QUOTE (santo=dorf @ May 13, 2009 -> 05:15 PM)
He crapped his pants in the playoffs ala Javy Vazquez, not John Danks. Aren't those the "intangibles?" It also helps that he was near the top in run support last season.
Gavin got THE best run support in the game last year. Last season in the AL 28 pitchers logged 180+ IP, Gavin Floyd got significantly more run support than the rest. Per 9 IP Gavin Floyd got 8.51 runs of support while the pitcher of record, #2 Mike Mussina got 7.82 and #16 John Danks got 6.51, two full runs less than Gavin.
1.) Floyd 8.51
2.) Mussina 7.82
3.) Garland 7.78
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9.) Buehrle 7.00
10.) Vazquez 6.96
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16.) Danks 6.51
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24.) Byrd 6.00
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28.) G. Smith 4.73