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| Looper | Moehler |
| 12-10, 3.94 | 9-5, 3.99 |
both of these pitchers are examples of why a team should never commit $10m a year to a mid-rotation starter. pitchers of this caliber are literally a dime a dozen; you can always pluck one out of your bullpen, off the bottom of the free-agent pile, or out of the quadruple A talent pool.
moehler joined the houston rotation in may and has a 3.79 era in his 20 starts.