How much better is Santana than K. Wells?

[RynMan]

this is what one of my deal comes down to. how good will santana really be this year and is he THAT much better than Kip wells will be this year?

[mkooljr1]

Johan is WAYYYYYYY better than Kip. I'm sure Cafe people will see Kip's era and think it's close, but i'm not a Kip fan. Besides the fact the Pirates have a horrid offense and so Kip won't win many, his K/BB ratio isn't even 2, his HR/9 is over 1, his walk rate is over 3, and he was lucky on hits per balls in play. That all adds up to a disappointing year for Kip this year, and compared with Johan, it isn't even close.

[jebatzel]

wells 14-9 3.19 era, 148 ks

Santana 15-8 3.55 era, 191ks

something like that

Santana should win more games and have more ks

[Yikes]

In our league, the difference between the two is somebody whom was drafted in the 8th round and somebody whom was picked up as a FA (10 team league).

[jebatzel]

haha

[Rhymes_T79]

ditto, but santana was taken in the 7th.

[DEF]

The difference is Santana is a No. 2 or 3 starter on a fantasy staff (and might out-produce some No. 1s), depending on league size. Wells is a No. 4 at best, and probably a 5 or 6 on a good staff or in smaller leagues. I think Santana will put up a better ERA and WHIP than Wells, as well as significantly better wins and Ks.

[The Jury]

Santana should be the better guy this year, but other than wins and Ks it'll probably be closer than most people project at this point. Santana will become a really good starter but I'm not so sure that he'll really kill it in his first full year, while Wells has been at it for a while now.