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skyking162

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beyondtheboxscore.com — Dave Cameron on the value of depth, or how to minimize risk while adding wins . Of course, there is the difficulty of knowing whether a player whose production falls in the right-tail of the distribution is relying on luck versus skill, which makes the manager's decision difficult. The ... (more) Assorted Links
Cubs Trade Aaron Heilman To Diamondbacks; Also Re-Sign John Grabow
Cubs Trade Aaron Heilman To Diamondbacks; Also Re-Sign John Grabow
beyondtheboxscore.com — More photos » by Frank Franklin II - AP The Cubs handed a $7 million dollar contract to John Grabow, who has been worth $5.3 million dollars over his career. They later traded Aaron Heilman to Arizona for a ... (more) Cubs Trade Aaron Heilman To Diamondbacks; Also Re-Sign ...
Zack Greinke and Tim Lincecum by LOWESS
Zack Greinke and Tim Lincecum by LOWESS
beyondtheboxscore.com — More photos » by Ben Margot - ASSOCIATED PRESS Tim Lincecum, doing his best LOWESS impression. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) Browse more photos » Today it was announced that Tim ... (more) Zack Greinke and Tim Lincecum by LOWESS
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beyondtheboxscore.com — Jeremy Greenhouse's Visual Scouting Report 1.0 : Bay vs. Holliday. The heat is on! A Wrigley mystery contained in a photo . If you'd like to take a crack at it without seeing the answer, the question is: "of which game was  this picture  taken?" Was Zack Greinke's 2009 more ... (more) Assorted Links
Jim Tracy and Mike Scioscia Win Manager of the Year Awards
Jim Tracy and Mike Scioscia Win Manager of the Year Awards
beyondtheboxscore.com — More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP Browse more photos » Yawn. (more) Jim Tracy and Mike Scioscia Win Manager of the Year Awards
Reward Retrospective - 1985 AL MVP - Right Team, Wrong Player
Reward Retrospective - 1985 AL MVP - Right Team, Wrong Player
beyondtheboxscore.com — Beyond the Box Score will be starting a new series, Reward Retrospective, that will look at past awards (MVP, Cy Young, ROY, etc.) that peak our interest and examine them with some of todays metrics.   I hope you enjoy these looks back at various players and seasons. In 1985, ... (more) Reward Retrospective - 1985 AL MVP - Right Team, Wrong ...

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beyondtheboxscore.com — J.C. Bradbury takes on the world! He  argues players peak at age 29-30 , then  Phil Birnbaum replies , then  Bradbury fires back armed with graphs , then Colin Wyers  gets into it . Bottom line is that this stuff is hard and any attempt to analyze the data will include ... (more) Assorted Links
Exactly How Awesome is Zack Greinke?
Exactly How Awesome is Zack Greinke?
beyondtheboxscore.com — Poll What should Zack Greinke do in the off season? Mow Lawns. Play this World of Warcraft game. Man, I love Zack Greinke.   19 votes | Results (more) Exactly How Awesome is Zack Greinke?
The Curves of Zack Greinke
The Curves of Zack Greinke
beyondtheboxscore.com — More photos » by Charlie Riedel - AP Browse more photos » Zack Greinke earned the 2009 Cy Young Award earlier today. It was well deserved, and not much of a surprise. I've covered Greinke via PITCHf/x ... (more) The Curves of Zack Greinke
Andrew Bailey PITCHf/x
Andrew Bailey PITCHf/x
beyondtheboxscore.com — Andrew Bailey PITCHf/x A PITCHf/x scouting report on the 2009 AL Rookie of the Year (more) Andrew Bailey PITCHf/x
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beyondtheboxscore.com — The art and science of well-timed acquisitions and trades . Why everyone looks like a genius in hindsight and true value is tough to find. Tommy Rancel interviewed Andrew Friedman . He discusses the fact that he does not have a contract with the Rays, picking late in the draft, and ... (more) Assorted Links
Rookie of the Year and the Mythical Sophomore Slump
Rookie of the Year and the Mythical Sophomore Slump
beyondtheboxscore.com — More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Browse more photos » Time to bust out your  Kirt Manwaring Rated Rookie cards , kids. It's that time of year! Rookie of the Year is a bit of a strange award. ... (more) Rookie of the Year and the Mythical Sophomore Slump

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beyondtheboxscore.com — 2010 CHONE hitter projections are live . Gentlemen, start your spreadsheets. Here are the  free agents . Why game theory promises more than it can deliver . How often do you think, "we could solve this problem if only we had the right data"? It may not be true. Bill Simmons does not ... (more) Assorted Links
Ryan Doumit and the Prospect of "Selling Low"
Ryan Doumit and the Prospect of "Selling Low"
beyondtheboxscore.com — More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Browse more photos » The hot stove is in full effect, and teams are taking a hard look at their rosters to prepare for the winter meetings. One team that has ... (more) Ryan Doumit and the Prospect of "Selling Low"
2010 UZR Projections
2010 UZR Projections
beyondtheboxscore.com — I created UZR projections for the 2010 season and the values are available on a  Google Documents Spreadsheet .  I got 4 years worth of UZR numbers from Fangraphs.  Then I did a 5-4-3-2 yearly weighting regressed to 125 games with a -0.7UZR aging factor ( article where the math ... (more) 2010 UZR Projections

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