Tag Archives: Dan Johnson
J.P. Howell Returns, Dan Johnson Exits
The best news of the day is that J.P. Howell is indeed back and that Rob Delaney was demoted for him. The big news from Durham isn’t a Desmond Jennings or Matt Moore promotion, but a Justin Ruggiano promotion. That … Continue reading
Posted in Roster Management, Transactions
Tagged Casey Kotchman, Dan Johnson, J.P. Howell, Justin Ruggiano, Rob Delaney
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Daily Process: Rays Split With Toronto
Wade Davis managed to complete six innings in under 60 pitches. In the end, he completed 7 2/3 with 98 tosses. Davis was poor if you go by his peripherals—four walks, two home runs, and three strikeouts—but things really didn’t … Continue reading
Stability Check: Swing Rates
Pizza Cutter published a classic article that finds when certain statistics stabilize. These numbers are a good benchmark to finding when we have a large enough sample size to start comparing data. Let’s look at each of these statistics for … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Zobrist, Casey Kotchman, Dan Johnson, Kelly Shoppach
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Daily Process: Fifth Inning Meltdown
Update: Maddon confirmed he was using Shoppach as a bluff. – Mike Scioscia is a bit like the Mike Holmgren of baseball. Scioscia’s coaching tree grows by the offseason (just look in the Tampa Bay or Milwaukee or San Diego … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Process, Joe Maddon
Tagged Alex Cobb, Ben Zobrist, Casey Kotchman, Dan Johnson, John Jaso, Kelly Shoppach, Vernon Wells
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The Rays Are Platooning Dan Johnson and Casey Kotchman
Tommy and I have mentioned this on Twitter in recent days, so I may as well make it official. It looks like Casey Kotchman and Dan Johnson are in a strict platoon. How strict? Going back to when Johnny Damon … Continue reading
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