Addendum
Thanks to Joy of Sox, I just caught this bit from Garry Brown of the Springfield Republican. My favorite excerpt? Here it is…
“The Pavano signing was a real coup. As for Wright, he went 15-8 in an impressive comeback with Atlanta last season, and appears to be the blue-chipper he once was as a kid with the Cleveland Indians.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox lost Pedro Martinez to the New York Mets, and that’s tough to take no matter how you look at it. Clement is a strong-armed starter, but he’s a long way from the brilliance of Pedro. As for Wells, the Sox can only hope that he’ll deliver well enough to offset the loss of Derek Lowe.”
Pavano a coup? After one good season? Wright impressive but all he can muster up for Clement is that he is a “long way from the brilliance of Pedro”? All we can hope is that Wells will “deliver well enough to offset the loss of Derek Lowe”?
2004 VORP
Wells: 40.3
Lowe: -11.5
2004 ERA+
Wells: 108
Lowe: 90