Nick

There's Wil Myers, Jose Iglesias, Chris Archer -- just to name a few.

Who do you think will win this year?

I've seen this debate on a few websites. I want to see what you guys think though. Who has the better rotation -- Tampa Bay Rays or Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Tampa Bay Rays...

1. James Shields

2. David Price

3. Matt Moore

4. Jeremy Hellickson

5. Wade Davis/Jeff Niemann

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...

1. Jered Weaver

2. Dan Haren

3. Ervin Santana

4. C.J. Wilson

5. Jerome Williams

Is it pretty low, is what I'm asking.

1. Tampa Bay Rays

2. Arizona Diamondbacks

3. Milwaukee Brewers

4. Boston Red Sox

5. Detroit Tigers

6. St. Louis Cardinals

7. Philadelphia Phillies

8. Texas Rangers

Who do YOU think had the most entertaining season this year?

Matt Moore (in his 2ND CAREER START)

7 innings

2 hits

2 BB's

6 K's

0 ER

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Matt Moore in his 2nd career start, IN THE PLAYOFFS, was more than outstanding, amazing, brilliant, etc.

What do you make out of this young and talented Rays' lefty?

Yankees vs. Rays (7:10 game start)

- Price vs. Betances (and most of the NY bullpen)

Baltimore vs. Boston (7:05 game start)

- Lester (3 days rest) vs. Simon

GAME 162 -- Who takes the wild card? Rays or Sox? Will there be a tiebreaker? Any predictions?

Leave your answers below....

The end of the 2010 season, James Shields had an ERA over 5 and a losing record. Now "Juego Grande", Complete-Game James is having is his best season in his major league career. Here are his statistics....

James Shields: 2011

14 - 10 record (tied for 5th in AL)

2.77 ERA (4th in AL)

205 K's (3rd in AL; 4th in ML)

11 CG's (1st in ML)

1.02 WHIP (4th in AL; tied 5th in ML)

218 Innings (3rd in AL and ML)

How would you rate his season, so far? 1, being the worst - 10, being the best.

He's hitting .324 with 20 RBI's, 8 HR's, 14 steals, and 3 triples in 39 games. (Bound to better when season ends)

Players have win the ROY award without playing a full season, Willie McCovey (52 games, I think) -- Ryan Howard (88 games).

My last question of the night. Now, with versatile players! Who's better?

Ben Zobrist....

119 Games Played

.283 Average

15 HR's

70 RBI's

14 SB's

Plays all outfield spots, 1B, 2B, and SS (even though he hasn't in a long time)

NOTE: Zobrist leads the Majors with 40 doubles.

Martin Prado....

93 Games Played

.275 Average

11 HR's

48 RBI's

4 SB's

Plays left field, 2B, and 3B.

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Now, Prado did play in fewer games in Zobrist, but try to figure how different his numbers would be if he played the amount. Question is... Who's better?

Both pitchers are dominate against left-handed batters, but the question is.... Who's better?

Randy Choate....

1.85 ERA

31 K's

13 BB's

1.05 WHIP

NOTE: Left-handers are hitting .145 with 28 K's against Choate.

Sergio Romo....

2.49 ERA

37 K's

24 BB's

1.26 WHIP

NOTE: Left-handers are hitting .148 with 24 K's.

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Okay! This might be a little lop-sided, but I still want to know, who's a better lefty specialist?

Both pitchers have been lights out in their past several starts. Now, I ask... Who's hotter?

Jeff Niemann....

16 Games Started

8 - 4 W/L Record

3.29 ERA

78 K's

23 BB's

1.18 WHIP

NOTE: He is 7 - 0 in his last 9 starts since he came off the DL in mid-June.

Ivan Nova....

20 Games Started

12 - 4 W/L Record

4.21 ERA

69 K's

42 BB's

1.41 WHIP

NOTE: He is 8 - 0 in his last 9 starts.

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Not much else to say, except... Who's the hotter pitcher?

Who's the better young player? 2011 Stats.

Desmond Jennings....

24 Games Played

.323 Average

5 Homeruns

14 RBI's

9 SB's

Ben Revere....

80 Games Played

.253 Average

0 Homeruns

17 RBI's

21 SB's

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Now, I know the difference in "games played" is big, but I still ask the question.... Who's better?

Jeremy Hellickson: W/L 10 - 7 , 3.15 ERA , 1.13 WHIP , 79K's and 45 BB's (1 CG)

Michael Pineda: W/L 9 - 7 , 3.53 ERA , 1.08 WHIP, 133K's and 43 BB's (0 CG)

Mark Trumbo: .261 average , 22 HR's, 63 RBI's , .301 OBP , 8 SB's , 47 runs

My opinion on the subject is that they should trade B.J. Upton. Just look at the outfield --

Desmond Jennings in LF

B.J. Upton in CF

Ben Zobrist/Matt Joyce in RF

I think that has the perfect balance of power and speed. Their defense would be good as well.

What do you guys think?

Just a poll...

Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_8ydghbGSg

Joe Jonas' "See No More" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtOdBDs99iQ

Now 6 games back of the Red Sox. They have 70 more games to play and 35% of those games will be against the Yankees and Red Sox. Do they have a chance to overtake the Yankees or Red Sox.

NOTE: Larger leads have been overcome later in the season before. Also, please no bias opinions -- Thanks!