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Birth Date	9-5-1985
Height	6' 3"
Weight	210 lbs

Age	27 years, 8 months, 17 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

: -0.02009
: 1.42010
: -0.82011
: 1.42012
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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	CHN	23	6	20	17	1	3	0	0	0	3	2	5	0	1	0	2	0	0	.176	.250	.176	.184	-0.9	0.6	-0.0
2010	CHN	24	135	394	358	60	91	18	5	20	179	30	100	3	2	1	56	6	1	.254	.316	.500	.275	14.0	-0.3	1.4
2011	CHN	25	80	222	206	17	31	8	3	6	63	14	58	0	1	1	20	0	0	.150	.204	.306	.184	-9.1	1.8	-0.8
2012	COL	26	136	452	420	62	122	27	10	18	223	21	117	2	1	2	72	7	3	.290	.327	.531	.273	11.1	2.3	1.4
Career			357	1088	1001	140	247	53	18	44	468	67	280	5	5	4	150	13	4	.247	.296	.468	.254	15.0	4.3	2.0

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
2006	BOI	A-	64	288	.303	.251	.320	.364	.000	.302	106	12.5	8.0	-1.3	2.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	DAY	A+	63	262	.311	.265	.329	.389	.000	.356	102	15.2	7.4	0.6	5.9	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	TEN	AA	62	257	.257	.262	.330	.405	.000	.341	108	-0.8	7.9	-0.4	2.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	TEN	AA	137	602	.257	.262	.338	.395	.000	.288	105	-2.3	16.9	-2.2	6.3	4.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	CHN	MLB	6	20	.184	.272	.338	.456	.000	.231	105	-1.6	0.6	0.1	0.6	0.3	-0.9	-0.0	-0.9	-0.0
2009	DAY	A+	32	129	.242	.249	.322	.354	.000	.321	102	-2.5	3.6	-1.7	-0.0	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	TEN	AA	84	330	.288	.259	.331	.393	.000	.325	100	10.6	10.2	-3.4	-3.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	CHN	MLB	135	394	.275	.254	.314	.397	.000	.296	105	5.8	11.0	-2.6	-0.3	1.2	14.0	1.4	14.0	1.4
2011	CHN	MLB	80	222	.184	.257	.312	.399	.000	.175	103	-16.6	3.8	-1.6	1.8	1.2	-9.1	-0.8	-9.1	-0.8
2011	IOW	AAA	50	212	.208	.294	.350	.458	.000	.312	96	-4.1	1.2	-0.6	-0.6	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	COL	MLB	136	452	.273	.252	.310	.401	.000	.364	113	5.6	7.6	-3.1	2.3	1.3	11.1	1.4	11.1	1.4
2013	CSP	AAA	39	159	.257	.280	.353	.438	.270	.340	113	-0.5	4.6	-1.2	-2.0	0.4	3.0	0.1	3.0	0.1
Career		MLB		1088	.250	.254	.312	.400	.256	.298	111	-10.6	27.5	-7.2	4.6	3.9	11.4	1.7	11.4	1.7

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
2006	BOI	A-	288	50	71	12	6	11	53	17	55	12	5	.268	.317	.483	.215	.303	0.0	2.1	0.0
2007	DAY	A+	262	38	75	24	3	7	50	10	47	10	4	.306	.341	.514	.208	.311	0.0	5.9	0.0
2007	TEN	AA	257	34	72	11	2	9	31	5	54	7	1	.291	.312	.462	.170	.257	0.0	2.5	0.0
2008	TEN	AA	602	68	138	27	11	14	80	44	101	7	4	.256	.314	.424	.169	.257	0.0	6.3	0.0
2009	CHN	MLB	20	1	3	0	0	0	2	2	5	0	0	.176	.250	.176	.000	.184	-0.9	0.6	-0.0
2009	DAY	A+	129	18	28	5	2	1	10	13	27	3	1	.250	.333	.357	.107	.242	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2009	TEN	AA	330	51	92	13	7	14	50	16	57	5	1	.300	.332	.524	.225	.288	0.0	-3.2	0.0
2010	CHN	MLB	394	60	91	18	5	20	56	30	100	6	1	.254	.316	.500	.246	.275	14.0	-0.3	1.4
2011	CHN	MLB	222	17	31	8	3	6	20	14	58	0	0	.150	.204	.306	.155	.184	-9.1	1.8	-0.8
2011	IOW	AAA	212	32	52	12	6	7	32	5	55	1	1	.256	.270	.478	.222	.208	0.0	-0.6	0.0
2012	COL	MLB	452	62	122	27	10	18	72	21	117	7	3	.290	.327	.531	.240	.273	11.1	2.3	1.4
2013	CSP	AAA	159	24	37	4	4	4	19	17	36	2	1	.272	.355	.449	.176	.257	3.0	-2.0	0.1

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-09-29	2012-09-30	DTD	1	0	Left	Elbow	Soreness		-	-
2010-09-20	2010-10-04	15-DL	14	13	Left	Chest	Collapsed Lung	Pneumothorax From Bat Laceration	-
2010-09-13	2010-09-13	DTD	0	0	Left	Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-
2009-05-10	2009-05-19	Minors	9	0		Head	Concussion	Moderate	-
2008-10-26	2008-10-26	WIN	0	0	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2008-10-26
2008-02-24	2008-02-27	Camp	3	0	Left	Elbow	Tightness		-
2007-03-04	2007-03-13	Camp	9	0	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	COL	$
2013	COL	$
2012	COL	$481,000
2011	CHN	$440,000
2010	CHN	$401,000

Years	Description	Salary
3 yr	Previous	$1,322,000
3 yr	Total	$1,322,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
2 y 139 d	SFX	1 year/$2.275M (2013)

Details
1 year/$2.275M (2013). Re-signed by Colorado 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration). 1 year/$0.481M (2012). Signed by Colorado 3/3/12. 1 year/$0.44M (2011). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/11. Acquired by Colorado in trade from Chicago Cubs 12/8/11. 1 year/$0.401M (2010). Re-signed 2/10. 1 year (2009). Contract purchased 9/21/09. Drafted 2006 (1-13). $1.475M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.240	.276	.418	.222
11	vs R (Multi)	.268	.312	.509	.268
18	Split (Multi)	.028	.036	.091	.046
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.270	.302	.450	.234
31	vs R (2012)	.297	.334	.556	.285
38	Split (2012)	.027	.032	.106	.051
39	LgAvg (2012)	.030	.040	.071	.035

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Title	Author	Date
Fantasy Beat: My Razzball Expert League Team	Paul Singman	2013-03-30
Fantasy Auction Values: Sixth Edition, March 26	Mike Gianella	2013-03-26
Fantasy Tier Rankings: National League Outfielders	Mike Gianella	2013-03-25
Fantasy Tier Rankings: First Basemen	Josh Shepardson	2013-03-20
Rumor Roundup: Cold at the Corners	Will Woods	2013-03-08
Bizball: A Detailed Look at the Salary Arbitration Class of 2013	Maury Brown	2013-02-25
Fantasy Freestyle: Getting the Platoon Advantage	Bret Sayre	2013-02-21
Punk Hits: Top Team Cookbooks, Part 1	Ian Miller	2013-01-29
In A Pickle: Average Love	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-01-25
Baseball Therapy: Defining Change in Player Performance from Year to Year	Russell A. Carleton	2012-11-19
Resident Fantasy Genius: Where to Find Last-Minute Steals, Homers	Derek Carty	2012-09-17
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 11	Larry Granillo	2012-09-12
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 2	Larry Granillo	2012-09-03
Overthinking It: From Prospect to Project to Prominence	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-31
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 27	Larry Granillo	2012-08-28
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 21	Larry Granillo	2012-08-22
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 7/31/12	Michael Street	2012-07-31
Value Picks: Outfield for 7/27/12	Paul Singman	2012-07-27
Pebble Hunting: 30 Teams, 30 Home Run Calls	Sam Miller	2012-07-23
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 7/10/12	Michael Street	2012-07-10
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 7/3/12	Michael Street	2012-07-03
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 6/26/12	Michael Street	2012-06-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 12	Larry Granillo	2012-06-13
Punk Hits: Pitching In the Age of Comebacks	Ian Miller	2012-06-13
Tater Trot Tracker: The Weekend's Trot Times	Larry Granillo	2012-06-11
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 12	Larry Granillo	2012-05-13
On the Beat: The Prince and the Pauper Numbers	John Perrotto	2012-05-03
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 1	Larry Granillo	2012-05-02
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 14	Larry Granillo	2012-04-15
Transaction Analysis: Cuddyer to Colorado	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-16
Transaction Analysis: Wrapping Up the Winter Meetings UPDATED TWICE	Ben Lindbergh	2011-12-09
Transaction Analysis: Wrapping Up the Winter Meetings UPDATED TWICE	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-09
Transaction Analysis: Wrapping Up the Winter Meetings UPDATED TWICE	Kevin Goldstein	2011-12-09
Transaction Analysis: Changes of Scenery	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: Beltran's Next Stop	Jay Jaffe	2011-11-10
The Keeper Reaper: Outfielders for 10/18/11	Rob McQuown	2011-10-18
Future Shock: Cubs State of the Union	Kevin Goldstein	2011-10-12
Kiss'Em Goodbye: San Diego Padres	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-19
Kiss'Em Goodbye: San Diego Padres	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-19
Kiss'Em Goodbye: San Diego Padres	ESPN Insider	2011-09-19
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-12
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	ESPN Insider	2011-09-12
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-12
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 28	Larry Granillo	2011-08-29
On the Beat: Taking Central Stage	John Perrotto	2011-08-10
Wezen-Ball: The Biggest Dangers in Baseball	Larry Granillo	2011-08-08
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 5	Larry Granillo	2011-08-06
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 2	Larry Granillo	2011-08-03
Resident Fantasy Genius: Deadline Movers and Shakers	Derek Carty	2011-08-01
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars Mixed 1st Half Recap	Jason Collette	2011-07-13
Painting the Black: Mid-season Heroes and Goats, Part 1	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-12
Fantasy Beat: The Movie Title Game	Jason Collette	2011-06-17
Transaction Analysis: The DL Giveth, and the DL Taketh Away	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-07
Transaction Analysis Blog: Cubs Demote Colvin, Mateo	R.J. Anderson	2011-05-17
Fantasy Focus: The NL's Rookie Outage	Marc Normandin	2011-04-11
Overthinking It: Non-Starter Starters	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Are the Cubs a Sleeper Team?	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-25
Team Injury Projection: Chicago Cubs	Marc Normandin	2011-03-18
Team Injury Projection: Chicago Cubs	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-18
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Defensive Doldrums	Larry Granillo	2011-03-18
BP Unfiltered: Day Three in AZ, Cubs vs. Sox	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-11
Purpose Pitches: Day Two at HoHoKam	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-11
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Wait Till This Year?	Larry Granillo	2011-03-04
On the Beat: Can Bautista Repeat?	John Perrotto	2011-03-02
Fantasy Focus: Right Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-24
Fantasy Focus: Left Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-22
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Prospectus Perspective: An Honest Exchange?	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-10
Future Shock: Monday Ten-Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2010-12-27
Winter Meetings: First-Base Boppery	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-08
Future Shock: Chicago Cubs Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-12-03
Prospectus Perspective: A Dirty Half-Dozen	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-02
On the Beat: The NL Winter Agenda	John Perrotto	2010-11-16
On the Beat: Scioscia's Tree is Branching Out	John Perrotto	2010-11-09
GM for a Day: Chicago Cubs	Ben Lindbergh	2010-10-20
On the Beat: Eyeing The Glass Slipper	John Perrotto	2010-09-29
Under The Knife: Explaining The Life of a Medhead	Will Carroll	2010-09-24
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Getting Sorted	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-23
Transaction Action: Phillies, Nationals, Cubs	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-22
Under The Knife: A Strain is a Tear	Will Carroll	2010-09-21
Under The Knife: Concussion Problem Worsens	Will Carroll	2010-09-20
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	John Perrotto	2010-09-13
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-13
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	ESPN Insider	2010-09-13
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-09-08
Contractual Matters: Diminished Skills and Fragile Egos	Jeff Euston	2010-09-06
Prospectus Perspective: A Wrigley Rebuild?	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-31
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-08-11
Prospectus Hit List: Swaptacular	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-05
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	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
Prospectus Hit List: Coming or Going	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-29
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-07-28
On the Beat: Padres are Riding The Wave	John Perrotto	2010-07-26
Changing Speeds: Cold Fusion	Ken Funck	2010-07-22
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-07-21
Prospectus Hit and Run: The 2010 Replacement-level Killers	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-20
On the Beat: A Second Second City Revival?	John Perrotto	2010-07-16
Mid-season Prescriptions: NL Central	Marc Normandin	2010-07-15
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-07-14
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-07-07
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-06-30
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-06-23
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-06-16
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-06-09
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-07
Ahead in the Count: Production and the Draft	Matt Swartz	2010-06-07
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-02
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-06-02
Transaction Action: NL Central Update	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-01
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-05-26
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-05-19
The Week In Quotes: Week of May 10-16	Alex Carnevale	2010-05-17
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-05-12
Transaction Analysis: A Tale of Three Shortstops	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-07
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-05-05
Game Story: Diamondbacks at Cubs, Game One	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-30
Game Story: Nationals at Cubs	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-29
Problem Positions: The Never-ending Churn	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-14
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-04-07
Transaction Action: Turn of the Screw, NL	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-04
Under The Knife: Camp Casualties	Will Carroll	2010-04-02
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Transaction Action: Any Frandsen of Yours Is...	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-28
Fantasy Beat: Depth Chart/PFM Update	Clay Davenport	2010-03-17
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-03-17
Transaction Action: Winding Down the NL	Christina Kahrl	2009-10-01
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2009-08-03
Future Shock: Development Disasters	Kevin Goldstein	2009-07-21
Future Shock: NL Draft Wrap	Kevin Goldstein	2009-06-21
Future Shock: First-Round Recap	Kevin Goldstein	2009-06-10
Future Shock: Cubs Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-11-11
Future Shock: NL Central Notebook	Kevin Goldstein	2008-05-15
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2008-03-25
Transaction Analysis: NL Central NRI Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-03-02
Future Shock: Cubs Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-01-16
Every Given Sunday: Time Flies	John Perrotto	2008-01-13
Future Shock: Positional Differences	Kevin Goldstein	2007-07-29
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-25
Prospectus Q&A: Tim Wilken	David Laurila	2007-04-15
Future Shock: High-A Preview	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-08
Transaction Analysis: March 13-18, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-03-19

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-12-20 13:00:00	Tyler Colvin in Denver or Ian Stewart in Chicago, who has a better 2012? (Chuck Norris' Right Fist from Choose or Die)	Ugh. Uuuuugh. Stewart. (Sam Miller)
2011-03-17 13:00:00	Thoughts on Tyler Colvin? He is a very controversial player amongst Cub fans. (Matt from Chicago)	I think he can be a useful piece, but I wouldn't overexpose him as an every day player. He's never going to have a high OBP, he's always going to strike out a lot, but power is power, especially from the left side. If I'm the Cubs, I carry him as a 4th outfielder (remember, Soriano, Byrd, and Fukudome are all 32 or older) and bench bat, and then also carry a 5th guy who's righty and can play defense, like a Reed Johnson type. (Mike Petriello)
2011-01-03 14:00:00	Happy New Year KG. I know there's no love for Tyler Colvin as a future star, but 2nd division starter seems a bit low too. Is there any wiggle room there? (strupp from Madison)	Not for me. No clue how he's a first-division starter at 1B or a corner OF. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-10-07 13:00:00	Do scouts around the league view Tyler Colvin as a viable , everyday player or more of a 4th OF? (Matt from Chicago)	At the beginning of the year, strictly a fourth outfield. Now, opinion is more evenly split. (John Perrotto)
2010-09-15 14:00:00	Any chance that Tyler Colvin can get his OBP in the .330-.340 range? I like the pop but he seems hopeless against decent breaking stuff. (Matt from Chicago)	His minor league walk rates were never that high, and I don't usually see players develop patience at the major league level. I'd say .330 would be his 80th percentile in a perfect world, but that we're looking at a .280/.315/.460 hitter worth keeping around pre-arbitration, but not after that. (Eric Seidman)
2010-08-24 14:30:00	After mining the relevant data, is there anything that tells you that Tyler Colvin can settle in as a .280/.340/.840 type if player? His K rate can't stay this high, can it? (Matt from Chicago)	I relayed this question to resident Cubs fan and data miner Colin Wyers. I'll let his answer stand on its own: "Colvin exists to punish me for every time I've laughed at Jeff Francoeur." (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-08-02 13:30:00	What are your thoughts on Tyler Colvin? His power has been impressive, but he seems a little out of place leading off. Have you talked with KG recently about what his ceiling might be given this year's performance? He seems like more of a 5-hitter than a leadoff guy to me....Thanks! (mschroeder14 from wi)	That's kind of my hope, with DeWitt added to the team, is that they slot him up front and move Colvin lower down again. But let's face it, as much of an interesting tools guy with potentially high upside as he might have, I find it hard to believe that Colvin is going to get homers on 18 percent of his fly balls forever. Cut that down several pegs, and you've got a guy a lot like a young Jacque Jones (with a better arm). Playable in a corner for several seasons, up until he gets expensive. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-04-27 13:00:00	Has anything youve seen from Tyler Colvin, thus far, changed your statistical outlook on him for this season or for his career, going forward? (Matt from Chicago)	Not especially. It is hard to seem him continuing to hit .375 with isolated power of .519 on balls in play, even if he's played for a full-time platoon advantage. He's still within his first 100 PA, and major league pitchers often seem to go through an extended "show me you can this" phase before developing a more detailed book. If he can through May with numbers like this I'll start to believe there's a real component to the changes. (Clay Davenport)
2010-04-08 14:00:00	the chicago media is gaga over Tyler Colvin, mostly because he's not Milton Bradley. What is his upside? What do you think about his prospects? (spf from ill.)	Remember back in the day when Todd Hollandsworth got hot and that certain subsection of Cubs folks (you know the type) got all worked up and wanted him to play more and then when he did, it wasn't so good? It's like that. Colvin is going to have a big league career, but he'll have for more time as a bench outfielder than a starter. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-09-17 14:00:00	What can we read into Tyler Colvin's ridiculous August (.379/.425/.689) and good season (.300/.334/.524)? Still MLB starter potential? 4th OF/bench bat? (Mark from Sacramento)	Stock is certainly back up, but I have problems seeing him as a every day guy in a corner. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-02-16 14:00:00	What's the biggest 1st round blunder you've seen a team make in the past few years Tyler Colvin seems like a good candidate. And don't give up on the Jonas brothers just yet, Alec Baldwin joined the group and...never mind they just kicked him out. (carl from airport)	uh, Matt Bush? Back in the day, I had a theory that Hanson would, like 20 years after mmm-bop release some kind of sprawling masterpiece, because they were actually musicians -- That might be true about the Jonas brothers as well. They play instruments, they're living a life that could lead to some strangeness down the road. I wouldn't be shocked. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-09-24 14:00:00	How do you view Tyler Colvin after the subpar 2008 season? (Navin from Pasadena, CA)	He's another tough one because he did have a real good second half and showed an improved approach. I wasn't a huge fan even coming into the year because he's fringy in center and doesn't have the power for a corner -- bad combo. (Kevin Goldstein)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-06-09 14:30:00	2009 Draft Coverage	Cubs take Brett Jackson from Cal, who seemed to be in the mix for every team in the 20s. He's either a star or the next Tyler Colvin. That's really the range here as a risk/upside college guy. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-06-09 14:30:00	2009 Draft Coverage	This reminds me what the Cubs did a few years ago when they drafted Tyler Colvin with the intention of spending money on Jeff Samardzija later in the draft. We hear the Pirates will be busy in the Dominican and in later rounds, but it's certainly weird to see Sanchez' name in the top five. Not more than a couple days ago, Kevin and I agreed that Jason Castro was a better prospect one year ago. And we know what we all thought about that Castro pick then. (Bryan Smith)

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