Is a dicey proposition. I have to say I'm not opposed to an Ian Kennedy-Melky Cabrera deal (with other parts, I imagine), espoused by a co-worker and NoMaas.
But as that site shows in an interview with a Minneapolis newspaper columnist, the Twins would love to pit teams against each other for the only good and relatively young pitcher on the market.
His size bothers me, with all the nasty breaking stuff he throws. Could we be repeating the Mike Mussina deal (one or two great years, but mostly #2-3 starter stuff for a top-5 pitcher salary)? That's not the worst thing, but it might not end the championship drought.
The positives? Lots of innings, lots of strikeouts, few baserunners. A solid second-half pitcher, utterly dominant in that stretch from 2004-06.
The negatives? Won't ever complete a game for you (although, who does, really), gives up a decent amount of home runs, had a 4.04 second-half ERA this year, and had a 3.69 ERA on four days' rest (18 starts).
2007 was still a hell of a bad year, and Santana's second-half ERA (1.21, 1.59, 2.54) and four days' rest ERAs (2.89, 3.02, 2.41) from 2004-06 suggest '07 may be an aberration.
But, without Andy Pettitte, I just don't know if there's enough there, even with Santana, for 2008. Maybe I'm overvaluing Pettitte's fan value, but I don't know if I'm overstating the importance of the workhorse he represents.
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