Any time a team can add a pitcher like Roy Oswalt, bad back and all, it should make that move. How many teams have three No. 1s in rotation?
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If you're the "ace" of a team that scores a buttload of runs like the Phillies, you should win more than 15 games in a season. Know who hasn't? Ever? Cole Hamels. You also might want to strike out over 200 guys (Hamels 200 K seasons: 0) or lead the team in wins (Jamie Moyer did so the past two years and is STILL ahead of Hamels this year). So who's that third "No. 1" we're talking about?
How do you suppose the Braves feel about facing Halladay, Hamels and Oswalt in a series? Cardinals? Reds? Yankees?
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Sheesh, did I miss the hordes of people out there ripping the Oswalt trade? Because Morsch is almost rabid in his twittering here.
Ask Cubs fans how they'd feel about a rotation that features Halladay, Hamels and Oswalt. And having Dom Brown in the lineup.
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Let's wait a while before declaring "Dom" Brown Baseball's Jesus, eh?
It's typical of Morsch to think that a pitcher who has excelled for exactly one month of his career is a "No. 1." Let's take a gander on how that third ace of ours stacks up against the rest of the league, shall we?
ERA
Roy Halladay: 2.21 (2nd in NL)
Roy Osawlt: 3.42
Cole Hamels: 3.48
WHIP
Roy Halladay: 1.02 (3rd in NL)
Jamie Moyer: 1.10
Roy Oswalt: 1.11
Cole Hamels: 1.30 (just behind 4th ace Kyle Kendrick)
Complete Games
Roy Halladay: 8 (1st)
Jamie Moyer: 2
Roy Oswalt: 1
Cole Hamels: 0
Lest you think I'm cherry-picking, let's compare Mr. Hamels to some other "aces": Ubaldo Jimenez, Adam Wainwright, Roy Halladay, Tim Lincecum, Josh Johnson, and Cliff Lee. Wins? Hamels is last. Losses? Hamels has the second most. Complete games? Hamels has the fewest. Innings pitched? Hamels has the least. Runs? Hamels has given up the most. ERA? Hamels's is the worst. Home runs? Hamels has given up the most. WHIP? Hamels's is the highest. Batting average against? Again, Hamels is at the bottom of the list.
You see, there's a reason why we have had to get Lee, Halladay and now Oswalt - Cole Hamels isn't them. Not even close.
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