What About Aaron Harang?

Free Agent. Is he a guy you'd take a chance on?

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Might be cheaper than Chen

by Royal Tiger on Oct 31, 2011 4:01 PM EDT reply actions

I'd sure think about it,

but I have a gut feeling that he’d get destroyed in the AL. His inconsistancy is maddening.

I'm waiting for my wave of talent to arrive.

by mitchfreakingmaier! on Oct 31, 2011 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

$2M plus incentives, like Francis and Chen got

Given his age and injury history, he doesn’t warrant more guaranteed money than that, IMO.

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by Scott McKinney on Oct 31, 2011 4:17 PM EDT reply actions

I've liked him for awhile

Seems to be able to miss bats although those numbers are declining. Last winter he expressed an interest in staying in the NL, but who knows? Make the best offer and he may come here.

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by RoyalsRetro on Oct 31, 2011 4:33 PM EDT reply actions

That decline is troubling. K% and (thusly, I assume) xFIP looks like it has peaked and is dropping

FIP- (where low is good), 2002 through 2011
116
102
97
92
82
80
95
92
111
109

Kila's slash for Apr 20 to May 4, 2011, right before he was sent down: .276 / .344 / .448

by SagehenMacGyver47 on Oct 31, 2011 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Seems like a perfectly cromulent averagish starter

Moving to the AL and away from Petco will hurt him, but he seems like a decent cheap, back of the rotation guy.

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by RoyalsRetro on Nov 1, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions

If we can't sign anyone else this winter, I'd be fine with signing him in February

but he is not the missing piece to the puzzle, and I’d rather explore younger, higher-upside guys for now.

by Loose Seal on Oct 31, 2011 4:36 PM EDT reply actions

If we pull off a trade for a true #1, I would have no problem with this.

He pitched well in a pitcher’s park this year. A cheap innings eater. I may be crazy, but I might go 2 year deal for about 8.5 mil.

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by royaldaddy on Nov 1, 2011 2:32 AM EDT reply actions

I think $8.5 is really crazy.

If he can be had for around $2-3M he’s probably valuable. I agree with McKinney.

I'm waiting for my wave of talent to arrive.

by mitchfreakingmaier! on Nov 1, 2011 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Yes

I’d go 2/$6 tops.

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by RoyalsRetro on Nov 1, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions

I think he’s worth a chance. Big field at the K. Good defense behind him. And if I compare him to our other pitchers, I would say he is only behind Hochevar and possibly Chen if we resign him. Correct me if I’m wrong but there is no compensation required to sign him either.

At this point I’m in the mindset of we have to get guys in who are better than our current guys head-to-head. So take free agent X and slot him vs each pitcher in the rotation. Is X better than Hochevar? Is X better than Francis? Is X better than Chen? Is X better than Paulino? Is X better than Duffy? Is X better than Teaford? Is X better than Montgomery? Is X better than Sean O’Sullivan? Is X better than Mazzarro?

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by 306008 on Nov 1, 2011 9:23 AM EDT reply actions