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Anonymous
Dice-K is not a great pitcher. At all. W-L is sometimes a decieving stat, as is ERA. Now, lately Dice-K has actually been pitching pretty well, and as a Sox fan, this makes me happy. However, I'm cautiously optimistic. The one stat that sticks out is 80 Walks to 124 Strikeouts. That really isn't good. Thats roughly a 1.50 K/BB ratio, which is terrible. Excluding relievers, the highest K/BB ratio is Cliff Lee who has a 5.37 K/BB. That means he strikes out roughly 5 batters for every walk he allows. Dice-K is striking out less than 2 batters for every walk he allows. He has only allowed 107 hits on the season, which is good. Really, his big problem is lack of command which leads to a ton of walks. He has allowed more walks than any pitcher in the majors (including the ridiculously wild Daniel Cabrera). And that's not to mention his abysmal post season performance last year. He allowed 11 earned runs and 8 walks in 19.2 IP over 4 games. Sure he struck out 17 in 19.2 innings, but 19.2 innings over 4 starts less than 5 innings per start. Is Dice-K a bad pitcher? No. He is incredibly frustrating to watch because of his lack of control and the walks he allows. If he would trust his stuff more and stop trying to get every pitch on the corner, he could be great. I just don't think he can carry us through the post season.
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