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[The Kansas City Star] - Royals set winter 40-man roster

SAM MELLINGER The Kansas City Star — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:51:55 GMT

... e Braves. Here’s the Royals’ winter 40-man roster: Pitchers (18): John Bale, Brian Bannister, Henry Barrera, Roman Colon, Aaron Crow, Juan Cruz, Kyle Davies, Kyle Farnsw ...

[Bernie's Crew] - Round 'em Up: Friday 11.20.09

Jim Breen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:41 GMT

... g the AL Cy Young award this season. Fellow Royal and sabermetric-enthusiast Brian Bannister said of Greinke: He's extremely bright, and he's really picked up on using a ...

[Promote the Curse] - But What I Really Am... Is a Starter!: A Brief History of Aaron Heilman

A Friend of Mr. Glass' — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:15:31 GMT

... back to the bullpen, awarding the fifth starter job to photographing phenom Brian Bannister and his haircut. Heilman transitions seemlessly to the bullpen, becoming a s ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Free Agency Preview: Starting pitchers

Matthew Pouliot — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:51:03 GMT

... Glen Perkins (Twins), Michael Bowden (Red Sox), Armando Galarraga (Tigers), Brian Bannister (Royals), Kevin Correia (Padres), Andy Sonnanstine (Rays), Kevin Millwood (R ...

[New York Times] - The Lessons of the Cy Young Awards

TYLER KEPNER — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:05:21 GMT

... lly embraced and immersed themselves in advanced statistics,” Royals pitcher Brian Bannister said by telephone Tuesday night. “I think you’re going to see more and more ...

[The Crawfish Boxes] - Thursday Morning Astros, etc. Round Up

DyingQuail — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:00:46 GMT

... ven't already come across this piece from the NY Times, read it. Greinke and Brian Bannister utilization of sabermetrics is pretty fascinating. The thing I find most int ...

[Mack's Mets] - Minors Stuff

Mack — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:49:36 GMT

... lled 2009 season diminished his trade value. They seem more likely to dangle Brian Bannister and Kyle Davies, each of whom attracted interest before ending the season wi ...

[Courier Post: Philled In] - 11/18 — ERA, FIP & COLE HAMELS

Scott Lauber — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:21:55 GMT

... n’t overly familiar FIP until this past summer when I heard comments made by Brian Bannister , Greinke’s teammate with the Royals and one of the most intelligent athlete ...

[MLB - Royals] - Subtle tweaks elevate Greinke's game

Dick Kaegel — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:37:26 GMT

... n't know if they'd want their secrets known," he said. Fellow Royals starter Brian Bannister got Greinke interested in some of his Sabremetrics excursions. Player 1st 2n ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Zack Greinke: Stathead

Aaron Gleeman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:01:52 GMT

... d he outed himself as a believer in sabermetrics thanks to stathead teammate Brian Bannister: I'm also a follower ... of sabermetric stuff and going into details of stat ...

[Royals Review] - "David DeJesus had our best zone rating," Bannister said, referring to the Royals’ left fielder. "...

swing and a miss — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:31:40 GMT

... nd a miss 25 comments 2 recs Email Print Read More: Zack Greinke (P - KAN) , Brian Bannister (P - KAN) , Kansas City Royals Display: It is so great Greinke pitches for F ...

[Arizona Daily Sun] - Royals' Greinke wins AL Cy Young Award

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:17:20 GMT

... But he did think he had the best season. He said he had spoken with teammate Brian Bannister about his FIP -- a new-age statistic called Fielding Independent Pitching, w ...

[St. Louis Post-Dispatch] - Cy Young goes to Greinke

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:51:37 GMT

... But he did think he had the best season. He said he had spoken with teammate Brian Bannister about his FIP — a new-age statistic called Fielding Independent Pitching, wh ...

[The News-Herald] - Greinke wins AL Cy Young

Ronald Blum Associated Press — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:10:48 GMT

... But he did think he had the best season. He said he had spoken with teammate Brian Bannister about his FIP — a new-age statistic called Fielding Independent Pitching, wh ...

[Amazin' Avenue] - AL Cy Young Winner Uses Statistical Numbers

Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:44:27 GMT

... Pirbright 13 comments 0 recs Email Print Read More: Zack Greinke (P - KAN) , Brian Bannister (P - KAN) Display: Kepner is a talented writer but kind of infamous for his ...