http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Dan Szymborski examines player performance of the past 40 years and finds that MVP and Cy Young campaigns offer little assurance those players can repeat such a performance in subsequent seasons.]]> November 15, 2011 04:57:19 PST The buzz is that the Red Sox are still looking to trade for a starting pitcher for the season's final day. Dan Szymborski's explains why this makes sense financially, and offers some plausible trade targets.]]> September 26, 2011 11:06:46 PDT Don't dismiss Chris Narveson's hot start as a fluke just yet. The Brewers left-hander is generating lots of swinging strikes, which is an excellent predictor of success.]]> April 22, 2011 07:03:17 PDT The conversations with Tim Lincecum have been good, Giants' manager Bruce Bochy mentioned over the phone on Wednesday afternoon. The two-time Cy Young...]]> August 19, 2010 03:20:45 PDT In the golden age of winter baseball, it was not uncommon to see future Hall of Famers during the peak of their career competing against the biggest n...]]> February 05, 2010 06:39:06 PST The spotlight will be on a pair of veteran pitchers, the Phillies' Pedro Martinez and the Yankees' Andy Pettitte, in Wednesday's Game 6.]]> November 03, 2009 16:44:25 PST When Pedro Martinez was considering signing with the Phillies during this season, he asked his mother Leopoldina for permission to play again. She agr...]]> October 30, 2009 09:17:36 PDT Pedro Martinez faces his old rivals, the Yankees, in Game 2 of the World Series, and it's his off-speed pitches that might be most important to his success.]]> October 28, 2009 13:11:57 PDT Baseball Prospectus analyzes umpire trends for the six men assigned to the 2009 World Series and finds that Game 2, slated to pit A.J. Burnett against Pedro Martinez, could swing either way because of strike zone tendencies.]]> October 27, 2009 07:35:40 PDT When history is made in baseball, half the planet is there to chronicle it. But when history is unmade, well, apparently that's Three Strikes' niche. ...]]> October 01, 2009 06:20:47 PDT In 10 seasons in the major leagues, outfielder Karim Garcia hit .241 with a total of 66 home runs while playing for seven different teams. He was neve...]]> August 26, 2009 06:24:59 PDT Cliff Lee and Pedro Martinez have attracted much of the attention, but Joe Blanton has quietly been the Phillies' most effective pitcher since the beginning of July.]]> August 19, 2009 12:13:56 PDT Pedro Martinez makes his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday at Wrigley Field against the Cubs.]]> August 11, 2009 12:20:48 PDT Those who saw Pedro Martinez pitch for Double-A Reading on Wednesday thought he looked better than he has in two years, changing speeds and eye levels...]]> August 07, 2009 05:45:08 PDT On Wednesday, Pedro Martinez showed he has plenty of gas left in the tank, striking out 11 in a Double-A game.]]> August 06, 2009 04:35:46 PDT