Baseball and Stuff
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Dante Bichette Jr. grew up in Orlando, about a 20-minute drive from Osceola County Stadium
here, and played many games here as a child and a teenager. But on Saturday,
instead of being on a local travel team, he was playing for the Yankees, and
the manager was Joe Girardi, one of his father’s closest friends, while his
parents and younger brother watched from box seats next to the dugout. Junior
made the most of it. Bichette, who doesn’t turn 20 until Sept. 26, saw only two
pitches in his first two major league spring training at-bats. He turned both
of them into home runs. http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/
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Ryan Braun,
MIL – Go ahead, freak out. How could I
possibly go with Braun over Kemp after the season the Dodgers’ outfielder put
up last year? IDIOT. MORON.
“YOU PLAY BALL LIKE A GIRL!” Okay, now that we’ve gotten that out of the
way, let’s get down to business. When it
comes down to Braun vs. Kemp, we are really splitting hairs, but there are a
few reasons why Braun tops my list. One
is consistency. In Braun’s 5 full
seasons, he’s hit below .300 once (.285), less than 30 home runs once (25),
less than 100 RBI once (97), never less than 90 runs and never less than 14
steals. Matt Kemp has one disappointing
season under his belt (2010) and strikes out too much (23.4%). It’s literally that close, but hey, when
you’re picking between #1 and #2, you have to be that critical. I’ll take the guy who hasn’t missed yet. http://bullpenbanter.com/rtmenu/721-fantasy-preview-top-50-outfielders
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Cleveland
sends Kevin Slowey and Frank
Herrmann to AAA.
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Rangers
trade Kyle Hudson to Rays for future
considerations
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Kyle Hudson
@KHud21 - Thanks for all the comments and support! Very excited to be joining
the #Rays organization! I'm ready to go to work!
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The
Mariners have released Aaron Heilman.
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Yankees
sign RHP Jason Bulger to minor league deal
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Drew Smyly wins
No. 5 spot in Tigers rotation
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Asdrubal Cabrera had one of the most surprising seasons among all players last season, but
his power was largely a mirage. He was physically stronger, at least a little
bit, but talent evaluators believe he’s a guy with more gap power than home-run
power. He’ll hit plenty of doubles, but he’s only reliable for, at most, 15
homers; PECOTA agrees. Even with a power drop-off, Cabrera contributes to five
categories, but leaguemates who place undue emphasis on his anomalous 2011 will
likely drive his price up. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16347
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Hoover
is no slouch, though. Hulet writes that he “has the potential to be a solid No.
4 starter at the big league level.” Last September, John Sickels wrote the
same, writing:
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J.J. Hoover has
the four classic pitches: fastball, curveball, slider, changeup. His heater is
a tick above average in the low 90s, but works well due to the contrast with
his secondary pitches. All three of his non-fastball offerings are rated as
solid major league average. Although he doesn’t have a genuine plus pitch, none
of them are weak, arsenal is diverse, he mixes them well, throws strikes, and
has been extremely durable in his career. He’s maintained his strikeout rate
and K/BB ratios at each level, and he’s never had a serious injury. He is a
strong fly ball pitcher, but doesn’t give up an excessive number of home runs. For most teams, Hoover would profile as a
solid number three or four starter, chewing up innings at a good clip with
consistent performance. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/braves-trade-j-j-hoover-to-reds-for-juan-francisco/
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"Power
is power" - Game Of Thrones
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