Last month, in introducing a new method for evaluating the usage of starting pitchers, I was hopeful that the concept of PAP would mark a small first step towards a better understanding of the natural limits a pitching arm can take, and that it might help to establish better guidelines for pitchers to avoid disabling…
A headline for a recent Baseball Weekly cover story described Dusty Baker as an "inspirational manager" in charge of "overachieving Giants." The article included gushing praise from players, fellow managers, and even an opposing general manager who stated that Baker "handles people like nobody I’ve ever seen … I’d get rid of my own guy…
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Purchased the contract of 2B/3B P.J. Forbes from Rochester; designated RHP Joel Bennett for assignment. [7/21] Traded OF/1B Joe Carter to San Francisco for RHP Darin Blood. [7/23] Good news for the Orioles has been pretty infrequent, so its news when they pull off one addition and one bit of addition-by-subtraction. Sending Joe…