Ynoa making progress
Jorge Arangure Jr.On Friday, heralded Oakland A's prospect Michael Ynoa, who was signed last year to a record $4.25 million bonus, will pitch in a game for the first ti...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
Baez ruling could set precedent
Jorge Arangure Jr.Back in February, during a whirlwind 48-hour period, then-assistant to the general manager Mike Rizzo was sent by the Washington Nationals to the Domi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
Three Strikes: If you're scoring NLCS at home …
Jayson StarkSTRIKE ONE -- ALL-OR-NOTHING DEPT. Something happened in Game 3 of the NLCS on Sunday that has happened only one other time in postseason history: ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009
Why Greinke should win the Cy Young
Buster OlneyBy the standards of a David Wells or Livan Hernandez or John Smoltz or Orlando Hernandez or Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, Zack Greinke has yet to pitch in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009
Ranking the NL's easiest roads to the postseason
Buster OlneyHere's the ranking of strength of schedule in the second half in the NL. It's great news if you're a fan of the Brewers or the Dodgers or the Marlins,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 18, 2009
Adrenaline purged, Hanson's ready to dominate
When Tommy Hanson walked off the mound after making his first major league start this past Sunday, he went into the Braves' weight room and simply lai...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009
BP Daily: The history of the "super deal"
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusThe Rangers traded Mark Teixeira to the Braves in 2007, and it is a major part of the foundation of their current success. Baseball Prospectus looks back at several other franchise-altering trades.
Story | Conversation | June 05, 2009
Six other free agents to watch
...is concerned, are dead. Within the same piece, there is word that the Cardinals are pursuing Orlando Hernandez. The situation is fluid, Dan O'Dowd tells Tracy Ringolsby. The Rockies are stuck between a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2008
Mets' bullpen just needs to be good
...largely pay for this with the exiting 2008 salaries of Moises Alou, at $7.5 million, Orlando Hernandez, $7 million and Pedro Martinez, about $12 million. Assuming the Mets re-sign Oliver Perez at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2008
Examining the 'Pedro Problem'
...the team's backup plans are uninspiring at best. After running through the Mets' various options -- Orlando Hernandez, Tony Armas, Claudio Vargas, free agent Freddy Garcia -- Megdal concludes: "So the Mets need a healthy...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 22, 2008
Peterson's silence quite odd
...gag order to prevent the pitching coach from talking with the media. Beyond Pedro Martinez and Orlando Hernandez being on the disabled list, the Mets' pitching staff has more issues than five years of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 05, 2008
Playing with Numbers: BIPA-rtisan support
AJ Mass, ESPN.comAJ Mass explores the other side of the balls-in-play coin, this time how BIPA can help you decide if a pitcher's current performance is sustainable or not.
Story | Conversation | April 22, 2008
Who cares how old Tejada is?
Eric KarabellWait a minute, Miguel Tejada is actually 33 years old, not 31? Are you kidding me? There's no way I would have taken him in the fourth round had that ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 18, 2008
Surprising O's flying high
The Orioles have the best record in the American League now, after another win. We don't know what's to come to the rest of the way, but the Orioles h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 09, 2008
Moyer's deceptive legs
Pitching is really all about deception, Jamie Moyer said the other day, sitting in front of his locker in Clearwater, Fla. He cited an example from th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 24, 2008
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