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Rany Jazayerli |
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May 3, 2013 5:00 am
The BP Wayback Machine: Hot Starts, Part III |
When do hot starts become significant?
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The Royals are off to a fast start this season. How much does that mean? Their early success a decade ago prompted Rany to assess the predictiveness of hot starts in the piece reprinted below, which was originally published as a "Doctoring the Numbers" column on May 6, 2003.
June 29, 2012 5:00 am
The BP Wayback Machine: The Right Team for the Test? |
The Rockies have tried to make a four-man rotation work before.
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This season isn't the first time the Rockies have experimented with a four-man rotation: they tried it in 2004, too. It didn't make much sense then, either, as Rany opined in the piece reprinted below, was which was originally published on May 3, 2004
March 16, 2012 3:00 am
The BP Wayback Machine: Improvement Ratio |
Roy Halladay is struggling early this spring, but this is nothing compared to the obstacles he overcame early in his career.
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Roy Halladay has had a rocky start to his exhibition season, but in 2000, he experienced far greater struggles in games that counted. Just over a decade ago, Rany Jazayerli covered both that disastrous season and the impressive turnaround that followed it in the article reproduced below, which originally ran as a "Doctoring the Numbers" column on March 6, 2002.
October 20, 2011 9:00 am
The BP Wayback Machine: The Importance of Being 1-0 |
Does dropping the first game of the World Series to the Cardinals mean Texas is in trouble?
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In the wake of the Cardinals' Game 1 victory, revisit Rany's investigation of what it means to go down 1-0, which originally ran as a "Doctoring the Numbers" column on October 28, 2001.
October 14, 2011 9:00 am
Doctoring The Numbers: Starting Them Young, Part Two |
In part two, Rany examines just how important age is for a draft pick.
Yesterday’s column made the claim that small differences in age among high school hitters can have a dramatic impact on their return as draft picks. Today, I intend to prove that claim.
October 13, 2011 9:00 am
Doctoring The Numbers: Starting Them Young, Part One |
One of BP's co-founders returns to reveal an important amateur draft inefficiency.
Everyone missed on Mike Trout. Don’t get me wrong: Trout was a well-regarded player headed into the 2009 draft, a certain first-round talent. But he wasn’t—yet—a phenom. Everyone liked Trout; it’s just that no one loved him. Baseball America ranked him as the 22nd-best player in the draft. No one doubted his athleticism or his work ethic; a lot of people doubted the level of competition he faced as a high school player from rural New Jersey. The Angels drafted him with the 25th pick overall, and they’ll tell you today that they knew he was destined to be a special player. What they won’t tell you is that they had back-to-back picks at #24 and #25, and they announced Randal Grichuk’s name first.
September 27, 2011 5:00 am
The BP Wayback Machine: Props for the Ozzeroo |
We dig into the archives to give Ozzie Guillen a proper sendoff.
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In the wake of Ozzie Guillen's final game at the helm of the White Sox, let's take a look at a snapshot of the skipper in happier, World Series-winning days, which originally ran as a "Playoff Prospectus" article on October 6, 2005.
September 15, 2011 9:00 am
The BP Wayback Machine: Sweet Relief |
As the Braves ride another strong bullpen to a playoff spot, rediscover the relief corps that helped them reach the playoffs in 2002.
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Jonny Venters and Craig Kimbrel were still years away from the majors when Rany wrote a paean to the Braves bullpen, which originally ran as a "Doctoring the Numbers" column on June 18, 2002.
March 10, 2011 9:00 am
The BP Wayback Machine: The Doctor is...Gone |
Continuing our series of excerpts from the archives, we revisit the birth of the Three True Outcomes over a decade down the line.
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Join Rany on a tour of the pantheon of TTO heroes well over a decade after his words originally ran as part of the "Doctoring the Numbers" series on August 15, 2000.
February 9, 2009 11:54 am
Prospectus Q&A: Chris Hayes, Part Two |
Completing the interview with the Royals' in-system submariner by turning to platoon splits, the Age of Disco, and vegemite.
February 6, 2009 12:41 pm
Prospectus Q&A: Chris Hayes, Part One |
A conversation with that rarest of cats in the minor leagues, the inked Wildcat from Northwestern.
Chris Hayes has emerged from the humblest of baseball backgrounds to the doorstep of the major leagues. A walk-on at Northwestern University, Hayes worked his way up to the team's closer his senior year. Following graduation he spent a year in the independent leagues before signing with the Kansas City Royals as an undrafted free agent in 2006.
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October 28, 2008 1:42 pm
Doctoring The Numbers: When the Rains Come |
Rany shares a few thoughts on baseball's antiquated rules involving suspending games due to inclement weather.
Editor's Note: Originally published on May 1, 2006, Rany's observations on how to handle rainouts seem particularly trenchant today.
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