Baseball Instinct – Do You Have It?

Tuesday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox sent reliever Manny Delcarmen to the Colorado Rockies for prospect Chris Balcom-Miller. Four and a half games out in the wild card race, the Rockies had recently lost reliever Manny Corpas to injury while set-up man Rafael Betancourt has been struggling with an abdominal issue, and it is likely that Delcarmen will be counted on to help take some of the innings those two had been pitching. While Delcarmen has been in severe decline since his strong 2008, moving to the weaker NL West could well result in some improvement in his numbers. However, the question on most peoples’ minds has not seemed to be what Delcarmen brings to the table…it’s who exactly is this Chris Balcom-Miller guy?

1B Justin Smoak and Minor Leaguer's SP Blake Beavan, SP Josh Lueke and SP Matt Lawson were acquired from the Texas Rangers for SP Cliff Lee and RP Mark Lowe on Friday. Our Instinct: Beavan is the prize prospect in the Cliff Lee deal, but Beavan is far from a prized prospect. His numbers in Triple A look enticing at 10-5 with a sub 3.oo ERA, but he doesn't strike out many batters and it's questionable if he'll be able to make it through major league batting orders more than once.  We're looking at rotation filler at best in Beavan and the Mariners left many young Rangers arms unclaimed in the Lee Sweepstakes.

The 9-6 (Road: 5-4) New York Yankees take on the 9-6 (Home: 7-2) Boston Red Sox at 7:10 EST tonight as part of our Baseball Instinct Game of the day! TV: New York - YES, Boston - NESN .  On the Net - MLB.tv Radio:  Yankees - WCBS 880, 92.7 WQBU, Red Sox - WRKO 680, SBN 1150.  On the Net - Game day audio. Here’s a closer fantasy look at the game of the day! Probable Yankees starting pitcher: RHP Joba Chamberlain (0-0, 5.06 ERA in 2009) Probable Red Sox starting pitcher: LHP Jon Lester (1-2, 5.50 ERA in 2009)

The 10-5 (Road: 4-5) Los Angeles Dodgers take on the 6-9 (Home: 4-5) Houston Astros at 8:05 EST tonight as part of our Baseball Instinct Game of the day! TV: Fox Sports Houston and Major League Baseball Network.  On the Net - MLB.tv Radio:  Dodgers - KABC 790, KHJ 930, Astros - KTRH 740, KLAT 1010 Here’s a closer fantasy look at the game of the day! Probable Dodgers starting pitcher: RHP Chad Billingsley (3-0, 2.84 ERA in 2009) Probable Giants starting pitcher: LHP Wandy Rodriguez (1-1, 1.89 ERA in 2009)

The 9-4 (Road: 4-2) San Diego Padres take on the 4-8 (Home: 4-2) San Francisco Giants at 10:15 EST tonight as part of our Baseball Instinct Game of the day! TV:  Padres -  TV 4 San Diego, Giants -  CSN-BA, On the Net - MLB.tv Radio:  Padres - XPRS 1090, XEMO 860, Giants - KNBR 680, KIQI.  As always you can catch all games on MLB Game Day Audio. Here’s a closer fantasy look at the game of the day! Probable Padres starting pitcher: RHP Jake Peavy (2-1, 3.98 ERA in 2009) Probable Giants starting pitcher: RHP  Matt Cain (1-0, 2.08 ERA in 2009)

The 6-4 (Road: 3-1) Kansas City Royals take on the 4-6 (Home: 4-3)  Texas Rangers at 8:05 pm EST tonight as part of our Baseball Instinct Game of the day! TV:  Royals - FSKC , Rangers - KDFI-HD , MLB Network, On the Net - MLB.tv Radio:  Royals - KCSP 610, Rangers - KRLD 1080, KFLC 1270. As always you can catch all games on MLB Game Day Audio. Here’s a closer fantasy look at the game of the day! Probable Royals  starting pitcher: RHP Zach Greinke (2-0, 0-0 ERA in 2009) Probable Rangers starting pitcher: RHP Kevin Millwood (1-0, 0.64 ERA in 2009)  

The 5-4 (1-3 on the road)  Detroit Tigers take on the 7-3 (2-1 at home) Seattle Mariners at 10:10 pm EST tonight as part of our Baseball Instinct Game of the day! TV:  Tigers - FS-D, Mariners FSNW-HD, MLB Network, On the Net - MLB.tv Radio:  Tigers - WXYT 1270, Mariners - 710 (KIRO) ESPN. As always you can catch all games on MLB Game Day Audio. Here’s a closer fantasy look at the game of the day! Probable Tigers  starting pitcher: RHP Justin Verlander (0-1, 9.35 era in 2009) Probable Mariners starting pitcher: RHP Felix Hernandez (1-0, 4.15 ERA in 2009)

The 7-3 (4-2 on the road)  Toronto Blue Jays take on the Minnesota Twins at 8:10 pm EST tonight as part of our Baseball Instinct Game of the day! TV:  Blue Jays - SNET, Twins - FSN HD, MLB Network, On the Net - MLB.tv Radio:  Blue Jays - FAN 590, Twins - Radio TRN . As always you can catch all games on MLB Game Day Audio. Here’s a closer fantasy look at the game of the day! Probable Blue Jays starting pitcher: RHP Roy Halladay (2-0, 3.86 ERA in 2009) Probable Twins starting pitcher: LHP Francisco Liriano (0-2, 6.94 ERA in 2009)

The 2-5 San Francisco Giants take on the 5-3 Los Angeles Dodgers in game 1 of their series 10:10 pm EST in a long standing rivalry of National League west foes. TV:  Giants - KNTV, Dodgers - PRIME, On the Net - MLB.tv Radio: Giants - KNBR 680, KIQI, Dodgers -KABC 790, KHJ 930 . As always you can catch all games on MLB Game Day Audio. Here’s a closer fantasy look at the game of the day! Probable Giants starting pitcher: RHP Matt Cain (1-0, 1.29 ERA in 2009)

Tonight's game of the day has American League East foe's facing off in Tampa Bay.  It's the New York Yankees taking on the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:08 pm est TV:  New York - YES sports network,  Tampa - SUN TV, On the Net - MLB.tv Radio: Yankees - WCBS 880, 92.7 WQBU.  Rays - WDAE 620. As always you can catch all games on MLB Game Day Audio. Here’s a closer fantasy look at the game of the day!