Tim Lincecum's gradually eroding fastball velocity and lack of movement on his pitches have combined to make his sub-3.00 ERA profile a distant memory.
It happens from time to time: the free agent pool is just a bit drier than normal. Still some decent options to choose from, but several to dance around.
No one expected what Starling Marte is doing so far in his first full season, outperforming teammate Andrew McCutchen. Plus Jon Niese, Chase Utley, Trevor Rosenthal and Jordan Schafer.
Albert Pujols is off to another slow start - are there signs to suggest rebound is coming, or is this the beginning of the end? Also, Willingham, Buehrle, Perez, Kazmir.
Martin on track for big year ... Russell Martin (C, PIT) opened eyes last year with a career-high 21 HRs. But the power burst obscured a .211 batting average -- the continuation of a five-year decline. Add that to a change of teams and it was hard to know what to expect from the veteran catcher.
Tim Lincecum's gradually eroding fastball velocity and lack of movement on his pitches have combined to make his sub-3.00 ERA profile a distant memory.
It happens from time to time: the free agent pool is just a bit drier than normal. Still some decent options to choose from, but several to dance around.
No one expected what Starling Marte is doing so far in his first full season, outperforming teammate Andrew McCutchen. Plus Jon Niese, Chase Utley, Trevor Rosenthal and Jordan Schafer.
Albert Pujols is off to another slow start - are there signs to suggest rebound is coming, or is this the beginning of the end? Also, Willingham, Buehrle, Perez, Kazmir.
Martin on track for big year ... Russell Martin (C, PIT) opened eyes last year with a career-high 21 HRs. But the power burst obscured a .211 batting average -- the continuation of a five-year decline. Add that to a change of teams and it was hard to know what to expect from the veteran catcher.