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Nice debut by Ohlendorf.

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I never saw a "FREE OHLENDRODF" post.

Did I miss it?

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His numbers in the minors were pretty unimpressive.

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Right.

By the way, people seem to be disappointed in Edwar. If you take out his one appearance after the two-week layoff, he has 26K and 4 BB in 16 1-3 innings.

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Don't forget about the 4 HRs he's given up in that span. I recognize his K/BB is sick but he's also a flyball pitcher.

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So is a decent pitcher named Johan Santana. Perhaps you've heard of him.

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Yeah, I've heard a bit about Santana - thing is, Santana's not a reliever. If Edwar continues giving up home runs, he will have to be like Joba Chamberlain - a pitcher only brought in at the beginning of innings. You couldn't put him in for a jam because of his HR rate. This decreases his value.

I see in the minors he only gave up 1 HR this season, so it looks like variance. People keep comparing him to Doug Jones and it's possible he has a similar career (fwiw Jones had one year near the end with a sick K/BB and huge HR rate).