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<title>Future Shock: Giants Top 11 Prospects by Kevin Goldstein</title>
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<description>The future of the Giants` farm system will largely depend upon the team`s most recent draft.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-03</pubDate>
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<title>The BP Broadside: Josh Hamilton and His Persecutors by Steven Goldman</title>
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<description>Josh Hamilton may be his own worst enemy, but coming in a close second are those that would scourge him for weakness. </description>
<pubDate>2012-02-03</pubDate>
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<title>Collateral Damage: The Disabled List: A History by Corey Dawkins and Rebecca Glass</title>
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<description>What if you could only place two players at a time on the disabled list?  The history, inside.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-03</pubDate>
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<title>The BP Wayback Machine: Cuban Imports by John Perrotto</title>
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<description>As the bidding on Yoenis Cespedes begins in earnest, take a look back at some prior prospects from Cuba who tried to make the major-league leap.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-03</pubDate>
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<title>Wezen-Ball: Friday Fun - Popeye and PEDs by Larry Granillo</title>
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<description>Evidence of rampant PED use in 1937.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-03</pubDate>
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<title>Fantasy Beat: Injury Rebound Bargains by Jason Collette</title>
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<description>A look at how players coming off injuries can wind up being bargains for fantasy owners</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-03</pubDate>
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<title>The Keeper Reaper: Outfielders for 2/3/12 by Rob McQuown</title>
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<description>Josh Hamilton leads off this week`s Keeper Reaper, followed by Craig, Campana, and Vernon Wells</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-03</pubDate>
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<title>The BP First Take: Friday, February 3 by Daniel Rathman</title>
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<description>Casey McGehee could prove to be a valuable pickup for the Pirates.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-03</pubDate>
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<title>Future Shock: Angels Top 11 Prospects by Kevin Goldstein</title>
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<description>When the Angels make room in the outfield, there will be a new Kingfish in town.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-02</pubDate>
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<title>Prospects Will Break Your Heart: What Could Go Wrong in 2012: Kansas City Royals by Jason Parks</title>
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<description>Will Myers hit? Can Bubba Starling star? Could Cheslor Cuthbert chisel his way to The Show? Why they might, and why they might not, is just a click away.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-02</pubDate>
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<title>Overthinking It: The Overlooked Overlooked Hall of Famers by Ben Lindbergh</title>
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<description>Why have two of the top 30 position players since 1950 been ignored by BBWAA voters and bloggers alike?</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-02</pubDate>
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<title>On the Beat: How Many Teams Will Make the Playoffs in 2012? by John Perrotto</title>
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<description>As spring training approaches, we still aren`t sure how many teams will qualify for the playoffs this season.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-02</pubDate>
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<title>Transaction Analysis: Middle Reliever Mania by R.J. Anderson</title>
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<description>A look at multiple middle reliever signings; IL MVP Russ Canzler`s move to Cleveland; Juan Pierre joining the Phils; and new homes for Livan Hernandez, Ryan Theriot, Carlos Guillen, and others</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-02</pubDate>
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<title>Resident Fantasy Genius: Verducci Effect: Fact or Fake? by Derek Carty</title>
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<description>Is the Verducci Effect a red-flag warning, or is it another myth to scare teams and fantasy owners?</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-02</pubDate>
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<title>The Keeper Reaper: Starting Pitchers for 2/2/12 by Mike Petriello</title>
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<description>Cueto, Strasburg, Fister, and Floyd crack this week`s edition of the Keeper Reaper</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-02</pubDate>
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<title>Future Shock Blog: Edwin Jackson and the Fall of 2003 by Kevin Goldstein</title>
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<description>The signing of Edwin Jackson brings back some memories of the prospect that once was.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-02</pubDate>
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<title>The BP First Take: Thursday, February 2 by Daniel Rathman</title>
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<description>To prevent cases of false identity, Major League Baseball needs to look more at the system, not the players.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-02</pubDate>
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<title>Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-Level Killers, Part II by Jay Jaffe</title>
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<description>Taking a look at whose season of ineptitude may have cost his team a spot in the playoffs.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-01</pubDate>
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<title>Future Shock: Who Would You Rather? by Kevin Goldstein</title>
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<description>When confronted with the chance to take Yoenis Cespedes or a big-leaguer, who do big-league scouts and execs choose?</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-01</pubDate>
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<title>The Lineup Card: 10 Undeservedly Obscure Baseball Films by Baseball Prospectus</title>
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<description>A look at some of the most underrated baseball films in cinematic history.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-01</pubDate>
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<title>Heartburn Hardball: All That Heaven Will Allow by Jonathan Bernhardt</title>
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<description>Pitching and defense carried the Angels last season and will aid them again in 2012, though a couple new bats might make the difference in the division.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-01</pubDate>
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<title>The Platoon Advantage: The Spy at the A`s Fanfest by Jason Wojciechowski</title>
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<description>Jason experiences fear and loathing in Oakland. </description>
<pubDate>2012-02-01</pubDate>
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<title>The BP Broadside: My Seven Days of Nervous Baseball and Other Stories by Steven Goldman</title>
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<description>A litany of thwarted hopes, Livan Hernandez, Jack Quinn, and other mutterings. </description>
<pubDate>2012-02-01</pubDate>
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<title>The Keeper Reaper: Second, Short, and Catcher for 2/1/12 by Michael Jong</title>
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<description>Carlos Santana, Miguel Montero, Yadier Molina, and Sean Rodriguez make the Reaper`s cut this week</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-01</pubDate>
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<title>BP Unfiltered: Jaffe Versus Bowa by Jay Jaffe</title>
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<description>In which old school and new school find some common ground on Clubhouse Confidential.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-01</pubDate>
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<title>Between The Numbers: Fact-Checking Scott Boras by Ben Lindbergh</title>
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<description>Are the super-agent`s statistics damned lies? And is he any more credible if he`s technically telling the truth?</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-01</pubDate>
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<title>The BP First Take: Wednesday, February 1 by Daniel Rathman</title>
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<description>If Davey Johnson has his way, NatsTown could be even more fun if Bryce Harper joins the team on Opening Day.</description>
<pubDate>2012-02-01</pubDate>
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<title>Prospects Will Break Your Heart: What Could Go Wrong in 2012: Los Angeles Angels by Jason Parks</title>
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<description>Genuflect, genuflect, genuflect to Mike Trout and his supernatural powers. </description>
<pubDate>2012-01-31</pubDate>
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<title>Overthinking It: Managing Expectations: Baseball`s Next Big Inefficiency by Ben Lindbergh</title>
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<description>Why the next big step for baseball teams might not be learning something new, but making better use of the information they already have.</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-31</pubDate>
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<title>Western Front: Fixing a Bug in the Mariners by Geoff Young</title>
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<description>Though Seattle is riddled with major glitches, it addressed a "blue screen of doom" type of malfunction by acquiring a bat this offseason.</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-31</pubDate>
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<title>Baseball ProGUESTus: The Knuckleball Mystique: Using PITCHf/x to Distinguish Perception from Reality by Alan M. Nathan</title>
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<description>Finding out whether knuckleballs actually flutter, with the help of our friendly neighborhood physicist.</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-31</pubDate>
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<title>Painting the Black: Don`t Forget: Miggy Can Mash by R.J. Anderson</title>
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<description>In all the commotion of Miguel Cabrera`s position change, it`s important to remember just how good a hitter he is</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-31</pubDate>
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<title>Wezen-Ball: Topps Honors Special "Animal" Moments by Larry Granillo</title>
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<description>A look at a few "official" Topps cards from 2012 honoring great animal moments of the past.</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-31</pubDate>
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<title>The Keeper Reaper: First, Third, and DH for 1/31/12 by Michael Street</title>
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<description>What to make of fantasy players shifting across the diamond? Michael looks at the fallout of the Fielder signing, plus potential position moves by Miguel Cabrera, Mark Trumbo, and the already-certain moves of Hanley Ramirez</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-31</pubDate>
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<title>The BP First Take: Tuesday, January 31 by Daniel Rathman</title>
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<description>Did the Brewers make a major mistake in trading Brett Lawrie to the Blue Jays last year?</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-31</pubDate>
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<title>Future Shock: Los Angeles Dodgers Top 11 Prospects by Kevin Goldstein</title>
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<description>The Dodgers system has some depth but very little in the way of elite talent</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-30</pubDate>
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<title>Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-Level Killers, Part I by Jay Jaffe</title>
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<description>Which teams that were on the verge of contention last year could use a "level up" option around the diamond? </description>
<pubDate>2012-01-30</pubDate>
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<title>Bizball: The Sale of the Dodgers and the Possible Relocation of the St. Louis Rams by Maury Brown</title>
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<description>A look at how the sale of the Dodgers could get complicated and how it could have a multi-sport impact</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-30</pubDate>
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<title>The BP Broadside: Jorge Posada and the Third-String Yankees by Steven Goldman</title>
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<description>Team all-stars by WARP string-where would the pennants stop? Plus, some of the best and worst songs of 1987.</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-30</pubDate>
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<title>Pebble Hunting: Searching for the Worst Game of 2011 by Sam Miller</title>
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<description>Twenty terrible games enter. Only one wins. Or loses, depending on how you look at it.</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-30</pubDate>
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<title>Resident Fantasy Genius: From Mash to Mush by Derek Carty</title>
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<description>Which players perform the best when facing weak pitching, and who tests their mettle least when it comes to strong competition?</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-30</pubDate>
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<title>Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: Grand Finale by Corey Dawkins and Rebecca Glass</title>
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<description>What conclusions can we draw from the distribution of the most common baseball injuries over the last nine years? The answers will surprise you...</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-30</pubDate>
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<title>Wezen-Ball: John McGraw  and  Christy Mathewson: Out-of-Copyright Authors by Larry Granillo</title>
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<description>A look at five turn-of-the-century books written by baseball stars of the time that are now available on your ebook reader.</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-30</pubDate>
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<title>Fantasy Beat: Using Secondary Average to Evaluate Fantasy Players by Jason Collette</title>
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<description>How fantasy players can find utility in using Secondary Average</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-30</pubDate>
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<title>The BP First Take: Monday, January 30 by Daniel Rathman</title>
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<description>The Yankees and Mariners both might have to make moves this year that could lead to PR nightmares.</description>
<pubDate>2012-01-30</pubDate>
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