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Blue Bird Dealings

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer

Don’t look now, but the worst team in the bigs to pitch for suddenly has four quality starters.  Pitching in one of the league’s premiere hitter’s parks (Rogers Centre) and facing the Red Sox and Yankees quite frequently, I have long avoided Blue Jays starters.  However, this year is different.

Roy Halladay

Halladay has been incredibly uneven this season, alternating between strong outings and getting shelled.  I personally don’t see Halladay posting his usual dominant numbers from here on out and advise shopping him, possibly to someone in your league who overvalues fluke wins.

AJ Burnett

The Blue Jays’ mishandling of Burnett is well-documented, but his peripherals and 100 strikeouts in 90 innings before going down were certainly impressive.  If he can come back and make a couple of quality starts, try and shop him.

Shaun Marcum

Marcum should be owned in all formats.  A young guy, he looks to be putting it all together and should be good to use in all but the toughest of starts.  I’m not sure you can get much value for him now, so just enjoy the ride (although if you can get someone to bite, go for it).

Dustin McGowan

McGowan bounced back from a shellacking by throwing an absolute gem.  He had previously put together a string of quality starts so he should be safe to use.  I still like Marcum more from here on out.

In a nutshell, I’m not a huge believer in Halladay, I think that Burnett could be solid but is obviously a huge injury risk (one I’m not willing to take on my team), and Marcum and McGowan are good to roll with for now, although probably untradeable until they show a bit more of a track record.

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5 responses to “Blue Bird Dealings”

  1. Brett Avatar
    Brett

    Why don’t you like Halladay? He’s got a component ERA much lower than his actual era and seems to have gotten some bad luck recently.

    His era over the last two years has been 3.20 and 2.40… I would like to think that his era which is currently at 4.20 should revert back towards his usually dominant numbers.

    I understand the Rogers factor and the AL east factor and can easily agree with Burnett’s injury plagued season and the flash-in-the-pan seasons that McGowan and Marcum are having, but Halladay has been dominant over the last few years and don’t have much of a reason to assume he won’t reduce his era from here on in.

  2. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Ya, I don’t wholeheartedly agree with Robby’s Halladay assessment either. He doesn’t strike out batters like other elite hurlers, but he also doesn’t walk guys and keeps the ball on the ground. But I do agree with Robby that he’s been lucky in the wins department so far, so if you can sell his high total there, go for it. But I agree Brett, I would expect an ERA right around 3.5 from here on out.

  3. Robby Avatar
    Robby

    I think that Halladay will be solid from here on out but I don’t think of him as a top 5, or even top 10 starter like most. 3.5 ERA and 7 wins from here on out sounds about right…

  4. Brett Avatar
    Brett

    By the way I love your stuff guys.

  5. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Good to hear Brett. Compliments are always welcome. Congrats on your upcoming wedding.

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