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Birth Date	5-7-1984
Height	6' 2"
Weight	205 lbs

Age	29 years, 1 months, 12 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

: 0.62009
: 0.32010
: 1.72011
: -1.32012
: 1.72013
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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	LAN	22	48	111	102	20	29	6	5	4	57	8	10	1	0	0	18	1	0	.284	.342	.559	.269	2.4	-1.3	0.1
2007	LAN	23	96	375	344	41	114	18	4	15	185	28	48	1	2	0	67	0	1	.331	.381	.538	.306	19.9	0.3	1.9
2008	LAN	24	161	651	595	66	172	35	6	13	258	45	85	3	7	1	90	7	4	.289	.338	.434	.263	3.3	-7.5	-0.5
2009	LAN	25	158	651	576	73	162	25	2	13	230	70	68	0	4	1	90	7	3	.281	.357	.399	.271	9.9	-3.3	0.6
2010	LAN	26	161	648	588	67	157	41	2	10	232	52	95	4	4	0	88	10	5	.267	.329	.395	.260	6.5	-4.2	0.3
2011	LAN	27	158	582	531	56	153	30	1	12	221	42	67	1	5	3	65	4	0	.288	.339	.416	.272	12.8	3.3	1.7
2012	BOS	28	30	106	100	5	23	2	0	2	31	5	12	0	1	0	8	0	0	.230	.264	.310	.212	-4.4	2.6	-0.2
2012	LAN	28	114	359	334	32	85	18	0	4	115	23	39	0	1	1	33	0	3	.254	.302	.344	.222	-11.9	1.2	-1.1
2013	TBA	29	69	253	229	30	69	16	0	8	109	22	29	0	1	1	35	2	1	.301	.361	.476	.296	11.4	-0.1	1.2
Career			995	3736	3399	390	964	191	20	81	1438	295	453	10	25	7	494	31	17	.284	.340	.423	.267	49.8	-8.9	4.0

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
2002	VRO	A+	17	74	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.345			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	GRF	Rk	47	197	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.395			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	VRO	A+	125	516	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.318			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	JAX	AA	104	442	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.285			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	JAX	AA	138	572	.276	.267	.338	.396	.000	.324	93	7.4	11.0	-7.9	8.1	-1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	LAN	MLB	48	111	.269	.266	.331	.428	.000	.284	104	1.2	3.0	-1.9	-1.3	-0.1	2.4	0.1	2.4	0.1
2006	LVG	AAA	98	406	.322	.277	.343	.425	.000	.404	108	25.5	10.6	-6.6	4.9	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	LAN	MLB	96	375	.306	.259	.324	.409	.000	.350	101	19.2	10.6	-7	0.3	-2.6	19.9	1.9	19.9	1.9
2007	LVG	AAA	58	261	.255	.287	.348	.448	.000	.348	107	-1.5	7.5	-4.2	1.7	-4.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	LAN	MLB	161	651	.263	.259	.322	.407	.000	.315	97	2	18.2	-12	-7.5	-1.6	3.3	-0.5	3.3	-0.5
2009	LAN	MLB	158	651	.271	.256	.319	.403	.000	.299	94	7.6	18.0	-11.9	-3.3	-2.9	9.9	0.6	9.9	0.6
2010	LAN	MLB	161	648	.260	.254	.316	.396	.000	.302	94	0.2	18.1	-11.4	-4.2	1.5	6.5	0.3	6.5	0.3
2011	LAN	MLB	158	582	.272	.253	.312	.395	.000	.309	96	6.9	10.0	-9.9	3.3	-1.4	12.8	1.7	12.8	1.7
2012	BOS	MLB	30	106	.212	.248	.304	.402	.000	.241	101	-5	1.9	-1.8	2.6	-0.3	-4.4	-0.2	-4.4	-0.2
2012	LAN	MLB	114	359	.222	.254	.314	.402	.000	.277	94	-13.4	6.2	-5.9	1.2	-2.4	-11.9	-1.1	-11.9	-1.1
2013	TBA	MLB	69	253	.296	.253	.316	.406	.259	.316	94	9	6.9	-4.4	-0.1	-0.5	11.4	1.2	11.4	1.2
Career		MLB		3736	.267	.256	.318	.403	.255	.306	96	28	97.5	-66.3	-10.5	-10.1	49.9	4.0	49.9	4.0

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
2002	GRF	Rk	197	33	63	22	3	5	30	25	18	5	4	.371	.457	.624	.253	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	VRO	A+	74	6	20	6	0	0	5	6	10	0	0	.299	.351	.388	.090	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	VRO	A+	516	64	129	31	3	7	46	43	80	9	4	.276	.336	.400	.124	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	JAX	AA	442	39	94	19	2	4	35	42	75	6	5	.238	.316	.327	.089	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	JAX	AA	572	74	143	31	2	11	65	59	87	1	4	.284	.360	.419	.135	.276	0.0	8.1	0.0
2006	LVG	AAA	406	64	139	33	2	8	67	32	34	9	5	.380	.432	.546	.167	.322	0.0	4.9	0.0
2006	LAN	MLB	111	20	29	6	5	4	18	8	10	1	0	.284	.342	.559	.275	.269	2.4	-1.3	0.1
2007	LVG	AAA	261	28	65	19	1	1	32	25	48	2	1	.279	.349	.382	.103	.255	0.0	1.7	0.0
2007	LAN	MLB	375	41	114	18	4	15	67	28	48	0	1	.331	.381	.538	.206	.306	19.9	0.3	1.9
2008	LAN	MLB	651	66	172	35	6	13	90	45	85	7	4	.289	.338	.434	.145	.263	3.3	-7.5	-0.5
2009	LAN	MLB	651	73	162	25	2	13	90	70	68	7	3	.281	.357	.399	.118	.271	9.9	-3.3	0.6
2010	LAN	MLB	648	67	157	41	2	10	88	52	95	10	5	.267	.329	.395	.128	.260	6.5	-4.2	0.3
2011	LAN	MLB	582	56	153	30	1	12	65	42	67	4	0	.288	.339	.416	.128	.272	12.8	3.3	1.7
2012	BOS	MLB	106	5	23	2	0	2	8	5	12	0	0	.230	.264	.310	.080	.212	-4.4	2.6	-0.2
2012	LAN	MLB	359	32	85	18	0	4	33	23	39	0	3	.254	.302	.344	.090	.222	-11.9	1.2	-1.1
2013	TBA	MLB	253	30	69	16	0	8	35	22	29	2	1	.301	.361	.476	.175	.296	11.4	-0.1	1.2

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-03-12	2012-03-16	Camp	4	0	-	Lower Leg	Soreness	Calf	-	-
2011-03-05	2011-03-09	Camp	4	0	Left	Knee	Stiffness		-
2010-07-18	2010-07-19	DTD	1	1		Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2009-09-14	2009-09-14	DTD	0	0		Neck	Stiffness	Collision with Another Player	-
2009-08-22	2009-08-25	DTD	3	2		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2007-06-18	2007-06-22	DTD	4	3	Right	Knee	Contusion	Running Into Structure	-
2006-04-06	2006-04-07	DTD	1	0		Wrist	Contusion	Ground Ball	-
2004-04-23	2004-05-13	Minors	20	0	-	Fingers	Fracture	Middle Fingertip	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2013	TBA	$2,000,000
2012	LAN	$6,375,000
2011	LAN	$4,875,000
2010	LAN	$3,100,000
2009	LAN	$465,000
2008	LAN	$411,000

Years	Description	Salary
5 yr	Previous	$15,226,000
2011	Current	$2,000,000
6 yr	Pvs + Cur	$17,226,000
6 yr	Total	$17,226,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 12 d	CAA (Joe Urbon)	1 year/$2M (2013)

Details

1 year/$2M (2013). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 12/3/12. May earn additional $1M in performance bonuses.
1 year/$6.375M (2012). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Boston in trade from LA Dodgers 8/25/12.
1 year/$4.875M (2011). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 2/11/11 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$3.1M (2010). Re-signed 1/19/10 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.465M (2009). Re-signed 3/6/09.
1 year/$0.411M (2008). Re-signed 2/28/08.
1 year (2007). Re-signed 3/07.
1 year (2006). Contract purchased 11/05. Re-signed 2/06.
Drafted 2002 (1-19). $1.5M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.224	.265	.302	.200
11	vs R (Multi)	.281	.335	.402	.261
18	Split (Multi)	.057	.070	.100	.061
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.217	.247	.261	.170
31	vs R (2012)	.257	.305	.357	.233
38	Split (2012)	.040	.058	.096	.063
39	LgAvg (2012)	.030	.040	.071	.035

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
The Stash List: Wilpocalypse Now?	Bret Sayre	2013-06-11
Fantasy Freestyle: Fast Starts and Slow Starts	Mike Gianella	2013-06-10
Transaction Analysis: Bonder the Next One	R.J. Anderson	2013-06-03
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 1, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-01
Overthinking It: The Longest Plate Appearance(s) of the Week, 5/31	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-31
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 31, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-31
Painting the Black: The All-Hit, No-Pitch Rays	R.J. Anderson	2013-05-29
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 27, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-27
Overthinking It: The Mystique and Aura of the Other 29 Teams	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-16
What You Need to Know: The Price is Not Right	Zachary Levine	2013-05-16
BP Fantasy Podcast: Episode 44 is live	Jason Collette	2013-05-14
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 13, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-13
Transaction Analysis: The Cubs Keep Rizzo	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-13
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 12th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-12
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 6th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-06
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 5, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-05
Painting the Black: Six Who Clicked	R.J. Anderson	2013-05-01
Free Agent Watch: American League, Week Five	Paul Singman	2013-04-30
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 27, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-27
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 18	Larry Granillo	2013-04-19
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 19, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-19
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 18, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-18
Fantasy Freestyle: Home-Style Auctioning	Mike Gianella	2013-04-09
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
Fantasy Freestyle: Expert-League Auction Comparison	Jason Collette	2013-03-27
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Legit Contenders	Sam Miller	2013-03-26
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Legit Contenders	Adam Sobsey	2013-03-26
The Lineup Card: 9 Bets on Vegas Over/Under Odds	Baseball Prospectus	2013-03-13
Fantasy Beat: Alex Cobb's Rising Auction Value	Jason Collette	2013-03-12
Pebble Hunting: The End of First Basemen?	Sam Miller	2013-03-11
Bizball: 2013 American League Attendance Projections	Maury Brown	2013-03-04
Pebble Hunting: Fixing the Holes, National League	Sam Miller	2013-02-22
Resident Fantasy Genius: Why AL-/NL-only Leagues are Superior to Mixed Leagues	Derek Carty	2013-01-21
BP Unfiltered: MLBDepthCharts Mailbag	Jason Martinez	2013-01-21
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Shakeups	Derek Carty	2013-01-03
Transaction Analysis: Count on One Hanrahan	R.J. Anderson	2012-12-27
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, December 26	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-26
Transaction Analysis: The Mets Deal Dickey to Toronto? UPDATED	Jason Parks	2012-12-17
Transaction Analysis: The Mets Deal Dickey to Toronto? UPDATED	Ben Lindbergh	2012-12-17
BP Unfiltered: Which WAR(P) Are You?	Sam Miller	2012-12-14
The Lineup Card: 11 Potential Trades	Baseball Prospectus	2012-12-13
The Keeper Reaper: First, Third, and DH for 12/13/12	Michael Street	2012-12-13
Overthinking It: Teams That Still Have Holes to Fill	Ben Lindbergh	2012-12-07
The BP Wayback Machine: Grand Ole Opry	John Perrotto	2012-12-07
On the Beat: Rumblings from Nashville	John Perrotto	2012-12-04
Transaction Analysis: All the Loney People, Where Do They All Belong?	Ben Lindbergh	2012-12-03
Out of Left Field: The Least Valuable Player	Matthew Kory	2012-11-27
BP Unfiltered: Doing the Splits in the Land Before GIFs	Sam Miller	2012-11-20
Western Front: Three Giant Draft Picks	Geoff Young	2012-10-30
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for October 2	Larry Granillo	2012-10-03
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH Review	Michael Street	2012-09-25
BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 48: What We Would Pay James Loney/Are the Dodgers Trying Too Hard?	Sam Miller	2012-09-24
BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 48: What We Would Pay James Loney/Are the Dodgers Trying Too Hard?	Ben Lindbergh	2012-09-24
In A Pickle: Introducing the Bloop Factor	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-09-20
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 9/4/12	Michael Street	2012-09-04
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 30	Larry Granillo	2012-08-31
Punk Hits: Will the Yankees West Match The Yankees' Success?	Ian Miller	2012-08-29
Western Front: When Loney was Better than Gonzalez, and Kotchman was Better than Both	Geoff Young	2012-08-28
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 8/28/12	Michael Street	2012-08-28
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, August 28	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-28
Bizball: The Priciest Trade Ever Made	Maury Brown	2012-08-27
Fantasy Beat: Fantasy Perspective on the Big Trade	Jason Collette	2012-08-27
Transaction Analysis: L.A. Consequential	Kevin Goldstein	2012-08-27
Transaction Analysis: L.A. Consequential	R.J. Anderson	2012-08-27
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of August 20	Kevin Goldstein	2012-08-21
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 8/21/12	Michael Street	2012-08-21
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 18	Larry Granillo	2012-08-19
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 17	Larry Granillo	2012-08-18
What You Need to Know: Monday, August 13	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-13
Overthinking It: Measuring the Movement at This Year's Deadline	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-07
Transaction Analysis: Busy Week at the Ol' Scrap Heap	R.J. Anderson	2012-08-07
Transaction Analysis: Scutaro to San Fran	Ben Lindbergh	2012-07-28
Transaction Analysis: Scutaro to San Fran	Kevin Goldstein	2012-07-28
Overthinking It: Upgrading From Nothing	Ben Lindbergh	2012-07-26
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Midsummer Replacement-Level Killers, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2012-07-23
Overthinking It: PECOTA's First-Half Hits and Misses	Ben Lindbergh	2012-07-17
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 7/17/12	Michael Street	2012-07-17
Pebble Hunting: Non-Transaction Analysis: New-Money Ball	Sam Miller	2012-07-02
What the Contenders Need: NL West	Kevin Goldstein	2012-06-27
What the Contenders Need: NL West	Jeff Euston	2012-06-27
What the Contenders Need: NL West	Bradley Ankrom	2012-06-27
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 6/26/12	Michael Street	2012-06-26
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 6/18/12	Michael Street	2012-06-19
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 6/12/12	Michael Street	2012-06-12
BP Unfiltered: Taking A Look At Our Preseason Predictions	Bradley Ankrom	2012-06-09
On the Beat: Astros Find New Orbit	John Perrotto	2012-06-07
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 6/6/12	Michael Street	2012-06-06
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 5/29/12	Michael Street	2012-05-29
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 21	Larry Granillo	2012-05-22
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 5/22/12	Michael Street	2012-05-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Donnie Buntball	Jay Jaffe	2012-05-11
Prospectus Game of the Week: Harper Overshadows Kemp, or Vice Versa?	Bradley Ankrom	2012-05-04
Fantasy Beat: September Surges, April Struggles	Jason Collette	2012-05-01
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 21	Larry Granillo	2012-04-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Sizzling Starts	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-18
Pebble Hunting: The Pacers	Sam Miller	2012-04-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: Loose Threads: West Division	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-04
Pre-Season Predictions: 20 Questions for 2012	Baseball Prospectus	2012-03-27
Resident Fantasy Genius: Tout Wars and LABR NL Drafts	Derek Carty	2012-03-26
Prospectus Hit and Run: Rattling SABRs in the Desert, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2012-03-23
Collateral Damage: Mets Misery	Corey Dawkins	2012-03-16
Collateral Damage: Mets Misery	Stephani Bee	2012-03-16
Western Front: Better Than Doug Mientkiewicz	Geoff Young	2012-03-13
Prospectus Preview: NL West 2012 Season Preview	Geoff Young	2012-03-05
Prospectus Preview: NL West 2012 Season Preview	Jay Jaffe	2012-03-05
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: First Basemen	Derek Carty	2012-03-01
Preseason Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 2/28/12	Michael Street	2012-02-28
Fantasy Beat: The NL's Shallow First Base Pool	Jason Collette	2012-02-27
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
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-Level Killers, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-01
Fantasy Beat: Mock Draft Update	Jason Collette	2012-01-06
The BP First Take: Tuesday, December 27	Daniel Rathman	2011-12-27
Fantasy Beat: Early ADP Movers	Jason Collette	2011-12-09
Resident Fantasy Genius: BP Fantasy End of Season Awards	Derek Carty	2011-10-03
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 28	Larry Granillo	2011-09-29
Value Picks: Outfield Review	Rob McQuown	2011-09-27
Prospectus Hit and Run: Triple Tandem	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-26
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Steven Goldman	2011-09-26
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	ESPN Insider	2011-09-26
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-26
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Dodgers	Steven Goldman	2011-09-23
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Dodgers	ESPN Insider	2011-09-23
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Dodgers	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-23
Fantasy Beat: The Loney Island	Jason Collette	2011-09-19
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 17	Larry Granillo	2011-09-18
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 16	Larry Granillo	2011-09-17
The BP Broadside: You Don't Need a Prince, Just a Few Paupers	Steven Goldman	2011-09-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Recurring Dodger Blues	Jay Jaffe	2011-08-31
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 29	Larry Granillo	2011-08-30
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 27	Larry Granillo	2011-08-28
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 26	Larry Granillo	2011-08-27
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 8/15/11	Michael Street	2011-08-15
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 8/8/11	Michael Street	2011-08-08
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 7	Larry Granillo	2011-08-08
Prospectus Hit and Run: Vortices of Suck, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2011-08-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Ned Zone	Jay Jaffe	2011-08-01
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 8/1/11	Michael Street	2011-08-01
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 7/25/11	Michael Street	2011-07-25
Divide and Conquer, NL West: The Dodgers Were Not Built to Wait Until Next Year	Geoff Young	2011-07-12
Overthinking It: Walkless Wonders	Ben Lindbergh	2011-07-07
Contractual Matters: Los Angeles Payroll Limbo	Jeff Euston	2011-07-01
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 12	Larry Granillo	2011-06-13
Divide and Conquer, NL West: Drop a Catcher, Drop a Child	Geoff Young	2011-06-07
BP Unfiltered: In-season PECOTA updates	Colin Wyers	2011-06-06
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 31	Larry Granillo	2011-06-01
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 5/31	John Perrotto	2011-05-31
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 27	Larry Granillo	2011-05-28
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-05-26
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 5/18	John Perrotto	2011-05-18
Prospectus Hit List: Braving the Storm	Jay Jaffe	2011-05-18
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Outfield	Mike Petriello	2011-05-11
On the Beat: State Secret	John Perrotto	2011-05-04
The BP Broadside: Impatience with Cold Starters	Steven Goldman	2011-04-27
Divide and Conquer, NL West: At Least We Don't Have to Read Thackeray	Geoff Young	2011-04-26
Selling Loney: The (Potentially) New-Look Dodgers	Mike Petriello	2011-04-20
On the Beat: Heightened Expectations	John Perrotto	2011-04-20
Prospectus Hit List: Feast or Famine	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-19
Transaction Analysis Blog: Dodgers Promote Jerry Sands	R.J. Anderson	2011-04-18
Prospectus Hit List: Get Your Phils	Tommy Bennett	2011-04-12
Transaction Analysis: Second-Sack Stopgaps, and Other Opening Day Shuffles	Ben Lindbergh	2011-04-04
Team Injury Projection: Los Angeles Dodgers	Corey Dawkins	2011-04-01
Team Injury Projection: Los Angeles Dodgers	Marc Normandin	2011-04-01
Prospectus Perspective: Five Bold Predictions for the 2011 Season	Steven Goldman	2011-03-31
Prospectus Perspective: Five Bold Predictions for the 2011 Season	R.J. Anderson	2011-03-31
Prospectus Perspective: Five Bold Predictions for the 2011 Season	Kevin Goldstein	2011-03-31
Prospectus Perspective: Five Bold Predictions for the 2011 Season	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-31
Prospectus Perspective: Five Bold Predictions for the 2011 Season	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-31
The BP Broadside: Questions, Predictions, Worries, Distractions, and Other Mysteries of Opening Day, National League	Steven Goldman	2011-03-31
Overthinking It: Non-Starter Starters	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-29
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks at First, Third and DH	Michael Street	2011-03-28
On the Beat: Donnie Manager	John Perrotto	2011-03-21
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks at First, Third and DH	Michael Street	2011-03-21
Fantasy Beat: Expert Mock Draft Results	Jason Collette	2011-03-15
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks at First, Third and DH	Michael Street	2011-03-14
Fantasy Beat: Billy Butler, Speed Demon	Jason Collette	2011-03-11
Fantasy Focus: My Beef With Andre	Marc Normandin	2011-03-09
Prospectus Preview: NL West 2011 Preseason Preview	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-21
Fantasy Focus: First Base Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-17
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-02-10
Contractual Matters: NL West Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-02-09
Changing Speeds: The Next Jose Bautista	Ken Funck	2011-02-08
Fantasy Beat: Dead to Me	Jason Collette	2011-02-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-level Killers	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-21
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: First Base	Marc Normandin	2011-01-04
Transaction Analysis: NL West Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-30
Prospectus Hit and Run: McCourting Disaster	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-08
Winter Meetings: Morning Activity	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-07
Contractual Matters: AL Central Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-11-08
GM for a Day: Los Angeles Dodgers	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-01
Contractual Matters: NL West Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-11-01
Contractual Matters: AL West Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-10-25
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Dodgers	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Dodgers	John Perrotto	2010-09-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Dodgers	ESPN Insider	2010-09-29
On the Beat: Something to Build On	John Perrotto	2010-09-22
Seidnotes: Loney Loves Ribeyes	Eric Seidman	2010-09-10
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Trouble at the Top	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-09
On the Beat: Falling Out of First	John Perrotto	2010-09-08
Prospectus Perspective: A Wrigley Rebuild?	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-31
Transaction Action: NL West Updates	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-19
Changing Speeds: The Golden Generation	Ken Funck	2010-08-19
Transaction Action: Podzilla Washes Up in Malibu?	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-29
On the Beat: Why is it The Year of The Pitcher?	John Perrotto	2010-07-23
Transaction Action: Shuffling Seniors	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-12
On the Beat: The Dodgers Hang In There	John Perrotto	2010-07-12
Fantasy Beat: Scoresheet: Draft Prep 1	Rob McQuown	2010-06-21
You Can Blog It Up: DPOTD: The Worst Exchange of First Basemen Ever	Steven Goldman	2010-06-04
Changing Speeds: Lefty-on-Lefty Violence	Ken Funck	2010-06-01
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-04-07
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Prospectus Q&A: Logan White, Part 2	David Laurila	2010-03-29
Prospectus Q&A: Logan White, Part 1	David Laurila	2010-03-28
Player Profile: Nomar Garciaparra	Marc Normandin	2010-03-19
Contractual Matters: NL West Projected Payrolls	Jeff Euston	2010-03-18
Team Health Reports: Los Angeles Dodgers	Will Carroll	2010-03-18
Fantasy Focus: First Base Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-02-22
Division Preview: NL West	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-18
You Could Look It Up: Get Back in Line, Part 1	Steven Goldman	2010-02-18
Future Shock: Dodgers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-02-08
Transaction Action: The 10,000 Arms of Dr. T.	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-03
Transaction Action: Signing and Selling	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-21
Transaction Action: International Arbitration Avoidance Day	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: To Live and Die in LA	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-19
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2010-01-17
Checking the Numbers: Fielding Distrust	Eric Seidman	2009-11-23
Fantasy Focus: First Base Rankings Review	Marc Normandin	2009-11-20
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Dodgers	Baseball Prospectus	2009-10-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: Double-Barreled Disappointment	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Left Too Long	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-16
Player Profile: Matt Kemp	Marc Normandin	2009-10-15
Playoff Prospectus: Dodgers vs. Phillies LCS	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-15
The Baserunning Report: Running for Fun and Profit	Christina Kahrl	2009-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: Dodgers versus Cardinals LDS	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-07
Playoff Prospectus: Post-Season Ballparks	Clay Davenport	2009-10-06
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-02
Transaction Action: Final Answers	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-01
Transaction Action: Waivers Deadline Dealing	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-31
Under The Knife: Repeaters	Will Carroll	2009-08-24
Checking the Numbers: Stunted Development	Eric Seidman	2009-08-06
Fantasy Beat: First Base Cornucopia	Marc Normandin	2009-06-26
Prospectus Hit List: Closing In	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-26
Prospectus Hit and Run: Life Without Manny	Jay Jaffe	2009-06-23
You Could Look It Up: Inglorious Bastards	Steven Goldman	2009-06-19
Fantasy Beat: Get Your OBI On	Marc Normandin	2009-06-02
Prospectus Hit List: Going Places	Marc Normandin	2009-05-29
Fantasy Beat: Power Outages	Marc Normandin	2009-05-19
Prospectus Hit List: Mid-May Madness	Jay Jaffe	2009-05-15
On the Beat: Mid-week Update	John Perrotto	2009-05-13
Fantasy Beat: To the Warning Track	Marc Normandin	2009-03-30
Team Health Reports: Los Angeles Dodgers	Brad Wochomurka	2009-03-08
Prospectus Today: The Manny Has Landed	Joe Sheehan	2009-03-05
On the Beat: Slow-Mo Wheeling Dealing	John Perrotto	2009-02-04
Transaction Analysis: Moving and Shaking	Christina Kahrl	2008-12-10
Future Shock: Dodgers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-12-04
GM for a Day: Dodgers	Joe Sheehan	2008-12-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Dream Season Ends, a Nightmare Continues	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-17
Prospectus Today: Decisive Drama	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: Coming Unravelled	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-11
Prospectus Today: Notes on NLCS Game One	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-10
Playoff Prospectus: Dodgers versus Phillies	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-08
Prospectus Today: First-Day LDS Action	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-02
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-10-02
Playoff Prospectus: Dodgers versus Cubs	Christina Kahrl	2008-10-01
On the Beat: Keeping Faith	John Perrotto	2008-09-24
The Week In Quotes: August 25-31	Alex Carnevale	2008-09-01
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-16
Transaction Analysis: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-05
Prospectus Today: Trading Tex	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-29
Transaction Analysis: The Weekend Trio	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-28
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-07-20
Prospectus Hit List: Reshuffleuppagus	Jay Jaffe	2008-07-11
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-27
Fantasy Beat: Midseason Retooling	Marc Normandin	2008-06-18
Transaction Analysis: Drama-Free Turnover?	Christina Kahrl	2008-05-14
Prospectus Today: Three Teams in One	Joe Sheehan	2008-05-06
Prospectus Matchups: Fun with Playoff Odds	Jim Baker	2008-05-02
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-04-24
Every Given Sunday: Tribe Troubles	John Perrotto	2008-04-20
Prospectus Hit List: Welcome Back	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-18
Prospectus Matchups: Early-Season Miscellany	Jim Baker	2008-04-04
Lies, Damned Lies: Grab Bag and Final Projected Standings	Nate Silver	2008-04-03
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on First Base Prospects	Nate Silver	2008-03-28
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Catching Prospects	Nate Silver	2008-03-20
Every Given Sunday: A Different Feather	John Perrotto	2008-03-09
Fantasy Beat: The Infielders	Marc Normandin	2008-03-05
Prospectus Toolbox: Is Moneyball Dead?	Derek Jacques	2008-03-04
Team Health Reports: Los Angeles Dodgers	Will Carroll	2008-02-27
Future Shock: Dodgers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-02-01
On the Beat: Grand Ole Opry	John Perrotto	2007-12-02
Prospectus Today: Whither Johan?	Joe Sheehan	2007-11-30
Every Given Sunday: Dregs	John Perrotto	2007-11-18
The 2007 Internet Baseball Awards: Results and Wrap-Up	Greg Spira	2007-11-01
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, NL West	Nate Silver	2007-10-31
Wait 'Til Next Year: Defensive Snubstitutions	Bryan Smith	2007-10-23
Prospectus Hit List: Season Wrap-up	Jay Jaffe	2007-10-07
You Could Look It Up: Pete Reiser's Place in Dodgerdom	Steven Goldman	2007-09-24
The Week In Quotes: September 17-23	Alex Carnevale	2007-09-24
Prospectus Hit List: Stretch Mayhem	Marc Normandin	2007-09-15
Prospectus Today: Dialing the Wrong Weekend Series	Joe Sheehan	2007-09-14
Prospectus Hit List: Don't Look Now	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-10
Prospectus Hit and Run: Trade Deadline Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-07-31
The Mill: Friday Update	Baseball Prospectus	2007-07-27
Every Given Sunday: Mile High Expectations?	John Perrotto	2007-07-22
The Mill: Firing It Up	John Perrotto	2007-07-22
The Mill: Firing It Up	Will Carroll	2007-07-22
Lies, Damned Lies: Ned's Report Card	Nate Silver	2007-07-19
Transaction Analysis: National League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-16
Prospectus Hit List: Friday the 13th Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-07-13
Prospectus Hit List: Pinch-Hitter's Edition	Marc Normandin	2007-07-06
Prospectus Hit List Remix: Let's Twist Again	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-29
Under The Knife: Pray for the Minimum	Will Carroll	2007-06-18
Prospectus Hit List: June Swoons and Happier Tunes	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-15
Transaction Analysis: National League Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-06-12
Player Profile: Russell Martin	Marc Normandin	2007-06-07
Future Shock: High School Draft All-Stars	Kevin Goldstein	2007-05-25
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL West	Kevin Goldstein	2007-05-24
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Scouting Directors, NL West	Bryan Smith	2007-05-20
Fantasy Focus: Changes of Scenery	Jeff Erickson	2007-05-17
Wait 'Til Next Year: Career Path Choices	Bryan Smith	2007-05-08
Lies, Damned Lies: The PECOTA Top 100	Nate Silver	2007-04-27
Every Given Sunday: Demotions, Disappointments, and Developments	John Perrotto	2007-04-08
Future Shock: Triple-A Preview	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-05
Transaction of the Day: Roster Reviews of the Wests	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-03
Prospectus Today: Wrapping Up the Countdown	Joe Sheehan	2007-04-01
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL West	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-28
Hope and Faith: How the Los Angeles Dodgers Can Win the World Series	Jay Jaffe	2007-03-26
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack, 3/12/07	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-12
Transaction Analysis: February 14-20, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-22
Future Shock: Top 100 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-21
Transaction Analysis: NL West and NL Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-10
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on First Base Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-02-06
Future Shock: San Diego Padres Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2006-12-27
Prospectus Today: The List	Joe Sheehan	2006-12-20
Prospectus Today: Winter Meetings Preview, Part One	Joe Sheehan	2006-12-01
Future Shock: Los Angeles Dodgers Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2006-12-01
Transaction Analysis: November 17-21	Christina Kahrl	2006-11-22
Prospectus Today: Free Agents and Costly Voting	Joe Sheehan	2006-11-22
Future Shock: Chicago Cubs Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2006-11-15
Dominican Winter League Report: 11/03/06	Carlos J. Lugo	2006-11-03
Completely Random Statistical Trivia: 2006 in Review	Keith Woolner	2006-10-09
Playoff Prospectus: Roster Reviews	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-05
Prospectus Hit List: Week of October 2	Jay Jaffe	2006-10-04
Playoff Prospectus: Dodgers vs. Mets	Jim Baker	2006-10-03
Prospectus Matchups: The Weekend of Death!	Jim Baker	2006-09-29
Future Shock: Short Term Impact, NL	Kevin Goldstein	2006-09-15
Transaction Analysis: August 18-22	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-23
Prospectus Game of the Week: San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 8/13/06	Derek Jacques	2006-08-15
Transaction Analysis: July 31-August 3	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-04
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 2nd	Jay Jaffe	2006-08-02
Transaction Analysis: July 29-30	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-31
Future Shock: Position Breakdown: First Basemen	Kevin Goldstein	2006-07-06
Fantasy Focus: The RotoWire ROI 100	Erik Siegrist	2006-07-04
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten-Pack, 7/3/06	Kevin Goldstein	2006-07-03
Future Shock: Midpoint National League Report	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-23
Prospectus Today: NL All-Stars	Joe Sheehan	2006-06-05
Future Shock: Scouting Stuff-o-rama	Kevin Goldstein	2006-05-26
Future Shock: NL West Roundup	Kevin Goldstein	2006-05-16
Transaction Analysis: April 21-25	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-26
Under The Knife: Expert	Will Carroll	2006-04-20
Fantasy Focus: NL FAAB Focus	Jan Levine	2006-04-12
Transaction Analysis: National League, March 30-April 4	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-07
Fantasy Focus: Building a Fantasy Farm System	Jeff Erickson	2006-02-24
2006 Top 50 Prospects: A Look Inside the Rankings	David Regan	2006-02-21
Transaction Analysis: The Wests, etc.	Christina Kahrl	2005-03-25
Prospectus Triple Play: Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants	Jay Jaffe	2005-03-23
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects - First Basemen and Second Basemen	Baseball Prospectus	2005-02-09
Lies, Damned Lies: Top 50 Prospects Report	Nate Silver	2004-09-16
Can Of Corn: Minor League Buzz	Dayn Perry	2004-08-27
Can Of Corn: Swish, Kaz and King Felix	Dayn Perry	2004-07-07
The View from Florida: James Loney	David Cameron	2004-03-19
Prospectus Q&A: Bill Bavasi, Part I	Jonah Keri	2004-02-29
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects, Part III	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-23
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects, Part I	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-21
Prospectus Today: Fading Into Oblivion	Joe Sheehan	2003-07-08
Top 10 Prospects: Top 40 Prospects	Baseball Prospectus	2003-02-03
Prospectus Feature: Top 40 Prospects Roundtable	Baseball Prospectus	2003-01-31
Top 40 Prospects: Roundtable	Baseball Prospectus	2003-01-29
The Daily Prospectus: It's a Dry Heat	Jonah Keri	2002-11-06
The 2002 Draft: Status of the First Round Picks	Deric McKamey	2002-09-17
Prospectus Feature: Touring the Minors: Organizational Overview: Los Angeles Dodgers	Keith Scherer	2002-08-23

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-09-20 13:00:00	Bring James Loney back... really? because he's on a hot streak ... really? I guess he might hit better than the LF options (meaning Sands can play there) ... but he's going to make $5m+ in arbitration ... please help (Sanchez101 from Santa Barbara, CA)	Horrible Idea, with capitals for emphasis. Loney's .270 TAv is even with where he finished in 2009, but that was below average for a first baseman, and he now costs 10 times as much. I'd fire my GM for even entertaining the notion of re-signing him, and I'd take out a contract with a guy whose middle name is "the" (Johnny the Mangler, Billy the Strangler, Joey the Dangler...) if he actually completed a deal. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-08-17 13:00:00	Have you ever tried oreos and guacamole? I have, and trust me, it is good. I advise. (Hannah from bay area, ca)	How do you mix them? Is this a blend or a dip or do you just stack? I'm intrigued. By the way, I checked the SkyMall catalog and there are three baseballs signed by players whose named end in Y: James Loney, Chase Headley, R.A. Dickey. This doesn't solve anything, because of the mysterious -deball. James Loney, Lemonadeball? R.A. Dickey, MikeQuadeball? I dunno. (Sam Miller)
2011-04-07 13:00:00	Would Jerry Sands be an improvement over James Loney right now? (Josh from Wyoming)	Right now Sands is a guy who has half a season of Double-A under his belt. While he might be able to outhit Loney RIGHT NOW, I think the Dodgers are better served by giving him a few months at Triple-A, not only to see if Loney can reverse his multi-year slide but also if putting Sands in left field could help the big club even more. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-03-17 13:00:00	Serious question now. When do you realistically see Jerry Sands getting the call and making the team outside of a Sept. cup of coffee? 2012 reasonable? (EephusBlue from San Francisco)	I'm a big fan of Jerry Sands, but I think his timeframe is more going to be decided by the big league team. Hey, maybe you can actually get a decent left fielder out of JaMarcus Gwybbons, Jr., and maybe James Loney decides to act like he's really a useable MLB first baseman again. I don't have a lot of confidence in either of those things happening, unfortunately. I think there's a 95% chance Sands sees MLB service sometime this year, and probably even before September. My money's on June, with an eye towards him being the fulltime 1B or LF (this also depends on Trayvon Robinson) in 2012. (Mike Petriello)
2011-02-02 13:00:00	What's up with James Loney? Can he add some power numbers or has that boat sailed? (Ton from ALbuquerque)	As Neil Young sang in his late-70s classic, "Powerloney": Look out, Mama, there's a white boat coming up the river/With a decent glove, and some walks, and a few SB/I think you'd better call John Lindsey/'cause it don't look like he's here to deliver/the power Loney might not be white, but otherwise Neil knew what he was talking about. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-02-02 13:00:00	James Loney = Casey Kotchman? Daric Barton = John Olerud? (Bob from Seattle)	I'll buy it in the broad strokes, though Olerud is a best-case outcome for Barton. Barton needs more batting helmet. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-02-02 13:00:00	I know Dodgers Stadium is horrible on hitting but Loney's home/road splits are awful. Away he has an .854 OPS for his career, at home he's hitting .711. Don't you think it'd be smart for another team to pursue him? (Charlie from Bethesda)	I wouldn't have guessed that his home/away split would be so large, since Chavez Ravine isn't the worst place for lefties, but it's pretty tough on doubles and triples, which is more Loney's speed as far as extra-base hits go. Teams have done much, much more ill-advised things than pursuing James Loney, but if someone gave me a GM job today, the first item on my agenda probably wouldn't be trading for him. First base is just too deep. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-02-09 13:00:00	The Dodgers' infield bats seem pretty mediocre going into Spring Training. Do we have any reason to be optimistic? Or should I figure they'll be flashing great leather (will they?) and that makes it a good tradeoff? (Karl B from Philly)	OK, here's the glass half full scenarios: • James Loney will rebound from a couple of lousy years because his extreme L/R and Home/Road splits have been flukes. • Blake DeWitt will claim the 2B job with a hot spring, and get by well enough, particularly with Jamie Carroll as his late-inning defensive caddy. • Another year removed from back surgery, Rafael Furcal will be in good enough shape to flash his near-MVP form. • Casey Blake hitting in the NL is just one more cue as to how wide the disparity is between leagues. I don't believe all of those, and I don't know how many of them I actually do believe, but there's your rose-tinted-glasses scenario. At the very least, yes, they should be good defensively, though 2B is a concern. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-12-15 14:00:00	Do the Dodgers try and re-sign O-dawg or let him walk? (Dying2Know from La la land)	It seems that relationship's irreparably breached, which is why talking about Blake DeWitt might not be just bold talk. I could see them bringing back September favorite Ronnie Belliard on a low-end deal and using both at the keystone, subbing for Blake, and maybe shuffle things around enough now and again to give James Loney's slack bat a break by using Blake at first. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-02-03 13:00:00	Are you as annoyed as I am by the annual flurry of articles that go something like this, "So and so really hit the weights in the offseason and is poised for a big year" nonsense? In any case, who are your breakout picks in the N.L.? (jromero from Seattle)	I wouldn't say "annoyed," but I do tend to ignore them as a group. Everyone has a story in March. NL breakouts: Lastings Milledge, James Loney, maybe Ubaldo Jimenez. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-03-25 14:00:00	Christina, will the power that James Loney flashed last year continue to develop? How is his glove compared to the rest of the league? (jasonbradleymill from Tucson, AZ)	For Loney, developing and retaining power is going to be key, because the "danger" is tht he becomes merely someone who fits into the Cecil Cooper/Chris Chambliss class of "Pretty good first basemen," and still a rung or two below the best at the position. It's not a bad thing if that's "all" he is, but given his youth and talent, it's hard to resist wishing for more. Afield, he's one of the better defenders in the NL, but keep in mind the league has a number of excellent-fielding first basemen (Adrian Gonzalez and Derrek Lee come to mind, and then there's that Pujols person). (Christina Kahrl)
2008-03-06 13:00:00	Can you address the Dodgers situation? Re-signing Nomar? Bringing in Andruw Jones to push Kemp even farther down the depth chart? Where does Delwyn Young play (if in the majors)? How about Hu? It seems like they have a MLB-ready prospect pushing up at every position. (Peter from Staten Island)	Hey Pete! You're right in that the Dodger system is loaded. GM Ned Colletti seems to have a knack for finding a veteran stiff to throw in the way of every near-ready prospect. That said, the Dodgers didn't hesitate to push Nomar off 1B when James Loney got hot for them last year, and it's clear they now think of Kemp as a RF rather than a CF. It's Andre Ethier who's likely feeling the biggest pinch in the outfield right now. As for Delwyn Young, that's a good question. He was moved off 2B because he wasn't considered an adequate defender (-14 FRAA at Double-A in 2005), and while he may help there in a pinch, long term he's going to need an outfield spot. I don't think that will happen for him in LA barring a slew of injuries; the best he can hope for is that as a switch-hitter he becomes a staple of the team's bench. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-03-06 13:00:00	What % of the Dodger's prospect pipeline is credited to the DePodesta regime? (Tony from Brooklyn, NY)	It's not DePodesta who deserves the credit, it's Logan White, the team's assistant GM of Scouting. He's been in place since 2002 and has overseen the drafting of all of the young Dodger bucks since James Loney in that year, with drafts that are annually ranked among the best. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-01-15 14:30:00	What do you make of James Loney? He was great in the majors last year, but his AAA numbers were pretty lackluster. Was he playing over his head for the Dodgers, or did he just have a case of "big-league-itis," a la Hanley Ramirez? (Marty from Charleston, SC)	I really like Loney, though his lofty BABIP makes me think we'll see his batting average dip. He hit homers on 14% of his flyballs last year, which seems sustainable. As long as he can keep putting them out of the park, I don't have any issues thinking of him as a pretty good first base option. (Marc Normandin)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-10-28 17:00:00	2009 WS Game One	James Loney, Ryan Howard, Matt Kemp... (Christina Kahrl)
2009-10-21 17:00:00	NLCS Game 5	That's about as far as James Loney can hit a ball. (John Perrotto)
2009-06-09 14:30:00	2009 Draft Coverage	One of the great things about being at BP is having great help just a few keyboard clicks away. I asked Rany, who did his fantastic series on draft history, if he remembers a draft that was better 11-20 than 1-10. Rany jumped into action for me, and found just one in 15 years: 2002. Top Ten: B.J. Upton, Zack Greinke, Prince Fielder, Jeff Francis. 11-20: Hermida, Joe Saunders, Scott Kazmir, Nick Swisher, Cole Hamels, James Loney, Denard Span. The best example is 1994, where Garciaparra, Konerko and Varitek went 12-14. Needless to say, the top 10 that boasted Paul Wilson, Ben Grieve, Todd Walker and Jaret Wright wasn't as good. (Bryan Smith)

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