jim, that sure seems true. Why do you think that is?

]]> By: DaMannse http://www.philliesflow.com/2011/01/13/phils-need-a-little-more-from-one-of-the-big-four/#comment-47983 DaMannse Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:39:55 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=2005#comment-47983 Anybody know anything about this Matt Anderson guy they just signed to a minor league contract. He is a former first round pick. He have any future at all or is he a no risk pickup who won’t amount to anything?

]]> By: Jim http://www.philliesflow.com/2011/01/13/phils-need-a-little-more-from-one-of-the-big-four/#comment-47982 Jim Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:39:25 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=2005#comment-47982 Winning 20 games in today’s MLB is really really hard. I’d settle for 4 17+’s.

]]> By: Greg http://www.philliesflow.com/2011/01/13/phils-need-a-little-more-from-one-of-the-big-four/#comment-47981 Greg Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:12:47 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=2005#comment-47981 I wouldn’t care to guess which one, but I’m guessing there will only be 1 20-game winner, if any. My guess is that it will come from one of the four aces not named Hamels, but that’s about all I would suspect.

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