re: Should Coleman be the Friday starter?

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Coleman is better than Ranaudo.

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That's very debateable.

Coleman is great. Ranaudo's stuff is better. I'd say the difference overall between the two if very minimal.

You are overreacting to one performance last night that basically upped Ranaudo's ERA by a whole run. And, he really didn't pitch poorly. He was cruising until the 6th and was literally one pitch away from getting out of it.

Plus, you are ignoring the value in flexibility with Coleman.

The bottom line is, I believe throwing Coleman on Friday night would pretty much have no effect on the Friday night outcomes from a positive point of view. From a negative point of view, it would force us to have to go to Ott (and use him up a bit as well) on that Friday night game in relief, should Coleman run out of gas.

I have supreme confidence in Ranaudo. I think he gives us an advantage every time he takes the mound. The only negative I see is that he seems to hit the wall somewhere around the 7th. (90-100 pitches).