I'd say ace. If I had Brandon Webb, I'd stick him right at the front of my rotation and I'd have no qualms about it.valley_card22 wrote:So do you think Webb is an ace or borderline or future?
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Zambrano is great, but I still think he walks way too many people to be considered an Ace. It's close though. Z's BB/G was 4.9 last year.Kyle wrote:I believe that Zambrano is a bonafide ace.RC21 wrote:I'd put Zambrano on the True Ace list, but it's so subjective. If Liriano comes back full strength or even close, he'll be on there too.
An ERA+ over 130 over a four year span is pretty darn impressive.
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Take a look at this.valley_card22 wrote:I dont know. Maybe I just dont know alot about him. Im not trying to start an agruement, more of a talk about whats/whos an ace, who's not.
He's essentially a one-trick-pony, but that one trick is very, very nice.
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Well, like Popeye said, he's not a traditional ace because he does it with a power sinker instead of eye-popping velocity, and doesn't rack up a TON of K's. But he gets plenty, along with a lot of groundballs. It's hard to score on a guy who doesn't let the ball leave the infield. He's like Carp, Jr., with lots of K's and GB's.valley_card22 wrote:I dont know. Maybe I just dont know alot about him. Im not trying to start an agruement, more of a talk about whats/whos an ace, who's not.
He's one of my favorite pitchers to watch.
Also, he's played for some bad Arizona teams, and the BOB has inflated his numbers a bit.
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