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Originally Posted by doublem23
Look at his numbers since going to Texas, he ultimately would have been more effective than Liriano
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I wasn't in love with the Liriano acquisition either.
Dempster has allowed 100 baserunners, including 10 home runs, in 69 innings with Texas.
Liriano has allowed 89 baserunners (7 HRs) in 56 2/3 innings with the Sox.
They both have SUCKED.
Liriano was probably a better gamble because A) The price was less and B) At one point in time, he had enough stuff to be a top-of-the-rotation guy in the American League.
Obviously, that acquisition did not work for the Sox. But, frankly, I think Gavin Floyd is a better pitcher than Ryan Dempster. That's lost on a lot of Chicagoans because Dempster looks pretty good when he's going up against weak NL lineups.
No way in hell I would have given up anything more than a bag of balls for Dempster, which is basically what KW gave up for Liriano.