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Birth Date	2-18-1981
Height	6' 5"
Weight	210 lbs

Age	32 years, 3 months, 6 days
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
2004	TOR	23	111	460	426	55	122	24	7	1	163	31	84	2	0	1	28	15	3	.286	.338	.383	.240	9.6	-0.8	0.9
2005	TOR	24	146	519	481	71	126	23	6	10	191	28	101	5	5	0	59	14	9	.262	.306	.397	.244	5.0	3.6	0.9
2006	TOR	25	128	498	450	68	136	33	6	17	232	35	89	3	10	0	82	15	6	.302	.349	.516	.291	29.0	4.6	3.3
2007	TOR	26	161	711	643	114	191	43	7	24	320	55	103	6	7	0	85	17	4	.297	.354	.498	.302	49.3	-2.0	4.6
2008	TOR	27	155	686	635	91	185	47	8	15	293	44	112	2	5	0	79	32	8	.291	.337	.461	.285	41.8	7.3	4.9
2009	CHA	28	41	154	146	11	29	6	0	3	44	6	29	0	1	1	9	5	2	.199	.229	.301	.186	-9.2	-0.2	-0.9
2009	TOR	28	108	479	436	52	115	25	2	14	186	31	78	6	6	0	62	19	3	.264	.317	.427	.265	12.8	5.3	1.9
2010	CHA	29	147	617	567	89	161	29	3	21	259	38	93	7	5	0	88	34	14	.284	.334	.457	.270	25.2	3.9	3.1
2011	CHA	30	145	570	537	64	122	22	2	13	187	27	68	2	4	0	44	11	6	.227	.265	.348	.217	-5.4	-1.2	-0.7
2012	CHA	31	157	640	605	93	184	37	8	25	312	26	92	4	5	0	91	23	6	.304	.334	.516	.300	38.1	9.4	5.1
2013	CHA	32	45	191	173	28	53	11	1	10	96	18	28	0	0	0	27	8	4	.306	.372	.555	.318	16.9	0.6	1.9
Career			1344	5525	5099	736	1424	300	50	153	2283	339	877	37	48	2	654	193	65	.279	.326	.448	.270	213.1	30.7	24.8

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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
1999	MED	Rk	0	252	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.310			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	HAG	A	0	77	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.283			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	QUE	A-	0	221	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.295			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	CWV	A	130	526	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.294			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	DUN	A+	111	492	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.341			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	NHV	AA	127	563	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.406			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	TOR	MLB	111	460	.240	.265	.327	.425	.000	.355	100	-10.4	12.5	-4.9	-0.8	1.8	9.6	0.9	9.6	0.9
2004	SYR	AAA	46	195	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.296			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	TOR	MLB	146	519	.244	.267	.328	.420	.000	.309	103	-8.6	13.7	-5.2	3.6	2.1	5.0	0.9	5.0	0.9
2006	TOR	MLB	128	498	.291	.269	.331	.424	.000	.336	100	17.2	13.7	-5.2	4.6	-0.0	29.0	3.3	29.0	3.3
2006	SYR	AAA	3	11	.265	.255	.334	.397	.000	.429	117	0.1	0.3	-0.2	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	TOR	MLB	161	711	.302	.272	.332	.424	.000	.319	95	33.1	20.5	-6.7	-2.0	0.1	49.3	4.6	49.3	4.6
2008	TOR	MLB	155	686	.285	.265	.327	.418	.000	.331	95	18.8	19.6	-3.9	7.3	2.6	41.8	4.9	41.8	4.9
2009	CHA	MLB	41	154	.186	.259	.325	.406	.000	.226	98	-12.1	4.5	0	-0.2	-0.8	-9.2	-0.9	-9.2	-0.9
2009	TOR	MLB	108	479	.265	.261	.323	.414	.000	.289	98	2.3	13.8	-4.7	5.3	-1.3	12.8	1.9	12.8	1.9
2010	CHA	MLB	147	617	.270	.260	.321	.404	.000	.306	103	6.4	17.5	1.3	3.9	-0.0	25.2	3.1	25.2	3.1
2011	CHA	MLB	145	570	.217	.258	.316	.403	.000	.237	102	-24.2	10.3	1.4	-1.2	2.1	-5.4	-0.7	-5.4	-0.7
2012	CHA	MLB	157	640	.300	.261	.319	.419	.000	.323	102	25.2	11.5	-6.4	9.4	6.1	38.1	5.1	38.1	5.1
2013	CHA	MLB	45	191	.318	.250	.311	.400	.258	.319	106	11	5.2	-1.9	0.6	1.1	16.9	1.9	16.9	1.9
2013	PUR	int	7	27	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.158			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		5525	.269	.264	.324	.416	.261	.309	100	53.9	148.1	-36.3	36.3	13.4	209.3	24.9	209.3	24.9

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
1999	MED	Rk	252	35	63	7	3	0	13	17	31	8	4	.269	.321	.325	.056	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	QUE	A-	221	22	55	9	2	1	25	11	22	5	5	.267	.317	.345	.078	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	HAG	A	77	5	17	3	1	0	5	2	14	2	3	.230	.260	.297	.068	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	CWV	A	526	40	126	20	9	2	58	25	59	22	14	.263	.303	.354	.092	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	DUN	A+	492	60	139	22	8	3	61	27	55	14	8	.305	.347	.408	.103	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	NHV	AA	563	86	181	32	11	11	82	39	85	11	3	.352	.404	.521	.169	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	SYR	AAA	195	14	48	10	1	3	23	9	30	2	1	.259	.294	.373	.114	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	TOR	MLB	460	55	122	24	7	1	28	31	84	15	3	.286	.338	.383	.096	.240	9.6	-0.8	0.9
2005	TOR	MLB	519	71	126	23	6	10	59	28	101	14	9	.262	.306	.397	.135	.244	5.0	3.6	0.9
2006	SYR	AAA	11	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	.300	.364	.400	.100	.265	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2006	TOR	MLB	498	68	136	33	6	17	82	35	89	15	6	.302	.349	.516	.213	.291	29.0	4.6	3.3
2007	TOR	MLB	711	114	191	43	7	24	85	55	103	17	4	.297	.354	.498	.201	.302	49.3	-2.0	4.6
2008	TOR	MLB	686	91	185	47	8	15	79	44	112	32	8	.291	.337	.461	.170	.285	41.8	7.3	4.9
2009	CHA	MLB	154	11	29	6	0	3	9	6	29	5	2	.199	.229	.301	.103	.186	-9.2	-0.2	-0.9
2009	TOR	MLB	479	52	115	25	2	14	62	31	78	19	3	.264	.317	.427	.163	.265	12.8	5.3	1.9
2010	CHA	MLB	617	89	161	29	3	21	88	38	93	34	14	.284	.334	.457	.173	.270	25.2	3.9	3.1
2011	CHA	MLB	570	64	122	22	2	13	44	27	68	11	6	.227	.265	.348	.121	.217	-5.4	-1.2	-0.7
2012	CHA	MLB	640	93	184	37	8	25	91	26	92	23	6	.304	.334	.516	.212	.300	38.1	9.4	5.1
2013	PUR	int	27	6	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	.136	.296	.136	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	CHA	MLB	191	28	53	11	1	10	27	18	28	8	4	.306	.372	.555	.249	.318	16.9	0.6	1.9

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-03-23	2013-03-29	Camp	6	0	-	Low Back	Tightness		-	-
2012-08-08	2012-08-10	DTD	2	0	-	Low Back	Stiffness		-	-
2012-03-29	2012-03-30	Camp	1	0	-	Lower Leg	Strain	Achilles	-	-
2011-08-26	2011-08-26	DTD	0	0	Right	Hand	Contusion		-	-
2011-04-20	2011-04-20	DTD	0	0			Arthritis	Big Toe	-
2010-09-28	2010-10-04	DTD	6	6	Left	Knee	Contusion	HBP	-
2010-03-17	2010-03-21	Camp	4	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2010-03-03	2010-03-05	Camp	2	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2008-06-11	2008-06-13	DTD	2	1		Low Back	Soreness		-
2006-09-12	2006-09-13	DTD	1	1	Right	Hand	Recovery From Contusion	Boney From Last Week	-
2006-09-10	2006-09-11	DTD	1	1	Right	Hand	Contusion	Boney From Last Week	-
2006-06-28	2006-07-28	15-DL	30	26	Left	Lower Leg	Infection	Staph	-
2005-03-03	2005-03-23	Camp	20	0	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	CHA	$13,000,000
2013	CHA	$13,000,000
2012	CHA	$12,500,000
2011	CHA	$12,500,000
2010	CHA	$10,200,000
2009	TOR	$6,400,000
2008	TOR	$4,835,000
2007	TOR	$2,535,000
2006	TOR	$354,000
2005	TOR	$331,000

Years	Description	Salary
8 yr	Previous	$49,655,000
2011	Current	$13,000,000
9 yr	Pvs + Cur	$62,655,000
1 yr	Future	$13,000,000
10 yr	Total	$75,655,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
8 y 130 d	Paul Kinzer	7 years/$69.835M (2008-14), 2015 option

Details

7 years/$69.835M (2008-14), plus 2015 club option. Signed extension with Toronto 4/4/08. 08:$0.735M, 09:$5.9M, 10:$9.7M, 11:$12M, 12:$12M, 13:$12.5M, 14:$12.5M, 15:$13.5M club option, $1M buyout. Full no-trade clause 2009-10. Limited no-trade protection from 2011 through end of contract (may block trades to 6 clubs). Claimed by Chicago White Sox off waivers from Toronto 8/10/09.
Extension replaced 1 year/$4.835M deal for 2008. Signed 2/5/08 (avoided arbitration, $5.65M-$4.535M). $3.5M signing bonus. 08:$1.335M.
1 year/$2.535M (2007). Re-signed by Toronto 2/07 ($3.1M-$2M).
1 year/$0.354M (2006).
1 year/$0.331M (2005). Re-signed 3/05.
1 year (2004). Re-signed 2/04. Optioned to Triple-A 3/04. Recalled 5/04.
1 year (2003). Contract purchased 11/02. Re-signed 3/03.
Drafted by Toronto 1999 (1-19) (Guaynabo HS, Puerto Rico). $0.845M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.285	.320	.470	.279
11	vs R (Multi)	.278	.315	.456	.271
18	Split (Multi)	-.008	-.005	-.015	-.008
19	LgAvg (Multi)	-.014	-.024	-.036	-.020
30	vs L (2012)	.293	.333	.524	.303
31	vs R (2012)	.308	.335	.513	.299
38	Split (2012)	.015	.001	-.011	-.004
39	LgAvg (2012)	-.013	-.022	-.038	-.020

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
What You Need to Know: The Best Brew in Town	Daniel Rathman	2013-05-15
Overthinking It: The Sub-Replacements	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-10
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 24	Larry Granillo	2013-04-25
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 17	Larry Granillo	2013-04-18
What You Need to Know: Braving the East	Daniel Rathman	2013-04-15
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 9	Larry Granillo	2013-04-10
Sobsequy: Austin Jackson's Most Valuable Future	Adam Sobsey	2013-04-10
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 7	Larry Granillo	2013-04-08
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 6	Larry Granillo	2013-04-07
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 5	Larry Granillo	2013-04-06
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Maybe-Next-Years	Harry Pavlidis	2013-03-28
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Maybe-Next-Years	Bradford Doolittle	2013-03-28
Fantasy Tier Rankings: American League Outfielders	Mike Gianella	2013-03-25
Overthinking It: The Undefeated Dominicans	Ben Lindbergh	2013-03-20
Punk Hits: Not Just Another Night at the Yard	Ian Miller	2013-03-19
Fantasy Freestyle: 4x4 Versus 5x5	Mike Gianella	2013-03-15
The Lineup Card: 9 Bets on Vegas Over/Under Odds	Baseball Prospectus	2013-03-13
Contractual Matters: The Sinking and the Sunk	Jeff Euston	2013-03-06
Fantasy Freestyle: CBS AL-Only Expert Auction Results	Mike Gianella	2013-03-01
Pre-Season Positional Rankings: Top 50 Fantasy Outfielders, Part One: 1-25	Paul Singman	2013-02-27
Pre-Season Positional Rankings: Top 50 Fantasy Outfielders, Part One: 1-25	Josh Shepardson	2013-02-27
Overthinking It: PECOTA's Projected Fallers	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-26
In A Pickle: Not All Stars Are All-Stars	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-02-14
The Keeper Reaper: Outfielders for 1/11/13	Paul Singman	2013-01-11
Pebble Hunting: Hottest Rumors From Baseball's Winter Meetings in Nashville!	Sam Miller	2012-12-07
The BP Wayback Machine: Grand Ole Opry	John Perrotto	2012-12-07
Inside The Park: What Rick Hahn's Ascension Means for the White Sox	Bradford Doolittle	2012-10-31
Resident Fantasy Genius: The Ones We Got Wrong	Derek Carty	2012-10-29
Monday Morning Ten Pack: October 8	BP Prospect Staff	2012-10-08
Resident Fantasy Genius: The 2012 Fantasy Fantasy Awards	Derek Carty	2012-10-01
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for Sept. 28: Bobby Abreu, All Alone	Larry Granillo	2012-09-29
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 19	Larry Granillo	2012-09-20
The Lineup Card: 11 Candidates for Best Comeback Player	Baseball Prospectus	2012-09-12
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 10	Larry Granillo	2012-09-11
Monday Morning Ten Pack: Most Memorable Prospect Debuts	Jason Parks	2012-09-10
Monday Morning Ten Pack: Most Memorable Prospect Debuts	Chris Mellen	2012-09-10
Monday Morning Ten Pack: Most Memorable Prospect Debuts	Bradley Ankrom	2012-09-10
Monday Morning Ten Pack: Most Memorable Prospect Debuts	Hudson Belinsky	2012-09-10
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 5	Larry Granillo	2012-09-06
Overthinking It: What the New Skippers Have Done	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-28
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 23	Larry Granillo	2012-08-24
In A Pickle: A.J. Pierzynski and the Last Thing You Expected	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-08-23
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 17	Larry Granillo	2012-08-18
Overthinking It: Defending to the Crown	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-09
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 5	Larry Granillo	2012-08-06
On the Beat: A Tale of Two Cities	John Perrotto	2012-08-02
Tater Trot Tracker: Carlos Gomez's Foul Ball Trot, Updated	Larry Granillo	2012-07-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 23	Larry Granillo	2012-07-24
Painting the Black: The Rewritable Alex Rios	R.J. Anderson	2012-07-16
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, July 3	Daniel Rathman	2012-07-03
Bizball: How Much Salary Can You Allocate to One Player and Be Competitive?	Maury Brown	2012-07-02
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 26	Larry Granillo	2012-06-27
Transaction Analysis: Youkilis Changes Sox	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-24
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 15	Larry Granillo	2012-06-16
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 7	Larry Granillo	2012-06-08
Future Shock Blog: Draft Day Dream Crushing	Kevin Goldstein	2012-06-04
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 3	Larry Granillo	2012-06-04
Prospectus Game of the Week: Memorial Day Sale	R.J. Anderson	2012-05-30
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 26	Larry Granillo	2012-05-27
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 25	Larry Granillo	2012-05-26
Value Picks: Outfielders for 4/13/12	Rob McQuown	2012-04-13
Tater Trot Tracker: Opening Week Trot Times	Larry Granillo	2012-04-08
Collateral Damage: Let the Games Begin	Stephani Bee	2012-03-30
Collateral Damage: Let the Games Begin	Corey Dawkins	2012-03-30
The Platoon Advantage: Chicago's Bear	Cee Angi	2012-03-28
The Platoon Advantage: Chicago's Bear	Cee Angi	2012-03-28
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: AL Outfielders	Derek Carty	2012-03-22
Sobsequy: The Best of the Triple-A Retreads	Adam Sobsey	2012-03-21
Overthinking It: Moving Miguel	Ben Lindbergh	2012-03-20
Painting the Black: Naming the Next Breakout Team	R.J. Anderson	2012-03-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Inspecting the Spectrum, Part III: Out of Left Field, Again	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-29
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part One	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-28
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part One	Steven Goldman	2012-02-28
Transaction Analysis: Fukudome Lands on the South Side	R.J. Anderson	2012-02-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Vortices of Suck, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-13
Inside The Park: A New Message: The Divergent Directions of the Cubs and White Sox	Bradford Doolittle	2012-02-09
Fantasy Beat: Using Secondary Average to Evaluate Fantasy Players	Jason Collette	2012-01-30
Fantasy Beat: Mock Draft Update	Jason Collette	2012-01-06
Resident Fantasy Genius: Crispy New Outfielders	Derek Carty	2012-01-05
The Keeper Reaper: Outfielders for 12/27/11	Rob McQuown	2011-12-27
Transaction Analysis: Gio Dealt to Washington	Kevin Goldstein	2011-12-23
Transaction Analysis: Gio Dealt to Washington	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-23
The BP First Take: Thursday, December 22	Daniel Rathman	2011-12-22
The Keeper Reaper: Outfielders for 10/18/11	Rob McQuown	2011-10-18
Resident Fantasy Genius: BP Fantasy End of Season Awards	Derek Carty	2011-10-03
Value Picks: Outfield Review	Rob McQuown	2011-09-27
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 25	Larry Granillo	2011-09-26
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago White Sox	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-26
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago White Sox	ESPN Insider	2011-09-26
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago White Sox	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 21	Larry Granillo	2011-09-22
Value Picks: Outfield for 9/20/11	Rob McQuown	2011-09-20
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 17	Larry Granillo	2011-09-18
Value Picks: Outfielders for 9/13/11	Rob McQuown	2011-09-13
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 10	Larry Granillo	2011-09-11
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 6	Larry Granillo	2011-09-07
Overthinking It: How Much to Pay Jose?	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-01
Collateral Damage: The Irene Edition	Corey Dawkins	2011-08-29
Collateral Damage: The Irene Edition	Ben Lindbergh	2011-08-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Requiem for a Race	Jay Jaffe	2011-08-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 7	Larry Granillo	2011-08-08
Prospectus Hit and Run: Vortices of Suck, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2011-08-05
Value Picks: Outfield for 8/3/11	Rob McQuown	2011-08-03
Transaction Analysis: The Rasmus-Jackson Shuffle UPDATED	Ben Lindbergh	2011-07-27
Transaction Analysis: The Rasmus-Jackson Shuffle UPDATED	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-27
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-Level Killers, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2011-07-18
Overthinking It: Resetting the Races, American League	Ben Lindbergh	2011-07-14
Overthinking It: Walkless Wonders	Ben Lindbergh	2011-07-07
Fantasy Beat: League-Wide Stolen Base Woes	Jason Collette	2011-06-30
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 19	Larry Granillo	2011-06-20
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 18	Larry Granillo	2011-06-19
Fantasy Beat: The Movie Title Game	Jason Collette	2011-06-17
Prospectus Hit List: AL: The Cream Rises	Tommy Bennett	2011-05-30
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 21	Larry Granillo	2011-05-22
Fantasy Beat: Alex Rios, Enigma	Craig Brown	2011-05-18
Fantasy Beat: I Stay Away	Jason Collette	2011-05-17
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 4	Larry Granillo	2011-05-05
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 2	Larry Granillo	2011-05-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: Bautista's Enduring Young Charms	Jay Jaffe	2011-05-02
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 30	Larry Granillo	2011-05-01
Fantasy Beat: Give Me Something!	Jason Collette	2011-04-29
The BP Broadside: Impatience with Cold Starters	Steven Goldman	2011-04-27
Prospectus Hit List: A Return to Normalcy	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-25
On the Beat: Ozzie Loves the Heat	John Perrotto	2011-04-04
Pre-Season Predictions: Staff Picks for 2011	Baseball Prospectus	2011-03-31
Team Injury Projection: Chicago White Sox	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-18
Team Injury Projection: Chicago White Sox	Marc Normandin	2011-03-18
Fantasy Beat: Expert Mock Draft Results	Jason Collette	2011-03-15
Purpose Pitches: Day 6 in Cactus Country	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-15
Fantasy Focus: My Beef With Andre	Marc Normandin	2011-03-09
Fantasy Beat: Currency or Building Blocks?	Rob McQuown	2011-02-28
Fantasy Beat: Scoresheet Draft Prep, BP Kings, and You	Rob McQuown	2011-02-25
Fantasy Focus: Center Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-23
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2011 Preseason Preview	R.J. Anderson	2011-02-15
Overthinking It: Tooling Around	Ben Lindbergh	2011-02-10
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Fantasy Beat: The Cheapest Staff Possible	Jason Collette	2011-02-01
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Center Field	Marc Normandin	2011-01-26
Transaction of the Day: The Vernon Wells Trade	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-24
Contractual Matters: A Brief History of Contract Recycling	Jeff Euston	2011-01-24
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago White Sox	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-04
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago White Sox	ESPN Insider	2010-10-04
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago White Sox	Kevin Goldstein	2010-10-04
Under The Knife: Fade To Black Album	Will Carroll	2010-09-29
Prospectus Perspective: Waiving Good-Bye?	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-03
Contractual Matters: August and Everything After	Jeff Euston	2010-08-02
The Week In Quotes: July 26-August 1	Alex Carnevale	2010-08-02
Checking the Numbers: Where Will Oswalt Go?	Eric Seidman	2010-07-16
Fantasy Beat: The Fantasy All-Stars	Marc Normandin	2010-07-12
All-Star Discontents: Less Than Zero, or More Than Some?	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-09
On the Beat: Friday Update	John Perrotto	2010-07-02
Contractual Matters: Optional Waivers	Eric Seidman	2010-07-01
Contractual Matters: Optional Waivers	Jeff Euston	2010-07-01
Analyze This: Run Julio, Run	Craig Brown	2010-06-28
Overthinking It: The Carlos Guillen Club	Ben Lindbergh	2010-06-17
Game Story: For the Nonce	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: High-flying Birds	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-09
Ahead in the Count: No Turnover Standings Breakdown	Matt Swartz	2010-06-04
Changing Speeds: The Bounceback Team	Ken Funck	2010-05-18
Fantasy Beat: Fantasy Roundtable	Marc Normandin	2010-05-04
Seidnotes: Volume 1	Eric Seidman	2010-04-29
Game Reaction: C.J. Wilson faces the White Sox	Marc Normandin	2010-04-28
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-04-28
Prospectus Hit List: Opening Up in the AL	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-16
Fantasy Beat: Making The Leap: Ricky Romero	Craig Brown	2010-04-14
Game Story: White Sox Home Opener	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-05
Prospectus Hit List: AL Pre-season Edition	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-02
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Checking the Numbers: All's Wells That Ends Wells	Eric Seidman	2010-03-24
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: First Base, Third Base, and Designated Hitter	Michael Street	2010-03-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Ozzie's Baserunning Whizzes	Jay Jaffe	2010-03-10
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-03-10
Fantasy Focus: Center Fielders	Marc Normandin	2010-03-04
Fantasy Beat: Combined Outfielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-03-04
Fantasy Focus: Right Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-03-03
Team Health Reports: Chicago White Sox	Will Carroll	2010-03-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL Central Competitive Ecology	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-23
Division Preview: AL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-19
You Could Look It Up: Get Back in Line, Part 1	Steven Goldman	2010-02-18
Camp Battles: AL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL East Competitive Ecology	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-12
Contractual Matters: AL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2010-01-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: Vortices of Suck	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-Level Killers	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-15
Fantasy Focus: Right Field Rankings Review	Marc Normandin	2010-01-08
The Real Curse: Supply, Demand, and Pricing	Colin Wyers	2009-12-22
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-12-20
Transaction Action: Godzilla, Pierre, and the Beantown Duo	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-18
So You Need: Power	Marc Normandin	2009-11-29
Transaction Action: Turkey Talk	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-29
Transaction Action: Party Hardy, Gardy	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-06
Transaction Action: A Teahen Scandal?	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-05
Transaction Action: Minor Moves, AL	Christina Kahrl	2009-10-30
Prospectus Hit List: Season Finale	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-12
Ahead in the Count: Ranking the Ds	Matt Swartz	2009-10-11
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago White Sox	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-30
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-29
Prospectus Hit List: Nearly All Wrapped Up	Jay Jaffe	2009-09-25
Transaction Action: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-23
Prospectus Hit List: Comebacks and Shutdowns	Jay Jaffe	2009-09-18
The Week In Quotes: September 7-13	Alex Carnevale	2009-09-14
Prospectus Hit List: Narrowing the Field	Marc Normandin	2009-09-11
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-09
Transaction Action: Final Answers	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-01
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-30
Prospectus Hit and Run: Scheduling Impact in the AL	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-27
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-08-26
Transaction Action: Redemption?	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-19
Under The Knife: All AL	Will Carroll	2009-08-19
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-16
Prospectus Hit List: Getting Their Money's Worth... Or Not	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-14
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-08-12
Transaction Action: Drama Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-11
Prospectus Today: Blame it on Rios?	Joe Sheehan	2009-08-11
Transaction Prospectus: Playing What-If with Rios	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-10
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-09
Fantasy Beat: Fish or Cut Bait?	Marc Normandin	2009-08-07
On the Beat: Rust Belt Teams Rusted Out?	John Perrotto	2009-08-02
On the Beat: Buyers Rush Nearly Empty Shelves?	John Perrotto	2009-07-16
Second-Half Prescriptions: AL	Baseball Prospectus	2009-07-15
Fantasy Beat: Rebounders	Marc Normandin	2009-07-14
On the Beat: Mid-Season Snapshot	John Perrotto	2009-07-12
Prospectus Hit List: Back in the Saddle Again	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-10
Prospectus Idol Entry: Prospectus Game of the Week: Cincinnati Reds @ Toronto Blue Jays	Brian Oakchunas	2009-06-28
Prospectus Idol Entry: Jeremy Greenhouse's Initial Submission	Jeremy Greenhouse	2009-05-17
Prospectus Today: The Bottom Ten	Joe Sheehan	2009-04-02
Transaction Analysis: Eastern Promises	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-24
Fantasy Beat: Five Guys to Follow	Marc Normandin	2009-03-18
Team Health Reports: Toronto Blue Jays	Will Carroll	2009-03-11
Fantasy Beat: Right Fielders	Marc Normandin	2009-03-08
Champions of the World: The WBC Odds Report	Clay Davenport	2009-03-04
GM for a Day: Blue Jays	Joe Sheehan	2008-12-07
Hot Stove Preview: AL East	Jay Jaffe	2008-11-13
Prospectus Q&A: Andy Sonnanstine	David Laurila	2008-10-26
Prospectus Preview: World Series Game Two	Caleb Peiffer	2008-10-23
Player Profile: Jayson Werth	Marc Normandin	2008-10-08
Player Profile: Jayson Werth	Kevin Goldstein	2008-10-08
Player Profile: Jayson Werth	Eric Seidman	2008-10-08
On the Beat: Playing it Out and Looking Ahead	John Perrotto	2008-09-10
Fantasy Beat: A Few to Watch for 2009	Marc Normandin	2008-09-10
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-08
Prospectus Hit List: Bearing Down	Marc Normandin	2008-09-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: Prelude to the Great Unplugging	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-28
Fantasy Beat: Mid-Season Retooling: Right Field	Marc Normandin	2008-07-23
On the Beat: Front and Central	John Perrotto	2008-07-09
Prospectus Matchups: Late Standing Starts	Jim Baker	2008-06-20
Prospectus Hit List: Comebacks, Snappy and Otherwise	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-13
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-11
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-27
Prospectus Hit List: Strange Times	Jay Jaffe	2008-05-16
UTK Wrap: Not Just the Usual Suspects	Will Carroll	2008-05-16
Under The Knife: Rain Delay Theater	Will Carroll	2008-05-12
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-09
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-05-02
Prospectus Hit List: Small-Sample Theater	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-11
Fantasy Beat: To Sign, or Not to Sign?	Marc Normandin	2008-04-09
Transaction of the Day: The New Blue Jay Extensions	Christina Kahrl	2008-04-06
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-05
Schrodinger's Bat: Clearing the Decks	Dan Fox	2008-03-20
Team Health Reports: Toronto Blue Jays	Will Carroll	2008-03-13
Every Given Sunday: A Different Feather	John Perrotto	2008-03-09
Transaction Analysis: Camp-Opening Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-02-17
Schrodinger's Bat: Wrapping it Up	Dan Fox	2008-02-14
Player Profile: James Shields	Marc Normandin	2008-01-30
Player Profile: James Shields	Dan Fox	2008-01-30
Prospectus Today: Breakout Candidates	Joe Sheehan	2008-01-15
Prospectus Q&A: Best of 2007	David Laurila	2007-12-30
6-4-3: Value Over Jack Cust	Gary Huckabay	2007-12-17
Every Given Sunday: The Arms Race	John Perrotto	2007-12-09
Schrodinger's Bat: Defense and Alphabet Soup	Dan Fox	2007-12-06
The Mill: Winter Meetings, Day Two	Baseball Prospectus	2007-12-04
On the Beat: Grand Ole Opry	John Perrotto	2007-12-02
Prospectus Matchups: Rookie Spoilers	Jim Baker	2007-11-16
Prospectus Q&A: John Gibbons	David Laurila	2007-09-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: Stars, Scrubs, and the Scooter	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-28
Prospectus Hit List: Don't Look Now	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-10
Under The Knife: Moving On	Will Carroll	2007-08-09
Prospectus Hit List: The Eve of Reshuffling	Jay Jaffe	2007-07-27
Prospectus Matchups: The Divisional All-Stars	Jim Baker	2007-07-10
Prospectus Toolbox: Small Samples and All-Star Berths	Derek Jacques	2007-07-10
Prospectus Hit List: Pinch-Hitter's Edition	Marc Normandin	2007-07-06
Under The Knife: Losing My Sunday Thing	Will Carroll	2007-06-12
Prospectus Q&A: Mike Radcliff	David Laurila	2007-06-10
Under The Knife: Expanding Knowledge	Will Carroll	2007-05-31
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Scouting Directors, NL Central	Bryan Smith	2007-05-27
Transaction Analysis: Opening Day to April 14, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-15
Transaction of the Day: Roster Reviews of the Easts	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-12
Every Given Sunday: Demotions, Disappointments, and Developments	John Perrotto	2007-04-08
Every Given Sunday: Camp Chatter	John Perrotto	2007-03-11
Hope and Faith: How the Toronto Blue Jays Can Win the World Series	William Burke	2007-03-11
Every Given Sunday: Notes From Around the Camps	John Perrotto	2007-03-04
Positional Health Reports: Right Fielders	Will Carroll	2007-02-27
Player Profile: Alexis Rios	Marc Normandin	2007-02-15
Prospectus Today: Bullet Point Wednesday	Joe Sheehan	2006-09-06
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 3	Jay Jaffe	2006-09-06
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 20	Jay Jaffe	2006-08-22
Under The Knife: Obsession	Will Carroll	2006-08-17
Schrodinger's Bat: Advancing in Context	Dan Fox	2006-08-03
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 2nd	Jay Jaffe	2006-08-02
Transaction Analysis: July 27-28, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-29
Under The Knife: Live by Learning	Will Carroll	2006-07-28
AL-Kings July Update: Entering the Fantasy Home Stretch	Ben Murphy	2006-07-26
AL-Kings July Update: Entering the Fantasy Home Stretch	Jared Weiss	2006-07-26
Under The Knife: Weekends--Your Source for Pain Proliferation?	Will Carroll	2006-07-24
Transaction Analysis: July 17-21, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-22
Under The Knife: Weekend Update	Will Carroll	2006-07-15
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 9	Jay Jaffe	2006-07-12
Fantasy Focus: RotoWire Barometer, 7/12/06	Gus Papadopoulos	2006-07-12
Prospectus Matchups: Vengeance	Jim Baker	2006-07-07
Under The Knife: Older and Smarter?	Will Carroll	2006-07-06
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 3	Marc Normandin	2006-07-04
Prospectus Today: The Breakdown	Joe Sheehan	2006-07-04
Transaction Analysis: June 30-July 2	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-03
Under The Knife: Newberg Recap	Will Carroll	2006-07-03
Under The Knife: Dead Arm	Will Carroll	2006-06-30
Under The Knife: Sidekick III	Will Carroll	2006-06-29
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 18th	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-20
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 4	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-06
Prospectus Today: AL All-Stars	Joe Sheehan	2006-06-06
Future Shock: NL Draft Preview	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-02
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 21	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-23
Lies, Damned Lies: WBC, Again	Nate Silver	2006-05-10
AL-Kings May Update: Fast Starts and Early Struggles	Jonah Keri	2006-05-10
Prospectus Hit List: Week of April 30	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-02
Prospectus Notebook: Cardinals, Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2006-04-20
Prospectus Hit List: Week of April 16	Jay Jaffe	2006-04-19
Prospectus Today: AL East Preview	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-29
Fantasy Focus: AL Spring Job Battles	Peter Schoenke	2006-03-24
Team Health Reports: Toronto Blue Jays	Will Carroll	2006-03-09
Fantasy Focus: Building a Fantasy Farm System	Jeff Erickson	2006-02-24
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes On Prospects, Part Three	Nate Silver	2006-02-22
Prospectus Today: The 2006 Blue Jays	Joe Sheehan	2006-02-15
Prospectus Notebook: Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2006-01-20
Prospectus Matchups: VORPing the Less Fortunate	Jim Baker	2006-01-10
Prospectus Notebook: Astros, Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2005-10-20
Prospectus Notebook: Orioles, Marlins, Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-28
Prospectus Game of the Week: Cleveland Indians @ Toronto Blue Jays, 8/28/05	Jonah Keri	2005-08-30
Fantasy Focus: How To Tell a Half-Full Glass from a Half-Empty One	Erik Siegrist	2005-07-18
Prospectus Game of the Week: Toronto Blue Jays @ New York Yankees, 5/2/05	Jonah Keri	2005-05-03
Fantasy Focus: AL East Busts	Jeff Erickson	2005-04-29
Transaction Analysis: April 5-14, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-16
Fantasy Focus: Spring Sleepers and Busts	Erik Siegrist	2005-04-01
Team Health Reports: Toronto Blue Jays	Will Carroll	2005-03-25
Prospectus Today: AL East Preview	Joe Sheehan	2005-03-22
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Projects the American League	Nate Silver	2005-03-21
Prospectus Today: Post-Hype Syndrome	Joe Sheehan	2005-03-01
Internet Baseball Awards: 2004 American League Winners	Greg Spira	2004-10-22
Teams: A Critical Guide: AL Season Wrap-Up, Non-Playoff Teams Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-10-18
Lies, Damned Lies: Top 50 Prospects Report	Nate Silver	2004-09-16
Teams: A Critical Guide: In Which Darin Erstad is Queried	Steven Goldman	2004-08-27
Teams: A Critical Guide: In Which Several Plot Lines Are Resolved, AL Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-08-05
Transaction Analysis: May 25-27, 2004	Christina Kahrl	2004-05-29
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-05-27
Under The Knife: Finding the Answers	Will Carroll	2004-05-25
Prospectus Today: Biding Their Time	Joe Sheehan	2004-05-18
Prospectus Q&A: Carlos Gomez	Jay Jaffe	2004-04-08
Prospectus Triple Play: Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-03-05
Can Of Corn: Can the Jays Pass the Yanks or Sox in '04?	Dayn Perry	2004-02-28
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects, Part IV	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-24
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects, Part III	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-23
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects, Part II	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-22
Prospectus Today: Awards, Deals, and Stupid Owner Tricks	Joe Sheehan	2003-11-21
Prospecting: The Trio in Toronto	David Cameron	2003-10-31
Prospecting: Futures Game Preview	David Cameron	2003-07-11

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-03-08 14:00:00	Brent Morel or Mark Teahan? Also who do you think ends up as fourth OF for White Sox? I am thinking Lastings Milledge might be a choice. (bfitzge3 from Upstate NY)	Teahen will likely share time between 3B, RF (whenever Quentin is hurt) and DH, but he's a pretty ordinary player, so Morel should get a fair shot to win the 3B job outright. As far as Milledge goes, I've been a big fan for a long time, and I'm not convinced he can't do a reasonable Alex Rios impression one of these days, at least offensively. I mean that as a compliment... in other words, he'd be an excellent fourth OF. (Cory Schwartz)
2009-12-15 14:00:00	Alex Rios and now Juan Pierre? Who's advising the White Sox, Neel Kashkari? (matuszek from Baltimore)	Chuck Tanner? Steve Boros? It's kooky, but then we're in a situation where we're debating the merits of Juan Pierre at $5 million plus versus a non-answer like Podzilla for under $2 million. Picking the former's the better answer if you start with the assumption neither's an offensive asset, since Podsednik's not a CF any more, but for that much? Why not check out Coco Crisp or Endy Chavez? (Christina Kahrl)
2009-11-19 13:00:00	What are your thoughts on Alex Rios for 2010? (MickeyRivers from Philadelphia)	Plus defensive center fielder who'll hit .275 with some power and not enough walks. He's more or less comparable to Aaron Rowand, I think. And if it were my team, I'd STILL move Ramirez to CF. Grrr. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-09-21 14:00:00	Do you think the Cubs will release Bradley, or find a trade partner? [As a Giants fan, may I present Aaron Rowand?] (Rob from Oakland)	I think they'll try to trade him for somebody else's big contract headache, but that the likelihood isn't terribly high that they'll be able to find a match. Hendry has to know that his move to suspend Bradley opens up at least better-than-even probability that he'll be sinking the cost of some large fraction of the remaining $21 million on his deal. Maybe they can swap him for Alex Rios, who's none too popular on the South Side. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-08-13 13:00:00	Which Hitchcock? Alex Rios's contract was the largest to ever go through a waiver claim, but I wonder how much it could compare to the selling off of players (most famously Ruth, but also the Connie Mack tear-downs) during periods of economic instability between the wars? Are those precedents in some way for what we saw this week? (Asinwreck from Chicago, IL)	All of the Hitchcock, actually. I have most of his catalog ripped to my computer and just clicked "play all." The current tune is "The Man With the Light Bulb Head," so I guess we're on "Fegmania!" Your parallels to the Rios sale are correct in part, but slightly different in that Frazee and Mack were saying, "These are really good players, worth the money, and I regret parting with them, but I just can't afford to pay them right now." The Rios sale was Ricciardi saying, "This guy ISN'T worth the money, I just thought he was at one point, so please take him away from me." (Steven Goldman)
2009-07-13 14:00:00	You're JP Ricciardi. Chris Davis, Neftali Feliz, Max Ramirez/Salatamalacchia, throw-in B prospect, and Marlon Byrd for Alex Rios and Halladay. (Craig from Michigan)	Not enough. That's Feliz and a bunch of guys who've failed. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-02-11 14:00:00	Do you think Carlos Gomez becomes that Alex Rios or Carlos Beltran type of player this year. You talked about Gomez in 2007 on a chat? (mwashuc06 from Utica,NY)	Yeah, I think Gomez is very talented. He's a wild stallion at this point but he'll learn under a guy like Ron Gardenhire and that Twins' coaching staff. Gomez is going to be very very good. (John Perrotto)
2008-06-20 13:30:00	Better lifetime keeper for next year and beyond (points based league)...Alex Rios, Matt kemp or Mad Max Scherzer Thanks (Mike from Westbury, N.Y.)	Matt Kemp, then Scherzer, then Rios. I really like Matt Kemp. He's got a 15% shot of being Vladimir Guerrero. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-04-25 15:00:00	What are the odds that it turns out that Frank Thomas is really cooked, and JP is given a bit of credit for rectifying an error of yesteryear, as opposed to pulling a Colleti and making damn-well sure that last year's mistake remains on this year's books AND in this year's starting lineup? In a related question, what are the odds that I am just a mildly delusional, less mildly paranoic, Canadian Jays hoper? (rawagman from Work, TO)	Because of his past history and his failure to build the Jays, I'm rarely inclined to give J.P. Ricciardi the benefit of the doubt. He's had seven years to try to put the Jays in a position to overtake the Yankees and/or Red Sox, and while he's developed a pretty decent pitching staff, he's placed some pretty big long-term bets on a pair of outfielders who really aren't very special in Vernon Wells and Alex Rios. As for Thomas, yes, it's possible he really is done, but 60 PA is in no way an adequate sample to judge that given Thomas' track record of hitting his way out of recent slow starts. Look, the real motivating factor wasn't his slump, it was the vesting option. Ricciardi realized he didn't want to pay it, and that's not entirely stupid, but he'd have done better to play this one down the middle and not try to disguise his motives. As it is, he's just given those of us who enjoy watching him do his Mark Penn act more ammunition. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-05-01 13:00:00	Doesn't Alex Rios have to figure into the conversation as the heir apparent to Vlad? Seems to be more patient this year and has improved his power every year as a regular and plays a pretty good RF with an above average arm. (Taylor from Toronto)	I'll take Markakis for the extra OBP. Both are plus right fielders, so Rios' defensive edge is smaller than it is on the field. It's a good debate, but when in doubt, I'll lean towards the OBP guy. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-03-05 13:00:00	Who will have a better year, Mauer or Martin? How good will Alex Rios be? (a 6'6 OF who can steal 20 can't have too many comparables...) (Jimmy Ballgame from San Diego)	Russell Martin; you've got a solid line, you know the Dodgers will push him to play a ton of games, and he steals bases. Mauer's power is going to dip according to PECOTA, and that Twins lineup is awful. I'm still not on speaking terms with PECOTA after seeing the projection it spit out for him this year. Let's revise RF right now and slot him in behind Hermida and ahead of the Kemp/Milledge pair where playing time might be an issue. What do you guys think, should we bump Abreu or Francouer to #11? (Marc Normandin)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	I was just musing to myself about how Alex Rios' stance reminds me of Von Hayes--spread low, slightly knock-kneed, and will he, like Hayes, always just be that slightly less than expected but still-good player--and before I complete the thought, he's jacked a 407-foot shot over the center-field fence. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Next is from Matt from Chicago: "One question each about the Chicago teams... What are your thoughts on Alex Rios? Is he ever going to return to his form of a few years ago or are his best days already behind him? Given the Cubs weak bullpen as currently constituted, what are a few names you believe they should target and that might be available via trade over the coming few months? Happy Opening Day to all!!" PECOTA sees Rios as a useful player this season, with a weighted mean WARP of 2.4. That doesn't mean his best days aren't behind him (it also doesn't mean they are), but you can be a very productive ballplayer while still not being as good as Rios was '06-'08. As for the Cubs - there really are very few pitchers who are tremendous difference makers as relievers, and they are typically unavailable. Most of the time you're trying to catch lightning in a bottle, and the Cubs don't have a shortage of bottles. They have plenty of live arms around, so they're not lacking for depth. (Colin Wyers)

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