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While on the topic, Mathews might be my favorite Stanford pitcher in recent memory. From struggling early in his career to giving up his spot in the rotation to do whatever it took last year to coming back for a senior season, it has been so much fun rooting for him. Seeing the emotion he had coming off the mound in the 8th, after gutting through the most important innings of the season, was special!

Agree on all counts. Quinn started with a square mile of talen that was 2 inches deep. Between his soph and jr years he got some kind of help.  So did Dixon and Dowd. Bottle that and give it to the other pitchers!

Matthews is a nice story and there's good reason to have him a favorite. 
He developed pretty well at Stanford, especially in overcoming some control struggles over the second half of his sophomore year. 
In particular, his role on the team took on more and more of a load year to year. 

Dowd and Dixon are a more complicated story. They didn't come out this season with as much improvement as I had hoped. They have remained more inconsistent than one would like but have come through with a lot of key moments. 
Year to year development
Dowd: Fr, So, Jr
ERA: 6.99, 4.54, 4.81
WHIP: 1.82, 1.47, 1.45
IP:   37.1, 75.1, 58.0 
Dixon
ERA:  3.28, 3.96, 4.99
WHIP: 1.21, 1.35, 1.42
IP:    35.2, 63.2, 74.0

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While on the topic, Mathews might be my favorite Stanford pitcher in recent memory. From struggling early in his career to giving up his spot in the rotation to do whatever it took last year to coming back for a senior season, it has been so much fun rooting for him. Seeing the emotion he had coming off the mound in the 8th, after gutting through the most important innings of the season, was special!

Agree on all counts. Quinn started with a square mile of talen that was 2 inches deep. Between his soph and jr years he got some kind of help.  So did Dixon and Dowd. Bottle that and give it to the other pitchers!

Matthews is a nice story and there's good reason to have him a favorite. 
He developed pretty well at Stanford, especially in overcoming some control struggles over the second half of his sophomore year. 
In particular, his role on the team took on more and more of a load year to year. 

Dowd and Dixon are a more complicated story. They didn't come out this season with as much improvement as I had hoped. They have remained more inconsistent than one would like but have come through with a lot of key moments. 
Year to year development
Dowd: Fr, So, Jr
ERA: 6.99, 4.54, 4.81
WHIP: 1.82, 1.47, 1.45
IP:   37.1, 75.1, 58.0 
Dixon
ERA:  3.28, 3.96, 4.99
WHIP: 1.21, 1.35, 1.42
IP:    35.2, 63.2, 74.0