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Jake Humphrey
Jackson has reached a “new level” alright; a new level of luck. Giving up Schlereth and Scherzer to get Jackson and Kennedy is a huge blemish on what would otherwise be a very solid offseason for the D’Backs. Johnson is streaky but can be in the upper class of offense for 2B when he’s healthy, which he wasn’t last year for the Braves. LaRoche is moving into a much better hitter’s park than what he’s used to, and that has the potential to boost his mediocre first-half numbers. They solidified their bullpen with addition of Howry. I like everything the D’Backs did, except for the Jackson trade.
markjsunz
The Dodgers could have solved there 2nd. base issue had they not traded Tony Abreu
for two weeks of Jon Garland. Arizona stuck it to the dodgers good on that deal.
itsBOB
Trading two relievers for two starters is a win in my book. Scherzer is good but obviously Byrnes and co. were not comfortable with him as a starter. As a Dbacks fan it was tough watching him labor through innings. I still like Scherzer though and hope he does well in Detroit, but I think Jackson is a better fit for AZ.
James
Offseason’s a push. Josh byrnes has a good feel for pitching, and guys with plus stuff, so adding the vet arms of Howry and Heilmann makes up for the loss of Bryan Price, who is great at developing young talented relievers. Rosales and Guttirez both have excellent potential that Price was bringing along. Now without, the highly respected Price, J. Byrnes is forced to go the veteran rout. EJackson, is the caliber pitcher in the same way Schilling was. Meaning his heavy 4 seam can be unhittable for 9 innings. Now of course he doesn’t spot his fastball like Schilling did or probably ever will. Hopefully for the Dbacks Jackson will continue to get to the next level. Jackson has definitely benefited from Hickey and Knapp. He’s the type of guy who probably still needs, maintenance from a good pitching coach. Going to be interesting to see how Scherzer if healthy, will continue to develop under Knapp, who helped create the success the Twins have been having the last few years with their staffs. Scherzer and Schlerth are both great arms, but Byrnes was probably kept up at night worrying about Scherzer’s health, so the deal had to be done.
Another hole card will be can Montero handle a staff with Haren’s fork, Qualls 95 two seam, webb’s two seam. Will his average receiving abilities affect the staff, while at the same time, can his bat keep up with the added pressure of this staff?
youngoz
Montero is only going to get better both behind the dish and with the bat – look at what playing every day produced from him last season
rockiesfan_303
My only concern with this rotation they have built is the lack of lefties. Thats really the way to stop Colorado
rockiesfan_303
My only concern with this rotation they have built is the lack of lefties. Thats really the way to stop Colorado