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Gavin Floyd: Good?!

Since June 1st, Gavin has been completely en fuego.  To wit: 3.22 ERA, 8.2 K/9, 2.6 BB/9, 3.15 K/BB, 1.6 HR/9.  Basically, it's a case of Brainswitch.  Javy has become Gavin and Gavin has become Javy.  See here. So...what do we think of this development?  Do we think Gavin can keep it up?  Can he shut down real teams with real bats in the lineup for an extended period of time?  Or is this all a ruse?  Outside of that month to end the season, he's basically never done anything like this before.  Let's do a poll!

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Does the past month and a half or so (the streak technically started on May 28) represent a new level of sustained performance or is he going to Return to Oblivion?
  • More or less sustainable
  • He can strike this many dudes out, but the walks are going up
  • Walk rate looks possible, but way too many K's. They're headed down.
  • The SSH: The stuff doesn't match the performance. He'll be back to 6 and 3 in no time. Puke.
  • The Bally: He's going to continue to improve. C'mon guys, ya gotta believe!

  77 votes | Results

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LOL!

i’m no pollster, but it looks like 100% of voters agree with me thus far, so i think that pretty much makes my opinion fact.

Rec’d!

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 11, 2008 12:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I noticed the last few starts Gavin has shook off AJ/Toby in several situations

Maybe I wasn’t paying enough attention before, but it seemed like up until that point whatever sign came from the catcher or the dugout was Floyd’s only option

by 3E8 on Jul 11, 2008 9:20 AM CDT   0 recs

hmm

starting to get his own idea of how to pitch perhaps? dn.

are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM

by colintj on Jul 11, 2008 11:45 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Check out his stats

I believe he has allowed the fewest hits of any starter in our rotation, including Danks. Thats pretty damn indicative of how good this kid can be.

by Rockraines on Jul 11, 2008 2:26 PM CDT   0 recs

hit rate has a lot of factors going into it

but it is at least somewhat indicative, i’ll grant you. whatever the case, the guy’s line drive rate is going to pick up eventually.

are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM

by colintj on Jul 11, 2008 2:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

true

But if he can keep the hits down, and continue to spot his curve, he is going to have lots of success. That curveball is deadly.

by Rockraines on Jul 11, 2008 2:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm a little worried...but only a little

His WHIP doesn’t seem sustainable. And Gavin seems to have trouble out of the stretch, so it’s possible that when he does allow more runners the effect will sort of cascade and his runs allowed will shoot up precipitously.

I do think that ERA is going to rise over the year—more runners and more HRs seem inevitable given his career numbers. But, even if his ERA gets up to the 4.5 or 4.7 range, that’s acceptable in my world from a league minimum starter. He’d be like an inexpensive Jon Garland (ERA-wise, not stuff-wise). And I think he can do that.

So, I don’t think his current success level is sustainable. But I do think that he’s very likely to be a good pitcher this year and next.

Announcer: [A fan] from Frederick, Maryland, wants to know why you don't go out and get some more team speed.

Weaver: Team speed, for Chrissake, you get BLEEP god damn little fleas on the bases getting picked off trying to steal, getting thrown out, taking runs away from you. You get them big BLEEP who can hit the BLEEP ball out of the BLEEP ballpark and you can't make any god damn mistakes.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 11, 2008 3:52 PM CDT   0 recs

Earl! I love, love, love your sig.

CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.

by winningugly on Jul 11, 2008 7:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, that's a classic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YKxf3OkpJc

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 11, 2008 7:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Says it's not available, but this one is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl-4FSRYagc&feature=related

I fuckin’ love Earl. I want to spend eternity with him, listening to him tell stories.

CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.

by winningugly on Jul 11, 2008 7:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

just listened to Wiz's clip.

wow. brilliant.

are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM

by colintj on Jul 12, 2008 12:07 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

terry crowley's lucky he's in fucking baseball for christ sakes

i don’t want to see any more of this tomfoolery on this guestbook. and get off my motherfucking lawn.---good ole larry

by furby2056 on Jul 12, 2008 12:14 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i think i need to get me a weaver biography in short order

are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM

by colintj on Jul 12, 2008 3:05 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Now it works!

I’m sure he and the announcer laughed their assess off after that take.

CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.

by winningugly on Jul 12, 2008 5:44 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

sounds like they were laughing their asses off during that take as well

Fucking awesome regardless

by rhythm on Jul 14, 2008 11:23 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

apparently not

how bout that for reactionary?

by jeeves on Jul 12, 2008 1:48 PM CDT   0 recs

Don't write a Danks diary today!

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 12, 2008 2:18 PM CDT   0 recs

haha

good stuff

by jeeves on Jul 12, 2008 2:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

regression will find you

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/regression-will-find-you

And the Twins have the advantage of being a better team than the Sox. - hitlesswonder

by larry on Jul 14, 2008 9:59 AM CDT   0 recs

more gavin freud references coming?
Good luck keeping that BABIP at .226, and when it inevitably rises, so too will the curtain on what artificially appears to be Floyd’s breakout year.

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 14, 2008 12:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

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