Numbers Breakdown: 5th starter

Today we take a look at the 2008 and career numbers of Sean Marshall, Chad Gaudin, Jeff Samardzija, and Aaron Heilman who are all competing for the final spot in the starting rotation.

Career ERA:
Marshall- 4.62
Heilman- 4.24
Samardzija- 2.28
Gaudin- 4.45
Point Samardzija

2008 ERA:
Marshall- 3.86
Heilman- 5.21
Samardzija- 2.28
Gaudin- 4.18
Point Samardzija

Career W-L
Marshall- 16-22
Heilman- 22-33
Gaudin- 28-25
Samardzija- 1-0
Point Gaudin

Career Starts:
Marshall- 50
Heilman- 25
Gaudin- 50
Samardzija- 0
Remarkable! Marshall and Gaudin both have started exactly 50 games.
No Point.

2008 WHIP:
Marshall- 1.270
Heilman- 1.592
Gaudin- 1.322
Samardzija- 1.410
Point Marshall

career WHIP:
Marshall- 1.413
Heilman- 1.328
Gaudin- 1.322
Samardzija- 1.410
Point Gaudin
Best Spring Training outing so far:
Aaron Heilman +1 Point

K/BB 2008
Marshall: 23 BB 58 Ks
Heilman: 46 BB 80 Ks
Gaudin: 27 BB 71 Ks
Samardzija: 15 BB 25 Ks
Too hard to tell, No point.

Final Score- Samardzija 2, Gaudin 1, Marshall 1, Heilman 1
We'll have to see what happens this Spring, but the numbers don't lie!