Cubs get HARDEN

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Gaudin is not a very good pitcher, he is at best average and Oakland has a ton of young guys who have a lot more upside than him. He is a 6th inning reliever and spot starter.

As a matter of fact Oakland has mostly used him as a mop up man. The teams record in his relief appearances is 5-15. He has 2 holds which both came in a series with the Giants, one of those games he was less than effective giving up 2 runs while getting 2 outs. The other team wins he was involved with were closing out a 6 run win over the marlins, pitching in extra innings against the tigers and the other one he pitched the 6th inning while down 3 runs and oakland scored 9 in the next inning to get him the cheap win. Hard to believe that it will be hard to find a replacement for mop up time.