More Erikkkkk by the Numbers

Billy Martin or Casey Stengel or Alex Rodriguez or somebody once said, the secret to managing is keeping the 5 guys who hate you away from the 5 who are undecided…

In case some normally-well-balanced D-O-V amigos are beginning to fret that maybe acquiring a great pitcher is a reason to swear off the local ballclub? Dial 1-800-DOVTHERAPY. This thread and this thread contain some reminders of what Opening Day starters cost in trade value.

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Houston gave two legit blue-chip prospects — the 1998 equivalent of Morrow and Adam Jones and Tony Butler — for 11 starts of Randy Johnson.

Chicago gave the 2004 equivalent of Adam Jones, Yuniesky Betancourt and a throwin … for Freddy Garcia. (Freddy wasn't quite Steve Carlton.)

Boston gave Hanley Ramirez, Anibal Sanchez and a ton more for Josh Beckett. Cry me a river about Hanley being great: Boston used Josh Beckett to win a week's worth of very important games.

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etc. The goal in baseball isn't to stockpile resources high enough to fill the acorn silo, kiddies. It's to configure those resources so as to win baseball games.

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=== By The Numbers Dept. ===

We're re-running a few numbers we have on file. You can take them in context. :- )

15 - Seasons pitched, Pedro Martinez

4 - Seasons in which Pedro exceeded Bedard's 2007 K rate (10.93/gm)

0.7 - Pedro's groundball ratio, career

1.6 - Bedard's groundball ratio, last two years

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9 - American League seasons pitched, Randy Johnson

4 - AL seasons in which the Big Unit exceeded Bedard's 2007 strikeout rate

1.2 - Unit's groundball ratio, career

1.6 - Bedard's groundball ratio, last two years

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27 - Seasons pitched, Nolan Ryan

2 - Seasons in which Ryan exceeded Bedard's 2007 K rate

1.0 - Ryan's typical groundball ratio

1.6 - Bedard's groundball ratio, typically

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4,000 - Wild guess as to seasons pitched, AL starters, since 1900

0 - Exact count of seasons in which any other SP exceeded Bedard's K rate, 2007

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Wang, Halladay - AL pitchers who threw more groundballs than Erik Bedard in 2007

.206/.266/.328 - Performance by all RIGHT hand batters vs LHP Bedard, 2007

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Inset Box - Ron Shandler's comment on Erik Bedard

Built on 2006 2nd-half breakout with PQS 4/5 DOMinance in 75% of starts, and no DISasters after April. He's arrived.

656 - OPS allowed by Bedard, 2H, 2006

641 - OPS allowed by Bedard, 1H, 2007

558 - OPS allowed by Bedard, 2H, 2007

.189/.266/.292 - What that 558 OPS line looks like, for a hitter

.236/.279/.434 - What did Johan Santana give up, 2H 2007

Yes - are the fatigue issues surrounding Santana

Bedard - Which pitcher would I want, same money, same contract

Yes - Would I still want Santana

Yes - Does close scrutiny suggest that Erik Bedard should be the #1 MLB pitcher taken in any 2008 roto draft

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5 - How many groundball pitchers in MLB have high K rates (over 8.0 K and 1.5 GB ratio: Bedard, Felix, Lincecum, Burnett, Howell)

2 - How many of these K/GB :- ) monsters pitch for the Mariners

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1.80 - ERA of Bedard in Yankee Stadium, 2006-07 (similar to Safeco) (20 IP)

115 - Average OPS+ of lineups that Bedard faced in Yankee

Game 7 in Yankee - My dream Erik Bedard game

Any playoff game - If not for the dream game, in what game would you want to see Bedard

2002-2008 R.I.P - Life span of Dr. D's moratorium on the BABVA signoff, if Bedard-Morrow-Felix healthy

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BABVA,

Dr D

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I posted some rather angry words over at MC devoted to refuting the media lie about Bedard not caring about his craft and being a wuss. You should check it out, Doc. LOL

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