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Prospectus Preview: Saturday`s Games to Watch by Caleb Peiffer
Baseball Prospectus — Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Royals (24-37) at Yankees (30-31), 1:05 p.m. ET Probable Starters : Brian Bannister (74 1/3 IP , 4.72 RA , 1.27 WHIP , 45 K) vs. Andy Pettitte (72 2/3, 4.71, 1.43, 52) Pythagorean Record : Kansas City, 24-37 (220 RS , 282 RA ); New York, 29-32 (273 RS , 283 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Kansas City, #27; New York, #15 Prospectus : Pettitte is the only left-handed pitcher currently on the Yankees' roster, as the Bombers are not employing any southpaws in the bullpen. The one lefty New York tried in the pen this ...

Prospectus Preview: Sunday`s Games to Watch by Marc Normandin
Baseball Prospectus — Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Reds (30-33) at Marlins (33-28), 1:10 p.m. ET Probable Starters : Aaron Harang (88 2/3 IP , 4.06 RA , 1.29 WHIP , 78 K) vs. Ryan Tucker (70, 1.54, 1.09, 62 in Double-A) Pythagorean Record : Cincinnati, 30-33 (288 RS , 304 RA ); Florida, 30-31 (300 RS , 305 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Cincinnati, #19; Florida, #14 Prospectus : Today's slate of games involves a lot rookie starters, including Tucker's major league debut in Miami. Though not considered one of the top prospects in the game thanks to a sub-par outing ...

Prospectus Preview: Monday`s Games to Watch by Caleb Peiffer
Baseball Prospectus — Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Royals (24-39) at Yankees (32-31), 1:05 p.m. ET Probable Starters : Luke Hochevar (52 2/3 IP , 5.81 RA , 1.60 WHIP , 35 K) vs. Mike Mussina (67 1/3, 5.21, 1.28, 39) Pythagorean Record : Kansas City, 24-39 (234 RS , 300 RA ); New York, 31-32 (291 RS , 297 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Kansas City, #27; New York, #15 Prospectus : After back-to-back come-from-behind victories, the Yankees will be looking to take three out of four from the Royals this afternoon in the Bronx. Both Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon ...

Prospectus Preview: Tuesday`s Games to Watch by Caleb Peiffer
Baseball Prospectus — Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : White Sox (37-26) at Tigers (26-37), 7:05 p.m. ET Probable Starters : Jose Contreras (81 2/3 IP , 2.87 RA , 1.04 WHIP , 50 K) vs. Nate Robertson (71 2/3, 6.03, 1.54, 49) Pythagorean Record : Chicago, 39-24 (305 RS , 235 RA ); Detroit, 29-34 (293 RS , 320 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Chicago, #7; Detroit, #24 Prospectus : After losing the final three matches of a four-game series in Tampa Bay (inspiring another Ozzie meltdown), Chicago has returned home to win seven in a row, sweeping the Royals and the ...

Prospectus Preview: Wednesday`s Games to Watch by Caleb Peiffer
Baseball Prospectus — Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Mariners (23-42) at Blue Jays (34-33), 12:37 p.m. ET Probable Starters : Felix Hernandez (88 IP , 3.38 RA , 1.38 WHIP , 74 K) vs. Shaun Marcum (85 2/3, 2.73, 0.97, 71) Pythagorean Record : Seattle, 26-39 (257 RS , 322 RA ); Toronto, 37-30 (276 RS , 250 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Seattle, #29; Toronto, #10 Prospectus : Marcum has broken through this year to lead all American League starters with 2.8 SNLVAR . The right-hander has churned out 10 quality starts in 13 tries, yet has won just five ...

Prospectus Preview: Thursday`s Games to Watch by Marc Normandin
Baseball Prospectus — Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Rangers (34-33) at Royals (25-41), 1:10 p.m. CT Probable Starters : Eric Hurley (74 2/3 IP, 6.14 RA, 1.54 WHIP, 72 K at Triple-A) vs. Brian Bannister (77 2/3, 5.10, 1.34, 46) Pythagorean Record : Texas, 33-34 (378 RS, 390 RA); Kansas City, 25-41 (247 RS, 319 RA) Hit List Rankings : Texas, #17; Kansas City, #27 Prospectus : Hurley makes his debut against the worst offense in the league , and it's a good thing, too, once you take a look at his statistics from Triple-A: 8.7 strikeouts per nine is good, but not when it comes with 1.8 homers per nine (40 every 200 innings). Hurley has been worse ...

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The Futility Infielder — ... Friday's Hit List featured my two teams personifying mediocrity, ranked at the middle of the pack at #15 (Yankees) and #16 (Dodgers). Neither has been a whole lot of fun to watch lately. The Dodgers have been minus Rafael Furcal for about a month now. They were 18-14 with him, as he got off to a red-hot .366/.448/.597 start, but since he suffered ...

Prospectus Preview: Friday`s Games to Watch by Caleb Peiffer
Baseball Prospectus — Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Marlins (36-30) at Rays (38-28), 7:10 p.m. ET Probable Starters : Ryan Tucker (70 IP , 1.41 RA , 1.09 WHIP , 62 K, Double-A) vs. Andy Sonnanstine (79 1/3, 5.45, 1.41, 49) Pythagorean Record : Florida, 33-33 (324 RS , 325 RA ); Tampa Bay, 36-30 (299 RS , 275 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Florida, #14; Tampa Bay, #6 Prospectus : This series has traditionally held little meaning beyond territorial bragging rights; last year both teams were in fourth place in their respective divisions when they first met, and the year before ...