Newsletter: Friday, February 15, 2013
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NEW PREMIUM CONTENT
Prospects Will Break Your Heart
Baltimore Orioles Top 10 Prospects
by Jason Parks
The system isn't deep, but it has flash.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19640
Pebble Hunting
What it Means to Have the Worst Farm System in Baseball
by Sam Miller
Hint: it's not cause for optimism.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19631
Arbitration Showdown
Mock Hearing: Dexter Fowler
by Maury Brown, Matthew Kory and Ben Lindbergh
Will Fowler's career year persuade our panel to side with his salary figure,
or will Coors kill his case?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19485
Rumor Roundup
Friday, February 15
by Daniel Rathman
The Cubs are zeroing in on their starting rotation, and Kyle Lohse might come
off the market soon.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19636
Transaction Analysis
New Homes for Tampa Infielders
by R.J. Anderson
The Royals get Elliot Johnson, the Rockies get Reid Brignac, Shawn Kelley goes
to New York, Kameron Loe heads to Seattle, and Rafael Perez might be a
starter.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19642
NEW FANTASY CONTENT
Fantasy Freestyle
Mike Trout and Regression Obsession
by Mike Gianella
No matter how hard you try to discredit Trout, he stacks up as an elite
fantasy option in 2013.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19637
Five to Watch in Spring Training
American League Hitters
by Bret Sayre
Leonys Martin leads off a list that includes three outfielders, a third
baseman, and a shortstop.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19639
NEW BASIC CONTENT
Baseball Prospectus News
Introducing the 2013 Playoff Odds Report
by Colin Wyers
Now with new features, including each team's odds of advancing to the Division
Series and winning the World Series.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19641
Pitcher Profile
Milwaukee's Rotation Brew
by Harry Pavlidis
A look at what the Brewers' rotation options offer from a stuff (and beer)
perspective.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19635
BP Announcements
Scoresheet Draft Aid 2013
by Rob McQuown
Baseball Prospectus brings back the popular Scoresheet Baseball Draft Aid,
remaining Scoresheet-friendly in 2013. In time for public league drafts!
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19634
PODCASTS
THE SEASON-PREVIEW PODCAST SERIES CONTINUES WITH THE ASTROS
Over the next four weeks, Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller are turning 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
Astros; Ben and Sam are joined by Jason Collette to discuss the team's
outlook, and then Pete Barrett interviews MLB.com correspondent Richard
Justice.
EFFECTIVELY WILD, THE DAILY BP PODCAST - EPISODE 141: 2013 SEASON PREVIEW
SERIES - HOUSTON ASTROS
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19633
BP FANTASY PODCAST EPISODE 32: WE GOT TO SECOND BASE
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19609
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TOP 10 PROSPECT LISTS SERIES CONTINUES WITH THE RAYS
Jason Parks and the BP prospect team are hard at work on their top-10 lists.
The latest installment, on the Tampa Bay Rays, can be found here:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19611
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=19626
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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