I'm sure there's some kind of grudging respect for Chris Carpenter in Toronto, but I can't imagine there's a lot of actual goodwill for their former first rounder up there. How different a player did he become in St. Louis? The difference between his ERA as a Blue Jay and as a Cardinal is only fractionally lower than his actual ERA in 2009—4.83 to 2.90. He cut down on 1.5 walks per nine inning and added half a strikeout; he did that after missing a year and a half and twice putting up an ERA over 5.25.
↵Now The New Chris Carpenter, who's been playing now for six years, gets to play against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Sorry, guys.
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