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Originally Posted by enbambam6986
Gum's pitching vs Exit's pitching
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Going to try to pair each team's top pitcher with each other, next best pitcher with each other, and so on, as that's the best way of doing this
Gum vs EMB
Starters:
1. Felix vs. Sonny Gray-----------------Advantage-
Gum. Super close, but Felix gets the tiebreaker due to his track record and strikeout ability. This could easily change to Sonny if he puts together another dominant year or two
2. Arrieta vs. Archer---------------------Advantage-
Gum. Another super close one. This one is tough because both pitchers kinda came out of nowhere last year. I'd expect a regression from both next year, but think Arrieta would regress less, if that makes sense
3. Fernandez vs. Darvish----------------Advantage-
Exit. Geez, all of these are so close. Will be interesting to gauge this again when both are fully healthy. I give it to Darvish because he is absolutely a strikeout machine when healthy. It's incredible
4. Cueto vs. Zimmerman----------------Advantage-
Gum. Another tough one, I think Cueto's move back to the NL makes him a better fantasy piece than Zimmerman after moving to the AL
5. Carrasco vs. Odorizzi-----------------Advantage-
Gum. This is where Gum's depth starts to take over. I'm not sold on Odorizzi yet either
6. Salazar vs. Hammels-----------------Advantage-
Gum. Younger, better strikeout potential
7. Richards vs. Berrios------------------Advantage-
Gum. Has to be Richards until Berrios debuts, but Berrios could easily be a much better pitcher in a year or two
8. Stroman vs. Corbin--------------------Advantage-
Exit. It's Corbin for not, but Stroman may have the better future. Don't know a lot about either of these guys
9. Ian Kennedy vs. Urias------------------Advantage-
Exit. Kennedy's nothing special in fantasy, so I give the nod to Urias' potential for now
Other SPs-
Holland, Tropeano vs. Brian Johnson------Advantage-
Gum. Gum just has so many frickin SPs
Relievers:
1. Robertson vs. Chapman------------------Advantage-
Exit, hard to top Chapman even with his possible suspension
2. Casilla vs. Giles---------------------------Advantage-
Exit
3. Wilhemsen vs. Doolittle------------------Advantage-
Exit, think Doolittle will be better this year
Totals (starters):
Gum- 7
Exit- 3
It's pretty much impossible to top Gum because he has so much depth, both in quality and quantity. You could easily argue Sonny over Felix, but you could easily argue Fernandez over Darvish as well. Overall, it's hard for anyone to put up much of a fight against Gums's SPs
Totals (relievers):
Gum- 0
Exit -3
Exit does win the closer battle pretty easily. However, when you have the pitching staff Gum does, all you really need are 2 somewhat competent closers and you'll be fine