Jays 5th Starter: Who ya' got?

[FrozenRopes]

Sanchez = 9 starts

Floyd = 11 starts

Chavez = 10 starts

[burlingtonbandit]

Apparently Chavez will be used at the back of the bullpen.

 

Going to be tough to make spot starts if he is being used as a short reliever.

[Grant77]

Apparently Chavez will be used at the back of the bullpen.

 

Going to be tough to make spot starts if he is being used as a short reliever.

 

If they plan on switching him and Sanchez later in the season, they will be able to stretch him out.

[Atothe]

I will set the over/under that Chavez will get 10 starts this season.

 

With them wanting to limit Sanchez innings (if he gives them no reason to bump him completely from the rotation) he will get some spot starts and it is extremely rare that a rotation goes a full season without some kind of injury.

 

I'll take the over

[Brownie19]

The Chavez trade just keeps getting worse.

 

Jesus we've been through this. They got Chavez before they signed Happ or re-signed Estrada. If they don't trade for Chavez and either Happ or Estrada don't sign here, we could be going into the season with Sanchez and Floyd in our rotation with Hutch and Fausto Car-f***ing-mona as our 6th/7th guys. That would be a god awful position to be in....especially when we entered camp without knowing whether Sanchez could throw strikes as a starter, or if Floyd had anything left. If that's how the offseason played out - people would have the torches out, calling for Shatkin's head.

 

Could they have waited for the Happ/Estrada thing to play out before trading for Chavez? We don't know that. Would they still do the deal today, knowing what they do now (that Floyd may not be washed up and Sanchez seemingly can now throw strikes)? Maybe, maybe not...

 

Time to move on man and here's hoping Joe Biagini becomes the new Hendriks.

[dineke]

At least its not as bad as trading the right handed randy Johnson for a knuckleballer amirite? Just think about that and you'll get over it!

[Cyborg]

At least its not as bad as trading the right handed randy Johnson for a knuckleballer amirite? Just think about that and you'll get over it!

Don't forget Mike Piazza.