Day: March 9, 2004

On the one hand, you have a 23-year-old rookie putting up a basically league-average ERA with a 12-4 record. On the other hand, you have a guy who only struck out 100 and who walked 72 in 182 1/3 IP. That’s the problem...

Brought in to replace Greg Maddux. Obviously, it’s a huge step down in stature for the Braves, but it’s not clear that Thomson’s a step down in effectiveness. Once you adjust for the park and the league (and...