April 1st, very appropriate (just a little early). Ian Anderson is a rock icon, and deserves better than this.
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.
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.