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Can Jonathan Sanchez Become an Elite Starting Pitcher In 2010?
Posted: 2nd April 2010 by Simon Feldspar in MLB
The San Francisco Giants Jonathan Sanchez had a year of great improvement in 2009, which featured a no-hitter and an amazing second half of the season.
His electric stuff led to a lot of strikeouts, but also a fair amount of walks. He struck out 177 batters in 163.1 innings pitched (for a K/9 of 9.75), which is seventh best among Major League Baseball starting pitchers with a minimum of 100 ...
Pure Speculation: Monta Ellis and Corey Maggette Are Keys To Warriors Success
Posted: 8th January 2010 by Simon Feldspar in NBA
Monta Ellis and Corey Maggette are combining for 44.3 points per game, which is 41.3 percent of Golden StateÆs overall scoring. They are both accumulating a lot of value, but in different ways.
Maggette is putting in high quality minutes with a 21.01 PER, though heáis only averaging 28.5 of them on the season. He is scoring 18.6 points per game to EllisÆ25.7, but is on the court for an ...
Pure Speculation: The San Francisco Giants Should Sign Russell Branyan
Posted: 30th December 2009 by Simon Feldspar in MLB
The San Francisco Giants' eternal search for a masher to pair with slugger Pablo Sandoval would end if theyálanded Russell Branyan, who is one of the best free agent first basemen on the market.á
Branyan has played on six teams over the last four years, bouncing from San Diego to Tampa Bay to Philly to St. Louis, back to San Diego, to Milwaukee, and then to Seattle.á
In 2009, he topped 500 ...
Pure Speculation: Adrian Beltre is A Good Fit for the Oakland Athletics
Posted: 28th December 2009 by Simon Feldspar in MLB
Type B free agent third baseman Adrian Beltre could be a relatively cheap free agent to plug in at the hot corner for the Oakland AÆs for the next few seasons.
His power and walk numbers declined steeply in 2009, but his defense remains impressive. The AÆs have often injured Eric Chavez topping their depth chart at third. Oakland wonÆt count on Chavez to return to full-time playable health as heÆs ...
Should the Golden State Warriors Trade Anthony Randolph?
Posted: 16th December 2009 by Simon Feldspar in NBA
The Golden State Warriors have apparently put everybody and their house pets on the trade block. Word is surfacing that even the Warriors young stars-in-the-making are available if the right deal manifests.
This is confusing for a few reasons. In recent drafts, Golden State has gone on shear long term potential and raw abilities when making their selections. Two years ago, they took the now 20-year-old Anthony Randolph with the 14th ...