The last couple days have been abuzz with trades. The Rockies acquired middle reliever Rafael Betancourt while the Cardinals nabbed Matt Holliday. Lost in all the moves were some “small-fry” transactions that could have an impact on teams for weeks to come. Four of note: Tigers recall Fien, activate Guillen If the Tigers hope to […]

One of the best and most underrated events of Hall of Fame Weekend took place on Friday. Sponsored by the Major League Baseball Players’ Alumni Association, the Hall of Fame’s youth clinic gave children ages five to 12 a rare opportunity to learn the game from some of its masters. Ten former major league players […]

Today, the St. Louis Cardinals made a move to stay in first ahead of the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers. The club brought in left-fielder Matt Holliday to hit behind Albert Pujols and offer some semblance of protection. The Cardinals could certainly use it, as their .768 OPS from the cleanup spot is the 12th […]

During the season, Mark Buehrle used his change-up about 15-20% of the time. In yesterday’s perfect game, it was his go-to pitch, particularly against right-handed batters, who saw 40 change-ups out of 90 pitches. He notched 15 outs with the change, seven with the four-seam fastball, and five with the cut fastball. In the last […]

From 2006 to 2007 Matt Antonelli appeared to be on the fast track to the major leagues. Antonelli, a former first round pick out of Wake Forest, was dubbed the Padres second baseman of the future and the top second base prospect in all of baseball by several publications. His outstanding athleticism (he was Massachusetts […]

With heavy humidity, threatening skies, and building crowds on Main and Pioneer streets, Hall of Fame Weekend 2009 made its presence known in Cooperstown on Thursday… One of the surest signs of the arrival of Induction Weekend is the sighting of the Fergie Jenkins Van. I saw Jenkins’ colorfully decorated vehicle, which he uses to […]

Yesterday, Evan Brunell looked at the Rockies recent bullpen upgrades. In addition to trading for Rafael Betancourt of the Indians, they also brought up top pitching prospect Jhoulys Chacin to pitch out the pen. Chacin was having a solid year in Double A at age 21, putting up a 2.46 K:BB ratio and a 4.02 […]

Today, the Rockies made two moves sure to fortify their bullpen as they attempt to hang onto and build upon their one game lead in the NL Wild Card chase. The first move was to promote righty Jhoulys Chacin to the big leagues. Chacin was pulled from his Double-A start Wednesday night, fueling debate that […]

The annual Cape Cod Baseball League All Star game will be held tonight in Fenway Park. As a native to Cape Cod, I am partial to this local summer league, but there is little disputing that the Cape League attracts the premier talent in college baseball. In 2008, there were 207 CCBL alumni playing in […]

Yesterday I wrote a piece on the most recent 10-game winning streaks for all teams. Inspired by a comment made by a poster at BTF (as the site had a thread on my THT Live thing yesterday) here’s the sequel: the most recent losing streaks for all squads. It’s organized the same as yesterday’s piece: […]