Colin has merged Gameday and Retrosheet data to create some cool fielding graphs. His first attempt provides an interesting take on what’s possible, and his following post includes two dynamite graphs comparing Troy Tulowitzki with, who else, Derek Jeter.

Chris O’Leary takes a look at Felix Liriano’s delivery since returning from Tommy John surgery. (Hat tip: Driveline Mechanics)

Kyle Boddy is looking for input on Joel Zumaya’s throwing mechanics. After us folks weigh in, Kyle will chip in his opinions, too.

The Mariners just signed Kenji Johjima to a three-year extension, angering a lot of Mariners fans given that the M’s have catching prospect Jeff Clement waiting in the wings. The one justification I’ve heard for the extension is that there have been a lot of concerns over Clement’s defense, and so a move to first […]

The Mariners have signed Kenji Johjima to a three-year extension. Words alone cannot describe how dumb this is, but I’ll try. Seattle’s best prospect is a lefty-hitting catcher currently mashing in Triple-A, Johjima would likely garner Type A status and would be Type B at worst and he turns 32 in about six weeks. This […]

Royals Review reviews the Royal’s seven game skid and drop from the top of the AL Central to the bottom.

Adam Morris thinks Ron Washington might not be long for manager of the Rangers.

Balls, Sticks and Stuff asks “What is Pat Burrell is made of?” Man, machine or some weird sort of hybrid? It’s a good question. At this early point of the season, Burrell leads the major leagues in Win Probability Added.

Dan Turkenkopf publishes a fascinating research piece on Beyond the Boxscore.

Frank Thomas is going to the A’s for the league minimum, as Mariners fans turn to YouTube to cheer them up. I still think that Seattle would have been a better fit, and as an A’s fan myself I would probably be much happier if the A’s were winning with the kids, even if it […]