I'd rather not have either, but of those two options give me 1. By a lot.
Larnach over Clemens, for sure.
Separate subject, but speaking of Caratini, he's wildly overrated here, like Clemens. Backup catcher? Fine. DH or 1st base? No.
I'd consider myself pretty hardcore...and I would rather watch 80-82 than 60-102.
For one thing, there's zero guarantee of any pot of gold at the end of that rookie rainbow. Just because you play a bunch of rookies doesnt mean there's a payoff down the line.
For another, wins matter to me. And I only have so many seasons left to enjoy. I am loathe to see seasons wasted.
I think the baseball industry really needs to take a long hard look at how the training and development of pitchers has evolved.
Industry-wide there's been a gradual but long trend of asking less and less, with the hope of avoiding injury. Pitchers throw fewer and fewer pitches, over fewer and fewer innings. This is even more pronounced in the minors where young hurlers are to the point of never being asked to do even half what used to be commonplace.
And it seems to me all this has accomplished is even MORE injuries. Quite honestly, I'm not surprised.
I cant think of any other athletic activity in which the idea of enhancing endurance is thought to be the result of doing the activity less and less.