Mustard_Tiger wrote:Janssen was very good as a starter in 2006 before he hurt his knee and lied to the team about it. I expect he'll be just fine in this area for now.
Long term, I see better options than him, but I doubt Romero (he had very poor #'s in the minors for years, I'm not ready to award him anything based on 3 starts), Litsch, Richmond or Purcey will be better for this season.
You're definitely right about Janssen, but what people are arguing is that he was a better reliever than starter. He put up amazing numbers as a reliever in '07. But I can still see him being a starter, for at least this season.
This season:
Halladay
Richmond
Litsch
Janssen
Romero
Next season:
Halladay
Marcum
McGowen
Richmond
And the last spot is up for grabs but I see Litsch winning it.
And again, anything can happen so who knows how next years' rotation is going to look.