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Dodger Stadium May Help Greinke's ERA

Sep 23, 2014 7:52 PM

Zack Greinke, who signed a $147 million deal with Los Angeles this offseason, may benefit from calling Dodger Stadium home.

Greinke moves back to the National League after a couple months with the Angels and into a better pitcher's park than Milwaukee. He'll also get a few extra starts in San Francisco and San Diego, two other good pitcher's parks.

Most projections have Greinke's ERA around 3.25 to 3.50. He was at 3.44 with the Brewers last year before his trade to the Angels.

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Indians Hoping Myers Will Go Deep Into Games

Sep 26, 2014 12:29 PM

The Indians signed Brett Myers last week in hopes that he would provide depth and give length to their starting rotation.

In his most recent season as a starter in 2011, Myers averaged 6.5 innings per start, tied for 11th in the National League.

Cleveland got just 913 ⅔ innings from their rotation last year, ranking 27th in the majors.

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Berkman Has Had Success As DH

Sep 26, 2014 7:19 PM

The Rangers have reportedly agreed to terms with Lance Berkman, who is expected to serve as their designated hitter.

He is also projected by some to hit fifth behind Adrian Beltre.

Berkman was a .323 hitter with a .909 OPS and six home runs in 39 games (130 at-bats) as a designated hitter in interleague play for the Astros and St. Cardinals, and a stint in the AL with the Yankees.

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Espinosa Produced At Phillips' Level For Nationals

Apr 29, 2014 5:52 PM

The Nationals appear to have a keeper in infielder Danny Espinosa.

In the latest in a series of player comparisons, David Schoenfield highlighted how close Espinosa's numbers where to those of Brandon Phillips in 2012.

Phillips contributed 3.5 WAR, 18 home runs and hit .281/.321/.429 for the Reds.

Espinosa added 2.4 WAR, 17 home runs and hit .247/.315/.402 for Washington.

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Swisher Comparable To Pujols In 2012

Sep 26, 2014 12:29 PM

Believe it or not, Nick Swisher's stat line was comparable to that of Albert Pujols in 2012.

Both players contributed 3.9 WAR to their teams.

Pujols hit .285/.343/.516 with 30 home runs and 105 RBI, while Swisher posted a line of .272/.364/.473 with 25 homers and 86 RBI.

Pujols signed a $200-plus million deal with the Angels last winter, while Swisher landed a $56 million deal with the Indians last month.

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Tags: Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, New York Yankees, Misc Rumor, Stats

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