Dombrowski on Fielder

As part of a luncheon talk yesterday, Tigers General Manager spoke about his big splash signing of[...]

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Happy Birthday Mookie Wilson!!!

Happy Birthday Mookie Wilson!!! Mookie Wilson turns 56 years old today. Mookie Wilson’s major league career spanned 12 seasons, spent in both New York and Toronto. As a player, Mookie was a run-scorer!  In 12 seasons, he scored 731 runs, with his … Continue reading →

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New York Yankees hot stove: You want the down-low
on Russell Branyan

Since six-time Gold Glover Eric Chavez seems to be AWOL, at least on the New York Yankees radar, GM Brian Cashman is up to his old tricks and I don?t mean off the field. Once again Cashman is handing out minor league deals and 2012 Spring Training[...]

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Royals PECOTA Comparables

Baseball Prospectus has recently released their PECOTA projections which contains player comparables. Here is the list starting with the hitters:

NAMECOMPARABLES

Jeff FrancoeurRuben SierraXavier NadyAl CowensBrayan PenaBob BooneJ.R. HouseBrian HarperBilly ButlerSean CaseyWally JoynerBrian GilesKevin KouzmanoffTony BatistaFrank ThomasGreg DobbsMitch MaierJeff SalazarHideki MatsuiBob SkinnerGreg GolsonReggie WilliamsDevon WhiteMookie WilsonYuniesky BetancourtDanny SandovalNeifi PerezAlex CintronMario LissonTravis FrymanJohn HattigDoug RaderLorenzo CainRuss SnyderRocco BaldelliAngel PaganIrving FaluScott FletcherMark LorettaBrendan RyanChris GetzTed SizemoreCookie RojasDave CashAlcides EscobarChin-lung HuJulio FrancoErick AybarManny PinaDave NilssonJonathan LucroySal FasanoMax RamirezJorge PosadaGeorge KottarasChris GimenezDerrick RobinsonLuis MelendezCurtis GoodwinVic HarrisJarrod DysonNook LoganBob DernierTom GoodwinAlex GordonSeth SmithJim Ray HartRico CartyPaulo OrlandoMike DavisTommy GreggGene KingsaleClint RobinsonJustin MorneauGlenn DavisKent HrbekAnthony SeratelliJohn Vander WalJim LeyritzWes ParkerSalvador PerezMilt MayPablo SandovalTim McCarverMike MoustakasEric ChavezPablo SandovalAndy CareyEric HosmerJason ThompsonJohn OlerudBilly ButlerJohnny GiavotellaJose LindKen BoswellDaniel DescalsoWil MyersJason HeywardEd KirkpatrickRon FairlyChristian ColonGary SutherlandLuis GomezTim FoliCheslor CuthbertRobin YountEd KranepoolWayne CauseyBrett EibnerRick MondayRoger MarisJordan Schafer

Notes:

• Betancout is like Nefi Perez. You don't say.
• Looks like Perez has a future as a bad announcer.
• Eric Hosmer may turn into Billy Butler. He better start eating some BBQ.

Now the pitchers:
NAMECOMPARABLES

Joakim SoriaRafael SorianoLee SmithBobby JenksJonathan BroxtonMark WohlersMichael GonzalezFrancisco RodriguezLouis ColemanBobby JenksChris RayAl HraboskyGreg HollandChris RayRamon RamirezJeff StevensTim CollinsOscar VillarrealMasanori MurakamiTerry ForsterBrandon SiskCraig BreslowMark LoweJose MijaresJonathan SanchezRich HillJorge De La RosaRich HardenJose MijaresCraig BreslowMark LoweMike StantonBruce ChenMike CuellarWhitey FordBruce HurstJeff FrancisOdalis PerezJohn SmileyDenny NeagleDanny DuffyDennis BennettBrian MatuszScott OlsenLuke HochevarJeremy BondermanJason HammelKevin MillwoodJuan GutierrezPete VuckovichNick MassetKevin CorreiaAaron CrowJonathan PapelbonBill SlaybackJohn MontefuscoBlake WoodCarlos RosaGordie RichardsonBob GrimMike MontgomeryFranklin MoralesCurt SimmonsJaime GarciaFelipe PaulinoDwight GoodenGeraldo GuzmanScott SandersHenry BarreraScott StricklandLuis PerdomoChad OrvellaJohn LambRyan FeierabendCC SabathiaClayton KershawKelvin HerreraMike FornielesDon GullettDavid PalmerChris DwyerEdinson VolquezAntonio BastardoTim HudsonLuis MendozaJake WestbrookJaime NavarroTommy JohnVin MazzaroPedro AstacioKevin MulveyMitch TalbotSean O'SullivanTroy PattonJustin GermanoAnthony SwarzakJeremy JeffressJason BereFloyd YoumansDave BoswellEverett TeafordJarrod WashburnTom BrowningPete SchourekKevin PucetasEric HackerMel StottlemyreBrian MoehlerWill SmithSean O'SullivanBrandon LyonTommy HunterJeff SuppanOrel HershiserBob FellerMark PortugalTommy HottovyBill WerlePablo TorrealbaRich FolkersYordano VenturaMark GrantVern LawHayden PennNathan AdcockOmar OlivaresJon GarlandJim BeattieGreg BilloDave McNallyCatfish HunterDan PetryJason AdamDick BrodowskiCatfish HunterMilt PappasRobinson YambatiTug McGrawGene NelsonRed Swanson
Notes:

• How could The Royals let Suppan go when he could have been like Orel Hershiser or Bob Feller.
• Hoch's comps are pretty sad.
• Sean O'Sullivan is a comparable for Will Smith. Great.
• John Lamb has the best comps by far with Sabathia and Kershaw

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2 Mets minor leaguers get 50-game bans (AP)

New York Mets catcher Charles “Dock” Doyle and pitcher Scott Moviel have been suspended games each under baseball’s minor league drug program. Both were penalized Monday for second violations involving a drug of abuse. Doyle, 25, hit .296 with two homers and 11 RBIs last year for the Class A St.

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