Monthly Archives: January 2010

January 30, 2010

2009 AL Gold Glove and Brick Glove Winners

Last week, I gave you the NL Gold Glove and Brick Glove winners and losers…  It’s time to do the same for their brethren in the AL.  As a reminder, here’s how I do it: 1) Look at the number … Continue reading →

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January 28, 2010

2010 Season Forecast: San Francisco Giants

Last Five Years: 2009: 88-74 (3rd, NL Central) 2008: 72-90 2007: 71-91 2006: 76-85 2005: 75-87 Runs Scored: 657 (13th in NL) Runs Allowed: 611 (Tied, 1st in NL) Season Recap: After a bit of a slow start (losing 8 … Continue reading →

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January 27, 2010

Sheets in Bed With A’s; Tejada Returns to O’s – and other Hot Stove News

Ben Sheets, having missed all of 2009 recovering from elbow surgery, has a new home in Oakland – signing a $10 million, one year deal.  Sheets gets to mentor a young staff while rebuilding his own street cred.  It’s a … Continue reading →

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January 26, 2010

2010 Season Forecast: Milwaukee Brewers

Last Five Seasons: 2009: 80 – 82 (3rd, NL Central) 2008: 90 – 72 2007: 83 – 79 2006: 75 – 87 2005: 81 – 81 Runs Scored: 785  (3rd, NL) Runs Allowed: 818  (15th, NL) Season Recap: Generally a … Continue reading →

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January 25, 2010

Mighty Casey Awards – Gold Glove Winners in the NL

When ranking defensive players, I have long used a modified system that I once built so that I could assign defensive ratings to players for the board game Superstar Baseball.  The issue at hand was how to rank fielders when … Continue reading →

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January 23, 2010

Matthews a Met; Ankiel a Royal – and Other Hot Stove Happenings

With the prospects of missing centerfielder Carlos Beltran for at least a month, the Mets acquired outfielder Gary Matthews, Jr. from the Angels for middle reliever Brian Stokes.  The Angels, who overpaid for Matthews having a good year back in … Continue reading →

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January 22, 2010

Best and Worst Pitchers in the AL for 2009; And Other Notes…

Earlier this week, I posted my list of the top pitchers in the NL and explained my methods.  Just as a recap, here’s what I am trying to do: 1) I start with the number of runs allowed by each … Continue reading →

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January 20, 2010

NL’s Best and Worst Pitchers in 2009 – Hot Stove News…

Quick news hits first before we take a quick look back at pitchers in 2009… Tim Lincecum asked for $13 million when filing for arbitration – if he wins, it would be the highest amount paid to an arbitration eligible … Continue reading →

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January 19, 2010

Felix’s Reign Extended; Marlins Commit to Winning Uggla

Agreeing to a multi-year deal (details not yet released), the Seattle Mariners have apparently signed their ace starter, Felix Hernandez, for the long haul.  Last year, Hernandez was as good a starter as there was in baseball and he has … Continue reading →

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January 18, 2010

A Long Weekend of Deals – Catching Up on Hot Stove News…

Kevin Kouzmanoff heads north, going from San Diego to Oakland in a four player deal.  San Diego acquires Scott Hairston and Aaron Cunningham for the veteran third baseman and minor leaguer Eric Sogard.  Kouzmanoff will get playing time and serves … Continue reading →

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