Yesterday, John Kruk and Karl Ravich were the commentators for ESPN's Grapefruit League coverage of the Mets and the Indians, when Kruk announced his NL East predictions:
Phillies
Braves
Mets
Marlins
Nationals
Did Kruk actually put the Mets in third place??? But what about that Santana guy?
Well that struck up a debate between he and Ravich that's already hit YouTube. Ravish challenged Kruk, insinuating he has a homer.
Kruk: Karl, again, it's their pitching. You know what you'll get from (Johan) Santana, but you don't know what you'll get from Pedro (Martinez) yet. Can he give you 27-32 starts?
Ravich: He's a 20 game winner this year, he said he's back and he felt great today.
Kruk: Okay, well that was after two innings in the minor leagues. I hope he is, he's a fun guy to watch pitch, but that remains to be seen. El Duque, getting older, if that's possible. You saw Oliver Perez today, with the inconsistency that he brings in your rotation. Great stuff, but he hasn't yet in my mind put it together where you can say this guy is a solid number two or number three starter.
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