hardballtimes.com - 6/29/2009
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Adam and Victor present an updated economic framework for baseball trades. Click the title to read more. Click here to learn about THT's download subscriptions.
mercurynews.com - 6/26/2009
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mercurynews.com —
The bar is set high for A's left
fielder Matt Holliday, a product of his expectations as...
well as those of others. As the A's begin a three-game series tonight against the Colorado Rockies, Holliday's former team, the three-time All-Star is still ...
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A's Holliday struggling at the plate - San Jose Mercury News
scores.espn.go.com - 6/29/2009
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Cook takes shutout into ninth as Rockies complete
first sweep of A's OAKLAND, Calif. -- Aaron Cook...
is enjoying one of the most productive stretches of his career. It's also Colorado's best stretch since ending the 2007 season on a tear. Cook took a ...
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Colorado Rockies vs. Oakland Athletics - Recap - June ...
colorado.rockies.mlb.com - 6/26/2009
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By Thomas Harding / MLB.com 06/25/09 6:40 PM
ET OAKLAND, Calif. -- The double-take is automatic. A...
No. 5 is playing left field for the Rockies. You see his cool stroll, which looks familiar, and want to fool yourself into believing nothing has ...
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Rockies predict greatness from Gonzalez | ...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... On this date 42 years ago, Brian Cashman was born. Cashman has been the General Manager of the Yankees since 1998 and is signed through 2011. With four weeks until the trade deadline, Cashman will certainly be active in the trade market. Let's take a look at what is being written in the Blogosphere...
The Guttridge-Wang Trade Model attempts to quantify all aspects of a trade.
MLB Notebook looks at how teams that are willing to spend will control this year's trade market.
Mets Geek evaluates some buy-low trade targets for the ...
Evaluating the Hairston and DeRosa Trades
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Two significant swaps have been made recently; the move of Mark DeRosa to St. Louis, and Scott Hairston going to Oakland.
Let's view both deals through the Guttridge-Wang Trade Model, and see if it doesn't provide some illumination.
Before we start; the WAR figures here are compiled from publicly available calculations of WAR, to which I apply aging factors and calculate weighted averages. For Major Leaguers, I use WAR calculations from FanGraphs, which are wOBA and UZR based for hitters, and FIP-based for pitchers. If and when Minor League data must be part of ...
Three Methods for Evaluating a Halladay Trade
The On Deck Circle —
... and The Guttridge-Wang Trade Model as published by The Hardball Times. Basically, the model puts a dollar value on a player’s contributions and determines his surplus value, creating a ‘market value’ that should be expected in a trade. ...
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