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Originally Posted by moon
Those 3 starts must have been awful to boost up his ERA to where it finished.
He is a once good pitcher with little to no talent and shouldn't be an issue for a team that wants to go to the World Series to beat.
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He had a 4.15 ERA for the year. It's his second lowest in his tenure with the Giants and 8th best (6th worst, since you're a pessimist) out of his 13 total seasons. Obviously he was much better in Oakland, of which I don't think anyone is debating. As for this year, his 15 wins are tied for 13th in the NL. 16 wins would have tied him for 6th. The only Cardinals to have more wins than him this year were Lohse and Lynn. He only had 8 losses on the year. It's not like he's in the Cy Young discussion, but he's been a good pitcher all year and has been outstanding since August 7th. Congrats on focusing on the ERA and not the fact that it's the 13th straight game that the Giants have won with Zito starting, where he is 8-0. You should probably hit the panic button really hard and often.
The Reds had the second best record in baseball and didn't beat him in the playoffs. The Cardinals are an excellent team and didn't beat him in the playoffs. It's not like they are facing a AAA guy. Anyone starting in an LCS is a good pitcher and isn't likely to give up 10+ runs (your stats) in a few innings.