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ln13
I guess Worley would be odd man out. Buck loves him some TJ McFarlane. Like with Flaherty, no one but Buck seems to know why.
jimmyz
I don’t get why Worley has been spending so much time jumping between different teams and bouncing from the bigs to AAA so often. He was truly great, albeit for only 6-7 months, in Philly and has never really looked lost or out of place when’s he’s had a chance in the bigs since leaving Philly. As a Bucs fan I’d much rather have Worley back as a fifth starter than Vogelsong, I’m sure there’s other fans out their who’d prefer him to their teams #5 too.
jtt11 2
Vanimal never truly was great. He has a deceptive delivery and league average pitches. What he does is incredibly useful. Unfortunately, the league, practically speaking, doesn’t have a ton of use for him. The rosters, league wide, are sought to be build with a 1, 2, and 3 type pitcher. Slot 4 has normally been occupied by a pitcher that had some form of positive track record as a 1,2, or 3 and potential to regain a top position. The 5 slot is normally occupied by a younger player that the team thinks can take over one of those top slots in the future.
Van is a solid 5 slot pitcher, and could arguable compete for the four.. That’s not a knock on his ability – most players can never get there. It seems as though more often, teams are looking to use the back side of their rotations to catch lightning in a bottle or give their young guys the shot.
jtt11 2
I’ve been on this earth 32 years. I’ve been a Yankee fan for most of that period. (I love baseball in general but I’ve been following the Pirates more than the yanks- and yes thru the bad years when zach duke, Ian snell and tom groz were the work horses of their rotation) And I believe this is the first time anyone has ever referred to the yanks as underrated.
drum18
I agree with jtt11, I don’t ever recall that term used to describe the Yankees. Usually, it’s the opposite
I’ll take it though; would rather be a surprise than a bust.