Articles By: Ian Collier
Wang Needs To Fix Things In The Minors
Chien-Ming Wang is single-handedly mauling the Yankees pitching staff. Something has to be done. How about a stint in Scranton
Burnett Saves Girardi, Wang, and The Bullpen
Girardi’s questionable bullpen construction is still an issue. On Tuesday night, AJ Burnett took the heat off the manager
Adenhart Reminds Us – It’s Only A Game
There are worse things in life than not making the playoffs, starting the season with consecutive losses, or stranding a runner in scoring position. Nick Adenhart’s tragic story is a sobering reminder of that
Five Things I Can’t Wait To See
The hour is nigh, and the weather is semi-promising. Let’s play ball
I Was Right All Along
Spring stats don’t mean anything. Unless of course they back up your pre-conceived notions of a player
Keg Party At My House, Joey!
Was Jim Rice 68.7% better than Albert Belle? Can anyone make that argument
Counterpoint: Teixeira Signing Rules.
I’m having a really hard time being anything other than super excited about the Mark Teixeira signing. Career slash stats: .290 / .378 / .541. Career OPS+ of 134. Way above average defensively. Top comparables include Carlos Delgado, Fred McGriff, Will Clark, Jim Thome, and Jeff Bagwell. Walked a career high 97 times last year.
Use Protection
A few days back, Pete Abraham (via Chad Jennings) made a list of some Yankees players that were removed from the 40-man roster and were hence eligible to be selected in next year’s Rule V draft. Some notable names for those who have followed the minors: JB Cox, Alan Horne, Kevin Whelan, and Eric Duncan.
Introduction
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Regression Part Two – It’s Happening Already
So this post was essentially going to discuss which over-performing or under-performing teams I thought would regress or improve, and then the Yankees go ahead and make one of my points for me. I was marveling on Monday at how the Twins had managed to outscore the Yankees by 27 runs despite having an vastly
Regression to the mean and whatnot
I took a look at the standings yesterday. I devote several hours of each day thinking about, reading about, or occasionally writing about baseball, but for some reason the standings are generally the last thing I look at. But yesterday, on the heels of a Yankee victory, I felt bold enough to look at the
A Few Thoughts On Roy Oswalt
I’m not a Houston Astros fan, but I can’t help but notice how badly Roy Oswalt has struggled in his three starts this season. The reason is because I own him on a couple of fantasy teams. I watched his nightmarish start against the Marlins last week through my fingers, as he served up 4
Soria Should Be Starting
The intro to Buster Olney’s blog today featured a story about Joakim Soria, the Royals young closer, who many are likening to a young Mariano Rivera. I watch the Royals as much as I possibly can – not because I’m a masochist, but because I have tons of family in Kansas City who are die-hards
Battling Conventional Wisdom: Why the Tigers Aren’t The Team to Beat in the AL Central
Every year, each division seems to have a trendy pick. A few offseason additions can suddenly make last year’s 88 win-team this year’s World Series favorite. In 2005, the Mets added Carlos Beltran and Pedro Martinez and seemed to have positioned themselves as a team to beat. They ended up with 83 wins, good for
Non-roster guys with a chance to stick – Part Three (The Finale)
The final installment features a Sal Fasano sighting and a bunch of old dudes in San Francisco – shocking, right? Philadelphia Phillies: Kris Benson, SP This is a pretty obvious fit; the Phillies are starved for starting pitching and Benson was starved for a job. On paper the Phils rotation lines up as Brett Myers,
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