Wandy Rodriguez

[magnumo]

At this point, this guy is NOT looking like an upgrade over Kevin Correia. Wandy now has a 4.74 ERA over three starts and has given up 4 HR's over 19 innings. In fact, he's looking exactly like a left-handed Correia. That's kinda disappointing. :frown:

Maybe he'll start pitching better..... I sure hope so. Never thought I'd say this, but right now, I'd rather have Correia back in the rotation and Owens, Grossman, and Cain back. The Pirates would be no worse off, and the system would be stronger. Wonder if Houston would give us a "do-over?"

 

[SFNL]

Middle relief on this team.

 

[magnumo]

Just checked Wandy's game log. Seems that he's been mediocre for quite a while:

Wandy Rodriguez Game By Game Stats and Performance - Pittsburgh Pirates - ESPN

 

[TheBurgh88]

Hated the trade when they made it. Hope I am wrong tho.

 

[Illinest]

Maybe you should check Correias game log going back to the start of his career before you compare him to Wandy. I have more faith in Wandy pulling together a few nice starts than Correia.

 

[TheBurgh88]

I agree Correia hasn't been very good either but he's not costing us 3 prospects and a hefty salary the next 3 years to be very average.

Combine Rodriguez's salary and what is now guaranteed to Tabata the next few years and these could be mistakes that a small market team can't afford to make.

With Marte projected to be the future LF and now Snider in right there is no room for Tabata. Unless he rebounds and they can dump him, paying him 4-5 million a few years down the road is gonna sting. Giving him 15 million when he was unestablished now has us on the hook when he could have easily been a non tender candidate.

I give Neal credit for trying to improve the team and make a run but I don't think these 2 moves were very wise. Time will tell. Again I hope I am wrong.