Collins doesn't like to talk at length about his departure from the Angels. As he points out, it was 11 years ago and so much has changed, both for him personally and to the game in general. The short form is that many Angels players felt that Collins, at the behest of management, was granting special privileges to first baseman Mo Vaughn, who had been a big-ticket free-agent signing, and went to general manager Bill Bavasi and demanded he change managers. Collins managed the Astros for three seasons from 1994-96 before his three-season stint with the Angels and had problems with franchise icons Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio in Houston. - .baseballprospectus.
wWAR:
WAR is awesome. For a Hall of Fame guy like me, it's pretty much the best thing ever. I'm constantly looking for a way to rank players historically. So, WAR come along and does the park adjustment, era adjustment, and park adjustments for us. It's almost too easy. Of course, WAR isn't quite the perfect benchmark that definitively tells us one player is more deserving than another of Hall of Fame induction. It merely tells us that according to the WAR framework, that player provided more value over the course of his entire career. Not all careers follow the same path, though. There are "compilers" who slowly and steadily improve their WAR totals and finish with excellent numbers. There are also "peak" guys who dominate and accrue similar value over a much shorter period of time. If these two players finished with the same career WAR, who has the better chance of induction? -
beyondtheboxscore.
Dillon Gee:
Starting pitcher – Gee’s great control and below-average stuff means few walks, a lot of strikeouts, and a lot of home runs; his last name means plenty of bad Post headlines. - http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b7Jdl
Reese Havens:
.978 OPS this season and .830 OPS in the minors overall, but Havens has played just 152 games over three seasons, and just 32 this past year. The 22nd pick of the 2008 draft can’t keep himself on the field; a healthy 2011 will send his stock back up. -
http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b7Jdl
Matt Harvey:
The Good: Harvey has a nearly perfect pitcher's frame and the stuff to go with it. His low-to-mid-90s fastball is a dominant offering, and he was clocked as high as 98 mph last spring. He gets good spin on a power breaking ball that gives him a second plus offering when he's on. He's unflappable on the mound and earns praise for his aggressive pitching style. The Bad: Harvey struggled with his mechanics in college, and his multi-part delivery leads to inconsistent release points, which leads to corresponding control issues. His changeup is a below-average pitch that will need coaching and consistent work. He has no history of arm issues, but shouldered a heavy workload last spring. - BP
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