Newsletter: Monday, February 4, 2013
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NEW PREMIUM CONTENT
Western Front
They Took Their Turn
by Geoff Young
Is a starting rotation in which all five pitchers make at least 30 starts the
hallmark of a championship-caliber team?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19518
Rumor Roundup
Monday, February 4
by Daniel Rathman
Franklin Morales is gaining some attention as a trade chip, and the Reds
continue their search for relief help.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19551
NEW FANTASY CONTENT
The Keeper Reaper
Second, Short, and Catcher for 2/4/2013
by Josh Shepardson
Mike Napoli, Dustin Ackley, and Alcides Escobar might be undervalued in 2013.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19554
NEW BASIC CONTENT
Arbitration Showdown
Mock Hearing: Chase Headley
by Sam Miller, Jason Wojciechowski and Ben Lindbergh
The Padres' third baseman had a breakout 2012. If he hadn't settled with San
Diego, how might his arbitration hearing have gone?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19553
Arbitration Showdown
The Insider's Intro
by John Coppolella
Atlanta Braves Assistant General Manager John Coppolella kicks off our
arbitration series with a look at typical team strategies and his own
arbitration experience.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19540
The Week In Quotes
January 28-February 3
by Pete Barrett, Hudson Belinsky, Jonah Birenbaum and Andrew Koo
Running through the notable quotes of the week that was.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19457
BP Announcements
Episode 31: Exit Stage Left Football. Buh Bye Now
by Jason Collette
Jason and Paul review the little bit of baseball news that has been out there,
break down the first base position, and interview Greg Ambrosius from the
National Fantasy Baseball Championships hosted by Stats LLC.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19556
Wezen-Ball
Clemens' 20 K's
by Larry Granillo
A look at all 20 punchouts in Roger Clemens' 20-strikeout game against Seattle
in 1986.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19550
BP Announcements
Ballpark Events List
by Daniel Rathman
A list of all of our ballpark events for the upcoming season.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19546
PODCASTS
THE SEASON-PREVIEW PODCAST SERIES CONTINUES WITH THE TIGERS
Over the next six weeks, Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller will turn the
Effectively Wild podcast into a series of season previews. Each preview will
include an interview with one of your favorite BP writers or an outside source
intimately connected with the team. The series continues today with the Red
Sox; Paul Sporer joins Ben and Sam to discuss the team's outlook, and then
Pete Barrett interviews MLB.com beat writer Jason Beck.
EFFECTIVELY WILD, THE DAILY BP PODCAST - EPISODE 132: WHY THE LATEST STEROIDS
SCANDAL ISN'T THAT SCANDALOUS/2013 SEASON PREVIEW SERIES - DETROIT TIGERS
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19552
BP FANTASY PODCAST EPISODE 29: 20-90 SCALE
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19422
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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 St. Louis Cardinals, can be found here:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19534
For a complete archive of the lists, and the order of teams to come, go to:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/
BALLPARK EVENTS SERIES PLANS COMING TOGETHER
Many of your favorite BP authors will soon descend on a major-league ballpark
near you. For information on all of our ballpark events for the upcoming
season, visit the page linked below. You can find out more about each
individual event and purchase tickets by following the links on that page. We
hope to see you there!
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19546
INTRODUCING THE GREG SPIRA BASEBALL RESEARCH AWARD
BP's Joe Hamrahi and Dave Pease have joined forces with Sean Forman of
Baseball-Reference.com, Sean Lahman of Baseball1.com, and Gary Gillette of
24-7 Baseball to create an award that commemorates the work of Greg Spira and
annually honors the authors of the year's most innovative baseball research.
For more information, including how to nominate pieces of research for
consideration, please see Dave's post:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19410
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=19532
Rumor Roundup: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19551
BP JOINS FORCES WITH PERFECT GAME
For more information on our new partnership with baseball's largest
independent scouting service, see the press release linked below:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19092
ORDER YOUR COPY OF BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS 2012-2013
The NBA season is underway, and if you're not already the analysis and
commentary in our annual, we invite you to get in on the fun! This year's
edition includes a foreword by Indiana Pacers general manager Kevin Pritchard,
to go with essays on all 30 teams and Kevin Pelton's SCHOENE projection system
and much, much more. You can download sample chapters and purchase a copy by
following the link below.
http://www.basketballprospectus.com/products/pbp2012/
PLAYOFF ODDS AVAILABLE DAILY
The season is underway, and our playoff odds report is now updated to account
for the double wild card. Check it out here:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/odds/
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