By James Bailey
The Pirates are at it again. Shaking things up, but not necessarily rebuilding. In the latest round of transaction action GM Neal Huntington sent veteran corner man Eric Hinske to the Yankees for two fringy minor leaguers and partnered with the lowly Nationals to acquire outfielder Lastings Milledge and failed closer Joel Hanrahan [...]
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By Chuck Miller
With so much emphasis over the past few seasons on pitch counts, not much has been said on which batters force the issue. Which batters make pitchers earn their keep? The following top-five list points to National Leaguers leading the charge:
Most PA, 10+ Pitches, 2009
(through games of 6/1/09)
Player, Team
10+
P/PA
Andre Ethier, LAD
7
4.32
David Eckstein, SD
5
4.00
Carl [...]
