The Cleveland Indians have DFA’d Joe Borowski, a.k.a. the “Bayonne Bullet”. He’s also known as the 2007 AL saves leader. This season, however, Borowski has struggled mightily, with a 7.56 ERA in 18 games coming back from yet another arm injury — this time a right triceps strain. Borowski’s arm woes have plagued his career, … Read more
A comment by loyal reader Micalpalyn motivated me to post the following stats. This is a list of the main Mets relievers, the number of games they’ve appeared in, the number of runners they’ve inherited (IR), the number of those runners who scored (IRS), and the percentage of runners that remain stranded (%). [TABLE=30] Generally … Read more
If Oliver Perez doesn’t get things together quickly, there is an able and willing arm waiting down in triple-A: Tony Armas, Jr. Armas is only 3-5, but the record is deceiving. He has made seven consecutive “quality” starts, and has not allowed more than three runs in any of his 12 starts this season. In … Read more
One must wonder if Monday’s game is the we’ll see of Nelson Figueroa for a while. It’s not just that one game, of course. The Mets have lost all of Figgy’s last four starts, and his ERA has swelled to over five after a nifty 2-1, 3.90 start to the season. But beyond the stats … Read more
Supposedly, the Mets are internally considering Derrick Turnbow (hat tip to MetsBlog). As mentioned last week, the Mets have no room for him on their 25-man roster, and considering there are a number of teams in need of arms, it would be surprising to see Turnbow pass through waivers without a claim. However, if he … Read more
Last week, it was reported that reliever Matt Wise was fully recovered from a forearm bruise and would activated from the DL in time for the weekend series against the Diamondbacks. You may not have noticed, but Wise did not suit up in Arizona. Instead, he reported to Port St. Lucie and pitched two perfect … Read more
As a result of yesterday’s rainout, Nelson Figueroa will get skipped when his turn comes around the next time in the rotation — which would be Sunday at Arizona. Instead of Figgy, Johan Santana will go to the hill. On the surface, this appears to be a good idea. After all, Santana has a few … Read more
Early in Friday night’s SNY broadcast, a stat was flashed up showing that Mike Pelfrey has an 0-5 record, 8.59 ERA on regular 4 days’ rest, and 7-4 with a 3.91 ERA with 5+ days’ rest. Gary Cohen commented — correctly — that those stats did not jive with traditional sinkerball pitchers. The theory is … Read more
