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Bonderman or Duchscherer? would you want one of these guys for your MLB team?

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Obviously that would depend on the cost of acquisition, but lets look at them as equals and assume they are both looking for work as a starting pitcher. Both have reasonably close K/9 and BB/9, Duchscherer has a very flattering ERA (3.13 for his career) which outshines that of Bonderman (4.89) although when you look at more meaningful statistics you find that their xFIP measures are very similar (4.01/4.11 respectively). The key issue is durability; Duchscherer first went in the A's rotation in 2007 and has amassed 186 innings over those four seasons; although Bonderman had his own injury issues in 2008/2009 he managed to throw 171 innings in 2010 alone.

I've not heard that much about these two over the off-season, I heard that Bonderman was considering retirement but he should secure a multi-year deal somewhere if he's in the market. Duchscherer will probably have to rely on a one year deal due to the injury concerns and probably with a low base and high incentives.
 
Archie
Polo, don't forget that Duch, is a bit of a mental injury type concern too.
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I think that was in 2009, right? That was mixed up with other injuries as well, I recall. Being injured that often must be pretty depressing for anyone, I'm not sure how big a factor it really is.

Archie
I think he would do great in a small market kinda place like Pittsburgh though.
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He's be a good fit there, the base salary needed would be pretty low - it was around $2 million (plus incentives) last year. I'd be surprised if he goes unsigned by the start of the season.
 
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=6044419


I want this guy on my team:

Starting Pitcher: Josh Johnson
Another quick quiz from All-Underrated team central: Which pitcher led the National League in ERA last year? Nope, it was not Roy Halladay. Or Adam Wainwright. Or Ubaldo Jimenez. Of course not. All these quick quizzes are comprised of trick questions, in case you hadn't caught on yet.

The correct answer is Johnson, obviously. Don't go claiming that was just because he got to pitch in Sun Life Pro Player Dolphins Robbie Land Shark Turnpike Exit Stadium in Florida, either. According to baseball-reference.com, Johnson also led the National League in park-adjusted ERA-Plus. So try again.

It wasn't just the ballpark that allowed him to rip off 13 straight starts of two runs or fewer (first to do that since Greg Maddux, according to the Elias Sports Bureau) or to become the third pitcher in the last 100 seasons (also according to Elias) to knock off eight starts in a row of six innings or more with either one run allowed or none. No way. When this fellow is on, which is almost always, "he's the last guy I'd want to face," one scout said. "He can bury you in five or six different ways."

So what was the best thing his home park really did for him? Since there were only about 287 witnesses sitting in it to watch most of his brilliant starts, it propelled him right onto this All-Underrated team, naturally.
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