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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
6	315	.219	.246	.296	.193	-1

Birth Date	3-29-1962
Height	6' 4"
Weight	195 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	TB	BB	SO	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1984	NYN	22	5	10	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.100	.100	.100	.086	-2.0	-0.2	-0.2
1985	NYN	23	8	8	8	0	2	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.216	-0.4	-0.1	-0.1
1986	MIN	24	80	194	183	20	39	6	3	54	11	54	0	0	15	2	3	.213	.258	.295	.193	-9.6	4.7	-0.5
1987	MIN	25	12	15	15	1	4	2	0	6	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.267	.400	.235	-0.6	0.2	-0.0
1988	DET	26	6	6	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.230	-0.0	-0.1	-0.0
1989	OAK	27	37	82	79	8	19	5	0	24	0	13	1	2	11	3	1	.241	.237	.304	.193	-3.0	1.4	-0.2
Career			148	315	301	30	66	14	3	89	11	80	1	2	29	5	5	.219	.246	.296	.193	-15.6	6.0	-1.0

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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
1980	LTF	A-	43	148	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.272			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	LYN	A+	114	456	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.364			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1982	JAC	AA	126	450	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.297			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1983	JAC	AA	121	462	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.327			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1984	NYN	MLB	5	10	.086	.259	.310	.362	.000	.125	94	-1.7	0.3	-0.1	-0.2	-0.4	-2.0	-0.2	-2.0	-0.2
1984	JAC	AA	123	514	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.305			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	NYN	MLB	8	8	.216	.249	.317	.377	.000	.400	92	-0.4	0.2	0	-0.1	-0.3	-0.4	-0.1	-0.4	-0.1
1985	TID	AAA	135	557	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.349			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	MIN	MLB	80	194	.193	.256	.323	.392	.000	.286	107	-13.2	5.4	-1.2	4.7	0.9	-9.6	-0.5	-9.6	-0.5
1986	TOL	AAA	32	132	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.305			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	MIN	MLB	12	15	.235	.236	.320	.384	.000	.444	102	-0.4	0.4	-0.1	0.2	-0.2	-0.6	-0.0	-0.6	-0.0
1987	POR	AAA	123	508	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.328			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	DET	MLB	6	6	.230	.239	.312	.396	.000	.250	95	-0.2	0.2	0	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0
1988	TOL	AAA	110	393	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.314			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1989	OAK	MLB	37	82	.193	.264	.319	.385	.000	.284	94	-5.3	2.1	-0.7	1.4	0.3	-3.0	-0.2	-3.0	-0.2
1989	TAC	AAA	38	164	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.361			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		315	.193	.257	.321	.388	.261	.288	102	-21.2	8.6	-2.1	6.0	0.3	-15.6	-1.0	-15.6	-1.0

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
1980	LTF	A-	148	10	29	3	2	1	14	8	35	3	4	.210	.252	.283	.072	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	LYN	A+	456	47	108	13	9	9	59	36	125	19	8	.268	.335	.412	.144	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1982	JAC	AA	450	39	88	13	4	5	36	27	136	12	12	.211	.259	.297	.086	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1983	JAC	AA	462	53	104	14	1	11	75	29	129	5	5	.246	.297	.362	.116	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1984	NYN	MLB	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.100	.100	.100	.000	.086	-2.0	-0.2	-0.2
1984	JAC	AA	514	78	128	29	3	20	72	48	81	26	9	.281	.356	.490	.209	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	NYN	MLB	8	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.125	.216	-0.4	-0.1	-0.1
1985	TID	AAA	557	63	143	34	4	19	77	42	130	15	7	.284	.345	.480	.196	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	MIN	MLB	194	20	39	6	0	3	15	11	54	2	3	.213	.258	.295	.082	.193	-9.6	4.7	-0.5
1986	TOL	AAA	132	17	37	5	0	5	17	4	16	7	0	.294	.326	.452	.159	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	MIN	MLB	15	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	.267	.267	.400	.133	.235	-0.6	0.2	-0.0
1987	POR	AAA	508	63	132	28	8	8	71	36	77	18	5	.285	.342	.432	.147	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	DET	MLB	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.000	.230	-0.0	-0.1	-0.0
1988	TOL	AAA	393	33	85	15	2	9	39	26	112	8	8	.235	.289	.363	.127	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1989	OAK	MLB	82	8	19	5	0	0	11	0	13	3	1	.241	.237	.304	.063	.193	-3.0	1.4	-0.2
1989	TAC	AAA	164	19	48	6	1	4	23	12	25	4	1	.318	.368	.450	.132	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
1989-06-13	1989-07-05		22	21	Left	Wrist	Soreness		-	-
1986-04-08	1986-04-22		14	14	Right	Shoulder	Sprain		-	-

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What You Need to Know: Let's Play Two (Or More)!	Daniel Rathman	2013-04-30
What You Need to Know: Muscle and Braun	Daniel Rathman	2013-04-26
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Cautiously Optimistic	Paul Sporer	2013-03-27
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Cautiously Optimistic	Matthew Kory	2013-03-27
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Baseball ProGUESTus: The Tyranny of Acronyms	David Murphy	2013-03-12
Bizball: 2013 American League Attendance Projections	Maury Brown	2013-03-04
BP Announcements: Baseball Prospectus 2013 is Now Available	Cecilia M. Tan	2013-02-28
Western Front: San Diego High School Baseball at the Turn of the Millennium	Geoff Young	2013-02-19
Overthinking It: Why There Probably Are No Next Orioles	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-18
The BP Wayback Machine: 2003 PECOTA Preview: The American League	Nate Silver	2013-02-08
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Western Front: Pacific Surfliner	Geoff Young	2013-01-22
The Week In Quotes: January 14-20	Jonah Birenbaum	2013-01-21
The Week In Quotes: January 14-20	Hudson Belinsky	2013-01-21
The Week In Quotes: January 14-20	Andrew Koo	2013-01-21
On the Beat: Final Free-Agent Blitz	John Perrotto	2013-01-17
The Lineup Card: 11 Comeback Player of the Year Candidates for 2013	Baseball Prospectus	2013-01-16
In A Pickle: Slugger Off	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-12-28
Rumor Roundup: Friday, December 21	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-21
In A Pickle: The Four-Tool Teams	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-12-20
On the Beat: Jays Ready for Takeoff	John Perrotto	2012-12-20
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, December 19	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-19
Rumor Roundup: Tuesday, December 11	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-11
Overthinking It: Teams That Still Have Holes to Fill	Ben Lindbergh	2012-12-07
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, November 21	Daniel Rathman	2012-11-21
Western Front: Surprise, You Won 90 Games	Geoff Young	2012-11-20
In A Pickle: Managing Expectations	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-11-15
The Week In Quotes: November 5-11	Hudson Belinsky	2012-11-12
The Week In Quotes: November 5-11	Andrew Koo	2012-11-12
The Week In Quotes: November 5-11	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-11-12
The Week In Quotes: November 5-11	Matthew Rocco	2012-11-12
Pebble Hunting: Are GMs Smart or Not Smart?	Sam Miller	2012-11-07
The Lineup Card: 13 Offseason Needs	Baseball Prospectus	2012-11-07
Rumor Roundup: Monday, November 5	Daniel Rathman	2012-11-05
The Week In Quotes: October 29-November 4	Hudson Belinsky	2012-11-05
The Week In Quotes: October 29-November 4	Andrew Koo	2012-11-05
The Week In Quotes: October 29-November 4	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-11-05
The Week In Quotes: October 29-November 4	Matthew Rocco	2012-11-05
Bizball: 2012 MLB Postseason Shows Money Matters	Maury Brown	2012-10-23
Baseball Therapy: Are Three-True-Outcomes Players Better in the Playoffs?	Russell A. Carleton	2012-10-22
The Week In Quotes: October 15-21	Hudson Belinsky	2012-10-22
The Week In Quotes: October 15-21	Andrew Koo	2012-10-22
The Week In Quotes: October 15-21	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-10-22
The Week In Quotes: October 15-21	Matthew Rocco	2012-10-22
Transaction Analysis: Offseason in October	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-22
In A Pickle: The Raul Ibanez Special	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-10-11
Overthinking It: What Teams and Players Predicted About Themselves	Ben Lindbergh	2012-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game Three Recap: Athletics 2, Tigers 0	Derek Carty	2012-10-10
Punk Hits: A Cespedes for the Rest of Us	Ian Miller	2012-10-10
Raising Aces: For Those About to Watch (We Salute You)	Doug Thorburn	2012-10-05
On the Beat: Planning a Play-In Strategy	John Perrotto	2012-10-04
What You Need to Know: Thursday, October 4	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-04
What You Need to Know: Monday, October 1	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-01
In A Pickle: Free to Be We	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-09-27
In A Pickle: Introducing the Bloop Factor	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-09-20
Painting the Black: Attention Hollywood: The A's Bullpen Is Pretty Interesting	R.J. Anderson	2012-09-20
Punk Hits: What Billy Beane is Doing Again	Ian Miller	2012-09-12
Western Front: CÃ©spedes Won't Be Leaving to Join Devo	Geoff Young	2012-09-11
On the Beat: Seeing the Forst for the Trees	John Perrotto	2012-09-06
Overthinking It: The A's, the Rays, and Two Different Ways to Ball on a Budget	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-24
Transaction Analysis: The A's Acquire Stephen Drew UPDATED	Kevin Goldstein	2012-08-21
Transaction Analysis: The A's Acquire Stephen Drew UPDATED	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-21
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, August 21	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-21
In A Pickle: Oakland's Not-Too-Wild Wild Card Scenario	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-08-16
Overthinking It: Measuring the Movement at This Year's Deadline	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-07
On the Beat: A Tale of Two Cities	John Perrotto	2012-08-02
Pebble Hunting: The Oakland A's and Getting Past Windows	Sam Miller	2012-07-30
Transaction Analysis: Kottaras to Oakland	R.J. Anderson	2012-07-29
Overthinking It: Upgrading From Nothing	Ben Lindbergh	2012-07-26
Western Front: Walk-off Wins are the New Market Inefficiency	Geoff Young	2012-07-24
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Midsummer Replacement-Level Killers, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2012-07-23
What You Need to Know: Friday, July 20	Daniel Rathman	2012-07-20
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, July 17	Daniel Rathman	2012-07-17
The Lineup Card: 10 Washed-Up Vets We Want to See Again	Baseball Prospectus	2012-07-11
BP Unfiltered: Livan of Many Skills	Bradley Ankrom	2012-07-03
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Painting the Black: Evaluating Colletti	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-19
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Western Front: They Came from Across the Sea	Geoff Young	2012-04-17
BP Unfiltered: The Whole Ball Player	Ben Lindbergh	2012-04-13
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Wezen-Ball: The Miami Home Run Machine	Larry Granillo	2012-03-26
Out of Left Field: On Baseball Unretirement	Matthew Kory	2012-03-19
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Prospectus Preview: AL West 2012 Preseason Preview	Jason Parks	2012-02-29
Prospectus Preview: AL West 2012 Preseason Preview	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-02-29
Western Front: Post-Moneyball Randomness	Geoff Young	2012-02-28
The BP Broadside: Manny Ramirez Through the Wrong End of the Telescope	Steven Goldman	2012-02-22
On the Beat: Spring Position Battles	John Perrotto	2012-02-16
Transaction Analysis: More on Yoenis Cespedes and the A's	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-14
Painting the Black: Examining the Beane Stock	R.J. Anderson	2012-02-14
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The BP First Take: Wednesday, February 8	Daniel Rathman	2012-02-08
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The Platoon Advantage: The Spy at the A's Fanfest	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-02-01
Overthinking It: Managing Expectations: Baseball's Next Big Inefficiency	Ben Lindbergh	2012-01-31
Wezen-Ball: Roger Ebert at the Baseball Movies	Larry Granillo	2012-01-17
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Baseball ProGUESTus: The Wisdom of Uncertainty	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-01-06
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Transaction Analysis: Bailing Out of Oakland	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-29
Overthinking It: Keeping Up with the Friedmans	Ben Lindbergh	2011-12-20
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Transaction Analysis: Win Now, Win Later	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-12
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Baseball ProGUESTus: Moneyball and Money Men	Kevin Baker	2011-10-07
Manufactured Runs: The Problem of Pain	Colin Wyers	2011-09-29
BP Unfiltered: Moneyball: The Poster	Jason Parks	2011-09-28
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Divide and Conquer, AL West: Losing Hope in Oakland	Joey Matschulat	2011-09-23
On the Beat: Moneyball at the Movies	John Perrotto	2011-09-22
BP Feature: Reviewing "Behind the Seams: The Stat Story"	Derek Carty	2011-09-19
Baseball ProGUESTus: The Moneyball Misperception	Tommy Craggs	2011-09-02
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Divide and Conquer, AL West: The Battle Ahead	Joey Matschulat	2011-08-19
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Divide and Conquer, AL West: Scattershooting, Part II	Joey Matschulat	2011-06-10
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BP Unfiltered: The Fallout in Oakland	John Perrotto	2011-06-09
Clubhouse Confidential: Speaking from Experience	Marc Carig	2011-06-08
The Week In Quotes: May 23-29	Alex Carnevale	2011-05-30
On the Beat: Can the Braves Contend?	John Perrotto	2011-05-27
Divide and Conquer, AL West: Bay Area Strife	Joey Matschulat	2011-05-27
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On the Beat: The Red Sox Rebound	John Perrotto	2011-05-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: Brian Cashman, Loose Cannon	Jay Jaffe	2011-05-16
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Prospectus Q&A: Kevin Youkilis	David Laurila	2011-05-13
Divide and Conquer, AL West: The Disappointments	Joey Matschulat	2011-05-05
Painting the Black: Why Billy Beane's Sh*t Might Work with Trevor Cahill	R.J. Anderson	2011-04-12
Divide and Conquer, AL West: The Comeback Kids	Joey Matschulat	2011-03-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-22
The Week In Quotes: February 21-27	Alex Carnevale	2011-02-28
The Payoff Pitch: Two, Three, Many Wild Cards!	Neil deMause	2011-02-22
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Baseball ProGUESTus: Scorecasting Review	Phil Birnbaum	2011-02-21
The Week In Quotes: February 14-20	Alex Carnevale	2011-02-21
Contractual Matters: AL West Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-02-16
Prospectus Hit List: Winning the Winter, AL Edition	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-level Killers	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-21
Changing Speeds: The BGMAT	Ken Funck	2011-01-20
Analyze This: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-12-22
Prospectus Perspective: Athletic Ambitions	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-22
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: First Base, Third Base, and Designated Hitter	Rob McQuown	2010-12-20
The Week In Quotes: December 13-19	Alex Carnevale	2010-12-20
Warning Track Power: Oakland's Armed Robbery?	Chase Gharrity	2010-12-17
On the Beat: A Werthy Disguise	John Perrotto	2010-12-14
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: First Base, Third Base, and Designated Hitter	Rob McQuown	2010-11-29
The Week In Quotes: November 22-28	Alex Carnevale	2010-11-29
On the Beat: The AL Winter Agenda	John Perrotto	2010-11-19
Prospectus Perspective: The NL CYA and the Uggla Trade	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-17
The Week In Quotes: November 8-14	Alex Carnevale	2010-11-15
GM for a Day: San Diego Padres	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-12
Analyze This: Hisashi Iwakuma	Jesse Behr	2010-11-12
Prospectus Hit and Run: Sandy's The Man	Jay Jaffe	2010-11-04
GM for a Day: Oakland Athletics	John Perrotto	2010-11-04
On the Beat: Dealing with the DH	John Perrotto	2010-11-01
The Week In Quotes: October 25-31	Alex Carnevale	2010-11-01
Analyze This: How the Giants Were Acquired, Part II	Jesse Behr	2010-10-30
Warning Track Power: What To Do With Mark Ellis	Chase Gharrity	2010-10-29
World Series Prospectus: Fall Classic Memories	Baseball Prospectus	2010-10-27
Changing Speeds: A Brief Meditation on the Power of Sabermetrics During the Postseason	Ken Funck	2010-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: LDS Day Seven Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-13
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland Athletics	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-27
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland Athletics	John Perrotto	2010-09-27
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Overthinking It: The Half Giants	Ben Lindbergh	2010-09-24
Prospectus Q&A: Mark Teahen	David Laurila	2010-09-24
The Week In Quotes: September 6-12	Alex Carnevale	2010-09-13
Ahead in the Count: Sabermetric Teams and Sabermetric Scouting	Matt Swartz	2010-09-03
Prospectus Hit List: Changes Gonna Come	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-30
Checking the Numbers: Hurt When it Hurts the Most	Eric Seidman	2010-07-30
Prospectus Hit List: Snapping Out of It	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: Big Gains Afield	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-16
BP Unfiltered: Tim Lahey on Moneyball	David Laurila	2010-07-15
Prospectus Q&A: Jeff Ma	Will Carroll	2010-07-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: Fielding and Runs Scored	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-07
Transaction Action: Western Horizons	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-07
On the Beat: Wednesday Update: The A's Uphill Climb	John Perrotto	2010-07-07
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-28
Top 10 Week: General Manager Candidates	Will Carroll	2010-06-28
The Week In Quotes: June 21-27	Alex Carnevale	2010-06-28
Prospectus Q&A: Dan Haren	David Laurila	2010-06-22
Prospectus Hit List: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-18
The Week In Quotes: Week of May 10-16	Alex Carnevale	2010-05-17
Prospectus Hit List: Turning the Page	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-14
Transaction Action: What's Best in the West?	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-03
Fantasy Beat: Fantasy Jeopardy: Hot Starts	Craig Brown	2010-04-22
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-04-07
The Week In Quotes: March 29-April 4	Alex Carnevale	2010-04-05
Prospectus Q&A: Buck Showalter	David Laurila	2010-04-04
Prospectus Hit List: AL Pre-season Edition	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-02
Transaction Action: We Three Giants	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-30
Contractual Matters: AL West	Jeff Euston	2010-03-25
Spring Conversations: Oakland Athletics	Kevin Goldstein	2010-03-23
Transaction Action: Put Up Your Dukes?	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-17
Prospectus Q&A: Dave Jauss	David Laurila	2010-02-21
Team Health Reports: Oakland Athletics	Will Carroll	2010-02-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Lay of the Land	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: Damon's Next Dash?	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-29
Transaction Action: Sheets, Miggy, and Chooch	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-26
You Could Look It Up: The Statheads vs. Blondy Ryan	Steven Goldman	2010-01-26
Squawking Baseball: The Best and Worst GMs of the Aughties	Shawn Hoffman	2010-01-21
Ahead in the Count: Revising Player Contract Valuation, Part 1	Matt Swartz	2010-01-18
Transaction Action: The Kouzmanoff Trade	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-17
Crossing the Pond: A True World Series?	Dan Wade	2010-01-14
Prospectus Today: Retrospective on Runs and Records	Joe Sheehan	2009-12-31
Prospectus Q&A: Eric Kubota	David Laurila	2009-12-29
Baseball Therapy: 2009 in Numbers	Russell A. Carleton	2009-12-28
The Week In Quotes: December 21-27	Alex Carnevale	2009-12-28
The Week In Quotes: December 14-20	Alex Carnevale	2009-12-21
On the Beat: Pre-Winter Meetings Shopping Lists	John Perrotto	2009-12-06
The Week In Quotes: November 15-22	Alex Carnevale	2009-11-23
The Week In Quotes: November 2-8	Alex Carnevale	2009-11-09
Checking the Numbers: Detecting Discipline	Eric Seidman	2009-11-06
Transaction Action: A Teahen Scandal?	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-05
Player Profile: Nick Swisher	Marc Normandin	2009-10-28
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland A's	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-24
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-09
The Biz Beat: A New Way to Rank the GMs	Shawn Hoffman	2009-08-20
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-08-19
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-16
On the Beat: Rust Belt Teams Rusted Out?	John Perrotto	2009-08-02
Prospectus Hit List: Deadline Drama	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-31
Future Shock: Beaneball	Kevin Goldstein	2009-07-27
Second-Half Prescriptions: AL	Baseball Prospectus	2009-07-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Flatliners	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-14
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-07-08
Future Shock: Signing Season Preview	Kevin Goldstein	2009-06-24
On the Beat: Sunday Summary	John Perrotto	2009-06-07
Transaction Retrospectus: Super Deals	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-05
Prospectus Idol Entry: Fantasy Focus: Trade Market	Jeff Euston	2009-05-31
Prospectus Idol Entry: Why is On Base Percentage King?	Matthew Knight	2009-05-23
Prospectus Idol Entry: Matthew Knight's Initial Entry	Matthew Knight	2009-05-17
On the Beat: Mid-week Update	John Perrotto	2009-05-13
Transaction Analysis: Senior Circuit Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, AL West	Jay Jaffe	2009-03-05
The Week In Quotes: February 23- March 1	Alex Carnevale	2009-03-02
Triple Fix: National League	Baseball Prospectus	2009-02-05
Triple Fix: American League	Baseball Prospectus	2009-02-04
Prospectus Q&A: Brendan Harris	David Laurila	2009-01-20
Every Given Sunday: Baby, it's Cold Outside	John Perrotto	2009-01-18
The Week In Quotes: December 22-28	Alex Carnevale	2008-12-29
On the Beat: Lots of Talk, Little Action	John Perrotto	2008-12-23
The Week In Quotes: November 10-16	Alex Carnevale	2008-11-17
Hot Stove Preview: AL East	Jay Jaffe	2008-11-13
Prospectus Today: Taking Advantage	Joe Sheehan	2008-11-12
The Week In Quotes: November 3-9	Alex Carnevale	2008-11-10
Prospectus Audio Q&A: Bob Costas	Will Carroll	2008-11-06
On the Beat: Honeymoons and Divorces	John Perrotto	2008-11-05
Every Given Sunday: Off-season Moves	John Perrotto	2008-11-02
On the Beat: Fold Up the Umbrellas and Play Ball?	John Perrotto	2008-10-29
Prospectus Today: Decisive Drama	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-14
The Week In Quotes: October 6-12	Alex Carnevale	2008-10-13
Every Given Sunday: Manny-Free, Regret-Free	John Perrotto	2008-10-12
Prospectus Today: Closing Out and Waiting Around	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-07
Prospectus Hit List: Season Wrap-up	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-05
The Week In Quotes: September 15-21	Alex Carnevale	2008-09-22
Prospectus Today: Houston, We'll Have a Problem	Joe Sheehan	2008-09-05
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-03
The Week In Quotes: August 18-24	Alex Carnevale	2008-08-25
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-09
Prospectus Hit List: Still Rising in the East	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-08
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-06
Prospectus Hit List: Penmanship	Marc Normandin	2008-07-25
The Week In Quotes: Week of July 14-20	Alex Carnevale	2008-07-21
Prospectus Today: Bubble Boys	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-18
Transaction Analysis: More NL Swappery	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-18
Prospect Hit List Remix: Twisting and Shaking in 2008	Jay Jaffe	2008-07-18
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-18
The Week In Quotes: Week of July 7-13	Alex Carnevale	2008-07-14
Prospectus Hit List: Reshuffleuppagus	Jay Jaffe	2008-07-11
Under The Knife: Cooked?	Will Carroll	2008-07-10
Transaction of the Day: Harden-ed	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-09
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-28
Prospectus Today: Shopping Season	Joe Sheehan	2008-06-26
Can Of Corn: Grading A's	Dayn Perry	2008-06-21
Prospectus Hit List: AL Advantage, 74-51	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-20
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-18
On the Beat: Oakland Renaissance	John Perrotto	2008-05-28
The Week In Quotes: May 19-26	Alex Carnevale	2008-05-27
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-19
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-17
Prospectus Today: What April Didn't Tell Us	Joe Sheehan	2008-05-01
Transaction Analysis: Whipped, Hurt, and Stomped	Christina Kahrl	2008-04-29
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-20
Transaction of the Day: Evan Longoria	Christina Kahrl	2008-04-19
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-10
The Silly Season: Prognostication Perils	Matt Taibbi	2008-04-06
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-01
Prospectus Hit List: Opening Day	Jay Jaffe	2008-03-30
Doctoring The Numbers: Royals and Phillies	Rany Jazayerli	2008-03-25
Prospectus Toolbox: Moneybag Mailball	Derek Jacques	2008-03-11
Transaction Analysis: NL East NRI Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-02-29
Spring Training Preview: AL West	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-04
Transaction Analysis: Philly Non-Fixes and the Seattle Predicate	Christina Kahrl	2008-02-04
Transaction Analysis: Backup Wheels within Wheels	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-29
The Week In Quotes: January 20-27	Alex Carnevale	2008-01-28
Transaction Analysis: Dodging the Arbitrator	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-21
Transaction Analysis: Challenges and Carousels	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-16
Doctoring The Numbers: Diving into Data	Rany Jazayerli	2008-01-13
Fantasy Focus: Missing the Cut	Jeff Erickson	2008-01-11
The Week In Quotes: January 1-6	Alex Carnevale	2008-01-07
Prospectus Matchups: Dead Horses and Fifth Starters	Jim Baker	2008-01-04
Prospectus Q&A: Best of 2007	David Laurila	2007-12-30
Transaction of the Day: AL West	Christina Kahrl	2007-12-17
Future Shock: Oakland's Top 11 Redux	Kevin Goldstein	2007-12-17
The Week In Quotes: December 10-16	Alex Carnevale	2007-12-17
Player Profile: Mark Teahen	Marc Normandin	2007-12-12
The Week In Quotes: November 26-December 2	Alex Carnevale	2007-12-03
Transaction Analysis Special: Market Mayhem	Christina Kahrl	2007-11-28
Transaction Analysis: AL Pick-me-ups and Discards	Christina Kahrl	2007-11-07
The Week In Quotes: October 29-November 4	Alex Carnevale	2007-11-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: Dis and Data	Jay Jaffe	2007-11-01
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, AL East	Nate Silver	2007-10-30
Future Shock: Managers as Failed Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-10-27
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, AL West	Nate Silver	2007-10-18
Prospectus Hit List: Season Wrap-up	Jay Jaffe	2007-10-07
Transaction of the Day: Contenders' Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-08-30
Prospectus Hit and Run: Stars, Scrubs, and the Scooter	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-28
Transaction Analysis: All-Around Catch-Up Edition	Christina Kahrl	2007-08-26
Prospectus Hit and Run: The 2007 Replacement Level Killers	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-21
Transaction Analysis: National League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-08-19
Every Given Sunday: The Future Stock of Bonds	John Perrotto	2007-08-12
Under The Knife: Appreciation	Will Carroll	2007-08-08
Under The Knife: Rantastic	Will Carroll	2007-08-06
The Week In Quotes: August 1-5	Alex Carnevale	2007-08-06
Prospectus Hit List: Post-Swaptasm Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-03
The Mill: The Day	Baseball Prospectus	2007-07-31
Under The Knife: Race Weekend	Will Carroll	2007-07-27
Prospectus Toolbox: Non-contact, Part One	Derek Jacques	2007-07-24
Lies, Damned Lies: Ned's Report Card	Nate Silver	2007-07-19
Prospectus Today: AL, Second Half	Joe Sheehan	2007-07-13
Transaction Analysis Special: Free Talent All-Stars	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-10
Every Given Sunday: All-Star Selection Time	John Perrotto	2007-07-01
Wait 'Til Next Year: Beaver Power	Bryan Smith	2007-06-26
The Week In Quotes: June 11-17	Alex Carnevale	2007-06-18
Prospectus Today: Dunn Deals	Joe Sheehan	2007-06-15
Under The Knife: All Injuries Are Local	Will Carroll	2007-06-04
Remembering Doug Pappas: 1962-2004	Maury Brown	2007-05-21
The Week In Quotes: May 14-21	Alex Carnevale	2007-05-21
Prospectus Q&A: Ken Macha	David Laurila	2007-05-20
Under The Knife: The Right Questions	Will Carroll	2007-05-16
The Week In Quotes: May 8-13	Alex Carnevale	2007-05-14
The Week In Quotes: May 1-6	Alex Carnevale	2007-05-07
Transaction of the Day: Studies in Damage Control	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-04
Transaction Analysis: April 21-28, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-30
Under The Knife: Gearing Up	Will Carroll	2007-04-29
Lies, Damned Lies: The PECOTA Top 100	Nate Silver	2007-04-27
The Ledger Domain: A Look in the Black Book (Part I)	Maury Brown	2007-04-16
Every Given Sunday: Demotions, Disappointments, and Developments	John Perrotto	2007-04-08
Prospectus Q&A: David McCarty	David Laurila	2007-04-08
Prospectus Today: Wrapping Up the Countdown	Joe Sheehan	2007-04-01
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Projected Standings, AL and NL West	Nate Silver	2007-03-29
Fantasy Focus: Tell Me a Lie and Say That You Rake Lefties	Alex Carnevale	2007-03-25
Prospectus Q&A: Jeremy Bonderman	David Laurila	2007-03-18
Hope and Faith: How the Oakland A's Can Win the World Series	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-26
Grumpy Old Men: JAWS Tackles the Veterans Committee Ballot	Jay Jaffe	2007-02-26
Positional Health Reports: Starting Pitchers, Part One	Will Carroll	2007-02-22
Transaction Analysis: February 14-20, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-22
When Is A Win Not A Win?: Improving on MP/MW	Neil deMause	2007-02-08
Transaction Analysis: AL West Catchup and Recent AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-07
The Week In Quotes: January 29-February 5	Alex Carnevale	2007-02-05
The Week In Quotes: January 1-8	Alex Carnevale	2007-01-08
The Week In Quotes: December 4-11	Alex Carnevale	2006-12-11
The Week In Quotes: November 7-13	Alex Carnevale	2006-11-13
Internet Baseball Awards: Staff Ballots	Baseball Prospectus	2006-10-31
The Week In Quotes: October 23-30	Alex Carnevale	2006-10-30
Prospectus Today: Division Series, Day Four	Joe Sheehan	2006-10-07
Prospectus Q&A: Bill Geivett	Jonah Keri	2006-05-24
You Could Look It Up: What's the Value of a Deadline Deal?	Steven Goldman	2004-08-06
Transaction Analysis: The Wests	Baseball Prospectus	2004-01-16
"This is Our Fault": The McClatchy Ownership as Team Builder, a History	Steven Goldman	2003-08-14
Analyze This: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2003-06-18
Littleball: Are the A's Equipped to Succeed in October?	Mark Armour	2003-06-11
Under The Knife: Back Again	Will Carroll	2003-05-27
Under The Knife: A Day in the Life	Will Carroll	2003-03-04
Transaction Analysis: February 19-24, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-02-27
Prospectus Q&A: Rick Peterson	Jonah Keri	2003-02-17
6-4-3: Ratcheting	Gary Huckabay	2003-02-14
Breaking Balls: Playoff Baseball in April	Derek Zumsteg	2003-02-11
Team Health Reports: Team Health Report: Oakland Athletics	Will Carroll	2003-02-11
Transaction Analysis: Transaction Analysis, The Wests	Christina Kahrl	2003-02-05
Team Health Reports: Team Health Report: San Francisco Giants	Will Carroll	2003-01-27
Prospectus Feature: Breaking Out	Nate Silver	2003-01-23
Breaking Balls: The Problem With Mini-Camps	Derek Zumsteg	2003-01-17
The Daily Prospectus: Depreciation Madness	Derek Zumsteg	2003-01-07
The Week In Quotes: December 2-December 15	Ryan Wilkins	2002-12-16
The Daily Prospectus: Thome and Foulke	Derek Zumsteg	2002-12-03
The Week In Quotes: November 4-10	Ryan Wilkins	2002-11-11
6-4-3: Versteckte Begeisterung	Gary Huckabay	2002-10-16
The Week In Quotes: October 7-13	Derek Zumsteg	2002-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: Oakland Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins	Derek Zumsteg	2002-10-01
The Week In Quotes: September 15-22	Derek Zumsteg	2002-09-24
Transaction Analysis: September 11-15, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-09-17
The Daily Prospectus: A Look at the Pitching Numbers	Michael Wolverton	2002-09-09
The Week In Quotes: August 26-September 1	Derek Zumsteg	2002-09-03
Transaction Analysis: July 22-25, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-28
6-4-3: Kenny Williams, A's Fan	Gary Huckabay	2002-07-26
Rebuilding Gone Awry: Rebuilding Gone Awry	Chris Dankberg	2002-07-22
Transaction Analysis: June 25-July 14, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-19
6-4-3: Quality Control: Say what you like, just...	Gary Huckabay	2002-06-21
Transaction Analysis: May 23-27, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-05-29
Transaction Analysis: May 20-22, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-05-24
Prospectus Feature: 6-4-3: Rounding the Bases	Gary Huckabay	2002-05-24
Prospectus Feature: The Daily Prospectus: The Trade	Joe Sheehan	2002-05-23
Transaction Analysis: April 30-May 11, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-05-13
The Daily Prospectus: The Daily Prospectus: Around the AL	Joe Sheehan	2002-05-02
The Daily Prospectus: The Daily Prospectus: Catching Up	Joe Sheehan	2002-04-15
The Daily Prospectus: The Daily Prospectus: The Future	Derek Zumsteg	2002-04-11
The Week In Quotes: April 1, 2002	Derek Zumsteg	2002-04-01
6-4-3: Maybe You Pushed, Maybe I Jumped	Gary Huckabay	2002-03-22
Transaction Analysis: March 14-18, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-03-21
The Week In Quotes: March 4-17	Derek Zumsteg	2002-03-18
Prospectus Feature: The Salary Cap: Another Viewpoint	Ted Frank	2002-03-05
Prospectus Feature: The Success Cycle	Jonah Keri	2002-02-28

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2012-01-26 13:00:00	Would you fire Billy Beane of you were running things in Oakland? (Steve C from Toronto)	No. I'd find him a new stadium. (Jason Parks)
2012-01-26 13:00:00	Is it fair to say Billy Beane is no longer a Top 5 GM? (Steven from Chicago)	It's subjective, but its fair to say that if you believe that to be the case. It's a very difficult thing to judge because the playing field is not equal for all those involved. I happen to think Beane is a very good GM, given what he has to work with. (Jason Parks)
2011-09-02 14:00:00	I know you're not excited about the Moneyball movie, but I did notice in one of the trailers that Billy Beane has a poster of The Clash on his wall. Is Beane a fan of The Clash, or just Hollywood license? (Eric from Denver)	I don't know if he's a fan of The Clash, but I do know that he generally has good taste in music, so it wouldn't shock me. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-09-02 14:00:00	Rank the following places from most to least likely as to where Billy Beane will be in 2012? 1) A's, 2) Cubs, 3) Dodgers, 4) Not a GM in MLB (Eric from Denver)	I think you just did. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-06-20 14:00:00	Is it fair to say Billy Beane is no longer an upper tier GM? (Tutis from Oakland)	Quite. He's very good at assembling pitching staffs, but his inability to build an offense in recent years has become glaringly apparent. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-06-20 14:00:00	Referring to Billy Beane, rumors persist he hasn't been running the day-to-day operations for several seasons; David Forst has. Would that make a little more sense as far as the lackluster rosters, lack of substantial moves, poor minor league development of their own draft picks, etc? Not that it excuses Beane at all if he is AWOL - he's still responsible for the product on the field. Which raises a concern with the tarped third deck, lack of promotion, no FanFest and poor product on the field - are the A's built to look like they are competitive and really created to be scuttled? (Manprin from Sacramento, CA)	I think Wolff and Beane are trying to make the case that the A's can't compete in their current ballpark and administering a rather thin gruel of nutrients while hoping that Bud does something to open up San Jose for them. Whether Beane is involved in the day-to-day as much as he was years ago isn't all that relevant if you've got a coherent core philosophy; if you don't, why is Beane even sticking around at all? (Jay Jaffe)
2011-06-09 13:00:00	The comments from the A's current and former players about Geren have been pretty interesting and perhaps a strong indication that he didn't have much of a future. But how much of their mediocrity do you think was due to Geren's ineptitude? (Peter Q from Austin, TX)	I just don't know how you pin all of that offensive ineptitude on Geren's lack of communication skills. I just don't know what another manager could have done to get more pop out of this group. You know what really interests me here is that it has been 16 years since Tony LaRussa left, and they A's have had just three managers in that time--Art Howe, Ken Macha, and Geren. I know the manager is supposedly just a puppet for Billy Beane, but it is probably long-since time they find a stronger, more experienced hand, go the Showalter route the Orioles took. I admit I'm not sure who that is, off the top of my head. Lure Bobby Cox out of retirement? Don't snap back--I know that's fanciful. (Steven Goldman)
2011-04-07 13:00:00	Jay - thanks for chatting. Somewhere in Billy Beane's much lauded debut novel, Moneyball, there is mention (so I'm told - who has time to read, right?) that teams take the first two months of a season to figure out who they are, the next two months to upgrade and the final two months to bust out. Do you agree with that sentiment? In other words, when's the earliest we will see teams blow things up? (R.A. Wagman from Section 203)	That sounds about right. Teams spend almost five months putting together their squads for the coming season, and a lot of thought goes into that. To blow it up based upon a few weeks is an admission that you've wasted nearly half of your (calendar) year. While two months is hardly a definitive sample size, it's a point where a lot of the pretenders have been weeded out, and teams are willing to embrace the idea that what they left the gate with isn't perfect, and that they're better served by making moves than sitting still. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-04-07 13:00:00	If the A's start off slowly this season, do you think Bob Geren will be on the hot seat? (Tom from Madison)	I suppose it's possible, but I've always thought Geren was well-regarded in Oakland. Furthermore, the A's have never made a midseason managerial move on Billy Beane's watch, and haven't done so since 1986, coincidentally the only year that Beane got more than 82 PA at the major league level. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-03-02 13:00:00	Should we give any credit to the Giants for developing and keeping their star pitchers healthy? With all the words written about Moneyball and Billy Beane wasn't this same situation what really what made him look like a genius? (EricJ from SF)	Absolutely, they should get credit, from the training staff to Bruce Bochy; it's the sort of basic logistical challenge every organization and every skipper has to deal with that trumps the value of any in-game machinations. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-11-23 13:00:00	If the A's go into next season with the team as currently configured and the Rangers fail to sign Cliff Lee, are the A's legitimate contenders for the AL West? (Dave from Chicago)	I like the pitching but where the hell is the offense supposed to come from on that team? They had three guys with TAvs above .275 last year, Jack Cust, Coco Crisp, and Daric Barton, and the first two are gone now. Yes, they'll have Chris Carter, but that's not enough. Billy Beane's inability to build an offense in Oakland over the past several years is downright depressing. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-11-16 13:00:00	You have $5 million to spend and you're Mets GM. Who do you get? (Liam from Whippleville, NY)	Jorge de la Rosa? Rid of Oliver Perez? $5 million would cover almost half of the sunk cost remaining on his deal. Hey, there must be some more former GMs on the market. Would $5 million be enough to entice Billy Beane to Queens? Might as well get the whole gang back there. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-11-11 13:00:00	Should Billy Beane still be considered a Top 5 GM anymore? (Tom from Oakland)	I'm not sure. The GM to the team is like the President to the country. They're going to get blamed or credited based on a million factors of their control, and there's a whole lot of ignorance about who the people are underneath them. Are the A's a Top 5 organization anymore? I doubt it. But he may still be a Top 5 GM. Paul DePodesta just got hired by the Mets. It's tough to hold on to good talent underneath you, and Beane obviously could be as good at being a GM as he used to be with less talented assistants. (Matt Swartz)
2010-10-25 13:00:00	Christina, if you're (11) in the comments section, who the heck are the Top Ten? (GBSimons from Boise, ID)	I really have no idea, but I always liked #11 (and multiples of 11). Billy Beane wore #11, and so did Moose Earnshaw, while Jose Canseco wore 33. The A's won a World Series in 1911. So, it works for me. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-10-07 13:00:00	You got to kiss all the teams good bye. Gut feeling, besides the Red Sox, who's got the best chance of being in the playoffs next year that isn't in it this year? Who's poised to make a several year run? (jay from Long Branch, NJ)	I'll say the Cardinals in the NL and the Athletics in the AL. St. Louis still has Pujols, Holliday, Wainwright and Carpenter in a relatively weak division and Oakland has such great pitching that it only needs a passable offense to be a winnner, and I believe Billy Beane will act to get a big bat this winter. Also remember that Chris Carter really started raking the last couple of weeks of the seasons after a tough start. (John Perrotto)
2010-09-15 14:00:00	Could you make an argument that the A's are purposefully trotting out a pathetic line-up to keep their record in check without really competing for a championship? Playing in a pitcher's park with a very good defense the A's can hover at .500 with invalids at the plate. With the ballpark drama playing out fielding a team that actually makes the playoffs would be a counter argument that they need a new balloak for revenue. Or am I drunk at the conspiracy wheel? (Manprin from Sacramento, CA)	I doubt they are purposely doing trotting that lineup out there. I am just one of the few statistical analysts who will openly question what Billy Beane has been doing lately. Developing pitching and defensively-oriented players has been the As strong suit lately, but they have looked so inept offensively that I just cannot comprehend what they see in half of these players. You would think that after putting the Sweeneys, Davis'es, Buck's of the world out there so often that at least one would pan out, but none have. And going after players like Kouzmanoff and Conor Jackson to bolster a lineup is problematic as well. For some reason, everyone that is touted in their system form an offensive standpoint seems to fail at the major league level. It's gotta' be frustrating for As fans and I've never seen anything like it. (Eric Seidman)
2010-09-21 13:00:00	At what point can we start talking about Billy Beane as a seriously overrated GM? The scoreboard is starting to really show some unflattering performance on his part. Is he disengaged or distracted? How many Jason Kendalls, Cliff Penningtons, Andre Ethiers, Carlos Gonzalezes, and failed reclamation projects do we give a guy because he's tall and handsome? (Castro Somal from Oakland)	I mean, Brad Pitt is playing him in a movie, so he can probably go a long way with that. But yes, I know what you mean. The problem is now we're going to delve into the territory where Beane is so overrated he becomes underrated, because he's still very good at his job. The problem is that there are more people who are also very good at their job in the game today as well, and a lot of them have better resources too. (Marc Normandin)
2010-06-07 18:30:00	Who is cockier Tim Wilken or Billy Beane? (MattBey from Houston)	Cocky? or confident? (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-06-10 13:00:00	So re-reading Moneyball is kinda, sorta really funny now, hey? I really appreciate some of the lessons, but it's hard to re-read with the benefit of hindsight on the careers. (Will from Mactaquac)	The book was always about lessons, but a lot of people lost Billy Beane's underlying message. The same thing happened to his other books, like The Blind Side. (Marc Normandin)
2010-06-10 13:00:00	"The book was always about lessons, but a lot of people lost Billy Beane's underlying message. The same thing happened to his other books, like The Blind Side." IF I WERE BILLY BEANE I WOULD NOT HAVE WRITTEN MONEYBALL!!!!!!!!! (achaik from maine)	CAPS LOCK ACTIVATED (Marc Normandin)
2010-05-11 16:30:00	During my fantasy draft I felt like a Billy Beane prodigy when I grabbed both Grady Sizemore and Nate McLouth with mid-round picks. Since then, of course, their terrible starts in the first five weeks has gotten me to channel my inner Jim Bowden. What's the thought on these two moving forward? More Sample Size Theater with an inevitable rebound, or did everyone else just wisely stay away from these two in the first place? (OTSgamer from Dallas, TX)	Grady Sizemore is a great young baseball player. I can't figure out why, but he just doesn't seem to be showing the amazing eye he's shown for several years. He's also swinging and missing a lot more than he used to. I'm guessing he should bounce back, but he must be doing something wrong in his approach to be getting these results, maybe not seeing the ball well or something. Nate McLouth's line drive rate is pretty low this year, but not low enough to explain his atrocious BABIP. I have to imagine that bounces back, because nothing else seems crazily out of line. I wouldn't give up on either player at all. (Matt Swartz)
2010-03-23 16:30:00	Matt, for all the hype Jack Zduriencik got this winter, it seems as if things aren´t going so smoothly in Spring Training for the mariners: Milton Bradley getting into trouble, Cliff Lee having some health issues... how do you think all that will work out? How do you see them in that division? (Guillermo from Montevideo)	Every team has their problems. I think Jack Z is a great GM. Of course, no GM deserves to be treated like he can do no wrong. Otherwise, we end up with people shouting that sabermetrics is stupid because Billy Beane can't win. Every GM has strengths as weaknesses. Overall, that really looks like a great division. Four teams, any of one them could win it. I'd probably bet on the Mariners if I had to guess, but maybe the Rangers are the better bet. I also have no idea why the Angels beat their Pythagorean Record so handily in recent years. Maybe they shouldn't be counted out either. The A's could take it, too, of course. As far as Cliff Lee himself, I'm not sure I'd give up on him with a small injury. I could his low trade value being a symptom of health questions, but I'd still bet he gets 30 starts if I had to guess. (Matt Swartz)
2010-01-26 14:00:00	I actually think Stringer Bell = Billy Beane. Seemed like he controled the Game under with his magic touch, but then everything started to go wrong. (Thomas from OC)	I am actually a little upset with myself for not putting this together. You're 100% right. (Tommy Bennett)
2010-01-06 13:00:00	Do you stil consider Billy Beane and Mark Shapiro to be Top 5 GM's, or have the past couple of seasons changed the way you view both GMs's? (Ron from Vancouver)	I've never been as high on either of them as certain readers would like to believe, and I'm certainly not very sold on the job that either of them has done in recent years. Beane wasted a whole lot of time and money on Bobby Crosby, and the Indians' talent pipeline on Shapiro's watch hasn't impressed me, though I think he's done well in some of his trades. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-10-13 14:00:00	It seems like Kenny Williams and Billy Beane almost approach their teams like keeper league fantasy owners: building up for runs earlier in the year, being unafraid to sell off when it doesn't go well as the season progresses, and taking on value (i.e., getting stars like Holliday, Peavy, or Rios cheaply while also dealing for prospects like Quentin) whenever possible. They don't seem to follow the more rigid labels of "rebuilding" or "contending." Is this is a genuine trend I'm noticing, and does this flexbility serve their teams better than some sort of more consistent plan? (Jim Clancy from Exhibition Stadium)	Well, Kenny certainly seems like someone who keeps things in play. He keeps an eye out to add other people's blue-chip talent when other people get frustrated with it (Danks, Floyd, and Quentin, for example), Flowers is on the way as well, and yet he's also adding premium veterans. Rios might end up looking like a mistake in the long-term, but it was an understandable risk given they were playing Podzilla again, and needed a center fielder. It's a superficial observation, but I guess I'm left with the notion that the repercussions of the Bobby Abreu trade of 2006 was the event that highlighted how silly it can be to talk about 'white flags' or talking about rebuilding/contending as opposites. Pat Gillick ran up the flag, and two weeks later he's in a playoff race. Doing both at once is the rule for more teams than there are in just one category or the other. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-10-08 14:00:00	Evan Grant has been reporting that the Texas Rangers should (will?) resign Marlon Byrd, Trade Nelson Cruz, and platoon Julio Borbon and Ivan Rodriguez in the DH slot. Doesn't that sound to you more like a recipe for exactly what they SHOULDN'T do? (Ira from North Texas)	Ivan Rodriguez has no business on this team next year. Taylor Teagarden is basically that guy if you just want to go defense behind the plate, and you'd be insane to DH I-Rod. Trade Cruz to make room for him and Byrd? What the hell? Is this Billy Beane's plan for the Rangers? (Joe Sheehan)
2009-10-05 16:00:00	Would a Milton Bradley + 16 MIL for Pat Burrell trade be feesible? The Rays Front Office is always looking for improvements and getting a player for 2 yrs and only costing them 2.5 Per makes a ton of sense for them. (jlarsen from Chicagoland)	So the Cubs would be paying 80% of Bradley's remaining salary AND giving him up in exchange for an awful fielding outfielder who constantly needs defensive replacements late in the game. If the Rays pull this off, Hendry should be fired and Friedman becomes the new Billy Beane. (Eric Seidman)
2009-07-24 16:30:00	Can you breakdown the Holliday trade. I love Wallace but don't know anything about Shane Peterson or Clayton Mortenson. (tonipeluso from Oakland, CA)	Cardinals get 2 months of Holliday, As get two prospects (Peterson and Mortenson) that Kevin Goldstein likes but doesn't love, and Wallace, who was likely a 1B in the MLB, and I'm pretty sure Pujols ain't going anywhere. Billy Beane was able to trade Holliday for more than he traded to GET Holliday, and the Cardinals legitimately upgrade their outfield. Is it too cliche to say win-win? (Eric Seidman)
2009-07-24 16:30:00	If Holliday trade was a Win-Win, and Billy Beane got more for him than for what he traded for him. Following your logic, the big loser in the Holliday trade was Colorado, right? (DKANDREWS1 from DC)	Pretty much. (Eric Seidman)
2009-07-15 14:00:00	I understand that this isn't really a prospect question, but I keep hearing that Billy Beane will be content to get the 2 draft picks for Holliday. Seeing as how the Brewers were undone by the Yankees signing Teixeira, and with the prospect of the Mets having a protected pick next year, how wise of a strategy is that? Shouldn't they settle for one established prospect? (big baby from nj)	I think that's just smart posturing. If I have a nice car, and I put a for sale sign on it, and somebody comes and kicks the tires but doesn't offer much, wouldn't it make more sense for me to say I'm fine with keeping it if nobody wants to pay me what it's worth? (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-07-09 13:00:00	Hi John, thanks as always for taking time to chat. What are the prospects that the A's deal Holliday before the deadline, and who do you hear are the frontrunners? (Shane from Miami)	Billy Beane seems adamant that he'll keep Holliday all season and take the two draft picks if he does not get two impact prospects in return. Thus, I have a feeling Holliday stays in Oakland. (John Perrotto)
2009-01-29 13:00:00	Anything on Billy Beane's new computer game? (Aloysius from Warsaw)	I still want to try it, I'm just not sure I want to $60 try it. I think I'll hold off until next year. (Marc Normandin)
2008-12-11 14:00:00	Beyond the fact that he isn't very good... Would it be a smart bet for Billy Beane to trade Bobby Crosby to a potential Furcal suitor just to shrink the market for him? The A's can't outbid anybody who might want Furcal, so shouldn't they want to be the only ones bidding? Then even if they don't sign Furcal, I don't really see some kind of a Gregorio Petit, Pennington, Mark Ellis as a downgrade at all. At least there's SOME defense, power and obp in that group, albeit not in the same place. (Juan Eduardo from San Francisco)	My problem with that is I don't think there is much of a market for Bobby Crosby. His value is lower than ever. It's a good idea in theory but I think it would be hard to execute. (John Perrotto)
2008-11-24 15:00:00	I seem to remember several years ago reports that Billy Beane was on the verge of trading for Jim Edmonds, but he went to St. Louis instead. I would LOVE to know which side nixed the deal and why. Can I find that anywhere? You could probably write a whole book about stuff like this... (Jed from San Francisco)	Not sure. You'd probably have to find an insider willing to talk. (Caleb Peiffer)
2008-11-03 13:30:00	Speaking as a Mets fan to an A's fan, what do you suppose it would realistically take to pry Huston Street from Billy Beane's far-from cold, dead hands? And do you think Street poses the best solution to the Mets bullpen woes (from here he seems to be a better solution than paying retail rates for K-Rod and/or Fuentes, or wishcasting on Putz to be healthy)? (wrightfan5 from MD)	I think you can expect Beane to hold out for the best bits in the organization, but I really doubt that the Mets would deal Fernando Martinez for Street, and if I'm the A's, I don't need or want guys like Mike Carp. Danny Murphy's interesting, but basically this would have to involve a lot of low-level pitching to make it worthwhile. I suppose it depends on whether or not consecutive humiliations at the hands of the Phillies adds any additional impetus; at some point, Omar's going to be the guy taking the blame for failure. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-10-24 14:00:00	After multiple major surgeries, what kind of production should we expect from Eric Chavez next season and beyond? (Dave from Chicago)	I've always viewed the litanies of injuries of both Chavez and Bobby Crosby as enough for the A's to move strongly towards Plan B options at both positions; that they haven't remains one of Billy Beane's biggest shortcomings. I expect nothing from them, and I think the A's might eventually come around to the idea that Jack Hanahan and Donnie Murphy aren't gonna cut it. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-10-20 13:00:00	So the A's are on the verge of re-signing Mark Ellis. Even ignoring concerns about his surgically repaired shoulder, why trade for Eric Patterson and Adrian Cardenas and draft Jemile Weeks if Ellis is sticking around for a few years? (Dave from Chicago)	I have to admit I did something of a double-take on hearing of this. Thirty-one year-old second basemen with sketchy injury histories are exactly the kind of players Billy Beane is generally smart enough to stay away from. Perhaps this is a Varitek-like character signing. I don't know. (Steven Goldman)
2008-10-17 13:00:00	Is Brad Pitt being pitched role of Billy Beane in a 'Moneyball' movie the worst idea since Beverly Hills Chihuahua? (Chris from Harrisonburg, VA)	How much did Chihuahua make on it's opening? Pitt's an underrated actor, but to me a bit too manic for the part. I see it more as Clooney with Pitt as Michael Lewis. (Will Carroll)
2008-07-24 13:00:00	Billy Beane is showing much more patience with Daric Barton than he did with Carlos Pena--is he mellowing as he ages? (Drew W from NoVa)	Perhaps, but I think it also reflects the difference between how Barton works at his craft now, and how Pena did then. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-07-07 13:00:00	Regarding Inoa... signing him doesn't seem very much like an A's-like move... What made Billy Beane take a risk now? (Wendy from Madrid)	Maybe the A's arent' as "A's-like" as you thing -- and maybe they thought he's that good. I'll have more on this later in the week. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-06-27 14:00:00	Just this week I visited Cleveland and took in a game at Progressive Field. Great place to see a game. It was Omar's triumphant return to Cleveland. He laid down a bunt to win the game. The fan base still seems very energized. Does this help or hurt a front office as they plan for the future? Do they need to "seem" to compete? Or is an organization like Cleveland smart enough to do the "right thing" and trust their fans to buy into the plan? (mhixpgh from Back From Progressive Field)	I think you can trust a fan base to learn and invest some faith in what you're trying to do--look at the confidence it seems most A's fans have in Billy Beane, something that's not merely the product of a certain amount of celebrity. A passionate audience means you still have an audience, and that beats disinterest any day of the week. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-06-24 13:00:00	With rumors of Billy Beane about to offer a record contract to a 16 year old Dominican pitcher, one has to wonder: is this his idea of a market inefficiency to exploit or just one heckuva young pitcher? (Rob from Alaska)	If you have to offer a record contract to a player, doesn't that automatically rule out that there's a market inefficiency at work at all? Or is the market inefficiency that pitching has become so thin that buying high on a teenager is preferable to other options? (Steven Goldman)
2008-06-17 15:00:00	would the yankees and a's be willing to swap matsui or giambi for harden? (jphan44 from CT)	I'm sure the Yanks would be willing, and I'm 100% skeptical that Billy Beane would bite. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-05-05 12:30:00	How would you rank the Stockton trio of Anderson, Cahill, and De Los Santos - and has your ranking of those 3 changed since the season began? (Ryan from NY)	I'll say this: Trevor Cahill has done everything to earn consideration as one of the minor leagues better pitching prospects. He might very well be a top ten overall guy next year. Some credit for his draft goes to Billy Beane, if I recall correctly. Didn't Beane personally cross-check Cahill three times, or am I thinking of another guy. Anyway, he's at the top, and I think the next two are tied for the moment. De Los Santos gets more than a month before falling to the bottom, but I believe a little more in what Anderson is selling than I did six weeks ago. (Bryan Smith)
2008-01-29 16:00:00	Billy Beane's fire sale: yet another stroke of small-market, moneyball-esque genius? Or has he finally overplayed his hand? (Jonah from New York, NY)	Neither. The A's couldn't compete with the Angels on the field, and the farm system had dried up, so he had only one option left, which was to take it on the chin for a few years and reload. I wouldn't call that "genius", I'd call that "realism". Not a lot of GMs would make that call, but that's because not a lot of GMs have the job security that Beane has to make a decision in his organization's best long-term interests, knowing he'll still be there to reap the rewards. (Rany Jazayerli)
2008-01-25 13:30:00	How much more trade activity do you see coming from Oakland before the season starts? Does it make sense, in your mind, to hold onto any of Blanton, Street, Ellis, and Chavez until the trading deadline and then deal them? (Geoff from Chicago)	Billy Beane has said the stated direction is to get back to the point the team was at just prior to their 2000-2004 run with a stable of prospects that can position them for the next 5 to 7 years. Given that direction (and since Beane accumulated 9 prospects in the Swisher and Haren deals and so it looks to be working) it would seem that all of those in your list except Huston Street, who at 23 is several years younger than the rest of the bunch, would be candidates for turning over for prospects. That said, since they're not planning on being competitive this year it doesn't seem that would need to deal any of these guys before the season starts and could wait to see if something better comes along. The value of Chavez, unfortunately, is probably at an all-time low (three off-season surgeries and they're not sure he'll be ready by spring training) but Ellis (SFR loves him) and particularly Blanton would certainly be attractive to a lot of teams right now. So for Chavez I would assume that they would be hoping he gets off to a hot start and then find a taker (like the Phils?). (Dan Fox)
2008-01-17 14:00:00	Hi Christina - Bill James (the analyst, not the former Miracle Braves stalwart) wrote eloquently in the 1980s about a team building itself to beat its divisional competition rather than to become a truly great, World Series-type team. Do you see NL teams falling into that trap, and doesn't it seems like Billy Beane is being very aggressive in avoiding that just-good-enough mindset? (BL from Bozeman)	Absolutely, but it's defensible in the wild-card era, because look what that mindset has given us in the NL: the Astros and Rockies in the WS, not to mention a second Marlins championship. Where it's not at all defensible is when you operate out of that sensibility in a league where there are truly great teams--and that's effectively Terry Ryan's legacy in Minnesota, and perhaps also Doug Melvin's in Texas. (Christina Kahrl)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-10-06 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	And before CarGo was, CarPe was another instance of Billy Beane's capacity to regift a goodie. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-06-10 08:45:00	2009 Draft Coverage, Day Two	Stassi and Grant Green to OAK. Interesting. The real question is if we should we wait before posting the comments suggesting that going over-slot is the new black and Billy Beane has outsmarted us all again? (Kiley McDaniel)