May 22
LHP Jamie Moyer is averaging 17.5 pitches per inning, having thrown 840 pitches in 48 innings. He threw 100 pitches in 3 2/3 innings Monday at Florida, the third time he has registered a triple-digit pitch count without pitching six innings. Moyer threw 109 pitches in five innings April 29 against the Mets and 112 pitches in 5 2/3 innings April 12 against the Giants.
May 21
Moyer pitched 3.2 innings in Monday's loss to the Marlins, allowing six runs, nine hits and four walks to go along with five strikeouts.
Recommendation: Moyer has gutted his way to a couple of wins this season, but he has a bloated 1.75 WHIP and isn't able to pitch very deep into games as a result. Owners in need of starting pitching help should pass on Moyer and consider other options.
May 21
Moyer has now pitched in 50 major league ballparks. The 49-year-old left-hander started for the Rockies in Miami on Monday night, making his debut at the newly opened Marlins Park. Moyer has played in more parks than any other major-league player going back to at least 1921. Rudy Seanez, whose last big-league appearance was in 2008, appeared in 47 ballparks.
Advice: Last month, Moyer became the oldest pitcher to win a major league game. He has pitched against 11 current big-league managers, including Miami's Ozzie Guillen, who went 4 for 22 against Moyer in his career. Moyer first pitched in the majors in 1986. He was 8-2 at the Marlins' former home, Sun Life Stadium.
