Beckett has learned how to pitch while still having his good stuff. Lots of pitchers learn how to pitch when their stuff starts to diminish, but his injuries have given him time to hone his craft and lessen his workload.
cause you are an idiot. Okay, lets go back to the old way and look at fielding percentage.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fielding/_/position/ss/league/al/order/truets
He's 8th in the AL. Aside from an occasional flashy play to appease the short bus riders in Cleveland, he has no grounds taking home the hardware
Hughes is economical, painting the black, getting grounders, making hitters miss. Good to see he still has it, would love to see him continue it vs the sox
http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=ss&stats=fld&lg=all&qual=y&type=1&season=2011&month=0&season1=2011&ind=0
Alexei Ramirez and Alcides Escobar are the best fielding SS's by UZR. Jeter is a better SS than Cabrera by UZR. It's more than flashy plays
Is it just me, or does Tito always seem to rest one of his starters when Beckett starts. I know he likes McDonald, but he is not as good as Reddick right now.
Hughes does look really good. Last game was a step forward apparently with his stuff, then it tailed off. Now, he's thrown 5 solid innings with good stuff. Now is not a bad time for Hughes to find himself
I was working during his last start, but Kay is talking about that now. Apparently inning #3 was when the wheels fell off vs Seattle. We'll see how he is next inning
Not sure you're watching, but Hughes looks amazing right now. 93-95 with an actual curveball. Not sure if he is just letting it fly or if he's finally recovered, but he looks like he did at the beginning of last yr, even if it is only 2 innings
Carlos Paniagua's contract was voided today and MLB has suspended him for another year. MLB is keeping a tight lip, so unsure of why, but this kid must have made some serious lies. Hell, he might be 30 for all we know