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Originally Posted by billethius
Yeah, the LOB% is huge. Take a look at Jarrod Washburn's last two years. Everything was pretty much identical except for his LOB, and his ERA rose by over a run.
Still, I wasn't saying Weaver isn't a valuable pitcher. He's probably above average with a deceptive delivery, which makes him a nice piece to a team. I just wouldn't expect him to be challenging for any Cy Young awards anytime soon.
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Agreed. If he can keep up his strikeout rate and his strikeout to walk ratio, he can be pretty successful even with the extreme flyball rate, but I have my doubts that he'll be joining the ranks of Santana and Halladay (and perhaps King Felix) as elite AL starters.