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The luckiest pitcher in all of baseball? Chi Chi Gonzalez, hands down. Granted, this guy has the raw potential to be very good some day (the Rangers didn't make him their 1st pick in 2013 for his looks), but, for now, he's smoke and mirrors. ERA is a deceiving stat for many reasons, so what's driving Chi Chi's? Luck--all across the board. He has a hit rate of just 20% and a strand rate of 96%. His command has been below average and his swinging strike rate is a mere 7%. In short, his expected ERA is near 5. Right now, he's a two-pitch pitcher (a 92+ fastball and a good slider), as he works to gain better control over his change and curve.
He and the Rangers will be opposing Brett Anderson today, a pitcher with decent skills who could have been a pitcher with great skills had not injuries interrupted growth. Still, the Dodgers could do much worse. Anderson figures to continue going pretty much as he has been this season--unless he's injured again.
The Dodgers at the current -130 appear to not present great value, but the thought of even the slightest regression for Chi Chi tells me otherwise.
Dodgers to win.
He and the Rangers will be opposing Brett Anderson today, a pitcher with decent skills who could have been a pitcher with great skills had not injuries interrupted growth. Still, the Dodgers could do much worse. Anderson figures to continue going pretty much as he has been this season--unless he's injured again.
The Dodgers at the current -130 appear to not present great value, but the thought of even the slightest regression for Chi Chi tells me otherwise.
Dodgers to win.
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