Minor League Report: Checking in with 2008’s Top Prospects Part II

Prospect Profile: James McDonald

kensai posted 5/22/2008 from www.firenedcollettinow.com

Overview-Lost in the mania over Clayton Kershaw is another Dodgers pitching prospect by the name of James McDonald. Rarely talked about because of his age and lack of front-line starter stuff, he actually out-pitched Kershaw at AA Jacksonville last year. While McDonald is 3 years older than Kershaw, he also spent his first 3 years as a professional switching between the mound and the field.

Martinez Halts Rehab To Be With Ailing Father, Aybar To DL

Dave Rouleau posted 5/22/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez's rehab delayed for personal reasons and Angels shortstop Erick Aybar is headed to the disabled list.

Sheets completes gem against Pirates

J-Mo posted 5/22/2008 from mvn.com

Ben Sheets came into his start Wednesday night against the Pirates looking to rebound from his horrible outing against the Dodgers last week. Not only did Sheets rebound, he pitched his second complete game of the season. Sheets struck out six and only a Xavier Nady home run in the fourth inning stopped Sheets from recording his second shutout of the season.

Colon wins in return, Red Sox top Royals (AP)

Surviving Grady found this 5/22/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

Bartolo Colon made a solid return to the majors after recovering from an elbow injury, posting his first win since last June as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 Wednesday night. The 2005 Cy Young award winner allowed two runs in five ...

Dodgers Box Scores - Win Probability

On Baseball and the Reds found this 5/22/2008 on www.fangraphs.com

Reds @ Dodgers - Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Pitcher IP H HR ER BB SO pLI WPA Total 8.0 9 0 4 0 3 0.69 -.047 M Belisle 6.0 7 0 3 0 3 0.83 .011 J Fogg 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.04 .003 J Burton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.30 -.005 B Bray 0.1 2 0 1 0 0 0.45 -.056 Pitcher IP H HR ...