Vinnie Pestano

4 posts

  1. Cleveland Indians 2014 Season Preview

    Our series of interesting* team preview posts begins on the shores of the Cuyahoga River. In his first season at the helm of the Cleveland clubhouse, Terry Francona exceeded most expectations. The 2012 Indians went…

  2. Colletti Bets on Marmol

    The Dodgers traded for exiled Cubs closer Carlos Marmol this morning, sending Matt Guerrier to Chicago. Today is a somber day for Cubs' fans. The team DFA'd Marmol a few days ago, but many expected him to simply end up…

  3. Pitching Under the Radar in 2012

    Armed with a 97 mph fastball, Pedro Strop achieved the 2nd highest Groundball rate and 3rd highest GB/FB rate ratio among 263 pitchers who threw over 1,000 pitches in 2012. His fortunate-to-lucky 83.2% LOB% and .275…

  4. Baseball's Most Underrated Players

    An Eduardo Perez tweet yesterday asked "Who do you guys believe is the most underrated player in the majors?" This discussion is overrated and needs a fresh take. Without showing any boring math, we feel the need to…