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Originally Posted by Zeke
acquiring guys like davies\mazzaro\bannister etc isn't the problem. It's sticking with them for YEARS after it's shown it won't work. Forcing the fans to watch the same guys run out constantly.
And I beg to differ on your comment they were better than anything else.
KC had a guy 2 years ago they got off the waiver wire that put up good numbers in Omaha. He was given a glimpse of the big leagues.. and didn't do poorly. However, getting Bannister, Davies and O'Sullivan their starts was more important. -> Phil Humber
They are there... This is just one example that encompasses 3 of the 4 mentioned.
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Probably went too long with Davies, but the guy did have pockets where he was a very competent pitcher. Same for Bannister. I understand why they stuck with, albeit too long. We're going down the very same path with Hochever.
O'Sullivan, hell if I know why he every got more than a cup of coffee.
All of the criticism regarding trades that have been completed are overblown IMO, as Duncan has said. The bottom line is very simple --- we haven't developed young pitching. DM understands the importance, he said when he got the job that pitching is the currency of baseball. He came from the Braves organization, that thrived by developing young pitchers. But we have almost nothing to show after six years. Therefore, we've been broke.