Aaron Harang, The Weakest Link

Next up on our journey through the Dodgers starting pitcher comparables is Aaron Harang.  One whiff of his comparables and you get a sense as to why Harang's name is being bandied around as a player who could be traded to make room for a top free agent signing to join the rotation.  Harang moreso than Capuano would be the pitcher you would want to trade from the Capang duet.  Harang strikes out an average amount of hitters but walks a ton of them.  His low GB/FB ratio does not match well with someone who walks so many hitters.  No ground balls to erase them on double plays and extra base runners to trot home on the fly balls that land in the bleachers.

Top 50 Similar Starting Pitchers

Rank	Name	K/9	BB/9	GB/FB
NA	Aaron Harang	6.57	3.83	0.96
1	Jeremy Hellickson	6.02	3.17	0.97
2	James McDonald	7.77	3.78	0.96
3	Chris Narveson	6.88	3.67	1.17
4	Brett Cecil	6.84	3.21	0.85
5	Travis Wood	6.66	3.19	0.77
6	Barry Zito	5.51	3.45	1.02
7	John Lackey	6.07	3.15	1.08
8	Matt Moore	9.07	4.08	0.87
9	Jarrod Parker	6.87	3.11	1.44
10	Josh Johnson	7.87	3.05	1.52
11	Ryan Vogelsong	7.33	3.02	1.21
12	Josh Beckett	7.46	2.62	1.08
13	C.J. Wilson	7.95	3.63	1.63
14	Jair Jurrjens	4.75	2.89	1.07
15	Vance Worley	7.51	3.10	1.35
16	Nathan Eovaldi	5.97	3.72	1.40
17	Ervin Santana	6.85	2.98	1.15
18	Mat Latos	8.18	2.80	1.18
19	Jon Lester	7.74	3.18	1.63
20	Clay Buchholz	6.23	3.12	1.42
21	Wandy Rodriguez	6.67	2.73	1.44
22	Shaun Marcum	7.51	2.77	0.86
23	Alexi Ogando	6.66	2.25	0.95
24	Freddy Garcia	6.75	2.95	1.02
25	Tommy Hanson	8.79	3.52	1.00
26	Jhoulys Chacin	6.55	4.09	1.54
27	Erik Bedard	8.57	3.77	1.23
28	Ivan Nova	7.10	3.02	1.55
29	Randy Wolf	5.91	2.89	1.09
30	Philip Humber	6.85	3.02	1.07
31	Bud Norris	8.71	3.48	1.00
32	Bruce Chen	6.28	2.44	0.74
33	Edwin Jackson	7.50	2.78	1.35
34	Derek Holland	7.52	2.80	1.18
35	Ted Lilly	6.92	2.73	0.82
36	Kevin Millwood	5.98	2.83	1.31
37	Jeff Niemann	7.33	2.59	1.44
38	Mike Minor	7.53	2.92	0.86
39	Chad Billingsley	7.53	3.28	1.36
40	Jason Vargas	5.85	2.41	0.93
41	Felipe Paulino	8.95	3.61	1.23
42	Dillon Gee	7.23	3.10	1.57
43	John Danks	6.43	2.93	1.17
44	Gavin Floyd	7.45	2.86	1.29
45	Jeremy Guthrie	5.28	2.64	1.07
46	Wade Davis	5.14	3.08	0.85
47	Chris Capuano	7.65	2.48	1.04
48	Luke Hochevar	6.54	2.91	1.35
49	Ubaldo Jimenez	7.81	4.41	1.15
50	Mike Pelfrey	5.06	2.87	1.44

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