Posts Tagged ‘Japan’

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The Return of Colby

by Josh Robbins on January 27th, 2011 at 11:39 am
Posted In: Josh Robbins, Texas Rangers

The career transformation of pitcher, Colby Lewis [fastball (86-92), slider (81-87), curve (76-80), change (85)], is simply remarkable.  He was selected in the 1st round of the June 1999 Amateur Draft by the Texas Rangers out of Bakersfield, California. Lewis moved quickly through the minor leagues and made his big league debut in relief on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Kei Igawa: Cautionary Tale

by Josh Robbins on January 31st, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Posted In: Boston Red Sox, Josh Robbins, New York Yankees

If the season began today, the New York Yankees starting rotation would consist of C.C. Sabathia, 18-game winner Phil Hughes, the enigmatic A.J. Burnett, unproven Ivan Nova, journeyman Sergio Mitre or the corpulent, Bartolo Colon. This shows you what the organization’s player development personnel and accountants think of Kei Igawa [fastball(85-91), changeup(74-78), slider(75-80), curve(64-69)].  Yes, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The DH: It’s Time For A Change

by Rick Swanson on March 11th, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Posted In: If I Were Commish, Rick Swanson

A quick survey of six Spring Training games between NL teams on March 10, show that four out of six use the DH, even without an AL team playing. Washington vs. Houston (DH) Florida vs. New York Mets (DH) San Francisco vs. Cincinnati (DH) San Diego vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (DH) St. Louis vs. Atlanta […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Improving the Amateur Draft

by Rick Swanson on May 19th, 2011 at 3:52 pm
Posted In: Draft, If I Were Commish, Rick Swanson

If you could make any changes to the MLB amateur draft what would they be? Here are five changes I would make if I was the next commissioner: 1. MLB should hold the draft after the College World Series ends. Why would you draft before the end of many players’ season? In basketball many players […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Revisiting the DH

by Rick Swanson on May 18th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Posted In: Houston Astros, If I Were Commish, Rick Swanson

In 2013, the Houston Astros will be in the American League, making interleague play a daily occurrence. Does that mean the league will take a new vote on the DH? This week the MLB owner’s had one of their quarterly meetings in New York. What a perfect time to have a new discussion on the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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