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seahawksfan234
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Their statistical comparison as of this post:
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I am not a homer in this choice. Felix Hernandez. I think a pitcher has an advantage in the rookie year. Hernandez has been great for a while. Homer pick Anibal Sanchez!!!
This is a really hard decision to make without being a homer. I would usually say Felix because the NY pitcher gets the NY lineup behind him, but I'm pretty sure the M's lineup has been better than the Yankees this year.
I think the last 2 starts for either guy could determine the winner, especially if Tanaka pitches himself out of contention staying in the set rotation.
Right now though, I'll go with Felix based on him facing the likes of Oakland, LAA, and Texas (though they're not as formidable as years passed) over Tanaka who gets to face Boston and Tampa more often. Yes, Toronto is great, but I gotta split hairs I guess.
ALWAYS take a proven commodity over a rookie. Felix has been doing it for years.
This thread is irrelevant, the way the Yankee rotation is set up not only will Tanaka not start, it's highly unlikely that he'll even throw a single pitch in the ASG.
Tanaka would really impress me if he's closing in on 2000 innings when's he's 28, like King Felix.