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I've always undersold Vargas. And am aware I underestimate him. And just flat cannot stop underestimating him. Is that possible, to be self-aware that you're self-unaware?
After 4 starts, Vargas has 0.5 WAR, $2.5M in on-field value, and is on pace for 4+ WAR and $20M in value.
He's #9 among AL starting pitchers in salary earned, ahead of Sabathia, McCarthy, and Lester, and has three of his four starts have resulted in 0-2 runs. If he were Roy Oswalt, I'd be raving.
I still don't buy in. It's weird.