Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Cliff Lee
HOT TREND TODAY :One of our editors here at the Seattle Times asked this:
Stat line for the two left-handed American League, season 2007:
Pitcher A: 28 years, 13-5, 3.16 ERA, 28 games, 182 IP, 141 H, 57 BB, 221 K
Pitcher B: 29 years old, 5-8, 6.29 ERA, 20 games, 97.1 IP, 112 H, 36 BB, 66K
The pitcher, before the 2008 season, if you prefer to give up five prospects?
B pitcher Cliff Lee, as you might have guessed. His 2007 season pretty much a disaster. Lee strained right abdominal muscle during spring training and never really recovered. He did not make a start in the spring, placed on the disabled list April 1, and did not make the first start of the year until May 3. When she struggled at midseason (0-4, 11.70 ERA during the four-game span), Lee finally became optioned to Triple-A. This hardly seems the precursor to the Cy Young season in 2008, but that's what happened.
A pitcher, when you probably guessed, is Erik Bedard, for whom former GM Bill Bavasi is sold out of agriculture in an effort to provide the missing pieces that will put the Mariners on top. It does not work properly. No one here needs to be reminded of the dirty details. But remember, Bedard has become a commodity when the Mariners get brittle, and that he was afraid of undermining the established when each of two seasons in Seattle ended with shoulder surgery. Discard 2007, and Lee has been a hard worker, and also as a stud. He is the product of a much more established now than before Bedard is the 2008 season.
Not sure what all this proves, other than it interesting how the shares of both pitchers have changed dramatically over the years. And, perhaps in an important note, this is a reminder that in general players, pitchers in particular, do not always turn into a product that you think you are trading for.
But that's what makes fun.
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