The Department of Random Baseball Info presents: the last pitcher to win 20 games for all 30 teams. Well, it’s actually only 28 as the Rockies and Rays have never had one. Before looking at the list, care to guess: – Which two teams are tied for the longest drought without a 20-gamer? – Aside […]

Note to Reader: The following was ghostwritten by German filmmaker and sometime assassin’s target Werner Herzog. Mr. Herzog explains the term “ecstatic truth” here. The Informed Reader is almost definitely aware that, beyond noting the movement and velocity of a pitcher’s stuff, scouts will also sometimes take note of opposing batters’ reactions to certain pitches […]

I’ve written a couple times in this space about Felix Cespedes, a pitcher for the DSL Phillies. Based on his recent performances, I think he could outduel Patrick Schuster and Austin Wood simultaneously. Cespedes’s real competition is coming from his own teammate, Daniel De La Cruz. Yesterday, De La Cruz threw a no-hitter, walking none […]

The ink has just dried from his record breaking deal and fans are already clamoring for Strasburg’s arrival in Washington. The Nationals’ assistant general manager, Mike Rizzo, has already stated that Strasburg likely will not pitch the remainder of the 2009 season and instead will begin his conditioning and strength regimen. This is a very […]

Here’s some random trivia I learned when figuring yesterday’s useless THT Live post. Of the 95 different 20-win teams in history, exactly 20 lacked a 20-game winner. Half of them have been since the ’94 strike. The first handful were the 1915 Red Sox, 1931 Cardinals, 1941 Yankees, 1942 Dodgers, and 1967 Cardinals. That was […]

Travis Snider was recalled by the Toronto Blue Jays today after scorching Triple-A pitching to the tune of a .337/.431/.662 line in 175 at-bats. As has been clear for a while now, Snider was recalled once his potential eligibility for Super Two arbitration status expired, ensuring that the Jays get him for one additional year […]

Just when I was about to put together something about the catching core of the Rangers that has thus far failed to live up to their expectations, Texas goes out an acquires former golden boy Ivan Rodriguez. But back to him in a moment. The three young studs, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Tyler Teagarden, and Max Ramirez, […]

Steve Treder has a fun column up today. It’s the second part of one of his specialties: imagining an alternate-universe team, in this case the 1961 Indians if a series of trades had not been made in the preceding years. In it, he figures Cleveland would’ve posted a pythag mark of 104-58. One thing I […]

Read all about last night’s signings at Baseball America. Major League News for August 18 Player News Yesterday’s Results Today’s Games Standings Top Minor League Performances You can always find the most recent THT Daily at http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/content/thtdaily/ Player News Player Headlines are courtesy of Rotoworld Brett Myers denied reports that he was involved in a […]

The title of this post posits an intriguing question, and although we cannot truly get to the answer (apart from delving into the minds of the players), the numbers are interesting. The new Yankee Stadium has turned out to play like a bandbox, and the Yankee players may not just be taking advantage of it […]