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Comparing Maine To Bedard
Ted Berg at SNY gives a comparison of Erik Bedard in 2006, John Maine in 2007 and posts the question, "Is John Maine like Erik Bedard"?:John Maine could also be the ace the Mets are searching for. After all, as a 26-year-old in 2007, Maine won 15 games with a 3.91 ERA and an impressive 180 strikeouts in 191 innings. With the increased stamina, control and wisdom that come from a year of Major League experience, Maine can be expected to improve in 2008. It's impossible to predict by how much, but his 2007 was very similar to a recent effort of another young pitcher from the Orioles system, Bedard. In 2006, the left-handed Bedard won 15 games with a 3.76 ERA and 171 strikeouts in 196 1/3 innings. It's hard to expect Maine to improve in 2008 the way Bedard did in 2007, but it's not out of the question. With his high strikeout rate and proven ability to come up big when the Mets need him most, Maine could in 2008 earn the All-Star nomination he deserved in 2007.
6 comments:
if he could become the new ace...i would start to cry
wow they are close in their evolution
well lets keep our fingers crossed
i didnt realize that maine was such a strike out machine
like his last game in 2007, he came up huge
I don't think you can make this comparison without accounting for the differences in leagues and taking park factors into consideration. Also, Bedard has better stuff, there is no comparison there.
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