February 8th, 2010 •
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Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Free Agents, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams, Toronto Blue Jays • Tagged as A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettitte, Brad Bergesen, Brandon Morrow, Brett Cecil, Brian Matusz, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholtz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dana Eveland, David Hernandez, David Price, David Purcey, Dustin McGowan, James Shields, Jason Berken, Javier Vazquez, Jeff Niemann, Jeremy Guthrie, Joba Chamberlain, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Millwood, Marc Rzepczynski, Matt Garza, Phil Hughes, Ricky Romero, Scott Richmond, Shaun Marcum, Tim Wakefield, Wade Davis
There is an old adage in baseball that “good pitching beats good hitting”. In this series I want to look at the starting rotations from each division and see how they match up with others. The American League East has always been a case of the haves and the have nots. At the top you [...]
December 17th, 2009 •
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Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Teams, Toronto Blue Jays • Tagged as Andy Pettitte, C.C. Sabathia, Curt Schilling, Greg Maddux, Javier Vazquez, Johan Santana, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, roy halladay, Roy Oswalt
The second installment of the MLB Network’s Prime 9 players of the decade list focuses on starting pitchers. In my opinion, this list contains a few obvious omissions and one pitcher that shouldn’t find his name on the list. Here are your top 9 starting pitchers of the decade in descending order: 9. Javier Vazquez [...]
December 10th, 2009 •
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Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, Free Agents, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rumors, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays • Tagged as Adrian Beltre, Andy Pettitte, Bengie Molina, Brandon Lyon, Chris Ray, Dan Uggla, Derek Lowe, Erick Aybar, J.J. Putz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jesse Chavez, Joe Saunders, Johan Santana, John Lackey, Jose Valverde, kenny williams, Kevin Millwood, LaTroy Hawkins, Matt Lindstrom, Max Ramirez, Michael Young, Mike Lowell, Milton Bradley, Peter Bourjos, Rafael Soriano, Randy Wolf, Rich Harden, Roberto Clemente, roy halladay, Rule 5 Draft, Shane Victorino, Taylor Teagarden, Trevor Hoffman
Day three of the Winter Meetings was filled with plenty of activity. Many rumors and signings were reported on Wednesday as teams started to accomplish things before heading home tomorrow. Here is a rundown from a busy day from Indianapolis. Astros sign Brandon Lyon – Ken Rosenthal tweeted that Brandon Lyon (RHP) has agreed to [...]
November 21st, 2009 •
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Houston Astros • Tagged as Andy Pettitte, Bagwell, Berkman, Biggio, Brade Lidge, Carlos Lee, Chia-Jen Lo, Chris Burke, Drayton McLane, Ed Wade, Jason Castro, Jay Austin, Jiovanni Mier, Jon Gaston, Jordan Lyles, Roger Clemens, Ross Seaton, Roy Oswalt, Sammy Gervacio, T.J. Steele, Tanner Bushue, Wandy Rodriquez
Baseball America has released their selections for the top 10 prospects in the Houston Astros’ minor league system. The Astros have had their share of highs and lows over the last several years. They spent most of this past decade playing second fiddle to the St. Louis Cardinals. They have had many good players come [...]
