Newsletter: Friday, November 16, 2012
NEW PREMIUM CONTENT
Prospect Debate
Buxton or Sano for Twins Top Prospect?
by BP Prospect Staff
The BP prospect team has its say about the leading candidates for the top spot
in the Minnesota system.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18930
Rumor Roundup
Friday, November 16
by Daniel Rathman
The Marlins claim there is, indeed, a player they will not trade, the Red Sox
are looking to extend Dustin Pedroia, and Ian Kinsler is willing to move off
the keystone.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18934
Raising Aces
Bush League: Shelby Miller and Trevor Rosenthal
by Doug Thorburn
If the Cardinals' high-risk rotation needs help in 2013, can they rely on a
pair of pitching prospects to plug the holes?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18938
Transaction Analysis
Laird Do Well
by R.J. Anderson
Two teams sign back-up catchers early.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18932
Minor League Update
Games of November 15
by Jason Martinez
Notes from around the AFL and Caribbean Winter Leagues
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18935
In A Pickle
Managing Expectations
by Jason Wojciechowski
Is there a better way to vote for Manager of the Year?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18923
NEW BASIC CONTENT
Collateral Damage
2012 Year-End Injury Summary: AL East
by Corey Dawkins and Stephani Bee
The AL East was a disaster zone for injuries in 2012.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18924
BP Unfiltered
Daily Draft Video: Garrett Williams
by Nick J. Faleris
Daily exclusive video series designed to familiarize you with the names you
need to know leading up to the 2013 amateur draft.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18929
The BP Wayback Machine
What Were They Thinking?
by James Click
A look at some of the more unjustified uses of MVP votes in recent memory.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18931
BP Unfiltered
Daniel Cabrera is Back! (And So is Manny Ramirez)
by Sam Miller
Manny Ramirez homered in his winter league debut.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18926
BP Unfiltered
Single-Number Metrics and MVP Leaderboards
by Sam Miller
Should we?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18925
PODCASTS
EFFECTIVELY WILD, THE DAILY BP PODCAST - EPISODE 84: JOSE MOLINA AND WHAT THE
QUANTIFICATION OF CATCHER FRAMING MIGHT MEAN
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/a/18933
BP FANTASY PODCAST EPISODE 23: ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE RECAP
Jason and Paul are fresh back from their annual trip to the Arizona Fall
League and discuss 20+ prospects they saw, review recent MLB transactions, and
interview some of the hottest stars in the AFL. Show friend Joel Henard
assisted Jason in interviewing Anthony Rendon, Nick Franklin, Gary Brown, Mike
Zunino, Jonathan Singleton, and George Springer.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18873
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TOP TEN PROSPECT LISTS ARE IN FULL SWING
Jason Parks and the new BP prospect team are hard at work on their top-10
lists. The latest installment, on the Minnesota Twins, can be found here:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18912
For a complete archive of the lists, and the order of teams to come, go to:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/
THE INTERNET BASEBALL AWARDS RESULTS ARE IN!
We've tallied up your votes on the Internet Baseball Awards, and as the BBWAA
announces its honorees, you can follow along and compare your choices with
those of writers from around the country and abroad. The results for the
American League IBAs can be found here:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18852
And the National League winners are here:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18879
GET YOUR DAILY NEWS FIX WITH THE MINOR-LEAGUE UPDATE AND RUMOR ROUNDUP
The postseason may be over, but with winter leagues in the Caribbean and hot
stove rumors in the States, baseball is a year-round sport. We're keeping up
with the latest happenings on and off the field in Jason Martinez's
Minor-League Update and Daniel Rathman's Rumor Roundup. Here are the links to
today's installments:
Minor-League Update:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18935
Rumor Roundup: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18934
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