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05-25

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Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 25, 2013
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Clint Chisam

05-25

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BP Announcements: Baseball Prospectus Day at Turner Field - June 15, 2013
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Joe Hamrahi

05-25

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BP Announcements: Ballpark Events List
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Daniel Rathman

05-25

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BP Announcements: Sabermetrics, Scouting, and the Science of Baseball Conference Tickets Now on Sale!
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Joe Hamrahi

05-24

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BP Unfiltered: Votto v. Phillips, The People's Case
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Colin Wyers

05-24

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Fantasy Beat: Weekly #streameroftheday Update
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Bret Sayre

05-24

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BP Unfiltered: Justin Grimm Steals an Out
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Jason Cole

05-24

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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 210: Revisiting the Montero-Pineda Trade/Your Ticket Refund/Giveaway Ideas
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Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

05-24

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BP Unfiltered: Chris Stewart and Miguel Montero on Catcher Receiving Skills
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Ben Lindbergh

05-24

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Minor League Update: Games of Thursday, May 23
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Zach Mortimer

05-24

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The Call-Up: Sean Nolin
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Mark Anderson and Bret Sayre

05-24

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Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 24, 2013
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Clint Chisam

05-24

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BP Announcements: Scouts to Bring Baseball to Youth in Kenya
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Joe Hamrahi

05-23

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TINSTAAPP: TINSTAAPP Episode 4: Verlander v. Darvish
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Paul Sporer and Doug Thorburn

05-23

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BP Announcements: Daily Roundup Emails for Team Tracker
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Rob McQuown

05-23

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BP Unfiltered: Munenori Kawasaki Tries to Survive
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Ben Lindbergh

05-23

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BP Unfiltered: Hot Prospect Video: Taijuan Walker
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Jason Cole

05-23

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BP Unfiltered: An AL Scout on Evaluating Catcher Receiving Skills
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Ben Lindbergh

05-23

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Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 23, 2013
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Clint Chisam

05-23

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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 209: Veterans vs. Young Players/The Dodgers and Grit
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Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

05-23

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Minor League Update: Games of Wednesday, May 22
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Zach Mortimer

05-22

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The Call-Up: Kevin Gausman
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Nick J. Faleris and Bret Sayre

05-22

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BP Unfiltered: Kevin Towers on Catcher Receiving Skills
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Ben Lindbergh

05-22

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Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 22, 2013
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Clint Chisam

05-22

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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 208: Refunds for Losses/More Catching Questions/DHs and Defensive Positioning/Most Pitchers in an Inning
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Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

05-22

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Minor League Update: Games of Tuesday, May 21
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Zach Mortimer

05-21

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BP Unfiltered: The Worst Thing The Dodgers Have Done This Year
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Sam Miller

05-21

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BP Unfiltered: Sanabia's Spitball
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Dan Rozenson

05-21

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Fringe Average Podcast: Fringe Average: Episode 7
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Jason Parks and Mike Ferrin

05-21

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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 207: Reevaluating Patrick Corbin/Baseball and Redheads
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Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

05-21

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BP Unfiltered: Former MLB Umpire Jim McKean on Catcher Framing
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Ben Lindbergh

05-21

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Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 21, 2013
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Clint Chisam

05-21

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Minor League Update: Games of Monday, May 20
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Zach Mortimer

05-20

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BP Unfiltered: The Week In Albert Pujols Playing Through Pain, May 13-May 19
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Sam Miller

05-20

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BP Unfiltered: Brandon McCarthy on Catcher Framing
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Ben Lindbergh

05-20

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Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 20th, 2013
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Clint Chisam

05-20

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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 206: When Does it Make Sense to Fire Managers?/What We Think about Hot Streaks
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Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

05-20

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Minor League Update: Games of May 16-19
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Zach Mortimer

05-19

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BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 45: You Spin Me Round
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Jason Collette

05-19

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Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 19, 2013
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Clint Chisam

05-18

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Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 18th, 2013
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Clint Chisam

05-17

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BP Unfiltered: Dissecting the Draft: Trey Ball (Player Report--Pitcher)
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Nick J. Faleris

05-17

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BP Unfiltered: Jeff Keppinger Finally Works a Walk, and a Disar Awards Update
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Ben Lindbergh

05-17

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Fantasy Beat: Weekly #streameroftheday Update
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Bret Sayre

05-17

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BP Unfiltered: The Longest Plate Appearance of the Week, 5/17
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Ben Lindbergh

05-17

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BP Unfiltered: Hot Prospect Video: Kaleb Cowart
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Jason Cole

05-17

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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 205: Catcher Framing Questions/A Hypothetical Pitching Problem/Post-Start MRIs
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Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

05-17

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Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 17th, 2013
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Clint Chisam

05-16

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Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 16, 2013
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Clint Chisam

05-16

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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 204: The Yankees and Luck/How We Watch Baseball/Consuming Scouting Reports
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Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

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May 25, 2013 9:32 am

Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 25, 2013

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Clint Chisam

News and notes from around the league for May 25, 2013.

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Baseball Prospectus stadium tour comes to Atlanta

Baseball Prospectus and the Atlanta Braves invite you to join us for a great day of baseball on Saturday, June 15 at Turner Field. Thanks to the fine folks in the Braves front office, we are proud to be able to offer our guests the following:

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A list of all of our ballpark events for the upcoming season.

Looking for all of our Baseball Prospectus Day ballpark events for the upcoming season? Well, you’ve come to the right place. 

Below, you’ll find the dates that we are scheduled to come to your home team’s stadium. More events will be added as the dates and specifics are confirmed.

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8/17 - 8/18 in Boston, MA: Sabermetrics, Scouting, and the Science of Baseball plus a BP Afterparty!

Tickets are now on sale for two amazing events in Boston on August 17 - 18, sponsored by Baseball Prospectus:

* The third annual Sabermetrics, Scouting, and the Science of Baseball conference, which features presentations from an incredible lineup of speakers including Brian Bannister, Vince Gennaro, Keith Woolner, Tom Tippett, Alan Nathan, and BP Staff including Harry Pavlidis, Doug Thorburn, Ben Lindbergh, and Dan Brooks

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Is it really fair to compare Joey Votto to Brandon Phillips?

So, about Joey Votto. Cincinnati.com's Paul Daugherty isn't sure he endorses how Joey Votto goes about hitting baseballs:

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Bret takes a look through this past week's streamer picks and looks at where he went right (and wrong).

For those of you unfamiliar with the #streameroftheday process, I recommend one starting pitcher per day who is owned in fewer than 10% of leagues (lower than your typical standards) and post it on Twitter at @dynastyguru. And this Friday post is where I stand in front of the firing squad, fully accountable for these recommendations. I ran a longer introduction in my first post of the season, explaining why my ownership limit is much lower than most others out there, but essentially it's to be helpful in deeper mixed leagues. If you want to read the whole thing, the link is here. With the pleasantries out of the way, let's jump into the action.

Here were the details for the last seven days:

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A 3-6-3 double play that wasn't.

With the Mariners rallying against Rangers starter Justin Grimm in the second inning on Friday night, catcher Jesus Sucre stepped into the box for his first major-league plate appearance. Sucre, a career .255/.292/.338 hitter over eight minor-league seasons, bounced into a 3-6-3 double play.

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Ben and Sam discuss how the Jesus Montero-Michael Pineda trade has turned out so far, then talk about your ticket refund/giveaway ideas.



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Talking to Chris Stewart and Miguel Montero about framing pitches.

Yankees catcher Chris Stewart has never had the bat to be a first-stringer, though until a recent groin injury, he was getting the bulk of the playing time behind the plate for the Bombers with Francisco Cervelli out with a fractured hand. But when Stewart does start, he adds value on defense, combining a strong arm with excellent receiving skills. According to Max Marchi, Stewart’s framing over the past five-plus seasons has been worth nearly 20 runs, an impressive total considering his sporadic playing time. Stewart stopped reading A Storm of Swords on a couch in the Yankees clubhouse long enough to answer some questions about how he receives so well. 

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May 24, 2013 5:09 am

Minor League Update: Games of Thursday, May 23

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Zach Mortimer

Lefty Daniel Norris is beginning to put together the pieces that could eventually help him make good on the Blue Jays' $2 million investment.

Pitching Prospect of the Day: Daniel Norris, LHP, Blue Jays (Low-A Lansing): 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K. Well, well, well, this is the Daniel Norris we all expected to see after he received a $2 million bonus after the 2011 draft. I saw him for a three-inning miniature stint this spring, the smallest of sample sizes. The fastball can touch plus velocities; curveball flashes plus; changeup can flash plus. The problem was that everything could just leave him in one pitch. He would go from “oh man” (in a good way) to “oh man” (in an awful way) in a spam of three pitches. I am still a believer. The stuff is still there, and I believe he can put it together; 34.1 IP, 41 H, 26 ER, 21 BB, 38 K in 10 outings.

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May 24, 2013 4:40 am

The Call-Up: Sean Nolin

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Mark Anderson and Bret Sayre

Desperate for a starter, the Jays call up their no. 2 pitching prospect from Double-A.

The Situation: After an active offseason that included the acquisition of starting pitchers Mark Buehrle, R.A. Dickey, and Josh Johnson, the Blue Jays are now prepared to send their 10th starting pitcher of the season to the mound. In addition to Johnson’s injuries, J.A. Happ has been dealing with injuries of his own and Ricky Romero has been struggling through the first two months of the season. As if that weren’t enough, Kyle Drabek and Drew Hutchison are still several months away from returning to the mound and the club was forced to send Ramon Ortiz to the hill this week. All of that leads to the call-up of left-hander Sean Nolin, the team’s no. 2-rated pitching prospect.

Background: A sixth-round pick by the Blue Jays in 2010, Nolin has had little trouble motoring through the minor leagues. After a 6.05 ERA in six New York-Penn League starts during his professional debut, Nolin has improved at every stop. With Low-A Lansing in 2011 he posted a 3.49 ERA in 108-1/3 innings, allowing just 102 hits and 31 walks while fanning 113 batters. He followed up that strong performance with a dazzling 2.19 ERA in 17 games (15 starts) for High-A Dunedin in 2012 before being promoted to Double-A New Hampshire. In just three starts with New Hampshire, Nolin notched a 1.20 ERA and better than a strikeout per inning. After some missed time early this season due to a pulled groin, Nolin has continued his Double-A dominance with a 1.17 ERA in three more starts.

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May 24, 2013 3:33 am

Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 24, 2013

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Clint Chisam

News and notes from around the league for May 24, 2013.

Thanks to Jason Martinez and Clint Chisam of MLB Depth Charts, we'll now be bringing you daily news, notes, transactions, injury updates, and notable performances from the previous day's games...throughout the entire season! And if you like what you see here, don't forget to check out MLBDC's Insider subscription, which also includes starting pitcher rankings and matchups, top 25 batter vs. pitcher stat rankings, lineup tracker (includes lineups from past seven games), rotation report, stat tracker, and more! 

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