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Career Summary

Years	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WARP
14	708.7	35	43	358	781	3.17	9.3

Birth Date	8-9-1969
Height	6' 3"
Weight	255 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
1995	CAL	25	62	0	74.0	0.0	74.0	3	2	3	3	284	37	19	16	6	62	26	24	1	94	1.95	2.75	3.30	16.6	1.6
1996	CAL	26	62	0	74.0	0.0	74.0	0	2	36	3	291	38	20	19	8	67	31	27	2	100	2.31	3.29	3.18	21.6	2.0
1997	ANA	27	55	0	52.0	0.0	52.0	5	5	27	4	224	40	20	20	6	67	22	20	4	72	3.46	3.38	3.23	12.1	1.2
1998	ANA	28	67	0	66.7	0.0	66.7	2	7	42	6	287	45	31	27	5	76	37	33	3	87	3.64	3.39	3.54	14.6	1.4
1999	ANA	29	60	0	57.0	0.0	57.0	4	6	31	8	230	38	24	24	9	75	22	22	3	58	3.79	4.54	5.85	0.2	0.0
2000	ANA	30	54	0	50.0	0.0	50.0	5	5	32	10	221	42	27	25	7	72	30	26	2	49	4.50	5.00	5.37	2.2	0.2
2001	ANA	31	57	0	57.7	0.0	57.7	4	2	39	3	230	39	19	17	3	54	18	17	2	71	2.65	2.35	2.94	15.6	1.5
2002	ANA	32	58	0	56.3	0.0	56.3	4	1	40	4	228	38	12	12	5	60	25	24	0	68	1.92	3.13	3.53	10.3	1.0
2003	ANA	33	52	0	49.3	0.0	49.3	0	5	33	4	206	33	22	19	7	58	23	22	3	48	3.47	4.57	5.19	2.7	0.3
2004	ANA	34	52	0	49.7	0.0	49.7	2	3	33	5	211	43	19	16	7	70	19	16	3	33	2.90	4.99	5.30	3.0	0.3
2005	DET	35	26	0	25.0	0.0	25.0	1	3	8	3	107	19	16	16	7	43	11	8	2	20	5.76	6.65	8.20	-5.1	-0.5
2007	SLN	37	34	1	40.0	1.0	39.0	3	0	0	1	150	24	8	8	3	39	10	10	0	36	1.80	3.10	3.12	9.5	0.9
2008	TBA	38	50	0	45.7	0.0	45.7	2	1	28	5	194	29	26	23	9	66	27	27	1	38	4.53	5.90	7.04	-5.6	-0.6
2009	TBA	39	14	0	11.3	0.0	11.3	0	1	6	0	52	14	8	8	3	27	5	5	1	7	6.35	6.94	5.73	-0.0	-0.0
Career			703	1	708.7	1.0	707.7	35	43	358	59	2915	479	271	250	85	836	306	281	27	781	3.17	3.92	4.32	97.7	9.3

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

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
1991	BOI	A-	28	0	38.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	LEL	A+	11	0	10.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	MID	AA	20	0	19.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	VAN	AAA	18	0	18.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	VAN	AAA	49	0	61.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	CAL	MLB	62	0	74.0	3.30	135	.176	.275	.350	.443	.273	.197	100	16.6	1.6	16.6	1.6
1996	CAL	MLB	62	0	74.0	3.18	140	.186	.287	.363	.470	.282	.200	99	21.7	2.1	21.6	2.0
1997	ANA	MLB	55	0	52.0	3.23	134	.233	.278	.351	.453	.275	.283	99	12.1	1.2	12.1	1.2
1997	LEL	A+	2	1	2.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.250		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	ANA	MLB	67	0	66.7	3.54	126	.239	.278	.349	.448	.275	.258	94	14.6	1.4	14.6	1.4
1999	ANA	MLB	60	0	57.0	5.85	84	.215	.281	.358	.460	.273	.210	95	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0
2000	ANA	MLB	54	0	50.0	5.37	91	.253	.282	.354	.448	.269	.263	92	2.2	0.2	2.2	0.2
2000	LEL	A+	2	2	2.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.500		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	ANA	MLB	57	0	57.7	2.94	138	.186	.272	.337	.439	.267	.265	97	15.6	1.5	15.6	1.5
2002	ANA	MLB	58	0	56.3	3.53	123	.212	.267	.338	.439	.270	.254	94	10.3	1.0	10.3	1.0
2003	ANA	MLB	52	0	49.3	5.19	94	.222	.275	.346	.454	.275	.208	99	2.7	0.3	2.7	0.3
2004	ANA	MLB	52	0	49.7	5.30	93	.238	.282	.349	.451	.274	.242	98	3.0	0.3	3.0	0.3
2005	DET	MLB	26	0	25.0	8.20	28	.268	.270	.333	.430	.268	.179	100	-5.1	-0.5	-5.1	-0.5
2007	SLN	MLB	34	1	40.0	3.12	136	.179	.274	.343	.453	.269	.208	102	9.9	1.0	9.5	0.9
2007	MEM	AAA	6	0	6.7	1.64	162	.233	.283	.348	.459	.277	.267	97	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	TBA	MLB	50	0	45.7	7.04	50	.263	.272	.341	.430	.271	.168	99	-5.6	-0.6	-5.6	-0.6
2009	TBA	MLB	14	0	11.3	5.73	80	.317	.276	.345	.424	.270	.306	99	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0
Career		MLB		1	708.7	4.32	111	.220	.277	.348	.448	.273	.230	97	98.2	9.6	97.7	9.3

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
1991	BOI	A-	2	0	12	28	0	38.3	23	18	63	0	0%	.000	5.4	4.2	0.0	14.8	1.07	1.41	0.0	0.0
1992	MID	AA	3	0	5	20	0	19.0	18	11	21	1	0%	.000	8.5	5.2	0.5	9.9	1.53	2.37	0.0	0.0
1992	LEL	A+	1	1	2	11	0	10.7	6	8	16	0	0%	.000	5.0	6.7	0.0	13.5	1.31	5.05	0.0	0.0
1993	VAN	AAA	0	1	4	18	0	18.7	24	13	19	0	0%	.000	11.6	6.3	0.0	9.1	1.98	6.26	0.0	0.0
1994	VAN	AAA	2	6	15	49	0	61.0	63	29	73	4	0%	.000	9.3	4.3	0.6	10.8	1.51	4.13	0.0	0.0
1995	CAL	MLB	3	2	3	62	0	74.0	37	26	94	6	30%	.197	4.5	3.2	0.7	11.4	0.85	1.95	16.6	1.6
1996	CAL	MLB	0	2	36	62	0	74.0	38	31	100	8	28%	.200	4.6	3.8	1.0	12.2	0.93	2.31	21.6	2.0
1997	ANA	MLB	5	5	27	55	0	52.0	40	22	72	6	24%	.283	6.9	3.8	1.0	12.5	1.19	3.46	12.1	1.2
1997	LEL	A+	0	0	0	2	1	2.0	1	0	3	0	0%	.250	4.5	0.0	0.0	13.5	0.50	0.00	0.0	0.0
1998	ANA	MLB	2	7	42	67	0	66.7	45	37	87	5	31%	.258	6.1	5.0	0.7	11.7	1.23	3.65	14.6	1.4
1999	ANA	MLB	4	6	31	60	0	57.0	38	22	58	9	30%	.210	6.0	3.5	1.4	9.2	1.05	3.79	0.2	0.0
2000	ANA	MLB	5	5	32	54	0	50.0	42	30	49	7	36%	.263	7.6	5.4	1.3	8.8	1.44	4.50	2.2	0.2
2000	LEL	A+	0	0	0	2	2	2.0	1	1	1	0	0%	-.500	4.5	4.5	0.0	4.5	1.00	4.50	0.0	0.0
2001	ANA	MLB	4	2	39	57	0	57.7	39	18	71	3	40%	.265	6.1	2.8	0.5	11.1	0.99	2.65	15.6	1.5
2002	ANA	MLB	4	1	40	58	0	56.3	38	25	68	5	27%	.254	6.1	4.0	0.8	10.9	1.12	1.92	10.3	1.0
2003	ANA	MLB	0	5	33	52	0	49.3	33	23	48	7	28%	.208	6.0	4.2	1.3	8.8	1.14	3.47	2.7	0.3
2004	ANA	MLB	2	3	33	52	0	49.7	43	19	33	7	32%	.242	7.8	3.4	1.3	6.0	1.25	2.90	3.0	0.3
2005	DET	MLB	1	3	8	26	0	25.0	19	11	20	7	28%	.179	6.8	4.0	2.5	7.2	1.20	5.76	-5.1	-0.5
2007	SLN	MLB	3	0	0	34	1	40.0	24	10	36	3	34%	.208	5.4	2.2	0.7	8.1	0.85	1.80	9.5	0.9
2007	MEM	AAA	0	0	0	6	0	6.7	4	5	9	0	40%	.267	5.4	6.7	0.0	12.1	1.34	1.34	0.0	0.0
2008	TBA	MLB	2	1	28	50	0	45.7	29	27	38	9	23%	.168	5.7	5.3	1.8	7.5	1.23	4.53	-5.6	-0.6
2009	TBA	MLB	0	1	6	14	0	11.3	14	5	7	3	26%	.306	11.1	4.0	2.4	5.6	1.68	6.35	-0.0	-0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2009-08-10	2009-08-10	On-Alr	0	0		Low Back	Pain		-
2009-05-22	2009-10-05	60-DL	136	119	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-
2008-12-03	2008-12-03	Off	0	0		Low Back	Surgery	Herniated Disc	2008-12-03
2008-09-22	2008-09-25	DTD	3	4		Low Back	Inflammation		-
2008-09-11	2008-09-18	DTD	7	6		Low Back	Tightness		-
2008-08-15	2008-09-03	15-DL	19	16	Right	Knee	Cartilage Injury	Cartilage	-
2008-07-01	2008-07-20	15-DL	19	14	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2008-06-25	2008-06-29	DTD	4	4	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2008-05-29	2008-06-13	15-DL	15	13	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2008-05-24	2008-05-25	DTD	1	1	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2007-09-24	2007-09-28	DTD	4	4	Right	Elbow	Soreness		-
2007-09-02	2007-09-04	DTD	2	2		Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2006-04-01	2006-10-28	60-DL	210	162	Right	Elbow	Recovery From Strain	Partial Tear Flexor-pronator Mass	-
2005-07-10	2005-09-29	60-DL	81	73	Right	Elbow	Strain	Partial Tear Flexor-pronator Mass	-
2005-05-08	2005-06-05	15-DL	28	24	Right	Elbow	Strain	Partial Tear Flexor-pronator Mass	-
2004-06-02	2004-06-27	15-DL	25	23	Right	Elbow	Inflammation	Pronator Teres	-
2004-02-28	2004-02-28	Off	0	0		Face	Surgery	Eye Stigmatism	2004-02-28
2003-09-24	2003-09-29	DTD	5	4	Right	Forearm	Inflammation		-
2003-05-23	2003-06-07	15-DL	15	13	Right	Hip	Inflammation	Degenerative Changes	-
2002-07-12	2002-07-27	15-DL	15	14	Left	Lower Leg	Infection	Achilles	-
2002-04-03	2002-04-18	15-DL	15	12	Right	Trunk	Strain	Rib Cage	-
2000-08-05	2000-08-25	15-DL	20	17	Right	Elbow	Inflammation	Tendinitis	-	-
1997-04-07	1997-05-16	15-DL	39	32	Right	Shoulder	Weakness		-	-
1993-05-28	1993-09-07	Minors	102	0	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Bone Spurs	1993-06-04	-
1992-04-05	1992-04-05	Minors	0	0	Right	Elbow	Inflammation	Date Is Estimated	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2009	TBA	$4,450,000
2008	TBA	$4,000,000
2006	DET	$6,000,000
2005	DET	$6,000,000
2004	ANA	$7,500,000
2003	ANA	$7,500,000
2002	ANA	$5,250,000
2001	ANA	$3,400,000
2000	ANA	$2,350,000

Years	Description	Salary
9 yr	Previous	$46,450,000
9 yr	Total	$46,450,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
14 y 97 d	Paul Cohen	2 yr/$8M (08-09)

Details

signed as a free agent from STL 11/30/07, 2 year/$8M (08-09)
08:$4M, 09:$4M+08 escalator earned (c$4.45M)
vinterestage auto, $0.5M assignment bonus (1-time)
$4M performance bonus (games, games finished)
contract purchased 6/26/07
signed as a free agent from DT 6/8/07, 1 year (07) (minor-league contract)
2 year/$12M (05-06), 05:$6M, 06:$6M
signed as a free agent from AN 11/04
02: club exercised 1 year/ $5.25M opt
$1M signing bonus for extension 2/02
2 year/$16M (03-04) $1M signing bonus
03-04:$7.5M/year
no-trade to NYM, NYY, TOR, MON

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Title	Author	Date
Overthinking It: Ranking Rivera	Ben Lindbergh	2013-03-22
The BP Wayback Machine: Grand Ole Opry	John Perrotto	2012-12-07
Transaction Analysis: Rays Go Longish on a Reliever	R.J. Anderson	2012-11-07
The Lineup Card: 11 Memories From Watching Our First World Series	Baseball Prospectus	2012-10-24
Playoff Prospectus: How the NLCS Squads Were Built	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-15
Pebble Hunting: The Increasingly Optimistic Outlook for Pitching Prospects	Sam Miller	2012-09-28
The Lineup Card: Nine Memorable Late-Season Call-Ups	Baseball Prospectus	2012-08-22
The Lineup Card: 11 Surprising Early-Season Stats	Baseball Prospectus	2012-05-16
Overthinking It: The Most Improved Positions of 2012	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-27
The BP Wayback Machine: Props for the Ozzeroo	Rany Jazayerli	2011-09-27
The BP Broadside: Oh, To Live on Closer Mountain	Steven Goldman	2011-09-20
The Asian Equation: Finding Relief from NPB	Michael Street	2011-08-04
The BP Wayback Machine: How Do You Rate Relief?	Nate Silver	2011-05-26
What You Missed: 4/4-4/8	Stephani Bee	2011-04-08
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL Bullpen Blowout	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-08
Fantasy Beat: Closer By Committee?	Jason Collette	2011-03-29
BP Unfiltered: Scot Shields Retires	R.J. Anderson	2011-03-18
Painting the Black: Relievers and Arbitration	R.J. Anderson	2011-03-16
Prospectus Perspective: The Twins' and Rays' Bullpen Situations	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-20
Prospectus Perspective: The Twins' and Rays' Bullpen Situations	Kevin Goldstein	2011-01-20
Checking the Numbers: Relievers and the Value of Perfect Information	Eric Seidman	2010-12-22
Overthinking It: Closing in on the Bases	Ben Lindbergh	2010-09-28
Joe's Blog: Yankees/Rays	Joe Sheehan	2010-09-13
Ahead in the Count: The Cost of OPP	Matt Swartz	2010-05-17
Transaction Action: Not Least, the AL East	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-04
Team Health Reports: Tampa Bay Rays	Will Carroll	2010-03-25
Prospectus Today: Pen Men Free Agents Review	Joe Sheehan	2009-11-25
You Could Look It Up: Fifth-Corner Recycling	Steven Goldman	2009-09-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Tampa Bay Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-14
Under The Knife: Big Things	Will Carroll	2009-08-10
Transaction Action: AL East Deadline Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-02
You Could Look It Up: Lest We Forget	Steven Goldman	2009-06-30
Prospectus Hit List: Closing In	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-26
Under The Knife: Big Names Down	Will Carroll	2009-06-15
On the Beat: Sunday Summary	John Perrotto	2009-06-07
Transaction Analysis: AL Central, Plus	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-02
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-05-31
On the Beat: Bouncing Back	John Perrotto	2009-05-27
Under The Knife: Rays of Gloom?	Will Carroll	2009-05-25
On the Beat: A Red Scare?	John Perrotto	2009-05-06
Transaction Analysis: AL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-10
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-02-24
Transaction Analysis: Price Check on Sluggers, Aisle Six	Christina Kahrl	2009-02-12
Triple Fix: American League	Baseball Prospectus	2009-02-04
On the Beat: The Dog Days of Winter	John Perrotto	2009-01-07
Future Shock: Cardinals Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-01-07
Hot Stove Preview: AL East	Jay Jaffe	2008-11-13
On the Beat: The Final Round	John Perrotto	2008-10-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Penning a New Recipe	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-21
Playoff Health Report: World Series	Will Carroll	2008-10-21
On the Beat: ALCS Game Five	John Perrotto	2008-10-17
On the Beat: Joe Maddon, Wisdomist	John Perrotto	2008-10-13
Prospectus Today: ALCS Game Two	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-12
Playoff Health Report: ALCS	Will Carroll	2008-10-09
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: White Sox versus Rays	Nate Silver	2008-10-02
Player Profile: Francisco Rodriguez	Marc Normandin	2008-10-01
Player Profile: Francisco Rodriguez	Will Carroll	2008-10-01
Player Profile: Francisco Rodriguez	Eric Seidman	2008-10-01
Playoff Health Report: ALDS and NLDS	Will Carroll	2008-10-01
Transaction Analysis: Regular-Season Wrap-up	Christina Kahrl	2008-09-28
Under The Knife: Back to the Way It Was	Will Carroll	2008-09-26
Under The Knife: Tune-ups and Shut-downs	Will Carroll	2008-09-25
Fantasy Beat: Sweet Relief	Marc Normandin	2008-09-24
UTK Wrap: Extended Rap	Will Carroll	2008-09-19
Under The Knife: Down to the Wire	Will Carroll	2008-09-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: Burning Bullpens	Jay Jaffe	2008-09-16
Prospectus Hit List: Top to Bottom	Jay Jaffe	2008-09-12
UTK Wrap: Big Strides	Will Carroll	2008-09-12
Under The Knife: Central Mischief, plus Figgs and Riggs	Will Carroll	2008-09-11
Every Given Sunday: Scoops of all Sizes from Around the Major Leagues	John Perrotto	2008-09-07
Under The Knife: Band-Aids	Will Carroll	2008-09-01
Prospectus Hit List: Days of Wonder	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-29
Under The Knife: Contenders' Hopes	Will Carroll	2008-08-28
Under The Knife: Last-Gasp Effort	Will Carroll	2008-08-26
Prospectus Hit List: Cramped Quarters	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-22
UTK Wrap: Expansion	Will Carroll	2008-08-22
Under The Knife: Reinforcements	Will Carroll	2008-08-19
Under The Knife: Mixed Signs and Injury Recidivists	Will Carroll	2008-08-18
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-04
Under The Knife: Desperate Measures	Will Carroll	2008-07-21
Transaction Analysis: Weekend Moves Omnibus	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-21
Fantasy Focus: Closer Attrition	Jeff Erickson	2008-07-11
UTK Wrap: Big-Ticket Bang-ups	Will Carroll	2008-07-04
Transaction Analysis: AL East Moves and Issues	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-03
Lies, Damned Lies: Flipping the Switch	Nate Silver	2008-07-02
Under The Knife: Conservatism	Will Carroll	2008-07-02
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-02
UTK Wrap: Slugger Recoveries and Ace Injuries	Will Carroll	2008-06-27
Under The Knife: Reminders and Rehabs	Will Carroll	2008-06-26
Under The Knife: Midweek Maladies	Will Carroll	2008-06-25
Prospectus Hit List: AL Advantage, 74-51	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-20
Prospectus Today: Finding the All-Star	Joe Sheehan	2008-06-19
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Combo Platter	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-11
Under The Knife: Brown Lessons	Will Carroll	2008-06-09
The Week In Quotes: May 27-June 1	Alex Carnevale	2008-06-02
UTK Wrap: Pitch Counts and Usage Patterns	Will Carroll	2008-05-30
Under The Knife: Head Trauma	Will Carroll	2008-05-29
Under The Knife: This One Goes to Eleven	Will Carroll	2008-05-22
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: Overstating Those Rays of Hope	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-16
The Week In Quotes: March 24-30	Alex Carnevale	2008-03-31
The Rising Rays: A Promising Season Begins	John Perrotto	2008-03-05
Team Health Reports: Tampa Bay Rays	Will Carroll	2008-02-21
Spring Training Preview: NL Central	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-11
Building a Better Bullpen: The Rays' 2008 Relief Corps	Caleb Peiffer	2008-02-06
Spring Training Preview: AL East	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-05
Doctoring The Numbers: Diving into Data	Rany Jazayerli	2008-01-13
Transaction Analysis: Moves from the Week that Was	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-13
Transaction of the Day: AL East	Christina Kahrl	2007-12-23
Every Given Sunday: The Official Response	John Perrotto	2007-12-16
On the Beat: Grand Ole Opry	John Perrotto	2007-12-02
Every Given Sunday: Dregs	John Perrotto	2007-11-18
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, NL Central	Nate Silver	2007-10-12
Playoff Prospectus: Red Sox versus Angels	Jim Baker	2007-10-02
Prospectus Today: The Last Day	Joe Sheehan	2007-09-30
Fantasy Focus: Luck	Kenn Ruby	2007-09-20
Prospectus Today: The NL Central	Joe Sheehan	2007-09-07
Wait 'Til Next Year: Joba Chamberlain	Bryan Smith	2007-08-14
The Mill: Friday Update	Baseball Prospectus	2007-07-27
Transaction Analysis: National League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-16
Every Given Sunday: Saves, Strikes, and Retreads	John Perrotto	2007-06-03
Under The Knife: Expanding Knowledge	Will Carroll	2007-05-31
Every Given Sunday: Harvesting Pirates	John Perrotto	2007-05-27
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Scouting Directors, AL West	Bryan Smith	2007-05-15
Hope and Faith: How the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Can Win the World Series	Derek Jacques	2007-03-22
Doctoring The Numbers: Building the Best in Motor City, Part Two	Rany Jazayerli	2006-08-08
Under The Knife: The Best Job in the World	Will Carroll	2006-04-12
Transaction Analysis: American League, March 30-April 4	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-06
Team Health Reports: San Diego Padres	Thomas Gorman	2006-03-08
Team Health Reports: San Diego Padres	Will Carroll	2006-03-08
Under The Knife: Spring Training Update	Will Carroll	2006-02-27
Under The Knife: It Happens Every Spring	Will Carroll	2006-02-20
Prospectus Matchups: The Best of the Newest	Jim Baker	2006-01-13
Prospectus Notebook: Tigers, Yankees	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-28
Transaction Analysis: December 7-13	Christina Kahrl	2005-12-14
Prospectus Notebook: Angels, Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-08
Transaction Analysis: December 2-6	Christina Kahrl	2005-12-07
Crooked Numbers: Plop Plop Fizz Fizz	James Click	2005-12-01
Playoff Prospectus: Props for the Ozzeroo	Rany Jazayerli	2005-10-06
Under The Knife: Penalties	Will Carroll	2005-09-27
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 18	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-20
Under The Knife: Stay the Course	Will Carroll	2005-09-16
Lies, Damned Lies: The Tiger Plan, Revisited	Nate Silver	2005-09-07
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 31	Jay Jaffe	2005-08-02
Prospectus Notebook: Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2005-07-28
Transaction Analysis: July 20-25	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-27
Transaction Analysis: July 14-19, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-21
Under The Knife: Brokedown Pitchers	Will Carroll	2005-07-21
Under The Knife: Always Got News	Will Carroll	2005-07-20
Prospectus Today: Around the AL	Joe Sheehan	2005-07-20
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 17	Jay Jaffe	2005-07-19
Under The Knife: A New Controversy?	Will Carroll	2005-07-15
Transaction Analysis: May 24-June 12, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-16
Transaction of the Day: June Deals	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-11
Fantasy Focus: Weekend Notes	Jeff Erickson	2005-06-11
Under The Knife: Interleague Effects	Will Carroll	2005-06-06
Under The Knife: The Prior Injury	Will Carroll	2005-05-30
Under The Knife: Was It Worth It?	Will Carroll	2005-05-27
Fantasy Focus: AL Teams in Transition	Jeff Erickson	2005-05-27
Fantasy Focus: FAAB Factor	Jan Levine	2005-05-16
Fantasy Focus: FAAB Factor	Jeff Erickson	2005-05-16
Transaction Analysis: May 4-9, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-05-12
Under The Knife: Is It or Isn't It?	Will Carroll	2005-05-10
Fantasy Focus: Fantasy Trends--NL Central	Erik Siegrist	2005-04-27
Fantasy Focus: Fantasy Trends--AL Central	Erik Siegrist	2005-04-25
Transaction Analysis: April 14-19, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-21
Prospectus Today: The Dodger Bullpen	Joe Sheehan	2005-04-13
Fantasy Focus: AL Central Busts	Jeff Erickson	2005-04-05
Fantasy Focus: Rethinking Closers	Chris Liss	2005-03-30
Fantasy Focus: Closers in Peril	Jeff Erickson	2005-03-01
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals	Caleb Peiffer	2005-02-25
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Ben Murphy	2005-02-24
Team Health Reports: Detroit Tigers	Will Carroll	2005-02-22
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals	Baseball Prospectus	2004-12-30
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-12-29
Prospectus Triple Play: Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants	Baseball Prospectus	2004-12-21
Transaction Analysis: November 17-22, 2004	Christina Kahrl	2004-11-29
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-11-26
Under The Knife: Free Agents	Will Carroll	2004-11-16
Unlikely Heroes, Past and Present: From No-Name to Nightly News	Baseball Prospectus	2004-10-13
Prospectus Today: One Down, Six to Go	Joe Sheehan	2004-10-09
Prospectus Today: New Ways to Spell Relief	Joe Sheehan	2004-10-08
Under The Knife: Playoff Health Report: AL	Will Carroll	2004-10-05
Playoff Prospectus: Boston Red Sox vs. Anaheim Angels	Joe Sheehan	2004-10-05
Prospectus Today: A Ridiculous Game	Joe Sheehan	2004-09-27
Prospectus Triple Play: Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2004-09-14
Prospectus Today: Hot (Angel) Wings	Joe Sheehan	2004-08-28
Under The Knife: Back From the Big Apple	Will Carroll	2004-08-16
Prospectus Today: A Night at the Park, 2004	Joe Sheehan	2004-07-20
Prospectus Today: A Night at the Park, 2004	Gary Huckabay	2004-07-20
Under The Knife: Mid-Season Health Reports	Will Carroll	2004-07-16
Prospectus Today: AL Mid-Season Report Card	Joe Sheehan	2004-07-15
Transaction Analysis: June 25-27	Christina Kahrl	2004-06-30
Under The Knife: Cascading Along	Will Carroll	2004-06-28
Prospectus Matchups: The Commish	Jim Baker	2004-06-25
Under The Knife: Fitter, Happier	Will Carroll	2004-06-23
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-06-16
Under The Knife: Finding the Middle Ground	Will Carroll	2004-06-11
Transaction Analysis: June 2-8, 2004	Christina Kahrl	2004-06-10
Under The Knife: Beginning to See the Light	Will Carroll	2004-06-08
Under The Knife: Hammy-and-Egger	Will Carroll	2004-06-07
Under The Knife: M-OW-er	Will Carroll	2004-06-04
Prospectus Today: The Other Coast	Joe Sheehan	2004-04-27
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-04-23
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-04-02
Team Health Reports: Anaheim Angels	Will Carroll	2004-03-24
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-03-04
Prospectus Q&A: Bill Bavasi, Part I	Jonah Keri	2004-02-29
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects, Part IV	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-24
Prospectus Today: Bullet Point Friday	Joe Sheehan	2004-02-06
Prospectus Today: Foulkelore	Joe Sheehan	2004-01-28
Prospectus Today: Bustin' Out the Cripple Stick	Joe Sheehan	2004-01-26
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-10-28
Prospecting: Conversions	David Cameron	2003-10-23
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-08-28
Under The Knife: Supersized	Will Carroll	2003-08-19
Under The Knife: AL Mid-Season Health Report	Will Carroll	2003-07-17
Under The Knife: The Usual Suspects	Will Carroll	2003-06-05
Under The Knife: Manic Monday	Will Carroll	2003-06-02
Under The Knife: Back Again	Will Carroll	2003-05-27
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-05-08
From The Mailbag: Caught Stealing Numbers, Hitting it on the Screws, and Tony Gwynn	Baseball Prospectus	2003-05-07
Under The Knife: Giving Thanks	Will Carroll	2003-04-28
Prospectus Today: Desert Doodles, Part II	Joe Sheehan	2003-03-13
Team Health Reports: Team Health Report: Anaheim Angels	Will Carroll	2003-01-22
Transaction Analysis: September 28-November 10, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-11-15
The Week In Quotes: October 14-27	Derek Zumsteg	2002-10-28
Internet Baseball Awards: AL Most Valuable Player	Greg Spira	2002-10-23
Internet Baseball Awards: Cy Young	Greg Spira	2002-10-23
Playoff Prospectus: World Series Prospectus: Anaheim Angels vs. San Francisco Giants	Keith Scherer	2002-10-18
Playoff Prospectus: World Series Prospectus: Anaheim Angels vs. San Francisco Giants	Christina Kahrl	2002-10-18
The Daily Prospectus: Defending the Bandwagon	Jonah Keri	2002-10-07
The Week In Quotes: September 23-29	Derek Zumsteg	2002-09-30
Transaction Analysis: July 26-27, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-29
Transaction Analysis: July 15-21, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-24
Transaction Analysis: June 18-24, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-06-26
Transaction Analysis: April 18-20, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-22
Transaction Analysis: April 9-10, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-14
Transaction Analysis: April 4-6, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-08
The Week In Quotes: April 1, 2002	Derek Zumsteg	2002-04-01
The Daily Prospectus: The Daily Prospectus: Angelic	Joe Sheehan	2002-03-01

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-08-04 13:00:00	Dave Dombrowski has also made some questionable free agent deals with relievers: Troy Percival - $12M for 2 years when his K/IP rate was in freefall Todd Jones - over $17M for 3 years when he was never consistently great On the other hand, besides letting Lyon go, he's let others sign Jamie Walker and Fernando Rodney to long term deals. At least he doesn't tend to reward middle relievers with multi-year deals. (Michael from Detroit, MI)	So much about relievers is guess-work. Both Percival and Jones were grasping at closers, and I understand the desperation if not the choices. At least he was aiming at the good part of the bullpen, not, as you said, at low-leverage middle relievers. Can I say again: Chan-Ho Park. (Steven Goldman)
2010-02-17 16:00:00	I don't get it, Tommy. I just don't get it. I can't wrap my head around how bloggers, writers and everybody deems that the Rays are the best 3rd place team in baseball and have to have luck, rather than just the talent on roster, to break the grasps of Boston/New York for the #1 or #2 spot in the division. Rays biggest downfall in 2009 was the lack of a "true closer" when Troy Percival went down and Jason Isringhausen forgot his arm wasn't what it used to be. JP Howell was serviceable but a sudden over-use seen him getting knocked around and getting shut-down by season's end. Even with a 11-game losing streak, which is a season-killer for any team, the team won 84 games. If the Rays won 6 or 7 of those games, they would've been a 90-win team. So what do the Rays do this offseason? They use the money that trading Kazmir and Iwamura netted them and dealt the prospect received in Iwamura's trade for a "true closer" in Rafael Soriano. That trade/signing moves every Rays reliever into the spot that they should be filling and would be most u (jlarsen from Chicago)	Soriano probably adds a net of two wins or so. Assuming for sake of argument that the Rays were a 90 win (true talent) team last year, I think you can justify a 92 win estimate for them this year. But 92 wins doesn't win the AL East 99 times out of 100. Beyond that, they just don't have the starting pitching of the Red Sox or Yankees. At every slot in the rotation they lose to both those teams. Maybe Hellickson can start consistently this year, maybe Davis is great right away. But for my money, I think those things aren't all likely to happen. In any other division in baseball, the Rays are the prohibitive favorites. (Tommy Bennett)
2009-04-16 13:00:00	Troy Percival sucks, Dan Wheeler isn't much better and J.P. Howell and Grant Balfour haven't been good...yet. What do you make of the early struggles of the Rays pen? (Tommy from DRaysBay)	Wait, a bullpen couldn't repeat its performance from last year, one which was above and beyond expectations during its successful run? I liked the Rays to be better than last year for reasons outside of their bullpen. I think we'll see Howell and Balfour pick it up a bit, but if you expect them to replicate last year again, you're in for a long season. (Marc Normandin)
2008-05-27 13:00:00	Speaking of secret sauce, how do the Rays stack up should they make the playoffs? (mattymatty from Philly, PA)	Their defense has been terrific this year -- already 35 runs above average thus far on the season -- and Kazmir is a legitimate #1. Troy Percival is not a particularly strong closer, but there are no real red flags for this team in the playoffs. (Nate Silver)
2008-03-28 14:00:00	I realize this is impossible to answer with any certainty, but do you have any gut feeling on Harden's health this year? (tschiera from Brooklyn)	I think he'll throw 80-120 innings around a couple of DL stints. I put him in a category with guys like Prior and Wood, and suggest that a complete year off will help. Sometimes you just need to heal, and the cycle of surgery to rehab to pitching and back is wearing. Troy Percival and Jaret Wright are two guys who come to mind who took a year or more off and came back with the ability to pitch. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-01-14 13:00:00	Thanks for taking questions! To expand on the "Soviet" recruiting methods, would it behoove an MLB team to screen all of its draftees for pitching potential? Troy Percival and Rafael Soriano come to mind as successful converts. Maybe the Tigers would find that they could use the strong arm of Brandon Inge for occasional mop-up duty as part of his super-utility role. (havybeaks from Michigan)	I think it's done, kind of. Not in any sort of systematic way, but organizations know who has a cannon at short and they know who pitched in HS. (Interesting thought ... Latin players tend to be classified one way or the other quickly while American players tend to go both ways through HS and even college. Is there an advantage to either side?) (Will Carroll)

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