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2003 MONTREAL POSITION REPORT: Starting Pitchers
The rotation has LOTS of potential, despite Montreal having a 4.37 ERA last year. In his first full season, Dewey Baumer (Brl/Avg/Brl,10/6/8,25yo) showed in his first full season that he’s probably got the goods to be the ace of the staff. He put up an 11-8 record with a 3.26 ERA, and was 2nd in the league in WHIP at 0.88. Steve Adams (Brl/Fair/Avg,9/6/6, age 27 can perhaps put up ace-like numbers as well with a little better defense. In four full seasons, he has 42 wins and a 4.23 ERA. He was 2nd in the league with 5 CG’s last year. Ronald Smith (Good/Avg/Good,7/6/8,33yo) looks like a solid #3 or #4 guy. He has a lifetime 4.39 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP. Five-star-prospect Freddy Castonguay (Brl/Brl/Brl,8/6/9,25yo) was 8-12 with a 4.46 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in his first full season last year. Finally, there’s Benjamin Lopez (Good/Good/Good,7/6/6,24yo). This youngster already has three full seasons in the majors under his belt. He hasn’t shown us too much yet (22-35, 5.08), but he’s still quite young. I have no problem putting a guy like him in the #5 spot.
There are also three four-star SP prospects: Hikoshirou Haruhiko (Good/Good/Avg,5/5/4,22yo), Ross Constantine (Good/Fair/Good,1/1/3,21yo), and Billy Hague (Avg/Brl/Good,4/7/5,25yo). It will be nice to watch them develop.
OVERALL THOUGHTS: I’m happy with those five guys in the rotation. If I need to improve an offer to get some of the position players I need, I’d be willing to trade away one of my SP prospects.
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