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Doctoring The Numbers: Starting Them Young, Part Two Rany Jazayerli
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October 14, 2011 9:00 am
Rany Jazayerli
In part two, Rany examines just how important age is for a draft pick.
Yesterday’s column made the claim that small differences in age among high school hitters can have a dramatic impact on their return as draft picks. Today, I intend to prove that claim.
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October 13, 2011 9:00 am
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One of BP's co-founders returns to reveal an important amateur draft inefficiency.
Everyone missed on Mike Trout liked Trout; it’s just that no one loved him. Baseball America ranked him as the 22nd-best player in the draft. No one doubted his athleticism or his work ethic; a lot of people doubted the level of competition he faced as a high school player from rural New Jersey. The Angels drafted him with the 25th pick overall, and they’ll tell you today that they knew he was destined to be a special player. What they won’t tell you is that they had back-to-back picks at #24 and #25, and they announced Randal Grichuk
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October 28, 2008 1:42 pm
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Rany shares a few thoughts on baseball's antiquated rules involving suspending games due to inclement weather.
Editor's Note: Originally published on May 1, 2006, Rany's observations on how to handle rainouts seem particularly trenchant today.
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April 5, 2008 12:00 am
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Ryan Zimmerman's hitting doubles like nobody's business, while Matt Kemp's batting feats help make Joe Torre's decision-making easy.
Los Angeles Dodgers
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March 25, 2008 12:00 am
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Zack Greinke shares an underrated ability with Curt Schilling, and NL MVP Jimmy Rollins set one more record than you may have realized last season.
Kansas City Royals
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March 12, 2008 12:00 am
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Ryan Braun and the glory of youth, and Dave Roberts' age-defying speed.
Milwaukee Brewers
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February 27, 2008 12:00 am
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Two storied franchises, each boasts an especially singular star ballplayer.
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February 20, 2008 12:00 am
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The singular dominance of Ichiro Suzuki, and unusual counting-stat issues for two rising stars.
Seattle Mariners
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February 13, 2008 12:00 am
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Two shortstops are on their way towards breaking formidable records, while Daniel Cabrera has struggled in a historic manner to harness his talent.
New York Mets
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February 6, 2008 12:00 am
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A pair of current bullpen greats who've already made history, and the strange journey of Jeff Keppinger.
Los Angeles Angels
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January 23, 2008 12:00 am
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Middle infield power combinations, the first true ROOGY, and moving on Upton.
Continuing our statistical tour around the major leagues…
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January 13, 2008 12:00 am
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The good doctor returns with some interesting notes on Khalil Greene, Troy Percival and Mike Maroth.
Between now and Opening Day, I hope to mine the data of baseball statistics from last year to bring you at least one interesting nugget from each team. Some of this information will be genuinely useful to know, and some of it will be pure meaningless fun, so don't take it too seriously. I'm not trying to recreate the Elias Baseball Analyst here; I don't worship at the altar of the small sample size. But I hope these findings whet your appetite for the statistical smörgåsbord that starts once again on March 25th. (Yes, March 25th. We must have been very good this year.)
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