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Rookie Spotlight: Starlin Castro
By now you may be tired of reading all the silly headlines about Starlin Castro. For example: A Starlin the Making, A Starlin is Born, Cubs Revolutionize Infield with Castro, Castro to Dictate Cubs Infield, etc. We’ve established that Starlin Castro is a great name for making headlines, but how good is he [...] -
FanDuel $100 Free Game
FanDuel offers daily Fantasy Sports Contests. For today only, Fan Duel is offering a free fantasy baseball contests for Friday’s games. The top three finishers in each 50 person contest receives $50, $30, and $20 cash prizes. New players can sign up by going to FanDuel , then registering and picking their team. Enter [...] -
Breakdown of Players with Declining Speed
After three weeks of play the slowest player in the major leagues is…Brandon Inge. At least according to Fangraphs Speed Score. For this to mean anything, we must first find out what components go into this “speed score”. Stolen Base Percentage- It’s a little more complex than just Stolen Bases/Attempts, but that is [...] -
Prospect Tracker: Pitchers
Ready for the Show Stephen Strasburg, Nationals. If you doubted the hype I think it’s time you hop on the bandwagon. Strasburg is for real, and he’s currently showing it in Double-A. A 23/3 K-to-BB ratio in 17.3 innings while only giving up two extra-base hits. It was easy for the Nationals [...] -
Prospect Spotlight: Chris Tillman
What do you get for throwing a no-hitter in Triple-A? A promotion… Possibly in the near future. A standing ovation… I would hope so. A Prospect Spotlight from yours truly… Yes. Baltimore Orioles prospect, Chris Tillman, did just that. Tillman threw a no hitter on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves Triple-A squad. Meanwhile, the Orioles have been busy [...]