From the monthly archives: August 2008
Baltimore Orioles third basemen Melvin Mora should be out about a week with a strained right hamstring. Mora says that it “could be a week, or less,” and his manager says that right now they don’t think they will be putting him on the disabled list. Mora has been on fire since the [...]
Continue Reading → New York – Yankees Pitcher Joba Chamberlain said that he doesn’t believe that he’ll need to go on a minor league rehab assignment simply to face hitters before coming off the DL. He’s set to throw 45 pitches in his next session on Thursday. Joba may be able to return early next week. [...]
Continue Reading → Pittsburgh – Craig Hansen has been optioned to AAA Indianapolis in favor of RHP Jesse Chavez. On Tuesday night, Hansen walked in the tying and go-ahead runs against the Cubs, he was sent to AAA the next morning. In 30 1/3 innings with Boston this season, Hansen had 3.48 tRA, with Pittsburgh (10 [...]
Continue Reading → Looking for the next Moneyball story? Stuart Sternberg might just have it. When the former Wall Street investor, and baseball outsider, became principle managing partner of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2005 the franchise was in shambles with the lowest attendance in baseball and annual last place finishes in the American League East. [...]
Continue Reading → When the White Sox acquired Ken Griffey Jr. from the Reds at the trade deadline everyone though it would hurt Paul Konerko even further than he had already hurt himself. Since then however he has been in the lineup almost everyone game and producing at a level not seen since 2006. Is his [...]
Continue Reading → Last week I detailed the season that one of the most underrated minor league pitchers is having. This week I’m going to look at one of the most under the radar hitters in the minor leagues; Royals first basemen Kila Ka’aihue. How do I know he is under the radar? Well because if [...]
Continue Reading → The stat glossary is up and is currently limited to offense. Ill get the pitching methods up ASAP.
Continue Reading → Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Daniel Cabrera was looked at by a team orthopedist on Monday and will get an MRI on his pitching elbow. Cabrera’s velocity has dropped into the low 90′s lately and his health has been in question after a few poor starts. After last nights game, Cabrera made some comments [...]
Continue Reading → A Connecticut 9 year old, Jericho Scott, was told last week he could not pitch in his youth baseball league because he threw “to hard” topping out around 40 MPH (with enough control that he hasn’t hit anyone this year). The league felt that facing this kind of speed was “frightening” for [...]
Continue Reading → ** UPDATE – It’s official. Frank Francisco has been named the Rangers new closer. **
Continue Reading → The Minnesota Twins have acquired “Every Day” Eddie Guardado from the Texas Rangers for minor league right handed pitcher Mark Hamburger. Guardado pitched for the Twins for a decade, closing from 2001 to 2003. He has been closing [...]
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