Beckett on DL. ERA is over 4.00 but has been good as of late minus DL issue.
Lester, sketchy as f***. ERA over 4.00
Buchholz, superb in 3 of last 4 but now is bleeding on the inside and out till ASB.
Doubront, decent #4 but a horrid outing last time. Over a 4.00 ERA, also.
Morales, hell yeah this guys awesome.
Okay, so Beckett & Morales are performing pitchers I'd rather have on the mound than Dice-K this season. But everyone else is just as likely to exhibit a classic "Dice-K-1st-Inning-Melt-Down" than Dice-K himself.
But Dice-K really has only had 2(ish) bad innings in 3 outings.
Not sure how Dice-K can be considered THAT BAD THUS FAR? Comparatively. I understand he has been agonizing in the past seasons but we're talking about this season.
I'd rather see Beckett or Morales on the mound than Dice-K. Otherwise, it doesn't matter who goes out there we'll get the same results. Could be a 1 run over 5/6+ IP, could be 4+.