Saber Scouting has a report on top Tiger prospect Rick Porcello. The bottom line: sound mechanics, 94 mph fastball with movement, awesome changeup, potential future #1 starter.

Given the offensive predictions (or lack thereof) for the Giants this year, you’d think they’d pick a better slogan than this. I guess with Bonds’s OBP making him the closest thing to Never Out All Season, they’re looking for more ways to move on from the era.

FoxSports has an article up by Roger Rotter naming some players rising and falling in fantasy value over the first half-week of games. My problems with this are that nearly every players is a starting pitcher, so you’re first of all basing this valuation on one start. That’s bad enough, but furthermore, the recommendations are […]

This was one ugly draft it turns out.

David Pinto has a great article up at the Sporting News about the stolen base and its recent rise in popularity amongst players. Tango, in response to the article, has a nifty trick to quickly figure out the break even point for stolen base success rates.

Another fine use of the Pitch f/x data: tracking the fastball velocity of Ben Sheets during his most recent start.

In a completely ironic occurrence, a young girl visiting Fenway Park was attacked by a hawk. Her name? Alexa Rodriguez. You can’t make this stuff up.

David Appelman runs down players who made their major league debuts yesterday.

Reds rookie Johnny Cueto just had a bid for a perfect game spoiled in the sixth inning by a Justin Upton home run. Excuse me while I check my fantasy league waiver wire…

A Citizen’s Blog brings us a review of The 33-year-old Rookie, a biography of Phillies catcher Chris Coste. Sounds interesting.