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| YEAR | TEAM | AGE | G | GS | IP | IP-SP | IP-RP | W | L | SV | BS | QS | BQS | PA | H | R | ER | HR | TB | BB | UBB | HBP | SO | ERA | FIP | FRA | VORP | WARP |
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| 2004 | TBA | 20 | 8 | 7 | 33.3 | 30.3 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 55 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 41 | 5.67 | 4.33 | 4.14 | 7.2 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | TBA | 21 | 32 | 32 | 186.0 | 186.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 818 | 172 | 90 | 78 | 12 | 259 | 100 | 97 | 10 | 174 | 3.77 | 3.79 | 3.83 | 37.7 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | TBA | 22 | 24 | 24 | 144.7 | 144.7 | 0.0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 610 | 132 | 59 | 52 | 15 | 216 | 52 | 49 | 2 | 163 | 3.24 | 3.40 | 3.43 | 38.7 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | TBA | 23 | 34 | 34 | 206.7 | 206.7 | 0.0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 887 | 196 | 91 | 80 | 18 | 297 | 89 | 88 | 7 | 239 | 3.48 | 3.52 | 3.45 | 58.5 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | TBA | 24 | 27 | 27 | 152.3 | 152.3 | 0.0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 641 | 123 | 61 | 59 | 23 | 233 | 70 | 68 | 4 | 166 | 3.49 | 4.40 | 4.22 | 28.2 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | ANA | 25 | 6 | 6 | 36.3 | 36.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 143 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1.73 | 2.98 | 2.51 | 11.9 | 1.2 |
| 2009 | TBA | 25 | 20 | 20 | 111.0 | 111.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 504 | 121 | 77 | 73 | 15 | 198 | 50 | 50 | 5 | 91 | 5.92 | 4.75 | 5.06 | 8.8 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | ANA | 26 | 28 | 28 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 682 | 158 | 103 | 99 | 25 | 276 | 79 | 77 | 12 | 93 | 5.94 | 5.79 | 5.98 | -10.4 | -0.9 |
| 2011 | ANA | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27.00 | 18.06 | 12.21 | -1.1 | -0.1 |
| 2013 | CLE | 29 | 5 | 5 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 57 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 5.33 | 5.68 | 5.28 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Career | 185 | 184 | 1047.3 | 1044.3 | 3.0 | 68 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 3 | 4563 | 997 | 531 | 489 | 121 | 1639 | 481 | 469 | 47 | 1021 | 4.20 | 4.22 | 4.22 | 179.3 | 17.3 | ||
| YEAR | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | FRA | FRA+ | TAv | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | oppTAv | BABIP | PPF | PVORP | PWARP | VORP | WARP |
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| 2002 | BRO | A- | 5 | 5 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .227 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2003 | CMB | A | 18 | 18 | 76.3 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .272 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2003 | SLU | A+ | 7 | 7 | 33.0 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .349 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2004 | TBA | MLB | 8 | 7 | 33.3 | 4.14 | 116 | .284 | .284 | .354 | .463 | .279 | .345 | 98 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | SLU | A+ | 11 | 11 | 50.0 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .326 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2004 | BIN | AA | 4 | 4 | 26.0 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .276 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2004 | MNT | AA | 4 | 4 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .230 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2005 | TBA | MLB | 32 | 32 | 186.0 | 3.83 | 121 | .256 | .275 | .339 | .443 | .273 | .307 | 102 | 38.4 | 3.9 | 37.7 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | TBA | MLB | 24 | 24 | 144.7 | 3.43 | 130 | .247 | .283 | .352 | .457 | .276 | .310 | 99 | 37.7 | 3.7 | 38.7 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | TBA | MLB | 34 | 34 | 206.7 | 3.45 | 132 | .250 | .279 | .348 | .436 | .272 | .333 | 103 | 58.0 | 5.7 | 58.5 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | TBA | MLB | 27 | 27 | 152.3 | 4.22 | 113 | .250 | .278 | .345 | .444 | .273 | .265 | 103 | 28.3 | 2.8 | 28.2 | 2.6 |
| 2008 | VRO | A+ | 2 | 2 | 7.7 | 5.45 | 75 | .308 | .261 | .335 | .377 | .262 | .261 | 93 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | DUR | AAA | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.97 | 93 | .183 | .273 | .334 | .393 | .245 | .143 | 116 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | ANA | MLB | 6 | 6 | 36.3 | 2.51 | 145 | .202 | .271 | .329 | .430 | .266 | .257 | 95 | 11.9 | 1.2 | 11.9 | 1.2 |
| 2009 | TBA | MLB | 20 | 20 | 111.0 | 5.06 | 94 | .285 | .274 | .341 | .447 | .273 | .309 | 99 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 0.9 |
| 2009 | PCH | A+ | 1 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.68 | 141 | .193 | .254 | .316 | .375 | .247 | .231 | 101 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | DUR | AAA | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 2.23 | 156 | .186 | .242 | .310 | .356 | .243 | .312 | 112 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | ANA | MLB | 28 | 28 | 150.0 | 5.98 | 58 | .310 | .270 | .337 | .423 | .274 | .281 | 95 | -8.5 | -0.9 | -10.4 | -0.9 |
| 2010 | RCU | A+ | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 3.19 | 132 | .223 | .285 | .353 | .413 | .285 | .381 | 92 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | ANA | MLB | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 12.21 | -62 | .515 | .287 | .336 | .451 | .279 | .444 | 105 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -0.1 |
| 2011 | SLC | AAA | 5 | 5 | 15.3 | 10.50 | 27 | .369 | .300 | .360 | .466 | .278 | .462 | 107 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | ESC | Wnt | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2012 | CAR | Wnt | 5 | 5 | 22.7 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2013 | CLE | MLB | 5 | 5 | 25.3 | 5.28 | 77 | .310 | .264 | .327 | .407 | .267 | .328 | 96 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | COH | AAA | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 2.39 | 159 | .182 | .257 | .320 | .401 | .246 | .385 | 121 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| Career | MLB | 184 | 1047.3 | 4.22 | 110 | .265 | .276 | .343 | .440 | .273 | .303 | 100 | 180.8 | 17.9 | 179.3 | 17.3 | ||
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | H | BB | SO | HR | GB% | BABIP | H/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | K/9 | WHIP | ERA | VORP | WARP |
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| 2002 | BRO | A- | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18.0 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0% | .227 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 0.67 | 0.50 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | CMB | A | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 76.3 | 50 | 28 | 105 | 6 | 0% | .272 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 12.4 | 1.02 | 2.36 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | SLU | A+ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 33.0 | 29 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 0% | .349 | 7.9 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 1.36 | 3.27 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | BIN | AA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26.0 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0% | .276 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.96 | 1.73 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | MNT | AA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25.0 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0% | .230 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 1.00 | 1.44 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | SLU | A+ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 50.0 | 49 | 22 | 51 | 3 | 0% | .326 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 1.42 | 3.42 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | TBA | MLB | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 33.3 | 33 | 21 | 41 | 4 | 41% | .345 | 8.9 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 11.1 | 1.62 | 5.67 | 7.2 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | TBA | MLB | 10 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 186.0 | 172 | 100 | 174 | 12 | 42% | .307 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 1.46 | 3.77 | 37.7 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | TBA | MLB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 144.7 | 132 | 52 | 163 | 15 | 43% | .310 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 1.27 | 3.24 | 38.7 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | TBA | MLB | 13 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 206.7 | 196 | 89 | 239 | 18 | 44% | .333 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 10.4 | 1.38 | 3.48 | 58.5 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | DUR | AAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 40% | .143 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 0.80 | 1.80 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | VRO | A+ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 40% | .261 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 1.04 | 4.68 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | TBA | MLB | 12 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 152.3 | 123 | 70 | 166 | 23 | 31% | .265 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 9.8 | 1.27 | 3.49 | 28.2 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | DUR | AAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19% | .312 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 0.83 | 1.50 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | PCH | A+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 54% | .231 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | TBA | MLB | 8 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 111.0 | 121 | 50 | 91 | 15 | 37% | .309 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 1.54 | 5.92 | 8.8 | 0.9 |
| 2009 | ANA | MLB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 36.3 | 28 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 27% | .257 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 1.05 | 1.73 | 11.9 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | RCU | A+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 52% | .381 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 1.27 | 4.29 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | ANA | MLB | 9 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 150.0 | 158 | 79 | 93 | 25 | 40% | .281 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 1.58 | 5.94 | -10.4 | -0.9 |
| 2011 | ESC | Wnt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | .667 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.00 | 108.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | ANA | MLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30% | .444 | 27.0 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 4.20 | 27.00 | -1.1 | -0.1 |
| 2011 | SLC | AAA | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15.3 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 62% | .462 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 2.74 | 17.02 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | CAR | Wnt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22.7 | 28 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 0% | .429 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 10.7 | 1.59 | 4.37 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | COH | AAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54% | .385 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| 2013 | CLE | MLB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25.3 | 29 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 38% | .328 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 9.9 | 1.46 | 5.33 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2013-04-02 | 2013-04-20 | 15-DL | 18 | 26 | Right | Trunk | Strain | Ribcage | - | - |
| 2011-04-04 | 2011-06-15 | 15-DL | 72 | 65 | Low Back | Stiffness | - | |||
| 2011-03-29 | 2011-03-29 | Camp | 0 | 0 | Low Back | Stiffness | - | |||
| 2010-07-11 | 2010-08-07 | 15-DL | 27 | 21 | Left | Shoulder | Fatigue | - | ||
| 2010-03-31 | 2010-04-15 | 15-DL | 15 | 9 | Left | Shoulder | Soreness | - | ||
| 2010-03-24 | 2010-03-30 | Camp | 6 | 0 | Left | Shoulder | Soreness | - | ||
| 2010-02-19 | 2010-03-15 | Camp | 24 | 0 | Thigh | Strain | Hamstring | - | ||
| 2009-07-18 | 2009-07-18 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Left | Forearm | Cramps | - | ||
| 2009-05-21 | 2009-06-26 | 15-DL | 36 | 32 | Right | Thigh | Strain | Quadriceps | - | |
| 2009-03-20 | 2009-03-29 | Camp | 9 | 0 | General Medical | Gastrointestinal | Stomach | - | ||
| 2008-03-21 | 2008-05-03 | 15-DL | 43 | 29 | Left | Elbow | Strain | - | ||
| 2007-05-05 | 2007-05-05 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Left | Thigh | Contusion | Batted Ball | - | |
| 2006-08-25 | 2006-10-01 | 15-DL | 37 | 33 | Left | Shoulder | Fatigue | - | ||
| 2006-07-24 | 2006-08-08 | 15-DL | 15 | 14 | Left | Shoulder | Inflammation | - | ||
| 2006-07-15 | 2006-07-18 | DTD | 3 | 3 | Neck | Spasms | - | |||
| 2006-04-20 | 2006-04-20 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Left | Thumb | Cramps | and Thumb | - | |
| 2005-06-17 | 2005-06-17 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Ankle | Sprain | - | ||
| 2005-05-19 | 2005-05-19 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Contusion | Batted Ball | - | ||
| 2004-09-20 | 2004-09-27 | DTD | 7 | 6 | Left | Fingers | Soreness | Middle Finger | - | |
| 2004-04-05 | - | Minors | - | - | Abdomen | Strain | - |
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| Date | Question | Answer |
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| 2011-12-20 13:00:00 | With the Angels getting Pujols, the Rangers winning Darvish and the Mariners in the hunt for Prince, are the A's really, really screwed or just really screwed? (Max from Melbourne, Australia) | Oh, there's the intro. Boy, I'm terrible at chats.
You know when you’re miniature golfing and you have to get it past the windmill? Most mid-market teams are like that, where they’re trying to line it up so they strike right when their window is open. But the A’s have so little margin that they have to strike when their window is open, and when the Angels’ window is closed, and when the Rangers window is closed, and when the Mariners window is closed. They just keep lining it up and having to back away and waiting for the cycle to run through again. The best news for the A’s is that free agent contracts eventually look bad, so in four or five years their opponents might have a bunch of bad contracts. They should actually be hoping that the Mariners sign Fielder, because it shifts the Mariners resources closer to the present, when the A’s probably don’t care anyway. The bad news for the A’s is that the Angels have enough money that it doesn’t even really matter if some of their contracts go bad. They threw so much money away on Gary Matthews, Jr. and Scott Kazmir, and then they traded for Vernon Wells (!), and they still had enough money to sign Pujols for 10 years. Pujols, Weaver and Wilson could all get maimed in a tractor accident and the Angels would still have quite a bit more money to spend than the A’s. (Sam Miller) |
| 2011-04-05 13:00:00 | Wanna talk about the Angels . . . due for a continued collapse . . . still starting Jeff Mathis, still employing Brandon Wood and Reggie Willits, hiring Fernando Rodney to close, and still riding Scott Kazmir - now the worse starting pitcher in the league? (Scoresheetwiz from Great Lakes Region) | Writers like to pick the Twins every year just because the Twins seem to overcome expectations, and they like to pick the Angels because they have a long track-record of excellence, but I think in both cases they've missed the boat this year. These teams had maybe the worst offseasons in baseball. In the case of the Angels, I still have some belief in Willits as a fourth/fifth outfielder, but as I discussed in today's Broadside (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=13452) the Mathis thing is terrible and retaining Brandon Wood simply cruel.
I used to have great admiration for Mike Scioscia's talents, but it seems like he's ossified and his worst instincts now control him. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2010-06-10 13:00:00 | Four years ago I had an initial draft for an AL only dynasty league and built my team around Grady Sizemore, Alex Gordon, BJ Upton, Felix Hernandez, Scott Kazmir and Joba Chamberlain.
Do you know of any support groups I can join? (achaik from maine) | Well at least Bossman Junior is doing well again! (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-10-20 14:00:00 | Hey Joe, what are your predictions for game 4 tonight? If the Yankees drop this one, it seems the odds will be in the Angel's favor given the pitching matchups. (billb09 from VT) | CC Sabathia is a lot better than Scott Kazmir is, so you have to like the Yankees off of that fact. What I keep waiting for, though, is the 9-8 game these teams have in them. I could see that coming tonight. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-09-07 13:00:00 | Does the inclusion of Sean Rodriguez as the PTBNL in the Scott Kazmir trade change your opinion on it at all? (eneff1 from Berkeley, CA) | I followed up on that element the next day, and no, not substantially. Rodriguez isn't going to stick at shortstop, and murdilating pitching in Utah in a repeat engagement isn't exactly a rare talent, as good as Rodriguez is. I don't think he'll be the next Jeff Kent, but I do think he can be a solid regular at second. The problem as I see it is that a solid regular at second is an easier commodity to find than a quality rotation regular. For me, the deal still boils down to how good Torres winds up, and that could be very good. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2009-06-08 14:00:00 | I just traded Nelson Cruz and Scott Kazmir for Matt Wieters and Ryan Franklin in a keeper league.
Bad move? (bam022 from Chicago) | It's Cruz for Wieters and a shot at some saves. I'd have done it, and I think Cruz is for real. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-06-08 14:00:00 | You wrote months ago about the need to trade Scott Kazmir. Now he's on the DL. Garza, Shields, Niemann, Price, and Sonnanstine (in recent starts) have looked good. To make room when Kazmir is "healthy", the Rays would have to sell low on Kaz or move Sonny. Thoughts? (Clay from Sarasota, FL) | He'll take Niemann's spot in the rotation. My god, though...there was a window in which he would have brought back a lot. That's over. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-04-13 14:00:00 | With the Rays presently working to restrict the innings pitched of Price, Davis, and Hellickson, and all expected to be major league ready by 2010, which of these can be expected to play for the Rays in 2010. Which will be moved?
Any chance that any present starters from the Rays will be moved in order to make room for multiple pitchers?
Do the Rays upgrade at SS? Catcher? Or by getting a closer. Seems that their team only lacks a stud closer as Navarro and Bartlett are perfect role players. (aclaykearney from St. Pete, FL) | I was bowled over by the idea Joe Sheehan floated last week about trading Scott Kazmir, but it makes a good deal of sense, and I wouldn't be terribly surprised if the Rays front office is already one step ahead of that curve, and if it's that trio plus Shields and Garza as their front five in '10.
As to where else they upgrade, the middle infield seems like the place to start, especially if you're like me, unwilling to buy into Reid Brignac even as a bridge to Tim Beckham. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2009-04-06 13:00:00 | You went against the tide and are bullish on the Rockies. How good can Fowler and Jimenez be THIS year? (James from BK) | Fowler can hit .280/.350/.410 with good defense in center and positive SB numbers. He's that team's best CF option. Jimenez is kind of the NL's Scott Kazmir, where the pitch counts and command issues cap how good he can be. 180 innings, 3.75 ERA, lots 'o walks. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-12-15 13:00:00 | How much of a health risk is Scott Kazmir for 2009? I seem to remember he threw less sliders last season, how much does pitch selection play into pitchers coming off an injury? (Bobby from Boston) | Kazmir is always a bit risky and of all the pitchers in Tampa - and there's a lot - he's the one I'd try to trade. That's not to say I don't like him and if he can get past the ulnar neuritis that held back his slider, he's also the one that could just simply dominate. Shields will be more consistent and Price is maybe Kaz's equal. The upside here is that there's a relatively easy surgical fix IF the problem doesn't correct. They couldn't shut him down last year and made the right decisions to get him through effectively, plus you always want to avoid surgery when possible. I'd like to see him work on another pitch besides the slider -- splitter? gyro? -- to help him. (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-10-17 13:00:00 | RumorMillExpert, Are the Phils interested in signing Hamels long term?
InjuryExpert, Should they be? (Jay from Undisclosed) | I'm out of the rumors game. Should they sign Hamels long term? I'd wait to see how he comes back from this innings increase and try to sign him to something that looks like Scott Kazmir's deal. (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-09-24 14:00:00 | Any way I can sneak into Top 3 draft consideration? My power lefty combo reminds many of Scott Kazmir. (Matt hewPurke from San Diego) | Top three might be pushing it, but certainly top 10 possibilities. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2008-07-22 13:00:00 | Am I for real, or is the Scott Kazmir upside just hype? (Derek Holland from Bakersfield) | I'm a big Holland believer, but did somebody really compare him to Kazmir? That's just silly talk. Put it this way, Holland just got to High-A (and he's dominated), and he turns 22 in October. At 22, Kazmir was entering his third year in the big leagues. Get excited, but don't get silly. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2008-05-20 13:00:00 | Now that the Rays train has slowed down a bit and there's some "regressioning to the mean," do you think that the Rays have some staying power in their climb towards .500-dom and beyond? (jlarsen from DRays Bay) | At 45 games into the year, it's still early. To some extent I think we have to take the Rays seriously, though the players who should be driving the offense really haven't produced much thus far (Pena, Crawford and Longoria are all below .265 EqAs). The pitching is showing some real improvement; high walk rate and all, Edwin Jackson is putting it together and has been very tough to hit, James Shields has been nasty, and both Scott Kazmir and Matt Garza are coming around. They can thank a much improved defense; the team is 2nd int he league in Defensive Efficiency at .716. I'm a bit skeptical it can stay that high, but it's nowhere near the nightmare that it was last year. So I expect them to stick around at .500 or above. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2008-05-01 13:00:00 | Joe, I have this delicious dilemma: I own Scott Kazmir in my AL-only roto league, and have inserted Lee. This Friday, I mist choose between one for the rest of the year. Thoughts? (Fred from Boise) | Trade Lee. If you can't trade Lee...I look at it this way: thinking Cliff Lee is better than Scott Kazmir would have been silly six weeks ago. It's not much less silly now. (Joe Sheehan) |
| Date | Roundtable Name | Comment |
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| 2009-06-09 14:30:00 | 2009 Draft Coverage | One of the great things about being at BP is having great help just a few keyboard clicks away. I asked Rany, who did his fantastic series on draft history, if he remembers a draft that was better 11-20 than 1-10. Rany jumped into action for me, and found just one in 15 years: 2002. Top Ten: B.J. Upton, Zack Greinke, Prince Fielder, Jeff Francis. 11-20: Hermida, Joe Saunders, Scott Kazmir, Nick Swisher, Cole Hamels, James Loney, Denard Span. The best example is 1994, where Garciaparra, Konerko and Varitek went 12-14. Needless to say, the top 10 that boasted Paul Wilson, Ben Grieve, Todd Walker and Jaret Wright wasn't as good. (Bryan Smith) |
| 2008-10-27 16:30:00 | World Series Game Five | I think Arnold Rothstein has gotten to Scott Kazmir. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2008-10-22 16:30:00 | World Series Game One | Scott Kazmir was 7 when Guns N Roses released their last album. (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-10-22 16:30:00 | World Series Game One | Nice escape by Kaz, but you have to acknowledge the free out in the middle. Ryan Howard has no business batting fourth against Scott Kazmir. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-10-22 16:30:00 | World Series Game One | I wonder if Maddon will test Manuel by trying to get Coste out of the game early, leaving Ruiz locked in later. It's pretty certain Maddon will need bullpen tonight. The Phillies work counts, and Scott Kazmir is Scott Kazmir. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-10-22 16:30:00 | World Series Game One | It's a Phillies/Rays World Series, and Game One should be a great start. Two of the best young starting pitchers in baseball meet as Cole Hamels faces off against Scott Kazmir. Please join the BP staff for a live roundtable starting at around 7:30PM ET on Wednesday. If you'd like to submit a question to be answered during the roundtable, you can do so here. (Dave Pease) |
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