The Cubs’ modus operandi in the early stages of free agency has been pretty clear: buy low on veteran players which, inevitably, they’ll hope to flip before next year’s trade deadline. First, they inked right-hander — and 2012 Tommy John recipient — Scott Bakerto a one year, $5.5 million incentive-laden deal. Prior to the surgery, […]
Six weeks ago, in a post entitled MLB Trade Deadline Watch, I wrote how the White Sox, led by the daring Kenny Williams, would be a likely spot for Francisco Liriano. And wouldn’t you know it;Williams acquired the inconsistent – and sometimes dominant – lefty for two prospects on Saturday, sending left-hander Pedro Hernandez and […]
The season’s barely a month old and as far as statistical analysis goes, well, it’s still too early to draw any significant conclusions, particularly among pitchers where only two starters – Felix Hernandez and Bartolo Colon – have reached the 40-inning mark and David Phelps leads the baseball in relief innings with 17.2. But placing […]
Date(s) Scouted:07/18/11 07/19/11 07/23/11 Height: 6’2” Weight: 210 lb. DOB: 07/12/1981 B/T: L/L Repertoire: Fastball: 90 – 92 mph. Average. Slider: 81 – 83 mph. Below-average. Changeup: 82 – 85 mph. Average. Notes: Phil Dumatraitis a run-of-the-mill, vanilla left-handed specialist. His fastball, an average offering, hovers near 90 mph and can touch a tick or two higher at […]
Date(s) Scouted: 07/23/11 Height: 6’4” Weight: 215 lb. DOB: 09/19/1981 B/T: R/R Repertoire: Fastball: 87 – 92 mph. Average. Slider: 80 – 85 mph. Changeup: 79 – 82 mph Notes: Scott Baker, in a sense, is the perfect representation of the Minnesota Twins’ organizational pitching philosophy. He’s not overpowering – his fastball sits in the […]
