Comments on The Productive Out: King of the East

go SOX!

2009-09-25T10:09:57.770-04:00

go SOX!

We can do two things here: The first, is just to ...

2009-09-22T14:57:17.582-04:00

We can do two things here: The first, is just to compare April stats:

Lester was 1-2, with a 5.40 ERA. Opposing batters held an OPS against him of .853 slugging over .450.

Comparatively, CC was 2-3 with a 4.73 ERA, while only allowing a .717 OPS to opposing hitters, who slugged .372.

The only significant advantage Lester held at that point in the season was he

All fine and dandy, but you guys are ignoring the ...

2009-09-22T14:39:00.130-04:00

All fine and dandy, but you guys are ignoring the fact that CC had (and historically tends to have) a terrible April, which puts a severe drag on many of his season long numbers. Now, obviously this does not mean we should be ignoring his April when considering his Cy Young merits, but we should certainly take a look at this when considering which pitcher we would rather have in the playoffs, no?

I think the choice between Halladay or Lester as y...

2009-09-22T11:56:26.853-04:00

I think the choice between Halladay or Lester as your postseason ace basically comes down to a coin flip.

Sabathia is a fine starter, but I don't think he belongs in the same conversation as these two. He has also benefited from 7.8 (!) runs of support per game... so the "wins" argument is obviously without merit. He's been bailed out of 3 losses when he left the