We made the call on Maurer, I imagine he stays in the rotation. We knew what Beavan is/was. That hasn't changed. But we punt after the terrible two starts he might not replicate again this year.
We have better options than Harang. Or ones with more upside, certainly. They're named Hultzen and Ramirez.
I especially dislike the panic here. 10 days ago we made a decision (the appropriate one, I think) that youth would better serve us at the end of the rotation. 4 starts in, we reject that decision.
I suppose you can say that getting Harang (for next to nothing, I admit) would have been done two months ago, if the same deal was available. Maybe. Well, probably.
But I dislike the lack of sticking to a plan, much more than the acquisition of Harang. BTW, I'm not conviced that Harang is much better, if any, over the course of a season, than Beavan.
The spin will be that the FO was continuing to seek a veteran arm for the end of the rotation, watch. This wasn't panic...it was part of a continuing search. Watch.
We have Hultzen and ERam about to be ready. What do you do IF they are ready soon?
I suppose I should feel good about the desire in the FO to win now. I would if I thought this move was really indicative of that. If Beavan doesn't hang some breaking balls last night, do we still make this move. If the answer is no, then some level of panic is occuring.
And I'm not buying the innings eating explanation. Beavan threw 190 innings last year. He can chew up innings, too.
Harang will be just ducky. I have no hatred of a possible 100 ERA+ guy. But there is certainly no guarantee that's what we're getting.
I'll root for him. And losing Loe is no loss.
But right now I see us as being adrift. And that's what worries me the most.
moe
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