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beyondtheboxscore.com - 4/28/2009

Get Off the Armando Galarraga Bandwagon

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More photos » by Paul Sancya - AP Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga's numbers don't look as pretty when you dig beyond his ERA. Browse more photos » I've read a lot of ...

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mvn.com - 4/28/2009

Fantasy Baseball: Detroit Tigers P Armando Galarraga

— mvn.com — Detroit Tigers' pitcher Armando Galarraga pitched well as a rookie in 2008, going 13-7 with a 3.73... ERA in 178.2 innings (30 games-28 starts).  He was really the lone bright spot in what was otherwise an underperforming Tigers' starting rotation last season. Thus far in ... (more) Fantasy Baseball: Detroit Tigers P Armando Galarraga

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Bunt Singles: Grandy likes to be entertained
Detroit Tigers blog — ... He’s now striking out a batter an inning, limiting home runs and his batting-average-on-balls-in-play (.287) is a lot closer to the Tigers defense allows this year (.305) and what you’d expect (.300).  He forces a lot of ground balls (47% of hits), and changes speeds and location quite well to keep batters off track. He’s definitely a thinking pitcher, not a just a thrower, and his development has continued I think his ERA will settle in closer to 4.00, myself.  (BtB) ...

Afternoon prowl: Grandy likes to be entertained
Bless You Boys — ... He's now striking out a batter an inning, limiting home runs and his batting-average-on-balls-in-play (.287) is a lot closer to the Tigers defense allows this year (.305) and what you'd expect (.300).  He forces a lot of ground balls (47% of hits), and changes speeds and location quite well to keep batters off track. He's definitely a thinking pitcher, not a just a thrower, and his development has continued.  I think his ERA will settle in closer to 4.00, myself.  (BtB) ...

Adios Armando Galarraga?
DETROIT4LYFE — ... Two days after Armando's April 26 victory, Sky Kalkman at Beyond the Boxscore wrote a piece titled "Get off the Armando Bandwagon." He through out a bunch of sabermetrics that basically said that Galarraga was pitching out of his mind and his true ERA is about a 4.40-4.75 ERA type guy and that anyone who dares to have them on their fantasy teams should sell high. ...