GDT 8-17-18 THE SON OF THE NIGHT OF THE NEWK

[TheBravos]

What if I told you you can have gausman, folty, and newcomb in the rotation? Who exactly are we running newcomb out of town in favor of right now?

I've never really looked at the difference between k9 and bb9. I always thought k9 to bb9 was the ratio you looked at.

K9 to bb9 for folty...
Year 1 = 8 to 3.01 = 2.7
Year 2 = 8.10 to 2.55 = 3.2
Year 3 = 8.36 to 3.45 = 2.4
Year 4 = 10.36 to 3.68 = 2.8

Folty has been pretty consistent in this stat. His k rate has really improved, and it could be the difference this season. It could also be thd BABIP at .272 (career .312)

I’m not saying I dislike like Newk or Gausman. This is more about the guys coming that I feel will be better than them long term (and cheaper). Gausman and Folty will not be as cheap....Gausman will be more expensive (I like Folty better anyway).

Either way, in regards to Folty and Newk...we need innings eaters. That’s the main thing missing with those two. It’s not a good idea to have two guys in a rotation that struggle to go deep in games.

Newk is my choice because he is a big left hander with great stuff under team control and is a proven MLB starter. Someone would take a chance and pay for that. Especially someone with a surplus or position players.

Having “waves” of pitchers really doesn’t matter if you just keep trading off each wave.

To me you keep the best one or two of the batch and keep bringing up young guys. This keeps payroll controllable long term.

A proven MLB starter like Newk is a better asset all day long in a trade scenario. That’s the way I would go.

Of course....I doubt that happens. The rotation will probably be Folty, Newk, Gausman, Julio/Sanchez and Touki/Fried

A big trade is coming and two of our big pitchers (and probably one big position player), will be gone....unfortunately.

[nsacpi]

To me you keep the best one or two of the batch and keep bringing up young guys. This keeps payroll controllable long term.

I think this is the key. It is very important to identify the right ones to keep and the ones to make available. A topic that probably deserves its own thread.