Category: BASEBALL

By Dalton Del Don Batting average is such a fluky stat. Everyone talks about how unpredictable pitching can be, but make no mistake, hitters fluctuate year-to-year an awful lot as well. Take Aaron Hill, who saw his average drop from .286 in 2009 all the way down to .205 last year. His K rate jumped…

By Dalton Del Don Over the last two seasons while on the road, Adrian Gonzalez has hit .311 with 48 homers, 105 runs scored and 122 RBI over 161 games. It’s not exactly a secret him moving from the best pitcher’s park in Petco to one of the better hitter’s parks in Fenway should absolutely…

By Dalton Del Don Jay Bruce is hardly a sleeper, but his allure as baseball’s best prospect is definitely in the rearview mirror, as injuries have been a problem throughout his young career, and he’s (rightfully) perceived as a batting average risk thanks to a high strikeout rate. However, his upside remains immense. Bruce clubbed…

By Dalton Del Don I’d happily draft Adrian Beltre this year. Many are skeptical about him coming off a contract year, which keeps his price tag down despite just producing a season in which Baseball Monster pegged him as the 14th most valuable hitter in fantasy baseball. In fact, I was able to grab him…

By Dalton Del Don Before we get started, I want to make sure you are all aware of my recent entries – so check out my podcast here, my barometer here and my training camp notes here. Moreover, expect my football rankings to be released later this weekend. Carlos Gonzalez is currently on pace to…

By Dalton Del Don After giving up eight earned runs over his last start, Zack Greinke’s ERA now sits at 4.01. He’s already allowed six more earned runs in 2010 than he did all of last season in 92.1 fewer innings. Some regression was certain after last year, and while it’s showing up with a…

By Dalton Del Don My apologies for the lack of content recently, but I’m making it up to you with an extra long “Scoop” right here, right now. A few quick programming notes beforehand: If you haven’t already, check out my latest podcast. These are all available to download through iTunes, by the way. Also,…

My latest attempt at hosting. I will have a new column up by Thursday night at the latest. That’s a promise.

By Dalton Del Don Entering May 30, Howie Kendrick had a .253/.285/.342 line with just two home runs on the year. He’s batted .337 with five long balls and 24 RBI over 92 at-bats since then, and he’s now consistently hitting first or second in the Angels’ lineup. He hit .358/.391/.558 after the All-Star break…

By Dalton Del Don I haven’t posted a new baseball column in a bit, so I wanted to make sure you saw I wrote about Game 7 of the NBA Finals earlier as well. There isn’t a bigger Tim Lincecum fan than me, and while I’m hardly panicking, his last seven starts have raised some…