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2021-08-26: Reds (Gray) at Brewers (Anderson) [Brewers lose, 5-1]

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If there is a game I might think of not watching to get things done around the house, as it feels like a Brewers loss, it's one started by Brett Anderson.

 

The funny thing is that there have been plenty of seasons where Anderson would have been one of the top two starters on the team, if not the #1 guy.

 

Alright...lets not exaggerate.

 

I would probably struggle to find a year where he would be the #2 guy. Though he would probably be closer than you would like.

 

I mean if we are going back to the pre-Ben Sheets early 2000s...

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I think he is right though, especially when he says "top two."

 

Pitching has been somewhat thin since 2012, but we usually had a guy have a nice year to go with the main pitcher (Gallardo/Lohse/Nelson) over the years. Guerra/Davies/Jungmann/etc.

 

As I said though...the line between #2 and #3 and even #4 was pretty short.

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I mean if we are going back to the pre-Ben Sheets early 2000s...

 

Yes. For reference, go check out those starting rotations from the 1998 and 1999 teams. Anderson's 4-ish ERA would have put him square at the top of those Scott Karl-led rotations.

 

Apologizes...I didn't know you were referencing a different century before some of these players were born. haha

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They were pretty good in 2018 and technically had Chacin/Miley as their top 2 when the playoffs rolled around. Current version Anderson would be in the same ballpark as them. I think I'd end up picking Chacin but generally speaking those guys are similar. It's really crazy what they pulled off in 2018 with their unconventional methods, too bad they didn't win it all or it probably would be remembered as an all timer level of management by all involved.
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