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CNNSI's Jon Weisman Ranks Rotations

He has the Brewers with the 3rd best rotation in the NL (behind Arizona and LA, and ahead of Atlanta):

From the article:

Milwaukee Brewers (14 points)

  • Above-average (9): Ben Sheets, Carlos Villanueva, Yovani Gallardo
  • Average to above-average (4): Jeff Suppan, Chris Capuano
  • Up-and-coming (1): Manny Parra
  • Below-average (0): David Bush, Claudio Vargas
  • Comment: Villenueva and Gallardo might not be national names (compared to Sheets, anyway), but they are the keys to making the Brewers' rotation among the tops in the league. Suppan and Capuano could be as good as you'll find in the No. 4 and No. 5 slots of an NL rotation -- and Bush has his fans as well.

    Here's the link:

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_weisman/12/20/nl.rotations/index.html

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    Yay arbitrary systems!
    I like them best when they say we're good. I don't get why Dave Bush is a below average pitcher though. You'd think he'd be the wildly inconsistent type at least.
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    by TheJay on Dec 21, 2007 5:27 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

    Didn't read the article..
    but did he mention how he rated the players?  Was there a some kind of formula?
    TED IS TO NED WHAT CHENEY IS TO BUSH.

    by CATALYST on Dec 21, 2007 5:39 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

    I think TheJay's comment says it all
    In terms of methodology, this is of the "one guy's opinion" variety

    by keephopealive on Dec 21, 2007 11:26 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

    Promising to say the least
    I don't know if I necessarily agree with his individual players rankings, but I do believe the overall rotation should easily be in the top 5 in the NL.

    My first thoughts looking at our pitchers' rankings where that: a healthy Sheets could potentially move into the super above-average ranking; as much as I love Villanueva I see him over the course of the year pitching in the average to above-average rankings, not the above-average; and I was also surprised by Bush's low ranking.

    This just in...Ned Yost has officially announced he will be taking over the Left Field duties for the Miwaukee Brewers in 2008...

    by MadJimiBrewha on Dec 21, 2007 6:53 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

    Remember...
    Last year's rotation was ranked high by a lot of sources, too.
    I do like this rotation much, much more obviously. If they can keep Sheets and the two young guns healthy is be the key.

    by Jordan M on Dec 22, 2007 6:41 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

    Villanueva
    Is Villanueva going to be a starting pitcher next year, and Bush is better than Capuano

    by Denning16 on Dec 23, 2007 9:16 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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