News, Links and Observations

The Cleveland Indians have fired manager Eric Wedge and the entire coaching staff. Why they bothered to do this with less than a week remaining in the season will probably remain a mystery.

The Indians are in the early stages of what general manager Mark Shapiro referred to as a "reloading" period, and the reload will extend to the managerial position and the coaching staff.

A 1:30 p.m. ET press conference was scheduled Wednesday at Progressive Field to announce that Wedge and his coaches have all been relieved of their duties. Wedge and his staff will stay aboard for the season's final six games, including the four-game set in Boston this weekend.

According to a team source, Wedge has known his fate for several days, while the coaches -- including pitching coach Carl Willis, hitting coach Derek Shelton, bench coach Jeff Datz, first-base coach Luis Rivera, third-base coach Joel Skinner and bullpen coach Chuck Hernandez -- were informed of the moves following Tuesday's rainout against the White Sox.

Taking over for Peter Abraham, the number one Yankees blogger at The LoHud Yankees Blog, will be Chad Jennings of the Times-Tribune in Scranton and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog. I loved Peter's work and as a huge Yankees fan (I'll be sharing news on my own new Yankees Blog very soon). I follow a few blogs for each MLB team, and I'll certainly be adding his new Red Sox blog to my list. The Boston Globe sports section just became relevant again.

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Chad covered the Triple-A Yankees with distinction and his blog was a must-read for Yankee fans who wanted to be up to date on the organization’s prospects. Chad has a knack for blogging and is a fine writer and reporter.

As somebody who once covered the Double-A Yankees, I believe there is a lot of value in having a reporter who started in the minors and worked his way up. Chad is a young guy with a lot of ambition and knowledge of baseball and he’s the perfect choice to take over this blog.

Over at Athletics Nation they are discussing the 2010 roster and which players should be o n it. Every aspiring or returning fantasy league champ can use articles like this to get a little closer to the thinking of the front office and the most loyal fans.

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As much as I love Rajai Davis, never has the phrase "sell high" been more apropos. Unless we really believe he can hit .360 for half a season ever again in his career, it might be worth entertaining some offers. If not, we have a very fast leadoff or number two hitter for next season. The A's will also have to make a decision on Adam Kennedy (and third base), and it's possible they aren't fully committed to Jack Cust and/or Scott Hairston as full-time players next season. Have the A's found the shortstop answer in Cliff Pennington (and we're assuming that 30 year old Free Agent Bobby Crosby will finally leave Oakland) or are they still searching for something they haven't had since Miguel Tejada (coincidentally, who is a FA of his own this year)?

Lou Piniella described what he expects his 2010 pitching staff to look like and he gets very specific about it in this Chicago Tribune article. The article focuses on the Cubs apparently allowing Rich Harden to depart via free agency. I found the the quote about Jeff Samardzija to be pretty interesting...

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"You look at our starting pitching here for next year," Piniella said. "You've got (Carlos) Zambrano, you've got (Ryan) Dempster, you've got (Randy) Wells, you've got (Ted) Lilly, you've got (Tom) Gorzelanny, and you've got (Jeff) Samardzija, who is going to go to winter ball. And if this kid keeps improving, he'll be right in the mix. So we've got six nice arms."

Mike Pelfrey's season has mercifully come to an end and Matt Cerrone of MetsBlog, examines his season and what went wrong. I still think Pelfrey has some good years coming. I'm just not certain what I'd bet to have him on my teams...

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…that said, he was pitching in front of a terrible, ever-changing, often-out-of-place defense… also, he seemed to get more ground balls than in previous seasons, and that is important for him to be effective… the problem was his walks, and putting himself in a position to fail, which is something no pitcher should do with that sort of defense behind him…

Tommy Rancel of D'Rays Bay is predicting that Matt Joyce will take over right field for the Rays in 2010. He also sees Gabe Gross as a potential non-tender. I actually thought the Rays were going to give Joyce that shot this season mostly based on Joyce's solid rookie season with the Detroit Tigers. Joyce was traded for Edwin Jackson, a move that at this point heavily favors the Tigers but that could be changing in 2010.

Sports: A Game of Inches has a nice piece on Jonny Gomes and his improvements this season. Those of you who have read my stuff for a while know I've been on that bandwagon. I called him potentially the next David Ortiz. This article breaks down his tools and skills very well and will give you a true sense of his value and upside.

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But let's not be too hard on Gomes here. A marginally better than league average walk rate is nothing to sneer at when paired with legitimate power (.230 career ISO) and defense skills that are only half as crappy as his predecessor. In fact, in less than half as many PA's as Adam Dunn this season, Jonny Gomes has been, when you combine and compare offensive and defensive production, exactly half as valuable as Adam Dunn this season. Extrapolated, that insinuates that two have the same production rate per game for their respective teams. Such is true for 2009, but is this a legitimate expectation for 2010 and going forward?

If you enjoy the MLB offseason as much as I do, you should like this piece by BUCCOfans.com. They examine the needs of the Pittsburgh Pirates and a few of their potential targets come the free-agency period. According to their calculations the Pirates have nearly $20 million to spend. I'm sure a good portion of that will go to raises and arbitration but they should be able to add a quality bat and do some bargain hunting for bullpen arms.

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The first thing anyone should say is "we've heard this before". Many will point to last year when Neal Huntington said "we're going after a right handed power bat, a starting pitcher, and a bullpen arm". He came away with Eric Hinske, Virgil Vasquez, and Chris Bootcheck, although it should be noted that Daniel Cabrera, Rocco Baldelli, and Derrick Turnbow all turned down more money to play elsewhere (although that's not really a bad thing for the Pirates).

The Red Sox desperately need to re-sign Jason Bay. Bay is their primary power source and a key element in the middle of their lineup. Unfortunately for Boston fans, the Red Sox underestimated what it would take to re-sign him and will now most likely have to compete with other teams for his services. The New York Yankees could be lurking, ready to steal another Red Sox target from under their noses. The Bottom Line (a quality Red Sox blog) examines this situation.

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My point is this... Teixeira got away and now he's a major part of why the Yankees are the World Series favorites. If they win it all this season, many will say that they "bought" another ring with the huge contracts they dished out this offseason, but the Red Sox can't afford to let another potential "anchor" sign with someone else.

The Top Texas League Players of 2009

We finish off the Double-A Rankings with the Texas League. As usual all the data is courtesy of Fangraphs.com.

The Top 25 Texas League Batters (minimum 50 at-bats)

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	Spd	BABIP	wOBA
Emerson Frostad	Rangers	22.80%	20.50%	0.295	0.456	0.591	0.295	4.7	0.313	0.467
Chris Carter	Athletics	14.30%	24.30%	0.337	0.435	0.576	0.239	4.8	0.406	0.45
Mike Baxter	Padres	10.20%	20.80%	0.376	0.441	0.559	0.183	4.6	0.462	0.45
Jordan Parraz	Royals	11.40%	11.10%	0.358	0.451	0.553	0.195	4.2	0.381	0.442
Justin Smoak	Rangers	17.60%	19.10%	0.328	0.449	0.481	0.153	1.1	0.38	0.427
Sawyer Carroll	Padres	18.00%	19.50%	0.317	0.44	0.488	0.171	5.3	0.385	0.424
Mark Hamilton	Cardinals	14.70%	28.20%	0.307	0.421	0.521	0.215	1.4	0.385	0.421
Daniel Descalso	Cardinals	9.70%	14.20%	0.323	0.396	0.531	0.208	4.1	0.356	0.416
Danny Putnam	Athletics	11.50%	21.10%	0.301	0.381	0.528	0.228	4.4	0.333	0.413
Anthony Recker	Athletics	12.30%	38.60%	0.298	0.385	0.526	0.228	1.8	0.438	0.411
Andrew Locke	Astros	8.40%	16.70%	0.338	0.389	0.531	0.193	3.2	0.376	0.409
John Suomi	Royals	9.80%	14.30%	0.311	0.378	0.571	0.261	4.8	0.316	0.409
David Lough	Royals	4.80%	12.70%	0.331	0.371	0.517	0.186	6.2	0.35	0.405
Craig Cooper	Padres	12.70%	16.90%	0.312	0.405	0.451	0.139	3.4	0.359	0.393
Tommy Everidge	Athletics	10.90%	14.80%	0.306	0.38	0.489	0.183	2.1	0.332	0.393
Ed Lucas	Royals	13.00%	21.10%	0.29	0.388	0.448	0.158	5.9	0.344	0.392
Brett Wallace	Cardinals	12.30%	26.60%	0.281	0.403	0.438	0.156	1.7	0.348	0.389
Andrew Brown	Cardinals	10.50%	18.60%	0.285	0.371	0.49	0.205	3.3	0.308	0.389
Mitchell Moreland	Rangers	7.10%	14.00%	0.326	0.373	0.488	0.163	4	0.359	0.388
Adam Fox	Rangers	7.00%	22.40%	0.286	0.344	0.517	0.231	4.6	0.314	0.384
Cody Clark	Royals	7.30%	14.10%	0.304	0.366	0.497	0.194	2.6	0.321	0.384
Craig Gentry	Rangers	8.70%	12.50%	0.303	0.378	0.418	0.115	8.5	0.334	0.384
Tyler Henley	Cardinals	8.60%	15.10%	0.303	0.367	0.482	0.18	4.8	0.332	0.381
Adrian Cardenas	Athletics	10.50%	13.50%	0.326	0.392	0.446	0.12	4.2	0.371	0.381
Tim Smith	Rangers	9.20%	15.10%	0.309	0.38	0.439	0.129	4.6	0.348	0.379
James Van Ostrand	Astros	10.50%	18.30%	0.283	0.364	0.469	0.185	1.4	0.31	0.379
Yung Chi Chen	Athletics	9.30%	13.20%	0.324	0.387	0.412	0.088	3.8	0.373	0.379
Michael McKenry	Rockies	13.10%	19.30%	0.279	0.376	0.455	0.176	2.6	0.318	0.379
Corey Brown	Athletics	9.70%	27.60%	0.268	0.349	0.488	0.22	6.7	0.337	0.378
Chris Nelson	Rockies	10.10%	19.60%	0.28	0.355	0.477	0.196	7.2	0.317	0.374
Curt Smith	Cardinals	4.40%	13.80%	0.308	0.357	0.462	0.154	4.6	0.333	0.374
Cole Garner	Rockies	5.50%	19.70%	0.288	0.342	0.492	0.205	6.4	0.325	0.374
Josh Donaldson	Athletics	15.00%	20.20%	0.27	0.379	0.415	0.145	3.7	0.322	0.37
Lance Zawadzki	Padres	11.30%	21.40%	0.289	0.372	0.416	0.127	7	0.356	0.37
Nate Sutton	Angels	11.50%	14.80%	0.305	0.387	0.391	0.086	5.7	0.354	0.366

The Top 25 Texas League Pitchers (minimum 50 IP)

Name	Team	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA	FIP
Brandon Gomes	Padres	12.5	3.5	0.5	1.14	0.327	72.70%	2.63	2.39
Esmil Rogers	Rockies	7.92	1.81	0.19	1.12	0.317	75.10%	2.48	2.51
Michael Benacka	Athletics	9.87	4.39	0	1.28	0.315	75.60%	2.74	2.56
Evan Scribner	Padres	9.85	2.56	0.51	1.14	0.316	71.20%	3.07	2.6
Jon Hunton	Athletics	7.67	2.17	0.33	1.07	0.288	64.70%	3.33	2.81
Trevor Bell	Angels	6.68	2.62	0.13	1.08	0.271	69.70%	2.23	2.87
Wilton Lopez	Astros	5.63	1.06	0.65	1.32	0.34	62.60%	4.73	3.27
Kyle Middleton	Athletics	5.67	1.94	0.45	0.99	0.25	72.20%	2.69	3.28
Arnold Leon	Athletics	7.63	3.39	0.36	1.33	0.317	69.10%	3.51	3.36
Pedro Strop	Rangers	8.42	5.08	0.18	1.5	0.327	65.70%	4.38	3.39
Tommy Baumgardner	Rockies	6.4	3.43	0.16	1.46	0.334	71.90%	2.81	3.41
Polin Trinidad	Astros	5.77	1.09	0.76	1.17	0.308	70.30%	2.94	3.42
Chris Nicoll	Royals	8.46	3.79	0.58	1.39	0.326	67.20%	3.5	3.43
Eduardo Sanchez	Cardinals	10.08	3.6	0.72	1.04	0.248	79.40%	2.7	3.44
Samuel Deduno	Rockies	8.32	4.87	0.2	1.25	0.265	74.20%	2.57	3.45
Beau Jones	Rangers	9.44	5.13	0.33	1.66	0.372	68.70%	4.47	3.46
Lance Lynn	Cardinals	6.98	3.63	0.36	1.33	0.302	73.30%	2.92	3.47
Blake Beavan	Rangers	3.41	1.3	0.4	1.41	0.332	65.90%	4.01	3.49
Mike DeMark	Padres	8.25	4.95	0.3	1.43	0.309	68.90%	3.15	3.5
Will Inman	Padres	6.08	2.06	0.52	1.04	0.261	68.50%	3.4	3.55
Graham Godfrey	Athletics	6.21	2.88	0.45	1.28	0.299	70.60%	3.5	3.56
Andy Van Hekken	Astros	5.44	1.84	0.65	1.28	0.312	67.70%	4.05	3.63
Tommy Mendoza	Angels	6.02	2.17	0.7	1.25	0.302	69.10%	3.36	3.64
Douglas Arguello	Astros	6.6	3.12	0.48	1.28	0.297	74.40%	3.36	3.67
Trey Hearne	Cardinals	5.71	3.03	0.49	1.22	0.275	76.80%	2.82	3.68
Jordan Walden	Angels	8.55	4.35	0.6	1.68	0.377	66.10%	5.25	3.77
Trevor Reckling	Angels	7.05	4.99	0.27	1.43	0.293	76.80%	2.93	3.77
Barret Browning	Angels	7.25	4.47	0.3	1.51	0.328	64.90%	4.17	3.81
Tyler Norrick	Cardinals	11.9	6.71	0.61	1.56	0.332	68.20%	4.12	3.83
Amalio Diaz	Angels	6.59	2.62	0.79	1.3	0.305	70.10%	3.65	3.86
Michael Ballard	Rangers	5.82	1.89	0.87	1.29	0.312	70.70%	3.71	3.9
Brandon Dickson	Cardinals	6.83	3.05	0.73	1.42	0.327	70.90%	3.78	3.9
Rocky Roquet	Athletics	7.06	3.99	0.61	1.79	0.386	66.70%	5.37	3.9
Andrew Johnston	Rockies	6.37	3.35	0.5	1.55	0.346	71.60%	3.69	3.91
Chaz Roe	Rockies	5.92	3.31	0.54	1.26	0.279	74.20%	3.15	3.92

The Top Southern League Players of 2009

The Southern League was loaded with great prospects including the consensus number one prospect in the game right now. As is fitting he appears at the top of the list.

Top 25 Southern League Batters (minimum 50 at-bats)

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	Spd	BABIP	wOBA
Jason Heyward	Braves	14.70%	11.70%	0.352	0.446	0.611	0.259	6.1	0.368	0.467
Chris Heisey	Reds	11.10%	12.50%	0.347	0.426	0.572	0.225	6	0.362	0.457
Tyler Flowers	White Sox	18.70%	30.60%	0.302	0.445	0.548	0.246	4.7	0.39	0.447
Steve Clevenger	Cubs	11.50%	10.40%	0.364	0.443	0.532	0.169	3.9	0.397	0.44
Jamie Hoffmann	Dodgers	17.90%	17.80%	0.307	0.457	0.495	0.188	7	0.358	0.438
Gerardo Parra	Diamondbacks	16.90%	12.00%	0.361	0.469	0.491	0.13	5.4	0.391	0.433
Sean Coughlin	Diamondbacks	17.90%	11.80%	0.304	0.432	0.484	0.18	0.9	0.311	0.418
Desmond Jennings	Rays	11.10%	13.60%	0.316	0.395	0.486	0.17	8.4	0.35	0.415
Stefan Gartrell	White Sox	11.30%	27.40%	0.285	0.371	0.521	0.235	6.2	0.346	0.406
Ezequiel Carrera	Mariners	15.20%	18.80%	0.337	0.441	0.416	0.079	6.6	0.411	0.402
Mike Wilson	Mariners	13.60%	34.80%	0.247	0.38	0.461	0.213	6.2	0.321	0.401
David Cook	White Sox	13.20%	20.00%	0.264	0.369	0.513	0.249	5.1	0.276	0.394
Joshua Bell	Dodgers	13.00%	21.00%	0.296	0.386	0.497	0.201	3	0.348	0.393
Logan Morrison	Marlins	18.50%	16.50%	0.277	0.411	0.442	0.165	4.7	0.308	0.393
Doug Deeds	Cubs	6.50%	21.30%	0.305	0.353	0.534	0.23	3.7	0.359	0.392
Gordon Beckham	White Sox	8.70%	16.30%	0.299	0.366	0.497	0.197	2.7	0.336	0.39
Matt Young	Braves	17.00%	12.80%	0.289	0.421	0.407	0.117	7.5	0.325	0.39
Lucas May	Dodgers	11.70%	24.70%	0.306	0.39	0.468	0.162	3.6	0.386	0.389
Tommy Giles	Dodgers	15.20%	32.40%	0.251	0.364	0.497	0.246	1.7	0.309	0.386
Matt Craig	Marlins	5.90%	22.50%	0.3	0.341	0.525	0.225	2.8	0.345	0.385
Tyler Colvin	Cubs	5.00%	18.60%	0.3	0.334	0.524	0.225	6.4	0.331	0.384
Rhyne Hughes	Rays	10.00%	35.40%	0.252	0.34	0.5	0.248	3	0.321	0.381
Yonder Alonso	Reds	11.80%	14.30%	0.295	0.372	0.457	0.162	2	0.33	0.38
Jim Gallagher	White Sox	14.70%	22.60%	0.28	0.385	0.452	0.172	4.1	0.343	0.378
Jose Lobaton	Rays	15.20%	22.60%	0.262	0.376	0.452	0.19	1.4	0.306	0.377
Christian Marrero	White Sox	7.30%	21.80%	0.301	0.34	0.52	0.218	2.6	0.345	0.377
Eduardo Perez	Dodgers	9.30%	25.00%	0.281	0.362	0.476	0.195	2.9	0.341	0.377
James Tomlin	Dodgers	12.20%	18.90%	0.315	0.401	0.411	0.096	4.7	0.385	0.374
Drew T. Anderson	Brewers	10.40%	19.80%	0.301	0.376	0.452	0.152	4.3	0.354	0.374
Kris Negron	Reds	12.90%	13.00%	0.241	0.379	0.389	0.148	5.2	0.244	0.373
Brandon Allen	White Sox	11.10%	19.50%	0.29	0.372	0.452	0.162	4.2	0.337	0.372
Gabriel Martinez	Dodgers	10.00%	27.30%	0.296	0.372	0.458	0.162	1.4	0.378	0.371
Thomas Hubbard	Mariners	13.90%	24.60%	0.271	0.38	0.434	0.163	2.7	0.331	0.371
Todd Frazier	Reds	8.50%	14.90%	0.29	0.35	0.481	0.191	3.4	0.316	0.37
Ramon Nivar	Dodgers	2.80%	11.10%	0.298	0.333	0.48	0.181	8.3	0.322	0.37

Top Southern League Pitchers of 2009 (minimum 50 IP)

Name	Team	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA	FIP
Daniel Hudson	White Sox	10.07	1.6	0.16	0.83	0.273	80.30%	1.6	1.89
Christopher Leroux	Marlins	8.25	2.55	0	1.27	0.341	75.30%	2.7	2.27
Kasey Olenberger	Marlins	8.77	2.6	0.14	1.02	0.279	88.40%	1.1	2.32
Travis Wood	Reds	7.79	2.8	0.15	0.97	0.246	82.80%	1.21	2.75
Nicholas Hill	Mariners	9.41	2.26	0.47	1.13	0.318	65.70%	3.1	2.76
Victor Garate	Dodgers	9.51	3.91	0.17	1.11	0.272	82.80%	2.04	2.86
Fernando Hernandez	White Sox	9.06	3.08	0.34	0.99	0.251	82.40%	1.71	2.88
Jeremy Hellickson	Rays	9.85	2.22	0.64	0.97	0.274	80.50%	2.38	2.88
Scott Elbert	Dodgers	12.56	4.33	0.72	1.43	0.378	71.30%	3.9	3.14
Jarrett Santos	Marlins	5.07	1.8	0.33	1.2	0.299	58.50%	3.11	3.15
Kendy Batista	Dodgers	8.69	3.72	0.31	1.12	0.266	80.10%	2.17	3.17
Aaron Poreda	White Sox	9.65	4.9	0.14	1.27	0.29	78.50%	2.38	3.17
Jarrod Parker	Diamondbacks	8.5	3.91	0.23	1.48	0.353	73.20%	3.68	3.21
Matt Long	White Sox	5.97	2.83	0.15	1.19	0.285	72.40%	2.98	3.23
Francisco Felix	Dodgers	8.78	3.25	0.49	1.23	0.306	73.80%	2.93	3.25
Scott Diamond	Braves	7.63	3.64	0.34	1.56	0.363	69.50%	3.5	3.26
Brad Stone	Marlins	4.91	1.79	0.33	1	0.253	73.60%	2.23	3.26
Justin Souza	Mariners	7.15	2.08	0.46	1.17	0.304	69.60%	3.35	3.28
Mike McClendon	Brewers	6.06	2.13	0.43	1.25	0.311	66.70%	3.3	3.28
Andrew Cashner	Cubs	6.33	4.17	0	1.23	0.267	59.50%	3.39	3.29
John Lujan	White Sox	7.82	4.3	0.15	1.35	0.304	62.50%	4.45	3.32
John Ely	White Sox	7.2	2.88	0.52	1.22	0.293	71.80%	2.82	3.33
Chris Cody	Brewers	7.36	1.53	0.77	0.89	0.24	81.30%	2.3	3.34
J.D. Durbin	Dodgers	5.81	3.59	0.17	1.14	0.249	81.90%	2.05	3.35
Jeff Lyman	Braves	7.89	4.47	0.31	1.3	0.285	71.00%	3.12	3.42
Daniel Stange	Diamondbacks	7.66	2.61	0.7	1.57	0.379	61.50%	4.88	3.43
Nic Ungs	Marlins	6.69	2.54	0.59	1.07	0.259	78.20%	2.37	3.47
Josh Lindblom	Dodgers	7.22	2.2	0.63	1.2	0.306	57.00%	4.71	3.5
Matthew Sartor	Dodgers	9.54	3.52	0.88	1.3	0.315	65.30%	4.27	3.56
Cristhian Martinez	Marlins	5.37	1.9	0.61	1.13	0.278	74.00%	2.94	3.63
Matt Peterson	Marlins	8.18	4.17	0.46	1.32	0.297	71.60%	3.86	3.65
Michael Wlodarczyk	Rays	6.37	3.6	0.28	1.51	0.338	59.30%	5.4	3.66
Jeremy Papelbon	Cubs	6.66	2.25	0.78	1.36	0.329	76.90%	3.38	3.68
Ryan Reid	Rays	7.71	4.32	0.46	1.59	0.351	69.40%	4.17	3.7
Deunte Heath	Braves	7.88	4.28	0.45	1.48	0.328	68.10%	4.16	3.71

Top Eastern League Players of 2009

Today our series of minor league rankings moves down to the Double-A level. The Eastern League is one of three AA leagues. In my opinion this is the level that has the most exciting prospects. You get guys like Carlos Santana, Pedro Alvarez and Jesus Montero.

Top 25 Eastern League Batters (minimum 50 at-bats)

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	Spd	BABIP	wOBA
Daniel Nava	Red Sox	17.50%	10.20%	0.364	0.479	0.568	0.203	2.8	0.382	0.471
Ryan Strieby	Tigers	16.20%	27.20%	0.303	0.427	0.565	0.262	3.6	0.359	0.445
Pedro Alvarez	Pirates	13.30%	26.60%	0.333	0.419	0.59	0.257	2.2	0.407	0.444
Brandon Snyder	Orioles	11.80%	22.40%	0.343	0.421	0.597	0.254	1.8	0.404	0.444
Michael Taylor	Phillies	9.90%	16.00%	0.333	0.408	0.569	0.236	6.9	0.361	0.438
Ike Davis	Mets	11.20%	29.00%	0.309	0.386	0.565	0.256	0.9	0.381	0.426
Scott Sizemore	Tigers	13.30%	20.20%	0.307	0.402	0.535	0.228	6.1	0.353	0.422
Carlos Santana	Indians	17.40%	19.40%	0.29	0.413	0.53	0.241	3.4	0.314	0.418
Brian Dopirak	Blue Jays	9.60%	22.90%	0.308	0.374	0.576	0.268	2.2	0.35	0.417
Aaron Bates	Red Sox	7.60%	23.80%	0.34	0.405	0.505	0.165	3	0.42	0.414
Jorge Vazquez	Yankees	3.40%	20.00%	0.329	0.357	0.578	0.249	2.1	0.365	0.414
Joshua Bell	Orioles	8.80%	24.60%	0.298	0.354	0.579	0.281	1.1	0.325	0.411
Michael Bertram	Tigers	9.60%	25.20%	0.285	0.353	0.585	0.301	4	0.321	0.408
Jesus Montero	Yankees	7.70%	12.60%	0.317	0.37	0.539	0.222	0.6	0.321	0.407
Daniel Figueroa	Orioles	14.10%	21.80%	0.319	0.444	0.412	0.092	6.2	0.402	0.406
Mark Wagner	Red Sox	15.50%	17.00%	0.301	0.41	0.477	0.176	2	0.347	0.404
Jeremy Slayden	Phillies	12.60%	23.70%	0.281	0.372	0.525	0.245	1.7	0.309	0.397
Ian Desmond	Nationals	8.60%	23.50%	0.306	0.372	0.494	0.188	6.4	0.371	0.396
Steve Torrealba	Orioles	25.30%	16.10%	0.242	0.425	0.419	0.177	0.1	0.245	0.39
Neil Sellers	Phillies	8.50%	13.70%	0.317	0.383	0.486	0.17	3.1	0.342	0.389
Paco Figueroa	Orioles	11.70%	16.40%	0.305	0.39	0.438	0.133	7	0.365	0.387
Josh Petersen	Mets	11.70%	13.80%	0.326	0.409	0.442	0.116	2.5	0.366	0.386
Luis Exposito	Red Sox	4.20%	29.30%	0.337	0.371	0.489	0.152	2.7	0.452	0.382
Josh Reddick	Red Sox	10.50%	24.20%	0.277	0.352	0.52	0.242	5.5	0.32	0.382
Brock Bond	Giants	13.00%	15.30%	0.333	0.429	0.409	0.076	5.4	0.392	0.381
Casper Wells	Tigers	12.10%	33.10%	0.26	0.369	0.489	0.228	5.7	0.342	0.381
Danny Valencia	Twins	12.40%	18.30%	0.284	0.373	0.482	0.197	5.2	0.322	0.38
Jeff Frazier	Tigers	7.40%	14.90%	0.322	0.375	0.471	0.149	1.9	0.37	0.378
Nick Evans	Mets	8.70%	21.00%	0.276	0.35	0.467	0.19	4.9	0.325	0.376
Ray Chang	Pirates	10.60%	12.60%	0.291	0.383	0.449	0.157	2.9	0.321	0.375
Reegie Corona	Yankees	15.40%	16.30%	0.287	0.397	0.397	0.111	5.3	0.335	0.375
Brian Stavisky	Phillies	13.60%	21.30%	0.279	0.377	0.454	0.175	3.3	0.331	0.375
Brian Dinkelman	Twins	10.70%	15.90%	0.296	0.383	0.44	0.144	3.2	0.339	0.374
Josh Thole	Mets	9.90%	8.90%	0.328	0.395	0.422	0.094	3.8	0.358	0.373
Alex Avila	Tigers	13.60%	23.40%	0.264	0.365	0.45	0.185	3.2	0.313	0.371

The Top 25 Eastern League Pitchers (minimum 50 IP) will appear after these messages...

Name	Team	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA	FIP
Hector Rondon	Indians	9.13	2	0.38	1.06	0.305	74.90%	2.75	2.51
Steven Wright	Indians	7.08	2.21	0.11	1.13	0.3	75.60%	2.32	2.6
Marc Rzepczynski	Blue Jays	10.33	4.23	0.12	1.51	0.381	69.10%	2.93	2.64
Zach Putnam	Indians	9.05	2.86	0.32	1.36	0.357	65.20%	4.13	2.65
Kevin Whelan	Yankees	10.37	4.61	0.16	1.21	0.289	76.20%	2.63	2.72
Zach Simons	Tigers	8.82	3.71	0.18	1.18	0.288	66.60%	2.82	2.73
Josh Schmidt	Yankees	10.33	4.09	0.22	1.14	0.282	86.40%	1.61	2.76
Anthony Slama	Twins	12.81	4.41	0.69	1.19	0.31	84.90%	2.48	2.91
Joe Paterson	Giants	9	3.13	0.39	1.03	0.259	80.20%	1.96	2.94
Brad Lincoln	Pirates	7.8	2.16	0.48	1.08	0.287	78.80%	2.28	2.96
Ryan Edell	Indians	9.17	1.91	0.81	1.13	0.315	82.40%	2.32	2.96
Alex Burnett	Twins	8.46	3.09	0.33	0.99	0.246	79.70%	1.79	2.98
Yohan Pino	Twins	9.29	2.32	0.58	1.24	0.34	75.90%	3.19	2.99
Michael Dunn	Yankees	12.83	5.4	0.51	1.37	0.338	73.50%	3.71	2.99
Erik Stiller	Indians	8.78	3.88	0.26	1.23	0.296	68.10%	3.23	3
Zach McAllister	Yankees	7.14	2.45	0.3	1.08	0.277	74.80%	2.23	3.03
Wilkins Arias	Yankees	9.63	3.21	0.58	1.22	0.312	71.40%	3.65	3.07
Jake Arrieta	Orioles	10.68	3.51	0.61	1.15	0.298	76.80%	2.59	3.08
Chance Chapman	Phillies	8.37	3.08	0.51	1.16	0.287	79.20%	2.73	3.11
Dustin Richardson	Red Sox	11.37	5.68	0.28	1.29	0.289	76.60%	2.7	3.12
Matt Yourkin	Giants	10.23	3.69	0.71	1.23	0.306	83.10%	2.42	3.18
Dan Griffin	Giants	10.6	2.84	0.74	1.48	0.397	60.40%	5.42	3.19
Neil Wagner	Indians	10.18	4.72	0.44	1.31	0.304	74.20%	2.95	3.2
Jeff Manship	Twins	5.35	2.38	0.24	1.22	0.294	62.50%	4.28	3.23
Ben Snyder	Giants	7.98	3.53	0.37	1.24	0.294	75.00%	2.88	3.23
Ryan Pope	Yankees	6.75	2.17	0.45	1.34	0.336	56.60%	4.78	3.24
Reidier Gonzalez	Blue Jays	6.48	2.42	0.39	1.15	0.285	71.20%	2.9	3.25
Chad Rhoades	Red Sox	8.96	3.94	0.44	1.3	0.309	68.00%	3.94	3.26
Waldis Joaquin	Giants	6.67	4.67	0	1.19	0.243	73.40%	2.67	3.27
Michael Crotta	Pirates	6.08	2.07	0.44	1.49	0.361	61.90%	4.76	3.3
Junichi Tazawa	Red Sox	8.08	2.39	0.73	1.08	0.277	79.80%	2.57	3.35
Sean Smith	- - -	8.46	3.63	0.5	1.21	0.285	76.90%	2.82	3.36
Randy Boone	Blue Jays	6.28	2.93	0.28	1.31	0.31	66.50%	3.7	3.37
Ryan Mullins	Twins	8.26	2.23	0.81	1.46	0.37	69.90%	4.03	3.4
Jack Spradlin	Nationals	7.59	3.04	0.51	1.14	0.275	73.60%	2.87	3.43