Comments on: Pirates Interested in John Lannan

By: Stephen Brooks

Stephen Brooks — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:06:55 +0000

Yes, but uncertainty has a price. When you compare Lannan to Karstens, you have to account for the 60-90 innings Karstens won’t pitch because some body part failed him. And those remaining innings are often soaked up by guys like Vin Mazzaro (or worse).

Lannan is a solid #4, at below market price. If Hammer-for-Capuano is off the table, I like this deal as a backup.

By: wkkortas

wkkortas — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:12:11 +0000

Frankly, Lannan’s strikeout rate plus his lifetime 4.57 FIP puts me in the “thanks, but no thanks” camp, although I would like to see the #betterthanvinmazzaro hashtag explode on Twitter.

By: Thom Kay

Thom Kay — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:51:24 +0000

I live in Washington and have watched a lot of Lannan, too. While I’m not a big fan, I will say that he’s solid. Lannan usually gives the team a chance to win, but doesn’t provide many dominant games. He’s at least as good as Correia, and just might be a great fit in Pittsburgh. He could be good in a middle relief role, as he’s great against lefties. A reliever who can do long relief and spot starts is nice. Not sure it’s $3M nice.
I’d prefer to trade Hanrahan for a starter like Capuano.

By: tsnod91

tsnod91 — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:11:55 +0000

I don’t mind Lannan, but I would rather resign Jeff Karstens if I were Neil Huntington.

By: Ecbucs

Ecbucs — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:59:05 +0000

I lived in Washington until August this year and Lannan doesn’t give in to hitters. He has a lot of decent games and is a lot better than a Jason Marquis or even Kevin Correia (although in a lot of ways he is similar to KC but he gets a little better results).

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:52:20 +0000

not exactly what i have in mind when i think “guy to improve the rotation,” but i could live with that i guess. his innings-eating capabilities are attractive, and i respect the heck out of how be outperforms his peripherals every single year.