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Birth Date	9-29-1977
Height	6' 3"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	35 years, 8 months, 20 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 2009
: 1.22010
: 1.62011
: 0.92012
: 0.52013
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2000	NYA	22	3	2	6.7	4.3	2.3	0	2	0	0	0	38	15	10	10	1	24	4	3	0	1	13.50	6.67	7.86	-1.1	-0.1
2001	CLE	23	23	6	64.7	28.7	36.0	4	4	0	1	0	290	79	43	42	6	115	22	18	4	48	5.85	4.03	5.35	4.9	0.7
2002	CLE	24	11	4	41.7	21.7	20.0	1	3	2	2	0	185	50	30	27	6	82	12	11	1	20	5.83	4.91	6.99	-3.6	-0.4
2003	CLE	25	34	22	133.0	118.3	14.7	7	10	1	6	1	580	142	70	64	9	199	56	55	12	58	4.33	4.63	6.52	-8.2	-0.8
2004	CLE	26	33	30	215.7	203.3	12.3	14	9	0	18	2	895	208	95	81	19	315	61	58	5	116	3.38	4.14	5.60	4.3	1.0
2005	CLE	27	34	34	210.7	210.7	0.0	15	15	0	20	2	895	218	121	105	19	325	56	53	7	119	4.49	3.99	5.21	8.0	1.4
2006	CLE	28	32	32	211.3	211.3	0.0	15	10	0	18	3	904	247	106	98	15	336	55	51	4	109	4.17	3.92	4.31	35.9	3.7
2007	CLE	29	25	25	152.0	152.0	0.0	6	9	0	15	1	648	159	78	73	13	223	55	50	6	93	4.32	4.40	5.63	5.3	0.7
2008	CLE	30	5	5	34.7	34.7	0.0	1	2	0	4	0	139	33	13	12	5	52	7	7	1	19	3.12	4.63	5.72	-1.5	-0.1
2010	CLE	32	21	21	127.7	127.7	0.0	6	7	0	9	0	543	133	68	66	15	211	44	40	6	73	4.65	4.61	5.96	-7.8	-0.6
2010	SLN	32	12	12	75.0	75.0	0.0	4	4	0	9	0	317	70	31	29	5	100	24	24	2	55	3.48	3.55	3.57	13.2	1.8
2011	SLN	33	33	33	183.3	183.3	0.0	12	9	0	13	1	809	208	103	95	16	312	73	65	2	104	4.66	4.22	4.51	11.4	1.6
2012	SLN	34	28	28	174.7	174.7	0.0	13	11	0	16	2	751	191	85	77	12	265	52	52	8	106	3.97	3.85	4.93	3.1	0.9
2013	SLN	35	7	7	44.0	44.0	0.0	2	2	0	5	0	190	47	14	10	0	58	19	19	2	19	2.05	3.62	4.25	2.3	0.3
Career			301	261	1675.0	1589.7	85.3	100	97	3	136	12	7184	1800	867	789	141	2617	540	506	60	940	4.24	4.17	5.19	66.5	9.9

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
2000	NYA	MLB	3	2	6.7	7.86	36	.415	.289	.358	.475	.277	.438	90	-1.1	-0.1	-1.1	-0.1
2001	CLE	MLB	23	6	64.7	5.35	94	.268	.275	.340	.448	.268	.348	103	4.1	0.4	4.9	0.7
2002	CLE	MLB	11	4	41.7	6.99	55	.286	.272	.344	.443	.276	.301	99	-3.6	-0.4	-3.6	-0.4
2003	CLE	MLB	34	22	133.0	6.52	58	.271	.274	.338	.436	.269	.299	93	-10.7	-1.1	-8.2	-0.8
2004	CLE	MLB	33	30	215.7	5.60	85	.239	.277	.344	.445	.272	.272	97	2.3	0.2	4.3	1.0
2005	CLE	MLB	34	34	210.7	5.21	87	.254	.272	.334	.432	.267	.287	97	7.6	0.8	8.0	1.4
2006	CLE	MLB	32	32	211.3	4.31	113	.249	.282	.346	.449	.272	.322	101	33.9	3.3	35.9	3.7
2007	CLE	MLB	25	25	152.0	5.63	85	.251	.278	.344	.440	.270	.304	101	4.4	0.4	5.3	0.7
2008	CLE	MLB	5	5	34.7	5.72	77	.245	.276	.345	.441	.273	.262	98	-1.5	-0.1	-1.5	-0.1
2010	CLE	MLB	21	21	127.7	5.96	63	.277	.269	.335	.424	.271	.291	98	-8.3	-0.9	-7.8	-0.6
2010	SLN	MLB	12	12	75.0	3.57	116	.236	.270	.335	.422	.267	.281	97	12.4	1.3	13.2	1.8
2011	SLN	MLB	33	33	183.3	4.51	91	.281	.267	.333	.420	.271	.313	99	8.1	0.9	11.4	1.6
2012	SLN	MLB	28	28	174.7	4.93	84	.269	.264	.327	.428	.270	.312	99	1.4	0.2	3.1	0.9
2013	SLN	MLB	7	7	44.0	4.25	97	.260	.265	.329	.420	.271	.313	100	2.6	0.3	2.3	0.3
2013	SFD	aax	1	1	3.7	-0.03	201	.294	.250	.308	.391	.266	.545	100	2.9	0.3	2.9	0.3
2013	PEO	afx	1	1	7.0	3.47	127	.143	.240	.343	.342	.257	.211	99	1.4	0.1	1.4	0.1
Career		MLB		261	1675.0	5.20	86	.260	.273	.338	.435	.270	.302	99	52.2	5.2	66.6	10.0

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
2000	NYA	MLB	0	2	3	2	6.7	15	4	1	1	42%	.438	20.2	5.4	1.4	1.4	2.85	13.50	-1.1	-0.1
2001	CLE	MLB	4	4	23	6	64.7	79	22	48	6	64%	.348	11.0	3.1	0.8	6.7	1.56	5.85	4.9	0.7
2002	CLE	MLB	1	3	11	4	41.7	50	12	20	6	60%	.301	10.8	2.6	1.3	4.3	1.49	5.83	-3.6	-0.4
2003	CLE	MLB	7	10	34	22	133.0	142	56	58	9	61%	.299	9.6	3.8	0.6	3.9	1.49	4.33	-8.2	-0.8
2004	CLE	MLB	14	9	33	30	215.7	208	61	116	19	64%	.272	8.7	2.5	0.8	4.8	1.25	3.38	4.3	1.0
2005	CLE	MLB	15	15	34	34	210.7	218	56	119	19	62%	.287	9.3	2.4	0.8	5.1	1.30	4.49	8.0	1.4
2006	CLE	MLB	15	10	32	32	211.3	247	55	109	15	62%	.322	10.5	2.3	0.6	4.6	1.43	4.17	35.9	3.7
2007	CLE	MLB	6	9	25	25	152.0	159	55	93	13	56%	.304	9.4	3.3	0.8	5.5	1.41	4.32	5.3	0.7
2008	CLE	MLB	1	2	5	5	34.7	33	7	19	5	58%	.262	8.6	1.8	1.3	4.9	1.15	3.12	-1.5	-0.1
2010	CLE	MLB	6	7	21	21	127.7	133	44	73	15	54%	.291	9.4	3.1	1.1	5.1	1.39	4.65	-7.8	-0.6
2010	SLN	MLB	4	4	12	12	75.0	70	24	55	5	66%	.281	8.4	2.9	0.6	6.6	1.25	3.48	13.2	1.8
2011	SLN	MLB	12	9	33	33	183.3	208	73	104	16	60%	.313	10.2	3.6	0.8	5.1	1.53	4.66	11.4	1.6
2012	SLN	MLB	13	11	28	28	174.7	191	52	106	12	59%	.312	9.8	2.7	0.6	5.5	1.39	3.97	3.1	0.9
2013	SLN	MLB	2	2	7	7	44.0	47	19	19	0	65%	.313	9.6	3.9	0.0	3.9	1.50	2.05	2.3	0.3
2013	PEO	afx	1	0	1	1	7.0	4	0	5	0	79%	.211	5.1	0.0	0.0	6.4	0.57	1.29	1.4	0.1
2013	SFD	aax	0	0	1	1	3.7	6	0	5	0	82%	.545	14.7	0.0	0.0	12.3	1.64	2.45	2.9	0.3

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-05-09	2013-06-14	15-DL	36	33	Right	Elbow	Inflammation		-	-
2013-03-01	2013-03-06	Camp	5	0	Left	Knee	Contusion		-	-
2012-09-09	2012-10-23	DtdDL	44	23	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2010-10-13	2010-10-13	FA	0	0	Left	Shoulder	Surgery	Labrum Tear	-
2010-05-05	2010-05-11	DTD	6	3		Low Back	Soreness		-
2009-03-26	2009-10-05	60-DL	193	162	Right	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2008-06-01
2008-05-29	2008-09-29	60-DL	123	109	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2008-06-01
2008-04-20	2008-05-28	15-DL	38	34		Trunk	Strain	Rib Cage	-
2007-05-03	2007-06-24	15-DL	52	49	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Moderate	-
2002-08-26	2002-09-30	15-DL	35	33	Right	Elbow	Contusion	Bone	-
2002-03-30	2002-07-11	60-DL	103	86	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Bone Spur and Ulnar Nerve Transposition	2002-02-26
2000-09-01	2000-10-01	60-DL	30	31	-	Trunk	Recovery From Fracture	Rib	-	-
2000-06-25	2000-09-01	Minors	68	0	-	Trunk	Fracture	Rib	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	SLN	$1,000,000
2013	SLN	$8,750,000
2012	SLN	$8,500,000
2011	SLN	$8,000,000
2010	CLE	$11,000,000
2009	CLE	$10,000,000
2008	CLE	$10,000,000
2007	CLE	$6,100,000
2006	CLE	$4,250,000
2005	CLE	$2,900,000
2004	CLE	$925,000
2003	CLE	$305,500
2002	CLE	$217,000

Years	Description	Salary
11 yr	Previous	$62,197,500
2011	Current	$8,750,000
12 yr	Pvs + Cur	$70,947,500
1 yr	Future	$1,000,000
13 yr	Total	$71,947,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
11 y 144 d	Michael Maas	1 year/$9.75M (2013), option

Details

1 year/$9.75M (2013), plus 2014 mutual option. Signed extension with St. Louis 8/22/12. 13:$8.75M, 14:$9.5M mutual option, $1M buyout.
2 years/$16.5M (2011-12), plus 2013 mutual option. Re-signed by St. Louis as a free agent 11/16/10. 11:$8M, 12:$8.5M, 13:$8.5M mutual option, $1M buyout if club declines, none if Westbrook declines. Full no-trade clause.
3 years/$33M (2008-10). Signed extension with Cleveland 4/07. $2M added to 2007 salary, 08:$10M, 09:$10M, 10:$11M. Acquired by St. Louis in three-way trade with Cleveland & San Diego 7/31/10.
2 years/$7.5M (2005-06), plus 2007 club option. Signed extension with Cleveland 1/05 (avoided arbitration). 05:$2.9M, 06:$4.25M, 07:$5.6M club option, $0.3M buyout. Option increases to $5.8M with 200 IP in 2006, $6.1M with 210 IP in 2006). Buyout increases to $0.6M with 180 IP 2005. Award bonuses for top-five finish in Cy Young vote. Cleveland exercised 2007 option at $6.1M 10/06.
1 year/$0.925M (2004). Re-signed 12/03 (avoided arbitration). $75,000 in performance bonuses.
1 year/$0.3055M (2003). Re-signed 3/03. Optioned to Triple-A 6/03. Recalled 7/03.
1 year/$0.217M (2002). Re-signed 3/02.
1 year (2001). Recalled 5/01. Optioned 6/01, 8/01. Recalled 8/01.
Drafted by Colorado 1996 (1-21) (Madison County High, Danielsville, Ga.)

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.281	.350	.414	.284
11	vs R (Multi)	.280	.332	.397	.260
18	Split (Multi)	.001	.018	.017	.024
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.011	.025	.022	.017
30	vs L (2012)	.297	.351	.429	.294
31	vs R (2012)	.269	.326	.357	.246
38	Split (2012)	.028	.026	.072	.048
39	LgAvg (2012)	.009	.024	.021	.017

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Title	Author	Date
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 15, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-15
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 12, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-12
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 11, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-11
The Stash List: Wilpocalypse Now?	Bret Sayre	2013-06-11
Fantasy Freestyle: Fast Starts and Slow Starts	Mike Gianella	2013-06-10
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 5, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-05
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 3, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-03
The Week In Quotes: May 27-June 2	Andrew Koo	2013-06-03
The Week In Quotes: May 27-June 2	Satchel Price	2013-06-03
The Week In Quotes: May 27-June 2	Chris Mosch	2013-06-03
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 2, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-02
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 31, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-31
The Call-Up: Michael Wacha	Bret Sayre	2013-05-30
The Call-Up: Michael Wacha	Jason Cole	2013-05-30
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 30, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-30
Free Agent Watch: National League, Week Nine	Josh Shepardson	2013-05-29
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 29, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-29
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 28, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-28
The Stash List: Don Mattingly's Post-Realism	Bret Sayre	2013-05-28
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 26, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-26
The BP Wayback Machine: How the Indians Were Built	Kevin Goldstein	2013-05-24
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 23, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-23
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 22, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-22
Overthinking It: The Pitches No Zone Can Contain	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-21
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 21, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-21
Transaction Analysis: Sipping on 'Gnac	R.J. Anderson	2013-05-21
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 20th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-20
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 16, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-16
Free Agent Watch: National League, Week Seven	Josh Shepardson	2013-05-16
What You Need to Know: A Good Hick-Up	Daniel Rathman	2013-05-14
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 13, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-13
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 5/10	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-10
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week Seven	Paul Sporer	2013-05-10
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 9th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-09
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 3, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-03
What You Need to Know: Old Dog, Old Tricks	Will Woods	2013-05-03
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 28, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-28
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 22, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-22
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week Three	Paul Sporer	2013-04-12
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 11, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-11
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 6, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-06
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 6, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-06
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Legit Contenders	Adam Sobsey	2013-03-26
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Legit Contenders	Sam Miller	2013-03-26
Rumor Roundup: The Battle for the Keystone	Daniel Rathman	2013-03-11
Rumor Roundup: Cardinals' Rotation Prepping for Takeoff	Daniel Rathman	2013-03-07
Rumor Roundup: Tuesday, February 19	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-19
Western Front: They Took Their Turn	Geoff Young	2013-02-04
Pebble Hunting: The Non-Pitching Value of Pitchers	Sam Miller	2013-01-02
Prospect Push: Big League Ready-or-Not	Jason Churchill	2012-10-12
Playoff Prospectus: Postseason Collateral Damage	Corey Dawkins	2012-10-06
Weekly Planner: Week 22	Derek Carty	2012-08-24
Transaction Analysis: San Diego Excises Bartlett	R.J. Anderson	2012-08-22
Weekly Planner: Week 19	Paul Sporer	2012-08-03
On the Beat: The Marlins' Beaching	John Perrotto	2012-07-26
Pebble Hunting: Two Good Starts and a Trade	Sam Miller	2012-07-25
Overthinking It: PECOTA's First-Half Hits and Misses	Ben Lindbergh	2012-07-17
Weekly Planner: Week 14	Paul Sporer	2012-06-29
Weekly Planner: Week 13	Paul Sporer	2012-06-22
Overthinking It: Derek Lowe Goes Back in Time	Ben Lindbergh	2012-06-05
Future Shock Blog: Draft Day Dream Crushing	Kevin Goldstein	2012-06-04
Weekly Planner: Week Seven	Paul Sporer	2012-05-11
The BP Broadside: The Kid's Biggest Moment	Steven Goldman	2012-02-17
On the Beat: Trial By Fire	John Perrotto	2011-12-23
Transaction Analysis: Win Now, Win Later	Kevin Goldstein	2011-12-12
Transaction Analysis: Win Now, Win Later	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-12
Transaction Analysis: Nationals Sign Wang	R.J. Anderson	2011-11-04
Kiss'Em Goodbye: St. Louis Cardinals	Kevin Goldstein	2011-10-31
Kiss'Em Goodbye: St. Louis Cardinals	Ben Lindbergh	2011-10-31
Kiss'Em Goodbye: St. Louis Cardinals	ESPN Insider	2011-10-31
World Series Prospectus: Game Six: The Crazy Train Keeps Rolling	Jay Jaffe	2011-10-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: Mr. Holland's Opus	Jay Jaffe	2011-10-24
World Series Prospectus: The Midwest Showdown	Baseball Prospectus	2011-10-19
Painting the Black: Sizing Up the Playoff Rotations	R.J. Anderson	2011-09-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Night in the Life of Team Entropy	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-28
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 9/22/11	Mike Petriello	2011-09-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Incredibly Strange Races That Stopped Stagnating and Became Mixed-Up Zombies	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-21
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 9/15/11	Mike Petriello	2011-09-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Opponent Quality and the AL Cy Young Race	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-12
Resident Fantasy Genius: The Infield Fly Rules	Derek Carty	2011-09-08
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 31	Larry Granillo	2011-09-01
BP on SiriusXM: Show #3 Open Thread	Steven Goldman	2011-07-31
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #16	Craig Brown	2011-07-22
Painting the Black: Mid-season Heroes and Goats, Part 2	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-14
Transaction Analysis: The DL Giveth, and the DL Taketh Away	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-07
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #10	Craig Brown	2011-06-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Shuffled Deck	Jay Jaffe	2011-05-26
Prospectus Hit List: St. Louis Supreme	Tommy Bennett	2011-05-24
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #7	Craig Brown	2011-05-13
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #4	Craig Brown	2011-04-15
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/13	John Perrotto	2011-04-13
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/3	John Perrotto	2011-04-03
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/2	John Perrotto	2011-04-02
Fantasy Beat: Spring Hurlers	Craig Brown	2011-03-30
Prospectus Hit List: NL Pre-Season Hit List	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-28
Fantasy Beat: Scoresheet Lineup Construction	Rob McQuown	2011-03-24
Team Injury Projection: St. Louis Cardinals	Marc Normandin	2011-03-21
Team Injury Projection: St. Louis Cardinals	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-21
Contractual Matters: AL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-03-16
Overthinking It: Opening Acts	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: Rotation Rumble in the NL	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-02
Fantasy Focus: NL Starting Pitcher Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-28
Purpose Pitches: Wainwright Go Bye?	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-23
Purpose Pitches: Wainwright Go Bye?	Corey Dawkins	2011-02-23
Purpose Pitches: Wainwright Go Bye?	Marc Normandin	2011-02-23
Prospectus Preview: NL Central 2011 Preseason Preview	Larry Granillo	2011-02-18
BP Unfiltered: Derek Low	Mike Fast	2011-02-15
Prospectus Hit List: Winning the Winter, NL Edition	Tommy Bennett	2011-02-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Five Disappointments	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-10
Prospectus Hit and Run: Five Moves the AL East Should Have Made	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-03
On the Beat: Locking Down King Albert	John Perrotto	2011-01-21
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-12-24
Ahead in the Count: Ground-ballers: Better than You Think	Matt Swartz	2010-12-15
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-12-03
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Roster Moves	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-30
GM for a Day: New York Yankees	Jay Jaffe	2010-11-24
Checking the Numbers: Sneaky Good in the Junior Circuit	Eric Seidman	2010-11-18
On the Beat: The NL Winter Agenda	John Perrotto	2010-11-16
Contractual Matters: NL Central Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-11-15
On the Beat: The Second Annual All-MLB Team	John Perrotto	2010-11-12
GM for a Day: Colorado Rockies	John Perrotto	2010-11-09
On the Beat: Big Game Hunting	John Perrotto	2010-11-05
GM for a Day: St. Louis Cardinals	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-05
So You Need: Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2010-11-05
GM for a Day: Pittsburgh Pirates	John Perrotto	2010-10-11
Prospectus Perspective: Closure	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-04
Kiss'Em Goodbye: St. Louis Cardinals	John Perrotto	2010-10-01
Kiss'Em Goodbye: St. Louis Cardinals	ESPN Insider	2010-10-01
Kiss'Em Goodbye: St. Louis Cardinals	Kevin Goldstein	2010-10-01
On the Beat: Year-End Awards	John Perrotto	2010-10-01
Transaction Action: Cardinals, D'backs, Rockies	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-25
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-24
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-24
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	ESPN Insider	2010-09-24
Checking the Numbers: The Cards Come Crumbling Down	Eric Seidman	2010-09-22
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Arizona Diamondbacks	Marc Normandin	2010-09-21
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Arizona Diamondbacks	ESPN Insider	2010-09-21
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Arizona Diamondbacks	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-21
Analyze This: Checking up on July Acquisitions	Jesse Behr	2010-09-19
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #25	Craig Brown	2010-09-17
One-Hoppers: Fun with Opponent Quality	Ben Lindbergh	2010-09-15
On the Beat: Ready for a Return	John Perrotto	2010-09-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Baltimore Orioles	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-14
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Baltimore Orioles	ESPN Insider	2010-09-14
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Baltimore Orioles	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-14
On the Beat: Going Out with Class	John Perrotto	2010-09-10
Changing Speeds: Gilding the Lilly	Ken Funck	2010-09-09
Prospectus Perspective: Race to the Top	Marc Normandin	2010-09-09
On the Beat: Falling Out of First	John Perrotto	2010-09-08
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #23	Craig Brown	2010-09-03
Playoff Odds Update: Reds Set to End Post-Season Drought	John Perrotto	2010-08-30
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #22	Craig Brown	2010-08-27
On the Beat: Going Green	John Perrotto	2010-08-20
Prospectus Hit List: Hit It and Twit It	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-19
On the Beat: Fish Future is Bright	John Perrotto	2010-08-18
Prospectus Hit List: Hello Goodbye	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-06
Prospectus Hit List: Swaptacular	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-05
Overthinking It: Anatomy of a Trade Deadline	Ben Lindbergh	2010-08-05
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-08-04
On the Beat: A Nice Change of Pace	John Perrotto	2010-08-04
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-01
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-01
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the AL	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-01
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the AL	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-01
Fantasy Beat: Trade Deadline Roundup	Marc Normandin	2010-07-31
Fantasy Beat: Rotation Promotions	Bill Baer	2010-07-30
BP Unfiltered: Behr or Bull: Angels Have More Moves to Make	Jesse Behr	2010-07-28
On the Beat: Worth the Price	John Perrotto	2010-07-28
Transaction Action: ALtruisms	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-21
On the Beat: Staying Positive in a Negative Situation	John Perrotto	2010-07-21
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of July 20	John Perrotto	2010-07-20
On the Beat: Areas of Concern	John Perrotto	2010-07-19
Mid-season Prescriptions: AL East	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-15
Mid-season Prescriptions: AL Central	John Perrotto	2010-07-15
On the Beat: The Dodgers Hang In There	John Perrotto	2010-07-12
On the Beat: Friday Update: Relievers on the Market	John Perrotto	2010-07-09
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-07-05
On the Beat: Friday Update	John Perrotto	2010-07-02
Transaction Action: Blast, or Blasted?	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-28
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #13	Craig Brown	2010-06-25
Transaction Action: Junior Circuit Jam	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-24
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-06-11
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-09
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-06-04
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #9	Craig Brown	2010-05-28
Prospectus Hit List: Coming Around	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-28
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-05-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: Meet the Mets	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-25
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-05-21
Under The Knife: Blue Moon Rising	Will Carroll	2010-05-05
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #5	Craig Brown	2010-04-30
On the Beat: Friday Update	John Perrotto	2010-04-16
Prospectus Hit List: Opening Up in the AL	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-16
On the Beat: Friday Update	John Perrotto	2010-04-09
Under The Knife: Post-Opening Day Hurts	Will Carroll	2010-04-07
Game Story: White Sox Home Opener	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-05
Transaction Action: Claim and Deal	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-01
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Team Health Reports: Cleveland Indians	Will Carroll	2010-03-10
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL Central Competitive Ecology	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-23
Division Preview: AL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-19
On the Beat: Indian Spring	John Perrotto	2010-02-03
Contractual Matters: AL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2010-01-28
Transaction Action: Oddments	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-10
Transaction Action: Fill'er Up!	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-23
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-22
Changing Speeds: Situational Pitching	Ken Funck	2009-09-10
Prospectus Hit List: Getting Their Money's Worth... Or Not	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-14
Under The Knife: Pain in Pairs	Will Carroll	2009-08-12
Under The Knife: Radical?	Will Carroll	2009-08-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: Going Down	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-04
On the Beat: Rust Belt Teams Rusted Out?	John Perrotto	2009-08-02
Under The Knife: Taking Hits	Will Carroll	2009-07-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Flatliners	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-14
Under The Knife: Midseason THR Updates	Michael R. Lewis	2009-07-13
Under The Knife: Midseason THR Updates	Will Carroll	2009-07-13
Under The Knife: Trauma Unit	Will Carroll	2009-06-22
Under The Knife: Our Better Angels?	Will Carroll	2009-06-17
Transaction Analysis: AL East and Central Updates	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-12
Under The Knife: For Better and Worse	Will Carroll	2009-06-11
Under The Knife: The Sixth Tool	Will Carroll	2009-06-08
Under The Knife: The Fourth or Fifth Seal	Will Carroll	2009-05-13
Under The Knife: Breaking New Ground	Will Carroll	2009-05-04
Transaction Analysis: NL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-16
Under The Knife: Ready, Set	Will Carroll	2009-04-01
On the Beat: Open Camps	John Perrotto	2009-02-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: Job Battles	Jay Jaffe	2009-02-16
LA Story: Dodgers Rot... ation Woes?	Will Carroll	2009-02-12
Transaction Analysis: Cubby Quartet	Christina Kahrl	2009-01-19
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Comeback Kings	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-15
Under The Knife: Windy City Panic Attack	Will Carroll	2008-09-04
Prospectus Toolbox: WHIP-ping Through the Mailbag	Derek Jacques	2008-08-19
Prospectus Q&A: Aaron Laffey	David Laurila	2008-07-27
Prospect Hit List Remix: Twisting and Shaking in 2008	Jay Jaffe	2008-07-18
Under The Knife: The Ten Hurts that Hurt Worst	Will Carroll	2008-07-18
Transaction Analysis: AL Central Moves and Issues	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-15
Prospectus Hit List: Reshuffleuppagus	Jay Jaffe	2008-07-11
The Mill: Sabathia Rumors	Kevin Goldstein	2008-06-27
The Mill: Sabathia Rumors	Will Carroll	2008-06-27
Prospectus Hit List: AL Advantage, 74-51	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-20
On the Beat: A Tribe Trade?	John Perrotto	2008-06-18
Under The Knife: Nothing Automatic	Will Carroll	2008-06-16
Can Of Corn: Mock Blockbuster, Part III	Dayn Perry	2008-06-14
Prospectus Hit List: Comebacks, Snappy and Otherwise	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-13
UTK Wrap: Sound and Fury... and Progress?	Will Carroll	2008-06-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Combo Platter	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-11
Under The Knife: Brown Lessons	Will Carroll	2008-06-09
UTK Wrap: Red Sox Wrist Shots and Meltdowns	Will Carroll	2008-06-06
Under The Knife: Draft Day Owies	Will Carroll	2008-06-05
Under The Knife: The Wrist Bone's Connected to the...	Will Carroll	2008-06-03
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-28
Under The Knife: Piggyback Attack	Will Carroll	2008-05-28
Under The Knife: Throw, or No?	Will Carroll	2008-05-20
Transaction Analysis: Miracle Cures	Christina Kahrl	2008-05-19
Lies, Damned Lies: The Lost Generation?	Nate Silver	2008-05-15
Under The Knife: Thumbs Down	Will Carroll	2008-05-14
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-28
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-26
UTK Wrap: Pushing the Envelope	Will Carroll	2008-04-25
Under The Knife: Rehab Heroics	Will Carroll	2008-04-24
Under The Knife: Aces Down	Will Carroll	2008-04-23
Future Shock: AL Central Notebook	Kevin Goldstein	2008-04-23
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-16
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-14
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-07
Every Given Sunday: The NRIs Who Made It	John Perrotto	2008-04-06
Team Health Reports: Cleveland Indians	Will Carroll	2008-02-10
The Class of 2008: The Hitters, Part Two	Jay Jaffe	2007-12-20
UTK Special: The Dick Martin Award for 2007	Hunter Manchak	2007-11-20
Prospectus Today: The Shortest Month	Joe Sheehan	2007-10-28
Prospectus Today: Loving the Devil You Know	Joe Sheehan	2007-10-26
Prospectus Today: Heroes and Goats	Joe Sheehan	2007-10-22
Prospectus Today: On To Game Seven	Joe Sheehan	2007-10-21
Playoff Prospectus: Beatdown in Beantown	John Perrotto	2007-10-21
Playoff Prospectus: Back to Beantown	John Perrotto	2007-10-20
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Game Three Report	John Perrotto	2007-10-16
Prospectus Today: Being Best at the End Beats the Alternative	Joe Sheehan	2007-10-16
Future Shock: How the Indians Were Built	Kevin Goldstein	2007-10-16
Prospectus Today: Narrow Margins	Joe Sheehan	2007-10-15
Playoff Prospectus: Indians versus Red Sox	Jay Jaffe	2007-10-12
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, AL Central	Nate Silver	2007-10-11
Prospectus Today: Three In, Two Knocking	Joe Sheehan	2007-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: Yankees versus Indians	Jay Jaffe	2007-10-04
Every Given Sunday: Tribe Success, and Its Duplication	John Perrotto	2007-09-30
Prospectus Q&A: Nick Swisher	David Laurila	2007-09-30
Wait 'Til Next Year: Success at Altitude	Bryan Smith	2007-09-25
Prospectus Today: Six Deliveries	Joe Sheehan	2007-08-29
Prospectus Hit List: Passing the Buchholz	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-24
Lies, Damned Lies: Rookies and Cycles	Nate Silver	2007-08-23
Schrodinger's Bat: Putting the Pedal to the Metal	Dan Fox	2007-08-16
Prospectus Hit List: Don't Look Now	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-10
Prospectus Hit and Run: Trade Deadline Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-07-31
Prospectus Hit List: The Eve of Reshuffling	Jay Jaffe	2007-07-27
Transaction Analysis: American League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-26
Every Given Sunday: Mile High Expectations?	John Perrotto	2007-07-22
Every Given Sunday: Twins and Tweaks	John Perrotto	2007-07-15
Prospectus Hit List: Friday the 13th Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-07-13
Fantasy Focus: The Ill-Stars	Kenn Ruby	2007-07-12
Under The Knife: Less Than Ideal	Will Carroll	2007-06-20
Every Given Sunday: Firing Strikes	John Perrotto	2007-06-10
Prospectus Hit List: Padres Riding High	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-08
Under The Knife: Back Up to Speed	Will Carroll	2007-05-29
Prospectus Hit List: One Month Down	Jay Jaffe	2007-05-04
Prospectus Hit List: Three Weeks In	Jay Jaffe	2007-04-20
Transaction Analysis: Opening Day to April 14, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-15
Prospectus Today: Tout Wars	Joe Sheehan	2007-03-27
Future Shock: State of the Systems, AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-09
Hope and Faith: How the Cleveland Indians Can Win the World Series	Dan Fox	2007-03-02
Positional Health Reports: Starting Pitchers, Part Two	Will Carroll	2007-02-23
Prospectus Today: Invitations to the Dance	Joe Sheehan	2007-02-21
Transaction Analysis: September 29-October 16, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-17
Transaction Analysis: August 7-9	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-10
AL-Kings July Update: Entering the Fantasy Home Stretch	Jared Weiss	2006-07-26
AL-Kings July Update: Entering the Fantasy Home Stretch	Ben Murphy	2006-07-26
Prospectus Matchups: Life After 30	Jim Baker	2006-07-18
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 14	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-16
Prospectus Matchups: Load-Bearing Units	Jim Baker	2006-05-09
Prospectus Today: AL Central Preview	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-30
Team Health Reports: Cleveland Indians	Will Carroll	2006-03-23
Who Are the AL-Kings?: A Look Inside the New Baseball Prospectus Celebrity Scoresheet League	Jonah Keri	2006-03-21
2006--Setting the Stage: Players to Watch	Rany Jazayerli	2006-03-21
LABR of Love, v2006: How Team BP Fared at the AL LABR Draft	Jonah Keri	2006-03-09
Prospectus Matchups: The Best of the Newest	Jim Baker	2006-01-13
Prospectus Notebook: Tigers, Yankees	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-28
Prospectus Matchups: All the Wrong Moves	Jim Baker	2005-12-27
Should They Stay or Should They Go: San Diego's Free Agents and Draft Picks	Bryan Smith	2005-12-23
Watch the Leather: Handicapping the 2005 Gold Glove Awards	Clay Davenport	2005-11-02
Pell Mel: Evaluating the Departed Yankee Pitching Coach	Jay Jaffe	2005-10-21
Prelude to the Playoffs: Saturday at the Jake	Dave Haller	2005-10-02
Lies, Damned Lies: A New Look at Aging	Nate Silver	2005-09-22
Prospectus Game of the Week: Cleveland Indians @ Toronto Blue Jays, 8/28/05	Jonah Keri	2005-08-30
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 31	Jay Jaffe	2005-08-02
Prospectus Game of the Week: Cleveland Indians @ New York Yankees, 7/10/05	Jonah Keri	2005-07-13
Transaction Analysis: June 14-22	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-24
Prospectus Notebook: Wednesday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-06-22
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies	Dave Haller	2005-05-03
Prospectus Hit List: Week of April 24, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-04-26
Fantasy Focus: Fantasy Trends--AL Central	Erik Siegrist	2005-04-25
Fantasy Focus: AL Central Busts	Jeff Erickson	2005-04-05
Prospectus Today: Opening Day Thoughts	Joe Sheehan	2005-04-04
2005--Setting the Stage: Breakout Hunches	Rany Jazayerli	2005-03-28
Team Health Reports: Cleveland Indians	Will Carroll	2005-03-18
Transaction Analysis: Offseason - The Centrals	Christina Kahrl	2005-03-11
Prospectus Today: Up and Down	Joe Sheehan	2005-02-28
Prospectus Triple Play: Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2004-12-03
AL Cy Young Voting: Thoughts on Unanimous Voting	Jim Baker	2004-11-12
American League Gold Glove Awards: What the Numbers Say	Clay Davenport	2004-11-03
Internet Baseball Awards: 2004 American League Winners	Greg Spira	2004-10-22
Teams: A Critical Guide: AL Season Wrap-Up, Non-Playoff Teams Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-10-18
Prospectus Triple Play: Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2004-09-30
Can Of Corn: Terrific Tandems	Dayn Perry	2004-09-10
Under The Knife: Guinea Pig	Will Carroll	2004-08-25
Prospectus Today: Smooth	Joe Sheehan	2004-08-20
Prospectus Matchups: A Trip Around the Majors	Jim Baker	2004-08-13
Prospectus Today: Excitement on the Reservation	Joe Sheehan	2004-08-12
The Claussen Pickle: An Analysis of Traded Yankee Prospects, 1994-2004	Jay Jaffe	2004-07-29
Prospectus Matchups: Yanni-Free Edition	Jim Baker	2004-07-16
Teams: A Critical Guide: Mad About Beltran Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-06-25
Prospectus Triple Play: Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2004-05-07
Aim For The Head: Hidden Perfect Games	Keith Woolner	2004-04-27
Prospectus Today: Two Days of Fun	Joe Sheehan	2004-04-07
Prospectus Triple Play: Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2004-03-26
Transaction Analysis: July 7-20	Christina Kahrl	2003-07-25
Prospectus Triple Play: Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-14
Transaction Analysis: June 26-30, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-07-02
Transaction Analysis: September 28-November 10, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-11-15
Transaction Analysis: September 11-15, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-09-17
Transaction Analysis: August 19-21, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-08-23
Transaction Analysis: June 25-July 14, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-19
Transaction Analysis: March 26-30, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-02

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-11-23 13:00:00	"I haven't been wild about any deal so far this winter." Not even Jake Westbrook re-upping with St. Louis for2/$16.5M? They had a need, and how could they have filled it for less? (Bill from New Mexico)	It's not a horrible deal if you can guarantee he'll be healthy, and he's a good fit with Dave Duncan, but the guy's got one 30-start season out of the last four. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-08-02 13:30:00	Is Jocketty being complacent in not getteing some relief help at the deadline? We'd at least like to see some evidence that someone in the organization notices how risky CoCo Cordero's high wire act has become. (Scartore from The Q.C.)	If the Cardinals made a mistake in overpaying for Jake Westbrook, I'd put the Reds' total inaction for picking up some relief depth just about right up there with it. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-06-18 14:00:00	It looks like the Reds are at least real enough to stay in the race with the Cards. Who should they target to bolster the roster for the 2nd half? Is Fausto Carmona enough? Lee/Haren too much? It seems the Reds have as much near-ready talent as anybody, if not uber-elite types. (Rick from Chicago)	The Reds are actually my sleeper team to potentially nab Lee. I also wouldn't be surprised if they go after Jake Westbrook or someone like that to stabilize the rotation. Can't see them getting Haren, or thinking that Carmona would be enough. (Eric Seidman)
2010-02-02 13:00:00	Hi Will, last year you predicted a break-out year for Edwin Jackson and my fantasy team thanks you for that. Is there anyone you want to tell us about this year? (Swingingbunts from NY)	I did? I rule. (Dumb luck.) I like Daisuke Matsuzaka, but that won't surprise anyone. I like Jake Westbrook's chances. If I have to go total sleeper, I'll say Manny Parra. (Will Carroll)
2009-09-10 13:00:00	Hi Will, thanks for the chat. Do you have any updates on Jake Westbrook and Adam Miller? What does next year look like for each of them? (jimbeau from Left Coast)	Westbrook will be ready for Spring Training. Nothing on Miller. (Will Carroll)
2009-08-11 13:00:00	Speaking of UCLs, Jake Westbrook sounds like he's had enough of a setback to ruin his 2009: is there official worry that he'll lose some 2010 as well? (buffum from Austin TX)	Official? No, but there's some worry when there's setbacks or cascades. I still like Westbrook a lot, but I didn't think he'd injure himself in the first place so take it fwiw. Have to take a call -- be back asap. (Will Carroll)
2009-07-01 14:00:00	Do you have any insight on who the PTBNL in the DeRosa deal could be? Also, why did they use a PTBNL at all? (jbuofm from Peoria)	I think I trust the rumors that it'll be either Jess Todd or Francisco Samuel (relievers both), as John Perrotto related today. However, the Indians are currently at 39 on the 40-man, and they'll be re-adding Jake Westbrook from the 60-day DL sometime in the near future, which means they don't really have space to add Todd (who's already rostered) without then also having to subsequently cut someone once Westbrook gets reactivated. The options as far as who the PTBNL might be might also change, depending on the outcome of the Cardinals' season. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-06-15 13:00:00	Jake Westbrook is close to returning - what can we expect from him in half a season? (derek from ohio)	I always worry just a little more about control guys coming back from TJS than I do power guys. I still think he'll be good, not great ... so typical Westbrook. I'm still stunned he got hurt. (Will Carroll)
2008-06-20 13:30:00	What are your thoughts on the Braves kids in the rotation? (Jurrjens, Reyes, Morton) (Jon from Macon)	I don't know that much about Morton, so I'll reserve judgment. Jurrjens is a midrotation guy, maybe slightly less. He reminds me of Jake Westbrook, with more upside than that. Reyes has improved a ton year-over-year, really tightening his mechanics and command, and now looks to me like an above-average starter in the majors. He was rushed last year, and I didn't take that into account enough when looking at him. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-06-17 15:00:00	What do you think of the Indians and Tigers playoff chances going forward? The Sox are anywhere from 55-70 percent favorites from the 3 BP odds reports. That sounds accurate to you? (colintj from a2)	Given where those three teams are right now and the underlying causes for how they got there, I think that sounds about right. Cleveland has lost Jake Westbrook for the season, they've lost Victor Martinez for awhile, Travis Hafner has joined the ranks of the undead, and Rafael Betancourt is looking pretty clammy and monosyllabic as well. Detroit is out Bonderman already, the rest of their rotation is a mess, we don't know how well their bullpen can hold up, and they have to dig their way out of a sizeable hole. Meanwhile in Chicago we've seen guys like Carlos Quentin, Alexei Ramirez, Gavin Floyd, and John Danks start to deliver on their promise even as the offense in general has underachieved. The Sox lead isn't insurmountable but given the run differentials and the injury situations I'd place my nickel on them. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-01-09 13:00:00	Hey KG, what particular stats do you focus on when considering a pitching prospect? Does some stat that takes into account ability to induce ground balls come into play? And, finally, what pitchers have a chance to develop into the next Derek Lowe / Jake Westbrook? Thanks. (Mario66 from Toronto)	IP, H, K are the first three I like out, but everything is taken into account. Next Derek Lowe just might be Justin Masterson. (Kevin Goldstein)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Buehrle's play was terrific, though I felt bad for Lou Marson, who not only got robbed on that play but was complicit in four Jake Westbrook wild pitches, all of which were balls Marson probably could have stopped. (Ken Funck)
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	I'm switching to White Sox/Indians. Jake Westbrook as an opening day guy? That's Dodgers/Pirates territory. (Kevin Goldstein)

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