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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
16	7745	.308	.377	.545	.314	67.2

Birth Date	9-4-1968
Height	6' 3"
Weight	215 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1992	LAN	23	21	74	69	5	16	3	0	1	22	4	12	1	0	7	0	0	.232	.284	.319	.237	0.2	-0.1	0.0
1993	LAN	24	149	602	547	81	174	24	2	35	307	46	86	3	6	112	3	4	.318	.370	.561	.325	62.0	2.2	6.5
1994	LAN	25	107	441	405	64	129	18	0	24	219	33	65	1	2	92	1	3	.319	.370	.541	.304	36.3	-3.0	3.2
1995	LAN	26	112	475	434	82	150	17	0	32	263	39	80	1	1	93	1	0	.346	.400	.606	.350	66.9	-2.4	6.3
1996	LAN	27	148	631	547	87	184	16	0	36	308	81	93	1	2	105	0	3	.336	.422	.563	.333	74.8	0.5	7.1
1997	LAN	28	152	633	556	104	201	32	1	40	355	69	77	3	5	124	5	1	.362	.431	.638	.369	97.4	3.2	9.9
1998	FLO	29	5	19	18	1	5	0	1	0	7	0		0	1	5	0	0	.278	.263	.389	.236	-1.0	0.0	-0.1
1998	LAN	29	37	161	149	20	42	5	0	9	74	11	27	0	1	30	0	0	.282	.329	.497	.297	11.4	-0.6	1.1
1998	NYN	29	109	446	394	67	137	33	0	23	239	47	53	2	3	76	1	0	.348	.417	.607	.345	60.2	1.6	6.1
1999	NYN	30	141	593	534	100	162	25	0	40	307	51	70	1	7	124	2	2	.303	.361	.575	.304	53.8	-1.9	4.9
2000	NYN	31	136	545	482	90	156	26	0	38	296	58	69	3	2	113	4	2	.324	.398	.614	.326	60.4	-2.0	5.5
2001	NYN	32	141	573	503	81	151	29	0	36	288	67	87	2	1	94	0	2	.300	.384	.573	.331	62.2	-3.1	5.8
2002	NYN	33	135	541	478	69	134	23	2	33	260	57	82	3	3	98	0	3	.280	.359	.544	.301	37.8	-0.1	3.8
2003	NYN	34	68	273	234	37	67	13	0	11	113	35	40	1	3	34	0	0	.286	.377	.483	.293	18.3	-0.0	1.8
2004	NYN	35	129	528	455	47	121	21	0	20	202	68	78	2	3	54	0	0	.266	.362	.444	.276	15.6	-4.9	1.0
2005	NYN	36	113	442	398	41	100	23	0	19	180	41	67	3	0	62	0	0	.251	.326	.452	.270	14.9	1.4	1.6
2006	SDN	37	126	439	399	39	113	19	1	22	200	34	66	3	3	68	0	0	.283	.342	.501	.289	26.0	-0.5	2.5
2007	OAK	38	83	329	309	33	85	17	1	8	128	18	61	0	2	44	0	0	.275	.313	.414	.257	1.2	0.0	0.1
Career			1912	7745	6911	1048	2127	344	8	427	3768	759	1113	30	45	1335	17	20	.308	.377	.545	.314	698.2	-9.5	67.2

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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	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1989	SLO	A-	57	214	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.324			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	VRO	A+	88	285	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.313			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1991	BAK	A+	117	506	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.283			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	LAN	MLB	21	74	.237	.254	.309	.375	.000	.268	99	-1.6	1.9	1.1	-0.1	-0.4	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0
1992	SAN	AA	31	127	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.404			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	ABQ	AAA	94	398	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.372			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	LAN	MLB	149	602	.325	.262	.317	.398	.000	.322	98	41.6	17.3	10.4	2.2	-7.6	62.0	6.5	62.0	6.5
1994	LAN	MLB	107	441	.304	.262	.320	.406	.000	.330	96	21.9	13.4	8	-3.0	-2.9	36.3	3.2	36.3	3.2
1995	LAN	MLB	112	475	.350	.265	.324	.409	.000	.365	95	47.5	14.2	8.6	-2.4	-1.9	66.9	6.3	66.9	6.3
1996	LAN	MLB	148	631	.333	.261	.321	.406	.000	.352	92	52.9	19.5	11.8	0.5	-4.9	74.8	7.1	74.8	7.1
1997	LAN	MLB	152	633	.369	.262	.324	.411	.000	.363	95	75.7	16.8	10.1	3.2	-3.8	97.4	9.9	97.4	9.9
1998	FLO	MLB	5	19	.236	.271	.328	.405	.000	.000	96	-0.5	0.5	0.3	0.0	-0.7	-1.0	-0.1	-1.0	-0.1
1998	LAN	MLB	37	161	.297	.265	.327	.417	.000	.289	96	6.5	4.2	2.9	-0.6	-1.1	11.4	1.1	11.4	1.1
1998	NYN	MLB	109	446	.345	.263	.326	.413	.000	.355	95	41.6	11.6	7.3	1.6	0.3	60.2	6.1	60.2	6.1
1999	NYN	MLB	141	593	.304	.267	.332	.421	.000	.283	97	30.7	16.1	11	-1.9	-0.4	53.8	4.9	53.8	4.9
2000	NYN	MLB	136	545	.326	.265	.332	.428	.000	.313	93	42.6	15.0	9.5	-2.0	-3.0	60.4	5.5	60.4	5.5
2001	NYN	MLB	141	573	.331	.260	.326	.416	.000	.302	93	44.6	15.5	9.4	-3.1	-3.2	62.2	5.8	62.2	5.8
2002	NYN	MLB	135	541	.301	.255	.319	.400	.000	.276	95	23.8	13.8	8.4	-0.1	-2.2	37.8	3.8	37.8	3.8
2003	NYN	MLB	68	273	.293	.255	.317	.403	.000	.301	98	9.7	7.1	4.8	-0.0	-1.7	18.3	1.8	18.3	1.8
2003	NOR	AAA	5	18	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.154			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	NYN	MLB	129	528	.276	.262	.323	.421	.000	.281	96	9.6	13.9	-2.2	-4.9	-3.0	15.6	1.0	15.6	1.0
2004	SLU	A+	2	8	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.500			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	NYN	MLB	113	442	.270	.265	.321	.417	.000	.260	96	4.9	11.3	6.8	1.4	-2.6	14.9	1.6	14.9	1.6
2006	SDN	MLB	126	439	.289	.269	.330	.427	.000	.290	91	14.1	11.9	6.4	-0.5	-3.0	26.0	2.5	26.0	2.5
2007	OAK	MLB	83	329	.257	.264	.325	.408	.000	.318	94	-1.3	9.5	-6.1	0.0	-0.6	1.2	0.1	1.2	0.1
2007	STO	A+	3	11	.440	.303	.352	.524	.000	.250	102	2.3	0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	SAC	AAA	3	17	.370	.304	.359	.457	.000	.500	81	2.1	0.5	-0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		7745	.314	.262	.324	.412	.254	.314	95	464.3	213.1	108.5	-9.5	-42.7	698.2	67.2	698.2	67.2

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
1989	SLO	A-	214	22	53	11	0	8	25	13	51	0	0	.268	.319	.444	.177	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	VRO	A+	285	27	68	20	0	6	45	11	68	0	1	.250	.282	.390	.140	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1991	BAK	A+	506	71	124	27	2	29	80	47	83	0	3	.277	.349	.540	.263	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	SAN	AA	127	18	43	11	0	7	21	13	18	0	0	.377	.441	.658	.281	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	ABQ	AAA	398	54	122	22	5	16	69	37	57	1	3	.341	.406	.564	.223	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	LAN	MLB	74	5	16	3	0	1	7	4	12	0	0	.232	.284	.319	.087	.237	0.2	-0.1	0.0
1993	LAN	MLB	602	81	174	24	2	35	112	46	86	3	4	.318	.370	.561	.243	.325	62.0	2.2	6.5
1994	LAN	MLB	441	64	129	18	0	24	92	33	65	1	3	.319	.370	.541	.222	.304	36.3	-3.0	3.2
1995	LAN	MLB	475	82	150	17	0	32	93	39	80	1	0	.346	.400	.606	.260	.350	66.9	-2.4	6.3
1996	LAN	MLB	631	87	184	16	0	36	105	81	93	0	3	.336	.422	.563	.227	.333	74.8	0.5	7.1
1997	LAN	MLB	633	104	201	32	1	40	124	69	77	5	1	.362	.431	.638	.277	.369	97.4	3.2	9.9
1998	FLO	MLB	19	1	5	0	1	0	5	0		0	0	.278	.263	.389	.111	.236	-1.0	0.0	-0.1
1998	LAN	MLB	161	20	42	5	0	9	30	11	27	0	0	.282	.329	.497	.215	.297	11.4	-0.6	1.1
1998	NYN	MLB	446	67	137	33	0	23	76	47	53	1	0	.348	.417	.607	.259	.345	60.2	1.6	6.1
1999	NYN	MLB	593	100	162	25	0	40	124	51	70	2	2	.303	.361	.575	.272	.304	53.8	-1.9	4.9
2000	NYN	MLB	545	90	156	26	0	38	113	58	69	4	2	.324	.398	.614	.290	.326	60.4	-2.0	5.5
2001	NYN	MLB	573	81	151	29	0	36	94	67	87	0	2	.300	.384	.573	.272	.331	62.2	-3.1	5.8
2002	NYN	MLB	541	69	134	23	2	33	98	57	82	0	3	.280	.359	.544	.264	.301	37.8	-0.1	3.8
2003	NOR	AAA	18	2	3	0	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	.176	.222	.353	.176	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	NYN	MLB	273	37	67	13	0	11	34	35	40	0	0	.286	.377	.483	.197	.293	18.3	-0.0	1.8
2004	SLU	A+	8	0	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.500	.571	.667	.167	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	NYN	MLB	528	47	121	21	0	20	54	68	78	0	0	.266	.362	.444	.178	.276	15.6	-4.9	1.0
2005	NYN	MLB	442	41	100	23	0	19	62	41	67	0	0	.251	.326	.452	.201	.270	14.9	1.4	1.6
2006	SDN	MLB	439	39	113	19	1	22	68	34	66	0	0	.283	.342	.501	.218	.289	26.0	-0.5	2.5
2007	STO	A+	11	2	3	0	0	2	4	2	3	0	0	.333	.455	1.000	.667	.440	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	SAC	AAA	17	1	7	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.412	.412	.529	.118	.370	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	OAK	MLB	329	33	85	17	1	8	44	18	61	0	0	.275	.313	.414	.139	.257	1.2	0.0	0.1

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2007-05-03	2007-07-20	60-DL	78	68	Right	Shoulder	Separation	AC Joint	-
2005-08-17	2005-09-10	15-DL	24	23	Left	Hand	Fracture	Hairline	-
2004-08-07	2004-08-30	15-DL	23	21	Left	Knee	Swelling		-
2003-05-17	2003-08-13	60-DL	88	76	Right	Groin	Strain	Torn	-
1999-04-10	1999-04-25	15-DL	15	13	Right	Knee	Sprain	MCL	-	-
1995-05-11	1995-06-04	15-DL	24	22	Left	Thumb	Sprain		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2007	OAK	$8,500,000
2006	SDN	$1,250,000
2005	NYN	$16,071,429
2004	NYN	$16,071,429
2003	NYN	$15,571,429
2002	NYN	$10,571,429
2001	NYN	$13,571,429
2000	NYN	$12,071,429

Years	Description	Salary
8 yr	Previous	$93,678,574
8 yr	Total	$93,678,574

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
14 y 34 d	Dan Lozano

Details

1 year/$8.5M (2007). Signed by Oakland as a free agent 12/06.
1 year/$2M (2006), plus 2007 option. Signed by San Diego as a free agent 1/06. 06:$1.25M, 07:$8M mutual option ($0.75M buyout). Performance bonus: $0.25M each for 85, 95 & 105 games started. Award bonus: $50,000 for Gold Glove award. San Diego declined $8M 2007 option 10/06.
7 years/$91M (1999-2005) (NY Mets). $7.5M signing bonus ($4M up front, $3.5M 1/15/02). 99:$6M, 00:$11M, 01:$12.5M, 02:$9.5M, 03:$14.5M, 04:$15M, 05:$15M. $50,000 All Star award bonus. Limited no-trade clause (may name 4 teams he'd accept trade to before each season).
2 years/$15M (1997-98). Signed extension 2/97 (avoided arbitration, $7.65M-$6.1M). 97:$7M, 98:$8M.
3 years/$4.2M (1994-96). 94:$0.6M, 95:$0.9M, 96:$2.7M.
1 year/$0.126M (1993)

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Under The Knife: Something Special	Will Carroll	2007-05-02
Transaction of the Day: Major Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-02
Transaction Analysis: April 21-28, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-30
Under The Knife: Prior Mayhem Makes a Long Wait Longer	Will Carroll	2007-04-26
Transaction of the Day: AL West Special	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-24
Under The Knife: No Excuses	Will Carroll	2007-04-23
The Ledger Domain: A Look in the Black Book (Part I)	Maury Brown	2007-04-16
Who Will Rid Me of This Pestilent McCovey?: Pinch Running in the Last 50 Years	Brandon Isleib	2007-04-10
Transaction of the Day: Roster Reviews of the Wests	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-03
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Projected Standings, AL and NL West	Nate Silver	2007-03-29
Spring Fever: Hitter Breakouts in Spring Training, 2007	John Perrotto	2007-03-28
Prospectus Today: Tout Wars	Joe Sheehan	2007-03-27
Prospectus Today: Nice Deal	Joe Sheehan	2007-03-22
Switching Leagues: Hitters and Pitchers Jump in Different Directions	John Perrotto	2007-03-14
Prospectus Q&A: Pete Palmer	David Laurila	2007-03-11
Prospectus Matchups: Discount Division Winners	Jim Baker	2007-03-02
Hope and Faith: How the Oakland A's Can Win the World Series	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-26
Bad and Badder: Which Contracts Were Truly the Worst?	Neil deMause	2007-02-20
Prospectus Matchups: The Third Annual Transient All-Stars	Jim Baker	2007-02-16
Transaction Analysis: February 6-13, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-14
Positional Health Reports: Catchers	Will Carroll	2007-02-13
Transaction Analysis: NL West and NL Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-10
Transaction Analysis: AL West Catchup and Recent AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-07
Schrodinger's Bat: The Best Baserunners of 2006	Dan Fox	2006-12-21
Fantasy Focus: Winter Meetings Effects	Matthew Kleine	2006-12-12
Will's Mill: More From Orlando	Will Carroll	2006-12-05
Prospectus Today: Winter Meetings Preview, Part Two	Joe Sheehan	2006-12-03
Prospectus Today: Free Agents and Costly Voting	Joe Sheehan	2006-11-22
Transaction of the Day: Major Moves, November 8-13, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-11-14
Prospectus Today: Catching Up	Joe Sheehan	2006-11-13
Transaction Analysis: October 17-November 2, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-11-03
Playoff Prospectus: Being Tony La Russa	Jay Jaffe	2006-10-13
Prospectus Today: Division Series, Day Six	Joe Sheehan	2006-10-09
Prospectus Today: Division Series, Day Three	Joe Sheehan	2006-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: Roster Reviews	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-05
Playoff Prospectus: Padres versus Cardinals	Dan Fox	2006-10-03
Prospectus Matchups: Transient All-Star Update	Jim Baker	2006-09-26
The Week In Quotes: September 18-25	Alex Carnevale	2006-09-24
Prospectus Game of the Week: Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins, September 10, 2006	Derek Jacques	2006-09-12
Prospectus Today: Bullet Point Wednesday	Joe Sheehan	2006-09-06
Fantasy Focus: Planning Ahead for Scarcity	Erik Siegrist	2006-09-05
Fantasy Focus: RotoWire Barometer, 8/16/06	Gus Papadopoulos	2006-08-16
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 13	Jay Jaffe	2006-08-15
Prospectus Today: AL MVP	Joe Sheehan	2006-08-14
A Night at Shea: Piazza's Return to New York	Alex Belth	2006-08-10
Prospectus Notebook: White Sox, Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2006-07-28
Prospectus Matchups: Wildcard Mayhem Edition	Jim Baker	2006-07-21
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 9	Jay Jaffe	2006-07-12
Under The Knife: Which Limp?	Will Carroll	2006-07-10
Schrodinger's Bat: Thinking and Rethinking, Part 1	Dan Fox	2006-07-06
Prospectus Today: The Breakdown	Joe Sheehan	2006-07-04
Prospectus Today: Friars	Joe Sheehan	2006-06-30
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 25	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-27
Lies, Damned Lies: The Other Molina	Nate Silver	2006-06-21
Prospectus Game of the Week: San Diego Padres @ Anaheim Angels, 6/18/06	Derek Jacques	2006-06-20
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 11	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-13
Prospectus Today: NL All-Stars	Joe Sheehan	2006-06-05
Prospectus Matchups: All-Star Voting and Rookie Factoids	Jim Baker	2006-06-02
Lies, Damned Lies: Tufte Takes on the A's	Nate Silver	2006-05-31
Fantasy Focus: Stolen Base Report	Jeff Erickson	2006-05-31
Prospectus Matchups: The Big Folks' Table	Jim Baker	2006-05-26
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 21	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-23
Prospectus Notebook: Brewers, Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2006-05-17
Transaction Analysis: May 12-14	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-16
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 7	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-09
Prospectus Notebook: Reds, Indians, Marlins	Baseball Prospectus	2006-05-05
You Could Look It Up: The Delmon Young Mailbag	Steven Goldman	2006-05-03
Prospectus Matchups: Trader	Jim Baker	2006-05-03
Transaction Analysis: April 28-May 1	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-02
Prospectus Matchups: Seems? Nay, It Is.	Jim Baker	2006-04-14
Prospectus Hit List: Preseason Edition	Jay Jaffe	2006-04-03
Transaction Analysis: March 17-26	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-27
Suspending Disbelief: Up Close at the World Baseball Classic	Jay Jaffe	2006-03-16
Prospectus Today: My Guys	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-16
Fantasy Focus: Endgame Players	Joe Oberkrieser	2006-03-15
Team Health Reports: San Diego Padres	Will Carroll	2006-03-08
Team Health Reports: San Diego Padres	Thomas Gorman	2006-03-08
Prospectus Today: Long Night	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-03
The World Baseball Classic: Davenport Translations, Part Two	Clay Davenport	2006-03-01
Prospectus Notebook: Padres, Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2006-02-17
Transaction Analysis: National League, December 15, 2005-February 11, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-15
Prospectus Matchups: The Transient All-Star Team	Jim Baker	2006-02-14
Prospectus Today: Quite a Catch	Joe Sheehan	2006-02-10
Prospectus Today: Leftovers	Joe Sheehan	2006-01-18
Prospectus Matchups: Serving the Non-Youth	Jim Baker	2006-01-06
Prospectus Notebook: Mets, Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-30
Prospectus Today: Meetings Wrap-Up, AL	Joe Sheehan	2005-12-12
Transaction Analysis: November 23-December 1	Christina Kahrl	2005-12-02
Will's Mill: Getting Ready for Dallas	Will Carroll	2005-11-28
Transaction Analysis: November 18-22	Christina Kahrl	2005-11-23
Prospectus Notebook: Mets, Pirates, Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2005-11-04
Internet Baseball Awards: 2005 National League Winners	Greg Spira	2005-11-01
Internet Baseball Awards: 2005 American League Winners	Greg Spira	2005-10-31
Prospectus Hit List: Week of October 2	Jay Jaffe	2005-10-04
Under The Knife: Almost October	Will Carroll	2005-09-30
Prospectus Notebook: Cubs, Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-29
Under The Knife: Almost Home	Will Carroll	2005-09-15
Transaction Analysis: September 8-13	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-14
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 11	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-13
Prospectus Today: Fake Friday	Joe Sheehan	2005-09-12
Under The Knife: Au Revoir, Les Etats-Unis	Will Carroll	2005-09-12
Under The Knife: Quiet Out There	Will Carroll	2005-09-09
Under The Knife: The Intangibles of Maple Floors	Will Carroll	2005-09-06
Prospectus Notebook: COL, NYM, NYA	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-06
Under The Knife: The National Distraction	Will Carroll	2005-08-31
Transaction Analysis: August 19-25	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-26
A Modest Proposal: What MLB Can Learn From the Little League World Series	John Erhardt	2005-08-25
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 21	Jay Jaffe	2005-08-23
Under The Knife: Where Are the Limits	Will Carroll	2005-08-22
Transaction Analysis: August 15-18	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-19
Under The Knife: Big Decision	Will Carroll	2005-08-18
Prospectus Matchups: Celebrating the Sinister	Jim Baker	2005-08-16
Prospectus Notebook: Thursday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-08-04
Under The Knife: The Picture is Fuzzy	Will Carroll	2005-07-28
Will's Mill: Cranking out the Rumors	Will Carroll	2005-07-26
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 3, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-07-05
Prospectus Today: All-Stars	Joe Sheehan	2005-07-04
Prospectus Game of the Week: New York Mets @ Philadelphia Phillies, 6/22/05	Jonah Keri	2005-06-24
Under The Knife: Happy Father's Day	Will Carroll	2005-06-17
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 5, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-06-07
Prospectus Today: NL All-Stars	Joe Sheehan	2005-05-25
Crooked Numbers: Getting Bigger All the Time	James Click	2005-05-19
Under The Knife: Light Day	Will Carroll	2005-05-13
Transaction Analysis: May 4-9, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-05-12
Lies, Damned Lies: The Graying of the Game	Nate Silver	2005-05-11
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 8, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-05-10
Under The Knife: The I Don't Know Edition	Will Carroll	2005-04-29
Crooked Numbers: On the Run	James Click	2005-04-07
Prospectus Game of the Week: New York Mets @ Cincinnati Reds, 4/4/05	Jonah Keri	2005-04-06
Team Health Reports: New York Mets	Will Carroll	2005-04-01
Prospectus Today: NL East Preview	Joe Sheehan	2005-03-31
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Projects the NL	Nate Silver	2005-03-29
Doctoring The Numbers: A Star No One Sees	Rany Jazayerli	2005-03-17
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2005-02-02
Prospectus Triple Play: Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates	Baseball Prospectus	2005-01-18
Prospectus Today: Catching a Good Deal	Joe Sheehan	2004-12-03
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-11-26
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-11-02
Under The Knife: The Dying Embers	Will Carroll	2004-10-26
Trending Downward: The Shape of Seasonal Performance	James Click	2004-10-07
One Man is an Island: Barry Bonds and His Teammates	Jay Jaffe	2004-10-04
Under The Knife: Everything Counts in Large Amounts	Will Carroll	2004-09-22
Transaction Analysis: August 30-September 15	Christina Kahrl	2004-09-17
Under The Knife: Going Long	Will Carroll	2004-09-13
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-09-07
Under The Knife: Neifi's Coming	Will Carroll	2004-09-01
Under The Knife: A Light Day	Will Carroll	2004-08-31
Under The Knife: Thirty Games Left	Will Carroll	2004-08-30
Under The Knife: Where's the Drama?	Will Carroll	2004-08-27
Can Of Corn: The Way We Were	Dayn Perry	2004-08-25
Transaction Analysis: August 11-16, 2004	Christina Kahrl	2004-08-19
Under The Knife: Back From the Big Apple	Will Carroll	2004-08-16
Rational Exuberance: Meet the Mets: A Decade Without a Plan	Jonah Keri	2004-08-13
Under The Knife: The Final Tear?	Will Carroll	2004-08-12
Under The Knife: Luck	Will Carroll	2004-08-11
Under The Knife: Thoughts for Your Penny	Will Carroll	2004-08-09
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-08-09
Teams: A Critical Guide: Does Anybody Know What Time It Is in the National League Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-08-07
Under The Knife: The Dog Days	Will Carroll	2004-08-04
Under The Knife: Comps	Will Carroll	2004-07-28
Under The Knife: Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	Will Carroll	2004-07-26
Prospectus Today: Four Sensible Trades	Joe Sheehan	2004-07-23
Rogue's Gallery: The Most Efficient Base-Stealing Teams Ever	Jim Baker	2004-07-23
Under The Knife: Leaving on a Jet Plane	Will Carroll	2004-07-21
Prospectus Today: NL Mid-Season Report Card	Joe Sheehan	2004-07-16
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-07-15
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-07-13
Prospectus Today: All-Star Diary	Joe Sheehan	2004-07-13
Under The Knife: Health Inertia	Will Carroll	2004-07-08
Breaking Balls: Derek's Guide to Winning Baseball, an Occasional Series	Derek Zumsteg	2004-06-22
Under The Knife: Sitting on a Timebomb	Will Carroll	2004-06-16
Prospectus Today: Amateur Hour	Joe Sheehan	2004-06-15
Prospectus Today: NL All-Star Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2004-06-01
An Early Look at Catcher Arms: How They're Faring So Far	Michael Wolverton	2004-05-20
Can Of Corn: The All-Dotage Team	Dayn Perry	2004-05-14
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals	Baseball Prospectus	2004-05-04
Breaking Balls: Strength Up The Middle	Derek Zumsteg	2004-04-22
Under The Knife: Misinformation	Will Carroll	2004-04-19
Under The Knife: Cub Cud	Will Carroll	2004-04-14
Under The Knife: Raspberry Bere	Will Carroll	2004-04-12
Prospectus Today: AL Preview	Joe Sheehan	2004-04-03
Prospectus Q&A: Fred Claire	Jonah Keri	2004-03-31
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-03-17
World Cup Comes to Baseball?: Projecting the Hitters	Nathan Fox	2004-03-11
Team Health Reports: New York Mets	Will Carroll	2004-03-04
Prospectus Today: Leave it on the Table	Joe Sheehan	2004-03-04
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2004-03-03
Prospectus Today: Over the Top	Joe Sheehan	2004-03-02
The Man with the Golden Gun: 2003's Most Valuable Catcher Arms	Michael Wolverton	2004-02-19
Baseball's Hilbert Problems: 23 Burning Questions	Keith Woolner	2004-02-10
Trading a Superstar: It's Not as Rare as You Might Think	Mark Armour	2004-01-16
Live from the (Mock) Winter Meetings: Menlo Park Version	James Click	2003-12-12
Live from the (Mock) Winter Meetings: Team-by-Team Breakdowns	Rany Jazayerli	2003-12-11
Free Agent Health Report: National League	Will Carroll	2003-11-04
Prospectus Today: Game Five	Joe Sheehan	2003-10-24
Can Of Corn: The Case for Pudge	Dayn Perry	2003-10-22
Lies, Damned Lies: WARPed MVP Voting	Nate Silver	2003-09-25
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2003-09-24
Under The Knife: Monkey Gone to Heaven	Will Carroll	2003-09-10
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2003-09-10
Prospectus Triple Play: Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2003-08-22
Can Of Corn: Park Factors	Dayn Perry	2003-08-20
Under The Knife: Supersized	Will Carroll	2003-08-19
Transaction Analysis: August 12-14	Christina Kahrl	2003-08-15
Under The Knife: Well, We All Shine On	Will Carroll	2003-08-14
Aim For The Head: Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame	Keith Woolner	2003-08-13
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2003-08-13
Under The Knife: Shelter from the Storm	Will Carroll	2003-08-13
Under The Knife: Beast of Burden	Will Carroll	2003-08-11
Under The Knife: Injury Eye for the Sports Guy	Will Carroll	2003-08-08
Under The Knife: Bumps, Bites, and Bruises	Will Carroll	2003-08-04
Can Of Corn: Minor League Power	Dayn Perry	2003-07-31
Under The Knife: Deadline Day	Will Carroll	2003-07-31
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-30
Under The Knife: NL Mid-Season Health Report	Will Carroll	2003-07-21
Prospectus Today: All-Star Diary	Joe Sheehan	2003-07-16
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-16
Prospectus Today: The Mid-Summer Classic	Joe Sheehan	2003-07-07
Under The Knife: Have You Seen Me Lately?	Will Carroll	2003-07-07
Under The Knife: Catching On	Will Carroll	2003-07-03
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-02
Under The Knife: St. Louie	Will Carroll	2003-06-27
Under The Knife: Recovering the Satellites	Will Carroll	2003-06-23
6-4-3: Overhang	Gary Huckabay	2003-06-20
Under The Knife: Results	Will Carroll	2003-06-19
Under The Knife: Avoiding the Apocalypse	Will Carroll	2003-06-17
Prospectus Today: Hall of Fame Dilemmas	Joe Sheehan	2003-06-17
Under The Knife: Study Your Pain	Will Carroll	2003-06-10
Under The Knife: A Visit with Dr. Tim Kremchek	Will Carroll	2003-05-30
Under The Knife: The Piazza Edition	Will Carroll	2003-05-21
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2003-05-21
Transaction Analysis: May 15-18, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-05-21
Prospectus Today: NL All-Star Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2003-05-20
Under The Knife: Warrior Mentality	Will Carroll	2003-05-20
Under The Knife: Severe Seems to be the Hardest Word	Will Carroll	2003-05-19
Prospectus Today: Friday Fun	Joe Sheehan	2003-05-16
Prospectus Today: Shedding the Tools of Ignorance	Joe Sheehan	2003-05-15
Lies, Damned Lies: Randomness: Catch the Fever!	Nate Silver	2003-05-14
Prospectus Today: The Case for Raffy	Joe Sheehan	2003-05-12
Under The Knife: Viva La Revolucion!	Will Carroll	2003-05-09
Prospectus Triple Play: New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles	Baseball Prospectus	2003-05-07
Under The Knife: Speechless	Will Carroll	2003-05-07
Under The Knife: Freaky Friday	Will Carroll	2003-05-02
Under The Knife: Enlightenment	Will Carroll	2003-04-25
Under The Knife: Long and Bitter	Will Carroll	2003-04-24
Prospectus Triple Play: New York Yankees, Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates	Baseball Prospectus	2003-04-21
The Man with the Golden Gun: 2002's Best Catcher Arms	Michael Wolverton	2003-04-03
Prospectus Today: NL East Preview	Joe Sheehan	2003-03-28
Under The Knife: Catching Up	Will Carroll	2003-03-14
Prospectus Today: Roto Madness	Joe Sheehan	2003-03-07
Team Health Reports: New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2003-02-28
The MVP Prediction System: First in a Series	Jonathan Bernstein	2001-12-21
Doctoring Ichiro: More on the Mariners' Sensation	Rany Jazayerli	2001-05-18

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2009-05-14 13:00:00	Uh, is "kidney procedure" the new slang for superdupersteroids, or did Joe Mauer just decide to stop messing around and become Mike Piazza? (Dan Pawson from Boston, MA)	I traded him in Tout. No, really it's just the normal small-sample variations you'll see in any two week period for almost any player. Juan Pierre is tearing it up in Manny Ramirez's absence, but it doesn't make him a great player. Mauer is a great player and he's on one of those runs that you just sit back and enjoy. (Will Carroll)
2008-07-21 15:00:00	Any change in opinion on Mauer? It seems as though his down year last year was due to his hernia and now that he's healthy again, he's the best catcher in baseball. (Wendy from Madrid)	Really, Madrid? My opinion on Mauer never changed. All that's standing between him and legendary status is staying reasonably healthy. You can be a catcher and good for a long time (Ivan Rodriguez, even Mike Piazza), but given the early career leg injuries, I don't think Mauer is going to have that durability. It's his bat that's valuable, so I'd find a catcher that could go three days a week, catch Mauer three days a week and DH him the rest. (Will Carroll)
2008-05-27 13:00:00	Joe Torre has stated in the papers that he wants to give Russell Martin rest from catching but still keep him in the lineup at 3B. How will this affect Dewitt, LaRoche and Garciaparra? (Dodger Fan from California)	Well, first thing, I think this is an indication that Torre is way more creative than he's generally given credit for. But my inclination is that I'd just rather give Martin the extra time off than find another place to play him. He has a very, very good bat, but not a Mike Piazza type of bat where you're really killing yourself when he's not in your lineup. (Nate Silver)
2008-05-21 13:00:00	How good is Tim Beckham, really? I know he's one of the best players in the draft, but is his ceiling really that much higher than Posey's? So much so as to offset the huge difference in their probability? Isn't a solid catcher (even if he's not Mike Piazza offensively) with a high probability extremely valuable? (Peter from Boston)	It is. But the question is, is that REALLY want you want to take at 1:1? Posey has a far better chance of being a productive big leaguer, while Beckham has a better chance of being an impact player. That's the conundrum. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-05-22 13:00:00	I'm stealing this question from Joe Posnanski, but who do you think is the best Mets position player of all time? (Tommy from OPS,FL)	Willie Mays? Mike Piazza? Daryl Strawberry? That's one for Jay Jaffe. (Will Carroll)
2008-02-29 13:00:00	Thanks for the chat. My question to you is: how well do you think most major league teams do at recognizing advanced defensive metrics? There are some obvious examples of star-level hitters who have no business holding down their defensive position. Am I too focused on a handful of examples or is there a ways to go here in terms of adoption? (Tim from Portland, OR)	Oh, I think most all teams understand and apply the advanced metrics (for example in the arbitration process). But the question really is how in the larger picture does that player's defense effect the total value you're getting out of the position. Sometimes there may be an obvious way to hide that defender or mimimize their negative impact (moving Jeter to third and A-Rod to short) but often having a premium offensive player at a defensive position (Victor Martinez?, Mike Piazza) has a larger upside. (Dan Fox)

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