And mind, this was a year in which JD Durbin got 18 starts and they traded FOR Freddie Garcia, who got 10 more.Ed Wade.As a closer, Myers had 3 starts (1 good, 2 horrible)?had 48 relief appearances,?finished 37 games, had replica Longines L2.155.9.71.6 Ladie's watch saves, 3 BS plus?5 losses with an ERA of 2.87, WHIP 1.20, 10.8 K/9 and 3.05 BB/9 IP.Myers was put back in the rotation in 08, threw 30 games over 190 innings, had a 4.55 ERA (96 ERA+) and a 1.38 WHIP with 9.4 H/9, 3.1 BB/9 and 6.4 K/9.I should note that he had a GREAT deal of difficulty readjusting to the rotation and was sent down after 17 starts (June 23) when his ERA reached 5.84.
He spent 4 weeks in the minors and got his head and motion straightened out, then returned, gave up 3 ER in 5 IP, then threw 8 straight QS, and 9 of 10 QS, including 2 CG and finished the year with 2 stinkers.He threw 2 excellent games replica Longines L3.647.4.76.6 Men's watch giving up 1 and 2 runs in the playoffs, and one stinker, 5 ER/5 IP, which the Phils won anyway.He was injured most of last year started 10 games, then was put on the DL in May and didn't return until September, and made 8 relief appearances over 7 IP with a 6.43 ERA.Assuming he has recovered from his hip surgery,
ZIPS projects him to have an ERA+ of 98 (of course, that was still when he was listed as a Phillie, and will have to be adjusted for the Astros park.He averaged 1.4 HR/9 IP, but then again, he pitched half his games at Philly, which is more than a bit of a replica Longines L4.209.4.11.6 watch home run park.He isn't a #2 starter any more than I am, but IF he has recovered, I would guess he would be the #3 unless Bud Norris, who has better stuff, significantly outpitches him in Spring Training.
