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The A's certainly valued upside in naming Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson to the rotation, but they're taking the ball away from their most talented pitcher with major league experience by picking Outman over Sean Gallagher. It's not like the alternatives outpitched Gallagher. Outman, Gallagher, Dana Eveland and Dallas Braden all have ERAs between 5.06 and 5.40, while Cahill is at 4.95. It probably won't really matter, since Gallagher figures to be in the rotation by the end of April anyway, but Oakland's decision making definitely deserves to be questioned here. Outman's walks will likely prevent him from being very useful in AL-only leagues.
so they all performed similarly.