410 Results for brett myers

Motivated Rockies make strong play

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft sets up Week 24 of Baseball Challenge, noting that the Rockies have plenty of reasons to stay motivated and performing at their best.

Story | Conversation | September 11, 2009

Rangers' Borbon keeps on running

Jason Grey, ESPN.com

Jason Grey takes a closer look at Julio Borbon, who has emerged as the Rangers' DH thanks to his speed and performance at the plate. Plus, he looks at the latest September call-ups

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 06, 2009

Diamondbacks shuffle closers

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell takes a look at the closer situation in Arizona after a freak season-ending injury to Chad Qualls.

Story | Conversation | September 02, 2009

Wagner still has fantasy value

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell is taking a closer look at Billy Wagner's fantasy value in Boston, which could still be relatively high in the near future.

Story | Conversation | August 26, 2009

Bad news for Johan Santana

Christopher Harris, ESPN.com

Christopher Harris dropped Johan Santana from his top-80 rankings for the year after news of his elbow injury.

Story | Conversation | August 25, 2009

Cubs closer situation a mess

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell takes a closer look at the Chicago Cubs' closer situation -- Carlos Marmol now has the job recently vacated by Kevin Gregg.

Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009

Closer Chart

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell's updated closer depth chart displays the four top closing options for each team.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2009

Johnson no lock for Orioles' closer job

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell takes a look at the fallout of the George Sherrill trade and says Jim Johnson is no lock to hold on to the closer's role in Baltimore.

Story | Conversation | August 05, 2009

Bad ERAs won't hurt some closers

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell looks at a handful of closers who will keep their jobs and pile up saves despite awful ERAs.

Story | Conversation | July 29, 2009

Comparing second-half pitching ranks

Christopher Harris, ESPN.com

Christopher Harris takes a closer look at 10 pitchers he ranked either much higher or lower than the consensus midseason rankings.

Story | Conversation | July 14, 2009

Millwood, Marquis very lucky so far

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a look at batting average on balls in play (BABIP) numbers from June to see which players are lucky, unlucky and for real.

Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009

Aces still worth believing in

Christopher Harris, ESPN.com

Christopher Harris profiles seven pitchers he still lists high in his rankings despite subpar numbers so far.

Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009

Branyan has been somewhat lucky

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft examines May's BABIP numbers and discusses players who are lucky, like Russell Branyan, and others who are not.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009

Can you keep trusting Tigers starters?

Christopher Harris, ESPN.com

Christopher Harris looks at the Tigers' surprisingly good starting rotation and what you should do with them for your fantasy team.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009

Look for Slowey to stay hot

Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.com

Adam Madison previews Tuesday's MLB action and sees aces galore on the mound, including Roy Halladay and Johan Santana.

Story | Conversation | June 01, 2009