{"id":1436,"date":"2011-05-17T19:34:03","date_gmt":"2011-05-17T23:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=1436"},"modified":"2013-07-03T09:55:01","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T13:55:01","slug":"is-john-lannan-slowly-endangering-his-rotation-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=1436","title":{"rendered":"Is John Lannan slowly endangering his rotation spot?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maybe its the 2011 haircut that is the source of Lannan’s mediocre start. Photo: Luis M. Alvarez\/AP via www.timesunion.com<\/p><\/div>\n

In his latest outing (5\/16 against the Pirates<\/a>), John Lannan <\/strong>worked around 11 base-runners in 6 and a third innings and only gave up 2 runs (one being inherited and allowed to score by Cole Kimball<\/strong>).\u00a0 Four walks conspired to cause Lannan grief all afternoon, as well as only throwing 54 of 101 pitches for strikes.\u00a0 However in the end, it was a quality start and kept the team in the game.<\/p>\n

But are we seeing a gradual breakdown in Lannan overall?\u00a0 After getting sent down in 2010, he had masterful numbers upon his return (6-3 record with a 3.42 era and 1.24 whip in his last 10 starts in 2010).\u00a0 But he has not been able to carry these numbers into 2011.\u00a0 Right now, his season long 2011 numbers<\/a> are WORSE than his combined stats from last year, and despite only really having one egregiously bad outing (2ip, 6runs) his supporting stats are getting to be really concerning.\u00a0 Here’s what concerns me specifically:<\/p>\n