Homer Bailey became the 31st pitcher in baseball history to throw multiple no-hitters by stifling the bats of the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. It's an elite group of pitchers that includes some bona fide legends (Nolan Ryan, Sandy Koufax, Cy Young, Christy Mathewson), some current...
Alright, amigos, let's get to the prices on the mound. Here's how I rank the Top 90 arms or so for the 2013 season, 5x5.
Players at the same prices are considered even. Don't worry about the numbers in an isolated sense; what matters is how the players relate to one another. I reserve the...
September is the silly season for fantasy baseball. Rosters expand, for one thing, and a handful of non-contending clubs will turn the final month into community auditions. I'm sure some of the listings below will be altered or negated before the games are played. Let's be careful out there...
The spec market for two-start pitchers is particularly messy this week, you guys. Scary. Fraught with danger. And in the A.L., it's really a minefield.
If you own a couple of this week's upper-tier N.L. starters, you're in good shape. But the rest of us are left to spin the wheel (hoping it...
That's Detroit starter Doug Fister pictured above, auditioning for another turn in your fake team's rotation. He's still available in a significant percentage of Yahoo! leagues (45 as of this writing) and he's coming off back-to-back excellent efforts. Just check the game log. Fister has struck...
Here's another baseball event to be filed under the category of extremely rare.
Opposing pitchers Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants and Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies homered off each other on Saturday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. And to make it just a touch crazier, both...
Let's relax the no-ball rule for a moment. If we allowed a baseball pitcher to fire a cricket ball at the batsman - full toss or volley - would the batsman be able to play the ball? Bear in mind that a good pitcher is just a little faster than a genuine fast bowler. Less time to follow the ball...
Heading into the NLDS on Saturday its gonna be the Brewers against the D-Backs. Both teams have two dominant starting pitchers, but who has the edge?
Arizona: Ian Kennedy & Daniel Hudson
Milwaukee: Yovani Gallardo & Zack Greinke
Greinke pitched six innings against the Pirates tonight, so he...
With any sport, the more exhausted you become, the more prone you are to injury. In baseball, this is especially a problem for pitchers. But a new shirt can track a pitcher's form in real time. More »
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The Chicago Cubs acquired right-handed pitchers Jeff Gray and Ronny Morla *as well as infielder/outfielder Matt Spencer from the Oakland Athletics for infielders Aaron Miles and Jake Fox and a cash consideration on Thursday.* Gray has been added to Chicago’s 40-man roster.Gray, 28, went 0-1 with...
The Chicago Cubs acquired right-handed pitchers Jeff Gray and Ronny Morla *as well as infielder/outfielder Matt Spencer from the Oakland Athletics for infielders Aaron Miles and Jake Fox and a cash consideration on Thursday.* Gray has been added to Chicago’s 40-man roster. Gray, 28, went 0-1...
The Chicago Cubs acquired right-handed pitchers Jeff Gray and Ronny Morla *as well as infielder/outfielder Matt Spencer from the Oakland Athletics for infielders Aaron Miles and Jake Fox and a cash consideration on Thursday.* Gray has been added to Chicago’s 40-man roster. Gray, 28, went 0-1...
The Boston Red Sox have requested the medial records on two free agent pitchers, Rafael Soriano and Kelvin Escobar, according to the Boston Herald.As the Braves closer Soriano finished with 27 saves in 2009. Soriano is classified as a Type-A free agent and the Braves are expected to offer...
...on Sunday in the WBC? The American's got a bunch of class c scrubs in the wbc & It seems like the Japs got great pitching, will they continue to do great on Sunday or will the American's Class C lineup of players win?
As of now, all four are in on the free agents list.
1. Paul Mahom (Pitt)
2. Shaun Marcum (Tor)
3. Armando Galarraga (Det)
4. Jesse Litsch (Tor)
Please explain why you chose the person you did and why the others are bad. The stats for picthers in my league include: IP, W, SV, K, ERA, WHIP, WIN...