Baseball Prospectus: Baseball ProGUESTus http://www.baseballprospectus.com/column/baseball_proguestus/ Baseball ProGUESTus: Does Declining to Sign Pay Off for Draftees? by <a href="/author/_/">Dustin Palmateer</a> http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20903 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20903 It did for Mark Appel, but is he the norm? Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0700 Baseball ProGUESTus: Chasing After the Wind: Win Probability Added, Art Shamsky, and the Oppressive Weirdness of Baseball by <a href="/author/michael_baumann/">Michael Baumann</a> http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20816 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20816 Remembering one of baseball's most improbable performances. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0700 Baseball ProGUESTus: The Astros' Killer S's by <a href="/author/andrew_pentis/">Andrew Pentis</a> http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20772 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20772 The Astros' rebuilding effort hinges heavily on the development of Jonathan Singleton and George Springer. Fri, 31 May 2013 04:00:00 -0700 Baseball ProGUESTus: Dollar Sign on the Glistening Muscle: Scouting Ballplayers in 1980s Playgirl by <a href="/author/michael_clair/">Michael Clair</a> http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20639 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20639 Safe for work, if your workplace permits nearly nude baseball players in tastefully draped towels. Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 -0700 Baseball ProGUESTus: On the Origin of the Switch-Hitting Species by <a href="/author/alex_speier/">Alex Speier</a> http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20609 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20609 Does switch-hitting make sense from an evolutionary perspective? Fri, 17 May 2013 04:35:00 -0700 Baseball ProGUESTus: A Beat Writer Goes to the Ballpark by <a href="/author/andy_mccullough/">Andy McCullough</a> http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20510 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20510 What it's like to sit in the stands after a few seasons in the press box. Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 -0700 Baseball ProGUESTus: The Story Behind Baseball's Most Successful Slogan by <a href="/author/matthew_callan/">Matthew Callan</a> http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20324 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20324 Where "Catch the Fever" came from. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:00:00 -0700 Baseball ProGUESTus: When Good Things Come in Three Years by <a href="/author/chad_finn/">Chad Finn</a> http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20255 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20255 Three of the best rapid talent influxes of the past few decades. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:00:00 -0700 Baseball ProGUESTus: Where the Crazy Closer Comes From by <a href="/author/matthew_callan/">Matthew Callan</a> http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20156 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20156 Both Brian Wilson's beard and Fernando Rodney's bow and arrow can trace their origins to the same source. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:00:00 -0700 Baseball ProGUESTus: Which Pitch Types Work Best at Coors Field? by <a href="/author/dan_rozenson/">Dan Rozenson</a> http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20069 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20069 A PITCHf/x look at the type of arsenal that fares well at altitude. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:50:00 -0700 Baseball ProGUESTus: Why Turning 30 is So Much Better if You Don't Play Baseball by <a href="/author/brian_macpherson/">Brian MacPherson</a> http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19976 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19976 And why we find it so difficult to remember how quickly the end can come for professional athletes. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:00:00 -0700 Baseball ProGUESTus: Roger Angell and The Benefits of Writing About Baseball by <a href="/author/_/">Tim Britton</a> http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19915 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19915 Springtime with Roger Angell, who doesn't feel bad about writing about baseball. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:00:00 -0700