Smoltz Back to the Pen

[RocketsDWM]

Hudson = Hamels
Glavine < Meyers (not a huge gap, and Glavine has been better so far this year)
Jurrjens > Moyer
James = Kendrick (Kendrick should be better but has been TERRIBLE so far)
Hampton/Reyes/Bennett vs. Eaton--who knows/cares

Braves rotation is just a little below average I would say. And yes, this would be a shitty playoff rotation. The Braves beat-writer mentioned that Smoltz could possibly start in the playoffs and just pitch til his arm falls off--Smoltz is the type of guy who would do something like this too.

No.

Hamels > Hudson
Myers >>>> Glavine
Moyer << Jurijens
Then your right, who cares.

Atlanta has one ace (who has been off and on this season...did have a spectacular outing today v CIN) and then they are counting on Jurijens, a young unpredictable pitcher, to keep it up. PHIL rotation has a lot more stability, especially with Hamels and Myers. Those two along far outweigh the Braves shotty rotation. They need Smoltz as a starter.

[chipper]

Myers >>>> Glavine

Better stuff, yes. Better pitcher right now, no.
If Myers velocity doesn't come back then I say they are pretty close to equal.

I do agree that the Phils rotation is better though overall.

[The Mighty Men]

Silly me. I entered this thread thinking I would read about Smoltz.

[RocketsDWM]

Silly me. I entered this thread thinking I would read about Smoltz.

Smoltz's move to the pen has a direct impact on the Braves rotation. Looking at the Braves rotation sans Smoltz might give us a good indicator of whether or not he would stay in the pen.

Only news you need about Smoltz is that he sent a text msg to the local newspaper and said he would pitch out of the pen. What else do you need?

[Yoda]

Those of you drinking the Jurrjens Kool Aid, let's wait and see how he fares against teams he has already faced. I think he is a fine young pitcher but I don't like his chances in that division. Even FLA is hitting well and he has yet to face PHI.