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Originally Posted by Calvert98
I had a 1st round draft pick for my Orioles, out of college, around 22. Had an Ok first year in the Majors, was hurt part of the time. 3.65 era, about 89 innings
2nd Year, despite a couple odd-ball outings, came out of the gates storming - lights-out stuff, 2.65 era. Then hurt. Ok, bad luck. 85 innings pitched.
Now, he is listed as "fragile", at 25 years old.
So, now I'm thinking - trade him. Trade him now, before he gets hurt again, and get a long-term 3rd, 2nd or SS prospect, and take my chances in FA for #2, #3 starters.
-Cal
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In my experience, fragile young starting pitchers are the WORST type of player. They will never make it through a full season again. My typical young fragile pitcher has to leave around 5 starts each year due to a sore back or dead arm and then has at least 1 DL stint of at least a month. And it usually happens in September right before playoff time.
I agree completely to trade him now while his value is highest. AI doesn't seem to care about injury proneness and I've been able to flip fragile pitchers for top talent numerous times.