High & Inside: 6/9/11

Baseball links from around the sabersphere...

• What Makes a Groundball? | It's About the Money
  

  I began by sifting through his data to try and find out what makes his fastball disguise itself as a sinker, and I came out with an exploration as to what makes any fastball result in a groundball.

• Jonny Venters Is Still Grounded | Fangraphs
  Speaking of groundballs, Jonny Venters is still the king...
• The Five Best Pitches In Baseball | Baseball Nation
  ...so it should come as no surprise that Venters is #1 on this list.
• When You Change Horses | The Platoon Advantage
  In the wake of the Bob Geren managerial change, data regarding the benefit of changing managers midseason.
• Which NL Southpaw Is Greatest? | Fangraphs
  Cliff Lee or Cole Hamels?

More links after the jump...

• Prospect of the Day: Anthony Rizzo, 1B, San Diego Padres | Minor League Ball
  Sickels looks at recent callup Anthony Rizzo.
• What Might Jose Reyes Return in a Trade? | Amazin' Avenue
  

  And yet it still comes down to the question: will Jose Reyes be back? Because if he isn't going to be re-signed, $14 million of prospects is worth much more than $5.5 million in draft picks. That's the simplest math so far.

• Who’s Next for Mets Bullpen? | Mets Today
  

  Clearly, some changes need to be made in terms of personnel. But who can the Mets acquire or promote?

• Buster Olney Dishes On Deep Relief Pitcher Market | MLB Daily Dish
  On a related note, a look at the reliever market.
• The Duffy Problem | Royals Authority
  A look at Royals starter Danny Duffy.