A's unveil yet another kid starter
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...2009 -- the year, not the season -- with three outstanding relievers, in Brad Ziegler, Joey Devine, and Santiago Casilla. They entered 2009 with two starters, Justin Duchscherer and Dana Eveland, who gave the club solid...
Blog | June 03, 2009Weekend Uselessness Edition
Jayson StarkAny time a pitcher bats in the three-hole, there's a balk trifecta and all nine hitters in one lineup turn into closers of a whole different kind, you...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2009The secret to Josh Johnson's success
A longtime scout decided this week that he is reassessing his rankings of the three best pitchers in the National League. Tim Lincecum is one of those...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 15, 2009
Camp notes: Braun injury not a joke
AJ Mass, ESPN.com...few extra arms into the ninth-inning mix. Geren told the paper that Russ Springer and Santiago Casilla will also get some save chances on days when Ziegler is unavailable. "Casilla is definitely throwing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer...Ynoa may have impressive tools … but it's his extraordinary eyes that the ladies (and Santiago Casilla) are talking about. • Can Mariano Rivera, at 39 this season, repeat his brilliant 2008? No...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 23, 2009A's restocking the shelves
...the A's are not short of candidates for Blanton's slot in the rotation. If Santiago Casilla and Joey Devine are healthy, the A's will have decent candidates for Street's old...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 17, 2008
Harden could be the big prize
Rich Harden … Indians general manager Mark Shapiro is doing the right thing, collecting due diligence should he decide that trading C.C. Sabathi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 15, 2008
Things falling into place for Rays
Failure is engrained in baseball, with missed swings and bobbled ground balls and hanging sliders, and for executives, there are the free agent signin...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 13, 2008
The rankings I stood alone on
Eric KarabellAre you all ranked out yet? This was rankings week at ESPN.com fantasy, and we hope you enjoyed it. In Thursday's column I wrote about my mindset in r...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 09, 2008
TRUM: Reacting to the Top 340 criticism
Thoughts, Ramblings, Useless information and Musings for May 8, 2008 Here is how I do my rankings, or to be more specific, how I did my revised top 34...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 08, 2008Burton an emerging middle man
Part of the reason that some executives are reluctant to invest heavily in the middle-relief market is because of its volatile nature. Relievers sudde...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 16, 2008
Weekend watch, Clemens, Drew, etc.
So how much attention did you pay to fantasy baseball last Sunday, when the first full day of fantasy football was under way? I admit I was checking b...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2007
Caution needed on Justin Upton
What do the names Chris B. Young, Pat Burrell, Corey Patterson and Gary Matthews Jr., have in common? First of all, all are on ESPN's most added list ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 03, 2007
Historic catching in fantasy so far
I congratulate Damian Miller for his efforts Monday night. It's not often you see a guy who entered a game -- more than three months into a season -- ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 03, 2007
Fielder lumbers to history
We've often said our readers could easily launch their own Useless Information column. That's how sharp, creative and, well, crazed you folks are. (An...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 20, 2007
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