mlbtraderumors.com - 7/31/2009
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Teams are inquiring on righty Brian Bannister , according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney . The Royals weren't clos e to dealing him as of this evening, but we st ill have 20 hours before t he deadline. Bannister , 28, makes $1.7MM this yea r and isn't scheduled to become a fre e agent ...
hardballtimes.com - 7/28/2009
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Royals starter looks at PITCHf/x, understands it, and,
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Brian Bannister’s new approach
kansascity.com - 8/2/2009
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. | After his last start,
which the Royals won but in which he settled...
for a no-decision, Brian Bannister declared a won-lost record might be the worst way to judge any pitcher. It's the worst stat in baseball because it's so ...
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Royals' Bannister weighs in on best evaluation stat for ...
kansascity.com - 8/2/2009
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. | Brian Bannister after his
last start — one the Royals won but in...
which he settled for a no-decision — declared a won-lost record might be the worst way to judge any pitcher. “It’s the ...
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Royals notes: Bannister touts xFIP as best evaluation ...
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Hal strikes again?
The Yankee Universe —
... The Yankees contacted the Royals about Brian Bannister—who has taken steps in the right direction this year—however, according to Jayson Stark and Buster Olney (ESPN), the talks didn’t progress because the Yankees asked the Royals to pay the remaining $650,000 that’s left on Bannister’s contract. Strange development, huh? The Royals were probably insulted by that offer. This is how the Yankees may operate from now on, though, especially with Hal Steinbrenner behind the wheel. ...
Royals Trade Deadline Open Thread: Brian Bannister, Mark Teahen, Ron Mahay, Willie Bloomquist and Others Await Their Fate
Royals Review —
... get really bored, don't forget to recap Dayton's past deadlines.
Ethan Skolnick's Season Ticket | Sun-Sentinel Blogs: Florida Marlins: Serious about winning? Get a starting pitcher (like Brian Bannister, he proposes)
Royals Fielding Calls For Brian Bannister - MLB Daily Dish
DFA’d Player Update, Josh Anderson, and Royals Related Rumors | Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog
Bannister, Bloomquist, Teahen Drawing Interest: MLB Rumors - ...
Trade Deadline: Royals
Royal Reflections —
... Most of the talk is about Brian Bannister. The Marlins inquired about him; so did the Yankees, but it sounds like both deals fell through. With the rotation finally coming into shape, I don’t understand why Banny would even be available—especially given his rather low salary ($1.7 million ...
Trade Deadline Open Thread: Friday
River Avenue Blues —
... There were a few moves made yesterday, as the Pirates shipped lefties John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny to the Cubs for prospects, the Dodgers acquired a much needed late-inning reliever in George Sherrill. The Yanks were apparently interested in the Royals’ Brian Bannister, but talks didn’t progress when they asked the Royals to assume part ($650k) of the money owed to him through the left of the year. Then there’s always Jarrod Washburn. ...
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Is $650K really holding the Yanks back from a pitcher they might need?
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/31/2009 — ESPN Insider has a report that the Yankees asked the Royals about RHP Brian Bannister today, but the talks "went nowhere" because the Yanks asked the Royals to pay the around $650,000 of the money left his contract for this season. Clearly the Royals weren't too fond of the idea. Earlier this ...
A Quiet Deadline for the Yanks
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/31/2009 — So, the non-waivers trade deadline has come and gone and the Yankees stand pretty much where they did before with their chief rival improves. Leading up to the deadline most fans were dying to see a pitcher added. Brian Bannister and Justin Duscherer were a couple names bandied around. Instead ...
Royals Stick With Brian Bannister, Begin Drive for 75 Wins —
Royals Review
In the end, as was the case in 2008 , the Royals sat on the sidelines at the trade deadline. The best trade chip the Royals had -- aside from doing a really smart thing and trading Joakim Soria -- was probably Brian Bannister . Bannister has now had two good seasons out of the last three, with ...
One Last Suggestion —
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
With only hours before the deadline their is one move that seems to jump out to me that the Yankees should do that nobody is talking about. They need a starting pitcher right now. Sergio Mitre has impressed nobody in his first two starts and nobody expects him to stick. As we get closer to the ...
Brian Bannister Looks at His PITCHf/x Numbers —
FanGraphs Baseball
Over the weekend Tom Tango linked to an interview Brian Bannister did talking about how he used PITCH/x information to change his approach this year. It is a really interesting interview that I urge you to listen to. This morning Harry Pavlidis posted a great breakdown of the things Bannister ...
Royals-Orioles Odds Preview —
Sports Handicapping
The Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Camden Yards. Brian Bannister will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Righthander Bannister is 6-7 this season with a 3.68 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Jason ...
Brian Bannister talks Pitch f/x —
Driveline Mechanics
Brian Bannister talks Pitch f/x
Brian Bannister talks about Pitch f/x, and other Sabermetric like things with Sports Radio 810 WHB.
He talks about how replacing the 4seam fastball with the cutter, allows him to get more groundballs and improve his xFIP He also mentions that his ...
