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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
He has been in negatives all year, except maybe for the first week. He's with San Francisco, though, not San Diego.
Guthrie ranks 70/71, which doesn't surprise me. 3rd starter types are where the qualification cut-offs start... as the No. 4 and 5 spots typically bounce for a lot of teams.
He's a fringe No. 3/solid No. 4 starter.
fWAR for pitchers ranks Wade Davis (39th overall) higher than each of the following:
Jeff Locke
Kris Medlen
Paul Maholm
Tommy Millone
Andrew Cashner
Jeremy Hefner
Wade Miley
Kyle Lohse
Jarrod Parker
Bronson Arroyo
Ryan Dempster
Chris Tillman
Is there a SINGLE guy on that list you legitimately think is WORSE than Wade Davis?
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From the eyeball test, I would have to agree. FG gives tons of credit for normalizing HR rates on fly balls and he's been stung a bit. The problem with Davis is his defenders say "he'll revert to his career data". Problem is his career data includes stints in the pen. I'm sure Hoch's data has improved this year over his career too.