Edinson Volquez or Ervin Santana?

Question

Which baseball pitcher will be better next season (2009)? Consider W, K, ERA and WHIP.

Answer 1

Santana

Answer 2

Which is better right now would have to be Edinson Volquez, but next year I think Ervin Santana will be better.  I'll say Santana will have probably about 10 more wins than Volquez, along with probably 110 more strikeouts, and a better WHIP.  Volquez will probably have the better ERA just like he has had this year.  I'm just not confident on Volquez next year because this is really his first excellent season.  He's got 15 wins right now, but he's only averaging 6 per year over is 3 seasons.  The strikeouts I just feel like if he gets in trouble in Cincy's stadium, they'll pull him early and he'll have some outings without many K's.  Santana currently has 21 more strikeouts than Volquez with over a month left so that's why I figured so high with Santana.  Volquez is bound to lose some confidence because his team is terrible, the Reds are rebuilding all over again and the Angels are dominant so Santana will be an ace.  Hope this helps you.

Answer 3

Volquez...he's just findng his groove....Santana's good...but Volquez has a bigger upside...