agsquirrel97 said:
ClickClack said:
Prosperdick said:
ClickClack said:
Man I miss CFM. Feels like a big miscalculation to let him walk and then have to go pony up to get Greinke.
I hear you but that same clinical precision that has given us a team that should win 100+ games three years in a row (and maybe more) made a calculated decision that he wouldn't hold up for three years with his injury history. Tampa was willing to take that risk and it's certainly working out for them right now.
Of course I wish we still had him but you live by analytics and sometimes you die by analytics.
That all being said, what if Charlie gets hurt next season and now you have him on the books for that season and another one and it prevents us from acquiring more talent in a need area (or extending Springer for instance).
You have to look at it pragmatically and not as a fan. I think Luhnow has earned it.
Fair enough. I needed to hear the counterpoint honestly to feel better.
I was Ok that we let Charlie walk based on durability questions. His most innings pitched was 171 back at 27 years old. He just seemed to peter out last year when he pitched 167 innings, he has never demonstrated the ability to pitch an entire season and postseason successfully. Many people echoed those remarks in last seasons thread/postseason thread.
Now, don't get me wrong, I love CFM and it was tough to see him go with Dallas leaving and LMJ going under the knife, but I supported the FO spending the money elsewhere. Knowing the season he is having now, of course I would change my mind, but at the end of the 2018 season it seemed like the right decision.
As far as my answer to CFM or Greinke?
I will toot my horn, I said it a month ago.
Our front office doesn't make a lot of unforced errors. Don't get me wrong, still love and miss CFM, but if his arm is dead in the playoffs, he is not a big help to. Would love him as a true #5 starter that is capped at 150 innings in regular season, but can't expect someone to jump from 120 inning career up to 200+ innings without durability issues.