http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/21149 Recent articles about Jorge Campillo en-us As a Braves fan, it hurts me to write about them after such a disappointing season, but here goes… 1. The emergence of Jorge Campillo and Jair Jurrjens. Raise your hand if you had even heard of Campillo before this season. Me either. Already 30 years old, Campillo represents yet another example of why so many fantasy players wait to draft pitching late. Though, a quick glance at his minor league stats offers no real indication of such future MLB success, and his '08 season has been built upon a .279 BABIP and 6.8% HR/F. In other words, yes, he's been pretty solid, but he's a flyball pitcher with only a slightly above average K/9 and has a 4.12 xFIP, so the low 3 ERA might not last too much longer. Jurrjens came over along with OF prospect Gorkys Hernandez in the Edgar Renteria trade and certainly wasn't expected to be this good this quickly. He's been doing it with a 51% groundball rate, but like Campillo, has beneffited from a low 6.7% HR/F. With only average control and a 3.92 xFIP, he's another regression candidate in the near-term. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:19:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/306607 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/306607 Phil Hughes could be called back to the majors soon, and John Halpin says he'll make an impact when that happens. See who else he recommends picking up on the waiver wire for your fantasy team. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:00:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301662 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301662 Today's look at the boxscores brings us a modern-day record that won't be beat, a third baseman who defines average, a defensively-challenged left fielder (not Manny) whose defense negates his bat, a future stud closer who picked up his first save, a starting catcher with a .300 batting average who is probably available on your waiver wire and lots more. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:29:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300512 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300512 Spurred by the return of Francisco Liriano to the rotation, the surprising Twins pushed into first-place in the AL Central over the weekend. A lineup filled with no-names and a young pitching staff has kept the quintessential small market team in contention. Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay have taken well to their new homes, Tampa keeps winning, and teams continue to have problems with their closers. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:20:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300464 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300464 You could say the Cards almost didn't win, not taking advantage of an overly injured Braves club until the ninth inning. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:06:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/297803 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/297803 The Phillies try to convert game three into a series win by sending Joe Blanton (5-12, 5.08) to the mound against Atlanta's Jorge Campillo (5-4, 2.83). First pitch is 1:35 ET. The Phillies, tied with Florida for second in the NL East and trailing New York by one game, are going for their first series win in three tries. Blanton tries to rebound following a shaky start at Shea Stadium. With Oakland, he was a much better pitcher at home,... Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:30:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296540 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296540 After two lousy series against the Florida Marlins and the New York Mets, both division rivals competing with the Phillies for first place in the National League East, the Phils hope to turn things around against the Atlanta Braves in a weekend series starting Friday. The current NL East standings have the Mets in first place, with the Phillies one game behind them in second. The Marlins are one game back of the Phils, with the Braves 6.5 games out and the Washington Nationals completely out of the mix at 17 games back. Despite a month and a half of really lousy baseball, the Phillies find themselves still in the thick of things and in a great position to take the division. One team they have not struggled against this season is Atlanta, sweeping them in each of the last two series, both at Turner Field. The Phillies look to turn their recent fortunes around and keep their hot streak against the Braves going this Friday as Kyle Kendrick(8-4, 4.87) takes the mound against Jair Jurrjens (9-5, 3.22). Jurrjens is coming off a tough outing against the lowly Nationals on Sunday in which he gave up five earned runs in 6 1/3 innings. Despite a impressive record of 9-5, Jurrjens has lost two of his last three starts, including an outing against the Phils on July 3. Unfortunately for the Phillies, Kendrick is coming off an even worse outing against the Marlins on Saturday. The sophomore right hander gave up seven earned runs in 4 /13 innings, including three home runs. Nevertheless, the Phillies tend to win with Kendrick on the mound, going 14-6 in his 20 outings this season, the best record on the staff. Kendrick has also had success against the Braves, as he is 3-0 all time with a 4.13 ERA. Saturday's matchup is a battle of the lefties, as Phillies' ace Cole Hamels (9-6, 3.11) faces off against Jo-Jo Reyes (3-9, 4.95). Reyes is 0-5 with an 7.65 ERA in his last five starts and has given up nine runs against the Phillies in two starts this season. Hamels, on the other hand, is coming off yet another gem that was wasted by the floundering Phillies' offense. Despite going eight innings and giving up only two runs on Sunday against the Marlins, the Phils were unable to pull out a win, scoring a meager two runs themselves. Hamels continues to prove why he is the unquestioned ace of this staff. Newly acquired Joe Blanton (5-12, 5.08) makes his second start for the Phillies on Sunday against Jorge Campillo (5-4, 2.83). Campillo has been a pleasant surprise for the Braves this season, and has arguably been their best pitcher. Despite his success so far this season, Campillo is 0-1 with a 5.27 ERA in four games against the Phillies this season, including two starts. Blanton got a no decision in his debut with the Phillies and while most people have complained that his first outing was a bust, Blanton really didn't pitch all that poorly. He certainly didn't pitch great, surrendering five runs in six innings, but he gave up a few untimely walks and left two breaking balls up that resulted in home runs, and that was the ballgame. Blanton will look to rebound and capitalize on the positives from his debut Sunday. This is a huge series for the Phillies, although not quite as big as the two they just went through. Lucky for the Phils, the Mets face the St. Louis Cardinals this weekend, and the Marlins square off with the National League leading Chicago Cubs, so the chances are that both teams will lose at least one game. If the Phillies can take the series and win at least two of three against the Braves, they will still be in a good position coming into their day off on Monday, perhaps even back in first place. It's a cheap way to make it back on top, but at this point, I think we can all agree we'll take what we can get. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:47:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295553 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295553 BravesBlast comes to you today with 10 reasons the Braves should go all the way this year - and be buyers at the trade deadline. Tomorrow comes 10 reasons to call it a season. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:41:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287965 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287965 Hiroki Kuroda was almost perfect Monday night shutting down 27 of 28 batters in a 3-0 win against the Braves. The Dodgers will need him to continue his strong recent performance as they battle for first place in the weak NL West. Damaso Marte got the first save in Pittsburgh post-Matt Capps, and youngster Ricky Nolasco and Ubaldo Jimenez continued their strong recent runs. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:57:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287543 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287543 The Phillies try to give Adam Eaton (2-6, 4.86) better run support than he's been getting tonight when they face Jorge Campillo (3-2, 2.54) and the Braves. First pitch is 7:10. Eaton has been better than his two wins suggest because his teammates haven't done him any favors. The Phillies have scored just three runs over Eaton's last three starts and are averaging just 3.4 runs/game in his 16 starts overall. He's settled in lately, thanks to better command. He's... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:08:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285264 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285264 Meet Jorge Campillo. He is a little known 29-year old rookie for the Braves and throws an invisible pitch. He has gone from obscurity in the Mexican league to baffling major league batters. Troy Percival hits the DL, and Jason Bartlett and Ian Stewart arrive to help your fantasy teams in the middle infield. Fri, 30 May 2008 13:56:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272525 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272525 Jorge Campillo's ERA rose after today's outing as our fifth starter, while the Braves secured a rare 8-1 road win against the Brewers. Campillo, who's ERA was 0.86 before the game, allowed a home run to Russell Branyan to increase his ERA to 0.99, just disgusting. That's the first run that Campillo has given up since assuming a starting role. Thu, 29 May 2008 21:43:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272298 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272298 The Atlanta Braves may answer to multiple names, which makes sense, after all, since they seem to be suffering from a split personality. Fri, 23 May 2008 00:42:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269959 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269959 The Braves swept the Mets clean out of town in a four game series. Some quick stats - Jair Jurrjens has the same record as Johan Santana, Mets starters gave up 17 earned runs in 20 innings, and the best start of the series came from Jorge Campillo, making his first start since 2005. Thu, 22 May 2008 23:17:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269940 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269940 Daniel Cabrera is getting harder and harder to ignore. For years he has teased the Orioles and fantasy owners with his potential, and now he finally appears to be fulfilling it in his fifth major league season. It was a good day for starting pitchers as Justin Verlander showed signs of progress, Chad Billingsley continued his recent run of dominance, and another young Red Sox prospect shut down the Royals. Wed, 21 May 2008 06:16:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269262 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269262