Meet Chad Gaudin

With Sergio Mitre not impressing, the Yankees made a deal with San Diego for Chad Gaudin. Gaudin's probably best known for his 2007 season in Oakland, where he pitched 199.1 innings with an ERA+ of 95, which is around average for a starter. He's got a career ERA of 4.58 and is only 26 years old, but has struggled with the Padres in 2009, putting up an ERA of 5.13 despite a very nice FIP of 3.68. The Padres defense has been below average this year, although not necessarily much worse than the Yankees (- 16.8 UZR versus -14.7), but that could be part of the reason for the ERA/FIP disparity. Most of the projection systems were pretty bullish on Gaudin entering 2009. These projections were made for Gaudin as a Cub, so keep that in mind. chad gaudin IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA FIP RSAA RSAR 2009 chone projection 74 68 32 30 6 30 76 3.65 3.42 7.0 16.3 2009 marcel projection 101 98 51 46 11 43 81 4.10 4.29 4.5 17.1 2009 pecota proj...