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I would love to see Calhoun on the team, but I don't know that it makes sense in terms of roster construction.
 
The team is pretty well covered in the OF and 1B, and he's going to be stuck behind Wells in terms of playing time.
 
I don't have a problem using him as a bench guy if he's going to get some playing time, but I don't see where that would come on the current team.

I don't know what research has been done on this( I suspect that there's more myth than truth to the idea), but it really wasn't especially accurate for Torii's huge year last year.
 
Fangraphs Pitch Type through Baseball Info Solutions:
61.4% Fastballs in 2012, 1% more than he saw in 2011.
4.4% Cutters in 2012, 1.3% less than he saw in 2011.
 
They also have him seeing more sliders than saw in any any except 2005, but still only 2.5% more than 2011. Not necessarily significant, but I found it interesting when I went to look up this fastball stuff.
 
Pitchf/x Pitch Type:
34% 4-Seam Fastballs in 2012, 4.3% less than 2011
14.7% 2-Seam Fastballs in 2012, 2.9% more than 2011
5.5% Cutters in 2012, down 0.5% from 2011
 
And Pitchf/x also has him seeing 2% more sliders last year for whatever it's worth(and I'm the first to admit, probably not much).
 
Certainly not the difference there that would make me think Howie is going to breakout because he'll get a bunch of fastballs.

Sometimes I wish they didn't make Spring Training stats public, because they really don't tell you anything.

Down to Spring Training Superstar Jorge Cantu.

Burnett threw a bullpen yesterday and will throw another one tomorrow, and is then supposed to get into games later this week.
 
I don't think there's any reason to expect him to miss real games at this point.

Vernon Wells is playing CF
 
Why does Scioscia hate Vargas already?

So glad that Marmol trade didn't happen.
 
Dude is a heart attack on the mound.

This picture exists.
 

He's also probably overqualified for the Astros.

They're doing a value comparison of Mike Trout and Vernon Wells(breaking down the $ owed by steals, HRs, RBIs, and Runs).
 
So I'll be in the corner with a tub of ice cream if you need me.

But that's probably just because he's buried next to a black guy.

Ya, keep up the rooting against a productive player so the bleh prospect you have a chubby for can suck it up routine!

It's also on FSW.