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VORP - Garland +11.6Cabrera +8.5Fairly minor difference, and to Blue's point, Cabrera is probably a heckuva lot cheaper.
Cabrera started 14 games against the AL East (all teams had winning records) while Garland started 11 games against the AL West (all teams with losing records). Cabrera not only faced stiffer competition but pitched a majority of his games in parks that are considered "hitter friendly". Garland started a majority of his games in neutral or "pitcher friendly" parks. I think Cabrera would benefit more from a change than Garland but if he doesn't start striking out batters at a higher rate than last year it really won't matter.
Cabrera's problem is control, not velocity or movement or quality of competition. The plate and strike zone are pretty much the same size now, both leagues.
Cabrera's main problem is between his ears. Look at his numbers with Hernandez as his catcher then compare them to what he did when Quiroz was behind the plate.
Besides knuckleballers, any pitcher who needs a specific catcher to pitch well should not be in the majors, IMO.
Besides knuckleballers, any pitcher (especially vets) who needs a specific catcher to pitch well should not be in the majors, IMO.
You mean like Greg Maddux did?
What's odd is that Cabrera wasn't even a good Minor League pitcher. I'm hoping he does well here, but it's pretty hard to believe he'll be much better than he has been his whole career.
When I started looking at his stats it was because I thought the guy wasn't worth having on any staff. But I couldn't ignore the stats that don't agree with my opinion.There is enough there to justify a 1 year, $2.6M contract.I like having the backup catcher be the personal catcher for one of the starters and Sundays. This allows the starting catcher to remain strong thoughout the season. It allows for a "head case" or a young pitcher to have a better relationship with his catcher than the starter has time to provide. It also allows the starting catcher to concentrate more on the other four starters.
I've never minded taking chances on guys. My only problem w/ this signing is we only really had room for one more starter. I guess I was hoping we'd get a #3 or higher instead of another #5.
Does the signing of Cabrera guarantee that we won't bring back Perez?
What do you think Olsen projects as a starter? #3?
On our team? This year or down the road? This year I'd say he'll be our #2 or #3.
Yes, our team. We have Olsen for 3 more years I think (and possibly more if we sign him in the future to an extension). What do you think he projects as down the road?
