Is Jarrod Washburn adjusting, or regressing?
Written by Joe Veno on August 21, 2009 – 9:50 AM -Jarrod Washburn was having a heck of a season up in the northwest of Seattle. An ERA+ of 164. An FIP well under 4.00. It was an unlikely occurrence, given his lack of greatness in recent seasons. But it was a welcomed occurrence on his part, for who wouldn’t want to have a good year?
Washburn was then moved to Detroit, a team in contention, for a return of a few young, semi-promising players. And since that day, he has been struggling.
A 6.04 ERA.
But what is the reason? Is Washburn finally regressing back to himself? Or is it simply a guy adjusting to a new environment? After all, he is human right? He is not the FIP-bot, or robo-ERA man. He is a dude learning a new life, in a new city. The sampling is much too small to begin with. But the struggles have still been there.
Not sure of the reason, but Washburn seems to be having issues on a team that went out and acquired him based on the notion that he’d help them get over the hump in the AL Central.
And so far, he hasn’t accomplished that, not even close.
Tags: Detroit Tigers, Jarrod Washburn, Seattle MarinersPosted in Detroit Tigers, Player Analysis, Seattle Mariners | 9 Comments »
August 21st, 2009 at 10:10 AM
and when i think I almost put my head in the oven when cashman didnt get him…
August 21st, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Luckily, the Yankees don’t really need a fifth starter now. Luckily for *you* anyway…
August 21st, 2009 at 10:21 AM
so you guys are on fire again– this could be quite a battle this weekend. any predictions?
August 21st, 2009 at 10:25 AM
I don’t like to make predictions. And frankly, I don’t like the first two pitching matchups either. The Yankees can sit fastball and have a 73 percent chance of getting one from Penny, so he better adjust, otherwise he will get rocked. Pettitte doesn’t scare me, but he is having a solid year, and is better than Penny.
Tomorrow we get Burnett, which Burnett, matters a lot. But you get Tazawa, who has very little experience, and if he isn’t commanding his pitches, he is going to get rocked.
Then of course, a great pitchers duel which could go either way…
August 21st, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Are you guys going to be doing an HDLR or live thread anywhere?
August 21st, 2009 at 10:42 AM
hey maybe i will do a live thread tonight–good idea. i’m going to alaska tomorrow so i wont be around for the next two gameds which pisses me off- i know it shouldn’t, but when i made these travel plans i didnt take into account this series. i know–i’m a bit too baseball obsessed.
anyway-i’ll let you know if i do the live event on my website
August 21st, 2009 at 10:45 AM
hey i have a thought…why dont you host with a “cover it live” event?
August 21st, 2009 at 10:46 AM
I guess I could…
August 21st, 2009 at 10:48 AM
i just texted jason to see if he is gonna be around.