John Sickels reviews his preseason top 20 Giants prospects.
8th INNING WEIRDNESS: Matt Cain's Career Year
Steward would have you believe that he has not been as reliable this season. Meanwhile Cain leads the staff in inning pitched, and he's been excellent at going deep into games.
Bumgarner Boosts His K Rate - Baseball Analytics Blog - MLB Baseball Analytics
Pitch f/x analysis of Madison Bumgarner.
Bruce Bochy’s bullpen « Bay City Ball | Giants Baseball with a Side of STATS!
A nice look at one of the best bullpens in baseball, including an awesome graph of Sergio Romo's strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Brian Wilson meets Barack Obama - Angels blog - The Orange County Register
A hilarious piece from Sam Miller of the OCR (h/t McCovey Chronicles)
Felix Hernandez, Evan Longoria on track for MLB Hall of Fame - ESPN
(Insider req'd). Dan Szymborski analyzes the current star players under age 28 who have a chance at making the Hall of Fame: "On the mound, Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum both make the cut, with 30 percent chances."
