Author Archives: Heath Baywood

Biscuit Pitching: Joseph Cruz Out for the Season & More

Posted on June 11, 2011

According to Stacy Long, 22-year-old Joseph Cruz will miss the remainder of the season with a superior labral tear in his right throwing shoulder. Cruz entered the season as the 22nd ranked prospect in the Rays organization according to Baseball … Continue reading →

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Casey Kotchman: A Look at Batted Ball Data

Posted on May 16, 2011

If there is one thing that is absolutely certain about Casey Kotchman’s game, the first baseman hits a lot of ground balls. To date this season, 55.8 percent of Kotchman’s batted balls have been on the ground, which is in line with … Continue reading →

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Dan Johnson’s Short Leash

Posted on May 11, 2011

Most of the attention surrounding the first base position on the Rays blogosphere has focused on the sustainability of Casey Kotchman‘s results based on the larger sample size of inferior numbers for his career. What at first glance appeared to … Continue reading →

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A Historical Look at Reid Brignac’s Power Drought

Posted on May 10, 2011

The early stages of Reid Brignac‘s gig as a full-time shortstop have been less than pleasant at the plate for the 25-year-old. The left-handed hitting Brignac is only batting .195 with a.235 on-base percentage through his first 82 plate appearances … Continue reading →

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Led By James Shields and David Price, The Rays Rotation is Eating Innings

Posted on April 25, 2011

The Rays pitching staff (with the exception of Jeff Niemann) is off to a rip-roaring start in 2011. So far, the Rays starting pitcher has gone at least seven innings in 13 of the team’s 22 games–David Price and James … Continue reading →

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