It seems that Shaun Marcum has shaken off the injury bug after putting up consecutive, near-200-inning seasons. He was one of my favorites coming into 2011, but I was disappointed with his move to the National League. His walk rate went up (6.9 BB% up from 5.4%), strikeout rate went down (19.2 K% down from 20.6%) and his ground ball rate continued to fall (37.2 GB% down from 38.4%). There’s nothing really wrong with Marcum as a pitcher, but his upside is limited and in today’s world where quality pitching is so plentiful Marcum is basically your middle-of-the-road starter.
Best case scenario: Matt Cain (SF)
Similar players: Alexi Ogando (TEX), John Danks (CHW), Ted Lilly (LAD)
Worst case scenario: Colby Lewis (TEX)
Strengths
Control, vs. righties. It was only one season ago when Marcum put up a pristine 5.4 walk percentage and it’s not like he has been bad his other years either. For his career, Marcum walks 7.3 percent of batter faced. He’s also much better...
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Matt Cain,
Alexi Ogando,
John Danks,
Ted Lilly
TEAMS: Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers
TEAMS: Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers
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