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Originally Posted by stevem810
Interesting to see how the numbers look at the end of this season. He must have a pretty good stamina rating. I noticed he logged a 136 PC. Another tool in his tool kit.
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Sorry- moving so fast with this one lately that I am just now seeing this.
Yes, he has a 10 stamina rating. I keep thinking that I don't want to over-use him at this age but so far he seems to be able to work deep into games (and even, on one occasion this year, into extra innings) with minimal loss of effectiveness.
He really just got better and better as the season progressed to the point where he was clearly our best pitcher for the past month or more. Might already be the best starter on the team. With his poor movement, I keep expecting the bottom to fall out on this. (As several here, in another thread, have assured me will happen.) But so far, no signs of that. My feeling is that there might be level of world-class stuff (which this kid seems to have) and well above average control (which he is projected to have and already shows signs of) that might mitigate the propensity to give up homers. I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high, but he's looking very much like an ace to me.
Oh, and now that his regular season is over (he will definitely be on the World Series roster and will get a chance to start at least one game), here are his numbers for the 1969 season: