2014 IPP: Scott Rice

[Benjamin Grimm]

It was moderately popular last year, so we'll try it again this year. IPP stands for Individual Player Predictions. These will be threads where we share our expectations of how a player will perform in the current year. Feel free to make your predictions as specific or as vague as you like. (You can find a listing of the 2013 IPPs here.)

Last one for today.

I think Scott Rice said he wants to lead the majors in games pitched this season. Can he do it? I'll say no, but I can see him getting into 60 games, facing very few batters each time. I'll say 60 games, 70 innings, 0-2, 3.95 ERA.

[MFS62]

If he's in 60 games, he will pitch 54 or fewer very LOOGY innings. I'm thinking more like 72 G, 60 IP.
The record and ERA Ben posted look about right.

Later

[Ceetar]

58.2 IP over 70 games.

Slight better year than last year. 3.42 ERA. Mainly by pitching to fewer righties than the 75/213 he did last year.

Never gets Chase Utley out.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Slightly worse figures than last year, but always gets Chase Utley out.

[smg58]

I'll be the optimist and say slightly better and always.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Leading the league in appearances is a pretty hefty load for anyone to carry, much less somebody whose innings-burden gave him a literal hernia last year.

64 G, 48 IP, 3.62 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 39 K, 20 BB, 3 HR (one to Chutley, whom he'll retire once and exactly once)

[Guest d'Kong76]

There's a slightly better and a little worse ... so I'll take Wwsiwwg.