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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
11	3530	.258	.320	.439	.261	10.2

Birth Date	2-16-1976
Height	6' 2"
Weight	205 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	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2000	OAK	24	10	11	10	5	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	.300	.364	.300	.229	-0.1	0.1	-0.0
2001	OAK	25	19	43	38	9	9	1	0	3	19	4	6	1	0	0	5	1	0	.237	.326	.500	.308	3.6	-0.3	0.3
2002	OAK	26	90	104	94	24	23	4	2	3	40	4	17	3	2	1	11	3	0	.245	.291	.426	.261	4.2	-0.6	0.4
2003	OAK	27	121	460	414	64	109	27	9	12	190	42	71	2	2	0	51	10	2	.263	.333	.459	.280	23.9	-6.6	1.7
2004	OAK	28	143	632	569	91	161	39	3	20	266	46	111	12	5	0	73	17	1	.283	.347	.467	.276	30.7	-1.7	2.8
2005	BAL	29	52	181	167	17	32	7	1	3	50	11	33	1	0	2	11	3	0	.192	.246	.299	.194	-8.4	0.8	-0.8
2005	COL	29	15	60	53	2	10	2	0	0	12	7	11	0	0	0	5	2	0	.189	.283	.226	.189	-4.4	1.5	-0.3
2005	OAK	29	59	215	192	30	51	15	2	7	91	14	27	7	1	1	24	2	2	.266	.336	.474	.305	13.3	7.8	2.1
2006	ARI	30	143	606	562	82	150	37	3	26	271	34	88	5	3	2	79	25	3	.267	.313	.482	.258	15.8	0.6	1.6
2007	ARI	31	160	698	626	103	179	30	8	21	288	57	98	10	4	1	83	50	7	.286	.353	.460	.274	29.1	8.5	3.6
2008	ARI	32	52	224	206	28	43	13	1	6	76	16	36	2	0	0	23	4	4	.209	.272	.369	.220	-5.4	-2.5	-0.8
2009	ARI	33	84	258	239	26	54	14	1	8	94	12	30	3	2	2	31	9	3	.226	.270	.393	.225	-6.2	2.9	-0.4
2010	SEA	34	15	38	32	1	3	2	0	0	5	6	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	.094	.237	.156	.180	-2.3	1.3	-0.1
Career			963	3530	3202	482	827	191	30	109	1405	253	538	47	19	9	396	129	23	.258	.320	.439	.261	93.8	11.8	10.2

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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
1998	SOR	A-	0	187	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.315			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	VIS	A+	0	127	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.472			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	MOD	A+	0	432	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.363			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	MID	AA	0	184	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.290			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	OAK	MLB	10	11	.229	.258	.326	.409	.000	.333	99	-0.4	0.3	-0.1	0.1	0.2	-0.1	-0.0	-0.1	-0.0
2000	MID	AA	0	303	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.338			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	SAC	AAA	0	276	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.353			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	OAK	MLB	19	43	.308	.271	.337	.421	.000	.207	95	2.2	1.2	-0.3	-0.3	0.3	3.6	0.3	3.6	0.3
2001	SAC	AAA	100	462	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.302			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	OAK	MLB	90	104	.261	.257	.319	.404	.000	.263	96	0.2	2.8	-0.6	-0.6	2.2	4.2	0.4	4.2	0.4
2002	SAC	AAA	31	126	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.270			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	OAK	MLB	121	460	.280	.266	.324	.424	.000	.291	95	10.2	12.5	-0.2	-6.6	0.8	23.9	1.7	23.9	1.7
2004	OAK	MLB	143	632	.276	.267	.328	.430	.000	.318	97	11.3	17.2	-3.7	-1.7	2.8	30.7	2.8	30.7	2.8
2005	BAL	MLB	52	181	.194	.261	.317	.410	.000	.221	100	-12.7	4.8	-1.2	0.8	1.7	-8.4	-0.8	-8.4	-0.8
2005	COL	MLB	15	60	.189	.267	.327	.420	.000	.238	111	-4.5	1.5	-0.4	1.5	-0.2	-4.4	-0.3	-4.4	-0.3
2005	OAK	MLB	59	215	.305	.271	.327	.417	.000	.277	97	10.3	5.7	-1.6	7.8	-0.1	13.3	2.1	13.3	2.1
2006	ARI	MLB	143	606	.258	.267	.329	.427	.000	.275	105	-1.6	16.4	0.9	0.6	0.2	15.8	1.6	15.8	1.6
2007	ARI	MLB	160	698	.274	.266	.327	.416	.000	.309	103	11.1	19.7	-4.6	8.5	5.0	29.1	3.6	29.1	3.6
2008	ARI	MLB	52	224	.220	.262	.326	.417	.000	.226	103	-9.7	6.3	-1.5	-2.5	-0.4	-5.4	-0.8	-5.4	-0.8
2008	VIS	A+	3	14	.156	.251	.311	.363	.000	.125	80	-1.5	0.4	-0.2	0.2	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	ARI	MLB	84	258	.225	.252	.318	.400	.000	.227	104	-9.7	7.2	-1.7	2.9	0.6	-6.2	-0.4	-6.2	-0.4
2009	RNO	AAA	16	75	.267	.272	.347	.420	.000	.274	126	0.6	2.1	-0.7	-0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	SEA	MLB	15	38	.180	.254	.319	.385	.000	.130	94	-3.1	1.1	-0.3	1.3	-0.2	-2.3	-0.1	-2.3	-0.1
Career		MLB		3530	.261	.265	.326	.419	.257	.279	101	3.6	95.1	-15.3	10.2	12.8	93.8	10.2	93.8	10.2

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
1998	SOR	A-	187	36	53	10	2	7	31	16	16	6	1	.314	.380	.521	.207	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	VIS	A+	127	26	46	9	2	4	21	18	15	11	1	.426	.512	.657	.231	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	MOD	A+	432	86	123	28	1	6	66	58	37	28	8	.337	.440	.468	.132	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	MID	AA	184	25	39	14	0	1	22	17	32	6	3	.238	.321	.341	.104	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	OAK	MLB	11	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.300	.364	.300	.000	.229	-0.1	0.1	-0.0
2000	MID	AA	303	49	78	25	2	5	37	43	38	21	11	.301	.403	.471	.170	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	SAC	AAA	276	55	81	23	1	9	47	31	30	12	5	.333	.413	.547	.214	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	OAK	MLB	43	9	9	1	0	3	5	4	6	1	0	.237	.326	.500	.263	.308	3.6	-0.3	0.3
2001	SAC	AAA	462	81	120	23	2	20	51	33	66	25	3	.289	.347	.499	.210	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	OAK	MLB	104	24	23	4	2	3	11	4	17	3	0	.245	.291	.426	.181	.261	4.2	-0.6	0.4
2002	SAC	AAA	126	16	31	7	0	4	16	7	15	5	1	.261	.302	.420	.160	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	OAK	MLB	460	64	109	27	9	12	51	42	71	10	2	.263	.333	.459	.196	.280	23.9	-6.6	1.7
2004	OAK	MLB	632	91	161	39	3	20	73	46	111	17	1	.283	.347	.467	.185	.276	30.7	-1.7	2.8
2005	BAL	MLB	181	17	32	7	1	3	11	11	33	3	0	.192	.246	.299	.108	.194	-8.4	0.8	-0.8
2005	COL	MLB	60	2	10	2	0	0	5	7	11	2	0	.189	.283	.226	.038	.189	-4.4	1.5	-0.3
2005	OAK	MLB	215	30	51	15	2	7	24	14	27	2	2	.266	.336	.474	.208	.305	13.3	7.8	2.1
2006	ARI	MLB	606	82	150	37	3	26	79	34	88	25	3	.267	.313	.482	.215	.258	15.8	0.6	1.6
2007	ARI	MLB	698	103	179	30	8	21	83	57	98	50	7	.286	.353	.460	.174	.274	29.1	8.5	3.6
2008	ARI	MLB	224	28	43	13	1	6	23	16	36	4	4	.209	.272	.369	.160	.220	-5.4	-2.5	-0.8
2008	VIS	A+	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.000	.156	0.0	0.2	0.0
2009	ARI	MLB	258	26	54	14	1	8	31	12	30	9	3	.226	.270	.393	.167	.225	-6.2	2.9	-0.4
2009	RNO	AAA	75	14	19	7	1	2	9	5	4	1	0	.279	.338	.500	.221	.267	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2010	SEA	MLB	38	1	3	2	0	0	0	6	9	1	0	.094	.237	.156	.062	.180	-2.3	1.3	-0.1

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2009-06-26	2009-09-05	15-DL	71	63	Left	Hand	Surgery	Fracture - 5th Metacarpal	2009-06-26
2009-02-15	2009-03-20	Camp	33	0	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2008-07-01	2008-09-29	60-DL	90	79	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2008-05-27	2008-06-23	15-DL	27	25	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2008-04-24	2008-04-26	DTD	2	2	Bilateral	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2011		$
2010	ARI	$11,266,667
2009	ARI	$11,666,667
2008	ARI	$6,000,000
2007	ARI	$4,575,000
2006	ARI	$2,250,000
2005	OAK	$2,200,000
2004	OAK	$328,000
2003	OAK	$300,000

Years	Description	Salary
8 yr	Previous	$38,586,334
8 yr	Total	$38,586,334

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
8 y 75 d	Mike Sasson	3 yr/$30M (08-10)

Details

released 5/2/10 signed as a free agent from AZ 1/29/10 (AZ pays all but major league min for `10)
released 1/16/10 designated for assignment 1/15/10
signed extension 8/7/07, 3 year/$30M (08-10), $2M signing bonus (pd 2 instlmts in 08), 08:$6M, 09:$11M, 10:$11M
avoided arbitration 2/07 ($5M-$4.25M), 1 year/$4.575M (07)
signed as a free agent from BAL 12/05, 1 year/$2.25M (06) non-tendered 12/05 acquired in trade from COL 7/05
acquired in trade from OAK 7/05
05 AL Red Bk srv: 1.075 (wrong?)
1 year/$2.2M (05) (avoided arbitration, $2.5M-$2M)
$50K bonuses ($25K each for 350,400 plate appearances)
$25K bonus from new club if traded
1 year/$0.328M (04) 1 year/$0.3M (03)
recalled 5/02 optioned to Triple-A 3/02 signed 2/02 recalled 9/01 optioned 7/01 recalled 6/01 optioned to Triple-A 5/01

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Title	Author	Date
Skewed Left: Explaining Chase Utley's Stolen Base Success	Zachary Levine	2013-04-30
Pebble Hunting: How to Pitch	Sam Miller	2012-12-28
In A Pickle: A.J. Pierzynski and the Last Thing You Expected	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-08-23
The BP Wayback Machine: Curbed Enthusiasm	Joe Sheehan	2012-04-13
Divide and Conquer, NL West: What are the Padres Getting in Josh Byrnes?	Geoff Young	2011-10-25
Transaction Analysis: Johnny (Finally) on the Spot	Ben Lindbergh	2011-08-09
Prospectus Hit and Run: I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-22
GM for a Day: Arizona Diamondbacks	Ken Funck	2010-10-13
Prospectus Perspective: Man Up, Mariners!	Steven Goldman	2010-09-10
Checking the Numbers: Where Will Oswalt Go?	Eric Seidman	2010-07-16
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Zero to Nine and Beyond	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-08
Transaction Action: Dealing and Decapitating	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-02
Transaction Action: Getting a ComeSuppance?	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-15
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-14
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-06-09
Transaction Action: Scrubbing Up for the Weekend	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-13
The Week In Quotes: Week of May 3-9	Alex Carnevale	2010-05-10
Transaction Analysis: A Tale of Three Shortstops	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-07
Fantasy Beat: Covering For Bradley	Craig Brown	2010-05-06
Under The Knife: Pettitte Goes Into The Tube	Will Carroll	2010-05-06
Transaction Action: What's Best in the West?	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-03
Transaction Action: Going to Dozens	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-11
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-04-07
Transaction Action: Claim and Deal	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-01
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Checking the Numbers: All's Wells That Ends Wells	Eric Seidman	2010-03-24
Fantasy Focus: Depth Chart/PFM Update, Part 2	Clay Davenport	2010-03-21
Transaction Action: American League	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-19
Contractual Matters: NL West Projected Payrolls	Jeff Euston	2010-03-18
Team Health Reports: Arizona Diamondbacks	Will Carroll	2010-03-17
Checking the Numbers: The All Paid By My Former Employer Team	Jeff Euston	2010-03-16
Checking the Numbers: The All Paid By My Former Employer Team	Eric Seidman	2010-03-16
Transaction Action: NL Nibbles	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-07
Camp Battles: AL West	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-18
Transaction Action: Unglovely Additions	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-12
Team Health Reports: Atlanta Braves	Will Carroll	2010-02-10
Transaction Action: Thome, Taveras, and 10,000	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-02
The Week In Quotes: January 25-31	Alex Carnevale	2010-02-01
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2010-01-20
Transaction Action: NL Ketchup	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-18
Transaction Action: Going West	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-05
Baseball Therapy: 2009 in Numbers	Russell A. Carleton	2009-12-28
Fantasy Focus: Left Field Rankings Review	Marc Normandin	2009-12-28
On the Beat: Pre-Winter Meetings Shopping Lists	John Perrotto	2009-12-06
On the Beat: Fire Up the Hot Stove	John Perrotto	2009-11-08
Winter League Preview: The Dominican League	Carlos J. Lugo	2009-10-18
On the Beat: Post-season Notes	John Perrotto	2009-10-07
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Arizona Diamondbacks	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-27
Prospectus Hit List: Comebacks and Shutdowns	Jay Jaffe	2009-09-18
Transaction Action: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-10
Transaction Action: Friday Frenzy	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-28
Transaction Action: Senior Circuit Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-25
Transaction Action: Me(l)t-downs and Brave-ry	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-18
Under The Knife: Piling High	Will Carroll	2009-08-18
Under The Knife: Caution Bells	Will Carroll	2009-08-17
Under The Knife: Out Outfielders	Will Carroll	2009-08-07
Transaction Action: The Weekend Shuffle	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-20
On the Beat: The Weekend Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-07-19
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Flatliners	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-14
Under The Knife: Midseason THR Updates	Michael R. Lewis	2009-07-13
Under The Knife: Midseason THR Updates	Will Carroll	2009-07-13
Midseason Review: Hitting Performances	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-07
Transaction Analysis: NL West Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-02
Under The Knife: Triage Report	Will Carroll	2009-06-26
Fantasy Beat: Awful Regulars	Marc Normandin	2009-06-23
Future Shock: Draft Class '09 Top 50	Kevin Goldstein	2009-06-06
Prospectus Today: A New Age of Reason?	Joe Sheehan	2009-06-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Rotation Freak Shows	Jay Jaffe	2009-05-19
Prospectus Hit List: Mid-May Madness	Jay Jaffe	2009-05-15
Prospectus Today: Feeling Byrnes'd	Joe Sheehan	2009-05-13
Replacement-Level Killers 2009: Murther, Bloody Murther!	Ben Lindbergh	2009-04-28
Transaction Analysis: NL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-16
Replacement-Level Killers: A Flash Back to Yesteryear	Ben Lindbergh	2009-04-15
Prospectus Today: Curbed Enthusiasm	Joe Sheehan	2009-04-13
Prospectus Today: The Top Ten	Joe Sheehan	2009-04-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 27	Jay Jaffe	2009-03-06
Team Health Reports: Arizona Diamondbacks	Will Carroll	2009-03-04
Under The Knife: On the Mend?	Will Carroll	2009-02-27
Fantasy Beat: Left Fielders	Marc Normandin	2009-02-27
On the Beat: Changing Gears	John Perrotto	2009-02-25
On the Beat: Getting Warmer	John Perrotto	2009-02-15
Got Problems?: The Ones Contenders Think Are Fixed That Aren't	Jay Jaffe	2009-02-06
Transaction Analysis: Roster Oddments	Christina Kahrl	2009-02-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: Manny's Five Easy Choices	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-29
Every Given Sunday: Winter Meetings Preview	John Perrotto	2008-12-07
GM for a Day: Mariners	Joe Sheehan	2008-12-03
Hot Stove Preview: NL West	Jay Jaffe	2008-11-17
Future Shock: Diamondbacks Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-11-03
Every Given Sunday: Off-season Moves	John Perrotto	2008-11-02
Every Given Sunday: Management Teams in the News	John Perrotto	2008-10-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: Snakes Down a Drain	Jay Jaffe	2008-09-10
Under The Knife: Band-Aids	Will Carroll	2008-09-01
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-24
Fantasy Beat: Mid-Season Retooling: Left Field	Marc Normandin	2008-07-30
Transaction Analysis: Jiggering	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-25
Fantasy Focus: Speed Never Slumps	Jeff Erickson	2008-07-19
Prospectus Today: Bubble Boys	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-18
Under The Knife: The Ten Hurts that Hurt Worst	Will Carroll	2008-07-18
Prospectus Q&A: Bob Melvin	David Laurila	2008-07-16
Prospectus Hit List: Reshuffleuppagus	Jay Jaffe	2008-07-11
UTK Wrap: Progress and Anticipation	Will Carroll	2008-07-11
Under The Knife: Cooked?	Will Carroll	2008-07-10
Under The Knife: Knowable Risks	Will Carroll	2008-07-09
Every Given Sunday: One Man's Teams	John Perrotto	2008-07-06
UTK Wrap: Big-Ticket Bang-ups	Will Carroll	2008-07-04
Under The Knife: Bring on the Future	Will Carroll	2008-07-03
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-02
Transaction of the Day: The Return of Pigpen	Christina Kahrl	2008-06-24
Under The Knife: Transparency	Will Carroll	2008-06-23
Prospectus Hit List: AL Advantage, 74-51	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: 2008 Replacement Level Killers, Early Edition	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-19
Under The Knife: Back Mysteries	Will Carroll	2008-06-19
Under The Knife: Stacked	Will Carroll	2008-06-17
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-06-15
On the Beat: The Snaking Road	John Perrotto	2008-06-11
On the Beat: Oakland Renaissance	John Perrotto	2008-05-28
Under The Knife: Piggyback Attack	Will Carroll	2008-05-28
Prospectus Hit List: Central Powers	Jay Jaffe	2008-05-23
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-22
Future Shock: NL Central Notebook	Kevin Goldstein	2008-05-15
The Week In Quotes: April 21-27	Alex Carnevale	2008-04-28
UTK Wrap: Pushing the Envelope	Will Carroll	2008-04-25
Every Given Sunday: Impact Call-Ups	John Perrotto	2008-04-13
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-12
The Week In Quotes: March 31-April 6	Alex Carnevale	2008-04-07
The Week In Quotes: February 25-March 2	Alex Carnevale	2008-03-03
Every Given Sunday: A New Angel in the Outfield	John Perrotto	2008-02-24
Team Health Reports: Arizona Diamondbacks	Will Carroll	2008-02-14
Schrodinger's Bat: Wrapping it Up	Dan Fox	2008-02-14
Schrodinger's Bat: Back to the Drawing Board	Dan Fox	2008-01-31
6-4-3: Value Over Jack Cust	Gary Huckabay	2007-12-17
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, NL West	Nate Silver	2007-10-31
The Week In Quotes: October 7-14	Alex Carnevale	2007-10-15
Playoff Prospectus: Diamondbacks versus Rockies	Joe Sheehan	2007-10-11
Future Shock: How the D'backs Were Built	Kevin Goldstein	2007-10-11
Schrodinger's Bat: On Atmosphere, Probability, and Prediction	Dan Fox	2007-10-11
The Ledger Domain: The Ratings Game	Maury Brown	2007-10-10
The Week In Quotes: October 1-7	Alex Carnevale	2007-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: Cubs versus Diamondbacks	Nate Silver	2007-10-02
Anybody, Anytime: Ignoring Pythagoras in the Desert	John Perrotto	2007-09-26
Player Profile: Eric Byrnes	Marc Normandin	2007-09-24
Every Given Sunday: Changing of the Guards	John Perrotto	2007-09-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: Stars, Scrubs, and the Scooter	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-28
Prospectus Today: The Snakes' Progress	Joe Sheehan	2007-08-16
Transaction of the Day: NL West Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-08-14
Prospectus Hit List: Don't Look Now	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-10
Prospectus Matchups: Knee-Jerk All-Stars Revisited	Jim Baker	2007-08-03
The Mill: Sunday Update	Baseball Prospectus	2007-07-29
Transaction Analysis: Swaps and Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-28
Prospectus Today: Calm Seas	Joe Sheehan	2007-07-23
Every Given Sunday: Mile High Expectations?	John Perrotto	2007-07-22
Transaction of the Day: Extensions and Kendall	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-19
Prospectus Today: NL, Second Half	Joe Sheehan	2007-07-15
Lies, Damned Lies: All-Star Game Wrap	Nate Silver	2007-07-11
Prospectus Today: Midsummer Classic Highlights	Joe Sheehan	2007-07-11
Prospectus Matchups: The Divisional All-Stars	Jim Baker	2007-07-10
The Week In Quotes: June 25-July 1	Alex Carnevale	2007-07-02
Every Given Sunday: All-Star Selection Time	John Perrotto	2007-07-01
Protrade Market Movers: The Ten Most Volatile Players - Week of June 29, 2007	Jeff Ma	2007-06-29
Player Profile: Bobby Crosby	Marc Normandin	2007-06-13
Winning With No Bite: The Toothless Snakes	John Perrotto	2007-05-23
Under The Knife: Marshall's Law	Will Carroll	2007-05-11
The Week In Quotes: April 16-23	Alex Carnevale	2007-04-23
Transaction Analysis: April 15-18	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-19
Prospectus Matchups: The Knee-Jerk All-Stars	Jim Baker	2007-04-17
Under The Knife: Just Days Away	Will Carroll	2007-03-30
Every Given Sunday: Camp Chatter	John Perrotto	2007-03-11
Hope and Faith: How the Arizona Diamondbacks Can Win the World Series	Joe Sheehan	2007-03-01
Hope and Faith: How the Oakland A's Can Win the World Series	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-26
Positional Health Reports: Left Fielders	Will Carroll	2007-02-26
Transaction Analysis: NL West and NL Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-10
Prospectus Matchups: Uni-gamers	Jim Baker	2007-01-12
Prospectus Today: Winter Meetings Preview, Part One	Joe Sheehan	2006-12-01
Transaction Analysis: November 22-29, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-11-30
Prospectus Today: The Decline of the Fall	Joe Sheehan	2006-11-07
World Series Prospectus: Diary Time, Game One	Derek Jacques	2006-10-22
Future Shock: Where Did the Tigers and the Athletics Come From?	Kevin Goldstein	2006-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: Roster Reviews	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-05
Prospectus Matchups: Transient All-Star Update	Jim Baker	2006-09-26
Transaction Analysis: September 18-21, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-22
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 19th	Jay Jaffe	2006-09-19
Prospectus Game of the Week: Arizona Diamondbacks @ Florida Marlins, 9/6/06	Derek Jacques	2006-09-08
Prospectus Today: Snaked	Joe Sheehan	2006-09-04
Transaction Analysis: August 18-22	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-23
Transaction Analysis: August 10-14	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-15
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack, 8/7/06	Kevin Goldstein	2006-08-07
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 9	Jay Jaffe	2006-07-12
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 3	Marc Normandin	2006-07-04
Fantasy Focus: RotoWire Barometer, 6/27/06	Gus Papadopoulos	2006-06-27
Prospectus Today: Cause and Effect	Joe Sheehan	2006-06-13
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 4	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-06
Prospectus Matchups: Going to Radio City	Jim Baker	2006-06-06
Prospectus Game of the Week: Arizona Diamondbacks @ Atlanta Braves, 6/4/2006	Derek Jacques	2006-06-05
Prospectus Matchups: All-Star Voting and Rookie Factoids	Jim Baker	2006-06-02
Prospectus Hit List: Week of 5/28	Marc Normandin	2006-05-30
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 21	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-23
Under The Knife: Cleveland Rocks	Will Carroll	2006-05-22
Prospectus Notebook: Brewers, Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2006-05-17
Prospectus Notebook: Diamondbacks, Brewers, Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2006-04-21
Transaction Analysis: March 29-30	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-31
Fantasy Focus: Endgame Players	Joe Oberkrieser	2006-03-15
Prospectus Today: Learning from Mistakes	Joe Sheehan	2006-03-14
Team Health Reports: Arizona Diamondbacks	Thomas Gorman	2006-02-20
Team Health Reports: Arizona Diamondbacks	Will Carroll	2006-02-20
Transaction Analysis: National League, December 15, 2005-February 11, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-15
Transaction Analysis: American League, December 15, 2005-February 13, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-14
Prospectus Matchups: The Transient All-Star Team	Jim Baker	2006-02-14
Prospectus Notebook: Diamondbacks, Marlins	Baseball Prospectus	2006-01-06
Prospectus Today: Non-Tenders, and Actual News	Joe Sheehan	2005-12-21
Dominican Winter League Report: December 8, 2005	Carlos J. Lugo	2005-12-08
2005 HACKING MASS Results: Cristian Guzman's Monkey Death Car	Ben Murphy	2005-11-14
Prospectus Notebook: Orioles, Yankees	Baseball Prospectus	2005-11-11
Lies, Damned Lies: Beaten Down by PECOTA	Nate Silver	2005-09-28
Prospectus Notebook: CHW, OAK, SF	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-01
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 7	Jay Jaffe	2005-08-09
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 31	Jay Jaffe	2005-08-02
Fantasy Focus: Fantasy Implications of the Trade Deadline Moves	Jeff Erickson	2005-08-01
Will's Mill: Deadline Weekend	Will Carroll	2005-07-31
Transaction Analysis: July 29	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-30
Prospectus Today: Too Good for the Bubble	Joe Sheehan	2005-07-30
Will's Mill: Friday's Rumors	Will Carroll	2005-07-29
Prospectus Notebook: Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics	Baseball Prospectus	2005-07-29
Lies, Damned Lies: Evaluating the Trade Bait	Nate Silver	2005-07-28
Will's Mill: Keeping The Rumors Coming	Will Carroll	2005-07-27
Will's Mill: Cranking out the Rumors	Will Carroll	2005-07-26
Transaction Analysis: July 14-19, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-21
Prospectus Today: Around the NL	Joe Sheehan	2005-07-21
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 17	Jay Jaffe	2005-07-19
Transaction Analysis: July 8-14	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-15
Prospectus Notebook: Friday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-07-15
Prospectus Matchups: The Thrill is Gone	Jim Baker	2005-06-25
Transaction Analysis: May 24-June 12, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-16
Prospectus Today: The Market	Joe Sheehan	2005-06-16
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 5, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-06-07
Under The Knife: Interleague Effects	Will Carroll	2005-06-06
Prospectus Today: Un-Athletics	Joe Sheehan	2005-05-20
Prospectus Today: Around the AL	Joe Sheehan	2005-05-09
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 1, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-05-03
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies	Dave Haller	2005-05-03
Prospectus Q&A: Manny Acta	Carlos J. Lugo	2005-04-11
Prospectus Today: AL West Preview	Joe Sheehan	2005-03-29
Fantasy Focus: Tout Wars	Jeff Erickson	2005-03-29
Transaction Analysis: The Wests, etc.	Christina Kahrl	2005-03-25
Team Health Reports: Oakland Athletics	Will Carroll	2005-03-24
Crooked Numbers: Wild Wild West	James Click	2005-03-17
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers	Mark McClusky	2005-03-09
Prospectus Game of the Week: A's-Angels, Sunday March 6	Jonah Keri	2005-03-09
Fantasy Focus: Closer Situations in Flux	Jeff Erickson	2005-02-22
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2005-02-08
Under The Knife: Two Weekends in the Valley	Will Carroll	2005-01-24
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2005-01-13
Prospectus Matchups: The A's Offense	Jim Baker	2004-09-21
Teams: A Critical Guide: American League, (Belated) First-Half Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-07-20
Prospectus Matchups: Yanni-Free Edition	Jim Baker	2004-07-16
Prospectus Matchups: Yankees-Rangers, Live on PESN	Jim Baker	2004-06-04
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2004-05-25
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2004-04-26
Prospectus Today: Bag Man	Joe Sheehan	2004-04-21
Under The Knife: Baseball Day	Will Carroll	2004-04-05
Teams: A Critical Guide: Preseason Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-03-30
Dominican Winter League Report: Road to the Finals	Carlos J. Lugo	2004-02-05
Dominican Winter League Report: Down the Stretch They Come	Carlos J. Lugo	2003-12-22
Dominican Winter League Report: Keeping Tabs on Some Interesting Names	Carlos J. Lugo	2003-12-11
Prospectus Today: Seven Days of Bliss	Joe Sheehan	2003-10-07
Prospectus Today: It's a Beautiful Game Because It Surprises You	Joe Sheehan	2003-10-05
Prospectus Today: Pivotal Moment	Joe Sheehan	2003-10-03
Playoff Prospectus: Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics	Gary Huckabay	2003-10-01
Playoff Health Report: American League	Will Carroll	2003-09-30
Under The Knife: Gone Till November	Will Carroll	2003-09-16
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-09-15
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-21
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics	Baseball Prospectus	2003-06-23
Under The Knife: Remembering	Will Carroll	2003-06-20
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics	Baseball Prospectus	2003-05-12
Transaction Analysis: February 19-24, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-02-27
The Week In Quotes: September 30-October 6	Derek Zumsteg	2002-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: Oakland Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins	Derek Zumsteg	2002-10-01
Transaction Analysis: July 26-27, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-29
Transaction Analysis: July 22-25, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-28
Transaction Analysis: May 20-22, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-05-24
Transaction Analysis: April 30-May 11, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-05-13
The Daily Prospectus: The Daily Prospectus: Road Trip (Sacramento)	Joe Sheehan	2002-04-23
Transaction Analysis: March 26-30, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-02
The Daily Prospectus: Road Trip, Day Two	Joe Sheehan	2002-03-27
The Daily Prospectus: Road Trip, Day One	Joe Sheehan	2002-03-26

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2009-07-15 14:00:00	KG, You rock, thanks for this extended chat! You've been riding Grant Desme's breakout season from the beginning, what kind of upside does he have and do scouts give a comparison? (Kyle from Deerborn, MI)	I don't know if I'm riding it -- I'm not starting a bandwagon or anything, I just really like power/speed guys. The K's are a big concern, the age a minor one. One very smart guy I know though in a perfect world, if everything goes right, he could end up an Eric Byrnes type. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-04-13 14:00:00	What's the story with Justin Upton? He's been dropped in several of my fantasy leagues and I'm itching to pick him up, but are they really going to send him to AAA? There's no way he's not one of the 3 best OF on that team... (Chad from NYC)	Grab him. The Diamondbacks are letting Eric Byrnes' $10 million contract dictate his playing time, in part because he's healthy and they have to play him in order to restore some of his value on the trade market. Upton had an awful spring and is off to a bad start, but given how uneven the D-Backs' offense looks, I'd be surprised if he does more than a brief refresher course in Triple-A, if that. His talent level at the moment and his massive upside mean he won't be kept down long. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-09-12 13:00:00	what player do you think will turn into the carlos quinten of 2009? a player stuck between AAA and the majors and never gets a chance to prove himself but when he finally does he goes off (krgrecw from cola sc)	I think it's a bit of a misconception that Quentin was never given an opportunity in Phoenix--he did, and he blew it. The Snakes then made the overlapping decisions to bring up Justin Upton and (unfortunately) to commit to Eric Byrnes on a multi-year deal. The former made sense, and the latter was something a few of us here panned pretty vociferously at the time. The upshot was that Quentin became available, and while dealing from a surplus is fine in principle, the Snakes didn't have a surplus, they had an affectation for Eric Byrnes. That's a gift that's going to keep on giving. As a result, I don't have an answer per se, in that Quentin's situation was unfortunate, but then his explosion, to this extent, was also very much unanticipated, both inside and outside the game. A year ago, some people might have said Steven Pearce was that guy; it's fun to say that Dallas McPherson could be, but he's not that good either. If you're looking for guys who had bumpy rookie years who should blossom as sophomores, I'd suggest Carlos Gonzalez in Oakland, or Jeff Clement in Seattle. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-08-15 15:00:00	Jon Heyman at SI projects Dunn getting something in the neighborhood of 5 years and $70M in FA, far short of the $100M Bronson Arroyo suggests he anticipates. How does that strike you in terms of what Dunn is worth and what you think hes likely to get? (Rick from Chicago)	Maybe, but I guess I'm a bit skeptical about that, given that it seems like more than a few teams were reticent about having any interest in him. I mean, sure, Eric Byrnes is making eight figures, so more than $10 million per seems a reasonable expectation, but I guess I don't see that many suitors for Dunn's agent to play off of one another. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-03-05 13:00:00	Re: Viciously Taunting Fantasy Opponents If someone traded Eric Byrnes at $13 for Bob Wickman at $31 prior to the 2007 season in a 7-keeper NL Only League, that's grounds to make fun of him for the rest of his life, right? (Ryan from Santa Barbara)	He better have really needed saves, though to be fair, did anyone see Byrnes doing that last year? I think by taunting him, we justify Byrnes season, and I'm not ready to do that. (Marc Normandin)
2008-02-05 13:00:00	I've never understood how a player gets to play in Winter Leagues. Do you have to be a resident of a certain country to play? I remember seeing Eric Byrnes playing in Winter Leagues, so it's always been confusing for me. (jlarsen from DRays Bay)	Most of the Latin American winter leagues have limits on the number of foreigners who can be on a roster at one time, but the roster situation is so fluid that the biggest limitation is the willingness of players to go south to play. Players get involved with winter league teams in a number of different ways--some MLB teams have relationships with a Caribbean league team, and their players get channeled there (the Mariners and the Lara Cardinals in Venezuela seem to have that kind of arrangement). Otherwise, I think getting players winter league spots are one of those mysterious things that agents do. As far as playing in the Caribbean Series, foreign players can play on a national team, so long as it's with the country they first signed with. So Nelson Figueroa plays with Mexico, even though he is Puerto Rican, and played with the Dominican champs in the Dominican League finals. (Derek Jacques)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-11-02 17:00:00	2009 WS Game Five	KG, just to present the other side, it bugs the hell out of me. It's obstruction, blatant and dangerous, and it should be called that way. Or you get Jason Varitek tripping Eric Byrnes and getting rewarded for it. (Joe Sheehan)

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