(02-12-2018 09:19 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-12-2018 07:01 AM)bricksnivy Wrote:  

(02-12-2018 05:22 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  Arrieta’s peripheral numbers were stronger than his more traditional numbers. All it took was a slight adjustment in what pitches he leaned on. That’s how the Cubs “stole” him and he transformed his career.

Not sure if Darvish is in that category. He’s more of a polished product at this point. Still a helluva pickup though.

It's hard to evaluate a player's value based on 6-7 playoff starts; it's too small of a sample. Darvish's value will be determined in the 25-30 starts he makes in the regular season. Is his World Series performance a concern? Sure it is! But, they got him at market value...I'm still really interested in how the contract breaks down each year, and he has an opt-out after year 2. I wouldn't be surprised if he's getting half of the 121 in the first two years and is getting paid 15 per the final four years.

I wasn’t talking about his playoff/WS performances. I was talking about how the Arrieta comparison doesn’t really work here. Arrieta was a bit of a reclamation project. Darvish is a stud, and I dont think a change of environments will make him go much higher than he is at this stage.

Sorry, Nation. I'm just replying to the last post...more of a stream of consciousness than a direct reply to what you had to say.

You're right about Arrieta. Baltimore essentially gave up on Jake (Strop has been a great reliever for Chicago too, which I think people forget when they talk about Chicago stealing Jake...that was an awful trade for Baltimore).

I don't know a lot about our new pitching coach, so I'm not sure how he'll be impacted. Maddon does a great job of limiting innings of his starters in the regular season, which I think will be good for Yu. I think his 2018 numbers will be a lot better than 2017, even if his stuff is only marginally better or the same. Then, we'll see what he's got in the playoffs.