He has more home runs right now than Joe Mauer had all of last yearAdrian Gonzalez with three home runs tonight, five on the season. What a start.
Scott Kazmir, whom the Indians didn't need, had 10 Ks in his debut for the As.
And last year we got more WAR from TJ House in 1/2 the starts, at a younger age, and 1/14th the price. But hey, CHEAP DOLANZ!!!
OK, and what were those savings translated into? And how much did House contribute in the 1st half, when the season was essentially lost? Also, since when is a 1.1 WAR more than 3.2?
I mean, I might not take Kazmir over House, but I'd definitely take him over McAllister.
They paid Myers 7-8 mill two years ago, so it's not as if Kazmir was that out of range
I personally wasn't complaining about the pitching staff. Just stating that I'd rather have Kazmir than McAllister, as would most I assume. I know why they didn't give him the 20 million over 2 years, there was substantial risk. If they could do it over again, I think they would. They were willing to give Ubaldo $14 million for one year in 2014, they could have given Kazmir the money if they were confident in his ability to repeat his success. I don't blame them, it was a tough decision.Big difference between 7 million for 1 year and 20 million guaranteed for 2 years, especially for a small market, small budget team like the Indians.
I just find it interesting that anyone can complain about our starting pitching staff right now. Really set up well for a while right now.
Matt Harvey's return: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 9 K, 1 BB (91 pitches)