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Originally Posted by Dodgers Saviour
You look at a pitcher like Maddux, in '87 he had an ugly statistical season, nothing that would tell you this pitcher was going to be one of best you'd see in 30, 40 years. Sometimes the numbers can just be misleading. Even Glavine, he had the same struggles. Just looking at his minor league numbers, especially in Richmond in '87, they weren't that good. It's in that type of evaluation where relying on stats can crush you. But I'm sure Atlanta knew he had the makeup and the ability to pitch, so they stuck with him, and it paid off.
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Maddux was 13-1 at AAA in his age 20 and 21 seasons with an ERA in the 2's. Glavine had a 3.35 ERA in 150 innings at AAA in his age 21 season. Young pitchers with that kind of advanced ability are Grade A prospects.
As I said in my PM to LL, "Jesus Wept." The Dodgers are fooked.