Here is why I think it is a bad move. Park was reasonably successfull at home and struggled on the road. The spacious confines of L.A, scew his stats. Now he is going to be in The Ballpark at Arlington, a hitters park. Could make for a subpar season. Park's road ERA over the last three seasons at home is 3.12, on the road 4.72. I am expecting an ERA comporable to that with the Rangers. To top it off Park is switching leagues and no longer has the luxery of pitching to a pitcher.
I didn't like it because it was money poorly spent. For 15 Million a year the Rangers got a solid pitcher. Here are his stats over the last 4 years.
61-41
3.82
219 Innings
For the same money they could have had:
Helling
61-42
4.74
217 Innings
and
Sele
69-35
4.48
211 Innings
I like Park, but I think the Rangers could have gotten more for their money.
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