Correia, Kevin

- Starting Pitcher, San Diego Padres

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Age	30
Bats or Throws	Right

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Reviewed by SteveP
March 06, 2010
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Last updated: March 06, 2010

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Correia has an odd data set upon which to base projections and this means a bargain for you. Correia was called up at age 22 after only 56.2 professional innings. He worked mainly in relief thereafter with some spot starting until coming over to the Padres and being injured. Last year was his first year as a starter in the major leagues and he was basically the same pitcher throughout the year, a few extra home runs in the first half distort the 4.50/3.26 ERA split between first and second half. And interestingly those extra home runs came at home, so we shouldn't expect his rates to balloon.

Correia is not a dominating pitcher, So you'll want to expect a few bumps along the way, but what he did in 2009 is a harbinger of 2010 and a darn good bargain. PetCo is the best insurance on the market for a starting pitcher. 15-0-3.70-1.30-160. 200IP

Positives / Upside	Correia's strikeout rate was right in line with his historical performance and his ERA was right in line with all his peripheral numbers. His stingy 7.8% HR/FB rate is sustainable in this stadium and well within his career marks as a starter. PetCo stabilizes any possible ups and downs so we should expect more of the same for Correia, or perhaps even a touch better from the 29 year old. 15-0-3.51-180. 200IP
Negatives / Downside	This is, after all is first full season as a starter and he has never pitched anything close to this number of innings in any prior year including minor league numbers. 10-0-4.25-1.35-120. 160IP
Recommendation	Buy at cost
Draft Position	296