If You Ignore His Statistics Dice-K Not Worth the Money
A comment in a waswatching thread regarding Brian Cashman by Zack:
Dice-K hardly seems worth the amount they are paying him. He can try and get away with walking 8 men in 5 innings all he wants, but that only lasts so long.
So far in 2008 Dice-K is 5 and 0 with an ERA of 2.43, good for 4th in the league. He’s 9th in the league with 33 strikeouts. Opponents are hitting a pitiful .158 against Matsuzaka. Only one other pitcher (Cliff Lee) is has a lower opponent batting average at .151.
In fact, except for WHIP, Dice-K betters Chien-Ming Wang in every category. The reason Matsuzaka’s WHIP is higher is due to the walks. And yes, walks are an issue. He’ll need to get them down to stay at his current level of success. If he does he’ll be one of the top pitchers in the league.
Dice-K will be be a bargain, and Zack will still be clueless.
