| 2009 STATS | FANTASY 2009 | |||||
| ERA | W-L | SO | WHIP | BAA | OWN(WK+/-) | AVG DRAFT |
| 3.94 | 13-6 | 125 | 1.35 | .266 | 15.7(0.0) | 260.0 |
Stat guys not so monolithic after all
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Gordon Beckham My ballot would have looked like this: 1. Brett Anderson 2. Elvis Andrus 3. Jeff Niemann Our ballots are quite a bit different from the actual results -- Bailey won, followed by Andrus...
Blog | November 17, 2009Right team, wrong Rookie
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...up on Rookie of the Year ballots, and finished well behind the other two, Porcello and Jeff Niemann. Well behind: Porcello got 64 points, Niemann 21, and Anderson 4. You're familiar with a...
Blog | November 17, 2009Baseball writers get it wrong
Jon Greenberg, ESPNChicago.comGordon Bekcham made the strongest case for AL Rookie of the Year award.
Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009The free agent do-call list
Buster OlneyThe free-agent signing period begins four days from now, and we know that Matt Holliday, John Lackey and Jason Bay are going to be paid the most money...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
ESPN's picks: AL Rookie of the Year
ESPN.comCheck out the top candidates for AL Rookie of the Year, and who ESPN experts would have picked.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009My 2009 awards picks
Keith LawHere are my fictional ballots for five of the six postseason awards. I've omitted my NL Cy Young ballot because I had a formal vote on that award and ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009
Hammel deal keyed Rockies' run
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...out of options, making him expendable in pitching-rich Tampa Bay. The club decided to keep Jeff Niemann, also out of options, around instead, so dealing him for any return (in this case prospect...
Blog | October 07, 2009A-Rod hits 2 HRs, drives in AL-record 7 in 6th as Yanks win
Associated PressAlex Rodriguez homered twice and drove in an AL-record seven runs in a 10-run sixth to help the playoff-bound Yankees win 10-2 victory.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | October 04, 2009Pettitte struggles night after Rays rough up Sabathia as Yanks slip in final series
Associated PressSlumping Dioner Navarro hit a two-run homer and rookie Jeff Niemann pitched five solid innings to win for the first time in more than a month and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-3 on Saturday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | October 03, 2009MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009Revisiting the AL's top rookies
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...are some starting pitchers ... well, there are four of them. And that's the problem. Jeff Niemann, Rick Porcello, Brett Anderson, and Ricky Romero all have roughly a dozen wins and ERA'...
Blog | October 02, 2009The final weekend
AJ Mass, ESPN.comAJ Mass ranks the starting pitchers and looks for the matchups to exploit and avoid in the final weekend of the season.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009Rays hand Orioles 12th straight loss for longest skid of year in majors
Associated PressRookie Wade Davis allowed one run over seven innings, Carl Crawford stole his career-high 60th base and the Tampa Bay Rays handed the Baltimore Orioles their 12th straight loss with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night.
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