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The report on past FIP is not the only piece of paper we look at.
Again and again you isolate to this one FIP statistic, because it is the one thing that points to any kind of equality between the two pitchers. The K/BB, the late-season progress, the pitch value on the change, none of that is relevant for you champ.
Hey, we're trying to predict the future here. We're asking, what would have to happen with either pitcher to get to a 4.25 FIP.
For Doogie, it's merely "don't groove two pitches next start." :- ) That's a task, but it's not much compared to what French is facing.