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Birth Date	3-11-1980
Height	6' 5"
Weight	220 lbs

Age	33 years, 3 months, 9 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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: 0.22011
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2005	CHN	25	10	4	23.7	15.3	8.3	0	2	0	1	0	115	25	24	24	3	40	17	16	1	21	9.13	5.15	5.62	1.5	0.1
2006	CHN	26	17	16	99.3	97.3	2.0	6	7	0	8	1	417	83	51	46	16	154	39	38	2	90	4.17	4.63	5.13	12.8	1.1
2007	CHN	27	32	32	195.0	195.0	0.0	11	8	0	17	1	812	170	89	85	27	285	63	60	12	183	3.92	4.25	4.66	24.7	2.4
2008	CHN	28	5	5	19.7	19.7	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	89	13	9	9	2	22	18	18	1	15	4.12	5.80	6.39	-0.5	-0.1
2009	BAL	29	14	13	57.7	57.3	0.3	3	3	0	3	0	275	68	53	50	7	112	40	38	1	46	7.80	5.26	6.12	-0.1	0.0
2010	BOS	30	6	0	4.0	0.0	4.0	1	0	0	0	0	18	5	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	3	0.00	2.30	3.04	1.1	0.1
2011	BOS	31	9	0	8.0	0.0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	30	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	1	12	0.00	1.56	2.50	2.0	0.2
2012	BOS	32	25	0	19.7	0.0	19.7	1	0	0	0	0	83	17	4	4	0	25	11	10	0	21	1.83	2.59	3.40	3.3	0.3
2013	CLE	33	26	0	17.3	0.0	17.3	0	0	2	0	0	85	22	17	15	3	33	12	10	1	20	7.79	5.24	5.38	-1.6	-0.2
Career			144	70	444.3	384.7	59.7	23	20	2	30	2	1924	406	247	233	58	679	204	194	19	411	4.72	4.48	5.01	43.3	4.0

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
2002	BOI	A-	6	5	14.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.341		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	LNS	A	15	4	29.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.280		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	BOI	A-	14	14	68.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.344		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	DAY	A+	28	19	109.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.296		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	CHN	MLB	10	4	23.7	5.62	82	.279	.271	.340	.436	.268	.301	104	1.1	0.1	1.5	0.1
2005	PEO	A	1	1	8.0	2.33	155	.123	.277	.354	.414	.275	.312	109	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	WTN	AA	10	10	57.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.270		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	IOW	AAA	11	10	65.0	3.45	133	.210	.283	.357	.455	.275	.298	102	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	CHN	MLB	17	16	99.3	5.13	98	.240	.275	.341	.450	.265	.248	103	12.7	1.2	12.8	1.1
2006	IOW	AAA	15	15	100.2	2.29	147	.175	.270	.338	.416	.269	.273	97	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	CHN	MLB	32	32	195.0	4.66	104	.241	.274	.340	.446	.267	.271	101	24.9	2.4	24.7	2.4
2008	CHN	MLB	5	5	19.7	6.39	77	.252	.274	.344	.451	.272	.208	111	0.1	0.0	-0.5	-0.1
2008	DAY	A+	3	3	12.3	5.16	99	.255	.253	.325	.359	.250	.364	109	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	IOW	AAA	7	7	26.0	7.33	43	.304	.277	.349	.445	.277	.295	97	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	CUB	Rk	3	3	9.3	5.59	78	.215	.265	.363	.379	.272	.238	96	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	BAL	MLB	14	13	57.7	6.12	73	.303	.278	.345	.448	.276	.337	100	0.2	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2009	FRD	A+	1	1	3.0	2.30	153	.075	.266	.354	.432	.276	.143	108	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	NOR	AAA	3	3	13.3	5.21	80	.184	.270	.335	.387	.256	.143	95	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	BOS	MLB	6	0	4.0	3.04	135	.226	.263	.337	.400	.265	.357	105	1.1	0.1	1.1	0.1
2010	MEM	AAA	23	4	46.0	6.68	66	.263	.282	.357	.450	.275	.265	96	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	PAW	AAA	19	6	53.0	4.77	83	.236	.266	.335	.416	.257	.307	91	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	BOS	MLB	9	0	8.0	2.50	148	.138	.265	.331	.414	.268	.214	107	2.0	0.2	2.0	0.2
2011	PAW	AAA	10	0	16.0	4.70	96	.175	.258	.336	.407	.256	.115	101	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	BOS	MLB	25	0	19.7	3.40	128	.243	.259	.325	.425	.272	.333	107	3.3	0.3	3.3	0.3
2012	GRN	A	2	2	2.0	-0.77	216	.000	.274	.353	.403	.285	.667		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	SLM	A+	3	3	4.0	-0.89	219	.000	.256	.319	.371	.249	.200		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	PME	AA	1	0	1.0	-1.71	239	.000	.262	.326	.374	.250	.333		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	PAW	AAA	8	0	8.0	3.91	114	.158	.262	.333	.388	.248	.133	92	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	RSX	Rk	2	1	1.3	4.88	67	.171	.248	.294	.338	.244	.000	87	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	CLE	MLB	26	0	17.3	5.38	69	.337	.262	.327	.408	.270	.388	96	-1.6	-0.2	-1.6	-0.2
Career		MLB		70	444.3	5.02	96	.255	.273	.340	.443	.268	.282	102	43.5	4.3	43.0	4.0

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
2002	BOI	A-	0	2	0	6	5	14.0	15	14	12	0	0%	.341	9.6	9.0	0.0	7.7	2.07	8.36	0.0	0.0
2003	LNS	A	0	1	0	15	4	29.3	14	36	50	0	0%	.280	4.3	11.1	0.0	15.4	1.71	2.76	0.0	0.0
2003	BOI	A-	1	6	0	14	14	68.3	57	32	99	5	0%	.344	7.5	4.2	0.7	13.0	1.30	4.35	0.0	0.0
2004	DAY	A+	7	6	0	28	19	109.3	88	72	136	9	0%	.296	7.2	5.9	0.7	11.2	1.46	4.03	0.0	0.0
2005	PEO	A	1	0	0	1	1	8.0	5	0	12	0	56%	.312	5.6	0.0	0.0	13.5	0.62	1.12	0.0	0.0
2005	IOW	AAA	6	1	0	11	10	65.0	53	14	92	11	44%	.298	7.3	1.9	1.5	12.7	1.03	3.60	0.0	0.0
2005	WTN	AA	4	3	0	10	10	57.7	42	21	90	9	0%	-.270	6.6	3.3	1.4	14.0	1.09	3.28	0.0	0.0
2005	CHN	MLB	0	2	0	10	4	23.7	25	17	21	3	39%	.301	9.5	6.5	1.1	8.0	1.77	9.13	1.5	0.1
2006	IOW	AAA	7	1	0	15	15	100.2	62	21	135	3	48%	.273	5.6	1.9	0.3	12.1	0.83	1.80	0.0	0.0
2006	CHN	MLB	6	7	0	17	16	99.3	83	39	90	16	33%	.248	7.5	3.5	1.4	8.2	1.23	4.17	12.8	1.1
2007	CHN	MLB	11	8	0	32	32	195.0	170	63	183	27	39%	.271	7.8	2.9	1.2	8.4	1.19	3.92	24.7	2.4
2008	CUB	Rk	1	1	0	3	3	9.3	5	5	11	0	71%	.238	4.8	4.8	0.0	10.6	1.08	2.90	0.0	0.0
2008	IOW	AAA	2	4	0	7	7	26.0	22	28	32	4	42%	.295	7.6	9.7	1.4	11.1	1.92	5.88	0.0	0.0
2008	DAY	A+	1	2	0	3	3	12.3	12	11	14	0	36%	.364	8.8	8.0	0.0	10.2	1.87	8.05	0.0	0.0
2008	CHN	MLB	1	0	0	5	5	19.7	13	18	15	2	36%	.208	5.9	8.2	0.9	6.9	1.58	4.12	-0.5	-0.1
2009	NOR	AAA	1	1	0	3	3	13.3	5	9	14	1	45%	.143	3.4	6.1	0.7	9.5	1.05	1.35	0.0	0.0
2009	FRD	A+	0	1	0	1	1	3.0	1	0	3	0	57%	.143	3.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	0.33	3.00	0.0	0.0
2009	BAL	MLB	3	3	0	14	13	57.7	68	40	46	7	35%	.337	10.6	6.2	1.1	7.2	1.87	7.80	-0.1	0.0
2010	MEM	AAA	4	3	0	23	4	46.0	35	30	47	5	44%	.265	6.8	5.9	1.0	9.2	1.41	4.30	0.0	0.0
2010	PAW	AAA	3	1	0	19	6	53.0	45	29	55	3	49%	.307	7.6	4.9	0.5	9.3	1.40	3.74	0.0	0.0
2010	BOS	MLB	1	0	0	6	0	4.0	5	1	3	0	57%	.357	11.2	2.2	0.0	6.8	1.50	0.00	1.1	0.1
2011	BOS	MLB	0	0	0	9	0	8.0	3	3	12	0	36%	.214	3.4	3.4	0.0	13.5	0.75	0.00	2.0	0.2
2011	PAW	AAA	1	0	1	10	0	16.0	8	5	18	1	41%	.115	4.5	2.8	0.6	10.1	0.81	1.12	0.0	0.0
2012	RSX	Rk	0	1	0	2	1	1.3	0	2	3	0	100%	.000	0.0	13.5	0.0	20.2	1.50	13.50	0.0	0.0
2012	PAW	AAA	1	0	0	8	0	8.0	3	2	10	1	50%	.133	3.4	2.2	1.1	11.2	0.62	1.12	0.0	0.0
2012	SLM	A+	0	0	0	3	3	4.0	1	1	8	0	100%	.200	2.2	2.2	0.0	18.0	0.50	0.00	0.0	0.0
2012	PME	AA	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	0	1	0	33%	.333	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	1.00	0.00	0.0	0.0
2012	BOS	MLB	1	0	0	25	0	19.7	17	11	21	0	43%	.333	7.8	5.0	0.0	9.6	1.42	1.83	3.3	0.3
2012	GRN	A	0	0	0	2	2	2.0	2	0	5	0	67%	.667	9.0	0.0	0.0	22.5	1.00	4.50	0.0	0.0
2013	CLE	MLB	0	0	0	26	0	17.3	22	12	20	3	33%	.388	11.4	6.2	1.6	10.4	1.96	7.79	-1.6	-0.2

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-06-09	2012-09-01	60-DL	84	75	Left	Forearm	Strain	Flexor Pronator Mass	-	-
2012-03-26	2012-04-27	15-DL	32	18	Left	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2011-06-09	-
2011-06-02	2011-09-29	60-DL	119	106	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2011-06-09
2009-07-28	2009-10-05	60-DL	69	64	Left	Shoulder	Surgery	Labrum	2009-08-07
2009-03-29	2009-05-16	15-DL	48	36	Left	Elbow	Strain		-
2009-03-01	2009-03-29	Camp	28	0	Left	Elbow	Stiffness	with Mild Swelling	-
2008-09-01	2008-10-05	15-DL	34	24		Low Back	Strain		-
2008-08-31	2008-09-01	Minors	1	0	-	Back	Strain		-	-
2008-08-01	2008-08-31	Minors	30	0	-	Back	Strain		-	-
2008-06-22	2008-07-16	Minors	24	0	Left	Lower Leg	Strain	Calf	-	-
2008-05-17	2008-05-30	Minors	13	0		Low Back	Strain		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	CLE	$
2013	CLE	$1,000,000
2012	BOS	$725,000
2009	BAL	$445,000
2008	CHN	$445,000
2007	CHN	$400,000

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$2,015,000
2011	Current	$1,000,000
7 yr	Pvs + Cur	$3,015,000
7 yr	Total	$3,015,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
5 y 37 d	Levinsons ACES	1 year/$1M (2013)

Details

1 year/$1M (2013). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 2/7/13 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1M in majors. Contract selected by Cleveland 3/11/13.
1 year/$0.725M (2012). Re-signed by Boston as a free agent 12/30/11 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.725M in majors. May opt out in spring if not on major-league roster. Contract purchased by Boston 2/21/12. Non-tendered by Boston 11/30/12.
1 year (2011). Signed by Boston as a free agent 1/31/11 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Boston 5/5/11. Non-tendered by Boston 12/12/11.
1 year (2010). Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 1/26/10 (minor-league contract). $0.575M salary in majors (opted out). Signed by Boston as a free agent 6/30/10 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Boston 9/13/10. Sent outright to Triple-A by Boston 10/8/10.
1 year/$0.445M (2009). Acquired by Baltimore in trade from Chicago Cubs 2/2/09. Signed by Baltimore 3/8/09. Sent outright to Triple-A by Baltimore 10/30/09.
1 year/$0.445M (2008)
1 year/$0.4M (2007). Re-signed 3/07.
1 year (2006). Re-signed 3/06.
1 year (2005). Contract purchased 6/05.
Drafted 2002 (4-112). $0.302M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.192	.322	.311	.223
11	vs R (Multi)	.267	.345	.396	.262
18	Split (Multi)	-.075	-.023	-.085	-.039
19	LgAvg (Multi)	-.029	-.032	-.065	-.030
30	vs L (2012)	.205	.340	.333	.235
31	vs R (2012)	.273	.333	.364	.254
38	Split (2012)	-.068	.007	-.030	-.018
39	LgAvg (2012)	-.031	-.033	-.073	-.033

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Title	Author	Date
Painting the Black: The Cleveland Show	R.J. Anderson	2013-05-15
Perfect Game's College Top 25: Analyzing the 2013 Top NCAA Teams	Kendall Rogers	2013-01-31
Pebble Hunting: Hottest Rumors From Baseball's Winter Meetings in Nashville!	Sam Miller	2012-12-07
Transaction Analysis: All the Non-Tenders	R.J. Anderson	2012-12-03
Painting the Black: Evaluating the Non-Tender Class of '11	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-30
The BP Wayback Machine: Taking a Step Back, Part Three	Kevin Goldstein	2012-06-15
The Lineup Card: 10 Things We Learned in May	Baseball Prospectus	2012-05-31
The Lineup Card: 10 Things Learned in April	Baseball Prospectus	2012-05-03
What You Need to Know: Friday, April 27	Daniel Rathman	2012-04-27
Painting the Black: 40-Man Flexibility	R.J. Anderson	2011-08-31
Divide and Conquer, AL East: A New Challenger	Dustin Parkes	2011-07-29
Expanded Horizons: The Mystery of Jered Weaver	Tommy Bennett	2011-07-27
Divide and Conquer, AL East: The Replacements	Dustin Parkes	2011-07-22
Collateral Damage: Sciatica State	Corey Dawkins	2011-06-03
Collateral Damage: Sciatica State	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-03
On the Beat: Back on the Attack	John Perrotto	2011-06-03
Transaction Analysis: Something Lost, Something Gained	Ben Lindbergh	2011-05-10
On the Beat: The Sunny Side of Spring	John Perrotto	2011-03-23
Painting the Black: Manny B.'s Inside Adventure	R.J. Anderson	2011-03-08
On the Beat: Red Sox Reboot	John Perrotto	2011-03-07
Purpose Pitches: AL NRIs to Watch	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-16
Transaction Analysis: Bartlett's Price Quote	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-11
On the Beat: Mr. Fix It	John Perrotto	2010-12-24
Transaction Analysis: AL East and Rangers Transaction Ledger	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-01
Prospectus Perspective: The NL CYA and the Uggla Trade	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-17
Future Shock: Org Watch: Nationals, Red Sox, Braves	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-30
Transaction Analysis: Orioles, Red Sox	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-27
Under The Knife: About Those Pitch Counts	Will Carroll	2010-09-15
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of August 30	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-31
Transaction Action: Drama Division Drama	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-05
Transaction Action: Blast, or Blasted?	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-28
BP Unfiltered: Matusz on the Media	David Laurila	2010-04-27
Transaction Action: Claim and Deal	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-01
Fantasy Focus: Depth Chart/PFM Update, Part 2	Clay Davenport	2010-03-21
Fantasy Focus: NL Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2010-03-09
Camp Battles: NL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-26
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-02-10
Transaction Action: Senior Circuitry	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-27
Transaction Action: Backwater Piracy and Sabeanesque Splurges	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-04
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Baltimore Orioles	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-18
Transaction Action: Assorted East Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-08
Transaction Action: Assorted AL Additions	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-09
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-31
Prospectus Hit List: Deadline Drama	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-31
Checking the Numbers: Defining Declining Expectations	Eric Seidman	2009-07-26
Prospectus Hit List: Halladay to Holliday	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-24
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-04
Prospectus Hit List: The Rising	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-05
Transaction Analysis: AL Central, Plus	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-02
Transaction Analysis: AL East Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-28
Prospectus Hit List: Can't Anyone Here Play This Game?	Jay Jaffe	2009-05-22
Transaction Analysis: Updates from the Easts	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-28
Under The Knife: Notes and Injuries	Will Carroll	2009-04-10
Transaction Analysis: The All-A Edition	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, AL East	Jay Jaffe	2009-03-29
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-02-24
Wait 'Til Next Year: The 2009 Pre-season Baseball Prospectus NCAA Top 25	Bryan Smith	2009-02-17
Team Health Reports: Baltimore Orioles	Will Carroll	2009-02-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, NL Central	Jay Jaffe	2009-02-13
Every Given Sunday: So Many Questions, So Little Time	John Perrotto	2009-02-01
Transaction Analysis: Cubby Quartet	Christina Kahrl	2009-01-19
Every Given Sunday: Baby, it's Cold Outside	John Perrotto	2009-01-18
Hot Stove Preview: NL Central	Christina Kahrl	2008-11-18
Transaction Analysis: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-09-06
Prospectus Today: Free Lottery Tickets?	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-09
Transaction of the Day: Harden-ed	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-09
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-24
Every Given Sunday: Dropping the Axe	John Perrotto	2008-06-22
Every Given Sunday: Paint Me a Picture	John Perrotto	2008-06-08
Lies, Damned Lies: Evaluating Pitcher Hitting	Nate Silver	2008-05-29
Under The Knife: Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick... Boom	Will Carroll	2008-05-19
Transaction of the Day: Edmonds.com?	Christina Kahrl	2008-05-15
Prospectus Hit List: Walking a Fine Line	Jay Jaffe	2008-05-09
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-05-02
Every Given Sunday: To New Challenges and Old Friends	John Perrotto	2008-04-27
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-23
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-18
Schrodinger's Bat: Opus 100	Dan Fox	2008-04-17
Under The Knife: History on Repeat	Will Carroll	2008-04-17
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-15
Under The Knife: Expanding the Discussion	Will Carroll	2008-04-14
Prospectus Hit List: Small-Sample Theater	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-11
UTK Wrap: The Weekly Rundown	Will Carroll	2008-04-11
The 100-Year Itch: Chicago's Title Quest	John Perrotto	2008-04-09
Prospectus Today: Milwaukee Mash-up	Joe Sheehan	2008-04-07
The Silly Season: Prognostication Perils	Matt Taibbi	2008-04-06
Schrodinger's Bat: Spring Fling	Dan Fox	2008-03-13
Fantasy Beat: Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2008-03-12
Prospectus Toolbox: Moneybag Mailball	Derek Jacques	2008-03-11
Team Health Reports: Chicago Cubs	Will Carroll	2008-03-10
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Next Rung Down	Bryan Smith	2008-02-12
Every Given Sunday: Reconstruction in Slow Motion	John Perrotto	2008-01-20
Prospectus Today: Breakout Candidates	Joe Sheehan	2008-01-15
The Week In Quotes: October 1-7	Alex Carnevale	2007-10-08
Prospectus Today: The Division Series	Joe Sheehan	2007-10-03
Under The Knife: Playoff Health Report, NL	Will Carroll	2007-10-03
Playoff Prospectus: Cubs versus Diamondbacks	Nate Silver	2007-10-02
Lies, Damned Lies: The Contenders' Rotations	Nate Silver	2007-09-03
Every Given Sunday: Respectable Piracy?	John Perrotto	2007-09-02
Prospectus Today: Six Deliveries	Joe Sheehan	2007-08-29
Wait 'Til Next Year: Cape Cod League Prospects, Part One	Bryan Smith	2007-08-28
Prospectus Matchups: Los Olvidados	Jim Baker	2007-08-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: Trade Deadline Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-07-31
Extreme Ballclub Makeover: Relevance in Wrigleyville	John Perrotto	2007-07-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: Debut	Jay Jaffe	2007-07-24
Transaction Analysis: National League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-16
Under The Knife: Almost Halfway	Will Carroll	2007-06-29
Prospectus Hit List: Hurting Hurlers	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-22
Every Given Sunday: Burrowing to the Basement in Bridgeport	John Perrotto	2007-06-17
Prospectus Hit List: June Swoons and Happier Tunes	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-15
Schrodinger's Bat: Physics on Display	Dan Fox	2007-05-31
Transaction Analysis: NL-Brand Ketchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-24
The Week In Quotes: May 14-21	Alex Carnevale	2007-05-21
Prospectus Today: Making Contact	Joe Sheehan	2007-05-16
Prospectus Hit List: McNasty as They Wanna Be	Jay Jaffe	2007-05-11
Morning in Chicago: Do You Get What You Pay For?	John Perrotto	2007-05-09
Prospectus Hit List: One Month Down	Jay Jaffe	2007-05-04
Prospectus Matchups: Baseball's Balancing Acts	Jim Baker	2007-05-04
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes On Right-handed Pitching Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-04-20
Prospectus Matchups: The Knee-Jerk All-Stars	Jim Baker	2007-04-17
Hope and Faith: How the Chicago Cubs Can Win the World Series	John Perrotto	2007-03-23
Prospectus Today: Spring Training	Joe Sheehan	2007-03-05
Positional Health Reports: Starting Pitchers, Part Two	Will Carroll	2007-02-23
Prospectus Today: Better Days in Wrigleyville	Joe Sheehan	2007-02-12
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 19th	Jay Jaffe	2006-09-19
Transaction Analysis: August 18-22	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-23
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 20	Jay Jaffe	2006-08-22
Transaction Analysis: August 15-17	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-18
Transaction Analysis: August 10-14	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-15
Transaction Analysis: July 31-August 3	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-04
Transaction Analysis: May 12-14	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-16
Under The Knife: New Project	Will Carroll	2006-05-02
Transaction Analysis: National League, March 30-April 4	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-07
Transaction Analysis: March 29-30	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-31
Future Shock: Spring Prospect Report, National League	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-29
Fantasy Focus: NL Spring Job Battles	Peter Schoenke	2006-03-27
Top 50 Prospects: The List	Dayn Perry	2006-02-20
Top 50 Prospects: The List	Rany Jazayerli	2006-02-20
Prospectus Notebook: Cubs, Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-29

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-03-17 14:00:00	Cardinals pitching prospect Jaime Garcia has looked downright evil this spring, but doesn't seem to be in serious consideration for the rotation, which definitely has a vacancy. What's going on, Christina? Flash-in-the-pan syndrome? Justifiable desire to hold the workload down for a TJ survivor? Or a noxious manifestation of Dave Duncan's aversion to working with young pitchers, particularly starters? (Bill from New Mexico)	Hi Bill, always a pleasure to see you on the boards... I think it's very much a matter of politburo-style turnitis, in that it isn't his turn yet. He's having a great camp, he's coming back from injury, and especially because of April scheduling, I could see him spending the first month or two getting regular starts for Memphis. By June, we'll know if McClellan's calling for reinforcements (inevitable, if you ask any Civil War buff), or if Rich Hill's redeemable and that's just in the fifth spot. Duncan's deserved reputation or no, I'm just not that wild on bets that Kyle Lohse and Brad Penny will be totally fine, so I think Garcia's going to be put to work at some point this season. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-06-25 13:00:00	From among Beresen, Hill and Berked in the Orioles' rotation, which do you think will perform the best long term? (TGisriel from Baltimore)	Still a big Rich Hill believer, and he's the only one of the three that misses a lot of bats. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-02-16 14:00:00	Over, under, or even: Rich Hill wins 5 games for Baltimore in 2009? (Jack from Baltimore)	Under. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-02-11 14:00:00	Two pitchers that many had pegged for positive growth (if not breakouts) last season, were Ian Snell and Rich Hill. Do you see bounce-backs for either of them in 2009, or is mediocrity all that can be hoped for? (Joe from Brooklyn)	I think the change of scenery will help Hill. Snell is a hard guy to figure, talented but flighty. He could literally win 18 games this season or wind up in Indianapolis. (John Perrotto)
2008-11-19 13:00:00	Any chance for Rich Hill to ever turn it around? What happened? (Jake from Chicago)	Has anyone come back from Steve Blass Syndrome? (Will Carroll)
2008-07-25 14:00:00	Joe, what happened to Rich Hill, and when/where will he be spotted again? (Eric from MD)	He insists it's not mental, just mechanical. I doubt we'll see him in the majors this season, even as a September call-up, and I think his next MLB appearance will be with a team other than the Cubs. Medium term, I like the talent and I think he'll pitch well again. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-06-26 13:00:00	I like the potential trade series. How realistic do you think the following scenario could be: Jays send AJ Burnett and one of Shannon Stewart / Brad Wilkerson to the Cubs for Rich Hill and Matt Murton? Can that be a great way to kill 4 birds with one stone, or what? (rawagman from TO)	In making such a deal, the Cubs would make themselves measurably worse. I say go for it! (Dayn Perry)
2008-06-27 14:00:00	Given that Theriot's performance has likely entrenched him in the starting lineup, and Ronny Cedeno's performance seemingly has him getting the lion-share of middle infield spot starts, what is Mike Fontenot's use now? Does he have any value in a trade? He seems like he could possibly bring the offensive value of Mark Derosa if he got the playing time. Also, what does Rich Hill have to do in order to return to the majors? Change teams? (mlapointe from chicago)	Fontenot's getting starts at second with DeRosa moving out to left in the positional wheel that Piniella has been employing whenever his roster's Soriano-free, and it works pretty nicely. Add in that it means that he's got a bench player kept sharp with a goodly amount of playing time, and it makes for a better stabbity to go after the opposition with when he's back to pinch-hitting. And if Theriot or Cedeno or DeRosa goes down, it's a happier thing to be the team that still has Fontenot. He'd make for a mediocre regular, and while that might make him wealthy, I think it's more useful to keep him on this roster, especially as the lefty alternative to the righty-hitting Reed Johnson off of the bench. Hill... it's a gut-wrenching thing to see a guy's control just go away like that. I'd trade for him, but I'm not sure the Cubs can afford to trust him until he gives Iowa a good month or so. It's interesting that Will brought up the Cubs in today's lead article about dealing for Sabathia--I would think that Hill would make a pretty important piece in such a swap, although it would be a bit risky to have both Cliff Lee and Hill in the same rotation. That would be sort of a southpaw roller-coaster ride that would require splatter shielding to protect bystanders. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-06-24 13:00:00	Rich Hill in pinstripes? (Vito from NY)	I've thought a lot about that. He's at the project stage right now, but the upside is high. ...Now my son (2) is crying. (Steven Goldman)
2008-06-23 12:00:00	Hi John, have you heard if any other teams are interested in Rich Hill? I am curious if his trade value is higher or lower than Sean Marshall's. Thanks. (Guancous from Silver Spring, MD)	I think a small-market club would be perfect for Hill. He's got an awful lot of talent but it's clear that he has lost the faith of Lou Piniella. Put him in a low-pressure environment and he could easily put his career back together. Yes, I think Hill has more value than Marshall simply because he has a higher ceiling, though I also think Marshall has a chance to be a good major-league starter. (John Perrotto)
2008-06-23 12:00:00	How strange is the saga of Rich Hill this season? While perhaps not unprecedented, this whole situation just seems like one of the more bizarre collapses I can ever recall a successful starting pitcher experiencing. (Brent from Raleigh)	It's very strange. Again, Lou Piniella is a demanding manager and some guys get psyched out by him. I think Rich Hill is still a very good bet to have a good career. He just needs to get in a differet environment. (John Perrotto)
2008-06-23 12:00:00	Over the weekend, Rich Hill failed to make it out of the first inning - IN IOWA. He even had a throwing error over to first base. Who broke Rich Hill? Can anyone fix Rich Hill? (theguag from Louisville)	I think he's fixable, just somewhere other than the Cubs. If I ran a club, I'd love to get my hands on him, especially if I could buy low right now. (John Perrotto)
2008-06-20 13:30:00	Let's go worst-case scenario and say Big Z is out for the year. Should the Cubs trade for A.J. Burnett (or whoever) or give Hill and/or Marshall another shot? (Stephen from Louisville)	Rich Hill is something like the 25th-best starter in the National League. I have no idea what he did to Lou Piniella, but he can take Zambrano's place with minimal loss in value. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-06-20 13:30:00	What are the trade values for Rich Hill and Felix Pie and should/would the Cubs move them? (theguag from Louisville)	Their trade values have been crushed by the organization. They shouldn't trade them, they should play them. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-06-03 13:00:00	You mentioned that you'd like to see the Cubs get another mid-level starter before the deadline. What's your take on Rich Hill maybe being that guy? (Al from Montreal)	I wish it could be him. At this point, he's a long way away from returning. He can't seem to find his command and that's a big problem. (Len Kasper)
2008-05-20 13:00:00	Three questions: 1) For my Cubs lovin' wife, are the Northsiders for real? They've done well so far, but what are their big questions down the stretch? 2) Is there any light at the end of the Andruw Jones tunnel, or is that the sound of a diesel locomotive? 3) Joe Torre: great manager, or greatest manager? Seriously, look at Friday's Dodgers lineup: how could he expect to win? (scareduck from Still closer to Angel Stadium than Chavez Ravine)	Cubs: for real. Their run differential is the best in all of baseball by a wide margin, and I don't see any of the other NL Central teams being able to hang with them. I think the big questions are whether Rich Hill rediscovers his control and returns to the rotation, and whether Kerry Wood can hold up as the team's closer. Barring injuries, I think they'll be OK, and even with those injuries, they have a bit of depth to either cover from within or make a trade to help themselves out. Andruw: lots of questions about him today. The upside of his injury is that it may explain some of his struggles, it may force him to get back in shape as he rehabs, and it will give Dodger fans a bit of relief when it comes to the daily drama of the outfield lineup. Torre: Furcal being hurt certainly takes a bite out of that lineup. But really, Torre's going to have to get over this Russell Martin-at-3B fetish, even though it's only been a total of 37 innings he's played there. It's fine to give him a breather now and then, but when you're stealing at-bats from DeWitt or LaRoche to give them to Gary Bennett, something is definitely wrong. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-05-05 12:30:00	With nearly two-third of the season gone, what's your opinion of the compacted schedule? Do you see any teams with advantages or disadvantages in May because of how they built their non-league slate? (BL from Bozeman, MT)	Well, the compacted schedule was sort of inherently flawed in my mind from the beginning. How exactly did a Feb 22 start date help Michigan? If the season had opened three weekends earlier, they might have won a couple more weekends and had a better chance at regionals. It's not as if they were able to play outdoors in Ann Arbor any sooner. However, I do like what this has done to philosophy, and how coaches are being forced to use pitching staffs. One subplot of that I'd point to is USD coach Rich Hill's usage of Kyle Blair and Sammy Solis -- almost mixing and matching them versus different opponents. Of course, four legit starting pitchers gives you options like that. (Bryan Smith)
2008-04-15 13:00:00	What is going on with Rich Hill, how does this affect his PECOTA? (tschiera from Brooklyn)	Mechanically, he's pitching uphill and has apparently lost his release point. I have to think there's something more going on there, because that should be relatively easy to correct. Lou has his doghouse and maybe Hill did something to get in there. I'd guess that Hill gets back into the rotation after only a short time. (Will Carroll)
2008-02-25 12:00:00	Bryan, what in the world happened to Brian Matusz this weekend? (Steve from North Dakota)	A couple questions on this. To me, the most concerning thing from Brian Matusz' start were the four walks he allowed in 4.2 innings. I mean, look, some starts the balls are going to find their holes and you're going to allow 8 hits like that. And even a guy like Nick Romero for SDSU, a very good player, will sometimes hit a home run off an All-American like Matusz. But the walks are a problem that we haven't seen much from the polished southpaw. Big weekend ahead for the Torreros as they host a good tournament, so I might try and get a more thorough answer from Rich Hill before my Thursday article. (Bryan Smith)
2008-01-25 13:30:00	How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Followup question: Would you rather have Rich Hill for the next four years, or Erik Bedard for the next two? (Rob from Bloomington, IL)	Depends on what else you have and at what part of cycle your team is on, but generally speaking I'd take Hill for 4. (Dan Fox)

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