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Birth Date	7-7-1983
Height	6' 7"
Weight	200 lbs

Age	29 years, 10 months, 18 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 0.12009
: 2010
: 2.52011
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: 2.22013
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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	CHA	21	12	10	67.0	58.3	8.7	3	2	0	5	0	277	62	30	30	13	116	17	17	2	48	4.03	4.99	5.69	2.3	0.1
2006	CHA	22	53	2	84.7	9.3	75.3	4	7	2	0	0	354	77	44	44	17	141	33	24	0	69	4.68	5.34	5.24	9.0	1.0
2007	TEX	23	23	22	101.7	99.7	2.0	5	10	0	9	0	459	111	62	55	9	171	48	48	3	59	4.87	4.81	5.26	9.3	0.8
2008	TEX	24	5	5	22.0	22.0	0.0	1	1	0	2	0	93	20	11	10	3	35	8	8	1	10	4.09	5.25	6.28	0.4	0.0
2009	TEX	25	17	17	97.3	97.3	0.0	7	4	0	7	1	420	96	55	50	13	157	36	36	3	65	4.62	4.75	5.71	1.4	0.1
2011	OAK	27	25	25	170.7	170.7	0.0	9	9	0	16	2	690	168	73	63	11	246	25	24	0	123	3.32	2.90	3.60	23.3	2.5
2012	OAK	28	18	18	111.0	111.0	0.0	8	6	0	13	1	469	115	44	40	10	169	24	22	6	73	3.24	3.71	4.07	10.6	1.1
2013	ARI	29	10	10	64.0	64.0	0.0	2	3	0	4	0	273	76	33	31	6	111	10	8	1	39	4.36	3.48	4.00	5.6	0.6
Career			163	109	718.3	632.3	86.0	39	42	2	56	4	3035	725	352	323	82	1146	201	187	16	486	4.05	4.15	4.67	61.8	6.2

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	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
2003	GRF	Rk	16	15	101.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.356		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	KAN	A	15	15	94.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.312		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	WNS	A+	8	8	52.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.230		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	BIR	AA	4	4	26.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.309		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	CHA	MLB	12	10	67.0	5.69	85	.252	.277	.337	.450	.272	.249	104	2.3	0.2	2.3	0.1
2005	CHR	AAA	20	19	119.3	4.36	117	.222	.275	.344	.439	.262	.289	104	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	CHA	MLB	53	2	84.7	5.24	99	.246	.280	.344	.446	.270	.255	105	8.5	0.8	9.0	1.0
2007	TEX	MLB	23	22	101.7	5.26	93	.277	.281	.349	.446	.275	.300	101	9.0	0.9	9.3	0.8
2007	OKL	AAA	1	1	4.3	1.80	157	.147	.286	.334	.451	.271	.300	93	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	TEX	MLB	5	5	22.0	6.28	83	.243	.282	.348	.446	.278	.239	114	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0
2008	OKL	AAA	5	5	26.7	4.75	107	.200	.284	.353	.457	.270	.253	106	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	RNG	Rk	2	2	5.0	3.45	136	.275	.259	.349	.369	.263	.467	112	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	TEX	MLB	17	17	97.3	5.71	81	.265	.272	.338	.432	.271	.274	100	1.4	0.1	1.4	0.1
2009	OKL	AAA	5	5	21.7	3.17	123	.238	.273	.339	.425	.270	.317	90	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	OKL	AAA	11	9	56.3	4.50	116	.227	.286	.357	.440	.269	.271	103	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	azu	Wnt	4	4	23.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.244		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	OAK	MLB	25	25	170.7	3.60	115	.245	.268	.330	.422	.273	.296	95	23.3	2.5	23.3	2.5
2011	STO	A+	2	2	10.0	2.79	150	.150	.270	.332	.381	.255	.235	98	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	OAK	MLB	18	18	111.0	4.07	103	.263	.265	.325	.421	.268	.295	95	10.6	1.1	10.6	1.1
2012	SAC	AAA	2	2	9.7	4.98	105	.000	.287	.362	.428	.263	.333		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	ARI	MLB	10	10	64.0	4.00	107	.260	.269	.330	.422	.268	.323	105	6.6	0.7	5.6	0.6
Career		MLB		109	718.3	4.78	98	.258	.273	.336	.433	.272	.286	85	51.5	5.3	51.3	5.1

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
2003	GRF	Rk	9	4	16	15	101.0	105	15	125	7	0%	.356	9.4	1.3	0.6	11.1	1.19	3.65	0.0	0.0
2004	KAN	A	8	5	15	15	94.0	80	21	113	10	0%	.312	7.7	2.0	1.0	10.8	1.07	3.64	0.0	0.0
2004	BIR	AA	3	1	4	4	26.0	23	6	29	2	0%	.309	8.0	2.1	0.7	10.0	1.12	3.46	0.0	0.0
2004	WNS	A+	6	0	8	8	52.0	31	3	60	3	0%	.230	5.4	0.5	0.5	10.4	0.65	2.08	0.0	0.0
2005	CHR	AAA	7	7	20	19	119.3	104	32	130	16	41%	.289	7.8	2.4	1.2	9.8	1.14	3.92	0.0	0.0
2005	CHA	MLB	3	2	12	10	67.0	62	17	48	13	37%	.249	8.3	2.3	1.7	6.4	1.18	4.03	2.3	0.1
2006	CHA	MLB	4	7	53	2	84.7	77	33	69	17	39%	.255	8.2	3.5	1.8	7.3	1.30	4.68	9.0	1.0
2007	OKL	AAA	0	0	1	1	4.3	3	0	6	0	10%	.300	6.3	0.0	0.0	12.6	0.70	0.00	0.0	0.0
2007	TEX	MLB	5	10	23	22	101.7	111	48	59	9	38%	.300	9.8	4.2	0.8	5.2	1.56	4.87	9.3	0.8
2008	RNG	Rk	0	0	2	2	5.0	7	1	5	0	53%	.467	12.6	1.8	0.0	9.0	1.60	3.60	0.0	0.0
2008	OKL	AAA	1	1	5	5	26.7	21	8	23	2	52%	.253	7.1	2.7	0.7	7.8	1.09	3.37	0.0	0.0
2008	TEX	MLB	1	1	5	5	22.0	20	8	10	3	27%	.239	8.2	3.3	1.2	4.1	1.27	4.09	0.4	0.0
2009	OKL	AAA	0	1	5	5	21.7	20	9	22	1	46%	.317	8.3	3.7	0.4	9.1	1.34	4.15	0.0	0.0
2009	TEX	MLB	7	4	17	17	97.3	96	36	65	13	40%	.274	8.9	3.3	1.2	6.0	1.36	4.62	1.4	0.1
2010	OKL	AAA	4	2	11	9	56.3	51	11	44	8	52%	.271	8.2	1.8	1.3	7.0	1.10	3.36	0.0	0.0
2010	azu	Wnt	2	0	4	4	23.0	20	3	11	1	0%	.244	7.8	1.2	0.4	4.3	1.00	1.96	0.0	0.0
2011	STO	A+	1	0	2	2	10.0	7	0	8	0	59%	.235	6.3	0.0	0.0	7.2	0.70	0.00	0.0	0.0
2011	OAK	MLB	9	9	25	25	170.7	168	25	123	11	48%	.296	8.9	1.3	0.6	6.5	1.13	3.32	23.3	2.5
2012	OAK	MLB	8	6	18	18	111.0	115	24	73	10	43%	.295	9.3	1.9	0.8	5.9	1.25	3.24	10.6	1.1
2012	SAC	AAA	0	1	2	2	9.7	9	3	11	1	56%	.333	8.4	2.8	0.9	10.2	1.24	5.59	0.0	0.0
2013	ARI	MLB	2	3	10	10	64.0	76	10	39	6	46%	.323	10.7	1.4	0.8	5.5	1.34	4.36	5.6	0.6

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-09-06	2012-10-12	DtdDL	36	0	-	Head	Surgery	Skull Fracture and Epidural Hematoma	2012-09-05	-
2012-06-20	2012-08-10	15-DL	51	0	Right	Shoulder	Strain		-
2012-06-08	2012-06-19	DTD	11	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-	-
2012-05-18	2012-06-02	15-DL	15	0	Right	Shoulder	Strain		-	-
2012-05-03	2012-05-12	DTD	9	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-	-
2012-03-21	2012-03-28	Camp	7	0	Left	Fingers	Laceration	Torn Fingernail	-	-
2011-08-12	2011-08-12	DTD	0	0	Right	Knee	Contusion	Batted Ball	-	-
2011-05-19	2011-07-03	15-DL	45	41	Right	Shoulder	Stress Fracture	Scapula	-
2010-07-29	2010-11-01	60-DL	95	61	Right	Shoulder	Recovery From Stress Fracture	Scapula	-
2010-06-20	2010-07-29	Minors	39	0	Right	Shoulder	Stress Fracture	Scapula	-
2010-06-11	2010-06-19	Minors	8	0	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-
2010-04-26	2010-06-03	Minors	38	0	Right	Shoulder	Stress Fracture	Scapula	-
2009-06-05	2009-09-01	60-DL	88	77	Right	Shoulder	Stress Fracture	Scapula	-
2009-03-01	2009-03-12	Camp	11	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2008-09-16	2008-09-29	DTD	13	11	Right	Fingers	Strain	Flexor Tendon Middle Finger	-
2008-03-30	2008-08-23	60-DL	146	129	Right	Forearm	Inflammation		-
2008-03-03	2008-03-30	Camp	27	0	Right	Forearm	Tightness		-
2008-02-26	2008-03-07	Camp	10	0	Right	Elbow	Soreness		-
2007-09-21	2007-10-01	DTD	10	9	Right	Forearm	Tightness		-
2007-08-11	2007-09-11	15-DL	31	27	Right	Shoulder	Stress Fracture	Scapula	-
2007-06-10	2007-07-02	15-DL	22	19	Right	Fingers	Blisters	Middle Finger	-
2007-05-26	2007-06-09	DTD	14	13	Right	Fingers	Blisters	Middle Finger	-
2006-06-16	2006-06-16	DTD	0	0	Left	Knee	Contusion	Batted Ball	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	ARI	$10,250,000
2013	ARI	$5,250,000
2012	OAK	$4,275,000
2011	OAK	$1,000,000
2009	TEX	$650,000
2008	TEX	$404,810
2007	TEX	$396,068
2006	CHA	$332,000

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$7,057,878
2011	Current	$5,250,000
7 yr	Pvs + Cur	$12,307,878
1 yr	Future	$10,250,000
8 yr	Total	$22,557,878

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 122 d	LSW Baseball	2 years/$15.5M (2013-14)

Details

2 years/$15.5M (2013-14). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 12/7/12. $2.5M signing bonus. 13:$4M, 14:$9M.
1 year/$4.275M (2012). Re-signed by Oakland 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$1M (2011). Signed by Oakland as a free agent 12/13/10.
1 year/$1.3M (2010). Re-signed by Texas 1/15/10 (avoided arbitration). Sent outright to Triple-A by Texas 11/5/10 (refused assignment).
1 year/$0.65M (2009). Re-signed by Texas 1/15/09 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$404,760 (2008). Re-signed by Texas 2/25/08.
1 year/$396,068 (2007). Acquired by Texas in trade from White Sox 12/06. Signed by Texas 2/07.
1 year/$0.332M (2006). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/06.
1 year (2005). Contract purchased by Chicago White Sox 5/05.
Drafted by Chicago White Sox 2002 (17-510) (Cheyenne Mountain HS, Colorado Springs, Colo.). $40,000 signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.273	.318	.417	.278
11	vs R (Multi)	.251	.283	.360	.234
18	Split (Multi)	.022	.035	.057	.044
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.011	.025	.022	.017
30	vs L (2012)	.288	.342	.428	.296
31	vs R (2012)	.245	.281	.356	.227
38	Split (2012)	.043	.061	.072	.069
39	LgAvg (2012)	.009	.024	.021	.017

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 5/25	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-25
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 25, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-25
BP Unfiltered: Chris Stewart and Miguel Montero on Catcher Receiving Skills	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-24
BP Unfiltered: Brandon McCarthy on Catcher Framing	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-20
The Week In Quotes: May 13-19	Satchel Price	2013-05-20
The Week In Quotes: May 13-19	Andrew Koo	2013-05-20
The Week In Quotes: May 13-19	Jonah Birenbaum	2013-05-20
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 19, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-19
In A Pickle: How Great Thou Bart	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-05-17
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 44 is live	Jason Collette	2013-05-14
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 13, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-13
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 5/10	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-10
On the Beat: No-Hitting Nationals	John Perrotto	2013-05-09
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 8th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-08
What You Need to Know: Raking in the Gold	Daniel Rathman	2013-05-07
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week Six	Paul Sporer	2013-05-03
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 2, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-02
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 27, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-27
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 22, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-22
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 17, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-17
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week Three	Paul Sporer	2013-04-12
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 10, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-10
Fantasy Freestyle: Home-Style Auctioning	Mike Gianella	2013-04-09
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 4, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-04
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 4, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-04
Fantasy Beat: My Razzball Expert League Team	Paul Singman	2013-03-30
Fantasy Freestyle: NL Tout Wars Auction Review	Mike Gianella	2013-03-29
Fantasy Tier Rankings: National League Starting Pitchers	Paul Sporer	2013-03-28
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Legit Contenders	Adam Sobsey	2013-03-26
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Legit Contenders	Sam Miller	2013-03-26
Baseball ProGUESTus: Why Turning 30 is So Much Better if You Don't Play Baseball	Brian MacPherson	2013-03-26
Baseball Therapy: Is Brandon Inge Worth 10 Wins Behind Closed Doors?	Russell A. Carleton	2013-03-21
Rumor Roundup: Diamondbacks in the Rough	Daniel Rathman	2013-03-19
Overthinking It: 15 Questions I've Been Asking Myself Since the SABR Conference	Ben Lindbergh	2013-03-14
Fantasy Auction Values: Fourth Edition, March 11	Mike Gianella	2013-03-11
Pre-Season Positional Rankings: Top 80 Fantasy Starting Pitchers, Part Two: 41-80	Jason Collette	2013-03-08
Pre-Season Positional Rankings: Top 80 Fantasy Starting Pitchers, Part Two: 41-80	Paul Sporer	2013-03-08
BP Unfiltered: Sloan Q&A: Harry Pavlidis On f/x Tracking Data	Harry Pavlidis	2013-03-02
BP Unfiltered: Sloan Q&A: Harry Pavlidis On f/x Tracking Data	Zachary Levine	2013-03-02
Rumor Roundup: Depth Chart Woes	Will Woods	2013-02-28
Skewed Left: Arizona's Extreme Strikeout Makeover	Zachary Levine	2013-02-21
The Lineup Card: 11 Favorite Off-Season Moves	Baseball Prospectus	2013-02-20
Skewed Left: PECOTA's Projected Bests and Worsts	Zachary Levine	2013-02-12
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jason Hammel	Ian Miller	2013-02-05
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jason Hammel	Doug Thorburn	2013-02-05
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jason Hammel	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-05
Western Front: They Took Their Turn	Geoff Young	2013-02-04
Rumor Roundup: Friday, January 25	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-25
In A Pickle: The Disunited States of America	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-01-17
Prospect Profile: Tyler Beede	Hudson Belinsky	2013-01-10
Minor League Update: Ten NL Prospects Who Could Start the Season in the Majors	Jason Martinez	2013-01-03
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, December 19	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-19
Skewed Left: My Lost Weekend with Football	Zachary Levine	2012-12-18
Resident Fantasy Genius: Assessing Recent Pitching Moves	Derek Carty	2012-12-17
BP Unfiltered: Which WAR(P) Are You?	Sam Miller	2012-12-14
Transaction Analysis: Phillies Get Young, Old	R.J. Anderson	2012-12-10
Transaction Analysis: Cubs Sign a Dusty Baker	R.J. Anderson	2012-11-14
Collateral Damage: 2012 Year-End Injury Summary: AL West	Stephani Bee	2012-11-07
Collateral Damage: 2012 Year-End Injury Summary: AL West	Corey Dawkins	2012-11-07
Rumor Roundup: Monday, November 5	Daniel Rathman	2012-11-05
Painting the Black: The 50 Best Free Agents	R.J. Anderson	2012-11-05
Playoff Prospectus: Postseason Collateral Damage	Corey Dawkins	2012-10-06
Pebble Hunting: The Increasingly Optimistic Outlook for Pitching Prospects	Sam Miller	2012-09-28
Overthinking It: No Ace, No Problem?	Ben Lindbergh	2012-09-20
Painting the Black: Attention Hollywood: The A's Bullpen Is Pretty Interesting	R.J. Anderson	2012-09-20
The Week In Quotes: September 10-16	Andrew Koo	2012-09-17
The Week In Quotes: September 10-16	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-09-17
The Week In Quotes: September 10-16	Matthew Rocco	2012-09-17
The Week In Quotes: September 10-16	Hudson Belinsky	2012-09-17
Value Picks: Starting Pitching for 9/13/12	Paul Sporer	2012-09-13
The Week In Quotes: September 3-9	Hudson Belinsky	2012-09-10
The Week In Quotes: September 3-9	Andrew Koo	2012-09-10
The Week In Quotes: September 3-9	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-09-10
The Week In Quotes: September 3-9	Matthew Rocco	2012-09-10
Value Picks: Starting Pitching for 9/7/12	Paul Sporer	2012-09-07
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, September 5	Daniel Rathman	2012-09-05
Raising Aces: Four of a Kind: Oakland's Aces	Doug Thorburn	2012-08-31
Weekly Planner: Week 23	Paul Sporer	2012-08-31
What You Need to Know: Thursday, August 30	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-30
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 17: Back On My Mark	Jason Collette	2012-08-25
Overthinking It: The A's, the Rays, and Two Different Ways to Ball on a Budget	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-24
Weekly Planner: Week 21	Paul Sporer	2012-08-17
In A Pickle: Oakland's Not-Too-Wild Wild Card Scenario	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-08-16
What You Need to Know: Friday, August 10	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-10
What You Need to Know: Thursday, August 9	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-09
Resident Fantasy Genius: Winners, Losers of Trades That Didn't Happen	Derek Carty	2012-08-06
The Call-Up: Dan Straily	Kevin Goldstein	2012-08-02
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 8/2/12	Paul Sporer	2012-08-02
Pebble Hunting: The Oakland A's and Getting Past Windows	Sam Miller	2012-07-30
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 7/19/12	Paul Sporer	2012-07-20
Resident Fantasy Genius: Making the Most of Midseason Free Agents	Derek Carty	2012-07-09
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 10: Look At Another Spreadsheet, (expletive)	Paul Sporer	2012-06-29
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 10: Look At Another Spreadsheet, (expletive)	Jason Collette	2012-06-29
What the Contenders Need: AL West	Jeff Euston	2012-06-28
What the Contenders Need: AL West	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-06-28
What the Contenders Need: AL West	Kevin Goldstein	2012-06-28
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 6/28/12	Paul Sporer	2012-06-28
Transaction Analysis: Youkilis Changes Sox	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-24
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, June 20	Daniel Rathman	2012-06-20
The Platoon Advantage: Oakland is Just Terrible (No Offense)	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-06-06
The Process: Fixing the Phillies	Bradley Ankrom	2012-05-17
Overthinking It: A Fond Farewell to the Fake to Third	Ben Lindbergh	2012-05-11
Weekly Planner: Week Seven	Paul Sporer	2012-05-11
Western Front: They Came from Across the Sea	Geoff Young	2012-04-17
Preseason Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 3/29/12	Mike Petriello	2012-03-29
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars and LABR AL Drafts	Jason Collette	2012-03-27
Prospectus Hit and Run: Rattling SABRs in the Desert, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2012-03-23
Collateral Damage: Fillet o' Philly	Stephani Bee	2012-03-21
Collateral Damage: Fillet o' Philly	Corey Dawkins	2012-03-21
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: AL Starting Pitchers	Derek Carty	2012-03-14
Fantasy Beat: LABR Draft Fallout	Jason Collette	2012-03-05
Prospectus Preview: AL West 2012 Preseason Preview	Jason Parks	2012-02-29
Prospectus Preview: AL West 2012 Preseason Preview	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-02-29
Bates' Dugout Motel: Who's Your Baseball Boyfriend?	Michael Bates	2012-02-08
Fantasy Beat: Mock Draft Update	Jason Collette	2012-01-06
Transaction Analysis: A Trio of Signings	R.J. Anderson	2012-01-05
The Keeper Reaper: Starting Pitchers for 12/29/11	Mike Petriello	2011-12-29
Transaction Analysis: Nationals Sign Wang	R.J. Anderson	2011-11-04
Spinning Yarn: Can We Predict Hot and Cold Zones for Hitters?	Mike Fast	2011-10-26
The Keeper Reaper: Starting Pitchers for 10/13/11	Mike Petriello	2011-10-13
The Keeper Reaper: Starting Pitchers for 10/6/11	Mike Petriello	2011-10-06
One-Hoppers: ALDS G1: Moore Impresses As Rays Beat Rangers	R.J. Anderson	2011-09-30
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland A's	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-23
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland A's	ESPN Insider	2011-09-23
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland A's	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-23
Divide and Conquer, AL West: Losing Hope in Oakland	Joey Matschulat	2011-09-23
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 8/8/11	Mike Petriello	2011-09-08
On the Beat: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You	John Perrotto	2011-09-01
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 9/1/11	Mike Petriello	2011-09-01
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 8/25/11	Mike Petriello	2011-08-25
Collateral Damage: Beware of Batted Balls	Ben Lindbergh	2011-08-15
Collateral Damage: Beware of Batted Balls	Corey Dawkins	2011-08-15
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 8/12/11	Bill Baer	2011-08-12
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 8/5/11	Bill Baer	2011-08-05
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 7/29/11	Bill Baer	2011-07-29
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 7/22/11	Bill Baer	2011-07-22
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #16	Craig Brown	2011-07-22
Expanded Horizons: No Walk in the Park	Tommy Bennett	2011-07-15
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 7/15/11	Bill Baer	2011-07-15
Divide and Conquer, AL West: First-Half Heroes	Joey Matschulat	2011-07-08
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 7/8/11	Bill Baer	2011-07-08
Divide and Conquer, AL West: The Team that Won't Die	Joey Matschulat	2011-06-24
Prospectus Hit List: AL: Tense Times	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: Westward Huh?	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-01
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Rotation	Bill Baer	2011-05-27
Divide and Conquer, AL West: Bay Area Strife	Joey Matschulat	2011-05-27
Transaction Analysis: Return of the Prodigal Sluggers	Ben Lindbergh	2011-05-26
Prospectus Hit List: The Tighten Up	Jay Jaffe	2011-05-23
Collateral Damage: Of the Byrds and the Beaned	Corey Dawkins	2011-05-23
Collateral Damage: Of the Byrds and the Beaned	Ben Lindbergh	2011-05-23
Transaction Analysis Blog: Oakland Swaps Six Pitchers	R.J. Anderson	2011-05-20
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #8	Craig Brown	2011-05-20
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Rotation	Bill Baer	2011-05-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Wild AL West	Jay Jaffe	2011-05-13
Divide and Conquer, AL West: The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	Joey Matschulat	2011-05-13
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Rotation	Bill Baer	2011-05-13
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Rotation	Bill Baer	2011-05-06
The BP Broadside: Eight Things I Hope Are True	Steven Goldman	2011-05-05
Prospectus Hit List: It's 1998 All Over Again	Tommy Bennett	2011-05-02
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Rotation	Bill Baer	2011-04-29
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #5	Craig Brown	2011-04-29
Divide and Conquer, AL West: Scattershooting	Joey Matschulat	2011-04-28
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Rotation	Bill Baer	2011-04-22
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/5	John Perrotto	2011-04-04
On the Beat: Two Twins Are Better Than One	John Perrotto	2011-04-01
Team Injury Projection: Oakland Athletics	Marc Normandin	2011-03-31
Team Injury Projection: Oakland Athletics	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-31
Prospectus Hit List: AL Pre-Season Hit List	Tommy Bennett	2011-03-28
Divide and Conquer, AL West: Let That Be Your Last Battlefield	Joey Matschulat	2011-03-24
Transaction Analysis: AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-23
On the Beat: Life After Lee	John Perrotto	2011-03-18
Overthinking It: Small Samplings of Spring, AL Edition	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Rotation Rumble in the AL	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-04
Divide and Conquer, AL West: The Weakest Links	Joey Matschulat	2011-03-03
Fantasy Focus: AL Starting Pitcher Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-25
Contractual Matters: AL West Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-02-16
Transaction Analysis: Junior Circuit Jumble	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-21
Expanded Horizons: White Elephants	Tommy Bennett	2011-01-12
Transaction Analysis: The Short Stack	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-29
Prospectus Perspective: Athletic Ambitions	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-22
Warning Track Power: Oakland's Armed Robbery?	Chase Gharrity	2010-12-17
On the Beat: A Werthy Disguise	John Perrotto	2010-12-14
Contractual Matters: AL West Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-10-25
Checking the Numbers: I'm Relieved to Start	Eric Seidman	2010-10-19
Transaction Action: NL Central Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-12
Under The Knife: Mid-Week Aches and Pains	Will Carroll	2010-04-28
Transaction Action: Any Frandsen of Yours Is...	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-28
Fantasy Focus: Depth Chart/PFM Update, Part 2	Clay Davenport	2010-03-21
Fantasy Focus: AL Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2010-03-08
Team Health Reports: Texas Rangers	Michael R. Lewis	2010-02-19
Camp Battles: AL West	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-18
Transaction Action: International Arbitration Avoidance Day	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-20
Transaction Action: AL Catsup	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-15
The Year in Quotes: The Highs and Lows of 2009	Alex Carnevale	2009-12-31
Transaction Analysis: AL Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-13
On the Beat: Pre-Winter Meetings Shopping Lists	John Perrotto	2009-12-06
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-28
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-16
Transaction Action: AL West Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-14
Transaction Action: The Faltering Breeze in Texas	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-08
Transaction Analysis: AL West Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-25
Prospectus Hit List: Shuffling the Deck	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-12
Under The Knife: TRIPin?	Will Carroll	2009-06-09
On the Beat: Sunday Summary	John Perrotto	2009-06-07
Future Shock: Beefing Up	Kevin Goldstein	2009-05-08
The Week In Quotes: April 27-May 3	Alex Carnevale	2009-05-04
On the Beat: Week One Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-04-12
Transaction Analysis: AL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-10
Breakout Spotlight: John Danks	Eric Seidman	2009-02-24
On the Beat: Open Camps	John Perrotto	2009-02-18
Prospectus Hit List: Nearing the Finish Line	Jay Jaffe	2008-09-19
Under The Knife: Angels Edition	Will Carroll	2008-09-16
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-15
Every Given Sunday: Scoops of all Sizes from Around the Major Leagues	John Perrotto	2008-09-07
Prospectus Hit List: Days of Wonder	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-29
Transaction Analysis: West by Central	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-25
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-08-23
Under The Knife: Mixed Signs and Injury Recidivists	Will Carroll	2008-08-18
Under The Knife: Disclosure	Will Carroll	2008-08-07
Fantasy Focus: The Unpredictability of Pitching	Dalton Del Don	2008-07-25
Under The Knife: Hiding Out	Will Carroll	2008-07-23
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-12
UTK Wrap: Sound and Fury... and Progress?	Will Carroll	2008-06-13
Under The Knife: Cascade	Will Carroll	2008-03-24
Team Health Reports: Texas Rangers	Jay Jaffe	2008-03-02
Under The Knife: Angels on the Mound and Pad Probs	Will Carroll	2007-09-24
Prospectus Hit List: Flyover Flops Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-17
Under The Knife: Coffee Up!	Will Carroll	2007-08-17
Schrodinger's Bat: Putting the Pedal to the Metal	Dan Fox	2007-08-16
Prospectus Matchups: 300	Jim Baker	2007-08-10
Transaction Analysis: American League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-26
Prospectus Hit List: Pinch-Hitter's Edition	Marc Normandin	2007-07-06
Under The Knife: Almost Halfway	Will Carroll	2007-06-29
Schrodinger's Bat: Playing Favorites	Dan Fox	2007-06-28
Every Given Sunday: Negative Vibes	John Perrotto	2007-06-24
Under The Knife: Giambi	Will Carroll	2007-06-22
Transaction of the Day: American League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-06-06
Under The Knife: NextGen	Will Carroll	2007-06-01
Under The Knife: Back Up to Speed	Will Carroll	2007-05-29
Prospectus Today: Melting in the Texas Heat	Joe Sheehan	2007-05-29
Every Given Sunday: Harvesting Pirates	John Perrotto	2007-05-27
Prospectus Hit List: One Month Down	Jay Jaffe	2007-05-04
Every Given Sunday: Drought and Despair	John Perrotto	2007-04-15
Transaction of the Day: Roster Reviews of the Wests	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-03
Every Given Sunday: Opening Night	John Perrotto	2007-04-01
Hope and Faith: How the Texas Rangers Can Win the World Series	Jamey Newberg	2007-03-29
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack, 3/12/07	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-12
Future Shock: State of the Systems, AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-09
Hope and Faith: How the Chicago White Sox Can Win the World Series	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-06
The Week In Quotes: February 26-March 5	Alex Carnevale	2007-03-05
Positional Health Reports: Starting Pitchers, Part Two	Will Carroll	2007-02-23
Prospectus Matchups: The 2007 Transient All-Stars, Starting Pitchers	Jim Baker	2007-02-23
Future Shock: Texas Rangers Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-08
Transaction Analysis: AL Central Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-01
The Week In Quotes: January 16-22	Alex Carnevale	2007-01-22
Future Shock: Chicago White Sox Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-01-12
The Week In Quotes: December 19-26	Alex Carnevale	2006-12-26
Prospectus Today: Winter Meetings Review	Joe Sheehan	2006-12-11
Prospectus Today: Last Call	Joe Sheehan	2006-12-07
Will's Mill: I Love the Smell of Rumor in the Morning	Will Carroll	2006-12-06
The Week In Quotes: November 28-December 4	Alex Carnevale	2006-12-04
Prospectus Today: Winter Meetings Preview, Part One	Joe Sheehan	2006-12-01
Transaction Analysis: October 17-November 2, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-11-03
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 26	Jay Jaffe	2006-09-26
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 10	Jay Jaffe	2006-09-12
Lies, Damned Lies: Playing Matchmaker	Nate Silver	2006-07-27
Prospectus Hit List: July 25	Marc Normandin	2006-07-25
Under The Knife: On the Road Again	Will Carroll	2006-07-25
Transaction Analysis: July 13-16	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-17
Transaction Analysis: June 27-29	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-30
Transaction Analysis: June 6-7	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-09
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 4	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-06
Prospectus Hit List: Week of 5/28	Marc Normandin	2006-05-30
Transaction Analysis: May 19-21	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-22
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 14	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-16
Transaction Analysis: May 10-11	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-12
Under The Knife: A Kid, His Bike, and the Knee That Roared	Will Carroll	2006-05-11
Transaction Analysis: May 5-9	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-10
Under The Knife: Game Shortage	Will Carroll	2006-05-09
Transaction Analysis: American League, March 30-April 4	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-06
Under The Knife: Early Worries	Will Carroll	2006-03-30
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Breaks Hearts	Nate Silver	2006-03-29
Transaction Analysis: March 17-26	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-27
Fantasy Focus: AL Spring Job Battles	Peter Schoenke	2006-03-24
2006--Setting the Stage: This Year in Quotes	Jim Baker	2006-03-22
Transaction Analysis: March 7-9	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-10
Team Health Reports: Chicago White Sox	Thomas Gorman	2006-03-07
Team Health Reports: Chicago White Sox	Will Carroll	2006-03-07
Transaction Analysis: February 27-March 2	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-03
Prospectus Today: Long Night	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-03
Prospectus Today: Half a Champion	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-01
Fantasy Focus: Building a Fantasy Farm System	Jeff Erickson	2006-02-24
Can Of Corn: Six-Man Rotation	Dayn Perry	2006-02-07
Prospectus Notebook: White Sox, Marlins	Baseball Prospectus	2005-11-02
Crooked Numbers: Taking Advantage	James Click	2005-10-27
World Series Prospectus: Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox	James Click	2005-10-21
Playoff Prospectus: Chicago White Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Jay Jaffe	2005-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox	Nate Silver	2005-10-03
Prelude to the Playoffs: Saturday at the Jake	Dave Haller	2005-10-02
Prospectus Today: The Last Day	Joe Sheehan	2005-10-02
Prelude to the Playoffs: Being at the Jake	Dave Haller	2005-10-01
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 25	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-27
Prospectus Today: AL Reset	Joe Sheehan	2005-09-23
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 18	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-20
Under The Knife: Stay the Course	Will Carroll	2005-09-16
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 4	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-07
Transaction Analysis: August 26-31	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-01
Will's Mill: Deadline Weekend	Will Carroll	2005-07-31
Will's Mill: Friday's Rumors	Will Carroll	2005-07-29
Prospectus Today: What If?	Joe Sheehan	2005-07-27
Will's Mill: Cranking out the Rumors	Will Carroll	2005-07-26
Prospectus Today: Why Sox?	Joe Sheehan	2005-07-19
Transaction Analysis: July 1-8	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-08
Prospectus Game of the Week: Chicago Cubs @ Chicago White Sox, 6/26/05	Jonah Keri	2005-06-28
Transaction Analysis: June 14-22	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-24
Under The Knife: The Cost of Injuries	Will Carroll	2005-06-20
Transaction Analysis: May 24-June 12, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-16
Transaction Analysis: May 10-24, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-05-26
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 22, 2005	Ben Murphy	2005-05-24
Under The Knife: Injury Nation	Will Carroll	2005-05-23
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies	Dave Haller	2005-05-03
Transaction Analysis: April 20-27	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-27
Under The Knife: Spring Cleaning Edition	Will Carroll	2005-04-26
Under The Knife: Look Deeper	Will Carroll	2005-04-25
Getting the Call: Impact Call-Ups of 2005	Caleb Peiffer	2005-04-14
Transaction Analysis: March 29-April 4, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-12
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies	James Click	2005-04-05
Fantasy Focus: Spring Sleepers and Busts	Erik Siegrist	2005-04-01
Preseason Predictions: AL Staff Picks, 2005	Baseball Prospectus	2005-03-31
Team Health Reports: Chicago White Sox	Dave Haller	2005-03-30
Under The Knife: Spring Training Updates	Will Carroll	2005-03-24

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2012-01-10 13:00:00	Thanks for the chat as I'm ready to get amped up for the 2012 season. Rotation Q's for a deeper league: Do Tyson Ross and Kris Medlen have chances of carving out rolls with those rotations currently influx? (Bringon2012 from Kansas)	Absolutely not to Medlen. He’s good, but he’ll need to prove he’s recovered from TJ, and the Braves just have soooooo many options merely vying for the fifth spot (Minor, Teheran, Delgado, Vizcaino, etc.), most of which are now younger and more talented than Medlen. Medlen's probably 10th on their SP depth chart. Not a bad problem to have for a team, but for a Medlen owner it is. Ross has a slightly higher a chance, but the A’s also brought in quite the haul of starter candidates this winter between Jarrod Parker, Brad Peacock, and Tom Milone, plus mainstays (while healthy) of Brett Anderson, Dallas Braden, Brandon McCarthy, and (to a lesser extent) Guillermo Moscoso. Then you have the usual Ross-esque fill-ins like Graham Godfrey and Josh Outman, so it’ll be tough. (Derek Carty)
2011-05-04 19:00:00	Am I going to be happy I've had Brian Matusz stashed on my roster all this time? There are folks like Dan Hudson and Brandon McCarthy lingering on our waiver wire. (Yatchisin from Intercostal Clavicle)	I'd rather have Hudson right now since his worst stats are behind him (Jason Collette (note time))
2011-04-25 13:00:00	Do the A's have the best rotation in baseball once you factor in the twittering capabilities of Brett Anderson, Brandon McCarthy, and Dallas Braden? (Tom from Madison)	I would like to see the Phillies try to contend with the A's on Twitter. Roy Halladay's angry stares don't translate well into 140 character bursts, especially not up against Brandon McCarthy's sense of humor. (Marc Normandin)
2011-03-02 13:00:00	Who do you like to round out the A's rotation out of Brandon McCarthy, Josh Outman, Tyson Ross, Bobby Cramer, and the forever-injured Rich Harden? (Tom from Madison)	What, you mean in terms of finding a fifth ma to fight for the honor of being fifth starter? Ian Krol's a way's off yet. Pedro Figueroa's coming back from TJS and will start the season on the DL--that has to make him an honorary competitor, no? (Christina Kahrl)
2011-01-18 13:00:00	The A's just signed Grant Balfour and now are apparently targeting Brian Fuentes. All this on top of the signings of Rich Harden and Brandon McCarthy. Obviously a lot of injury risk, but do you see the A's looking to move one of their relievers in a package for another bat? (Tom from Madison)	Someone is going to have to go somewhere if they keep doing this, but I'm just not sure who they are going to move. It was smart of them to wait until the market died down a little though. You know a reliever is going to get hurt in the spring or a team won't have as many quality options as they thought they did. (Marc Normandin)
2010-04-27 13:00:00	When will the Rangers begin to admit their mistake and promote Derek Holland to replace Rich Harden in the rotation? Harden is a bullpen killer with his 4.1 inning outings. (Kevin from Dallas)	Both Holland and Brandon McCarthy are carving up the PCL, giving Texas some options to change up the rotation. Harden (17 ip in 4 starts) and Feldman (7.50ish r/g) are the subpar candidates to date. Harden's history and stuff make him a strong candidate for the Kerry Wood treatment and a permanent shift to the bullpen. I doubt they would make such a move without a DL trip for Harden, , which would be the excuse for the transition. Shouldn't have to wait too long for that. (Clay Davenport)
2010-03-26 13:00:00	Are you at all surprised that Texas decided on CJ Wilson in the rotation considering the other possibilities and leaving late inning duties to the oft-injured Frank Francisco, Netali Feliz who has never thrown in back-to-back games, and Darren Oliver coming off a career year at age 39? (Jake from Chicago)	The Rangers have a ton of candidates for their rotation, many of which I wouldn't touch with a 10-foot clown pole (Brandon McCarthy and Matt Harrison come to mind). Because he's a lefty who can miss bats, Wilson is already much more interesting than those two, and worth taking a chance on. A for Feliz, his time will come, but he hasn't shown much in spring training (11.57 ERA), and he's not even 22 yet. I'm a bit more concerned about the Rangers' bullpen, but I do like Oliver, and think that perhaps some of those surplus arms can be useful down there. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-12-15 14:00:00	I read previously in this chat that Brandon Mccarthy among others was in the rotation next year when in reality Neftali Feliz and/or C.J. Wilson will be included in the Rangers rotation next year. Am I right or wrong? and won't this make their rotation at least on par with the other teams in the division? Thanks (Tim Barta from Dallas, Texas)	They're considering Wilson, and we'll see if it takes; more often than not, they get explored, discussed, maybe even tried out in spring, and then they don't happen in the real season. They might have enough viable candidates that Feliz-as-reliever makes sense as well. The key to my way of thinking is as I said on Saturday is that they have eight plausible starting pitchers, McCarthy, Feliz, and Wilson among them. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-08-18 13:00:00	Do you see Brandon McCarthy making any meaningful impact with Texas this year? (Matt from WI)	No, and there's no reason to force the issue. Hopefully he shows up in February completely intact. (Joe Sheehan)
2006-03-21 19:00:00	It seems to me that PECOTA has difficulty predicting significant advances in pitchers' K/BB rates. Is there some other way to see Sheets-style jumps coming? For instance, some at BP are high on Brandon McCarthy, but Pecota seems to indicate "league average" for the forseeable future. How is this disconnect explained? (jacksonreams from Washington, DC)	PECOTA is, by design, pretty conservative. The truth is that the average performance of a large group of players doesn't change tremendously from year to year -- the fluke seasons and true breakouts are balanced by the slumps and injury decimations. Add to that the injury risk factor built into PECOTA, and you see why from an "actuarial" standpoint, PECOTA is warranted in being conservative. One tip for how I personallyuse the PECOTA cards (e.g. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pecota/mccarbr01.php) I find that there are too many percentile lines to really assess the range, so I break it mentally down into three categories: High (25%) - 90th percentile Medium (50%) - 50th percentile Low (25%) - 10th percentile When you look at McCarthy's upside as a 1-in-4 chance of around a 3.32 ERA in 173 inning, you start to see why the optimistic views exist. (Keith Woolner)

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