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 [...]
November 27th, 2009 •
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Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Teams • Tagged as Alcides Escobar, Ben Sheets, Brett Lawrie, C.C. Sabathia, Carlos Gomez, Casey McGehee, Eric Arnett, J.J. Hardy, Jake Odorizzi, Jonathan Lucroy, Kentrail Davis, Kyle Heckathorn, Lorenzo Cain, Manny Parra, Mat Gamel, Prince Fielder, Ricky Weeks, Ryan Braun, Yovani Gallardo, Zach Braddock
The Milwaukee Brewers have seen quite a bit of talent come up through their minor league system. Recently the Brewers have concentrated on adding impact bats during the draft and this has allowed them to trade for impact pitching. The numbers for their starting pitching haven’t boded well for them as of late. In 2009 they finished with the second-worst starters ERA (5.37) in the majors and a record of 80-82. They do have a strong group of talent that has allowed them to stay competitive in recent years. They have finished over .500 in 3 out of the last 5 seasons with one playoff appearance in 2008 losing 3 games to 1 against the Phillies who went on to win the world series.
