2009-2010 Hot Stove Thread

[Quincy]

I'd agree if Lincecum and Cain threw sub-.500 ball, too. They had little hitting support also, but still managed to win ballgames.

Run support can be found at baseball-reference by clicking "more stats" next to the pitcher's name.

Run support per game started:

Lincecum 4.5

Cain 4.3

Sanchez 3.6

Zito 3.5

The Giants scored 1 more run per 9 innings for Lincecum compared to Zito, and almost that much for Cain. While Lincecum & Cain are both better pitchers, it's easier to win when the team scores one more run for you per start.

Look at the game by game summary, Matt.

Those statistics you quote are an average of the year long season. They do not reflect the real-time game summary of everyday pitching.

How else do we explain the superior W-L record verses Zito's pathetic spew? The batters hate him?

Not only do you fail in logic and math, but basic reading comprehension too.

[Dan Gould]

Not to mention any understanding why Wins and Losses don't define a pitcher's performance, but that's sort of the baseball equivalent of an Advanced Placement class, and we ought not to expect CA teachers to excel at Advanced Placement Baseball.