TonyWiseau

xFIP doesn't tell the story with Correia. He's gotten brutalized on FBs for three years (14.8, 12.6, and 12 HR/FB% from 10-12, respectively) while pitching in Petco and PNC. That's a stat xFIP normalizes, but with the track record Correia's shown, count me skeptical on the notion it's something out of his control. At least Guthrie has a damn excuse pitching in Coors and Camden.

I think that the most important thing for the Twins to do will be to keep whatever decision they make in-house. That way, they won't have anything approaching this media circus Washington has right now. My biggest beef with the Nationals isn't that they're shutting Strasburg down, it's that they're shutting him down when he's seemingly healthy, and showing no signs of trouble. I think you let Gibson pitch as a normal starter, while using caution when problems like soreness and dead arm occur. The only right way to do this is to be as fluid as possible and tell the local media the situation will be dependent on Gibson's health.