Hansen to Start Later?

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

true, but he has thrown 3 QS's in his last 5GS plus his 1R performance in 4.2IP against you guys. Also, he was saying that he is injured currently and fighting through a bruised shin.

 

Clement is 2 for 7 in QS's and has been rather unreliable. Remember this, prior to yesterday's yankee game, chacon was at 3.68ERA. He'll get down closer to that spot eventually again....

 

I agree....and I have a hard time imagining Matt Clement will finish the season with a 5.58 ERA. It will get down closer to 4.00

[CrespoBlows]

I disagree, but to show I'm not biased, I doubt Clement will get his ERA under five.

 

Chacon's K/BB ratio is 24/21, throw in his 1.68 WHIP, his 5 BB/9 ratio, his extreme fly-ball tendencies for a RH pitcher at Yankee Stadium (.73), and you have all the recipe for a below average pitcher. (that's a generous term)

 

Chacon's track record shows that he hasn't had the greatest control (4.63 per 9 IP), and his WHIP (1.44) has always been high. I think that you have to except that Chacon is merely a stop-gap, better suited to the NL.

[ORS]

true, but he has thrown 3 QS's in 7GS plus his 1R performance in 4.2IP against you guys. Also, he was saying that he is injured currently and fighting through a bruised shin.

 

Clement is 2 for 7 in QS's and has been rather unreliable. Remember this, prior to yesterday's yankee game, chacon was at 3.68ERA. He'll get down closer to that spot eventually again....

Not likely. There's a word for that magic act he was pulling prior to last night, it's called luck. Last night was the other shoe dropping. Put that many men on base and you'll be about a 5.00+ ERA pitcher, which is what Chacon will most likely be in the AL East.

 

Also, Clement pitched 6 scoreless before giving up 4 in the 7th with an 11-0 lead. That took away a quality start, but he doesn't get left in the game to finish that kind of inning in a close game. Kind of a technicality taking a QS from him on that one if you ask me.