Talk:Victor Zambrano: The Gift That Keeps on Giving/@comment-MetsJetsDevils-2006033191055

I know I am in the minority but I still don&quot;t hate the trade. I think Zambrano is the 2nd best pitcher on this team. He demonstrated this during a period last season where he was unhittable for about a month and a half. The fact is that the Mets did not get fair value for what Kazmir&quot;s perceived value was, and that is taken out on Zambrano, such as last season where no matter what Zambrano did it was never good enough. But Kazmir is a mirage. He is not a legitimate # 1 starter. He is only a #1 starter because he plays for Tampa Bay, a team that actually lost to my 8 year old nephews little league team. Kazmir will never be a legitimate #1 starter and will be a closer, perhaps dominant, within 5 years. And its not like Kazmir hasn&quot;t had problems with walks.

Also, I don&quot;t know why you would post this article after Zambrano pitched great in the WBC and in spring training. Jae Seo and Aaron Heilman are back end of the rotation guys at best. They don&quot;t compare to Zambrano. Zambrano has the stuff to be a #1 starter when Pedro and Glavine are gone. I think this will be the year that the Zambrano haters will finally be forced to stop. He will win at least 15 games and be in the top 5 for Ks.

If Humber comes back from injury, our rotation could very well be, in order, Zambrano, Pelfrey, Humber, Heilman, and Bannister. Not bad in my book. But like I said, I am in the minority.