brushing up on Stories - South Side Sox
Brushing Up On Clay Buchholz
This Buchholz kid, he could be pooty goo. He's been receiving serious praise for a while and topped Kevin Goldstein's list of top Red Sox prospects two years running and once he got to the majors, he threw a no-hitter in his second start. But he's struggled to achieve the predicted dominance in...
Playing With Matchups: White Sox vs. Angels 5/25
The Sox face off against Ervin Santana tonight in what will be his third start of the season. He's getting back from a sprained UCL, about which BP had the following to say in their Team Health Report series: Santana is dealing with a sprained UCL, and while it's not enough to require surgery...
Playing With Matchups - White Sox vs. Blue Jays 5/15
Sox Hitters vs. Brett Cecil Cecil was drafted in the first round of the '07 draft as a closer, but his build and repertoire made him an obvious candidate for starting and in '08 he showed he was very capable in that role. He debuted in High A Dunedin, was promoted after just four starts and then...
White Sox FIP Through 5/13
all stats yanked from fangraphs Gavin is actually pitching alright outside of his walk issues. He's given up a lot more runs than expected thanks to a very high BABIP. He looks more or less the same, but the luck is working out against him rather than with him this year. Bartolo's contact...
Playing With Matchups: Bartolo Colon vs. Kansas City
Colon's Known Knowns It's only been 5 starts, but at this point we've got a good idea of what Bartolo is going to give SSS faithful each time he takes the bump. See his last start, por ejemplo. His four-seamer sits 88-92 depending on how he's feeling and how hot the gun is at the park on game...
Playing With Matchups: Mariners vs. RHP
Yesterday, I wrote about how bad the M's offense has been and is projected to be, and in particular how they fare against LHP. In short, an already crappy offense loses two of its three best bats and ends up below replacement level at 1B and DH. Against RHP, they get the best General Soreness and...
Playing With Matchups: Chris Jakubauskas vs. John Danks
No, not Jackovasaurs. Jakubauskas. Chris, as his parents call him, bounced around for a few years in the independent leagues without really dominating. According to Dave Cameron, he's Ryan Franklin redux. Jakubuaskas is replacing Ryan Rowland Smith (who took a trip to the DL) in the...
Gameday Breakdown Or Something: Blue Jays @ White Sox 4/24
Vs. Brian Tallet (LHP) Pitch f/x Google Doc Fangraphs card PECOTA card Tallet is filling in for Jesse Litsch, who strained a flexor tendon (BP paywall). He's been a fulltime reliever since the Jays acquired him in 2006, but he's a good candidate for spot starting thanks to his 6'7'' frame...
Brushing Up On Armando Galarraga
The most notable thing about Armando Galarraga's performance last year was his luck. He gave up just 152 hits in 178 2/3 IP for a very helpful .247 BABIP. Subsequently, he had a 3.73 ERA but a 4.88 FIP: he's about a run per nine innings worse than his performance last year suggests. Baseball is...
Brushing Up On "Brushing Up On Zack Greinke"
Allow myself to quote...myself: Greinke is one of those [guys with a big fastball]...with a fastball that he comfortably throws early in the count around 93-94. Against RHB, he does fairly well. It looks like "good" is less than a .250 ISO, but that's not exhaustive or anything, it's what I've...
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