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Birth Date	2-20-1985
Height	6' 4"
Weight	225 lbs

Age	28 years, 3 months, 5 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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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	CHA	21	18	35	35	1	8	0	0	0	8	0	7	0	0	0	5	0	0	.229	.229	.229	.159	-3.3	0.6	-0.3
2007	CHA	22	15	49	45	5	9	3	0	1	15	4	5	0	0	0	5	0	1	.200	.265	.333	.196	-1.6	-0.2	-0.2
2008	OAK	23	115	433	384	53	110	18	2	5	147	38	67	3	6	2	45	9	1	.286	.350	.383	.273	20.5	4.0	2.5
2009	OAK	24	134	534	484	68	142	31	3	6	197	40	67	3	5	2	53	6	5	.293	.348	.407	.273	26.7	8.7	3.6
2010	OAK	25	82	331	303	41	89	20	2	1	116	24	41	0	3	1	36	1	1	.294	.342	.383	.266	6.9	-0.6	0.7
2011	OAK	26	108	299	264	34	70	11	3	1	90	33	48	0	1	1	25	1	1	.265	.346	.341	.258	5.4	0.8	0.7
2012	BOS	27	63	219	204	22	53	19	2	0	76	12	43	1	1	1	16	0	0	.260	.303	.373	.238	-1.3	2.0	0.1
2013	CHN	28	13	24	22	3	8	3	0	1	14	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	.364	.417	.636	.357	2.8	0.1	0.3
Career			548	1924	1741	227	489	105	12	15	663	153	283	7	16	7	187	17	9	.281	.339	.381	.262	56.1	15.3	7.3

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	BRI	Rk	19	76	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.339			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	GRF	Rk	10	36	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.387			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	WNS	A+	134	567	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.312			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	BIR	AA	113	483	.263	.266	.334	.399	.000	.332	93	1.1	9.1	-3.9	-0.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	CHA	MLB	18	35	.159	.294	.344	.465	.000	.286	99	-4	1.0	-0.1	0.6	0.3	-3.3	-0.3	-3.3	-0.3
2006	CHR	AAA	118	492	.280	.266	.330	.406	.000	.328	102	9.7	12.2	-1.5	-2.4	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	CHA	MLB	15	49	.196	.270	.330	.411	.000	.205	99	-3.5	1.4	-0.2	-0.2	-0.0	-1.6	-0.2	-1.6	-0.2
2007	CHR	AAA	105	450	.253	.263	.330	.404	.000	.305	103	-3.2	12.3	-1.8	9.0	-0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	OAK	MLB	115	433	.273	.266	.326	.419	.000	.330	96	6	12.3	-2.3	4.0	2.6	20.5	2.5	20.5	2.5
2008	SAC	AAA	8	37	.357	.288	.353	.462	.000	.448	98	4.1	1.0	0.1	-0.9	-0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	ATH	Rk	1	5	.223	.274	.386	.409	.000	.000	100	-0.2	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	OAK	MLB	134	534	.273	.259	.323	.411	.000	.327	96	7.5	15.5	-2.6	8.7	4.0	26.7	3.6	26.7	3.6
2010	OAK	MLB	82	331	.266	.256	.319	.406	.000	.333	92	1.9	9.4	-3.3	-0.6	0.5	6.9	0.7	6.9	0.7
2011	OAK	MLB	108	299	.258	.253	.310	.396	.000	.319	95	-0.5	5.4	-1.1	0.8	-3.2	5.4	0.7	5.4	0.7
2012	BOS	MLB	63	219	.238	.259	.316	.418	.000	.327	108	-4.8	3.9	-1.4	2.0	0.2	-1.3	0.1	-1.3	0.1
2012	PME	AA	2	7	.000	.288	.338	.413	.000	.143			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	CHN	MLB	13	24	.357	.245	.318	.361	.251	.438	103	2.3	0.7	-0.1	0.1	0.2	2.8	0.3	2.8	0.3
2013	IOW	AAA	23	91	.321	.259	.326	.399	.256	.355	97	6.3	2.7	-0.9	-0.3	-0.5	5.7	0.5	5.7	0.5
Career		MLB		1924	.262	.260	.321	.411	.260	.325	96	4.5	51.6	-11.1	15.6	4.9	56.2	7.3	56.2	7.3

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	BRI	Rk	76	11	21	3	0	2	5	7	10	3	0	.313	.382	.448	.134	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	GRF	Rk	36	0	12	2	0	0	4	2	3	0	2	.353	.389	.412	.059	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	WNS	A+	567	71	146	22	3	7	66	40	65	8	6	.283	.342	.379	.095	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	BIR	AA	483	64	128	22	3	1	47	35	53	6	6	.298	.356	.371	.072	.263	0.0	-0.3	0.0
2006	CHR	AAA	492	64	133	25	3	13	70	35	73	7	7	.296	.349	.452	.156	.280	0.0	-2.4	0.0
2006	CHA	MLB	35	1	8	0	0	0	5	0	7	0	0	.229	.229	.229	.000	.159	-3.3	0.6	-0.3
2007	CHR	AAA	450	50	107	17	2	10	47	48	71	8	5	.270	.348	.398	.128	.253	0.0	9.0	0.0
2007	CHA	MLB	49	5	9	3	0	1	5	4	5	0	1	.200	.265	.333	.133	.196	-1.6	-0.2	-0.2
2008	ATH	Rk	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.000	.223	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	SAC	AAA	37	5	14	4	0	1	5	3	4	0	0	.412	.459	.618	.206	.357	0.0	-0.9	0.0
2008	OAK	MLB	433	53	110	18	2	5	45	38	67	9	1	.286	.350	.383	.096	.273	20.5	4.0	2.5
2009	OAK	MLB	534	68	142	31	3	6	53	40	67	6	5	.293	.348	.407	.114	.273	26.7	8.7	3.6
2010	OAK	MLB	331	41	89	20	2	1	36	24	41	1	1	.294	.342	.383	.089	.266	6.9	-0.6	0.7
2011	OAK	MLB	299	34	70	11	3	1	25	33	48	1	1	.265	.346	.341	.076	.258	5.4	0.8	0.7
2012	PME	AA	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	BOS	MLB	219	22	53	19	2	0	16	12	43	0	0	.260	.303	.373	.113	.238	-1.3	2.0	0.1
2013	IOW	AAA	91	12	28	2	2	6	16	8	15	1	0	.337	.396	.627	.289	.321	5.7	-0.3	0.5
2013	CHN	MLB	24	3	8	3	0	1	2	2	5	0	0	.364	.417	.636	.273	.357	2.8	0.1	0.3

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-07-31	2012-10-04	60-DL	65	0	Right	Fingers	Surgery	Fracture	2012-07-30	-
2012-07-14	2012-07-17	DTD	3	0	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-	-
2012-06-17	2012-07-07	15-DL	20	0	Left		Stress Fracture	Sesamoiditis Big Toe	-	-
2012-05-20	2012-05-28	7-DL	8	0	-	Head	Concussion		-	-
2012-03-12	2012-03-20	Camp	8	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quad	-	-
2011-09-15	2011-09-29	DTD	14	13	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quad	-	-
2011-04-17	2011-04-19	DTD	2	1	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2011-02-27	2011-03-09	Camp	10	0	Right	Knee	Recovery From Surgery	Patellar Tendon Decompression	2010-07-30
2010-07-12	2010-10-04	60-DL	84	73	Right	Knee	Surgery	Patellar Tendon Decompression	2010-07-30
2010-06-28	2010-06-30	DTD	2	1		Knee	Soreness		-
2010-05-13	2010-05-15	DTD	2	2		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2009-09-30	2009-10-04	DTD	4	4	Bilateral	Knee	Inflammation		-
2009-09-05	2009-09-05	DTD	0	0		Knee	Soreness		-
2009-06-03	2009-06-18	15-DL	15	14	Left	Knee	Sprain	MCL	-
2009-03-29	2009-03-31	Camp	2	0	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Quadriceps	-
2008-10-02	2008-10-02	Off	0	0	Right	Fingers	Surgery	Tendon In Pinkie Finger	2008-10-02
2008-08-13	2008-08-28	15-DL	15	15	Right	Thumb	Sprain	Thumb	-
2008-08-08	2008-08-09	DTD	1	1	Right	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2008-07-11	2008-07-14	DTD	3	3	Left	Fingers	Dislocation	Pinkie Finger	-
2008-06-27	2008-06-30	DTD	3	3	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-
2008-05-29	2008-06-13	15-DL	15	13	Left		Contusion	Foul Ball Off Toe	-
2008-04-13	2008-04-16	DTD	3	3	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2008-03-01	2008-03-03	Camp	2	0		Knee	Contusion	Collision At First	-
2007-08-02	2007-08-09	Minors	7	0	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-	-
2006-05-07	2006-05-23	Minors	16	0	-	-			-	-
2005-10-15	2005-10-15	Off	0	0	Right	Wrist	Surgery	Cartilage	2005-10-15
2005-04-25	2005-05-02	Minors	7	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2013	CHN	$
2012	BOS	$1,750,000
2011	OAK	$1,400,000
2010	OAK	$420,000
2009	OAK	$410,000
2008	OAK	$395,000

Years	Description	Salary
5 yr	Previous	$4,375,000
5 yr	Total	$4,375,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
5 y 53 d	Reynolds Sports Management	1 year (2013)

Details

1 year (2013). Re-signed by Boston 1/25/13 (minor-league contract). Released by Boston 3/30/13. Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 4/2/13 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/6/13.
1 year/$1.75M (2012). Acquired by Boston in trade from Oakland 12/28/11. Signed by Boston 1/13/12 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered by Boston 11/30/12.
1 year/$1.4M (2011). Re-signed by Oakland 12/3/10 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.42M (2010). Re-signed 3/8/10.
1 year/$0.41M (2009). Re-signed 2/21/09.
1 year/$0.395M (2008). Acquired by Oakland in trade from Chicago White Sox 1/4/08. Signed 2/28/08.
1 year (2007). Re-signed 2/07. Optioned to Triple-A 3/07. Recalled 4/07. Optioned to Triple-A 5/20/07.
1 year (2006). Contract purchased 9/06.
Drafted by Chicago White Sox 2003 (2-52) (Xavier HS, Ia.). $0.785M signing bonus.

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SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.186	.265	.232	.193
11	vs R (Multi)	.287	.340	.396	.266
18	Split (Multi)	.102	.076	.164	.074
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.100	.182	.150	.136
31	vs R (2012)	.277	.316	.397	.250
38	Split (2012)	.177	.135	.247	.113
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 24, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-24
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 20th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-20
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 7, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-07
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 3, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-03
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 3, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-03
Daily Roundup: Around the League: March 31, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-03-31
Daily Roundup: Around the League: March 31, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-03-31
Out of Left Field: Shorting the Red Sox	Matthew Kory	2013-02-07
Transaction Analysis: All the Young Moves	Ben Lindbergh	2013-01-29
Transaction Analysis: All the Non-Tenders	R.J. Anderson	2012-12-03
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, November 28	Daniel Rathman	2012-11-28
Resident Fantasy Genius: Reviewing This Offseason's Moves	Derek Carty	2012-11-26
Western Front: Surprise, You Won 90 Games	Geoff Young	2012-11-20
Punk Hits: What Billy Beane is Doing Again	Ian Miller	2012-09-12
Pebble Hunting: The Oakland A's and Getting Past Windows	Sam Miller	2012-07-30
BP Unfiltered: Ever Wondered What it Would Be Like to Play Center Field?	Matthew Kory	2012-07-28
Transaction Analysis: Tampa Suffers Another Rotation Malady	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-20
Resident Fantasy Genius: Seven Magnificent Player Recommendations	Derek Carty	2012-06-18
Out of Left Field: The Red Sox Roster Crunch	Matthew Kory	2012-06-04
The Lineup Card: 10 Things We Learned in May	Baseball Prospectus	2012-05-31
The Lineup Card: 11 Surprising Early-Season Stats	Baseball Prospectus	2012-05-16
Out of Left Field: On Hitting .400	Matthew Kory	2012-05-14
Painting the Black: Peavy Does It	R.J. Anderson	2012-05-01
Prospectus Game of the Week: Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox, April 14	Adam Sobsey	2012-04-17
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 4/16/12	Michael Street	2012-04-17
Overthinking It: Seven Things You Didn't See Last Season	Ben Lindbergh	2012-04-10
Daily Hit List: Friday, April 6	Matthew Kory	2012-04-06
The Lineup Card: 11 Bench Players Who Could Have a Big Impact	Baseball Prospectus	2012-04-04
Collateral Damage: Fillet o' Philly	Stephani Bee	2012-03-21
Collateral Damage: Fillet o' Philly	Corey Dawkins	2012-03-21
Collateral Damage: Bullpen Blowout	Stephani Bee	2012-03-19
Collateral Damage: Bullpen Blowout	Corey Dawkins	2012-03-19
Collateral Damage: Spring Uprising	Stephani Bee	2012-03-14
Collateral Damage: Spring Uprising	Corey Dawkins	2012-03-14
Prospectus Preview: AL East 2012 Preseason Preview	R.J. Anderson	2012-02-20
Prospectus Preview: AL East 2012 Preseason Preview	Jason Collette	2012-02-20
Transaction Analysis: More on Yoenis Cespedes and the A's	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-14
Future Shock: Boston Red Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2012-02-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-Level Killers, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2012-01-30
Transaction Analysis: Cody Ross to Boston	R.J. Anderson	2012-01-27
Prospectus Hit and Run: Winter of Discontent?	Jay Jaffe	2012-01-24
Prospectus Roundtable: Can Anyone Close?	Baseball Prospectus	2012-01-16
Resident Fantasy Genius: Crispy New Outfielders	Derek Carty	2012-01-05
Transaction Analysis: Bailing Out of Oakland	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-29
Transaction Analysis: Bailing Out of Oakland	Kevin Goldstein	2011-12-29
The Keeper Reaper: Outfielders for 12/27/11	Rob McQuown	2011-12-27
Future Shock: Win Some, Lose Some	Kevin Goldstein	2011-12-14
Collateral Damage: Aches and Strains	Corey Dawkins	2011-09-16
Collateral Damage: Aches and Strains	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-16
Value Picks: Outfielders for 9/13/11	Rob McQuown	2011-09-13
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 27	Larry Granillo	2011-07-28
The BP Broadside: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime, Except When They Don't	Steven Goldman	2011-06-10
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Wild AL West	Jay Jaffe	2011-05-13
Team Injury Projection: Oakland Athletics	Marc Normandin	2011-03-31
Team Injury Projection: Oakland Athletics	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-31
Overthinking It: Small Samplings of Spring, AL Edition	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-15
Fantasy Focus: Right Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-24
Transaction Analysis: Napoli, oh Napoli	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-26
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Center Field	Marc Normandin	2011-01-26
Future Shock: The Rays' Golden Opportunity	Kevin Goldstein	2011-01-24
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Right Field	Marc Normandin	2011-01-24
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-level Killers	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-21
Expanded Horizons: White Elephants	Tommy Bennett	2011-01-12
Prospectus Perspective: Athletic Ambitions	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-22
Prospectus Perspective: A Dirty Half-Dozen	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-02
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-12-01
BP Unfiltered: Don't Frack with DeJesus	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-11
GM for a Day: Oakland Athletics	John Perrotto	2010-11-04
Contractual Matters: AL West Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-10-25
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland Athletics	John Perrotto	2010-09-27
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland Athletics	ESPN Insider	2010-09-27
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland Athletics	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-27
Changing Speeds: The Golden Generation	Ken Funck	2010-08-19
Under The Knife: On Will's Mind	Will Carroll	2010-08-03
Under The Knife: No Two Injuries are Alike	Will Carroll	2010-08-02
Transaction Action: The National Redistribution Effort	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-30
Transaction Action: The National Redistribution Effort	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-30
Transaction Action: ALtruisms	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-21
Under The Knife: A Case for Encyclopedia Brown	Will Carroll	2010-07-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Big Gains Afield	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-16
Transaction Action: Western Horizons	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-07
On the Beat: Wednesday Update: The A's Uphill Climb	John Perrotto	2010-07-07
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-06-23
Fantasy Beat: Oakland Outfield Roulette	Craig Brown	2010-06-16
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-06-16
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-06-09
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of June 4	John Perrotto	2010-06-04
Under The Knife: Friday Update	Will Carroll	2010-06-04
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-06-02
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-05-26
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of May 21	John Perrotto	2010-05-21
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-05-19
Transaction Action: The Upper Cust	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-18
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-05-12
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of May 6	John Perrotto	2010-05-06
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-04-07
Transaction Action: AL Roster Cleanup	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-06
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Contractual Matters: AL West	Jeff Euston	2010-03-25
Fantasy Focus: Center Fielders	Marc Normandin	2010-03-04
Fantasy Beat: Combined Outfielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-03-04
Fantasy Focus: Right Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-03-03
Camp Battles: AL West	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-18
Team Health Reports: Oakland Athletics	Will Carroll	2010-02-16
Transaction Action: Thome, Taveras, and 10,000	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-02
Transaction Action: The Kouzmanoff Trade	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-17
Transaction Action: AL Re-Gifting	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-07
Future Shock: A's Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-12-29
Transaction Analysis: Threesome or Foursome?	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-17
Future Shock: White Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-11-17
Player Profile: Nick Swisher	Marc Normandin	2009-10-28
Prospectus Hit List: Season Finale	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-12
Ahead in the Count: Ranking the Ds	Matt Swartz	2009-10-11
Future Shock: AFL Preview, Part One	Kevin Goldstein	2009-10-06
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Oakland A's	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-24
Transaction Action: AL West Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-14
Transaction Action: Assorted East Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-08
Transaction Analysis: California Scheming	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-17
Transaction Action: Assorted AL Additions	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-09
Under The Knife: Midseason THR Updates	Michael R. Lewis	2009-07-13
Under The Knife: Midseason THR Updates	Will Carroll	2009-07-13
Transaction Action: The Hairston Deal	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-07
Transaction Analysis: AL West Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-25
Fantasy Beat: Awful Regulars	Marc Normandin	2009-06-23
Under The Knife: TRIPin?	Will Carroll	2009-06-09
Under The Knife: Day to Day	Will Carroll	2009-06-05
Future Shock: Beefing Up	Kevin Goldstein	2009-05-08
Future Shock: AL Central Notebook	Kevin Goldstein	2009-04-30
Leading Off: Bop 'Til You Drop Up Top?	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-10
Transaction Analysis: AL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-10
Transaction Analysis: Wild Wests	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-17
Team Health Reports: Oakland Athletics	Brad Wochomurka	2009-02-25
Future Shock: Athletics Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-25
Future Shock: White Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-02
Fantasy Beat: Defense and Effects	Marc Normandin	2009-01-08
Transaction Analysis: Windy City Double Date	Christina Kahrl	2008-11-14
Hot Stove Preview: AL West	Marc Normandin	2008-11-13
Transaction of the Day: Taking a Holliday in the East Bay	Christina Kahrl	2008-11-12
Transaction Analysis: West by Central	Christina Kahrl	2008-09-14
Future Shock: Ten September Call-up Stories	Kevin Goldstein	2008-09-03
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-17
Transaction Analysis: AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-14
Transaction Analysis: AL West Moves and Issues	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-10
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-04
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-18
On the Beat: Oakland Renaissance	John Perrotto	2008-05-28
Transaction Analysis: Whipped, Hurt, and Stomped	Christina Kahrl	2008-04-29
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-14
Every Given Sunday: Impact Call-Ups	John Perrotto	2008-04-13
Team Health Reports: Oakland A's	Will Carroll	2008-03-16
Future Shock: Keith Lieppman Interview, Part 2	Kevin Goldstein	2008-03-09
Spring Training Preview: AL West	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-04
Transaction Analysis: Backup Wheels within Wheels	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-29
Transaction Analysis: Challenges and Carousels	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-16
Transaction Analysis: Moves from the Week that Was	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-13
Future Shock: AL Top 11 Prospects Update	Kevin Goldstein	2008-01-10
Transaction Analysis: Breaking in the New Year	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-08
The Week In Quotes: January 1-6	Alex Carnevale	2008-01-07
Every Given Sunday: Puddle-jumping, Swish, and Inaction	John Perrotto	2008-01-06
Transaction Analysis Special: Minor Exchanges	Christina Kahrl	2007-12-04
Future Shock: White Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-11-07
Every Given Sunday: The Ridiculous Run	John Perrotto	2007-10-21
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, AL Central	Nate Silver	2007-10-11
Future Shock: Arizona Fall League Preview, Part 1	Kevin Goldstein	2007-10-03
Future Shock: Two Steps Back, American League	Kevin Goldstein	2007-09-06
Transaction Analysis: American League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-26
Every Given Sunday: Mile High Expectations?	John Perrotto	2007-07-22
Future Shock: Risers and Fallers, American League	Kevin Goldstein	2007-07-06
Transaction Analysis Special: Trades Catch-up	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-03
Lies, Damned Lies: The 2008 Chicago White Sox	Nate Silver	2007-06-14
Future Shock: State of the Systems, AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-06-14
Transaction of the Day: American League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-06-06
Transaction Analysis: AL-brand Catsup	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-29
Transaction of the Day: Major Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-02
Lies, Damned Lies: The PECOTA Top 100	Nate Silver	2007-04-27
Future Shock: State of the Systems, AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-18
Future Shock: Triple-A Preview	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-05
Transaction Analysis: March 19-26, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-03-27
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Corner Outfield Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-03-23
Schrodinger's Bat: Spring Training	Dan Fox	2007-03-13
Future Shock: State of the Systems, AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-09
Future Shock: Systems Retrospective, American League	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-02
Future Shock: Top 100 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-21
Prospectus Today: Invitations to the Dance	Joe Sheehan	2007-02-21
Future Shock: Organizational Rankings	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-14
Future Shock: Chicago White Sox Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-01-12
Schrodinger's Bat: It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint	Dan Fox	2007-01-11
Transaction Analysis: November 3-16, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-11-17
Future Shock: Short-Term Impact, AL	Kevin Goldstein	2006-09-14
Transaction Analysis: September 5-11	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-13
Transaction Analysis: September 1-4	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-06
Future Shock: Position Breakdown: Corner Outfielders	Kevin Goldstein	2006-08-03
Future Shock: Midpoint American League Report	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-22
Fantasy Focus: The RotoWire ROI 100	Erik Siegrist	2006-06-20
Future Shock: AL Central Roundup	Kevin Goldstein	2006-05-23
Transaction Analysis: March 17-26	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-27
Future Shock: How Do Teams Draft?	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-27
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Prospects, Wrap-up	Nate Silver	2006-03-08
Future Shock: State of the Systems: AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-02
Fantasy Focus: Building a Fantasy Farm System	Jeff Erickson	2006-02-24
Fantasy Focus: Keeper League Decisions	Jeff Erickson	2006-02-07
Prospectus Notebook: White Sox, Giants	Baseball Prospectus	2006-01-11
Transaction Analysis: March 16-28, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-01
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects - Outfielders	Baseball Prospectus	2005-02-16

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-07-23 13:00:00	Do you think the A's will call up Michael Taylor any time soon? He had a poor first half and was hampered by injury. Has been on a nice little tear recently, though. Previous two seasons in the minors were excellent. I'd rather see him out there than Travis Buck.... (Clark Griswold from Inside a Christmas tree)	Kevin Goldstein knows far more than I do about the situation. Earlier this week, he said he'd be surprised if Taylor were up before September. I have nothing informative to add to that, except that with the A's seemingly out of it but now down Ryan Sweeney as well, it wouldn't hurt to take a bit of a longer look at him than September, with its distortions in terms of talent level, traditionally allows. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-06-07 18:30:00	I was expecting Oakland to take Cox. What is most probable scenario for Choice. Does he have All-Star type talent or is it more of a Ryan Sweeney, solid starting caliber outfield. (brettmar21 from hawaii)	Choice could be a star for sure. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-02-18 14:00:00	What do you expect from Ryan Sweeney? Had a nice second half, turning 25 on Saturday. (ashitaka from long beach, ca)	I've always seen him as a very good fourth outfielder, but stretched as an every day player. Still do. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-12-17 13:00:00	Is Michael Taylor starting in a corner for the A's in April? Does that mean Ryan Sweeney's the CF and Rajai Davis is back to fourth OF? Or is that all too much to hope for? (Jason Wojciechowski from South Texas)	Hey Jason! If nothing else I'd expect the A's to game Taylor's service time by starting him in the minors, but I don't see why you couldn't play all three if they're your best outfielders. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-10-13 14:00:00	Is it time to non-tender Jack Cust and move on to Chris Carter? Is Ryan Sweeney really the solution in right? Can Daric Barton ever hit in months that don't start with "S"? It was nice to see the team play well down the stretch, but there are still a ton of question marks. (ashitaka from long beach, ca)	Cust has been a fine placeholder at DH, but he needs to be seen as such. If he's game for a one-year deal, the A's can afford to buy the time and see if Barton fends off Carter initially. While slotting Cust in an outfield corner if both Carter and Barton earn their keep wouldn't be lovely, nobody's going places with an outfield trio of Sweeney/Rajai Davis/Scott Hairston. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-08-19 14:00:00	Who out of the position players on Oakland right now is part of their next play-off team? Just Suzuki? Nobody? If you say Ryan Sweeney I'm going to drop this match on the gasoline I'm standing in... (Juan from The City)	It's pretty bleak when you look at it that way, isn't it? I don't see anyone else I'd hang my hat on, unless it's Scott Hairston as the lefty-mashing part of a platoon. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-07-01 14:00:00	Your last TA, you mentioned putting Eric Patterson in centerfield. Can he play there? I thought he was supposed to be god-awful in the field or is he just better than Sweeney is in center? (Eric from Denver)	I don't think anybody thinks Patterson would be a good center fielder; I guess my standard is that, with no shot at winning the division anyway, why not see if he's Jerry Mumphrey-level playable? Because I think the motor gave out on the Ryan Sweeney carousel years ago, assuming it was ever really installed properly in the first place. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-02-11 14:00:00	Better player for the next 5 years, travis Buck or Ryan Sweeney? (Dave from Oakland)	Ryan Sweeney, though I don't see either one being much more than a slightly above average player. (John Perrotto)
2008-10-21 14:00:00	Who would you start in the A's outfield next year out of Travis Buck, Matt Murton, Ryan Sweeney, Carlos Gonzalez, and Aaron Cunningham? (Dave from Chicago)	Good question. I'm not sure how crazy I am about any of 'em. Gonzalez has star potential but still needs lots of work, and he's the only one with real star potential. I'm not a big Murton or Sweeney fan. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-05-27 13:00:00	Nate, you still like the Swisher package? The only reason that looks like a good deal to me is that it now seems possible Swisher is the new Ben Grieve. But the two minor-league pitchers they got are struggling, and Ryan Sweeney has no power. Besides, how can an A-ball pitcher with only one good season be the lead player in a package to get a useful, young, cheap major league position player? (oira61 from San Francisco)	Sweeney's is not a great guy to have on a roto team (trust me, I've learned this by experience) but he nevertheless has a 117 OPS+ and he's 23 years old. That is a reasonably valuable asset any way you slice it. The pitchers have been marginal but not irredeemably so if you look at their peripherals. Yes, I still like that deal for them. (Nate Silver)
2008-04-23 13:00:00	How long do the A's wait for Jack Cust to come around? Chris Carter has been red-hot lately...could he fill the DH hole this year, or is it too early? Also, will Carlos Gonzalez replace Ryan Sweeney in center this season? (Matt from St. Paul)	I'm just not sure what they replace him with right now -- you're WAY too early on Carter. Gonzalez SHOULD replace Sweeney, but they might be saving him for '09. C-Gon is the far better player, and I've never been a Sweeney fan. (Kevin Goldstein)

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