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• Today's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At You Now:
Chris Carpenter
#29 / Pitcher / St. Louis Cardinals
6-6
230
R
R
Apr 27, 1975
'09 Stats - (17-4), 28 GS, 192.2 IP, 2.24 ERA, ERA+ = 184, 2.78 FIP, 38 BB (1.78 BB/9), 144 K's (6.73 K/9), 1.01 WHIP.
'10 Stats - (4-1), 8 GS, 53.0 IP, 41 H, 21 R, 18 ER, 6 HR, 16 BB (2.7 BB/9), 52 K's (8.8 K/9), 3.06 ERA, 3.62 FIP, 1.08 WHIP.
vs DC - (5-1), 10 GS, 68.1 IP, 79 H, 28 R, 27 ER, 8 HR, 10 BB (1.32 BB/9), 57 K's (7.51 K/9), 3.56 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, .292 BAA.
John Lannan
#31 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals
6-4
215
L
L
Sep 27, 1984
'09 Stats - (9-13), 33 GS, 206.1 IP, 3.88 ERA, ERA+ = 108, 4.70 FIP, 68 BB (2.97 BB/9), 89 K's (3.88 K/9), 1.35 WHIP.
'10 Stats - (1-2), 7 GS, 37.1 IP, 51 H, 27 ER, 4 HR's, 22 BB (5.3 BB/9), 13 K's (3.1 K/9), 6.51 ERA, 5.72 FIP, 1.96 WHIP.
vs STL - (0-2), 3 GS, 20.2 IP, 15 H, 6 ER, 9 BB, 6 K's, 2.61 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, .205 BAA.
• Nats vs Carpenter:
Adam Dunn - 4 for 24, .167 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI's, 3 BB, 10 K's.
Cristian Guzman - 1 for 8, .125 AVG.
Adam Kennedy - 1 for 6, .167 AVG, 1 2B, 1 RBI.
Nyjer Morgan - 0 for 3, .000 AVG.
Ivan Rodriguez - 10 for 28, .357 AVG, 5 2B, 1 3B, 7 RBI's, 3 BB, 5 K's.
Ryan Zimmerman - 0 for 6, .000 AVG.
• Lannan vs St. Louis:
Matt Holliday - 1 for 6, .167 AVG, 1 2B.
Felipe Lopez - 2 for 4, .500 AVG, 1 2B, 1 RBI.
Ryan Ludwick - 2 for 7, .286 AVG, 2 BB.
Yadier Molina - 2 for 9, .222 AVG, 1 2B.
Albert Pujols - 0 for 5, .000 AVG.
Colby Rasmus - 0 for 3, .000 AVG.
Brendan Ryan - 1 for 7, .143 AVG.
Skip Schumaker - 0 for 1, .000 AVG.
LINKS:
• "Washington Nationals are taking safe road with Stephen Strasburg" - Tom Verducci - SI.com
"The Washington Nationals believe they are doing everything right, short of bubble wrap and clubhouse feng shui, to keep pitching prospect Stephen Strasburg healthy."
• BaseballAmerica.com: Nathan Rode - Draft: Early Draft Preview: Draft Q&A: Bryce Harper
Q: Would you rather get to the big leagues in two years as an outfielder or in three years as a catcher?
A: Whoever drafts me, whatever they want to do with me, I'll do. I love to catch. I've loved to catch my whole life. But playing in the outfield and being able to hit and play in every single game, that's a big difference. Anywhere I can help a club, I'll help them. Anywhere they need me or want to use me, I'll do whatever they want. I love to catch and love to play the outfield.
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