March 22, 2010

Fangraphs Player Search:

The "World Champ of Baseball Annuals"

And here's the full roster.

Or you can search by:

Category
Month
Author

Sports Tickets

Gear up for baseball season with Chicago White Sox tickets and New York Yankees tickets. LA Angels tickets, Houston Astros tickets, and Atlanta Braves tickets are hot sellers! You can get Boston Red Sox tickets, San Diego Padres tickets or Chicago Cubs tickets for your favorite baseball fan. Coast to Coast Tickets has the best MLB tickets like Minnesota Twins tickets, LA Dodgers tickets, Milwaukee Brewers tickets, New York Met tickets and St. Louis Cardinals tickets.

Find premium Chicago Cubs tickets and other Chicago tickets at JustGreatTickets.com.
Chicago Cubs Tickets
Chicago Tickets

Championship Tickets

All content on this site (including text, graphs, and any other original works), unless otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Print this Article

E-mail this Article

THT Daily: Recycling

by Dave Studeman
August 15, 2009

Major League News for August 15

Player News
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Top Minor League Performances

You can always find the most recent THT Daily at http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/content/thtdaily/

Player News

Player Headlines are courtesy of Rotoworld
Despite giving up six runs in 4 1/3 innings, Jose Contreras will remain in the rotation.
"I don't have any choice," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Our options aren't much. Maybe (Saturday), we change our minds. But right now, we got to keep running him out there, hopefully for the best." After a bumpy start to the year, Contreras seemed to start turning things around in June and July. He's right back to being a liability, and you can bet the White Sox are looking for a replacement. He's not a play in any format right now. If he makes his next start, it will be against Zack Greinke and the Royals Aug. 19.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia is expected to see a medical specialist and could end up on the disabled list because of continuing problems with his right arm.
Last week, Salty had to take a few days off due to soreness in the right shoulder. He had to come out of Friday's game because of numbness in the right hand. No one knows if the two issues are related at the moment. Taylor Teagarden will be the new starting catcher until any and all problems are addressed.

Scott Baker tossed a two-hit complete-game shutout in an 11-0 win over the Indians on Friday night.
Baker was fantastic, going the distance for the first time this season. He was incredibly efficient, throwing 65 of 94 pitches for strikes and walking just two en route to his 10th victory of the season. He has a stingy 114/27 K/BB ratio in 140 1/3 innings this season. Baker is a good bet for a fine finish.

Felix Pie hit for the cycle in a win over the Angels on Friday night.
Pie is the seventh player to hit for the cycle this season. He got there with an RBI double in the first, a solo home run in the third, an infield single in the seventh, and then, a triple to the right-center field gap in the ninth. He scored three times in the blowout win. It was the first career four-hit game by Pie. Nights like this prove that he oozes talent, but we're still left waiting for him to put it together.

Josh Johnson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in a 6-5 win over the Rockies on Friday night.
Johnson struck out a career-high 11 in the one-hitter. The no-hit bid was broken up by a Garrett Atkins home run in the seventh inning. Johnson now has a 2.85 ERA to go along with a 140/40 K/BB ratio in 24 starts this season. He has a legitimate case for the National League's Cy Young Award.

Torii Hunter (groin, flu) is hoping to return to the Angels Sunday.
The Angels had planned to activate Hunter on Saturday, but he missed a rehab game Thursday night with flu-like symptoms and probably won't be healthy enough for big league action until later in the weekend. In 77 games with the Halos this season, he's hit .305 with 17 home runs and 65 RBI.

According to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch, third baseman Alex Rodriguez is out of the Yankees' lineup Friday due to back spasms.
Jerry Hairston Jr. is playing third base and batting eighth. A-Rod should be fine with a full day of rest.

Erik Bedard won't resume pitching for another four-to-six months after exploratory surgery on Friday revealed a torn labrum and inflamed bursa.
Bedard could miss the early part of the 2010 season, as he'll need a good amount of rehab to recover from both repairs. He is a free agent this winter, which is sure to make things interesting. Any team that signs him will be assuming a good amount of risk. He may have to settle for a short-term deal.

According to MLB.com's Corey Brock, right-hander Chris Young is scheduled to undergo exploratory shoulder surgery on Monday.
The Padres have already publicly announced that Young won't be returning this season. He'll have the procedure, rehab during the fall and winter, and hope to be at full strength by the start of spring training 2010.

Yesterday’s Results

For the full scoop regarding yesterday's games, read "And That Happened" at Shysterball.

American League
BAL    16  LAA     6    (Recap and Boxscore)
TOR     5  TB      2    (Recap and Boxscore)
DET     1  KC      0    (Recap and Boxscore)
MIN    11  CLE     0    (Recap and Boxscore)
CHA     8  OAK     7    (Recap and Boxscore)
NYA     4  SEA     2    (Recap and Boxscore)
BOS     8  TEX     4    (Recap and Boxscore)

National League
PHI     3  ATL     2    (Recap and Boxscore)
FLA     6  COL     5    (Recap and Boxscore)
NYN     3  SF      0    (Recap and Boxscore)
CHN    17  PIT     2    (Recap and Boxscore)
WAS     2  CIN     0    (Recap and Boxscore)
MIL    11  HOU     2    (Recap and Boxscore)
STL     9  SD      2    (Recap and Boxscore)
ARI     4  LAN     1    (Recap and Boxscore)

Check out Fangraphs' scoreboard to see all the games in action.

Today’s Games

WhiteSox (59-57) @ Athletics (51-64), 4:05pm
Gavin Floyd (26, RHP) vs. Gio Gonzalez (23, LHP)
Indians (49-65) @ Twins (55-59), 4:10pm
David Huff (24, LHP) vs. Anthony Swarzak (23, RHP)
Angels (68-45) @ Orioles (48-67), 7:05pm
John Lackey (30, RHP) vs. Brian Matusz (22, LHP)
Royals (45-70) @ Tigers (61-54), 7:05pm
Luke Hochevar (25, RHP) vs. Edwin Jackson (25, RHP)
Blue Jays (55-59) @ Rays (61-54), 7:08pm
Brian Tallet (31, LHP) vs. Scott Kazmir (25, LHP)
RedSox (66-49) @ Rangers (64-50), 8:05pm
Brad Penny (31, RHP) vs. Derek Holland (22, LHP)
Yankees (73-43) @ Mariners (60-56), 10:10pm
Sergio Mitre (28, RHP) vs. Lucas French (23, LHP)
Pirates (46-69) @ Cubs (59-55), 1:05pm
Zach Duke (26, LHP) vs. Tom Gorzelanny (26, LHP)
Phillies (65-48) @ Braves (60-55), 4:00pm
Cole Hamels (25, LHP) vs. Kenshin Kawakami (34, RHP)
Giants (62-53) @ Mets (54-61), 4:10pm
Matt Cain (24, RHP) vs. Johan Santana (30, LHP)
Rockies (64-52) @ Marlins (62-54), 6:10pm
Aaron Cook (30, RHP) vs. Rick VandenHurk (24, RHP)
Astros (56-60) @ Brewers (57-58), 7:05pm
Brian Moehler (37, RHP) vs. Mike Burns (30, RHP)
Nationals (41-75) @ Reds (50-65), 7:10pm
J.D. Martin (26, RHP) vs. Johnny Cueto (23, RHP)
Padres (49-68) @ Cardinals (65-52), 7:15pm
Tim Stauffer (27, RHP) vs. Joel Pineiro (30, RHP)
Dodgers (69-47) @ D'backs (53-63), 8:10pm
Hiroki Kuroda (34, RHP) vs. Doug Davis (33, LHP)

Standings

The graphics next to each team are called "sparklines.” They depict each team’s performance over the last month. Each "up" bar is a victory and a "down" bar is a loss. There are horizontal lines for home games and red bars represent games decided by two runs or less. "PWins" is short for Projected Wins, based on each team’s Run Differential, and is often a better measure of a team’s true strength. Other team graphs and stats can be found on our Team Page.


American League East        Pwins  Diff
NYA     73  43 .629    0.0   68     5    
BOS     66  49 .574    6.5   66     0    
TB      61  54 .530   11.5   64    -3    
TOR     55  59 .482   17.0   61    -6    
BAL     48  67 .417   24.5   50    -2    
American League Central     
DET     61  54 .530    0.0   58     3    
CHA     59  57 .509    2.5   59     0    
MIN     56  59 .487    5.0   59    -3    
CLE     49  66 .426   12.0   54    -5    
KC      45  70 .391   16.0   45     0    
American League West        
LAA     68  45 .602    0.0   63     5    
TEX     64  50 .561    4.5   62     2    
SEA     60  56 .517    9.5   52     8    
OAK     51  64 .443   18.0   55    -4    


National League East        Pwins  Diff
PHI     65  48 .575    0.0   64     1    
FLA     62  54 .534    4.5   58     4    
ATL     60  55 .522    6.0   63    -3    
NYN     54  61 .470   12.0   54     0    
WAS     41  75 .353   25.5   48    -7    
National League Central     
STL     65  52 .556    0.0   64     1    
CHN     59  55 .518    4.5   59     0    
MIL     57  58 .496    7.0   55     2    
HOU     56  60 .483    8.5   51     5    
CIN     50  65 .435   14.0   49     1    
PIT     46  69 .400   18.0   50    -4    
National League West        
LAN     69  47 .595    0.0   70    -1    
COL     64  52 .552    5.0   66    -2    
SF      62  53 .539    6.5   61     1    
ARI     53  63 .457   16.0   56    -3    
SD      49  68 .419   20.5   44     5    


Wildcard Standings
American League             
BOS     66  49 .574    0.0
TEX     64  50 .561    1.5
TB      61  54 .530    5.0
SEA     60  56 .517    6.5
CHA     59  57 .509    7.5
National League             
COL     64  52 .552    0.0
SF      62  53 .539    1.5
FLA     62  54 .534    2.0
ATL     60  55 .522    3.5
CHN     59  55 .518    4.0

Top Minor League Games

The following list, provided by First Inning, includes the top minor league batting (based on Runs Created) and pitching (based on Game Score) performances from yesterday.

ORG LVL PLAYER            AB  H 2B 3B HR BB SO  Notes
CLE AAA Matt LaPorta...... 4  4  0  0  2  0  0  3 R
DET AA  Ryan Strieby...... 5  3  3  0  0  1  1  
MIL A   Brett Lawrie...... 5  3  1  0  1  0  0  3 R
ARI AAA Brandon Allen..... 4  3  0  0  1  2  1  4 R
ARI AAA Cole Gillespie.... 4  4  0  0  1  1  0  
TEX AAA Justin Smoak...... 3  3  2  0  0  1  0  
TOR AAA Travis Snider..... 4  3  1  0  0  2  1  
TEX AAA C. Davis.......... 3  2  2  0  0  1  0  
PHI AAA Michael Taylor.... 5  3  0  0  1  0  1  
PIT AA  Pedro Alvarez..... 3  3  0  0  1  1  0  
TOR AA  David Cooper...... 4  2  1  0  1  0  0  
CHW A+  Brent Morel....... 4  2  1  0  1  0  0  

ORG LVL PLAYER            IP  H  R ER SO BB HR  Notes
MIN AA  Deolis Guerra..... 6  0  0  0  9  3  0  
STL A+  Arquimedes Nieto.. 7  3  1  0  7  1  0  
CHC A   C. Archer......... 6  4  2  2  7  0  0  
CHW AAA Daniel Hudson..... 7  3  1  0  6  2  0  
TEX A   Neil Ramirez...... 5  1  1  1  5  1  0  
WAN AAA Ross Detwiler..... 6  5  0  0  5  0  0  
TB  A-  Alexander Colome.. 5  4  2  2  7  2  0  
SEA AAA Brandon Morrow.... 9  4  0  0  2  1  0  
ARI A   Wade Miley........ 5  7  1  1  6  0  0  
PHI AA  Kyle Drabek....... 5  5  2  2  7  2  0  
NYY A   Manuel Banuelos... 2  0  0  0  5  0  0  
STL A+  Jaime Garcia...... 6  1  1  1  5  4  0

First Inning's Major and Minor League Daily Reports:

Dave was called a "national treasure" by Rob Neyer. Seriously. Comments about this article can be sent to him through the miracle of e-mail.

Commenting is not available in this weblog entry.

Do you have a general question or comment for one of THT's writers? Send it in to our weekly mailbag We also welcome unsolicited op-ed pieces of approximately 500 words for consideration. We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity and consistency of style. Please include your whole name and location to be considered. If you have a comment about this specific article, please email the writer.

The best online source for major league baseball tickets is Ticket City.

Next Article: THT Daily: Shrinkage>> <<Previous Article: Marco Scutaro's little things