Newsletter: Thursday, December 6, 2012
NEW PREMIUM CONTENT
On the Beat
Manager Monger
by John Perrotto
John chats with numerous team managers about the upcoming season and their
thoughts on their club's prospects of winning.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18927
Transaction Analysis
Angels Add An Ordinary Joe
by R.J. Anderson
The Rockies re-up Jeff Francis, the Cubs get Nate Schierholtz and Joe Blanton
joins the Angels.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19095
Rumor Roundup
Thursday, December 6
by Daniel Rathman
The Royals and Brewers are warming the Hot Stove, while the potential Justin
Upton blockbuster continues to stew.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19096
Transaction Analysis
Double LOOGY Day
by R.J. Anderson
The Cardinals lure Randy Choate out of Los Angeles, while the Angels sign Sean
Burnett away from Washington.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19093
Transaction Analysis
Three Years for Keppinger, and New Deals for Chavez, McLouth, and Bay
by R.J. Anderson, Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
The Mariners add Jason Bay, the Orioles re-up Nate McClouth, the Diamondbacks
sign Eric Chavez, and the White Sox go long on Jeff Keppinger.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19091
Transaction Analysis
Sabean Keeps the Gang Together
by Ben Lindbergh
Second-half hero Marco Scutaro gets a surprisingly long and totally
predictable contract to remain with the Giants.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19088
Transaction Analysis
Rockies Trade for Wilton Lopez
by Ben Lindbergh
The Astros cash out their most effective reliever.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19089
Transaction Analysis
Just Visiting
by R.J. Anderson, Ben Lindbergh and Jason Parks
Yunel Escobar and his $5 million salary lasted just two weeks in Miami (and
the Diamondbacks add Eric Hinske).
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19087
Sobsequy
Minor League Baseball's Promotion Problem
by Adam Sobsey
A visit to the minor-league side of the Winter Meetings reveals an
organization attempting to step into the spotlight dominated by its big-league
brethren.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19076
NEW BASIC CONTENT
Skewed Left
How the Teams That Did Nothing in Nashville Did
by Zachary Levine
Some teams stood pat at the winter meetings, but not all of them were better
off for it.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19097
BP Unfiltered
Daily Draft Video: Trey Masek
by Nick J. Faleris
Daily exclusive video series designed to familiarize you with the names you
need to know leading up to the 2013 amateur draft.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19070
Baseball Prospectus, Perfect Game Align Forces
Industry Leaders Partner To Provide Unrivaled Baseball Coverage
by Joe Hamrahi
Industry Leaders Partner To Provide Unrivaled Baseball Coverage
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19092
BP Unfiltered
A Collection of Third Basemen Useful for Your Next Yankees Joke
by Sam Miller
Eric Chavez signed somewhere else.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19090
BP Unfiltered
Rockies Must Regain Home Edge Under Weiss
by Zachary Levine
The Rockies teams of the last few years made a talent gap worse by failing to
take advantage of Coors Field. It's a priority for new manager Walt Weiss to
change that.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19077
PODCASTS
EFFECTIVELY WILD, THE DAILY BP PODCAST - EPISODE 96: WHAT THE WINTER MEETINGS
WERE LIKE
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19094
BP FANTASY PODCAST EPISODE 25: POP GOES THE WEASEL - THE THIRD BASE EPISODE
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19044
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BP JOINS FORCES WITH PERFECT GAME
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independent scouting service, see the press release linked below:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19092
TOP TEN PROSPECT LISTS ARE IN FULL SWING
Jason Parks and the new BP prospect team are hard at work on their top-10
lists. The latest installment, on the Kansas City Royals, can be found here:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19043
For a complete archive of the lists, and the order of teams to come, go to:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/
GET YOUR DAILY NEWS FIX WITH THE MINOR-LEAGUE UPDATE AND RUMOR ROUNDUP
The postseason may be over, but with winter leagues in the Caribbean and hot
stove rumors in the States, baseball is a year-round sport. We're keeping up
with the latest happenings on and off the field in Jason Martinez's
Minor-League Update and Daniel Rathman's Rumor Roundup. Here are the links to
today's installments:
Minor-League Update:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19082
Rumor Roundup: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19096
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