In just three seasons, Romero has gone from being a quiet, respectful rookie to a team leader, both in word and deed, leading by example in his clubhouse demeanour as well as with his work ethic. Last season he won 15 games, tossed 225 innings and put up

Punch Brothers frontman Chris Thile has the demeanor of a world-class pitcher. While upon the mound of his Brooklyn, N.Y. , progressive bluegrass outfit, he clutches his mandolin, fingers across the frets like the stitching of a baseball, waiting to relea

On this date in 2003, the Braves and Greg Maddux agreed to a one-year deal worth $14.75MM. It was the largest one-year contract in baseball history at the time, surpassing David Cone's one-year, $12MM deal with the Yankees in 2000. Here is the latest fro

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Click here to view comments in a non-threaded output. I know. Pitcher wins don’t matter. Starting pitchers are better measured by FIP and xFIP and BABIP. Relief pitchers are better meas

Pedro Martinez, left, and general manager Dan Duquette were happy to talk about another Cy Young award. From the Sunshine State to the Great Northwest, the vote yesterday was indisputable. The 2000 American League Cy Young Award went unanimously to New E

This was not only a nice achievement for him, but it was also a remarkable achievement for his best team, the 1940 Reds. That

Julio Teheran was not even born in 1990 when Steve Avery joined Tom Glavine and John Smoltz in the Braves' rotation. Atlanta, which added Greg Maddux for the 1993 season, won six Cy Young Awards in the decade. Now Teheran, who just turned 21, is the juni

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Associated Press Sports updated 4:34 p.m. ET Feb. 10, 2012 ATLANTA (AP) - Julio Teheran was not even born in 1990 when Steve Avery joined Tom Glavine and John Smoltz in the Braves rotation. Atlanta, which added Greg Maddu

Despite the Cubs' loss in the NLCS to the Giants, you probably (if you're old enough) remember the 1989 season fondly. Greg Maddux exploded on the scene with a huge year at age 23; Mark Grace established himself as one of the better first basemen in the

Getting spurned by big name free agents isn’t a familiar feeling for Yankees fans, which is why the Cliff Lee decision last winter was so disappointing. We’d grown accustomed to the Yankees just getting whoever they wanted, and that was a shock to the sy

Getting spurned by big name free agents isn’t a familiar feeling for Yankees fans, which is why the Cliff Lee decision last winter was so disappointing. We’d grown accustomed to the Yankees just getting whoever they wanted, and that was a shock to the sy

The "experts" were certain that the Yankees would repeat as pennant winners for the next few years, but as is often the case, the experts were wrong. It wasn't until 1936 that the Yankees returned to the World Series. The New York Giants stopped the Yank

A host of bold winter moves having fortified a talented core with power pitching, power hitting and depth everywhere, the Big Red Machine could be back in business. It certainly doesn't hurt Cincinnati's chances that high-profile personnel has departed t

The Yankees have won 27 World Series titles, 24 of those teams have featured good hitting catchers. The Yankees have qualified for the postseason 51 times, or would have if not for the season-ending strike of 1994, and 44 of those teams have featured goo

In 1901, while pitching for Boston in the newly formed American League, Cy Young reached and then boldly passed 300 career victories. That same season, Christy Mathewson won the first 20 games of his career. Matty would capture his 300th career victory 1

Earlier this week, while the Nationals, Rangers, and Mariners were all still in the hunt for the last prized free-agent of the 2012 winter off-season, Scott Boras, agent to some of the game’s biggest stars, and Dave Dombrowski, Detroit Tigers GM, were bu

Scott Boras is a god. Holy shit is he good. This. I dont know how he does it. But he always does. Guy is amazing. Real life Arliss Seriously. That’s the first thing I thought of when I heard this. The market for Fielder seemed to be between two teams try

Scott Boras is a god. Holy shit is he good. This. I dont know how he does it. But he always does. Guy is amazing. Real life Arliss Seriously. That’s the first thing I thought of when I heard this. The market for Fielder seemed to be between two teams try

A question regarding the Ray's 2012 rotation seems bound to receive a positive response. After all, don't the Rays possess one of the major league's finest rotations? Don't they have two aces in Price and Shields? And don't they have two young and remark