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MLB – San Diego Padres tweak rotation
2011-02-08

After absorbing an early exit last season, the San Diego Padres started wheeling and dealing to solidify their rotation and be more competitive next season.
The Padres acquired Jason Bartlett and a player yet to be determined in a deal that sent Adam Russell and Cesar Ramos, along with minor league prospects Brandon Gomes and infielder Cole Figueroa to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Bartlett, who averaged .254 with four homeruns and 47 RBI’s last season, will replace Miguel Tejada in the rotation after the 36-year-old shortstop signed with the San Francisco Giants.
Bartlett, who was originally drafted by the Padres in the 13th round of the 2001 amateur draft before trading him to Minnesota, expressed his excitement for having been traded in a team where he feels he can shine on.
“I'm excited,” said Bartlett. “I never got to the big leagues over there. I've heard the National League game is a lot different. My wife and I love the beach, so we're excited about that. Coming from Tampa, there's no better place to go than San Diego. Hopefully, I can be there for a while.”
Bartlett, who was an all-star in 2009 after setting career-best average of .320 with 14 homers and 66 RBIs to go with 90 runs scored and 30 stolen bases, had a poor performance last season, but he is hoping that he would get his rhythm back with his new team and help them reach their goal next season.
“Something clicked that year where everything was going right,” Bartlett said. “Hopefully it clicks again.”
Bartlett can become a free agent after the 2011 World Series, but Padres general manager Jed Hoyer is hoping that they could keep him in their fold for a long period of time. “Certainly in making this deal, I'm hopeful we can keep him in a Padres uniform beyond one year,” he said.
Hoyer said that he’s very familiar with Bartlett after spending some time in Boston’s front office and he believes that Bartlett would give them a big boost in their campaign next season.
“He was hard to play against,” Hoyer said. “He's a pest. He gets on base, he has good at-bats. He's a good all-around baseball player. There was always a focus on that breakout year he had, but even before that season you didn't want to see him in the batter's box. He's a player you didn't want to play against.”
Meanwhile, sources also said that the Padres are set to acquire second baseman Orlando Hudson, pending the completion of physical examinations.
According to sources, Hudson, who played with the Minnesota Twins last season where he averaged .268 and had 37 RBIs, will reportedly sign a two-year contract worth $11.5 million, and will replace David Eckstein in the Padres’ rotation.
The 33-year-old second baseman, who also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Toronto Blue Jays, will receive $4 million in 2011, $5.5 million in 2012 with an $8 million option for 2013 with a $2 million buyout clause.
Padres general manager Hoyer has yet to announce the deal officially, but the acquisition of Hudson and the trade deal that they had would make them a team to watch next season. The Baseball Odds for the Padres winning the National League pennant in 2011 is +5000 making them the longest shot to win this coming season? Could be an interesting wager. Get over to sportsbook.com and get into the MLB betting action today.

MLB: Yankees are revenge-minded favorites
2009-08-06

The New York Yankees hold down first place in the American League East, however that will be only one the things they will have on their minds as Boston comes to town for consequential four-game series. New York is 0 for 2009 against the Red Sox, having lost eight games to them and they fully realized many more losses could cost them coveted division crown. If ever there was a time to break the slump, bettors believe it is tonight in New York, as over 90% of players at Sportsbook.com are on that side of the wager.

With the Yankees having been outscored 55-31 by the BoSox this season, manager Joe Girardi framed succinctly what these games mean. “You want to get that zero, that goose egg out of there,” Girardi said. “We’re going to be asked about that goose egg as long as it’s there, so you want to get that out of the way as soon as possible.”
After playing sloppy baseball the first three games in Chicago, New York won the last contest against the White Sox and swept Toronto 2-0, including taking down Yankee-killer Roy Halladay. This has to give Girardi’s club a mental boost and they are 14-2 after six or more consecutive road games this season.

Boston (62-44, +3 units) limps into the Big Apple, after losing two to Tampa Bay, falling further behind the Bronx Bombers and letting the Rays narrow the gap for wild card to three games. The Red Sox offense has been inconsistent all season on the road, scoring 4.8 runs per game, but tending to do it bunches. This accounts for 27-27 record and they are only 18-29 playing against a team with win percentage of 54-to-62 percent in the second half of the season since last year.
Boston will be at another disadvantage, as pickup John Smoltz (2-4, 7.12 ERA) has been totally ineffective. In his last three starts, Smoltz has ERA of 9.18 and has been tagged for six home runs, not exactly recipe for success at long ball-friendly Yankee Stadium. Though the former Atlanta hurler didn’t walk a batter, he is 1-8 after allowing no free passes over the last two seasons. (Team's Record)
The Yanks Joba Chamberlain (7-2, 3.58 ERA) by contrast has been amazingly effective. He’s come up with several big performances when New York has needed them and in last three starts, he has 0.83 ERA over 21 innings, surrendering just eight hits, posting three wins. Chamberlain and his pin-striped teammates are 14-3 in his last 17 starts in the Bronx.

Sports bettors are pounding the money line at Sportsbook.com on New York, now up to -200 after opening at -170, with the total relatively stable at Un10. The Red Sox should have confidence based on this year’s results and are 22-7 vs. AL teams scoring 5.2 or more runs a game on the season. New York returns home feeling much the same way on three game winning streak. The Yankees are 20-6 off a victory and have won 27 of last 37 encounters. They have had their way with right-hand starters with sensational 17-4 record.

First pitch is set for 7:05 Eastern and though public perception is these rivals always play high-scoring games, they are 9-9 against the total playing in New York.

MLB: Baseball System Favors Toronto
2008-07-29

Shhhh…..don’t say a word. Quieter than the inside of the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the Toronto Blue Jays have moved two games over .500, to 54-52. They’ll try to pick up another valuable game in the standings Tuesday night vs. the Rays. At last check, 74% of early bettors at Sportsbook.com like the Blue Jays’ chances.

Toronto is still in fourth place in the AL East, but has crept within 7.5 games of first place Tampa Bay and within six games in the loss column of really getting into the thick of the wild card race. With last night’s 3-1 win over the Rays, the Blue Jays have won seven of nine games to tighten the pack in the ever more interesting Eastern Divisional race.

It’s not like Toronto was ever horrible to start, as they are +36 in run differential, which is one behind Tampa Bay and three behind the Angels, who holds the best record in baseball. Pitching has not been a problem for the Jays, it has been a lack if offense. They rank 12th in total bases, 11th in runs scored and lack power, presently next to last in home runs with 75 in the American League. The offense has perked up lately, averaging 5.6 runs per game, which will be needed if Cito Gaston’s second tour of duty as manager is to known as being eventful.

Toronto is 15-4 in July home games the last two years and will have their ace Roy Halladay (12-7, 2.82, 1.036 WHIP) taking the ball in game two. Two of Halladay worst outings of the season have come against Tampa Bay, as he has failed to beat them, allowing five runs in each ballgame. This is one of baseball’s crazy quirks, seeing the Rays are only batting .260 as a team. Halladay and the Blue Jays are domineering playing on artificial turf, with 37-11 record and the oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com are showing preference, with Toronto a -160 favorite with total of Un7.5.

This information plays right into well-heeled system that delivers more profits over time than any stock tip one could gamble on.

PLAY ON all favorites with a money line of -150 or more, facing below average hitting team like Tampa Bay (BA .265 or less), against a good starting pitcher like Roy Halladay (ERA 4.20 or less) in the AL, in the second half of the season.

The expression “the cream rising to the top” certainly is important in this super situation. As the season wears along, the best pitchers normally put together winning streaks, which ultimately lead to very good records at the end of the year. Halladay, with one Cy Young award and five All-Star appearances meets this criteria. Since 1997, this galvanic system is 70-16, 81.4 percent.

The Rays continue to have issues relating to the past. They are 13-34 against the money line in road games after two or more consecutive losses over the last two seasons. Having scored just two total runs in consecutive defeats, manager Joe Maddon’s all to familiar scene continues with his club 3-17 in road games after scoring three runs or less two straight games since the beginning of 2007 campaign.

The Rays Matt Garza (8-6, 3.83, 1.252) has numbers like a lot of younger pitchers, very good at home and less then desirable on the road. Garza has 6.04 road ERA and he and teammates have won twice in his nine starts in visiting uniforms.

In the last few years, this system hasn’t come up a great deal, as the steroid-era has been winding down, still has been sensational at 10-1, with average margin of victory 2.4 runs.

This AL East encounter starts at 7:07 Eastern north of the border.