Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
This was the Q&A with JJ Cooper after he released the Top 10 prospects in Independent Baseball for the 2009 season at Baseball America.com . An ex-Rattler was discussed: Magic Mike (New York, NY): Thanks for taking my question. It is a three part question. How come Bryan Sabatella can make the list as the #3 prospect in 2008, not get signed, and play in the Independent leagues again this year,...
The Joy of Sox (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Rick Porcello (4.30, 106 ERA+) / Junichi Tazawa (10.80, 44 ERA+) Tazawa, 23, makes his first major league start (and second major league appearance). Terry Francona : A year ago, he's pitching in the (amateur) Industrial League in Japan, and a year later he's pitched at Yankee Stadium and now Fenway Park. ... He doesn't seem too overnervous or that out of sorts with where he is. ... His stuff's good...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 06/03/2009
People keep talking about it, so using PECOTA's comparables from 1980 onwards, and dumping the extremely small sample sizes, I compared the 23-28 year-old projected career paths of Edwin and Sonnanstine. Hoping to see if there's anything worthwhile here. Let's take a look, first at Sonnanstine. The comparables are: Player 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Doug Drabek 4.11 3.91 3.62 3.76 3.28 3.36 2.97 Jose Lima...
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