Tag Archives: Stephen Strasburg
Video: Hurdle Talks Locke, Bullpen; Strasburg More Efficient
Three videos today from the after the Nationals’ 5-4 win against the Pirates at PNC Park. Clint Hurdle’s interview is broken up into two parts and I was even able… Read more
Exploring the Arsenal: Previewing the Nationals’ Probable Starting Pitchers
Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each series, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitchers expected to oppose the Pirates. The charts below show the… Read more
Could Gerrit Cole Make a Run at Number One?
The consensus top prospect in the 2011 draft is Anthony Rendon, the third baseman from Rice who was the college player of the year last year, and a favorite to… Read more
A Tale of Projectability
We often hear about “projectability” with young pitchers. The idea is that a tall, skinny kid will add velocity to his frame as he fills out and matures. Often it… Read more
Stephen Strasburg and the Risk of Injury to Pitchers
The big news around baseball today is that Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg will require Tommy John surgery, putting him on the sidelines for at least the next year. The… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Shaping up to be an interesting draft
I was in Charlottesville tonight, watching Deck McGuire take on the University of Virginia, and by the time I got home, the Pirates were down 8-0. Since I didn’t watch… Read more
What would a worldwide draft have looked like in 2009?
I noticed a bit of talk yesterday about a possible worldwide draft in baseball’s future. First, there was a mention in Dejan Kovacevic’s Q&A on the PBC Blog. Then, Ben… Read more
Pirates Notebook: The draft dust has settled
Earlier today I posted some numbers on the draft, a day after the draft pick signing deadline. Now for some quick hit analysis on the draft, including some information that… Read more
Could the Pirates make a run at Stephen Strasburg?
I posted a projected 2010 salary yesterday, which changes slightly with the John Grabow/Tom Gorzelanny trade, although not too much since Kevin Hart would just replace Gorzy in the projections…. Read more
