Ian Anderson Or Fried?
Looking for some advice on which of these to choose. Has to be one or the other, can't be both as much as I would like that.
Ian Anderson:
Started out as a slashing, bluesy rock outfit (I still like Cat’s Squirrel and A New Day Yesterday),
evolved into catchy riffers with supposedly socially significant lyrics
— always a bad sign — then descended into dubiously progressive English
folk music with lyrics like, well, think Lewis Carroll with s*** on his
shoe. A flute runs through it.
This guy is unpolished but I would say there is a limit to how bad he
can be, what with 30% Ks and 53% GBs. Without any growth he figures to
be erratic but an asset at the end, and with growth he can easily be a
Top 10 SP in 2021. Well-publicized, there is a fair chance that Ian gets
the helium.
Max Fried: Legendary Transmission Line Designer.
He’s good, with every chance to get better, and he
pitches for a very good team. So far, an ideal No. 2 SP. However, his 50
Ks ranked in a three-way tie for 62nd among his peers. Take him as a
No. 2 and he pitches 180 innings — that’s granting him something — you
get 161 strikeouts from your No. 2 SP. You can do it and win, but you
have to be aware of that little hole you have dug. As a No. 3 SP this is
less of a concern because now you can afford to roll the dice that
Fried’s rate improves. That bet is better because if he doesn’t improve you still get an overall asset.
I like them both but am slightly partial to Fried only because I absolutely love my Roger Sanders Transmission Line Hybrids.
Deadline for my decision is April 1st at 1:05 PM Eastern.