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Claudio Vargas PBlue Jays

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Birth Date	6-19-1978
Height	6' 4"
Weight	235 lbs

Age	34 years, 11 months, 6 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2003	MON	25	23	20	114.0	109.3	4.7	6	8	0	0	10	2	492	111	59	55	16	195	41	36	7	62	4.34	4.97	5.80	-0.8	-0.1
2004	MON	26	45	14	118.3	65.7	52.7	5	5	0	1	4	1	530	120	75	69	26	227	64	57	7	89	5.25	6.11	6.59	-13.4	-1.4
2005	ARI	27	21	19	119.7	117.0	2.7	9	6	0	0	11	2	520	124	66	64	21	227	40	37	7	90	4.81	4.95	5.33	5.8	0.4
2005	WAS	27	4	4	12.7	12.7	0.0	0	3	0	0	1	0	66	22	15	13	4	40	7	5	0	5	9.24	7.97	7.59	-1.4	-0.2
2006	ARI	28	31	30	167.7	165.7	2.0	12	10	0	0	16	1	747	185	101	90	27	320	52	50	8	123	4.83	4.81	5.25	18.9	1.7
2007	MIL	29	29	23	134.3	121.7	12.7	11	6	1	1	9	0	605	153	80	76	23	253	54	51	2	107	5.09	5.06	5.24	16.2	1.6
2008	NYN	30	11	4	37.0	24.0	13.0	3	2	0	1	2	0	150	33	20	19	4	50	11	11	2	20	4.62	4.48	4.95	1.6	0.2
2009	LAN	31	8	0	11.0	0.0	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	7	2	2	1	10	4	4	1	10	1.64	3.78	3.44	1.5	0.2
2009	MIL	31	28	0	30.3	0.0	30.3	1	0	0	2	0	0	116	18	6	6	2	28	11	10	1	20	1.78	3.78	3.55	4.5	0.5
2010	MIL	32	17	0	19.7	0.0	19.7	1	0	0	1	0	0	94	28	16	16	3	41	10	10	0	18	7.32	4.78	4.91	0.4	0.0
Career			217	114	764.7	616.0	148.7	48	40	1	6	53	6	3363	801	440	410	127	1391	294	271	35	544	4.83	5.08	5.48	33.3	2.8

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'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	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
1998	BRV	A+	2	2	9.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-1.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	KNC	A	19	19	99.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.650		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	BRV	A+	24	23	145.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.580		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	PME	AA	3	2	15.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.750		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	Agu	Wnt	7	0	26.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.710		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	PME	AA	27	27	159.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.398		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	Agu	Wnt	3	0	8.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.786		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	HAR	AA	8	8	33.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.367		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	CLG	AAA	17	16	76.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.303		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	MON	MLB	23	20	114.0	5.80	77	.262	.281	.352	.460	.280	.260	102	0.5	0.1	-0.8	-0.1
2003	HAR	AA	2	2	12.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.241		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	EDM	AAA	2	2	9.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.250		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	agu	Wnt	2	2	8.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.636		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	MON	MLB	45	14	118.3	6.59	54	.292	.278	.349	.445	.271	.273	96	-12.2	-1.2	-13.4	-1.4
2005	ARI	MLB	21	19	119.7	5.33	90	.270	.277	.344	.439	.270	.285	106	5.9	0.6	5.8	0.4
2005	WAS	MLB	4	4	12.7	7.59	40	.382	.272	.343	.443	.270	.360	104	-1.9	-0.2	-1.4	-0.2
2005	NWO	AAA	5	5	28.0	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.392		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	ARI	MLB	31	30	167.7	5.25	97	.267	.279	.350	.452	.272	.294	104	16.1	1.6	18.9	1.7
2007	MIL	MLB	29	23	134.3	5.24	95	.282	.276	.342	.440	.267	.310	104	13.8	1.4	16.2	1.6
2008	NYN	MLB	11	4	37.0	4.95	94	.237	.277	.346	.421	.268	.257	101	2.3	0.2	1.6	0.2
2008	SLU	A+	1	1	5.0	3.19	129	.166	.265	.331	.386	.266	.273	96	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	NWO	AAA	8	8	43.3	4.15	109	.281	.291	.368	.473	.277	.333	95	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	LAN	MLB	8	0	11.0	3.44	115	.197	.275	.340	.430	.265	.222	89	1.5	0.2	1.5	0.2
2009	MIL	MLB	28	0	30.3	3.55	124	.200	.272	.339	.436	.266	.195	103	4.5	0.5	4.5	0.5
2009	SBR	A+	3	3	5.0	6.27	55	.233	.293	.371	.414	.284	.133	96	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	ABQ	AAA	7	0	13.0	5.36	89	.262	.263	.327	.406	.266	.324	106	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	MIL	MLB	17	0	19.7	4.91	92	.296	.261	.327	.397	.260	.397	103	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.0
2010	ABQ	AAA	10	10	47.3	5.65	113	.264	.277	.353	.429	.271	.333	124	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	AGU	Wnt	9	1	11.3	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.390		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	CSP	AAA	8	4	26.0	6.98	106	.291	.293	.361	.463	.279	.447	132	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	AGU	Wnt	5	0	2.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.583		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	TDE	Wnt	4	0	8.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.250		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	NAS	AAA	20	20	109.7	4.54	101	.253	.281	.347	.435	.273	.306	82	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	TOR	Wnt	9	6	32.7	0.00	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.327		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	BUF	AAA	9	9	49.3	6.06	77	.266	.266	.334	.409	.263	.308	102	-1.3	-0.1	-1.3	-0.1
Career		MLB		114	764.7	5.48	86	.272	.277	.346	.444	.271	.285	102	31.1	3.1	33.3	2.8

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
1998	BRV	A+	0	1	0	2	2	9.7	15	4	9	1	0%	-1.000	13.9	3.7	0.9	8.4	1.96	4.64	0.0	0.0
1999	KNC	A	5	5	0	19	19	99.7	97	41	88	8	0%	-.650	8.8	3.7	0.7	7.9	1.38	3.88	0.0	0.0
2000	PME	AA	1	1	0	3	2	15.0	16	6	13	1	0%	-.750	9.6	3.6	0.6	7.8	1.47	3.60	0.0	0.0
2000	BRV	A+	10	5	0	24	23	145.3	126	44	143	10	0%	-.580	7.8	2.7	0.6	8.9	1.17	3.28	0.0	0.0
2000	Agu	Wnt	4	2	0	7	0	26.3	22	9	22	0	0%	-.710	7.5	3.1	0.0	7.5	1.18	3.08	0.0	0.0
2001	PME	AA	8	9	0	27	27	159.0	122	67	151	25	0%	-.398	6.9	3.8	1.4	8.5	1.19	4.19	0.0	0.0
2001	Agu	Wnt	0	1	0	3	0	8.7	11	4	10	0	0%	-.786	11.4	4.1	0.0	10.3	1.72	6.21	0.0	0.0
2002	CLG	AAA	4	11	0	17	16	76.3	88	35	61	18	0%	.303	10.4	4.1	2.1	7.2	1.61	6.72	0.0	0.0
2002	HAR	AA	2	2	0	8	8	33.0	38	9	34	2	0%	.367	10.4	2.5	0.5	9.3	1.42	4.64	0.0	0.0
2003	MON	MLB	6	8	0	23	20	114.0	111	41	62	16	37%	.260	8.8	3.2	1.3	4.9	1.33	4.34	-0.8	-0.1
2003	EDM	AAA	0	0	0	2	2	9.7	7	5	12	1	0%	.250	6.5	4.6	0.9	11.1	1.24	2.78	0.0	0.0
2003	HAR	AA	1	0	0	2	2	12.0	7	3	13	0	0%	.241	5.2	2.2	0.0	9.8	0.83	0.75	0.0	0.0
2003	agu	Wnt	0	0	0	2	2	8.0	8	4	6	1	0%	-.636	9.0	4.5	1.1	6.8	1.50	4.50	0.0	0.0
2004	MON	MLB	5	5	0	45	14	118.3	120	64	89	26	35%	.273	9.1	4.9	2.0	6.8	1.55	5.25	-13.4	-1.4
2005	NWO	AAA	2	2	0	5	5	28.0	24	12	35	4	0%	-.392	7.7	3.9	1.3	11.2	1.29	4.18	0.0	0.0
2005	ARI	MLB	9	6	0	21	19	119.7	124	40	90	21	38%	.285	9.3	3.0	1.6	6.8	1.37	4.81	5.8	0.4
2005	WAS	MLB	0	3	0	4	4	12.7	22	7	5	4	30%	.360	15.6	5.0	2.8	3.6	2.29	9.24	-1.4	-0.2
2006	ARI	MLB	12	10	0	31	30	167.7	185	52	123	27	42%	.294	9.9	2.8	1.4	6.6	1.41	4.83	18.9	1.7
2007	MIL	MLB	11	6	1	29	23	134.3	153	54	107	23	36%	.310	10.3	3.6	1.5	7.2	1.54	5.09	16.2	1.6
2008	NWO	AAA	5	2	0	8	8	43.3	47	13	43	5	37%	.333	9.8	2.7	1.0	8.9	1.39	4.36	0.0	0.0
2008	SLU	A+	0	0	0	1	1	5.0	3	0	6	0	64%	.273	5.4	0.0	0.0	10.8	0.60	1.80	0.0	0.0
2008	NYN	MLB	3	2	0	11	4	37.0	33	11	20	4	49%	.257	8.0	2.7	1.0	4.9	1.19	4.62	1.6	0.2
2009	ABQ	AAA	0	0	1	7	0	13.0	15	1	12	3	55%	.324	10.4	0.7	2.1	8.3	1.23	3.46	0.0	0.0
2009	SBR	A+	0	1	0	3	3	5.0	3	1	3	1	69%	.133	5.4	1.8	1.8	5.4	0.80	5.40	0.0	0.0
2009	LAN	MLB	0	0	0	8	0	11.0	7	4	10	1	36%	.222	5.7	3.3	0.8	8.2	1.00	1.64	1.5	0.2
2009	MIL	MLB	1	0	0	28	0	30.3	18	11	20	2	42%	.195	5.3	3.3	0.6	5.9	0.96	1.78	4.5	0.5
2010	ABQ	AAA	2	6	0	10	10	47.3	52	20	45	6	44%	.333	9.9	3.8	1.1	8.6	1.52	5.90	0.0	0.0
2010	AGU	Wnt	3	1	0	9	1	11.3	18	3	6	2	0%	.390	14.3	2.4	1.6	4.8	1.86	7.17	0.0	0.0
2010	MIL	MLB	1	0	0	17	0	19.7	28	10	18	3	38%	.397	12.8	4.6	1.4	8.2	1.93	7.32	0.4	0.0
2011	AGU	Wnt	0	0	0	5	0	2.7	7	3	2	0	0%	.583	23.6	10.1	0.0	6.8	3.75	20.25	0.0	0.0
2011	TDE	Wnt	0	0	0	4	0	8.7	6	2	8	0	0%	.250	6.2	2.1	0.0	8.3	0.92	2.08	0.0	0.0
2011	CSP	AAA	2	2	0	8	4	26.0	50	13	19	6	46%	.447	17.3	4.5	2.1	6.6	2.42	11.08	0.0	0.0
2012	TOR	Wnt	3	3	0	9	6	32.7	35	13	24	2	0%	.327	9.6	3.6	0.6	6.6	1.47	3.31	0.0	0.0
2012	NAS	AAA	7	1	0	20	20	109.7	112	32	84	11	41%	.306	9.2	2.6	0.9	6.9	1.31	3.69	0.0	0.0
2013	BUF	AAA	3	4	0	9	9	49.3	53	24	35	5	45%	.308	9.7	4.4	0.9	6.4	1.56	5.29	-1.3	-0.1

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date
2011-04-07	2011-05-07	Minors	30	0			Not Disclosed		-
2010-07-23	2010-08-04	Minors	12	0		Low Back	Soreness		-
2009-03-27	2009-07-03	60-DL	98	79	Right	Elbow	Inflammation	Tendinitis	-
2007-08-25	2007-09-09	15-DL	15	13	-	Low Back	Strain		-
2005-03-16	2005-05-11	15-DL	56	33	Right	Elbow	Sprain		-
2003-08-06	2003-09-15	15-DL	40	37	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation	Rotator Cuff Tendinitis	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2010	MIL	$900,000
2009	MIL	$400,000
2007	MIL	$2,500,000
2006	ARI	$1,275,000
2005	WAS	$325,000
2004	MON	$307,500

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$5,707,500
6 yr	Total	$5,707,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 93 d		1 year (2012)

Details

1 year (2012). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 5/14/12 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2011). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 1/11 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$0.9M (2010). Re-signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 12/15/09. May earn $0.4M in performance bonuses. Released by Milwaukee 6/4/10. Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 6/10 (minor-league contract). Released by LA Dodgers 8/17/10.
1 year/$0.4M (2009). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 12/31/08. $1.4M in performance bonuses. Acquired by Milwaukee in trade from LA Dodgers 7/31/09
1 year/$3.6M (2008). Re-signed by Milwaukee 1/08 (avoided arbitration). Released 3/16/08 (due 45 days' pay, about $0.9M). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 4/10/08 (minor-league contract paying $1M in majors, $75,000 in minors with $1M in performance bonuses). Contract purchased by NY Mets 5/13/08. DFA 6/24/08, sent outright to AAA 7/2/08.
1 year/$2.5M (2007). Signed by Milwaukee 1/07 (avoided arbitration, $2.85M-$2.15M).
1 year/$1.275M (2006). Re-signed by Arizona 1/06 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Milwaukee in trade with Arizona 11/06.
1 year/$0.325M (2005). Re-signed by Washington 2/05. Claimed by Arizona off waivers from Washington 6/05 after being DFA 5/05.
1 year/$0.3075M (2004). Re-signed 3/04.

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Pebble Hunting: Ross Detwiler and Baseball's Most Extreme BABIP	Sam Miller	2013-04-29
Pebble Hunting: What it Means to Have the Best Farm System in Baseball	Sam Miller	2013-02-08
The BP Wayback Machine: Grand Ole Opry	John Perrotto	2012-12-07
The Process: When Will We Know Who Won the 10-Player Trade?	Bradley Ankrom	2012-07-26
The Platoon Advantage: Last Expo Standing	Bill Parker	2012-04-04
Divide and Conquer, NL West: What are the Padres Getting in Josh Byrnes?	Geoff Young	2011-10-25
Wezen-Ball: The Joy of Catching a Foul Ball	Larry Granillo	2011-07-22
Purpose Pitches: NL NRIs of Note	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-24
Transaction Analysis: Branyan, Weeks, and Detritus	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-22
Checking the Numbers: Minor-league Contract Candidates: Pitchers	Eric Seidman	2010-11-04
Transaction Action: Shuffling Seniors	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-12
Transaction Action: Shuffling Seniors	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-23
Transaction Action: NL Central Update	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-01
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Transaction Action: More Prospect Wipeout!	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-24
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-02-10
Transaction Action: Brewing Up a Reunion and a New Royal	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-24
Transaction Action: Senior Circuitry, East and Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-04
Prospectus Today: Pen Men Free Agents Review	Joe Sheehan	2009-11-25
Winter League Preview: The Dominican League	Carlos J. Lugo	2009-10-18
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-23
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-30
Transaction Action: Brew'd-up Reunion	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-10
Transaction Action: Assorted National League Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-06
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-31
Transaction Action: Catsup or Ketchup or Catch-up?	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-23
Transaction Analysis: NL West Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-02
Transaction Analysis: NL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, NL West	Jay Jaffe	2009-02-18
LA Story: Dodgers Rot... ation Woes?	Will Carroll	2009-02-12
Transaction Analysis: All the Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-02-10
Triple Fix: National League	Baseball Prospectus	2009-02-05
Prospectus Toolbox: Translating Scales: Relief Stats	Derek Jacques	2008-06-24
On the Beat: Brewer Blues	John Perrotto	2008-06-04
Transaction of the Day: Pedro!	Christina Kahrl	2008-06-03
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-05-29
Prospectus Today: WillieWatch	Joe Sheehan	2008-05-27
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-20
Transaction Analysis: Drama-Free Turnover?	Christina Kahrl	2008-05-14
Transaction of the Day: Brewers Pitching Follies	Christina Kahrl	2008-04-22
Under The Knife: Too Many Pitchers	Will Carroll	2008-04-16
Prospectus Hit List: Small-Sample Theater	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-11
Every Given Sunday: The NRIs Who Made It	John Perrotto	2008-04-06
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-04
UTK Wrap: Meltdowns and Bouncebacks	Will Carroll	2008-03-28
Transaction Analysis: NL Central NRI Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-03-02
Team Health Reports: Milwaukee Brewers	Jay Jaffe	2008-02-19
Spring Training Preview: NL Central	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-11
Every Given Sunday: National League Questions	John Perrotto	2008-02-10
Every Given Sunday: Gearing Up For Pitchers and Catchers	John Perrotto	2008-02-03
Transaction Analysis: No lieben for Lieber?	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-17
Transaction Analysis: December Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-12-31
Transaction Analysis: Big Moves in the NL	Christina Kahrl	2007-12-09
On the Beat: Grand Ole Opry	John Perrotto	2007-12-02
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, NL Central	Nate Silver	2007-10-12
Under The Knife: September Strains	Will Carroll	2007-09-21
Prospectus Matchups: Blowing Hot and Cold	Jim Baker	2007-09-14
Lies, Damned Lies: The Contenders' Rotations	Nate Silver	2007-09-03
Prospectus Hit List: Flyover Flops Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: Trade Deadline Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-07-31
Transaction Analysis: Swaps and Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-28
Prospectus Hit List: Getting Down to Fighting Weight	Jay Jaffe	2007-07-20
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
Lies, Damned Lies: Look Sharp	Nate Silver	2007-05-31
Prospectus Hit List: Busting Out from Below	Jay Jaffe	2007-05-25
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-16
Positional Health Reports: Starting Pitchers, Part Two	Will Carroll	2007-02-23
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-06
Transaction Analysis: November 22-29, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-11-30
Fantasy Focus: RotoWire Barometer, 8/16/06	Gus Papadopoulos	2006-08-16
Prospectus Today: Putting $78 Million to Work	Joe Sheehan	2006-08-08
Transaction Analysis: June 13-15, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-16
Prospectus Today: Cause and Effect	Joe Sheehan	2006-06-13
Transaction Analysis: May 19-21	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-22
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 7	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-09
Transaction Analysis: April 14-17	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-18
Transaction Analysis: March 27-28	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-29
Transaction Analysis: March 17-26	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-27
Fantasy Focus: NL Spring Job Battles	Peter Schoenke	2006-03-27
Transaction Analysis: March 14-16	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-17
Transaction Analysis: March 7-9	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-10
Transaction Analysis: National League, December 15, 2005-February 11, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-15
Prospectus Matchups: Most Active	Jim Baker	2006-01-25
Prospectus Notebook: Diamondbacks, Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2005-10-06
Transaction Analysis: September 8-13	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-14
Transaction Analysis: September 1-7	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-08
Transaction Analysis: July 8-14	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-15
UTK Special: Glass Half Empty	Will Carroll	2005-07-14
UTK Special: Glass Half Empty	Michael Groopman	2005-07-14
Transaction Analysis: June 14-22	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-24
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 19, 2005	Jay Jaffe	2005-06-21
Transaction Analysis: May 24-June 12, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-16
Transaction Analysis: May 10-24, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-05-26
Transaction Analysis: March 16-28, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-01
2005--Setting the Stage: The New Kids on the Block	Christina Kahrl	2005-03-29
Prospectus Triple Play: Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-03-05
Prospectus Triple Play: Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-20
Team Health Reports: Montreal Expos	Will Carroll	2004-02-11
Dominican Winter League Report: Keeping Tabs on Some Interesting Names	Carlos J. Lugo	2003-12-11
Prospectus Triple Play: Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-11-13
Prospectus Today: Survival of the Fittest, Starters	Joe Sheehan	2003-09-03
Under The Knife: Back Off Man, I'm a Scientist	Will Carroll	2003-08-27
Transaction Analysis: August 8-11	Christina Kahrl	2003-08-13
Under The Knife: Beast of Burden	Will Carroll	2003-08-11
Under The Knife: NL Mid-Season Health Report	Will Carroll	2003-07-21
Prospectus Triple Play: Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-18
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-07
Prospectus Triple Play: Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-06-20
Prospectus Today: Blame Canada	Joe Sheehan	2003-05-27
Prospectus Triple Play: Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-05-09
Transaction Analysis: April 24-30, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-05-03
Prospectus Triple Play: Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-04-25
Transaction Analysis: March 11-16, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-03-18
Transaction Analysis: June 25-July 14, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-19
Transaction Analysis: March 14-18, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-03-21

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-05-24 14:00:00	Are you as excited as I am with the Brewers recent infusion of bullpen talent? (Jeff from Topanga)	I think it's a matter of relative improvement. The Brewers have been getting by for so long by retreading journeymen--Brian Shouse, Todd Coffey, Claudio Vargas, Mark DiFelice--that seeing actual upside-oriented prospects like Axford or Braddock enter the picture certainly brings new meaning to the term 'sweet relief.' How effective they are is something we'll have to see, but it all beats Jeff Suppan. Not that everything doesn't beat Jeff Suppan, but you know what I mean. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-03-25 14:00:00	any thoughts on dave bush? (tycobb from ga)	If there's a guy in this rotation who has a lot of potential to be packaged in a more ticky-tack kind of trade to make sure there's space for the team's best talents in its rotation, it's Bush and not Claudio Vargas. That's because Bush is actually desirable, where Vargas is an extra guy having a nice camp. The real question is whether the Brewers will identify a need--like a starting catcher--that would merit trading from some of the pitching stock in May or June. They should, but then giving Kendall pretty big money is one of those things rational people might have trouble working around. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-03-25 14:00:00	You can forget about Claudio Vargas on the Crew...they just released him. (ericmilburn from San Francisco)	Now see, that's interesting, and a reflection of a team that understands that replacement-level starting pitching isn't necessarily an abstraction, you can find it in cleats. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-03-25 14:00:00	Is there anyone on waivers that Detroit can grab to bolster their pen? (David from Winston Salem)	I have it on good authority Claudio Vargas is available. The best pickings have yet to drop, however, as their current owners are still sorting through whether or not they can keep them for themselves. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-02-19 13:00:00	Will, could you try to clarify something? When you say a "low" yellow, what does that mean? Since there is nothing inherently high or low about colors, does a low yellow mean closer to red or closer to green? And I could be wrong, but I think in today's THR, Jay Jaffe literally uses the term "low [color]" to descibe exactly opposite phenomena: Claudio Vargas is a "low green" that could go to yellow, while Bill Hall is a "low yellow" that is closer to green. Colors have no direction! What are you guys talking about? (Bill from NYC)	Yep, that's a problem ... The thing is that I see the numbers and percentages that underly the colors, which are essentially bands. To me, a "low" yellow would be at the low end of the spectrum, a smaller number that's almost to green. If I had a player that was a yellow at 35% (33% or lower is green), then I'd call him a "low" yellow. I'll take the heat for not explaining this more clearly to you and to Jay, who was kind enough to do a couple THRs for me this year. (Will Carroll)

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