David Wells is an Idiot

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I actually said, " I can't believe they signed that idiot." :D

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/12/11/not_exactly_an_idiotic_signing/

[Crash Course]

This is interesting - because I was thinking about Wells yesterday, on a separate issue, and this now reminds me to look it up.

I can only hope this works out as well as when Cone and Mendoza came over. :stinker:

[Crash Course]

The thing I wanted to see, where Wells ranked, against other LHP, in the peak of his carreer:


1995-2002

LEFT HANDED PITCHERS
INNINGS PITCHED displayed only--not a sorting criteria
NEUTRAL WINS displayed only--not a sorting criteria
BASERUNNERS/9 IP vs. the league average displayed only--not a sorting criteria
STRIKEOUTS/9 IP vs. the league average displayed only--not a sorting criteria
STRIKEOUTS/WALKS vs. the league average displayed only--not a sorting criteria

RSAA RSAA IP N_W BR/9 IP SO/9 IP SO/BB
1 Randy Johnson 388 1763 137 3.12 5.72 2.63
2 Tom Glavine 227 1822.1 130 1.20 -1.11 -.11
3 Al Leiter 132 1555.1 113 0.81 1.01 0.09
4 Andy Pettitte 122 1584.1 114 0.72 -.08 0.31
5 Jamie Moyer 108 1521.2 95 2.01 -.89 0.79
6 Denny Neagle 102 1530.1 97 1.08 -.24 0.54
T7 David Wells 88 1628 104 1.83 -.16 1.54
T7 Chuck Finley 88 1564 106 0.60 1.96 0.40
T9 Mike Hampton 80 1584 100 -.17 -1.02 -.33
T9 Kenny Rogers 80 1524.2 85 0.47 -1.10 -.17

I thought he would have ranked higher - much higher. Must have been my Yankee bias. :o

[hmrsf]

This is interesting - because I was thinking about Wells yesterday, on a separate issue, and this now reminds me to look it up.

I can only hope this works out as well as when Cone and Mendoza came over. :stinker:

I'll take Cone, he was not that bad for a cheap price. You can have Mendoza......please take Mendoza!