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Dave Cameron of FanGraphs looks at recent Tommy John survivors in an attempt to gauge whether Stephen Strasburg can be as dominant as he was before surgery.

Story | Conversation | March 23, 2012

Each day, fans cheer as Eric Hosmer, Freddie Freeman and Jeremy Hellickson go about their business. Wouldn't it be great to look into the future, and see how their careers take shape? Eric Karabell wrote about the 2011 rookies earlier today, but I'm ...

So mjames89 asked on Twitter: Matt Cain, best pitcher in history with an under-.500 record? Good question. Cain won Wednesday night to push his career W-L record to 67-71, despite a 3.37 ERA and an ERA+ (ERA adjusted for home ballpark and league e...

In the spring of 2009, when Nolan Ryan sent a directive to the entire Texas Rangers organization banning pitch counts as a means of regulating a starting pitcher's length of time in a game, it sent shockwaves throughout baseball -- and criticism towa...

Bloomberg Sports' Tommy Rancel reviews Oakland's pitchers and arrives at Trevor Cahill as biggest surprise, Ben Sheets as biggest bust, Gio Gonzalez as 2011 keeper, and cites Cahill as a good candidate for 2011 regression ... As mentioned, Cahill h...

Saturday Notables from the Elias Sports Bureau: The Detroit Tigers' Max Scherzer has a 1.72 ERA over his last eight starts dating back to July 31. Over that span, only two pitchers have a lower ERA (minimum: 50 IP): the Seattle Mariners' Felix He...

MLB Rumors looks at Milwaukee's 2011 rotation: The Brewers made the 2008 playoffs thanks, in large part, to a rotation led by C.C. Sabathia and Ben Sheets. Yovani Gallardo has since established himself as a frontline starter, but the Brewers have s...

Athletics right-hander Ben Sheets plans to have surgery soon on his troublesome throwing elbow, something he says will increase the chance he could pitch again if he so decides.

The closest pursuers to the first-place Rangers in the AL West received bad pitching news Wednesday. Oakland A's starter Ben Sheets, who went on the 15-day disabled list Saturday, is out for the year with a torn flexor in his right elbow. Los Ange...

The Oakland Athletics confirmed what they had feared and announced pitcher Ben Sheets is out for the season due to a torn flexor in his right elbow.

Stephania Bell looks at the latest injuries throughout the majors, including Ben Sheets, Magglio Ordonez and David DeJesus.

Injuries to key players like Magglio Ordonez are shaping what appears to be a very busy trade deadline.

Blog | Conversation | July 25, 2010

Right-hander Ben Sheets has been placed on the disabled list because of an injury to the elbow that required surgery in 2009 and forced him to miss that entire season.

With the trade deadline looming, the Dodgers still have starting pitching as their priority, but the team could opt to upgrade in other areas instead.

Stephen Dunn and Getty Images Philadelphia Phillies (48-43, 21-25 away) at St. Louis Cardinals (51-41, 31-15 home) 7:05 PM ET on ESPN, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri Starting Pitchers Philadelphia: Kyle Kendrick (5-3, 4.44 ERA) St. Loui...

With Andy Pettitte out, Yankees fans will demand a deal for another starter.