This is what Randy Choate looks like

November 16, 2007

Randy Choate
In case you were wondering.

Everyone was wondering.

Other things worth knowing: side-armer, lefty, bullpen. Now a Milwaukee Brewer.

According to baseball-reference.com, these are the 10 guys considered “Similar Pitchers Through Age 31:”

1. Jamie Walker (987)
2. Eric Gunderson (984)
3. Randy Niemann (982)
4. Randy Flores (980)
5. Billy Brewer (975)
6. Bill Short (974)
7. Ron Mahay (972)
8. Valerio de los Santos (972)
9. Chris Michalak (972)
10. Bob MacDonald (972)

Yeah, nine guys and The DLS.

Jenkins almost as effective as man with broken leg

November 10, 2007

Tom Haudricourt says this in his article about Jenkins today:

As difficult as it might be to believe, Jenkins did not rate among either Class A or Class B free agents at his position in the National League when player rankings were calculated for this winter.

Actually, no. That is not difficult to believe. Here’s the highlight:

Oddly enough, the cutoff was the player ranked ahead of him, Washington first baseman Nick Johnson, who missed the entire 2007 season with a broken leg.