On Friday, Ogando turned in his second straight six-inning, five-hit, one-run outing, only this time the bullpen backed him up en route to his fourth win of the season, leaving the former set-up man undefeated through his first seven starts in the majors.
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The offense has been great, but the pitching? Err, not so much. Led by rookie Aaron Crow (who is gaining traction in AL-only leagues, by the way), the bullpen (3.09 ERA) has been much better than the starting rotation (4.95, worst in the American League). On the bright side, in a few weeks, the team will likely begin to think about bringing up some of its massive surplus of fine young pitching prospects.
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After bottoming out in 2008 with just 72 wins, the Braves made nice strides in 2009, winning 86 games. Last year, they consolidated those gains by upping their win total to 91, good enough to win the National League Wild Card and a trip back to the playoffs for the first time since 2005.
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The Washington Nationals finished .500 in 2005 – their first season in the U.S. capital after relocating from Montreal/San Juan, but have endured five straight losing seasons since then.
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Continuing our look around the major leagues in anticipation of Spring Training, we’re going to stick in the National League for now with an examination of the defending champion San Francisco Giants.
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With less than seven weeks until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training, now’s a good time to begin kicking up our baseball coverage in anticipation of the new season.
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Surprise, surprise. The Royals are scuffling through another tough season, and a recent five-game losing streak combined with a surge by the White Sox has left Kansas City in fourth place in the AL Central, looking way up at the top three. If not for Cleveland’s complete ineptitude and KC winning three of its past four, the Royals could easily be sitting in the division cellar once again. But hey, let’s not sell them short…there’s still plenty of time left for the Royals to sink below the Indians considering their current four-game bulge over the Tribe is hardly insurmountable.
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