None of this even remotely addresses the question of whether Clemens is a better pitcher than our current #5 and his potential replacements.Getting Clemens is no longer an option. He's on the Yankees, so why are you discussing whether there is room for him in our rotation? I thought we were making progress.
I am glad that you laugh when I compare Clemens to minor leaguers like Bucholz. I laugh when people write that minor leaguers like Bucholz are better than Clemens.
Okay, now we are getting somewhere. So, are you saying that regardless of price Clemens is not better than Hansack, gabbard, Tavarez, Lester or Bucholz? If so, you are entitle to your opinion, but i disagree.
This banal response is non responsive. Why would our owners offer him anything if we had better pitchers in the organization to take the 5th slot? Stupidity? Sentimentality? What?
If Clemens is not a better ML pitcher than those other guys, why would our owners offer him $12 million to start pitching in July? I guess they are just stupid.
...and even the diminished Clemens is better than Tavarez, Hansack, Gabbard, Lester, and Bucholz... as of today just to be clear so you don't bother to post about the latter two's potential futures. If they were better than Clemens, they'd be in the majors.
First of all, I don't know if anyone would be happier than me if that whore bombs out and finishes with a 6+ ERA. I'd be chuckling all through the winter, but I'll bet you it doesn't happen.