(07-27-2018 09:11 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(07-27-2018 08:52 AM)stever20 Wrote:  so looks like Cubs getting Hamels...

now folks will say he's got a 4.72 ERA/5.20 FIP

but look at his splits
home- 6.41 ERA/6.16 FIP
away- 2.93 ERA/4.18 FIP (and this was inflated by a .2 IP/3 er/7 r/2 bb/1 hr game in Detroit).

you have to think a lot of it is the home park. Texas has been a very much hitters park this year.

Saw this. Looks to be a worthy addition for the Cubs. You can never have enough pitching. The season is more of a grind than ever. Guys like Jansen, Kershaw, Keuchel, Peacock, etc. were running on fumes by the WS. You need as many fresh arms as possible, especially now that we're starting to see WS games become less about 7 innings from a SP and then a couple innings from RP, and more about a hodge podge of matchups with a dozen pitchers used and everyone at a state of readiness.

I think the extreme bullpenning that Roberts did last year(and Francona 2 years ago) is going to start to serve as a red herring for that. Houston got at least 5 innings out of their starter 5 times in the World Series. LA only 2 times. Houston got 7 more innings out of their starters in the WS(not to mention those crazy crossover guys like Peacock and Morton).