AA’s failure to acquire another stating pitcher before Monday’s trade deadline had dominated the comments around these parts. The prospect of heading into the playoffs with the current rotation has generated much wailing and gnashing of teeth; I know I’ve done my share of gnashing and wailing.
But hey, there have been two starting pitching performances since the trade deadline, and they have both been excellent. True, they happened to be by the only two starters who seem even marginally serviceable, but at least we do now have two starters to get excited about. Ian Anderson followed up his magnificent major league debut last week against the Yankees with a very solid six innings against the Red Sox, leading the Braves to a 10-3 victory.