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Birth Date	3-5-1973
Height	6' 3"
Weight	190 lbs

Age	40 years, 2 months, 20 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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: 0.22010
: -0.62011
: 2012
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
1999	SEA	26	6	0	11.3	0.0	11.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	10	6	6	2	20	8	7	1	6	4.76	6.82	8.63	-3.0	-0.3
2001	SEA	28	38	0	78.3	0.0	78.3	5	1	0	2	0	0	335	76	32	31	13	129	24	20	4	60	3.56	4.80	5.21	4.2	0.4
2002	SEA	29	41	12	118.7	69.0	49.7	7	5	0	2	5	0	495	117	62	53	14	186	22	21	5	65	4.02	4.18	4.49	13.8	1.4
2003	SEA	30	32	32	212.0	212.0	0.0	11	13	0	0	20	3	877	199	93	84	34	330	61	58	9	99	3.57	5.24	5.39	6.8	0.2
2004	SEA	31	32	32	200.3	200.3	0.0	4	16	0	0	14	5	870	224	116	109	33	385	61	60	10	104	4.90	5.32	5.08	16.9	1.4
2005	SEA	32	32	30	190.7	186.7	4.0	8	15	0	0	15	2	832	212	110	108	28	341	62	58	7	93	5.10	5.07	5.62	-1.3	-0.6
2006	CIN	33	20	0	24.3	0.0	24.3	5	2	0	3	0	0	110	27	14	12	3	44	16	10	0	18	4.44	5.21	5.20	1.4	0.1
2006	PHI	33	46	0	53.0	0.0	53.0	1	5	0	1	0	0	233	59	28	27	10	109	17	13	4	25	4.58	5.81	6.52	-3.1	-0.4
2007	SLN	34	69	0	80.0	0.0	80.0	4	4	1	5	0	0	317	70	28	27	8	110	11	11	3	44	3.04	3.90	4.23	11.4	1.1
2008	SLN	35	74	0	78.7	0.0	78.7	6	6	17	8	0	0	346	86	34	31	10	142	30	26	3	51	3.55	4.72	5.01	3.3	0.3
2009	SLN	36	62	0	61.0	0.0	61.0	4	3	38	5	0	0	250	49	13	13	2	66	24	21	1	44	1.92	3.27	3.23	10.7	1.1
2010	SLN	37	59	0	65.0	0.0	65.0	6	2	27	3	0	0	264	57	25	25	7	97	10	9	4	42	3.46	3.86	4.65	3.0	0.2
2011	SLN	38	21	0	27.7	0.0	27.7	1	4	1	4	0	0	133	44	27	26	9	84	7	5	1	17	8.46	6.86	6.60	-6.2	-0.6
Career			532	106	1201.0	668.0	533.0	62	76	84	33	54	10	5113	1230	588	552	173	2043	353	319	52	668	4.14	4.87	5.13	57.9	4.4

Advanced

'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
1993	BLN	A-	15	14	74.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	WIS	A	18	18	118.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	RIV	A+	8	8	61.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	CLG	AAA	1	1	5.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	PCY	AA	31	20	146.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	PCY	AA	28	27	182.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	MEM	AA	11	8	59.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.247		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	TAC	AAA	14	14	90.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.303		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	TAC	AAA	34	16	127.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.915		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	SEA	MLB	6	0	11.3	8.63	36	.273	.269	.343	.425	.259	.235	99	-3.0	-0.3	-3.0	-0.3
1999	TAC	AAA	29	19	135.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.862		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	TAC	AAA	31	22	164.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.578		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	SEA	MLB	38	0	78.3	5.21	91	.258	.275	.342	.454	.271	.269	98	4.2	0.4	4.2	0.4
2001	TAC	AAA	1	0	3.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.667		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	SEA	MLB	41	12	118.7	4.49	103	.250	.272	.339	.448	.273	.265	96	13.8	1.4	13.8	1.4
2002	EVE	A-	1	1	2.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.222		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	SEA	MLB	32	32	212.0	5.39	87	.253	.272	.338	.441	.270	.245	97	6.5	0.6	6.8	0.2
2004	SEA	MLB	32	32	200.3	5.08	96	.281	.277	.344	.448	.272	.289	97	16.4	1.6	16.9	1.4
2005	SEA	MLB	32	30	190.7	5.62	78	.277	.274	.337	.437	.271	.287	97	-1.6	-0.2	-1.3	-0.6
2006	CIN	MLB	20	0	24.3	5.20	96	.286	.278	.344	.455	.269	.329	103	1.8	0.2	1.4	0.1
2006	PHI	MLB	46	0	53.0	6.52	70	.277	.277	.344	.447	.270	.277	103	-2.5	-0.2	-3.1	-0.4
2007	SLN	MLB	69	0	80.0	4.23	112	.223	.278	.345	.451	.269	.247	100	11.0	1.1	11.4	1.1
2008	SLN	MLB	74	0	78.7	5.01	91	.270	.275	.345	.450	.273	.302	99	3.3	0.3	3.3	0.3
2009	SLN	MLB	62	0	61.0	3.23	126	.213	.273	.344	.428	.267	.263	96	10.7	1.1	10.7	1.1
2010	SLN	MLB	59	0	65.0	4.65	91	.231	.267	.334	.422	.269	.249	97	3.1	0.3	3.0	0.2
2011	SLN	MLB	21	0	27.7	6.60	45	.380	.262	.328	.416	.267	.354	102	-5.7	-0.6	-6.2	-0.6
Career		MLB		106	1201.0	5.13	90	.263	.274	.340	.442	.271	.273	98	58.0	5.8	57.9	4.4

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
1993	BLN	A-	5	3	0	15	14	74.0	72	27	55	2	0%	.000	8.8	3.3	0.2	6.7	1.34	2.92	0.0	0.0
1994	WIS	A	9	6	0	18	18	118.0	105	23	102	6	0%	.000	8.0	1.8	0.5	7.8	1.08	3.13	0.0	0.0
1994	CLG	AAA	0	0	0	1	1	5.7	9	1	2	2	0%	.000	14.2	1.6	3.2	3.2	1.75	7.89	0.0	0.0
1994	RIV	A+	4	2	0	8	8	61.7	61	8	35	5	0%	.000	8.9	1.2	0.7	5.1	1.12	3.06	0.0	0.0
1995	PCY	AA	6	10	0	31	20	146.0	153	43	102	13	0%	.000	9.4	2.7	0.8	6.3	1.34	4.32	0.0	0.0
1996	PCY	AA	6	12	0	28	27	182.0	186	37	127	23	0%	.000	9.2	1.8	1.1	6.3	1.23	4.01	0.0	0.0
1997	TAC	AAA	5	5	0	14	14	90.3	97	24	59	11	0%	.303	9.7	2.4	1.1	5.9	1.34	4.19	0.0	0.0
1997	MEM	AA	4	2	0	11	8	59.3	45	14	49	4	0%	.247	6.8	2.1	0.6	7.4	0.99	3.04	0.0	0.0
1998	TAC	AAA	5	6	1	34	16	127.7	148	32	90	18	0%	-.915	10.4	2.3	1.3	6.3	1.41	4.51	0.0	0.0
1999	SEA	MLB	0	0	0	6	0	11.3	10	8	6	2	33%	.235	7.9	6.4	1.6	4.8	1.59	4.76	-3.0	-0.3
1999	TAC	AAA	6	9	2	29	19	135.7	142	33	94	17	0%	-.862	9.4	2.2	1.1	6.2	1.29	4.71	0.0	0.0
2000	TAC	AAA	11	5	0	31	22	164.0	147	35	142	28	0%	-.578	8.1	1.9	1.5	7.8	1.11	3.90	0.0	0.0
2001	SEA	MLB	5	1	0	38	0	78.3	76	24	60	13	37%	.269	8.7	2.8	1.5	6.9	1.28	3.56	4.2	0.4
2001	TAC	AAA	0	0	0	1	0	3.7	2	0	3	0	0%	-.667	4.9	0.0	0.0	7.3	0.54	0.00	0.0	0.0
2002	SEA	MLB	7	5	0	41	12	118.7	117	22	65	14	42%	.265	8.9	1.7	1.1	4.9	1.17	4.02	13.8	1.4
2002	EVE	A-	0	0	0	1	1	2.7	2	0	1	0	0%	.222	6.7	0.0	0.0	3.3	0.74	0.00	0.0	0.0
2003	SEA	MLB	11	13	0	32	32	212.0	199	61	99	34	36%	.245	8.4	2.6	1.4	4.2	1.23	3.57	6.8	0.2
2004	SEA	MLB	4	16	0	32	32	200.3	224	61	104	33	36%	.289	10.1	2.7	1.5	4.7	1.42	4.90	16.9	1.4
2005	SEA	MLB	8	15	0	32	30	190.7	212	62	93	28	42%	.287	10.0	2.9	1.3	4.4	1.44	5.10	-1.3	-0.6
2006	PHI	MLB	1	5	0	46	0	53.0	59	17	25	10	49%	.277	10.0	2.9	1.7	4.2	1.43	4.58	-3.1	-0.4
2006	CIN	MLB	5	2	0	20	0	24.3	27	16	18	3	49%	.329	10.0	5.9	1.1	6.7	1.77	4.44	1.4	0.1
2007	SLN	MLB	4	4	1	69	0	80.0	70	11	44	8	49%	.247	7.9	1.2	0.9	5.0	1.01	3.04	11.4	1.1
2008	SLN	MLB	6	6	17	74	0	78.7	86	30	51	10	44%	.302	9.8	3.4	1.1	5.8	1.47	3.55	3.3	0.3
2009	SLN	MLB	4	3	38	62	0	61.0	49	24	44	2	48%	.263	7.2	3.5	0.3	6.5	1.20	1.92	10.7	1.1
2010	SLN	MLB	6	2	27	59	0	65.0	57	10	42	7	45%	.249	7.9	1.4	1.0	5.8	1.03	3.46	3.0	0.2
2011	SLN	MLB	1	4	1	21	0	27.7	44	7	17	9	43%	.354	14.3	2.3	2.9	5.5	1.84	8.46	-6.2	-0.6

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date
2010-08-28	2010-09-01	DTD	4	4	Neck	Stiffness		-
2010-06-20	2010-06-23	DTD	3	2	General Medical	Illness	Sinus Infection	-
2007-05-21	2007-05-26	DTD	5	4	General Medical	Illness	Strep Throat	-
2003-09-24	2003-09-24	DTD	0	0	Neck	Stiffness		-
2002-06-28	2002-07-15	15-DL	17	14	General Medical	Illness		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2011	SLN	$3,250,000
2010	SLN	$3,000,000
2009	SLN	$2,500,000
2007	SLN	$1,000,000
2006	PHI	$2,600,000
2005	SEA	$2,400,000
2004	SEA	$1,700,000
2003	SEA	$425,000
2002	SEA	$250,000
2001	SEA	$202,500

Years	Description	Salary
10 yr	Previous	$17,327,500
10 yr	Total	$17,327,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
10 y 133 d	Jay Franklin,	2 years/$6.5M (2010-11)

Details

2 years/$6.5M (2010-11). Signed extension with St. Louis 9/1/09. 10:$3M, 11:$3.5M. Performance bonuses based on games finished.
2 years/$5M (2008-09), plus 2010 club option. Signed extension with St. Louis 7/5/07. 08:$2.25M, 09:$2.5M, 10:$2.75M, $0.25M buyout. Performance bonuses.
1 year/$1M (2007). Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 1/07. $1M performance bonus (up to 29 games started)
1 year/$2.6M (2006). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 1/06. Acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Philadelphia 8/06 after being DFA 7/06.
2 years/$4.3M (2004-05). $0.2M signing bonus. 04:$1.7M, 05:$2.4M. Non-tendered 12/05.
1 year/$0.425M (2003).

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Title	Author	Date
Western Front: They Took Their Turn	Geoff Young	2013-02-04
Transaction Analysis: Soriano Finally Gets Paid	R.J. Anderson	2013-01-16
Fantasy Beat: Jeremy Hellickson and Defying Regression	Jason Collette	2012-12-14
Baseball at the Olympics: The Rich Tradition of an Absentee Sport	Max Marchi	2012-08-10
Western Front: A Brief History of the Vedder Cup	Geoff Young	2012-06-12
Fantasy Beat: Expected Gains From Dollar Players	Jason Collette	2012-01-11
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
The BP Broadside: In Defense of Tony LaRussa	Steven Goldman	2011-10-21
Fantasy Beat: Hellickson's BABIP: Lucky or Sustainable?	Jason Collette	2011-10-10
The BP Broadside: In Which the Cardinals Suffer an Unlikely Loss	Steven Goldman	2011-09-23
On the Beat: Cardinal Complications	John Perrotto	2011-07-25
Painting the Black: Mid-season Heroes and Goats, Part 2	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-14
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars NL 1st Half Recap	Jason Collette	2011-07-11
The Week In Quotes: June 27-July 3	Alex Carnevale	2011-07-05
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 6/30	John Perrotto	2011-06-30
Transaction Analysis Blog: Release Your Veterans Day	R.J. Anderson	2011-06-29
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 6/29	John Perrotto	2011-06-29
Fantasy Beat: The Underappreciated Leo Nunez	Jason Collette	2011-06-24
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Shuffled Deck	Jay Jaffe	2011-05-26
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-05-12
Prospectus Hit List: Beasts of the East	Tommy Bennett	2011-05-10
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars FAAB Update, 5/10	Jason Collette	2011-05-10
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Why Would They Do That?	Larry Granillo	2011-05-09
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-05-05
Don't Believe the Hype: Barney and Friends	Marc Normandin	2011-04-29
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: At Your Service	Larry Granillo	2011-04-25
Don't Believe the Hype: Leaving on a Jed Plane	Marc Normandin	2011-04-22
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-04-21
Selling Loney: The (Potentially) New-Look Dodgers	Mike Petriello	2011-04-20
Prospectus Hit List: Feast or Famine	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-19
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars FAAB Frenzy	Jason Collette	2011-04-19
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-04-14
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars FAAB Update	Jason Collette	2011-04-12
Prospectus Hit and Run: NL Bullpen Blowout	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-05
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Closer Carousel	Larry Granillo	2011-04-04
Team Injury Projection: St. Louis Cardinals	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-21
Team Injury Projection: St. Louis Cardinals	Marc Normandin	2011-03-21
Fantasy Beat: Expert Mock Draft Results	Jason Collette	2011-03-15
Contractual Matters: NL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-03-09
Transaction Analysis: Thornton's Payday and a Future Full of Zaun Time	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-08
Fantasy Beat: Currency or Building Blocks?	Rob McQuown	2011-02-28
Fantasy Beat: Closer Strategies for Draft Day	Jason Collette	2011-02-25
Fantasy Focus: Closer Rankings	Mike Petriello	2011-02-21
Transaction of the Day: Soriano in Stripes	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-14
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
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-09-23
Playoff Odds Update: Twins Surge Toward the Playoffs	John Perrotto	2010-08-02
The Week In Quotes: July 5-11	Alex Carnevale	2010-07-12
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Zero to Nine and Beyond	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-08
One-Hoppers: Motte by Nature	Ben Lindbergh	2010-06-27
Ahead in the Count: No Turnover Standings Breakdown	Matt Swartz	2010-06-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Seeing Red	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-02
Ahead in the Count: Hometown Discounts	Matt Swartz	2010-05-28
Ahead in the Count: The Cost of OPP	Matt Swartz	2010-05-17
Between The Numbers: Least Net Valuable Player	Matt Swartz	2010-05-16
On the Beat: New Blood, Same Result	John Perrotto	2010-05-10
Ahead in the Count: Most Net Valuable Player	Matt Swartz	2010-05-07
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Fantasy Focus: Depth Chart/PFM Update, Part 2	Clay Davenport	2010-03-21
Ahead in the Count: The No Turnover Standings	Matt Swartz	2010-03-15
Fantasy Focus: Closers	Marc Normandin	2010-03-10
Contractual Matters: NL Central	Jeff Euston	2010-02-24
Team Health Reports: St. Louis Cardinals	Will Carroll	2010-02-24
The Week In Quotes: February 15-21	Alex Carnevale	2010-02-22
Division Preview: NL Central	John Perrotto	2010-02-19
Ahead in the Count: Revising Player Contract Valuation, Part 3	Matt Swartz	2010-02-04
Future Shock: Marlins Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-01-31
Prospectus Today: Second Day Roundup	Joe Sheehan	2009-10-09
Playoff Prospectus: Dodgers versus Cardinals LDS	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-07
Prospectus Today: Series Previews	Joe Sheehan	2009-10-06
Playoff Health Report: National League	Will Carroll	2009-10-06
Prospectus Today: Madness	Joe Sheehan	2009-10-05
Under The Knife: The Final Stretch	Will Carroll	2009-09-28
Prospectus Today: Post-season Bullpens	Joe Sheehan	2009-09-24
Checking the Numbers: Lidge and the Matter of Historic Horror	Eric Seidman	2009-09-03
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-30
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-08-12
Prospectus Today: The Bottom Half	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-16
Prospectus Today: Breaking From Fashion	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-10
Midseason Review: Relievers	Steven Goldman	2009-07-09
Prospectus Today: The All-Star Selections	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-06
On the Beat: All-Stars!	John Perrotto	2009-07-05
On the Beat: Run-hunting in Wrigleyville	John Perrotto	2009-07-01
Transaction of the Day: The DeRosa Deal	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Conquering the Cubs	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-17
Prospectus Today: Manny's Return	Joe Sheehan	2009-05-07
Prospectus Today: Taking Wing	Joe Sheehan	2009-05-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Pair Up in Threes	Jay Jaffe	2009-04-30
Fantasy Beat: Win Expectancy and Leverage	Marc Normandin	2009-04-07
Transaction Analysis: Senior Circuit Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-02
On the Beat: Falling Into Place	John Perrotto	2009-04-01
On the Beat: More Questions and Even Less Time	John Perrotto	2009-02-08
Transaction Analysis: First-Look Mistakes	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-08
On the Beat: The New Crew	John Perrotto	2008-08-06
Prospectus Hit List: After the Storm	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-01
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-29
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-25
Transaction Analysis: Golddiggers and Going For It	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-23
Prospectus Today: Second-Half Preview, NL	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-21
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-21
Fantasy Focus: The Case for Punting Saves	Dalton Del Don	2008-06-20
Under The Knife: Nothing Automatic	Will Carroll	2008-06-16
The Week In Quotes: June 9-15	Alex Carnevale	2008-06-16
Under The Knife: Rain Delay Theater	Will Carroll	2008-05-12
Can Of Corn: The 2008 Cardinals	Dayn Perry	2008-05-10
Prospectus Today: Totally Unreal	Joe Sheehan	2008-04-29
Every Given Sunday: The NRIs Who Made It	John Perrotto	2008-04-06
Prospectus Today: NL Preview	Joe Sheehan	2008-03-31
Team Health Reports: St. Louis Cardinals	Will Carroll	2008-03-04
Under The Knife: Trading Places, Trading Problems	Will Carroll	2008-01-14
Prospectus Today: The Morning After	Joe Sheehan	2007-12-14
Wait 'Til Next Year: Defensive Snubstitutions	Bryan Smith	2007-10-23
Prospectus Today: End of an Era	Joe Sheehan	2007-09-23
Prospectus Today: The NL Central	Joe Sheehan	2007-09-07
Under The Knife: Facts, not Tradition	Will Carroll	2007-08-23
Every Given Sunday: Moving, Shaking, and Cardinal Blues	John Perrotto	2007-08-05
Prospectus Today: A Failure of Leadership	Joe Sheehan	2007-07-25
Transaction Analysis: Opening Day to April 14, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-15
Hope and Faith: How the St. Louis Cardinals Can Win the World Series	Dayn Perry	2007-03-15
Positional Health Reports: Starting Pitchers, Part Two	Will Carroll	2007-02-23
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-06
Prospectus Today: One Enchanted Evening	Joe Sheehan	2006-09-13
Transaction Analysis: August 18-22	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-23
Transaction Analysis: August 7-9	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-10
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 6th	Jay Jaffe	2006-08-09
Prospectus Matchups: The Warriors Meets Field of Dreams	Jim Baker	2006-08-08
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 2nd	Jay Jaffe	2006-08-02
Transaction Analysis: July 29-30	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-31
Transaction Analysis: July 6-9	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-11
Transaction Analysis: June 27-29	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-30
Transaction Analysis: June 22-26	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-28
Prospectus Today: Witch Hunt	Joe Sheehan	2006-06-12
Prospectus Today: Bullpen Phollies	Joe Sheehan	2006-05-24
Prospectus Notebook: Yankees, Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2006-05-19
Transaction Analysis: May 10-11	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-12
Prospectus Hit List: Preseason Edition	Jay Jaffe	2006-04-03
Prospectus Notebook: Dodgers, Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2006-04-01
Transaction Analysis: March 29-30	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-31
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Breaks Hearts	Nate Silver	2006-03-29
Prospectus Matchups: The Transient All-Star Team: The Starting Pitchers	Jim Baker	2006-02-17
Team Health Reports: Philadelphia Phillies	Michael Groopman	2006-02-16
Team Health Reports: Philadelphia Phillies	Will Carroll	2006-02-16
Transaction Analysis: National League, December 15, 2005-February 11, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-15
Transaction Analysis: American League, December 15, 2005-February 13, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-14
Fantasy Focus: The Case for Contact	Chris Liss	2006-01-20
Should They Stay or Should They Go: San Diego's Free Agents and Draft Picks	Bryan Smith	2005-12-23
Prospectus Today: Non-Tenders, and Actual News	Joe Sheehan	2005-12-21
Prospectus Notebook: Athletics, Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2005-10-28
Under The Knife: Penalties	Will Carroll	2005-09-27
Transaction Analysis: August 19-25	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-26
Transaction Analysis: August 9-15	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-17
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 7	Jay Jaffe	2005-08-09
Under The Knife: Leadership?	Will Carroll	2005-08-08
Transaction Analysis: August 1-4	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-05
Under The Knife: Looking for Leadership	Will Carroll	2005-08-03
Prospectus Matchups: White(Sox)washing	Jim Baker	2005-07-19
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 10, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-07-12
Fantasy Focus: AL Teams in Transition	Jeff Erickson	2005-05-27
Prospectus Matchups: Deja Vu	Jim Baker	2005-04-26
Prospectus Matchups: Small Sample Size Buffet	Jim Baker	2005-04-19
Fantasy Focus: Fantasy Trends--AL West	Erik Siegrist	2005-04-18
Transaction Analysis: April 5-14, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-16
Under The Knife: No Intro...Just Injuries	Will Carroll	2005-04-12
Under The Knife: An All-Star Comes to Indy	Will Carroll	2005-04-08
Fantasy Focus: Tout Wars	Jeff Erickson	2005-03-29
Team Health Reports: Seattle Mariners	Will Carroll	2005-03-21
Fantasy Focus: AL West Busts	Jeff Erickson	2005-03-16
Prospectus Matchups: The Value of Horses	Jim Baker	2005-03-09
Prospectus Triple Play: Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2004-09-30
Prospectus Today: A Ridiculous Game	Joe Sheehan	2004-09-27
Prospectus Matchups: Holographic	Jim Baker	2004-08-06
Breaking Balls: Sixteen Innings of Bliss	Derek Zumsteg	2004-05-06
Breaking Balls: Quick and Dirty Numbers, Pitchers	Derek Zumsteg	2004-04-15
Teams: A Critical Guide: Preseason Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-03-30
Team Health Reports: Seattle Mariners	Will Carroll	2004-03-10
Transaction Analysis: The Wests	Baseball Prospectus	2004-01-16
Prospectus Today: Disappointment in the Northwest	Joe Sheehan	2003-09-26
Breaking Balls: Pitches Per Out	Derek Zumsteg	2003-08-05
Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-01
Prospectus Today: Right Wing Conspiracy	Joe Sheehan	2003-05-05
Breaking Balls: Owner for a Day (or Longer)	Derek Zumsteg	2003-03-24
Prospectus Today: AL West Preview	Joe Sheehan	2003-03-20
Team Health Reports: Team Health Report: Seattle Mariners	Rodger A. Payne	2003-02-09
Transaction Analysis: August 19-21, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-08-23
Prospectus Feature: Breaking Balls: Unbalanced	Derek Zumsteg	2002-08-08
Transaction Analysis: July 15-21, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-24
Transaction Analysis: June 25-July 14, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-19
Transaction Analysis: April 16-17, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-19
Transaction Analysis: March 19-25, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-03-27

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-06-29 13:30:00	Rumors are emerging from St. Louis media that Ryan Franklin may not be long for the Cardinals' roster. Got anything on that? If the rumors are wrong and they're intent on holding onto him, why? He's clearly cooked. (Bill from New Mexico)	I think he's on the way out in St. Louis. (John Perrotto)
2010-07-26 14:00:00	Ken, The Mets have lost three road games in the last five days in their opponents' last at-bat, while K-Rod only got work in mop-up duty on Saturday in a 6-1 win. Manuel says he's not wavering from his belief in the "no closer in tie games on the road" mentality, but we're falling out of wild card race on the backs of Ollie Perez and Fernando Nieve. What did we do to deserve this? (Dan from Brooklyn)	While last night, as an example, TLR let Ryan Franklin work the 9th and 10th on the road in a tie game. And hey presto, they won! Meanwhile, Carlos Marmol pitched only the 9th and gave way to the immortal Brian Schlitter (whose one-line comment in the 2009 BP Annual is one of my all-time faves), who worked two innings and took the loss. I hate, just hate, stuff like that. What did you do to deserve this? You chose the wrong hometown team to root for, I guess (something I, too, am guilty of). (Ken Funck)
2010-03-04 13:00:00	What do you do with Ryan Franklin this year if you have him in a keeper league (and no reason not to keep him)? Try to trade him? Ride him? Cut him anyway? (Aaron from YYZ)	Trade! Trade him! (Marc Normandin)
2010-03-04 13:00:00	Sure, but what is Ryan Franklin worth in trade in a dynasty league? A couple of curly fries? (Aaron from YYZ)	Mmm...curly fries. (Marc Normandin)
2010-02-09 13:00:00	Of the six divisions, is there a safer pick than the Cardinals winning the NL Central? (Steve from St Louis)	I'm not even sure that one is so safe. PECOTA certainly isn't convinced, projecting them at 84 wins currently. I think they'll be lucky to get one full-time rotation spot out of Penny and Lohse, and I'm skeptical that Ryan Franklin is all that. I'd still call them the favorites, but I'm not going to hand out my Locks of the Week until later in the spring as I see how camps play out. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-09-24 14:00:00	Same question as your first one here, but this time about the Cardinals. How should TLR manage the pen for the post season, now that Ryan Franklin is turning back into a pumpkin? (Bill from New Mexico)	Stop asking my questions about the file September 24_09, open on my desktop and mocking me openly as I chat with you people! (Joe Sheehan)
2009-07-13 14:00:00	Why are there 5 relievers on each All-Star team? Also, just like in the NBA we forever get All-Star Jamal Magloire, we now get All-Star Zach Duke and Ryan Franklin. (Jon from DC)	I'd take more. What category of player is better prepared for an All-Star Game than a one-inning pitcher? (Joe Sheehan)
2009-06-08 14:00:00	I just traded Nelson Cruz and Scott Kazmir for Matt Wieters and Ryan Franklin in a keeper league. Bad move? (bam022 from Chicago)	It's Cruz for Wieters and a shot at some saves. I'd have done it, and I think Cruz is for real. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-05-04 14:00:00	Is there a decent chance Ryan Franklin stays Cardinals closer the whole year? If not him, is Chris Perez and not Motte the likely top candidate? (Rob from Dallas, TX)	I rank the Cards' relievers Perez, McClellan, Motte, Kinney, Franklin. I don't know that any of them will hold the closer's job long enough to be fantasy-viable. Franklin looks like last year's George Sherrill to me. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-04-13 14:00:00	Jay, what's your take on the closer situations in St. Lou and Seattle? How much is the flux costing each team? (murphy654321 from Waltham)	Well, I can certainly see how TLR's fidgeting might quickly destroy Motte's confidence. He seems bent on having Ryan Franklin as his closer, and as somebody who's rooting for the Brewers in that division, I welcome that move. As for Seattle, it seems quite likely Morrow didn't get enough innings in Arizona to be ready for the season. I know he wants to be the mariners' closer instead of a starter, but that doesn't mean he should be before he's physically ready. (Jay Jaffe)

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