Saturday, August 31, 2013

Justin Morneau traded to Pirates

Justin Morneau was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 31, 2013. In exchange the Twins received Alex Presley and a player to be named later or cash.

Morneau is a first baseman with 11 seasons MLB experience playing with the Twins. This season he hit .259/.315/.426 with 17 HR, 74 RBI, 56 R, 0 SB in 127 games with the Twins. For his MLB career he has hit .278/.347/.485 with 221 HR, 860 RBI, 669 R, 5 SB in 1278 games. He was originally drafted by the Twins in the third round in 1999. Morneau turned 32 on May 15.

Presley is an outfielder with four seasons MLB experience playing with the Pirates. He split 2013 between Triple A Indianapolis and the Pirates prior to the trade. He hit .298/.376/.427 with 5 HR, 27 RBI, 57 R, 17 SB in 89 games at Indianapolis and hit .264/.274/.389 with 2 HR, 4 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 29 games with the Pirates. For his MLB career he has hit .261/.299/.419 with 16 HR, 49 RBI, 83 R, 19 SB in 204 games. He was originally drafted by the Pirates in the eighth round in 2006. Presley turned 28 on July 25.

Bubba and Fred Update 083113

I am continuing to follow Bubba Starling and Fred Ford as they make their way up the minor league ranks of the Kansas City Royals. This is the 22nd update for 2013. Both Bubba and Fred are at Class A Lexington in the South Atlantic League. The Legends finished the first half 33-35. They reset their records after the All Star break and the Legends are 35-32 in the second half.

Starling continues to heat up hitting .341 over his last 10 games and is now hitting .245/.329/.403 with 13 HR, 63 RBI, 51 R, 21 SB in 122 games. 

Ford continues to spiral and is now hitting .196/.293/.355 with 13 HR, 41 RBI, 47 R, 5 SB in 123 games.

Nippon MLB Ties Pacific League 083113

Here are players in the Pacific League in Japan that have MLB ties. These results are after the 22nd week of the 2013 season


Michel Abreu (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) .306/.378/.547 w/ 27 HR, 79 RBI, 50 R, 0 SB in 109 games

Micah Hoffpauir (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) .186/.276/.310 w/ 5 HR, 15 RBI, 13 R, 0 SB in 69 games

Bobby Keppel (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 2-2, 2.77 ERA, 9 K, 1.23 WHIP in 26.0 IP in 5 games

Dustin Molleken (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 0-0, 3.68 ERA, 5 K, 1.50 WHIP in 7.1 IP over 5 games

Justin Thomas (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 0-1, 8.22 ERA, 3 K, 1.83 WHIP in 7.2 IP over 2 games

Brian Wolfe (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 6-5, 2.73 ERA, 50 K, 1.25 WHIP in 105.1 IP over 18 games

Chris Carter (Saitama Seibu Lions) .115/.172/.115 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Esteban German (Saitama Seibu Lions) .333/.431/.412 w/ 3 HR, 49 RBI, 59 R, 30 SB in 114 games

Jose Ortiz (Saitama Seibu Lions) .210/.279/.260 w/ 0 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 29 games

Ryan Spilborghs (Saitama Seibu Lions) .234/.317/.308 w/ 3 HR, 25 RBI, 20 R, 1 SB in 70 games

Dennis Sarfate (Saitama Seibu Lions) 5-1, 2.03 ERA, 45 K, 0.93 WHIP, 7 SV in 40.0 IP over 40 games

Randy Williams (Saitama Seibu Lions) 0-2, 2.30 ERA, 30 K, 1.10 WHIP, 3 SV in 27.1 IP over 35 games

Bryan LaHair (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) .233/.311/.437 w/ 16 HR, 57 RBI, 38 R, 2 SB in 105 games

Wily Mo Pena (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) .222/.319/.274 w/ 0 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 40 games

Edison Barrios (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) 2-0, 3.60 ERA, 5 K, 1.40 WHIP in 10.0 IP over 2 games

Brian Falkenborg (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) 0-2, 1.84 ERA, 33 K, 0.75 WHIP, 9 SV in 29.1 IP over 30 games

Vicente Padilla (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) 3-6, 3.84 ERA, 40 K, 1.02 WHIP in 58.2 IP in 16 games

Andruw Jones (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) .239/.381/.433 w/ 19 HR, 67 RBI, 59 R, 2 SB in 113 games

Casey McGehee (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) .304/.378/.529 w/ 22 HR, 75 RBI, 63 R, 0 SB in 113 games

Brandon Duckworth (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 5-4, 4.29 ERA, 54 K, 1.47 WHIP in 77.2 IP over 15 games

Jim Heuser (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 1-1, 8.04 ERA, 7 K, 1.98 WHIP in 15.2 IP over 16 games

Darrell Rasner (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 1-2, 3.35 ERA, 40 K, 1.12 WHIP, 17 SV over 37.2 IP over 37 games

Kenny Ray (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 0-0, 3.09 ERA, 9 K, 0.94 WHIP in 11.2 IP over 3 games

Craig Brazell (Chiba Lotte Marines) .292/.310/.558 w/ 9 HR, 22 RBI, 13 R, 0 SB in 38 games


Josh Whitesell (Chiba Lotte Marines) .200/.301/.429 w/ 4 HR, 14 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 24 games 

Dicky Gonzalez (Chiba Lotte Marines) 0-2, 8.10 ERA, 8 K, 2.25 WHIP in 13.1 IP over 4 games

Seth Greisinger (Chiba Lotte Marines) 4-2, 4.03 ERA, 41 K, 1.10 WHIP in 58.0 IP in 10 games

Wil Ledezma (Chiba Lotte Marines) 1-0, 2.20 ERA, 11 K, 1.41 WHIP in 16.1 IP in 12 games

Carlos Rosa (Chiba Lotte Marines) 0-1, 1.41 ERA, 31 K, 1.22 WHIP in 32.0 IP over 35 games

Aarom Baldiris (ORIX Buffaloes) .285/.361/.445 w/ 15 HR, 73 RBI, 46 R, 0 SB in 113 games

Jose Fernandez (ORIX Buffaloes) .237/.297/.322 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 17 games

Vinny Rottino (ORIX Buffaloes) .211/.303/.389 w/ 4 HR, 8 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB in 36 games

Brandon Dickson (ORIX Buffaloes) 5-7, 3.04 ERA, 64 K, 1.36 WHIP in 94.2 IP over 17 games

Mike Schultz (ORIX Buffaloes) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 0.00 WHIP in 1.0 IP in 1 game

Nippon MLB Ties Central League 083113

Here are players in the Central League in Japan that have MLB ties. These results are after the 22nd week of the 2013 season

John Bowker (Yomiuri Giants ) .274/.321/.525 w/ 12 HR, 36 RBI, 22 R, 0 SB in 81 games

Jose Lopez (Yomiuri Giants) .314/.362/.516 w/ 16 HR, 45 RBI, 42 R, 1 SB in 96 games

Manny Acosta (Yomiuri Giants) 1-0, 5.54 ERA, 12 K, 1.46 WHIP in 13.0 IP in 14 games

Dennis Houlton  (Yomiuri Giants) 5-4, 4.15 ERA, 49 K, 1.18 WHIP in 80.1 IP over 14 games

Scott Mathieson (Yomiuri Giants) 2-2, 1.03 ERA, 68 K, 0.96 WHIP in 52.1 IP over 53 games

Hector Luna (Chunichi Dragons) .350/.399/.520 w/ 9 HR, 51 RBI, 46 R, 4 SB in 85 games

Matt Clark (Chunichi Dragons) .238/.320/.452 w/ 21 HR, 61 RBI, 46 R, 0 SB in 112 games

Bradley Bergesen (Chunichi Dragons) 2-2, 3.71 ERA, 22 K, 1.44 WHIP in 53.1 IP over 14 games

Daniel Cabrera (Chunichi Dragons) 4-4, 3.59 ERA, 57 K, 1.35 WHIP in 82.2 IP over 15 games

Warner Madrigal (Chunichi Dragons) 2-0, 4.05 ERA, 17 K, 1.35 WHIP in 26.2 IP over 21 games

Wladimir Balentien (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) .339/.464/.830 w/ 52 HR, 109 RBI, 79 R, 0 SB in 101  games

Lastings Milledge (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) .251/.329/.436 w/ 16 HR, 49 RBI, 56 R, 7 SB in 96 games

Tony Barnette (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 1-7, 7.67 ERA, 40 K, 1.67 WHIP, 7 SV in 27.0 IP over 31 games

Orlando Roman (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 2-5, 5.15 ERA, 31 K, 1.64 WHIP, 1 SV in 50.2 IP over 21 games

Chris Leroux (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 0-2, 9.00 ERA, 14 K, 2.18 WHIP in 22.0 IP over 5 games

Brad Eldred (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .204/.287/.355 w/ 6 HR, 16 RBI, 12 R, 2 SB in 42 games

Kila Ka'aihue (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .285/.396/.569 w/ 11 HR, 32 RBI, 24 R, 0 SB in 40 games

Fred Lewis (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .268/.350/.385 w/ 4 HR, 20 RBI, 36 R, 12 SB  in 79 games 

Nick Stavinoha (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .154/.175/.231 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 14 games

Bryan Bullington (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 7-9, 3.61 ERA, 97 K, 1.12 WHIP in 144.2 IP over 23 
games

Kam Mickolio (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 2-4, 2.23 ERA, 31 K, 1.24 WHIP, 20 SV in 44.1 IP over 44 games

Miguel Socolovich (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 0-2, 0.79 ERA, 6 K, 0.88 WHIP in 11.1 IP over 11 games

Brooks Conrad (Hanshin Tigers) .175/.319/.281 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 24 games

Matt Murton (Hanshin Tigers) .307/.358/.466 w/ 13 HR, 68 RBI, 42 R, 6 SB in 113 games

Blaine Boyer (Hanshin Tigers) 2-0, 2.50 ERA, 9 K, 0.94 WHIP in 18.0 IP over 14 games

Randy Messinger (Hanshin Tigers) 11-7, 3.35 ERA, 138 K, 1.26 WHIP in 150.1 IP over 24 games

Jason Standridge (Hanshin Tigers) 7-9, 2.49 ERA, 105 K, 1.27 WHIP in 134.0 IP over 21 games

Robert Zarate (Hanshin Tigers) 0-0, 5.40 ERA. 1 K, 2.40 WHIP in 1.2 IP over 2 games

Tony Blanco (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) .332/.417/.622 w/ 34 HR, 119 RBI, 63 R, 1 SB in 113 games

Nyjer Morgan (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) .310/.379/.464 w/ 10 HR, 45 RBI, 52 R, 2 SB  in 93 games

Alex Ramirez (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) .185/.232/.231 w/ 2 HR, 13 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 55 games

Tom Corcoran (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) 1-3, 5.23 ERA, 13 K, 1.77 WHIP in 31.0 IP over 6 games

Jorge Sosa (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) 2-3, 1.91 ERA, 41 K, 1.00 WHIP, 11 SV in 47.0 IP over 42 games

Chasing 50-50 083113

Last season we followed Matt Kemp of the Dodgers in his self proclaimed attempt to hit 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases. The 2013 season is under way and we are going to follow Kemp's efforts to see if he can make another run. I'm also adding Mike Trout of the Angels and Carlos Gonzalez into the mix because I think they also have the speed\power combo capable of reaching the mark. As of May 9 I added Starling Marte of the Pirates, Carlos Gomez of the Brewers and Hunter Pence of the Giants to the chase based on their performance. As of May 23 Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates and Jean Segura of the Brewers enter the mix. This is week 22 of the chase.

Matt Kemp

Kemp is still on his third trip to the DL so this year was a bust. For the season he is now hitting .263/.319/.382 with 5 HR, 27 RBI, 30 R, 9 SB in 62 games.


Games Dodgers played: 134

Home Runs: 5  --- Projected Home Runs: 6

Steals: 9 --- Projected Steals: 11


Mike Trout

Trout returned to form this week 8 for 23 with 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 6 games. For the season he is now hitting .331/.428/.571 with 23 HR, 81 RBI, 91 R, 29 SB in 129 games.


Games Angels played: 133

Home Runs: 23--- Projected Home Runs: 28

Steals: 29 --- Projected Steals: 35


Carlos Gonzalez

Gonzalez is in his fourth week on the DL. For the season he is now hitting .302/.367/.591 with 26 HR, 70 RBI, 72 R, 21 SB in 103 games.


Games Rockies played: 136

Home Runs: 26 --- Projected Home Runs: 31

Steals: 21 --- Projected Steals: 25


Starling Marte

Marte was in his first week on the DL. For the season he is now hitting .282/.343/.443 with 11 HR, 33 RBI, 79 R, 35 SB in 118 games


Games Pirates played: 134

Home Runs: 11 --- Projected Home Runs: 13

Steals: 35 --- Projected Steals: 42


Andrew McCutchen

McCutchen was average this week hitting 6 for 23 with 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB in 6 games. For the season he is now hitting .320/.398/.507 with 17 HR, 74 RBI, 81 R, 27 SB in 131 games


Games Pirates played: 134

Home Runs: 17 --- Projected Home Runs: 21

Steals: 27 --- Projected Steals: 33


Carlos Gomez

Gomez was steady this week hitting 6 for 21 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB in 6 games. For the season he is now hitting .286/.340/.505 with 18 HR, 55 RBI, 68 R, 32 SB in 121 games.


Games Brewers played: 134

Home Runs: 18 --- Projected Home Runs: 22

Steals: 32 --- Projected Steals: 39


Jean Segura

Segura started to break his slump hitting 7 for 27 with 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 6 games. For the season he is now hitting .302/.335/.438 with 12 HR, 45 RBI, 68 R, 38 SB in 130 games.


Games Brewers played: 134

Home Runs: 12 --- Projected Home Runs: 15

Steals: 38 --- Projected Steals: 46


Hunter Pence

Pence started to break his slump hitting 6 for 23 with 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 6 games. For the season he is now hitting .278/.325/.447 with 16 HR, 67 RBI, 68 R, 19 SB in 134 games.


Games Giants played: 134

Home Runs: 16 --- Projected Home Runs: 19

Steals: 19 --- Projected Steals: 23

Ghost of 62 083113

The reference in the title is the 1962 Mets who are regarded as the worst of the Modern Era for all teams after 1900. The team finished 40-120 and 60.5 games back. For the season the team hit .240/.318/.361 and scored 617 runs which was 3.8 per game. The team ERA was 5.04 and they gave up 948 runs or 5.9 per game.

Each week I will check in on the MLB teams with the worst win-loss records and how they measure up to 1962. This week those teams are the Houston Astros, Miami Marlins, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox.

The Astros are 44-90 and 34.0 games back. That projects to 53-109. The team is hitting .239/.299/.384 and have scored 521 runs which is 3.9 per game. Their team ERA is 4.87 and have given up 710 runs or 5.3 per game.

The Marlins are 49-84 and 32.5 games back. That projects to 60-102. The team is hitting .229/.290/.331 and have scored 420 runs which is 3.2 per game. Their team ERA is 3.75 and have given up 541 runs or 4.1 per game.

The Cubs are 56-78 and 22.0 games back. That projects to 68-94. The team is hitting .238/.302/.394 and have scored 517 which is 3.9 per game. Their team ERA is 3.99 and have given up 574 runs or 4.3 per game.

The White Sox are 56-77 and 22.0 games back. That projects to 68-94. The team is hitting .252/.306/.383 and have scored 505 which is 3.8 per game. Their team ERA is 3.84 and have given up 570 runs or 4.3 per game.

Friday, August 30, 2013

Vic Black traded to Mets

Vic Black was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Mets on August 28, 2013 to complete the deal for Marlon Byrd. Prior to the traded RHP Black pitched at Triple A Indianapolis of the Pirates where he was 5-3, 2.51 ERA, 63 K, 1.05 WHIP, 17 SV in 46.2 IP over 38 games. He was originally drafted by the Pirates with the 49th pick of the first round in 2009. Black turned 25 on May 23.

Michael Morse traded to Orioles

Michael Morse was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Baltimore Orioles on August 30, 2013. In exchange the Mariners received Xavier Avery.

Morse is an OF\1B with nine seasons MLB experience playing with the Mariners and Nationals. This season he hit .226/.283/.410 with 13 HR, 27 RBI, 31 R, 0 SB in 76 games with the Mariners. For his MLB career he has hit .284/.338/.479 with 83 HR, 272 RBI, 230 R, 6 SB in 561 games. He was originally drafted by the White Sox in the third round in 2000. Morse turned 31 on March 22.

Avery is an outfielder who split 2013 between Double A Bowie and Triple A Norfolk of the Baltimore Orioles prior to the trade. He hit .300/.391/.406 with 1 HR, 12 RBI, 34 R, 12 SB in 39 games at Bowie and hit .237/.312/.312 with 2 HR, 23 RBI, 36 R, 17 SB in 81 games at Norfolk. He did spend time with the Orioles in 2012 when he hit .223/.305/.340 with 1 HR, 6 RBI, 14 R, 6 SB in 32 games. He was originally drafted by the Orioles in the second round in 2008. Avery turned 23 on January 1st.

John Axford traded to Cardinals

John Axford was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the St Louis Cardinals on August 30, 2013 in exchange for a player to be named later. RHP Axford has five seasons MLB experience pitching with the Brewers. This season he was 6-7, 4.45 ERA, 54 K, 1.56 WHIP in 54.2 IP over 62 games. For his MLB career he is 21-19, 3.35 ERA, 318 K, 1.33 WHIP, 106 SV in 263.1 IP over 268 games. He originally signed with the Yankees in 2006 as an amateur free agent. Axford turned 30 on April 1st.

Jason Kubel traded to Indians

Jason Kubel was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Cleveland Indians on August 30, 2013 in exchange for a player to be named later or cash. Kubel is an outfielder with nine seasons MLB experience playing with the Diamondbacks and Twins. This season he hit .220/.288/.324 with 5 HR, 32 RBI, 21 R, 0 SB in 89 games with the Diamondbacks. For his MLB career he has hit .265/.330/.456 with 139 HR, 551 RBI, 430 R, 11 SB in 983 games. He was originally drafted by the Twins in the 12th round in 2000. Kubel turned 31 on May 25.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Quintin Berry traded to Red Sox

Quintin Berry was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Boston Red Sox on August 27, 2013. In exchange the Royals received Clayton Mortensen.

Berry is an outfielder who had split 2013 between Triple A Toledo of the Detroit Tigers and Triple A Omaha of the Kansas City Royals. He hit .168/.278 with 1 HR, 15 RBI, 16 R, 15 SB in 49 games at Toledo and hit .222/.343/.292 with 2 HR, 16 RBI, 18 R, 13 SB in 48 games at Omaha. He spent some time with the Tigers in 2012 and hit .258/.330/.354 with 2 HR, 29 RBI, 44 R, 21 SB in 94 games. He was originally drafted by the Phillies in the fifth round in 2006. Berry will be 29 on November 21.

RHP Mortensen has five seasons MLB experience pitching with the Red Sox, Rockies, Athletics and Cardinals. He split 2013 between Triple A Pawtucket and the Red Sox prior to the trade. He was 3-0, 2.47 ERA, 39 K, 1.24 WHIP in 43.2 IP over 14 games at Pawtucket and was 1-2, 5.34 ERA, 21 K, 1.58 WHIP in 30.1 IP over 24 games with the Red Sox. For his MLB career he is 6-11, 4.68 ERA, 112 K, 1.44 WHIP in 167.1 IP over 74 games. He was originally drafted by the Cardinals with the 36th pick of the first round in 2007. Mortensen turned 28 on April 10.

Marlon Byrd traded to Pirates

Marlon Byrd was traded by the New York Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 27, 2013 along with John Buck. In exchange the Mets received Dilson Herrera and a player to be named later.

Byrd is an outfielder with 12 seasons MLB experience playing with the Mets, Red Sox, Cubs, Rangers, Nationals and Phillies. This season he hit .285/.330/.518 with 21 HR, 71 RBI, 61 R, 2 SB in 117 games with the Mets. For his MLB career he has hit .279/.335/.423 with 103 HR, 516 RBI, 586 R, 51 SB in 1220 games. He was originally drafted by the Phillies in the 10th round in 1999. Byrd will be 36 on August 30.

Buck is a catcher with 10 seasons MLB experience playing with the Mets, Marlins and Royals. This season he hit .215/.285/.367 with 15 HR, 60 RBI, 38 R, 2 SB in 101 games with the Mets. For his MLB career he has hit .233/.301/.401 with 133 HR, 483 RBI, 379 R, 6 SB in 1049 games. He was originally drafted by the Astros in the seventh round in 1998. Buck turned 33 on July 7th. 

Herrera is a second baseman who played at Class A West Virginia of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He hit .265/.330/.421 with 11 HR, 56 RBI, 69 R, 11 SB in 109 games at West Virginia. He originally signed with the Pirates in 2010 as an amateur free agent out of Columbia. Herrera turned 19 on March 3rd.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

NL West week 21 082513

Here are the National League West standings from week 21 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Los Angeles Dodgers 76-53 --- Home: 38-26 Road: 38-27

Hot: Carl Crawford (30 for 93) .323/.370/.398 w/ 0 HR, 7 RBI, 12 R, 3 SB in 24 games
Clayton Kershaw 4-1, 0.78 ERA, 40 K, 0.78 WHIP in 46.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: A J Ellis (13 for 64) .203/.293/.266 w/ 1 HR, 11 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 21 games
Brandon League 1-1, 4.15 ERA, 3 K, 1.38 WHIP, (1 BS) in 8.2 IP over 11 games


Arizona Diamondbacks 66-62 --- Home: 36-26 Road: 30-36

Hot: Aaron Hill (36 for 97) .371/.419/.608 w/ 4 HR, 17 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 24 games
Wade Miley 2-0, 2.62 ERA, 26 K, 1.11 WHIP in 34.1 IP over 5 games

Cold: A J Pollock (15 for 70) .214/.276/.243 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB in 21 games
Brandon McCarthy 0-4, 6.98 ERA, 16 K, 1.76 WHIP in 19.1 IP over 4 games


Colorado Rockies 60-71 --- Home: 36-27 Road: 24-44

Hot: Michael Cuddyer (27 for 84) .321/.374/.440 w/ 1 HR, 11 RBI, 15 R, 2 SB in 24 games
Jhoulys Chacin 3-2, 2.55 ERA, 28 K, 1.16 WHIP in 42.1 IP over 6 games

Cold: Charlie Culberson (9 for 41) .220/.214/.317 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB in 21 games
Jeff Manship 0-4, 6.86 ERA, 12 K, 1.43 WHIP in 21.0 IP over 4 games


San Diego Padres 58-71 --- Home: 35-32 Road: 23-39

Hot: Will Venable (36 for 95) .379/.410/.737 w/ 7 HR, 13 RBI, 17 R, 6 SB in 26 games
Tyson Ross 2-2, 2.10 ERA, 36 K, 0.90 WHIP in 34.1 IP over 5 games

Cold: Nick Hundley (11 for 62) .177/.271/.306 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 19 games
Edinson Volquez 1-2, 7.66 ERA, 16 K, 2.01 WHIP in 22.1 IP over 5 games


San Francisco Giants 57-72 --- Home: 33-35 Road: 24-37

Hot: Brandon Belt (27 for 88) .307/.390/.602 w/ 5 HR, 11 RBI, 19 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Madison Bumgarner 1-2, 2.54 ERA, 34 K, 1.28 WHIP in 39.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: Gregor Blanco (14 for 71) .197/.313/.254 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 25 games
Barry Zito 0-2, 12.00 ERA, 9 K, 2.17 WHIP in 12.0 IP over 6 games

NL Central week 21 082513

Here are the National League Central standings from week 21 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Pittsburgh Pirates 76-53 --- Home: 42-22 Road: 34-31

Hot: Andrew McCutchen (40 for 100) .400/.496/.580 w/ 3 HR, 18 RBI, 20 R, 5 SB in 29 games
Charlie Morton 3-1, 3.49 ERA, 28 K, 1.37 WHIP in 38.2 IP over 6 games

Cold: Garrett Jones (13 for 74) .176/.262/.324 w/ 2 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 27 games
Jeff Locke 0-2, 6.59 ERA, 27 K, 2.30 WHIP in 28.2 IP over 6 games


St Louis Cardinals 76-53 --- Home: 39-23 Road: 37-30

Hot: Carlos Beltran (37 for 108) .343/.377/.556 w/ 4 HR, 15 RBI, 16 R, 0 SB in 28 games
Joe Kelly 4-0, 1.80 ERA, 20 K, 1.40 WHIP in 35.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: Daniel Descalso (14 for 72) .194/.237/.319 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 26 games
Jake Westbrook 0-4, 9.69 ERA, 11 K, 2.08 WHIP in 26.0 IP over 5 games


Cincinnati Reds 74-56 --- Home: 41-22 Road: 33-34

Hot: Joey Votto (28 for 94) .298/.437/.489 w/ 3 HR, 13 RBI, 13 R, 1 SB in 27 games
Mat Latos 3-1, 1.24 ERA, 30 K, 0.96 WHIP in 36.1 IP over 5 games

Cold: Todd Frazier (13 for 85) .153/.234/.282 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Mike Leake 1-1, 4.80 ERA, 18 K, 1.40 WHIP in 30.0 IP over 5 games


Milwaukee Brewers 56-73 --- Home: 30-35 Road: 26-38

Hot: Khris Davis (22 for 59) .373/.441/.797 w/ 7 HR, 17 RBI, 17 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Jim Henderson 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 15 K, 0.83 WHIP, 9 SV in 9.2 IP over 9 games

Cold: Logan Schafer (10 for 53) .189/.295/.283 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB in 24 games
Wily Peralta 1-4, 5.29 ERA, 23 K, 1.48 WHIP in 32.1 IP over 6 games


Chicago Cubs 55-74 --- Home: 25-41 Road: 30-33

Hot: Donnie Murphy (20 for 65) .308/.375/.738 w/ 8 HR, 15 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 18 games
Kevin Gregg 0-1, 2.84 ERA, 9 K, 1.58 WHIP, 7 SV (1 BS) in 12.2 IP over 13 games

Cold: Starlin Castro (22 for 113) .195/.222/.239 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 29 games
Edwin Jackson 1-2, 4.91 ERA, 20 K, 1.50 WHIP in 36.2 IP over 6 games

NL East week 21 082513

Here are the National League East standings from week 21 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Atlanta Braves 77-52 --- Home: 44-18 Road: 33-34

Hot: Freddie Freeman (37 for 107) .346/.423/.514 w/ 5 HR, 20 RBI, 17 R, 0 SB in 27 games
Craig Kimbrel 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 19 K, 0.79 WHIP, 12 SV in 14.0 IP over 14 games

Cold: Dan Uggla (5 for 60) .083/.233/.117 w/ 4 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 17 games
(no pitchers)


Washington Nationals 65-64 --- Home: 36-29 Road: 39-35

Hot: Jayson Werth (37 for 88) .420/.509/.602 w/ 4 HR, 17 RBI, 21 R, 3 SB in 26 games
Dan Haren 4-0, 1.32 ERA, 30 K, 0.74 WHIP, 1 SV in 34.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: Adam LaRoche (18 for 90) .200/.301/.378 w/ 4 HR, 9 RBI, 13 R, 0 SB in 27 games
Gio Gonzalez 0-3, 7.30 ERA, 20 K, 1.86 WHIP in 24.2 IP over 5 games


New York Mets 58-69 --- Home: 26-35 Road: 32-34

Hot: Ike Davis (23 for 75) .307/.485/.547 w/ 3 HR, 9 RBI, 12 R, 2 SB in 28 games
Dillon Gee 2-1, 2.04 ERA, 22 K, 0.96 WHIP in 35.1 IP over 5 games

Cold: John Buck (11 for 66) .167/.257/.227 w/ 1 HR, 8 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 19 games
David Aardsma 1-2, 9.72 ERA, 5 K, 2.04 ERA, (1 BS) in 8.1 IP over 9 games


Philadelphia Phillies 58-71 --- Home: 34-31 Road: 24-40

Hot: Carlos Ruiz (28 for 82) .341/.372/.561 w/ 4 HR, 12 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 24 games
Cole Hamels 1-1, 2.00 ERA, 35 K, 0.98 WHIP in 45.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: John Mayberry Jr (13 for 71) .183/.256/.324 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Kyle Kendrick 1-3, 7.71 ERA, 10 K, 1.93 WHIP in 23.1 IP over 5 games


Miami Marlins 49-79 --- Home: 29-38 Road: 20-41

Hot: Logan Morrison (28 for 102) .275/.351/.373 w/ 0 HR, 15 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 27 games
Jose Fernandez 4-0, 1.10 ERA, 54 K, 0.80 WHIP in 41.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: Adeiny Hechavarria (18 for 102) .176/.222/.235 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 4 SB in 28 games
Tom Koehler 1-3, 4.59 ERA, 29 K, 1.71 WHIP in 33.1 IP over 6 games

AL West week 21 082513

Here are the American League West standings from week 21 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Texas Rangers 75-54 --- Home: 38-27 Road: 37-27

Hot: Adrian Beltre (40 for 100) .400/.487/.590 w/ 5 HR, 21 RBI, 18 R, 1 SB in 27 games
Yu Darvish 3-1, 2.13 ERA, 64 K, 1.06 WHIP in 42.1 IP over 6 games

Cold: David Murphy (12 for 59) .203/.288/.373 w/ 1 HR, 7 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 23 games
Tanner Scheppers 0-1, 4.09 ERA, 9 K, 1.73 WHIP, 1 SV (1 BS) in 11.0 ERA over 11 games


Oakland Athletics 72-56 --- Home: 39-25 Road: 33-31

Hot: Jed Lowrie (31 for 105) .295/.333/.495 w/ 2 HR, 14 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB in 26 games
Jarrod Parker 4-0, 2.98 ERA, 34 K, 1.23 WHIP in 42.1 IP over 6 games

Cold: Chris Young (8 for 46) .174/.296/.326 w/ 2 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 20 games
Dan Straily 0-3, 5.04 ERA, 19 K, 1.68 WHIP in 25.0 IP over 5 games


Seattle Mariners 59-69 --- Home: 31-34 Road: 28-35

Hot: Kendrys Morales (31 for 104) .298/.339/.404 w/ 2 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 26 games
Danny Farquhar 0-1, 1.13 ERA, 26 K, 0.69 WHIP, 9 SV (1 BS) in 16.0 IP over 13 games

Cold: Nick Franklin (15 for 83) .181/.253/.349 w/ 3 HR, 12 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 20 games
Aaron Harang 0-2, 7.13 ERA, 14 K, 1.54 WHIP in 24.0 IP over 5 games


Los Angeles Angels 57-71 --- Home: 31-37 Road: 26-34

Hot: Mike Trout (30 for 82) .366/.536/.646 w/ 6 HR, 17 RBI, 22 R, 6 SB in 25 games
Garrett Richards 2-1, 2.75 ERA, 27 K, 1.12 WHIP in 39.1 IP over 6 games

Cold: Chris Nelson (19 for 89) .213/.276/.348 w/ 3 HR, 14 RBI, 8 RBI, 1 SB in 23 games
Jerome Williams 0-4, 4.98 ERA, 24 K, 1.43 WHIP in 34.1 IP over 6 games


Houston Astros 43-85 --- Home: 21-43 Road: 22-42

Hot: Robbie Grossman (35 for 102) .343/.376/.520 w/ 4 HR, 18 RBI, 16 R, 4 SB in 25 games
Brett Oberholtzer 3-1, 1.69 ERA, 18 K, 0.97 WHIP in 26.2 IP over 4 games

Cold: Brandon Barnes (18 for 87) .207/.258/.299 w/ 1 HR, 8 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 25 games
Lucas Harrell 1-4, 8.27 ERA, 7 K, 1.78 WHIP, (1 BS) in 16.1 IP over 6 games

AL Central week 21 082513

Here are the American League Central standings from week 21 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Detroit Tigers 76-53 --- Home: 41-23 Road: 35-30

Hot: Miguel Cabrera (32 for 92) .348/.417/.728 w/ 10 HR, 30 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB in 24 games
Max Scherzer 5-0, 1.33 ERA, 39 K, 0.76 WHIP in 40.2 IP over 6 games

Cold: Don Kelly (11 for 48) .229/.291/.333 w/ 1 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Rick Porcello 2-1, 4.66 ERA, 23 K, 1.62 WHIP in 29.0 IP over 5 games


Cleveland Indians 70-59 --- Home: 39-26 Road: 31-33

Hot: Yan Gomes (20 for 57) .351/.431/.474 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 18 games
Justin Masterson 3-2, 3.15 ERA, 37 K, 1.30 WHIP in 40.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: Asdrubal Cabrera (20 for 101) .198/.234/.307 w/ 1 HR, 8 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB in 26 games
Scott Kazmir 1-2, 6.63 ERA, 17 K, 1.68 WHIP in 19.0 IP over 4 games


Kansas City Royals 64-64 --- Home: 33-33 Road: 31-31

Hot: Eric Hosmer (41 for 122) .336/.379/.500 w/ 4 HR, 18 RBI, 17 R, 3 SB in 29 games
James Shields 4-1, 3.15 ERA, 23 K, 1.40 WHIP in 40.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: Jarrod Dyson (10 for 49) .204/.291/.224 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 10 R, 10 SB in 21 games
Jeremy Guthrie 2-3, 4.24 ERA, 21 K, 1.35 WHIP in 5 games


Minnesota Twins 57-71 --- Home: 28-33 Road: 29-38

Hot: Joe Mauer (25 for 78) .321/.386/.487 w/ 3 HR, 13 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 21 games
Andrew Albers 2-1, 3.00 ERA, 11 K, 0.87 WHIP in 30.0
IP over 4 games


Cold: Pedro Florimon (11 for 63) .175/.235/.302 w/ 2 HR, 3 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 21 games
Kirk Gibson 0-2, 7.54 ERA, 14 K, 2.03 WHIP in 22.2 IP over 5 games


Chicago White Sox 53-75 --- Home: 29-33 Road: 24-42

Hot: Alexei Ramirez (38 for 124) .306/.326/.452 w/ 3 HR, 15 RBI, 12 R, 4 SB in 29 games
Addison Reed 1-0, 1.65 ERA, 12 K, 0.86 WHIP, 8 SV (1 BS) in 16.1 IP over 14 games

Cold: Josh Phegley (14 for 76) .184/.195/.211 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 24 games
Matt Lindstrom 0-0, 4.91 ERA, 10 K, 1.55 WHIP, (2 BS) in 11.0 IP over 14 games

AL East week 21 082513

Here are the American League East standings from week 21 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Tampa Bay Rays 74-53 --- Home: 43-23 Road: 31-30

Hot: Yunel Escobar (30 for 89) .337/.400/.427 w/ 1 HR, 12 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 25 games
David Price 3-0, 2.18 ERA, 35 K, 0.94 WHIP in 41.1 IP over 6 games

Cold: Sean Rodriguez (9 for 40) .225/.262/.350 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 19 games
Jeremy Hellickson 1-4, 6.67 ERA, 15 K, 1.76 WHIP in 28.1 IP over 6 games


Boston Red Sox 76-55 --- Home: 40-23 Road: 36-32

Hot: Daniel Nava (15 for 45) .333/.434/.467 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 19 games
Jon Lester 3-1, 2.23 ERA, 30 K, 1.17 WHIP in 40.1 IP over 6 games

Cold: Mike Napoli (13 for 76) .171/.292/.263 w/ 1 HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Ryan Dempster 1-1, 6.67 ERA, 24 K, 1.52 WHIP in 29.2 IP over 5 games


Baltimore Orioles 69-59 --- Home: 37-29 Road: 32-30

Hot: Adam Jones (34 for 103) .330/.346/.583 w/ 7 HR, 23 RBI, 17 R, 3 SB in 25 games
Chris Tillman 2-1, 3.12 ERA, 37 K, 0.99 WHIP in 40.1 IP over 6 games

Cold: Matt Wieters (14 for 82) .171/.231/.378 w/ 5 HR, 14 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB in 24 games
Scott Feldman 1-2, 4.98 ERA, 16 K, 1.48 WHIP in 21.2 IP over 4 games


New York Yankees 68-61 --- Home: 38-27 Road: 30-34

Hot: Robinson Cano (32 for 101) .317/.395/.436 w/ 2 HR, 12 RBI, 13 R, 1 SB in 27 games
Ivan Nova 3-1, 2.34 ERA, 31 K, 1.30 WHIP in 34.2 IP over 5 games

Cold: Chris Stewart (13 for 61) .213/.273/.295 w/ 1 HR, 9 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 19 games
Phil Hughes 0-3, 6.56 ERA, 30 K, 1.68 WHIP in 35.2 IP over 6 games


Toronto Blue Jays 57-73 --- Home: 31-32 Road: 26-41

Hot: Brett Lawrie (38 for 108) .352/.397/.556 w/ 4 HR, 13 RBI, 14 R, 4 SB in 29 games
Mark Buehrle 3-0, 3.09 ERA, 20 K, 1.31 WHIP in 32.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: J P Arencibia (10 for 63) .159/.209/.333 w/ 3 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Esmil Rogers 0-3, 9.64 ERA, 18 K, 2.06 WHIP in 23.1 IP over 5 games

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Bubba and Fred Update 082413

I am continuing to follow Bubba Starling and Fred Ford as they make their way up the minor league ranks of the Kansas City Royals. This is the 18th update for 2013. Both Bubba and Fred are at Class A Lexington in the South Atlantic League. The Legends finished the first half 33-35. They reset their records after the All Star break and the Legends are 34-27 in the second half.

Starling continues to heat up hitting .324 over his last 10 games and is now hitting .242/.329/.394 with 11 HR, 59 RBI, 49 R, 21 SB in 117 games. 

Ford continues to slump and is now hitting .203/.302/.362 with 12 HR, 40 RBI, 46 R, 5 SB in 118 games.

Nippon MLB Ties Pacific League 082413

Here are players in the Pacific League in Japan that have MLB ties. These results are after the 21st week of the 2013 season


Michel Abreu (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) .309/.384/.552 w/ 26 HR, 74 RBI, 49 R, 0 SB in 104 games

Micah Hoffpauir (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) .186/.274/.314 w/ 5 HR, 15 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 67 games

Bobby Keppel (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 2-2, 2.77 ERA, 9 K, 1.23 WHIP in 26.0 IP in 5 games

Dustin Molleken (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 0-0, 3.68 ERA, 5 K, 1.50 WHIP in 7.1 IP over 5 games

Justin Thomas (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 0-1, 8.22 ERA, 3 K, 1.83 WHIP in 7.2 IP over 2 games

Brian Wolfe (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 5-5, 2.95 ERA, 47 K, 1.28 WHIP in 97.2 IP over 17 games

Chris Carter (Saitama Seibu Lions) .115/.172/.115 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Esteban German (Saitama Seibu Lions) .328/.428/.404 w/ 3 HR, 49 RBI, 54 R, 28 SB in 109 games

Jose Ortiz (Saitama Seibu Lions) .210/.279/.260 w/ 0 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 29 games

Ryan Spilborghs (Saitama Seibu Lions) .237/.318/.313 w/ 3 HR, 25 RBI, 20 R, 1 SB in 69 games

Dennis Sarfate (Saitama Seibu Lions) 5-0, 1.24 ERA, 42 K, 0.80 WHIP, 5 SV in 36.1 IP over 36 games

Randy Williams (Saitama Seibu Lions) 0-2, 2.59 ERA, 24 K, 1.15 WHIP, 3 SV in 24.1 IP over 32 games

Bryan LaHair (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) .237/.315/.443 w/ 16 HR, 57 RBI, 38 R, 2 SB in 102 games

Wily Mo Pena (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) .222/.319/.274 w/ 0 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 40 games

Edison Barrios (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) 1-0, 3.60 ERA, 5 K, 1.60 WHIP in 5.0 IP in 1 game

Brian Falkenborg (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) 0-2, 2.05 ERA, 29 K, 0.80 WHIP, 9 SV in 26.1 IP over 27 games

Vicente Padilla (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) 3-6, 3.84 ERA, 40 K, 1.02 WHIP in 58.2 IP in 16 games

Andruw Jones (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) .232/.380/.428 w/ 18 HR, 62 RBI, 54 R, 2 SB in 108 games

Casey McGehee (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) .305/.383/.532 w/ 21 HR, 70 RBI, 61 R, 0 SB in 108 games

Brandon Duckworth (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 5-4, 4.29 ERA, 54 K, 1.47 WHIP in 77.2 IP over 15 games

Jim Heuser (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 1-0, 10.97 ERA, 6 K, 2.25 WHIP in 10.2 IP over 15 games

Darrell Rasner (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 1-2, 3.35 ERA, 40 K, 1.12 WHIP, 17 SV over 37.2 IP over 37 games

Kenny Ray (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 0.71 WHIP in 7.0 IP over 2 games

Craig Brazell (Chiba Lotte Marines) .311/.327/.585 w/ 8 HR, 19 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 34 games


Josh Whitesell (Chiba Lotte Marines) .200/.301/.429 w/ 4 HR, 14 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 24 games 

Dicky Gonzalez (Chiba Lotte Marines) 0-2, 8.10 ERA, 8 K, 2.25 WHIP in 13.1 IP over 4 games

Seth Greisinger (Chiba Lotte Marines) 4-2, 3.83 ERA, 37 K, 1.12 WHIP in 51.2 IP in 9 games

Wil Ledezma (Chiba Lotte Marines) 1-0, 2.40 ERA, 9 K, 1.53 WHIP in 15.0 IP in 10 games

Carlos Rosa (Chiba Lotte Marines) 0-1, 1.48 ERA, 30 K, 1.15 WHIP in 30.1 IP over 33 games

Aarom Baldiris (ORIX Buffaloes) .281/.361/.448 w/ 15 HR, 72 RBI, 45 R, 0 SB in 108 games

Jose Fernandez (ORIX Buffaloes) .271/.314/.375 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 13 games

Vinny Rottino (ORIX Buffaloes) .229/.304/.434 w/ 4 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 31 games

Brandon Dickson (ORIX Buffaloes) 5-7, 3.04 ERA, 64 K, 1.36 WHIP in 94.2 IP over 17 games

Mike Schultz (ORIX Buffaloes) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 0.00 WHIP in 1.0 IP in 1 game

Nippon MLB Ties Central League 082413

Here are players in the Central League in Japan that have MLB ties. These results are after the 21st week of the 2013 season

John Bowker (Yomiuri Giants ) .282/.329/.540 w/ 12 HR, 36 RBI, 22 R, 0 SB in 76 games

Jose Lopez (Yomiuri Giants) .313/.357/.515 w/ 15 HR, 40 RBI, 39 R, 1 SB in 91 games

Manny Acosta (Yomiuri Giants) 1-0, 5.54 ERA, 12 K, 1.46 WHIP in 13.0 IP in 14 games

Dennis Houlton  (Yomiuri Giants) 4-4, 4.30 ERA, 45 K, 1.21 WHIP in 73.1 IP over 13 games

Scott Mathieson (Yomiuri Giants) 2-2, 1.07 ERA, 66 K, 0.99 WHIP in 50.1 IP over 51 games

Hector Luna (Chunichi Dragons) .350/.399/.520 w/ 9 HR, 51 RBI, 46 R, 4 SB in 85 games

Matt Clark (Chunichi Dragons) .233/.314/.432 w/ 18 HR, 53 RBI, 41 R, 0 SB in 107 games

Bradley Bergesen (Chunichi Dragons) 2-2, 3.71 ERA, 22 K, 1.44 WHIP in 53.1 IP over 14 games

Daniel Cabrera (Chunichi Dragons) 4-4, 3.59 ERA, 57 K, 1.35 WHIP in 82.2 IP over 15 games

Warner Madrigal (Chunichi Dragons) 2-0, 2.96 ERA, 16 K, 1.15 WHIP in 24.1 IP over 18 games

Wladimir Balentien (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) .334/.453/.801 w/ 47 HR, 100 RBI, 71 R, 0 SB in 96  games

Lastings Milledge (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) .251/.329/.436 w/ 16 HR, 49 RBI, 56 R, 7 SB in 96 games

Tony Barnette (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 1-7, 7.92 ERA, 35 K, 1.68 WHIP, 7 SV in 25.0 IP over 29 games

Orlando Roman (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 2-5, 5.15 ERA, 31 K, 1.64 WHIP, 1 SV in 50.2 IP over 21 games

Chris Leroux (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 0-2, 9.00 ERA, 14 K, 2.18 WHIP in 22.0 IP over 5 games

Brad Eldred (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .204/.287/.355 w/ 6 HR, 16 RBI, 12 R, 2 SB in 42 games

Kila Ka'aihue (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .289/.403/.595 w/ 11 HR, 31 RBI, 23 R, 0 SB in 35 games

Fred Lewis (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .268/.350/.385 w/ 4 HR, 20 RBI, 36 R, 12 SB  in 79 games 

Nick Stavinoha (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .154/.175/.231 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 14 games

Bryan Bullington (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 7-9, 3.61 ERA, 97 K, 1.12 WHIP in 144.2 IP over 23 
games

Kam Mickolio (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 2-4, 2.34 ERA, 30 K, 1.23 WHIP, 19 SV in 42.1 IP over 42 games

Brooks Conrad (Hanshin Tigers) .175/.319/.281 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 24 games

Matt Murton (Hanshin Tigers) .306/.359/.456 w/ 11 HR, 65 RBI, 38 R, 6 SB in 108 games

Blaine Boyer (Hanshin Tigers) 2-0, 3.14 ERA, 7 K, 0.98 WHIP in 14.1 IP over 11 games

Randy Messinger (Hanshin Tigers) 10-6, 3.11 ERA, 126 K, 1.24 WHIP in 136.0 IP over 21 games

Jason Standridge (Hanshin Tigers) 7-8, 2.41 ERA, 90 K, 1.21 WHIP in 116.0 IP over 20 games

Robert Zarate (Hanshin Tigers) 0-0, 5.40 ERA. 1 K, 2.40 WHIP in 1.2 IP over 2 games

Tony Blanco (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) .333/.422/.631 w/ 33 HR, 115 RBI, 61 R, 1 SB in 108 games

Nyjer Morgan (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) .307/.378/.470 w/ 10 HR, 45 RBI, 51 R, 1 SB  in 88 games

Alex Ramirez (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) .185/.232/.231 w/ 2 HR, 13 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 55 games

Tom Corcoran (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) 1-3, 5.23 ERA, 13 K, 1.77 WHIP in 31.0 IP over 6 games

Jorge Sosa (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) 2-3, 2.00 ERA, 39 K, 1.02 WHIP, 9 SV in 45.0 IP over 40 games

Chasing 50-50 082413

Last season we followed Matt Kemp of the Dodgers in his self proclaimed attempt to hit 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases. The 2013 season is under way and we are going to follow Kemp's efforts to see if he can make another run. I'm also adding Mike Trout of the Angels and Carlos Gonzalez into the mix because I think they also have the speed\power combo capable of reaching the mark. As of May 9 I added Starling Marte of the Pirates, Carlos Gomez of the Brewers and Hunter Pence of the Giants to the chase based on their performance. As of May 23 Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates and Jean Segura of the Brewers enter the mix. This is week 21 of the chase.

Matt Kemp

Kemp is still on his third trip to the DL. For the season he is now hitting .263/.319/.382 with 5 HR, 27 RBI, 30 R, 9 SB in 62 games.


Games Dodgers played: 128

Home Runs: 5  --- Projected Home Runs: 6

Steals: 9 --- Projected Steals: 11


Mike Trout

Trout saw limited play this week going 3 for 10 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 3 games. For the season he is now hitting .330/.427/.569 with 21 HR, 78 RBI, 88 R, 28 SB in 123 games.


Games Angels played: 127

Home Runs: 21--- Projected Home Runs: 27

Steals: 28 --- Projected Steals: 36


Carlos Gonzalez

Gonzalez is in his third week on the DL. For the season he is now hitting .302/.367/.591 with 26 HR, 70 RBI, 72 R, 21 SB in 103 games.


Games Rockies played: 130

Home Runs: 26 --- Projected Home Runs: 32

Steals: 21 --- Projected Steals: 26


Starling Marte

Marte was average this week in limited play hitting 3 for 11 with 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 2 games. For the season he is now hitting .282/.343/.443 with 11 HR, 33 RBI, 79 R, 35 SB in 118 games


Games Pirates played: 128

Home Runs: 11 --- Projected Home Runs: 14

Steals: 35 --- Projected Steals: 44


Andrew McCutchen

McCutchen was red hot without pop going 12 for 24 with 0 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB in 7 games. For the season he is now hitting .323/.401.513 with 17 HR, 73 RBI, 79 R, 26 SB in 125 games


Games Pirates played: 128

Home Runs: 17 --- Projected Home Runs: 22

Steals: 26 --- Projected Steals: 33


Carlos Gomez

Gomez was hit-less in one game while nursing an injury week he was 0 for 3 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 1 game. For the season he is now hitting .288/.339/.519 with 18 HR, 55 RBI, 65 R, 30 SB in 114 games.


Games Brewers played: 128

Home Runs: 18 --- Projected Home Runs: 23

Steals: 30 --- Projected Steals: 38


Jean Segura

Segura slipped into his slump again hitting 4 for 26 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB in 6 games. For the season he is now hitting .304/.338/.448 with 12 HR, 44 RBI, 67 R, 38 SB in 124 games.


Games Brewers played: 128

Home Runs: 12 --- Projected Home Runs: 15

Steals: 38 --- Projected Steals: 48


Hunter Pence

Pence went cold this week hitting 5 for 26 with 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 7 games. For the season he is now hitting .278/.324/.449 with 15 HR, 64 RBI, 65 R, 18 SB in 128 games.


Games Giants played: 128

Home Runs: 15 --- Projected Home Runs: 19

Steals: 18 --- Projected Steals: 23

Ghost of 62 082413

The reference in the title is the 1962 Mets who are regarded as the worst of the Modern Era for all teams after 1900. The team finished 40-120 and 60.5 games back. For the season the team hit .240/.318/.361 and scored 617 runs which was 3.8 per game. The team ERA was 5.04 and they gave up 948 runs or 5.9 per game.

Each week I will check in on the MLB teams with the worst win-loss records and how they measure up to 1962. This week those teams are the Houston Astros, Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs.

The Astros are 42-85 and 32.5 games back. That projects to 54-108. The team is hitting .239/.299/.383 and have scored 495 runs which is 3.9 per game. Their team ERA is 4.86 and have given up 675 runs or 5.3 per game.

The Marlins are 48-79 and 28.5 games back. That projects to 61-101. The team is hitting .231/.291/.333 and have scored 409 runs which is 3.2 per game. Their team ERA is 3.76 and have given up 520 runs or 4.1 per game.

The White Sox are 52-75 and 22.5 games back. That projects to 66-93. The team is hitting .251/.304/.379 and have scored 476 which is 3.7 per game. Their team ERA is 3.86 and have given up 548 runs or 4.3 per game.

The Cubs are 54-74 and 22.0 games back. That projects to 68-94. The team is hitting .239/.302/.399 and have scored 502 which is 3.9 per game. Their team ERA is 4.03 and have given up 551 runs or 4.3 per game.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Neil Ramirez traded to Cubs

Neil Ramirez was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Chicago Cubs on August 23, 2013 to complete an earlier deal for Matt Garza. RHP Ramirez pitched at Double A Frisco where he was 9-3, 3.84 ERA, 127 K, 1.15 WHIP in 103.0 IP over 21 games. He was originally drafted by the Rangers with the 44th pick of the first round in 2007. Ramirez turned 24 on May 25.

Kurt Suzuki traded to Athletics

Kurt Suzuki was traded by the Washington Nationals to the Oakland Athletics on August 23, 2013. In exchange the Nationals received Dakota Bacus. 

Suzuki is a catcher with seven seasons MLB experience playing with the Nationals and Athletics. This season he has hit .222/.283/.310 with 3 HR, 25 RBI, 19 R, 2 SB in 79 games with the Nationals. For his MLB career he has hit .252/.309/.373 with 65 HR, 352 RBI, 319 R, 19 SB in 825 games. He was originally drafted by the Athletics in the second round in 2004. Suzuki will be 30 on October 4th. 

RHP Bacus was with Class A Beloit of the Oakland Athletics prior to the trade. He was 9-5, 3.56 ERA, 90 K, 1.34 WHIP in 121.1 IP over 26 games. He was originally drafted by the Athletics in the ninth round in 2012. Bacus turned 22 on April 2nd.

David DeJesus traded to Rays

David DeJesus was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays by the Washington Nationals on August 23, 2013 in exchange for a player to be named later or cash. It was only a few days after he had been traded to the Nationals by the Cubs. He was hit-less in three games with the Nationals after hitting .250/.330/.401 with 6 HR, 27 RBI, 39 R, 3 SB in 84 games with the Cubs. Over his 11 season MLB career the outfielder has hit .279/.353/.417 with 86 HR, 513 RBI, 676 R, 61 SB in 1242 games. He was originally drafted by the Royals in the fourth round in 2000. DeJesus will be 34 on December 20.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Astros Acquire Japhet Amador and Leonardo Heras

The Houston Astros aquired Japhet Amador and Leonardo Heras from Diablos Rojos del Mexico in Mexico on August 19, 2013 for cash.

Amador is a first baseman who prior to the trade hit .368/.419/.693 with 36 HR, 121 RBI, 76 R, 0 SB in 104 games in Mexico. He hits and throws right handed. Amador turned 26 on January 19.

Heras is an outfielder who prior to the trade hit .310/.398/.519 with 11 HR, 42 RBI, 81 R, 14 SB in 91 games in Mexico. He bats left and throws right handed. Heras turned 23 on May 29.

David DeJesus traded to Nationals

David DeJesus was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Washington Nationals on August 19, 2013 in exchange for a player to be named later. DeJesus is an outfielder with 11 seasons MLB experience playing with the Cubs, Athletics and Royals. Prior to the trade he hit .250/.330/.401 with 6 HR, 27 RBI, 39 R, 3 SB in 84 games with the Cubs. For his MLB career he has hit .279/.354/.417 w/ 86 HR, 513 RBI, 676 R, 61 SB in 1240 games. He was originally drafted by the Royals in the fourth round in 2000. DeJesus will be 34 on December 20.

Doug Mathis traded to Pirates

Doug Mathis was traded by the Miami Marlins to the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 18, 2013 in exchange for a player to be named later or cash. RHP Mathis has three seasons MLB experience pitching with the Rangers. Prior to the trade he pitched at Triple A New Orleans of the Miami Marlins. He was 5-8, 3.85 ERA, 85 K, 1.39 WHIP in 114.2 IP over 24 games at New Orleans. For his MLB career he is 3-3, 4.84 ERA, 44 K, 1.84 WHIP in 87.1 IP over 45 games. He was originally drafted by the Rangers in the 13th round in 2005. Mathis turned 30 on June 7th.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

NL West week 20 081813

Here are the National League West standings from week 20 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Los Angeles Dodgers 72-50 --- Home: 37-25 Road: 35-25

Hot: Mark Ellis (31 for 89) .348/.385/.494 w/ 2 HR, 14 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 26 games
Clayton Kershaw 4-1, 1.20 ERA, 43 K, 0.67 WHIP in 45.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: A J Ellis (17 for 74) .230/.298/.311 w/ 2 HR, 15 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Chris Capuano 1-0, 4.73 ERA, 17 K, 1.54 WHIP in 26.2 IP over 5 games


Arizona Diamondbacks 63-58 --- Home: 36-26 Road: 27-32

Hot: Martin Prado (39 for 103) .379/.440/.583 w/ 2 HR, 22 RBI, 16 R, 2 SB in 26 games
Wade Miley 3-1, 2.25 ERA, 24 K, 1.13 WHIP in 32.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Didi Gregorius (11 for 53) .208/.300/.283 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 16 games
Brandon McCarthy 0-3, 4.24 ERA, 14 K, 1.47 WHIP in 17.0 IP over 3 games


Colorado Rockies 58-66 --- Home: 36-27 Road: 22-39

Hot: Nolan Arenado (32 for 96) .333/.363/.479 w/ 2 HR, 14 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 27 games
Jhoulys Chacin 2-2, 2.19 ERA, 22 K, 1.00 WHIP in 37.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Charlie Blackmon (15 for 63) .238/.273/.397 w/ 2 HR, 4 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB in 27 games
Chad Bettis 0-2, 5.30 ERA, 8 K, 1.77 WHIP in 18.2 IP over 4 games


San Francisco Giants 55-67 --- Home: 31-31 Road: 24-36

Hot: Hunter Pence (37 for 107) .346/.397/.449 w/ 0 HR, 13 RBI, 11 R, 4 SB in 28 games
Matt Cain 3-2, 2.41 ERA, 34 K, 0.95 WHIP in 41.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: Gregor Blanco (10 for 72) .139/.250/.194 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB in 25 games
Tim Lincecum 1-3, 4.83 ERA, 28 K, 1.07 WHIP in 31.2 IP over 5 games


San Diego Padres 55-68 --- Home: 32-29 Road: 23-39

Hot: Will Venable (35 for 95) .368/.406/.653 w/ 5 HR, 8 RBI, 16 R, 5 SB in 26 games
Tyson Ross 3-1, 1.32 ERA, 36 K, 0.79 WHIP in 34.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Jedd Gyorko (18 for 87) .207/.225/.425 w/ 5 HR, 11 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 23 games
Eric Stults 0-3, 4.91 ERA, 18 K, 1.74 WHIP in 29.1 IP over 5 games

NL Central week 20 081813

Here are the National League Central standings from week 20 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Pittsburgh Pirates 72-50 --- Home: 42-21 Road: 30-29

Hot: Andrew McCutchen (39 for 106) .368/.438/.642 w/ 7 HR, 20 RBI, 19 R, 6 SB in 29 games
Mark Melancon 0-0, 0.75 ERA, 8 K, 0.83 WHIP, 5 SV (1 BS) in 12.0 IP over 12 games

Cold: Garrett Jones (17 for 75) .227/.298/.440 w/ 3 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 27 games
Jeff Locke 1-2, 5.58 ERA, 30 K, 2.02 WHIP in 30.2 IP over 6 games


St Louis Cardinals 70-52 --- Home: 36-23 Road: 34-29

Hot: Matt Holliday (30 for 81) .370/.457/.506 w/ 2 HR, 14 RBI, 14 R, 3 SB in 22 games
Joe Kelly 3-0, 1.55 ERA, 17 K, 1.38 WHIP in 29.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Pete Kozma (13 for 72) .181/.253/.236 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 27 games
Jake Westbrook 2-4, 7.53 ERA, 13 K, 1.85 WHIP in 34.2 IP over 6 games


Cincinnati Reds 69-54 --- Home: 37-20 Road: 32-34

Hot: Joey Votto (30 for 98) .306/.426/.500 w/ 3 HR, 15 RBI, 17 R, 2 SB in 28 games
Mat Latos 4-1, 1.54 ERA, 33 K, 1.15 WHIP in 41.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: Chris Heisey (13 for 66) .197/.264/.333 w/ 2 HR, 5 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB in 24 games
Aroldis Chapman 0-2, 4.22 ERA, 22 K, 0.94 WHIP, 9 SV (2 BS) in 10.2 IP over 13 games


Milwaukee Brewers 54-69 --- Home: 29-32 Road: 25-37

Hot: Jonathan Lucroy (31 for 102) .304/.374/.510 w/ 4 HR, 12 RBI, 11 R, 2 SB in 29 games
Jim Henderson 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 19 K, 0.77 WHIP, 8 SV in 11.2 IP over 11 games

Cold: Logan Schafer (7 for 50) .140/.259/.180 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 6 R, 2 SB in 25 games
Donovan Hand 0-3, 4.56 ERA, 11 K, 1.52 WHIP in 23.2 IP over 6 games


Chicago Cubs 53-69 --- Home: 24-37 Road: 29-32 

Hot: Junior Lake (34 for 116) .293/.333/.440 w/ 4 HR, 10 RBI, 11 R, 1 SB in 28 games
Chris Rusin 2-2, 2.48 ERA, 19 K, 1.10 WHIP in 29.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Anthony Rizzo (22 for 108) .204/.317/.389 w/ 5 HR, 11 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 29 games
Carlos Villanueva 0-3, 6.44 ERA, 23 K, 1.64 WHIP in 29.1 IP over 6 games

NL East week 20 081813

Here are the National League East standings from week 20 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Atlanta Braves 75-48 --- Home: 43-18 Road: 32-30

Hot: Chris Johnson (39 for 112) .348/.373/.482 w/ 3 HR, 22 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 28 games
Craig Kimbrel 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 20 K, 0.79 WHIP, 12 SV in 14.0 IP over 14 games

Cold: Dan Uggla (11 for 83) .133/.277/.285 w/ 3 HR, 11 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB in 24 games
(no pitcher)


Washington Nationals 60-62 --- Home: 36-29 Road: 24-33

Hot: Jayson Werth (39 for 90) .433/.519/.711 w/ 7 HR, 19 RBI, 23 R, 4 SB in 27 games
Dan Haren 3-1, 2.45 ERA, 30 K, 0.79 WHIP, 1 SV in 33.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: Adam LaRoche (17 for 87) .195/.286/.425 w/ 5 HR, 12 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Rafael Soriano 1-2, 8.74 ERA, 9 K, 1.50 WHIP, 6 SV (2 BS) in 11.1 IP over 12 games


New York Mets 56-65 --- Home: 25-32 Road: 31-33

Hot: Marlon Byrd (36 for 114) .316/.376/.544 w/ 4 HR, 15 RBI, 17 R, 1 SB in 30 games
Matt Harvey 2-2, 1.77 ERA, 34 K, 0.79 WHIP in 35.2 IP over 5 games

Cold: Omar Quintanilla (17 for 86) .198/.296/.198 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 28 games
Jeremy Hefner 0-2, 9.13 ERA, 17 K, 1.99 WHIP in 22.2 IP over 5 games


Philadelphia Phillies 53-69 --- Home: 29-29 Road: 24-40

Hot: Chase Utley (27 for 90) .300/.360/.522 w/ 4 HR, 15 RBI, 13 R, 0 SB in 26 games
Cole Hamels 1-2, 2.25 ERA, 28 K, 1.08 WHIP in 36.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Kevin Frandsen (7 for 52) .135/.182/.154 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 23 games
John Lannan 1-3, 9.14 ERA, 10 K, 2.12 WHIP in 21.2 IP over 5 games


Miami Marlins 46-75 --- Home: 26-34 Road: 20-41

Hot: Christian Yelich (30 for 100) .300/.352/.390 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 13 R, 2 SB in 24 games
Jose Fernandez 3-0, 1.54 ERA, 46 K, 0.83 WHIP in 35.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Jeff Mathis (12 for 67) .179/.247/.179 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 21 games
Nathan Eovaldi 0-3, 4.91 ERA, 26 K, 1.55 WHIP in 33.0 IP over 6 games

AL West week 20 081813

Here are the American League West standings from week 20 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Texas Rangers 71-52 --- Home: 35-26 Road: 36-26

Hot: Adrian Beltre (39 for 107) .364/.438/.505 w/ 4 HR, 19 RBI, 17 R, 0 SB in 28 games
Yu Darvish 4-1, 1.31 ERA, 50 K, 0.84 WHIP in 34.1 IP over 5 games

Cold: Mitch Moreland (14 for 79) .177/.283/.329 w/ 4 HR, 10 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 28 games
Alexi Ogando 1-2, 4.68 ERA, 11 K, 1.48 WHIP in 25.0 IP over 5 games


Oakland Athletics 69-53 --- Home: 37-23 Road: 32-30

Hot: Eric Sogard (23 for 77) .299/.317/.468 w/ 1 HR, 12 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 23 games
Sonny Gray 1-1, 1.13 ERA, 17 K, 0.88 WHIP in 16.0 IP over 3 games

Cold: Coco Crisp (18 for 89) .202/.276/.281 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB in 23 games
Dan Straily 0-5, 4.09 ERA, 26 K, 1.55 WHIP in 33.0 IP over 6 games


Seattle Mariners 56-66 --- Home: 31-32 Road: 25-34

Hot: Kendrys Morales (34 for 107) .318/.362/.467 w/ 3 HR, 11 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 27 games
Danny Farquhar 0-1, 2.25 ERA, 25 K, 0.94 WHIP, 6 SV (1 BS) in 16.0 IP over 16.0 IP over 13 games

Cold: Raul Ibanez (17 for 86) .198/.266/.291 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Joe Saunders 2-4, 7.28 ERA, 22 K, 2.12 WHIP in 29.2 IP over 6 games


Los Angeles Angels 55-67 --- Home: 31-33 Road: 24-34

Hot: Mike Trout (35 for 96) .365/.527/.594 w/ 6 HR, 19 RBI, 22 R, 7 SB in 29 games
Jered Weaver 4-1, 3.27 ERA, 36 K, 1.06 WHIP in 41.1 IP over 6 games

Cold: Chris Iannetta (12 for 56) .214/.261/.333 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 21 games
Ernesto Frieri 1-3, 10.45 ERA, 15 K, 2.13 WHIP, 4 SV (2 BS) in 10.1 IP over 12 games


Houston Astros 40-82 --- Home: 19-43 Road: 21-39

Hot: Robbie Grossman (27 for 76) .355/.402/.513 w/ 3 HR, 10 RBI, 13 R, 4 SB in 19 games
Brett Oberholtzer 2-1, 0.87 ERA, 14 K, 0.87 WHIP in 20.2 IP over 3 games

Cold: Chris Carter (16 for 92) .174/.267/.370 w/ 5 HR, 15 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Jordan Lyles 1-3, 8.54 ERA, 18 K, 1.90 WHIP in 26.1 IP over 5 games

AL Central week 20 081813

Here are the American League Central standings from week 20 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Detroit Tigers 72-51 --- Home: 39-21 Road: 33-30

Hot: Victor Martinez (41 for 115) .357/.413/.478 w/ 2 HR, 17 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB in 29 games
Anibal Sanchez 4-1, 1.54 ERA, 33 K, 1.02 WHIP in 41.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: Don Kelly (12 for 53) .226/.344/.321 w/ 1 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 24 games
Justin Verlander 2-3, 3.54 ERA, 35 K, 1.33 WHIP in 40.2 IP over 6 games


Cleveland Indians 66-57 --- Home: 38-25 Road: 28-32

Hot: Yan Gomes (21 for 50) .420/.491/.640 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 16 games
Scott Kazmir 2-1, 2.89 ERA, 23 K, 1.00 WHIP in 28.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Asdrubal Cabrera (19 for 105) .181/.216/.305 w/ 2 HR, 12 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB in 27 games
Zach McAllister 1-2, 4.56 ERA, 24 K, 1.32 WHIP in 25.2 IP over 5 games


Kansas City Royals 64-58 --- Home: 33-28 Road: 31-30

Hot: Billy Butler (36 for 107) .336/.415/.477 w/ 3 HR, 12 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 30 games
Bruce Chen 2-0, 1.10 ERA, 25 K, 0.73 WHIP in 32.2 IP over 5 games

Cold: Alcides Escobar (27 for 118) .229/.240/.263 w/ 0 HR, 10 RBI, 7 R, 3 SB in 30 games
Wade Davis 2-1, 3.65 ERA, 16 K, 1.74 WHIP in 24.2 IP over 5 games


Minnesota Twins 54-67 --- Home: 28-31 Road: 26-36

Hot: Joe Mauer (28 for 84) .333/.406/.488 w/ 3 HR, 15 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 23 games
Andrew Albers 2-1, 1.85 ERA, 7 K, 0.66 WHIP in 24.1 IP over 3 games

Cold: Trevor Plouffe (12 for 88) .136/.208/.216 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB in 25 games
Kyle Gibson 0-1, 6.12 ERA, 16 K, 1.60 WHIP in 25.0 IP over 5 games


Chicago White Sox 48-74 --- Home: 28-32 Road: 20-42

Hot: Adam Dunn (33 for 100) .330/.433/.500 w/ 4 HR, 13 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 29 games
Chris Sale 3-3, 2.58 ERA, 44 K, 1.24 WHIP in 45.1 IP over 6 games

Cold: Josh Phegley (15 for 72) .208/.219/.236 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 23 games
John Danks 0-4, 4.91 ERA, 28 K, 1.26 WHIP in 40.1 IP over 6 games