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Jeff Bagwell 1BAstros

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
15	9431	.297	.408	.540	.321	77.3

Birth Date	5-27-1968
Height	6' 0"
Weight	215 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
1991	HOU	23	156	650	554	79	163	26	4	15	242	75	116	13	7	1	82	7	4	.294	.387	.437	.305	36.6	-4.9	3.4
1992	HOU	24	162	697	586	87	160	34	6	18	260	84	97	12	13	2	96	10	6	.273	.368	.444	.302	35.8	13.6	5.4
1993	HOU	25	142	609	535	76	171	37	4	20	276	62	73	3	9	0	88	13	4	.320	.388	.516	.323	47.0	2.6	5.0
1994	HOU	26	110	479	400	104	147	32	2	39	300	65	65	4	10	0	116	15	4	.367	.451	.750	.393	80.8	12.0	8.9
1995	HOU	27	114	539	448	88	130	29	0	21	222	79	102	6	6	0	87	12	5	.290	.399	.496	.320	44.5	11.5	5.5
1996	HOU	28	162	719	568	111	179	48	2	31	324	135	114	10	6	0	120	21	7	.315	.451	.570	.335	74.4	4.1	7.4
1997	HOU	29	162	717	566	109	162	40	2	43	335	127	122	16	8	0	135	31	10	.286	.425	.592	.341	73.8	-4.9	6.8
1998	HOU	30	147	661	540	124	164	33	1	34	301	109	90	7	5	0	111	19	7	.304	.424	.557	.329	57.1	6.4	6.2
1999	HOU	31	162	729	562	143	171	35	0	42	332	149	127	11	7	0	126	30	11	.304	.454	.591	.347	90.3	1.3	8.6
2000	HOU	32	159	719	590	152	183	37	1	47	363	107	116	15	7	0	132	9	6	.310	.424	.615	.316	54.2	5.3	5.6
2001	HOU	33	161	717	600	126	173	43	4	39	341	106	135	6	5	0	130	11	3	.288	.397	.568	.313	53.7	-1.3	5.2
2002	HOU	34	158	691	571	94	166	33	2	31	296	101	130	10	9	0	98	7	3	.291	.401	.518	.308	39.0	-0.8	3.9
2003	HOU	35	160	702	605	109	168	28	2	39	317	88	119	6	3	0	100	11	4	.278	.373	.524	.294	30.6	-2.0	2.8
2004	HOU	36	156	679	572	104	152	29	2	27	266	96	131	8	3	0	89	6	4	.266	.377	.465	.293	29.1	-1.7	2.7
2005	HOU	37	39	123	100	11	25	4	0	3	38	18	21	1	4	0	19	0	0	.250	.358	.380	.277	-0.9	0.1	-0.1
Career			2150	9431	7797	1517	2314	488	32	449	4213	1401	1558	128	102	3	1529	202	78	.297	.408	.540	.321	746.0	41.4	77.3

Advanced

'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
1989	WHV	A+	64	240	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.339			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	NBR	AA	136	569	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.369			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1991	HOU	MLB	156	650	.305	.247	.305	.364	.000	.344	97	29.2	17.6	-11.2	-4.9	0.3	36.6	3.4	36.6	3.4
1992	HOU	MLB	162	697	.302	.247	.302	.357	.000	.293	98	27.9	18.1	-11.5	13.6	-0.4	35.8	5.4	35.8	5.4
1993	HOU	MLB	142	609	.323	.262	.319	.397	.000	.335	95	41.1	17.5	-11.2	2.6	0.2	47.0	5.0	47.0	5.0
1994	HOU	MLB	110	479	.393	.265	.322	.413	.000	.353	97	71.4	14.5	-9.3	12.0	4.5	80.8	8.9	80.8	8.9
1995	HOU	MLB	114	539	.320	.262	.323	.403	.000	.329	95	35.9	16.1	-10.4	11.5	-1.7	44.5	5.5	44.5	5.5
1995	JAC	AA	4	16	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.200			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	HOU	MLB	162	719	.335	.257	.317	.400	.000	.345	99	62.5	22.2	-14.3	4.1	0.8	74.4	7.4	74.4	7.4
1997	HOU	MLB	162	717	.341	.255	.319	.401	.000	.291	98	63.6	19.1	-13.5	-4.9	1.8	73.8	6.8	73.8	6.8
1998	HOU	MLB	147	661	.329	.265	.327	.418	.000	.309	99	50.2	17.1	-12.6	6.4	4.1	57.1	6.2	57.1	6.2
1999	HOU	MLB	162	729	.347	.269	.338	.427	.000	.323	96	74.2	19.8	-14.6	1.3	5.3	90.3	8.6	90.3	8.6
2000	HOU	MLB	159	719	.316	.266	.335	.431	.000	.313	108	47.9	19.8	-14.5	5.3	0.6	54.2	5.6	54.2	5.6
2001	HOU	MLB	161	717	.313	.265	.327	.430	.000	.311	105	41.8	19.3	-13.7	-1.3	5.9	53.7	5.2	53.7	5.2
2002	HOU	MLB	158	691	.308	.259	.326	.411	.000	.322	103	35.4	17.6	-12.8	-0.8	-2.4	39.0	3.9	39.0	3.9
2003	HOU	MLB	160	702	.294	.266	.328	.424	.000	.287	104	25.7	18.5	-13.2	-2.0	-2.9	30.6	2.8	30.6	2.8
2004	HOU	MLB	156	679	.293	.262	.324	.420	.000	.300	99	25.1	17.8	-12.9	-1.7	-0.3	29.1	2.7	29.1	2.7
2005	HOU	MLB	39	123	.277	.266	.328	.429	.000	.275	99	2.2	3.1	-2	0.1	-3.8	-0.9	-0.1	-0.9	-0.1
2005	CCH	AA	3	12	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		9431	.321	.261	.323	.407	.254	.317	100	634.1	258.1	-177.7	41.4	12.0	746.0	77.3	746.0	77.3

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
1989	WHV	A+	240	27	65	13	2	2	19	23	25	1	1	.310	.381	.419	.110	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	NBR	AA	569	63	160	34	7	4	61	73	57	5	7	.333	.425	.457	.125	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1991	HOU	MLB	650	79	163	26	4	15	82	75	116	7	4	.294	.387	.437	.143	.305	36.6	-4.9	3.4
1992	HOU	MLB	697	87	160	34	6	18	96	84	97	10	6	.273	.368	.444	.171	.302	35.8	13.6	5.4
1993	HOU	MLB	609	76	171	37	4	20	88	62	73	13	4	.320	.388	.516	.196	.323	47.0	2.6	5.0
1994	HOU	MLB	479	104	147	32	2	39	116	65	65	15	4	.367	.451	.750	.383	.393	80.8	12.0	8.9
1995	HOU	MLB	539	88	130	29	0	21	87	79	102	12	5	.290	.399	.496	.205	.320	44.5	11.5	5.5
1995	JAC	AA	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	HOU	MLB	719	111	179	48	2	31	120	135	114	21	7	.315	.451	.570	.255	.335	74.4	4.1	7.4
1997	HOU	MLB	717	109	162	40	2	43	135	127	122	31	10	.286	.425	.592	.306	.341	73.8	-4.9	6.8
1998	HOU	MLB	661	124	164	33	1	34	111	109	90	19	7	.304	.424	.557	.254	.329	57.1	6.4	6.2
1999	HOU	MLB	729	143	171	35	0	42	126	149	127	30	11	.304	.454	.591	.286	.347	90.3	1.3	8.6
2000	HOU	MLB	719	152	183	37	1	47	132	107	116	9	6	.310	.424	.615	.305	.316	54.2	5.3	5.6
2001	HOU	MLB	717	126	173	43	4	39	130	106	135	11	3	.288	.397	.568	.280	.313	53.7	-1.3	5.2
2002	HOU	MLB	691	94	166	33	2	31	98	101	130	7	3	.291	.401	.518	.228	.308	39.0	-0.8	3.9
2003	HOU	MLB	702	109	168	28	2	39	100	88	119	11	4	.278	.373	.524	.246	.294	30.6	-2.0	2.8
2004	HOU	MLB	679	104	152	29	2	27	89	96	131	6	4	.266	.377	.465	.199	.293	29.1	-1.7	2.7
2005	HOU	MLB	123	11	25	4	0	3	19	18	21	0	0	.250	.358	.380	.130	.277	-0.9	0.1	-0.1
2005	CCH	AA	12	1	2	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	.222	.417	.222	.000	.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
2006-03-26	2006-10-01	60-DL	189	161	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Bone Spurs	-	-
2005-05-04	2005-09-09	60-DL	128	115	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Capsule Release	2005-06-20	-
1998-05-13	1998-05-28	15-DL	15	15	Right	Knee	Laceration	Sliding	-	-
1995-08-01	1995-09-01	15-DL	31	29	Left	Hand	Fracture		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2006	HOU	$19,000,000
2005	HOU	$18,000,000
2004	HOU	$16,000,000
2003	HOU	$13,000,000
2002	HOU	$11,000,000
2001	HOU	$6,500,000
2000	HOU	$6,500,000

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$90,000,000
7 yr	Total	$90,000,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
15 y	Barry Axelrod

Details

5 years/$85M (2002-06), plus 2007 club option. $15M signing bonus (paid 02-06). 02:$8M, 03:$10M, 04:$13M, 05:$15M, 06:$17M, 07:$18M club option ($7M buyout). $29M of total package deferred. 02:$2M, 03:$3M, 04:$6M, 05:$8M, 06:$10M. Astros declined $18M 2007 option 10/06. Houston's insurance claim -- seeking to recoup $15.6M of $17M 2006 salary due to Bagwell's shoulder injury -- was denied 3/06. The Astros' subsequent lawsuit against Connecticut General Life was settled 12/06. Retired 12/06.
Drafted 1989 (4-109).

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Perfect Game Presents: 2013 Rookie of the Year Candidates	David Rawnsley	2013-03-29
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Western Front: Three Former Astros	Geoff Young	2013-02-12
The BP Wayback Machine: Bagging on Bagwell	Christina Kahrl	2013-01-11
Baseball Therapy: Lessons from the Hall of Fame Vote	Russell A. Carleton	2013-01-10
Pebble Hunting: When the Teams That Don't Have Hall of Famers Yet Will Have Hall of Famers	Sam Miller	2013-01-10
Resident Fantasy Genius: The Voting Travesty	Derek Carty	2013-01-10
Hall of Fame Voting: Casting Our Ballots	Baseball Prospectus	2013-01-09
Wezen-Ball: Through the Years: Jeff Bagwell	Larry Granillo	2013-01-08
On the Beat: The Hall of Fame Ballot	John Perrotto	2013-01-03
In A Pickle: That Blank Expression	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-01-03
Baseball Therapy: There is No Unicorn	Russell A. Carleton	2012-12-17
Baseball ProGUESTus: That Holden Caulfield Kind of Crap: The Historicity of the Hall of Fame Debate	David Roher	2012-12-11
Wezen-Ball: 37 Candidates, 37 (non-PED) Excuses	Larry Granillo	2012-12-04
Skewed Left: Could We See a Blank Hall of Fame Ballot in 2013?	Zachary Levine	2012-12-04
Pebble Hunting: A Hall of Fame Brochure for Ryan Klesko	Sam Miller	2012-12-03
Pebble Hunting: Are GMs Smart or Not Smart?	Sam Miller	2012-11-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: Fat Elvis' Swan Song	Jay Jaffe	2012-08-31
Western Front: Pick the Collie, or Maybe the Weimaraner	Geoff Young	2012-08-14
The Lineup Card: Seven August Moves that Mattered	Baseball Prospectus	2012-08-01
Inside The Park Blog: Big 3s: The Complete List	Bradford Doolittle	2012-05-24
Inside The Park: About Big Threes in Baseball	Bradford Doolittle	2012-05-24
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Future Shock: Boston Red Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2012-02-14
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Overthinking It: The Overlooked Overlooked Hall of Famers	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-02
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The BP Wayback Machine: Money Poorly Spent, Now and Then	John Perrotto	2012-01-27
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Prospectus Hit and Run: The Class of 2012: The Outfielders, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2012-01-02
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The BP Wayback Machine: When Good GMs Go Bad	Jonah Keri	2011-11-08
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Collateral Damage: Disabled on Opening Day	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-30
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Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Unwinding the Misery Clock	Larry Granillo	2011-03-11
Checking the Numbers: Paying the Premium	Eric Seidman	2011-02-22
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Manufactured Runs: Projecting Pujols	Colin Wyers	2011-02-18
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The Week In Quotes: January 3-9	Alex Carnevale	2011-01-10
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BP Podcast: Episode 32: This Doesn't Smell Right	Kevin Goldstein	2011-01-05
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The Week In Quotes: January 3-9	Alex Carnevale	2011-01-03
Prospectus Perspective: Bagging on Bagwell	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Edgar Martinez	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-30
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On the Beat: One Last Chance	John Perrotto	2010-12-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Alomar's Second Chance	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Class of 2011: Bagwell and Baggage	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-23
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On the Beat: One-Stop Shopping?	John Perrotto	2010-12-03
Ahead in the Count: So How Good are MVPs Really?	Matt Swartz	2010-12-01
The Week In Quotes: October 18-24	Alex Carnevale	2010-10-25
Seidnotes: A Triple Short of Driving Me Insane	Eric Seidman	2010-09-30
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Checking the Numbers: Where Will Oswalt Go?	Eric Seidman	2010-07-16
One-Hoppers: Austin's Powers	Ben Lindbergh	2010-07-13
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Prospectus Hit and Run: Disastropiece Theatre	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-14
Under The Knife: Mounting Numbers	Will Carroll	2010-04-12
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Team Health Reports: Houston Astros	Will Carroll	2010-03-01
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Future Shock: Brewers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-02-10
Transaction Action: Minor Moves in the AL	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-28
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Prospectus Q&A: Mike Boddicker	David Laurila	2009-11-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Houston Astros	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-23
Under The Knife: Down and Out	Will Carroll	2009-09-08
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Red Light, Green Light: Hack or Hold Up?	Dan Malkiel	2009-08-05
Transaction Retrospectus: Super Deals	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-05
Under The Knife: Not As Bad as it Looks	Will Carroll	2009-04-07
Prospectus Today: Taking a Spin	Joe Sheehan	2009-03-03
Team Health Reports: Texas Rangers	Brad Wochomurka	2009-03-02
Lies, Damned Lies: Chasing Bonds	Nate Silver	2009-02-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: Protracting the Process	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Infielders	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-11
Every Given Sunday: One Man's Ballot	John Perrotto	2008-09-28
Prospectus Preview: Labor Day's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-01
The Week In Quotes: August 11-17	Alex Carnevale	2008-08-18
Prospectus Preview: Today's Game to Watch, the All-Star Game	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-15
Lies, Damned Lies: Trying to Get LOESS-t	Nate Silver	2008-06-19
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-12
Schrodinger's Bat: Reminiscing with SFR	Dan Fox	2008-03-27
Doctoring The Numbers: The Brewers and Giants	Rany Jazayerli	2008-03-12
Team Health Reports: Houston Astros	Will Carroll	2008-02-24
Prospectus Hit and Run: PEDs and Discontent	Jay Jaffe	2008-01-25
The Class of 2008: The Hitters, Part One	Jay Jaffe	2007-12-12
Prospectus Matchups: Rookie Spoilers	Jim Baker	2007-11-16
Prospectus Matchups: A First for the Ages	Jim Baker	2007-11-09
Schrodinger's Bat: Tilting the Playing Field	Dan Fox	2007-08-30
Lies, Damned Lies: Baseball's New Underclass	Nate Silver	2007-08-02
Prospectus Today: Calm Seas	Joe Sheehan	2007-07-23
Prospectus Matchups: Mismatchup Results and the Ups and Downs	Jim Baker	2007-07-17
The Week In Quotes: June 25-July 1	Alex Carnevale	2007-07-02
Under The Knife: The Felix Affair	Will Carroll	2007-04-20
Schrodinger's Bat: The Price of Contentment	Dan Fox	2007-03-29
Schrodinger's Bat: Double Steals And More	Dan Fox	2007-03-22
Hope and Faith: How the Philadelphia Phillies Can Win the World Series	Steven Goldman	2007-03-20
Hope and Faith: How the Houston Astros Can Win the World Series	Will Carroll	2007-03-18
Prospectus Q&A: Pete Palmer	David Laurila	2007-03-11
Prospectus Matchups: Discount Division Winners	Jim Baker	2007-03-02
Prospectus Today: Gold Gloves in February	Joe Sheehan	2007-02-27
Schrodinger's Bat: Turning the Page	Dan Fox	2007-02-22
Bad and Badder: Which Contracts Were Truly the Worst?	Neil deMause	2007-02-20
Bad Contracts: Money Poorly Spent, Now and Then	John Perrotto	2007-02-20
Positional Health Reports: Second Basemen	Will Carroll	2007-02-16
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-06
Prospectus Matchups: Is Mark McGwire a Hall of Famer?	Jim Baker	2006-12-08
Transaction Analysis: October 17-November 2, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-11-03
Prospectus Matchups: Nobody Knows Anything	Jim Baker	2006-10-18
Playoff Prospectus: The Best and Worst of Mets and Cardinals Postseason Pitching	Jim Baker	2006-10-14
Under The Knife: Doom and Gloom	Will Carroll	2006-09-14
Schrodinger's Bat: A Plethora of Blunders	Dan Fox	2006-07-20
Transaction of the Day: The Nats Go Red, and the Reds Go Nuts	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-14
Schrodinger's Bat: Thinking and Rethinking: Part 2	Dan Fox	2006-07-07
Schrodinger's Bat: Variations on a Monetary Theme	Dan Fox	2006-06-29
Prospectus Game of the Week: Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox, June 23, 2006	Derek Jacques	2006-06-27
Transaction Analysis: June 1-5	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-06
Under The Knife: U.S.S. Enterprise	Will Carroll	2006-05-12
Under The Knife: Charity	Will Carroll	2006-05-08
Prospectus Notebook: Angels, Rockies	Baseball Prospectus	2006-05-04
Under The Knife: Lee, Lee, Lee	Will Carroll	2006-04-21
Prospectus Today: Big Papi's Big Deal	Joe Sheehan	2006-04-12
Under The Knife: A Friend is Gone Today	Will Carroll	2006-04-10
Schrodinger's Bat: Wins and the Quantum	Dan Fox	2006-04-06
Prospectus Hit List: Preseason Edition	Jay Jaffe	2006-04-03
Under The Knife: Play Ball	Will Carroll	2006-04-03
2006--Setting the Stage: Pack Your Bag Well	Jay Jaffe	2006-03-30
Under The Knife: Opening UTK	Will Carroll	2006-03-29
Fantasy Focus: NL Spring Job Battles	Peter Schoenke	2006-03-27
2006--Setting the Stage: Always Learning	Will Carroll	2006-03-24
Team Health Reports: Houston Astros	Will Carroll	2006-03-10
Under The Knife: The Swallows of Vero Beach	Will Carroll	2006-03-06
Under The Knife: Spring Training Update	Will Carroll	2006-02-27
Transaction Analysis: February 19-22	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-23
Team Health Reports: Minnesota Twins	Will Carroll	2006-02-17
Team Health Reports: Minnesota Twins	Dave Haller	2006-02-17
Transaction Analysis: National League, December 15, 2005-February 11, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-15
Prospectus Notebook: Angels, Astros, Nationals	Baseball Prospectus	2006-01-27
Prospectus Notebook: Astros	Baseball Prospectus	2006-01-13
Prospectus Today: The Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2006-01-09
Prospectus Notebook: Dodgers, Twins	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-14
Will's Mill: Going to the Big D	Will Carroll	2005-12-02
The Dick Martin Award Finalists: Keeping Players on the Field	Michael Groopman	2005-11-22
Prospectus Notebook: Astros, Cardinals, Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2005-11-17
Prospectus Today: Almost Over	Joe Sheehan	2005-10-26
World Series Prospectus: Game Two	Will Carroll	2005-10-24
World Series Prospectus: Game One	Will Carroll	2005-10-23
Prospectus Today: The Series Opener	Joe Sheehan	2005-10-23
Prospectus Today: The Series	Joe Sheehan	2005-10-22
World Series Prospectus: Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox	James Click	2005-10-21
Prospectus Notebook: Astros, Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2005-10-20
Playoff Prospectus: Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Christina Kahrl	2005-10-11
Under The Knife: LCS Injury Reports	Will Carroll	2005-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: Division Series, Day Three	Paul Swydan	2005-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: Division Series, Day Two	Paul Swydan	2005-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros	Joe Sheehan	2005-10-05
Prospectus Hit List: Week of October 2	Jay Jaffe	2005-10-04
Under The Knife: Playoff Health Reports	Will Carroll	2005-10-04
Prospectus Notebook: HOU, TB	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-21
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 18	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-20
Prospectus Today: The Races Get Hotter	Joe Sheehan	2005-09-17
Transaction Analysis: September 8-13	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-14
Under The Knife: September Changes	Will Carroll	2005-09-05
Under The Knife: Get More	Will Carroll	2005-09-02
Under The Knife: It's All Over Now, Boys in Blue	Will Carroll	2005-08-30
Under The Knife: Comebackers Galore	Will Carroll	2005-08-25
Under The Knife: Big Decision	Will Carroll	2005-08-18
Prospectus Notebook: Friday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-08-12
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 7	Jay Jaffe	2005-08-09
Under The Knife: Looking for Leadership	Will Carroll	2005-08-03
Can Of Corn: Tops Among Top Three	Dayn Perry	2005-08-03
Prospectus Today: Too Good for the Bubble	Joe Sheehan	2005-07-30
You Could Look It Up: Any Infielder Will Do	Steven Goldman	2005-07-25
Under The Knife: Always Got News	Will Carroll	2005-07-20
Transaction Analysis: July 8-14	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-15
UTK Special: Glass Half Empty	Michael Groopman	2005-07-14
UTK Special: Glass Half Empty	Will Carroll	2005-07-14
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 10, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-07-12
From The Mailbag: MLVr, VORP, BABIP, WXRL, Stadiums, and the Dessert Cart	Baseball Prospectus	2005-07-06
Prospectus Notebook: Thursday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-06-23
Under The Knife: Playoff Season	Will Carroll	2005-06-13
Under The Knife: A Bad Sign	Will Carroll	2005-06-08
Under The Knife: Draft Day	Will Carroll	2005-06-07
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 5, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-06-07
Fantasy Focus: NL Teams in Transition	Jeff Erickson	2005-05-31
Transaction Analysis: May 10-24, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-05-26
Under The Knife: One Quick Game	Will Carroll	2005-05-19
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 15, 2005	Ben Murphy	2005-05-18
Under The Knife: Chicago Concern	Will Carroll	2005-05-16
Fantasy Focus: FAAB Factor	Jan Levine	2005-05-16
Fantasy Focus: FAAB Factor	Jeff Erickson	2005-05-16
Under The Knife: The Friendly Confines	Will Carroll	2005-05-12
Lies, Damned Lies: The Graying of the Game	Nate Silver	2005-05-11
Prospectus Game of the Week: Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves, 5/8/05	Jonah Keri	2005-05-10
Under The Knife: Score One for the Staff	Will Carroll	2005-05-09
Under The Knife: Closing Out the Week	Will Carroll	2005-05-06
Prospectus Today: NL Central Preview	Joe Sheehan	2005-04-01
2005--Setting the Stage: Something Fishy's About to Happen	Jonah Keri	2005-04-01
Under The Knife: Spring Training Updates	Will Carroll	2005-03-24
Fantasy Focus: NL Central Busts	Jeff Erickson	2005-03-21
Prospectus Today: Up and Down	Joe Sheehan	2005-02-28
Team Health Reports: Houston Astros	Will Carroll	2005-02-18
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2005-01-12
The Class of 2005: The Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2004-12-16
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-12-08
Prospectus Matchups: The Generation Gap	Jim Baker	2004-11-24
Prospectus Today: Down to Two	Joe Sheehan	2004-10-22
Prospectus Today: Making History	Joe Sheehan	2004-10-21
Astros October Nightmares: Can the '04 Team Give Houston Its First Pennant?	Baseball Prospectus	2004-10-20
Prospectus Today: Not Dead Yet	Joe Sheehan	2004-10-18
Playoff Prospectus: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros	Christina Kahrl	2004-10-13
Prospectus Today: Then There Were Five...	Joe Sheehan	2004-10-11
Prospectus Today: Gardenhire Blows It	Joe Sheehan	2004-10-07
Trending Downward: The Shape of Seasonal Performance	James Click	2004-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros	Nate Silver	2004-10-06
Under The Knife: Playoff Health Report: NL	Will Carroll	2004-10-04
Lies, Damned Lies: Top 50 Prospects Report	Nate Silver	2004-09-16
Teams: A Critical Guide: Dylan Thomas...Whoever He Was...Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-09-09
Can Of Corn: The Way We Were	Dayn Perry	2004-08-25
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-08-23
Prospectus Today: Letting Go in Houston	Joe Sheehan	2004-08-18
Under The Knife: Burning Questions	Will Carroll	2004-07-20
Doctoring The Numbers: The Amazing Danny Kolb	Rany Jazayerli	2004-07-14
Under The Knife: Stuck in the Middle	Will Carroll	2004-07-01
Under The Knife: Sitting on a Timebomb	Will Carroll	2004-06-16
Under The Knife: Context and Contact	Will Carroll	2004-06-03
Can Of Corn: The All-Dotage Team	Dayn Perry	2004-05-14
Can Of Corn: Hidden Hitters, Continued	Dayn Perry	2004-05-05
Teams: A Critical Guide: April 5-11	Steven Goldman	2004-04-13
Team Health Reports: Houston Astros	Will Carroll	2004-04-08
Baseball's Hilbert Problems: 23 Burning Questions	Keith Woolner	2004-02-10
Trading a Superstar: It's Not as Rare as You Might Think	Mark Armour	2004-01-16
Live from the (Mock) Winter Meetings: Team-by-Team Breakdowns	James Click	2003-12-15
Prospectus Today: Cut Loose	Joe Sheehan	2003-10-29
Aim For The Head: Reader Mail, and More New Stat Reports	Keith Woolner	2003-09-17
Prospecting: Kevin Youkilis	David Cameron	2003-09-04
Under The Knife: Offend in Every Way	Will Carroll	2003-08-22
Can Of Corn: Minor League Power	Dayn Perry	2003-07-31
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-21
Prospectus Today: NL All-Star Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2003-05-20
Prospectus Today: Raffy Roundtable	Joe Sheehan	2003-05-13
Prospectus Today: The Case for Raffy	Joe Sheehan	2003-05-12
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics	Baseball Prospectus	2003-05-12
Box Lunch: The Week in Box Scores, April 7-13	Keith Scherer	2003-04-15
Prospectus Today: NL Central Preview	Joe Sheehan	2003-03-30
PECOTA Preview: The National League	Nate Silver	2003-03-26
Team Health Reports: Houston Astros	Will Carroll	2003-03-03
Transaction Analysis: The Centrals	Christina Kahrl	2003-01-30
Breaking Balls: The Thrill is Gone	Derek Zumsteg	2003-01-23
Prospectus Q&A: Dr. Chris Yeager	Will Carroll	2003-01-16
Internet Baseball Awards: NL Most Valuable Player	Greg Spira	2002-10-26
The Daily Prospectus: Eight Teams, Two Spots, One Column	Joe Sheehan	2002-08-06
6-4-3: Kenny Williams, A's Fan	Gary Huckabay	2002-07-26
6-4-3: Senor Schindler es el Bueno...	Gary Huckabay	2002-07-19
Transaction Analysis: June 13-17, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-06-20
Prospectus Feature: The Daily Prospectus: All-Stars	Joe Sheehan	2002-05-21
Avoiding Dissonance: Avoiding Dissonance	Jonah Keri	2002-04-25
6-4-3: Noises from the Feedbag, Part Two	Gary Huckabay	2002-04-12
Prospectus Feature: National League Predictions	Baseball Prospectus	2002-03-30
The Daily Prospectus: I Want Out of the Circus	Dave Pease	2000-10-03
Fun and Games in the Cactus League: A History of Baseball Futility	Jonathan Bernstein	1997-03-24

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2012-01-12 13:00:00	True or false: Jeff Bagwell hasn't made the Hall (yet) because no one wants to believe that he didn't hit any homers in the minors cause New Britain was impossible to hit homers in. (dianagram from NYC)	That might be true, at least in part. How many homers did Bill James project for him when he "projected" him to beat Tony Gwynn for the batting title in his rookie year? I'll have to go dig my Bill James Handbook out of the closet and find the answer, unless someone beats me to it. (Mike Fast)
2012-01-09 13:00:00	It is nice here. (Envious Mustache from Elysian Fields)	And the winner is... Barry Larkin with 86.4 percent of the vote, the only player elected this year as expected. Some big surprises, good and bad, among the next wave. Jack Morris at 66.7 percent has put himself in good position to get over the top despite the crowd, Jeff Bagwell at 56.0 percent made a solid advance in the face of an odious whisper campaign, Lee Smith got to 50.6 percent, Tim Raines is very close to that mark at 48.7 percent, and even Alan Trammell posted a solid gain at 36.8 percent. Hell, Bernie Williams got 9.6 percent and stays on the ballot after all. (Jay Jaffe's Hall of Fame Special)
2010-07-23 13:00:00	Where do you rank Jim Thome among possible Hall of Famers? There doesn't seem to be much buzz except from the bees. Care to stir up that nest? (WARPspeedfreak from Headspace)	I certainly think Thome belongs, and so does JAWS, which had him one point ahead of the 1B standard at the outset of the year. Even so, he's well behind Frank Thomas, Jeff Bagwell, Mark McGwire on the scale, and below Keith Hernandez and Will Clark. Not having an MVP award has led to the perception that he's just an accumulator, and I think he's gonna be a guy whose candidacy gets fought over for little reason. He belongs, though. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-01-06 13:00:00	So if the pitchers are an underwhelming lot, which interesting position players will we be talking about in one year? (Grant from Nashville)	The top new position playing candidates are Jeff Bagwell, Rafael Palmeiro, John Olerud and Larry Walker. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-01-22 13:00:00	How do you think Jeff Bagwell will be viewed by the HOF voters when he comes up? I know he scores well on the BP metrics due to his great batting eye and superior golvework, but he lacks the big counting stats to assure his induction. I would think Rice getting in helps in that regard, because Baggie was certainly a "feared hitter" in his day. (Fred from Houston)	He's a strong candidate from a JAWS perspective, but I think he'll have a tough go because of his early retirement, relatively low counting stats and the perception that his numbers were inflated by park and league in the so-called "Steroid era." It should be an interesting case, though. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-12-15 13:00:00	Will, it seems that Teixeira will surely sign a long contract, maybe even 8 or 10 years. Does he seem like a good bet to provide solid value over the life of that contract, particularly the last couple seasons? (Phil from NJ)	NFL.com ads on BP? That's a bit odd looking ... Ok, it's impossible to project 10 years out. Three is tough. Without the PECOTA comps, I go to BRef. There, you start seeing comp names like Willie McCovey, Jeff Bagwell, Fred McGriff and if you want a downside, Glenn Davis. All are pretty good physical comps, so that's a plus. McCovey was a HOFer and good until 37, with a nice peak through age-33, so getting those years of Teixeira cover most of an 8 year deal. Bagwell has a similar career path with a bit steeper of a drop due to the shoulder. Still, if you'd signed him to a big deal at age-28, you wouldn't have been unhappy. Davis had a HUGE dropoff and was out of the game at 32, so there's your worst-case. It's McGriff who I think is most comparable. Really good through 31, then good enough to be an All-Star for four more years. Worth $20 million a year? Not for the whole contract, but you don't kick yourself for doing it. For Teixeira, I wonder if the off-field value holds as much as we think for Baltimore (where he could be a huge difference maker in a lineup with Markakis and Wieters) or for Washington (where they're gonna stink no matter what and he could end up A-Rodding by the middle of the deal). (Will Carroll)
2008-11-19 13:00:00	Thanks for thee chat Will. Is it just a macho thing or do you know of a good reason more sluggers don't wear the Jeff Bagwell style padded batting glove? Some hitters are constantly pounded inside and it seams like an easy way to protect against a major injury. Carlos Lee wears an ankle guard for protection, why not a padded glove too? (Fred from Houston)	It's something I've talked about for years and finally got to the answer - it's illegal. Using any sort of padding requires a waiver and usually requires a previous injury. Whether it's an elbow guard or a padded glove, it would require an apparently hard to get waiver. I think that's very short sighted and should be changed. (Will Carroll)
2008-05-28 13:00:00	Steven, Serious question: how does the team of baseball experts plan to differentiate this book from Bill James already very, very good Baseball Abstract? (strupp from Madison)	Let's see... I have the second edition of the Historical Abstract right next to me. Bill devotes nine pages to the 1980s, plus assorted player comments on guys who happened to fall into his top 100 at each position, among them such insightful comments as the one on Don Mattingly ("100% ballplayer, 0% bull----.") and Jeff Bagwell ("Pass."). We will devote over 600 pages to the 1980s and its players, ALL the key players, not just the stars, and there ain't gonna be no "Pass." Said with all respect to James and his book, both of which I admire. Our book wouldn't exist without his, and you're right to guess it will have something of the flavor of it, but we're going to surpass it in our subject area. (Steven Goldman)
2008-05-28 13:00:00	Jeff Bagwell...80's??? (Larry Anderson from Not Boston)	You're missing the point. We won't be "pass"-ing on anybody, not Bagwell specifically. That said, Bagwell was drafted in 1989, and Kevin Goldstein will be writing about prospects, drafting, and player development throughout the decade, so my guess is that he shows up in one of his sections, even if he won't be among the player comments. (Steven Goldman)

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