. Stack Targets: Scott Feldman, Kendall Graveman, Tom Koehler, Erasmo Ramirez, Wei-Yin Chen, David Buchanan, Jorge de la Rosa, Ruby de la Rosa, Colby Lewis, Trevor May 3. Tomorrow's Targets - Williams

circuit staff. A plethora of arms contributed to those woeful results. In all, 31 hurlers took the mound for the Central Division cellar dwellers. Dick Williams sees a light at the end

to speed-only players in fantasy baseball (great transition, Scott). I don't like to spend on speedsters in my leagues, partially because I know steals are probably going to be available on the waiver wire

committed to play college baseball at Vanderbilt. 2. Cincinnati Reds - 3B Nick Senzel (Tennessee) It would appear that Walt Jocketty and Dick Williams have been targeting MLB-ready players through

Williams. An additional unsettling fact about Despaigne is that he served up 1.26 HR/9 at home in spacious Petco Park. A move to Camden Yards is not encouraging in that regard. Outside of the guys I've

to mostly shut down for a short while. But we're supposed to write anyway, so I got to thinking and I decided to try to write something about Scott Kazmir. The only question was, what about him? What

with at least 500 pitches thrown in both 2014 and 2015. Player Differential Increase (mph) Clay Buchholz 2.1 Mike Bolsinger 1.7 Chris Bassitt 1.5 Scott Kazmir 1.5 Lance

Pino 0.33 Aaron Crow -0.55 Scott Kazmir 0.80 Chad Qualls 0.33 Anthony Bass -0.68 Kershaw is way out by his lonesome but is eventually followed by Corey Kluber, Jake Arrieta

Penalized Pitchers, 2015 PitcherFIPlnFIPDiff John Danks5.184.580.60 Kyle Gibson4.223.630.59 Ross Detwiler6.055.510.54 Rick Porcello5.064.550.51 Taijuan Walker5.485.020.46 Scott

. As Scott Strandberg noted, Forsythe looks entrenched as the team’s everyday second baseman despite Nick Franklin’s health, which makes him a solid middle infield option in standard formats.  

has 57 home runs at home versus 42 on the road, but any potential power loss for him will be mitigated by his contributions in the other categories. Scott Kazmir – Kazmir has been a perfect fit

a perennial MVP candidate.   2. Scott Kazmir will finish in the top five in ERA among qualified AL starters. I’m not sure if this qualifies as a trend with a two-year sabbatical

(-2)Scott KingerySSFreddy Galvis (-5)J.P. Crawford3BMaikel Franco (-4)Maikel Franco (-4)CCameron Rupp (-10)Jorge AlfaroAndrew Knapp (-8)Cameron Rupp (-10) I expect Pivetta to win a spot

Maeda is an unknown quantity, and even though I rarely put much stock into spring performance, so far Scott Kazmir looks about as imposing as a proud uncle serving up Wiffleballs right down the middle

free agency hits in 2016. 0/1   2. Scott Kazmir will finish in the top five in ERA among qualified AL starters. Kazmir ended up with the 21st best ERA in the AL, but this looked

;           The above is a GIF of Matt Williams. I made this GIF, so I'm the only one who really knows the answer to the question in the title. Here's the scenario I'm

After a hiatus of over four years, Jerome Williams is back in the majors.  After coming up with the Giants as a 21-year-old in 2003, he’s bounced around to the Cubs, Nationals, Twins, Dodgers

I don’t really know. Thanks for reading! Trevor Williams had another great outing on Monday and now has a 0.66 ERA over his last nine starts, six of which have been scoreless outings. I

baseball player.” Scott Rolen did not lack for praise, particularly in the pages of Sports Illustrated at the height of his career. A masterful, athletic defender with the physical dimensions of a tight end

On Saturday night, Matt Williams removed Jordan Zimmermann with one out to go, trying to preserve a 1-0 lead. Drew Storen entered immediately gave up a single to Buster Posey and a double Pablo

As an over slot fourth round pick in the 2010 draft, the New York Yankees awarded Mason Williams with the largest bonus of their draft class. Two years later, Williams possesses a strong set of tools

White Sox General Manager Kenny Williams is notorious for being active around the trade deadline. Yet with his team only three games out of first place the morning of the deadline -- for the first

As you've probably heard by now, Matt Williams had a bad seventh inning on Tuesday night. Dave Cameron took Williams' bullpen maneuvers apart nicely in his Just a Bit Outside column at Fox Sports

Matt Williams wasn't a happy camper after yesterday's loss at Fenway Park. It wasn't so much the final score – Boston won 9-4 – it was the manner in which it transpired. The Nationals played defense

The Cincinnati Reds front office underwent a makeover a few weeks ago. Dick Williams, a 44-year-old former investment banker, was appointed the club's general manager. Walt Jocketty, who is heading

, right? That’s why I, Dr. Mitch Williams, M.D., am here to answer your questions about healthiness. Q: I’m a college pitcher, and after my last start my arm was feeling sore. What should I do? Do I

In an interview that ran here in March 2017, Dick Williams went in depth on innovation, infrastructure, and the rebuild his team had begun a year-and-a-half earlier. The Cincinnati Reds' then GM — he

third and Zim playing left is something that would be good for this team. I think that should be what’s happening.” Essentially, Harper's return forced Matt Williams to make a choice between two

If you prefer your news to be five days old, then you'll be gobsmacked to learn that White Sox GM Kenny Williams had his posh Chicago townhouse robbed and violated recently. This of course sounds

Roy Halladay is the hottest name on the trade market; making Toronto the center of the trade universe is the addition of Scott Rolen. The Jays have made Rolen available with a season and a half left

Their season ended Sunday, a week -- if not a month -- shorter than had been planned, and the Nationals jumped right into their off-season by firing reigning Manager of the Year Matt Williams

There might not be a harder to evaluate GM in sports than Kenny Williams. Since 2006, his teams have alternated between winning and losing seasons each year, so his team's recent performance track

Currently, Matthew Williams is a right-hander for Sydney of the Australian Baseball League. Before that, he was a pitching prospect in the Twins organization for six years. Before that, he lived

  Ted Williams didn't play during the Heat Map Era. He also didn't play during the Internet, Grunge, Civil Rights, Designated Hitter, or David Bowie Era. But Mr. Williams still understood

NEW YORK -- Ted Williams, often viewed as the model for hitting consistency in baseball, flirted with perfection on Sunday when he nearly went 11 for 11 in saying the word "yes" the exact same

The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will release its list of  soon-to-be inductees on Monday. Some discussion has focused on Bernie Williams and how much his postseason performance should count

long term future in the outfield. I’ve been very impressed by the looks I’ve gotten at star prospect Mason Williams. While he is recovering from shoulder surgery and obviously not ready to fill

... And now here's major-league closer turned fearless opinion-shaper, Mitch Williams ... Not many beards these days say, "I was named for an Old Testament character, and I occasionally entertain

Agenda New Feature: Ground Ball and Fly Ball Splits Daily DFS - Zim's Picks Tomorrow's Targets - Williams, Norris, Morales, Pagan Factor Grid 1. New Feature: Ground Ball and Fly Ball

strategy is part of the job, and on Tuesday night, Matt Williams failed at that part of the job in the most important game of his team's season. And while we cannot know what would have happened

Taylor Williams is a tad shorter than the 5-foot-11 he’s listed at in the Milwaukee media guide. But as the saying goes, size doesn’t matter. His fastball averaged 96.1 mph, and ticked up even higher

Sox 4.3 MPH Not much about Kenny Williams is predictable. When most think he’s going left, he darts right. When folks expect him to sit, he stands. When they say jump, he hovers lightly over

A few weeks ago, Cincinnati Reds general manager Dick Williams was one of several executives to weigh in on the question: “How necessary is it for an MLB front office to pick a direction and stay

Episode 209 - Riding the Whale The latest episode of “Field of Streams” is live! In this episode, Matthew Dewoskin and guest host Scott Strandberg discuss their mutual (and thankfully

my sample, sample size and methods. This next chart summarizes the data shown above: From Scott Lindholm Stats As stated above, I was looking for those players who managed

Apparently, struggling Baltimore Orioles OF/DH Luke Scott is running out of ideas on how to break out of his slump. Here's one: just wait. I know, that's really helpful. Seriously, Scott and his

of their relatively fewer at-bats, but deep league owners should consider Ruf when he gets the nod against a lefty starter. Scott Van Slyke and Comp, 2013-2015HitterABAVGOBPSLGOPSScott Van Slyke vs

As a player owed in just 2% of Yahoo! leagues, Luke Scott can be an attractive option for teams in need of power from the utility or first base spot. His availability depends on the league, I own him

The Nationals have been attached to rumors for a variety of the top free agent starters this offseason, most recently with both Mike Leake and Scott Kazmir. Perhaps those rumors come from a genuine

), but Vogey made enough of a statement that Seattle sent Ford back to the Yankees and gave Vogelbach a spot on the Opening Day roster. Still, manager Scott Servais was unconvinced, as he gave Healy

Walt Williams, man. What can you say? It's one thing to have played Major League Baseball. It's another to have played Major League Baseball without a frigging neck. Respect, Walt Williams

. The team has declared that the closer job will have to be won in Spring Training. Some of the competition will come from a trio of free agent acquisitions. Scott Downs has reached nine saves twice

Shields667.12.67591.11-1.15 Sonny Gray5602.10521.12-1.18 Jesse Chavez456.22.54571.08-1.21 Dallas Keuchel561.22.92551.05-1.32 C.J. Wilson562.23.16611.12-1.44 Michael Wacha354.12.82621.18-1.50 Scott

IP this year) or a struggling and injured Scott Kazmir (.353 wOBA since the break), depending on Kazmir's intercostal issues. Then, a weekend series at Arizona presents a positive run environment

and Taijuan Walker on the shelf to open the season, and veteran reclamation project Scott Baker pitching so poorly in March that the Mariners released him, the left-handed Elias finds himself making

and .435 on-base percentage. Potentially more beneficial for Haren, Pederson is none of Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, Yasiel Puig, or Scott Van Slyke. Those four players have combined to cost the Dodgers

shortstop in fantasy. Personally, I just don’t feel that comfortable mortgaging my season on Tulo’s health. (For those of you who prefer your fantasy baseball predictions in Scott Steiner math, Tulo’s

over the last two seasons are comparable to pitchers like Tyson Ross and Cole Hamels. Scott Feldman is more or less Doug Fister with less risk and less upside. His career 47.2 percent groundball

Murphy4365.1%Clint Barmes5164.7%Mike Aviles7964.6%Josh Phegley6264.5%A.J. Ellis5563.6%Chris Young7761.0%Tim Beckham5160.8%Scott Van Slyke5360.4%Jonny Gomes5558.2%Nolan Reimold4557.8%Wilin Rosario5455.6%Darin

if you stretch this back to earlier seasons—Matt Belisle was fifth in 2009, Matt Albers was 16th in 2007, and Dustin Hermanson, Scott Downs, and Derek Lowe were second, third, and 11th in 2005

(Kinsler, Pedroia, Phillips), some of them have names that sound like rejected F. Scott Fitzgerald characters (Whit Merrifield), some of them are hitting .245 (Forsythe, Carpenter), etc. TIER SIX

close in the rankings, the only major analyst in the industry I could find who ranks Gonzalez ahead of Taylor is Scott White over at CBS. And that's fine, the entire point of these "underrated

Scott Eyre did something incredible today. He received one 10th place MVP vote to become the first relief pitcher to receive a vote without recording a single save. Please feel free to use this gem

to have even one true ace, not to mention two of them. Still, instead of standing pat, the club reloaded, adding Scott Kazmir and Kenta Maeda to bolster the rotation. After four disastrous seasons

of the plate. Too bad, that's a homer: Your browser does not support iframes. "But Scott, you said that he hits sliders for homers now too, and we haven't seen any of those!" My goodness, y'all can be needy

Michael Brantley and Jake Arrieta who were bid up are not considered values by this analysis.   Team: sprattsprattspratt Owner: Scott Spratt Total Surplus: $101.6 Best Keeper: Hyun

on the song “Higher” by playing the same six-note guitar riff 51,204 times in the song’s five-minute runtime. You know the one. Remember the time Scott Stapp picked a fight with the entire band

. One of the most intriguing potential buy-low signings available in this year's Bargain Bin is Luke Scott. After hitting 27 homeruns in 2010 and posting a .387 wOBA, Scott suffered through a number

In January, the Tampa Bay Rays signed 33-year-old Luke Scott to a one-year, $5M contract (plus a club option for 2013) to serve as the team's primary designated hitter. He struggled last season

What if I told you that Scott Feldman has had the most effective cut fastball in all of baseball this year -- more so than Mariano Rivera and Roy Halladay's, would you believe me? At least according

be their ace, and so an ace he became. Or did he? Scott Feldman is off to a remarkable start. He's pitched 20.2 innings in three starts, and allowed a grand total of 1 run, and only 7 hits. Of the 7 hits, 6

Wouldn't you know it, but Scott Kazmir is relevant again. Jeremy Bonderman is relevant again, too, and that's also amazing, but Kazmir's actually got himself a big-league rotation job and that gives

Scott Kazmir's return to Major League Baseball has been pretty well documented at this point. After bottoming out by pitching in independent ball, Kazmir's velocity started to pick back up

my Hall of Fame case for a great in our generation whose contributions have been highly underrated: Scott Rolen. A lot of words come to mind when discussing Rolen: grinder, a "veteran presence

When Scott Kazmir said that the Tampa Bay Rays had a realistic shot at the playoffs in 2008, the media still found it hard not to laugh. Even so, Kazmir seemed among the best players to deliver

is his weight, but this past week super-agent Scott Boras brought up a new component of Fielder’s body-type; “Everyone talks to me about Prince’s body, but when you have that 5’11” strike zone

On the surface, Scott Baker is having his typical season. With a 4.12 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP, compared to his career marks of 4.31 and 1.28, respectively, he has performed pretty much in line

Scott Rolen found himself riding pine for the second consecutive day yesterday and the narrative out there is that Dusty Baker thinks he is playing through a sore shoulder, so he's simply making

Scott Kazmir is broken, and it's starting to get to the point where we have to wonder if he's fixable. First, some graphs. At the top, we see Kazmir's walk and strikeout rate

File this one under “unlikely August trades”. The Angels add the 25-year-old Scott Kazmir to a rotation swamped with doctor visits all season with the knowledge that Kazmir himself is injury

Not the latest of the late term Spring Training extensions (see Matt Klaassen's piece on Adam Lind), but one that threatens to slip through the weekend cracks. Scott Feldman inked an extension

Stop the presses! Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have signed a good player with durability questions to a one year contract. This time, their reclamation project is Scott Baker, who underwent Tommy John

If you took a risk on Scott Kazmir on draft day, he has without a doubt surpassed every expectation you could have had for him this season. His rebound season last year was nice, but was not exactly

positive impression on me than outfielder Nick Williams. Williams didn't enter the season with as big of a name as the above players, but that's not to say he was off the map--he was selected

physical and the Dodgers decided to move on. The guy they moved on to ended up being Scott Kazmir, who signed a similar contract to the one the Dodgers were prepared to give Iwakuma. When you think

. The Nationals acquired LHP Scott Olsen and OF/1B Josh Willingham from Florida in exchange for 2B Emilio Bonifacio, RHP P.J. Dean, and SS Jake Smolinski. At first glance, the Nationals would seem

When I heard that the Padres had traded Scott Hairston for Craig Italiano, Ryan Webb, and a PTBNL, my first reaction was to wonder if they were trying to tank as quickly as possible to give

the sweepstakes, signing him to a two-year deal. There was another, less heralded player on the market whose skills are somewhat similar to Diaz's. Yet Scott Hairston has barely received a mention

direction: left-hander Scott Olsen. A few years back, Olsen looked like an organizational pillar. In his first full year in the big leagues (2006), he struck out 8.27 batters per nine innings. Sure

Considering that he restructured his contract with the Cincinnati Reds during the off-season and is now signed through 2012, Scott Rolen won't be hanging up his cleats anytime soon. But when he does

Writer's Note: Feldman ranked 56th on Zach Sanders' starting pitching rankings. Hello friends, just thought I'd chime in with a few notes before the weekend on Scott Feldman as he moves back

After last night's six-inning, five run beat down at the hand of the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins righty Scott Baker holds an unimpressive 4.87 ERA. He's also got a sub-.500 record, winning

if the company is a good one. The same goes for pitchers. I'm a fan of Scott Kazmir, think he will remain a good pitcher and solid fantasy option and I continue to be in awe at his career revival

Some team really should take a chance to give Scott Van Slyke a starting OF job next season.  Frankly, I'd find it almost sinful if some team does not go for it. (Granted, the Dodgers may still

reasons for optimism. Prior to the season, I wrote about the enviable collection of outfielders the Orioles had assembled: Nick Markakis, Adam Jones, Nolan Reimold, Felix Pie, and Luke Scott. It seemed

that it wouldn’t happen by signing former Oriole Luke Scott to a one-year deal on Wednesday with a club option for 2013. Scott isn’t a bad first baseman and could see time there with the Rays, but it’s

Episode 194 David Laurila, curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, discusses home runs with Tampa Bay's Will Rhymes (who has hit one of them in the majors) and Luke Scott (who has hit more than one

Scott Rolen will appear on Hall of Fame ballots in 2018. Rolen played professional baseball from 1996 - 2012, and was a premier third baseman whose value was largely underrated due to the fans

Scott Kazmir shut out the Marlins for 8 innings while striking out 11 batters and walking just one. Today's win was his 7th; tying him for the league lead. Is there any pitcher hotter than Kazmir

About a month ago my Rotographs colleague, the excellent Mike Podhorzer, wrote a piece that wondered if Scott Baker was having the second breakout season of his career. Mike sang Baker’s praises

strikeouts. Mike Napoli had the game-winning hit on Wednesday. Those are all names people expected to propel the Rangers to victory. But with the exception of Cruz, one could make the argument that Scott

is likely to receive, FanGraphs is also requesting that readers make note of how much they'd pay each free agent were they, themselves, actual GMs. In this edition: Scott Feldman. Some relevant

is likely to receive, FanGraphs is also requesting that readers make note of how much they'd pay each free agent were they, themselves, actual GMs. In this edition: Scott Kazmir. Some relevant

by capitalizing on people in that situation. So, while the Dodgers acquisition of Scott Podsednik may not be the sexiest move ever, it's what they can afford. And, for what it cost them, it's a deal

Among many fun conversations I had while in Arizona last week, perhaps the most interesting involved a topic I'd been thinking about for a while - Scott Rolen's chances of getting elected to the Hall

Super agent Scott Boras is known to boast about his clients' market value, particularly as each player nears or enters free agency. Oh, Boras doesn't come right out and give a number. Sometimes he

The Dodgers, Royals, and White Sox swung a three-team, six-player trade yesterday involving relievers Scott Alexander, Luis Avilan, and Joakim Soria plus three prospects: Trevor Oaks, Erick Mejia

Remember when the Mets traded Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano? Predictably, the trade looked as horrible as we all thought it would through 2008, when Kazmir enjoyed four straight seasons

Scott Kingery just signed a long-term deal with the Phillies for life-changing money. Congratulations, Scott! Of course, Kingery has yet to play in the big leagues, and that makes this deal unusual

Oakland Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir did it again. After an amazing comeback in 2013, Kazmir proved his gains were legitimate. Kazmir not only improved his ERA and FIP during the second year of his

One might be tempted to see the Royals' signing of outfielder Scott Podsednik as a move to steal the headlines in the wake of cross-state rival St. Louis' big Matt Holliday contract earlier this week

that probably don't get enough press -- such as the southpaw below. Scott Snodgress, LHP, White Sox: The Stanford alum signed his first pro contract after being selected by Chicago in the fifth round

Scott Erickson is afraid of many things. It is 1994, the age of having a surplus of hair and of wearing one’s cap backwards, and Scott Erickson can do this. He has spent hours in front

. Savannah: Oh. My. God. You guys. Have you heard about Scott? Madison: No. What? Kelli: Duuuuuh. He and Boston broke up. He’s with Arizona now. That happened like a week ago. Aurora: Nuh uh

Episode 183 David Laurila (@DavidLaurilaQA), curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, talks both to Indians rock-and-roll pitching coach Scott Radinsky and also closer Chris Perez. Don't hesitate

Today’s Waiver Wire features one player trying to reestablish his fantasy worth and one hoping to take hold of some of his own. Luke Scott: 7% Yahoo!, 3.2% ESPN Before injuring his shoulder

Schedule Featured Game: Seattle at Cleveland, 12:05pm ET Regarding This Game, Who's Starting It for Cleveland Starting this game for Cleveland is left-hander Scott Kazmir (25.1 IP, 96 xFIP-, -0.1 WAR

Today I will look at a few players on the DL owned in less than 60% of all leagues. Luke Scott (22% ESPN, 18% Yahoo) and Vladimir Guerrero (44% ESPN, 57% Yahoo) - The DH situation in Baltimore

Episode 136 - Live With Scott Strandberg The latest episode of “Field of Streams” is live! In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Brad Johnson are joined by Scott Strandberg in a live recording

of attention to the most recent trade between the Nationals and Cubs, which sent outfielder Scott Hairston to Washington and Ivan Pineyro to the Cubs, plus a pair of PTBNLs, with one going in each

Table of Contents Here's the table of contents for today's edition of Daily Notes. 1. Status Update: Scott Kazmir's Status, Updated 2. Video: Scott Kazmir Striking Out All the Yankees in 2008 3

. Perez will be back in that bullpen in 2013, armed with a rich new contract, and just like that, Oliver Perez has been resurrected. Now we have the case of Scott Kazmir. Earlier in his career

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote up a comparison between Scott Feldman and Brandon McCarthy, noting that the two pitchers were probably more similar than their reputations would lead you to believe

heard of -- but should get to know. Tanner Scott | LHP | Orioles ETA: 2017 Value: Rising Scott’s name has been bandied about throughout the July as the Orioles continue to look for ways

helped some free agents and hurt others, the state of free-agent spending and baseball's economic past, present, and future, Scott Boras's latest linguistic crime, the White Sox acquiring the friends

The above tweet is from Jerry Crasnick, and is a quote from superagent Scott Boras. While one can't help but appreciate Mr. Boras' savoir faire, this line is totally something my grandpa

Managing editor Dave Cameron wrote this morning about the formerly quite impressive and more recently less impressive Scott Kazmir's very impressive start on Thursday against Oakland -- during which

own induction. A very similar player, Scott Rolen, will appear on the ballot for the first time in 2017. Based on the value he provided both on offense and on defense, Rolen deserves

as an endorsement, but, well... yeah. Scott Kazmir has been written about quite a bit here at the mighty green and black. But as soon as folks started to get excited about him in June, he threw up kind

for years. So, today, I'd like to use Santo's induction as a launching off point to ask whether his election might help voters put Scott Rolen into Cooperstown when his name hits the ballot. I wrote

Going with two starting pitchers to kick off the week in waiver wire, one from the AL Central and one from the AL West... Scott Diamond | SP | Twins | Owned: 41% Yahoo! and 34.8% ESPN I'm going

for the popular guy doesn't always lead to great results, though, and there are teams who will be looking for a rotation upgrade who won't be able to afford McCarthy. So, to those teams, I present Scott

It's bullpen upgrade day. A few hours after the Tigers added Jose Veras, the Braves got the lefty reliever they've been hunting for, landing Scott Downs from the Angels, and they got him for what

It's possible Scott Boras has misread the market. It wouldn't be the first time. (Photo: Cathy T) As has been documented in some depth this offseason, the new collective bargaining agreement

it is that a surprising A's team and a surprising Astros team have come together on a move: Scott Kazmir is going to Houston, and now the league-wide trade market is open. He's not the first big-leaguer to be moved

It seemed for a time like Scott Kazmir wanted to get himself signed before Christmas. That didn't happen, but he'll settle for getting signed before New Year's -- for three years, and $48 million

Could Scott Boras do for Eric Hosmer what he's done for Prince Fielder and Matt Wieters in the past?(Photo: Cathy T) Because of the nature of inactivity this offseason, we’ve explored, among other

You know, if teams would stop making transactions involving Scott Hairston, maybe we wouldn't do so many posts about him... Hairston, who knows the way from San Diego-to-Oakland-and-back quite

In a move that will shake up the NL West, nay, the entire National League as we know it, the Kansas City Royals have reportedly traded outfielder Scott Podsednik to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor

Let's start the week off with two players who have recently been promoted to more high-profile roles, one due to ineffectiveness and the other due to injury... Scott Downs | RP | Angels | Owned

Today's edition of the deep league wire features an injury related opportunity and more fallout from the flurry of trade deadline activity. Scott Schebler | OF CIN | CBS 1% Owned The Jay

Scott Diamond throws strikes. The Minnesota Twins left-hander walked just 1.61 batters per nine innings last year, lowest in the American League among qualified pitchers. After beginning the current

Among famous baseball quotes, perhaps none applies better to Scott Kazmir than “The game is 95 percent mental; the other half is physical.” The Cleveland Indians left-hander has had an enigmatic

, but Ron Wolforth has the track record to make bold statements: he’s worked with Trevor Bauer since the first round pick was 14 years old, and most recently he took Scott Kazmir from out of baseball

Scott Alexander threw his power sinker 91.9% of the time last year — the highest percentage among pitchers to toss at least 40 innings — and for good reason. It was an elite offering. Working out

Scott Barlow made his big-league debut on Monday. Pitching for the Kansas City Royals against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, the 25-year-old right-hander went three effective innings in a 10-6

An impromptu conversation will sometimes glean quality interview material, and that was the case earlier this season when I chewed the fat with Scott Emerson in the visiting dugout at Fenway Park

The Twins announced Wednesday that their top starter, Scott Baker, would miss the rest of the season after upcoming surgery to clear scar tissue from his right flexor pronator tendon. While

Indians lefty Scott Lewis is a tough guy to figure out. A look at his minor league track record would lead one to believe that he's on the fast track to big-league success. If you watch him pitch

The Detroit Tigers traded INF Scott Sizemore to the Oakland Athletics for LHP David Purcey. Sizemore, 26, holds a career .315/.392/.487 line in 764 plate appearances at the Triple-A level

" -David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest. David Foster Wallace was writing about tennis, not baseball, but one wonders what the "Game" did to Scott Kazmir. A young, left-handed phenom leading the league

in NL-only leagues. As a reminder, I use CBS for the ownership percentages. Scott Baker / SP / Los Angeles Dodgers / 2% Brandon McCarthy is done for the year thanks to a torn UCL

of contract, and potentially a breach of fiduciary duty as well. (Keep that term in mind - it'll be important later.) And second, because the agent in question is Scott Boras, who has been recognized

Scott Kazmir to a two year contract for a little more than $22 million. And based on both the A's history and Kazmir's 2013 season, this looks like a strong bet to be one of the best contracts given

, the remaining crop of quality outfielders, and the risks surrounding Davis' skillset, this might be Scott Boras' most impressive victory over reason yet. As an agent, he has perfected the ability to go

Ben and Sam discuss Scott Kazmir's win over the weekend, then talk about the Angels' outlook for the rest of this season and beyond.

Walker one -- so keep that in mind as you read. Nonetheless, each and every time I look at Scott Baker’s marks -- last year especially but even his career digits -- I get the increasing notion

breakdowns. The numerical breakdown of both players appears below Kiley's write-ups. Today, the Houston Astros officially decided to go for it, acquiring Scott Kazmir from the A's in exchange

This past Sunday’s notes column led with Scott Radinsky’s evolution as a pitching coach. Admittedly old-school when he first started out, the former big-league left-hander has since incorporated

Scott Radinsky came into coaching with an old-school approach. That was to be expected. His playing career spanned the 1986-2001 seasons, and he honed his craft under the likes of Moe Drabowsky, who

to Baltimore, agent Scott Boras's role in that return, and also some possibly notable arbitration cases. This edition of the program is sponsored by Draft, the first truly mobile fantasy sports app

Episode 181 - Live With Scott Strandberg 3: Tokyo Drift The latest episode of “Field of Streams” is live! In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Scott Strandberg do a live recording to discuss

, and the Dodgers went around the horn for an inning-ending triple play. But, it's a triple play that never should have happened, as Dale Scott clearly gave the universal signal for foul ball

Episode 206 - Live With The Return Of Scott Strandberg (Also Again) In this live broadcast, Dylan Higgins and Brad Johnson are joined by Scott Strandberg in a live recording to discuss a number