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Title: Millwood to the Rangers
Post by: Limey on December 27, 2005, 11:05:52 am
Strange deal.  Seems a little cheap at $60mm for 5 years.  Plus the Rangers can nix the 5th year if he doesn't meet IP targets.

Oh, and by "strange", I mean "sane".  Which is why it's strange.
Title: Re: Millwood to the Rangers
Post by: Andyzipp on December 27, 2005, 11:35:22 am
Sane for a remarkably average pitcher, I guess.
Title: Re: Millwood to the Rangers
Post by: Taras Bulba on December 27, 2005, 11:47:44 am
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Sane for a remarkably average pitcher, I guess.



Growing your own pitchers (and the cost of not doing so) has never been more apparent.  Also, being close to Pearland and Memorial are handy.
Title: Re: Millwood to the Rangers
Post by: Fredia on December 27, 2005, 11:59:23 am
well at least he is in the al. i was going to say only have to see him during the western shootout for the boot or what ever its called now.. but lol there may be that mythical fantasy of an all texas world series...
Title: Re: Millwood to the Rangers
Post by: jaklewein on December 27, 2005, 12:15:46 pm
Which leads me to the following question:

Does this move, along with the addition of Eaton and Wilkerson give the Rangers enough ammo to at the very least garner serious interest from Clemens?
Title: Re: Millwood to the Rangers
Post by: MusicMan on December 27, 2005, 12:38:22 pm
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Sane for a remarkably average pitcher, I guess.



That remarkably average pitcher led the AL in ERA last year.  I don't think this is "remarkably sane" - the Rangers have to overpay for any pitching - but I'd rather have Millwood for this deal than Burnett for his.
Title: Re: Millwood to the Rangers
Post by: EmirOfSchmoe on December 27, 2005, 12:46:40 pm
He is one of those on again and off again pitchers.
Title: Re: Millwood to the Rangers
Post by: HudsonHawk on December 27, 2005, 12:51:07 pm
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Sane for a remarkably average pitcher, I guess.



That remarkably average pitcher led the AL in ERA last year.  I don't think this is "remarkably sane" - the Rangers have to overpay for any pitching - but I'd rather have Millwood for this deal than Burnett for his.



He also posted a remarkably below average 4.85 ERA in 2004.  He can occassionally be brilliant and often be positively mediocre.  He's an average #3 starter at best.
Title: Re: Millwood to the Rangers
Post by: stubbyc on December 27, 2005, 05:25:41 pm
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Sane for a remarkably average pitcher, I guess.



That remarkably average pitcher led the AL in ERA last year.  I don't think this is "remarkably sane" - the Rangers have to overpay for any pitching - but I'd rather have Millwood for this deal than Burnett for his.



He also posted a remarkably below average 4.85 ERA in 2004.  He can occassionally be brilliant and often be positively mediocre.  He's an average #3 starter at best.



He's got a career 3.76 ERA 114 ERA+ and he's only been below 100 once in his career. That's an above average starer even if it's not an ace.
Title: Re: Millwood to the Rangers
Post by: HudsonHawk on December 27, 2005, 05:57:11 pm
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He's got a career 3.76 ERA 114 ERA+ and he's only been below 100 once in his career. That's an above average starer even if it's not an ace.



Those career numbers are skewed by two uncharacteristically low seasons.  Plus, being league average in ERA doesn't make you an above average starter.