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Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi
Just because they think he will be great doesn’t mean he’s ready for that yet. Carpenter wasn’t the same guy in Toronto that he was his last few years here.
I’m also not trying to be overly argumentative because I wouldn’t have a problem with either. A lot of it will depend how the rotation falls because I doubt we have a spot clinched going into the last weekend against the Cubs.
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6 weeks ago I think it's probably a close question. 2 weeks from now it could be again.
But Mikolas is a guy that pitches backwards and has to do crafty righty stuff. Teams can/will eventually adjust to that. Moreover, he just looks like he's a little tired right now.
Meanwhile Flaherty can just come right at you and beat you with raw stuff. That's how you win in the post-season. Better still, Flaherty - at least right now - doesn't appear to be tiring.
Obviously things could change between now and then. Frankly, we may not have the luxury of setting up our rotation and maybe
Gomber has to take the start. But if I could set up my rotation any way I wanted for the WC game, it would be Flaherty without question.