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Rafael Palmeiro 1BRangers

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
20	12046	.288	.371	.515	.299	60

Birth Date	9-24-1964
Height	6' 0"
Weight	215 lbs

Bats	L
Throws	L

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1986	CHN	21	22	78	73	9	18	4	0	3	31	4	6	1	0	0	12	1	1	.247	.295	.425	.229	0.8	0.7	0.2
1987	CHN	22	84	244	221	32	61	15	1	14	120	20	26	1	2	0	30	2	2	.276	.336	.543	.296	11.5	-1.3	1.0
1988	CHN	23	152	629	580	75	178	41	5	8	253	38	34	3	6	2	53	12	2	.307	.349	.436	.281	25.2	-1.6	2.6
1989	TEX	24	156	632	559	76	154	23	4	8	209	63	48	6	2	2	64	4	3	.275	.354	.374	.268	4.6	9.8	1.6
1990	TEX	25	154	651	598	72	191	35	6	14	280	40	59	3	8	2	89	3	3	.319	.361	.468	.290	24.7	6.5	3.3
1991	TEX	26	159	714	631	115	203	49	3	26	336	68	72	6	7	2	88	4	3	.322	.389	.532	.325	51.3	-2.2	5.2
1992	TEX	27	159	701	608	84	163	27	4	22	264	72	83	10	6	5	85	2	3	.268	.352	.434	.295	36.7	6.7	4.8
1993	TEX	28	160	686	597	124	176	40	2	37	331	73	85	5	9	2	105	22	3	.295	.371	.554	.313	43.9	4.6	4.9
1994	BAL	29	111	498	436	82	139	32	0	23	240	54	63	2	6	0	76	7	3	.319	.392	.550	.309	35.4	3.0	3.7
1995	BAL	30	143	624	554	89	172	30	2	39	323	62	65	3	5	0	104	3	1	.310	.380	.583	.319	45.1	8.5	5.2
1996	BAL	31	162	732	626	110	181	40	2	39	342	95	96	3	8	0	142	8	0	.289	.381	.546	.307	46.9	-9.5	3.5
1997	BAL	32	158	692	614	95	156	24	2	38	298	67	109	5	6	0	110	5	2	.254	.329	.485	.275	17.3	-1.6	1.5
1998	BAL	33	162	709	619	98	183	36	1	43	350	79	91	7	4	0	121	11	7	.296	.379	.565	.318	53.8	-5.5	4.7
1999	TEX	34	158	674	565	96	183	30	1	47	356	97	69	3	9	0	148	2	4	.324	.420	.630	.324	48.6	-2.9	4.3
2000	TEX	35	158	678	565	102	163	29	3	39	315	103	77	3	7	0	120	2	1	.288	.397	.558	.294	31.1	-7.1	2.2
2001	TEX	36	160	714	600	98	164	33	0	47	338	101	90	7	6	0	123	1	1	.273	.381	.563	.309	38.8	0.9	3.9
2002	TEX	37	155	663	546	99	149	34	0	43	312	104	94	6	7	0	105	2	0	.273	.391	.571	.309	38.5	1.1	4.0
2003	TEX	38	154	654	561	92	146	21	2	38	285	84	77	5	4	0	112	2	0	.260	.359	.508	.286	23.0	2.6	2.5
2004	BAL	39	154	651	550	68	142	29	0	23	240	86	61	6	9	0	88	2	1	.258	.359	.436	.274	12.4	-4.3	0.8
2005	BAL	40	110	422	369	47	98	13	0	18	165	43	43	2	8	0	60	2	0	.266	.339	.447	.279	7.6	-9.1	-0.2
Career			2831	12046	10472	1663	3020	585	38	569	5388	1353	1348	87	119	15	1835	97	40	.288	.371	.515	.299	597.3	-0.4	60.0

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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	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1985	PEO	A	73	315	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.324			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	CHN	MLB	22	78	.229	.248	.309	.374	.000	.234	109	-2.5	2.2	-0.5	0.7	0.0	0.8	0.2	0.8	0.2
1986	PTS	AA	140	579	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.309			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	CHN	MLB	84	244	.296	.253	.314	.391	.000	.257	105	9.6	7.2	-2.3	-1.3	-3.4	11.5	1.0	11.5	1.0
1987	IOW	AAA	57	244	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.291			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	CHN	MLB	152	629	.281	.245	.300	.358	.000	.312	103	12.6	16.5	-4.1	-1.6	0.1	25.2	2.6	25.2	2.6
1989	TEX	MLB	156	632	.268	.261	.320	.383	.000	.289	102	4.9	16.5	-10.5	9.8	-4.5	4.6	1.6	4.6	1.6
1990	TEX	MLB	154	651	.290	.258	.323	.386	.000	.332	102	19.1	17.5	-11.2	6.5	0.6	24.7	3.3	24.7	3.3
1991	TEX	MLB	159	714	.325	.259	.322	.389	.000	.328	100	46.1	19.3	-12.3	-2.2	-1.7	51.3	5.2	51.3	5.2
1992	TEX	MLB	159	701	.295	.256	.318	.383	.000	.277	100	23.8	18.2	-11.6	6.7	0.9	36.7	4.8	36.7	4.8
1993	TEX	MLB	160	686	.313	.265	.328	.408	.000	.287	99	39.2	19.7	-12.6	4.6	-1.9	43.9	4.9	43.9	4.9
1994	BAL	MLB	111	498	.309	.271	.339	.429	.000	.326	99	27.4	15.1	-9.7	3.0	2.7	35.4	3.7	35.4	3.7
1995	BAL	MLB	143	624	.319	.269	.337	.422	.000	.292	100	41.1	18.7	-12	8.5	-1.7	45.1	5.2	45.1	5.2
1996	BAL	MLB	162	732	.307	.274	.342	.436	.000	.285	98	40	22.6	-14.5	-9.5	-0.5	46.9	3.5	46.9	3.5
1997	BAL	MLB	158	692	.275	.269	.332	.420	.000	.249	94	11.4	19.1	-13.1	-1.6	0.0	17.3	1.5	17.3	1.5
1998	BAL	MLB	162	709	.318	.268	.333	.425	.000	.286	95	45.4	19.3	-13.5	-5.5	-0.3	53.8	4.7	53.8	4.7
1999	TEX	MLB	158	674	.324	.274	.343	.438	.000	.297	104	50.3	18.8	-13.5	-2.9	-6.8	48.6	4.3	48.6	4.3
2000	TEX	MLB	158	678	.294	.270	.336	.433	.000	.272	101	27.6	19.2	-13.6	-7.1	-1.8	31.1	2.2	31.1	2.2
2001	TEX	MLB	160	714	.309	.263	.325	.421	.000	.249	104	38	19.5	-13.6	0.9	-3.6	38.8	3.9	38.8	3.9
2002	TEX	MLB	155	663	.309	.257	.317	.410	.000	.255	108	34.3	17.7	-12.2	1.1	-2.0	38.5	4.0	38.5	4.0
2003	TEX	MLB	154	654	.286	.258	.317	.410	.000	.240	108	18.5	17.8	-12.3	2.6	-3.8	23.0	2.5	23.0	2.5
2004	BAL	MLB	154	651	.274	.268	.330	.432	.000	.251	100	10.4	17.8	-12.3	-4.3	-3.4	12.4	0.8	12.4	0.8
2005	BAL	MLB	110	422	.279	.268	.324	.423	.000	.253	100	8.6	11.2	-7.7	-9.1	-2.8	7.6	-0.2	7.6	-0.2
Career		MLB		12046	.299	.264	.327	.410	.259	.283	101	505.8	333.9	-213.1	-0.4	-33.8	597.3	60.0	597.3	60.0

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1985	PEO	A	315	34	83	22	4	5	51	31	34	9	3	.297	.371	.459	.161	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	PTS	AA	579	66	156	29	2	12	95	54	32	15	7	.306	.375	.442	.136	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	CHN	MLB	78	9	18	4	0	3	12	4	6	1	1	.247	.295	.425	.178	.229	0.8	0.7	0.2
1987	IOW	AAA	244	36	64	14	3	11	41	22	22	4	3	.299	.371	.547	.248	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	CHN	MLB	244	32	61	15	1	14	30	20	26	2	2	.276	.336	.543	.267	.296	11.5	-1.3	1.0
1988	CHN	MLB	629	75	178	41	5	8	53	38	34	12	2	.307	.349	.436	.129	.281	25.2	-1.6	2.6
1989	TEX	MLB	632	76	154	23	4	8	64	63	48	4	3	.275	.354	.374	.098	.268	4.6	9.8	1.6
1990	TEX	MLB	651	72	191	35	6	14	89	40	59	3	3	.319	.361	.468	.149	.290	24.7	6.5	3.3
1991	TEX	MLB	714	115	203	49	3	26	88	68	72	4	3	.322	.389	.532	.211	.325	51.3	-2.2	5.2
1992	TEX	MLB	701	84	163	27	4	22	85	72	83	2	3	.268	.352	.434	.166	.295	36.7	6.7	4.8
1993	TEX	MLB	686	124	176	40	2	37	105	73	85	22	3	.295	.371	.554	.260	.313	43.9	4.6	4.9
1994	BAL	MLB	498	82	139	32	0	23	76	54	63	7	3	.319	.392	.550	.232	.309	35.4	3.0	3.7
1995	BAL	MLB	624	89	172	30	2	39	104	62	65	3	1	.310	.380	.583	.273	.319	45.1	8.5	5.2
1996	BAL	MLB	732	110	181	40	2	39	142	95	96	8	0	.289	.381	.546	.257	.307	46.9	-9.5	3.5
1997	BAL	MLB	692	95	156	24	2	38	110	67	109	5	2	.254	.329	.485	.231	.275	17.3	-1.6	1.5
1998	BAL	MLB	709	98	183	36	1	43	121	79	91	11	7	.296	.379	.565	.270	.318	53.8	-5.5	4.7
1999	TEX	MLB	674	96	183	30	1	47	148	97	69	2	4	.324	.420	.630	.306	.324	48.6	-2.9	4.3
2000	TEX	MLB	678	102	163	29	3	39	120	103	77	2	1	.288	.397	.558	.269	.294	31.1	-7.1	2.2
2001	TEX	MLB	714	98	164	33	0	47	123	101	90	1	1	.273	.381	.563	.290	.309	38.8	0.9	3.9
2002	TEX	MLB	663	99	149	34	0	43	105	104	94	2	0	.273	.391	.571	.299	.309	38.5	1.1	4.0
2003	TEX	MLB	654	92	146	21	2	38	112	84	77	2	0	.260	.359	.508	.248	.286	23.0	2.6	2.5
2004	BAL	MLB	651	68	142	29	0	23	88	86	61	2	1	.258	.359	.436	.178	.274	12.4	-4.3	0.8
2005	BAL	MLB	422	47	98	13	0	18	60	43	43	2	0	.266	.339	.447	.182	.279	7.6	-9.1	-0.2

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2005	BAL	$3,000,000
2004	BAL	$4,000,000
2003	TEX	$9,000,000
2002	TEX	$8,712,986
2001	TEX	$9,000,000
2000	TEX	$8,620,921

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$42,333,907
6 yr	Total	$42,333,907

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
17 y 139 d	SFX	1 year/$3M (2005)

Details
1 year/$3M (2005). Re-signed 10/04. 1 year/$4.5M (2004), plus 2005 option. Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 1/04. 04:$4M, 05:$4.5M club option, $0.5M buyout. 2005 option guaranteed with 140 games at 1B in 2004. 5 years/$45M (1099-03). Signed by Texas as a free agent. No-trade protection.

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Title	Author	Date
Baseball ProGUESTus: When Good Things Come in Three Years	Chad Finn	2013-04-17
Skewed Left: Saberizing the Gold Gloves	Zachary Levine	2013-03-13
BP Unfiltered: Grapefruit League Journal: Toronto Blue Jays	Mike Ferrin	2013-03-02
Baseball Therapy: Lessons from the Hall of Fame Vote	Russell A. Carleton	2013-01-10
Hall of Fame Voting: Casting Our Ballots	Baseball Prospectus	2013-01-09
On the Beat: The Hall of Fame Ballot	John Perrotto	2013-01-03
In A Pickle: That Blank Expression	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-01-03
Wezen-Ball: 37 Candidates, 37 (non-PED) Excuses	Larry Granillo	2012-12-04
Skewed Left: Could We See a Blank Hall of Fame Ballot in 2013?	Zachary Levine	2012-12-04
Pebble Hunting: Are GMs Smart or Not Smart?	Sam Miller	2012-11-07
In A Pickle: Forever Changes	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-11-01
The BP Wayback Machine: 2010 World Series Game Four Report	John Perrotto	2012-10-26
In A Pickle: Stop What You're Doing and Read About Adam Dunn	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-10-04
Western Front: When Loney was Better than Gonzalez, and Kotchman was Better than Both	Geoff Young	2012-08-28
The BP Wayback Machine: Setting the Stage for 2005: Steroids	Nate Silver	2012-08-17
Bizball: How Much Salary Can You Allocate to One Player and Be Competitive?	Maury Brown	2012-07-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: JAWS Chews on Some Cooked Outfielders	Jay Jaffe	2012-06-29
Future Shock Blog: Draft Day Dream Crushing	Kevin Goldstein	2012-06-04
Inside The Park Blog: Big 3s: The Complete List	Bradford Doolittle	2012-05-24
Overthinking It: How Big Papi Got His Bat Back	Ben Lindbergh	2012-05-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: Pudge Retires	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-20
The Process: Was Brien Taylor the Worst Number-One Pick Ever?	Bradley Ankrom	2012-04-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Hate List, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-13
Painting the Black: 2012 Milestones Watch	R.J. Anderson	2012-04-03
The Lineup Card: 10 Choices for 2012 Declines	Baseball Prospectus	2012-03-08
Wezen-Ball Extra: Major League Baseball's Lack of Confidentiality: UPDATED	Larry Granillo	2012-02-24
Wezen-Ball: The Drawbacks and Demise of a Stat	Larry Granillo	2012-02-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: Beware of Falling Payrolls	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-06
The BP Wayback Machine: Money Poorly Spent, Now and Then	John Perrotto	2012-01-27
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Class of 2012: The Outfielders, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2012-01-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Class of 2012: The First Basemen	Jay Jaffe	2011-12-28
The BP Wayback Machine: Every Team Has a Special GM, Except the Cubs	Steven Goldman	2011-10-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Beltran and Damon	Jay Jaffe	2011-07-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Chasing the Chase	Jay Jaffe	2011-07-08
The BP Broadside: The Most Disappointing Prospects of All Time, Part 1	Steven Goldman	2011-02-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: Never a Dull Moment with Gary Sheffield	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-18
The BP Broadside: Every Team Has a Special GM, Except the Cubs	Steven Goldman	2011-02-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: Trevor Hoffman and the Coming Wave	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-13
Another Look: The All-Non-Hall of Fame Team	Bob Hertzel	2011-01-12
On the Beat: The Stat Geek Heads to Cooperstown	John Perrotto	2011-01-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: Blyleven in '11 and Other Tales from the Ballot	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-06
On the Beat: One Man's Ballot	John Perrotto	2011-01-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: The Right Fielders	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-04
The Week In Quotes: January 3-9	Alex Carnevale	2011-01-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Class of 2011: Bagwell and Baggage	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-23
One-Hoppers: Gillick Gains Election, Miller Bloc'd Out	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: Marvin Miller and Pat Gillick	Jay Jaffe	2010-11-16
Prospectus Perspective: Four and No More	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-04
World Series Prospectus: Game Four Report	John Perrotto	2010-11-01
Seidnotes: A Triple Short of Driving Me Insane	Eric Seidman	2010-09-30
Prospectus Perspective: Dunn Enough?	Marc Normandin	2010-09-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: Cooperstown Bound	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-08
Ahead in the Count: The Clutch and The Shifted	Matt Swartz	2010-08-27
Changing Speeds: The Golden Generation	Ken Funck	2010-08-19
Prospectus Q&A: Mark Grace	David Laurila	2010-07-02
You Could Look It Up: Is Losing This Pick Really Necessary?	Steven Goldman	2010-06-08
UTK Special: The Volquez Suspension	Will Carroll	2010-04-21
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Big Hurt	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: Hawk, Rock, and a Couple of Shocks	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: Hall of Fame Cases at Third and Short	Jay Jaffe	2009-12-23
Prospectus Q&A: Don Wakamatsu	David Laurila	2009-12-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Building an MVP Predictor	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: How is the Air Up There?	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-13
Statman's Notebook: The Dunn Consistency	Eric Seidman	2009-07-08
On the Beat: Weekend Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-05-10
Milton the Magnificent?: A Feat As Yet Unaccomplished	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-23
On the Beat: Cooper's Optimism	John Perrotto	2009-04-19
Prospectus Today: The Rush to Judgment	Joe Sheehan	2009-02-18
Prospectus Today: Stupid Media Tricks	Joe Sheehan	2009-02-09
Transaction Analysis: AL West Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-01-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: Protracting the Process	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Infielders	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-11
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-03
Every Given Sunday: Moving Forward to Rewind	John Perrotto	2008-08-31
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-15
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-11
Every Given Sunday: Deadline Day Afters	John Perrotto	2008-08-03
Stupid Lawyer Tricks: Midseason Report	Derek Jacques	2008-07-01
Lies, Damned Lies: Trying to Get LOESS-t	Nate Silver	2008-06-19
Under The Knife: Brown Lessons	Will Carroll	2008-06-09
Prospectus Matchups: Sacrificial Lions	Jim Baker	2008-05-30
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-28
Schrodinger's Bat: Reminiscing with SFR	Dan Fox	2008-03-27
Stupid Lawyer Tricks: The Mitchell Report in Congress, Round I	Derek Jacques	2008-01-16
Schrodinger's Bat: Getting Shifty	Dan Fox	2008-01-10
The Class of 2008: The Hitters, Part Two	Jay Jaffe	2007-12-20
Every Given Sunday: The Official Response	John Perrotto	2007-12-16
Prospectus Today: The Morning After	Joe Sheehan	2007-12-14
Prospectus Hit List: Stretch Mayhem	Marc Normandin	2007-09-15
Under The Knife: Glausgate	Will Carroll	2007-09-10
Lies, Damned Lies: Rookies and Cycles	Nate Silver	2007-08-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: Milestoners and the New New Veterans Committee	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: Home Cooking and the Combo Platter	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-07
The Week In Quotes: July 21-28	Alex Carnevale	2007-07-30
Prospectus Matchups: Millstones and Milestones	Jim Baker	2007-07-03
Prospectus Matchups: Sacrifices and Spark Plugs	Jim Baker	2007-06-27
Under The Knife: Ortiz Unfiltered	Will Carroll	2007-05-09
Prospectus Q&A: David McCarty	David Laurila	2007-04-08
Prospectus Q&A: Pete Palmer	David Laurila	2007-03-11
Bad Contracts: Money Poorly Spent, Now and Then	John Perrotto	2007-02-20
Prospectus Matchups: Uni-gamers	Jim Baker	2007-01-12
Prospectus Today: My Hall of Fame Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2007-01-05
Prospectus Matchups: Is Mark McGwire a Hall of Famer?	Jim Baker	2006-12-08
The Week In Quotes: November 21-27	Alex Carnevale	2006-11-27
Prospectus Matchups: The Quest to Turn Everybody Into Rob Deer	Jim Baker	2006-09-06
Under The Knife: Cleveland Rocks	Will Carroll	2006-05-22
Prospectus Notebook: Angels, Rockies	Baseball Prospectus	2006-05-04
2006--Setting the Stage: Pack Your Bag Well	Jay Jaffe	2006-03-30
Prospectus Matchups: Litigation	Jim Baker	2006-03-10
Doctoring The Numbers: The Draft, Part Eight	Rany Jazayerli	2006-03-07
Team Health Reports: Colorado Rockies	Thomas Gorman	2006-02-27
Team Health Reports: Colorado Rockies	Will Carroll	2006-02-27
Prospectus Today: Leftovers	Joe Sheehan	2006-01-18
Prospectus Today: The Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2006-01-09
Crooked Numbers: The Numbers You Saw	James Click	2005-12-29
Under The Knife: The New New Agreement	Will Carroll	2005-11-16
UTK Special: Another Positive Test	Will Carroll	2005-11-03
Prospectus Notebook: Orioles, Marlins, Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-28
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 25	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-27
Under The Knife: Penalties	Will Carroll	2005-09-27
Under The Knife: Baseball Fever...	Will Carroll	2005-09-23
Prospectus Matchups: From the Headlines	Jim Baker	2005-09-23
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 18	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-20
Under The Knife: Put the Focus on the Field	Will Carroll	2005-09-20
Under The Knife: Testify	Will Carroll	2005-09-14
Under The Knife: Quiet Out There	Will Carroll	2005-09-09
Transaction Analysis: September 1-7	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-08
Prospectus Notebook: BAL, CIN	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-08
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 4	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-07
Under The Knife: The Intangibles of Maple Floors	Will Carroll	2005-09-06
Transaction Analysis: August 26-31	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-01
Crooked Numbers: In Reverse	James Click	2005-09-01
Under The Knife: The National Distraction	Will Carroll	2005-08-31
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 21	Jay Jaffe	2005-08-23
Under The Knife: Better Uses For the Money	Will Carroll	2005-08-19
Under The Knife: Big Decision	Will Carroll	2005-08-18
Transaction Analysis: August 9-15	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-17
Under The Knife: Connections	Will Carroll	2005-08-16
Under The Knife: Giving Thanks	Will Carroll	2005-08-12
Transaction Analysis: August 5-9	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-10
Under The Knife: A Joe Valachi by Any Other Name...	Will Carroll	2005-08-10
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: Not-So-Swift Justice	Will Carroll	2005-08-04
Under The Knife: Looking for Leadership	Will Carroll	2005-08-03
Doctoring The Numbers: The Draft, Part Six	Rany Jazayerli	2005-08-02
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 31	Jay Jaffe	2005-08-02
UTK Special: Rafael Palmeiro	Will Carroll	2005-08-01
Transaction Analysis: July 26-27	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-28
Prospectus Matchups: A Very Bad Division	Jim Baker	2005-07-27
You Could Look It Up: Any Infielder Will Do	Steven Goldman	2005-07-25
Under The Knife: Always Got News	Will Carroll	2005-07-20
Prospectus Today: Around the AL	Joe Sheehan	2005-07-20
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 17	Jay Jaffe	2005-07-19
Fantasy Focus: How To Tell a Half-Full Glass from a Half-Empty One	Erik Siegrist	2005-07-18
Under The Knife: A New Controversy?	Will Carroll	2005-07-15
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 10, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-07-12
Transaction Analysis: June 14-22	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-24
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 19, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-06-21
Prospectus Today: Surprise Team #2	Joe Sheehan	2005-06-02
Prospectus Game of the Week: Detroit Tigers @ Baltimore Orioles, 5/29/05	Jonah Keri	2005-05-31
Prospectus Today: AL All-Stars	Joe Sheehan	2005-05-24
Fantasy Focus: Keeping Your Cool with Cold Players, Part Two	Erik Siegrist	2005-05-20
Lies, Damned Lies: The Graying of the Game	Nate Silver	2005-05-11
Prospectus Today: Around the AL	Joe Sheehan	2005-05-09
Prospectus Matchups: Life Without Barry	Jim Baker	2005-05-06
Fantasy Focus: Fantasy Trends--The Easts	Erik Siegrist	2005-05-02
2005--Setting the Stage: Steroids	Nate Silver	2005-03-30
2005--Setting the Stage: Oh, the Numbers You'll See...	James Click	2005-03-30
Prospectus Today: AL East Preview	Joe Sheehan	2005-03-22
Team Health Reports: Baltimore Orioles	Will Carroll	2005-02-17
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2005-02-10
The Class of 2005: The Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2004-12-16
Prospectus Matchups: Designating Some Offense	Jim Baker	2004-11-16
Transaction Analysis: October 27-November 2	Christina Kahrl	2004-11-16
American League Gold Glove Awards: What the Numbers Say	Clay Davenport	2004-11-03
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-11-02
Teams: A Critical Guide: AL Season Wrap-Up, Non-Playoff Teams Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-10-18
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-10-06
One Man is an Island: Barry Bonds and His Teammates	Jay Jaffe	2004-10-04
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-09-07
Under The Knife: After the Rain	Will Carroll	2004-09-06
Teams: A Critical Guide: In Which Darin Erstad is Queried	Steven Goldman	2004-08-27
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-08-09
Rogue's Gallery: The Most Efficient Base-Stealing Teams Ever	Jim Baker	2004-07-23
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-06-14
You Could Look It Up: Draft Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-06-09
Prospectus Today: AL All-Star Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2004-06-02
Prospectus Today: NL All-Star Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2004-06-01
Prospectus Today: Stroll Through the Boxes	Joe Sheehan	2004-05-26
Can Of Corn: The All-Dotage Team	Dayn Perry	2004-05-14
Teams: A Critical Guide: Teams is Not Your Ex-Girlfriend Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-05-12
Hank Aaron's Home Cooking: Top Sluggers and Their Home Run Breakdowns	Jay Jaffe	2004-04-22
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-04-16
Prospectus Today: AL Preview	Joe Sheehan	2004-04-03
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-03-17
Team Health Reports: Baltimore Orioles	Will Carroll	2004-03-03
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-24
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-18
Prospectus Roundtable: The Rodriguez-for-Soriano Deal	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-16
Prospectus Today: Optimism for the O's?	Joe Sheehan	2004-02-10
Prospectus Today: Best Free-Agent Signings	Joe Sheehan	2004-01-20
Transaction Analysis: The Easts	Baseball Prospectus	2004-01-12
Live from the (Mock) Winter Meetings: Team-by-Team Breakdowns	Rany Jazayerli	2003-12-11
Prospectus Today: The Rules Have Changed	Joe Sheehan	2003-12-09
Free Agent Health Report: American League	Will Carroll	2003-11-07
Breaking Balls: Free Agent Season	Derek Zumsteg	2003-10-30
Prospectus Triple Play: Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-09-26
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-08-19
Under The Knife: Coming Down the Stretch	Will Carroll	2003-08-07
Lies, Damned Lies: Hitting the Wall	Nate Silver	2003-07-24
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-22
Prospectus Today: All-Star Diary	Joe Sheehan	2003-07-16
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-08
Prospectus Today: Hardball	Joe Sheehan	2003-06-25
Breaking Balls: Precedents	Derek Zumsteg	2003-06-24
Breaking Balls: More Edgar, for the Unconvinced	Derek Zumsteg	2003-06-12
Breaking Balls: The Case for Edgar	Derek Zumsteg	2003-06-10
Under The Knife: Trouble for Unit and Vlad	Will Carroll	2003-06-07
Under The Knife: Craving Sleep	Will Carroll	2003-06-06
Prospectus Today: Raffy Roundtable	Joe Sheehan	2003-05-13
Prospectus Today: The Case for Raffy	Joe Sheehan	2003-05-12
Prospectus Triple Play: Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox	Baseball Prospectus	2003-04-29
Prospectus Triple Play: New York Yankees, Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates	Baseball Prospectus	2003-04-21
Under The Knife: O-Day Approaching	Will Carroll	2003-03-24
Prospectus Today: Desert Doodles, Part II	Joe Sheehan	2003-03-13
Prospectus Today: Desert Doodles	Joe Sheehan	2003-03-12
Transaction Analysis: January 24-February 9, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-02-13
Breaking Balls: The Thrill is Gone	Derek Zumsteg	2003-01-23
Prospectus Feature: The Forty Million Dollar Question: Building the 2003 Expos (Part Two)	Scot Hughes	2002-12-04
Internet Baseball Awards: AL Most Valuable Player	Greg Spira	2002-10-23
Transaction Analysis: July 15-21, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-24
The Daily Prospectus: The Daily Prospectus: A Great Race?	Joe Sheehan	2002-02-26

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2012-01-09 13:00:00	I don't think there's a single writer that believes Sosa's not guilty of PED use (despite only an anonymously leaked positive on a supposedly anonymous test), I doubt he scores well on JAWS or has anyone of note that will defend his candidacy in any way. So is it possible for 609 homeruns to be one and done on the ballot given his competition? (Sammy Sosa from One and Done?)	I'd be surprised if he's one and done but I don't expect him to get much more support than, say, Rafael Palmeiro. 10-15 percent range, and disappearing in a few years. (Jay Jaffe's Hall of Fame Special)
2010-06-07 18:30:00	Will the 2005 draft ever be topped??? It was topped before it ever happened, in 1985. I just wrote this for tomorrow morning's draft piece: . The first round included, in order of selection, B.J. Surhoff, Will Clark, Bobby Witt, Barry Larkin, Barry Bonds, Pete Incaviglia, Walt Weiss, Brian McRae, Joe Magrane, Gregg Jeffries, Rafael Palmeiro, and Joey Cora, as well as Cameron Drew, who put up outstanding numbers in the minors until a knee injury ended his career at 24, while the second round held Bruce Ruffin, Mike Schooler, and Randy Johnson (John Smoltz was hiding down in round 22). And Bo Jackson too (a flyer in rd 20)! (PBSteve from Beautiful New Jersey)	See? Steven Goldman knows all. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-01-06 13:00:00	So if the pitchers are an underwhelming lot, which interesting position players will we be talking about in one year? (Grant from Nashville)	The top new position playing candidates are Jeff Bagwell, Rafael Palmeiro, John Olerud and Larry Walker. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-12-05 14:00:00	Rafael Palmeiro is most likely going to fall short even with the magic 3000, albeit for other reasons. Do you think, eventually, most of these players (McGwire, Sosa, Palmeiro) that are going to be PED excluded will eventually get in the VC way? Or will the writers come to their senses before the 15 years are up? Or are we going to be cursed with a HOF absent some top hitters? (John from Des Plaines)	That's a tremendous question, and I don't really know the answer. It appears that the BBWAA writers are going to carry a grudge for quite some time on this matter, and it's wrapped up with their own culpability, and if you ask the players on the VC, "cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater!" is about as nuanced as the argument gets. Ask me again in 20 years. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-06-20 13:30:00	Joe, you and Keith Law agree about the All Star Game that it should have "stars" who produced more in the past than players having great years like Ryan Ludwick. I simply don't understand how forward thinkers can believe this. How do you justify rewarding the entrenched old boys on reputation over objective performance? It seems to me the same argument as the one that got Rafael Palmeiro a Gold Glove with only 28 games at first base, which I believe you have mocked. How can you justify it? Isn't it out of line with everything else BP stands for, which is generally merit over hype? (oira61 from San Francisco)	You're confusing "objective performance" with "200 good at-bats." If Ryan Ludwick is now a .300/.400/.600 player, he'll make the 2009 All-Star team. If he's not--he's not--he won't. If you don't get that BP isn't about glorifying two months' worth of work, then you have absolutely no idea how to evaluate "merit over hype." (Joe Sheehan)
2008-06-17 15:00:00	JAWS questions! Rafael Palmeiro? (objectively) Gary Sheffield? (ditto) Omar Vizquel? My man Jorge Posada? (You knew it was coming...) (DrDave from Alexandria VA)	Dr. Dave, glad you could stop by. Very quickly, Palmeiro does have the numbers (138.4 career, 68.9 peak, 103.7 JAWS) versus a standard of 138.4/68.9/103.7 for HOF 1Bs. Sheffield is in trouble in that given his injuries, he's not likely to add much to his numbers (117.2/63.5/90.4) which are a bit short of the Hall standard for RFs (125.0/68.7/96.8). Vizquel I get asked about rather frequently. I covered this last year (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=332), and since then the distance between him (79.3 overall) and the SS standard (96.6) has actually increased. Posada has the peak (80.4/62.6/71.5 versus a standard of 98.9/60.8/79.9) and if he can stay healthy I think he's got a shot. But as this year has already shown, staying healthy will present a major challenge as he approaches 40. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-03-06 13:00:00	With Miguel Tejada's decline the last year or so, is it safe to say now that while he's had a really good career, he won't be a HOFer? Starting with the Larkin era , who of the recent and present shortstops do you now think makes the HOF? (Dusty from Not Chicago!!!)	Right now I'd say Tejada's biggest problem isn't the decline of his skills but his presence in the Mitchell Report and his possible role in the Rafael Palmeiro situation, including the subsequent perjury investigation. Until we see the BBWAA voters give even one steroid-connected player a pass, all bets are off for the lot of 'em. As for recent and present shortstops who are Hallworthy, the line starts with Alan Trammell. I don't have my JAWS spreadsheet open (I'm working the laptop for the moment to surmount my tech difficulties) but I do believe Larkin has a decent case. More recently, A-Rod is an obvious choice, as is Derek Jeter. Beyond that, and then Tejada, I think there's a pretty big gap until you get to the younger playes like Reyes and Rollins who are only starting to assemble their credentials. (Jay Jaffe)

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