Atlanta Braves: 2010 Rotation Could Be Dominant

Alright....I've had enough. I've had enough of having any momentum completely drained from watching another horrendous Kawakami start. Now, I'm not here to bash the man, because he hasn't pitch completely bad all season...just not very good. Entering tonights game against Josh Johnson and the Marlins, Kawakami had a 4.04 ERA with 72 K's to 43 walks. Not bad if you need him as a No. 5 pitcher. However, the problem has been his innings pitched. Javier Vazquez, just for comparisons has pitched 133 innings to a tune of 2.98 ERA. 33 extra innings! That's about 3-4 extra games pitched. Kawakami's short night tonight (4 plus innings, 6 Earned) are not going to help his numbers very much. Nor will it help his bid to keep his spot in the rotation. The Braves currently have 3 pitchers with sub 3.00 ERAs in  Tommy Hanson, Jair Jurrjens, and Vazquez. Derek Lowe's ERA is a bit high, though a 5-6 game stretch of poor performance skyrocketed it. Lowe has been p...