Yesterday, Team USA announced a preliminary roster of 22 players who have committed to play in the 2009 World Baseball Classic this spring. So far, the Angels have three pitchers who are on the initial list. Left-handed closer Brian Fuentes and right-handers John Lackey and Scot Shields will all ...
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Via Central Maine Sports Blog
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January 10, 2009
Matty caught up with Red Sox pitcher Justin Masterson Friday night, talked about last year, the off-season, bullpen antics, and his #1 Fan.Matty: Did you approach this off-season any differently where you pitched late into the season,?Justin Masterson: I took a couple of weeks to kind of decompress and look back. The biggest difference this year is I am going into my fourth pro year...
Via Vegas Watch
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January 13, 2009
Angels sign Brian Fuentes for two years, $17.5MM, with $9MM 2011 vesting option based on games finished.Analysis: Szymborski, Law, Carruth, Alper.CHONE projection: 62IP, 5HR, 23BB, 63K, 3.48 ERA, 9 RAR.This is rather obviously a better value than the Wood contract (2/20.5), which we gave a 6.6. Whether that makes it a superior move for the Angels is more debatable. Already having...
Via Crooked Pitch
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January 12, 2009
I just listed the top five hitters by rising ADP’s last week, now let’s move on the the
Edwin Jackson | Detroit Tigers | +35.7 - I guess the Tigers aren’t the only folks that think that Jackson’s 24% decrease in ERA last season makes him a real deal sleeper. Mock drafters took Jackson ...
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