Wainwright making Cy case?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotOK, class: Raise your hand if you tagged Adam Wainwright as a Cy Young candidate before this season. Wainwright...
Blog | August 26, 2009Greinke still not completely human
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...t last forever (and couldn't even if he was an extreme ground-ball pitcher; Brandon Webb gave up 13 bombs last year). It's the zero homers more than anything else...
Blog | June 01, 2009Porcello's pitching like Gooden?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...before the season: "He's an elite prospect, but he seems more like a Brandon Webb or Carlos Zambrano style pitcher to me, not a Josh Beckett." Actually, Porcello looks to...
Blog | May 28, 2009Is Johan Santana MLB's best?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the winner, San Francisco's Tim Lincecum, and the second-place finisher, Arizona's Brandon Webb, and a better strikeout-to-walk ratio than either. "Everyone knows why he didn'...
Blog | May 21, 2009Bob Melvin's days numbered?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...but Justin Upton's been excellent. Chad Tracy and Conor Jackson have been terrible, but Brandon Webb and Stephen Drew have been hurt. With the exception of Yusmeiro Petit (Webb's replacement...
Blog | May 07, 2009White Sox move to Plan C in CF?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...nowhere to bat .314, steal 43 bases, and finish second (to Dontrelle Willis, and ahead of Brandon Webb!) in National League Rookie of the Year balloting. OK, so he was 27 and he came...
Blog | April 30, 2009Stiff shoulders and red flags ...
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIn the wake of the news about Brandon Webb's shoulder, Robothal's follow-up report is at least a little bit scary...
Blog | April 09, 2009Darrow the one to watch
Rob Neyer...season Darrow's ground ball-to-fly ball ratio was 4.8; by way of comparison, Brandon Webb led the majors last season with a 3.2 ratio. Darrow's 25 and hasn't...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009Garland a great bargain for Diamondbacks
Rob Neyer...be highly competitive in what figures to be a weak division. They have two excellent starters (Brandon Webb and Dan Haren), one decent veteran (Doug Davis) and two talented-but-unproven kids (Max Scherzer...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 28, 2009In Division Series, nothing beats having three good starters
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comIn the division series, the teams with three good starters are the ones who stand the best chance to advance.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2008
Cueto's debut ranks among best
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comJohnny Cueto's brilliant major league debut ranks among the best in baseball history.
Story | Conversation | April 08, 2008
From Wright to Cabrera: The top 50 for five years
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comFrom David Wright to Asdrubal Cabrera, Rob Neyer counts down the top 50 players over the next five seasons.
Story | Conversation | March 24, 2008Royals make final weekend a sweeping success
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderFrom the Royals sweeping the Tigers to Joe Mauer and Freddy Sanchez winning the batting races, it was an exciting final weekend.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2006
NL Rookie: Uggla or Ramirez
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderThe NL Rookie of the Year is a toss-up between a pair of Marlins, shortstop Hanley Ramirez and second baseman Dan Uggla, writes Rob Neyer.
Story | Conversation | September 21, 2006
Webb vs. Carpenter for NL Cy Young
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderWho will win the NL Cy Young Award? It'll be a race to the finish between Brandon Webb and Chris Carpenter.
Story | Conversation | September 13, 2006
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