Brandon Morrow, Just Filthy !

[Hendrix]

Isn't Morrow's whip higher then Eveland?

I don't know much about peripherals, stats, and what not. But doesn't it look like Mrrow's perripherals would be in line with an even higher ERA then Eveland? But having a potentially brighter future with the clubs seems like a great reason to keep Morrow in the league this year I suppose.


That line up above is damn sexy though imo.

[Schad]

Yeah there is very little chance Eveland is going to maintain an ERA below 4.00 with his K:BB and K/9. Eventually the hits will pile up and he'll become the turd he was prior to this season. I just hope he continues to do well until July and the Jays sell high on him (he's only 26 and a lefty) but that's probably asking too much. As of now he is eating up quality innings which is more than most expected. I would not take him out until he comes crashing down to earth. Tallet on the other hand is someone I would put in the bullpen upon return. Whether Cito will do that is another story.

Yeah, agreed...I'd like to see whether Eveland can build some numbers and fetch a low-minors flier or overage AAA guy from a team in need of a fifth starter, but his reckoning is coming soon; his next scheduled start is against the Red Sox in Boston, which is a whole different animal than the anemic White Sox or Orioles. If he gets out of there with an ERA below 4.50, I'll be shocked.

[Michael Bradley]

Isn't Morrow's whip higher then Eveland?

I don't know much about peripherals, stats, and what not. But doesn't it look like Mrrow's perripherals would be in line with an even higher ERA then Eveland? But having a potentially brighter future with the clubs seems like a great reason to keep Morrow in the league this year I suppose.

That line up above is damn sexy though imo.

Eveland will have a hard time maintaining his numbers because he does not strike batters out (K/9 of about 4) and walks a lot of batters (BB/9 of 4.35). That is a lot of balls put into play. He gives up about the same number of fly balls and ground balls and does not have great stuff, so hard to predict what he will do from start to start. Once he starts facing the Yankees and Red Sox a bit more, the walks and balls in play are going to be harder to work around. One good thing about him is that even at his worst he has never given up a ton of home runs (22 in 311 career innings), so he is not like Josh Towers (who gave up insane amounts of dingers) but still not someone I would feel comfortable with long-term. You don't see too many average or better starters with that type of K/BB ratio, unless he turns into this decade's Kirk Rueter.

Morrow, OTOH, strikes out A LOT of batters and is hard to hit in general. His main problem is walks and the occasional HR. He is also highly unpredictable but for different reasons. Sure he could be like Daniel Cabrera (worst case), or he could develop into an AJ Burnett type starter with some work. Hard to say, but the upside is there. Guys like Eveland are rotation filler until something better comes along. But as long as he keeps pitching well, keep throwing him out there.