I would argue on the Stroman issue in the sense I don't think he will be the Ace or top 2 starter maybe he looked like in 2015. However, I do still think he will be an above average starter. His ERA, WHIP, Op Avg by month:
April 4.37 1.03 .208
May 4.54 1.44 .289
June 7.76 1.91 .364
July 3.71 1.06 .242
August 3.13 1.14 .252
September 3.41 1.27 .239
Post season: 4.76 ERA but a 0.88 WHIP and Op Avg of .171
The fact the he got better as the year went on makes me inclined to disagree with Zaun and think that he does have a future as a starter. He had 1 terrible month, and then was very good the rest of the year.
Stretching out Biagini is interesting. I do think the Jays are going to have to go the trade route to beef up the lineup and obviously teams are going to ask about pitching. Do they dangle a starter knowing they have Biagini as a safety net? do they re visit Osuna in the rotation? I'm not really for the idea of Osuna in the rotation, and sounds like he isn't, but I do think he would be a VERY good starting pitcher.
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