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Birth Date	6-19-1977
Height	6' 2"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	35 years, 11 months, 7 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
1998	ATL	21	4	4	20.3	20.3	0.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	91	23	9	9	3	38	9	8	1	17	3.98	4.79	4.65	2.0	0.2
1999	ATL	22	16	7	51.0	40.0	11.0	2	2	0	0	3	0	214	38	32	31	11	75	27	24	2	45	5.47	5.82	7.43	-6.9	-0.7
2000	ATL	23	22	0	39.7	0.0	39.7	4	0	0	0	0	0	176	35	15	11	4	60	19	17	1	32	2.50	4.27	4.58	4.5	0.4
2000	PHI	23	15	15	94.3	94.3	0.0	3	4	0	0	6	1	383	81	39	38	14	139	27	25	1	80	3.63	4.18	5.09	9.3	0.8
2001	NYN	24	11	11	59.7	59.7	0.0	3	2	0	0	5	3	253	56	37	31	10	102	28	28	0	47	4.68	5.02	5.99	-3.6	-0.4
2001	PHI	24	16	16	86.3	86.3	0.0	4	5	0	0	4	1	381	90	53	48	19	182	31	27	1	79	5.00	5.15	5.04	4.1	0.4
2002	CIN	25	39	1	39.7	4.0	35.7	0	2	0	3	0	0	178	37	24	19	7	70	20	18	1	37	4.31	4.89	5.18	1.5	0.1
2002	MON	25	15	5	37.3	19.0	18.3	2	3	0	1	0	0	179	47	29	29	9	82	23	20	1	43	6.99	5.64	5.80	3.8	0.4
2002	NYN	25	1	0	0.7	0.0	0.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.88	3.74	0.1	0.0
2003	BOS	26	5	2	12.3	9.0	3.3	0	1	0	0	0	0	50	12	8	7	4	25	2	2	0	12	5.11	5.85	6.36	0.3	0.0
2003	HOU	26	11	0	12.0	0.0	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	14	8	8	2	26	8	7	2	8	6.00	6.31	5.76	-0.5	-0.1
2004	BAL	27	8	7	47.7	44.7	3.0	2	1	0	0	3	1	196	39	19	16	7	69	16	16	0	32	3.02	4.73	4.63	5.6	0.5
2005	BAL	28	34	32	197.3	192.3	5.0	13	10	0	1	21	1	832	187	94	84	33	322	63	63	9	133	3.83	4.97	5.02	19.0	1.9
2006	BAL	29	40	12	98.7	58.3	40.3	0	7	0	0	1	0	453	137	81	76	28	243	35	32	0	70	6.93	6.52	7.10	-5.8	-0.6
2007	TEX	30	5	0	10.0	0.0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	11	11	8	3	24	6	5	0	7	7.20	7.61	10.61	-4.3	-0.4
2009	KCA	32	17	9	62.3	48.0	14.3	1	6	0	0	3	1	279	74	42	40	12	126	25	22	4	45	5.78	5.60	6.10	0.3	0.0
2010	KCA	33	33	23	140.3	131.0	9.3	12	7	1	0	8	1	608	136	68	65	17	219	57	53	3	98	4.17	4.51	4.27	16.2	1.7
2011	KCA	34	25	25	155.0	155.0	0.0	12	8	0	0	14	1	654	152	71	65	18	239	50	48	7	97	3.77	4.42	4.88	10.8	1.3
2012	KCA	35	34	34	191.7	191.7	0.0	11	14	0	0	15	1	827	215	114	108	33	371	47	44	8	140	5.07	4.68	4.70	18.1	2.1
2013	KCA	36	9	0	15.3	0.0	15.3	3	0	0	1	0	0	66	14	5	3	0	19	2	2	2	12	1.76	2.36	2.10	5.6	0.6
Career			360	203	1371.7	1153.7	218.0	74	72	1	6	85	11	5929	1399	759	696	234	2432	495	461	43	1034	4.57	4.95	5.23	80.2	8.3

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

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
1995	DNV	Rk	14	13	70.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	EUG	A-	11	8	35.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	MCN	A	28	28	146.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.289		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	ATL	MLB	4	4	20.3	4.65	94	.286	.269	.342	.421	.269	.328	95	1.9	0.2	2.0	0.2
1998	GRN	AA	24	23	139.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.420		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	GWN	AAA	4	4	24.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.327		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	ATL	MLB	16	7	51.0	7.43	43	.246	.283	.359	.452	.271	.209	95	-6.4	-0.6	-6.9	-0.7
1999	GWN	AAA	14	14	78.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.500		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	ATL	MLB	22	0	39.7	4.58	103	.260	.276	.351	.452	.269	.258	93	4.2	0.4	4.5	0.4
2000	PHI	MLB	15	15	94.3	5.09	98	.225	.284	.358	.472	.276	.257	99	9.9	0.9	9.3	0.8
2000	GWN	AAA	1	1	6.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.714		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	NYN	MLB	11	11	59.7	5.99	61	.287	.273	.342	.452	.275	.274	91	-3.4	-0.3	-3.6	-0.4
2001	PHI	MLB	16	16	86.3	5.04	87	.293	.272	.342	.454	.273	.283	94	4.3	0.4	4.1	0.4
2001	REA	AA	1	1	6.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.429		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	SWB	AAA	3	3	18.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.571		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	CIN	MLB	39	1	39.7	5.18	92	.278	.272	.346	.440	.272	.265	106	1.7	0.2	1.5	0.1
2002	MON	MLB	15	5	37.3	5.80	73	.315	.271	.343	.436	.269	.369	102	1.1	0.1	3.8	0.4
2002	NYN	MLB	1	0	0.7	3.74	107	.241	.260	.316	.365	.240	.333	89	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
2003	BOS	MLB	5	2	12.3	6.36	75	.276	.281	.359	.467	.285	.250	104	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0
2003	HOU	MLB	11	0	12.0	5.76	80	.322	.283	.356	.463	.278	.300	104	-0.3	-0.0	-0.5	-0.1
2003	PAW	AAA	16	15	85.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.278		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	BAL	MLB	8	7	47.7	4.63	105	.238	.272	.342	.441	.270	.227	97	5.6	0.5	5.6	0.5
2004	OTT	AAA	22	17	95.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.297		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	SYR	AAA	3	3	10.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.351		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	BAL	MLB	34	32	197.3	5.02	94	.261	.276	.341	.443	.273	.259	100	17.8	1.8	19.0	1.9
2006	BAL	MLB	40	12	98.7	7.10	59	.318	.280	.351	.456	.276	.341	102	-6.9	-0.7	-5.8	-0.6
2006	PAN	wor	1	1	5.1	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.267		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	TEX	MLB	5	0	10.0	10.61	-15	.319	.276	.341	.429	.271	.267	101	-4.3	-0.4	-4.3	-0.4
2007	OKL	AAA	4	4	16.0	6.30	56	.261	.295	.357	.465	.273	.286	98	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	KCA	MLB	17	9	62.3	6.10	72	.302	.273	.341	.429	.271	.321	99	-1.3	-0.1	0.3	0.0
2009	OMA	AAA	14	13	82.0	4.53	95	.225	.278	.346	.421	.273	.224	94	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	KCA	MLB	33	23	140.3	4.27	106	.269	.267	.336	.416	.272	.275	102	16.0	1.7	16.2	1.7
2010	OMA	AAA	3	3	20.7	3.02	139	.177	.274	.344	.416	.262	.255	94	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	KCA	MLB	25	25	155.0	4.88	94	.262	.262	.325	.408	.266	.278	103	10.3	1.1	10.8	1.3
2011	NWA	AA	1	1	2.0	4.19	92	.509	.274	.341	.410	.287	.556	78	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	OMA	AAA	2	2	9.0	6.17	71	.360	.290	.369	.496	.290	.312	85	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	KCA	MLB	34	34	191.7	4.70	96	.286	.268	.330	.435	.274	.304	102	18.6	2.0	18.1	2.1
2013	KCA	MLB	9	0	15.3	2.10	155	.240	.268	.336	.447	.282	.280	102	5.6	0.6	5.6	0.6
Career		MLB		203	1371.7	5.32	87	.275	.272	.341	.439	.272	.283	86	56.3	5.8	62.1	6.2

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
1995	DNV	Rk	4	4	0	14	13	70.3	78	19	56	3	0%	.000	10.0	2.4	0.4	7.2	1.38	3.97	0.0	0.0
1996	EUG	A-	4	1	0	11	8	35.7	23	14	55	1	0%	.000	5.8	3.5	0.3	13.9	1.04	2.27	0.0	0.0
1997	MCN	A	12	7	0	28	28	146.3	120	44	182	19	0%	.289	7.4	2.7	1.2	11.2	1.12	3.51	0.0	0.0
1998	GWN	AAA	2	1	0	4	4	24.0	17	19	29	1	0%	-.327	6.4	7.1	0.4	10.9	1.50	1.88	0.0	0.0
1998	GRN	AA	13	7	0	24	23	139.3	106	48	164	12	0%	-.420	6.8	3.1	0.8	10.6	1.11	3.30	0.0	0.0
1998	ATL	MLB	2	0	0	4	4	20.3	23	9	17	3	34%	.328	10.2	4.0	1.3	7.5	1.57	3.98	2.0	0.2
1999	GWN	AAA	6	3	0	14	14	78.0	73	26	90	10	0%	-.500	8.4	3.0	1.2	10.4	1.27	3.81	0.0	0.0
1999	ATL	MLB	2	2	0	16	7	51.0	38	27	45	11	29%	.209	6.7	4.8	1.9	7.9	1.27	5.47	-6.9	-0.7
2000	GWN	AAA	1	0	0	1	1	6.0	5	1	6	0	0%	-.714	7.5	1.5	0.0	9.0	1.00	0.00	0.0	0.0
2000	ATL	MLB	4	0	0	22	0	39.7	35	19	32	4	40%	.258	7.9	4.3	0.9	7.3	1.36	2.50	4.5	0.4
2000	PHI	MLB	3	4	0	15	15	94.3	81	27	80	14	35%	.257	7.7	2.6	1.3	7.6	1.14	3.63	9.3	0.8
2001	SWB	AAA	1	0	0	3	3	18.7	14	5	14	2	0%	-.571	6.7	2.4	1.0	6.7	1.02	3.85	0.0	0.0
2001	REA	AA	1	0	0	1	1	6.0	3	0	7	0	0%	-.429	4.5	0.0	0.0	10.5	0.50	0.00	0.0	0.0
2001	PHI	MLB	4	5	0	16	16	86.3	90	31	79	19	32%	.283	9.4	3.2	2.0	8.2	1.40	5.00	4.1	0.4
2001	NYN	MLB	3	2	0	11	11	59.7	56	28	47	10	38%	.274	8.4	4.2	1.5	7.1	1.41	4.68	-3.6	-0.4
2002	NYN	MLB	0	0	0	1	0	0.7	1	0	0	0	50%	.333	13.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.50	0.00	0.1	0.0
2002	MON	MLB	2	3	0	15	5	37.3	47	23	43	9	38%	.369	11.3	5.5	2.2	10.4	1.88	6.99	3.8	0.4
2002	CIN	MLB	0	2	0	39	1	39.7	37	20	37	7	39%	.265	8.4	4.5	1.6	8.4	1.44	4.31	1.5	0.1
2003	PAW	AAA	5	5	1	16	15	85.0	80	15	73	12	0%	.278	8.5	1.6	1.3	7.7	1.12	4.24	0.0	0.0
2003	HOU	MLB	0	0	0	11	0	12.0	14	8	8	2	67%	.300	10.5	6.0	1.5	6.0	1.83	6.00	-0.5	-0.1
2003	BOS	MLB	0	1	0	5	2	12.3	12	2	12	4	44%	.250	8.8	1.5	2.9	8.8	1.14	5.11	0.3	0.0
2004	OTT	AAA	4	3	0	22	17	95.0	85	30	108	12	0%	.297	8.1	2.8	1.1	10.2	1.21	3.22	0.0	0.0
2004	SYR	AAA	0	1	0	3	3	10.3	17	5	8	4	0%	.351	14.9	4.4	3.5	7.0	2.14	8.74	0.0	0.0
2004	BAL	MLB	2	1	0	8	7	47.7	39	16	32	7	39%	.227	7.4	3.0	1.3	6.0	1.15	3.02	5.6	0.5
2005	BAL	MLB	13	10	0	34	32	197.3	187	63	133	33	39%	.259	8.5	2.9	1.5	6.1	1.27	3.83	19.0	1.9
2006	PAN	wor	0	0	0	1	1	5.1	4	1	3	0	0%	.267	7.1	1.8	0.0	5.3	0.98	3.53	0.0	0.0
2006	BAL	MLB	0	7	0	40	12	98.7	137	35	70	28	34%	.341	12.5	3.2	2.6	6.4	1.74	6.93	-5.8	-0.6
2007	OKL	AAA	1	1	0	4	4	16.0	17	3	12	3	46%	.286	9.6	1.7	1.7	6.8	1.25	5.62	0.0	0.0
2007	TEX	MLB	0	0	0	5	0	10.0	11	6	7	3	33%	.267	9.9	5.4	2.7	6.3	1.70	7.20	-4.3	-0.4
2009	OMA	AAA	4	2	0	14	13	82.0	57	23	69	8	37%	.224	6.3	2.5	0.9	7.6	0.98	3.40	0.0	0.0
2009	KCA	MLB	1	6	0	17	9	62.3	74	25	45	12	32%	.321	10.7	3.6	1.7	6.5	1.59	5.78	0.3	0.0
2010	OMA	AAA	0	1	0	3	3	20.7	13	5	20	0	45%	.255	5.7	2.2	0.0	8.7	0.87	1.30	0.0	0.0
2010	KCA	MLB	12	7	1	33	23	140.3	136	57	98	17	35%	.275	8.7	3.7	1.1	6.3	1.38	4.17	16.2	1.7
2011	NWA	AA	0	1	0	1	1	2.0	5	0	2	0	22%	.556	22.5	0.0	0.0	9.0	2.50	18.00	0.0	0.0
2011	KCA	MLB	12	8	0	25	25	155.0	152	50	97	18	37%	.278	8.8	2.9	1.0	5.6	1.30	3.77	10.8	1.3
2011	OMA	AAA	0	0	0	2	2	9.0	11	1	8	3	29%	.312	11.0	1.0	3.0	8.0	1.33	6.00	0.0	0.0
2012	KCA	MLB	11	14	0	34	34	191.7	215	47	140	33	34%	.304	10.1	2.2	1.5	6.6	1.37	5.07	18.1	2.1
2013	KCA	MLB	3	0	0	9	0	15.3	14	2	12	0	34%	.280	8.2	1.2	0.0	7.0	1.04	1.76	5.6	0.6

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date
2011-05-06	2011-06-24	15-DL	49	44	Left	Shoulder	Strain	Latissimus Dorsi	-
2009-09-18	2009-10-05	60-DL	17	16	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2008-01-01	2008-12-31	FA	365	0	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	-
2005-06-26	2005-07-04	DTD	8	7	Left		Sprain	Big Toe	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2013	KCA	$4,500,000
2012	KCA	$4,500,000
2011	KCA	$2,000,000
2006	BAL	$3,800,000
2005	BAL	$550,000
2003	HOU	$700,000
2002	NYN	$300,000
2001	PHI	$300,000
2000	ATL	$207,500

Years	Description	Salary
8 yr	Previous	$12,357,500
2011	Current	$4,500,000
9 yr	Pvs + Cur	$16,857,500
9 yr	Total	$16,857,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
9 y 171 d	Scott Boras	2 years/$9M (2012-13)

Details

2 years/$9M (2012-13). Re-signed by Kansas City as a free agent 11/23/11. 12:$4.5M, 13:$4.5M. May earn additional $1M annually in performance bonuses. May earn additional $0.5M annually in roster bonuses.
1 year/$2M (2011). Re-signed by Kansas City as a free agent 1/15/11. Performance bonuses to $1.5M.
1 year (2010). Re-signed by Kansas City as a free agent 12/11/09 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Kansas City 4/23/10.
1 year/$0.6M (2009). Signed as a free agent 2/28/09 (minor-league contract, $0.6M in majors). Contract purchased 6/27/09.
1 year (2007). Signed as a free agent 2/07 (minor-league contract). DFA 4/07. Contract purchased 4/07.
1 year/$3.8M (2006). Re-signed 1/06 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses: $0.2M each for 200 IP, 33 starts.
1 year/$0.55M (2005). Re-signed 12/04 (avoided arbitration).
1 year (2004). Contract purchased 8/04.
1 year/$0.7M (2003). Re-signed 1/03 (lost arbitration, $0.83M-$0.7M). DFA 3/03. Released 3/03. Signed as a free agent 3/03 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased 3/03.
1 year (2002). Acquired in trade from NY Mets 4/02. Acquired in trade from Montreal 7/02.
1 year/$0.3M (2001). Acquired by NY Mets in trade from Philadelphia 7/01.
1 year/$0.2075M (2000). Acquired by Philadelphia in trade from Atlanta 7/00.
Signed by Atlanta 1993 as an amateur free agent from Panama.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.293	.354	.438	.277
11	vs R (Multi)	.267	.317	.467	.281
18	Split (Multi)	.026	.037	-.029	-.004
19	LgAvg (Multi)	-.029	-.032	-.065	-.030
30	vs L (2012)	.314	.365	.487	.294
31	vs R (2012)	.271	.315	.485	.283
38	Split (2012)	.044	.050	.002	.012
39	LgAvg (2012)	-.031	-.033	-.073	-.033

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Title	Author	Date
Bullpen Report: Introducing Tiers	Mike Gianella	2013-05-23
Bullpen Report: Boston Blues	Mike Gianella	2013-05-09
BP Unfiltered: The Velocity Gainers and Losers of Spring 2013	Harry Pavlidis	2013-04-01
Rumor Roundup: Royally Flushed	Daniel Rathman	2013-03-14
Painting the Black: The Other Pitcher the Royals Got	R.J. Anderson	2013-02-26
Skewed Left: The Sunk Costs of 2013	Zachary Levine	2013-01-30
Fantasy Beat: Jeremy Hellickson and Defying Regression	Jason Collette	2012-12-14
On the Beat: Moore Problems	John Perrotto	2012-12-13
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, November 29	Daniel Rathman	2012-11-29
Painting the Black: What's Wrong With Wil Myers?	R.J. Anderson	2012-11-26
On the Beat: McClatchy Comes Out	John Perrotto	2012-09-27
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, September 25	Daniel Rathman	2012-09-25
Weekly Planner: Week 23	Paul Sporer	2012-08-31
What You Need to Know: Friday, August 24	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-24
On the Beat: Snaking Up the Standings	John Perrotto	2012-08-09
Weekly Planner: Week 19	Paul Sporer	2012-08-03
Weekly Planner: Week 17	Paul Sporer	2012-07-20
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, July 18	Daniel Rathman	2012-07-18
Weekly Planner: Week 10	Paul Sporer	2012-06-01
Weekly Planner: Week Seven	Paul Sporer	2012-05-11
Resident Fantasy Genius: Trades of Grey	Derek Carty	2012-05-10
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, April 11	Daniel Rathman	2012-04-11
Pebble Hunting: Annotated Box Score: Mike Sweeney Eats a Banana	Sam Miller	2012-04-09
What You Need to Know: Friday, April 6	Daniel Rathman	2012-04-06
Overthinking It: It Could Happen	Ben Lindbergh	2012-04-04
The Platoon Advantage: Last Expo Standing	Bill Parker	2012-04-04
Transaction Analysis: The One Where They Sign Extensions	R.J. Anderson	2012-03-22
Preseason Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 3/15/12	Mike Petriello	2012-03-15
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Steven Goldman	2012-02-29
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-29
Future Shock: Can The Royals Take The Next Step?	Kevin Goldstein	2012-02-15
Baseball ProGUESTus: The Ballad of Roy Oswalt	Matthew Kory	2012-02-14
The Keeper Reaper: Starting Pitchers for 1/12/12	Mike Petriello	2012-01-12
Transaction Analysis: See You in Seattle	R.J. Anderson	2012-01-06
Baseball ProGUESTus: To Live and Die in Three Rivers Stadium, Or: The Face of Michael Cimino	David Roth	2011-12-30
Baseball ProGUESTus: To Live and Die in Three Rivers Stadium, Or: The Face of Michael Cimino	David Raposa	2011-12-30
Prospectus Hit and Run: Morris on the Ballot, Smith to Close	Jay Jaffe	2011-12-30
The BP Wayback Machine: PECOTA Takes on Pitching Prospects and Left-Handed Pitchers	Nate Silver	2011-12-15
Future Shock: Win Some, Lose Some	Kevin Goldstein	2011-12-14
Transaction Analysis: Going to Miami	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-05
Transaction Analysis: Changes of Scenery	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-01
Transaction Analysis: The Storm Before the Storm	R.J. Anderson	2011-11-28
Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: AL Central	Ben Lindbergh	2011-11-21
Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: AL Central	Corey Dawkins	2011-11-21
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Rumor Mill for 11/10/11	Derek Carty	2011-11-10
Transaction Analysis: The Melk Man Cometh to San Fran	R.J. Anderson	2011-11-07
Transaction Analysis: The Melk Man Cometh to San Fran	Kevin Goldstein	2011-11-07
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Boston Red Sox	Steven Goldman	2011-09-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Boston Red Sox	ESPN Insider	2011-09-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Boston Red Sox	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Kansas City Royals	Steven Goldman	2011-09-16
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Kansas City Royals	ESPN Insider	2011-09-16
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Kansas City Royals	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-16
Fantasy Beat: The Importance of Popups	Jason Collette	2011-09-07
Future Shock: Free Agent Frenzy	Kevin Goldstein	2011-08-31
Collateral Damage: Giant Problems	Corey Dawkins	2011-08-17
Collateral Damage: Giant Problems	Ben Lindbergh	2011-08-17
On the Beat: Invasion of the Young Arms	John Perrotto	2011-07-15
On the Beat: Pinstriped Recuperation	John Perrotto	2011-07-08
Painting the Black: Six-Man Mania	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-05
Prospectus Hit List: AL: Welcome to the Party	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-29
Prospectus Hit List: AL: Sox Hanging On	Tommy Bennett	2011-06-20
Spitballing: Searching for Consistency	Jeremy Greenhouse	2011-06-09
Prospectus Hit and Run: Ain't it Grand(erson)?	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-02
Royal Revolution: The Bullpen Youth Movement	Mike Petriello	2011-05-18
Fantasy Focus: Danny Duffy No Longer Dithering	Marc Normandin	2011-05-18
Future Shock: Second Thoughts on Hosmer	Kevin Goldstein	2011-05-12
Collateral Damage: Elbowed Out and Shouldered Aside	Corey Dawkins	2011-05-11
Collateral Damage: Elbowed Out and Shouldered Aside	Marc Normandin	2011-05-11
Transaction Analysis Blog: Mazzaro Moves In	R.J. Anderson	2011-05-10
Expanded Horizons: Get it While it's Hot	Tommy Bennett	2011-05-06
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Rotation	Bill Baer	2011-04-22
Fantasy Beat: Team Tracker, PFM, Scoresheet, and You	Rob McQuown	2011-04-21
Prospectus Hit List: Cleveland Rocks	Tommy Bennett	2011-04-18
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #4	Craig Brown	2011-04-15
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/14	John Perrotto	2011-04-14
Transaction Analysis: Never Enough Pitching	Ben Lindbergh	2011-04-12
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/9	John Perrotto	2011-04-09
BP Unfiltered: For Amusement Only 4/3	John Perrotto	2011-04-03
Prospectus Hit List: AL Pre-Season Hit List	Tommy Bennett	2011-03-28
Team Injury Projection: Kansas City Royals	Marc Normandin	2011-03-22
Team Injury Projection: Kansas City Royals	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-22
Contractual Matters: AL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-03-16
Purpose Pitches: Day One at HoHoKam	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-10
BP Unfiltered: Heading Back to HoHoKam	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-09
Fantasy Focus: AL Starting Pitcher Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-25
Prospectus Hit List: Winning the Winter, AL Edition	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-14
Fantasy Beat: PECOTA Projected Bargains	Jason Collette	2011-02-08
Transaction Analysis: Junior Circuit Jumble	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-21
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2011-01-21
Transaction Analysis: Arbitration Avoidance	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-19
Transaction Analysis: Royal Re-Gearing	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-17
Free Agent Bargain Bin: Starting Pitchers	Dan Wade	2011-01-12
Prospectus Perspective: What's Left on the Shelves?	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-23
GM for a Day: New York Yankees	Jay Jaffe	2010-11-24
BP Unfiltered: Don't Frack with DeJesus	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-11
GM for a Day: Kansas City Royals	John Perrotto	2010-10-14
Prospectus Hit List: The Finale	Jay Jaffe	2010-10-06
On the Beat: Being Part of the Solution	John Perrotto	2010-09-20
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #25	Craig Brown	2010-09-17
Prospectus Hit List: AL: The Wheat from The Chaff	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-17
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #21	Craig Brown	2010-08-20
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #17	Craig Brown	2010-07-23
Prospectus Hit List: Nearing the Cliff	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-09
Prospectus Hit List: Streaks and Swoons	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-25
BP Unfiltered: Five Minutes with Bruce Chen	David Laurila	2010-06-20
Transaction Action: Waterloo's 195th Anniversary Edition	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-18
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #12	Craig Brown	2010-06-18
Transaction Action: Changing their Stripes	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-17
Transaction Action: Scrubbing Up for the Weekend	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-13
Transaction Action: Rounding Out the AL	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-26
Transaction Action: American League	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-19
Fantasy Beat: Depth Chart/PFM Update	Clay Davenport	2010-03-17
Circling The Bases: Cleaning Up the (Run-Scoring) Environment with EPA	Tim Kniker	2010-03-14
Transaction Analysis: F-Lop'ping Around	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-04
Camp Battles: AL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-17
Prospectus Roundtable: Analyzing RoboPitcher	Baseball Prospectus	2010-01-25
Checking the Numbers: Low Risk, Any Reward?	Eric Seidman	2010-01-07
Transaction Analysis: AL Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-13
Prospectus Today: Starting Pitcher Free Agents Review	Joe Sheehan	2009-11-24
Transaction Action: Roster Tweaks	Christina Kahrl	2009-10-20
Transaction Action: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-23
Checking the Numbers: Whiffing the Pitcher, Part Two	Eric Seidman	2009-09-18
Transaction Action: Weekend Transaction Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-16
Transaction Action: Assorted AL Additions	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-09
Transaction Action: The Weekend Shuffle	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-20
Transaction Action: Bits and Pieces	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-18
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-04
On the Beat: Weekend Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-06-28
Prospectus Idol Entry: Top Draft Picks: Where They Came From and Where They're Going	Matt Swartz	2009-06-07
Prospectus Q&A: Jim Palmer	David Laurila	2009-05-17
Prospectus Today: Melting in the Texas Heat	Joe Sheehan	2007-05-29
Transaction of the Day: AL West Special	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-24
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Pitching Prospects and Left-Handed Pitchers	Nate Silver	2007-04-12
Transaction of the Day: Roster Reviews of the Wests	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-03
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-06
Prospectus Today: Oooooooo Say Can You Hope?	Joe Sheehan	2007-01-03
Prospectus Today: Free Agents and Costly Voting	Joe Sheehan	2006-11-22
Player Profile: Gary Matthews Jr.	Marc Normandin	2006-11-08
Lies, Damned Lies: Projection Reflection	Nate Silver	2006-10-11
Transaction Analysis: August 23-24	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-25
Transaction Analysis: August 7-9	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-10
Transaction Analysis: August 4-7, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-07
Transaction Analysis: July 13-16	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-17
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 3	Marc Normandin	2006-07-04
Transaction Analysis: June 22-26	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-28
Transaction Analysis: June 16-19, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-20
Prospectus Game of the Week: Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins, 6/13/06	Derek Jacques	2006-06-15
Transaction Analysis: June 1-5	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-06
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 21	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-23
Fantasy Focus: Losing Jobs	Jeff Erickson	2006-05-23
Transaction Analysis: May 15-18	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-19
Prospectus Notebook: Red Sox, Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2006-04-14
Transaction Analysis: American League, December 15, 2005-February 13, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-14
Team Health Reports: Baltimore Orioles	Michael Groopman	2006-02-13
Team Health Reports: Baltimore Orioles	Will Carroll	2006-02-13
Prospectus Notebook: Orioles, Yankees	Baseball Prospectus	2005-11-11
Transaction Analysis: October 19-25	Christina Kahrl	2005-10-27
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 11	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-13
Prospectus Notebook: BAL, CIN	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-08
Transaction Analysis: August 5-9	Christina Kahrl	2005-08-10
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 31	Jay Jaffe	2005-08-02
Prospectus Notebook: Wednesday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-07-20
Lies, Damned Lies: Book Review, Scout's Honor	Nate Silver	2005-07-13
Prospectus Today: Reversal of Fortune	Joe Sheehan	2005-06-27
Fantasy Focus: AL Quandaries	Erik Siegrist	2005-06-20
Prospectus Today: Surprise Team #2	Joe Sheehan	2005-06-02
Prospectus Game of the Week: Detroit Tigers @ Baltimore Orioles, 5/29/05	Jonah Keri	2005-05-31
Transaction Analysis: May 10-24, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-05-26
Prospectus Matchups: To Have and Have Not	Jim Baker	2005-05-24
Prospectus Game of the Week: St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals, 5/22/05	Jonah Keri	2005-05-24
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 8, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-05-10
Prospectus Game of the Week: Betting in Vegas, Saturday, April 9	Jonah Keri	2005-04-13
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2005-03-29
Buying Off the Orioles: The Deal Bud Doesn't Need to Make	Neil deMause	2005-03-23
Team Health Reports: Baltimore Orioles	Will Carroll	2005-02-17
Transaction Analysis: Offseason - The Easts	Christina Kahrl	2005-02-14
Teams: A Critical Guide: Hoagy Carmichael's Rockin' Chair Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-09-07
Transaction Analysis: August 24-26	Christina Kahrl	2004-08-28
Transaction Analysis: March 22-25, 2004	Christina Kahrl	2004-03-26
Transaction Analysis: The Easts	Baseball Prospectus	2004-01-12
Can Of Corn: Sharing the Credit	Dayn Perry	2003-09-24
Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-15
Transaction Analysis: June 10-15	Christina Kahrl	2003-06-19
Transaction Analysis: May 27-June 5, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-06-07
Transaction Analysis: May 8-11, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-05-14
Transaction Analysis: May 1-7, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-05-09
Transaction Analysis: March 11-16, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-03-18
Transaction Analysis: March 9-10, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-03-12
Transaction Analysis: March 5-8, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-03-10
Transaction Analysis: The Centrals	Christina Kahrl	2003-01-30
Playoff Prospectus: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Gary Huckabay	2002-10-01
Transaction Analysis: August 1-3, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-08-06
Transaction Analysis: July 30-31, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-08-02
Transaction Analysis: July 22-25, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-28
Transaction Analysis: June 18-24, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-06-26
Transaction Analysis: June 13-17, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-06-20
Transaction Analysis: April 23-24, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-26
Transaction Analysis: April 14-15, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-17
Prospectus Feature: Not-in-Book Players: Some Guys We Missed	Baseball Prospectus	2002-04-12
Transaction Analysis: April 4-6, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-08
Transaction Analysis: March 26-30, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-02
Transaction Analysis: March 14-18, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-03-21
Transaction Analysis: Transaction Analysis, February 16-March 5, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-03-07

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-05-23 13:00:00	How dare you, sir, to refer to the Royals rotation as a "cast of clowns". Speaking for clowns everywhere I am offended. (kcboomer from kc)	I'll ask Matt Klaassen to MSPaint me a photo of Bruce Chen in clown garb, tout de suite. (Mike Fast)
2011-03-09 13:00:00	Jeremy, welcome aboard, and thanks a ton for stepping up and doing your first BP chat on such short notice. Here in Mesa, it's Matt Garza vs. Bruce Chen, an interesting pair of decisions as far as acquisition vs. retention. What are you thoughts on this odd couple? (Christina Kahrl from HoHoKam Stadium)	I watched Bruce Chen at a Yankee game last year, and I did not understand why he was pitching in the Major Leagues. (Jeremy Greenhouse)
2010-10-05 19:23:33	Where does the Phillies "Big Three" rank in terms of the best top 3 pitchers in one rotation in the last two decades or so? (Ryan from Springfield, PA)	Towards the top, but slightly behind the 2005 Orioles C-Squared-L trio of Daniel Cabrera, Bruce Chen, and Rodrigo Lopez. (Roundtable Administrator)
2004-05-03 13:00:00	Bruce Chen just got traded to the O's for a PBTNL. The O's are the 10th organization he's played for. PECOTA still thinks he has some value, despite his prodigious ability to serve up taters. Is he AAA filler at this point, or is there still a chance he'll succeed? (DK from NYC)	Home run rate is huge when evaluating young pitchers. Lots of guys can put together reasonably good K/BB numbers in the minor leagues simply by challenging hitters; it seems that HR rate is a truer test of how likely that strategy is to hold up in the big leagues. I'd be surprised if Chen puts together much of a career. (Nate Silver)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-10-06 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	Ryan (Springfield, PA): Where does the Phillies "Big Three" rank in terms of the best top 3 pitchers in one rotation in the last two decades or so? Towards the top, but slightly behind the 2005 Orioles C-Squared-L trio of Daniel Cabrera, Bruce Chen, and Rodrigo Lopez. (Eric Seidman)

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