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Birth Date	12-30-1977
Height	6' 2"
Weight	195 lbs

Age	35 years, 4 months, 21 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2001	MIN	23	2	0	2.7	0.0	2.7	0	0	0	0	14	3	4	4	2	9	3	3	0	2	13.50	14.72	14.95	-2.1	-0.2
2003	MIN	25	17	1	26.0	2.7	23.3	1	0	0	1	115	23	12	12	4	40	14	12	0	30	4.15	4.40	4.77	3.3	0.3
2004	MIN	26	36	0	39.3	0.0	39.3	4	1	0	2	172	35	19	19	4	50	21	20	2	42	4.35	4.10	4.01	7.1	0.7
2007	MIL	29	3	0	2.7	0.0	2.7	0	2	0	0	18	4	6	6	1	7	4	4	1	3	20.25	11.43	12.88	-2.1	-0.2
2007	TBA	29	22	0	22.0	0.0	22.0	1	0	0	0	103	26	15	15	1	39	16	16	0	27	6.14	3.63	3.86	5.2	0.5
2008	TBA	30	51	0	58.3	0.0	58.3	6	2	4	1	224	28	10	10	3	45	24	23	0	82	1.54	2.25	2.20	18.1	1.9
2009	TBA	31	73	0	67.3	0.0	67.3	5	4	4	9	289	59	38	36	6	89	33	33	2	69	4.81	3.81	4.63	7.1	0.7
2010	TBA	32	57	0	55.3	0.0	55.3	2	1	0	1	222	43	16	14	3	69	17	15	0	56	2.28	2.65	2.52	13.2	1.4
2011	OAK	33	62	0	62.0	0.0	62.0	5	2	2	5	242	44	17	17	8	75	20	19	0	59	2.47	3.80	4.31	2.6	0.3
2012	OAK	34	75	0	74.7	0.0	74.7	3	2	24	3	289	41	21	21	4	65	28	26	1	72	2.53	2.98	3.93	5.7	0.6
2013	OAK	35	17	0	17.3	0.0	17.3	0	0	8	0	73	13	3	3	2	22	8	6	0	19	1.56	3.81	3.20	2.3	0.2
Career			415	1	427.7	2.7	425.0	27	14	42	22	1761	319	161	157	38	510	188	177	6	461	3.30	3.47	3.83	60.5	6.2

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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
1998	ELZ	Rk	13	13	77.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.578		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	QUD	A	19	14	91.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.424		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	FTM	A+	35	10	89.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.619		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	MIN	MLB	2	0	2.7	14.95	-115	.452	.308	.356	.479	.288	.143	97	-2.1	-0.2	-2.1	-0.2
2001	NBR	AA	35	0	50.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.258		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	EDM	AAA	11	0	16.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.533		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	Gra	Wnt	13	0	12.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.385		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	EDM	AAA	58	0	71.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.326		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	MIN	MLB	17	1	26.0	4.77	105	.268	.269	.328	.440	.263	.284	102	3.3	0.3	3.3	0.3
2003	ROC	AAA	21	11	71.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.256		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	Car	Wnt	3	0	3.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.500		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	MIN	MLB	36	0	39.3	4.01	118	.248	.277	.345	.472	.277	.301	98	7.1	0.7	7.1	0.7
2006	DYT	A	2	0	2.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	SAR	A+	5	0	5.0	0.14	197	.322	.265	.334	.395	.258	.421	104	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	RDS	Rk	2	2	1.2	5.91	64	.378	.269	.337	.407	.283	.500	91	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	MIL	MLB	3	0	2.7	12.88	-52	.355	.257	.327	.427	.257	.333	107	-2.1	-0.2	-2.1	-0.2
2007	TBA	MLB	22	0	22.0	3.86	124	.304	.285	.352	.447	.275	.424	104	5.2	0.5	5.2	0.5
2007	HUN	AA	8	0	11.3	2.00	157	.193	.267	.347	.415	.273	.364	99	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	NAS	AAA	24	0	32.0	3.60	116	.182	.283	.347	.465	.271	.246	96	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	TBA	MLB	51	0	58.3	2.20	154	.175	.273	.341	.440	.271	.217	101	18.5	1.9	18.1	1.9
2008	DUR	AAA	15	0	23.7	2.28	155	.135	.264	.338	.426	.260	.114	106	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	TBA	MLB	73	0	67.3	4.63	104	.244	.271	.340	.437	.271	.296	100	7.1	0.7	7.1	0.7
2010	TBA	MLB	57	0	55.3	2.52	143	.230	.263	.331	.412	.267	.274	99	13.2	1.4	13.2	1.4
2010	PCH	A+	2	2	1.7	6.90	31	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.400		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	OAK	MLB	62	0	62.0	4.31	97	.223	.268	.332	.433	.276	.232	94	2.6	0.3	2.6	0.3
2011	SAC	AAA	1	0	1.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.400		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	OAK	MLB	75	0	74.7	3.93	106	.194	.267	.329	.430	.274	.201	95	5.6	0.6	5.7	0.6
2013	OAK	MLB	17	0	17.3	3.20	121	.251	.260	.321	.412	.270	.250	90	2.3	0.2	2.3	0.2
Career		MLB		1	427.7	3.82	116	.231	.270	.336	.436	.272	.263	97	60.7	6.2	60.5	6.2

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
1998	ELZ	Rk	7	2	0	13	13	77.7	70	27	75	7	0%	-.578	8.1	3.1	0.8	8.7	1.25	3.36	0.0	0.0
1999	QUD	A	8	5	1	19	14	91.7	66	37	95	7	0%	-.424	6.5	3.6	0.7	9.3	1.12	3.53	0.0	0.0
2000	FTM	A+	8	5	6	35	10	89.0	91	34	90	8	0%	-.619	9.2	3.4	0.8	9.1	1.40	4.25	0.0	0.0
2001	EDM	AAA	2	2	0	11	0	16.3	18	10	17	2	0%	-.533	9.9	5.5	1.1	9.4	1.72	5.52	0.0	0.0
2001	NBR	AA	2	1	13	35	0	50.0	26	22	72	1	0%	-.258	4.7	4.0	0.2	13.0	0.96	1.08	0.0	0.0
2001	Gra	Wnt	0	1	0	13	0	12.0	10	10	16	0	0%	-.385	7.5	7.5	0.0	12.0	1.67	4.50	0.0	0.0
2001	MIN	MLB	0	0	0	2	0	2.7	3	3	2	2	57%	.143	10.1	10.1	6.8	6.8	2.25	13.50	-2.1	-0.2
2002	EDM	AAA	2	4	8	58	0	71.3	60	30	88	3	0%	.326	7.6	3.8	0.4	11.1	1.26	4.17	0.0	0.0
2003	ROC	AAA	5	2	5	21	11	71.0	48	16	87	6	0%	.256	6.1	2.0	0.8	11.0	0.90	2.41	0.0	0.0
2003	Car	Wnt	1	0	0	3	0	3.7	5	1	9	0	0%	-.500	12.2	2.4	0.0	21.9	1.62	2.43	0.0	0.0
2003	MIN	MLB	1	0	0	17	1	26.0	23	14	30	4	35%	.284	8.0	4.8	1.4	10.4	1.42	4.15	3.3	0.3
2004	MIN	MLB	4	1	0	36	0	39.3	35	21	42	4	37%	.301	8.0	4.8	0.9	9.6	1.42	4.35	7.1	0.7
2006	RDS	Rk	0	0	0	2	2	1.2	1	3	2	0	0%	.500	7.5	22.5	0.0	15.0	3.33	15.00	0.0	0.0
2006	DYT	A	0	0	0	2	0	2.0	0	0	3	0	0%	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.5	0.00	0.00	0.0	0.0
2006	SAR	A+	0	0	0	5	0	5.0	8	3	7	0	37%	.421	14.4	5.4	0.0	12.6	2.20	9.00	0.0	0.0
2007	NAS	AAA	1	1	5	24	0	32.0	17	11	47	2	40%	.246	4.8	3.1	0.6	13.2	0.88	1.69	0.0	0.0
2007	HUN	AA	0	0	2	8	0	11.3	8	4	21	0	50%	.364	6.4	3.2	0.0	16.7	1.06	2.39	0.0	0.0
2007	MIL	MLB	0	2	0	3	0	2.7	4	4	3	1	30%	.333	13.5	13.5	3.4	10.1	3.00	20.25	-2.1	-0.2
2007	TBA	MLB	1	0	0	22	0	22.0	26	16	27	1	47%	.424	10.6	6.5	0.4	11.0	1.91	6.14	5.2	0.5
2008	DUR	AAA	1	0	8	15	0	23.7	5	10	39	1	44%	.114	1.9	3.8	0.4	14.8	0.63	0.38	0.0	0.0
2008	TBA	MLB	6	2	4	51	0	58.3	28	24	82	3	30%	.217	4.3	3.7	0.5	12.7	0.89	1.54	18.1	1.9
2009	TBA	MLB	5	4	4	73	0	67.3	59	33	69	6	37%	.296	7.9	4.4	0.8	9.2	1.37	4.81	7.1	0.7
2010	PCH	A+	0	1	0	2	2	1.7	2	3	2	0	0%	.400	10.6	15.9	0.0	10.6	2.94	10.59	0.0	0.0
2010	TBA	MLB	2	1	0	57	0	55.3	43	17	56	3	30%	.274	7.0	2.8	0.5	9.1	1.08	2.28	13.2	1.4
2011	SAC	AAA	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	2	1	0	0	0%	.400	18.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	3.00	9.00	0.0	0.0
2011	OAK	MLB	5	2	2	62	0	62.0	44	20	59	8	39%	.232	6.4	2.9	1.2	8.6	1.03	2.47	2.6	0.3
2012	OAK	MLB	3	2	24	75	0	74.7	41	28	72	4	36%	.201	4.9	3.4	0.5	8.7	0.92	2.53	5.7	0.6
2013	OAK	MLB	0	0	8	17	0	17.3	13	8	19	2	28%	.250	6.8	4.2	1.0	9.9	1.21	1.56	2.3	0.2

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-02-14	2013-03-21	Camp	35	0	Right	Knee	Surgery	Lateral Meniscus	2013-02-14	-
2011-07-30	2011-07-30	DTD	0	0	-	Back	Contusion	Batted Ball During BP	-	-
2011-06-22	2011-07-07	15-DL	15	13	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2010-07-29	2010-09-01	15-DL	34	32		Trunk	Strain	Intercostal	-
2009-03-08	2009-03-12	Camp	4	0	Right	Elbow	Contusion	Lateral	-
2008-04-19	2008-05-02	Minors	13	0			Not Disclosed		-
2006-03-31	2006-10-07	60-DL	190	162	Right	Shoulder	Recovery From Surgery	Labrum and Rotator Cuff	2005-09-29
2005-09-29	2005-09-29	On-Alr	0	0	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Labrum and Rotator Cuff	2005-09-29
2005-03-25	2005-10-03	60-DL	192	162	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2005-05-13
2004-07-26	2004-08-17	15-DL	22	19	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-
2004-04-04	2004-05-14	15-DL	40	33	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2004-02-23	2004-02-28	Camp	5	0	Right	Elbow	Soreness		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2013	OAK	$4,500,000
2012	OAK	$4,000,000
2011	OAK	$3,750,000
2010	TBA	$2,050,000
2009	TBA	$1,400,000
2008	TBA	$500,000
2007	MIL	$415,000
2007	TBA	$415,000
2006	TBA	$340,000
2005	TBA	$330,000

Years	Description	Salary
8 yr	Previous	$13,200,000
2011	Current	$4,500,000
9 yr	Pvs + Cur	$17,700,000
9 yr	Total	$17,700,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
8 y 99 d	Levinsons ACES	2 years/$8.1M (2011-12), 2013 option

Details

2 years/$8.1M (2011-12), plus 2013 club option. Signed by Oakland as a free agent 1/14/11. 11:$3.75M, 12:$4M, 13:$4.5M club option, $0.35M buyout. Oakland exercised 2013 option 10/29/12.
1 year/$2.05M (2010). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 12/11/09 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$1.4M (2009). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 1/16/09 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.5M (2008). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 12/13/07 (avoided arbitration). DFA 3/29/08. Contract purchased 5/29/08.
1 year/$0.415M (2007). Signed by Milwaukee 1/07. Performance bonuses: $15,000 for 30 games. $25,000 each for 40, 45, 55 games. $45,000 for 60 games. Sent outright to Triple-A, released 3/07. Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/07 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased 7/16/07. Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade 7/28/07 after being DFA 7/27/07.
1 year/$0.34M (2006). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 1/06. Claimed by Milwaukee off waivers from Cincinnati 10/06.
1 year/$0.33M (2005). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/05. Non-tendered 12/05.
Signed by Minnesota 1997 as an amateur free agent from Australia.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.181	.259	.283	.198
11	vs R (Multi)	.181	.257	.299	.219
18	Split (Multi)	-.000	.003	-.016	-.021
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.011	.025	.022	.017
30	vs L (2012)	.157	.245	.231	.178
31	vs R (2012)	.163	.239	.276	.212
38	Split (2012)	-.006	.006	-.045	-.034
39	LgAvg (2012)	.009	.024	.021	.017

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Title	Author	Date
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 20th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-20
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 19, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-19
Overthinking It: The Mystique and Aura of the Other 29 Teams	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-16
Bullpen Report: Diamondbacks Settle on Bell	Mike Gianella	2013-05-16
Bullpen Report: Boston Blues	Mike Gianella	2013-05-09
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 6th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-06
Fantasy Mailbag: Playing the Waiting Game	BP Fantasy Team	2013-05-03
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 18, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-18
Fantasy Freestyle: My American League Portfolio	Paul Sporer	2013-04-10
Fantasy Freestyle: High-Stakes League Free Agent Rundown	Jason Collette	2013-04-09
Fantasy Mailbag: A Trout/Cabrera Tandem?	BP Fantasy Team	2013-04-05
Fantasy Tier Rankings: Relief Pitchers	Paul Singman	2013-03-28
Fantasy Auction Values: Sixth Edition, March 26	Mike Gianella	2013-03-26
BP Unfiltered: My Tout Wars Team	Jason Collette	2013-03-25
Fantasy Freestyle: Saves Are Everywhere	Jason Collette	2013-03-20
Fantasy Freestyle: 4x4 Versus 5x5	Mike Gianella	2013-03-15
Pre-Season Positional Rankings: Top 40 Fantasy Relievers	Paul Singman	2013-03-13
Fantasy Auction Values: Third Edition, March 4	Mike Gianella	2013-03-04
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Sergio Romo	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-15
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Sergio Romo	Nick J. Faleris	2013-02-15
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Sergio Romo	Bradford Doolittle	2013-02-15
Resident Fantasy Genius: Closing in on Ninth-Inning Men	Derek Carty	2012-11-30
Resident Fantasy Genius: Reviewing Our 10 Bold Fantasy Predictions	Derek Carty	2012-11-15
On the Beat: Making the Tigers Roar	John Perrotto	2012-10-18
In A Pickle: Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-10-18
The Week In Quotes: October 8-14	Andrew Koo	2012-10-15
The Week In Quotes: October 8-14	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-10-15
The Week In Quotes: October 8-14	Matthew Rocco	2012-10-15
The Week In Quotes: October 8-14	Hudson Belinsky	2012-10-15
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Recap: Tigers Defeat the Athletics	Derek Carty	2012-10-12
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game Three Recap: Athletics 2, Tigers 0	Derek Carty	2012-10-10
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game Four Preview: Tigers at A's	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-10-10
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game Two Recap: Tigers 5, Athletics 4	Derek Carty	2012-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: Athletics-Tigers Division Series Preview	Derek Carty	2012-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game One Preview: Athletics at Tigers	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-06
BP Unfiltered: Grant Balfour's Fab Five	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-05
What You Need to Know: Thursday, October 4	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-04
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, October 3	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-03
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, October 2	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-02
What You Need to Know: Monday, October 1	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-01
Resident Fantasy Genius: Low-Cost Saves for Your Keeper League	Derek Carty	2012-09-24
Painting the Black: Attention Hollywood: The A's Bullpen Is Pretty Interesting	R.J. Anderson	2012-09-20
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, September 12	Daniel Rathman	2012-09-12
Baseball at the Olympics: The Rich Tradition of an Absentee Sport	Max Marchi	2012-08-10
Value Picks: Relievers for 8/8/12	Dan Mennella	2012-08-08
What the Contenders Need: NL Central	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-29
What the Contenders Need: NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2012-06-29
What the Contenders Need: NL Central	Jeff Euston	2012-06-29
Top 10 Trade Targets: Moving On Up--To Contention	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-28
Top 10 Trade Targets: Moving On Up--To Contention	Derek Carty	2012-06-28
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, June 20	Daniel Rathman	2012-06-20
Value Picks: Relievers for 6/13/12	Dan Mennella	2012-06-13
Value Picks: Relievers for 5/16/12	Dan Mennella	2012-05-16
Resident Fantasy Genius: A Bad Month to Be, Or Own, a Closer	Derek Carty	2012-05-14
Inside The Park Blog: Bullpen Woes	Jason Collette	2012-04-21
The Process: Have Teams Used Extra Draft Picks Efficiently?	Bradley Ankrom	2012-04-10
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Matter of Ninth-Inning Experience	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-09
Resident Fantasy Genius: 10 Bold Fantasy Predictions	Derek Carty	2012-04-06
Fantasy Beat: BP Preseason Fantasy Baseball Awards	Baseball Prospectus	2012-03-30
Pebble Hunting: The Meaning of Russell Branyan	Sam Miller	2012-03-23
Fantasy Beat: The Closer Matrix	Jason Collette	2012-03-14
Resident Fantasy Genius: CBS Experts League Draft Results	Derek Carty	2012-02-29
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: Closers	Derek Carty	2012-02-16
Resident Fantasy Genius: The Closer Carousel	Derek Carty	2012-01-26
Fantasy Beat: Closers in Waiting	Jason Collette	2011-12-30
Transaction Analysis: Paying for Papelbon	R.J. Anderson	2011-11-11
Divide and Conquer, AL West: Deadline Chaos	Joey Matschulat	2011-07-28
On the Beat: Red Hot or Dead Red?	John Perrotto	2011-07-20
On the Beat: Invasion of the Young Arms	John Perrotto	2011-07-15
On the Beat: Pinstriped Recuperation	John Perrotto	2011-07-08
Transaction Analysis Blog: The Return of Brazoban	R.J. Anderson	2011-06-29
Collateral Damage: Pinpointing Pitcher Injuries	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-29
Collateral Damage: Pinpointing Pitcher Injuries	Corey Dawkins	2011-06-29
Collateral Damage: Twin Killing	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-27
Collateral Damage: Twin Killing	Corey Dawkins	2011-06-27
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-06-02
Painting the Black: Manage like Maddon	R.J. Anderson	2011-06-01
Divide and Conquer, AL West: Bay Area Strife	Joey Matschulat	2011-05-27
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-05-26
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Wild AL West	Jay Jaffe	2011-05-13
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-05-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL Bullpen Blowout	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-08
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-04-07
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 5	Larry Granillo	2011-04-06
Divide and Conquer, AL East: The Pen's the Thing	Ben Kabak	2011-04-01
Team Injury Projection: Oakland Athletics	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-31
Team Injury Projection: Oakland Athletics	Marc Normandin	2011-03-31
Fantasy Beat: Closer By Committee?	Jason Collette	2011-03-29
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-03-17
Purpose Pitches: Day Seven in Cactus Country	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-16
BP Unfiltered: Days 4 & 5 in Cactus Country	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-13
Transaction Analysis: Thornton's Payday and a Future Full of Zaun Time	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-08
On the Beat: Rays of Sunshine	John Perrotto	2011-03-04
Purpose Pitches: Waiting for Relief	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-02
BP Unfiltered: The Unanointed	John Perrotto	2011-02-27
Fantasy Focus: Closer Rankings	Mike Petriello	2011-02-21
Contractual Matters: AL West Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-02-16
Prospectus Hit List: Winning the Winter, AL Edition	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-14
Expanded Horizons: No One Man Should have All that Glower	Tommy Bennett	2011-01-26
Transaction Analysis: Junior Circuit Jumble	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-21
Prospectus Perspective: The Twins' and Rays' Bullpen Situations	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-20
Prospectus Perspective: The Twins' and Rays' Bullpen Situations	Kevin Goldstein	2011-01-20
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2011-01-20
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2011-01-13
Free Agent Bargain Bin: Relief Pitchers	Dan Wade	2011-01-13
Contractual Matters: The Middle Relief Squeeze	Jeff Euston	2011-01-10
Prospectus Perspective: What's Left on the Shelves?	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-23
GM for a Day: Tampa Bay Rays	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-23
GM for a Day: Cincinnati Reds	Steven Goldman	2010-11-18
So You Need: Relief Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2010-11-08
Prospectus Perspective: LDS Day Five Roundup	John Perrotto	2010-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: LDS Day Two Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-08
One-Hoppers: Front Six LDS Rosters	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Preview: Rays vs. Rangers	Ben Lindbergh	2010-10-05
The Week In Quotes: September 20-26	Alex Carnevale	2010-09-27
Prospectus Perspective: September Song	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-21
Contractual Matters: The Post-season Roster Carousel	Jeff Euston	2010-08-30
On the Beat: Building Something Special	John Perrotto	2010-08-27
Give and Take: Jonathan Papelbon	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-17
Give and Take: Jonathan Papelbon	Marc Normandin	2010-08-17
Under The Knife: No Two Injuries are Alike	Will Carroll	2010-08-02
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the AL	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-01
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the AL	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-01
Transaction Action: Not Least, the AL East	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-04
Transaction Action: AL Roster Cleanup	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-06
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Lee Panas	2010-04-01
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Transaction Action: Strikes and Slips	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-08
Transaction Action: AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-05
Transaction Analysis: AL Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Underachieving Class of 2009	Jay Jaffe	2009-09-23
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-16
Prospectus Today: 11 and Counting	Joe Sheehan	2009-09-14
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Tampa Bay Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-14
Transaction Action: Weekend Transaction Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-16
Transaction Action: Assorted AL Additions	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-09
Transaction Action: Bits and Pieces	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-18
Transaction Action: AL Odds and Ends	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-16
Prospectus Idol Entry: Fantasy Tip: Be Dr. Frankenstein	Matthew Knight	2009-05-31
Transaction Analysis: AL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-10
Prospectus Today: The Top Ten	Joe Sheehan	2009-04-05
Transaction Analysis: Price Check on Sluggers, Aisle Six	Christina Kahrl	2009-02-12
Prospectus Q&A: Chris Hayes, Part One	Rany Jazayerli	2009-02-06
Every Given Sunday: So Many Questions, So Little Time	John Perrotto	2009-02-01
Every Given Sunday: Baby, it's Cold Outside	John Perrotto	2009-01-18
Freebies?: The Seach for Good, Cheap Relief	Ben Lindbergh	2008-12-09
GM for a Day: Mets	Joe Sheehan	2008-12-04
Fantasy Beat: To Save or Not to Save	Marc Normandin	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
On the Beat: Fold Up the Umbrellas and Play Ball?	John Perrotto	2008-10-29
On the Beat: World Series Game Fi...	John Perrotto	2008-10-28
On the Beat: World Series Game Three	John Perrotto	2008-10-26
Prospectus Hit and Run: Revisiting Those Rays of Hope	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-22
On the Beat: The Final Round	John Perrotto	2008-10-22
Playoff Prospectus: One Through Twenty-Five?	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-21
Playoff Prospectus: One Through Twenty-Five?	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-21
Prospectus Hit and Run: Penning a New Recipe	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-21
World Series Prospectus: Rays versus Phillies	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-21
Playoff Health Report: World Series	Will Carroll	2008-10-21
Prospectus Today: First Light from a New Ray	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-20
Prospectus Today: Keep it Down	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-19
Prospectus Today: A Stathead Considers Chemistry	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-17
On the Beat: ALCS Game Five	John Perrotto	2008-10-17
Prospectus Today: ALCS Game Two	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-12
On the Beat: Notes on ALCS Game Two	John Perrotto	2008-10-12
On the Beat: The Rays' Day in the Sun	John Perrotto	2008-10-10
Playoff Diary: ALDS Game Four, Rays versus Sox	Christina Kahrl	2008-10-07
Prospectus Today: Closing Out and Waiting Around	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: Big Gains, Big Losers	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-07
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: White Sox versus Rays	Nate Silver	2008-10-02
Playoff Health Report: ALDS and NLDS	Will Carroll	2008-10-01
Under The Knife: Back to the Way It Was	Will Carroll	2008-09-26
Prospectus Hit and Run: Burning Bullpens	Jay Jaffe	2008-09-16
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-12
Prospectus Hit List: Days of Wonder	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-29
Under The Knife: Mixed Signs and Injury Recidivists	Will Carroll	2008-08-18
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-09
Under The Knife: Desperate Measures	Will Carroll	2008-07-21
Transaction Analysis: Weekend Moves Omnibus	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-21
Fantasy Focus: Closer Attrition	Jeff Erickson	2008-07-11
UTK Wrap: Big-Ticket Bang-ups	Will Carroll	2008-07-04
Under The Knife: Conservatism	Will Carroll	2008-07-02
On the Beat: A New Order	John Perrotto	2008-07-02
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-02
The Mill: Sabathia Rumors	Will Carroll	2008-06-27
The Mill: Sabathia Rumors	Kevin Goldstein	2008-06-27
Transaction Analysis: AL East NRI Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-02-19
Building a Better Bullpen: The Rays' 2008 Relief Corps	Caleb Peiffer	2008-02-06
Transaction Analysis: Weekend Wheeling and Dealing	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-30
Transaction Analysis: Swaps and Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-28
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-25
Transaction of the Day: Roster Review of the Centrals	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-05
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-06
Transaction Analysis: September 29-October 16, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-17
Transaction Analysis: August 18-22	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-23
Transaction Analysis: National League, March 30-April 4	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-07
Fantasy Focus: Future Fantasy Free Agent Battles - Pitchers	Jeff Erickson	2006-03-01
Transaction Analysis: National League, December 15, 2005-February 11, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-15
Prospectus Today: Dunn Deal	Joe Sheehan	2006-02-14
Prospectus Notebook: Reds, Athletics	Baseball Prospectus	2006-01-19
Prospectus Today: Non-Tenders, and Actual News	Joe Sheehan	2005-12-21
Transaction Analysis: October 8-19	Christina Kahrl	2005-10-20
Under The Knife: Almost October	Will Carroll	2005-09-30
Transaction Analysis: May 24-June 12, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-16
Transaction Analysis: April 26- May 4, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-05-09
Under The Knife: April Depth Test	Will Carroll	2005-04-28
Fantasy Focus: Tout Wars	Jeff Erickson	2005-03-29
Prospectus Triple Play: Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates	Baseball Prospectus	2005-02-15
Prospectus Today: Then There Were Five...	Joe Sheehan	2004-10-11
Prospectus Today: Gardenhire Blows It	Joe Sheehan	2004-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins	Dayn Perry	2004-10-04
Under The Knife: Going Long	Will Carroll	2004-09-13
Transaction Analysis: August 17-23, 2004	Christina Kahrl	2004-08-24
Under The Knife: The Final Tear?	Will Carroll	2004-08-12
Transaction Analysis: August 3-8	Christina Kahrl	2004-08-10
Under The Knife: The Dead Zone	Will Carroll	2004-08-10
Under The Knife: Getting Right to It	Will Carroll	2004-08-05
Under The Knife: The Dog Days	Will Carroll	2004-08-04
Prospectus Triple Play: Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants	Baseball Prospectus	2004-07-19
Prospectus Today: AL Mid-Season Report Card	Joe Sheehan	2004-07-15
Prospectus Q&A: Terry Ryan, Part II	Jonah Keri	2004-07-14
Prospectus Triple Play: Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants	Baseball Prospectus	2004-06-21
Prospectus Triple Play: Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants	Baseball Prospectus	2004-05-21
Transaction Analysis: May 10-13, 2004	Christina Kahrl	2004-05-15
Under The Knife: Returned from Toronto	Will Carroll	2004-05-13
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-04-07
Under The Knife: Twin Killings	Will Carroll	2004-04-07
Transaction Analysis: March 31-April 5, 2004	Christina Kahrl	2004-04-06
Under The Knife: Dueling Injuries	Will Carroll	2004-03-22
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-03-10
Playoff Prospectus: Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees	Joe Sheehan	2003-09-30
Prospectus Today: A Shot at History	Joe Sheehan	2003-09-22
Prospectus Today: And Down the Stretch They Come...	Joe Sheehan	2003-09-16
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-09-03
Breaking Balls: The All-Soriano Team	Derek Zumsteg	2003-08-26
Transaction Analysis: August 15-18	Christina Kahrl	2003-08-20
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-08-06
Transaction Analysis: July 7-20	Christina Kahrl	2003-07-25
Transaction Analysis: July 3-8, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-07-09
Transaction Analysis: March 11-16, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-03-18
Transaction Analysis: The Centrals	Christina Kahrl	2003-01-30
Transaction Analysis: July 15-21, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-24
Transaction Analysis: June 11-12, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-06-14
Transaction Analysis: March 6-13, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-03-18

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2012-01-10 13:00:00	Who are some breakout closers you have in mind for 2012? Not just save collectors, guys that could be elite. Kimbrel was a a draft day jewel for lots of people last year, no doubt. (froston from Canada!)	Rafael Betancourt, Jason Motte, Addison Reed, Grant Balfour. Betancourt and Motte have already shown elite skills and will likely start the year with the jobs. Reed's riskier but could be elite too (also might not get the job), Balfour's a tier below but still good (and too might not get the job). (Derek Carty)
2011-08-17 13:00:00	Anyone come to mind when you think of non-closers this year that could go for 30+ saves (MLB) next year? (MJ from Madison, Wis.)	Bard? Mike Adams? Grant Balfour? (Sam Miller)
2011-01-18 13:00:00	The A's just signed Grant Balfour and now are apparently targeting Brian Fuentes. All this on top of the signings of Rich Harden and Brandon McCarthy. Obviously a lot of injury risk, but do you see the A's looking to move one of their relievers in a package for another bat? (Tom from Madison)	Someone is going to have to go somewhere if they keep doing this, but I'm just not sure who they are going to move. It was smart of them to wait until the market died down a little though. You know a reliever is going to get hurt in the spring or a team won't have as many quality options as they thought they did. (Marc Normandin)
2010-12-20 13:00:00	MIN has had good luck in getting mileage out of retread relief pitchers. Any guesses who they turn to this year? I think they still need one more and the organization isn't bursting with anyone that didn't underwhelm last year. (Cris E from St Paul, MN)	Mahay could go there and produce well as a LOOGY. I'd still like to see them give Condrey another shot if he can stay healthy. Maybe Grant Balfour too. But this brings up a very good point. The Twins got guys like Jesse Crain and Matt Guerrier from the scrapheap, and these guys each just signed lucrative three-year deals. Finding ways to get good bullpen production without spending any money is, to me, the next big market inefficiency. (Eric Seidman)
2010-12-14 13:00:00	Am I crazy to think that the Twins can put together a darn good bullpen even with losing Crain, Guerrier, Rauch, and Fuentes (assuming they all leave)? I think it's very funny that Twins fans complain that Jose Mijares is inconsistent but also worry that Crain will leave; call for Anthony Slama and Rob Delaney for nearly two years, but now fear the bullpen will be awful when they might get a chance; and don't trust any low-cost options when a guy like Guerrier was originally claimed off waivers. If the Twins can sort through the many options, they could piece together a very effective group. That being said, any established relievers you would recommed for relatively cheap? (russadams from St. Paul)	You're not crazy, and you can find the next Matt Guerrier. I think Grant Balfour's worth getting, and Arthur Rhodes and Chan Ho Park or even Kevin Gregg are names worth spending seven figures for. Kerry Wood, Dan Wheeler, an NRI for Justin Duchscherer... it's still a buyer's market as far as finding relief help, given the multiplicity of alternatives. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-11-16 13:00:00	If you had to guess now, who do you think becomes the FA bargain of the offseason? My guess was Kuroda, but his deal was quick and relatively expensive. Dunn the other year was a great example of what I mean.....a good player sitting there at a bargain price for anyone to take later in the offseason. (Will from Mactaquac)	I was with you on Kuroda. Maybe Magglio Ordonez, who hasn't seemed to generate a buzz commensurate with his offensive abilities. Javier Vazquez might make an NL team happy. The market for late-inning relievers is deep enough that someone like J.J. Putz or Grant Balfour could end up signing a below-market deal. (Ben Lindbergh)
2009-04-16 13:00:00	Troy Percival sucks, Dan Wheeler isn't much better and J.P. Howell and Grant Balfour haven't been good...yet. What do you make of the early struggles of the Rays pen? (Tommy from DRaysBay)	Wait, a bullpen couldn't repeat its performance from last year, one which was above and beyond expectations during its successful run? I liked the Rays to be better than last year for reasons outside of their bullpen. I think we'll see Howell and Balfour pick it up a bit, but if you expect them to replicate last year again, you're in for a long season. (Marc Normandin)
2008-07-29 16:00:00	If the Rays are looking to add a reliever, why would they deal Dan Wheeler, who has been one of their best relievers? (Tommy from Outsperswing)	It's a value equation. "Cardiac Dan" has been supplanted as an 8th inning guy/CIW by Grant Balfour, but has good numbers and is seen by the league as a premium setup guy. That has a pretty big value, considering someone like Brian Fuentes would cost a David Price to acquire. If you can trade Wheeler, get a RH bat, and plug in one of the available guys or even Price in September, shouldn't they consider it? (Will Carroll)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2008-10-02 11:00:00	Thursday Playoff Games	Random fact #6: According to the Rays media guide, Grant Balfour went on a tour of the Australian vineyards in the past offseason. I am not kidding when I say that the Rays media guide is as good, if not better, than any I've seen. Ditto their media relations department, actually. (David Laurila)

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