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Originally Posted by O.city
That was kind of my take on it. I also think "Deep" sometimes is code for meh. and not much separation.
The pitching high end guys are hopefully just now getting to the big club so that should help.
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When you're talking hitters I will agree that 'deep' often means 'meh'.
But with pitching, quantity has a quality of its own. Guys get hurt and relievers are volatile as hell. When you know that 1 or 2 guys you counted on in the bullpen will likely be ineffective and another 1 or 2 guys in your rotation will likely be injured/ineffective at some point, having 3-4 guys that you trust to come in and be league average is huge.
Especially when league average starting pitching cost $12-$14 million/season and 8th inning guys cost $8-9 million.