http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/01/21/earning-a-raise/ A Kansas City Royals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:29:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/01/21/earning-a-raise/#comment-2019976 jim fetterolf Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:17:08 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=11833#comment-2019976 In defense of Luke, he did come in 64th in fWAR, sandwiched between Jason Vargas and Colby Lewis at 2.3 fWAR, which in current value is worth about $10 million, a high #3 starter. He's cheap, he eats innings, he still has upside, and he showed signs, in a healthy year, of "getting it". There is also hope that the new pitching coach and paradigm help him reclaim the velocity he had in college and start living up to his potential. If nothing else, he is the closest we'll have to a seven inning pitcher, so there is some value in saving the bullpen the day before Sanchez pitches. In defense of Luke, he did come in 64th in fWAR, sandwiched between Jason Vargas and Colby Lewis at 2.3 fWAR, which in current value is worth about $10 million, a high #3 starter. He’s cheap, he eats innings, he still has upside, and he showed signs, in a healthy year, of “getting it”. There is also hope that the new pitching coach and paradigm help him reclaim the velocity he had in college and start living up to his potential. If nothing else, he is the closest we’ll have to a seven inning pitcher, so there is some value in saving the bullpen the day before Sanchez pitches.

]]> http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/01/21/earning-a-raise/#comment-5912 jim fetterolf Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:17:08 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=11833#comment-5912 In defense of Luke, he did come in 64th in fWAR, sandwiched between Jason Vargas and Colby Lewis at 2.3 fWAR, which in current value is worth about $10 million, a high #3 starter. He's cheap, he eats innings, he still has upside, and he showed signs, in a healthy year, of "getting it". There is also hope that the new pitching coach and paradigm help him reclaim the velocity he had in college and start living up to his potential. If nothing else, he is the closest we'll have to a seven inning pitcher, so there is some value in saving the bullpen the day before Sanchez pitches. In defense of Luke, he did come in 64th in fWAR, sandwiched between Jason Vargas and Colby Lewis at 2.3 fWAR, which in current value is worth about $10 million, a high #3 starter. He’s cheap, he eats innings, he still has upside, and he showed signs, in a healthy year, of “getting it”. There is also hope that the new pitching coach and paradigm help him reclaim the velocity he had in college and start living up to his potential. If nothing else, he is the closest we’ll have to a seven inning pitcher, so there is some value in saving the bullpen the day before Sanchez pitches.

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