Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Its a trend that's been going on for some time now. I'm not sure when exactly it started, maybe it began with the Jose Contreras bidding, or maybe its part of the post 2004 paranoia that should have been banished last October. Regardless, I will never understand the fixation that most Yankees fans seem to have on the Boston Red Sox. Whenever we're discussing a potential move for the Yankees, the debate...
Yankees baseball blog (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
The last time the two baseball superpowers tangled over a talented Cuban defector, the Yankees signed Jose Contreras and the Red Sox were left steaming, so angry that GM Theo Epstein supposedly kicked chairs at the Nicaragua hotel where both...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
According to Japan's Nikkan Sports, via Patrick Newman's NPB Tracker, free agent right-hander Jose Contreras may be seriously considering a move to Japan. Contreras is heading across the Pacific next week to set his 16-year-old son up in a Japanese exchange program. He might also be looking for a new employer, Contreras, 37, posted a 4.92 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and a 106/53 K/BB ratio in 23 starts (131 2/3...
Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Since 2000 - covering the last ten years - there have been 428 American League starter seasons with at least 150 innings pitched. Here's how Felix's 2009 ranks among them: ERA: #5 FIP: #17 Combined*: #8 * (2*ERA + 6*FIP)/8. A quick and dirty way of still giving starters some credit for their context pitching. This stat sucks and please never use it. Of course, neither ERA nor FIP are adjusted for park,...
SimonOnSports (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here. Today's team NL is the Colorado Rockies and our guest is Poseidon's Fist from the Rockies Blog, Purple Row . 1. The Rockies have a lot of pitchers, especially in the bullpen, entering...
AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Livan Hernandez? Livan Hernandez? Per Nick Piecoro, "The only thing we can give you at this point in the day is a fifth-starter possibility: familiar face Livan Hernandez. We’ve heard the Diamondbacks are considering bringing him back, most likely more for his role in the clubhouse and how he can help young players than for his potential performance." "it’s clear the club...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP It's okay, Bradley, you do a lot of little things well. Browse more photos » All (Relatively) Quiet on the Colorado Front The Sporting News' choice for Executive of the Year has a lot of pans to juggle in the fire at this year's GM meetings, not that it is unusual. At least he won't be working out a blockbuster trade this year. In fact, O'Dowd figures...
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
More photos » by Jason DeCrow - AP The man who gave us Game Six. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Browse more photos » We have exactly six hours, as I write this, before the scheduled first pitch of World Series Game Six. Below, a half-dozen thoughts, most of which have been bubbling for a few days now, to pass at least a bit of that time: Tonight's pitching matchup, in which future Hall of Famer...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The author discusses signing Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman. Added by: mlbbabble Viewed: 4 time(s) Tags/Keywords: aroldis chapman jose contreras Added On: 2009-10-31
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
SI.com is reporting that the Detroit Tigers are jumping into the pool of teams interested in signing 21-year-old Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman . The words "get in line" come to mind, however, when you look at the list of clubs angling for a chance at the 6'4" kid with the 102 m.p.h. fastball. Of course, the Yankees are interested. (And they invited him to Yankee Stadium to watch Game...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Add the Detroit Tigers to the list of teams in pursuit of Aroldis Chapman, according to a report by Melissa Segura in SI.com. Segura writes that "several industry sources expect Chapman will command more than the $32 million the Yankees paid Cuban right-hander Jose Contreras in 2002." Speaking of the Yankees, Chapman was a guest of the team for Game 6 of the ALCS, writes Jon Heyman. And the...
Sports In-Depth: Baseball Edition (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
50 wins, 4.50 ERA since 2005 Jason Marquis: 65 Wins, 4.65 ERA Livan Hernandez: 61, 4.97 Ervin Santana: 59, 4.52 Vincente Padilla: 56, 4.78 Braden Looper: 51, 4.57 Jose Contreras: 51, 4.54 10 wins, .540 W-L%, 4.75 ERA, since 2005 (Active): Vincente Padilla: 56 Wins, .549 W-L%, 4.78 ERA Matt Harrison: 13, .419, 5.76 David Huff: 11, .579, 5.61 Buddy Carlyle: 10, .556, 5.31
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Tracy Ringolsby of Inside The Rockies examines Colorado's commitments for 2010, and the decisions they'll face regarding potential free agents and arbitration cases. Here are a few of his thoughts: Jason Marquis has said he wants to sign with the Mets and likely won't be back in Colorado. There's a good chance that lefty Alan Embree will retire. Jose Contreras is interested in returning in a middle...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
So this is what I am left with: doomed to follow a baseball team that uses pre-modern techniques for assessing players I am forced to come up with my own alternate reality that I hope will happen. I will list some groups of players that I would look to acquire at each position we need. I admit the plan is not "sexy" but it better positions us for 2011/12 and should improve the club next season....
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Colorado's season ended in heartbreaking fashion last night, when the normally reliable Huston Street lost his second game in as many days for the first time in his career. Now the front office will focus on trying to improve a team that went 72-38 after July 3rd this season. The club has several young players (like Ian Stewart, Dexter Fowler, and Carlos Gonzalez) estabishing themselves in the bigs,...
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