In six starts, this soon-to-be-trendy pitcher has allowed five or more earned runs. He has walked nearly 4.5 batters every nine innings.
Not the type of stats one should lead with when getting the 2007 CY Young wagon rolling, are they?
However, in 24 starts, he has allowed 2 or fewer earned runs eleven times. Of those eleven, seven have come since July 1st.
This pitcher will soon be the trendiest starting pitcher going into 2007. The likelihood of 175+ strikeouts guarantees it. (While I prefer 4X4, the power of 5X5 cannot be denied!)
His name? Matt Cain, the 21-year-old rookie right-hander with the San Francisco Giants.
With 10 wins and pedestrian ratios of 4.32 and 1.31, there will be no other time when he can be had so cheaply. In August, he is 3-2 with a 2.65 ERA and 1 .26 WHIP in 37.1 IP. To boot, he has struck out 47 over that span.
In all keeper leagues, he should be acquired right now. By the off-season, the entire Roto-commentariat will be gushing over him. Possibly to the same extent King Felix was gushed over!
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That ERA seems suspiciously low, given Billingsley's other numbers. How well-regarded was Billingsley as a prospect? I know Cain's ceiling has always been very high.
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