Snodgrass'Muff said:Small sample sizes aren't useless, so long as we take them in the proper context. So far (including his brief stint last year), Owens has allowed 15 earned runs over 15 2/3 innings. He's allowed 18 hits, has walked 8, struck out 11 and been taken deep twice. While the sample is small, major league hitters have annihilated him. He's very clearly not ready and this spring does serve as a data point to support that opinion.
Can I just point out that there probably isn't a single person on the planet who thought he was ready for the majors? Probably including Owens himself.
I mean, the guy has had all of 38 innings in AAA.