Don't forget Hipolito Pichardo. Everyone ALWAYS forgets Hipolito.

Jeebus! That's a homer every other inning

Shields also had a crazy-high ERA, but he may have just been working on stuff rather than trying to get guys out. I assume Chen was going out there every day trying to win the job.

American League Rookie of the Year


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mlb...1_a3&eref=sihp




Chen
Wil Myers, Royals. There was no chance he was going to make Tampa Bay's Opening Day roster, but Myers should be in the Show before the All-Star break, and by September he'll have emerged as one of the Rays' best hitters, a middle-of the order masher on a World Series contender




Lemire
Wil Myers, Rays. In a close race with the Indians' Trevor Bauer, Myers wins the award thanks to a prolific second half in which he helps power the Rays to an AL East title after his June call-up.

Jaffe
Wil Myers, Rays. The Rays have already sent him down, and may not bring him back until June due to service time issues. Even so, the opportunity for a full-time role is clearly there once he's recalled, which is more than can be said for many other top prospects, including Jurickson Profar.

Corcoran
Wil Myers, Rays. Myers won't open the season in the major leagues, but he hit .304/.378/.554 in Triple A last year and the Rays need another impact bat like his in their lineup. Ben Zobrist will start the season in rightfield, but who is going to keep him there and Myers in the minors, Kelly Johnson? Ryan Roberts? James Loney? Myers, the fourth-best prospect in baseball this spring per Baseball America, should be up sometime in May and a key middle-of-the-lineup bat for the Rays soon after.

Sheehan
Wil Myers, Rays. He won't be in the minors for long, and when he comes up, he's going to hit for excellent power out of the gate.

Isn't he the guy Albert Bell tried to kill with a bat once???

Meh, I attribute this more to Myers’ name being on everyone’s minds after the big trade.

Its kind of like when we traded Jared Allen – Joe Fan in NY or Cali didn’t know his name, then suddenly a big trade and everyone considers him one of the best DEs in the game.

Sounds like the same stuff they said about Alex Gordon as a rookie.

Completely random baseball tidbit, here is Pedro Martinez's 2000 Stratomatic card.

http://t.co/zahbLxicbD

I haven't played in over a decade, but I remember enough about the game to be amazed. Even if you aren't familiar with the rules, seeing "strikeout" written so many times in the middle of the card should be a hint.

You never drafted Priest Holmes in your FFL if you had the chance?

Damn son, that was stupid.

I had Priest the year he went down with the hip injury. Never Again!

perez is gonna ball this year... cain im just betting on. he was one of my last picks

Mendoza will be the fifth starter. Chen to the bullpen.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/03/26...als-fifth.html

http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/new...ews_kc&c_id=kc

SI is never wrong. See: Peter King 2012 Kansas City Chiefs.

I will probably be at the game on the 10th, barring any freezing cold weather.

I will be wearing blue.

Buy me a beer.