Not that this means anything, but Edmonds has already managed to have the biggest negative WPA on the Cubs in his first start with the team. Mainly that's because he stranded an unreal seven baserunners from the six hole, including an inning-ending double play and an inning-ending strikeout with the bases loaded in the 7th. Good times, Jimmy Hollywood.

well, he seems to be benefitting from some friendly scheduling. nothing beats getting the padres in a day game after a night game.

that said, he's got a good fastball with a really nice split finger to compliment it. why can't it continue? he's pitching smart and fooling a lot of people with that simple combination.

Dempster has always had decent stuff.

His problem as a closer was that he would have bad games, meaning bad innings. As a starter, you are allowed to have bad innings if it is surrounding by good innings.

Dempster could end up being pretty successful, if he can limit his walks.

Dempster had high ERA's, but without looking anything up, it seems to be that he would get rocked in one inning for 4 or 5 earned runs.

As a starter, that hasn't happened yet, but when it does, it won't kill his ERA like it did as a closer.