Good morning, campers!
Here are recent links that will keep those dreaded TPS reports from being sent in on time:
- The Pirates locked up 23-year-old outfielder Jose Tabata (.324 wOBA this season) for several years at a very reasonable price: $14.75 million guaranteed through 2016 with team options over the following three seasons that are worth $37.25 million. Bucs Dugout analyzes the transaction.
- Compare the Tabata signing with the Royals front office enlisting 27-year-old outfielder Jeff Francoeur (.343 wOBA) for two more seasons at a guaranteed $13.5 million. Fangraphs’ Eno Sarris and Sports Illustrated’s Joe Posnanski have fairly different takes on the deal.
- Former Virginia congressman Tom Davis urges the Department of Justice to drop its perjury prosecution of Roger Clemens, arguing that the pitcher has “suffered enough,” reports the Washington Times.
- Sometimes-contrarian Joe Sheehan of Sports Illustrated makes the case that A. J. Burnett may be the third-best starting pitcher on the Yankees. (Note: Sheehan’s piece predates Burnett’s awful performance in Target Field on Saturday evening.)
- Just how anemic is the Giants’ offense this season? Eric Seidman of Fangraphs points out that no team since 1901 has performed as poorly as the Giants to date and made the postseason and it’s not even close.
- Now that Jim Hendry is out as the general manager of the Cubs, Matthew Pouliot of Hardball Talk looks back at the best and worst transactions of his tenure.
- C. Trent Rosecrans of CBSSports.com tells us about the incredible generosity of third baseman Jack Hannahan’s Indians teammates.
- True or false: Uni Watch quizzes readers on the accuracy of 10 sports uniform beliefs. Answer: true!
- Writing in the New York Times, Joshua Prager reveals to Ralph Branca, known to fans as the Dodger pitcher who gave up the 1951 pennant-winning home run to crosstown rival Giant Bobby Thomson, interesting information about his family tree.
Oversized outfielder Lucas Duda may be a quiet bloke but young Mets fans are excited.
Have a walk-off week!
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