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Mariners After Dontrelle Willis?
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... It's an odd time to trade Dontrelle, as his value is pretty low with his performance and forearm issues.  Willis just feels like a better pitcher than he actually is, doesn't he?  As Baker says, the Ms would be gambling on Willis returning to form.  Better to gamble a few unproven prospects than seven years and $126MM.  ...

Open Thread: Cubs vs. Giants, Tuesday 7/17, 7:05 CT
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Open Thread: Cubs vs. Giants, Wednesday 8/22, 9:15 CT
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Our Postseason Baseball Awards
Rumors and Rants — ... Winner: Barry Zito, San Francisco Giants ...

Spring Training News: March 17th - Who's Hot & Who's Not
Roto Advice — ... most impressively, 12 walks and only 7 strikeouts. That's a great eye for a young player, especially during spring training, when many people just swing away at everything (like Rickie Weeks, who is hitting .125 with 1 HR, 2 RBI, 6 SB, and 3 walks to 20 strikeouts or Brandon Wood, who is hitting .114 with no walks & 15 strikeouts!). And last buy not least... -Pudge has 6 HR in 13 games! Pitchers of Note: -Barry Zito, the $126 million dollar man, has a 14.92 ERA in 4 spring starts, and has ...

Fantasy Baseball News of the Day - March 21st
Roto Advice — ... -Barry Zito's fastball is now in the 83 mph range, and rumors are he has a tired arm -Colby Rasmus was sent to the minors to start the year. This means Rick Ankiel is solidly the every day center fielder, and likely the cleanup ...

Pregame Thread: Cubs vs. Giants, Monday 6/30, 9:15 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Today's Starting Pitchers T. Lilly Cubs vs. B. Zito Giants ...

NL All Crap Team
SimonOnSports — ... spending massive amounts of time on the DL, Tulowitzki is hitting under .170. Bench: Khalil Greene - Hitting .222 on a team that needs hitting more than any other in the league. Bench: Michael Bourn - His massive amount of steals be damned, the guy has an OPS of .571. Bench: Wily Mo Pena - Wily Mo is having a major major power outage this year with only 2 homers while hitting .210. SP: Barry Zito - Who wouldn't want to pay 200+ million for 12 pre-all star break losses. ...

Derek "Zito" Lowe, I don't think so
MetsCitiBlog — ... Ken Rosenthal reports on Foxsports.com today that Scott Boras is being Scott Boras again.  Derek Lowe is seeking a Zito-like deal apparently.  We know how well that $126 million spent looks right now.   ...

2009 | Looking Ahead: Candidates Part II
Rotodatabase.com blogs — ... he could find his way to the bullpen, and your waiver wire. If he does, keep a watchful eye, because once he finds his way home into the rotation, where he belongs, the Ks will come in bunches, and he can give you elite numbers in limited innings, if started appropriately. Gio Gonz lez - Oakland Athletics It seems that recently some people have forgotten that Oakland seems to be a factory that churns out Starting Pitchers with the greatest of ease. Tim Hudson , Barry Zito , Mark Mulder , Dan Haren , Rich Harden , the list goes ...

2009 | Looking Ahead Leftovers: NL West
Rotodatabase.com blogs — ... 2007, he was as reliable as could be in terms of being a horse on the mound. Now, with age and miles on the arm, pitchers wear down and inevitably break, but hope is not all lost on Schmidt. Health pending, the fifth spot in LA's rotation is Schmidt's for the taking, and if he's able to take the mound regularly, he will certainly warrant attention from fantasy owners to see what he's able to give, and at the very least, should be good for a start here and there for your fantasy team. Barry Zito - San Francisco Giants My how the mighty have fallen. A season ago I was lobbying ...

Spot * On | Baseball America's Top 100 Part II
Rotodatabase.com blogs — ... and harness just a little more control, he should be a good middle of the rotation guy for Kansas City as they continue to rebuild. 97 Gio Gonzalez, LHP, OAK This is a guy who the White Sox are likely going to be kicking themselves for not trading away once, but twice. Recall from an earlier blog :"It seems that recently some people have forgotten that Oakland seems to be a factory that churns out Starting Pitchers with the greatest of ease. Tim Hudson , Barry Zito , Mark Mulder , Dan Haren , Rich Harden , the list goes on... they ...

Yardwork: A Wild Night of Interleague Play
The Big Lead — ... Angels 9, Giants 7: Barry Zito was awful, going just 3 2/3 innings and allowing seven earned runs on 10 hits. He’s now 3-7 and appears to find all of this rather amusing. John Lackey wasn’t much better, but he managed to limit the damage to three runs on the 10 hits he allowed. Six different players homered in this game, including Pablo Sandoval, who went yard twice. ...

The REAL Final Cubs On Fox Game For 2009: Cubs vs. Giants, Saturday 9/26, 3:10 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Tom Gorzelanny Cubs vs. Barry Zito Giants 6-2 W-L 10-12 ...