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... I have great difficulty ... no ... I simply cannot logically resolve these two realities:
K/9 = 10.2
" ... doesn't have great stuff ..."
Sorry, but *for me*, if you're fanning 10 guys a game with a knuckler, you HAVE "great stuff". But knuckleballers don't run sub-2 walk rates.
I don't there is an argument on earth that is going to convince me that ANY player running a 14 K/BB ratio (over a reasonable number of innings), doesn't have "great stuff".
Really ... where does the MPH bias end?
Fan: "Well, he's struck out every hitter he's ever faced."
Scout: "But he only hits 85 on the gun."
Fan: "So?"
Scout: "So, we'll add him to the 'other guys to watch list' ... just in case he develops some more."