thomassj
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17 years ago @ BravesBlast.com :: Atl... - Can We Get Some Pitchi... · 1 reply · +2 points
Jon Garland wouldn't be a bad signing in my mind. I know he's not the ace we all thought the Braves will sign this offseason, but he isn't a bad pitcher, even though his ERA is usually kind of high. The past 4 seasons he has won 60 games with an average of 209.1 innings/year and a average of 4.285 ERA. You see his ERA and yea it is a little high, but he's 2 important things: a innings eater and he's consistent. What pitchers have at least 60 wins the past 4 seasons? CC (63), Jake Peavy (53), AJ Burnett (50), Brandon Webb (70), Oliver Perez (31), Randy Wolf (31)....hmmmmm!! I know this guy doesn't have the lower ERA or the high strikeout rate that some of these other guys, but this guy gets W's and helps out the bullpen but eating up innings, which is what we need to help out the rotation and give rest to the bullpen when needed. This guy has put up those numbers in the AL, which we all know is overall better than the NL. If he comes to the national I'm sure his ERA will go down, which might lead to more W's for him and the team he's pitching for.