http://www.eagletribune.com/pusports/local_story_026043324.html
D'backs out in left field
Arizona keeps coming up short in trying to add a veteran to its rotation, but then with only $4 million or so to offer in salary, the opportunity to land a proven pitcher is slim.
Veteran lefty Randy...
Well, you might have to read between the lines a little bit. There is more information there than you think if you look harder. Like Jim McClennan did
http://www.azsnakepit.com/2009/1/8/714166/casting-the-runes-analyzin
D-backs general manager Josh Byrnes fielded questions from fans during the club's January Web chat. Byrnes commented on topics like acquiring another starting pitcher, the club's offseason report card and signing core players to long-term contracts.
1k5v3l: Hi Josh, since the team won't get...
This is a really good project that Tangotiger does every year, and I would like to encourage everyone to participate. It only takes about 10 minutes.
Be sure to read his instructions carefully prior to filling out the scouting report.
Please be objective. The point isn't to "pump up" d backs...
It may have seemed like it happened all the time to you, but as the season went on, he made that mistake less and less. It took him a while, I agree, but he finally figured it out. This was something very specifically discussed at length, both on the broadcasts and on message boards.
Like I...
He improved alot as the season wore on, and the advanced defense metrics showed him as league average last year.
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/dialed_in/discussion/2006_national_league_gold_gloves_as_i_see_it/
If you don't like advanced metrics, (I do) and just like to look at...
Although the examples of getting Drew and Upton signed after lengthy delays have been held up as giving hope to getting Scherzer signed....for some reason I have been skeptical of him actually getting signed for a while now.
IMO, this is because I think the D backs view him as a risk due to...
Not many positive reviews from Yankee fans
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/d_backs_hire_stottlemyre/
Also,mixed reviews at the time he left the Yankees. Go to following link, and then click on the comments link at the bottom of the story. (It says no comments...
Byrnes is really a platoon player thrust into an everyday role
Vs RHP .242/.304/.410 .714 OPS
Vs. LHP .300/.357/.527 .884 OPS
Of course 2/3 of his at bats have come against righties, as roughly 2/3 of the pitchers in baseball are righties.
A STRICT platoon of Davanon against...
I thought the other teams were responding to the D Backs bringing in Doug Davis and Dana Eveland :-)
Seriously, losing Schmidt and getting Zito is not a move UP for the Giants...and they are now saddled with that huge contract. I am REALLY happy about this, believe it or not. Sure, getting...
yes, KLL's post explains where the team is in their success cycle perfectly.
By being prudent now, the team will be set up for a run of division titles and playoff appearances starting in 2008. By going for broke in 2007, the team would be putting the next 6 years at risk.
Well, the guys that have signed multi year contracts already are the easiest of course, because the information is readily available at this site:
http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/
Then, you have all the first and second year players. Major League minimum is 380,000 for next season. So I...
Thanks to the several posters welcoming me. I registered here a long time ago, but have not been posting, although I have been lurking.
Happy Holidays to all.
This is the kind of deal I could live with:
Yankees trade RJ and 5 million for
Eric Byrnes, and one of Ross Ohlendorf, Evan Maclane, Greg Smith.
Addition by subtraction in the case of Byrnes, as then Scott Hairston can play in LF. He is a better hitter than Byrnes, better by enough to...
Pos Player Salary
C Snyder 400,000
1b Jackson 400,000
2b Hudson 5,000,000 Est. Arb
3b Tracy 2,750,000
ss Drew 700,000
lf Byrnes 5,000.000
cf Young 380,000
rf Quentin 380,000
Bench
c Montero...
El Duque had a good gameagainst the Angels., throwing 6 Ip, 1 ER , 5 hits, walked 2, struck out 2, ...the lone run on a homer by Morales in the 3rd.
And Nippert must have had a good outing against the Padres, as it's 2-1 in the 9th. He must have just let up the one run in the 4th.
It's going to be tough to remain patient this year. Like McCray said, I would rather watch a youngin get shelled, in the hopes that he learns something from it, than watch the ancients and the awful (Ortiz) continue to get shelled, for no other reason then they are getting paid too much to...