Crazy pitchers

Ragnar · 06-19-2005, 11:15 AM

Just a season ago I had a great starting staff. Two 5 star pitchers and a 4 star which took up almost 30 Mil between the 3 of them.

One of them was getting old and losing some ratings but he wanted the same money for a new contract, so I let him go.

The 4 star guy ended last season with a 7 week injury only to start the next season with a 7 week injury. He is prone, I got pissed, I traded him.

The other so called ace goes 6 games with an ERA of over 6. I don't need to pay someone 13 mil to do that, traded him.

Now I have a problem. Trading those two pitchers along with a good hitter got me a few decent "able to play now" prospects.

All I have now in my starting rotation are 3 decent blue star pitchers, a 2 1/2 gold star pitcher, and a 4 gold star pitcher.

The 2 1/2 is 12-1 with a 2.85 ERA. For God sakes his movement is 20 from 1-100. He gives up no HR's....or hardly any. He's among the strikeout leaders.

My 4 star pitcher can't pitch his way out of a paper bag!! He's impressed me so much I had to move him down to my 5th starter.

My blue star pitchers who would probably be 1 or 2 gold stars going by their ratings are doing pretty good.

I just can't understand why every supposedly good pitcher I've been getting lately pitches like he just came out of highschool. I can understand a bad game or two, but this 4 star pitcher hasn't gotten out of the 2nd inning in the last 4 games. It's brutal, i can't understand it.

I had to vent.

Jonzard · 06-19-2005, 12:03 PM

06-19-2005, 11:15 AM	#1
Ragnar Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,534	Crazy pitchers Just a season ago I had a great starting staff. Two 5 star pitchers and a 4 star which took up almost 30 Mil between the 3 of them. One of them was getting old and losing some ratings but he wanted the same money for a new contract, so I let him go. The 4 star guy ended last season with a 7 week injury only to start the next season with a 7 week injury. He is prone, I got pissed, I traded him. The other so called ace goes 6 games with an ERA of over 6. I don't need to pay someone 13 mil to do that, traded him. Now I have a problem. Trading those two pitchers along with a good hitter got me a few decent "able to play now" prospects. All I have now in my starting rotation are 3 decent blue star pitchers, a 2 1/2 gold star pitcher, and a 4 gold star pitcher. The 2 1/2 is 12-1 with a 2.85 ERA. For God sakes his movement is 20 from 1-100. He gives up no HR's....or hardly any. He's among the strikeout leaders. My 4 star pitcher can't pitch his way out of a paper bag!! He's impressed me so much I had to move him down to my 5th starter. My blue star pitchers who would probably be 1 or 2 gold stars going by their ratings are doing pretty good. I just can't understand why every supposedly good pitcher I've been getting lately pitches like he just came out of highschool. I can understand a bad game or two, but this 4 star pitcher hasn't gotten out of the 2nd inning in the last 4 games. It's brutal, i can't understand it. I had to vent. Last edited by Ragnar; 06-19-2005 at 11:19 AM.

06-19-2005, 12:03 PM	#2
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