New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira returned to the disabled list Tuesday, with a right wrist injury suffered against the Los Angeles Angels, according to WFAN.
Corey Kluber is a former fourth round pick with a career 4.42 ERA and 1.41 WHIP in the minor leagues. He posted a 5.14 ERA and 1.49 WHIP as a rookie with Cleveland last season, although that did come with a 54:18 K:BB ratio over 63.0 innings. In 2013, he?s quietly become interesting. Over his last five starts (not including one in which he lasted just two innings thanks to a rain delay), Kluber has a 2.31 ERA and 1.03 WHIP with a 32:5 K:BB ratio over 35.0 innings. While Kluber?s last start came at home against a struggling Nationals team, the other four included @Tex, @NYY, @Bos and at home against Detroit, making the stretch all the more impressive. He has a lack of pedigree and is 27 years old, but if you ignore the small sample, here?s a pitcher with a 24.6 K% and 4.6 BB% paired with an 11.0 SwStr%. In other words, those are the peripherals of a star. Seriously, take a look at the company of pitchers who are strong in these areas , and see just how favorably Kluber stacks up. (Also notice how legit Hisashi Iwakuma has been). And that?s not even factoring in his accompanying 1.45 GB/FB ratio (and his 9.1 IFFB%). Kluber?s fastball has seen an increase in velocity the last couple of years, and he now relies on a cutter more so than in the past. Systems can?t agree if his breaking pitch is a curveball or slider, but it?s been a terrific offering no matter how it?s classified. He?s held left-handers to just a .235/.286/.374 line this season, and it?s probably safe to expect his .365 BABIP versus righties to drop moving forward. I for one certainly didn?t see this coming, and again, it?s been a small sample, but Kluber is currently owned in just 20% of Yahoo leagues. Given the aforementioned peripherals, that number should be closer to 100%.
Here?s Cuban prospect Alfredo Despaigne taking home run watching to the next level . (H/T Grant Brisbee and Carson Cistulli)
This play was pretty cool .
Here?s Bob Costas? curious take on the decline of Western civilization.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The low point of that high five for Jeff Baker is a trip to the 15-day disabled list.
Right-hander Roy Oswalt will make his first start for the Colorado Rockies on Thursday against the Nationals in Washington.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The Texas Rangers have put infielder Jeff Baker on the 15-day disabled list and optioned rookie Chris McGuiness to the minor leagues.
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I sat at the computer at 6:40 Monday morning. The kids were getting ready for camp, and I checked in on Weather.com to see if they were going to be able to get anything in.
I?m gonna take a little time off from writing. Baseball?s just not a whole lot of fun right now. Not like it?s supposed to be. I?m not giving up on ?