I get your point and I understand why you are caut...

2009-09-22T19:33:34.903-05:00

I get your point and I understand why you are cautious. I'm buying into Tejeda because of his ability to miss bats. Period. Now one thing I haven't touched on but is probably a concern is does he have the stamina to start 32 games? I don't know, nobody does. But I'd rather they take a chance on him then overpaying some 30-something retread. And if it doesn't work then he can move back to the pen with the question answered on whether or not he should start.

Thanks for your input, that was a quality comment.

Keep in mind that most of Tejeda's numbers we...

2009-09-22T16:28:07.788-05:00

Keep in mind that most of Tejeda's numbers were accumulated as a reliever, not a starter. Pitchers are generally about 1 "run" of FIP/RA/whatever better as a reliever than they are as a starter. It has to do with getting down to just your best 1-2 pitches and not having to worry about conserve your energy and stuff.

Not that the Davies comparison is completely apt, but thewhole point is the small sample size issue. Here's an important point: Almost all pitchers (both starters and relievers) heavily regress towards about an 11%=12% HR/FB rate. Last season during his "breakout" (one of the dumbest non-concepts in the currency of baseball conversation), Kyle Davies had about a 6.9% HR/FB rate. This season, he's back at 11.7%. Back to suckitude.

Robinson Tejeda's HR/FB rate so far this season currently stands at 1.4%. That's insanely lucky.

Not saying that Tejeda isn't potentially useful as a #5 or maybe even #4 pitcher, but we should be realistic. More likely, he and Davies both are suited better to the bullpen.

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I get your point and I understand why you are caut...

Keep in mind that most of Tejeda's numbers we...