Reigning AL Cy Young award winner left in the 8th round? Sure, I'll take him.
Seems the debacle of his 2007 season is long gone, 175 ERA+ last season and 160+ on the short season right now.
So, Beckett gives them a QS and gives them a chance to win, it's because Beckett got lucky he was facing Seattle, but if he imploded, it would be all on Beckett.
Nice.
I'd keep Kessel over Lucic the more I think about it, the gap widens between 2 and 3 for me.
Krejci is the best all-around player of the three and would have had a better series against Carolina if he wasn't paired with Wheeler/Bitz and the struggling Michael Ryder.
Yeah, I put Lucic 3 for that reason and Savard 4 because he's getting older - Lucic's physical presence opens up a lot of opportunities for guys like Kessel and Savard, though.