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Staff Report 2011: Indians
Fausto Carmona It might feel like it was two decades ago, but in 2007 the Cleveland Indians played in the ALCS. Yeah, they really did. They were loaded with young talent and it looked like they were...
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Connecting MLB and the NCAA
If you use the Boston Red Sox as a representative sample, the odds of reaching the big leagues after being drafted are about 1 out of 10. 2008 AL MVP, bald at 20 years old From 2001 through 2004,...
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Five Month Cy Young Awards
As the pitching in Major League Baseball continues to improve, or the hitting continues to decline, a number of pitchers have put together fantastic seasons so far in 2011. The Gunslinger In the...
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Odds of Reaching the Big Leagues: Michael Almanzar
When you look at the list of players that fill all the minor league rosters, you might wonder where they all came from, and what their chances are of making it to The Show. Nick Hagadone I made up a...
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Rating the Red Sox farm system 2013 vs. 2005
It looks like the Red Sox farm system is getting a bad rap these days, as Keith Law of ESPN has them ranked 17th out of 30 teams. Jed Hoyer I don’t think Law knows what he is talking about. I think the...
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Rating Red Sox General Managers
The Boston Red Sox did not have a General Manager until Tom Yawkey bought the team in 1933 and brought in Eddie Collins. Up through 1965 Boston had Joe Cronin, Bucky Harris and Pinky Higgins at that...
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Red Sox vs. Yankees draft 2005-2012
Recently I wrote this story (http://60ft6in.com/2013/02/05/rating-the-red-sox-farm-system-2013-vs-2005/) regarding the Red Sox and their draft picks from 2005 through 2012. As with most things with the...
View ArticleFactor12 Top50 thru 4/12
(What is F12?) RANK PITCHERS AGE IP F12 1 Clayton Kershaw* 25 23.33 37.117 2 Matt Harvey 24 14.00 35.986 3 Yu Darvish 26 19.67 35.370 4 Cliff Lee* 34 16.67 34.009 5 Justin Masterson 28 22.00 34.006 6...
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RANK PITCHERS AGE IP F12 1 Hyun-jin Ryu* 27 12.00 39.695 2 Wilton Lopez 30 2.67 35.931 3 Justin Masterson 29 7.00 35.000 4 Francisco Liriano* 30 6.00 34.914 5 Adam Wainwright 32 7.00 34.906 6...
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