I think that was due his last injury, they weren't confident that he could make it. Wrong call, since he is young, he was not expensive and as u said, his numbers were solid at that point.
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That's what I'm talking about. You can't only depend on these 3 SPs. The injuries specially in SPs are always around.
Our QUALITY STARTS department is pathetic (46); we are ranked 26th in all baseball. We are damn "lucky" that our offense averages 6+ Rs/per game.
Wanna talk about ERA? we are the 16th in the neighborhood.
We need a damn SP!... gonna cost? of coooouuuurse he will cost!!!! the good, always!!... specially when the name of the game is pitching!
BTW... Ubaldo is a reality... those prospects? a promise.
Again... hard to happen, unfortunately!
For Jimenez I would give them (Lavarnway, Kalish, Ranaudo and Iglesias) and my neighbor's ass... Jimenez is a beast on the mound, and guess what? he is just 27. What he needs this season is fresh air, thats all.