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A cheap Halladay alternative

By Buster Olney

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Here are the statistical lines for two starting pitchers, compiled over a season: Pitcher A: 132 innings, 124 hits, 2.73 ERA, 17 walks, 113 strikeouts Pitcher B: 141 innings, 107 hits, 2.54 ERA, 34 walks, 95 strikeouts Pitcher A is Roy Halladay, and these are his numbers for 2009, which will be much discussed over the next 10 days by the Phillies and many other teams. Pitcher B is Justin Duchscherer. Those are his numbers from 2008. He has not pitched in 2009 after undergoing an elbow cleanup ...

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