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Choose Your Own Adventure: David Price Version

Let's say some divine presence offered you two paths for David Price's career to take. One is Mark Prior, a walking medicine cabinet; and the other is Jose Contreras. This means, over the next six years, Price will either throw 660 innings or 980 innings and accumulate 15.8 WAR. The risk with the former is evident, you can't count on him for extended periods of time, but yet he's really, really good. The latter gives you dependability for the most part, but he's not exactly an ace. On a graph, the two look like this:


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Contreras has longevity and consistency, Prior? Not so much.

So, which do you choose and why?

 

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There really isn't a reason for choosing these two examples. I could've used Ben Sheets and Derek Lowe. Or John Smoltz and Carlos Zambrano. Or even Kelvim Escobar and Aaron Harang. The common theme is still present.

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Take the career path form of...
Mark Prior
62 votes
Jose Contreras
73 votes

135 votes | Poll has closed

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Meh. Prior's really one of those cases where most scouts missed on the piss poor nature of mechanics.

Unlike Price, Prior’s mechanics are all arm. Dusty Baker didn’t help things, but Prior was going to fall apart eventually. It’s entirely possible the Cubs knew this and tried to use up as many bullets as they could to win a championship.

by Suttree on Jun 1, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And Chris O'Leary.

And probably Mike Marshall, FWIW.

"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP

by vtcub on Jun 1, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nevermind, Price was high on the list in 2007 too.

Welp, here’s hoping mechanics/genetics/minor league usage outweigh college pitching patterns.

I’d take Prior and hope the Rays can correctly forecast his flameout and sell high (unlike Kazmir?).

Today, we are all Honkballers.

by RATW on Jun 1, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't be surprised if the Cubans really abused Joses arm also

But they also have the greatest doctors in the world!!

by matthan on Jun 1, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

In Mark Prior's analysis

on the abuse report:

He’s had no arm problems at all, as far as I know.

B Rad the Ray Fan

by B Ray on Jun 1, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not saying Price will take either route.

And I could’ve used any pitcher.

I just wanted to know which path people prefer.

by R.J. Anderson on Jun 1, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I went with Prior

cause he’s more fun to watch.

by Gator80 on Jun 1, 2009 1:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Prior

If you only have the guy for 6 years might as well make them good

Rays Win!

by Sandy Kazmir on Jun 1, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Prior

Because I want to see Price fall down a well.

Then climb up and out. And then eat the head off the person who pushed him.

RD over and out.

by ReasonableDoubt on Jun 1, 2009 2:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kinda hard to argue with

299 wins (soon to be 300) and almost 5,000 K’s though, isn’t it?

"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP

by vtcub on Jun 1, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This one is too obvious

WHO HAS MORE WORLD SERIES RINGS? CLEARLY IT’S CONTRERAS.

Plus, all we need is some good, consistent starting pitching to keep us in games… Longo can supply the wins by following the career path of Albert Pujols.

by ChiBurbRaysFan on Jun 1, 2009 7:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

....

Swav or Die
For the lulz

by SRQman on Jun 1, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Prior-Price Connection

Mark Prior started out at Vanderbilt. Few remember this. From all accounts, the two couldn’t be more different from a mental makeup standpoint.

by KingJamesIV on Jun 3, 2009 12:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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