greg775 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 16, 2014 -> 03:50 PM) Do you feel that Stephen Strasburg is an ace? The real question is now "Is Verlander an ace?" The answer is "Of course not." I know people get mad at my talk radio host type absolutes but I will say this as an absolute: Any team that signs a pitcher to a long-term deal is foolish. In fact, all owners should FORBID their GMs for signing guys more than 3 year deals. Look at Verlander's deal. Let's say he keeps this up. It will be SUCH a waste of money. Pitcher's today get hurt; pitchers not named Buehrle today are not durable for the most part. Long term deals are ridiculous for pitchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 18, 2014 -> 10:13 PM) The real question is now "Is Verlander an ace?" The answer is "Of course not." I know people get mad at my talk radio host type absolutes but I will say this as an absolute: Any team that signs a pitcher to a long-term deal is foolish. In fact, all owners should FORBID their GMs for signing guys more than 3 year deals. Look at Verlander's deal. Let's say he keeps this up. It will be SUCH a waste of money. Pitcher's today get hurt; pitchers not named Buehrle today are not durable for the most part. Long term deals are ridiculous for pitchers. There has been a physical change in Verlander's talent. His 96 MPH fastball with movement is now either a 90-93 MPH fastball with movement or a straight 96 MPH fastball. He has stuck with the straight 96 and gotten beat for it. If he makes the adjustment and goes to a fastball with less velocity and more movement, I have no doubt he'll be back, but he has to make the adjustment first. I don't give a f*** about Verlander though. You dodged my question: is Stephen Strasburg an ace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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