Yardbarker: Shaun Marcum

Breaking Down Arnsberg: What Are the Astros Getting?

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:00:27 -0500

by Darren Calabrese - AP Is the criticism of Brad Arnsberg justified? View full size photo uploaded November 2, 2009 In case you missed the FanShot from last Friday, the Astros hired a new pitching coach. Brad Arnsberg comes with a reputation as a young pitcher-killer, but was loved by all his staffs and seemed to be able to work some magic with 'reclamation projects.' The World Wide Web was abuzz with articles ab...

Stash Him? Shaun Marcum Begins Rehab Assignment in Dunedin

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:40:00 -0500

by Knox BardeenFiled under: MLB Waiver WireGetting the jump on injured, rehabbing or struggling players can help win your fantasy leagues. Stash Him? tells you what your play is for these guys.Blue Jays pitcher Shaun Marcum made a successful first step on Monday in recovering from Tommy John surgery. He pitched for Class-A-Advanced Dunedin throwing three innings and allowing zero runs on two hits with a strikeout. This was his first game action since September of 2008.Marcum burst onto the sc...

Blue Jays Will Go After Garland

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:52:56 -0500

According to one AL executive, the Blue Jays will pursue free agent-to be Jon Garland when he becomes a free agent this off season. With Shaun Marcum out for 2009, the Blue Jays will also go after A.J. Burnett, but are hoping to add Garland to make for one of the best 1-2-3 punch in the American League. Garland is expected to ask for a four year deal worth about 12-14 million dollars annually, so the Jays needs to make sure they want to make that big of an investment. This season, Garland is 14-8 with a 4.79 ERA in 31 games this season, a four game jump in wins from last season.?
Garland makes much more sense for a National League team. He puts up a lot of wins, but playing in the American League keeps his ERA high. Moving to the National League now would make him one of the best pitchers in the league. The Braves, Dodgers, Cardinals, and Brewers are all good options for the pitcher, who have the money to take him in. Garland reportedly hopes to remain with the Angels, but is behind both Teixiera and Rodriguez in the Angels priorities this offseason.?

Blue Jays Will Go After Garland

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:12:31 -0500

Ah Crap!

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:17:05 -0500

You can scratch Shaun Marcum from the rotation next season. Actually, you can scratch him from seeing the field altogether. Marcum's 2009 season will be spent recovering from Tommy John Surgery, as his visit to reknown specialist and all-around buzzkill Dr. James Andrews revealed that the Blue Jays worst fears were valid. After having gotten off to a [...]

Time to Play Spoilers

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:48:43 -0500

Forget the playoffs. Not going to happen. Not this year. That doesn't mean that all is lost for the Toronto Blue Jays this season, however. There is still work to be done and it starts Tuesday in Tampa. As I've been saying for a couple of weeks now, the Blue Jays have the opportunity to make reaching the [...]

Red Sox @ Blue Jays: Byrd vs the Birds... again...

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:20:03 -0500

Paul Byrd makes his third start in a row againts the Blue Jays... get the preview at The Bottom Line.

Three Down, One to Go

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:43:06 -0500

Honestly, I don't know what approach to take here right now. Going all "Glass Half Full" would warrant raving about the Jays recent winning streak, which has included a dominant pitching performane Monday night, a walk-off win Tuesday night and the return to form of Shaun Marcum last night. But if we're looking at the glass as [...]

Who You Calling A Moron, Moron?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:52:35 -0500

Since the Jays played like garbage last night in Baltimore, I was planning on skipping today and waiting to see if the return of Shaun Marcum produced something noteworthy to talk about tomorrow. Needed some mindless reading, I checked in at Drunk Jays Fans and once again was treated to a free plug and some schoolyard [...]

2008 Blue Jays = 1991 team?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:43:51 -0500

Watching the 2008 edition of the Blue Jays reminds me of another Toronto squad from the glory days. Right now, Toronto has the best pitching in the majors (an MLB-low 3.32 ERA through Thursday's action) and is tied with the Angels at the top with 22 saves. Jesse Litsch is the new ace with seven wins in eight decisions. Roy Halladay has six wins and five complete games. Even A.J. Burnett and Shaun Marcum have five victories apiece, with the latter owning a brilliant 2.64 ERA. Dustin McGowan has struggled at times, but still, has six quality starts this year, including a strong effort against Kansas City in his last outing.

Toronto Blue Jays Home Opener 2008 - Live Game Notes

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:36:28 -0500

Highlights of the home opener included the return of the baby blues, the addition of Roberto Alomar and a ~surprise member~ to the level of excellence, streakers and a Blue Jays win. Here is my detailed account.

Red Sox Preview: Wakefield vs Marcum

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:36:04 -0500

Tim Wakefield vs Shawn Marcum tonight at 7PM Get Red Sox game previews and recaps at The Bottom Line Blog

Vacation Rays Notes, Iwamura is good, Crawford is bad

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:32:01 -0500

I'm down in Tampa on Vacation this week & I have some notes on Iwamura, Young, Upton, Crawford & more. Some are standard fair (Iwamura = good), and some will raise some eyebrows (Crawford is a terrible fielder, Young & Upton aren't 100% MLB ready) & more.