The Cincinnati Reds trade Kyle Lohse to the Phillies
The Reds took advantage of the Phillies need for a starting pitcher by trading them Kyle Lohse for lefty starting pitcher Matt Maloney. Maloney was ranked as the Phillies #9 prospect before the season started according to Baseball America. Maloney has started 21 games in AA-ball this season and he was 9-7 with a 3.94 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. In 125.2 innings Maloney allowed 117 hits, walked 45 batters and whiffed 115. The Reds shouldn’t miss Lohse too much no matter who they replace him with. He started 21 games this season for the Reds and he was 6-12 with a 4.58 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. He threw 131.2 innings for them and he allowed 143 hits, walked 33 batters and whiffed 80.
How do you explain the fact that Kyle Lohse has won 10 games with St.Louis this year: more than Aaron Harang and Bronson Orroyo put together?
It’s Dave Duncan and Tony LaRussa. Look at some of the other garbage they’ve made into good starting pitchers like Todd Wellemeyer for example. I always felt that Lohse had good stuff but he never really learned how to pitch until this season.