Greatest Pitcher Each Decade

July 26, 2009 by Alex Geshwind  
Filed under FCG, FrontArticles, News & Notes

1890s – Kid Nichols – 297-151, 2.97 ERA, 1.232 WHIP, 146 ERA+, 1.48 K/BB, 417 CG – Nichols won almost 300 games in that decade alone, and completed 417 of the 440 games he started. He only taken out of 23 games over the 10 year period. Not the best decade on this list, but [...]

All-time Comparisons

July 24, 2009 by Alex Geshwind  
Filed under FCG, FrontArticles, News & Notes

Over the last week or so I have spent a lot of time evaluating players on an all time basis, for an all time draft I am participating in, and for articles on the site.
There is a tremendous difficulty ranking players on an all time basis, because you have to take into account so many [...]

Our “Futures” Roster

July 10, 2009 by Alex Geshwind  
Filed under FCG, News & Notes

Over the all star break, a few of the best prospects from around the minor leagues will participate in the futures game. The US team, comprised of US born prospects, will face the world team, comprised of internationally born prospects. We decided we would come up with a “super team” of prospects from all around [...]

What happened to Delmon Young?

July 3, 2009 by Alex Geshwind  
Filed under FCG, News & Notes, Uncategorized

Delmon Young had a pretty solid season last year, with a league average bat and a very good arm in right field making him a decent major league ballplayer. So what’s so bad about that? The problem is, the often forgotten Young was once considered the top prospect in baseball – for about 4 years.
Let’s [...]