Fifth Starter Battles

All across baseball there are teams with undecided fifth starters. I’m going to give a rundown of the battles to keep an eye on.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Last year’s NL West champs have a bunch of guys fighting for a spot in the rotation. Eric Stults, Charlie Haeger and Carlos Monasterios all pitched in the spring opener, [...]

2010 MLB Off-Season Review: NL West

Arizona Diamondbacks
Key losses- Doug Davis, Max Scherzer, Eric Byrnes
Key additions- Edwin Jackson, Bob Howry, Kelly Johnson, Adam LaRoche
Off-season grade- C+
Justification- I don’t quite understand trading Max Scherzer for Edwin Jackson. I feel Scherzer is a better pitcher than Jackson. It’s possible they view Scherzer as a reliever. I like the signing of Kelly Johnson a [...]

Los Angeles Dodgers Top Ten Prospects 2010

1) Dee Gordon-SS
Awesome speed. Good bat. Great range, but needs to work on his hands. Rafael Furcal might be on his way out if Gordon has as good a 2010 as he did 2009.
2) Ethan Martin-SP
Live fastball with a good breaking ball. I like his control a little more than Chris Withrow’s. I think he [...]