. That being said, the Indians are currently looking for a closer for 2009. They may very well obtain a reliever via trade or on the free agent market, but keep a close eye on home-grown Jensen Lewis. Lewis

will probably come back to earth and those that were unlucky are due to breakout. This can be very helpful when deciding to draft one player or another. The first player in the series is Ryan Howard

We'd like to welcome Ryan Pollack to the staff as the newest contributor to FanGraphs. Ryan has written for Camden Chat and Camden Depot in the past, and yes, we hired him just so Orioles fans would

Loup 0.307355422 3 Roberto Osuna 0.326513158 4 Joe Biagini 0.334128342 5 Ryan Tepera 0.33518593 6 J.A. Happ 0.339169336 7 Dominic Leone 0.340634286 8 Marco

formulate a new version of xBABIP that takes into account a number of components of the hitter and models the way their BIP should be converted to outs/hits. Last year Ryan Theriot had his best season

7.08 31.39 169 Yasiel Puig 27.08 -1.71 32.62 167 Jimmy Rollins 27.11 16.51 26.98 369 Ryan Flaherty 27.12

Longoria, Jason Bay, J.A. Happ, Curtis Granderson, Brian Wilson, Jair Jurrjens, and Ryan Zimmerman are some of the players who were slowed by oblique injuries in 2011, with Zimmerman drastically altering

attempts) and Keon Broxton (20 attempts) backing him up. Heck, even Ryan Braun has 17 attempts. That's how you run your team into the history books. As Jeff Sullivan noted earlier this week, Perez

such as Bartolo Colon, Brandon McCarthy, Jhonny Peralta and Ryan Vogelsong. Instead, Mr. Dave Cameron, in his infinite generosity, has given me a budget of $80 million FanGraphs Pesos to piece together a free

to look like in order to get a deal done. As Jong notes, Prince Fielder made $33.5 million in his three arbitration seasons with this same skillset, while Ryan Howard achieved Super Two status

Furcal or to bring in a capable alternative, and Cards fans would probably be looking at a lot of Ryan Theriot (+0.6 WAR over the last two seasons) or a low-cost free agent at short. As luck would

consisting of Ryan Braun, Rickie Weeks, Corey Hart, Yovani Gallardo, Greinke and Marcum. It may be in their best interest to go with a one-year deal, as it allows them to cut bait if Marcum gets hurt

under his belt. He also has more Fan Projections submitted than pretty much everyone except Ryan Braun - and these projections are optimistic. In limited action last year, he posted a strong .340

, the team's path to contention is narrow. And it will only get narrower. After 2017, Chris Tillman, Ubaldo Jimenez, and utilityman Ryan Flaherty are free agents. And after 2018, the wheels come off

, but too old to qualify, I have to bring up Ryan Schimpf: Woah. Next time... I closed out Part 3 by promising xFantasy for pitchers was coming, and it is! Using a model based on scFIP, xOBA

Young Ryan Braun isn't smiling because "intent with Buick-like seriousness" are his factory settings. Young Ryan Braun doesn't like posed senior portraits. Young Ryan Braun doesn't like

Over the weekend, Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan of Wisconsin to be his running mate on the Republican ticket. I wish to make the case that Romney chose the wrong Ryan. Paul Ryan: Wisconsin (10

The name on Young Ryan Theriot's fake ID reads, "Fraternity Paddle Made Man." "Are you the quarterback?" Angel Boudreux once asked Young Ryan Theriot. No, I play baseball, Young Ryan Theriot

Little to nothing is going right for the Seattle Mariners this year. Save for the mustaches of Eric Wedge and now Brendan Ryan, and, well, all their stellar pitching, Seattle's 2011 season

Nolan Ryan was a singular pitcher. He's unique in baseball history, so distinct that it's hard to know where to start. I'm going to begin with the obvious: strikeouts. Nolan Ryan struck out 5,714

As a Google Image search has quickly revealed, Ryan Barry -- that's Barry with an a -- is an underwear model with a seriously devout gay following. For all of Barry-with-an-A's muscular muscles

Despite being the sixth most valuable position player in the National League (per WAR) this year, the third most outfielder, and, easily, the most valuable left-fielder, Ryan Braun is only starting

Not for nothing is Nolan Ryan known as "the William H. Macy of principal owners of major-league franchises." Nor was his emotional range on display more conspicuously than during the late innings

I always love an under dog story and this season that love story has come in the form of Ryan Roberts. The thirty year-old has hit 5 more home runs this season than in his 5 previous MLB seasons

The Phillies have signed Ryan Franklin to a one year, 2.6 million dollar deal. Ryan Franklin has been around a little while now (5 seasons) and he's been less than good. He also holds

The setup man for the Phillies, otherwise known as "The Bridge to Lidge," is the 6'6" righty Ryan Madson. A minor league starting pitching prospect, Madson jumped onto the scene in 2004 and made

good features Rangers frowning supreme exchequer Nolan Ryan in his younger, less jowly days. He is behorsed. He is cocksure. He twice walked more than 200 batters in a season. The Appreciator

We want to welcome a new writer to the fold today - Pat Andriola has joined the team, and will be contributing daily in this slot. Ryan Howard certainly has not produced as Phillies fans would

belief in his own prior opinion. Since the news came out about Ryan Braun's overturned suspension, the internet seems to be full of loud angry fans. People who "know" that Ryan Braun used steroids

thinking about it. Ryan Howard dropped a lead pipe that he swings in the on-deck circle on his toe and broke it. He won't play again this season. So here's your bizarre thing, and maybe

Blue Jays lefty B.J. Ryan has gotten his 2009 season off to just about the worst start imaginable. The 33 year-old is doing a pretty good Kyle Farnsworth imitation, with 5 walks, 2 homers and seven

The weekend produced one of the most surprising and most controversial stories of the past decade in baseball. Ryan Braun tested positive for increased testosterone levels in a random drug test

Congratulations to Ryan Howard for winning the 2005 National League Rookie of the Year award! In his first full season he hit 22 home runs in only 348 plate appearances. There are only 25 other

continuity has been a hallmark of their club, and why they've only had five GMs in their franchise history. But today, the Twins bucked both trends, relieving Terry Ryan of his duties, and replacing

at B.J. Ryan. Free agent B.J. Ryan was given the Orioles closers job last year and he thrived in it. He converted 36 saves out of 41 chances, a solid 88% successful conversion rate. More

be less willing to find room for an extremely bad defender. Which brings us to the case of Ryan Braun in 2007. The last year of the other Ryan Braun's major-league career was the first year of this Ryan

Right-hander Ryan Vogelsong proved to be one of the feel-good stories of the year in 2011. The 34-year-old owned an unsightly career 5.86 ERA through 315 major-league innings with the San

Sox as a team have a higher strikeout rate than both Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax. This is, of course, a team effort, but the greatest individual contribution so far has been made by Ryan Dempster

In the four seasons from 2006-2009, Ryan Howard has accumulated 16 wins, according to http://www.baseballprojection.com/war/h/howar001.htm . If we look at all players born since Babe Ruth

I have to admit that I've been highly suspicious of Ryan Roberts all season long. Maybe it's his spotty performance history, perhaps it's my aversion to one-hit-wonders (I'm looking at you, Fernando

Any conversation about keepers is always contextual. That is, keeping a player is highly dependent upon their price relative to performance. Duh, right? I'll admit that I'm a Ryan Zimmerman owner

It was almost too easy to call the demise of Ryan Dempster when he was dealt from the Cubs to the Rangers in July. DIPS theory will always have its share of headscratchers, but Dempster's case

Going into next season, the Nationals are prepared to start a 32-year-old at first base, a 32-year-old who last season recorded a WAR of literally -1.3. That's very bad! If Ryan Zimmerman had any

Ryan Braun is one of the first outfielders to go in nearly every mock draft so far this year. With two solid seasons of production under his belt, Braun has an ADP of nine according to the latest

As seen here, yesterday, as written by yours truly, regarding the Juan Uribe acquisition: If the move is simply to replace [Ryan] Theriot with Uribe, it is a mistake. If I'm one to stick by my

The race between Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp for National League MVP is so very close. Most analysts lean toward Kemp: he played 11 more games, hit six more home runs, stole seven more bases and ended

In his debut season last year, Ryan Schimpf enjoyed one of the most extreme set of underlying skills I have ever observed. He posted the second highest fly ball rate over a single season since 2002

Here at FanGraphs, we describe a relief outing as a “meltdown” if it results in a -0.06 WPA or worse. By that definition, Ryan Perry's -.819 WPA performance in the 8th inning of last night's Tigers

With Ryan Dempster unwilling to go to Atlanta and the Dodgers unwilling to pay up, the door opened on this trading deadline afternoon for the Rangers to swoop in and grab one of the season's most

This is part of an ongoing pro/con series on RotoGraphs over the next couple of weeks. Today we’ll look at the positive/negative side of Ryan Dempster. Expect the opposite side shortly. It would

When looking at Ryan Dempster’s ranking at the end of last season – 31st overall, $10 – my first reaction was “that’s about right.” That’s exactly who Dempster is. If you looked up “31st best pitcher

. The biggest issue for the Phillies is Ryan Howard, who is a very bad hitter against LHPs. On the splits page, you can see that the biggest difference is in his ISO and K rate. On the other hand, in recent

to be at war with either. But yesterday, Bob Ryan published a piece in the Boston Globe that I think is worth responding to. In some ways, the piece isn't that different from what hundreds of other sports

Right-hander Ryan Perry was selected 21st overall in the 2008 draft and he already has people talking. According to a story at MLB.com, the club has been really impressed with him so far this spring

As a 26-year-old slugger signed through the 2015 season for a total of $40 million, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun is one of the most valuable assets in the game. The former Miami

Chicago Cubs' pitcher Ryan Dempster might have thrown seven innings of one-run baseball last night, but some uncomfortable questions still linger for the former 17-game winner and staff ace

statistics to back up their position, then declares that the other side's statistics are worthless. Ryan Howard is one of those players. Traditionalists love him because he posts huge home run and RBI

is one designed to lift the ball into the air. This is also a status update on a comment made by Eno Sarris regarding Ryan Schimpf back in early March, after Schimpf had just produced the most fly

A little over a month ago, the Reds signed Ryan Freel to a two year, 3 million dollar contract. In his second full season, the utility man bat .271 with 36 stolen bases which is almost exactly what

, and Carl Crawford aren’t unexpected whatsoever. The sight of Ryan Braun, however, had me taken aback when really it shouldn’t have. Braun is of course a former third baseman moved to the outfield who

Ryan Roberts entered 2011 as an unknown commodity. Though he was drafted in 2003, the 30-year-old had only accumulated 453 plate appearances in the majors. With the Diamondbacks having few options

Due to a back injury to veteran Kevin Youkilis, the Boston Red Sox club has promoted catcher/designated hitter Ryan Lavarnway to the Major Leagues. He made his debut Thursday night against the Kansas

Ryan Ludwick was traded from the Padres to the Pirates on Sunday. Once you get past the surprise that the Buccos were buyers, there are another three levels of analysis to go, at least. The prognosis

of the season Ryan Lavarnway is having. He hit well in Double-A putting up an .869 OPS in 239 plate appearances, but he’s really shined in his stint in Triple-A. With Pawtucket he’s put up a line of .301/.385

While the Philadelphia Phillies sit and scratch their heads, trying to regroup from their Friday night ouster from the playoffs, fantasy owners of Ryan Howard, especially those in keeper leagues

to define a sleeper as anyone I believe to be undervalued, resulting in strong profit potential. But then that simply makes sleeper and undervalued synonyms. So be it. Anyhow, Ryan Zimmerman...sleeper

players such as Johnny Cueto, Aroldis Chapman (still ridiculous to look at his numbers), and Todd Frazier. Perhaps the most surprising Reds overperformer has been Ryan Ludwick. After bottoming

Over the last couple of days, I've been discussing opposite field hitting. One name that has come up both in my head as I considered this issue, as well as in the comments section, is that of Ryan

The news this afternoon broke seemingly out of nowhere. Ryan Braun had just signed a five-year, $105 million extension that locks him in through the 2020 season. If it feels as though we just

Hanley Ramirez, Jose Bautista, Miguel Cabrera, and Ryan Zimmerman. Obviously, my board was quite a bit different than most of the others drafting, as Ramirez went #20, Bautista #26 (to the other FanGraphs

Ryan Madson has had a successful career spent entirely with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies signing of Jonathan Papelbon early in the offseason effectively ended that chapter of Madson's

, and Cameron has been back in the fray for a while. But Boston decided to give Ryan Kalish a promotion yesterday, calling up the top prospect and DFA'ing Hermida. A New Jersey prep product, Kalish

to win at a .368 clip or less from here on out -- but it figures to be a somber summer in Wrigleyville. At first blush, Ryan Dempster looks like yet another well-paid underachiever. The 34-year-old

point in the season, the Washington Nationals are going to very much need Ryan Zimmerman to start resembling any close approximation to his former self if they're going to be serious about winning

-handed young man in left field that might have something to say about that. His name is Ryan Kalish. If you read that link closely, you'll see management left the door open for a platoon all along

The Nationals continued to lock up their core talent today, agreeing to terms on a six year, $100 million extension for third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. The extension is tacked on to the end of his

Ryan Doumit's battled a slew of injuries since he began his professional career with the Pirates as a second round pick in 1999. He was mentioned in each of Baseball America's first prospect

One of the game’s top closers in 2005 and 2006, B.J. Ryan came down with an elbow injury in 2007 that required Tommy John surgery. Ryan was back pitching in 2008 and after a month regained his

Brendan Ryan, an elite defender at the shortstop position whose bat, although light, may be an improvement as well. In exchange, the Mariners sent right handed A-ball reliever Maikel Cleto to St. Louis

On Sunday, the Mariners pulled the trigger on a deal which sent Brendan Ryan to the great Northwest from the St. Louis Cardinals. Surely, the homepage will have some sort of "analysis

Even before Ryan Howard struck out looking to end the NLCS on Saturday, he was already being fitted with goat horns, especially by broadcasters Joe Buck and Tim McCarver. If you watched any

. But wasn't this a bit premature? The Jays will take a real bath here, eating $15 million of B.J. Ryan's salary. Combine that with last year's dump of Frank Thomas, and you have twenty-five million bucks worth

and libelous. Commentary: The ghost of Reggie Miller, who everyone knows died in 2003, is haunting Ryan Braun/got pretty decent seats for a ghost. Commentary: Ryan Braun developed an inner-ear

Ryan Braun will be buried in an Ed Hardy t-shirt, reports suggest. There's a conversation to be had regarding the role of the beat reporter in the Electronic Age. There's also a conversation

After Frank Wren went on his used-to-be great closer binge, Rafael Soriano threw a big fat monkey wrench in the Braves' plans by accepting salary arbitration. Ryan Church is now the scapegoat

+ Leaderboard Player Team PA wRC+ Joey Votto CIN 154 226 Ryan Howard PHI 66 191 Freddie Freeman ATL 155 179 Adrian Gonzalez LAD 137 149 Paul Goldschmidt ARZ

, and maybe even a home run. There probably won't be, however, a walk-off balk. This oddity has merit in its own right. But it offers Ryan Raburn something more. Raburn is used to being a batter

PHOENIX -- Ryan Braun lashed out today at MLB's new confidence testing program, insisting that his positive result for confidence was tainted by the anti-semitic Cubs fan urine collector who

subtracting runs almost as fast as they were adding them. Whoopsadoodle. I'd like to shift from the general to the specific, and I'd like to focus on Ryan Doumit as something of a case study

work speak for itself, as every artist should.'' - Ryan Braun, to USA Today's Bob Nightengale I can’t help admiring the kind of chutzpah it takes to essentially place yourself among the greats

heiress who is also a former supermodel." Milwaukee Brewer outfielder Ryan Braun, known to be a great admirer of Austen's work, clearly agrees, as indicated by this totally undoctored image (courtesy

Well, the first shoe in the BioGenesis case has fallen. Faced with the possibility of having the issue continue to linger into 2014, Ryan Braun has agreed to a deal with MLB, and will be suspended

In 2012, Ryan Doumit played in the most games in a season in his eight year professional career. That, right there, could be the beginning and the end to this post -- because almost every snippet

The way people talked about him, Chris Carpenter was supposed to be unbeatable in the playoffs, and Ryan Vogelsong was supposed to be a little more beatable. Yet the NLCS between the Cardinals

was finally given the opportunity to shine. Ryan Doumit looks to be in a similar situation next season, as the Minnesota Twins may utilize him in a similar manner. Opportunity knocks for Ryan Doumit in 2012

Looking over the depth chart for the defending NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers, one is reminded that Ryan Braun, 35 years old and entering his 13th major league season, still projects

Ryan Howard's HR/FB rate, at 23.5%, is lower than his HR/FB rate in any of his full years of play, in which it was always above 30%. He has replaced some of those HRs with doubles and 23.5% is still

The Brewers aren't sure that they want to go to three years for Ryan Dempster, but they do need a pitcher now that Shaun Marcum is seeing other teams. There are good reasons to like him -- a few

Stop me if you've heard this one before. Due to an injury to a Phillies's closer, Ryan Madson will take over the 9th inning duties until further notice. No, really, Ryan Madson is getting

You remember the offseason that was. It was the offseason in which the Phillies said outright they'd be better off without Ryan Howard. And it was the offseason that concluded with Ryan Howard still

It's possible not to have noticed Ryan Braun last season, but the 32-year-old had a pretty good year. He hit 30 homers, put up a 133 wRC+, and produced just over three wins. There was some talk

, statistics, and psychology. Although Ryan Howard's name is in the title, this isn't really about him (I promise my time at Fangraphs won't be spent solely on Ryan Howard and philosophy). As a baseball

Expanded Four Factors links: Average Player Math/Reference For our first use of the expanded four factors with a real, live Major League Baseball player, let's take a look at Ryan Howard. Howard

to those two AL East squads who combine every year to spend more than $300 million. Fortunately, Ryan Theriot has taken it upon himself to reinject a little genuine venom. "I'm finally on the right

Trying to play the "If you thought..." game with Ryan Vogelsong can get so out of hand, that we'll just start here -- if you thought Ryan Vogelsong was a good pitcher heading into the 2011 season

Word is coming out that the long-awaited rumor of Ted Lilly to the Dodgers is happening, and the Boys in Blue will also be receiving infielder Ryan Theriot when the dust settles. However

-to-be-named-later. That player now has a name, and it's Ryan Cordell. Cordell spent all of 2016 playing at the Double-A level, where he slashed a solid .264/.319/.484 with 19 homers and 12 steals. He produced

Ryan Schimpf? Not so much. Nevertheless, the San Diego Padres second baseman has had a debut worth noticing. Schimpf has recorded just 115 plate appearances as a major leaguer, but has already

at least, is Adam LaRoche. He has a .56 point jump in his OPS after the break. The gap was most noticeable in 2006, 2008 and 2009. Ryan Raburn seems to be taking a similar career path. In 587 career

According to Ken Rosenthal, Ryan Dempster is close to signing with the Boston Red Sox. Assuming the deal gets done, you're going to hear a lot about how Dempster is an NL pitcher transitioning

Contrary to what the headline says: I have no footage of Ryan Howard actually doing a flip. If you do, though, that'd be cool. But in all seriousness Howard isn't what he used to be. We all know

It was roughly a month ago that I wrote the post that Ryan Schimpf made necessary. Schimpf is 28 years old, and 28-year-old rookies tend not to merit a lot of attention. There have obviously been

Walker, neat.Black Label if you have it. I can't even get a second look from that blond over there. It's lunch time! I'm Ryan Braun! I hit a homerun yesterday. It was pretty cool. So it's like come

University of Miami Braun jersey smoulders in the fireplace. Scribbled sharpie covers my caricatured Braun tramp stamp. My children Ryan and Joseph bang on the front door begging to be let in and fed

Brendan Ryan is the best defensive shortstop in baseball, despite what Gold Glove voters want you to believe. The slick-fielding Mariner is annually snubbed, but he boasts the highest UZR at his

Look at this nonsense: I should probably explain this nonsense: That's Ryan Zimmerman. He's swinging at a pitch from Jacob deGrom. As you can tell, that's Zimmerman making contact with a pitch

When the Washington Nationals and Ryan Zimmerman began negotiating his $100 million extension, Zimmerman was already bound to the team for 2012 and 2013 seasons. Even still, the Nats decided to give

Over the weekend, Ken Rosenthal reported that the possibility of Ryan Braun being traded "was becoming more realistic", as Braun is off to a fantastic start to the 2016 season, and he's starting

sensationalized outrage, you don't have to look very far to find it. That's why I'm linking to this piece in the Denver Post by former Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs. In the piece, Spilborghs explains his

Ryan Webb was one last week's more surprising non-tenders. Miami decided Webb wasn't worth his projected $1.5 million salary, according to Matt Swartz's arbitration projections. In the past two

While you never want to be cast aside by the only team you've ever called home for your entire professional career, the Pirates refusal to pick up Ryan Doumit's $7.25M option may have been the best

It's been a pretty tough few months for Ryan Madson. First the 31-year-old right-hander reportedly had a four-year, $44 million offer pulled off the table by his former team before they went all

It was a nice comeback season for Ryan Zimmerman. After injuries held him to just 101 games in 2011, Zimmerman was going to need a good 2012 to restore the faith of fantasy owners. And while

Fantasy owners across the internet were likely cursing at their monitors as they cut loose Ryan Braun this afternoon. Owners in re-draft leagues made the cut already; those in keeper leagues may have

, and still they got shut out by Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco bullpen. Let's acknowledge first that all of Ryan Vogelsong's pitches won the game. Let's acknowledge second that, outside

Ryan Dempster has never been a flamethrower. Nor has he been an ace. What he’s been is Old Mr. Reliable, consistently logging innings and double-digit win totals. The 35-year-old right-hander comes

From just missing out on the Marlins' first World Series title to being a member of the Red Sox's eighth, Ryan Dempster has experienced plenty in his big league career. He might have just had his

The migration of players from San Diego to Cincinnati continued on Monday -- albeit with a stopover in Pittsburgh -- as Ryan Ludwick signed a one-year deal with the Reds. Assuming some unforeseen

prediction doesn't quite sit at that level though, but I would say it is still pretty bold nonetheless. As a result of being traded to the Rangers, Ryan Dempster will be worthless in standard 12-team

under further scrutiny. As the Mariners evaluated questionable candidates for the bottom half of the rotation, fans and the front office could at least rest easy thatFelix Hernandez and Ryan Rowland

hitters think exactly alike, so in this week’s Q&A we’ll hear from a pair of Brewers teammates -- and National League All-Stars -- Ryan Braun and Rickie Weeks. Editor’s Note: The duo answered the same

of the Division Series. Ryan Howard made the last out of the game, grounding out to the right side. Howard barely made it out of the batter's box on the play. He ruptured the Achilles tendon in his left

There is a moment during Ryan Pressly's delivery at which it appears -- from certain camera angles and for the briefest of flickering moments -- as if he might fall down. He begins his motion

Ryan Hanigan might be the most underrated catcher in baseball. He is definitely one of the most studious and verbose. The 32-year-old Cincinnati Red knows the game, and he can break down the nuances

Many able baseballing commentators have noted that the media coverage of Texas Ranger (principal) owner and president Nolan Ryan is perhaps exaggerated relative to his actual role in assembling

. This first episode shall hold up for merciless ridicule those who materially contribute to the deification of Nolan Ryan and his billions of unintentional walks. Come with me, won't you

a right answer. Who was better: Pedro Martinez or Nolan Ryan? The question was phrased exactly that way. It was up to the people responding to interpret the meaning of “better” and to elaborate

and Brewers superstar Ryan Braun. Both of these players have remarkable personalities, and they aren't exactly kindred spirits. If they are peas, they certainly live in separate pods, if you

Editor's Note: The full original title broke FanGraphs (congrats Robert!), here it is in its entirety: Ryan Braun has the ability to hit for average and significant power and his fluid swing

Reader Adam (and also my former roommate Pete) have been so kind as to tip me off to this excellent cartoon featuring Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder spending a night together on the Miller Park grass

In doing "research" for a different post (seriously), I came across this article about Ryan Theriot in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, from September 19th. The Cardinals led the division until

sessions he talked about a notable improvement to the Defensive Runs Saved system -- and why Derek Jeter costs his team a lot of runs. ------ On Derek Jeter and Brendan Ryan: “In the first book

Episode Twenty-Six In which the panel beats a near-dead horse. Headlines Ryan Howard: Ya Heard?!? CPL Watch: Lee and Lewis Do Battle Carlos Silva: What Gives? … and other mind-bending

, in the wake of Ryan Braun's admission of guilt and subsequent punishment, is that the Outrage Meter has reached Dangerous Levels of Danger.

Last week, Jeff Sullivan presented Ryan Zimmerman's Miguel Cabrera-esque success against inside pitches. Ryan Zimmerman doesn't mind fastballs in general. According to his Brooks Player Card, he

very few hits, he seemed to be giving up a lot of walks along with a high number of strikeouts. This got me wondering if Arrieta was turning into a modern day Nolan Ryan, where he was not going to let

Mike] Rizzo is acting like Dunn is Ryan Howard,'' the source said. I suppose that on the surface, this comparison might seem kind of ridiculous. Adam Dunn wasn't even offered arbitration upon leaving

There was what seems like a relatively unremarkable trade today, that went down between the Braves and the Twins. The Twins sent to the Braves one Ryan Doumit, in the last year of his contract

that could advance them to the World Series, and they'll be handing the ball to Ryan Merritt in the first inning. Ryan Merritt, a 24-year-old who's faced all of 37 batters in his major-league career

Early Friday morning, Texas Ranger owner Nolan Ryan turned some heads with a surprising comment about the Rangers' offseason plans. While the Rangers had made it clear earlier this offseason

Score one for those who reserved judgment: Ryan Braun has seen his positive test overturned by the independent panel headed by arbiter Shyam Das. Braun put out a statement that this was a "first

In what was perhaps a moderately surprising result, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun beat out Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp by a comfortable 56 point margin. The award

the Blue Jays this afternoon. Not at raucous Rogers Centre with an obscure, and inexperienced, rookie on the mound. Ryan Merritt had all of 11 big-league innings under his belt, and in terms of prospect

On Saturday night, news broke that Ryan Braun failed a drug test during the playoffs, and unless he becomes the first player to successfully win an appeal, he'll be suspended for the first 50 games

with my first two picks, I found myself in just such a predicament. I wanted an outfielder, and Michael Brantley and Ryan Braun were clearly the best of the remaining. Given their respective ages

Take a look at Ryan Vogelsong's career fastball velocity from Brooks Baseball: So, yeah, he always gets a velocity boost when October rolls around. When I asked him about it, he mentioned

In a few hours, Ryan Merritt will take the mound for the Indians in Game 5 of the ALCS. Statistically, Merritt doesn't look like much. He's posted exceptionally low strikeout numbers at every stop

president of the Houston Astros, Reid Ryan. Reid, thanks for joining us. Thanks, for having me, JB.   Reid, you're only a few weeks into your new position with the Astros

Ryan Cook has now pitched 19.2 scoreless innings in a set up role for the Athletics, while Pedro Strop has a vultures three wins, six holds, and a 1.23 ERA in 22 innings pitched. Let's see

At the start of last offseason, Ryan Madson had big dreams. For a time, it appeared he was on the verge of signing a big four-year contract. He didn't, ultimately having to settle for a one-year

Padres reliever Ryan Buchter has been around -- playing for five organizations since 2008 -- which really only means that teams haven't agreed on his value. For every team that's passed on the left

Ryan Zimmerman is off to a great start. We're only 26 games into the season covering 104 PA, but anytime you're running a .427/.462/.875 line, it's worth celebrating. Among qualified hitters entering

more than likely waited to find bargains at the catcher position. Thankfully, some catchers have gotten out to hot starts this season, making your life easier if you are playing the waiver wire. Ryan

a few saves in a row? If you’re named anything other than Mariano Rivera you’re likely in trouble. That was the fate endured by Joe Nathan and Ryan Franklin over the weekend. At the beginning

today, is that I took Ryan Braun with my second-round pick in this dynasty league mock. First: this was not a move that I would couch. I didn't pick Braun because this was a mock draft

The waiver wire is still full of quality options as we start the season's second month. Here's an outfielder and a bullpen arm who are likely better than someone on your roster... Ryan Sweeney

It's time once again to dive into the free agent pool to uncover some hidden gems. Ryan Rua | 1B/OF TEX | CBS 2% Owned Weeeeee, that's how one must feel following the Rangers left field

This move is flabbergasting. Ignore, for a moment, that the Giants essentially gave away Scott Barnes. Brian Sabean acquired Ryan Garko in late July. Up until that point, he was hitting .285

In a surprising move, the Padres have pried outfielder Ryan Ludwick away from the Cardinals as part of a three-way deal with the Indians. In exchange, the Padres will be giving up two (currently

Some idle Holiday Internetting has compelled the author of this piece to point his web browser in the direction of National League MVP Ryan Braun's player profile, which in turn has compelled

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

Because of course he did. This morning, I wrote all there was to know about Ryan Merritt, the 24-year-old, soft-tossing, non-prospect, left-handed pitcher who was set to start Game 5 of the ALCS

Last offseason, many bloggers sighed when Ryan Langerhans passed through waivers. Despite one horrific season in 2007, Langerhans profiled at about 1.5 Wins Above Replacement (WAR), and perhaps even

Almost exactly one year ago, the Philadelphia Phillies signed Ryan Howard to a five year contract extension that was, shall we say, not exactly well thought of. The Phillies already had

Minnesota Twins interim GM Terry Ryan fired a second free agency salvo Friday as the club inked C-1B-RF Ryan Doumit to a one-year, $3 million deal. The deal, which is pending a physical scheduled

Deep in the bowels of Oakland's Coliseum, you'll see Ryan Madson working out with wires strapped to his body. The wires head to a little pack he carries with him, and in that pack is a machine

% ESPN Aoki turned 30 years old earlier this year, but technically he's a rookie after coming over from Japan. He opened the season as a reserve player with Ryan Braun, Corey Hart, and Carlos Gomez

The Phillies' 2011 season ended with Ryan Howard crumpled in a heap between the batter's box and first base. What was suspected then was confirmed later: Howard had suffered a rupture of his Achilles

in the lineup. Yesterday, he even hit his first home run in the Majors since 2011. Ryan Roberts | 2B BOS | 1% Owned Roberts burst onto the scene back in 2011 with the Diamondbacks showing power and speed

that Victorino has been the best hitter on a team with Ryan Howard; the Phillies first baseman might be overrated, but he's still a good hitter, and he has outhit Victorino by a good margin for most

A week after the arbitration ruling in favor of Ryan Braun, the controversy over the arbitrator's ruling shows no sign of abating. Eno Sarris did a good job of explaining why the decision did nothing

Asking a player how he's over-performed his peripherals is a tricky thing. I settled on a toe in the water: "Have you ever heard of FanGraphs? WAR? FIP?" From Ryan Vogelsong's responses to those

reading the headline above this article, today's comparison involves Rockies rookie Ryan McMahon and Brewers veteran Eric Thames. I'll lead off by saying that this one boggles my mind more than any

After winning the starting center fielding job from Endy Chavez last season in spring training, Ryan Church did a credible job, hitting .287 with 9 home runs in just over 250 at-bats in between

rediscover his old form. It wasn't all gain for St. Louis, though. As part of the deal they'll send their starting right fielder, Ryan Ludwick, to San Diego. He's part of a powerful outfield trio that can

Ryan McMahon is rebounding well. On the heels of a lackluster 2016 campaign, the Colorado Rockies prospect is slashing a loud .359/.413/.630 in his second go-round with the Hartford Yard Goats

time for the Rox: Ryan Spilborghs and Seth Smith. While neither comes with the championship-caliber upside of a Holliday nor the scouting pedigree of a Fowler, Spilborghs and Smith could provide

In his first (almost) full year as the Phillies closer, it's been an outstanding year for Ryan Madson.  With the usual injury issues of Brad Lidge and the seemingly ageless Jose Contreras, Madson

to Gose's playing time. But for now, he's worth a look for his stolen base potential. Ryan Goins | 2B TOR | CBS 2% Owned The Blue Jays second base situation has been a revolving door all season

improve the last piece of the puzzle -- his control. Ryan Rua | OF TEX | 7% The Rangers entered spring training with literally five candidates for the starting left field job. Rua was the lucky

I think Ryan Schimpf is my favorite player. He takes the word extreme to an entirely new level, ranking at or near both the top and bottom of various statistical categories, for the better

The Pirates brought in Ryan Vogelsong this winter, and most Pirates fans believed it was a depth move, and that another move would follow and net them a better option. Recent comments by GM Neal

slugger Ryan Braun had other ideas. Braun's first plate appearance of the game came in the first inning. With a runner on first and one out, Braun flew out to center field. He next came to the plate

From 2007-2009, Ryan Rowland-Smith was an effective pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. The Australian-born southpaw appeared in 88 games and logged an ERA below 4.00 for three years running. His move

As if being a 27-year old rookie weren't hard enough, Ryan Schimpf went at things in an unprecedented way last season. While the fighter -- schimpf literally means "to curse and fight" in German

PITTSBURGH — I entered the visiting Washington Nationals’ clubhouse at PNC Park with a theory in need of vetting earlier this week. I suspected the most likely explanation behind Ryan Zimmerman’s

to maintain one last link to the past, but it's clear the Phillies we knew are gone, and the next year or two (or more) are going to be a difficult transition. I didn't mention Ryan Howard because

My friend Danny and I have harbored the notion over the last year or so that no single baseball player looks more baseball-y than Oakland outfielder Ryan Sweeney. Sweeney is 6-foot-4, muscular

at a player whose seasons has taken the opposite path: the Detroit Tigers' Ryan Raburn. Back at the end of June, I suggested that the Tigers should be prepared to give some of Brennan Boesch's playing time

in that pitcher-catcher connection. Watching Homer Bailey no-hit the Pirates Friday night, I completely understand why. Ryan Hanigan is nothing if not explicit when he shows his target behind

Ryan McKenna has been pounding Carolina League pitching. Playing for the Frederick Keys, the 21-year-old Baltimore Orioles outfield prospect is slashing a lusty .377/.467/.556 with 18 doubles

.  San Francisco's Ryan Vogelsong made his first start of the season in replacement of the injured Barry Zito this past week, pitched 5.2 innings allowing two runs on four hits and a pair of walks

It was just a year ago at this time that Ryan Braun’s name was starting to be whispered in connection to a failed PED test sometime at the end of the 2011 season. We all know how it shook out. Braun

The theme of this week's deep league wire is POWER. Lots and lots of power. And unfortunately, perhaps nothing else. Most of you could use a couple of extra homers, right? Ryan O'Hearn | 1B KC

Brendan Ryan isn’t a scuba diver or a dog catcher. The 29-year-old Cardinal-turned-Mariner is a middle infielder -- a pretty good one at that -- but when a little subterfuge is in order, he can

Few people in baseball understand the ins and outs of scouting and player development better than Terry Ryan. His expertise in those areas helped turn the Minnesota Twins into a model small-market

With 29.2 Wins Above Replacement in the past six seasons, Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman has the 11th-most WAR during that period. You read that right: 11th.  That's more than Adrian Gonzalez

, it's Washington's Ryan Zimmerman, who converted 93.9% of his 294 opportunities, and while that might not sound so bad, it means that he blew 18 of the easiest plays in the game. By comparison, Manny Machado

Jays. Two weeks ago, another young Blue Jay made his major-league debut. Ryan Borucki comes from a baseball family: his father played 600 games in the minors and was a one-time teammate of Ryne

down the line. Ryan Lavarnway, C Organization: Red Sox Current Level: Triple-A Statistics: .318 BA; .990 OPS; 27 HRs; 78 RBIs; 64 runs; 83:42 K:BB over 359 ABs 40-man roster: No Opportunity

Ryan O’Rourke isn’t as talented as some of his 2012 teammates, nor is his future as bright as many of the hitters he faced in the Midwest League. The Minnesota Twins pitching prospect is realistic