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Originally Posted by Aguakate
That can be a good rotation. I guess the "X" factor would have to be Burnett.
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If by "X" you mean "his laughable contract ought to be X'd out", I'd agree.
After the 2nd Sunday of May last year, Phil Hughes' ERA was a 5, his win total was hugely inflated by league leading run support, and he allowed the most home runs in the league. Burnett's most direct comparable at this point in his career is Pete Harnisch, yet he's getting paid ace money for reasons that no one can truly explain. Ivan Nova had nearly a 4 ERA and a 1.4 WHIP in his
minor league career, and Freddy Garcia is now at least 5 seasons away from being anything more than a league average innings eater, plus he's become injury prone. This is, on its best day, the third best rotation in the AL East, and that's solely because of the guy heading it up.