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friarforecast.com - 7/10/2008
Chris Long Q&A
— friarforecast.com — Padres front office staffer Chris Long provides insight into his club's draft strategy. (more) Chris Long Q&A

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friarforecast.com - 2/28/2008
An interview with Chris Long
— friarforecast.com — Chris Long’s official title on the Padres’ Web site is Senior Quantitative Analyst. Since he was gracious enough to let me pester him with a few questions, I will let him explain the rest: Friar Forecast: Tell us a little bit about ... (more) An interview with Chris Long

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friarforecast.com - 3/14/2008
Chris Long interview, part 2
— friarforecast.com — Chris Long, Padres’ Senior Quantitative Analyst, was nice enough to answer a bunch more of my questions (part 1 is right here ). We started with some followups to the last set and then we got into a bunch of other areas. Hope you enjoy ... (more) Chris Long interview, part 2

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friarforecast.com - 5/28/2008
The last three Padres drafts
— friarforecast.com — I know the Padres have drafted pretty college-heavy over the last few years, but I just wanted to see the numbers for myself. Figured I'd count 'em up using Baseball America's great draft archives. I started with the '05 draft because that was Alderson's first draft with San Diego... (more) The last three Padres drafts

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friarforecast.com - 5/22/2008
Do the Padres need to reevaluate how they evaluate players?
— friarforecast.com — As the author aptly notes, "One off year doesn't mean an organization is clueless." (more) Do the Padres need to reevaluate how they evaluate players?

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friarforecast.com - 2/1/2008
Projections: Starting pitchers
— friarforecast.com — Check here for an intro to this mini series and links to the various projection systems. We’ve finished up the offense — now on to the starting rotation. I’ll list innings, k’s, bb’s, hr’s, and ERA. Average ERA ... (more) Projections: Starting pitchers

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friarforecast.com - 2/1/2008
Greene acres
— friarforecast.com — This is not a good study (if you will even call it that). I debated whether or not to even post it, but I decided that since most of my stuff is crap anyway, I may as well go ahead. Anyway, the theory goes something like this: The large outfield in ... (more) Greene acres

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friarforecast.com - 6/22/2008
Looking back at last year's draft
— friarforecast.com — How are the Padres' 2007 draftees doing this year? (more) Looking back at last year's draft

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friarforecast.com - 2/7/2008
Community prospect list: #1
— friarforecast.com — Anybody out there interested!? Well, regardless, here we go …. Vote for your top Padre prospect in the comments. I’ll leave this up for about two days (depending on participation) and then we’ll head on to #2. There are really ... (more) Community prospect list: #1

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friarforecast.com - 3/18/2008
Statheads in the front office
— friarforecast.com — As many of you may know, I am fascinated with the decision making process of major leagues teams. I’m particularly interested in the statistical side, although obviously the scouts play an invaluable role (and the merging of the two ... (more) Statheads in the front office

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friarforecast.com - 4/16/2008
Inefficiently effective
— friarforecast.com — Padres beat the Rockies 6-0 — Randy Wolf allows 1 hit, 4 walks, and no runs in 7 innings of work Often times I hear people say that they wished a pitcher was working more efficiently on a given night. This happens when, let’s say, a ... (more) Inefficiently effective

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friarforecast.com - 5/5/2008
Pads most likely to make the hall?
— friarforecast.com — I had a thought while reading a Hall of Fame debate thread: Which Padre is most likely to make the hall? The only criterion is that the player has to have played on this year’s team. So here are my top ten, in order: 1. Greg Maddux 2. Trevor ... (more) Pads most likely to make the hall?

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friarforecast.com - 1/4/2009
Why I am Content with Being Consistently Competitive (Revisited)
— friarforecast.com — By Daniel Gettinger Jeff Moorad, the former Diamondbacks C.E.O., is in the process of purchasing the Padres. Recently , Moorad “cited a World Series championship as a goal ‘the Padres organization and its fans so richly deserve.” ... (more) Why I am Content with Being Consistently Competitive ...

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friarforecast.com - 2/15/2008
Bullpen projections
— friarforecast.com — Feel free to participate in the community prospect list, if you’d like ( we’re on #4 right now and voting will close late thursday night) Okay, here’s the final part at out little glance at how the projection systems ( Marcels , ... (more) Bullpen projections

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friarforecast.com - 2/15/2008
Community prospect list: #5
— friarforecast.com — “Friday links” will appear tomorrow Kyle Blanks earns the #4 spot in the closest vote yet ! 1. Headley 2. Antonelli 3. Latos 4. Blanks 5. Vote in the comments (more) Community prospect list: #5

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friarforecast.com - 2/22/2008
Revisiting the 1998 NL Cy Young
— friarforecast.com — The 1998 NL CY is interesting to me because it was so close and it involved a couple of Padres. I was a baseball fan in ‘98, but at the time my interest was mostly in the American League, so I don’t really remember much of the 98 race or ... (more) Revisiting the 1998 NL Cy Young

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friarforecast.com - 3/7/2008
Outfield defense
— friarforecast.com — What is the goal of an outfield defense? I would say something as simple as “convert as many balls in play into outs as possible.” So if we can estimate how many opportunities an outfield had and then look at their put outs, we can make ... (more) Outfield defense

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friarforecast.com - 3/28/2008
Padman’s top 30 prospect list
— friarforecast.com — note: This list and commentary is courtesy of Padman, a frequent poster on the espn.com Padres message board. He follows the minor leaguers as close as anyone I know, and he was nice enough to pass this along for me to post here. A big thanks to ... (more) Padman’s top 30 prospect list

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friarforecast.com - 4/11/2008
Scouting philosophy
— friarforecast.com — I asked a question in a chat on the fine new site, Saber-Scouting, and they were nice enough to answer it (okay, they answered every question): 15. MB from Boston, MA Q: Awesome guys. As a scout, do you want to see the numbers on guys before you ... (more) Scouting philosophy

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friarforecast.com - 4/25/2008
How do ya know a player is done?
— friarforecast.com — Trevor Hoffman gave up a homer last night to Molina and blew another save. I was going to write a post about it, but my comments in the Ducksnorts thread say essentially what I think. Since I figure not many people read them, here they are (and if ... (more) How do ya know a player is done?

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