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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
It would be interesting to get Darvish for sure. If you could add him, and a guy like Gio Gonzalez, than the starting rotation is really solid if Darvish can put up similar numbers to what Matsuzaka was putting up early in his MLB career.
I personally would chase and spend some money on pitching for guys in that age bracket. When most other top pitchers hit free agency they're usually at an age, where you're better off not giving them the long term deal.
As for adding hitting, thats usually easier to do via trade than add pitching. If you can set the rotation up, you're in good position to add hitters when you need them.
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saw a stat that Gio's WHIP against the AL East is something like 1.6
think he benefits a ton from being in the West where the last few years only really Texas has been a threat
I think with Darvish (if it happens) Romero, and Morrow it's a good core 3 all in their mid 20's
I wouldn't make a move for someone unless they were better than Gio, especially with the supposed asking price
Keith Law said the A's were asking for Martin Perez (top 10 prospect last year) for him, that's too right I think
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Originally Posted by flambers
Would disagree, JP had a great season as a rookie. Remember he was hurt for a portion of the year (damaged fingers) and wear from being a catcher. Still put up really good numbers.
His numbers will only improve, look back at Lind's numbers when he was a rookie...
If he was a 1st Baseman his numbers would improve.
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his numbers may improve but his ceiling is at best an average 1b, JP is thought of as a great hitter because he plays center
I think Lind is average there
You need big production out of a few key positions and 1B is one of them
I don't think JP will ever be that good, but if he could that would be great