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Birth Date	9-3-1983
Height	6' 2"
Weight	245 lbs

Age	29 years, 9 months, 15 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	IP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2005	PIT	21	4	4.0	4.0	0	0	0	0	16	5	2	2	0	6	0	0	1	3	4.50	2.24	2.51	1.2	0.1
2006	PIT	22	85	80.7	80.7	9	1	1	10	329	81	37	34	12	136	12	7	3	56	3.79	4.21	4.75	9.3	0.9
2007	PIT	23	76	79.0	79.0	4	7	18	3	315	64	22	20	5	92	16	6	3	64	2.28	3.10	3.61	16.4	1.6
2008	PIT	24	49	53.7	53.7	2	3	21	5	211	47	20	18	5	75	5	5	2	39	3.02	3.25	4.00	7.7	0.7
2009	PIT	25	57	54.3	54.3	4	8	27	5	251	73	36	35	10	120	17	14	3	46	5.80	4.86	5.36	0.8	0.1
2010	MIN	26	27	27.0	27.0	2	0	16	2	106	24	7	6	1	31	8	7	0	21	2.00	2.86	3.58	4.1	0.4
2010	WAS	26	47	46.0	46.0	3	3	26	4	199	51	20	14	5	77	9	6	0	38	2.74	3.45	3.62	5.6	0.5
2011	MIN	27	69	65.7	65.7	4	7	15	9	274	66	31	31	10	106	13	12	4	34	4.25	4.78	5.74	-4.5	-0.5
2012	MIN	28	30	29.3	29.3	1	4	14	1	120	28	13	12	5	47	4	3	0	18	3.68	4.44	5.13	-0.0	-0.0
Career			444	439.7	439.7	29	33	138	39	1821	439	188	172	53	690	84	60	16	319	3.52	3.90	4.50	40.6	3.9

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	LYN	A+	1	1	5.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.231		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	HIC	A	12	8	42.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.425		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	WPT	A-	11	11	65.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.336		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	PIT	MLB	4	0	4.0	2.51	145	.253	.258	.341	.442	.269	.417	100	1.2	0.1	1.2	0.1
2005	HIC	A	35	0	53.7	3.55	126	.182	.268	.345	.415	.270	.287	101	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	ALT	AA	17	0	20.0	2.29	151	.243	.263	.331	.408	.265	.339	101	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	PIT	MLB	85	0	80.7	4.75	105	.241	.276	.342	.445	.265	.280	102	9.6	0.9	9.3	0.9
2007	PIT	MLB	76	0	79.0	3.61	125	.201	.278	.347	.457	.272	.260	100	16.2	1.6	16.4	1.6
2008	PIT	MLB	49	0	53.7	4.00	116	.213	.274	.346	.442	.271	.264	103	7.9	0.8	7.7	0.7
2008	ALT	AA	3	0	3.0	2.11	154	.054	.275	.365	.437	.273	.000	98	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	IND	AAA	1	0	1.7	7.89	25	.267	.266	.348	.437	.259	.000	93	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	PIR	Rk	2	2	2.0	2.50	138	.240	.280	.352	.388	.283	.286	85	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	PIT	MLB	57	0	54.3	5.36	84	.299	.269	.344	.438	.270	.360	102	0.8	0.1	0.8	0.1
2010	MIN	MLB	27	0	27.0	3.58	120	.225	.270	.330	.402	.265	.303	100	4.1	0.4	4.1	0.4
2010	WAS	MLB	47	0	46.0	3.62	118	.266	.268	.335	.423	.270	.313	101	6.0	0.6	5.6	0.5
2011	MIN	MLB	69	0	65.7	5.74	72	.261	.261	.326	.413	.267	.263	101	-4.5	-0.5	-4.5	-0.5
2012	MIN	MLB	30	0	29.3	5.13	85	.240	.261	.325	.425	.269	.247	101	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0
2012	FTM	A+	2	1	2.0	4.72	97	.218	.265	.320	.407	.268	.143	102	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	COH	AAA	6	0	7.0	5.84	88	.178	.260	.338	.405	.257	.250	110	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0
Career		MLB		0	439.7	4.50	103	.244	.271	.338	.435	.269	.286	101	41.4	4.1	40.6	3.9

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
2003	LYN	A+	0	0	0	1	1	5.0	3	4	5	0	0%	.231	5.4	7.2	0.0	9.0	1.40	5.40	0.0	0.0
2004	HIC	A	2	3	0	12	8	42.0	82	16	27	8	0%	.425	17.6	3.4	1.7	5.8	2.33	10.07	0.0	0.0
2004	WPT	A-	3	5	0	11	11	65.0	84	4	33	7	0%	.336	11.6	0.6	1.0	4.6	1.35	4.85	0.0	0.0
2005	PIT	MLB	0	0	0	4	0	4.0	5	0	3	0	25%	.417	11.2	0.0	0.0	6.8	1.25	4.50	1.2	0.1
2005	HIC	A	3	4	14	35	0	53.7	47	5	39	0	55%	.287	7.9	0.8	0.0	6.5	0.97	2.51	0.0	0.0
2005	ALT	AA	0	2	7	17	0	20.0	21	1	26	2	52%	.339	9.4	0.5	0.9	11.7	1.10	2.70	0.0	0.0
2006	PIT	MLB	9	1	1	85	0	80.7	81	12	56	12	43%	.280	9.0	1.3	1.3	6.2	1.15	3.79	9.3	0.9
2007	PIT	MLB	4	7	18	76	0	79.0	64	16	64	5	34%	.260	7.3	1.8	0.6	7.3	1.01	2.28	16.4	1.6
2008	PIT	MLB	2	3	21	49	0	53.7	47	5	39	5	33%	.264	7.9	0.8	0.8	6.5	0.97	3.02	7.7	0.7
2008	PIR	Rk	0	0	0	2	2	2.0	2	0	2	0	43%	.286	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	1.00	0.00	0.0	0.0
2008	IND	AAA	0	0	0	1	0	1.7	0	3	1	0	60%	.000	0.0	15.9	0.0	5.3	1.76	0.00	0.0	0.0
2008	ALT	AA	0	0	0	3	0	3.0	0	1	5	0	75%	.000	0.0	3.0	0.0	15.0	0.33	0.00	0.0	0.0
2009	PIT	MLB	4	8	27	57	0	54.3	73	17	46	10	44%	.360	12.1	2.8	1.7	7.6	1.66	5.80	0.8	0.1
2010	WAS	MLB	3	3	26	47	0	46.0	51	9	38	5	49%	.313	10.0	1.8	1.0	7.4	1.30	2.74	5.6	0.5
2010	MIN	MLB	2	0	16	27	0	27.0	24	8	21	1	55%	.303	8.0	2.7	0.3	7.0	1.19	2.00	4.1	0.4
2011	MIN	MLB	4	7	15	69	0	65.7	66	13	34	10	43%	.263	9.0	1.8	1.4	4.7	1.20	4.25	-4.5	-0.5
2012	MIN	MLB	1	4	14	30	0	29.3	28	4	18	5	45%	.247	8.6	1.2	1.5	5.5	1.09	3.68	-0.0	-0.0
2012	FTM	A+	1	0	0	2	1	2.0	1	0	1	0	29%	.143	4.5	0.0	0.0	4.5	0.50	0.00	0.0	0.0
2013	COH	AAA	0	0	0	6	0	7.0	6	1	3	1	48%	.250	7.7	1.3	1.3	3.9	1.00	1.29	-0.0	-0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-07-17	2012-09-24	15-DL	69	64	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation	Rotator Cuff	-
2012-06-24	2012-07-13	15-DL	19	15	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-
2012-06-16	2012-06-23	DTD	7	6	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-	-
2012-05-15	2012-05-17	DTD	2	2	Right	Arm	Soreness		-	-
2011-06-09	2011-06-16	DTD	7	5	Right	Wrist	Inflammation	Tendonitis	-
2011-05-24	2011-05-28	DTD	4	3	Right	Forearm	Soreness		-
2010-06-10	2010-06-16	DTD	6	5	Left	Knee	Soreness		-
2009-05-26	2009-05-30	DTD	4	3	Right	Elbow	Contusion	Batted Ball	-
2009-05-05	2009-05-12	DTD	7	6	Right	Elbow	Swelling	Posterior	-
2008-07-02	2008-08-23	15-DL	52	45	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation	Bursitis	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2012	MIN	$4,500,000
2011	MIN	$7,150,000
2010	WAS	$3,500,000
2009	PIT	$2,425,000
2008	PIT	$500,000
2007	PIT	$401,000
2006	PIT	$327,000

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$18,803,000
7 yr	Total	$18,803,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
7 y 17 d	Paul Kinzer	1 year (2013)

Details

1 year (2013). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 1/31/13 (minor-league contract). May request release 3/26/13 if he will not make Major League roster. $0.1M retention bonus if he agrees to start season in minors. May opt out of contract 6/1/13 if not on Major League roster. Released by Cleveland 3/25/13. Re-signed by Cleveland as a free agent 3/26/13 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$4.75M (2012), plus 2013 option. Re-signed by Minnesota as a free agent 12/6/11. 12:$4.5M, 13:$6M option ($0.25M buyout). Performance bonuses based on games finished. Minnesota declined 2013 option 10/24/12.
1 year/$7.15M (2011). Re-signed by Minnesota 1/18/11 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$3.5M (2010). Signed by Washington as a free agent 12/24/09. $0.425M performance bonus based on games finished. Acquired by Minnesota in trade from Washington 7/28/10 (Nationals paid Twins $0.5M in deal).
2 years/$3.05M (2008-09). Signed extension with Pittsburgh 4/3/08. $0.25M signing bonus. 08:$0.5M, 09:$2.3M. 2009 performance bonus: $50,000 each for 50, 55, 60 games finished. Replaced 1 year/$435,500 deal for 2008 signed 3/08. Non-tendered by Pittsburgh 12/12/09.
1 year/$0.401M (2007). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/07.
1 year/$0.327M (2006). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 2/06.
1 year (2005). Contract purchased by Pittsburgh 9/05.
Drafted by Pittsburgh 2002 (7-193) (Alexander HS, Douglasville, Ga.).

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.238	.276	.381	.230
11	vs R (Multi)	.278	.316	.443	.272
18	Split (Multi)	-.041	-.040	-.062	-.041
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.011	.025	.022	.017
30	vs L (2012)	.175	.203	.246	.148
31	vs R (2012)	.305	.328	.559	.329
38	Split (2012)	-.130	-.124	-.314	-.181
39	LgAvg (2012)	.009	.024	.021	.017

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Fantasy Freestyle: Searching for Value in Contract Clauses	Mike Gianella	2013-04-15
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 1, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-01
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 1, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-01
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jim Johnson	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-08
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jim Johnson	Bradford Doolittle	2013-02-08
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jim Johnson	Nick J. Faleris	2013-02-08
Transaction Analysis: Pronk's Tale	R.J. Anderson	2013-02-01
A Little Relief: Six Bullpen Arms Still Available	Jonah Birenbaum	2013-01-18
Skewed Left: Washington's Winning Way with Trades	Zachary Levine	2013-01-17
The Keeper Reaper: Relievers for 1/9/13	Dan Mennella	2013-01-09
Western Front: What Will Become of Neftali Feliz?	Geoff Young	2013-01-08
Value Picks: Relievers Review	Dan Mennella	2012-10-01
Transaction Analysis: Astros Try Bo	R.J. Anderson	2012-09-28
Resident Fantasy Genius: Low-Cost Saves for Your Keeper League	Derek Carty	2012-09-24
Value Picks: Relievers for 9/12/12	Dan Mennella	2012-09-12
Value Picks: Relievers for 8/29/12	Dan Mennella	2012-08-29
Value Picks: Relievers for 7/25/12	Dan Mennella	2012-07-25
Value Picks: Relievers for 7/18/12	Dan Mennella	2012-07-18
Value Picks: Relievers for 7/11/12	Dan Mennella	2012-07-11
Overthinking It: The Brief Wondrous Life of a One-Year Deal	Ben Lindbergh	2012-07-10
Top 10 Trade Targets: Moving On Up--To Contention	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-28
Top 10 Trade Targets: Moving On Up--To Contention	Derek Carty	2012-06-28
Value Picks: Relievers for 6/27/12	Dan Mennella	2012-06-27
Value Picks: Relievers for 6/20/12	Dan Mennella	2012-06-20
BP Unfiltered: Taking A Look At Our Preseason Predictions	Bradley Ankrom	2012-06-09
Painting the Black: Is Throwing Strikes Enough?	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-04
Resident Fantasy Genius: Scouting the Twins' Closer Situation	Derek Carty	2012-05-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: Pudge Retires	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-20
Pre-Season Predictions: 20 Questions for 2012	Baseball Prospectus	2012-03-27
Transaction Analysis: Almost Closing Time for Perkins?	R.J. Anderson	2012-03-12
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-29
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Steven Goldman	2012-02-29
Fantasy Beat: Expert Mocks vs. ADP	Jason Collette	2012-02-17
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: Closers	Derek Carty	2012-02-16
Resident Fantasy Genius: The Closer Carousel	Derek Carty	2012-01-26
Fantasy Beat: Closers in Waiting	Jason Collette	2011-12-30
Fantasy Beat: How Profitable Are Dollar Players?	Jason Collette	2011-12-21
Resident Fantasy Genius: New Fish in the Sea	Derek Carty	2011-12-08
Transaction Analysis: Cappsing Things Off	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-06
The BP Broadside: Tumbling in the Twin Cities	Steven Goldman	2011-11-08
The BP Broadside: Oh, To Live on Closer Mountain	Steven Goldman	2011-09-20
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	ESPN Insider	2011-09-15
Resident Fantasy Genius: Stockpiling Closers	Derek Carty	2011-09-12
The BP Broadside: Joe Girardi's Comfort Thing	Steven Goldman	2011-07-19
Painting the Black: Mid-season Heroes and Goats, Part 2	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-14
Value Picks: Relievers for 7/14/11	Mike Petriello	2011-07-14
Value Picks: Relievers for 7/7/11	Mike Petriello	2011-07-07
Prospectus Perspective: Minnesota Miscasts	Christina Kahrl	2011-06-24
Prospectus Hit and Run: The National Nightmare	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-23
Value Picks: Relievers	Mike Petriello	2011-06-23
Value Picks: Relievers	Mike Petriello	2011-06-16
Value Picks: Relievers	Mike Petriello	2011-06-09
Prospectus Hit and Run: Anatomy of a Collapse	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-08
On the Beat: The Incumbent	John Perrotto	2011-05-18
What You Missed: 5/2-5/6	Stephani Bee	2011-05-06
Prospectus Q&A: Matt Capps	David Laurila	2011-05-04
Painting the Black: Pitching Backward	R.J. Anderson	2011-04-26
Prospectus Hit List: A Return to Normalcy	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-25
Don't Believe the Hype: Leaving on a Jed Plane	Marc Normandin	2011-04-22
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-04-21
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 14	Larry Granillo	2011-04-15
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-04-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL Bullpen Blowout	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-08
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-04-07
On the Beat: Two Twins Are Better Than One	John Perrotto	2011-04-01
On the Beat: Braves' New World	John Perrotto	2011-03-28
The Week In Quotes: 3/21-3/27	Alex Carnevale	2011-03-28
On the Beat: Spring Surprises	John Perrotto	2011-03-25
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-03-24
Team Injury Projection: Minnesota Twins	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-17
Team Injury Projection: Minnesota Twins	Marc Normandin	2011-03-17
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-03-17
Painting the Black: Relievers and Arbitration	R.J. Anderson	2011-03-16
Contractual Matters: AL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-03-16
BP Unfiltered: Depth Charts Hotline	Sky Kalkman	2011-03-14
Purpose Pitches: Mourning for Morneau?	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-04
Fantasy Beat: Currency or Building Blocks?	Rob McQuown	2011-02-28
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-02-24
Fantasy Focus: Closer Rankings	Mike Petriello	2011-02-21
Prospectus Hit List: Winning the Winter, AL Edition	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-14
Painting the Black: Choosing a Blue Jays Closer	R.J. Anderson	2011-02-09
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-02-03
Fantasy Beat: The Cheapest Staff Possible	Jason Collette	2011-02-01
Prospectus Perspective: The Twins' and Rays' Bullpen Situations	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-20
Prospectus Perspective: The Twins' and Rays' Bullpen Situations	Kevin Goldstein	2011-01-20
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2011-01-20
Transaction Analysis: Arbitration Avoidance	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-19
Transaction of the Day: Soriano in Stripes	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-14
Free Agent Bargain Bin: Relief Pitchers	Dan Wade	2011-01-13
Contractual Matters: AL East Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-11-29
Future Shock: Washington Nationals Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-11-24
GM for a Day: Minnesota Twins	Ken Funck	2010-11-15
On the Beat: Scioscia's Tree is Branching Out	John Perrotto	2010-11-09
So You Need: Relief Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2010-11-08
Contractual Matters: AL Central Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-11-08
GM for a Day: Washington Nationals	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-18
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	John Perrotto	2010-10-11
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	ESPN Insider	2010-10-11
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins	Kevin Goldstein	2010-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: Stop Me If You've Heard This One	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-08
Checking the Numbers: The Turnaround Kids	Eric Seidman	2010-10-07
One-Hoppers: Front Six LDS Rosters	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: Home Sweet Dome No More	Brandon Warne	2010-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Preview: Twins vs. Yankees	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-05
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Boston Red Sox	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-30
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Boston Red Sox	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-30
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Boston Red Sox	ESPN Insider	2010-09-30
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-09-29
Prospectus Perspective: October in Minneapolis	Marc Normandin	2010-09-24
Analyze This: Checking up on July Acquisitions	Jesse Behr	2010-09-19
Prospectus Perspective: Waiving Good-Bye?	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-03
Prospectus Hit List: AL: A Slight Opening	Ben Lindbergh	2010-09-03
Changing Speeds: Hindsight is 81-81	Ken Funck	2010-08-26
On the Beat: Fish Future is Bright	John Perrotto	2010-08-18
On the Beat: Heading Toward a Showdown	John Perrotto	2010-08-09
Overthinking It: Judgment Qualls	Ben Lindbergh	2010-08-09
Prospectus Hit List: Hello Goodbye	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-06
Ahead in the Count: The 2010 Trade Deadline	Matt Swartz	2010-08-06
Prospectus Hit List: Swaptacular	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-05
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-08-05
Overthinking It: Anatomy of a Trade Deadline	Ben Lindbergh	2010-08-05
Under The Knife: No Two Injuries are Alike	Will Carroll	2010-08-02
The Week In Quotes: July 26-August 1	Alex Carnevale	2010-08-02
Fantasy Beat: Pre-Deadline Trade Roundup Part 33 1/3	Marc Normandin	2010-07-31
Transaction Action: The National Redistribution Effort	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-30
Transaction Action: The National Redistribution Effort	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-30
On the Beat: Seeking Perfection	John Perrotto	2010-07-30
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-07-29
On the Beat: Worth the Price	John Perrotto	2010-07-28
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-07-15
Mid-season Prescriptions: NL East	Ben Lindbergh	2010-07-15
All-Star Game: McCann is The Man	John Perrotto	2010-07-14
All-Star Discontents: Less Than Zero, or More Than Some?	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-09
One-Hoppers: The Replacement-Level All-Stars	Ben Lindbergh	2010-07-06
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-06-24
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-14
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-06-10
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-09
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-06-03
Prospectus Hit List: Brave New World	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-03
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-05-27
Changing Speeds: Bounceback Pitchers	Ken Funck	2010-05-25
Transaction Action: Senior Circuitry	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-20
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spot: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-05-20
Between The Numbers: Least Net Valuable Player	Matt Swartz	2010-05-16
On the Beat: New Blood, Same Result	John Perrotto	2010-05-10
Game Story: Nationals at Cubs	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-29
Game Story: Cubs/Nationals in Wrigley	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-28
Game Story: Nats at Mets	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-11
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Transaction Action: Tough Cuts	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-26
Transaction Action: Weekend Mayhem Edition	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-22
Fantasy Focus: Depth Chart/PFM Update, Part 2	Clay Davenport	2010-03-21
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Lee Panas	2010-03-18
Transaction Action: Lefty-less and Zedliness	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-16
Fantasy Focus: Closers	Marc Normandin	2010-03-10
Contractual Matters: NL East	Jeff Euston	2010-03-04
Circling The Bases: Fine Penmanship, Part 2	Tim Kniker	2010-02-26
Team Health Reports: Pittsburgh Pirates	Will Carroll	2010-02-25
Division Preview: NL East	Kevin Goldstein	2010-02-17
Team Health Reports: Washington Nationals	Will Carroll	2010-02-08
Transaction Action: Signing and Selling	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-21
Transaction Action: The Holliday Rush	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-06
On the Beat: New Year Update	John Perrotto	2010-01-03
Fine Penmanship: Introducing the Archimedes Awards	Tim Kniker	2009-12-27
The Real Curse: Supply, Demand, and Pricing	Colin Wyers	2009-12-22
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-12-20
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-12-16
Transaction Analysis: NL Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-15
Prospectus Today: Getting Talent For Less Than It's Worth	Joe Sheehan	2009-12-14
The Week In Quotes: December 7-13	Alex Carnevale	2009-12-14
On the Beat: Winter Meeting Wrap-Up	John Perrotto	2009-12-13
On the Beat: Day Three of the Winter Meetings	John Perrotto	2009-12-10
On the Beat: Pre-Winter Meetings Shopping Lists	John Perrotto	2009-12-06
On the Beat: Fire Up the Hot Stove	John Perrotto	2009-11-08
On the Beat: Post-season Notes	John Perrotto	2009-10-07
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-30
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-08-19
On the Beat: Buyers Rush Nearly Empty Shelves?	John Perrotto	2009-07-16
Prospectus Today: Breaking From Fashion	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-10
On the Beat: All-Stars!	John Perrotto	2009-07-05
Prospectus Today: Whining	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-02
On the Beat: Sunday Summary	John Perrotto	2009-06-07
Under The Knife: Stacking Up	Will Carroll	2009-05-27
Game Story: Pirates versus Cubs, May 25	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-26
Under The Knife: Cubs Down	Will Carroll	2009-05-11
Under The Knife: Midweek Med Report	Will Carroll	2009-05-06
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-05
On the Beat: North Country Thunder	John Perrotto	2009-04-29
On the Beat: Changes in Slow Motion	John Perrotto	2009-04-08
On the Beat: Let the Games Begin	John Perrotto	2009-04-05
Team Health Reports: Pittsburgh Pirates	Brad Wochomurka	2009-02-11
Future Shock: Pirates Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-12-29
Every Given Sunday: Seabiscuit, Salomon, and Skippers	John Perrotto	2008-11-16
Transaction Analysis: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-09-06
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-03
Under The Knife: Mound Mischief	Will Carroll	2008-08-25
Under The Knife: Disclosure	Will Carroll	2008-08-07
Fantasy Focus: Fantasy Fallout from the Deadline Deals	Jeff Erickson	2008-08-02
Under The Knife: Not a Wrap	Will Carroll	2008-07-25
Fantasy Focus: Closer Attrition	Jeff Erickson	2008-07-11
Every Given Sunday: One Man's Teams	John Perrotto	2008-07-06
UTK Wrap: Big-Ticket Bang-ups	Will Carroll	2008-07-04
Under The Knife: Bring on the Future	Will Carroll	2008-07-03
Under The Knife: Conservatism	Will Carroll	2008-07-02
Fantasy Focus: The Case for Punting Saves	Dalton Del Don	2008-06-20
Lies, Damned Lies: Picking the Under	Nate Silver	2008-04-04
Prospectus Hit List: Opening Day	Jay Jaffe	2008-03-30
Fantasy Beat: The Closers	Marc Normandin	2008-03-19
Prospectus Toolbox: Moneybag Mailball	Derek Jacques	2008-03-11
Future Shock: Pirates Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-02-14
Team Health Reports: Pittsburgh Pirates	Will Carroll	2008-02-13
Every Given Sunday: Time Flies	John Perrotto	2008-01-13
Prospectus Q&A: Neal Huntington	David Laurila	2007-12-02
Prospectus Toolbox: Free Agent Compensation Rankings	Derek Jacques	2007-11-06
Wait 'Til Next Year: Your 2010 Pirates	Bryan Smith	2007-09-18
Every Given Sunday: Respectable Piracy?	John Perrotto	2007-09-02
Prospectus Matchups: The Divisional All-Stars	Jim Baker	2007-07-10
Fantasy Focus: Projecting Final Standings	Kenn Ruby	2007-06-19
Prospectus Hit List: Padres Riding High	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-08
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Scouting Directors, NL Central	Bryan Smith	2007-05-27
Schrodinger's Bat: Batter Versus Pitcher, Gameday Style	Dan Fox	2007-05-24
The Week In Quotes: May 8-13	Alex Carnevale	2007-05-14
Prospectus Hit List: McNasty as They Wanna Be	Jay Jaffe	2007-05-11
Market Movers: The Ten Most Volatile Players - Week of May 4, 2007	Jeff Ma	2007-05-04
Every Given Sunday: Youth and Age, Both Will Be Served	John Perrotto	2007-04-29
Prospectus Matchups: The Knee-Jerk All-Stars	Jim Baker	2007-04-17
Hope and Faith: How the Pittsburgh Pirates Can Win the World Series	John Perrotto	2007-03-30
Fantasy Focus: Pick a Closer, Any Closer	Alex Carnevale	2007-02-23
Prospectus Matchups: Five Teams for Four Spots	Jim Baker	2006-09-22
Under The Knife: Not Letting Them Win	Will Carroll	2006-09-11
Transaction Analysis: August 28-31, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-01
Transaction Analysis: March 14-16	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-17
Transaction Analysis: September 14-20	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-21

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-06-29 13:30:00	Who are your favorite players to deal with, both past or present? (Gerald from Savannah)	Geez. That's a tough one because there are so many good guys I have dealt with in 24 years of covering baseball. I hate to leave people out but some of my favorites would have to include Sean Casey, John Burkett, Jay Bell, Craig Wilson, Jason Schmidt, Michael Barrett from the past. From the present: Jason Bay, Cole Hamels, Carlos Pena, Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, Nyjer Morgan, Neil Walker, Joel Hanrahan, Adam Jones, Max Scherzer, Don Kelly, Chris Perez, Adam Dunn, Matt Capps, Torii Hunter, Kurt Suzuki, Ian Kinsler. (John Perrotto)
2011-06-29 13:30:00	Who do you see on the Diamondbacks "buy" radar should they choose to add a player? (Clayton from Houston)	I'll toss this name out there --- Matt Capps. He'd give them one more good arm for the back end to pair up with Putz and Hernandez. (John Perrotto)
2010-05-25 13:00:00	We Nationals fans have gotten ourselves all worked up about Drew Storen coming to the major leagues. It's an exciting development. Still, as a neutral observer, would you say that there is any more reason to expect immediate success from Storen than for other relief prospects brought up to the majors in recent years? (HalfStreet from Fairfax VA)	I think he'll do fine. A relief pitcher can only make so much of an impact because of the limited number of innings he will pitch but Storen should help bridge the gap from the starters to Matt Capps for now and is defintiely the closer of the future. (John Perrotto)
2010-03-23 16:30:00	Hi Matt What are the chances of Matt Capps and Octavio Dotel remaining as closers all year and how do you think they will do? Thanks (Ed from Cranford, N.J.)	I never can guess when people are going to start and stop being closers. Both seem reasonably likely to keep their jobs, I guess? I wonder why Pittsburgh wouldn't want to keep Matt Capps under team control. That could be a bad sign. (Matt Swartz)
2010-03-15 16:00:00	Any big 2011 free agents that you particularly like? Crawford, CLee, Webb, DLee? Who should I hope my team signs. These days it seems like a big contract is almost always a bad deal. Holliday, Bay, (Ron Lewis from Atl)	Well let’s see here. There’s this guy named Mauer who looks pretty good as a free agent. (Oh, I know, the Twins are probably going to sign him. Other names that I would love to have on my favorite team: Victor Martinez, Adam Dunn, Jayson Werth, and maybe a guy like Wilson Betemit. The big stars in position players mostly have options or are likely to be signed before they get to free agency. The free agent crop next year, isn’t a place to find game changers, but there are some good, solid players in that bunch. On the pitching side, CLee and BWebb are welcome in my clubhouse any day of the week. Preferably, every fifth day. I also still believe in Matt Capps, and he’ll be available to the highest bidder. (Russell A. Carleton)
2010-03-15 16:00:00	How long do you think Matt Capps stays as closer in Washington? Do you think Scott Hairston has much value this year? Thanks (Ed from Cranford, N.J.)	The whole season for Capps. Who will come and take the job away from him? Did Scott Hairston ever have much value? (Russell A. Carleton)
2009-12-15 14:00:00	Christina, there are a lot of Pirates fans that are furious over the non-tendering of Matt Capps. While I am not certain he would be worth the $3.5-4M he would receive in arby, I'm wondering if it wasn't worth the risk to accept the arby price tag, hope that he returns to form and then deal him at or before the deadline. Did Huntington screw up, or is there more to this decision than meets the eye? (karp62 from NY)	Capps really was pretty terrible last season, and at that price, there are usually better buys on the market. If you're holding onto a bounce-back possibility, he's hefty, he's had shoulder issues, and he's two years removed from 2007. Is he going to grow up to be one of the best relievers in the game? That seems unlikely. To put it another way, why pay that for Capps when J.J. Putz signed for less as a free agent? (Christina Kahrl)
2008-07-03 13:00:00	I am an unfortunate owner of Matt Capps (and Eric Gagne-ouch). I was lucky enough to pick up Damaso Marte before the rest of the vultures in my league plucked him up. Is he the front runner to get the nod in Capps' absence? Also, what can we expect from Josh Johnson in the second half of the year? (Brent from Scottsdale)	I'd expect nothing from Johnson - even when a pitcher comes back from TJS, there's usually a lag in his command, and that's especially true when a guy comes back earlier than expected. If you have ample room on your reserve, sure, roster him, but don't activate him until he gets a few starts in to see what's going to happen. Marte - yes, frontrunner, but don't be surprised if there's some sort of committee at work with Yates, because Marte is a lefty. (Jeff Erickson)
2008-03-19 13:00:00	Just curious about your thoughts on Matt Capps or Joakim Soria as picks in fantasy baseball, particularly as they may compare to closers on better teams? They seem to have all the peripheral stats, but are on going to be on bad teams. PS - I've been stationed overseas for 3 years, and the day I get the new BP in the mail is always one of my favorits. Thanks! (pgjuetten from Germany)	I'd rather have a solid closer on a good team than a solid closer on a bad team, so I'd take Borowski over those two. (Will Carroll)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-07-13 16:30:00	All-Star Game	Why is Matt Capps here instead of the other deserving Nats? (Steven Goldman)
2010-07-13 16:30:00	All-Star Game	...can someone tell me what just happened? Did Matt Capps start throwing left-handed at some point and I just missed it? (Colin Wyers)

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