“Down Year” for Pujols Could Produce Triple Crown
For the first time in many years, we have a Triple Crown race in Major League Baseball. Not one, but two players are within striking distance of one of the most elusive achievements in all of sports. [caption id="attachment_1047" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Albert Pujols could become the first player since 1937 to win the NL Triple Crown."][/caption] Not since 1967 has anyone led either Major League in home runs, RBI, and batting average. Not since 1937 has a player done so in the National League. Yet with August winding down and the divisional races heating up, Albert Pujols ranks first in home runs ...
Stephen Strasburg to undergo TJS
Last Saturday, Stephen Strasburg, in his first game back after a short DL stint, left his start againts the Philadelphia Phillies with an injury to his pitching arm. This morning, the news came down from GM Mike Rizzo that Strasburg will need to undergo Tommy John Surgery to repair a significant tear in his UCL, and will most likely miss the entire 2011 season. [caption id="attachment_878" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Strasburg is 6-1, with a 0.99 ERA at AA and AAA."][/caption] Strasburg, who was undoubtedly baseball's best pitcher during the first month of his career, finishes a shortened rookie season 5-3 with a 2.91 ...
2010 Fantasy Baseball Preview
For the first time in many years, we have a Triple Crown race in Major League Baseball. Not one, but two players are within striking distance of one of the most elusive achievements in all of sports. Albert Pujols could become the first player since 1937 to win the NL Triple Crown. Not since 1967 has anyone led either Major League in home runs, RBI,... Read More
The American League Cy Young RaceWith a little over a month to go in the 2010 Major League season, the Cy Young race in the American League is still wide open. We have a least as many candidates as we did in May, probably more, and while there is still time for someone to step things up and lay claim to the most prestigious pitching award in baseball, that player has yet to come forward. Cliff... Read More
Blue Jays Extend Ricky RomeroThe Blue Jays on Saturday signed 25-year-old former top-10 pick Ricky Romero to a five year, $30.1 million contract that will keep him signed with the team through 2015. Romero, the teams first round pick in 2005, has a 3.53 ERA and 3.40 FIP on the season. Not much of a strikeout pitcher in the minor leagues, he’s really refined his stuff in the... Read More
Your National League MVP is…?Who has been the most valuable player in the National League so far this season? Ask that question to ten different people, you’ll probably get four or five different answers. By this point last season, Albert Pujols had already pulled away from the pack. He was hitting .328 with 26 home runs, and an OPS of 1.159. On June 23rd, 2009, it was fairly... Read More
The Craziness of Ubaldo JimenezYesterday, Ubaldo Jimenez struck out 9, walking none, in a complete game shutout. Jimenez hasn’t allowed a run in his last 27 1/3 innings. It’s June 1st, and his ERA stands at .78. He’s 10-1, and he also has a no-hitter. So yeah, he’s having kind of a good season. But is he the best pitcher in baseball? Has he even been baseball’s... Read More
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Ryan Gilbert
Phillies & others interested in Mike MacDougalThe righty reliever has drawn interest from multiple teams, the strongest being from the Phillies. MacDougal has closer experience, and despite his 4.31 ERA in 2008, he had 20 saves and just 1 blown save. MacDougal has a career total of 70 saves, with 19 blown saves, only 8 more than Lidge’s ’09 total. If MacDougal lands in Philadelphia,... Read More
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Alex Geshwind
Francisco Out, Feliz InOn Friday, I addressed the Rangers bullpen situation: Frank Francisco has had a rough start to the season. After picking up his first save Monday, he imploded against the Blue Jays on Thursday, giving up 3 runs in two thirds of an inning. He’s got two years worth of performance indicating that he can be a solid closer, so don’t be too worried.... Read More
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