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Originally Posted by bigMatt
Looks like this should have been a poll. 
Lots of good stuff here. From my limited experience, I'll chime in with benallen on the "need good D behind him" if your pitcher's a guy who pitches to the bats. It took me a while to figure that out, and with a good D, my low stuff guys improved markedly.
Personally, I'd go with either pitcher B or C. Probably C.
For me, I'm always looking primarily at a guy's WHIP, so the fewer the baserunners, the better. That means control from my perspective, with the other elements falling secondary. |
i used to like WHIP too, but then i realized that you can't look at WHIP without looking at BABIP right after. so my analysis starts with control and goes: BB/9, HR/9, K/BB ratio.
EDIT: again, though, this assumes that you prioritize defense over offense at almost every position (especially up the middle)
just my 2 cents.