Based on what we have seen so far....which pitcher would you want?
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.
I might take them in that order as well
but the difference isn’t large.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
If we're talking long run
I’d still take Anderson over the other two.
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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