My latest at Baseball Prospectus ($) wonders why the lowly Rockies, a team that should be rebuilding for the future, would trade away 27-year-old right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez and insert 36-year-old Kevin Millwod into the rotation. The article also examines the difficulties in evaluating Pacific Coast League performance, an issue the Padres have experienced firsthand this [...]
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Stranded, Caught in the Crossfire
I’d intended to launch into a tirade about drawing seven walks against the opposing starter and losing, but it turns out that happens fairly often. Since 1920, teams are 2077-2158 in games where the starting pitcher allows at least seven walks. That’s a .490 winning percentage, which is both surprising and hardly cause for a [...]
Tuesday Links (4 May 10)
It’s time once again to clear off the virtual desk… Fun With Latos’ PTLWs (Chicken Friars). Nathaniel notes that Mat Latos has had more success with his changeup this year than last, but not as much with his fastball. Fandom?? (RJ’s Fro). SDPads1 waxes philosophical about ex-Padres Trevor Hoffman and Jake Peavy. Bonus points for [...]
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (10 May 08)
Padres (12-24) vs Rockies (15-21) Greg Maddux vs Ubaldo Jimenez 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 188 MLB, B-R The bad news is that we are putting on a lousy show for you. I apologize for it. I’m disgusted with it. This is the most stupid baseball playing I’ve ever seen! [...]
Howlin’ Wolf and Friends Take the Fifth
Randy Wolf‘s final line looks fantastic, and he pitched a beautiful game, but it didn’t seem dominant while I was watching. The Rockies hitters probably have a different opinion. Because my job is to pick nits, I found myself wondering why Wolf needed to throw so many pitches. He walked four and fanned nine, which [...]
IGD: Padres vs Rockies (15 Apr 08)
Padres (7-6) @ Rockies (5-7) Randy Wolf vs Ubaldo Jimenez 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189 MLB, B-R The Padres were outscored, 16-9, in Los Angeles over the weekend, but took two out of three against the Dodgers. Devotees of Pythagoras may call this “lucky,” but the real good fortune [...]
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