Three Strikes -- Happy Halladays edition
Jayson Stark...a .466 winning percentage. So in other words, they played like a 75-win team when Shaun Marcum, Gustavo Chacin or anybody else got the ball. Now contemplate for a moment what we think...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009
The deal: Mariners win, Jays win, Phillies lose
Keith Law...in the draft; the Blue Jays' focus on polished college arms has only produced one pitcher (Shaun Marcum, a college reliever) who might be a No. 2 starter in the big leagues. Travis d...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009
Nats' Detwiler rediscovering his stuff
Keith Law...the 2007 draft (sixth overall) out of Missouri State, also the alma mater of Toronto starter Shaun Marcum. Detwiler suffered some velocity loss in 2008 that jeopardized his big league future, but on Wednesday...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009
Jays just might be for real
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...from Roy Halladay, their outstanding pitching last season was anchored by A.J. Burnett, Jesse Litsch, Shaun Marcum and Dustin McGowan -- all of whom have combined to win exactly zero games for the Jays...
Blog | May 19, 2009Halladay's magical powers
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the 2009 season, but that was before we knew the Jays would be without Dustin McGowan, Shaun Marcum, and Casey Janssen. --snip-- It's a shame that a guy as good as Halladay...
Blog | May 14, 2009Why the Jays didn't discard their ace
Peter Gammons...contract: Ricky Romero will have a stellar rookie season behind him; Brett Cecil has arrived; and Shaun Marcum, Jesse Litsch and Dustin McGowan will return from injury. Toronto will have plenty of arms to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 31, 2009
Manny OK, but be wary of Berkman, Wakefield
Stephania BellThe All-Star break provided a welcome reprieve, a little rest and recuperation for everyone (including yours truly). Even those in their fantasy leagu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 22, 2009For A-Rod and Yanks, a slump brings whispers
The question ricochets among talent evaluators these days as they watch Alex Rodriguez take 4.7 seconds to run to first base, as ground balls scoot by...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 25, 2009
Blue Jays among those waiting for reinforcements
...Romero, recovering from an oblique strain, could pitch in the rotation by the end of May. Shaun Marcum, who underwent Tommy John surgery in September, will throw in a bullpen this week. If he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 28, 2009
Is Pujols among the most perfect players … ever?
Tony La Russa might have the toughest job in all of baseball: On a daily basis, it is his responsibility to come up with new and different ways to des...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 24, 2009
Teams still searching for pitching help
Peter Gammons...But losing A.J. Burnett to free agency and now looking at opening the season without Shaun Marcum, Dustin McGowan and Casey Janssen, they have to hope that -- after Roy Halladay -- Jesse Litsch, David...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 27, 2009
Holliday likely to be next free-agent prize
Buster OlneyMatt Holliday is set to become a free agent in the fall, and Oakland will not re-sign him. For the Athletics, a team with a modest payroll, an investm...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 21, 2009
AL East becoming a pitching division
Peter Gammons...would be four teams and 90 wins if Toronto had A.J. Burnett, Dustin McGowan and Shaun Marcum. And it is pitching that has the Orioles thinking that in 2010 or 2011, they will...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 14, 2009
Blue Jays in need of offense to contend in East
Peter Gammons...the "Big East." They lost A.J. Burnett, they don't know when Dustin McGowan and Shaun Marcum will be back, they had to pare $20M off their payroll because of the Canadian economy...
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