Thursday, December 22, 2005
Dodgers - Another Day, Another Signing
Eric Gagne's call for McCourt to open his wallet has been heard, as this story confirms, with a projected payroll for LA over $100 million again. What this also reveals, though, is the signing of one Brett Tomko as the #4 starter. This is a move that makes me think either the Giants just sucked, or the Dodgers' front office wanted to get a crappy starter again.
Tomko went 8-15 last season for the Giants. He won games against the Pirates (twice), the Brewers, the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers (he was 1-2, and he lost those two games early in April), the Mets (with Kaz Ishii pitching), the Reds, and the Marlins (with a lot of run support, surprisingly, with Dontrell Willis pitching). He only won two games in his own division; he went 1-2 against the Diamondbacks, 0-1 against the Padres, and 0-2 against the Rockies. We can only hope that Edwin Jackson will finally be ready to come up to the majors.
That's not to say Tomko can't have a winning season. In fact, he's had a winning season in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2004. He seems to do worse in that in-between season, and maybe Colletti figures that was this year, and so in signing Tomko to a two-year deal, he's getting the two good seasons. Once again, the Dodgers' GM is either a genius or a complete moron. But one has to admit that that is a pretty strange pattern for a pitcher to have.
He's 32, so he's established, but not too old. His strikeout-to-walk ratio was exactly 2-1 last year, which isn't bad, and is about where his career numbers are. I'll take a chance and be optimistic, and chaulk up last year's crappy season to the fact that the Giants suck. I still would rather see Lance Niekro, but we'll see how this plays out.
Tomko went 8-15 last season for the Giants. He won games against the Pirates (twice), the Brewers, the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers (he was 1-2, and he lost those two games early in April), the Mets (with Kaz Ishii pitching), the Reds, and the Marlins (with a lot of run support, surprisingly, with Dontrell Willis pitching). He only won two games in his own division; he went 1-2 against the Diamondbacks, 0-1 against the Padres, and 0-2 against the Rockies. We can only hope that Edwin Jackson will finally be ready to come up to the majors.
That's not to say Tomko can't have a winning season. In fact, he's had a winning season in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2004. He seems to do worse in that in-between season, and maybe Colletti figures that was this year, and so in signing Tomko to a two-year deal, he's getting the two good seasons. Once again, the Dodgers' GM is either a genius or a complete moron. But one has to admit that that is a pretty strange pattern for a pitcher to have.
He's 32, so he's established, but not too old. His strikeout-to-walk ratio was exactly 2-1 last year, which isn't bad, and is about where his career numbers are. I'll take a chance and be optimistic, and chaulk up last year's crappy season to the fact that the Giants suck. I still would rather see Lance Niekro, but we'll see how this plays out.
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