In a note by Tom Haudricourt today he relayed a quote by Ned Yost, which read, "Asked again Thursday if past success counted for more than current showings, Yost said, 'A little bit. It sure does.' I just want to yell, scream, kick and gnash my teeth. Haurdricourt poses the question, if this is a win now attitude, can you really qualify not starting your best five guys? It's an excellent question, and if the Brewers don't win this year with a rotation that let's Bush, Capuano and Vargas pitch, there's only one culpable character in this soap opera.
As we all know, I'm Carlos Villanueva homer, but I don't want to cloud the issue. Yost basically said that last years performance is making it really hard for anyone to break into the rotation. Well, let's allow the numbers to do their magic.
Dave Bush 12-5 Record 186.1 IP 5.12 ERA 134 Ks 44 BBs 1.40 WHIP
Spring Training: 5 IP 12.60 ERA
Chris Capuano 5-12 Record 150 IP 5.10 ERA 132 Ks 54 BBs 1.49 WHIP
Spring Training: 2 IP 9.00 ERA
Carlos Villanueva 8-5 Record 114.1 IP 3.94 ERA 99 Ks 53 BBs 1.35 WHIP
Spring Training: 2 IP 0.00 ERA
Who do you want in your starting rotation?
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