Farmer1906 said:
Deluxe said:
What's the latest pulse on who gets bumped from the rotation when JV gets back? Or do we go 6 man?
I didn't realize that Hunter hasn't gotten through 6 innings since early August 2023. If it's between Hunter and France, I might lean toward keeping France in the rotation as of rn but I don't feel strongly about it.
I feel strongly about keeping Hunter. France has done nothing to deserve to be bumped. He's been solid last year and this year. But Hunter has a higher ceiling. We need to develop him into a cornerstone of the rotation for '24-'28.
Fair. It's an interesting paradigm between the two. One has the premium stuff, accomplished everything there was to accomplish in the minors and was one of our highest rated pitching prospects of the last decade. The other has lesser stuff, came up with very little fanfare and was mostly thought of as a temporary injury plug-in.
But at some point, we have to acknowledge that France has been the more effective big league pitcher in a sample size that's getting large enough to be deterministic.
That doesn't necessarily mean we should lean France over Brown in this circumstance. Like you said, Brown still has higher upside and ability to be a rotation anchor in future seasons. In the long run, it might be better to invest that last rotation spot in him than France. If he puts it together, we'll be glad we stuck with him.
His first two starts this year were rough, but they were also two of his toughest matchups in the AL. Hopefully he can start righting the ship in KC.
Overall, a good problem to have. And it's a problem that gets even gooder when Urquidy returns.