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Birth Date	12-27-1982
Height	5' 11"
Weight	180 lbs

Age	30 years, 4 months, 21 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

: 3.72009
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: 4.22012
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2006	PHI	23	17	11	8	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	2	0	1	2	.125	.222	.125	.122	-1.8	0.0	-0.2
2007	PHI	24	105	133	119	29	33	3	3	1	45	13	21	0	0	1	6	18	1	.277	.348	.378	.252	3.4	1.3	0.5
2008	HOU	25	138	514	467	57	107	10	4	5	140	37	111	2	1	7	29	41	10	.229	.288	.300	.210	-11.5	-0.1	-1.2
2009	HOU	26	157	678	606	97	173	27	12	3	233	63	140	2	2	5	35	61	12	.285	.354	.384	.261	33.6	4.4	3.7
2010	HOU	27	141	605	535	84	142	25	6	2	185	59	109	3	2	6	38	52	12	.265	.341	.346	.251	25.0	6.6	3.3
2011	ATL	28	53	249	227	30	63	8	3	1	80	15	50	1	3	3	18	22	7	.278	.321	.352	.252	7.9	-5.2	0.3
2011	HOU	28	105	473	429	64	130	26	7	1	173	38	90	3	1	2	32	39	7	.303	.363	.403	.271	21.0	-1.8	2.0
2012	ATL	29	155	703	624	96	171	26	10	9	244	70	155	3	4	2	57	42	13	.274	.348	.391	.272	38.9	0.4	4.2
2013	CLE	30	17	75	69	11	21	4	1	2	33	5	17	1	0	0	2	3	1	.304	.360	.478	.304	6.1	0.2	0.7
Career			888	3441	3084	470	841	129	46	24	1134	301	696	15	13	28	217	279	65	.273	.339	.368	.255	122.6	5.9	13.4

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
2003	BAT	A-	35	153	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.354			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	LWD	A	109	510	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.383			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	REA	AA	135	614	.264	.261	.326	.402	.000	.334	103	1.9	12.9	-1.4	1.1	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	PHI	MLB	17	11	.122	.278	.357	.441	.000	.200	98	-1.7	0.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	-1.8	-0.2	-1.8	-0.2
2006	REA	AA	80	361	.260	.258	.328	.386	.000	.331	98	0.1	7.9	0.7	4.2	7.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	SWB	AAA	38	174	.290	.263	.332	.398	.000	.356	96	5.6	4.7	-0.2	1.7	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	PHI	MLB	105	133	.252	.262	.329	.413	.000	.330	104	-1.2	3.8	-0.6	1.3	2.0	3.4	0.5	3.4	0.5
2008	HOU	MLB	138	514	.210	.261	.326	.411	.000	.290	103	-27.8	14.4	1.3	-0.1	1.0	-11.5	-1.2	-11.5	-1.2
2009	HOU	MLB	157	678	.261	.260	.321	.413	.000	.366	101	0.6	18.8	1.8	4.4	12.1	33.6	3.7	33.6	3.7
2010	HOU	MLB	141	605	.251	.257	.318	.402	.000	.329	100	-5.3	16.9	1.5	6.6	10.4	25.0	3.3	25.0	3.3
2011	ATL	MLB	53	249	.252	.256	.313	.391	.000	.346	99	-2.1	4.3	0.6	-5.2	2.2	7.9	0.3	7.9	0.3
2011	HOU	MLB	105	473	.271	.256	.313	.398	.000	.381	103	5	8.1	1.2	-1.8	4.4	21.0	2.0	21.0	2.0
2012	ATL	MLB	155	703	.272	.253	.309	.401	.000	.349	100	8.2	12.1	1.7	0.4	11.7	38.9	4.2	38.9	4.2
2013	CLE	MLB	17	75	.304	.241	.304	.401	.252	.380	95	3.3	2.1	0.2	0.2	0.5	6.1	0.7	6.1	0.7
2013	COH	AAA	2	8	.159	.272	.320	.379	.245	.250	121	-0.9	0.2	0	0.3	0.3	-0.5	-0.0	-0.5	-0.0
Career		MLB		3441	.254	.257	.317	.404	.256	.344	101	-24.4	88.8	7.6	5.6	43.7	119.8	13.1	119.8	13.1

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2003	BAT	A-	153	12	35	0	1	0	4	23	28	23	5	.280	.399	.296	.016	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	LWD	A	510	92	130	20	14	5	53	85	88	58	6	.315	.429	.467	.153	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	REA	AA	614	80	146	18	8	6	44	63	123	38	12	.268	.345	.364	.096	.264	0.0	1.1	0.0
2006	PHI	MLB	11	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	.125	.222	.125	.000	.122	-1.8	0.0	-0.2
2006	REA	AA	361	62	87	5	6	4	26	36	67	30	4	.274	.347	.365	.091	.260	0.0	4.2	0.0
2006	SWB	AAA	174	34	43	5	7	1	15	20	33	15	1	.283	.370	.428	.145	.290	0.0	1.7	0.0
2007	PHI	MLB	133	29	33	3	3	1	6	13	21	18	1	.277	.348	.378	.101	.252	3.4	1.3	0.5
2008	HOU	MLB	514	57	107	10	4	5	29	37	111	41	10	.229	.288	.300	.071	.210	-11.5	-0.1	-1.2
2009	HOU	MLB	678	97	173	27	12	3	35	63	140	61	12	.285	.354	.384	.099	.261	33.6	4.4	3.7
2010	HOU	MLB	605	84	142	25	6	2	38	59	109	52	12	.265	.341	.346	.080	.251	25.0	6.6	3.3
2011	HOU	MLB	473	64	130	26	7	1	32	38	90	39	7	.303	.363	.403	.100	.271	21.0	-1.8	2.0
2011	ATL	MLB	249	30	63	8	3	1	18	15	50	22	7	.278	.321	.352	.075	.252	7.9	-5.2	0.3
2012	ATL	MLB	703	96	171	26	10	9	57	70	155	42	13	.274	.348	.391	.117	.272	38.9	0.4	4.2
2013	COH	AAA	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	.143	.250	.143	.000	.159	-0.5	0.3	-0.0
2013	CLE	MLB	75	11	21	4	1	2	2	5	17	3	1	.304	.360	.478	.174	.304	6.1	0.2	0.7

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-04-15	2013-05-09	15-DL	24	42	Right	Fingers	Laceration	Index Finger	-	-
2012-09-23	2012-09-30	DTD	7	0	Left	Thumb	Sprain		-	-
2011-06-15	2011-06-15	DTD	0	0		General Medical	Illness		-
2011-05-22	2011-05-22	DTD	0	0	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-
2011-04-07	2011-04-08	DTD	1	1		Groin	Tightness		-
2011-03-15	2011-03-15	Camp	0	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2010-09-20	2010-10-04	DTD	14	13		Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2010-08-29	2010-08-29	DTD	0	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2010-04-17	2010-04-18	DTD	1	1		Groin	Soreness		-
2010-03-19	2010-03-27	Camp	8	0		Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2009-08-05	2009-08-09	DTD	4	3	Left	Groin	Strain		-
2008-08-03	2008-08-07	DTD	4	4	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-
2008-07-31	2008-08-02	DTD	2	1	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-
2008-07-27	2008-07-30	DTD	3	3	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-
2008-04-22	2008-04-25	DTD	3	3	Left	Groin	Strain		-
2008-03-09	2008-03-11	Camp	2	0		Upper Back	Spasms		-
2007-07-31	2007-09-10	15-DL	41	37	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-
2007-06-28	2007-06-28	DTD	0	0			Cramps		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2017	CLE	$
2016	CLE	$14,000,000
2015	CLE	$13,500,000
2014	CLE	$13,500,000
2013	CLE	$7,000,000
2012	ATL	$6,845,000
2011	HOU	$4,400,000
2010	HOU	$2,400,000
2009	HOU	$434,500
2008	HOU	$396,000
2007	PHI	$380,000

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$14,855,500
2011	Current	$7,000,000
7 yr	Pvs + Cur	$21,855,500
3 yr	Future	$41,000,000
10 yr	Total	$62,855,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 28 d	Scott Boras	4 years/$48M (2013-16), 2017 option

Details

4 years/$48M (2013-16), plus 2017 vesting option. Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 2/11/13. 13:$7M, 14:$13.5M, 15:$13.5M, 16:$14M, 17:$12M vesting option (guaranteed with 550 plate appearances in 2016).
1 year/$6.845M (2012). Signed by Atlanta 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration). Atlanta made qualifying offer for 2013 (1 year/$13.3M) 11/2/12.
1 year/$4.4M (2011). Re-signed by Houston 1/18/11 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Houston 7/31/11.
1 year/$2.4M (2010). Re-signed 1/19/10 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.4345M (2009). Re-signed by Houston 2/10/09.
1 year/$0.396M (2008). Signed by Houston 2/08.
1 year/$0.38M (2007). Re-signed by Philadelphia 2/07. Acquired by Houston in trade from Philadelphia 11/7/07.
1 year (2006). Contract purchased by Philadelphia 11/06. Optioned to Triple-A 3/06. Recalled 7/06. Optioned 3/06. Recalled 7/06 Optioned 7/06. Recalled 8/06. Optioned 8/06. Recalled 9/06.
Drafted by Philadelphia 2003 (4-115) (University of Houston). $0.299M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.263	.326	.363	.255
11	vs R (Multi)	.285	.356	.391	.271
18	Split (Multi)	.022	.030	.027	.016
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.273	.345	.383	.273
31	vs R (2012)	.275	.350	.395	.271
38	Split (2012)	.001	.005	.012	-.001
39	LgAvg (2012)	.030	.040	.071	.035

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 12th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-12
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 10th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-10
Skewed Left: Juan Pierre's Age-Inappropriate Basestealing	Zachary Levine	2013-05-07
Fantasy Freestyle: Beware of the Tribe	Paul Sporer	2013-05-07
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 6th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-06
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 2, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-02
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 1, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-01
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 30, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-30
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 28, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-28
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 27, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-27
Fantasy Mailbag: Buy Low on Strasburg	BP Fantasy Team	2013-04-26
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 23, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-23
Pebble Hunting: The Search for the Missing Steals	Sam Miller	2013-04-19
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 18, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-18
Five to Watch: Contact Watch!	Bret Sayre	2013-04-18
Fantasy Freestyle: Early Lineup Movers	Paul Singman	2013-04-18
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 17, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-17
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 14	Larry Granillo	2013-04-15
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 15, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-15
On the Beat: Who Said You Can't Go Home?	John Perrotto	2013-04-11
Fantasy Freestyle: My American League Portfolio	Paul Sporer	2013-04-10
Sobsequy: Austin Jackson's Most Valuable Future	Adam Sobsey	2013-04-10
Fantasy Freestyle: Home-Style Auctioning	Mike Gianella	2013-04-09
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 7	Larry Granillo	2013-04-08
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 6, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-06
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 6, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-06
Top Tools: Top Tools: Best Speed, Baserunning, and Makeup	BP Prospect Staff	2013-04-05
Fantasy Mailbag: A Trout/Cabrera Tandem?	BP Fantasy Team	2013-04-05
Transaction Analysis: Elvis In the Club	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-02
What You Need to Know: An Offensively Good Start	Daniel Rathman	2013-04-02
Skewed Left: The Future Cost of Present Improvement	Zachary Levine	2013-03-28
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Cautiously Optimistic	Paul Sporer	2013-03-27
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Cautiously Optimistic	Matthew Kory	2013-03-27
Transaction Analysis: Kyle Lohse’s Long, Strange Trip Leads to Milwaukee	Ben Lindbergh	2013-03-26
Skewed Left: Things for Fans of Bad Teams to Root for in 2013	Zachary Levine	2013-03-26
BP Unfiltered: My Tout Wars Team	Jason Collette	2013-03-25
Fantasy Tier Rankings: American League Outfielders	Mike Gianella	2013-03-25
Rumor Roundup: Diamondbacks in the Rough	Daniel Rathman	2013-03-19
Fantasy Auction Values: Fifth Edition, March 18	Mike Gianella	2013-03-18
Fantasy Freestyle: 11 Things to Know/Have at Your Auction	Bret Sayre	2013-03-14
Skewed Left: Saberizing the Gold Gloves	Zachary Levine	2013-03-13
Overthinking It: The Not-So-Secret Sabermetrics of Marketing	Ben Lindbergh	2013-03-12
Out of Left Field: Cabrera, Trout, and the Baserunning Portion of WARP	Matthew Kory	2013-03-05
Pebble Hunting: Team Previews Based on Cactus League Stadium Advertisements	Sam Miller	2013-03-04
Bizball: 2013 American League Attendance Projections	Maury Brown	2013-03-04
Rumor Roundup: A Pain in the Arm	Daniel Rathman	2013-03-01
On the Beat: Not Fishing for Last Place	John Perrotto	2013-02-28
Pre-Season Positional Rankings: Top 50 Fantasy Outfielders, Part One: 1-25	Paul Singman	2013-02-27
Pre-Season Positional Rankings: Top 50 Fantasy Outfielders, Part One: 1-25	Josh Shepardson	2013-02-27
The Lineup Card: 12 Least-Favorite Off-Season Moves	Baseball Prospectus	2013-02-27
Rumor Roundup: The Mets' Outfield Blues	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-26
The Lineup Card: 11 Favorite Off-Season Moves	Baseball Prospectus	2013-02-20
Overthinking It: Why There Probably Are No Next Orioles	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-18
The Week In Quotes: February 11-17	Jonah Birenbaum	2013-02-18
The Week In Quotes: February 11-17	Hudson Belinsky	2013-02-18
The Week In Quotes: February 11-17	Andrew Koo	2013-02-18
The Week In Quotes: February 11-17	Pete Barrett	2013-02-18
Pebble Hunting: What it Means to Have the Worst Farm System in Baseball	Sam Miller	2013-02-15
Rumor Roundup: Friday, February 15	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-15
Five to Watch: American League Hitters	Bret Sayre	2013-02-15
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, February 13	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-13
Transaction Analysis: He Not Busy Getting Bourn is Busy Dying	R.J. Anderson	2013-02-12
Rumor Roundup: Tuesday, February 12	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-12
Overthinking It: Spring Position Battles, American League	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-11
Rumor Roundup: Monday, February 11	Will Woods	2013-02-11
Baseball Prospectus News: Now Arriving: PECOTA, Depth Charts, and the PFM	Colin Wyers	2013-02-11
Baseball Prospectus News: Now Arriving: PECOTA, Depth Charts, and the PFM	Rob McQuown	2013-02-11
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, February 7	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-07
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, February 6	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-06
Pebble Hunting: Standing Pat in San Francisco	Sam Miller	2013-02-01
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, January 30	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-30
Rumor Roundup: Monday, January 28	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-28
Rumor Roundup: Friday, January 25	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-25
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, January 24	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-24
Minor League Update: Potential Impact Rookies (NL EAST)	Jason Martinez	2013-01-22
Rumor Roundup: Monday, January 21	Will Woods	2013-01-21
On the Beat: Final Free-Agent Blitz	John Perrotto	2013-01-17
Skewed Left: Washington's Winning Way with Trades	Zachary Levine	2013-01-17
Resident Fantasy Genius: The Losers Club	Derek Carty	2013-01-17
Skewed Left: Filling the Free Agent Voids	Zachary Levine	2013-01-15
Rumor Roundup: Tuesday, January 15	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-15
Rumor Roundup: Tuesday, January 8	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-08
Rumor Roundup: Monday, January 7	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-07
BP Unfiltered: A New Solution to the DH Debate	Russell A. Carleton	2013-01-03
Pebble Hunting: The Non-Pitching Value of Pitchers	Sam Miller	2013-01-02
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, January 2	Daniel Rathman	2013-01-02
Rumor Roundup: Friday, December 28	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-28
In A Pickle: Slugger Off	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-12-28
Overthinking It: Bourn to Be ... What?	Ben Lindbergh	2012-12-27
Skewed Left: An After-Christmas Acrostic	Zachary Levine	2012-12-27
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, December 27	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-27
BP Unfiltered: Christmas for Free Agents	Ben Lindbergh	2012-12-25
Overthinking It: The Winter's Quietest Contenders	Ben Lindbergh	2012-12-22
Rumor Roundup: Friday, December 21	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-21
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, December 19	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-19
Rumor Roundup: Monday, December 17	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-17
Resident Fantasy Genius: Assessing Recent Deals	Derek Carty	2012-12-13
Resident Fantasy Genius: A Manager's Impact on Steals	Derek Carty	2012-12-10
Overthinking It: Teams That Still Have Holes to Fill	Ben Lindbergh	2012-12-07
Transaction Analysis: Revere Rides Into Philly	R.J. Anderson	2012-12-07
Transaction Analysis: Revere Rides Into Philly	Mark Anderson	2012-12-07
Transaction Analysis: Revere Rides Into Philly	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-12-07
Skewed Left: How the Teams That Did Nothing in Nashville Did	Zachary Levine	2012-12-06
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, December 6	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-06
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, December 5	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-05
Rumor Roundup: Monday, December 3	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-03
Rumor Roundup: Friday, November 30	Daniel Rathman	2012-11-30
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, November 29	Daniel Rathman	2012-11-29
Pebble Hunting: The Year in Hustle	Sam Miller	2012-11-28
Rumor Roundup: Monday, November 26	Daniel Rathman	2012-11-26
Minor League Update: Games of November 15	Jason Martinez	2012-11-16
On the Beat: NL Shopping Lists	John Perrotto	2012-11-15
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, November 15	Daniel Rathman	2012-11-15
Rumor Roundup: Friday, November 9	Daniel Rathman	2012-11-09
Overthinking It: Why Nobody Gets Caught Stealing	Ben Lindbergh	2012-11-08
The Lineup Card: 13 Offseason Needs	Baseball Prospectus	2012-11-07
Sobsequy: Let Me Qualify That	Adam Sobsey	2012-11-07
Overthinking It: This Offseason's Generic-Brand Bargains	Ben Lindbergh	2012-11-06
Painting the Black: The 50 Best Free Agents	R.J. Anderson	2012-11-05
Minor League Update: Games of November 1	Jason Martinez	2012-11-02
In A Pickle: Forever Changes	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-11-01
Overthinking It: Predicting the First Offseason of Qualifying Offers	Ben Lindbergh	2012-10-26
Playoff Prospectus: NL Wild Card Game Recap: Cardinals 6, Braves 3	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: National League Wild Card Game (UPDATED)	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-05
In A Pickle: Stop What You're Doing and Read About Adam Dunn	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-10-04
Baseball Therapy: A Sabermetric Case for Miguel Cabrera's MVP Candidacy	Russell A. Carleton	2012-09-28
Resident Fantasy Genius: Where to Find Last-Minute Steals, Homers	Derek Carty	2012-09-17
Resident Fantasy Genius: Where to Find a Save (or Two)	Derek Carty	2012-09-14
BP Unfiltered: Casey Kelly's Debut	Geoff Young	2012-08-30
Bizball: How Low Will Jim Crane Go with the Astros?	Maury Brown	2012-08-20
The Process: Resetting the Astros Roster	Bradley Ankrom	2012-08-17
Overthinking It: Running, But Running Out of Time, in the NL East	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-16
Painting the Black: In Houston, an Unexpected Somebody	R.J. Anderson	2012-08-16
Transaction Analysis: Yankees Find a Spot for Lowe	R.J. Anderson	2012-08-14
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 8	Larry Granillo	2012-08-09
Transaction Analysis: Cubs Deal Soto, Maholm UPDATED AGAIN	Colin Wyers	2012-07-31
Transaction Analysis: Cubs Deal Soto, Maholm UPDATED AGAIN	Kevin Goldstein	2012-07-31
Tater Trot Tracker: Carlos Gomez's Foul Ball Trot, Updated	Larry Granillo	2012-07-26
Transaction Analysis: Dempster the Brave?	Ben Lindbergh	2012-07-24
BP Unfiltered: Erick Aybar Takes an Extra Base	R.J. Anderson	2012-07-09
The Lineup Card: Nine All-Star Snubs	Baseball Prospectus	2012-07-05
What the Contenders Need: NL East	Bradley Ankrom	2012-07-03
What the Contenders Need: NL East	Kevin Goldstein	2012-07-03
What the Contenders Need: NL East	Jeff Euston	2012-07-03
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 26	Larry Granillo	2012-06-27
Western Front: Fowler Power	Geoff Young	2012-06-26
Raising Aces: A Slide Step in the Wrong Direction	Doug Thorburn	2012-06-22
Overthinking It: Ten Reasons the Astros Aren't Historically Terrible	Ben Lindbergh	2012-06-12
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 7: They're Talking About Sandwiches?	Jason Collette	2012-06-09
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 7	Larry Granillo	2012-06-08
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 29	Larry Granillo	2012-05-30
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 25	Larry Granillo	2012-05-26
Transaction Analysis: Adam Jones Gets a Nest Egg	R.J. Anderson	2012-05-25
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 22	Larry Granillo	2012-05-23
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, May 23	Daniel Rathman	2012-05-23
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 12	Larry Granillo	2012-05-13
Resident Fantasy Genius: Trades of Grey	Derek Carty	2012-05-10
Value Picks: Outfielders for 4/27/12	Rob McQuown	2012-04-27
Value Picks: Outfielders for 4/13/12	Rob McQuown	2012-04-13
Future Shock: NL Central Prospect Preview	Kevin Goldstein	2012-04-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: Loose Threads: East Edition	Jay Jaffe	2012-03-30
Resident Fantasy Genius: Yahoo! Friends & Family Draft	Derek Carty	2012-03-29
Western Front: They Slugged Like Ed Brinkman	Geoff Young	2012-03-20
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: NL Outfielders	Derek Carty	2012-03-20
Everyone's Perfect: The Relativity of Value	Eriq Gardner	2012-03-09
Painting the Black: Braves Still Building the Wight Way	R.J. Anderson	2012-03-06
Overthinking It: The Weakest Positions on 2012's Best Teams	Ben Lindbergh	2012-03-02
BP Unfiltered: PECOTA and Depth Chart Update UPDATED	Rob McQuown	2012-03-01
Prospectus Preview: AL West 2012 Preseason Preview	Jason Parks	2012-02-29
Prospectus Preview: AL West 2012 Preseason Preview	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-02-29
Heartburn Hardball: The Race to the Bottom in 2012	Jonathan Bernhardt	2012-02-16
Bates' Dugout Motel: Who's Your Baseball Boyfriend?	Michael Bates	2012-02-08
Fantasy Beat: Expert ADP Shifts	Jason Collette	2012-01-24
Painting the Black: New Rays and Double Plays	R.J. Anderson	2012-01-24
The Keeper Reaper: Second, Short, and Catcher for 1/4/11	Michael Jong	2012-01-04
Changing Speeds: Setting the Line: Final Results	Ken Funck	2011-11-17
Fantasy Beat: Positional Production	Jason Collette	2011-11-02
Future Shock: Astros Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2011-11-01
The Keeper Reaper: Outfielders for 10/18/11	Rob McQuown	2011-10-18
Divide and Conquer, NL East: Final Moments of a Brave 2011 Season	Michael Jong	2011-10-06
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Atlanta Braves	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Atlanta Braves	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Atlanta Braves	ESPN Insider	2011-09-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: The Houston Astros	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-08
Kiss'Em Goodbye: The Houston Astros	ESPN Insider	2011-09-08
Kiss'Em Goodbye: The Houston Astros	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-08
The BP Broadside: Heyward You Show the Braves the Way to the Playoffs?	Steven Goldman	2011-09-01
The BP Trading Post: A Look at the Corners	Michael Street	2011-08-30
Divide and Conquer, NL East: Playoff Matchups Shaping Up	Michael Jong	2011-08-22
Spinning Yarn: Why are Batters Hit by Pitches?	Mike Fast	2011-08-17
Transaction Analysis: Catching Up with NL Contenders	Ben Lindbergh	2011-08-16
Resident Fantasy Genius: Managing a Need for Speed	Derek Carty	2011-08-15
On the Beat: Padre Planning	John Perrotto	2011-08-15
Fantasy Beat: Meditating on Morse	Mike Petriello	2011-08-11
Expanded Horizons: Anonymastros	Tommy Bennett	2011-08-10
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: The Astros vs. the Peanuts Gang	Larry Granillo	2011-08-09
Fantasy Beat: Preparation Only Gets You So Far	Jason Collette	2011-08-08
Value Picks: Outfield for 8/3/11	Rob McQuown	2011-08-03
Divide and Conquer, NL East: Trade Deadline Reflections	Michael Jong	2011-08-01
What You Missed: Index to Complete Trade Deadline Coverage	Stephani Bee	2011-08-01
Collateral Damage: Deadline Healing	Corey Dawkins	2011-08-01
Collateral Damage: Deadline Healing	Ben Lindbergh	2011-08-01
The BP Broadside: Trade Deadline Winners	Steven Goldman	2011-08-01
Transaction Analysis: Bourn to Run Tour Atlanta: Tickets Now Available UPDATED	Kevin Goldstein	2011-07-31
Transaction Analysis: Bourn to Run Tour Atlanta: Tickets Now Available UPDATED	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-31
Transaction Analysis: A Pocketful of Pence UPDATED	Kevin Goldstein	2011-07-29
Transaction Analysis: A Pocketful of Pence UPDATED	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-29
On the Beat: The Next General Managers	John Perrotto	2011-07-29
Fantasy Beat: Stolen Base Thieves and Wannabes	Michael Jong	2011-07-28
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 26	Larry Granillo	2011-07-27
On the Beat: Cubs in Crisis?	John Perrotto	2011-07-18
Resident Fantasy Genius: Mixed-League Mayhem	Derek Carty	2011-07-14
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars Mixed 1st Half Recap	Jason Collette	2011-07-13
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars NL 1st Half Recap	Jason Collette	2011-07-11
On the Beat: The Brad and the Ugly	John Perrotto	2011-07-06
Changing Speeds: Setting the Line--Mid-season Update	Ken Funck	2011-07-05
Resident Fantasy Genius: Players to Think About	Derek Carty	2011-06-16
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 25	Larry Granillo	2011-05-26
Prospectus Hit List: St. Louis Supreme	Tommy Bennett	2011-05-24
What You Missed: 5/16-5/20	Stephani Bee	2011-05-20
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Why Would They Do That?	Larry Granillo	2011-05-09
What You Missed: 4/25-4/29	Stephani Bee	2011-04-29
Fantasy Beat: Running In Opposite Directions	Michael Jong	2011-04-27
Prospectus Hit and Run: Return of the Up-the-Middlemen	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-27
Prospectus Hit List: Get Your Phils	Tommy Bennett	2011-04-12
Fantasy Focus: Down the Rabbit Hole	Marc Normandin	2011-03-30
Team Injury Projection: Houston Astros	Marc Normandin	2011-03-24
Team Injury Projection: Houston Astros	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-24
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Outfield	Rob McQuown	2011-03-23
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Defensive Doldrums	Larry Granillo	2011-03-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: DisAstros in the Making	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-17
Fantasy Beat: Expert Mock Draft Results	Jason Collette	2011-03-15
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Unwinding the Misery Clock	Larry Granillo	2011-03-11
Changing Speeds: Setting the Line, Part 2	Ken Funck	2011-03-01
Fantasy Beat: Currency or Building Blocks?	Rob McQuown	2011-02-28
Purpose Pitches: Adaptation and Reaction	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-25
Fantasy Focus: Center Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-23
Prospectus Preview: NL Central 2011 Preseason Preview	Larry Granillo	2011-02-18
No Pepper: Other Outliers	Tommy Bennett	2011-02-05
Fantasy Beat: Dead to Me	Jason Collette	2011-02-04
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Center Field	Marc Normandin	2011-01-26
Transaction Analysis: Votto's Extension and Being Young in New York	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-18
Contractual Matters: NL Central Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-11-15
Between The Numbers: Glove checks	Colin Wyers	2010-11-09
GM for a Day: Houston Astros	Steven Goldman	2010-11-02
Contractual Matters: NL West Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-11-01
Under The Knife: A Strain is a Tear	Will Carroll	2010-09-21
One-Hoppers: Even More Fun with Opponent Quality	Ben Lindbergh	2010-09-18
Fantasy Beat: The Recent Happenings of J.A. Happ	Marc Normandin	2010-09-10
On the Beat: Going Out with Class	John Perrotto	2010-09-10
Prospectus Perspective: Race to the Top	Marc Normandin	2010-09-09
Checking the Numbers: Freaky Concerns	Eric Seidman	2010-09-07
On the Beat: The Long Road Back for Strasburg	John Perrotto	2010-09-06
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Down The Stretch They Come	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-26
Fantasy Beat: 2011's Worst Fantasy Roster?	Marc Normandin	2010-08-24
Changing Speeds: The Golden Generation	Ken Funck	2010-08-19
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-07-21
Checking the Numbers: Where Will Oswalt Go?	Eric Seidman	2010-07-16
On the Beat: In Need of Heavenly Hitting	John Perrotto	2010-07-13
All-Star Discontents: Less Than Zero, or More Than Some?	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-09
One-Hoppers: The Replacement-Level All-Stars	Ben Lindbergh	2010-07-06
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of June 9	John Perrotto	2010-06-09
Ahead in the Count: No Turnover Standings Breakdown	Matt Swartz	2010-06-04
Expanded Horizons: The No-Hit Teams	Tommy Bennett	2010-05-11
Ahead in the Count: Most Net Valuable Player	Matt Swartz	2010-05-07
Expanded Horizons: A Change in Style	Tommy Bennett	2010-04-27
Fantasy Focus: Stolen-base Redux	Marc Normandin	2010-04-09
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-03-17
Ahead in the Count: The No Turnover Standings	Matt Swartz	2010-03-15
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-03-10
Prospectus Hit and Run: NL Central Competitive Ecology	Jay Jaffe	2010-03-09
Fantasy Focus: Center Fielders	Marc Normandin	2010-03-04
Fantasy Beat: Combined Outfielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-03-04
Team Health Reports: Houston Astros	Will Carroll	2010-03-01
Division Preview: NL Central	John Perrotto	2010-02-19
Transaction Action: International Arbitration Avoidance Day	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-20
Transaction Action: Getting Short-y	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-12
Fantasy Focus: Center Field Rankings Review	Marc Normandin	2010-01-05
The Week In Quotes: November 9-15	Alex Carnevale	2009-11-16
Prospectus Today: Melting Down the Gold Gloves	Joe Sheehan	2009-11-12
The Baserunning Report: Running for Fun and Profit	Christina Kahrl	2009-10-14
The Week In Quotes: September 21-27	Alex Carnevale	2009-09-28
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Houston Astros	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-23
Under The Knife: Out Outfielders	Will Carroll	2009-08-07
Prospectus Today: The Bottom Half	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-16
Prospectus Idol Entry: When It Doesn't Pay To Steal	Brian Cartwright	2009-06-21
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-18
Prospectus Hit List: Shuffling the Deck	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-12
You Could Look It Up: The Relaunched	Steven Goldman	2009-05-21
Prospectus Hit List: Mid-May Madness	Jay Jaffe	2009-05-15
Replacement-Level Killers 2009: Murther, Bloody Murther!	Ben Lindbergh	2009-04-28
Replacement-Level Killers: A Flash Back to Yesteryear	Ben Lindbergh	2009-04-15
Future Shock: Friday's Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2009-04-10
Prospectus Today: Blowing Games, Blowing Leads	Joe Sheehan	2009-04-08
You Could Look It Up: Miraculous!	Steven Goldman	2009-04-06
Prospectus Today: The Bottom Ten	Joe Sheehan	2009-04-02
Transaction Analysis: Central Obsessions	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-18
Team Health Reports: Houston Astros	Brad Wochomurka	2009-03-12
Fantasy Beat: Center Field	Marc Normandin	2009-03-03
Transaction Analysis: Central Housekeeping	Christina Kahrl	2009-01-21
Player Profile: Jeff Francoeur	Marc Normandin	2008-12-22
Player Profile: Jeff Francoeur	Eric Seidman	2008-12-22
Transaction Analysis: Feeling Short?	Christina Kahrl	2008-12-05
Future Shock: Astros Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-11-25
Hot Stove Preview: NL Central	Christina Kahrl	2008-11-18
Every Given Sunday: Off-season Moves	John Perrotto	2008-11-02
Transaction Analysis: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-09-06
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-05
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-27
Every Given Sunday: Big Apple Scramble	John Perrotto	2008-08-17
Prospectus Hit List: Still Rising in the East	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-08
Under The Knife: Disclosure	Will Carroll	2008-08-07
Under The Knife: Perpetual Problems	Will Carroll	2008-07-28
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-25
Fantasy Focus: Speed Never Slumps	Jeff Erickson	2008-07-19
On the Beat: Front and Central	John Perrotto	2008-07-09
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-30
Fantasy Focus: Deep in the Heart	Jeff Erickson	2008-06-27
The Week In Quotes: June 9-15	Alex Carnevale	2008-06-16
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-31
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-22
Every Given Sunday: Lightning in a Bottle, Thunder in the Bronx	John Perrotto	2008-05-18
Fantasy Focus: April Stolen Base Report	Jeff Erickson	2008-04-25
Under The Knife: Rehab Heroics	Will Carroll	2008-04-24
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-21
Transaction Analysis: NL East NRI Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-02-29
Every Given Sunday: A New Angel in the Outfield	John Perrotto	2008-02-24
Team Health Reports: Houston Astros	Will Carroll	2008-02-24
Spring Training Preview: NL Central	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-11
Spring Training Preview: NL East	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-08
Every Given Sunday: Puddle-jumping, Swish, and Inaction	John Perrotto	2008-01-06
Transaction Analysis: December Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-12-31
Prospectus Today: Tejada to Houston, Junk to Baltimore	Joe Sheehan	2007-12-13
Transaction of the Day: The Lidge Deal, and a Re-signed Sock	Christina Kahrl	2007-11-08
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, NL East	Nate Silver	2007-10-23
Playoff Prospectus: Rockies versus Phillies	Christina Kahrl	2007-10-03
Transaction of the Day: NL East Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-09-16
Every Given Sunday: The Upcoming Market	John Perrotto	2007-09-09
Under The Knife: Focusing on Focusing	Will Carroll	2007-09-04
Under The Knife: Life Goes On	Will Carroll	2007-08-22
Prospectus Hit List: Post-Swaptasm Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-03
Under The Knife: Exhale	Will Carroll	2007-08-02
Fantasy Focus: Trade Deadline Impact	Jeff Erickson	2007-08-02
The Mill: Saturday Update	Baseball Prospectus	2007-07-28
The Mill: Friday Update	Baseball Prospectus	2007-07-27
Every Given Sunday: Mile High Expectations?	John Perrotto	2007-07-22
Wholesome Restraint: Roster Moves Never Made	John Perrotto	2007-06-20
Prospectus Matchups: The Army You Have	Jim Baker	2007-06-08
Transaction of the Day: Roster Reviews of the Easts	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-12
Going Into LABR: Team BP at the 2007 LABR Draft	Clay Davenport	2007-03-26
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL East	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-22
Hope and Faith: How the Philadelphia Phillies Can Win the World Series	Steven Goldman	2007-03-20
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Center Field Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-03-15
Future Shock: Philadelphia Phillies Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2006-12-15
Prospectus Today: Winter Meetings Preview, Part Two	Joe Sheehan	2006-12-03
Prospectus Game of the Week: Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros, September 15, 2006	Derek Jacques	2006-09-18
Future Shock: Short Term Impact, NL	Kevin Goldstein	2006-09-15
Transaction Analysis: September 5-11	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-13
Transaction Analysis: August 18-22	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-23
Transaction Analysis: July 31-August 3	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-04
Future Shock: Division Roundup, NL East	Kevin Goldstein	2006-08-02
Future Shock: Division Roundup, NL East, 6/20/06	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-20
Transaction Analysis: May 12-14	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-16
Transaction Analysis: March 14-16	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-17
Future Shock: State of the Systems: NL East	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-09
Transaction Analysis: National League, December 15, 2005-February 11, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-15
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes On Prospects, Part One	Nate Silver	2006-02-08
Transaction Analysis: November 23-December 1	Christina Kahrl	2005-12-02
Transaction Analysis: November 18-22	Christina Kahrl	2005-11-23
Prospectus Today: AFL Report	Joe Sheehan	2005-11-11

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-09-27 13:00:00	The ESPN Player Rater weighs the contribution of each player's statistical output as the percentage of that of the entire MLB player pool. Do you think this in effect gives too much weight to stolen bases? For instance, Michael Bourn ranks 16th overall. Or are stolen bases truly that valuable? (Andrew from Las Vegas)	While I've never actually checked the numbers, I would guess that it does. It would be much better if they used a theoretical player pool for the league depth. Since steals are more scarce than, say, home runs, my guess is that the vast majority of players who contribute steals get owned in a large percentage of leagues. While a guy like Nyjer Morgan might be owned in a lot of leagues, a guy like Miguel Olivo or Raul Ibanez whose primary contribution is home runs might not be. This means that the MLB player pool is more representative of the fantasy player pool for SB than it is for HR. The ESPN Rater would be acting as if more HRs are in play than there actually are, reducing their value and raising value of SB correspondingly. (Derek Carty)
2011-08-26 16:00:00	How much sabermetrics does the braves organization incorporate into the evaluation process? (Nate from Maryland)	Every decision we make involves sabermetrics to some degree. Veteran scouts like Jim Fregosi and Dom Chiti might not use words like WAR or wOBA when we are discussing players, but the general principles of those statistics apply in every conversation. When we analyzed Michael Bourn those scouts said their eyes told them that he was one of the best defensive players and best baserunners in baseball. That's the same thing the advanced statistics we use here at the Braves told us. Our scouts are often in line with sabermetrics -- even if it's unintentional. Better than that, they are willing to listen to somebody like me drone on about things like BABIP or Line Drive %. We use a mix of both but we are blessed with outstanding scouts. (John Coppolella)
2011-08-04 13:00:00	Did the Astros trade Hunter for Pence on the pound sterling? Feel free to use that one. What one? (Simpsons reference) (Tbirds from Seattle)	Joke and Simpsons reference aside, the Astros got a very nice return on Pence. Kevin Goldstein had both Jarred Cosart and Jonathan Singleton among his top five prospects traded at the deadline, with Josh Zied among his potential sleepers. By comparison, the Astros got only one of the top 10 prospects dealt in the Michael Bourn deal (Brett Oberholtzer) plus one sleeper (Paul Clemens) AND they had to take on Jordan Schafer, who is the most obvious Astro in the history of obviousness. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-03-09 13:00:00	Better Fantasy Year: Michael Bourn or Denard Span? (TOny from Alb)	I'd rather have Span. He's a better hitter in a much better lineup, so he should outperform Bourn in four categories. 30 steals is big, but so are 30 batting average points and 30 Runs+RBI. (Jeremy Greenhouse)
2010-03-17 14:00:00	Do you think Houston's Ed Wade is slowly crafting together another championship team in Houston like he did in Philly? I see he drafted his catcher and shortstop of the future in Castro and Meier. It's like when he was in Philly and Rolen and Rollins were drafted. Then Mr. Wade added parts over the years until he reached the top. Thoughts? (Rube from Philly)	It was briefly fashionable in sabermetric circles to deride the acquisition of Michael Bourn, but I don't mind at all the suggestion that Wade's accumulating up-the-middle talent, and nobody's laughing quite so hard now that Bourn seems to have come into his own. The question is, having bought himself time and credibility by giving it a go with what he inherited (to little point, predictably, but he tried), will the talent he's adding arrive in time to help the core he inherited? The answer to that should be a clear 'no,' not with Roy Oswalt talking about two more years, Lance Berkman showing signs of wear, and Carlos Lee heading into his age-34 season. Instead, the challenge is going to be whether Castro and Mier are the centerpieces of the next good Astros team... which good as they might be as prospects, isn't the same as saying they've got Tulo and Buster Posey. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-06-03 15:00:00	Jacoby Ellsbury: is this it? Is this as good as he's gonna be? He's looking eerily like Michael Bourn, except about 9 months younger. (johnpark99 from Boston)	Oh, I'm sorry. You were expecting him to hit .353 again? That's not going to happen. While he's got speed galore, right now it seems rather apparent that he lacks the power and plate discipline to live up to the early Johnny Damon comparisons. He's walked in less than six percent of his plate apperances, for crying out loud. He's the Juan Pierre of the AL East! (Jay Jaffe)

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