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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
17	8129	.266	.353	.515	.301	49.2

Birth Date	7-2-1964
Height	6' 4"
Weight	240 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
1985	OAK	20	29	100	96	16	29	3	0	5	47	4	31	0	0	0	13	1	1	.302	.330	.490	.308	7.1	0.0	0.8
1986	OAK	21	157	682	600	85	144	29	1	33	274	65	175	8	9	0	117	15	7	.240	.318	.457	.283	29.2	-6.2	2.4
1987	OAK	22	159	691	630	81	162	35	3	31	296	50	157	2	9	0	113	15	3	.257	.310	.470	.269	21.7	4.0	2.6
1988	OAK	23	158	705	610	120	187	34	0	42	347	78	128	10	6	1	124	40	16	.307	.391	.569	.353	84.6	0.1	9.2
1989	OAK	24	65	258	227	40	61	9	1	17	123	23	69	2	6	0	57	6	3	.269	.333	.542	.325	24.7	1.1	2.8
1990	OAK	25	131	563	481	83	132	14	2	37	261	72	158	5	5	0	101	19	10	.274	.371	.543	.336	56.6	-1.2	5.9
1991	OAK	26	154	665	572	115	152	32	1	44	318	78	152	9	6	0	122	26	6	.266	.359	.556	.325	57.9	0.8	6.2
1992	OAK	27	97	421	366	66	90	11	0	22	167	48	104	3	4	0	72	5	7	.246	.335	.456	.289	20.4	1.3	2.4
1992	TEX	27	22	91	73	8	17	4	0	4	33	15	24	3	0	0	15	1	0	.233	.385	.452	.299	5.8	1.2	0.8
1993	TEX	28	60	253	231	30	59	14	1	10	105	16	62	3	3	0	46	6	6	.255	.308	.455	.264	4.5	-2.4	0.2
1994	TEX	29	111	505	429	88	121	19	2	31	237	69	114	5	2	0	90	15	8	.282	.386	.552	.304	29.7	0.0	2.9
1995	BOS	30	102	450	396	64	121	25	1	24	220	42	93	7	5	0	81	4	0	.306	.378	.556	.307	27.3	-0.0	2.7
1996	BOS	31	96	432	360	68	104	22	1	28	212	63	82	6	3	0	82	3	1	.289	.400	.589	.319	34.2	-0.4	3.2
1997	OAK	32	108	446	388	56	91	19	0	23	179	51	122	3	4	0	74	8	2	.235	.325	.461	.257	3.3	-1.7	0.2
1998	TOR	33	151	658	583	98	138	26	0	46	302	65	159	6	4	0	107	29	17	.237	.318	.518	.285	22.8	-2.6	2.0
1999	TBA	34	113	502	430	75	120	18	1	34	242	58	135	7	7	0	95	3	0	.279	.369	.563	.304	32.0	-0.4	3.0
2000	NYA	35	37	137	111	16	27	3	0	6	48	23	37	0	3	0	19	0	0	.243	.365	.432	.276	4.0	0.0	0.4
2000	TBA	35	61	264	218	31	56	15	0	9	98	41	65	4	1	0	30	2	0	.257	.383	.450	.283	7.8	0.0	0.7
2001	CHA	36	76	306	256	46	66	8	0	16	122	45	75	1	4	0	49	2	1	.258	.366	.477	.279	9.8	-0.1	1.0
Career			1887	8129	7057	1186	1877	340	14	462	3631	906	1942	84	81	1	1407	200	88	.266	.353	.515	.301	483.4	-6.3	49.2

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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	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1982	MIA	A+	6	10	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.167			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1982	IDA	Rk	28	66	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.310			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1983	MAD	A	34	100	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.224			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1983	MDF	A-	59	233	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.389			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1984	MOD	A+	116	500	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.362			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	OAK	MLB	29	100	.308	.262	.318	.404	.000	.400	92	4.8	2.7	-0.8	0.0	-0.4	7.1	0.8	7.1	0.8
1985	HUN	AA	58	251	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.321			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	TAC	AAA	60	277	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.449			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	OAK	MLB	157	682	.283	.257	.319	.402	.000	.277	96	16.3	18.9	-5.2	-6.2	0.5	29.2	2.4	29.2	2.4
1987	OAK	MLB	159	691	.269	.260	.325	.419	.000	.290	95	6.9	20.4	-6.4	4.0	-0.3	21.7	2.6	21.7	2.6
1988	OAK	MLB	158	705	.353	.257	.317	.386	.000	.325	95	62.9	18.5	-7.3	0.1	4.4	84.6	9.2	84.6	9.2
1989	OAK	MLB	65	258	.325	.256	.316	.374	.000	.299	96	16.1	6.7	-2.6	1.1	1.7	24.7	2.8	24.7	2.8
1989	HUN	AA	9	34	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	OAK	MLB	131	563	.336	.260	.322	.386	.000	.326	94	42.7	15.1	-6.9	-1.2	2.5	56.6	5.9	56.6	5.9
1991	OAK	MLB	154	665	.325	.256	.319	.386	.000	.283	97	43	18.0	-7.4	0.8	4.3	57.9	6.2	57.9	6.2
1992	OAK	MLB	97	421	.289	.259	.322	.382	.000	.279	97	11.7	10.9	-4.7	1.3	1.1	20.4	2.4	20.4	2.4
1992	TEX	MLB	22	91	.299	.247	.310	.364	.000	.289	100	3.4	2.4	-1.1	1.2	0.5	5.8	0.8	5.8	0.8
1993	TEX	MLB	60	253	.264	.266	.328	.409	.000	.302	99	1.2	7.3	-3	-2.4	-0.3	5.8	0.3	4.5	0.2
1994	TEX	MLB	111	505	.304	.269	.338	.424	.000	.315	100	24.8	15.3	-9.8	0.0	-0.6	29.7	2.9	29.7	2.9
1995	BOS	MLB	102	450	.307	.268	.336	.425	.000	.342	103	23.3	13.5	-8.6	-0.0	-0.8	27.3	2.7	27.3	2.7
1995	PAW	AAA	2	8	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	1.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	BOS	MLB	96	432	.319	.275	.340	.436	.000	.300	105	29.2	13.4	-7.9	-0.4	0.2	34.2	3.2	34.2	3.2
1996	PAW	AAA	2	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.500			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	OAK	MLB	108	446	.257	.266	.331	.419	.000	.275	101	-1.5	12.3	-6.5	-1.7	0.2	3.3	0.2	3.3	0.2
1998	TOR	MLB	151	658	.285	.270	.332	.425	.000	.241	94	17.9	17.9	-9.2	-2.6	-2.8	22.8	2.0	22.8	2.0
1999	TBA	MLB	113	502	.304	.276	.341	.439	.000	.321	97	25.6	14.0	-9.7	-0.4	2.0	32.0	3.0	32.0	3.0
2000	NYA	MLB	37	137	.276	.273	.336	.433	.000	.296	92	2.6	3.9	-2.4	0.0	0.2	4.0	0.4	4.0	0.4
2000	TBA	MLB	61	264	.283	.270	.336	.432	.000	.324	94	7.1	7.5	-5.3	0.0	-1.5	7.8	0.7	7.8	0.7
2001	CHA	MLB	76	306	.279	.267	.331	.426	.000	.296	103	6.3	8.4	-5.7	-0.1	0.8	9.8	1.0	9.8	1.0
2002	CHR	AAA	18	75	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.158			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		8129	.301	.264	.327	.409	.261	.299	97	344.3	227.1	-110.5	-6.3	11.6	484.7	49.3	483.4	49.2

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
1982	IDA	Rk	66	13	15	3	0	2	7	9	13	3	0	.263	.364	.421	.158	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1982	MIA	A+	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	.111	.200	.222	.111	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1983	MDF	A-	233	34	53	15	2	11	40	30	78	6	2	.269	.379	.533	.264	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1983	MAD	A	100	8	14	4	0	3	10	10	36	2	2	.159	.253	.307	.148	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1984	MOD	A+	500	61	113	21	2	15	73	74	127	10	6	.276	.391	.446	.171	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	OAK	MLB	100	16	29	3	0	5	13	4	31	1	1	.302	.330	.490	.188	.308	7.1	0.0	0.8
1985	HUN	AA	251	47	67	10	2	25	80	30	55	6	0	.318	.415	.739	.422	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	TAC	AAA	277	41	81	16	1	11	47	40	66	5	0	.348	.445	.567	.219	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	OAK	MLB	682	85	144	29	1	33	117	65	175	15	7	.240	.318	.457	.217	.283	29.2	-6.2	2.4
1987	OAK	MLB	691	81	162	35	3	31	113	50	157	15	3	.257	.310	.470	.213	.269	21.7	4.0	2.6
1988	OAK	MLB	705	120	187	34	0	42	124	78	128	40	16	.307	.391	.569	.262	.353	84.6	0.1	9.2
1989	OAK	MLB	258	40	61	9	1	17	57	23	69	6	3	.269	.333	.542	.273	.325	24.7	1.1	2.8
1989	HUN	AA	34	2	6	0	0	0	3	5	11	1	0	.207	.324	.207	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	OAK	MLB	563	83	132	14	2	37	101	72	158	19	10	.274	.371	.543	.268	.336	56.6	-1.2	5.9
1991	OAK	MLB	665	115	152	32	1	44	122	78	152	26	6	.266	.359	.556	.290	.325	57.9	0.8	6.2
1992	OAK	MLB	421	66	90	11	0	22	72	48	104	5	7	.246	.335	.456	.210	.289	20.4	1.3	2.4
1992	TEX	MLB	91	8	17	4	0	4	15	15	24	1	0	.233	.385	.452	.219	.299	5.8	1.2	0.8
1993	TEX	MLB	253	30	59	14	1	10	46	16	62	6	6	.255	.308	.455	.199	.264	4.5	-2.4	0.2
1994	TEX	MLB	505	88	121	19	2	31	90	69	114	15	8	.282	.386	.552	.270	.304	29.7	0.0	2.9
1995	BOS	MLB	450	64	121	25	1	24	81	42	93	4	0	.306	.378	.556	.250	.307	27.3	-0.0	2.7
1995	PAW	AAA	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	BOS	MLB	432	68	104	22	1	28	82	63	82	3	1	.289	.400	.589	.300	.319	34.2	-0.4	3.2
1996	PAW	AAA	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	OAK	MLB	446	56	91	19	0	23	74	51	122	8	2	.235	.325	.461	.227	.257	3.3	-1.7	0.2
1998	TOR	MLB	658	98	138	26	0	46	107	65	159	29	17	.237	.318	.518	.281	.285	22.8	-2.6	2.0
1999	TBA	MLB	502	75	120	18	1	34	95	58	135	3	0	.279	.369	.563	.284	.304	32.0	-0.4	3.0
2000	NYA	MLB	137	16	27	3	0	6	19	23	37	0	0	.243	.365	.432	.189	.276	4.0	0.0	0.4
2000	TBA	MLB	264	31	56	15	0	9	30	41	65	2	0	.257	.383	.450	.193	.283	7.8	0.0	0.7
2001	CHA	MLB	306	46	66	8	0	16	49	45	75	2	1	.258	.366	.477	.219	.279	9.8	-0.1	1.0
2002	CHR	AAA	75	11	11	1	0	5	9	9	21	1	0	.172	.284	.422	.250	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2000-05-25	2000-07-18	15-DL	54	46	Left	Foot	Strain		-	-
1999-07-10	1999-08-20	15-DL	41	35	-	Low Back	Surgery	Herniated Disc	1999-07-10	-
1997-08-27	1997-09-28	15-DL	32	29	-	Low Back	Strain		-	-
1997-08-01	1997-08-20	15-DL	19	15	-	Low Back	Spasms		-	-
1996-07-26	1996-09-17	15-DL	53	49	-	Low Back	Surgery	Removed Herniated Disc Fragment	1996-09-02	-
1996-04-24	1996-05-10	15-DL	16	12	-	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
1995-05-15	1995-06-20	15-DL	36	32	-	Groin	Strain		-	-
1993-06-24	1993-10-03	60-DL	101	91	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	1993-07-10	-
1992-07-01	1992-07-16	15-DL	15	11	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-	-
1990-06-08	1990-06-23	15-DL	15	14	-	Low Back	Cartilage Injury	Disc	-	-
1989-04-03	1989-07-13	60-DL	101	88	Left	Wrist	Surgery	Ligament and Hamate Bone	1989-05-10	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2000	TBA	$3,000,000

Years	Description	Salary
1 yr	Previous	$3,000,000
1 yr	Total	$3,000,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
14 y 35 d	Jeff Borris

Details
retired 5/02 minor-league contract 4/02 released 3/02 signed minor-league contract with MON 2/02 signed with CHW 6/01 signed with Newark Bears 4/01

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Title	Author	Date
Raising Aces: Now Pitching, Bryce Harper	Doug Thorburn	2013-04-24
Overthinking It: If I Had My Brothers	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-01
In A Pickle: Average Love	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-01-25
Western Front: Zeroes and Ones	Geoff Young	2013-01-15
Painting the Black: The Second Half of Ryan Braun's HOF Career	R.J. Anderson	2013-01-14
Overthinking It: Has the Sabermetric Movement Been Bad for Jack Morris?	Ben Lindbergh	2013-01-10
Manufactured Runs: What Hall of Fame Voters are Doing to the Hall of Fame	Colin Wyers	2013-01-10
Sobsequy: The Pleasure and Perfection of Postseason Sweeps	Adam Sobsey	2012-10-24
What You Need to Know: Monday, October 1	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-01
The Lineup Card: 11 Candidates for Best Comeback Player	Baseball Prospectus	2012-09-12
Wezen-Ball: @JoseCanseco, Behind the Scenes	Larry Granillo	2012-09-06
Western Front: Before Felix was King	Geoff Young	2012-08-21
The BP Wayback Machine: Setting the Stage for 2005: Steroids	Nate Silver	2012-08-17
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 13	Larry Granillo	2012-08-14
BP Unfiltered: Jose Goes Back to the Future	Larry Granillo	2012-08-13
Western Front: Where Has Upton's Power Gone?	Geoff Young	2012-07-31
Wezen-Ball: Rookie Excitement	Larry Granillo	2012-06-06
The Lineup Card: 10 Favorite Baseball Books	Baseball Prospectus	2012-06-06
Western Front: My Kingdome for a Morse	Geoff Young	2012-05-22
The Platoon Advantage: Ten Excuses for Not Voting Johnny Damon Into the HOF	Michael Bates	2012-05-16
Wezen-Ball: Canseco's Last Stand	Larry Granillo	2012-05-04
Overthinking It: Five Interesting Things from Yesterday's Games	Ben Lindbergh	2012-05-02
Pebble Hunting: Cautiously Sizing Up April Stats	Sam Miller	2012-04-23
Wezen-Ball: The Cubs, the A's, and a Music Video	Larry Granillo	2012-04-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Pudge Retires	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-20
Baseball Prospectus News: Welcoming BP's New Bylines	Ben Lindbergh	2012-03-20
Wezen-Ball: What the Batboy Saw	Larry Granillo	2012-03-06
Western Front: Post-Moneyball Randomness	Geoff Young	2012-02-28
Wezen-Ball: The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant All-Stars	Larry Granillo	2012-02-19
Wezen-Ball: The Payphone Stadium Project	Larry Granillo	2012-02-12
Wezen-Ball: Friday Fun - Popeye and PEDs	Larry Granillo	2012-02-03
Overthinking It: The Overlooked Overlooked Hall of Famers	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Class of 2012: The Catch-All	Jay Jaffe	2012-01-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Class of 2012: The Outfielders, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2012-01-02
The Lineup Card: 9 Memories of Frank Viola	Baseball Prospectus	2011-12-14
Transaction Analysis: Dan Duquette Lands in Baltimore	R.J. Anderson	2011-11-07
Transaction Analysis: May 12-15, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2011-11-06
Wezen-Ball: Through the Years: Tony La Russa	Larry Granillo	2011-11-01
The BP Broadside: "Compiler" Jim Thome for the Hall of Fame	Steven Goldman	2011-08-16
Wezen-Ball: Scorpions & Fielders, Canseco & Costner	Larry Granillo	2011-08-15
Wezen-Ball: 1989's Record Breakers	Larry Granillo	2011-08-03
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Colby Goes to Canada	Larry Granillo	2011-08-02
Fantasy Beat: The Future of Luke Scott	Jason Collette	2011-07-25
What You Missed: 6/20-6/24	Stephani Bee	2011-06-24
Fantasy Beat: The DH Conundrum	Jason Collette	2011-05-27
Span and Sain and Pray for Rain: Spy vs. Spy	Emma Span	2011-04-28
BP Podcast: Episode 47: Fully Grown Cheerleaders	Kevin Goldstein	2011-04-27
Wezen-Ball: Baseball When You're 10	Larry Granillo	2011-04-12
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 4/7	John Perrotto	2011-04-07
BP Unfiltered: Heading Back to HoHoKam	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-09
Transaction Analysis: Branyan, Weeks, and Detritus	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-22
Changing Speeds: 11 Random Wishes for 2011	Ken Funck	2011-02-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: The Right Fielders	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Alomar's Second Chance	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-28
B-Warned: Adam Dunn	Brandon Warne	2010-12-02
The Week In Quotes: October 25-31	Alex Carnevale	2010-11-01
Prospectus Q&A: Lynn Novick	David Laurila	2010-10-05
Seidnotes: A Triple Short of Driving Me Insane	Eric Seidman	2010-09-30
Ahead in the Count: The Clutch and The Shifted	Matt Swartz	2010-08-27
Changing Speeds: The Golden Generation	Ken Funck	2010-08-19
Another Look: Do No More	Bob Hertzel	2010-08-03
Contractual Matters: August and Everything After	Jeff Euston	2010-08-02
You Can Blog It Up: The Tony LaRussa All-Stars	Steven Goldman	2010-07-16
Transaction Action: Youthful Orient-ation	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-09
Ahead in the Count: Ryan Howard and the New MORP	Matt Swartz	2010-04-27
Transaction Action: More Prospect Wipeout!	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-24
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-03-24
You Could Look It Up: Get Back in Line, Part 4	Steven Goldman	2010-03-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Big Hurt	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: 10 Men Out	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: Alomar, the Crime Dog, the Big Cat and Big Mac	Jay Jaffe	2009-12-21
On the Beat: World Series News	John Perrotto	2009-10-28
On the Beat: Post-season Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-10-11
Under The Knife: Not as Bad as You Think	Will Carroll	2009-06-12
Lies, Damned Lies: The Steroids Game	Nate Silver	2009-05-07
On the Beat: Spring Dust-Up	John Perrotto	2009-03-11
Team Health Reports: St. Louis Cardinals	Brad Wochomurka	2009-03-10
Prospectus Today: Catching Up	Joe Sheehan	2009-01-28
Transaction Analysis: AL West Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-01-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Infielders	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-11
Every Given Sunday: Rickey Definitely Yes, McGwire Unfortunately No	John Perrotto	2008-12-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: Oh Rickey, You're So Fine	Jay Jaffe	2008-12-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: (Near) Hitless Wonders	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-28
Prospectus Today: Closing In	Joe Sheehan	2008-09-11
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-28
On the Beat: Staying the Course	John Perrotto	2008-08-27
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-04
Prospectus Today: An Extended All-Star Engagement	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-16
Lies, Damned Lies: The Age of Suspicion	Nate Silver	2008-04-25
Doctoring The Numbers: The Cubs and the Red Sox	Rany Jazayerli	2008-02-27
Prospectus Hit and Run: Smoked	Jay Jaffe	2008-02-15
Prospectus Matchups: The Dawn of the Rays	Jim Baker	2008-02-15
What We Learned: The Clemens-McNamee Hearing	Will Carroll	2008-02-14
Stupid Lawyer Tricks: Clemens & McNamee Go to Congress	Derek Jacques	2008-02-12
You Could Look It Up: The Fallen Mighty	Steven Goldman	2008-02-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: PEDs and Discontent	Jay Jaffe	2008-01-25
Prospectus Q&A: Randy Newsom	David Laurila	2008-01-20
The Week In Quotes: January 1-6	Alex Carnevale	2008-01-07
The Week In Quotes: December 10-16	Alex Carnevale	2007-12-17
The Class of 2008: The Hitters, Part One	Jay Jaffe	2007-12-12
Prospectus Matchups: A First for the Ages	Jim Baker	2007-11-09
Lies, Damned Lies: Rookies and Cycles	Nate Silver	2007-08-23
Bonds Responses: Staff Takes on a Landmark--Updated @ 11:00 pm ET	Baseball Prospectus	2007-08-09
The Week In Quotes: July 21-28	Alex Carnevale	2007-07-30
Prospectus Hit List: Hurting Hurlers	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-22
Under The Knife: Losing My Sunday Thing	Will Carroll	2007-06-12
The Week In Quotes: May 29-June 4	Alex Carnevale	2007-06-04
Transaction Analysis: AL-brand Catsup	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-29
Hope and Faith: How the Kansas City Royals Can Win the World Series	Rany Jazayerli	2007-03-28
Hope and Faith: How the Oakland A's Can Win the World Series	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-26
Prospectus Q&A: Andy Andres	David Laurila	2007-02-16
Prospectus Q&A: Bill James	David Laurila	2007-01-16
The Class of 2007: The Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2007-01-09
The Class of 2007: The Hitters, Part Two	Jay Jaffe	2007-01-08
Prospectus Today: My Hall of Fame Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2007-01-05
The Class of 2007: The Hitters, Part One	Jay Jaffe	2006-12-13
Transaction Analysis: September 18-21, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-22
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 19th	Jay Jaffe	2006-09-19
Transaction Analysis: September 5-11	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-13
Future Shock: Patience is a Virtue in Oakland	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-31
2006--Setting the Stage: Pack Your Bag Well	Jay Jaffe	2006-03-30
Baseball Between the Numbers: What Do Statistics Tell Us About Steroids?	Baseball Prospectus	2006-03-09
Prospectus Matchups: Headed for the Hall	Jim Baker	2006-01-20
The Class of 2006: The Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2005-12-12
Prospectus Matchups: Out on One Bounce	Jim Baker	2005-09-20
Under The Knife: Put the Focus on the Field	Will Carroll	2005-09-20
Transaction Analysis: September 8-13	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-14
Under The Knife: Testify	Will Carroll	2005-09-14
Prospectus Matchups: Team Houdini Strikes Back	Jim Baker	2005-08-09
Prospectus Today: The Decline	Joe Sheehan	2005-05-11
Under The Knife: Another Pitcher in the Spotlight	Will Carroll	2005-05-04
Team Health Reports: Chicago White Sox	Dave Haller	2005-03-30
Prospectus Matchups: Potpourri for $100	Jim Baker	2005-03-22
Team Health Reports: Cleveland Indians	Will Carroll	2005-03-18
Team Health Reports: New York Yankees	Will Carroll	2005-03-17
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2005-02-10
Prospectus Matchups: The Class of '05	Jim Baker	2004-11-30
Teams: A Critical Guide: AL Season Wrap-Up, Non-Playoff Teams Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-10-18
From The Mailbag: Questec, Park Factors and Transactions Galore	Baseball Prospectus	2004-08-12
Marginal Payroll/Marginal Wins: 1990-1994	Doug Pappas	2004-04-12
Can Of Corn: Changing the Dodger Way	Dayn Perry	2004-03-17
UTK Special: The Steroid Scandal	Will Carroll	2003-10-31
Breaking Balls: Record Breaking	Derek Zumsteg	2003-08-20
Under The Knife: Under The Needle	Will Carroll	2003-06-18
Lies, Damned Lies: Bounces	Nate Silver	2003-06-18
Prospectus Today: The Case for Raffy	Joe Sheehan	2003-05-12
Prospectus Triple Play: Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros	Baseball Prospectus	2003-04-28
Under The Knife: Soapbox Derby	Will Carroll	2003-04-23
Team Health Reports: Team Health Report: Chicago White Sox	Will Carroll	2003-01-30
The Winner's Curse: The Winner's Curse	Gary Huckabay	2002-10-14
6-4-3: Reasonable Person Standard	Gary Huckabay	2002-08-02
The Daily Prospectus: Time to Go, Kenny	Joe Sheehan	2002-07-26
Transaction Analysis: June 4-5, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-06-07
The Daily Prospectus: Juice	Joe Sheehan	2002-05-29
Transaction Analysis: May 20-22, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-05-24
Prospectus Feature: Jose Canseco and the Keltner List	Ryan Wilkins	2002-05-23
Jose Canseco and the Keltner List: Fuel for the Hall of Fame Fire	Ryan Wilkins	2002-05-23
Transaction Analysis: May 16-19, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-05-22
The Daily Prospectus: Jose Canseco	Joe Sheehan	2002-05-14
The Daily Prospectus: Jose Canseco	Joe Sheehan	2002-05-14
The Daily Prospectus: The Daily Prospectus: DEE-fense!	Joe Sheehan	2002-04-29
Transaction Analysis: April 18-20, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-22
Transaction Analysis: April 4-6, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-08
Transaction Analysis: March 26-30, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-02
Transaction Analysis: March 14-18, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-03-21
The Week In Quotes: March 4-17	Derek Zumsteg	2002-03-18
Transaction Analysis: March 6-13, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-03-18
Larry Walker and the Hall of Fame: Larry Walker and the Hall of Fame	John Brattain	2002-03-08
Transaction Analysis: Transaction Analysis, February 16-March 5, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-03-07

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-10-25 13:00:00	Christina, if you're (11) in the comments section, who the heck are the Top Ten? (GBSimons from Boise, ID)	I really have no idea, but I always liked #11 (and multiples of 11). Billy Beane wore #11, and so did Moose Earnshaw, while Jose Canseco wore 33. The A's won a World Series in 1911. So, it works for me. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-07-23 13:00:00	How about Fred McGriff? Big HR guy with no steroid taint. (SIERAmist from Clean Coal Fantasyland, WV)	Unless he's added a few homers since December, what I wrote back then (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9871) still applies: For years now, there's been talk of the fact that with his 493 homers, McGriff might unseat Dave Kingman (442 homers) as the player with the highest total not to make the Hall of Fame. Jose Canseco (462 homers) has already erased the so-called "Kingman Line," but then his transgressions insured he'd never make Cooperstown anyway. There's bound to be a certain nostalgia among voters for McGriff, who hit the majority of his shots before the pharmaceutically-fueled assault on the single-season home-run record began, and an acknowledgment that the round-numbered milestone he fell short of means less today than it did a generation ago. Even so, McGriff doesn't have a particularly strong case for Cooperstown. Despite the two home-run titles, he's well short of the Black Ink of a typical Hall of Famer (though that Jamesian metric fails to adjust for expansion). He never won an MVP award (his top single-season WARP total of 6.8 isn't quite MVP territory), and while he did place in the top 10 in the voting in six straight seasons (1989-1994), he only cracked the top five in 1993. JAWS-wise, that stretch of six-win seasons still isn't enough for him to measure up to the average Hall of Famer on peak score, and he's even further below the standard on career WARP. The shape of his JAWS line is very similar to that of Tony Perez (59.0/41.3/50.2), but that particular Doggie had five pennants, two rings, and a more famous dynasty to his name. The guess here is that he'll fall far short, but linger on the ballot for a long time. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-01-21 13:00:00	I am curious to know why there haven't been a flood of Jose Canseco apology articles considering almost everything he was ridiculed for has turned out to be true. (Garrett from Chicago)	Because people don't care if you're right when you're a jerk. You're still a jerk. (Marc Normandin)
2010-01-21 13:00:00	I'm a jerk? Thanks...I am not very impressed by your answer. There have been tons of jerks that people have listened to over the years. Hey, look at Pat Robertson, people listen to him. (Garrett from Chicago)	Uh, no, Jose Canseco is the jerk in this story. Not you. "You're still a jerk" was "No one is apologizing to Canseco, because even though he's right, he's still a jerk" My point is that we haven't seen a flood of apology articles because even though he's been right about a lot of what he discussed, no one wants to admit it publicly because they consider him a jerk. We're also talking about an industry that was well aware of what was going on at the time, but has decided instead to point the finger at everyone else involved in order to maintain their own image and make sure they remain in control of the story. (Marc Normandin)
2009-08-04 14:00:00	Think Canseco is telling the truth when he says a juicer is already in the Hall of Fame? (Greg from Des Moines)	My little brother was kidding me at the park a couple of months ago: "The thing about the steroids scandal is, Jose Canseco?--complete vindicated." Given how much the worm's turned on the perception front, do we really want to say he's not telling the truth? If there is one already in, that might be the right sort of tonic to those who on the one hand seem to noisily against certain players for the Hall, but then seem to be notably silent about Fred McGriff. And while it's easy to get overly worked up about slippery slopes, if McGriff's in and Rice is in but Keith Hernandez or Tim Raines isn't, is this really just "the Hall of People Who Didn't Use a Few of Our Least Favorite Substances, but Not All of Them, Insofar as We Know." (Christina Kahrl)
2008-10-17 13:00:00	While your logic is sound, when people ask "who would you want to start a franchise with?" they typically are looking at on-the-field criteria. Jose Canseco might sell a lot of tickets too. (dude from seriously?)	Canseco? Only if we're doing the whole lions eating people thing, which I would buy. (Will Carroll)
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)
2008-05-09 14:00:00	Is Keith Law better at cooking than you are at Oakland A's liking? (Vince from Boston)	Probably not, but there's no such thing as VORM (Value Over Replacement Meal). I had a nice meal at Chez Panisse back in March, and it was very nice, but I don't know if it was really all that, given the place's international reputation. Whereas in terms of A's fandom, I remain an unapologetic fan of Jose Canseco for what he did on the field of play, rooted for Kong long past his sell-by date, and even feel a bit of nostalgia for poor old Chris Codiroli now and again. If there was a VORF metric, I think I'd do rather well (or "Diner"-level horrifying, depending on your POV). (Christina Kahrl)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2008-10-10 13:30:00	Friday LCS	Oh look, did Jose Canseco get arrested at the border with steroids? Yes, yes he did. It must be "karmic reordering week" in the US judicial system. (Will Carroll)