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2014 IPP: Scott Rice

Benjamin Grimm Mar 11 2014 02:06 PM

It was moderately popular last year, so we'll try it again this year. IPP stands for Individual Player Predictions. These will be threads where we share our expectations of how a player will perform in the current year. Feel free to make your predictions as specific or as vague as you like. (You can find a listing of the 2013 IPPs here.) Last one for today. I think Scott Rice said he wants to lead the majors in games pitched this season. Can he do it? I'll say no, but I can see him getting into 60 games, facing very few batters each time. I'll say 60 games, 70 innings, 0-2, 3.95 ERA.

MFS62 Mar 11 2014 02:38 PM Re: 2014 IPP: Scott Rice

If he's in 60 games, he will pitch 54 or fewer very LOOGY innings. I'm thinking more like 72 G, 60 IP. The record and ERA Ben posted look about right. Later

Ceetar Mar 11 2014 03:37 PM Re: 2014 IPP: Scott Rice

58.2 IP over 70 games. Slight better year than last year. 3.42 ERA. Mainly by pitching to fewer righties than the 75/213 he did last year. Never gets Chase Utley out.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 11 2014 06:36 PM Re: 2014 IPP: Scott Rice

Slightly worse figures than last year, but always gets Chase Utley out.

smg58 Mar 11 2014 08:33 PM Re: 2014 IPP: Scott Rice

I'll be the optimist and say slightly better and always.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 12 2014 02:39 AM Re: 2014 IPP: Scott Rice

Leading the league in appearances is a pretty hefty load for anyone to carry, much less somebody whose innings-burden gave him a literal hernia last year. 64 G, 48 IP, 3.62 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 39 K, 20 BB, 3 HR (one to Chutley, whom he'll retire once and exactly once)

d'Kong76 Mar 14 2014 03:07 PM Re: 2014 IPP: Scott Rice

There's a slightly better and a little worse ... so I'll take Wwsiwwg.