Is it highly unlikely that Carpenter will be effective when

[Nomarrrrrrrrrr]

he comes back? Is it unrealistic to expect him to pitch the 2nd half and get 8-9 wins with 80k and a 3.50 ERA in 90 IP or so?

[Oatsdad]

I think it's unlikely that he'll be great - or even really good - right out of the box. If the guy comes back in July, he won't have pitched, really, in almost TWO YEARS! He's worth a DL spot for the time being, but he's iffy when he returns...

[hoya1982]

Yeah, look at Liriano. If Carperenter comes back late July at the earliest and then it takes him a month to start being effective again there is not too much time to impact your team IMO.

[anti elian]

Yes, history predicts he'll have a lot of trouble regaining his pre-injury control. He'll probably be similar to a youngster in that he'll have outings where he'll dominate and others where he can't find the plate and it'll be nearly impossible to predict which one is coming on a given night.

[Nomarrrrrrrrrr]

Yes, history predicts he'll have a lot of trouble regaining his pre-injury control. He'll probably be similar to a youngster in that he'll have outings where he'll dominate and others where he can't find the plate and it'll be nearly impossible to predict which one is coming on a given night.

OK then I am definitely not picking him up until atleast a few months from now and probably someone else will grab him first. I have Pedro and Borowski on the DL already.

[Noggy]

I've heard a lot of pitchers say that they don't feel 100% until 18 months after they had Tommy John surgery. He went under the knife on July 19th, so him even being back this July is pushing it. And once he is back, I'm not so interesed in 1-2 inconsistent months. I think the 2009 draft is when he'll be a good sleeper pick and that's when I plan on targeting him. Somebody else in my league can have fun with him this year.

[anti elian]

I've heard a lot of pitchers say that they don't feel 100% until 18 months after they had Tommy John surgery. He went under the knife on July 19th, so him even being back this July is pushing it. And once he is back, I'm not so interesed in 1-2 inconsistent months. I think the 2009 draft is when he'll be a good sleeper pick and that's when I plan on targeting him. Somebody else in my league can have fun with him this year.

Yeah, I have him in a keeper league so I'm either trying to sell high after his first good start or I'm sitting on him until 2009.

[absolut typical]

i have two dl spots in my league. I am stashing him away to use in the playoffs.

Championship!

[hoya1982]

Yes, history predicts he'll have a lot of trouble regaining his pre-injury control. He'll probably be similar to a youngster in that he'll have outings where he'll dominate and others where he can't find the plate and it'll be nearly impossible to predict which one is coming on a given night.

OK then I am definitely not picking him up until atleast a few months from now and probably someone else will grab him first. I have Pedro and Borowski on the DL already.

LOL, I don't think Carpenter will do much, but I like his chances better than Borowski.