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It’s that time of year folks. Normally I lay a bit low during the post-season, as all focus is on the big leagues, but I lay in wait, prepping for one of the biggest off-season projects we have here at Baseball Prospectus – Top 11 Prospect Lists for each team. As you may already know, we ...
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The Most Valuable Player awards in both the American and National League are big question marks this year, with varied opinions on who is most deserving. Two people who watch a lot of baseball – Kevin Baxter, who covers the Angels for the Los Angeles Times, and Joe Castiglione, the longtime ...
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Joe Saunders wasn’t at his best on Sunday night, the Angels lefthander failing to get out of the fifth inning in a game his team eventually won 5-4 in 12 innings. Saunders, who went 17-7 during the regular season, took a moment to reflect on last night’s game before taking the field at ...
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Los Angeles Angels
Dear White Sox ,
We’ve had our differences before, but this year, you exceeded every expectation. While it may not seem like it right now, just getting to the playoffs proves that you have a lot of talent and a first class organization. I’m sure we’ll disagree in the ...
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Chicago White Sox
Kenny Williams
Ozzie Guillen
The Angels came into tonight’s game on the brink of elimination, but their chins remain high despite the formidable task of having to win three straight against the Red Sox in order to advance to the ALCS. Rookie shortstop Brandon Wood , veteran pitcher Darren Oliver , and Angels’ ...
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Baseball always brings its share of notable fans to the ballpark, and Fenway Park is no exception tonight as the Red Sox try to close out the Angels in Game 3 of the ALDS. Among those in the house is bestselling author, and hardcore baseball fan, Stewart O’Nan. O’Nan, whose most recent ...
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Los Angeles Angels
Fenway Park
Just some thoughts in advance of tonight’s Brewers / Phillies game:
David Bush gets a closeup, and while Bush has, in the past, been a pitcher I pushed as a sleeper candidate, an underrated hurler, etc., I’m not sure this is the time to tout him as someone who might surrpise ...
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Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee Brewers
Carlos Pena scratched his eye on Sunday and had blurry vision today. He was removed and will be re-assessed before tomorrow’s game. As for the other Carlos in the series, Carlos Quentin was, as expected, not on the White Sox playoff roster. Sources tell me that he is a longshot at ...
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Carlos Quentin
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Watching the Dodgers - Cubs game last night,
one of the announcers discussed how much better Andre
Ethier was hitting since Manny Ramirez came to the team. That’s something we can test, so I asked Eric Seidman to take a look at this ...
The Brewers have decided on using right-hander Dave Bush in Game 3 of the NLDS against the Phillies after originally listing their starter for Friday night’s game at Miller Park as “undecided.” Bush will oppose Philadelphia’s Jamie Moyer .
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Jamie Moyer
While the title may make you think you’ve stumbled into Golf Prospectus or NASCAR Prospectus, it’s neither. You’ve often heard us rail about RBI’s here at BP, claiming it’s a counting stat based on opportunity rather than skill. We track both opportunities and ...
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Ryan Howard
David DeJesus
Kansas City Royals
Philadelphia Phillies
PHILADELPHIA _ Phillies left fielder Pat Burrell ’s status for Game 1 of the NLDS against the Brewers won’t be known until he takes pre-game batting practice. Burrell strained his back on his final swing of batting practice during Tuesday’s workout at Citizens Bank Park. ...
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Jayson Werth
While I won’t be in Tampa — and no, I don’t know if they’ll play BP Fantasy Friday during Game 2 — I will be watching. If you’re in the Indianapolis area and want to watch with me, I’ll be at the Oaken Barrel in Greenwood. Email me for details.
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For the last few years, Baseball Prospectus has
had a happy and productive partnership with the New
York Sun , contributing content to what has been one of the best–if not simply the best–sports page found in any daily paper in this ...
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Mariano Rivera will have shoulder surgery.
Step away from the ledge, Yankees fans. Rivera should recover from this surgery fine. He has a small calcification (ie, bone spur) in his acromioclavicular joint. A procedure known as a Mumford will be done to shave down the bone and spur, ...
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Mariano Rivera
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Trevor Hoffman
Chris Carter got a taste of the big leagues this season, now he’s flying to Anaheim in case a spot opens up on the Red Sox ’ postseason roster; the health status of both Mike Lowell and JD Drew remaining in question as of Monday afternoon’s workout at Fenway Park. (The Red Sox don’t need to ...
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Kevin Youkilis
Multiple sources have confirmed to me that Josh Beckett has a strained oblique. The injury occurred in a recent start, but was minor and treated normally. He exacerbated the injury in a bullpen session and may miss the Game 1 start he was expected to make. There’s some discussion that ...
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The ultimate goal of any trade is to
make your team better. GMs always seek the holy
grail of the “win-win” deal, the one that makes both teams better. Economic realities and deals that build for the future can confuse this, but the ...
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While everyone is trying to figure out who’s
going to end up in the post-seasons, wackjobs in
my little world are also focused on the bottom feeders in the standing to figure out who is going to have the first pick in next year’s draft, ...
The Myth of Protection