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Everything posted by notin
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I’m going with the top three as the most likely reasons…
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We don’t really need to look into his games. In three years, he pitched 524 innings (16th most in MLB), had a 3.48 ERA (31st in MLB for 300 inning minimum) but was only credited with 25 wins (53rd most in MLB). This tells us he pitched slot, didn’t give you a lot of runs, but was still rarely credited with a win. Heck, Tony Gonsolin had more wins despite pitching 260 fewer innings. Alek Manoah had more wins despite pitching fewer innings with a higher ERA. And the reasons are most likely the obvious ones - lack of run support or blown leads by the bullpen. Poor defense and unearned runs could be another culprit. And these three primary causes for his lack of wins are all not factors Montgomery can control. Those are Outside Factors. Yet when we look at his wins solely, we hold these outside factors against him…
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Montgomery didn’t get wins. Why not? He has never had an ERA over 4.00 (with more than 50IP). He throws innings, racking up 524 of them in the past 3 seasons. So he is pitching innings and not allowing runs. Why isn’t he getting wins?
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Are you crying victim here?
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Unless that opinion is held by moon and states that the team is playing well or can improve…
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We probably all grew up with them. They were on the backs of our cards. And they have their uses. Get 300 wins? Hit 500 HRs? Drive in 1,500 RBI? That’s all Hall of Fame stuff. That’s history and it belongs in a museum. But for evaluating a player (which admittedly is not my job) I don’t find a lot of them useful. Or at the very least, I find others more useful…
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That you didn’t bare about OPS and thought replacing Renfroe’s RBIs was most important…
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The real problem is there’s been no coverage (that I’ve seen). So we don’t know what he’s turning down, if anything. I haven’t heard of anyone making actual formal offers. No idea what numbers get bandied about in conversations with Boras. This is one very quiet high profile negotiation…
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All anyone is saying is his W-L record doesn’t say much about him as a pitcher…
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You’ve called out myself and others for using OPS over stats like RBI…
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“Arguing with statheads is futile. Why can’t these people just accept everything I say as correct?”
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I am just as accepting of W-L records for pitchers as you are of OPS…
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Am I not entitled to an opinion? It’s odd you keep calling me out for having one you don’t like. And telling me to respect the opinions you do. And then telling me that just because you’re closed-minded to viewpoints that conflict with yours doesn’t mean you’re not open-minded…
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Actually, it does…
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That doesn’t mean it’s worthwhile for individual pitchers. In fact, it supports why it isn’t…
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As opposed to the open-mindedness of old schoolers?
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And that’s your opinion. Or admission of stubbornness. I’ve changed the occasional viewpoint based on points other posters have made. Multiple times…
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Hard to say, since it has never been defined by anyone. Most people just say stuff like "I know one when I see one" and expect me to defer to their authority...
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And I am entitled to question it or comment on it, am I not?
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I don't care if he goes 10-11, as long as the team wins the majority of his starts. As I said before, Lackey's worst W-L record in Boston was in 2013...
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I support anyone who denigrates the pitcher ranking system. And I award double points if they refuse to use or severely question the word "ace"...
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Team wins and losses matter. Pitcher wins and losses really don't...
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Maybe you do, but dgalehouse is citing Montgomery's W-L record and nothing else. And in subsequent posts, supporting that position...
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It should. But some people refuse to be objective about it. 10 game winner Jordan Montgomery is considered to be an insufficient addition to the Sox by the Old School. But 10 game winner Corbin Burnes went to Baltimore and suddenly became a division changer per the same Old School. And sure, it's one year of Burnes. After all, he has won as many as 12 games in a season, a career high less than that of Martin Perez...
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6 more wins gets them to 84. Hey, that win total can get you to a World Series...
