Buster Olney mentioned this on his blog today and it helped put the question marks about the Cardinals 5th starter into a favorable light. It shouldn't be too hard to do improve on the production they got from Wellemeyer last year...
"Wellemeyer suffered through an injury-plagued 2009 season, posting a 5.89 ERA in 28 appearances (21 starts) for the Cardinals. He was arguably the most hittable pitcher in the major leagues last season, with the highest batting average allowed and OPS allowed among the 117 MLB pitchers with at least 20 starts. The Giants are hoping he can turn it around next season."
The highest OPS allowed during the 2009 season (min. 20 starts):
Todd Wellemeyer: .907
Jason Berken: .906
Jeff Suppan: .899
Dave Bush: .886
Manny Parra; .865
And the highest OBA during the 2009 season:
Todd Wellemeyer: .328
Jason Berken: .327
Jeff Suppan: .309
Livan Hernandez: .308
Manny Parra: .306
I don't know what to expect from Rich Hill, Mitchell Boggs, Jaime Garcia, etc. but I would hope the mix of them could provide at least what Wellemeyer did last year.
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