Monthly Archives: April 2011

Around The Majors: April 27: Tommy Hanson, Drew Stubbs and More

by Will Overton Tommy’s Turned the Corner In the first two games of the season Tommy Hanson only pitched a combined 9 innings and allowed 6 runs on 12 hits, while only striking out 3 batters. After a strong second … Continue reading

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Buy Low or Avoid: Should Owners Jump Ship On Yovani Gallardo?

Yovani Gallardo’s troublesome 2011 campaign continued this afternoon when he allowed 6 ER on 10 H and 3 BB, striking out 3, over 5.0 innings against the Cincinnati Reds.  The results have been horrific, but here a few notes on … Continue reading

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Comparing The Rough Starts Of Mat Latos and Daniel Hudson

by Kyle Johansen Heading into drafts this season, both Mat Latos and Daniel Hudson were two of the hotter young pitching commodities available, however each has been a major disappointment thus far in 2011.  Latos opened the season on the … Continue reading

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Around the Majors: April 26: Hanley Ramirez, Andre Ethier & More

by Kyle Johansen Lillibridge the new closer for the White Sox Sergio Santos recorded his second save for the White Sox last night, securing a 3-2 victory over the Yankees.  The two-out save is deceiving though, as Santos was bailed … Continue reading

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Injury Report: April 27: Josh Hamilton, Evan Longoria & More

Let’s take a look at this morning’s injury news and notes: Josh Hamilton – Texas Rangers – Hoping that Hamilton is going to be back soon?  Unfortunately that doesn’t appear in the cards.  According to T.R. Sullivan of MLBlogs.com (click … Continue reading

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Digging For Saves: Changes In LA?!? Maybe… Plus White Sox News

It’s a confusing day if you are trying to figure out who is going to be the closer for the Dodgers moving forward.  First came these posts from Joe Block (via Twitter): “Ned Colletti pointed to Kuo (when off DL), … Continue reading

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MLBs Current Top 5 Strikeout Starting Pitchers

Who are the best strikeout pitchers in the game today?  It may seem like a simple question with an obvious answer.  While the top name on the list is a no brainer, after that things start to get a little … Continue reading

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Injury Report: April 26: Albert Pujols, Ryan Zimmerman & More

Let’s take a look at this morning’s injury news and notes: Albert Pujols – St. Louis Cardinals – According to Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (click here for the article), “general manager John Mozeliak said he wasn’t ‘overly … Continue reading

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Around the Majors: April 25: Carlos Gonzalez, Andrew McCutchen & More

It was another great day around the league, so let’s take a look at all the stories from yesterday’s games: Carlos Gonzalez’ Woes Continue The struggles of Carlos Gonzalez continued last night, going 0-4 with 1 RBI.  He is now … Continue reading

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Rookie Watch: What Can We Expect From Freddie Freeman?

Freddie Freeman started off his 2011 campaign incredibly shaky.  He had just two hits over his first six games.  In his first 17 games he had just one multi-hit game, picking up just 1 HR and 5 RBI.  Granted, he … Continue reading

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