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Birth Date	10-19-1984
Height	6' 4"
Weight	200 lbs

Age	28 years, 7 months, 30 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

: -0.02009
: 1.32010
: 0.02011
: 1.92012
: 1.02013
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2008	LAN	23	4	0	6.0	0.0	6.0	0	0	0	0	24	5	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	2	0.00	2.94	4.04	0.7	0.1
2009	LAN	24	45	4	63.0	13.3	49.7	5	5	0	0	280	60	34	28	6	87	34	29	5	54	4.00	4.44	4.97	0.9	-0.0
2010	LAN	25	4	1	7.7	5.0	2.7	0	1	0	0	38	11	7	7	1	17	5	4	0	7	8.22	4.93	4.79	-0.6	-0.1
2010	PIT	25	11	11	64.0	64.0	0.0	4	5	5	1	268	59	25	25	3	86	24	20	0	61	3.52	2.93	3.30	13.2	1.3
2011	PIT	26	31	31	171.0	171.0	0.0	9	9	15	0	754	176	86	80	24	283	78	74	7	142	4.21	4.65	5.15	0.2	0.0
2012	PIT	27	30	29	171.0	171.0	0.0	12	8	15	0	713	147	85	80	21	255	69	63	4	151	4.21	4.25	4.66	19.0	1.9
2013	PIT	28	6	6	29.7	29.7	0.0	2	2	2	0	138	29	24	19	1	45	20	19	3	25	5.76	4.13	4.35	4.3	0.4
Career			131	82	512.3	454.0	58.3	32	30	37	1	2215	487	261	239	56	779	231	210	19	442	4.20	4.23	4.67	37.8	3.6

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

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
2005	OGD	Rk	4	0	6.0	1.23	179	.236	.280	.356	.440	.287	.286	114	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	CGA	A	30	22	142.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.287		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	SBR	A+	16	15	82.0	3.62	132	.228	.283	.363	.450	.278	.350	98	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	JAX	AA	10	10	52.7	3.20	129	.225	.268	.343	.403	.266	.289	97	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	LAN	MLB	4	0	6.0	4.04	109	.198	.282	.335	.428	.267	.238	96	0.7	0.1	0.7	0.1
2008	JAX	AA	22	22	118.7	4.19	104	.242	.274	.353	.412	.267	.274	93	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	LVG	AAA	5	4	22.3	3.91	117	.215	.282	.360	.458	.281	.259	98	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	LAN	MLB	45	4	63.0	4.97	84	.268	.273	.344	.444	.270	.298	95	2.0	0.2	0.9	-0.0
2009	ABQ	AAA	6	6	30.3	3.88	118	.215	.273	.343	.412	.268	.288	103	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	LIC	Wnt	3	1	9.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.485		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	LAN	MLB	4	1	7.7	4.79	72	.364	.270	.338	.439	.278	.400	85	-0.6	-0.1	-0.6	-0.1
2010	PIT	MLB	11	11	64.0	3.30	125	.240	.270	.336	.434	.272	.311	100	13.6	1.4	13.2	1.3
2010	ABQ	AAA	12	12	63.3	4.49	129	.233	.280	.355	.441	.272	.313	122	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	DOD	Rk	2	2	5.7	4.85	96	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.250		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	PIT	MLB	31	31	171.0	5.15	76	.283	.269	.334	.426	.272	.303	100	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
2012	PIT	MLB	30	29	171.0	4.66	93	.251	.265	.331	.423	.270	.269	101	13.2	1.4	19.0	1.9
2013	PIT	MLB	6	6	29.7	4.35	95	.279	.261	.328	.421	.269	.315	100	2.4	0.3	4.3	0.4
2013	IND	AAA	3	3	14.7	6.54	63	.320	.281	.353	.420	.273	.333	98	-1.6	-0.2	-1.6	-0.2
2013	ALT	aax	2	2	4.7	10.51	-15	.320	.268	.346	.430	.277	.231	109	-0.7	-0.1	-0.7	-0.1
Career		MLB		82	512.3	4.64	90	.265	.268	.334	.428	.270	.294	99	31.2	3.3	37.4	3.5

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
2005	OGD	Rk	0	0	4	0	6.0	4	2	9	0	36%	.286	6.0	3.0	0.0	13.5	1.00	1.50	0.0	0.0
2006	CGA	A	5	10	30	22	142.0	119	65	146	15	0%	.287	7.5	4.1	1.0	9.3	1.30	3.99	0.0	0.0
2007	JAX	AA	7	2	10	10	52.7	42	16	64	5	44%	.289	7.2	2.7	0.9	10.9	1.10	1.71	0.0	0.0
2007	SBR	A+	6	7	16	15	82.0	79	21	104	8	36%	.350	8.7	2.3	0.9	11.4	1.22	3.95	0.0	0.0
2008	JAX	AA	5	3	22	22	118.7	98	46	113	12	36%	.274	7.4	3.5	0.9	8.6	1.21	3.18	0.0	0.0
2008	LAN	MLB	0	0	4	0	6.0	5	1	2	0	19%	.238	7.5	1.5	0.0	3.0	1.00	0.00	0.7	0.1
2008	LVG	AAA	2	1	5	4	22.3	17	7	28	3	32%	.259	6.9	2.8	1.2	11.3	1.08	3.63	0.0	0.0
2009	LAN	MLB	5	5	45	4	63.0	60	34	54	6	46%	.298	8.6	4.9	0.9	7.7	1.49	4.00	0.9	-0.0
2009	LIC	Wnt	0	2	3	1	9.7	17	6	12	1	0%	.485	15.8	5.6	0.9	11.1	2.37	9.28	0.0	0.0
2009	ABQ	AAA	1	0	6	6	30.3	21	14	40	2	26%	.288	6.2	4.2	0.6	11.9	1.16	3.27	0.0	0.0
2010	LAN	MLB	0	1	4	1	7.7	11	5	7	1	27%	.400	12.9	5.9	1.2	8.2	2.09	8.22	-0.6	-0.1
2010	PIT	MLB	4	5	11	11	64.0	59	24	61	3	33%	.311	8.3	3.4	0.4	8.6	1.30	3.52	13.2	1.3
2010	DOD	Rk	0	0	2	2	5.7	3	3	8	0	0%	.250	4.7	4.7	0.0	12.6	1.05	1.58	0.0	0.0
2010	ABQ	AAA	6	1	12	12	63.3	64	24	57	4	45%	.313	9.1	3.4	0.6	8.1	1.39	4.41	0.0	0.0
2011	PIT	MLB	9	9	31	31	171.0	176	78	142	24	40%	.303	9.3	4.1	1.3	7.5	1.49	4.21	0.2	0.0
2012	PIT	MLB	12	8	30	29	171.0	147	69	151	21	42%	.269	7.7	3.6	1.1	7.9	1.26	4.21	19.0	1.9
2013	PIT	MLB	2	2	6	6	29.7	29	20	25	1	42%	.315	8.8	6.1	0.3	7.6	1.65	5.76	4.3	0.4
2013	ALT	aax	0	1	2	2	4.7	4	5	2	1	36%	.231	7.7	9.6	1.9	3.9	1.93	5.79	-0.7	-0.1
2013	IND	AAA	1	2	3	3	14.7	20	6	6	2	39%	.333	12.3	3.7	1.2	3.7	1.77	6.75	-1.6	-0.2

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-05-01	-	15-DL	-	-	Right	Shoulder	Strain		-	-
2011-03-12	2011-03-31	Camp	19	0	Left	Trunk	Soreness		-
2010-05-28	2010-06-28	Minors	31	0	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2010-04-19	2010-04-29	Minors	10	0	Right	Fingers	Laceration	Fingernail	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	PIT	$
2013	PIT	$3,025,000
2012	PIT	$502,500
2011	PIT	$443,000
2009	LAN	$400,750

Years	Description	Salary
3 yr	Previous	$1,346,250
2011	Current	$3,025,000
4 yr	Pvs + Cur	$4,371,250
4 yr	Total	$4,371,250

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 80 d	Hendricks Sports	1 year/$3.025M (2013)

Details

1 year/$3.025M (2013). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/31/13 (avoided arbitration, $3.4M-$2.65M).
1 year/$0.5025M (2012). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/3/12.
1 year/$0.443M (2011). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/11.
1 year (2010). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 2/10. Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from LA Dodgers 7/31/10.
1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/6/09.
1 year (2008). Contract purchased by LA Dodgers.
Drafted by LA Dodgers 2002 (11-331) (Golden West JC, Calif.) (draft-and-follow). $0.15M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.235	.324	.391	.256
11	vs R (Multi)	.256	.327	.427	.264
18	Split (Multi)	-.021	-.003	-.036	-.008
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.011	.025	.022	.017
30	vs L (2012)	.207	.294	.359	.237
31	vs R (2012)	.260	.328	.451	.265
38	Split (2012)	-.052	-.034	-.092	-.028
39	LgAvg (2012)	.009	.024	.021	.017

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 18, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-18
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 13, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-13
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 6, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-06
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 2, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-02
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 29, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-29
Minor League Update: Games of May 24-27	Zach Mortimer	2013-05-28
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 20th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-20
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 17th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-17
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 14th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-14
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 8th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-08
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 5/3	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-03
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week Six	Paul Sporer	2013-05-03
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 1, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-01
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 26, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-26
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 21, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-21
Painting the Black: Have You Had Your Breaking Ball Today?	R.J. Anderson	2013-04-17
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 16, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-16
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week Three	Paul Sporer	2013-04-12
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 5, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-05
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 5, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-05
Daily Roundup: Around the League: March 31, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-03-31
Daily Roundup: Around the League: March 31, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-03-31
Raising Aces: Under the Gun	Doug Thorburn	2013-03-08
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
Bizball: A Detailed Look at the Salary Arbitration Class of 2013	Maury Brown	2013-02-25
Perfect Game's College Top 25: Analyzing the 2013 Top NCAA Teams	Kendall Rogers	2013-01-31
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Shakeups	Derek Carty	2013-01-03
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, December 20	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-20
The Lineup Card: 11 Potential Trades	Baseball Prospectus	2012-12-13
Overthinking It: Why Nobody Gets Caught Stealing	Ben Lindbergh	2012-11-08
Fantasy Focus: Pre-season Fantasy Predictions	Baseball Prospectus	2011-03-17
Fantasy Focus: NL-only Draft Results	Marc Normandin	2011-03-16
Overthinking It: Opening Acts	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: Rotation Rumble in the NL	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-02
Changing Speeds: Setting the Line, Part 2	Ken Funck	2011-03-01
Expanded Horizons: Quantifying Hope	Tommy Bennett	2011-02-28
Fantasy Focus: NL Starting Pitcher Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-28
Fantasy Beat: Currency or Building Blocks?	Rob McQuown	2011-02-28
Fantasy Beat: Scoresheet Draft Prep, BP Kings, and You	Rob McQuown	2011-02-25
Prospectus Hit List: Winning the Winter, NL Edition	Tommy Bennett	2011-02-15
Fantasy Focus: Love Is All Around	Marc Normandin	2011-02-09
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Fantasy Beat: The Cheapest Staff Possible	Jason Collette	2011-02-01
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2011-01-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: McCourting Disaster	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-08
On the Beat: He's All In	John Perrotto	2010-11-23
GM for a Day: Pittsburgh Pirates	John Perrotto	2010-10-11
Prospectus Hit List: The Finale	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-06
Transaction Action: Reds and 'Stros, Brewers and Bucs	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-24
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Mike Petriello	2010-09-23
Analyze This: Checking up on July Acquisitions	Jesse Behr	2010-09-19
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Pittsburgh Pirates	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Pittsburgh Pirates	Marc Normandin	2010-09-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Pittsburgh Pirates	ESPN Insider	2010-09-15
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #24	Craig Brown	2010-09-10
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-09-10
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Trouble at the Top	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-09
On the Beat: Falling Out of First	John Perrotto	2010-09-08
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-09-03
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Fading In The Stretch	Marc Normandin	2010-09-02
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-08-27
Fantasy Beat: Pirates Deserve Your Fantasy Attention	Marc Normandin	2010-08-20
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-08-20
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #20	Craig Brown	2010-08-12
Prospectus Hit List: All Chipper'd Out?	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-12
On the Beat: On the Road to Where?	John Perrotto	2010-08-06
BP Unfiltered: Behr or Bull: McDonald Cooks Up Happy Meal	Jesse Behr	2010-08-06
Prospectus Hit List: Swaptacular	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-05
Future Shock: Org Watch: Astros, Royals, Pirates	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-04
On the Beat: A Nice Change of Pace	John Perrotto	2010-08-04
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-01
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-01
Transaction Action: Podzilla Washes Up in Malibu?	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-29
On the Beat: Staying Positive in a Negative Situation	John Perrotto	2010-07-21
Transaction Action: Shuffling Seniors	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-12
Prospectus Hit and Run: Night of The Living Dodgers	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-11
Transaction Action: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-02
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of April 29	Kevin Goldstein	2010-04-30
Transaction Action: Senioritis	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-27
Future Shock Blog: Opening Night Pitching To Watch	Kevin Goldstein	2010-04-08
Prospectus Q&A: Logan White, Part 2	David Laurila	2010-03-29
Prospectus Q&A: Logan White, Part 1	David Laurila	2010-03-28
Transaction Action: Weekend Mayhem Edition	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-22
Team Health Reports: Los Angeles Dodgers	Will Carroll	2010-03-18
Transaction Action: Lefty-less and Zedliness	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-16
Fantasy Focus: NL Starting Pitchers	Marc Normandin	2010-03-09
Camp Battles: NL West	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-01
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2010-02-21
Division Preview: NL West	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-18
Future Shock: Dodgers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-02-08
Transaction Action: Signing and Selling	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-21
Prospectus Hit and Run: To Live and Die in LA	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-19
Winter League Preview: The Dominican League	Carlos J. Lugo	2009-10-18
Playoff Prospectus: Dodgers versus Cardinals LDS	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-07
Prospectus Today: The Rockies' Road to the Playoffs	Joe Sheehan	2009-08-26
Prospectus Hit List: Deadline Drama	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-31
Transaction Analysis: NL West Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: Life Without Manny	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-23
Checking the Numbers: Binomial Feliz	Eric Seidman	2009-06-10
Future Shock Blog: June 9	Kevin Goldstein	2009-06-09
Prospectus Hit List: The Rising	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-05
On the Beat: North Country Thunder	John Perrotto	2009-04-29
Under The Knife: Help, I've Fallen and I...	Will Carroll	2009-04-13
Prospectus Today: The Top Ten	Joe Sheehan	2009-04-05
Top 100 Prospects: The Best of the Best	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-13
LA Story: Dodgers Rot... ation Woes?	Will Carroll	2009-02-12
Transaction Analysis: All the Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-02-10
Triple Fix: National League	Baseball Prospectus	2009-02-05
On the Beat: Slow-Mo Wheeling Dealing	John Perrotto	2009-02-04
Future Shock: Dodgers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-12-04
GM for a Day: Dodgers	Joe Sheehan	2008-12-01
Hot Stove Preview: NL West	Jay Jaffe	2008-11-17
Playoff Prospectus: Coming Unravelled	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-11
Prospectus Today: NLCS Game Two and ALCS Game One	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: Dodgers versus Phillies	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-08
The Mill: Sabathia Rumors	Kevin Goldstein	2008-06-27
The Mill: Sabathia Rumors	Will Carroll	2008-06-27
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL West	Kevin Goldstein	2008-04-01
Future Shock: Dodgers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-02-01
Future Shock: Great Leaps Forward, National League	Kevin Goldstein	2007-09-07
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2007-07-30

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-01-18 13:00:00	Is there anything the Bucs have done this off-season to give a fan some hope? Or is it a matter of improving by doing nothing to destroy the future? (Frank from Vegas)	The farm system is doing well, and it just spit out Alvarez, Tabata, Walker, and not too long ago, McCutchen. I like James McDonald a lot, and Correia is by no means an answer in the rotation, but he gives them someone else who knows what a strike looks like besides McDonald and Charlie Morton. It's a slow road to improve the team, but they are moving from embarrassing to just bad. Which is more than you can say for basically the rest of this stretch of failure. (Marc Normandin)
2010-10-07 13:00:00	What do the Dodgers do this winter to patch up their rotation on a shoestring budget? Kuroda, Lilly, Padilla are all free agents, and the team needs to find innings to prevent Kershaw and Billingsley from being worked to death. (The Duke of Flatbush from Brooklyn)	I think they'll sign Lilly and then try to patch the No. 4 starter spot with an inexpensive free agent then give the No. 5 spot to John Ely or someone of his ilk and cross your fingers. I just can't figure whey they never gave James McDonald a shot. (John Perrotto)
2009-02-11 14:00:00	John, was signing Randy Wolf the right call over aving that money and giving James McDonald a real shot at a rotation spot? (Gray (Chicago) from Chicago)	If the Dodgers were serious about repeating, they needed one more reliable pitcher in that rotation. I liked it at 5M for one year. (John Perrotto)
2008-11-07 13:00:00	Aren't the Dodgers better off saving money and letting James McDonald round out their rotation? (Gray from Chicago)	Kuroda/Billingsley/Kershaw/McDonald...I think there's definitely room for a signing. Doesn't need to be a high-upside guy so much as someone who will definitely make 32 starts. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-09-15 14:00:00	Why do some teams call-up minor leaguers in Sept. and don't use them at all? Wouldn't it be better to keep them in the minors, since they will at least keep getting innings/at bats. For example, James McDonald of the Dodgers has not pitched yet after being called up 2 weeks ago. Speaking of McDonald, will he have a good chance of being in the rotation for 09? (Andrew from Washington, D.C.)	Well, the minor league regular season ended on Labor Day for most leagues, so there is no more chances for them to pitch. For many like McDonald, it's kind of a reward for a job well done. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-07-22 13:00:00	Kershaw is now up in the bigs for the 2nd time this year after spending time at AA Jacksonville. Meanwhile, James McDonald, having a great year as well for Jacksonville(although not as dominant as Kershaw), still hasn't even gotten a sniff of AAA despite being nearly 4 years older than Kershaw and dominating the same league LAST year. What's LA waiting for? (albert2b from NYC)	I talk to a scout about McDonald in tommorow's edition of Future Shock. (Kevin Goldstein)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2008-10-02 11:00:00	Thursday Playoff Games	Fair point. What do you think about James McDonald and Scott Elbert in terms of their 2008 progress. Did any pitchers in the Dodger org take a big step forward? (Jay Jaffe)

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