Now that we are at the midway point (or a little past it), I will post my choices as midseason leader for Cy Young and MVP in both leagues at the All-Star Break.
The perennial choices for AL Cy Young are either Justin Verlander or Felix Hernandez, who have consistently been two of the game's top pitchers over the last several years.
A couple of other guys like David Price (last year's winner) or Jered Weaver are usually in the discussion as well, along with a surprise or two that pop up every year. Last year, Chris Sale was the guy who emerged, and was the favorite to win the award heading into the second half of last season.
This year, Bartolo Colon makes a strong case at 12-3 with an ERA of 2.70, currently third in the AL. Colon's connection with PEDs, however, may be what largely accounts for his return to the dominance of his prime at the age of 40. Nonetheless, he has not yet been suspended, and has a legitimate claim to the midseason AL Cy Young award.
I'm going to go another way, though. Max Scherzer, who is not even the best pitcher on his own team, is leading the pack at the midway point. With an ERA just a shade over three (3.19 at the moment), Scherzer is an incredible 13-1 in 19 starts. He is averaging more than a strikeout per inning (10.55 K/9), and has a WHIP under one (0.98).
I'll take Scherzer for my midseason AL Cy Young award winner/leader.
[Editor's note: This post is by John Trifone (@JohnnyT0122), who also contributes at our NFL site: Eat, Drink and Sleep Football (see John's archives).]
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Sunday, July 14, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
2013 MLB Mock Draft Database Updated
Only hours from the start of the 2013 MLB Draft, we have updated our mock draft database.
Based on the mocks updated within the past four days, 11 of the 12 mock drafts in our database have a pitcher going first overall. Seven of those 11 have it being Oklahoma's Jonathan Gray and four of them have Stanford's Mark Appel going first overall.
The one exception is Anthony Witrado of The Sporting News, who has the Astros selecting North Carolina third baseman Colin Moran.
If the majority of mocks are correct and it's a pitcher that goes first overall, the success rate of pitchers selected first overall has not been great.
Here's a chart from Baseball Reference of pitchers selected No. 1 overall in the MLB Draft since 1970:
Again, you can view our updated mock draft database here.
Based on the mocks updated within the past four days, 11 of the 12 mock drafts in our database have a pitcher going first overall. Seven of those 11 have it being Oklahoma's Jonathan Gray and four of them have Stanford's Mark Appel going first overall.
The one exception is Anthony Witrado of The Sporting News, who has the Astros selecting North Carolina third baseman Colin Moran.
If the majority of mocks are correct and it's a pitcher that goes first overall, the success rate of pitchers selected first overall has not been great.
Here's a chart from Baseball Reference of pitchers selected No. 1 overall in the MLB Draft since 1970:
| Year | Rnd | RdPck | Tm | Pos | WAR | G | W | L | SV | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | Pirates | Gerrit Cole (minors) | RHP | |||||||
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | Nationals | Stephen Strasburg (minors) | RHP | 7.0 | 57 | 24 | 15 | 2.85 | 1.08 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | Devil Rays | David Price (minors) | LHP | 15.1 | 134 | 62 | 35 | 3.29 | 1.19 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | Royals | Luke Hochevar (minors) | RHP | 0.8 | 148 | 38 | 60 | 5.33 | 1.39 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | Pirates | Bryan Bullington (minors) | RHP | -0.2 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 5.62 | 1.58 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | Tigers | Matt Anderson (minors) | RHP | -0.5 | 257 | 15 | 7 | 5.19 | 1.58 | 26 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | Pirates | Kris Benson (minors) | RHP | 13.0 | 206 | 70 | 75 | 4.42 | 1.39 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | Mets | Paul Wilson (minors) | RHP | 2.2 | 170 | 40 | 58 | 4.86 | 1.45 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | Yankees | Brien Taylor (minors) | LHP | |||||||
| 1989 | 1 | 1 | Orioles | Ben McDonald (minors) | RHP | 20.9 | 211 | 78 | 70 | 3.91 | 1.26 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 | Padres | Andy Benes (minors) | RHP | 31.7 | 403 | 155 | 139 | 3.97 | 1.31 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 | Twins | Tim Belcher (minors) | RHP | 26.2 | 394 | 146 | 140 | 4.16 | 1.34 | 5 |
| 1981 | 1 | 1 | Mariners | Mike Moore (minors) | RHP | 28.5 | 450 | 161 | 176 | 4.39 | 1.42 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | Astros | Floyd Bannister (minors) | LHP | 26.9 | 431 | 134 | 143 | 4.06 | 1.33 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 | Rangers | David Clyde (minors) | LHP | 0.7 | 84 | 18 | 33 | 4.63 | 1.53 | 0 |
Again, you can view our updated mock draft database here.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Who stole Evan Longoria's AK-47?
With the departure of Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena and Jason Bartlett in the off-season, the Tampa Bay Rays lost a lot of (proverbial) firepower.
Apparently, Evan Longoria, the team's biggest star, lost some firepower, literally. Well, technically, he didn't lose it.
It was stolen.
When the house that Longoria, David Price and Reid Brignac were renting was robbed over the weekend, one of the items stolen was Longoria's AK-47.
"It's a personal item," Longoria said, per Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times. "Obviously they're going to say things that are taken. I think everything within the house is personal and we'll just leave it at that."
According to Topkin, the sheriff's department says the rifle is "perfectly legal" so it doesn't appear that Longoria will be in any legal trouble.
Longoria, who is the consensus top third baseman in fantasy baseball, hit .294 with 22 homers, 104 runs batted in and 15 steals in 2010.
Apparently, Evan Longoria, the team's biggest star, lost some firepower, literally. Well, technically, he didn't lose it.
It was stolen.
When the house that Longoria, David Price and Reid Brignac were renting was robbed over the weekend, one of the items stolen was Longoria's AK-47.
"It's a personal item," Longoria said, per Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times. "Obviously they're going to say things that are taken. I think everything within the house is personal and we'll just leave it at that."
According to Topkin, the sheriff's department says the rifle is "perfectly legal" so it doesn't appear that Longoria will be in any legal trouble.
Longoria, who is the consensus top third baseman in fantasy baseball, hit .294 with 22 homers, 104 runs batted in and 15 steals in 2010.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Sunday Night Links
Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson says of the comparison to Curtis Granderson, "I get that all the time. I've been compared to him, and that is a real compliment."
Granderson homered in his first at bat as a Yankee.
With Cody Ross and Dan Uggla, the Marlins had two (of the seven) players under 6'0" to hit 20+ home runs.
Orioles president Andy MacPhail said to "not read too much into" Nolan Reimold fielding ground balls at first base.
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said of Gordon Beckham's move to second base: 'He's got a great chance to be a good one. I think the move to second will make it easier for him. He's more comfortable. He can just worry about his hitting.''
The four-year extension for Toronto's Adam Lind could be worth as much as $38.5 million, per Morgan Campbell of The Toronto Star.
Jason LaRue will be the Cardinals' Opening Day catcher.
Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune names B.J. Upton, David Price, Sean Rodriguez and Rafael Soriano as his players to watch in 2010 in addition to prospects Desmond Jennings and Jeremy Hellickson.
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez has returned to the Mets after his brothers' automobile accident in Venezuela.
Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal says the Dodgers are capable of reaching the World Series.
Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez focused on slowing down his delivery.
Padres second baseman David Eckstein said, “This team is definitely headed in the right direction with a lot of good, young talent. I think we’re going to surprise a lot of people, maybe ourselves.”
The Red Sox added Scott Schoenweis to their Opening Day roster after placing Daisuke Matsusaka and Junichi Tazawa on the disabled list.
Giants outfielder John Bowker, who led the team this spring with 23 RBIs, won the starting right field job.
Orioles outfielder Adam Jones is tired of losing.
Braves phenom Jason Heyward wears number 22 in honor of Andrew Wilmont, his former high-school teammate and the son of his favorite high-school teacher. Wilmont passed away after a car accident.
Marlins closer Leo Nunez said, "Finding a song [for a closer] isn't easy. You are supposed to have something intimidating.''
Eric Chavez is now the Athletics designated hitter.
Shameless plug: Get our Twitter updates @EDSBaseball.
Giants catcher Bengie Molina said of ace Tim Lincecum, "... some of the starts he won, he won because of his name. He wasn't always feeling the best. He wasn't throwing as hard, and his breaking ball wasn't as good. He was beating them because the hitters knew who they were facing. Obviously, I'm not trying to put Timmy down. Everybody knows how nasty he is. Even if he doesn't have his good stuff, he knows how to pitch a good game."
The Rockies left fielder on Opening Day will Seth Smith, per Troy Renck of the Denver Post.
Some (more) shameless plugs for our latest posts at our other blogs: NCAA Championship prediction, Ravens' consensus draft pick and Donovan McNabb dealt to Redskins.
Granderson homered in his first at bat as a Yankee.
With Cody Ross and Dan Uggla, the Marlins had two (of the seven) players under 6'0" to hit 20+ home runs.
Orioles president Andy MacPhail said to "not read too much into" Nolan Reimold fielding ground balls at first base.
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said of Gordon Beckham's move to second base: 'He's got a great chance to be a good one. I think the move to second will make it easier for him. He's more comfortable. He can just worry about his hitting.''
The four-year extension for Toronto's Adam Lind could be worth as much as $38.5 million, per Morgan Campbell of The Toronto Star.
Jason LaRue will be the Cardinals' Opening Day catcher.
Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune names B.J. Upton, David Price, Sean Rodriguez and Rafael Soriano as his players to watch in 2010 in addition to prospects Desmond Jennings and Jeremy Hellickson.
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez has returned to the Mets after his brothers' automobile accident in Venezuela.
Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal says the Dodgers are capable of reaching the World Series.
Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez focused on slowing down his delivery.
Padres second baseman David Eckstein said, “This team is definitely headed in the right direction with a lot of good, young talent. I think we’re going to surprise a lot of people, maybe ourselves.”
The Red Sox added Scott Schoenweis to their Opening Day roster after placing Daisuke Matsusaka and Junichi Tazawa on the disabled list.
Giants outfielder John Bowker, who led the team this spring with 23 RBIs, won the starting right field job.
Orioles outfielder Adam Jones is tired of losing.
Braves phenom Jason Heyward wears number 22 in honor of Andrew Wilmont, his former high-school teammate and the son of his favorite high-school teacher. Wilmont passed away after a car accident.
Marlins closer Leo Nunez said, "Finding a song [for a closer] isn't easy. You are supposed to have something intimidating.''
Eric Chavez is now the Athletics designated hitter.
Shameless plug: Get our Twitter updates @EDSBaseball.
Giants catcher Bengie Molina said of ace Tim Lincecum, "... some of the starts he won, he won because of his name. He wasn't always feeling the best. He wasn't throwing as hard, and his breaking ball wasn't as good. He was beating them because the hitters knew who they were facing. Obviously, I'm not trying to put Timmy down. Everybody knows how nasty he is. Even if he doesn't have his good stuff, he knows how to pitch a good game."
The Rockies left fielder on Opening Day will Seth Smith, per Troy Renck of the Denver Post.
Some (more) shameless plugs for our latest posts at our other blogs: NCAA Championship prediction, Ravens' consensus draft pick and Donovan McNabb dealt to Redskins.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Kazmir, Percival to DL; Price to be called up
The Tampa Bay Rays have placed both starter Scott Kazmir and closer Troy Percival on the 15-day disabled list, according to Marc Lancaster of The Tampa Tribune.
Percival has shoulder tendinitis and Kazmir has a quadriceps strain.
Manager Joe Maddon wonders if Percival, who's 39 and gone home to clear his mind, will be back.
Percival has shoulder tendinitis and Kazmir has a quadriceps strain.
Manager Joe Maddon wonders if Percival, who's 39 and gone home to clear his mind, will be back.
"I wouldn't be surprised if he chooses not to come back," Maddon said. "There's only so much you can do when you get to that age, and he's tried everything possible to put himself back together to be, not just functional, but a very big contributor to us. He's just not feeling that he can be that right now."
Kazmir is leading (in a bad way) the majors in pitches per inning (19.2) and he has an ERA of 11.35 in his previous five starts.
Pitching phenom David Price will likely start on Monday in Kazmir's place.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
David Price sent to minors
The Tampa Bay Rays did it last year with Evan Longoria. Although he was playing well in spring training, Longoria started the season in the minors.
Now, the franchise is sending David Price, the number one overall draft pick in 2007, down to the minors.
The main argument for the move is monitor his workload.
Now, the franchise is sending David Price, the number one overall draft pick in 2007, down to the minors.
The main argument for the move is monitor his workload.
"We have obviously spent a lot of time talking about this,” Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. “When we came into camp, we came in with an open mind, knowing full well that there were certain developmental issues that we wanted him to focus on and also the workload. And just the increase and how we’re going to monitor that."During the spring, Price has pitched 8 1/3 innings with an ERA of 1.08 and has struck out 10 batters.
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