Perhaps a discussion of these once dominant, oft-injured pitchers is appropriate for today

[A Boy Named Seo]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/01/mets-notes-kluber-paxton-coaches.htmlMLBTR sez the Mets are keeping tabs on Corey Kluber and James Paxton. Klubes will be 35 and 3 years removed from his last bit of dominance, in 2018. Paxton just turned 32 and was last good in 2019.



Kluber won 2 Cy Youngs and was a top-shelf, #1 ace guy for 5 years. He's had shoulder woes, but as a big-spin guy, he hasn't really lost much velo.



Paxton lost 3 full ticks off his big fastball last year, which probably helped shape his 6+ ERA. He still averaged 11 K/9 but this dude is always injured.



Do either/both of these dudes interest you? I'm a little gun-shy on formerly talented dudes who lost big velocity, but both of these guys are better than Porcello and Wacha were. I think Kluber as a depth signing would be wonderful.

[Centerfield]

How healthy are each of these guys now?

[A Boy Named Seo]

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How healthy are each of these guys now?

[Edgy MD]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

That sums it up, doesn't it?



And as with so many late-career reclamation projects, who you go for or don't go for may be too dependent on which days you happen to be scouting him, from which it's hard to gauge how many times through the rotation his arm is going to respond.



You don't want to miss an opportunity in signing such a guy, but you sure want to be in a position where you have to go into the season depending on him for anything.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Whatever happened to the "gourmet food aisle"?

[A Boy Named Seo]

Edgy MD wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ That sums it up, doesn't it? And as with so many late-career reclamation projects, who you go for or don't go for may be too dependent on which days you happen to be scouting him, from which it's hard to gauge how many times through the rotation his arm is going to respond. You don't want to miss an opportunity in signing such a guy, but you sure want to be in a position where you have to go into the season depending on him for anything.

Yeah, I think you nailed it and Rich Hill strikes me as this kinda guy. Still very good when he's on the hill, but if you get 120 innings out of him, you're probably thrilled. Kluber (or Paxton) as one of 7 or 8 starters intrigues me, though.