BIG NAME PITCHERS STINKING UP THE JOINT

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BIG NAME PITCHERS STINKING UP THE JOINT PROOMPT EXPERTS TO PREDICT THE LEAGUE'S LOSS LEADERS

BetUS.com Posts Odds on MLB Losing Pitchers

NEW YORK April 26, 2008 - Some of MLB's best pitchers have been struggling mightily so far this season and instead of fans and experts wondering who will win the Cy Young awards this year, most are speculating as to which pitcher will lose the most games.

Big names like Zito, Sabbathia, and Mussina have been more than letting their teams down, they've been downright awful. This being the case, the largest, most successful sportsbook on the web, BetUS.com posted odd son which pitcher will lose the most games in MLB this year.


Oddsmakers at BetUS.com posted the following odds on the MLB's most losingest pitcher:

Player to lose most games in 08 season
Barry Zito 10/1
Chad Billingsley 15/1
Joe Blanton 12/1
Boof Bonser 14/1
Matt Chico 8/1
Jason Jennings 9/1
Bronson Arroyo 15/1
Dave Bush 20/1
Kevin Correia 10/1
Tom Gorzelanny 15/1
Ted Lilly 15/1
Francisco Liriano 25/1
Gil Meche 25/1
Matt Morris 12/1
Brett Tomko 8/1
C.C Sabathia 18/1
Steve Trachsel 16/1
Justin Verlander 45/1
Jared Washburn 15/1
Odalis Perez 14/1
Mike Mussina 25/1
Kerry Wood 45/1

Most Losses by any one pitcher this season will be
15 or Under Losses 5/2
16 Losses 6/1
17 Losses 4/1
18 Losses 3/1
19 Or More Losses 2/1

Barry Zito Total Losses during 08 Season
Over 15.5 6/5
Under 15.5 6/5

C.C. Sabathia Total Losses during 08 Season
Over 11.5 6/5
Under 11.5 6/5

For more sports and entertainment odds, visit www.BetUS.com

 

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Zito is well on his way

 

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Giants banish Barry Zito to bullpen

Starting pitcher Barry Zito was demoted to the bullpen Monday by the San Francisco Giants, who signed him to a seven-year, $126-million US contract 16 months ago.

Zito, 29, is still seeking his first win this season, posting an 0-6 record with a 7.53 earned-run average in six starts.

Only three pitchers since 1956 have gone 0-6 in April - Dave Stewart (1984), Mike Maroth (2003) and Zito.

"I'm certainly not happy with it, by any means," Zito said. "But this is the bed that I have made.

"I have to lay in it for the time being and I have to overcome. I trust management and I trust what their decisions are."

"It is good, sometimes, just to back off," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It has happened to a lot of great players ? position players and even pitchers."

Zito, winner of the American League's Cy Young Award as top pitcher in 2002, made one relief appearance last season.

The three-time all-star is 113-82 with a 3.73 ERA and nine complete games in 262 appearances (261 starts) over nine MLB seasons for the Oakland Athletics and Giants.

"We just felt, at this point, it is time for him to sit back, miss a start and help us in the pen," Bochy said. "We will watch and see how things go.".

Zito was drafted in the first round by Oakland in 1999 and spent seven seasons for the Athletics before signing with San Franciso as a free agent on Dec. 29, 2006.

The stylish left-hander is one of the most durable pitchers in the major leagues, making 247 consecutive starts.