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After everyone spent the offseason showering Doug Fister with (deserved) praise, I can’t help but wonder why people seem to write off Medlen so quickly. He’s not that dissimilar of a pitcher. He may not have quite as many innings under his belt, but he’s pretty clearly a great arm to have around. With one of the best changeups in baseball and a developing curve, does anyone think Medlen will be seen as on par with Fister after this season? Is he already? Just wondering why he doesn’t get more love.
erm016
He doesnt come up big when it matters, ie: playoffs. He’s also had a lot of luck on his side, especially during his stretch of wins.
He’s good, but def not worthy of a contract like Bailey
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Really only struggled in one of his two starts and he had a catcher playing LF, so nothing meaningful there. None of his FIP, xFIP, or other peripherals indicate he’s pitched above his head. Don’t think luck’s had anything to do with it.
Definitely wasn’t saying he was worth $100 mill, though. Just don’t get the lack of love.
paqza
The difference was that Medlen wasn’t traded for a bag of balls, so-to-speak.
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Very good point. That trade blew me away.
Natsfan89
Gotta lock up Desi. Great shortstops are hard to come by.
GoFish
Yep, that Desi Relaford is quite the athlete. 🙂
rct 2
Why would the Mets’ payroll draw attention from the union? The just gave Granderson $45MM, 40 year old Bartolo Colon $20MM, and Chris Young $7MM. What more would they want, for the Mets’ to overspend on Stephen Drew?
Plus, the big money on Wright’s deal starts this year and, if any of their multitude of young players starts or continues to perform, they’ll have major extensions to look forward to (I’m thinking Harvey/Wheeler/Syndergaard/D’Arnaud at the ends of 2015/6.
NL_East_Rivalry
I think that’s exactly it. I could see boras complaining about his client not being signed to the MLBPA.
On a more serious note, I do dislike how the Mets and Cubs payroll isn’t what it used to be, but with the money going to stadium work and to trying to pay off bad investments, I can understand why it’s not as high.