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Blanton's Durability Makes a Trade Unlikely
Also from K-Ro's latest, Billy Beane isn't ruling anything out, but at the same time, he has a hard time envisioning trading Joe Blanton any time soon:
"He's a lot better than he gets credit for, and he's incredibly durable, too. He's a 200-inning pitcher with quality stuff. And he's getting better and better."
Blanton's peripheral stats are also cited as being on the rise, and we all know how Beane values such things, but don't underestimate how much he and the A's value the durability. Year after year, the A's are riddled with injuries -- Bobby Crosby, the outfielders, Rich Harden, the list goes on and on -- and having someone as dependable as Blanton to pencil in for 30+ starts a year has to be comforting.
Come mid- to late-July, you know the A's will be active, they always are, but don't look for Blanton to be someone involved in any deal.
Tom Goyne is the author of Balls, Sticks, & Stuff, a Phillies-centric site, and maintains the Phloggers' Pheeds page, a source for the latest commentary from around the "phlogosphere". Recently, he teamed up with his brother to launch Roto Front Office.
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Blanton was the guy whom i wanted us to trade salty for all along. He is young and good and is also improving, and know his low health risk is getting some credit. He is a very underrated pitcher, a guy who will be a very vauled because he is the rare mid 3 ERA innings eater, and whos strikesouts will probably land in the 180-200 area in his prime.
Posted by: bravesbeast | May 30, 2007 at 11:03 PM
"180-200 area in his prime"
Mr 162 game average being 125. That's in on average 210 innings. So he is apparently going to pitch 333 innings for the Braves?
He's a big dude who will eat innings, and maybe with the AL/NL transition improves, but not into a 200k a year pitcher.
"He's a lot better than he gets credit for, and he's incredibly durable, too. He's a 200-inning pitcher with quality stuff. And he's getting better and better."
Minus GM speak thats He's durable, and he is a 200 inning a pitcher. The End.
Posted by: ArodSucksAtLife | May 31, 2007 at 02:02 AM
A pitcher's stuff is meaningless unless they're able to extend it over 210 innings.
Durability is the most important attribute in evaluating a pitcher.
Posted by: bsox21 | May 31, 2007 at 09:46 AM
"A pitcher's stuff is meaningless unless they're able to extend it over 210 innings.
Durability is the most important attribute in evaluating a pitcher."
I'll take 150 innings of Johan over 250 innings of Jorge De La Rosa.
Not fair, I know, but still.
Posted by: ArodSucksAtLife | May 31, 2007 at 11:08 AM
"I'll take 150 innings of Johan over 250 innings of Jorge De La Rosa.
Not fair, I know, but still."
You get my point man.
Posted by: bsox21 | May 31, 2007 at 11:45 AM