Moby: When has Paxton ever been a starter on whom you could rely?
Sabermath: When has Paxton ever stayed in sync?
Paxton might have placed himself on the endangered species listthree years ago, then two years ago, then last year ...yada yada yada.
Cerveza pointed out, after yesterday, that Paxton has earned nothing ... the manager does not believe in "sainthood potential".
Paxton is already practicing his annual el-foldo .... gee, golly, I just didn't (fill in the blank).
I rather doubt he has the fiber to be a reliever in the bigs, and until he finally shows the gumption (and stuff) for 10 successive scheduled starts in Tacoma he will have proven nothing.
A lefty with a burner over 95 is hard to find in dis American League. And, if he can, at least he is decent trade bait in July if the DePoet model has lost it's wheels for the year.
Prove up .... or prove out ... in Tacoma. He is still a prospect as far as accomplishments are concernd.
If he blows it another season with the big club he will have blowed hisself out like another Mariner Birthday Cake crying for a match to light the candles.
Do your starts in Tacoma in a scintillating manner and I'm sure you will be pitching twenty miles north before June is out.
Who knows, maybe he'll replace Karns in the rotation.
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