The Cardinals walloped Johnny Cueto yesterday in their 7-2 win over the Reds.
Cueto pitched an inning and two outs into a perfect storm yesterday, giving up eight hits, seven runs, and a walk before being yanked. The one silver lining was that two fielding errors from the Reds defense over the first two innings meant Cueto was charged with only six earned runs. The rest of the dark clouds, however, meant Cueto walked away with a 5.40 season ERA and 1.09 WHIP (that last number gives another good indication of just how amazing his previous starts have been–he still has a slightly-over-1 WHIP after just finishing a 5.40 WHIP game).
On the other side of the box score, starter Joel Pineiro pitched a great game for St. Louis, allowing one hit and four walks over seven scoreless innings, striking out three on the way to his second win of the season. Rick Ankiel and Troy Glaus combined to bat in all of the Cardinals’ runs, going back-to-back each time, in the first inning when Glaus followed Ankiel’s RBI double with his own RBI single, and in the second when Ankeil’s RBI single was followed by Glaus’ two-RBI double.
The Generals have often discussed Cueto this year; here are a few articles to peruse to give you some context on this latest start.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Michael Taylor // Apr 30, 2008 at 10:14 am
I own him in a couple leagues and am not selling just yet, this start may make him a buy low candidate as many cut him loose. His k/bb ratio is still excellent and is represented by his 1.09 WHIP. However, his LOB% (52%)kind of scares me. Overall, as you mentioned in previous articles, owners should have sent out feelers when he was at his highest. Last night was an unfortunate reminder of how inconsistent rookies can be.
2 Mike Podhorzer // Apr 30, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Michael, excellent commentary and similar to what I would have written had I decided to write yet another Cueto article today!
That LOB% is what’s killing him, and it’s either going to make him a great buy low, or it’s the first sign of an immature youngster who isn’t ready just yet for the Bigs.
His xFIP is still just 3.45, which is almost 2 full runs below his actual ERA. I was unable to sell high, but now I’m going to try buying low. My first buy low attempts though have been rejected
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