Friday June 8th 2001
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DR=days rest
NP=# pitches in last
REC=record as starter
TREC=team's record as starter
WHIP=(walks + hits) / innings pitched
ERA=eat rabid animals
3RATE=rating of pitcher's last 3 starts weighted towards the more recent...
...min=6=terrible
...18=good
...max=30=unbeatable
Teams with higher 3RATE went 5-6 Thursday
...3-3 AL
...2-3 NL
Teams with a 3RATE differential of 5+ went 5-1 Thursday, with just Chen losing to Gonzalez.
Stats used are from Yahoo.com save for any righty or lefty opponents batting averages (R or L OBA) provided which are from Baseball Weekly.
OBA's are listed when OVER .300 or UNDER .200 and in a few other notable cases.
NAME...DR...NP....REC/TREC...WHIP...ERA...3RATE
Mathews...4...75......1-1/2-2.......1.10.....3.06....10
Neagle......5...106.....4-2/8-4.......1.34...4.40.....13.5
...Mathews L OBA .103 (righties .236)
...Neagle L OBA .308 (righties .241)
...Mathews 13 relief appearances before starting in last 4 app.
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Glavine...4....101.....6-3/7-5........1.49.....4.46....12
Pettitte....4....117.....6-4/6-6........1.24.....3.07....17
...Glavine dealing with a bruised left thumb but probable for this start
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Bell........4.....94.......0-4/0-7........1.33.....5.00...12.5
Nagy.....4.....93.......1-0/1-0.........1.00....1.29....N/A
...Nagy OBA's both under .200, but he has only made 1 start since coming off DL, @NYY: 7 IP, 4 H (1 HR), 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, W4-3
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Rigdon....5....96......3-3/5-7........1.55....4.87....10.5
Weaver...5....107....4-6/5-7........1.30....3.31....20
...Rigdon R OBA .315 (lefties .215)
...Weaver has 2.35 era over past month and leads league in IP
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Smith......5....112.....3-1/3-3.......1.12....3.29...19.5
Hamilton..5...109.....2-3/5-7......1.64.....4.84....14
...Smith R OBA .122 (league .195)
...Hamilton L OBA .344, R OBA .312
...7/14 of Smith's ER's have come on the 4 HR's he's allowed, all to lefties
...Jays have lost 6 of Hamilton's past 7 starts
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Blank.....6*....20.....0-1/0-1.....1.50.....8.10....N/A
Towers...5....109....1-0/1-1.....1.15....2.78.....24.5**
...Blank OBA unavailable; *last was a relief appearance on June 1st; 1st major league start May 29th @Atlanta: 4.1 IP, 5 H (2 HR), 6 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, L4-7; was 5-4 w/3.94 era at Triple-A before being called up
...**Towers 3RATE pro-rated for only 2 starts; made 4 relief appearances beforehand; pitched 7 shutout IP in last, June 2nd, vs Oakland team that had scored 29 runs in its previous 3 games
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Wolf....5....84....4-5/6-5....1.49....4.00.....13
Cone....4....90....0-1/1-3....2.11....6.32.....12
...Wolf L OBA .193 (righties .288)
...Cone L and R OBA's both .333
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Trachsel......*.....1-6/1-7.....1.75....8.24....11
Rupe....5...105....2-4/3-5....1.80....8.50....12**
...Trachsel R OBA .393
...Rupe L OBA .371
...*Trachsel last pitched in majors May 17th; he was 2-0 w/2.79 era in 3 starts at Triple-A Norfolk including a 7 inning no-hitter vs Ottawa May 29th; 3RATE is for his last 3 big league starts, indicitive of why he was sent down but not necessarily of how he will perform here
...**Rupe 3RATE pro-rated for last 2 starts since being recalled from Triple-A
...play the under at your own peril (last time I said that Sabathia/Thomas was a "pitcher's duel" until a late R.Alomar triple, for a 5-2 finish, well under the total of 11...go figure)
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Bere....9....98.....4-2/6-4.....1.44.....5.13.....13
D.Wells..5....65....4-5/6-5.....1.38.....4.56.....9.5
...Bere L OBA .307 (R OBA .208)
...Wells R OBA .320 (L OBA .213)
...Bere has extra rest because manager Don Baylor decided to start Tapani against the Cards due to Tap's much lower L OBA; that moved worked out well -- most of Baylor's have this year (NL Manager of the Year anyone?) -- and it may work out doubly well as Bere was not very happy about being bumped and may come out on fire in this one
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Johnson...4...106....6-4/9-4....1.01....2.95....20
Byrd........4*....34.....0-1/0-1....1.40....8.10.....N/A
...Johnson L OBA .139 (R OBA .211)
...Byrd L OBA .500, R OBA .136; note that this is in 10 IP; Byrd recently acquired from Philly and will be making 1st appearance for KC; *last 2 appearances in relief; one start of year, vs Montreal, was poor: 7 IP, 7 H (1 HR), 3 BB, 3 K, L3-7
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Olivares...4...64.....2-6/4-7....1.53....6.56....8.5
Milton......4...112....6-3/8-4....1.27....3.43...19
...Olivares L OBA .302
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Oswalt....5....73.....1-0/1-0.....1.00....1.80....N/A
Rogers....5....86.....3-3/7-5....1.48....5.29....20
...Oswalt R OBA .146 (L .233)
...Rogers L OBA .311
...Oswalt had 8 relief appearances before 1st start June 2nd vs LA: 6 IP, 2 H (1 HR Beltre), 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W2-1
...Rogers left last start after 6 IP with back spasms, though not considered serious; Rangers have won his past 4 starts after losing his previous 5
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Gardner...4...93....1-4/2-7....1.33....5.89....16
Heredia....6....95....3-5/3-7....1.83...7.04....12.5
...Heredia R OBA .381 (L OBA .298)
...Gardner allowed 9 runs in 3.2 IP in last at Coors field (Col) after having gone 1-0 w/1.69 era in May
...Heredia 13.25 hits and 2.35 HR per 9 innings are both worst in the majors; this guy is a good example of why the minimum salary for major league ballplayers is too high
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Jarvis...4....66.....3-5/4-8.....1.21....4.99....14.5
Abbott...5....100....4-2/5-2....1.43....5.40....17
...Jarvis' right arm has been bothering him since being HBP by Randy Johnson on June 3rd; he is probable here
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Valdes...6....113.....3-3/4-5....1.18....3.90....20.5
Carrara......*............................0.59....0.66....N/A
...*Dodgers are obviously desperate for starting pitching -- don't be fooled by these WHIP and ERA numbers, compiled in 8 relief appearances -- Carrara has been unsuccessful as a starter in his career; this guy is basically a career minor-leaguer; 1.84 WHIP and 7.40 ERA and a 3-7 record in limited major league experience since 1995
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[This message has been edited by EXTRAPOLATER (edited 06-08-2001).]
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DR=days rest
NP=# pitches in last
REC=record as starter
TREC=team's record as starter
WHIP=(walks + hits) / innings pitched
ERA=eat rabid animals
3RATE=rating of pitcher's last 3 starts weighted towards the more recent...
...min=6=terrible
...18=good
...max=30=unbeatable
Teams with higher 3RATE went 5-6 Thursday
...3-3 AL
...2-3 NL
Teams with a 3RATE differential of 5+ went 5-1 Thursday, with just Chen losing to Gonzalez.
Stats used are from Yahoo.com save for any righty or lefty opponents batting averages (R or L OBA) provided which are from Baseball Weekly.
OBA's are listed when OVER .300 or UNDER .200 and in a few other notable cases.
NAME...DR...NP....REC/TREC...WHIP...ERA...3RATE
Mathews...4...75......1-1/2-2.......1.10.....3.06....10
Neagle......5...106.....4-2/8-4.......1.34...4.40.....13.5
...Mathews L OBA .103 (righties .236)
...Neagle L OBA .308 (righties .241)
...Mathews 13 relief appearances before starting in last 4 app.
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Glavine...4....101.....6-3/7-5........1.49.....4.46....12
Pettitte....4....117.....6-4/6-6........1.24.....3.07....17
...Glavine dealing with a bruised left thumb but probable for this start
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Bell........4.....94.......0-4/0-7........1.33.....5.00...12.5
Nagy.....4.....93.......1-0/1-0.........1.00....1.29....N/A
...Nagy OBA's both under .200, but he has only made 1 start since coming off DL, @NYY: 7 IP, 4 H (1 HR), 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, W4-3
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Rigdon....5....96......3-3/5-7........1.55....4.87....10.5
Weaver...5....107....4-6/5-7........1.30....3.31....20
...Rigdon R OBA .315 (lefties .215)
...Weaver has 2.35 era over past month and leads league in IP
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Smith......5....112.....3-1/3-3.......1.12....3.29...19.5
Hamilton..5...109.....2-3/5-7......1.64.....4.84....14
...Smith R OBA .122 (league .195)
...Hamilton L OBA .344, R OBA .312
...7/14 of Smith's ER's have come on the 4 HR's he's allowed, all to lefties
...Jays have lost 6 of Hamilton's past 7 starts
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Blank.....6*....20.....0-1/0-1.....1.50.....8.10....N/A
Towers...5....109....1-0/1-1.....1.15....2.78.....24.5**
...Blank OBA unavailable; *last was a relief appearance on June 1st; 1st major league start May 29th @Atlanta: 4.1 IP, 5 H (2 HR), 6 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, L4-7; was 5-4 w/3.94 era at Triple-A before being called up
...**Towers 3RATE pro-rated for only 2 starts; made 4 relief appearances beforehand; pitched 7 shutout IP in last, June 2nd, vs Oakland team that had scored 29 runs in its previous 3 games
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Wolf....5....84....4-5/6-5....1.49....4.00.....13
Cone....4....90....0-1/1-3....2.11....6.32.....12
...Wolf L OBA .193 (righties .288)
...Cone L and R OBA's both .333
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Trachsel......*.....1-6/1-7.....1.75....8.24....11
Rupe....5...105....2-4/3-5....1.80....8.50....12**
...Trachsel R OBA .393
...Rupe L OBA .371
...*Trachsel last pitched in majors May 17th; he was 2-0 w/2.79 era in 3 starts at Triple-A Norfolk including a 7 inning no-hitter vs Ottawa May 29th; 3RATE is for his last 3 big league starts, indicitive of why he was sent down but not necessarily of how he will perform here
...**Rupe 3RATE pro-rated for last 2 starts since being recalled from Triple-A
...play the under at your own peril (last time I said that Sabathia/Thomas was a "pitcher's duel" until a late R.Alomar triple, for a 5-2 finish, well under the total of 11...go figure)
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Bere....9....98.....4-2/6-4.....1.44.....5.13.....13
D.Wells..5....65....4-5/6-5.....1.38.....4.56.....9.5
...Bere L OBA .307 (R OBA .208)
...Wells R OBA .320 (L OBA .213)
...Bere has extra rest because manager Don Baylor decided to start Tapani against the Cards due to Tap's much lower L OBA; that moved worked out well -- most of Baylor's have this year (NL Manager of the Year anyone?) -- and it may work out doubly well as Bere was not very happy about being bumped and may come out on fire in this one
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Johnson...4...106....6-4/9-4....1.01....2.95....20
Byrd........4*....34.....0-1/0-1....1.40....8.10.....N/A
...Johnson L OBA .139 (R OBA .211)
...Byrd L OBA .500, R OBA .136; note that this is in 10 IP; Byrd recently acquired from Philly and will be making 1st appearance for KC; *last 2 appearances in relief; one start of year, vs Montreal, was poor: 7 IP, 7 H (1 HR), 3 BB, 3 K, L3-7
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Olivares...4...64.....2-6/4-7....1.53....6.56....8.5
Milton......4...112....6-3/8-4....1.27....3.43...19
...Olivares L OBA .302
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Oswalt....5....73.....1-0/1-0.....1.00....1.80....N/A
Rogers....5....86.....3-3/7-5....1.48....5.29....20
...Oswalt R OBA .146 (L .233)
...Rogers L OBA .311
...Oswalt had 8 relief appearances before 1st start June 2nd vs LA: 6 IP, 2 H (1 HR Beltre), 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W2-1
...Rogers left last start after 6 IP with back spasms, though not considered serious; Rangers have won his past 4 starts after losing his previous 5
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Gardner...4...93....1-4/2-7....1.33....5.89....16
Heredia....6....95....3-5/3-7....1.83...7.04....12.5
...Heredia R OBA .381 (L OBA .298)
...Gardner allowed 9 runs in 3.2 IP in last at Coors field (Col) after having gone 1-0 w/1.69 era in May
...Heredia 13.25 hits and 2.35 HR per 9 innings are both worst in the majors; this guy is a good example of why the minimum salary for major league ballplayers is too high
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Jarvis...4....66.....3-5/4-8.....1.21....4.99....14.5
Abbott...5....100....4-2/5-2....1.43....5.40....17
...Jarvis' right arm has been bothering him since being HBP by Randy Johnson on June 3rd; he is probable here
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Valdes...6....113.....3-3/4-5....1.18....3.90....20.5
Carrara......*............................0.59....0.66....N/A
...*Dodgers are obviously desperate for starting pitching -- don't be fooled by these WHIP and ERA numbers, compiled in 8 relief appearances -- Carrara has been unsuccessful as a starter in his career; this guy is basically a career minor-leaguer; 1.84 WHIP and 7.40 ERA and a 3-7 record in limited major league experience since 1995
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[This message has been edited by EXTRAPOLATER (edited 06-08-2001).]
