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The Arizona Diamondbacks have essentially been out of the playoff hunt since May, and the organization has used the past few months to evaluate some of its young talent. With September's expanded rosters and official...
A little while ago, I wrote a THT Live post that compared a couple of relatively new and advanced sabermetric stats: Win Shares* and Wins Above Replacement, or WAR (the Sean Smith version). *Actually, I used Win Shares Above...
ARLINGTON -- It will be the 11th time in 18 games that Rodriguez has started for the Rangers at catcher. The Rangers acquired Rodriguez from the Houston Astros to be their backup catcher. "We were very lucky to get him away...
Mariners: Royals pitcher once wanted to quit, but overcame anxiety issues to dominate By LARRY LARUE; The News Tribune The first time Mike Sweeney met Zack Greinke, the kid was a 17-year-old pitcher who seemed even younger to...
KC rides four homers at Safeco to take opener SEATTLE -- They blasted four home runs en route to an 8-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners as 19,345 fans watched at Safeco Field. This marked the first time the Royals hit four...
Let's get it out there: The White Sox, with their respectable starting pitching, good-on-paper bullpen and supposed-to-be potent offense -- with no obvious flaws except defense -- should've taken control of the American League...
Judging from your e-mail and phone calls, this is not the demographic prone to sympathy for Royals manager Trey Hillman. And that's probably just as well. Trey is, however, in a bit of a tough spot when he makes out his lineup...
Brewers' Ryan Braun marvels at Sox rookie's success By Dave van Dyck | Tribune reporter When the White Sox summoned Gordon Beckham to the major leagues after only 59 minor-league games, they were taking a huge gamble. Forget...
Former Texas greats will join 10 others in distinguished club Ruben Sierra is the Rangers' all-time leader in triples with 44. Toby Harrah and Ruben Sierra will be inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame on Saturday, an honor...
Jarrod Washburn actually did arrive into Cleveland to join the Tigers Friday night -- late Friday night. His flight from Texas was so late, in fact, that he figured the Tigers game was over. "I figured when I drove by and the...
