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by **ak_southpaw** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:00 am

should i keep cueto or volquez?

will volquez repeat? did he get used to hard in 08? I hear many say that Cueto has better stuff. Even heard Volquez say it in an interview. Any thoughts?

by **Tenacious D-Store** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:31 am

People said Homer Bailey would keep getting better too. Volquez is a strike out machine. Cueto isn't even in the same class.

by **ak_southpaw** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:38 am

thnx man.

by **mission27** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:34 am

Well the obvious choice is Volquez. I would keep Volquez. Even if you think Cueto is better, Volquez's value is very high.

That being said...

It's not as far off as

Johnny Cueto: 8.17 K/9, 3.52 BB/9, 38.6% grounders
Edison Volquez: 9.46 K/9, 4.27 BB/9, 46.3% grounders

Volquez has more Ks and grounders, while Cueto walks less guys. I'll take Volquez's K/GB combo, especially in Cincy, but Cueto also has plenty of upside. In 07, he put up insane K/BB numbers through 3 levels and his HR numbers weren't bad.

Cueto wont be even close to 4.81 ERA next year, probably more like a 4. I'd put Volquez in the mid-high 3s.

So the answer is keep Volquez, but Cueto is a solid sleeper.

And BTW, Dusty could destroy them both. :-C

by **Johnny Tuttle** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:21 am

My gut says Volquez. Most rankings I've seen so far this year agree (Truthfully, I could say all; I'm just not sure I'd remember if I saw one with them reversed now).

There's something about Cueto that makes me more nervous than I am about Volquez. It could be that Volquez has already had his troubles and struggles and rebuilt himself.

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by **Tenacious D-Store** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:22 pm

Johnny Tuttle wrote:My gut says Volquez. Most rankings I've seen so far this year agree (Truthfully, I could say all; I'm just not sure I'd remember if I saw one with them reversed now).

There's something about Cueto that makes me more nervous than I am about Volquez. It could be that Volquez has already had his troubles and struggles and rebuilt himself.

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GO HOME TUTTLE! LMAO

I didn't know you hung out here. Good stuff.