Based on what we have seen so far....which pitcher would you want?

by Zabat on Jun 29, 2009 1:56 AM EDT

Derek Holland, Trevor Cahill, and Brett Anderson

None of these pitchers really have stood out in their rookie season, but they all have show promise in at least one of their outings. All of them are young enough and have the upside to become aces, but which one do you think will be the best?

Derek Holland:

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Lvl	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP
2007	SPO	Nwst	20	Tex	A-	4	5	3.22	16	14	0	0	0	0	67.0	57	33	24	7	21	83	7	7.7	0.9	2.8	11.1	1.16
2008	CLI	Midw	21	Tex	A	7	0	2.40	17	17	0	0	0	0	93.2	77	30	25	2	29	91	3	7.4	0.2	2.8	8.7	1.13
	BKR	Calif	21	Tex	A+	3	1	3.19	5	5	0	0	0	0	31.0	20	12	11	1	5	37	1	5.8	0.3	1.5	10.7	0.81
	FRI	Tex	21	Tex	AA	3	0	0.69	4	4	0	0	0	0	26.0	14	4	2	0	6	29	0	4.8	0.0	2.1	10.0	0.77
2009	OKL	PCL	22	Tex	AAA	0	1	9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	4	4	1	3	5	0	11.3	2.3	6.8	11.3	2.00
	TEX	AL	22	Tex	MLB	1	5	6.20	15	6	0	0		0	49.1	63	36	34	9	16	39	2	11.5	1.6	2.9	7.1	1.60

Trevor Cahill:

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Lvl	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP
2006	ATH	Ariz	18	Oak	Rk	0	0	3.00	4	4	0	0	0	0	9.0	2	4	3	0	7	11	3	2.0	0.0	7.0	11.0	1.00
2007	KAN	Midw	19	Oak	A	11	4	2.73	20	19	0	0	0	0	105.1	85	38	32	3	40	117	8	7.3	0.3	3.4	10.0	1.19
2008	STO	Calif	20	Oak	A+	5	4	2.78	14	13	0	0	0	0	87.1	52	29	27	3	31	103	9	5.4	0.3	3.2	10.6	0.95
	MID	Tex	20	Oak	AA	6	1	2.19	7	6	0	0	0	0	37.0	24	15	9	2	19	33	3	5.8	0.5	4.6	8.0	1.16
2009	OAK	AL	21	Oak	MLB	5	6	4.23	16	16	0	0		0	89.1	90	46	42	15	34	43	2	9.1	1.5	3.4	4.3	1.39

Brett Anderson:

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Lvl	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP
2007	SOU	Midw	19	ARI	A	8	4	2.21	14	14	0	0	0	0	81.1	76	26	20	3	10	85	6	8.4	0.3	1.1	9.4	1.06
	VIS	Calif	19	ARI	A+	3	3	4.85	9	9	0	0	0	0	39.0	50	23	21	6	11	40	1	11.5	1.4	2.5	9.2	1.56
2008	STO	Calif	20	Oak	A+	9	4	4.14	14	13	0	0	0	0	74.0	68	35	34	5	18	80	5	8.3	0.6	2.2	9.7	1.16
	MID	Tex	20	Oak	AA	2	1	2.61	6	6	0	0	0	0	31.0	27	10	9	3	9	38	0	7.8	0.9	2.6	11.0	1.16
2009	OAK	AL	21	Oak	MLB	3	7	5.74	13	13	0	0		0	69.0	86	54	44	13	18	45	0	11.2	1.7	2.3	5.9	1.51

Based on their performances so far in the majors, which of these young pitchers would you rather have on your team?

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Ironically

The impressiveness of their peripherals is pretty much the inverse of their ERAs.

There’s very little separation here, but I’d probably rank them in the same order I had them before the season started: Anderson, Cahill, Holland.

But an argument could be made for just about any permuation.

by dkdc on Jun 29, 2009 10:57 AM EDT reply actions

I might take them in that order as well

but the difference isn’t large.

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by t ball on Jun 29, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

cahill was on a nice run before his last start

by Asfan4ever723 on Jun 29, 2009 11:31 AM EDT reply actions

hollands gotta be last, his only edge is throwing harder

by jarjets89 on Jun 29, 2009 11:35 PM EDT reply actions

If we're talking long run

I’d still take Anderson over the other two.

by toonsterwu on Jun 30, 2009 11:25 AM EDT reply actions

Really surprised by the results

I think Cahill will have control issues. Hollland and Anderson are strike thowers. I don’t really think you can go wrong with either, but I’ll give a slight edge to Holland because of his ability to miss bats.

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 30, 2009 4:42 PM EDT reply actions