Brandon Webb

The Diamondbacks Dunn Wrong

The Arizona Diamondbacks offered salary arbitration to Orlando Hudson, Juan Cruz, and Brandon Lyon. They failed to offer Randy Johnson or Adam Dunn arbitration. Well, four good decisions out of five ain't bad.

'That's Debatable,' with Rob Neyer

Welcome to The Show! Tuesday's topic: Which free agent pitcher would you rather sign: AJ Burnett or Derek Lowe? According to Baseball Info Solutions, Burnett was one of only three pitchers in the majors to throw more than 900...

Being Jamie Moyer

Catcher Carlos Ruiz asking Jamie Moyer for his secrets of pitching. Today I want to take a close look at Jamie Moyer using PITCHf/x to try to unlock why more pitchers can't do what Moyer is doing. Moyer's stuff: slow, slower...

Halladay up for TYIB Pitcher of Year

Blue Jays ace reached 20 wins for second time in career TORONTO -- Roy Halladay may have finished as the runner-up in the balloting for this year's American League Cy Young Award, but there's still time for Blue Jays fans to...

Lincecum looks to add TYIB Award

NL Cy Young winner nominated in Starter of the Year field Tim Lincecum went 18-5 with a 2.62 ERA in 2008 and racked up 265 strikeouts in 227 innings. (AP) Tim Lincecum already has captured virtually every award he's eligible to...

Fans can support D-backs hurlers

Webb, Davis, Qualls nominated for TYIB Awards PHOENIX -- Several D-backs need support in the final days of the 2008 This Year In Baseball Awards presented by State Farm Insurance. The ballot boxes will close at 9:59 p.m. MT on...

Seasonlong Baseball Contest: Final Results

(If you’re looking for the latest Daily Fix column, it’s here.) (15 each) AL Tigers 49 Red Sox 38 Indians 17 Yankees 14 Angels 12 Mariners 3 Blue Jays 1 MLB Photos via Getty Images The Mets dismayed their fans, and Fix readers,...

tRA Votes For The 2008 Cy Youngs

If you're not familiar with tRA, get familiar. Anyway, by using tRA, xIP, and our trusty 5.75 estimate of replacement level ERA, we can compute each pitcher's contribution in runs above replacement. And I've translated tRA onto...

The stove has been working overtime in recent years

by Jeff Moore, Dugout Central Updated: November 29, 2008, 3:00 PM EST Comment With Thanksgiving — a day in which the full limits of our kitchen stoves were pushed to the test — having come and gone, it is only appropriate the...

Derek Lowe: 30 GS 175 IP ERA+ 110.

Derek Lowe’s career with the Dodgers has been very consistent, despite the fact that he only started pitching for them in his age 32 season. Now, as he is about to embark on his age 36 season he is looking for another multiyear...

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