Today: a rundown on the pitching side of things, but first a followup on yesterday’s column discussing the hitters: Outfielder Brad Wilkerson was a fine pick, and I was wrong to say he didn’t hit doubles. I didn’t locate any Double-A statistics for him for this year, but as several astute and polite readers pointed…
It’s been mentioned to me that the "Daily Prospectus" hasn’t quite been living up to its name lately. It’s nice to know people care, and you can all look forward to a more regular schedule beginning next week and running through the end of the regular season. One of the great comeback stories of the…
Six Weeks With roughly a quarter of the season left to go, all teams have a responsibility to use the remaining games for goals that they can accomplish. Because I’m either hopelessly optimistic or needlessly cruel, I like to think teams will be using this time to do whatever they can to help themselves win…
Dodger Blues As we predicted at the start of the season, the race in the NL West is tighter than Pamela Anderson's wardrobe, with only two and a half games separating the two contenders. What we failed to predict is who the contenders would be, again giving the Los Angeles Dodgers more credit than they…
ANAHEIM ANGELS Acquired LHP Scott Karl and cash from the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named. [8/22] I’m sure the Angels think getting Scott Karl out of Denver will help, and while it can’t hurt, it won’t reverse years of decline. Karl’s road stats this year are still ugly: a 5.68 ERA, a…