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Originally Posted by flambers
The problem is out of your list League is the setup guy he is not going to start and Romero and McGowen are not ready. That leaves it between Marcum and Towers. Marcum is an okay choice for the 5th starter but I sure would not want to count Towers as one of the starters. Thats leaves a big hole with the fourth starter. The Jays need an established quality Arm if they want to take the next step. Is it worth the price of Rios or Lind? I am not sure either.
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Not the first time I've heard the suggestion for League in the rotation. Heck, I have even heard someone compare him to Brandon Webb (in ERA, K rates, Walks, GB%), although I wouldn't go that far. He was a starter althroughout his career in the minors.
Still, I don't believe he can do it. He simply doesn't have the variety of pitches needed (currently he has a 2 seamer + slider, and a change he has probably used 3 times total at the majors). Relievers can get away with that, starters can't.