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Meyer of Florida has already won a national championship which has eluded Coach Richt.  Nonethelesshe's only thus far proven he's not especially close to being an average hitting pitcher.  But he's been a shutdown closer nonetheless, his 96 mph fastball (peaks 99.6), slider, two-seamer, along with also occasional cutter proving for a more than an adequate arsenal to conquer major league hitters from the 9th inning.  As a hitter: Hammel had a good year with the bat this past year, collecting 11 hits (like one double) in 65 at bats, scoring 6 runs, and also knocking at 4 - his line has been .169/.179/.185, making it the best of his profession (though 2011 saw a higher slugging average because of his lone significant league home run).  The righty didn't have his best stuff in his Red Sox debut, becoming lit up by the Orioles lineup.
Now he's headed to Chicago where he'll reconnect with some old Red Sox mates, pitching with Jon Lester for the following two years, also for Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer.  At any speed, Wood has been relegated, demoted, banished - pick your word - to the bullpen, getting only two more catastrophe type starts in September (and projecting a total of 5.2 innings).  He started off well in 4 April starts (2-1, 3.04 ERA), however three begins to start May flipped the other way (0-1, 10.13 ERA, 1.725 WHIP, along with 6 homers in only 13.1 innings) and his own place in the rotation was awarded into Tsuyoshi Wada (who, regardless of pitching fairly well - the Cubs won 5 of his seven starts, although he only reached the 6th inning twice and completed 7 once - had been demoted after recovering from an accident and ultimately released in November).

Our bet?  Assuming that 2016 is no worse than a solid season for the genius of the team, the Cubs signal Arrieta to another 1 year deal, maybe besting the album arbitration eligible $19.75 million deal David Price signed heading into 2015.  If, nevertheless, 2016 is just another bell-ringer for Arrieta, the Cubs might have little choice but to try and wrapping up him with a 5-6 year deal which will keep him a Cubbie during his age 36 or 37 season.  Both Arrieta along with the Cubs feel that the right-hander's career high inning total at age 29 (that he 'll be 30 on March 6) played the major role there.  Even the four-seamer continued its slide, Arrieta tossing it just 15.7percent of their time - beginning with 2011, that pitch has increased from 43.7 percent, to 33.9 percent, to 28.3%, and to 21.5% in '14.



Both fastballs averaged approximately 94.5 miles this past year and peaked over 97 - both are equally career high velocities for Arrieta.  Pressed into duty as a rookie in 17 outings this past year, the UNC-Chapel Hill alum moved 6-6, 3.66 ERA using peripherals that would stand out from almost any mid-rotation newcomer in the league today.   먹튀검증 's nevertheless deadly against left handed hitters but, last yearhe was better against righties - he's going to be a one inning per outing man, however Maddon need have no worries what side of this plate some of the hitters are standing on.  Jason Hammel, Throws Right: At last year's Projections, we illustrated just how much Hammel had loved the Windy City in the first half of the 2014 season.   Lackey got a feel for his two-seamer last year, projecting it far more often than at any previous season.