Painting the Black: On Lineup Tinkering
1/04R.J. Wodehouse looks at teams that tinker with their lineups
Painting the Black: You Must Be This Old to Enter October
12/29As the Astros' example indicates, having a young roster isn't always a ticket to success.
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9/29Going team by team to determine which collection of hurlers is most imposing this October.
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9/22What determines how often runners attempt to steal on certain catchers?
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9/13Do the surging Rays have a real chance of overtaking the Red Sox?
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9/07Should teams like the Dodgers that make big gains in the second half expect better things ahead in the following season?
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8/31Examining the methods by which teams can expand their roster options in October.
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8/24Jerome Williams is struggling to shed a "bust" label in his return to the bigs, but what do his past pedigree and subsequent struggles tell us about the nature of pitcher prospect rankings?
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8/17Should contenders go to the whip to chase division titles, or would teams be better off winning the wild card?
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8/10Do the post-surgical records of previous pitchers who underwent Tommy John surgery suggest that a restored Stephen Strasburg will be better or worse than he was before?
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7/19Does Rays prospect Desmond Jennings deserve his reputation as an injury-prone player?
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7/14Concluding the two-part series by reviewing the best and worst first-half pitchers for each team.
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7/12Reviewing the best and worst first-half position players on each team.
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7/05Does a recent rash of experimentation with six-man rotations make sense, and is it likely to be emulated in future seasons?
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6/29If history is any guide, the Nationals have little to fear from newly-minted manager Davey Johnson.
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6/23For the second straight year, the Blue Jay's offense has been an outlier, though this season their strangeness shows up in their splits.
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