Lee vs Volquez - Who crashes first?

[The Jury]

i think lee crashes first. cliff lee has been in the league for a while and never posted numbers even close to this. as far as i know, he hasnt developed any significant new pitches or his 'stuff' hasnt gotten better. granted, esteban loaiza did something like this a few yrs back, but i dont buy lee doing it this season. volquez is young and in my opinion he isnt a fluke, hes breaking out. do i think he keeps a sub 2.00 era? no. but i do think he has a low 3.00 era plus about 9 k/9, yes! i may be the minority here bc of his high walk rate, but he has 5 pitches if im not mistaken and electric stuff. he is considered a fly ball pitcher, but can strike out a bunch of hitters so the great american bandbox wont kill him. hell have an outting or 2 where we question his control, but hell have a lot more 7 ip, 10 k, 2 earned performances to outweight the bad ones. just my opinion... do i think hes a sell high? for the right price, of course, but do i think youll get the 'right price'? prolly not

You quite enjoy asking yourself questions eh?

[thehotcorner]

Lee BABIP 0.226

Volquez BABIP 0.287

Don't forget...

Lee LD% 17.3%

Volquez LD% 13.3%

so Lee has been pretty lucky thus far.

[Ursa]

Anyone noticed that these two will face off against each other on Sunday?

[CruiseJD]

Anyone noticed that these two will face off against each other on Sunday?

Yeah, I saw that when I was planning my roster for the rest of the week. I'd love to be able to watch that game. I think it is also an example of where MLB falls short - any other sport this game would be promoted and hyped as the showdown between the "young upstart" and the "veteran journeyman" looking to regain his 2005 glory.

[dorje3]

Lee BABIP 0.226

Volquez BABIP 0.287

Wow. Volquez' BABIP is actually sustainable? That's amazing. I knew he was pitching well, but considering the amount of free passes he gives away, I had no idea he was pitching this well.

[Grounded Polo]

Lee BABIP 0.226

Volquez BABIP 0.287

Wow. Volquez' BABIP is actually sustainable? That's amazing. I knew he was pitching well, but considering the amount of free passes he gives away, I had no idea he was pitching this well.

Not giving up any home runs always helps.