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Looking at the total of 8, it seems a tad high even for a day game at McAfee for RH flies don't. Doug Fister is a mediocre pitcher who's in the Mariner rotation only because of injuries to Lee and Bedard (who, along with Harden now of the Rangers), is the DL poster-boy. But Oakland's lineup isn't exactly Murderer's Row. Seattle has superior batting, but today they face Oakland's best pitcher (ok, so that's arguable).
Brett Anderson just turned 22; he's had only one season of ML experience, and he posted a pedestrian 4.02 ERA last year. But look at his development in 2009; it's truly a tale of two halves. First Half line: 74 IP, 5.47 ERA, 6.3 K/9, 1.6 HR/9, and he was just plain wild. Second Half line: 101 IP, 3.02 ERA, 8.7 K/9, 0.6 HR/9, and an elite cmd of 4.0+ (meaning he didn't walk even half as many batters as he did in Half 1).
That's called growth, folks--very positive growth. And it's fully backed by the skills he demonstrated in the minors. This is a pitcher who, if he stays healthy, will be an ace shortly and for years to come.
The A's will no doubt take it easy with this young arm, so assume he's on a fairly restricted PC. And that, along with this being his first start, makes playing the total--or the side, for that matter--an iffy proposition. But that's true of any game, ain't it?
Just a tad on UNDER the 8 total.
Brett Anderson just turned 22; he's had only one season of ML experience, and he posted a pedestrian 4.02 ERA last year. But look at his development in 2009; it's truly a tale of two halves. First Half line: 74 IP, 5.47 ERA, 6.3 K/9, 1.6 HR/9, and he was just plain wild. Second Half line: 101 IP, 3.02 ERA, 8.7 K/9, 0.6 HR/9, and an elite cmd of 4.0+ (meaning he didn't walk even half as many batters as he did in Half 1).
That's called growth, folks--very positive growth. And it's fully backed by the skills he demonstrated in the minors. This is a pitcher who, if he stays healthy, will be an ace shortly and for years to come.
The A's will no doubt take it easy with this young arm, so assume he's on a fairly restricted PC. And that, along with this being his first start, makes playing the total--or the side, for that matter--an iffy proposition. But that's true of any game, ain't it?
Just a tad on UNDER the 8 total.
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