False: "Pitcher X's ERA will be a run higher in the AL East"

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1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'd say you are not using a conventional definition of the word possibly.

I'm not even going to go into you using projections to declare that Hellickson couldn't possibly be an upgrade since that whole line of reasoning is ridiculous.

Let's just look at the big five and Hellickson, since they are the only ones with anything close to a useful sample size.

4.71

5.02

5.39

5.85

5.99

He is within .53 runs of 4/5ths the O's current rotation.  By my definition that puts him "pretty much in line" with the rest of them.

I would think that you would agree that .5 a run isn't a huge amount and that honestly anyone of the six players listed might perform the best over the rest of the season (With Gausman looking like the best candidate given his recent results).

By no means am I excited about the acquisition but the O's starting pitching has been bad enough that even as someone who has been as bad as Hellickson has been might be an improvement.

Yeah, I should have said it differently, I meant that Tillman was the only guy you could make a strong case for being worse statistically than Hellickson so far this season.

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7 minutes ago, phillyOs119 said:

Yeah, I should have said it differently, I meant that Tillman was the only guy you could make a strong case for being worse statistically than Hellickson so far this season.

That I can agree with.