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Originally Posted by cephasjames
I read an article not too long ago, I think on MLive.com, that pretty much said Detroit has no real viable options to Coke. No lefties in the system are better than him and there are no real lefties available to sign that are better than him. The hope is that he simply just improves.
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I'll let the numbers speak for themselves:
Trainwreck's numbers: 0-0, 9.39 ERA, 2.09 WHIP, with 4/3 K/BB in 7.2 IP.
There's two lefties who are pitching better than Coke right now at Toledo:
Blaine Hardy: 1-1, 4.34 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, with 16/5 K/BB in 18.2 IP.
Nate Robertson*: 0-2, 2.65 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, with 9/10 K/BB in 17.0 IP.
*Yes, the former Tiger, who now has a revamped delivery and a knack for getting people out, unlike the last version.
Options exist. They surely cannot be any worse.