For those that don't know what PTLW are: they essentially tell you the quality of a particular pitcher's pitch in terms of runs, i.e. Zack Greinke's slider has been +5.9 runs better than the average slider and his fastball has been +14.5(!). For comparison, Livan Hernandez's fastball has been 8.3 runs worse than the average fastball.

For more on PTLW, check out this THT article.

I can't believe this site is still free to use. Amazing.

Was just checking mlb.com and saw this. I know most of you guys get SNY on cable but for us out-of-marketers this is long overdue. The agony of listening to the Marlins' announcers 9 times a year was becoming too much.

Reyes closed for the Rays last year. He had a 4.9 ERA but had a 1.15 WHIP. Gave up a lot of HR (1.93 HR/9) but also struck out 10 per 9 innings.

UPDATE [by Eric @ 4:18pm]: Reyes is 38, but has had very strong strikeout rates and so-so walk rates throughout his career. The longball problem he had last season with the Rays seemed to be a new development, as he had mostly kept the ball in the park throughout his career. Injuries have been a big problem for him, but this is a fine low-risk pickup.

Well, it looks like someone in the Mariners organization wised up and realized that Bill Bavasi was...inept, to say the least.