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Birth Date	9-10-1985
Height	6' 3"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	27 years, 8 months, 15 days
Bats	B
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
2009	PIT	23	17	40	36	5	7	1	0	0	8	4	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	.194	.275	.222	.179	-2.9	-0.5	-0.3
2010	PIT	24	110	469	426	57	126	29	3	12	197	34	83	3	4	2	66	2	3	.296	.349	.462	.279	22.3	-16.3	0.7
2011	PIT	25	159	662	596	76	163	36	4	12	243	54	112	4	8	0	83	9	6	.273	.334	.408	.262	18.0	-5.9	1.3
2012	PIT	26	129	530	472	62	132	27	0	14	201	47	104	2	8	1	69	7	5	.280	.342	.426	.277	18.5	-0.7	1.9
2013	PIT	27	33	134	114	11	26	3	1	1	34	17	25	2	0	1	11	0	0	.228	.338	.298	.241	2.1	-2.6	-0.1
Career			448	1835	1644	211	454	96	8	39	683	156	335	11	20	4	229	19	14	.276	.339	.415	.267	57.9	-26.0	3.5

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
2004	WPT	A-	8	35	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.323			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	HIC	A	120	518	.274	.262	.337	.394	.000	.333	99	6.7	11.0	2.7	-0.5	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	LYN	A+	9	45	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.367			0.0		-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	LYN	A+	72	294	.284	.256	.336	.384	.000	.321	100	6.2	6.4	2.3	0.7	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	ALT	AA	10	32	.231	.253	.320	.383	.000	.120	107	-1.6	1.4	-0.4	-0.0	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	ALT	AA	117	490	.292	.268	.341	.408	.000	.321	104	17.2	14.0	1.8	-3.7	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	IND	AAA	19	69	.152	.265	.326	.405	.000	.255	100	-8	1.9	0.2	-0.3	-0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	IND	AAA	133	550	.241	.269	.333	.417	.000	.271	97	-11.6	15.1	1.9	5.8	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	PIT	MLB	17	40	.179	.256	.322	.388	.000	.280	102	-3.4	1.1	0.1	-0.5	-0.3	-2.9	-0.3	-2.9	-0.3
2009	IND	AAA	95	390	.261	.267	.334	.411	.000	.283	97	0.6	11.0	1.3	-7.9	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	PIR	Rk	8	32	.179	.243	.325	.344	.000	.167	101	-2.7	0.9	-0.1	-0.1	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	PIT	MLB	110	469	.279	.258	.319	.403	.000	.340	102	9.1	13.1	-0.5	-16.3	-1.9	22.3	0.7	22.3	0.7
2010	IND	AAA	43	189	.307	.275	.337	.430	.000	.366	103	10.2	5.3	-1.2	3.1	-0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	PIT	MLB	159	662	.262	.257	.314	.401	.000	.315	101	1.1	11.3	-0.8	-5.9	1.0	18.0	1.3	18.0	1.3
2012	PIT	MLB	129	530	.277	.257	.315	.408	.000	.326	101	9	9.1	-0.7	-0.7	-1.2	18.5	1.9	18.5	1.9
2013	PIT	MLB	33	134	.241	.249	.314	.399	.256	.284	94	-2.6	3.7	-0.2	-2.6	1.4	2.1	-0.1	2.1	-0.1
2013	ALT	AA	4	13	.323	.312	.368	.432	.300	.500	104	0.8	0.4	0	-0.2	-0.1	1.0	0.1	1.0	0.1
Career		MLB		1835	.268	.257	.316	.403	.258	.322	100	14.7	46.6	-2.1	-25.6	-0.8	59.5	3.6	59.5	3.6

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
2004	WPT	A-	35	2	10	3	0	0	7	2	1	1	2	.312	.353	.406	.094	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	HIC	A	518	78	146	33	2	12	68	20	71	7	4	.301	.337	.452	.151	.274	0.0	-0.5	0.0
2005	LYN	A+	45	4	11	2	1	0	12	0	12	0	0	.262	.262	.357	.095	.000	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2006	LYN	A+	294	32	75	22	1	3	35	19	41	3	5	.284	.341	.409	.125	.284	0.0	0.7	0.0
2006	ALT	AA	32	5	5	0	0	2	3	1	4	0	0	.161	.188	.355	.194	.231	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2007	ALT	AA	490	77	124	30	3	13	66	53	73	9	4	.288	.365	.462	.174	.292	0.0	-3.7	0.0
2007	IND	AAA	69	7	13	3	0	0	0	2	13	1	1	.203	.261	.250	.047	.152	0.0	-0.3	0.0
2008	IND	AAA	550	69	122	25	7	16	80	29	102	10	6	.242	.283	.414	.172	.241	0.0	5.8	0.0
2009	PIR	Rk	32	2	5	2	0	1	1	1	5	0	1	.167	.219	.333	.167	.179	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2009	IND	AAA	390	38	94	31	2	14	69	26	60	5	2	.264	.315	.480	.216	.261	0.0	-7.9	0.0
2009	PIT	MLB	40	5	7	1	0	0	0	4	11	1	0	.194	.275	.222	.028	.179	-2.9	-0.5	-0.3
2010	IND	AAA	189	25	54	18	2	6	26	19	31	10	1	.321	.394	.560	.238	.307	0.0	3.1	0.0
2010	PIT	MLB	469	57	126	29	3	12	66	34	83	2	3	.296	.349	.462	.167	.279	22.3	-16.3	0.7
2011	PIT	MLB	662	76	163	36	4	12	83	54	112	9	6	.273	.334	.408	.134	.262	18.0	-5.9	1.3
2012	PIT	MLB	530	62	132	27	0	14	69	47	104	7	5	.280	.342	.426	.146	.277	18.5	-0.7	1.9
2013	ALT	AA	13	0	5	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	.417	.462	.500	.083	.323	1.0	-0.2	0.1
2013	PIT	MLB	134	11	26	3	1	1	11	17	25	0	0	.228	.338	.298	.070	.241	2.1	-2.6	-0.1

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-04-27	2013-05-13	15-DL	16	29	Right	Hand	Laceration	Spiked	-	-
2012-09-25	2012-10-04	DTD	9	0	-	Low Back	Cartilage Injury	Herniated Disc	-	-
2012-09-21	2012-09-22	DTD	1	0	-	Low Back	Soreness		-	-
2012-08-27	2012-09-14	DtdDL	18	0	-	Low Back	Tightness		-	-
2012-08-16	2012-08-19	DTD	3	0	Right	Fingers	Dislocation	Little Finger Collision At Second Base	-	-
2012-03-07	2012-03-11	Camp	4	0	-	Low Back	Spasms		-	-
2011-06-30	2011-07-01	DTD	1	1		Low Back	Soreness		-
2011-06-25	2011-06-30	DTD	5	4	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-
2011-05-11	2011-05-13	DTD	2	1		General Medical	Illness	Flu	-
2010-06-26	2010-07-03	DTD	7	7		Head	Concussion		-
2009-06-03	2009-07-16	Minors	43	0	Left	Knee	Sprain	PCL	-
2006-08-22	2006-08-30	Minors	8	0	-	General Medical	Illness	Viral Infection	-	-
2005-12-02	2005-12-02	Minors	0	0	Left	Wrist	Surgery	Ligament	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	PIT	$
2013	PIT	$3,300,000
2012	PIT	$500,000
2011	PIT	$437,000

Years	Description	Salary
2 yr	Previous	$937,000
2011	Current	$3,300,000
3 yr	Pvs + Cur	$4,237,000
3 yr	Total	$4,237,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
2 y 166 d	Hendricks Sports	1 year/$3.3M (2013)

Details

1 year/$3.3M (2013). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/31/13 (avoided arbitration, $3.6M-$3M).
1 year/$0.5M (2012). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/3/12.
1 year/$0.437M (2011). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/11.
1 year (2010). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/2/10.
1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/2/09.
1 year (2009). Contract purchased by Pittsburgh 11/20/08.
Drafted by Pittsburgh 2004 (1-11) (Pine Richland HS, Pa.). $1.95M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.260	.320	.331	.239
11	vs R (Multi)	.286	.347	.455	.283
18	Split (Multi)	.026	.027	.124	.044
19	LgAvg (Multi)	-.003	.003	.004	.002
30	vs L (2012)	.246	.314	.288	.231
31	vs R (2012)	.291	.352	.472	.294
38	Split (2012)	.045	.038	.184	.062
39	LgAvg (2012)	-.003	.005	.005	.003

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 16, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-16
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 15th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-15
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 14th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-14
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 13, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-13
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 11, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-11
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 8th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-08
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 4, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-04
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 2, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-02
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 1, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-01
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 30, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-30
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 27, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-27
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 15	Larry Granillo	2013-04-16
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 16, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-16
Roto Restart: Re-ranking the Middle Infielders	Paul Singman	2013-04-12
What You Need to Know: Showing No Re-Morse	Daniel Rathman	2013-04-05
Fantasy Beat: My Razzball Expert League Team	Paul Singman	2013-03-30
Fantasy Tier Rankings: Second Basemen	Bret Sayre	2013-03-20
Bizball: A Detailed Look at the Salary Arbitration Class of 2013	Maury Brown	2013-02-25
Painting the Black: The Pirates Gamble on Marte	R.J. Anderson	2013-02-19
Pre-Season Positional Rankings: Top 15 Fantasy Second Basemen	Josh Shepardson	2013-02-18
In A Pickle: Slugger Off	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-12-28
The Keeper Reaper: Second, Short, and Catcher for 12/17/12	Josh Shepardson	2012-12-17
Collateral Damage: 2012 Year-End Injury Summary: NL Central	Stephani Bee	2012-11-09
Collateral Damage: 2012 Year-End Injury Summary: NL Central	Corey Dawkins	2012-11-09
Overthinking It: Chicken Soup for the Pirates Fan's Soul	Ben Lindbergh	2012-09-13
Minor League Update: Games of September 11	Bradley Ankrom	2012-09-12
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 13	Larry Granillo	2012-08-14
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 16: It Is Not All Luck	Paul Sporer	2012-08-10
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 16: It Is Not All Luck	Jason Collette	2012-08-10
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 8	Larry Granillo	2012-08-09
Overthinking It: Defending to the Crown	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-09
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 5	Larry Granillo	2012-08-06
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 1	Larry Granillo	2012-08-02
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, August 1	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-01
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 29	Larry Granillo	2012-07-30
Tater Trot Tracker: Carlos Gomez's Foul Ball Trot, Updated	Larry Granillo	2012-07-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 23	Larry Granillo	2012-07-24
On the Beat: Raising the Jolly Roger	John Perrotto	2012-07-05
What the Contenders Need: NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2012-06-29
What the Contenders Need: NL Central	Jeff Euston	2012-06-29
What the Contenders Need: NL Central	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-29
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 12	Larry Granillo	2012-06-13
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 6	Larry Granillo	2012-06-07
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 20	Larry Granillo	2012-05-21
What You Need to Know: Thursday, May 10	Daniel Rathman	2012-05-10
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 5	Larry Granillo	2012-05-06
Preseason Value Picks: Second, Short, and Third for 3/7/12	Michael Jong	2012-03-07
Transaction Analysis: Clutching McCutchen	R.J. Anderson	2012-03-06
The Keeper Reaper: Second, Short, and Catcher for 12/21/12	Michael Jong	2011-12-21
The BP Broadside: Cottleston Pirates	Steven Goldman	2011-12-14
Resident Fantasy Genius: New Fish in the Sea	Derek Carty	2011-12-08
The Keeper Reaper: Second, Short, and Catcher	Michael Jong	2011-10-26
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Pittsburgh Pirates	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-19
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Pittsburgh Pirates	ESPN Insider	2011-09-19
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Pittsburgh Pirates	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-19
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 27	Larry Granillo	2011-08-28
Transaction Analysis Blog: Pirates Extend Tabata	R.J. Anderson	2011-08-20
Resident Fantasy Genius: Turning 'em Loose	Derek Carty	2011-08-18
Pebble Hunting: The Error Face	Sam Miller	2011-08-02
Future Shock: Friday Fun: Minor League Update for July 29... 2006?	Kevin Goldstein	2011-07-29
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 16	Larry Granillo	2011-07-17
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 6/23	John Perrotto	2011-06-23
On the Beat: Pirate Treasure	John Perrotto	2011-06-20
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 5	Larry Granillo	2011-06-06
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 2	Larry Granillo	2011-06-03
Prospectus Hit List: St. Louis Supreme	Tommy Bennett	2011-05-24
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 21	Larry Granillo	2011-05-22
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 15	Larry Granillo	2011-05-16
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Running Scared	Larry Granillo	2011-05-16
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 5/9	John Perrotto	2011-05-09
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Why Would They Do That?	Larry Granillo	2011-05-09
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 6	Larry Granillo	2011-05-07
Prospectus Hit List: Get Your Phils	Tommy Bennett	2011-04-12
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Early Returns	Larry Granillo	2011-04-11
On the Beat: Ozzie Loves the Heat	John Perrotto	2011-04-04
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 1	Larry Granillo	2011-04-02
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail for March 31	John Perrotto	2011-03-31
Fantasy Focus: Down the Rabbit Hole	Marc Normandin	2011-03-30
Prospectus Hit List: NL Pre-Season Hit List	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-28
Team Injury Projection: Pittsburgh Pirates	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-25
Team Injury Projection: Pittsburgh Pirates	Marc Normandin	2011-03-25
BP Unfiltered: Life After Luis Castillo	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-18
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Defensive Doldrums	Larry Granillo	2011-03-18
Fantasy Beat: Expert Mock Draft Results	Jason Collette	2011-03-15
Contractual Matters: NL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-03-09
Fantasy Beat: Currency or Building Blocks?	Rob McQuown	2011-02-28
Prospectus Preview: NL Central 2011 Preseason Preview	Larry Granillo	2011-02-18
Fantasy Focus: Second Base Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-17
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: Reviewing the First Expert Draft	Jason Collette	2011-01-28
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-12
On the Beat: He's All In	John Perrotto	2010-11-23
BP Podcast: Episode 26: A Westerner, Far Bigger Than He	Kevin Goldstein	2010-11-17
Prospectus Perspective: The Rookies of the Year	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-16
Future Shock: Pittsburgh Pirates Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-11-08
GM for a Day: Pittsburgh Pirates	John Perrotto	2010-10-11
Prospectus Hit List: The Finale	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-06
One-Hoppers: Gomes and the Game of Inches	Ben Lindbergh	2010-10-01
Transaction Action: Reds and 'Stros, Brewers and Bucs	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-24
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Getting Sorted	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-23
On the Beat: Something to Build On	John Perrotto	2010-09-22
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Pittsburgh Pirates	ESPN Insider	2010-09-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Pittsburgh Pirates	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Pittsburgh Pirates	Marc Normandin	2010-09-15
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: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-09-01
Fantasy Beat: Pirates Deserve Your Fantasy Attention	Marc Normandin	2010-08-20
Similar Yet Different: A Look at the Two Lowest-Paid Teams in MLB	Jesse Behr	2010-08-16
On the Beat: Recapturing The Magic	John Perrotto	2010-08-11
Prospectus Hit List: Swaptacular	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-05
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-08-03
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-07-27
Prospectus Hit List: Returns and Departures	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-22
Fixing The Astros, Part 2: How to Avoid Endless Losing	Marc Normandin	2010-07-22
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-07-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Big Gains Afield	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-16
Mid-season Prescriptions: NL Central	Marc Normandin	2010-07-15
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-07-13
Another Look: The 1952 Pirates	Bob Hertzel	2010-07-13
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-07-06
Prospectus Hit List: Comebacks and Comedowns	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-01
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-06-29
Transaction Action: Blast, or Blasted?	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-28
Under The Knife: The Red Sox Report	Will Carroll	2010-06-28
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-28
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-06-22
Fantasy Beat: Scoresheet: Draft Prep 1	Rob McQuown	2010-06-21
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-21
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of June 17	Kevin Goldstein	2010-06-18
Future Shock: Org Issues: Talent Rising to the Top	Kevin Goldstein	2010-06-16
Fantasy Beat: Bucs Call Up Alvarez	Marc Normandin	2010-06-16
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-06-15
Transaction Action: Central Preoccupations	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-10
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of June 6	John Perrotto	2010-06-06
Prospectus Hit List: Brave New World	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-03
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of June 2	John Perrotto	2010-06-02
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of June 1	John Perrotto	2010-06-01
Under The Knife: Thursday Update	Will Carroll	2010-05-27
Transaction Action: Central Preoccupations	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-25
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of April 28	Kevin Goldstein	2010-04-29
Transaction Action: More Prospect Wipeout!	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-24
Transaction Action: Weekend Mayhem Edition	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-22
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-02-10
Transaction Action: Backwater Piracy and Sabeanesque Splurges	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-04
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2009-11-02
Transaction Action: Assorted Central Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-06
Prospectus Today: Feeling Expansive	Joe Sheehan	2009-09-02
Prospectus Idol Entry: Cartwright Interview Transcript	Brian Cartwright	2009-07-05
Under The Knife: Takeaways	Will Carroll	2009-04-15
Transaction Analysis: Big-League Cuts and NRI Mutts	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-27
On the Beat: Closer Calls	John Perrotto	2009-03-18
Future Shock: Pirates Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-12-29
Future Shock: NL Two Steps Back	Kevin Goldstein	2008-09-20
Prospectus Toolbox: Minor League Mailbag	Derek Jacques	2008-08-05
Prospectus Toolbox: Minor League Statistics and EqA	Derek Jacques	2008-08-02
Fantasy Focus: Fantasy Fallout from the Deadline Deals	Jeff Erickson	2008-08-02
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-07-17
Future Shock: Top 100 Update, The Back 50	Kevin Goldstein	2008-06-19
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Third Base Prospects	Nate Silver	2008-05-08
Future Shock: The 2005 Draft Clock is Ticking	Kevin Goldstein	2008-04-11
Prospectus Q&A: Neil Walker	David Laurila	2008-04-06
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2008-03-25
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2008-03-17
Transaction Analysis: NL Central NRI Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-03-02
Future Shock: Organizational Rankings, Part 1	Kevin Goldstein	2008-02-29
Future Shock: Pirates Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-02-14
Spring Training Preview: NL Central	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-11
Top 100 Prospects: The Best of the Best	Kevin Goldstein	2008-01-31
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2007-11-05
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, NL Central	Nate Silver	2007-10-12
Wait 'Til Next Year: Your 2010 Pirates	Bryan Smith	2007-09-18
Future Shock: Positional Rankings - Third Base	Kevin Goldstein	2007-08-01
Future Shock: Positional Differences	Kevin Goldstein	2007-07-29
Future Shock: Risers and Fallers, National League	Kevin Goldstein	2007-07-10
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Scouting Directors, NL Central	Bryan Smith	2007-05-27
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-25
Future Shock: The 2004 Draft Clock is Ticking	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-20
Future Shock: Double-A Preview	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-06
Transaction Analysis: March 19-26, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-03-27
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-21
Future Shock: Top 100 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-21
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack, 2/19/07	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-19
Future Shock: Organizational Rankings	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-14
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Catching Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-02-02
Prospectus Today: The Decline of the Fall	Joe Sheehan	2006-11-07
Future Shock: AFL Preview, Part One	Kevin Goldstein	2006-10-04
Transaction Analysis: August 23-24	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-25
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack, 8/7/06	Kevin Goldstein	2006-08-07
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten-Pack 7/31/06	Kevin Goldstein	2006-07-31
Future Shock: Division Roundup, NL Central, 7/18/06	Kevin Goldstein	2006-07-18
Future Shock: Position Breakdown: Catchers	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-29
Future Shock: Midpoint National League Report	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-23
Future Shock: NL Draft Preview	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-02
Future Shock: Division Roundup, NL Central, 5/31/06	Kevin Goldstein	2006-05-31
Future Shock: How Do Teams Draft?	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-27
Future Shock: State of the Systems: NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-08
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes On Prospects, Part One	Nate Silver	2006-02-08

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)
2011-06-02 13:00:00	I have been sitting on Utley all season and now I am getting offers for him every day. This is a 5X5 Keeper and I also have Neil Walker. Right now I am playing Justin Turner at 3rd base. What kind of return should I expect and which one should I look to move? (Calvin from SoCal)	I like Walker over Turner for sure. If you can get first or second round value for Utley, do it. Anything else and it becomes questionable. There is definitely a chance of a reinjury, so don't automatically rule out a trade. It also depends on where you are in the standings. If you're near the top, maybe taking a lower variance player makes sense. If you're not, maybe you need a high variance guy like Utley and will require more to trade him. (Derek Carty)
2010-06-28 14:00:00	They shoot pirates, don't they? Anything to look forward to with the 2010 Bucs so I don't do the same? (frank from vegas)	Well, Pedro Alvarez is up, and while he's off to just a 4-for-35 start, he should be good enough to stick in the majors once he gets his bearings. Neil Walker is taking to the majors as well, and that's worth something, too. I'm less optimistic about Jose Tabata and Brad Lincoln, but they're not hopeless. Andrew McCutchen is a damn fine ballplayer and Lastings Milledge is coming around. It's going to get better. Not immediately, but they're on the right track. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-06-02 13:00:00	Does Neil Walker remain as a starter the rest of the year and what kind of numbers do you expect from him? Thanks (Ed from Cranford, NJ)	He'll hang on at the very least as a utility man, and I think he's good enough that with some breaks his way he can absolutely stay a starter. I'd expect about 10 home runs and not too many walks. (Tommy Bennett)
2010-05-25 13:00:00	John, any read on what will happen to the lineup in Pittsburgh if/when Alvarez is called up? LaRoche to 2B? to the bench? Jones to 1B? Church to the bench? Milledge gone? (sam19041 from Pittsburgh Lineup)	I'd say they'll give LaRoche and/or Neil Walker a shot at second. (John Perrotto)
2009-09-07 13:00:00	Andy LaRoche; failure, or too early to tell? (Sweet Lou from Pittsburgh, PA)	Too early to tell. As I said yesterday in TA, Neil Walker's got his uses, LaRoche has mashed lefties, and maybe that's a 50/50 job-sharing arrangement where Walker also gets some at-bats in the outfield or over at first base. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-09-05 13:00:00	John - what can you tell us about the long-term prosepcts of Jarek Cunningham. Can he stick at SS defensively? He had a heck of a GCL season for an 18th round HS'er. (Dale Berra's Stash from Pittsburgh)	He has definitely been a pleasant surprise. The jury is out on Cunningham at shortstop but I do know the Pirates will keep him at that premium position until he shows he CAN'T play shortstop unlike how the previous regime with Pirates prematurely moved Neil Walker from catcher to third base, decreasing his value greatly. (John Perrotto)
2008-08-01 14:00:00	With the LaRoche brothers manning the corner IF spots and Steven Pearce likely plugged into one of the OF corners spots in Pittsburgh, what do the Pirates do now with Pedro Alvarez and Neil Walker? (JoshC77 from Columbus, OH)	With the caveat that I'm not Kevin Goldstein, I'll take a swing at this. I don't think you worry about Walker or Alvarez until they're pressing for a spot on the big league roster. Walker is hitting just .232/.266/.421 in Triple-A, Alvarez has yet to sign and begin his pro career. They're both a ways off, and you can always trade from strength to fill other organizational needs if there's a logjam. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-02-04 13:00:00	if you could compare pedro alvarez to any current major leaguer,who would it be (tycobb from ga)	Alex Gordon seems like the logical answer, and it makes sense to speculate whether the two might be teammates in a few years. While scouting directors primarily draft talent over need (the smart ones anyway), it’s interesting that the teams at the top of this year’s draft all have promising young third basemen: Evan Longoria, Neil Walker, and Gordon. Depending on your opinion of Billy Rowell, the team drafting 4th may have one themselves. Just think what kind of draft the Red Sox would have had in 2005 had they been able to sign Alvarez after taking him in the 14th round. While they came away with Ellsbury, Buchholz, Hansen, Bowden, and Lowrie, not to mention a pair of unheralded kids in Mark Wagner and Reid Engel, the one thing the Red Sox don’t in their talented farm system is a highly-regarded third base prospect. (David Laurila)

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