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Birth Date	10-4-1983
Height	5' 11"
Weight	195 lbs

Age	29 years, 7 months, 19 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 2.92009
: 0.62010
: 1.62011
: 0.32012
: 0.92013
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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
2007	OAK	23	68	248	213	27	53	13	0	7	87	24	39	3	5	3	39	0	0	.249	.327	.408	.273	12.7	0.7	1.3
2008	OAK	24	148	588	530	54	148	25	1	7	196	44	69	11	1	2	42	2	3	.279	.346	.370	.261	24.7	-3.2	2.2
2009	OAK	25	147	614	570	74	156	37	1	15	240	28	59	8	7	1	88	8	2	.274	.313	.421	.264	27.4	1.6	2.9
2010	OAK	26	131	544	495	55	120	18	2	13	181	33	49	12	4	0	71	3	2	.242	.303	.366	.244	8.8	-2.7	0.6
2011	OAK	27	134	515	460	54	109	26	0	14	177	38	64	7	7	3	44	2	2	.237	.301	.385	.258	16.6	-1.7	1.6
2012	OAK	28	75	278	262	19	57	15	0	1	75	9	53	3	2	2	18	1	0	.218	.250	.286	.200	-3.0	-1.1	-0.4
2012	WAS	28	43	164	146	17	39	5	0	5	59	11	20	2	3	2	25	1	0	.267	.321	.404	.269	6.5	0.5	0.7
2013	WAS	29	33	116	102	8	25	5	1	2	38	11	16	1	1	1	9	2	0	.245	.322	.373	.257	4.0	0.1	0.4
Career			779	3067	2778	308	707	144	5	64	1053	198	369	47	30	14	336	19	9	.254	.312	.379	.254	97.6	-5.8	9.4

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	VAN	A-	46	211	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.329			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	STO	A+	114	523	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.297			0.0		-1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	MID	AA	99	444	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.313			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	OAK	MLB	68	248	.273	.266	.329	.415	.000	.267	93	3.5	7.2	4.2	0.7	-1.8	12.7	1.3	12.7	1.3
2007	SAC	AAA	55	240	.254	.293	.358	.461	.000	.333	94	-1.5	6.7	2.5	-0.2	-2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	OAK	MLB	148	588	.261	.263	.324	.413	.000	.310	95	0.8	16.8	10	-3.2	-2.0	24.7	2.2	24.7	2.2
2009	OAK	MLB	147	614	.264	.259	.323	.415	.000	.280	95	2.5	17.7	9.2	1.6	0.7	27.4	2.9	27.4	2.9
2010	OAK	MLB	131	544	.244	.256	.316	.402	.000	.245	92	-8.8	15.4	8	-2.7	-3.5	8.8	0.6	8.8	0.6
2010	SAC	AAA	3	10	.510	.241	.325	.338	.000	.333	99	2.9	0.3	0.2	-0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	OAK	MLB	134	515	.258	.255	.312	.399	.000	.244	95	-1.2	9.3	8	-1.7	-1.6	16.6	1.6	16.6	1.6
2012	OAK	MLB	75	278	.200	.254	.313	.408	.000	.267	94	-16.5	5.0	4.5	-1.1	-1.7	-3.0	-0.4	-3.0	-0.4
2012	WAS	MLB	43	164	.269	.251	.308	.391	.000	.274	97	1.4	2.8	2.7	0.5	-0.3	6.5	0.7	6.5	0.7
2013	WAS	MLB	33	116	.257	.242	.302	.380	.249	.271	99	-0.3	3.2	1.9	0.1	1.2	4.0	0.4	4.0	0.4
Career		MLB		3067	.253	.258	.318	.407	.258	.271	95	-19.7	81.7	48.6	-5.9	-8.9	97.9	9.4	97.9	9.4

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	VAN	A-	211	27	52	10	3	3	31	18	26	0	1	.297	.394	.440	.143	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	STO	A+	523	85	122	26	5	12	65	63	61	5	3	.277	.380	.440	.163	.000	0.0	-1.5	0.0
2006	MID	AA	444	64	107	26	1	7	55	58	50	5	3	.285	.393	.415	.130	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	SAC	AAA	240	32	59	9	0	3	27	21	41	0	0	.280	.354	.365	.085	.254	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2007	OAK	MLB	248	27	53	13	0	7	39	24	39	0	0	.249	.327	.408	.160	.273	12.7	0.7	1.3
2008	OAK	MLB	588	54	148	25	1	7	42	44	69	2	3	.279	.346	.370	.091	.261	24.7	-3.2	2.2
2009	OAK	MLB	614	74	156	37	1	15	88	28	59	8	2	.274	.313	.421	.147	.264	27.4	1.6	2.9
2010	SAC	AAA	10	4	3	2	0	1	5	2	1	0	0	.375	.500	1.000	.625	.510	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2010	OAK	MLB	544	55	120	18	2	13	71	33	49	3	2	.242	.303	.366	.123	.244	8.8	-2.7	0.6
2011	OAK	MLB	515	54	109	26	0	14	44	38	64	2	2	.237	.301	.385	.148	.258	16.6	-1.7	1.6
2012	WAS	MLB	164	17	39	5	0	5	25	11	20	1	0	.267	.321	.404	.137	.269	6.5	0.5	0.7
2012	OAK	MLB	278	19	57	15	0	1	18	9	53	1	0	.218	.250	.286	.069	.200	-3.0	-1.1	-0.4
2013	WAS	MLB	116	8	25	5	1	2	9	11	16	2	0	.245	.322	.373	.127	.257	4.0	0.1	0.4

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-05-03	2012-05-04	DTD	1	0	-	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2011-04-01	2011-04-01	DTD	0	0	Left	Ankle	Sprain	Mild	-
2010-06-06	2010-06-06	DTD	0	0			Soreness	Hit By Foul Ball	-
2010-04-24	2010-05-18	15-DL	24	21		Trunk	Strain	Intercostal	-
2009-06-12	2009-06-13	DTD	1	1	Left	Knee	Contusion		-
2008-09-23	2008-09-26	DTD	3	2		Hip	Contusion	Collision At Plate	-
2008-06-07	2008-06-07	DTD	0	0	Right	Thigh	Contusion	Foul Ball	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	WAS	$650,000
2013	WAS	$6,487,500
2012	OAK	$5,037,500
2011	OAK	$3,437,500
2010	OAK	$637,500
2009	OAK	$410,000
2008	OAK	$395,000

Years	Description	Salary
5 yr	Previous	$9,917,500
2011	Current	$6,487,500
6 yr	Pvs + Cur	$16,405,000
1 yr	Future	$650,000
7 yr	Total	$17,055,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
5 y 113 d	Dan Lozano	4 years/$16.25M (2010-13), option

Details

4 years/$16.25M (2010-13), plus 2014 club option. Signed extension with Oakland 7/23/10, replacing 1 year/$0.42M deal signed 3/8/10. $0.15M signing bonus. 10:$0.6M, 11:$3.4M, 12:$5M, 13:$6.45M, 14:$8.5M club option, $0.65M buyout. 2014 option guaranteed at $9.25M with 113 starts in 2013. Acquired by Washington in trade from Oakland 8/3/12.
1 year/$0.41M (2009). Re-signed by Oakland 2/26/09.
1 year/$0.395M (2008). Re-signed by Oakland 2/28/08.
1 year (2007). Contract purchased 2007.
Drafted by Oakland 2004 (2-67) (Cal-State Fullerton). $0.55M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.235	.289	.338	.228
11	vs R (Multi)	.244	.294	.365	.247
18	Split (Multi)	.008	.005	.027	.019
19	LgAvg (Multi)	-.014	-.024	-.036	-.020
30	vs L (2012)	.242	.270	.358	.234
31	vs R (2012)	.233	.278	.319	.223
38	Split (2012)	-.009	.008	-.038	-.011
39	LgAvg (2012)	-.013	-.022	-.038	-.020

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
BP Unfiltered: Munenori Kawasaki Tries to Survive	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-23
Overthinking It: The Pitches No Zone Can Contain	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-21
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 5/18	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-18
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 5/3	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-03
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 4/19	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-19
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 17	Larry Granillo	2013-04-18
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 18, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-18
Pebble Hunting: The Statistical Oddities of April	Sam Miller	2013-04-17
The Week In Quotes: April 8-14	Andrew Koo	2013-04-15
The Week In Quotes: April 8-14	Pete Barrett	2013-04-15
The Week In Quotes: April 8-14	Jonah Birenbaum	2013-04-15
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 7	Larry Granillo	2013-04-08
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 8, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-08
Prospects Will Break Your Heart: Washington Nationals Top 10 Prospects	Jason Parks	2013-03-28
Rumor Roundup: The Hole in the Plan	Daniel Rathman	2013-03-18
Sobsequy: Notable NL Minor-League Free Agent Signees	Adam Sobsey	2013-02-27
Prospects Will Break Your Heart: Oakland Athletics Top 10 Prospects	Jason Parks	2013-02-22
Five to Watch: National League Hitters	Bret Sayre	2013-02-22
Skewed Left: Washington's Winning Way with Trades	Zachary Levine	2013-01-17
Transaction Analysis: Soriano Finally Gets Paid	R.J. Anderson	2013-01-16
Skewed Left: The Worst Parts of Last Season's Best Teams	Zachary Levine	2013-01-09
On the Beat: Making the Tigers Roar	John Perrotto	2012-10-18
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Game Five Preview: Cardinals at Nationals	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-12
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Game 4 Preview: Cardinals at Nationals	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Game Three Preview: Cardinals at Nationals	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-10
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Game Two Preview: Nationals at Cardinals	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Game One Recap: Nationals 3, Cardinals 2	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: Cardinals-Nationals Division Series Preview	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: NLDS Game One Preview: Nationals at Cardinals	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-07
Punk Hits: What Billy Beane is Doing Again	Ian Miller	2012-09-12
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 10	Larry Granillo	2012-09-11
Value Picks: Second, Short, and Catcher for 9/10/12	Josh Shepardson	2012-09-10
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 6	Larry Granillo	2012-09-07
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 2	Larry Granillo	2012-09-03
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 29	Larry Granillo	2012-08-30
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, August 21	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-21
Transaction Analysis: Mathis for Smart People? UPDATED	Sam Miller	2012-08-15
Transaction Analysis: Mathis for Smart People? UPDATED	R.J. Anderson	2012-08-15
In A Pickle: Why We Want to Be Smart	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-08-10
Overthinking It: Measuring the Movement at This Year's Deadline	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-07
BP Unfiltered: The Most Astros Play of 2012	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-07
Value Picks: Second, Short, and Catcher for 8/6/12	Josh Shepardson	2012-08-06
The Week In Quotes: July 30-August 5	Matthew Rocco	2012-08-06
The Week In Quotes: July 30-August 5	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-08-06
The Week In Quotes: July 30-August 5	Andrew Koo	2012-08-06
The Week In Quotes: July 30-August 5	Hudson Belinsky	2012-08-06
Transaction Analysis: Nats Attempt to Plug Hole at Catcher, Acquire Suzuki	Jason Parks	2012-08-03
Transaction Analysis: Nats Attempt to Plug Hole at Catcher, Acquire Suzuki	R.J. Anderson	2012-08-03
Transaction Analysis: Nats Attempt to Plug Hole at Catcher, Acquire Suzuki	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-03
Transaction Analysis: Kottaras to Oakland	R.J. Anderson	2012-07-29
Overthinking It: Upgrading From Nothing	Ben Lindbergh	2012-07-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 23	Larry Granillo	2012-07-24
Western Front: Walk-off Wins are the New Market Inefficiency	Geoff Young	2012-07-24
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Midsummer Replacement-Level Killers, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2012-07-23
Overthinking It: PECOTA's First-Half Hits and Misses	Ben Lindbergh	2012-07-17
On the Beat: The Great Trout vs. Harper Debate	John Perrotto	2012-07-12
What the Contenders Need: AL East	Kevin Goldstein	2012-07-05
What the Contenders Need: AL East	R.J. Anderson	2012-07-05
What the Contenders Need: AL East	Jeff Euston	2012-07-05
BP Unfiltered: Livan of Many Skills	Bradley Ankrom	2012-07-03
Value Picks: Second, Short, and Catcher for 7/2/12	Josh Shepardson	2012-07-02
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: Second, Short, and Catcher for 6/25/12	Josh Shepardson	2012-06-25
Resident Fantasy Genius: Potential League-Hoppers, AL-to-NL Edition	Derek Carty	2012-06-25
The Platoon Advantage: Oakland is Just Terrible (No Offense)	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-06-06
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of May 17	Kevin Goldstein	2012-05-18
Pebble Hunting: Sizing up the DiSar Candidates	Sam Miller	2012-05-07
Pebble Hunting: Jordan Walden and Small Samples	Sam Miller	2012-04-30
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 4/16/12	Michael Street	2012-04-17
Future Shock: Opening Day Notebook	Kevin Goldstein	2012-04-06
The BP Wayback Machine: Another Opening Day	Kevin Goldstein	2012-04-05
Fantasy Beat: Comparing CBS, LABR, and Tout AL Prices	Jason Collette	2012-03-30
Collateral Damage: Let the Games Begin	Corey Dawkins	2012-03-30
Collateral Damage: Let the Games Begin	Stephani Bee	2012-03-30
Future Shock: AL West Prospect Preview	Kevin Goldstein	2012-03-30
Pebble Hunting: The Burden of Batting Fourth	Sam Miller	2012-03-28
Preseason Value Picks: Second, Short, and Catcher for 3/16/12	Michael Jong	2012-03-16
Western Front: Post-Moneyball Randomness	Geoff Young	2012-02-28
Everyone's Perfect: The Myth of Sleepers	Eriq Gardner	2012-02-28
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: Catchers	Derek Carty	2012-02-27
The Stats Go Marching In: The Art of Handling the Pitching Staff	Max Marchi	2012-02-24
The BP First Take: Tuesday, February 14	Daniel Rathman	2012-02-14
Fantasy Beat: Nick Hundley, Potential Sleeper	Jason Collette	2012-02-13
The Stats Go Marching In: What Are the Rays Expecting from Jose Molina?	Max Marchi	2012-02-10
The BP First Take: Wednesday, February 8	Daniel Rathman	2012-02-08
The Platoon Advantage: The Spy at the A's Fanfest	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-02-01
Transaction Analysis: A Tale of Four Starters	Ben Lindbergh	2012-01-19
The BP First Take: Thursday, December 29	Daniel Rathman	2011-12-29
Spinning Yarn: Removing the Mask Encore Presentation	Mike Fast	2011-09-24
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland A's	ESPN Insider	2011-09-23
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland A's	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-23
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland A's	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-23
Painting the Black: Running on Reputation?	R.J. Anderson	2011-09-22
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 15	Larry Granillo	2011-09-16
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 31	Larry Granillo	2011-09-01
BP Unfiltered: Framing Ball Four to Cano	Mike Fast	2011-08-24
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 9	Larry Granillo	2011-08-10
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 1	Larry Granillo	2011-08-02
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 28	Larry Granillo	2011-07-29
On the Beat: Cardinal Complications	John Perrotto	2011-07-25
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 22	Larry Granillo	2011-06-23
The BP Broadside: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime, Except When They Don't	Steven Goldman	2011-06-10
Clubhouse Confidential: Speaking from Experience	Marc Carig	2011-06-08
Overthinking It: Who's Zoomin' Who?	Ben Lindbergh	2011-05-12
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 8	Larry Granillo	2011-05-09
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 2	Larry Granillo	2011-05-03
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 30	Larry Granillo	2011-05-01
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 11	Larry Granillo	2011-04-12
Team Injury Projection: Oakland Athletics	Marc Normandin	2011-03-31
Team Injury Projection: Oakland Athletics	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-31
Fantasy Focus: Down the Rabbit Hole	Marc Normandin	2011-03-30
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks at Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2011-03-15
Fantasy Beat: Expert Mock Draft Results	Jason Collette	2011-03-15
BP Unfiltered: Days 4 & 5 in Cactus Country	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-13
Fantasy Beat: Scoresheet Draft Prep, BP Kings, and You	Rob McQuown	2011-02-25
Fantasy Focus: Catcher Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-21
Contractual Matters: AL West Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-02-16
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Fantasy Focus: Catcher Rankings Review	Marc Normandin	2011-02-01
GM for a Day: Oakland Athletics	John Perrotto	2010-11-04
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland Athletics	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-27
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland Athletics	John Perrotto	2010-09-27
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland Athletics	ESPN Insider	2010-09-27
On the Beat: Building Something Special	John Perrotto	2010-08-27
Changing Speeds: The Golden Generation	Ken Funck	2010-08-19
Transaction Action: Hail, hail, the Gang's AL Here	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-26
The Week In Quotes: July 18-25	Alex Carnevale	2010-07-26
All-Star Discontents: Less Than Zero, or More Than Some?	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-09
On the Beat: Wednesday Update: The A's Uphill Climb	John Perrotto	2010-07-07
Transaction Action: Disorderly Conduct	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-30
Prospectus Q&A: Andrew Bailey	David Laurila	2010-06-29
Fantasy Beat: Scoresheet: Draft Prep 1	Rob McQuown	2010-06-21
Transaction Action: The Snakes Start Shedding	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-15
Transaction Action: Going West	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-24
Prospectus Hit List: Bombs Away	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-21
Transaction Action: The Upper Cust	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-18
Under The Knife: Back To The Drawing Board?	Will Carroll	2010-05-13
Transaction Action: 25th Man Tweaks	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-11
Under The Knife: Beltran's Moment of Truth	Will Carroll	2010-05-10
Transaction Action: What's Best in the West?	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-03
Under The Knife: In A Bad Spot	Will Carroll	2010-04-30
Under The Knife: Bracing For a Return	Will Carroll	2010-04-29
Transaction Action: Rounding Out the AL	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-26
Contractual Matters: Rule 5 Update	Jeff Euston	2010-04-08
Transaction Action: AL Roster Cleanup	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-06
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-04-06
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Contractual Matters: AL West	Jeff Euston	2010-03-25
Fantasy Focus: Catcher rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-02-28
Team Health Reports: Oakland Athletics	Will Carroll	2010-02-16
Fantasy Focus: Catcher Rankings Review	Marc Normandin	2010-01-15
Future Shock: A's Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-12-29
Prospectus Q&A: Don Wakamatsu	David Laurila	2009-12-20
Checking the Numbers: Knocking in Those Ducks	Eric Seidman	2009-12-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: Left Too Long	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-16
Transaction Action: AL West Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-14
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-07-08
On the Beat: All-Stars!	John Perrotto	2009-07-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: Catching the Next Wave	Jay Jaffe	2009-04-29
Prospectus Today: The DiSars	Joe Sheehan	2009-04-15
Transaction Analysis: AL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-10
Transaction Analysis: Big-League Cuts and NRI Mutts	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-27
Fantasy Beat: Not Your Average League	Marc Normandin	2009-03-20
Team Health Reports: Oakland Athletics	Brad Wochomurka	2009-02-25
Future Shock: Athletics Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-25
Fantasy Beat: Catchers	Marc Normandin	2009-02-23
Transaction Analysis: Moving and Shaking	Christina Kahrl	2008-12-10
Hot Stove Preview: AL West	Marc Normandin	2008-11-13
Transaction Analysis: First-Look Mistakes	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-08
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-02
Prospectus Hit List: Rays-ing the Bar	Marc Normandin	2008-07-04
Prospectus Matchups: The American League Rumsfeld Numbers	Jim Baker	2008-06-13
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-03
Prospectus Hit List: Central Powers	Jay Jaffe	2008-05-23
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-10
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Catching Prospects	Nate Silver	2008-03-20
Team Health Reports: Oakland A's	Will Carroll	2008-03-16
Transaction Analysis: Challenges and Carousels	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-16
Future Shock: Diamondbacks Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-01-11
Future Shock: Athletics Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-12-10
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, AL West	Nate Silver	2007-10-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: The 2007 Replacement Level Killers	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-21
Transaction Analysis: American League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-26
Transaction of the Day: Extensions and Kendall	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-19
Transaction Analysis Special: Trades Catch-up	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-03
Wait 'Til Next Year: Midseason Acquisitions	Bryan Smith	2007-06-19
Prospectus Hit List: June Swoons and Happier Tunes	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-15
Transaction of the Day: American League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-06-06
Future Shock: State of the Systems, AL West	Kevin Goldstein	2007-05-16
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Scouting Directors, AL West	Bryan Smith	2007-05-15
Future Shock: The 2004 Draft Clock is Ticking	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-20
Transaction of the Day: Roster Reviews of the Wests	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-03
Future Shock: State of the Systems, AL West	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-15
Future Shock: Top 100 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-21
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Catching Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-02-02
Future Shock: Oakland Athletics Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-01-30
Future Shock: Where Did the Tigers and the Athletics Come From?	Kevin Goldstein	2006-10-14
Future Shock: Position Breakdown: Catchers	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-29
Future Shock: AL West Division Roundup, 6/27/06	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-27
Lies, Damned Lies: Tufte Takes on the A's	Nate Silver	2006-05-31
Future Shock: Texas League Scouting Notebook	Kevin Goldstein	2006-05-20
Future Shock: AL West Roundup	Kevin Goldstein	2006-05-09
Future Shock: Another Opening Day	Kevin Goldstein	2006-04-07
Transaction Analysis: March 17-26	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-27
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes On Prospects, Part One	Nate Silver	2006-02-08

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-08-24 13:00:00	What would you do with the A's? Trevor Cahill has been terrible for the past few months. Brett Anderson is likely out for most of next season. Kurt Suzuki has regressed badly at the plate. Their free agent acquisitions didn't help them contend this season and they didn't deal them at the deadline, so there's no space to let prospects audition. Then again, their prospects (Chris Carter, Michael Taylor, Adrian Cardenas, Michael Choice, and Grant Green) all have some major flaws. (Tom from Madison)	Besides moving to a new stadium somewhere? Here’s what Beane said in Tyler Kepner’s piece yesterday: “Sometimes, you’re relegated to buying that lottery ticket. Anybody will tell you that the lottery is not a great way to invest your money. But sometimes, you don’t have a lot of options.” Post-Moneyball Beane sounds more and more like post-Super-System Doyle Brunson every day. My advice, though, would be to find a bopper somewhere, since there’s no one in the system ready to hit in the middle of the order. Cahill, McCarthy and Gonzalez should be good enough to make you competitive even with Anderson hurt. Sign Willingham to a reasonable 2-year deal if you can, but don’t go longer than that. Cross your fingers that Jemile Weeks and Brandon Allen can be building blocks. But mostly, find a bopper. Crazy thought: find out how much of Adam Dunn’s contract Kenny Williams would be willing to eat. this offseason. (Ken Funck)
2011-07-13 12:30:00	With the A's season is over, what offensive players should be brought back? The only ones I definitely bring back are Jemile Weeks and Scott Sizemore. (Tom from Madison)	Well, Kurt Suzuki isn't going anywhere, Chris Carter will be worth playing, and maybe Daric Barton will have hit his way back to the majors by then. Other than that--I was going to say Cliff Pennington (who was actually Oakland's most valuable player last season, according to WARP), though it would be better if the A's could arrange to bring back his glove and substitute someone else's bat. However, I've just noticed that FRAA seems to hate him this season as much as it loved him in 2010. Anyone noticed any big change in Pennington's play in the field? (Ben Lindbergh)
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)
2011-03-17 13:00:00	Speaking of Martin ... should we expect Kurt Suzuki to similarly fall off the planet Earth (like, again, Ozzie Smith)? Also, trim those sideburns, Petriello! (RC from Go Clemson)	You could argue that it's already begun, right? Suzuki hit only .242/.303/.366 last year, which even for a catcher is pretty lousy (though the double digit homers were nice). The difference here is that Suzuki's peak wasn't as great as Martin's, so the fall probably won't be as noticable either. (Mike Petriello)
2010-12-20 13:00:00	Kurt Suzuki has caught a lot of games over the last few years and his offensive output seems to have regressed in a big way last season. His WAR in 2008 was 3.0, but it dropped to 2.6 in 2009, and then 1.6 in 2010. Do you see the A's sitting him more in 2011? (Tom from Madison)	Yeah -- I'm sure Donaldson, Powell, or some Bako-esque reserve could take some playing time away from him. And the As seem to be in the mold of preserving the health of their players. (Eric Seidman)
2010-03-17 14:00:00	Hi Christina, I look at Oakland's line-up without anyone I'd like on my fantasy team and can't understand how Pecota has them playing 500 ball. What are your thoughts on the A's? (lennyd from Portland)	Either you don't have a lot of teams in your league, or you're very picky, or maybe you have no use for steals; while I'm not wild about an outfield with Coco Crisp and Rajai Davis in it as everyday players, they will snag bags. For pitching, whether you're in a keeper league or not, just go grab Brett Anderson. Like steals, saves are a commodity you should want, and Andrew Bailey's the real deal. Position-related supply/demand issues might encourage you to snag Kurt Suzuki or Mark Ellis. Basically, it's going to be a better real-world ballclub than a generator of traditional category fantasy stars. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-08-15 15:00:00	Better catcher in five years: Kurt Suzuki or Jesus Flores? (Drew W from NoVa)	Oooh, I like this question, in no small part because I really like both of them, but where I see Suzuki as a guy who will always be one of the best second-rank catchers in the game (as in, a step behind the stars), Flores is someone I see with a chance to push his way into the first, even in a NL already gifted with McCann, Martin, and Soto. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-03-25 14:00:00	So here's the question I asked at the event in Philadelphia last week: What unlikely players, historically or currently, do you personally root for? Jay mentioned Saul Rivera, Steven followed Wayne Tolleson back in the day, for me it was Jacob Brumfield. (Arthur from Philadelphia)	I was a big, big fan of George Williams, beyond TTO considerations, it was more basically because I sat near his brother and nephews and nieces one game, and I sort of liked the plucky little group of cheeseheads and their happiness over their uncle making it to The Show. Active, I've become a bit of a silly/irrational fan of Peter Moylan, since he's got the foreign/exotic angle on top of being a side-armer. And as an A's fan, I'm perhaps goofy in that my current favorite Athletic is Kurt Suzuki. (Christina Kahrl)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Ichiro gets greedy and tried to steal third after swiping second. Very nice throw by Kurt Suzuki to nail him. (Steph Bee)

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