Anyway, i noticed this nugget in the Soria article on Royals.com. I found it a little surprising (and depressing) that a starting pitcher of all people doesn’t grasp the importance of good starting pitching over a padded and useless stat. Oh well.

I think it’s a sign of courteousness and respect to Soria, and nothing more. Just team-mate speak. Maybe Gil feels this way, although if he had to choose between starting and closing, would he ultimately seriously choose the 9th inning? I think he would prefer starting. Ah, who knows?

I’m not going to blame Meche for not figuring it out. It’s not his job.

Overly simplistic analysis which has been disproven over and over again. The numbers are clear. Mechanical issues and injury risk are potentially good reasons to not make Soria a starter. The argument that a shutdown closer is worth more to his team than a good starter is not. That’s just plain ignorance.