Player Comparison

During the off-season the Yankees traded Jeff Weaver for Kevin Brown. Let's see how that's working out.

Brown - 10-4 / 20 starts / 126.1 IP
Weaver - 12-11 / 31 starts / 202.2 IP

Brown: 14 HR / 3.99 ERA / 1.25 WHIP
Weaver: 16 HR / 3.77 ERA / 1.25 WHIP

Brown: 39 years old - paid $15 million this year and $15 million in 2005
Weaver: 28 years old - paid $6.25 million this year and $9.25 in 2005

Jeff Weaver has given the Dodgers 200+ innings and may just be their Game One starter for the playoffs. Kevin Brown is out because he broke his hand acting like a spoiled jackass. I know that Weaver supposedly had a problem with the pressure of Yankee Stadium but consider this - if you backed out Brown's 4 starts against early season punching bag Tampa Bay - then his ERA is 4.61 with the Yankees.