new guy in oakland's rotation?

[Super GM]

Yahoo hasn't added him yet. I was thinking about letting him step into the big footsteps of Mark Mulder, who will not fulfill his contract for this season that he signed with me....

[AC Rounders]

Justin's Numbers
Age: 25
Born: November 19, 1977, Aberdeen, SD
Height: 6-3
Weight: 190 lbs.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

@ AAA Sacramento River Cats
W L SV ERA G IP H R ER BB KO HR
14 2 0 3.25 24 155.0 151 59 56 18 117 12

Harden's Numbers
Age: 21
Born: November 30, 1981, Victoria, BC
Height: 6-1
Weight: 180 lbs.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right

@ AA Midland Rockhounds
W L SV ERA G IP H R ER BB KO HR
2 0 0 0.00 2 13.0 0 0 0 0 17 0

@ AAA Sacramento River Cats
W L SV ERA G IP H R ER BB KO HR
9 4 0 3.15 16 88.2 72 34 31 35 91 6

The A's also have another guy who they really like

Joe Blanton
Ht: 6’3”
Wt: 225
Throw: R
Bat: R
School: University of Kentucky
Drafted: R. 1 #24, ‘02 (Athletics)

Rated #9 Prospect in the Oakland A's organization by Baseball America. Blanton was acquired from the Yankees as compensation for Jason Giambi.

@ A Kane County Cougars
W L SV ERA G IP H R ER BB KO HR
8 7 0 2.57 21 133.0 110 47 38 19 144 6

@ AA Midland Rockhounds
W L SV ERA G IP H R ER BB KO HR
3 1 1 1.26 7 35.2 21 6 5 7 30 1

[demoflauchy]

Thanks for the info AC! Look's like Justin's numbers are a bit better than Rich's!

I remember reading about Blanton in Moneyball (great book for those who haven't read it).

[pkarr5000]

justins extremely talented. i cant wait to draft him next year

[Madison]

Thanks for the info AC!

[HOOTIE]

Thanks for the info AC! Look's like Justin's numbers are a bit better than Rich's!

Just curious, why do you think that? Rich has a lower era, better hr ratio, better k's per 9, lower hits per 9. Its unfair to compare a 25 year old to a 21 year old. A better comparision might be to pull Justins numbers at age 21. A 4 year difference is huge in the minors.

[Guest]

and that is why people are so high on Harden, 21 and those stats. Justin's stats are very good but he just has a few years. I would rather have Harden, oh wait, I do have Harden Watch for Blanton next year. I heard somewhere that they refused to trade him, and knowing Oakland pitching...

[AC Rounders]

last reply was from me.

[LBJackal]

Duchscherer is good for the short-run, Harden is good for the long-run. The A's would be better to have Justin in the playoffs than Harden, simply because of the experience that Justin has.

arden will be a very good pitcher in 2005. Just about the time when Zach Greinke should start to shine I'm hoping he gets called up, if only for 1 start, so that I can get him in my keeper league. He seems to be the best thing since Mark Prior, and not that many people (regulary fantasy Joe's) have heard much about him.