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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
7	2065	.278	.323	.443	.264	9.7

Birth Date	9-25-1981
Height	6' 4"
Weight	200 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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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
2003	TBA	21	156	684	637	89	184	32	8	11	265	30	128	8	6	3	78	27	10	.289	.326	.416	.258	26.0	10.3	3.6
2004	TBA	22	136	565	518	79	145	27	3	16	226	30	88	8	6	3	74	17	4	.280	.326	.436	.261	27.2	6.1	3.3
2006	TBA	24	92	387	364	59	110	24	6	16	194	14	70	7	2	0	57	10	1	.302	.339	.533	.288	26.3	-0.4	2.5
2007	TBA	25	35	150	137	16	28	6	0	5	49	9	35	3	0	1	12	4	1	.204	.268	.358	.218	-4.1	3.1	-0.1
2008	TBA	26	28	90	80	12	21	5	0	4	38	7	25	3	0	0	13	0	0	.263	.344	.475	.296	2.1	-0.2	0.2
2009	BOS	27	62	164	150	23	38	4	1	7	65	11	37	2	1	0	23	1	0	.253	.311	.433	.270	4.5	-1.3	0.3
2010	TBA	28	10	25	24	3	5	1	0	1	9	1	5	0	0	0	5	1	0	.208	.240	.375	.193	-0.7	0.1	-0.1
Career			519	2065	1910	281	531	99	18	60	846	102	388	31	15	7	262	60	16	.278	.323	.443	.264	81.3	17.6	9.7

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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
2000	PRI	Rk	0	249	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.272			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	CSC	A	113	451	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.296			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	BAK	A+	77	342	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.377			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	ORL	AA	17	80	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.421			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	DUR	AAA	23	98	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.347			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	TBA	MLB	156	684	.258	.267	.325	.423	.000	.343	98	-1.4	18.6	1.6	10.3	2.2	26.0	3.6	26.0	3.6
2004	TBA	MLB	136	565	.261	.268	.326	.424	.000	.307	96	0.8	15.4	0.5	6.1	5.7	27.2	3.3	27.2	3.3
2006	TBA	MLB	92	387	.288	.265	.321	.417	.000	.336	100	12.2	10.6	1.1	-0.4	2.6	26.3	2.5	26.3	2.5
2006	DUR	AAA	12	51	.345	.258	.323	.374	.000	.514	104	4.6	1.4	-0.7	-0.2	-1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	TBA	MLB	35	150	.218	.263	.322	.408	.000	.237	101	-6.9	4.3	-1.1	3.1	0.1	-4.1	-0.1	-4.1	-0.1
2007	VRO	A+	2	6	.113	.238	.327	.354	.000	.000	112	-1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	DUR	AAA	2	9	.300	.270	.322	.456	.000	.000	106	0.4	0.3	-0.1	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	TBA	MLB	28	90	.296	.269	.335	.416	.000	.333	100	3.5	2.6	-1.5	-0.2	-2.1	2.1	0.2	2.1	0.2
2008	VRO	A+	11	42	.280	.265	.335	.384	.000	.240	102	0.9	1.2	-0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	MNT	AA	13	44	.291	.271	.341	.419	.000	.296	109	1.5	1.2	-0.7	-0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	BOS	MLB	62	164	.270	.262	.325	.418	.000	.290	104	1.8	4.7	-1.4	-1.3	-1.0	4.5	0.3	4.5	0.3
2009	PAW	AAA	4	15	.080	.284	.338	.434	.000	.125	90	-2.7	0.4	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	TBA	MLB	10	25	.193	.244	.312	.388	.000	.222	105	-1.7	0.7	-0.3	0.1	0.3	-0.7	-0.1	-0.7	-0.1
2010	PCH	A+	12	47	.240	.262	.331	.379	.000	.371	105	-1	1.3	-0.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	DUR	AAA	11	48	.250	.277	.345	.434	.000	.323	99	-0.5	1.3	-0.9	-0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		2065	.264	.266	.324	.420	.257	.319	99	8.3	56.3	-1.1	17.5	7.9	81.3	9.7	81.3	9.7

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
2000	PRI	Rk	249	33	50	9	2	3	25	12	56	11	3	.216	.269	.310	.095	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	CSC	A	451	58	101	23	6	8	55	23	89	25	9	.249	.303	.394	.145	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	BAK	A+	342	63	104	19	1	14	51	18	63	21	6	.333	.378	.535	.202	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	ORL	AA	80	10	26	3	1	2	13	5	11	3	2	.371	.429	.529	.157	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	DUR	AAA	98	13	28	6	1	3	7	0	23	2	5	.292	.286	.469	.177	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	TBA	MLB	684	89	184	32	8	11	78	30	128	27	10	.289	.326	.416	.127	.258	26.0	10.3	3.6
2004	TBA	MLB	565	79	145	27	3	16	74	30	88	17	4	.280	.326	.436	.156	.261	27.2	6.1	3.3
2006	TBA	MLB	387	59	110	24	6	16	57	14	70	10	1	.302	.339	.533	.231	.288	26.3	-0.4	2.5
2006	DUR	AAA	51	7	19	5	0	0	4	4	10	0	1	.404	.451	.511	.106	.345	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2007	TBA	MLB	150	16	28	6	0	5	12	9	35	4	1	.204	.268	.358	.153	.218	-4.1	3.1	-0.1
2007	VRO	A+	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.000	.113	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	DUR	AAA	9	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	.125	.222	.500	.375	.300	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2008	TBA	MLB	90	12	21	5	0	4	13	7	25	0	0	.263	.344	.475	.212	.296	2.1	-0.2	0.2
2008	VRO	A+	42	3	8	1	0	2	8	4	10	2	0	.216	.310	.405	.189	.280	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	MNT	AA	44	6	11	1	0	3	8	6	7	0	1	.297	.409	.568	.270	.291	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2009	BOS	MLB	164	23	38	4	1	7	23	11	37	1	0	.253	.311	.433	.180	.270	4.5	-1.3	0.3
2009	PAW	AAA	15	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.000	.080	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	TBA	MLB	25	3	5	1	0	1	5	1	5	1	0	.208	.240	.375	.167	.193	-0.7	0.1	-0.1
2010	PCH	A+	47	6	13	4	0	0	6	1	11	0	0	.283	.298	.370	.087	.240	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	DUR	AAA	48	7	12	3	0	2	8	1	11	0	0	.273	.304	.477	.205	.250	0.0	-0.0	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date
2010-10-07	2010-10-12	15-DL	5	0			Fatigue		-
2009-10-05	2009-10-11	DTD	6	0	Left	Hip	Strain	Hip Flexor	-
2009-08-06	2009-08-21	15-DL	15	14	Left	Ankle	Contusion		-
2009-05-25	2009-05-30	DTD	5	5		Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2009-04-21	2009-05-07	15-DL	16	15	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2009-03-03	2009-03-07	Camp	4	0		Groin	Tightness		-
2008-03-28	2008-08-10	60-DL	135	116		General Medical	Illness	Channel-opathy	-
2008-03-04	2008-03-04	Camp	0	0		Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2007-05-17	2007-09-30	60-DL	136	122	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2006-08-28	2006-08-29	DTD	1	0	Left	Thigh	Cramps	Hamstring	-
2006-08-09	2006-08-11	DTD	2	1	Right	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2006-08-03	2006-08-08	DTD	5	5	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2006-08-01	2006-08-01	DTD	0	0		Upper Arm	Contusion	Biceps	-
2006-03-24	2006-06-06	60-DL	74	58	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2005-06-23	2005-06-23	On-Alr	0	0	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2005-06-23
2005-03-25	2005-10-02	60-DL	191	161	Left	Knee	Recovery From Surgery	ACL	2004-11-05
2004-11-05	2004-11-05	Off	0	0	Left	Knee	Surgery	ACL	2004-11-05
2004-08-14	2004-09-01	15-DL	18	15	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2004-06-30	2004-07-02	DTD	2	2	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2004-06-13	2004-06-15	DTD	2	1		Thumb	Soreness	Thumb	-
2004-06-07	2004-06-09	DTD	2	1		General Medical	Illness	Food Poisoning	-
2004-05-04	2004-05-04	DTD	0	0		Neck	Stiffness		-
2003-06-12	2003-06-12	DTD	0	0	Left	Knee	Contusion	Foul Ball	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2009	BOS	$500,000
2008	TBA	$2,250,000
2007	TBA	$750,000
2006	TBA	$2,000,000
2005	TBA	$369,000
2004	TBA	$320,000
2003	TBA	$300,000

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$6,489,000
7 yr	Total	$6,489,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status

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Title	Author	Date
The Lineup Card: 10 Players We Wish Had Stayed Healthy	Baseball Prospectus	2013-05-01
The BP Wayback Machine: 2003 PECOTA Preview: The American League	Nate Silver	2013-02-08
Pebble Hunting: Why We Shouldn't Be Shocked By Buster Posey	Sam Miller	2012-09-17
BP Unfiltered: When a 13th Round Produces as Much as a First Round	Sam Miller	2012-06-05
The Process: Post-Draft Rankings: You're Doing it Wrong	Bradley Ankrom	2012-05-01
The BP First Take: Tuesday, March 13	Daniel Rathman	2012-03-13
The BP Wayback Machine: Incompetence	Joe Sheehan	2011-09-08
Painting the Black: 40-Man Flexibility	R.J. Anderson	2011-08-31
BP Podcast: Episode 58: The Cool Don't Mind Being Cool	Kevin Goldstein	2011-07-20
Fantasy Beat: The DH Conundrum	Jason Collette	2011-05-27
Transaction Analysis Blog: De La Rosa Up, Garza Out, and More	R.J. Anderson	2011-05-24
Prospectus Q&A: The MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference	David Laurila	2011-03-07
Transaction Analysis: AL East and Rangers Transaction Ledger	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-01
On the Beat: Trying to Taint a Gem	John Perrotto	2010-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: LDS Day One Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-07
One-Hoppers: Front Six LDS Rosters	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Preview: Rays vs. Rangers	Ben Lindbergh	2010-10-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: Beasterly	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-27
Contractual Matters: The Post-season Roster Carousel	Jeff Euston	2010-08-30
On the Beat: Building Something Special	John Perrotto	2010-08-27
On the Beat: Picking Up the Pieces	John Perrotto	2010-08-16
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of July 19	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-20
Under The Knife: A Case for Encyclopedia Brown	Will Carroll	2010-07-20
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2010-01-20
Transaction Analysis: NL Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-15
Prospectus Today: Outfield and Catcher Free Agents Review	Joe Sheehan	2009-11-23
So You Need: Help Up the Middle	Tommy Bennett	2009-11-23
Prospectus Q&A: Jeff Datz	David Laurila	2009-10-30
Playoff Prospectus: Angels versus Red Sox LDS	Christina Kahrl	2009-10-08
Transaction Action: Additions of a Minor Nature	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-21
Transaction Action: Weekend Transaction Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-16
Transaction Action: Drama Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-11
Under The Knife: Out Outfielders	Will Carroll	2009-08-07
Transaction Analysis: Major Moves Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-30
Fantasy Beat: Buddy, Can You Spare a LaRoche?	Marc Normandin	2009-07-24
Transaction Action: The LaRoche Deal	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-22
Under The Knife: Midseason THR Updates	Will Carroll	2009-07-13
Under The Knife: Midseason THR Updates	Michael R. Lewis	2009-07-13
Under The Knife: TRIPin?	Will Carroll	2009-06-09
Transaction Analysis: AL East Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-28
Fantasy Beat: Bench Players	Marc Normandin	2009-05-26
Under The Knife: Down, Out?	Will Carroll	2009-05-05
Transaction Analysis: Updates from the Easts	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-28
Under The Knife: Mid-Week Update	Will Carroll	2009-04-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, AL East	Jay Jaffe	2009-03-29
On the Beat: Weekend Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-03-29
Team Health Reports: Tampa Bay Rays	Brad Wochomurka	2009-03-26
Team Health Reports: Boston Red Sox	Will Carroll	2009-03-25
Prospectus Today: American League NRIs of Note	Joe Sheehan	2009-02-15
Red Sox Recycling: Sentimentality Run Amok?	Steven Goldman	2009-02-10
Team Health Reports: Washington Nationals	Will Carroll	2009-02-09
Future Shock: Red Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-01-28
Transaction Analysis: AL East Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-01-27
On the Beat: Ruminations and Meditations	John Perrotto	2009-01-14
Transaction of the Day: Pat Burrell	Christina Kahrl	2009-01-06
Every Given Sunday: Rickey Definitely Yes, McGwire Unfortunately No	John Perrotto	2008-12-28
On the Beat: Degree of Difficulties	John Perrotto	2008-12-17
GM for a Day: Dodgers	Joe Sheehan	2008-12-01
On the Beat: Short People Got Reason	John Perrotto	2008-11-23
Hot Stove Preview: AL East	Jay Jaffe	2008-11-13
Transaction Analysis: AL Addenda	Christina Kahrl	2008-11-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Balance	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-30
On the Beat: The Longest Game	John Perrotto	2008-10-30
Prospectus Today: The Champions	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-30
Every Given Sunday: Wish Lists and Intentions	John Perrotto	2008-10-26
Prospectus Today: Decision-making Mayhem	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-24
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Tale of Two Right Fielders	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-24
Future Shock: Building the Better Ballclub	Kevin Goldstein	2008-10-22
Playoff Prospectus: One Through Twenty-Five?	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-21
Playoff Prospectus: One Through Twenty-Five?	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-21
World Series Prospectus: Rays versus Phillies	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-21
Prospectus Today: First Light from a New Ray	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-20
On the Beat: ALCS Game Seven	John Perrotto	2008-10-20
On the Beat: Comebacks and Throwbacks	John Perrotto	2008-10-16
Playoff Diary: ALCS Game Three: Rays versus Red Sox	David Laurila	2008-10-15
Prospectus Today: Decisive Drama	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-14
On the Beat: Notes on ALCS Game Three	John Perrotto	2008-10-14
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-10-13
Prospectus Preview: ALCS Game Two	Caleb Peiffer	2008-10-11
On the Beat: The Rays' Day in the Sun	John Perrotto	2008-10-10
Playoff Health Report: ALCS	Will Carroll	2008-10-09
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-10-05
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-10-03
Playoff Prospectus: White Sox versus Rays	Nate Silver	2008-10-02
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-09
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-16
Prospectus Hit List: Streaks and Strings	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-15
Transaction Analysis: AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-14
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-12
Under The Knife: Contenders Contending... with Injuries	Will Carroll	2008-08-11
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-06
Prospectus Hit List: After the Storm	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-01
Under The Knife: Absence and Madness	Will Carroll	2008-07-30
The Mill: 11:35 p.m. ET UPDATE	John Perrotto	2008-07-29
The Mill: 11:35 p.m. ET UPDATE	Kevin Goldstein	2008-07-29
The Mill: 11:35 p.m. ET UPDATE	Will Carroll	2008-07-29
Transaction Analysis: AL East Moves and Issues	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-03
Prospectus Today: Rays of Enlightenment	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-02
Under The Knife: Transparency	Will Carroll	2008-06-23
UTK Wrap: Aces Low	Will Carroll	2008-06-20
Under The Knife: Back Mysteries	Will Carroll	2008-06-19
Under The Knife: Nothing Automatic	Will Carroll	2008-06-16
Under The Knife: Doubling Up	Will Carroll	2008-06-02
Under The Knife: Piggyback Attack	Will Carroll	2008-05-28
UTK Wrap: Not Just the Usual Suspects	Will Carroll	2008-05-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: Overstating Those Rays of Hope	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-16
Under The Knife: Double-dipping	Will Carroll	2008-04-02
The Week In Quotes: March 24-30	Alex Carnevale	2008-03-31
Prospectus Toolbox: Tout Wars, Redux	Derek Jacques	2008-03-25
UTK Wrap: Getting Closer	Will Carroll	2008-03-21
UTK Wrap: Measuring Injuries	Will Carroll	2008-03-14
Prospectus Today: Friar Follies	Joe Sheehan	2008-03-13
Team Health Reports: New York Mets	Will Carroll	2008-03-09
Every Given Sunday: A Different Feather	John Perrotto	2008-03-09
UTK Wrap: Perception and Reality	Will Carroll	2008-03-07
The Rising Rays: A Promising Season Begins	John Perrotto	2008-03-05
Every Given Sunday: Newfound Philly Fanaticism	John Perrotto	2008-03-02
Team Health Reports: Tampa Bay Rays	Will Carroll	2008-02-21
Transaction Analysis: AL East NRI Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-02-19
Prospectus Matchups: The Dawn of the Rays	Jim Baker	2008-02-15
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Every Given Sunday: Reconstruction in Slow Motion	John Perrotto	2008-01-20
Transaction Analysis: Breaking in the New Year	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-08
Transaction of the Day: AL East	Christina Kahrl	2007-12-23
Prospectus Challenge: Who Won Yesterday's Trade?	Joe Sheehan	2007-11-29
Prospectus Challenge: Who Won Yesterday's Trade?	Kevin Goldstein	2007-11-29
Transaction Analysis: AL Pick-me-ups and Discards	Christina Kahrl	2007-11-07
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, AL East	Nate Silver	2007-10-30
Prospectus Hit List: Season Wrap-up	Jay Jaffe	2007-10-07
Under The Knife: Operation Shutdown	Will Carroll	2007-09-14
Under The Knife: Healing	Will Carroll	2007-09-11
Prospectus Hit List: The Chase is On	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-31
Under The Knife: One Sheets to the Win	Will Carroll	2007-08-30
Under The Knife: Bad Weekend	Will Carroll	2007-08-27
Under The Knife: Facts, not Tradition	Will Carroll	2007-08-23
Under The Knife: Life Goes On	Will Carroll	2007-08-22
Under The Knife: Appreciation	Will Carroll	2007-08-08
Transaction Analysis: American League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-26
Prospectus Hit List: Hurting Hurlers	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-22
Future Shock: Midwest League All-Stars	Kevin Goldstein	2007-06-21
Under The Knife: Less Than Ideal	Will Carroll	2007-06-20
Wholesome Restraint: Roster Moves Never Made	John Perrotto	2007-06-20
Prospectus Hit List: June Swoons and Happier Tunes	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-15
Fantasy Focus: On the Move in the AL	Jeff Erickson	2007-06-14
Under The Knife: Losing My Sunday Thing	Will Carroll	2007-06-12
Under The Knife: Playing Catch	Will Carroll	2007-06-08
Schrodinger's Bat: Gameday Triple Play	Dan Fox	2007-06-07
Transaction Analysis: AL-brand Catsup	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-29
Prospectus Hit List: La ciudad de los frijoles es suprema!	Jay Jaffe	2007-05-18
Under The Knife: The Right Questions	Will Carroll	2007-05-16
Under The Knife: Never a Dull Moment	Will Carroll	2007-04-30
The Week In Quotes: April 23-30	Alex Carnevale	2007-04-30
Schrodinger's Bat: Stretching It Out	Dan Fox	2007-04-26
Transaction of the Day: Roster Reviews of the Easts	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-12
Fantasy Focus: The Limbo Zone	Jeff Erickson	2007-04-12
Under The Knife: A Cold Start	Will Carroll	2007-04-06
Under The Knife: Real Baseball	Will Carroll	2007-04-03
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-02
Under The Knife: Mere Hours Left	Will Carroll	2007-04-01
Every Given Sunday: Opening Night	John Perrotto	2007-04-01
Under The Knife: Hard Eight	Will Carroll	2007-03-27
Prospectus Today: Tout Wars	Joe Sheehan	2007-03-27
Hope and Faith: How the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Can Win the World Series	Derek Jacques	2007-03-22
Under The Knife: So Excited	Will Carroll	2007-03-22
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL East	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-22
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Projected Standings, AL and NL East	Nate Silver	2007-03-20
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Center Field Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-03-15
Positional Health Reports: Center Field	Will Carroll	2007-03-02
Future Shock: Tampa Bay Devil Rays Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-06
Transaction Analysis: NL East Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-01-31
Schrodinger's Bat: It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint	Dan Fox	2007-01-11
Future Shock: San Francisco Giants Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2006-12-29
Prospectus Today: Winter Meetings Preview, Part Two	Joe Sheehan	2006-12-03
Prospectus Today: Winter Meetings Preview, Part One	Joe Sheehan	2006-12-01
The Week In Quotes: November 13-20	Alex Carnevale	2006-11-20
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 26	Jay Jaffe	2006-09-26
Transaction Analysis: August 28-31, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-01
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 28	Marc Normandin	2006-08-29
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 13	Jay Jaffe	2006-08-15
Transaction Analysis: July 31-August 3	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-04
Under The Knife: Vacation	Will Carroll	2006-08-03
Prospectus Today: Aftermath	Joe Sheehan	2006-08-01
Transaction Analysis: July 10-13	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-13
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 3	Marc Normandin	2006-07-04
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 25	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-27
Fantasy Focus: The RotoWire ROI 100	Erik Siegrist	2006-06-20
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 18th	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-20
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 11	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-13
Transaction Analysis: June 6-7	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-09
Under The Knife: Grimsley	Will Carroll	2006-06-08
Under The Knife: The Tipping Points	Will Carroll	2006-06-05
Under The Knife: Advocatus Diaboli	Will Carroll	2006-05-31
Under The Knife: 826*	Will Carroll	2006-05-23
Fantasy Focus: The Barometer	Peter Schoenke	2006-05-11
Under The Knife: A Kid, His Bike, and the Knee That Roared	Will Carroll	2006-05-11
Transaction Analysis: May 2-4	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-05
Fantasy Focus: Ty Wigginton	Jeff Erickson	2006-05-02
Under The Knife: May Day	Will Carroll	2006-05-01
Under The Knife: Eventful Day	Will Carroll	2006-04-27
Prospectus Q&A: Matthew Silverman and Andrew Friedman	Jonah Keri	2006-04-19
Prospectus Notebook: Red Sox, Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2006-04-14
Under The Knife: No Intro	Will Carroll	2006-04-07
Transaction Analysis: American League, March 30-April 4	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-06
Prospectus Today: AL East Preview	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-29
Under The Knife: Opening UTK	Will Carroll	2006-03-29
Future Shock: Managing Expectations	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-20
Prospectus Today: My Guys	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-16
You Could Look It Up: Upton Further Review	Steven Goldman	2006-03-13
Doctoring The Numbers: The Draft, Part Eight	Rany Jazayerli	2006-03-07
Team Health Reports: Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Michael Groopman	2006-03-01
Team Health Reports: Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Will Carroll	2006-03-01
Fantasy Focus: Building a Fantasy Farm System	Jeff Erickson	2006-02-24
Team Health Report Review: Evaluating the Results	Marc Normandin	2006-02-22
Prospectus Today: Battles	Joe Sheehan	2006-02-09
The Dick Martin Award Finalists: Keeping Players on the Field	Michael Groopman	2005-11-22
Transaction Analysis: November 9-17	Christina Kahrl	2005-11-18
Prospectus Notebook: Astros, Cardinals, Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2005-11-17
Can Of Corn: Reasons to Believe	Dayn Perry	2005-09-27
Doctoring The Numbers: The Draft, Part Six	Rany Jazayerli	2005-08-02
Prospectus Notebook: Friday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-07-22
UTK Special: Glass Half Empty	Michael Groopman	2005-07-14
UTK Special: Glass Half Empty	Will Carroll	2005-07-14
Under The Knife: The Right Idea?	Will Carroll	2005-06-24
Transaction Analysis: May 24-June 12, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-16
Under The Knife: TJs Abound	Will Carroll	2005-06-15
Prospectus Notebook: Wednesday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-06-15
Prospectus Today: Incompetence	Joe Sheehan	2005-06-09
Under The Knife: One Quick Game	Will Carroll	2005-05-19
Under The Knife: Score One for the Staff	Will Carroll	2005-05-09
Prospectus Today: My Guys	Joe Sheehan	2005-05-03
Prospectus Triple Play: Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals	Paul Swydan	2005-04-28
Transaction Analysis: April 20-27	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-27
Under The Knife: More Bad Cubs News	Will Carroll	2005-04-22
Under The Knife: Superstars	Will Carroll	2005-04-21
Prospectus Game of the Week: Tampa Bay Devil Rays @ Boston Red Sox, 4/17/05	Jonah Keri	2005-04-19
Transaction Analysis: March 29-April 4, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-12
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Toronto Blue Jays	David Kirsch	2005-04-08
Team Health Reports: Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Will Carroll	2005-02-10
Team Health Reports: Assessing the 2004 Evaluations	Dave Haller	2005-02-07
Team Health Reports: Assessing the 2004 Evaluations	Will Carroll	2005-02-07
Under The Knife: Almost There...	Will Carroll	2005-02-03
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2005-01-17
Prospectus Matchups: The Generation Gap	Jim Baker	2004-11-24
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-11-12
Under The Knife: A Run on ACL Tears	Will Carroll	2004-11-08
Transaction Analysis: August 30-September 15	Christina Kahrl	2004-09-17
When Greatness Comes Early: Being Realistic About Young Players	Chaim Bloom	2004-09-03
Under The Knife: Scattered	Will Carroll	2004-09-02
Under The Knife: Neifi's Coming	Will Carroll	2004-09-01
Transaction Analysis: August 11-16, 2004	Christina Kahrl	2004-08-19
Can Of Corn: The Great Debate	Dayn Perry	2004-07-30
Under The Knife: Watching the Wheels	Will Carroll	2004-07-27
Under The Knife: Mid-Season Health Reports	Will Carroll	2004-07-16
Under The Knife: Surviving 'The Game'	Will Carroll	2004-07-02
Under The Knife: Stuck in the Middle	Will Carroll	2004-07-01
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-06-24
Team Health Reports: Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Will Carroll	2004-03-25
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-03-10
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-25
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects, Part II	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-22
Internet Baseball Awards: The 2003 Results	Greg Spira	2003-10-24
Prospectus Today: Handing Out the Hardware	Joe Sheehan	2003-09-29
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2003-09-18
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-09-03
Prospectus Today: DiSar Awards Update	Joe Sheehan	2003-08-18
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2003-08-07
Under The Knife: The Morning After	Will Carroll	2003-08-01
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-23
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Mid-Season Review	Nate Silver	2003-07-16
Mid-Season Baseball Awards: Staff Picks	Greg Spira	2003-07-15
Prospectus Today: Mid-Season Awards	Joe Sheehan	2003-07-15
Prospectus Triple Play: Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-11
Lies, Damned Lies: Digging in the Backyard	Nate Silver	2003-07-09
Prospectus Today: The Mid-Summer Classic	Joe Sheehan	2003-07-07
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-06-25
Prospectus Triple Play: Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates	Baseball Prospectus	2003-06-02
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-05-28
Lies, Damned Lies: Binomial Distribution (or What the Heck is Up with Miguel Tejada and Alex Gonzalez?)	Nate Silver	2003-05-07
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-04-30
Prospectus Triple Play: Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-04-25
Prospectus Today: Stroll Through the Sortables	Joe Sheehan	2003-04-18
Under The Knife: Redbook Redux	Will Carroll	2003-04-14
Transaction Analysis: March 25-April 6, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-04-09
Impact Rookies: Whose Contribution Has Been the Greatest?	Jeff Bower	2003-03-28
Team Health Reports: A Second Look	Will Carroll	2003-03-28
Prospectus Today: AL East Preview	Joe Sheehan	2003-03-27
PECOTA Preview: The American League	Nate Silver	2003-03-19
Team Health Reports: Team Health Report: Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Will Carroll	2003-02-04
Top 10 Prospects: Top 40 Prospects	Baseball Prospectus	2003-02-03
Prospectus Feature: Top 40 Prospects Roundtable	Baseball Prospectus	2003-01-31
Top 40 Prospects: Roundtable	Baseball Prospectus	2003-01-29
Prospectus Feature: The Arizona Fall League	Jonah Keri	2002-11-07
Transaction Analysis: March 6-13, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-03-18

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2012-01-26 13:00:00	If Marisnick can stay in center, can he become what Rocco Baldelli should have been? (Mike from Utica, NY)	Not bad. Some people think he can stick and some think he slides to RF. He's certainly a legit five-tool talent. (Jason Parks)
2010-02-09 13:00:00	Are there any free agents left unsigned who could be useful to contending teams? (garethbluejays1 from Newcastle, UK)	I realize it's a well-kept secret that Johnny Damon is still looking for work. Beyond him, Russell Branyan, Rocco Baldelli, Joe Beimel, Carlos Delgado, Jermaine Dye, Pedro Martinez, Chan Ho Park, John Smoltz, Gary Sheffield and Jarrod Washburn all strike me as players who could help somebody win. Not necessarily by getting 500 PA worth of playing time, mind you, and maybe not getting enough playing time to satisfy their own estimations of their talent. Park can pitch out of my bullpen, but if he wants to start, fuggedaboutit. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-01-19 15:30:00	How much do you think Xavier Nady can possibly command? And also, don't you think a couple of mil for a guy they gave up "prospects" for would make sense for the Yanks? (Sal C from Brooklyn)	You put "prospects" in quotes correctly. As much as I hate to say it, Nady wouldn't be a bad signing if the Yankees are going to restrict him to platoon work most of the time. That said, I'd rather have someone like Rocco Baldelli, who you can at least run out to center for Granderson now and again. Nady doesn't give you that kind of versatility. (Steven Goldman)
2009-09-17 14:00:00	Granted he's amazingly raw, but is there a non-Rocco Baldelli comp for Ryan Westmoreland? I feel like he gets it based on the "athletic guy from RI" the same way that any short white WR is compared to Wes Welker... (Jay from NY)	You are TOTALLY right, it's one of those cheap comps, like the Dominic Brown/Daryl Strawberry one. I don't have an obvious comp off the top of my head, but I have to tell you that the reports from scouts in the New York Penn League where OUT OF THIS WORLD. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-06-15 13:00:00	Is there such thing as "injury prone"? (Carl from Michigan)	Yeah, there probably is. It's just ill-defined and a tag we shouldn't just throw out. Rocco Baldelli is injury-prone, but there's a pretty good reason for it. (Will Carroll)
2009-01-07 13:00:00	The information on Rocco Baldelli's supposed new diagnosis has been vague. What's your take on it and how will it impact his playing time? What do expect his peak performance to be? (Scott from Detroit)	I know what you know on it. Just have to hope for the best for him on a personal level and on a baseball one, that he gets a chance to show what all those scouts saw and we've only had glimpses of. (Will Carroll)
2008-12-15 13:00:00	Do you have any reservations about Joba's ability to stick as a starter? About Hughes ability to stay healthy? (Rob from Brighton)	I think Joba Chamberlain will be a solid starter, but I'm not sure about being a #1. Since they signed Sabathia, he doesn't have to be. 2? 3? Not sure, but they've handled him well. Hughes - well, he hasn't stayed healthy yet, so I don't have any reason to think that will change. It could, since he's young, and he's been good when healthy so you have to keep hoping. Hughes is the guy I usually cite, along with Rocco Baldelli and J.D. Drew, when I say that genetics will be the next revolution in baseball. (Will Carroll)
2008-12-11 14:00:00	The Reds are reportedly talking to Rocco Baldelli's agent. Is he capable of playing left every day or will he have to platoon? (Brandon from Charleston)	Because of his condition, I think it's going to be impossible for Baldelli to play regularly anymore, which is a shame. However, I think he would make someone a great fourth outfielder or a short-side platoon guy. (John Perrotto)
2008-09-09 13:30:00	Albert's best season? The dude is hitting like Ted Williams. (Steve from St. Louis)	With a messed-up UCL. What an incredible story. Nothing against Rocco Baldelli, who is fighting a terrible illness, but I'm more impressed by Pujols, who's playing at a high level despite a very, very bad injury. I feel like Pujols isn't getting enough credit for that, relative to Baldelli. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-08-27 13:00:00	Wikipedia's list of position players who have had Tommy John surgery: Rocco Baldelli, Joe Borchard, Shin-Soo Choo, Chris Denorfia, Rusty Greer, Luis Gonzalez, Matt Holliday, Norris Hopper, Cezar Izturis, Kelly Johnson, Xavier Nady, and Vance Wilson. Also, Jose Canseco could be included but doesn't really count since he blew out his arm while pitching. (Gump from nyc)	Jimmy Wales is a great guy, but .... man, that's a really incomplete list. (Will Carroll)
2008-06-17 15:00:00	What is a Rays fan to do, considering the report regarding Griffey Jr.? We didn't go along with the signing of Barry Bonds, so why would we trade prospects for a player that we'd be on the hook for 16 MIL and is more injury-prone than Rocco Baldelli? Isn't Gabe Gross decent enough platooned with Gomes to basically match his stats? (jlarsen from DRays Bay)	I wouldn't lose too much sleep over the Griffey rumors. The new Rays regime is a smart one, and they're likely to judge Griffey by his relatively minimal current value rather than his impressive accomplishments, and thus unlikely to give up much in the way of value, particularly given the hefty price tag of his contract. Gabe Gross is a thoroughly capable roleplayer, and so long as the team is doing well, they can bide their time and hope Rocco Baldelli gets healthy enough to contribute as well. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-03-19 13:00:00	Will, Do you think Rocco Baldelli will ever play another game in the MLB? (David from San Francisco, CA)	David, I don't know doesn't begin to tell you how much I don't know about this. I'm not going to guess, but I will point you to today's BPR, where I discuss mitochondrial disease with the CEO of the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. Even he'll admit that he doesn't know. We just have to wish Rocco the best and apologize that we ever questioned his heart. Joe Sheehan often talks about being able to back up all his work with facts and never trying to establish character through performance. I think this situation might end up being the example of that. For years, I've questioned Baldelli's ability to stay healthy, which said nothing about his work ethic or character, something many questioned. (Will Carroll)
2008-01-14 13:00:00	Hi Will, just wondered if you had any news on Rocco Baldelli? I know he was getting tests done over the winter but I haven't heard much since. Thanks (mattseward from Cardiff, UK)	No news. He's working out, but if you keep up with the Rays, you get the sense that there's a lot of hope but not a lot of knowledge right now. Baldelli is key to the lineup right now since he'd be a far better fit in RF if he can play out there and stay healthy, which would have Gomes at DH. The "Crazy Bitch" (seriously, that's Gomes' theme song) is not much defensively. Also, having Baldelli in the field at least part time would add some flexibility to the roster. (Will Carroll)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-10-06 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	carligula (Oakland): Rocco Baldelli? Really? I suppose he's a guy you can root for, but... the Rays don't have anyone else to DH? This also confused me. The guy had under 30 PAs this season. How can a 95+ win team not have a better option than that? (Eric Seidman)
2010-10-06 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	carligula (Oakland): Rocco Baldelli? Really? I suppose he's a guy you can root for, but... the Rays don't have anyone else to DH? I'm about to toss up a post on Unfiltered on the six rosters in play today, but yeah, this is a surprise. I'm glad to see Dan Johnson make the cut, but the Rays certainly did some interesting things. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-10-28 17:00:00	2009 WS Game One	Utley was always a very good prospect, but never that crazy elite. He was the 15th overall pick in 2000, and that was one of the worst first rounds . . . ever. Of the 14 taken ahead of Utley, only seven even got to the big leagues, and only Adrian Gonzalez and Rocco Baldelli (breifly) were any good. When he was at Triple-A, he was seen as a very good offense-first 2B who could hit .280 with 15-20 bombs a year. He just never showed this big power in the minors, and he wasn't nearly as patient a hitter, either. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-10-27 16:30:00	World Series Game Five	tercet (Toronto ) wonders, "What do you guys think of Tampa's RF mess? Do you like how Maddon's changed RF every game or should he stick to one? Id stick Rocco Baldelli in RF most of the games if I was the manager." I would have liked to have seen some sort of memory of how much Eric Hinske mattered to this team over the course of the season. Gross really didn't perform all that well, and he really seems to be the ultimate compromise solution in light of Hinske's lead-footedness and the persistent durability concerns with the likes of Floyd and Baldelli. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-10-27 16:30:00	World Series Game Five	I think Darth Sidious has gotten to Rocco Baldelli. (Steven Goldman)
2008-10-27 16:30:00	World Series Game Five	It was low-hanging fruit. And Oates was really good on the second Handsome Boy Modeling Agency album. I just mean that Daryl Hall might be the best blue-eyed soul singer of all time. What no one is commenting on is that the Rays appear to be on the cusp of a run of playoff appearances. This team is young, talented, and there for the long term. They might lose Rocco Baldelli, but everyone else is back. Everyone. The minor leagues are loaded to boot, so even if the Rays lose, I think we'll be seeing a lot of them in future Octobers. (Will Carroll)
2008-10-22 16:30:00	World Series Game One	"Rocco Baldelli is apparently a late scratch, with Ben Zobrist in the lineup. "PLUG Zobrist is scheduled to be on BPR tomorrow." So you Kerriganed Baldelli to get Zobrist into the lineup? Will takes BPR verrrry seriously, people. (Derek Jacques)
2008-10-22 16:30:00	World Series Game One	Rocco Baldelli is apparently a late scratch, with Ben Zobrist in the lineup. PLUG Zobrist is scheduled to be on BPR tomorrow. (Will Carroll)

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