Quintana Is NOT The Answer

[TheChicagoFan]

I think what Saber was saying is that he isn't that great of a pitcher.

But the reason why he's the answer is because Floyd and Humber are never going to have their actual ERA be the same as their xERA.

 

[DMelt36]

Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | Dave Bolland throws the first pitch in Chicago - Video | MLB.com: Multimedia

:yeah:

 

[DewsSox79]

still looks good

 

[TheChicagoFan]

still looks good

Hart is hitting him hard, but that's about it. He pitches to contact, so he'll give up a couple runs. Sox just need to back him up. Not a bad 4-5 in the rotation.

 

[dabynsky]

Keep an Eye on José Quintana? | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball

Article on fangraphs about Quintana

 

[Capt. Serious]

Btw, someone fix his damn name in the topic title.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

Btw, someone fix his damn name in the topic title.

The title has no error...

 

[dabynsky]

It did. It was fixed.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

Keep an Eye on José Quintana? | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball

Article on fangraphs about Quintana

Uh-Oh they used xFIP. Dews will flip.

 

[dabynsky]

Uh-Oh they used xFIP. Dews will flip.

The article is actually pretty similar to what Saber wrote to start this thread. It has a little more praise for Cooper and basically implies if he succeeds that it is another cap in the feather for Coop.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

The article is actually pretty similar to what Saber wrote to start this thread. It has a little more praise for Cooper and basically implies if he succeeds that it is another cap in the feather for Coop.

I don't agree. Saber wrote this trying to prove that Floyd and Humber were better than they were showing and that Quintana wasn't that good.

And I think we all agree on the fact that Quintana is a pitch-to-contact pitcher and that's going to give him a high fly ball ratio obviously. The thing is that he gets quick outs. Probably a better reliever than starter, but need him to be a starter right now.

Agree that if he is successful Coop gets all the credit. Was nice to see them compliment Coop for being the best pitching coach in baseball.

 

[dabynsky]

What I read from Saber was that Quintana was due to regress and used many of the same arguments that the Fangraph article did.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

What I read from Saber was that Quintana was due to regress and used many of the same arguments that the Fangraph article did.

Yes. But he also said that Floyd and Humber would get better.

 

[whitesoxman77]

So yeah...
:gtfo:

 

[BigP50]

What a game by Jose!

 

[SaberSox]

Yes. But he also said that Floyd and Humber would get better.

I still say that. Floyd anyway. Humber will too, but he doesn't have Floyd's stuff. Humber walks too many people.

 

[SaberSox]

I think what Saber was saying is that he isn't that great of a pitcher.

But the reason why he's the answer is because Floyd and Humber are never going to have their actual ERA be the same as their xERA.

that rarely happens. But with such a huge discrepancy between the ERA & xERA, corrections should becoming...hopefully.

 

[Capt. Serious]

Quintana has gone 97 consecutive batters without issuing a walk, the longest active streak in the Majors.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

I still say that. Floyd anyway. Humber will too, but he doesn't have Floyd's stuff. Humber walks too many people.

I agree. I think Floyd and Humber will get better. Humber because he won't get injured and Floyd because Coop will work with him and he'll be smarter about his pitches from now on.

But I still like Quintana. Despite what his xFIP says or whatever.

 

[SaberSox]

I don't agree. Saber wrote this trying to prove that Floyd and Humber were better than they were showing and that Quintana wasn't that good.

Not really, but that's how the thread evolved. I was pointing out that Quintana is not the long-term solution to the White Sox starting pitching problems and gave my reasons why I thought that. Then brett05 chirped about Humber & Floyd a few posts later, insinuating that Quintana is better than both of them. That's how Humber/Floyd came into and ended up dominating the thread.