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TigsTown?s May Pitchers of the Month
2008-06-09 02:46:00 Which pitchers stepped for their respective team this May? Find out inside which pitchers took home the monthly awards for May! Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Underserved Media Market Teams Throw Non-Descript Pitchers
2008-06-04 08:10:00 The Yanks start Joba Chamberlain. The Mets start Pedro Martinez. The Red Sox start top prospect Justin Masterson. You probably didn’t know any of that because traditional media is obsessed with Radhames Liz’s earning a win in his first Orioles start and Ross Gload’s struggles at winning back the Royals starting 1B position. ...
By: The RotoFeed
Minor League Pitchers To Watch
2008-06-03 20:44:00 Which hurlers are bringing the goods in Double and Triple A? I'm looking for those who've whiffed a batter per inning or close. Let's take a look. David Purcey, Blue Jays. He has a 2.14 ERA, 9.3 K/9, and 3.0...
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Gammons On Available Pitchers
2008-05-28 12:01:00 ESPN's Peter Gammons names ten starting pitchers who could be available in the coming months. We'll try to devise a comprehensive list when we get to the position in our Trade Market series. Gammons' trade possibilities: Paul Byrd, Jeremy Sowers, Derek Lowe, Rich Harden, Odalis Perez, Brett Tomko, Jarrod Washburn, Zach Duke, Vicente Padilla, and Kevin Millwood. Byrd, Lowe, Perez, and Tomko will be free agents after the season. Sowers and Duke are the kids. Harden is the oft-injured ace. Washburn, Padilla, and Millwood bring burdensome contracts. Gammons also five "unlikely, but not impossible" scenarios. He suggests A.J. Burnett, Bartolo Colon, Joe Blanton, Greg Maddux, and Ben Sheets could be moved under the right circumstances.
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Gammons On Available Pitchers
2008-05-28 12:01:00 ESPN's Peter Gammons names ten starting pitchers who could be available in the coming months. We'll try to devise a comprehensive list when we get to the position in our Trade Market series. Gammons' trade possibilities: Paul Byrd, Jeremy Sowers, Derek Lowe, Rich Harden, Odalis Perez, Brett Tomko, Jarrod Washburn, Zach Duke, Vicente Padilla, and Kevin Millwood. Byrd, Lowe, Perez, and Tomko will be free agents after the season. Sowers and Duke are the kids. Harden is the oft-injured ace. Washburn, Padilla, and Millwood bring burdensome contracts. Gammons also five "unlikely, but not impossible" scenarios. He suggests A.J. Burnett, Bartolo Colon, Joe Blanton, Greg Maddux, and Ben Sheets could be moved under the right circumstances.
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MiLB Recap Blog: Starting Pitchers Dominate
2008-05-25 05:16:00 Each morning, check in for the Minor League Recap Blog. Get all of the results from the games, the latest standings and the daily blog recapping the previous day’s action. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Expected BABIP for Pitchers
2008-05-23 01:09:00 Recently on FanGraphs, we’ve been referring to a stat called xBABIP or Expected Batting Average on Balls in Play to help justify a pitcher’s current BABIP. There’s been a few questions about what this stat means, so I thought it’d be as good a time as any to try and explain the ins and ...
By: The RotoFeed
Position Review: Relief Pitchers
2008-05-19 13:54:00 Please note: This post does not include data from yesterday's games [5/18]. To download the Excel sheet with the valuation data, click here. RP MVP: Joakim Soria [$22.74] - 17.3 IP, 1.04 ERA, 0.40 WHIP, 0 W, 11 SV, 20 KAverage RP With Positive Value: [$8.59] - 20 IP, 2.11 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 1 W, 4 SV, 18 KReplacement Level Player: Octavio Dotel [$1.00] - 17.7 IP, 3.05 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 2 W, 0 SV, 27 K Best W Source: Jose Valverde & Jorge Sosa [4]Best SV Source: George Sherrill & Francisco Rodriguez [17]Best K Source: Carlos Marmol [37]Best ERA Source: Billy Wagner [17 IP of 0.00 ERA]Best WHIP Source: Joakim Soria [17.3 IP of 0.40 WHIP] Thoughts: Joey Devine [$15.04]: Buy.Wins: He's been a big W beneficiary, getting 3 already. You can't bank on those to continue at that pace, though. Saves: With Huston Street there, Devine probably won't be in line for SV opps. Strikeouts: Devine is a great strikeout pitcher, with a career 13.11 MiLB K/9. His current 11.19 K/9 isn...
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Position Review: Starting Pitchers
2008-05-19 13:01:00 Please note: This post does not include stats from yesterday's games [5/18]. To download the Excel sheet with the valuation data, click here. SP MVP: Cliff Lee [$47.06] - 53.7 IP, 0.67 ERA, 0.67 WHIP, 6 W, 44 KAverage SP With Positive Value: [$11.91] - 49 IP, 2.89 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 4 W, 38 KReplacement Level Player: Jesse Litsch [$1.00] - 49 IP, 4.22 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 5 W, 31 K Best W Source: Brandon Webb [9]Best K Source: Tim Lincecum [63]Best ERA Source: Cliff Lee [53.7 IP of 0.67 ERA]Best WHIP Source: Cliff Lee [53.7 IP of 0.67 WHIP] Thoughts: Shaun Marcum [$30.23]: Buy.Wins: Marcum's 4 Ws thus far are the only real knock against him. It's not his fault, but it still affects his value. The Jays are only scoring 3.85 runs per game; only KC is worse. Strikeouts: He's currently at a 8.11 mark this season; his career rate is a 7.22. Even if his K rate regresses to his career average, he's still a good K source. ERA: Marcum's 2.50 ERA is 1.08 lower than h...
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Top K/BB Pitchers
2008-05-19 11:27:00 Here is a list of the Top 20 K/BB pitchers. For those familar with Ron Shandler's Basbeall HQ, he calls it "Command Ratio." It is done without regard for the number of innings pitched so that you could find a possible sleeper like Darrell Rasner or Glen Perkins. PitcherTeamK/BBCliff LeeCLE9.2Jon LieberCHN7Scott BakerMIN5.8Roy HalladayTOR5.7Kevin SloweyMIN5.33Jason BergmannWAS5.25Josh BeckettBOS5.09Darrell RasnerNYA5Javier VazquezCHA4.83Wandy RodriguezHOU4.8John SmoltzATL4.5Glen PerkinsMIN4.5Dan HarenARI4.5Jesse LitschTOR4.43Paul ByrdCLE4.4Hong-Chih KuoLAN4.22Johnny CuetoCIN4.08John LackeyANA4Mike MussinaNYA4Ervin SantanaANA3.85
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Indians will fill closer?s role with four pitchers
2008-05-17 01:02:00 Rafael Betancourt has lost his job as interim closer for the Cleveland Indians, who plan to use several relievers at the end of games until Joe Borowski returns from an arm injury. Manager Eric Wedge made the decision Friday, a day after Betancourt had to be replaced in the ninth inning of a 4-2 win over ...
By: MLB News Blog
Weekly starters: Rays pitchers a good bet
2008-05-16 21:27:00 How about them Rays, huh?! Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Tribe pitchers stay hot, shut down A?s
2008-05-16 00:12:00 It wasn’t even a bad pitch that ended the Cleveland Indians’ scoreless streak. An unearned run against Aaron Laffey on his own throwing error halted the starting rotation’s run of 44 1-3 consecutive shutout innings, but didn’t interrupt their string of dominant outings. Laffey pitched the Indians to a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, ...
By: MLB News Blog
Brita water filtration pitchers
2008-05-15 12:15:00 "Last year 16 million gallons of oil were consumed to make plastic water bottles."
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Starting Pitchers Slumping Bigtime...Baltimore 5 Boston 4
2008-05-14 11:38:00 The starting pitching rotation, which was so hot a week and a half ago, is anything BUT that right now. In four of the last six games, the pitching has allowed at least seven runs and ten hits. That won't help to win many ball games. And Josh Beckett, the Red Sox ace, was not even spared Tuesday night in Baltimore. The Orioles, after staking Boston to a 3-0 lead, their second in two nights, won the game 5-3. Josh Beckett allowed all five earned runs and surrendered a season-high eleven hits, the most of any starter this season. It was certainly not a vintage Beckett outing. He threw 97 pitches in only 5 2/3 innings and had this to say after the game..."The loss definitely goes in the right man's hand tonight," Beckett said. "It's pretty simple. I just didn't execute pitches tonight."That's a good wrap-up, Josh...pure and simple. The bullpen was just fine, thank you, but Boston just couldn't score when they needed to. Manny Ramirez came to the plate in the top of the seventh in...
Mets designate two pitchers for assignment (PA SportsTicker)
2008-05-14 01:23:00 The New York Mets on Tuesday designated righthanders Jorge Sosa and Nelson Figueroa for assignment. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
TigsTown April Pitchers of the Month
2008-05-12 22:16:00 The month of April was highlighted on the mound by a seven inning no-hitter for Luis Marte - but was that enough for him to take the Pitcher of the Month award in Lakeland? And who else took the hardware at the rest of the stops? Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Home/Road Splits - Pitchers
2008-05-11 08:00:00 While we start guys like Peavy, Santana, Webb and Lincecum (that's right, Lincecum) every week regardless of whom they play against, some pitchers enjoy the confines of their home and others like pitching on the road.Start 'Em Next WeekJonathan Sanchez - His ERA on the road is close to 10.00. In friendly San Francisco his ERA is 1.16. Start him next week when he gets the DH-less White Sox.John Danks - Two starts and both are on the road where John finds his success. Despite on overall 3.18 ERA, Danks' ERA at home is 4.64 while on the road it is 1.47. John Lannan - Now here's a real testament to risk. Lannan shows a 1.40 road ERA, where he has one start. His one start is against the Mets. However, his struck out 11 Mets in his last outing. Do you play the numbers game or do you play the logic game?John Maine - He's got on start... against Lannan. Maine has a 2.55 home ERA. Could this be a 1-0 event?John, I mean Shawn Chacon - After all those Johns it was becoming first nature. S...
By: The RotoFeed
Lee beats Wang in duel of perfect pitchers (AP)
2008-05-08 04:40:00 Cliff Lee threw seven sharp innings Wednesday night to beat Chien-Ming Wang in a matchup of unbeaten starters, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees. Lee became the first Indians pitcher to win his first six starts since Greg Swindell in 1988 and lowered his major league-best ERA to ...
By: MLB News Blog
Starting Pitchers: Good Luck & Bad Luck
2008-05-07 12:33:00 I have spent the 2008 fantasy baseball season trying to avoid cavalierly throwing around the term "Sell High" about a players performance because it is usually just an euphemism for "sucker another owner into taking this ticking time bomb." However, there is one statistics in the early season that I feel perfectly comfortable applying the "sell high" label to - Wins. Even the best pitchers win only 50% of their starts. Over a full 34-start season, that equates to 17 Wins. When I see a pitcher win six or seven games in his 1st seven starts of the season, I am comfortable saying this pitcher is a "sell high" pitcher. This does not mean I believe that pitcher's ratios will fall apart. it just means I do not believe the pitcher will maintain a 25+ Win pace. Can Ervin Santana provide an additional 140-160 innings of good ratios from May 7th through September 28th? Yes. Can he win more than 10 more games over the final 4.5 months? Probably not. That means the team buying Santana had bett...
By: The RotoFeed
Use K:BB Ratio To Help Find Dominant Relief Pitchers
2008-05-05 21:00:00 One of the first statistics that I look for when deciding on a trade or a free agent acquisition that involves a relief pitcher is strikeout to walk ratio (K:BB). The ratio is easy to calculate as it’s just K/BB, but it goes a long way in showing how dominant a pitcher is over the ...
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Position Review: Relief Pitchers
2008-05-04 12:04:00 To download the Excel sheet with the valuation data, click here. Best W Source: 8 Pitchers [3]Best SV Source: Francisco Rodriguez [12]Best K Source: Carlos Marmol [28]Best ERA Source: Chad Qualls [16.7 IP of 0.00 ERA]Best WHIP Source: James Johnson [15.3 IP of 0.46 WHIP] Thoughts on the Top 10: Jonathan Papelbon-$25.59-Just Papelbon being Papelbon. Buy. Mariano Rivera-$25.06-I must have pissed him off when I sold on him last week, as he's gained $6.21 of value in the past week thanks to 3 scoreless IP with 4 K and 2 SVs. I'm kind of torn on buying on a 38 year old closer, but if I had to, I'd take the gamble on Rivera. Buy. Joakim Soria-$24.92-Easily the best surprise RP of the season, he hasn't allowed a run in 12 IP, struck out 15 batters, and logged 7 SVs. He's poised to become one of the elite closers in the game; one hell of a Rule V draft pick. Buy. Carlos Marmol-$21.23-A little shocking to see a non-closer this high, but looking at his produ...
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Position Review: Starting Pitchers
2008-05-04 11:40:00 To download the Excel sheet with the valuation data, click here. Best W Source: Brandon Webb [7]Best K Source: Jake Peavy [46]Best ERA Source: Cliff Lee [37.7 IP of 0.95 ERA]Best WHIP Source: Cliff Lee [37.7 IP of 0.56 WHIP] Thoughts on the Top 10: Cliff Lee-$50.80-Lee gave up 3 ER in 6 IP against the Mariners on Wednesday, his first outing allowing more than 1 ER this season. The good sign was that he did not give up a walk in the start, lowering his BB/9 to 0.48 on the season. Regardless, he won't maintain this value all season. Sell. Brandon Webb-$30.86-7 Ws in the bank already for Webb. Pitching with the D-Backs offense behind him, there's no fluke in the W category. Webb is flashing his usually dominant numbers, and appears to be on his way to receiving many Cy Young votes. Buy. Jake Peavy-$29.87-Just another season in the office for Peavy. The only knock on him thus far is the Padres offense, which has and will continue to affect Pea...
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Insider: These pitchers have earned the right to bear arms
2008-04-30 21:29:00 Pitchers can't hit, right? Wrong. Micah Owings leads a stable of young arms across the National League who are giving new meaning to the term 'power pitcher,' Scott Miller says in his MLB Insider.
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Arizona pitchers win with arms and bats
2008-04-30 13:56:00 The Arizona Diamondbacks are working on an uncommon trifecta. Their hitters can hit, their pitchers can pitch … and their pitchers can hit, too. Not only do the D-Backs lead the major leagues in runs and ERA, their pitchers lead in virtually every offensive category — hits, doubles, RBIs, batting average, OPS (on-base average plus slugging percentage).D-Backs pitchers are hitting .273 with 15 hits, nine doubles and nine RBIs. Micah Owings is the leader, hitting .389 with a double and an RBI, and teammates understand that his 2007 Silver Slugger award is safe.At the same time, Haren had an RBI double Monday for his second RBI of the season, Webb has four RBIs, Doug Davis has two hits in three at-bats and Edgar Gonzalez has an RBI double. Webb still has one more RBI than regulars Josh Bard of the Padres and Willy Taveras of the Rockies. The D-Backs are 9-2 when their pitchers get a hit.
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The Unluckiest April Pitchers
2008-04-30 02:39:00 When discussing the early season productivity of a player it is important to remember that the barometric statistics analyzed by those on television often have better evaluative indicators beneath the surface. Many of these indicators deal with luck, or a lack of luck, and provide a more telling window into what should be expected ...
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Orioles recall pitchers Olson, McCrory (AP)
2008-04-30 00:16:00 The Baltimore Orioles expanded their pitching staff to 13 players Tuesday, recalling Garrett Olson and Rob McCrory from Triple-A Norfolk after a stretch in which the team played four games in three days. Olson started Tuesday night’s game against Tampa Bay and McCrory was sent to the bullpen. To make room on the roster, the ...
By: MLB News Blog
Evaluating Pitchers: My checklist
2008-04-28 19:35:00 Guys like Aaron Cook, Cliff Lee, Zack Greinke, and Brian Bannister come along every year. They overperform expectations by an order of magnitude, are quickly snatched off the waiver wire, and, if they have a track record of mediocrity, they typically return to it when their owners realize that lightning in a bottle doesn't tend to last an entire season.Here's the checklist I go through when evaluating SPs with whom I not overly familiar.1.) Rotation spot: It's fun to pick up the latest commodity, but it's not a lot of fun when they get sent down. Using waiver selections, particularly if you're in the first or second position, on players you know won't be in the majors for long is not a very good idea. Before adding a player, I always check to see if there's some reason why he won't be on the roster for a while. Almost always, there isn't, but it happens. 2.) K-rate: It all starts with K-rate. I ignore everything else until I check the K-rate. If a guy isn't somewhere close...
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Position Review: Relief Pitchers
2008-04-27 21:55:00 To download the Excel sheet with the Valuation data, click here. Best W Source: 4 Pitchers [3]Best SV Source: Francisco Rodriguez [10]Best K Source: Carlos Marmol & Joel Hanrahan [21]Best ERA Source: Chad Qualls [14.3 IP of 0.00 ERA]Best WHIP Source: Billy Wagner [9.0 IP of 0.22 WHIP] Thoughts on the Top 10: Joakim Soria-$23.17-I'm still thinking he's going to look like the RP steal of the draft. Dude is flat-out filthy. Buy. Billy Wagner-$19.93-Another consistent season coming together for Wagner. He'll give up a run eventually, but hasn't done so yet. Buy. Jonathan Papelbon-$19.52-A great start for a great closer. Buy. Mariano Rivera-$18.85-So far, so good, but I'm still looking for regression with the ageless wonder. Sell. Troy Percival-$18.79-Percival is one of the more amazing stories of the past few years. He is as dominant now as he was last year with the Cards, but cash in here if you can. Sell. Aqulino Lopez-$17.85-Su...
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Position Review: Starting Pitchers
2008-04-27 21:23:00 To download the Excel sheet with the valuation data, click here. Best W Source: Brandon Webb [5]Best K Source: Aaron Harang [37]Best ERA Source: Cliff Lee [31.7 IP of 0.28 ERA]Best WHIP Source: Cliff Lee [31.7 IP of 0.41 WHIP] Thoughts on the Top 10: Cliff Lee-$54.96-Simply amazing. Rany Jazayerli with BP notes how historic Lee's pitching is so far. He's obviously not going to keep this up, but enjoy the ride while it lasts...as an Indians fan, I sure am. Sell. Ben Sheets-$35.50-The injury bug is already creeping up on Sheets. You want to think that he'll be able to over come it for the rest of the season, but there's just too much history here. Sell. John Smoltz-$30.47-Smoltz left today's game with "soreness" in his right shoulder, and is considered day-to-day for now. Regardless, he has this insane ability to keep logging the IP, causing a friend of mine to consider him a witch. The K rate is absolutely obscene. Buy. Brandon Webb-$28.81-A l...
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Why Can't Pitchers Get The Win And Save In The Same Game?
2008-04-26 00:33:00 Tonight, Kevin Gregg pitched one scoreless inning in a tie ballgame. The Marlins proceeded to score three runs, putting Gregg in position to get the win.Gregg then went out and pitched a second scoreless inning to finish the 3-0 game off.While he gets his third win of the season, why can't he get credit for the save too?I know rules are rules, but how often would this situation occur anyhow?I'll take the win but I want the save too.
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Are franchises overprotective of young pitchers today? (Yahoo! Sports)
2008-04-24 13:50:00 The great Joba Chamberlain debate this week with the New York Yankees organization has reopened long-standing… Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Prospect Watch - Pitchers - Week 2
2008-04-24 03:26:00 Today I bring you part two of our weekly Prospect Watch series, this time focusing on some of the top pitching prospects in the minors.What's Interesting:-Kershaw continues to pitch well, although he still doesn't have a win on the season-Homer Bailey has been pitching extremely well, showing good control although not striking out as many as he has in the past; has he finally matured as a pitcher?-David Price has yet to pitch in a game this season, although he is starting to throw bullpen sessions-Max Scherzer - Wow. That's really all there is to say. His performance thus far in this young season compares well with some of the best minor league pitching numbers we've seen in recent years, including those from Tim Lincecum, Cole Hamels, and Francisco Liriano. Will he be in the majors soon? If so, will his success continue (like those mentioned)? Only time will tell, but stay tuned.
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Control Pitchers?
2008-04-21 12:29:00 Let's take a look at the pitchers who have walked 3 batters or less with a minimum of 20 innings pitched.Generally, when you walk few batters you are displaying great control.... or you are finding the plate all too often.Mike Mussina - He's walked only 3 batters so far but has given up 25 hits in 20 innings. The Moose generally walks few batters but has a bigger problem giving up hits. He's someone to avoid.Tim Hudson - Only 3 walks, but unlike Mussina, Hudson's given up 18 hits in 24 innings. That's a WHIP under 1.00. He's a quality #3 because he fails to record many strikeouts.Carlos Zambrano - A strange start to the season for Carlos as he has only walked 3 batters in nearly 27 innings. He's walked 100+ in the last two years. If he could lower his walk rate his normal 1.30 WHIP could drop to the 1.15 range.Adam Wainwright - In 22 innings, Adam has given up 21 hits and walked only 3 batters. Last year he gave up over a hit per inning in over 200 innings of work. If he keep...
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Red Sox pitchers winning the plunking war against Yanks
2008-04-20 15:54:00 There is a a perception that New York Yankee pitchers have been remiss in protecting Yankee hitters when it comes to the periodic hostilities with their ancient rival the Boston Red Sox. Not that we're advocating any headhunting (nobody ever said Kyle Farnsworth — who was hit with a three-game suspension for the buzzing of Manny Ramirez — was either a control artist or the brightest bulb in the room), but in terms of inflicting black-and-blue battle welts, the Red Sox pitchers are winning that one by an almost 2-1 margin in recent years the New York Daily News reported.According to the Elias Sports Bureau, since 2002 Yankee batters have been hit 69 times by Red Sox pitchers as opposed to 48 Red Sox hit by Yankee hurlers. But the figures are even more dramatic when you narrow it down to just the primary combatants, Jeter, Rodriguez, Ramirez and David Ortiz.Over that same six-year span, including postseason, Jeter has been plunked 12 times by Red Sox pitchers and A-R...
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Buy Low/ Sell Now Fantasy Baseball Pitchers
2008-04-19 12:38:00 Here is a complete list of pitchers who have ERAs higher than 6.00 and are currently eligiblie to win the ERA title. Unlike hitters, not all of them are "buy low" candidates. Nor do they qualify as "sell now" candidates because some of them aren't good enough to be considered rosterable in standard mixed leagues. If you have them in AL- or NL-Only leagues, then sleep in the bed you made! All that said, I have little doubt that at least one will have a bad 2008. I just don't know exactly who it will be. Here are this season's buy low/sell now pitchers who have ERAs greater than 6: Gil Meche 6.08 Carlos Villanueva 6.19 Kenny Rogers 6.33 Matt Cain 6.64 Roy Oswalt 6.65 Matt Morris 7.02 Dave Bush 7.02 Justin Verlander 7.03 Ted Lilly 9.16 Andrew Miller 9.68 C.C. Sabathia 13.50
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A Tale Of Two Pitchers
2008-04-18 14:00:00 Last night in Cleveland, two struggling young All-Stars took the hill to try to get their 2008 campaigns back on the right foot. As the graph below shows, only one succeeded. Fausto Carmona was able to throw strikes for the first time all year, finding positive results by getting his “turbo sinker” over the plate ...
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2-Start Pitchers: Start'em Sit'em
2008-04-13 21:06:00 Heading into the 3rd scoring period, there are a number of quality 2-start pitchers that owners are considering starting, or sitting. Last week I featured a number of suggested starts and sits amongst this past week?s 2-start hill toppers. Let?s see how I did. Start?em Tim Lincecum- SF: SD and STL 04/08 vs. SD (No Decision) 6.0 IP?s 7 Hits 1 BB1 ER 7 K?s04/12 vs. STL- (Win) 6.0 IP?s 6 Hits 1 BB?s 2 ER?s 11 K?s.Two quality starts, and 18 K?s in 12 innings. He is the real deal, and Top 10 2008 SP? potentially. If you don?t have the MLB package and live outside of the Bay Area, go get a Dish, and treat yourself to watching this kid pitch. He is now officially a must start whenever pitcher. He is a no-brainer. Johnny Cueto- CIN: @MIL and @PIT04/08 @ MIL (no Decision) 6.1 IP?s 5 Hits 2 ER 8 K?s.4/12 @ PIT (Loss) 6.0 IP?s 5 Hit?s 1 BB?s 5 ER?s 6 K?s/ The Phenom made good on his massive hype by following his sensational debut with a solid outing in Milwaukee on Tuesday. Unfortunately...
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TigsTown MLN: Pitchers Shelved for the Year
2008-04-11 19:16:00 Injury news continues to surface throughout the organization, and while there were a couple of positive lights, the news was largely poor for a couple of minor leaguers. In addition, some roster moves were made and more could be on the horizon. Check inside for all the details. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Hitters and Pitchers peaks
2008-04-09 22:18:00 Kevin had a question in his chat today: > mtmeyers6 (1:04:52 PM): anyway, I feel like BP did a study a few years ago > about pitchers peaks, and how they peak earlier than hitters. do you have > any recollection of this? I searched the site, but couldn’t find what I was > looking for. I’m not sure what ...
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Two More Pitchers Hit DL
2008-04-09 19:39:00 Doug Davis, who most of you shouldn't have in your lineups anyway has hit the DL in Arizona.Matt Garza, who most of you were hoping to be a sleeper for your rotation, has hit the DL in Tampa.Just a heads up.
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American League Two Start Pitchers
2008-04-06 21:01:00 Here are the American League starting pitchers who will pitch twice next week between April 7th and April 13th. Daniel Cabrera BAL Kenny Rogers DET Brian Bannister KC Jason Jennings TEX Carlos Silva SEA Jake Westbrook CLE Rich Harden OAK Matt Garza TB Daisuke Matsuzaka BOS Phil Hughes NYY Mike Mussina NYY Fausto Carmona CLE Nick Blackburn MIN Jason Hammel TB Brian Burres BAL Javier Vazquez CWS A.J. Burnett TOR Erik Bedard SEA Joe ...
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National League Two Start Pitchers
2008-04-06 20:58:00 Here are the National League starting pitchers who will pitch twice next week between April 7th and April 13th. Cole Hamels PHI Bronson Arroyo CIN Andrew Miller FLA Jeff Suppan MLW Tim Redding WAS Jair Jurrjens ATL Jamie Moyer PHI Ted Lilly CHC Tom Gorzelanny PIT Johnny Cueto CIN Wandy Rodriguez HOU Tom Glavine ATL Dan Haren ARZ Aaron Cook COL Matt Cain SF Todd Wellemeyer STL Tim Lincecum SF Brad Thompson STL Chad ...
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PawSox Opening Day Roster: Pitchers
2008-04-04 05:16:00 The Pawtucket Red Sox, the Triple-A International League affiliate of the Red Sox, open their season Thursday against Indianapolis. Here are thumbnail sketches of the 12 pitchers on the PawSox roster. Thumbnails of the 12 position players appear in a separate story. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Sea Dogs Opening Day Roster: Pitchers
2008-04-01 05:46:00 The Portland Sea Dogs, the Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Red Sox, announced their Opening Day roster Monday. The Sea Dogs are scheduled to open their season Thursday in New Britain, CT. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
The Waiver Priority: Follow Up and Control Pitchers
2008-03-29 02:36:00 Finally! Opening Day is just around the corner. Before I jump into this week?s Waiver Priority, I?d like to follow up on a few of the players I?ve discussed over past two weeks: Kelvim Escobar?s shoulder injury wasn?t blown out of proportion after all. He?s droppable in yearly leagues, and there?s even talk ...
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Baseball Notebook: Best and Worst Hitting Pitchers, 1962 Mets
2008-03-28 15:40:00 Best Hitting Pitchers Home Runs (At least 20 Home Runs): Wes Ferrell - 38 Bob Lemon - 37 (Former infielder) Red Ruffing - 36 Warren Spahn - 35 (1872 at bats) Earl Wilson - 35 (720 at bats) Don Drysdale - 29 Walter Johnson - 24 John Clarkson - 24 Bob Gibson - 24 Jack Stivetts - 21
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Edmonds faces minor league pitchers; opening-day status doubtful (AP)
2008-03-27 05:28:00 San Diego’s Jim Edmonds homered and singled twice in a minor league game on Wednesday but it’s still uncertain if the center fielder will be available by opening day. Edmonds, who came over from St. Louis in a trade for a minor leaguer, has been sidelined since March 6 with a strained right calf. As ...
By: MLB News Blog
AL Tout Wars - Top Starting Pitchers
2008-03-24 07:43:00 Do you believe in Erik Bedard's 2007 season? The experts in Tout Wars sure do. He went for $33 - one of just two pitchers to crack the $30 mark. The other was CC Sabathia at $31. I would have thought there would be some concern about CC's enormous workload last season.I would have given that honor - breaking $30 and the most expensive pitcher - to Justin Verlander. He went for $29. Josh Beckett went for $26, which is also the price of the most expensive closer, JJ Putz
By: The RotoFeed
Dirty Dozen: The Worst Starting Pitchers
2008-03-23 12:46:00 Who are the starting pitchers you must avoid in this year's drafts? I ask this question because I was recently tempted into accepting an offer of a $1 Miguel Batista. He won 16 games for the Seattle Mariners last season, and there were only 16 other pitchers in all of baseball who won at least that many. But, and it is a BIG BUT , his WHIP was 1.52! And it was that high the season before. To make matters worse, he threw 190+ innings in both seasons. To me this puts him in contention for the worst starting pitcher in all of fantasy baseball. To get an idea of which other pitchers may join Batista is that realm, I looked at pitchers who threw more than 149 innings last season and had a WHIP greater than 1.45. I then looked at that list to see who had a WHIP greater then 1.45 the season before. Here the dozen rotten eggs of Starting Pitching. Avoid at all costs! PITCHER W SV K ERA WHIP Kip Wells 7 0 122 5.7 1.62 Edwin Jackson 5 0 128 5.76 1.76 Miguel Batista 16 0 133 4.29 1.52 Adam Ea...
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