Via Deadspin comes a link to Royals Authority's Gil Gauge, a measure of whether Gil Meche is earning his paycheck. It comes as a stat-based response to the Kansas City Star's empirical Meche Meter. A score of 55 on either scale means that #55's $55 million contract can be judged a success. Clever stuff. NO WORD ON! WHAT PECOTA! HAS TO SAY ABOUT! THIS
I've defended the signing, regardless of his performance, elsewhere. But after two months of the Meche Era, I don't think it's a stretch to say the Royals have already gotten more for their $55 million than the Yankees got from Carl Pavano for $40 million.
Then again, Jason Marquis is 5-1 with a 2.60 ERA. And we know that's not gonna last. Gil seems destined to slide back a little. But for now, the gamble looks a lot safer with every quality start he makes.
I've defended the signing, regardless of his performance, elsewhere. But after two months of the Meche Era, I don't think it's a stretch to say the Royals have already gotten more for their $55 million than the Yankees got from Carl Pavano for $40 million.
Then again, Jason Marquis is 5-1 with a 2.60 ERA. And we know that's not gonna last. Gil seems destined to slide back a little. But for now, the gamble looks a lot safer with every quality start he makes.
posted by Jeff at
4:01 PM
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Wow.
This really isn't my month.
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Jeff, at 12:28 AM
Yep, he's still the same old guy. The fake back injury is classic Meche. Have fun KC!
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Jesse, at 1:10 PM
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