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Originally Posted by Westheim
He basically has posted identical numbers since his first full season in the big leagues. Compared to the numbers at the quarter post update his K, BB, HR numbers are about the same as before, give or take 20%. I still can not get my head around that .397 BABIP he had at that update, which inflates his HA and WHIP as well.
That he is able to toss eight shutout innings tells me he's not completely awful, though.
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Originally Posted by gehrig38
Is what he's done in how many starts this year, enough to make you think the 153 starts prior to this season aren't who he is? My bet is he has a monster 2nd half.
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This exactly. Alexander has given Louisville quality, consistency, and reliability for five years. He's just had a bad luck year which happens sometimes. In this case the defense just doesn't seem to be playing well behind him. Even if he doesn't have a monster second half, he will almost certainly rebound to his old self next year.
So the question becomes, which view has primacy, win-now or steady hand at the helm through the blips ... or does Mr. Orcin intuit that Alexander is suddenly washed up?