MLB Game Picks - Friday: May 24, 2013
When there are only five games on the schedule, there is not much to work with and just a couple of wayward picks can sink the day. That was the case yesterday. Young, Kevin Gausman, was not terrible for the Orioles yesterday. But that team's bullpen is just awful lately and gave up eight more runs in three innings of work. Ouch. Speaking of bullpens, Ryan Dempster was not...
BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 174: More Week One Reactions by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam share their thoughts on Roy Halladay, Tim Lincecum, Yu Darvish, Fernando Rodney, the Royals, Tom Milone, Shaun Marcum, and more.
Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: The Importance of Tiered Positional Rankings
If you ask a fantasy expert what the most important element of a successful fantasy draft is, they’ll often respond with “preparation.” It’s hard to argue that reading a bunch of articles, listening to different podcasts, and mock drafting are all very helpful to a fantasy player. Do those things. But for my money, the most important thing you can do to prepare for a draft...
2013 burning question: Oakland Athletics
Continuing from our season preview of the Athletics earlier today...
Will the A's pitching staff be able to replicate their awesome 2012?
In 2012, the A's pitching staff had a 3.50 ERA, the sixth best mark in baseball and second best mark in the American League. Four of their five starting pitchers (with Brandon McCarthy being the lone exception) return, and five...
2013 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Rankings: A Sampling of Profiles
Source: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images North America
We have been releasing teasers of our staff consensus rankings with the hopes that you will break the bank and purchase our 2013 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit to see the full versions, and more importantly, show us your support.
Thanks in advance.
Here is a sampling of the starting pitcher profiles you can find in the Kit. We’re...
Tigers vs. A’s: Jarrod Parker, Tom Milone to Pitch for Oakland in Detroit
True to form, the upstart Oakland A's will send a pair of rookie starting pitchers to the mound in Games 1 and 2 of the ALDS in Detroit.
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A-mazing! a Baseball Story for the A-ges
I love stories, and what the A’s did this year is one of the most amazing stories in baseball history. I haven’t written about the Oakland Athletics at all this year because I didn’t know what to say. I don’t know anybody on their team, I couldn’t take them seriously, and I didn’t know how they were winning. They seem like a rag-tag crew of pickings off the scrap heap...
Sox Look for Silver Lining
By SBRForum.com
The Boston Red Sox, bowing to reality, have done the right thing in jettisoning those big contracts and making a commitment toward the future. Now they can let Bobby Valentine finish out the season, then can him and bring in somebody else over this winter.
But that’s down the line. The Sox still have 30 games to play this season; 30 games in which to make a run...
Daily Notes, Largely Concerning Tom Milone’s Change
Table of Contents
Here’s the table of contents for today’s edition of Daily Notes.
1. Tommy Milone’s Changeup
2. Today’s Notable Games (Including MLB.TV Free Game)
3. Today’s Complete Schedule
Tommy Milone’s Changeup
What the Attentive Reader Might Notice
The attentive reader might notice that Tommy Milone is pitching for Oakland tonight, against Cleveland.
What a More...
Grey and Rudy Expert League Update – All-Star Break 2012
It’s halfway through the season so it’s time to share how well (or poorly) we’re doing in our various fantasy baseball expert leagues. Rather than rehash good/bad draft picks (you can see that in our last update), I’ve just noted what place we’re in, who’s in 1st/last, a twittersque summary of how each team is doing, and then, to show we’re good sports, some praise...
The Razzball Podcast – The One Where Grey And Rudy Cry
The news of Longoria’s injury broke (key word) just before we recorded this thing so you have to excuse our voices with the long faces. We own Longoria everywhere. (Rudy even owns him in the RCL, which brings me a very, very small ounce of joy. And now Tom Milone doesn’t seem half as bad of a start against the Rays. Rays, why do you scorn me?! I’m so delirious with...
Daily Notes for April 19th
Table of Contents
Here’s the table of contents for today’s edition of Daily Notes.
1. Brief Previews for Select Games
2. Unhelpful Video: Cleveland Hits Four Home Runs
3. Crowdsourcing Broadcasters: Colorado Radio
Brief Previews for Select Games
Here are brief previews for four of today’s games — each including the preferred television feed of FanGraphs readers, per the results...
Tom Milone and the Scourge of a Weak Four-seamer
While velocity isn’t everything when it comes to being a successful major league starting pitcher, it’s surely a large part of the story. Starting pitchers who have a higher velocity — particularly on their four-seam fastballs — tend to have higher strikeout rates and induce weaker contact from opposing batters. And pitchers who can limit balls in play through strikeouts...
Overthinking It: Seven Things You Didn't See Last Season by Ben Lindbergh
There were 2429 major-league games played last season.* Most of the things that can happen in a baseball game happened in one of those. With a few exceptions, teams and players will do all of the same things in 2012 that they did in 2011—they’ll just do them in a difference sequence and more, or less, frequently than they did before. When and how often they do those nearly...
Daily Dozen: Tom Milone Hates Strikeouts
Every morning we recap the previous night’s games, news and notes so that you’re up-to-date on everything baseball. As always you can follow us on Twitter (@BaseballProf) and like us on Facebook to get updated, fantasy-relevant news, tidbits and analysis.
1. To say that Tom Milone pitched to contact last night would be a massive understatement. His line was 8 IP, 3 H, 0 ER...
What Happened Last Night?
Last night the Royals kicked off their series with the Oakland A's and unless you're a night owl, you probably did stay up to watch it.
The Royals lost 1-0 as they wasted a solid first effort by Luis Mendoza, who seems to be trying on the Bruce Chen magic when it comes to pitching. He's getting people out, but we really don't know why.
The bigger story in the...
FanGraphs Audio: The Dave Cameron
Episode 162
Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest — as he is most Mondays — on this Monday edition of FanGraphs Audio. Discussed: two recent pieces by Cameron: one on Felix Hernandez’s loss of velocity in the early days of the 2012 season; another on the Shutdown as potential replacement for the Save. Also: a pair of season debuts Monday night, one courtesy Japaniranian...
Fanduel value plays
Beachy vs. Houston - 6800
This is my keystone and where I put most of my dosh. The scoring structure gives 5 points for a win and Houston's lineup looks about as formidable as a headless cricket.
C - Castro of Houston - 2500
I always fill the catcher spot last, and for as cheaply as possible.
1B Billy Butler - 3700
I like the 10th rated 1B'man on the board in a stacked...
Rest of the AL West: Oakland Athletics
The start of the most anticipated LA Angels regular season literally ever is right around the corner. I'm excited. Your're excited. We are all excited. You know who isn't excited? The rest of the AL West. The other teams in the division all have their own hopes and expectations going into this season, but I like to think that they are all at least slightly...
Let’s play two! Giants will split squad against A’s and Dodgers
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Get your green on…as in grassy infields, outfields, and lush lawn seats! (And if you happen to have one of those sick green Giants lids, rock it!)
The Giants (10-4-2) will split their squads today, with one team traveling to Glendale to take on the Dodgers (8-3) at 7:05 p.m. (PT). Left-hander Brian Burres (1-0, 1.80) goes up against Aaron Harang...
Errors Prove Costly as Brewers Blanked by A's, 6-0
Thankfully this game didn't count the standings as the Brewers saw a combination of bad offense and bad defense propel them to their first defeat of Spring Training, losing 6-0 to the Oakland A's. The Brewers allowed the A's 14 hits and committed 4 errors that led to 4 runs in the loss. Credit to Tom Milone who led the A's pitching staff today, going three innings...
2012 Top 20 Prospects – Oakland Athletics
It’s prospect season again. I’ve had my rankings listed on team pages, but have been horrible about keeping those up to date. As I mentioned on the pages, I’m looking at other rankings when I make mine (along with scouting reports and my own opinion). Now we have the Oakland Athletics.
For the top 20, I’ve listed them according to my ranking. I’ve also listed the rankings...
Daily Notes for March 6th
Table of Contents
Here’s the table of contents for today’s edition of Daily Notes.
1. Select Televised Games
2. Video: Garrett Richards Throwing Hard
3. Crowdsourcing Broadcasters: Toronto Radio
Select Televised Games
Chicago AL at Los Angeles AL | 15:05 ET
Right-hander Garrett Richards makes the start for the Angels in this game. He was featured in a post here from February...
Milone has chance to impress with A's
A's newbie Tom Milone never really envisioned himself as a pitcher, at least not in the early stages of his playing days.
Oakland A's roster breakdown
A's Roster Breakdown Rotation: RHP Brandon McCarthy, RHP Bartolo Colon, LHP Dallas Braden, RHP Graham Godfrey, LHP Tom Milone and RHP Jarrod Parker, RHP Brad Peacock or RHP Tyson RossMcCarthy and newcomer Colon are the only healthy starters locked in, so the rotation is a huge question mark
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