Let’s Go Tribe has been reviewing the potential trade value of everyone on the Indians, and I mean everyone. My favorite: Lake Erie. Pro: “Is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of all the Great Lakes. Erie is simply not the player analysts often make it out to be.” Con: “It’s harder than it […]

The Cheat doesn’t understand the Ozzie Guillen brouhaha in Chicago, and I agree. The Sox are in first place, right? Exactly why might Ozzie be fired? (Warning: links to a Jay Mariotti piece. Definitely NSFW.)

Aaron Gleeman’s note about the Twins’ offense is worth a read, particularly his comparison of Delmon Young and the recently demoted Billy Butler.

Beyond the Box Score takes a peek at Nick Swisher to discover what’s wrong with him this year and finds nothing more than bad luck so far. Another such player is Adrian Beltre, who’s core statistics are all at peak levels since 2004 but who is suffering from an absurd .239 BABIP

Prior’s attempt at rehab over surgery to recover from the torn capsule in his right shoulder is over. Prior will undergo season-ending surgery. No confirmation yet on what this means for Prior in 2009 (or beyond) but being pessimistic is probably still too optimistic. Sad. At least grabbing Greg Maddux and Randy Wolf has worked […]

From Buster Olney, by way of MGL, we learn that home teams are winning at a .580 clip so far this year (typically, home teams win about 54% of the time). As MGL says, this may not be a simple random variation. But what else could it be?

Pizza Cutter finds that Troy Percival has a career BABIP figure below average. Supposedly, this rocks the common wisdom, but elite relievers have always had a relatively low BABIP. Check out Mariano Rivera’s career BABIP someday (okay, I’ll tell you. It’s .268. Usually, BABIP is around .290). Or read this article of mine from a […]

Luke Scott gives Tyler Kepner a vivid demonstration of how small the “sweet spot” is. (Hat tip: Alex)

Speaking of the draft, Paul DePodesta checks in with his first overview of how the Padres go about setting their draft priorities. This is pretty basic stuff (“we have scouts and crosscheckers…”) but it’s still good information. And DePodesta says that more details will be posted soon.

Saber Scouting is gearing up for the draft big time. Here’s an in-depth look at #2 prospect Pedro Alvarez. EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know about Alvarez…