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antisticky · 05-14-2008, 04:07 AM

I think judgment of the trade needs to wait more than 1.5 months into the season. Early returns are astoundingly good for both parties, but 48.1 IP (for Volquez) and 185 PAs (for Hamilton) are not large enough sample sizes to reasonably judge performance.

IMHO, if talent level and performance are even, which at this time is still debatable for Volquez/Hamilton, position players are inherently more valuable than pitchers.

# of games for a healthy position player: 162
# of starts for a healthy starting pitcher: 30 +/- 3

05-14-2008, 04:07 AM	#69
antisticky Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 14	I think judgment of the trade needs to wait more than 1.5 months into the season. Early returns are astoundingly good for both parties, but 48.1 IP (for Volquez) and 185 PAs (for Hamilton) are not large enough sample sizes to reasonably judge performance. IMHO, if talent level and performance are even, which at this time is still debatable for Volquez/Hamilton, position players are inherently more valuable than pitchers. # of games for a healthy position player: 162 # of starts for a healthy starting pitcher: 30 +/- 3 Last edited by antisticky; 05-14-2008 at 04:08 AM.