Edinson Volquez
Edinson Volquez
What are people's thoughts on Volquez? How useful will he be going forward?
Re: Edinson Volquez
I was asked about Volquez last night on Sirius radio and I said that personally I don't see him - as he is throwing and acting now - returning to the flash we saw a few years ago when he first landed in Cincinnati
Now actual value varies - league size, context, reserve rules etc......he can be a useful pitcher in leagues where strikeouts are a category but not until he is throwing better in my opinion......put it this way, I likely play in more leagues than you do and he is not on any of my teams, so I didn't view him as highly as a lot of competitors (and on draft day there is a point where I would have taken him but it just never happened)
Now actual value varies - league size, context, reserve rules etc......he can be a useful pitcher in leagues where strikeouts are a category but not until he is throwing better in my opinion......put it this way, I likely play in more leagues than you do and he is not on any of my teams, so I didn't view him as highly as a lot of competitors (and on draft day there is a point where I would have taken him but it just never happened)
Re: Edinson Volquez
I have him in NFBC and it has been frustrating to have him, you watch the 1st inning implosions every start and then he teases you into starting him again by pitching 4-5 pretty decent innings after that. As of right now he is on my bench until I see him get thru a 1s inning with tanking my WHIP and ERA for the day.
Re: Edinson Volquez
Never been a Volquez guy, even pre-injury.
His BB/9, even in his good 2008 season was too high. He got by that year because of a low HR/9.
He is sort of a strange pitcher in that he is a ground ball guy but his HR/9 was always high, because his HR/FB was high. He always had the POTENTIAL to be something special if his BB/9 improved and his HR/FB regressed to league norms. Many were willing to bet on the come that it would happen. Fast forward, his BB/9 has actually gotten worse while his K/9 has as well. he is not even on my "watch" list any more.
His BB/9, even in his good 2008 season was too high. He got by that year because of a low HR/9.
He is sort of a strange pitcher in that he is a ground ball guy but his HR/9 was always high, because his HR/FB was high. He always had the POTENTIAL to be something special if his BB/9 improved and his HR/FB regressed to league norms. Many were willing to bet on the come that it would happen. Fast forward, his BB/9 has actually gotten worse while his K/9 has as well. he is not even on my "watch" list any more.
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