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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Pitchers go in waves though. We had plenty of evidence Chen would never be effective and he was in KC at an old age for whatever reason. As the old Philly gm said "nobody has figured out pitching for the last 100 years"
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I know we've debated it before, but some guys just consistently buck their advanced stats (good or bad). Chen has become one of those over the past 3-4 years, which is not completely unheard of (especially for soft-tossing lefties).
That's why you have to incorporate the scout's eye with advanced numbers and apply context. Keeps the numbers from lying to you.