1. Vazquez returns to New York a more consistent pitcher than when he left. Here is how Vazquez's quality start percentage breaks down:
Yrs.....QS%
'98-'03.....53%
'04.....50%
'05-'09.....57%
What's even more striking is that after a down year during 2006, his first in Chicago, he has posted even better numbers - 61% quality starts from 2007 to 2009. Here's how he stacks up against the other pitchers the Yankees have under contract for 2010 that started for the Yankees in 2009:
Pitcher.....QS% '07-'09
Sabathia.....69%
Burnett.....61%
Vazquez.....61%
Pettitte.....58%
Gaudin.....46%
Chamberlain.....44%
Mitre.....33%
Hughes.....32%
In other words, Vazquez should be a huge step up in consistency from the back-end options the Yankees were going to have available to them in 2010.
2. He has the right stuff. Starting in 2005, Vazquez has had an average Stuff score of 29.8, and an average Stuff rank of 12.8 (minimum 100 innings pitched). In the past three years, he has ranked fifth, 12th and seventh (again, minimum 100 innings pitched) among all MLB pitchers.
3. Vazquez fields his position well. He came in 14th in the 2009 Fielding Bible Awards for pitchers, and over the past three seasons he ranked seventh among pitchers in terms of fielding runs saved (10 runs) and eighth among pitchers in fielding plus/minus (+9).
4. Vazquez has tossed a lot of complete games, but he is not as efficient at it as some. With Randy Johnson retiring, Vazquez is now 11th in complete games among active pitchers, but he is also ninth among active pitchers in games started.
5. Vazquez has ranked 9th, 94th, 33rd, 93rd and 78th in ERA the last five years (minimum 100 innings pitched). Looks like one exceptional year, one very good year and three slightly above average year, yes? But his FIP ranks paint a different picture - 3rd, 31st, 26th, 23rd and 53rd.
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Yrs.....QS%
'98-'03.....53%
'04.....50%
'05-'09.....57%
What's even more striking is that after a down year during 2006, his first in Chicago, he has posted even better numbers - 61% quality starts from 2007 to 2009. Here's how he stacks up against the other pitchers the Yankees have under contract for 2010 that started for the Yankees in 2009:
Pitcher.....QS% '07-'09
Sabathia.....69%
Burnett.....61%
Vazquez.....61%
Pettitte.....58%
Gaudin.....46%
Chamberlain.....44%
Mitre.....33%
Hughes.....32%
In other words, Vazquez should be a huge step up in consistency from the back-end options the Yankees were going to have available to them in 2010.
2. He has the right stuff. Starting in 2005, Vazquez has had an average Stuff score of 29.8, and an average Stuff rank of 12.8 (minimum 100 innings pitched). In the past three years, he has ranked fifth, 12th and seventh (again, minimum 100 innings pitched) among all MLB pitchers.
3. Vazquez fields his position well. He came in 14th in the 2009 Fielding Bible Awards for pitchers, and over the past three seasons he ranked seventh among pitchers in terms of fielding runs saved (10 runs) and eighth among pitchers in fielding plus/minus (+9).
4. Vazquez has tossed a lot of complete games, but he is not as efficient at it as some. With Randy Johnson retiring, Vazquez is now 11th in complete games among active pitchers, but he is also ninth among active pitchers in games started.
5. Vazquez has ranked 9th, 94th, 33rd, 93rd and 78th in ERA the last five years (minimum 100 innings pitched). Looks like one exceptional year, one very good year and three slightly above average year, yes? But his FIP ranks paint a different picture - 3rd, 31st, 26th, 23rd and 53rd.
Next Up: Adrian Beltre
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