Ubaldo Jimenez is Consistent

[Old#5fan]

This thread is trash. The op has had it out for ubaldo, and thinks Nate mclouth, Scott Feldman and Jason Hammel are difference makers. Every time he's had a chance, he's championed those guys. He sits and waits for his chance to tell us how we should have kept mclouth, or hammel. Troll. The os finally took a risk and signed a pitcher to a semi big deal. He hasn't looked great yet, but 3 starts doesn't make a season so let's just hold off for a little while.

Hasn't looked great?????? He's looked HORRIBLE. Open your eyes man. His putrid pitching has NOTHING to do with Feldman, McCouth, or Hammel. But I will say one thing, none of them have been overpaid to stink up the field like this guy has.. I have every right to complain about this guy. He STINKS!

[Can_of_corn]

Hasn't looked great?????? He's looked HORRIBLE. Open your eyes man. His putrid pitching has NOTHING to do with Feldman, McCouth, or Hammel. But I will say one thing, none of them have been overpaid to stink up the field like this guy has.. I have every right to complain about this guy. He STINKS!

Nate got paid 7 million in 2011 to play at replacement level for 81 games with the Braves, after getting paid 5 million in 2010 to play well below replacement level.

I would say he qualifies as being grossly overpaid to under perform.

[Outlander]

Game one he was ok. I agree he hasn't looked good , but it's early in the season. You have been on record stating how you think those guys....and b rob will be missed. I don't think they will be, and I bet ubaldo ends up being a very valuable piece of our team.

[MrOrange82]

Yeah, goodness gracious. If only we'd signed Aaron Harang. 0.71 ERA in a robust 12.2 innings pitched in 2014. He's a beast!

Granted, he's going to have to compete with the 11 other pitchers who currently boast ERAs under 1.00, but I think Harang's a lock for the Cy Young.

Gotta love April.

[scOtt]

Hasn't looked great?????? He's looked HORRIBLE. Open your eyes man. His putrid pitching has NOTHING to do with Feldman, McCouth, or Hammel. But I will say one thing, none of them have been overpaid to stink up the field like this guy has.. I have every right to complain about this guy. He STINKS!

Three starts man! He isn't terrible. He has pitched terrible so far. FOR THREE STARTS.

Relax. You'll live longer.

[Old#5fan]

Nate got paid 7 million in 2011 to play at replacement level for 81 games with the Braves, after getting paid 5 million in 2010 to play well below replacement level.

I would say he qualifies as being grossly overpaid to under perform.

Not by the Orioles. I don't care what other teams overpay players. I hope they do.

[Loophole]

If Garcia was shutting us down today O5F would be singing his praises. Try to widen the scope just a little bit man.

[Can_of_corn]

Not by the Orioles. I don't care what other teams overpay players. I hope they do.

I was just pointing out that your earlier statement was factually incorrect. Now that you decided to move the goalposts I will mention that I'm inclined to think that Hammel didn't exactly earn his 6.75 million last season.

[tntoriole]

Signing Feldman would have looked pretty smart right now I guess, but my feeling is that Ubaldo is going to be fine.

[Old#5fan]

Three starts man! He isn't terrible. He has pitched terrible so far. FOR THREE STARTS.

Relax. You'll live longer.

If he doesn't get it together, no way I waste my money on a ticket when he is the starter of a game.

[MrOrange82]

Signing Feldman would have looked pretty smart right now I guess, but my feeling is that Ubaldo is going to be fine.

I'll take it a step further and wager that Jimenez has better numbers than Feldman at the end of the season.

[Old#5fan]

I was just pointing out that your earlier statement was factually incorrect. Now that you decided to move the goalposts I will mention that I'm inclined to think that Hammel didn't exactly earn his 6.75 million last season.

He was hurt.

[Can_of_corn]

He was hurt.

So? Sounds like an excuse to me.

He didn't earn his paycheck.

[Old#5fan]

Signing Feldman would have looked pretty smart right now I guess, but my feeling is that Ubaldo is going to be fine.

I wonder if you will still feel that way by the end of May when he is 0-7 witha 6.25 ERA?

[scOtt]

If he doesn't get it together, no way I waste my money on a ticket when he is the starter of a game.

I'm just saying, he needs a couple months for us to even make any conclusions. He was one of THE best pitchers in the majors end of last year.