pollardsvision
Footballguy
i think you can make a fantasy living on a simple principle: sometimes the breakout just comes one year later than everyone expected.
conventional wisdom says avoid santana like the plague.
conventional wisdom says to lust after the new crop of breakout candidates, who's struggles are yet to come.
conventional wisdom says that believing in ervin will lead to heartbreak.
i see a young pitcher that went through a major adjustment period (i.e. got crushed), went down the minors and instead of crumbling, worked on his mechanics, came back up to post a 2.96 september with a nice K/BB ratio.
had ervin not been hyped up before '07 (thus burning many owners), he'd be pointed to as a breakout candidate this year.
but he's not, which means he's probably sittting on your waiver wire.
he had good september, a good winter, scioscia trusted him enough to start him on the road, he performed well on the road. he's still got the consistent mid 90's fastball, is throwing his breaking ball for strikes. (outpitched an '08 breakout candidate on the road, in slowey)
it may be the death of me, but i'm giving this guy another chance.
who's with me...............................
[crickets]
conventional wisdom says avoid santana like the plague.
conventional wisdom says to lust after the new crop of breakout candidates, who's struggles are yet to come.
conventional wisdom says that believing in ervin will lead to heartbreak.
i see a young pitcher that went through a major adjustment period (i.e. got crushed), went down the minors and instead of crumbling, worked on his mechanics, came back up to post a 2.96 september with a nice K/BB ratio.
had ervin not been hyped up before '07 (thus burning many owners), he'd be pointed to as a breakout candidate this year.
but he's not, which means he's probably sittting on your waiver wire.
he had good september, a good winter, scioscia trusted him enough to start him on the road, he performed well on the road. he's still got the consistent mid 90's fastball, is throwing his breaking ball for strikes. (outpitched an '08 breakout candidate on the road, in slowey)
it may be the death of me, but i'm giving this guy another chance.
who's with me...............................
[crickets]
I'm in.
He is in for me today. The Tigers will not know what to do when they see a pitcher with talent for the first time this week. Crossing my fingers.
He is in for me today. The Tigers will not know what to do when they see a pitcher with talent for the first time this week. Crossing my fingers.
He is in for me today. The Tigers will not know what to do when they see a pitcher with talent for the first time this week. Crossing my fingers.
