Cito didn’t look to comfortable working a bullpen this past week, did he? All told the Jays went 4 – 2. Still, the Jays pen was so depleted towards the end that Richmond had to man up (kudos BTW) and pitch two days after throwing eight innings. And Romero had to throw 118 pitches yesterday. The wheel’s started to …

2009 Jays vs 2008 AL Standings

After last nights destruction (I can’t think of any of word) of the Twins the Jays upped their record to 8 – 3. How does this record compare vs the AL 11ish games in last season?

The list date is April 12th of last season, which is comparable in games played to this season, with …

Pop-Up King – Mark Ellis

Heading into the beginning of the 2008 season it was readily apparent to anyone watching the A’s/Red Sox Japanese opening series that the A’s had high hopes for Mark Ellis, as he opened the season in the three spot of the order. By the end of the year Ellis hit only 12 HR with a .233 …

GPA & the 2008 Toronto Blue Jays

After writing about the value of a largely OBP% prospect that can’t slug (Scott Campbell) yesterday, I decided to go back and take a look at the 2008 Toronto Blue Jays and the AL from an OBP perspective.

In the classic baseball work Moneyball, there is a small section outlining a study by Paul Depodesta, …

AFL Seventh and Final Week (2008 Season)

This is the seventh (whew) installment of our AFL weekly reports.

The Phoenix Desert Dogs won their fifth Arizona Fall League Championship in a row on Saturday. This was a pretty impressive win, as the Desert Dogs came from three down in the fifth to win the game 10 – 4. A’s prospect John Donaldson …