My latest at Hardball Times examines pitchers that succeeded despite not pitching very well. Our pal Ismael Valdez, who once inspired some wretched poetry, appears on this list.
For grins, here are the five lowest ERA+ of Padres pitchers who qualified for the ERA title and finished with a winning record:
Kevin Jarvis, 2001: 12-11, 4.79 ERA, [...]
Last week I mentioned an all-time Padres team that I’ve been assembling. This wasn’t just an intellectual exercise. Our friends at Seamheads are running a simulation league this off-season with the best players from each big-league franchise, and they invited me to submit a 40-man roster for the Padres.
Most of the choices were fairly obvious [...]
Amaze and annoy your friends with this handy list of pitchers who have hit two or more home runs in a Padres uniform…
Tim Lollar, 8 (and only 3 sacrifice hits)
Mike Corkins, 5
Joey Hamilton, 4
Andy Benes, 4
Eric Show, 4
Jake Peavy, 2
Adam Eaton, 2 (and 5 stolen bases)
Fernando Valenzuela, 2 (and 0 walks)
Calvin Schiraldi, 2 (in 32 [...]
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