http://the108stitches.com Dissecting baseball one stitch at a time. Sun, 11 May 2008 21:22:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My peers who have read anything I've written are probably ridiculously sick of hearing about it, but the research Baseball Prospectus once did regarding Angels second baseman Howie Kendrick is jaw dropping. They have a statistic called Translated Batting Average, which is without question a less flawed statistic than it's older ... http://the108stitches.com/2008/05/11/owie-howie/ Just a quick post to let you know that after some encouragement from readers I've decided to update my Top 30 Prospects list each month as well as the Player Rankings. The first update has been made and you can find it if you follow the Top 30 Prospects link ... http://the108stitches.com/2008/05/10/top-30-prospects-updated-2/ After blowing his league-tying fifth save on Friday, Cardinals closer, err, reliever Jason Isringhausen has been removed from the closer role for the time being. "I'm just getting sick of embarrassing myself and letting my team down," Isringhausen told the Associated Press on Friday night. "We should be five more wins ... http://the108stitches.com/2008/05/10/not-in-the-cards-for-izzy/ It's not often that a team is enamored by picking up Brad Wilkerson and Kevin Mench, smiling smugly and uttering something about being all in a days work. The sad reality is that the inconsistent offense was probably reason enough for the moves, but now that star outfielder Vernon Wells ... http://the108stitches.com/2008/05/10/all-is-not-wells/ Heading into this season, Twins set-up man Pat Neshek was a sought after commodity in many of my keeper leagues due to the assumption that veteran Joe Nathan would be allowed to walk into free agency after the 2008 season and Neshek would assume the closing duties. Then Nathan signed ... http://the108stitches.com/2008/05/09/wrecked-neshek/ It's safe to say that fantasy owners who waited on Devil Rays pitcher Scott Kazmir to make his season debut, were less than thrilled with his effort last Sunday (six hits, three earned runs, and three walks while striking out five in four innings against the Red Sox). The good ... http://the108stitches.com/2008/05/08/kaz-adjusts/ I think that the performance of Twins outfielder Carlos Gomez on Wednesday should go a long way towards soothing any remaining wounds the Minnesota faithful feel from the offseason trade of superstar pitcher Johan Santana.  Facing the White Sox, Gomez went 4-for-6 with two runs and three RBI, becoming the ... http://the108stitches.com/2008/05/08/go-go-gomez/ In the market we scour over the stats and determine which players fantasy owners should consider buying low and selling high along with our favorite free agent those owners should consider adding to their roster. Decisions like these can be the difference in a winning and losing fantasy squad, so ... http://the108stitches.com/2008/05/06/the-market/ Despite positive results from X-rays taken on Saturday, third baseman Aramis Ramirez is one Cub with a flawed paw. Ramirez didn't play in Saturday or Sunday's games against the Cardinals after taking a pitch off his wrist on Friday night. ''It's a little better, but I can't play,'' Ramirez told the ... http://the108stitches.com/2008/05/04/flawed-paw/ After Saturday's debacle, it appears Cubs starting pitcher Rich Hill may need a vacation. Not the kind where he slathers on the sunscreen and enjoys an umbrella drink by the ocean, but the kind where he is jettisoned from the starting rotation until he figures out his issues. Hill was ... http://the108stitches.com/2008/05/03/hill-street-blues/