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News & Notes

  • The Elias Sports Bureau reports that Dan Uggla is just the fourth player in the last 50 years to record 20 home runs and 75 RBI in his debut season in the majors.
  • The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are 2-20 on the road since the All-Star break.
  • Chris Young still hasn’t lost a road game since June 25, 2005. He’s 6-0 in 12 road starts this season and 9-0 over his last 21 starts away from home.
  • Noah Lowry has a 10-0 record and 2.33 ERA for the month of August in his four-year career.
  • The Twins are 23-2 in Johan Santana’s last 25 starts.
  • Miami RB Sammy Morris was reportedly suspended for taking Sudafed.
  • The Cardinals’ pitching staff could post the highest ERA in history for a team that finishes first. It’s 4.56. The record belongs to the 1997 Giants, who won their division despite a 4.39 ERA. The Giants were champs despite allowing more runs than they scored.
  • Opponents have stolen 36 of 37 bases with Freddy Garcia on the mound this season.

  • Cleveland’s Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a grand slam on the first pitch he saw as a major leaguer Saturday night.
  • The Florida Marlins’ record is 68-68. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that means they’re the first team since the 1899 Louisville Colonels to return to .500 after falling 20 games below that mark earlier in the season.
  • Despite ranking third in the majors in runs and fifth in league run differential (plus-67), the Indians are just 65-70. According to Baseball Prospectus’ adjusted standings, the Tribe should have about 11 more wins given their secondary indicators.
  • Make sure Anthony Reyes isn’t available in your league, and if he is, give him a look if you could use the innings. While he didn’t overly impress his first time in the rotation, after Sunday’s performance he’s now thrown over 19 straight scoreless innings counting his Triple-A stats. He’s in the Cardinals’ rotation for good now with Mark Mulder on the shelf and possesses a real solid repertoire. He could be a difference maker for your team.
  • Check in later this week for our preview of the NFL season, as we’ll predict how each division will play out this year. We’ll also give you a few over/under team wins bets that look enticing for this season.

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8 responses to “News & Notes”

  1. Jeff Avatar
    Jeff

    Back in 1999, Jim Miller got suspended for taking dexatrim.

  2. John Avatar
    John

    Well if Chris Young could ever start fully taking advantage of calling Petco Park home he could challenge for the Cy Young……I’ve heard that before about the Indians and their adjusted standings….their problem is in one-run games, they were bad last year in those situations and continued the trend again this season…..they need a closer.

  3. randy Avatar
    randy

    how good wiil running backs coming out of college be next year, a guy in my league wants h.ward and either c. benson or kevin jones for a 1st or 2nd pick next year —————is there a great rb coming out

  4. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Randy – I’ll let Jeff answer this one, as he follows college ball more closely than I do. He should get back to you shortly……With that said, will there be no NFL backs available? When you say keeper, your league keeps all the players for good? Or are they under contracts? And if so, would any decent backs be available with that pick in the first round?

  5. Jeff Avatar
    Jeff

    Well, until last night, I was ready to announce Louisville RB Michael Bush as the #1 RB in the NFL Draft. After rushing for over 100 yds and 3tds in the first half, Bush broke his leg in the early 3rd quarter. I think he should be fine for next year though, but his stock may drop a bit, as he would have been a contender for the Heisman.

    Other RBs to watch for are Michigan’s Mike Hart, Auburn’s Kenny Irons, U of Miami’s Tyrone Moss and Cal’s Marshawn Lynch. I still believe Michael Bush will be a stud in the pros, reminding me a lot of a young Eddie George. It is just sad that his college career ends like this. At least Louisville beat the (-16) for my teaser!

    If your league allows you to hold many players, forcing owners to draft rookies in the first round, there will be a few RB’s to choose from. A lot depends on where these RB’s go in the draft.

    That being said, I would not trade Benson for a first round keeper pick. Jones is the starter this year, but the fututre is anyone’s guess, and I doubt they will sit Benson next year. If Benson lands the starting job next year without a platoon, he will be a Top 10 back, probably even Top 5.

  6. randy Avatar
    randy

    thanks jeff, that is what i was thinking also, so i will stay put, but this doea give me a idea of the running backs coming, and as for my league keeper means we keep everyone

  7. Greg Avatar
    Greg

    That’s a pretty crazy FLA stat..over a century since that last happened….and Uggla is only the 4th player w/ those numbers b/c most “rookies” debuted the year before in September I assume. I was with you on Michael Bush too, too bad now, that was a nasty break.

  8. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Exactly Greg, the “debut” part is key for the Uggla stat.

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