Newsletter: Monday, November 5, 2012
NEW PREMIUM CONTENT
Prospects Will Break Your Heart
Astros Top 10 Prospects
by Jason Parks
The big-league club couldn't be worse, but Houston has stocked its system with
an impressively deep pool of potential regulars.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18831
Baseball Therapy
In Praise of the Modern Bullpen
by Russell A. Carleton
Sure, there might be better ways to construct bullpens than the way teams do
it now, but change might not be as easy as you think.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18835
Bizball
Sizing Up a Seven-Year, $175 Million Deal for Josh Hamilton
by Maury Brown
Will Josh Hamilton find the contract he's looking for this winter? And should
be?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18837
Transaction Analysis
C-Notes By the Layers for Big Papi
by R.J. Anderson
The Red Sox re-sign Ortiz, the Brewers snatch up a buzzed-about reliever,
Iwakuma gets a raise and the Indians trade for Aviles.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18832
Pebble Hunting
Balls That Look Like Strikes
by Sam Miller
How do certain pitchers throw many more pitches outside the strike zone but
walk far fewer batters?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18833
Minor League Update
Games of November 2-4
by Jason Martinez
Updates on 12 players from the Arizona Fall League, including the Rising Stars
game, and the Dominican/Venezuelan Leagues.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18836
NEW BASIC CONTENT
Rumor Roundup
Monday, November 5
by Daniel Rathman
In this new series, Dan will take you through some of the hottest rumors on
the Hot Stove and analyze their implications.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18805
Resident Fantasy Genius
Q&A with Brian Kenny
by Derek Carty
"Clubhouse Confidential" is set to launch for its second season tonight, and
Derek has the inside scoop from the show's host.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18779
The Week In Quotes
October 29-November 4
by Hudson Belinsky, Jonah Birenbaum, Andrew Koo and Matthew Rocco
Running through the notable quotes of the week that was.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18750
PODCASTS
EFFECTIVELY WILD, THE DAILY BP PODCAST - EPISODE 75: THE DAVID ORTIZ DECISION
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18819
BP FANTASY PODCAST EPISODE 21: LEGAL DRINKING AGE
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18584
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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http://www.baseballprospectus.com/iba/
BASEBALL PROSPECTUS 2012 APP NOW AVAILABLE
At long last, the Baseball Prospectus 2012 annual app is now available for the
iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Follow your favorite MLB teams and players
throughout the season with Baseball Prospectus analysis that includes team
overviews, player assessments, detailed stats, and 2012 projections for over
2000 players. All of that and more for just $4.99 if you purchase it in the
next two weeks. For more information and to access the download page, click
the link below.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16776
BROOKS BASEBALL AT BP
The outstanding PITCHf/x work of Dan Brooks, Harry Pavlidis, and co. is now
available through BP. For more details on the integration of Brooks Baseball,
see the post by Joe Hamrahi linked below:
bbp.cx/a/17621
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the answer. Our research staff will select its favorite questions from the
batch and feature them in the mailbag the following week.
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for the double wild card. Check it out here:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/odds/
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