Where did Newcomb finish, just of old times’ sake.
Where did Newcomb finish, just of old times’ sake.
Yes but Wren personally signed Acuna and Albies mumble mumbleDude was nails this year. He had a rough July, though a little bad luck was sprinkled in; but aside from he, he was incredible. The Folty trade and Dansby/Ender trade was one of the best in recent memory.
Yes but Wren personally signed Acuna and Albies mumble mumble
Yes but Wren personally signed Acuna and Albies mumble mumble
We can thank Wren for drafting Gattis that is for sure
Yes. We definitely owe him for that. I’m sure his influence in that decision was essential to the process.
To be fair, this was newcomb's 2nd year.
Newcomb year 2 = 1.9 fWAR, 4.14 FIP
Folty year 2 = 1.3 fWAR, 4.24 FIP
To be fair, the substance of the argument was never that Newcomb could one day be as good as Foltynewicz.
The argument this year was that Newk was better than Folty now because he "threw better strikes in the zone".
Newk will likely start 2019 in the rotation, and be at risk of losing his spot to younger/better guys like Wright, Touki, Soroka and maybe Gohara if he ever gets his act together.
Kinda like what happened to Oliver Perez...
To be fair, the substance of the argument was never that Newcomb could one day be as good as Foltynewicz.
I'll stay out of it now.