The Baseball Prospectus staff discusses the latest playoff matchups.
Watching the playoffs the last two nights, the Prospectus staff sounds off. We pick it up at the end of Angels-Yankees, Game 1.
[Just after midnight Eastern time Friday morning, the Prospectus staff starts discussing the coming agreement]
Derek Zumsteg: It appears that if the owners gave in right now, just said “sure, we’ll take your last offer”, they’d have won more in this negotiation than in any previous one since free agency. Why did the players move so far? Are they that afraid of the NLRB and implementation? Do they believe that if they give in this time, they’ll be able to win it back in four years when it’s apparent none of this did any good for competitive balance?
I’m baffled.
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Here’s what we’ve been able to dredge up on the 29 guys we’ve identified as being on an Opening Day roster but not in Baseball Prospectus 2002.
There are 30 teams in MLB, 25 players per team, for 750 roster spots total. We put out a book with nearly 1,600 players in it. You’d think we’d be able to cover those 750 roster spots, but no, every year MLB teams manage to find players we didn’t cover and give them uniforms Opening…
Our best guess at 2002’s winners and losers.
American League East First Second Third Fourth Fifth Jeff Bower Yankees Red Sox Blue Jays Devil Rays Orioles Clay Davenport Yankees Red Sox Blue Jays Orioles Devil Rays Jeff Hildebrand Yankees Red Sox Blue Jays Devil Rays Orioles Gary Huckabay Yankees Red Sox Blue Jays Devil Rays Orioles Rany Jazayerli Yankees Red Sox Blue Jays…
Our best guess at 2002’s winners and losers.
National League East First Second Third Fourth Fifth Jeff Bower Braves Marlins Mets Phillies Expos Clay Davenport Braves Mets Phillies Marlins Expos Jeff Hildebrand Braves Phillies Mets Marlins Expos Gary Huckabay Braves Marlins Mets Phillies Expos Rany Jazayerli Braves Phillies Mets Marlins Expos Chris Kahrl Braves Phillies Mets Marlins Expos Mat Olkin Braves Mets Phillies…
We’re proud to present the Baseball Prospectus Top 40 Prospects for 2002, as compiled by Rany Jazayerli. Complete analyses of these players, and more than 1,500 others, are available in Baseball Prospectus 2002. Hank Blalock, 3B, Texas Rangers Josh Beckett, RHP, Florida Marlins Sean Burroughs, 3B, San Diego Padres Nick Johnson, 1B, New York Yankees…
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Roundup We’ve tabulated this year’s HACKING MASS results, and we’ve got ourselves a winner. Keith Lindahl led his imaginatively named squad to a fantastic 371.76 ESPN to easily capture the 2001 HACKING MASS title. Keith’s winning team is a smorgasboard of stiffness: C Mike Matheny 1B Kevin Young 3B Cal Ripken IF Rey Ordonez OF…