hugeCardfan wrote: ↑23 May 2025 18:36 pmIxan has yet to show any health concerns. His improvement year over year, on the other hand, has been significant. Not sure about Chen Wei-Lin's health but glad to have him in the mix. His stuff is really good.
I think Liberator's ceiling is better than most are willing to admit. He's finally making consistent quality starts and his command has improved by leaps and bounds. Mathews control was out of whack after a huge start but it looks like the development team has done a nice job addressing that. I know that health has to enter into the equation. But, the raw product is there. We will have some very nice material to deal with for the next few years. I'm betting it gets even better a few years down the road as we seem to be taking international opportunities more seriously. I'm hoping we pick a starter as the # 5 pick this June who might be near ready by '27.
I like our chances to raise some eyebrows...soon.
Generally, I'm with you, just on the strength of Liberatore, Pallante, and McGreevy. I'm with you on Liberatore's ceiling. I don't know what you're thinking, but I'd say he's a strong #2 right now. A strong #2 and a solid 4-5 is a good base for a rotation moving forward.
If Mathews ends up okay with the shoulder and can be that #3, that's great. And I like that Ixan Henderson has continued to pitch well this season. Definitely enough to think he'd be in the mix for a spot come 2027 if he keeps it up.
Roby, Hjerpe, and Hence? Man I hope so. Unfortunately, I'm a negative person most of the time, so I'd lean towards health just not working out for them.
But yea, good base for the rotation. Could be some decent depth. Same story as years past and not a ton of ceiling in those names, but maybe we find that guy in the upcoming draft. And with this renewed focus on modernization and development, maybe we have a better chance of getting there than in the recent past.
