Bullpen report

The day after the great Mariano Rivera records his 500th career save, I look at each bullpen in major league baseball to give you a heads up on that next surprise closer.
AL East:
Yankees – Mariano Rivera (lock). Second in line: Brian Bruney, Phil Hughes.
Red Sox – Jonathon Papelbon (lock). Second in line: Takashi Saito, [...]

Don’t forget about me!

These guys used to be hyped as top prospects, but when they didn’t perform right away they were somewhat forgotten. Now they are posting solid skills, or at least showing some reason for hope. Their performances should not be ignored.

Andrew Miller, SP, Florida – Miller, a first round pick in [...]

Checking in on rookie performances

In general, players that play well in the minor leagues will play well in the major leagues, and a large sample size from the minors is probably more value than a small sample size in the big leagues. This is why it is foolish to overreact to early career performance. Alex Rodriguez hit .224 in [...]

Second half starting pitching targets

We are now fairly close to the half way point in the season, so it’s probably a good time to look at some undervalued starting pitchers, or just starting pitchers to acquire for the second half. Whether they have been unlucky, are good speculative picks, or may be coming up from the minor leagues, these [...]

Is Mariano Rivera actually struggling?

Today I read an article on ESPN by Howard Bryant suggesting that Mariano Rivera is in decline and it’s easy to see why he would believe this.
Mariano Rivera is 39 years old. He’s coming off of shoulder surgery. His ERA this season is a full run higher than his career mark, and almost 2 runs [...]

MLB Draft

After Strasburg things will get crazy. I’ll be posting the latest updates, picks, etc. from around the MLB draft. The draft starts tonight at 6 EST!

First round was interesting. Teams obviously not scared away by bonus deamands, willing to take the pick next season if they can’t sign the player.
Top 5 Available:
1. Scheppers
2. Davidson
3. Paxton
4. [...]