Midstate01;1233235 wrote:Not a division changing trade IMO. Wandy has been rapidly decreasing the last 2 years. K's way down and era going up. BUT he's solid for the back end I suppose.
From what I read on a blog:
1. Wandy's numbers should improve in Pittsburgh simply because their park is more friendly for left-handed pitchers.
2. None of the losses are of real consequence. Owens was a back-end guy in the rotation and likely wouldn't have been any real help this year, at least. Cain will be lucky to wind up a back-end guy in the rotation. Grossman's main attribute has been his ability to get on base. As a young guy goes up in a system, they find more and more pitchers who are competent enough to not walk guys with good discipline all the time, which makes it harder and harder for them to stand out. Last year, he was their organizational player of the year at high-A Bradenton. This year, he's batting .250 at AA Altoona.
3. At the least, it's a low-risk, low-reward move. More preferably, it improves the rotation a good bit.
