I am going to trade one of my SP for some hitting in a 12 team 5x5 roto. How would you rank Vazquez, Volquez, Lee? I also have Halladay, Ted Lilly, John Maine and I am punting saves so Soriano and Madson are my only RP currently. I also have Duschscherer on the DL. Anyway, not sure how to rank those 2 because they are pretty close IMO. Volquez had a great year last year and can dominate when he has command, Lee was amazing last year but doesn't strike guys out as well and Vazquez was the lowest of the 3 at draft time but his move to the NL should improve his numbers and his K's so far are very nice.
Very tough because you are right they very close but based on their performances to this point this year i'd have to say
Vazquez Lee Volquez
Vazquez has looked good this year (with the exception of that Mets game) and Turner field is a help. Lee cannot duplicate what he did last year and Volquez who i had last year was very good before the All-Star break not so good after the break, his control is a major problem.
Volquez had a horrible 2nd half but his September, and so far this year, have been decent. He gets more K then Lee with probably a higher ERA and WHIP. The thing I am worried about though is the wins. I would expect Lee to get more by 2 or 3 but he hasn't been picking any up so far this year. I also like Vazquez the best of the three but I am sure others disagree. Anyone else have an opinion?
Tribe's lineup is capable of scoring runs in bunches, so I would personally rate them as Vazquez=Lee, with Volquez a little bit below them. It's tempting to project Volquez's K/9 as being strong and Cliff Lee not as strong in Ks, but I just feel that overall Lee is going to post better ERA and WHIP numbers by year's end. Unless you're really keen on 200+ K pitchers in general, I would lean towards Lee over Volquez.
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by metsfan12 » Wed May 13, 2009 9:20 am 
