at San Francisco the most. The Yankees have enough thump in their lineup to leave me slightly uneasy about Price, and the same is true about the Tigers and Keuchel. John Lamb is the mystery of the day

; John Lamb (CV: 45+/FV: 55) 8/14/15 vs Dodgers Game Thoughts • The 25-year-old lefty threw from the 1B side of the rubber with a nice 3/4 release. He throws straight to home, so he may not end up

40.4 % 12 .731 95 .315 18 Adam Duvall Reds 205 40.3 % 17 .902 135 .377 19 Jake Lamb Diamondbacks 225 40.3 % 11 .867 127 .368 20 Mike Trout Angels 263 39.8 % 13

to Start: John Lamb is a source of consternation. His 5.24 ERA hides a 2.91 xFIP. He's been homer prone (16.7 percent HR/FB), fly ball prone (40.7 percent fly balls), and hit prone (.404 BABIP). He's been

John Paschal: Hey, everybody! I will be here at 2:30 Eastern, or, unfortunately, "Private Time Central," to answer all your baseball questions. So fill up the queue and I will see you

How long did you think you were going to get away with this column not being devoted to Jake Lamb in a given week? Regardless, as I listened to the hyperbolic Arizona sports radio throughout

position has to offer in Jake Lamb. That intrigue stems from a tremendously strong start last year, followed by a notably terrible decline that was largely attributed to injuries (as well as perhaps

When Torey Lovullo was hired as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, one of the early remarks that was made centered around Jake Lamb. In that, Lovullo stated that Lamb would be the team's everyday

Given my standing as the President of the Jake Lamb Fan Club, I would be remiss in my responsibilities if I did not revisit his 2017 season one final time, in the event that the Snakes are sent home

following since before the season started is Jake Lamb. Perhaps more than anyone else, Lamb has emerged as that guy behind Goldschmidt, and is suddenly becoming a viable fantasy option at the hot corner

I'm a big fan of Jake Lamb. This is likely well known throughout the land at this point. And in the first half of the season, boy, did Lamb justify every bit of praise that was showered upon him. He

. While this article became a study of a the California League's population, the concept began when I was thinking about Jake Lamb's prospect status. Lamb signed with the Diamondbacks last June and I

(And Last) Notty Awards. Exit through the gift shop. Best Writer Of A Post About The First And Last Notty Awards John Paschal Best Editor Of A Post About First And Lust Notty Awards John

!, associate fellow John “Peter” Thompson has thoughtfully paraphrased Henry David Thoreau in taking a more moderate and cautious position: “We cannot adequately appreciate this aspect of nature

In the summer of 1993, with hopes of moving on from the John Bobbitt affair, Americans stopped cringing and began cozying to the Canadian embrace of Proulxian fiction. In reading The Shipping News

In addition to the very English and talented Craig Robinson, the editoriat of NotGraphs is pleased also to announce the debut here of John Paschal, who writes additionally for The Hardball Times

, then, is that newly signed leftie John Lannan can take on the exact form of Clayton Kershaw – or, ironically, Bartolo Colon.

loft, which he had purchased with profits from his three-part series, “Have We Seen The Last 300-Game Winner?”, the writer John Paschal reaches out and, with the fiery tip of his Cuban cigar, pops

: This is interesting: During John Axford’s stint with St. Louis last season, Cardinals coaches told the reliever that for the past few seasons he had been tipping his pitches. Do you know of any other player

-World War II Roster Starting Lineup 1B Long John Reilly (1880-1891) 2B Benny Bowcock (1903) SS Jack Glasscock (1879-1895) 3B Butts Wagner (1898) LF Heinie Manush (1923-1939) CF Steamer Flanagan

: Captain N. Tennille Jeff Samardzija: Jeff Samarz Samarj Samarzj Smarjd Dammit! A.J. Pierzynski: Anthony John Pierzynski Andrew McCutchen: Aristeaus the Cooler Ryan Dempster: Harry Caray II

With Spring Training now upon us, and with lab-tested and science-approved psychic John Edward having predicted the imminent onset of predictions, many of our most luminous luminaries

relativity, the scientist remained steadfast in a hitting approach that emphasized the fundamental curvature of spacetime. And thus did he swing, time after time, eight inches beneath the four-seamer. John

: Infielder crouches for grounder, fields it, throws to first. Wrong way: Infielder crouches for grounder, fields it, hoists up the John B’s sail, sees how the mainsail sets, calls for the captain

, Cuban free agent Rusney Castillo also considered: (a) Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rach Nation Sports. (b) Johann Sebastian Bach’s Bach Nation Sports. (c) Doc Severinsen’s Doc Nation Sports. (d) John

favored by the Germanic tribes that migrated to the Western Roman Empire in the Early Middle Ages, matched with a Juicy Couture cotton T-shirt and a John Deere truckers cap on which are positioned five

of beanball wars and replay controversies, winning streaks and hitless streaks, Tommy John heartbreaks and dramatic episodes of Puig Derangement Syndrome. I had opted, instead, to sleep in 30-degree

, John Smoltz, and, as we now know as of last Thursday, Charlie Blackmon. I'll be honest -- I've never seen Charlie Blackmon step foot on a golf course before. His current facial-hair situation

. On Sunday, in his fourth start since returning from a 14-month layoff following Tommy John surgery, the 24-year-old Venezuelan kept the National League’s second-best offense off the bases until Texas second

.  In 1885, John Deppert, Jr. constructed a rooftop stand on his barn that overlooked Recreation Park, home to the National League’s Detroit Wolverines, future Hall of Famer Sam Thompson and a rotation

-- dropped out of the top ten, with his xPWR (v2) falling all the way to 45 the same as John Lackey and Jake Odorizzi. The leaders in xPWR (v2) all fit the profile of a power pitcher -- hard throwers

thing on the writer himself. So, as a friend and colleague, I, John Paschal, have taken the liberty of normalizing Cistulli for the first time in his life. Here, the reader inserted a photo

perfect. I've done, like, zero error-catching with it. If in using it, you encounter any issues, please @ me on twitter (@John_Edwards_) and let me know so I can fix them ASAP. Feel free to @ me

Anthony Swarzak 20 $14/2 Jesse Crain, 2013 $3/1 Mike Minor 22 $28/3 Scott Feldman, 2013 $32/3 CC Sabathia 23 $10/1 Tim Hudson, 2013 $24/2 Welington Castillo 25 $25/2 John

and finish last in the NL West. You'd think that Jake Lamb offensive exploits would be among the club's few points of pride this season. In 2015, Lamb recorded a 91 wRC+; he's raised that figure

to start than with the player that has become my personal special boy, of sorts (really in every way possible), in Jake Lamb. Lamb has experienced an uptick in production overall, especially

In the unlikely event that you follow me on Twitter dot com, you're well aware of my...we'll call it infatuation with Jake Lamb and his penchant for murdering baseballs. I've made no secret

a bone bruise and is considered day-to-day. Jake Lamb - 3B - Arizona Diamondbacks (CBS: 72%, ESPN: 39.7%, Yahoo!: 38%) Eno has been beating the drum for Lamb much longer than I have, but I've

Jake Lamb is off to a solid start in the production department. The left-handed-hitting third baseman homered in Arizona’s opener, and he doubled in game two. There’s more where that came from. Lamb

Walk relinquished an uninteresting 3.27 per nine, and figures like Prince Fielder, Homer Bush and Josh Outman have provided equally false advertising. So, too, seems to be the case for John Smiley

It's important to note, considering the title of this post, that Jake Lamb is presently not a member of the National League All-Star team. It's certainly not for lack of production. Lamb's played

in the Southwest has had more success accompany it than that of Jake Lamb, who we've already discussed among the third base group on one occasion earlier this season. In that post, I listed Lamb

Escobar fits on a D-backs club that is just 1.5 games out of first in the NL West, the immediate answer is clear: third base. After losing April and part of a May to a shoulder injury, Jake Lamb left

to the end of the line in 2014, so let’s not waste any time looking at two deep-leaguers who could offer help in NL-only leagues. Jacob Lamb / 3B / Arizona Diamondbacks 0% Yahoo / 0% ESPN / 9% CBS

Since John Buck has the name of a Dodge City sheriff with nothing left to lose, it's somewhat fitting that he's a hero in real, actual life: Buck ran to the overturned car and went to work

in the classroom — and the increased level of maturity that allowed it to happen — coupled with his performance on the field, made him a second-round selection. ——— Jake Lamb’s pinch-hit home run on Friday

Tampa Bay Rays catcher and celebrated mustachioed gentle-man, John Jaso, was apparently on a mountain sometime recently. Baseball and Internet's friend and associate, Fernando Perez, shared

All the Roy Halladay to Boston talk is centered around a line that goes something like this: “Off-season signings Brad Penny and John Smoltz have disappointed. Smoltz especially with a 7.04 ERA

and the A's A.J. Puk. If it feels like March and April are particularly full of Tommy John surgery casualties, that's because they are, at least when it comes to recent history. In early March, just after Rays

When the Red Sox signed John Lackey as a free agent in December of 2009, they had some concern about an existing elbow injury, but not enough concern to walk away from the deal entirely. So

After suffering various setbacks through out his career, John Patterson finally pitched his first full season in 2005 for the Washington Nationals. I guess you could say it was worth the wait, as he

." They jettisoned John Jaso and brought in Ryan Langerhans Mike Michael Morse. The fantasy impact has already been documented in these Rotographing pages. But I'd like to expand a little on Jaso. First of all

A couple hours after reports surfaced stating the John Lackey was taking a physical with the Boston Red Sox, the rumors are now saying that a contract has been reached between the two. Jon Heyman

For two years, John Lannan looked like the luckiest man in baseball. In 2008, he struck out just 5.79 per nine and walked 3.56 per nine, yet still ended the year with a 3.91 ERA. His 4.79 FIP

At the winter meetings this week, John Coppolella, the Braves Director of Baseball Administration, was kind enough to sit down with me and answer some questions about the Braves, his role on the team

help, but the man is happy, so let’s not judge. The caption: “John Hatfield threw a ball 133 yards 1 foot 7.5 inches, 9-15-1872.” He did this, although it was in October, rather than September. It’s

with the addition of John Mayberry for $1.45 million. Removing the historically bad hitting performance of their pitching staff (they started the season with a major league record 0-for-64), the often

Dime stage of their careers. The conversation briefly, ever so briefly, centered on Loria’s sudden generosity yesterday when the team inked John Buck for three years and $18 million … then the team

find out that John Jaso is an asset with the bat and on the basepaths, it's no surprise that you can trace these things back to his training behind the plate. Like when Jaso talks about his plate

If you don't live in Washington D.C. and you actually know something about John Lannan, raise your hand. Don't worry hands-in-your-lappers, you're not alone. This nondescript lefty has snuck up

season. That leaves John Danks, who has gotten off to a strong start this season. While he may not be a household name just yet, Danks has slowly developed into the White Sox best starter. If his

According to Paul Sullivan, the Cubs will announce later today that they have re-signed John Grabow to a two-year contract. Previous reports have put the value of the deal at $7.5 million. Once

John Ely, acquired from the White Sox in the Juan Pierre deal this offseason, has been a helpful addition to a Dodgers' rotation dealing with an injury to Vicente Padilla. Although Ely's ERA

If you haven't heard yet, Stephen Strasburg needs Tommy John surgery, and is probably out until 2012. There's really one general reaction to this that everyone seems to be having - this sucks

it this year and so is John Lackey. And Lackey's story might be the most interesting. (Note: K% and BB% tell a similar story, the cut-offs are just harder to express and are not the real focus

We officially learned yesterday that John Axford had a tipping problem. Specifically, the Cardinals scouting staff noticed he had been tipping his pitches nearly the entire time they had scouted him

If you polled 100 fantasy baseball owners a month ago and asked who would be the number one catcher through the first 10 games of the season, how many of them do you think would have said John Buck

Last season, John Lackey was selected as the 244th overall player in Yahoo! leagues according to Fantasy Pros. He wasn't auctioned frequently enough to show up on their auction values report, so we

After winning game 7 of the World Series in 2002, John Lackey had two very mediocre seasons for the Angels. It was looking like 2005 might not be any different as he had an 8.27 ERA after his first

A cautionary tale to all of us never to under estimate the impact of injuries on a pitcher, John Patterson has retired from baseball after two surgeries and nearly three years were unable to rid him

to StatCorner's version of tRA, the starting rotation alone was nearly 100 runs below average. Our own measure of runs above replacement using FIP has the Nationals at roughly 62 runs below average. John

Bay. On the mound, the closest thing to a superstar we have is John Lackey. Recently, reports have come out linking Lackey to teams like the Brewers, Mariners, and Rangers, not to mention

in on three Tommy John returners working their way back and see if they can be our second-half saviors, especially as we seem to lose a top arm every day over the last couple of weeks. Alex Cobb

John Jaso isn't much of a household name. A year ago, he was traded for felon-turned-reliever Josh Lueke, as the Rays decided that Jaso's deficiencies rendered expendable. The Mariners picked him

approach. We just haven't seen one who has been able to limit the longball enough to make it work since Tommy John, who had a career 80 percent ball in play rate and a 3.38 FIP. I'm sure we'll see

Greetings Fangraphians. I have awakened from my six-week Fangraphs slumber to bring you... analysis of Junichi Tazawa's surgery. Last month, the Red Sox learned that Tommy John surgery would knock

During the spring of 2011, John Jaso was near the top of a number of sleeper lists for fantasy catchers. His outstanding walk rate won him a place both in the heart of Rays manager Joe Maddon

John Buck cannot be stopped. Buck was an afterthought in the mega Blue Jays/Mets deal that sent R.A. Dickey to Toronto, but he's been the best player early on. In 66 plate appearances, Buck already

Blue Jays manager John Farrell. Last year, the Red Sox tried to get Farrell until the Blue Jays were like, "wait, no." Now the Red Sox want Farrell again, and the Blue Jays are listening. Farrell's

John Axford is struggling. After blowing another save last night, the Brewers' closer is now tied for the league-lead with six blown saves. Over the last two seasons, Axford had emerged as one

Last night, John Hirschbeck ejected Troy Tulowitzki from game three of the ALCS after Tulowitzki complained about Hirschbeck's called strikes against him in his previous at-bat as he took the field

This past off-season, the Los Angeles Dodgers shipped outfielder Juan Pierre to the Chicago White Sox for pitching prospects Jon Link and John Ely. Pierre is playing good D on the South Side, but his

After seven seasons spent meticulously climbing the Tampa organizational ladder, John Jaso finally got his first chance to play regularly in the bigs in 2010, and the then-26-year-old rookie catcher

placed on the disabled list and wasn’t are few and far between. I have no idea when in 2011 John Lackey tore his ulnar collateral ligament – if my life depended on guessing, I could talk myself

NEW YORK -- Several riders of a Queens-bound 7 train confirmed Thursday the presence of a passenger not only wearing a John Franco jersey, but also matching the precise physical description

It's no secret that, over the last few years, the number of Tommy John surgeries has increased across all levels of baseball. As we emerge from the All-Star break, let's take a snapshot

tissue from one body part and weaving it into another, it's something of a miracle that Tommy John surgery these days has a success rate even within sniffing distance of laser eye surgery. Of course

Around a month ago I wrote an article entitled "Tommy John Surgery and Throwing 95+ MPH". Basically what I was trying to find out was, are pitchers who throw harder more likely to have Tommy John

Bruce Rondon is just the latest hard throwing pitcher to need Tommy John surgery (TJS). Besides Rondon, it seems like just about every pitcher who throws over 100 mph ends up needing repairs

John Mayberry started the season in AAA for the Phillies and eventually got the call to the majors. He has been a pleasant surprise by hitting 15 home runs in only 275 PA. He had shown power

John Lackey might be slightly overlooked on a Chicago Cubs team that's almost ideally constructed. He isn't young and he isn't really a star -- which tend to be the two traits that earn a player

Brewers ender of ballgames John Axford wants you to help him choose his entrance music. As we all know, a closer's entrance music is as vital to his success as his fastball and his morning muesli

It's not every day -- or even once, really -- that you see a professional base-and-ball player (in this case, former Giant and Pirate and Philly John Bowker) holding an eel. It's all a bit

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Everyone wants to speak with John Hart. On a sunny day in late March at the Braves’ spring-training facility, Hart is seated in the driver’s seat of an E-Z-GO golf cart near

John Olerud is likely one of a multitude of players that doesn't pass the “feel test” for the Hall of Fame. He only made two all-star games, never won an MVP, and never even won a silver slugger

Toronto Blue Jays catcher John Buck had a big night on Thursday, blasting three home runs against the Oakland As. The graph doesn't really convey Buck's contribution (only showing two of his

. Massholes, help a brother out: Were you there? Do you remember this incredible occasion? I also can't help but wonder if John Smoltz had to do everything in his power to keep a straight face

The new prevailing trend in major league baseball is a disturbing one. It is a trend of exponentially more frequent Tommy John surgeries. During the surgery, the ulnar collateral ligament is replaced

John Coppolella has a plan. He also has a goal, which is to help return the Atlanta Braves to prominence. Last week, the 37-year-old general manager – along with president of baseball operations John

." A week and a half ago, when Eno looked at this situation, he settled upon John Jaso. Now the word is out that the Pirates have signed John Jaso. He's getting two years, and he's getting $8 million

of year when you start going through your "What ifs" for the next season, and I think I have a pretty intriguing "What if" scenario for John Jaso. For the second consecutive year, Jaso had his season cut

Well, it looks like we finally have an aggressive suitor for Edwin Jackson. Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Nationals are trying to trade John Lannan - who just lost his arbitration case

resigned in the wake of allegations of a host of improprieties under his regime. For the Braves, this is obviously not how they wanted their offseason to begin. John Hart seemingly remains as the team's

others are in a similar situation, and after succeeding with Erasmo Ramirez last night I think John Lannan and Chris Archer are solid bets tonight. Lannan is facing a struggling Dodgers team and has

We'd all like to think that we'd act as MLB umpire John Tumpane did this past Wednesday at around 3 p.m. while crossing the Roberto Clemente Bridge in Pittsburgh. Tumpane was returning from

Twins among AL squads. The grizzled veteran of the group is 28-year-old Shaun Marcum, who has impressed in his first season back from Tommy John surgery. In 125 innings pitched, Marcum has struck out

The consensus around the fantasy industry seems to be that John Axford is a top tier closer while Joel Hanrahan is more of a second tier guy. Among closers, Axford has been drafted third in standard

for looking at these inevitably tense battles as life and death. But they really aren’t. As seriously as we take the game of baseball, that is exactly what it is -- a game. John Jaso understands

"I wake up fine," said John Jaso of his relative morning clarity, as he recovers from a concussion he suffered when a mid-August pitch rattled his face mask. "As the day goes on, I get all the visual

The 2015 season represented the worst of John Lackey's career in terms of facing left-handed batters. He rectified that split this year, which is probably just because the balls bounced differently

Mr. John Hodgman, I hope this letter finds you enjoying life, preferably in some manner of overstuffed chair, drinking one of the more expensive fermented beverages available legally

Over the past two years, we in Toronto had taken to calling John Farrell "President Farrell." Fine, it was mostly only me who called him "President Farrell," and I enjoyed it. Being a Canadian, I can

In the past few years a number of high profile pitchers have gone under the knife for Tommy John surgery (TJS). This surgery involves reconstructing the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL

John Gordon will call his final game one week from today — an event that will mark the end of a broadcasting legacy in Minnesota. The venerable play-by-play man has been the radio voice

John Coppollela hasn’t been as swap-happy as Jerry Dipoto this offseason. As Dave Cameron and Jeff Sullivan have recently written, Seattle’s general manager has dominated the transaction log

. The Giants have a solid core of homegrown talent — with reinforcements on the way — and in recent years much of the credit goes to John Barr. A member of the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame, Barr

Tommy John's worst fears came true this weekend. The highly-retired former pitcher has a tear in his U.S. work visa and will need Miguel Sano surgery. John will fly to the Dominican Republic

Both the present author and Brewers reliever John Axford are professionals in their respective fields. As a result, any and all conversations conducted between them are, by definition, professional

Ben, Sam, and guests Doug Thorburn and Jeff Zimmerman draft the pitchers they think will make the most starts and avoid Tommy John surgery in the next calendar year.

It has become apparent John Axford has recently joined or is petitioning for membership in the ever-popular bike gang the Hell's Brewers. His time-tested, well-feared facial hair arrangement tells us

Below is an audio clip that is either an audio clip of an avant-garde work by late American composer John Cage or the result of an attempt by the author to record, this afternoon, a conversation

populated by seven images in which former major-leaguer John Kruk is definitely sweating. To wit: [slideshow_deploy id='44189']

Nowadays all the rage seems to be about Tommy John surgeries, as it should be. The number of players who’ve had the surgery is rising at an alarming rate. Therefore many studies have been done

Episode 182 David Laurila (@DavidLaurilaQA), curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, talks both to Mariners catcher John Jaso and Seattle Times beat writer Geoff Baker. Don't hesitate to direct pod

Episode 352 John Sickels is a former research assistant to the actual Bill James, the author of a notable annual prospect book, and the proprietor of SB Nation site Minor League Ball. He's also

in his memory. That right-wise John McGraw, he was a Great Man of History! The lesson, lads? One does not simply walk into Mordor. Unless one is John McGraw. H/T: The lot of you, really.

-season push with quality submissions such as the above-featured John Jaso. In the presented image, we Jaso's mantastic face-stache displays some of its incredible flexibility, miming the governial

Every word on the internet to the contrary, the footage you see here seems to suggest that John Lackey -- who has recently not only divorced his cancer-addled wife but also called her repeatedly

HELSINKI -- For the 4,836th consecutive week -- and despite having been deceased for nearly 50 years -- former major-league right-hander John Michaelson has been selected as the Finnish

to Josh Tomlin, baseball analogs to the J.R. Smith debacle in the NBA Finals, and two upcoming baseball events. Then (26:21) they talk to former major leaguer and EW folk hero John Jaso about his attempt

due to a Tommy John procedure. Note: listed age is for 2016. Player: Homer Bailey, 30, RHP (Profile) 2015 Line: 11.1 IP, 2.38 K/9, 3.18 BB/9, 2.38 HR/9, 7.10 FIP at MLB Notes: After producing

John Gibbons' return to managing the Toronto Blue Jays this past off-season was greeted with skepticism by some. After all, didn't he sink the ship five years ago? Why, with the Blue Jays re-making

There was a fear back in 2014 and 2015 that professional baseball was merely experiencing the early stages of a Tommy John epidemic. There were concerns that sports specialization, the focus

By the admission of the player himself, John Smoltz had a unique career that doesn't quite stack up against the traditional standards set by past Hall of Fame inductees. He had two careers, and "each

The author had occasion Sunday -- during the Milwaukee Brewers' On Deck fanfest event -- to ask occasionally mustachioed and always Canadian John Axford three questions of considerable import. Below

Over the past two seasons, the biggest factor holding back the New York Mets has been injuries. Apparently undaunted by those injury concerns, the Mets signed a pair of pitchers coming off Tommy John

catcher John Clay Reeves, which unmistakable home run the author has rendered into GIF form below. And into even slower GIF form here:

Episode 773 Atlanta general manager John Coppolella resigned on Monday due to a "breach of Major League Baseball rules regarding the international player market." While the specifics of his case

Alec Baldwin and John Krasinski have at least two things in common that I can think of at the moment. One, they both star in pretty excellent examples of that most modern of art forms

pinch-hitter of 2014. That title belongs to John Mayberry Jr., King of the Pinch Hitters. Mayberry had 32 pinch-hit plate appearances and hit .400/.438/.933. As a pinch-hitter, Mayberry accounted

Henderson. Henderson allowed a little bit of damage, but he successfully slammed the door, picking up a save. Henderson pitched in part because John Axford threw 18 pitches on Sunday. Henderson pitched

Tommy John surgery might have been the best thing that could have happened to George Kontos. In 2009, the Giants' right-hander was in Triple-A for the first time, and he had the kind of stuff

Every year a dozen or so MLB pitchers need to have TJS (Tommy John surgery) done on their elbows. Today I will look at 3 of those pitchers (Joe Nathan, Jordan Zimmermann and Edinson Volquez) that had

3/14/16 The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live! Follow us on Twitter @sporer @enosarris @jasoncollette Strategy Section: John Smoltz on Pitching His amazing

As a nation rages over the definition of sportsmanship and whether smiling is included in such, it's natural to reflect on the wisdom of John McGraw. Once, in the dark pre-internet ages

, and then Jeff Zimmerman followed with a more statistically robust approach that backed up the general finding that the slider and curve are tough on the elbow. The fact that a Tommy John survivor

A rough winter and spring got rougher for the Rays this week, as the team learned that Jose De Leon has suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament and will require Tommy John surgery. Acquired from

him on a routine grounder to shortstop, but in doing so he became the rare pitcher to return to the majors after a third Tommy John surgery. Exactly how rare is in dispute, which I'll examine

is that the success rate for Tommy John surgery is now upward of 85-92 percent. The likelihood of returning to the big leagues in some capacity appears overwhelmingly positive. Most likely, though, his next big

National (and rival) John Lannan. Lannan, as Phillies fans surely remember, started his big league career by breaking Chase Utley's hand with a pitch back in 2007. The bad blood has lingered

Tim Hudson go up against 35-year-old John Lackey in game three of the National League Championship series. If, at the beginning of this decade, you had these guys down as top-25 pitchers for the next

Matt Wieters was having a great season in 2014 until early May when his elbow began barking. Eventually his season was lost and he needed Tommy John surgery. Owners may not want to own a hitter

good the second-oldest Cub, John Lackey, has really been this season. The 37-year-old has complemented the 1-2 punch of Jake Arrieta and Jon Lester very well this year and is quietly having one

Typically when you think of the best sluggers in baseball, names like David Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero come to mind. How about the Cubs' Matt Murton or the Cardinals' John Rodriguez

, but there’s no reason you can’t hoodwink an owner in May whose panicking over small sample sizes. Of all the relievers with 10 or more saves John Axford and Brandon League have the highest ERAs

picking up injured players, but even the best of them are stashed on a team's disabled list far before they are ready to return. John Danks and Logan Morrison were injured to begin the year, but have

The recent spat of injury news continued this morning, when the Braves announced that RHP Arodys Vizcaino was undergoing Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2012 season. Vizciano was rated

This news was expected, but Bob Dutton confirms that Joakim Soria will have Tommy John Surgery on April 3rd and is going to miss the entire 2012 season. Given that the average recovery timetable

The hits just keep on coming. Per Ken Rosenthal, Ryan Madson is the latest pitcher to need Tommy John surgery, and will be lost for the 2012 season. The falling dominos will push Sean Marshall

it." Today, though, the MRI results have revealed a torn UCL, the injury that leads to Tommy John surgery. Assuming Wheeler doesn't try to continue to pitch through the pain, he'll be out until roughly mid

At the Yankees' end-of-season press conference at Yankee Stadium on Friday, the team revealed that shortstop Didi Gregorius will undergo Tommy John surgery and, as a result, miss a substantial

Though it contains little in the way of breaking news, Frank Dell'Apa's Boston Globe article about Boston owner John Henry's (pictured right) recent purchase of Liverpool FC does contain some

I heard a recent podcast discussion on whether or not it is safe to draft Michael Pineda based on his Tommy John surgery chances in 2016. Pineda would definitely be considered a risk because

and mid-tier pitchers in the early stages of their professional careers who have had Tommy John surgery this season, or in the case of Perez, are about to have it. Then there's Matt Harvey, Jonny Venters

in his ulnar collateral ligament and will require Tommy John surgery. Unlike the previous gut punch that baseball fans were dealt just two days earlier — that Shohei Ohtani needs the surgery, as well

Last night, New York Mets starter John Maine toed the rubber at Nationals Park. Washington leadoff hitter Nyjer Morgan stepped into the box. Maine tossed an 85 MPH fastball high. Ball one. An 83 MPH

On Friday the Cardinals acquired Brewers reliever John Axford for a player to be named later. While dominant in 2010 and 2011, Axford’s lackluster performance since 2012 has many Cardinals fans

of the creature, or a man of him, I tell you, O baseball heroes. You cannot make him both. And so it is that I ask you: which are you, pray tell? Which are you? Yours truly, John Ruskin Art critic

Say "John Hart" and many baseball fans will immediately think of a two-word phrase: "Cleveland Indians." Hart made his name with the wider baseball public by skillfully transforming the perennial

was fighting an uphill battle last night, because as a left-handed hitter in a game with John Hirschbeck behind the plate, he was screwed before he ever stepped up to the plate. Via Brooks Baseball