Brandon Beachy and Vance Worley

   Well, Albert Pujols finally hit his first homerun today, so that helps support my previous blog entry. Now, on to discussing Brandon Beachy and Vance Worley. Both of these pitchers are relatively new to the game of baseball, and they both have just over a year in the Major  Leagues on their resumes. With the huge contracts that free agents obtain and the way the arbitration works (usually in favor of the player going through arbitration) I think it is safe to say that the Brave's should sacrifice a little bit of money to go ahead and lock up Beachy long term, and the Philles should do the same for Worley. Therefore, following the example that the Tampa Bay Rays have set with such players as Matt Moore and Evan Longoria. So, let's look at some numbers from the promising young starters. So far for Beachy's career he has posted a 10-6 record, has a 3.22 ERA, has a 3.55K/BB ratio, and just over 195 IP. So, how does Worley compare to Beachy? Worley has posted a record of 14-6, has an 2.86 ERA, a 2.65K/BB rate, and has just over 182 IP. Both of these pitchers have been phenomenal for their team, and so far they have exceeded expectations. So which pitcher is better is up for debate. (Viewers should look into more advanced metrics to learn more, and make ther decision). Looking at the numbers, Beachy and Worley are very similar pitchers, and each has their advantage over the other in different categories, but either way, the Atlanta Braves should try to lock Brandon Beachy up long term when he is first arbitration eligible if he continues to perform at an astonishing rate, and the Philadelphia Philles should do the same for Vance Worley. Therefore, both teams could lock up potential future "Ace's" relatively cheap, and if either team ends up regretting their decision, the possible cheap and huge reward for locking these pitchers up longterm before they are  arbitration eligible is a low risk worth taking for both teams to help them win in the short term as well as the long term. (Numbers/Stats provided by baseballreference.com).