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  1. Bellhorn04
    Sure, but it might just take some little adjustment in his mechanics or his approach for him to suddenly improve. It's not like his ability is deteriorating every game. Obviously I'm looking at this from the optimistic viewpoint. I understand why the other viewpoint is there too.
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    One of the issues that hasn't been touched here is, how do you actually determine the value of a reliever compared to the value of a starter? I don't think anybody here is really qualified to answer that. If you buy into WAR valuations, the highest WAR Mariano Rivera has had since he became a closer was 3.3 (per FanGraphs), whereas the highest Verlander has had is 8.3. A lot of that obviously comes from the difference in innings pitched. Bard's highest WAR to date has been 1.8.
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    He's gone at least 5 innings in every start. He's averaging 6 innings per start. The most runs he's given up in any start is 5. I agree his overall numbers are no better than mediocre, and the walks absolutely have to come down. But he isn't getting beaten around either.
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    Not what I said. I said huge impact 'in the 14 games'. And of course I'm not crediting him with 10 wins. One player can never be credited with wins in baseball. I think the 'win share' concept applies though.
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    I think it's fair to say Nava has had a huge impact in the 14 games he's played. 14 hits, 10 walks, 9 runs, 11 RBI. These are not huge numbers for 14 games? What do you have to do to get to huge? 1967 Yaz? We're 10-4 in those games.
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    It's interesting to note that in the '1-5' thread, there is a strong consensus that Bard is our 4th best starter. What people really need to be figuring out is what to do about Buchholz.
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    So much analysis. In my opinion Bard is fulfilling a useful function as a #5 starter, and today's game is evidence of that. He wasn't great but he didn't get blown out of the game, leaving with 2 runs on the board. I guess I'm lining up with Dojji on this issue. I don't think what Bard is doing as a starter is as easily replaced as some people think. Look at some of our rotation backenders last year-Lackey, Wakefield, Weiland, Miller...it was ugly. They got Bedard and he could only give us about 4 innings a start. In 2004 our 4th and 5th best starters had ERA's of 4.87 and 5.42. In 2007 our 4th and 5th best starters had ERA's of 4.76 and 5.15.
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    Check the thread about Bard and you'll find plenty of opinions.
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    He's looking for the cushiest situation possible-close to his home, playing for one of the best teams, half a season's work. I wish him all the worst.
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    Political discussions only belong in a thread of their own.
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    So you are on record that Beckett was an ace in 2011. (5th in the AL in ERA)
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    This is kind of astonishing, but I really like it. Go Gonzo. Careful out there, dude.
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    Maybe the key point about Bard right now is that we suddenly have a lot more depth in our relief pitching than we do in our starting pitching. Our bullpen has been performing well for some time now, and we have Tazawa, Mortensen and Melancon in the minors, and Bailey to return at some point. The depth for our starting rotation is thin, even if we do sign Oswalt.
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    Some numbers that back up Dojji's point about Bard's numbers not being that bad. Yankees Kuroda 4.56 Hughes 5.23 Nova 5.69 Orioles Arrieta 4.72 Hunter 5.07 Matusz 5.36
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    Nor do we know if Feliz's problem is related to overtaxing his arm as a starter. It's certainly a possibility though, considering the timing.
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    He pitched 3 games in a row May 10-11-12, 58 pitches total. The last 2 games he threw 32 pitches total. So he might be available.
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    Feliz was just placed on the DL with elbow inflammation.
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