MLB’s newest knuckleballer is already demoted, the Rangers and Padres make an interesting trade, and the Blue Jays are lathering, rinsing and repeating with their relievers.
The Doctor returns with a look at the draft history of high school and college pitchers, to see if we can learn a few things about pitching value.
Our friends from RotoWire have a rundown of all major leaguers who are hot/cold this week.
We’ve heard the rumor about who the Royals will select with their top draft pick this year, and Kevin takes a closer look at that decision.
Will breaks down Randy Johnson’s delivery using MLB.com’s searchable video, and has updates on Rich Harden, Albert Pujols, Moises Alou, and more.
To stick with the theme, you might say that Dan’s column on historic HBP rates engendered a massive retaliatory response from readers.
Blue Jays’ manager John Gibbons has been using his closer more aggressively than most managers do.
Nate follows up Monday’s column on the WBC pitchers after many readers were skeptical.
Will checks in with a bunch of pitching updates, and he has word on Gary Sheffield, Casey Kotchman, Brian Roberts, and more.
Jonah checks in with news from the BP celebrity Scoresheet league.
Joe has a few thoughts on a late-inning reliever usage pattern that doesn’t get much attention these days.
Christina rides on the Angels’ positional merry-go-round, scrutinizes the upcoming debut of a young knuckleballer, and offers her take on what to do with the Mets’ pitching staff.