Giolito, Cease, Lynn with mentions on MLB 2022 aces

[caulfield12]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/33761895/ranking-mlb-2022-aces-pitchers-make-leap

Giolito in a category all of his own of six high-performing "steady vets" with TJ surgeries in their past (including Chris Sale), Cease and Lynn on the bottom list of others under consideration.

 

Need to do it a little longer

Carlos Rodon (TJ in 2019)

Alek Manoah

Sandy Alcantara

I had Rodon on the list in earliest incarnations, but this would be based on 26 starts over the past two seasons and that's just not enough bulk given his prior history -- even if he's been clearly among the top 10 pitchers in the game during that time. His velo has also spiked again this year and the Giants are good at this exact thing, so Rodon might earn his spot by midseason.

Edited April 20, 2022 by caulfield12

[JUSTgottaBELIEVE]

Kopech about to join this list too. This rotation is scary good when healthy. Now let’s hope they don’t get the Astros in the playoffs again!

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

6 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

Kopech about to join this list too. This rotation is scary good when healthy. Now let’s hope they don’t get the Astros in the playoffs again!

I hope we do. To be the new King the old King must perish .

[caulfield12]

(Poor LeBron.)

You can certainly make legit arguments for Cease and Kopech.

I prefer Dylan for now because of the increased consistency with secondary offerings, but he's also 18 months ahead on development time as well.

As for Lynn, I hope it's not like those QO guys who start at midseason and never get it going...hopefully the additional downtime will conserve his arm for the second half.

[JUSTgottaBELIEVE]

1 hour ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

I hope we do. To be the new King the old King must perish .

I’m perfectly fine with someone else taking out the Astros.