I heard a sports show over the weekend ask if Dice-K might be on the trading block due to his slow start & the Sox log-jam of starting pitching. My answer is no & last night's game is a good reason why.
The Dice man gave up only 1 run in 5 innings. And with 4 innings of scoreless relief by a great bullpen he earned his first win of the season. That was a prototypical game by #18. He was in trouble every inning, but got the big out every time to keep the number of runs down.
If you try to analyze his start, like the Eck on NESN, you will go bonkers. Just accept Dice for what he is -- a 5 or 6 inning starter that will give your team a chance to win. How many games have we seen other starters give up 5 or 6 runs over the 1st 5? They may complete 6, even 7 innings, but the Sox are out of it by then.
Bottom line, it's all about wins. Dice-K has won 33 games in his first 2 seasons. For you math people, that translates to 16.5 wins a year. I say keep him & just expect 5 good innings.
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