jumpman8288 wrote:As much as I hate him, Pedro is the best pitcher in the game. His stuff is incredible, challenged only by maybe Prior and Beckett.
Prior is also one of the best in the game but I have to disagree about Beckett. I think he has been overrated since his playoff run and still hasn't proved much in terms of the other two.
Anonymous wrote:As a Sox Fan, i'm more worried about Foulke, who hasn't been able to top 84 mph on the gun.
I never have liked foulke, he was a crybaby and told the sox that he lost his confidence.....................
he has 2 pitches(fastball+ changeup) and has somehow gotten away with it................
rivera is arguably the best closer in the history of baseball and he has one pitch. It is all about attitude and location. Foulke does scare me a bit too though
Foulke has 3 pitches....a 2-seamer, a 4-seamer, and a changeup. And i wouldn't be too worried about him. He's better than anything the sox could of gotten, and he'll save 35 games easily.
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Going to huge someday.
I'll try to keep it as unbiased as possible about the pansy they call Pedro...oops...anyway Pedro will not post as many strikeouts in previous years. I say 16 wins, 2.5 era, 165 k
jumpman8288 wrote:As much as I hate him, Pedro is the best pitcher in the game. His stuff is incredible, challenged only by maybe Prior and Beckett.
Ahh a Yankee fan who can admit that Pedro is the best in the game...refreshing. Comparing Prior to Pedro is ok in my book seeing how incredible Prior was last year but to lump Beckett into that mix is insulting to both Pedro and Prior. Beckett might be good, even very good but he in no way is comparable to either of the other two.
But don't forget--before they made it big, scouts compared Beckett and Prior as being very, very similar...both will be huge this year (when Prior gets back).