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August 27, 2007

SOTD: Josh Beckett & Phil Hughes - Out Of The Gate

Interesting numbers. Click here to see the stats.

Posted by Steve Lombardi at August 27, 2007 11:31 AM

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Too small of a sample to draw any conclusions. Tom Glavine (age 21) was 2 and 4 in his first 9 starts with a 5.54 ERA. In 50 innings he'd given up 55 hits and 33 walks(!), with only 20 strike outs. His ERA was above the league ERA until he was 24. If Hughes is Glavine, we'll all be very happy.

Posted by: #15 [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 27, 2007 05:15 PM

Here's another one...
Age 20...First 6 games... 2 and 4, 31 innings, 44 hits, 20 walks, and 20 K's, ERA 5.52 (vs. lg ERA 4.06). Same guy... Age 21, 6-14, 155 innings, 181 hits, 74 BB (!), ERA 5.61 (vs. lg ERA of 4.29). And our mystery guest is..... xuddam gerg

Posted by: #15 [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 27, 2007 05:28 PM