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Zach Sanders runs the MLB Notebook . Zach is a member of SABR (and the Business of Baseball and Statistical Analysis committees).

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Gallardo's location from last night. He looks to be leaving balls over the plate, and will need to work on that if he wants to continue his success.

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Pitch F/x: Ohlendorf vs Marlins

Ross Ohlendorf's pitch f/x from his start against the Marlins. Ohlendorf pitched 7 innings, giving up no runs.

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Ohlendorf's Pitch F/x vs Marlins

by mlbnotebook on Apr 20, 2009 11:19 PM EDT Comment 39 comments

Thought you guys might enjoy some Pitch F/x data from Ross Ohlendorf's start against the Marlins this evening.

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Joakim Soria's movement from today vs. the Yanks. He struck out all three batters he faced.

That curveball is awesome.

Note: First real attempt at Pitch F/x graph. Criticism is welcome.

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Joakim Soria's pitch movement from today's game against the Yankees. His curveball was sick.

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Baseball Analysts story here.

Coors is way up there. No surprises here.

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Sources: Adenhart Dead at 22

The above link is TMZ, and here is a local news story on the issue. The local news story says a family member confirms the story.

RIP. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

"Cops say someone driving a minivan blew through a red light, causing the Mitsubishi that Adenhart was riding in to hit a light pole. Three people were killed in the crash, including Nick.

Cops say the person driving the van fled the scene -- but was later caught and charged with felony hit-and-run. The suspect is currently being treated for injuries in a local hospital.

We're told one of the other men killed in the crash was also affiliated with the Angels organization."

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Fun with Pitch F/x: Kevin Youkilis

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Chad Cordero ---> M's

by mlbnotebook on Mar 12, 2009 10:26 PM EDT Comment 99 comments

Larry Stone on Baker's blog

I'll have a full story posted soon, but we've learned that the Mariners have reached an agreement with former All-Star closer Chad Cordero on a minor-league deal.

Cordero is coming off major shoulder surgery (torn labrum) last July, so he's not ready to pitch yet, but it's a solid gamble for the future. If he returns to health -- and the Mariners have had a scout monitoring his throwing sessions for the past month, and like what they see -- he could easily wind up as their closer. This guy saved 47 games to lead the National League in 2005, and he's just 26 (he turns 27 in a few days).

Cordero should be in camp by the weekend. He became a free agent in October when the Nationals took him off their 40-man roster. He made $6.2 million last year.

UPDATE: The Mariners have officially announced the deal. It's a minor-league deal with an invitation to spring training. Cordero is expected in camp on Friday.

Here's a quote from Jack Zduriencik:

"We are going to take it one step at a time, but we are optimistic that Chad can help us this season," Zduriencik said. "Chad has been a quality Major League closer and we look forward to his contributions to our ballclub in 2009."

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