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Kevin Youkilis 1B

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
13 4436 .281 .382 .478 126 26.2
Birth Date3-15-1979
Height6' 1"
Weight220 lbs
Age45 years, 8 months, 8 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2004 BOS 25 72 248 54 11 0 7 33 45 4 0 1 .260 .367 .413 103 1.5 -2.5 -0.1 0.7
2005 BOS 26 44 95 22 7 0 1 14 19 2 0 1 .278 .400 .405 96 -0.4 0.1 -0.3 0.2
2006 BOS 27 147 680 159 42 2 13 91 120 9 5 2 .279 .381 .429 117 18.0 3.7 7.1 3.7
2007 BOS 28 145 625 152 35 2 16 77 105 15 4 2 .288 .390 .453 127 23.7 2.2 11.4 4.4
2008 BOS 29 145 621 168 43 4 29 62 108 12 3 5 .312 .390 .569 147 37.2 2.3 3.1 5.2
2009 BOS 30 136 588 150 36 1 27 77 125 16 7 2 .305 .413 .548 144 33.2 3.8 1.1 5.0
2010 BOS 31 102 435 111 26 5 19 58 67 10 4 1 .307 .411 .564 154 27.9 1.7 -2.5 3.3
2011 BOS 32 120 517 111 32 2 17 68 100 14 3 0 .258 .373 .459 118 11.2 0.5 -4.8 2.3
2012 BOS 33 42 165 34 7 1 4 14 39 4 0 0 .233 .315 .377 99 -0.2 0.0 -2.9 0.1
2012 CHA 33 80 344 69 8 1 15 37 69 13 0 0 .236 .346 .425 106 2.6 1.9 -2.5 1.3
2013 NYA 34 28 118 23 7 0 2 8 31 5 0 0 .219 .305 .343 86 -1.7 -0.5 -3.0 -0.2
Career106144361053254181505398281042614.281.382.478126153.013.36.626.2

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2001 AUG A SAL 5 16 .000 .000 .000 .222 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 LOW A- NYP 59 260 .000 .000 .000 .362 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 AUG A SAL 15 67 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 SAR A+ FSL 76 339 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 TRN AA EAS 44 197 .000 .000 .000 .365 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 PME AA EAS 94 417 .000 .000 .000 .361 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 PAW AAA INT 32 132 .000 .000 .000 .186 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 BOS MLB AL 72 248 .268 .333 .429 .296 111 0.5 7.4 0.9 103 11 -0.1 -2.5 1.5 0.7
2004 LOW A- NYP 2 7 .000 .000 .000 .750 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 PAW AAA INT 38 178 .000 .000 .000 .306 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 BOS MLB AL 44 95 .267 .330 .434 .356 107 2.6 2.7 -0.1 96 16 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 0.2
2005 PAW AAA INT 43 194 .270 .334 .426 .357 110 19 6.1 -1.1 183 0 -2.0 0.2 18.9 2.1
2006 BOS MLB AL 147 680 .274 .338 .434 .327 106 15.5 20.5 -11 117 7 7.1 3.7 18.0 3.7
2007 BOS MLB AL 145 625 .271 .337 .422 .330 102 26.5 18.5 -10.6 127 7 11.4 2.2 23.7 4.4
2008 BOS MLB AL 145 621 .264 .330 .416 .339 108 38.7 17.9 -8.4 147 7 3.1 2.3 37.2 5.2
2009 BOS MLB AL 136 588 .268 .334 .426 .359 111 34.9 16.9 -5.2 144 9 1.1 3.8 33.2 5.0
2009 PAW AAA INT 2 7 .263 .330 .421 .000 96 -1.4 0.2 -0.1 49 0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.0
2010 BOS MLB AL 102 435 .256 .322 .407 .327 111 30.7 12.0 -7.5 154 10 -2.5 1.7 27.9 3.3
2011 BOS MLB AL 120 517 .256 .319 .408 .296 108 13.9 13.9 1.1 118 9 -4.8 0.5 11.2 2.3
2011 PAW AAA INT 2 9 .266 .312 .390 .143 105 1.2 0.3 -0.1 136 0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1
2012 BOS MLB AL 42 165 .253 .314 .414 .288 107 -2.2 4.5 -0.3 99 10 -2.9 0.0 -0.2 0.1
2012 CHA MLB AL 80 344 .264 .321 .426 .257 107 1.5 9.4 1 106 10 -2.5 1.9 2.6 1.3
2012 PAW AAA INT 4 14 .246 .322 .360 .571 96 2.5 0.4 0 155 0 -0.3 -0.2 0.8 0.1
2013 NYA MLB AL 28 118 .256 .318 .403 .292 100 -2.8 3.1 -0.2 86 15 -3.0 -0.5 -1.7 -0.2
2013 TRN AA EAS 2 6 .285 .359 .431 .200 88 -0.1 0.2 0 93 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2001 LOW A- NYP 260 183 52 58 14 2 3 85 28 70 28 4 3 .317 .516 .464 .148 0 0
2001 AUG A SAL 16 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .000 0 0
2002 SAR A+ FSL 339 268 45 79 16 0 3 104 48 49 37 0 2 .295 .431 .388 .093 0 0
2002 TRN AA EAS 197 160 34 55 10 0 5 80 26 31 18 5 4 .344 .464 .500 .156 0 0
2002 AUG A SAL 67 53 5 15 5 0 0 20 6 13 8 0 0 .283 .433 .377 .094 0 0
2003 PME AA EAS 417 312 74 102 23 1 6 145 37 86 40 7 0 .327 .492 .465 .138 0 0
2003 PAW AAA INT 132 109 9 18 3 0 2 27 15 18 21 0 1 .165 .300 .248 .083 0 0
2004 LOW A- NYP 7 4 1 3 1 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 .750 .857 1.500 .750 0 0
2004 BOS MLB AL 248 208 38 54 11 0 7 86 35 33 45 0 1 .260 .367 .413 .154 3 0
2004 PAW AAA INT 178 154 25 41 12 0 3 62 18 19 28 2 0 .266 .352 .403 .136 1 1
2005 BOS MLB AL 95 79 11 22 7 0 1 32 9 14 19 0 1 .278 .400 .405 .127 0 0
2005 PAW AAA INT 194 152 30 49 15 1 8 90 27 35 29 1 2 .322 .464 .592 .270 0 0
2006 BOS MLB AL 680 569 100 159 42 2 13 244 72 91 120 5 2 .279 .381 .429 .149 11 0
2007 BOS MLB AL 625 528 85 152 35 2 16 239 83 77 105 4 2 .288 .390 .453 .165 5 0
2008 BOS MLB AL 621 538 91 168 43 4 29 306 115 62 108 3 5 .312 .390 .569 .257 9 0
2009 BOS MLB AL 588 491 99 150 36 1 27 269 94 77 125 7 2 .305 .413 .548 .242 4 0
2009 PAW AAA INT 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .000 0 0
2010 BOS MLB AL 435 362 77 111 26 5 19 204 62 58 67 4 1 .307 .411 .564 .257 5 0
2011 BOS MLB AL 517 431 68 111 32 2 17 198 80 68 100 3 0 .258 .373 .459 .202 4 0
2011 PAW AAA INT 9 8 2 2 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .625 .375 0 0
2012 BOS MLB AL 165 146 25 34 7 1 4 55 14 14 39 0 0 .233 .315 .377 .144 1 0
2012 CHA MLB AL 344 292 47 69 8 1 15 124 46 37 69 0 0 .236 .346 .425 .188 2 0
2012 PAW AAA INT 14 11 1 4 2 0 0 6 1 3 4 0 1 .364 .500 .545 .182 0 0
2013 NYA MLB AL 118 105 12 23 7 0 2 36 8 8 31 0 0 .219 .305 .343 .124 0 0
2013 TRN AA EAS 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .000 0 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 2381 0.5330 0.4179 0.8302 0.5682 0.2464 0.8904 0.6715 0.1698 -0.0041
2009 2569 0.5142 0.3815 0.8102 0.5602 0.1923 0.8770 0.6042 0.1898 0.0078
2010 1842 0.5228 0.3789 0.8496 0.5379 0.2048 0.8977 0.7111 0.1504 -0.0079
2011 2140 0.5107 0.3762 0.8025 0.5297 0.2159 0.8912 0.5752 0.1975 -0.0029
2012 2212 0.5420 0.3693 0.7919 0.5204 0.1905 0.8718 0.5337 0.2081 -0.0113
2013 475 0.5558 0.4084 0.7990 0.5758 0.1991 0.9013 0.4286 0.2010 0.0015
Career116190.52580.38630.81520.54570.20960.88560.60900.1848-0.0030

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-06-14 2013-09-30 60-DL 108 96 - Low Back Surgery Herniated Disc 2013-06-20 -
2013-06-09 2013-06-11 DTD 2 1 - Low Back Soreness - -
2013-04-28 2013-05-31 15-DL 33 30 - Low Back Cartilage Injury Bulging Disc - -
2013-04-21 2013-04-27 DTD 6 6 - Low Back Tightness - -
2013-02-25 2013-03-01 Camp 4 0 Left Abdomen Soreness Oblique - -
2012-08-30 2012-08-31 DTD 1 1 Right Knee Soreness -
2012-08-19 2012-08-20 DTD 1 1 Right Knee Soreness - -
2012-08-12 2012-08-13 DTD 1 1 Left Forearm Contusion HBP - -
2012-08-07 2012-08-08 DTD 1 1 Right Knee Soreness - -
2012-07-26 2012-07-27 DTD 1 0 Left Ankle Sprain - -
2012-07-19 2012-07-20 DTD 1 1 Left Thigh Tightness Hamstring - -
2012-06-13 2012-06-15 DTD 2 1 Left Trunk Contusion Ribs HBP - -
2012-04-29 2012-05-22 15-DL 23 22 - Low Back Strain - -
2012-04-22 2012-04-23 DTD 1 0 Left Thigh Contusion Quadriceps - -
2012-04-16 2012-04-17 DTD 1 1 Right Groin Soreness - -
2012-03-25 2012-03-26 Camp 1 0 - Low Back Stiffness - -
2011-10-04 2011-10-04 Off 0 0 Left Surgery Sports Hernia 2011-10-03 -
2011-09-16 2011-09-29 60-DL 13 13 Left Abdomen Sports Hernia -
2011-09-09 2011-09-09 On-Alr 0 0 Left Hip Inflammation Bursitis - -
2011-09-09 2011-09-13 DTD 4 3 Left Abdomen Sports Hernia - -
2011-08-11 2011-09-02 15-DL 22 20 - Low Back Tightness - -
2011-07-26 2011-07-27 DTD 1 1 Left Thigh Soreness Hamstring - -
2011-07-05 2011-07-06 DTD 1 1 Back Contusion HBP -
2011-06-30 2011-06-30 DTD 0 0 Left Foot Contusion Foul Ball -
2011-06-17 2011-06-17 DTD 0 0 General Medical Illness -
2011-05-25 2011-05-26 DTD 1 1 Left Hand Soreness -
2011-05-14 2011-05-14 DTD 0 0 Left Hip Soreness -
2011-05-05 2011-05-05 DTD 0 0 Left Thumb Contusion -
2011-05-03 2011-05-04 DTD 1 1 General Medical Illness -
2011-05-01 2011-05-02 DTD 1 1 Left Hip Soreness -
2011-04-28 2011-04-28 DTD 0 0 Left Hip Soreness Felt It Jammed -
2011-04-22 2011-04-23 DTD 1 1 Left Ankle Contusion Foul Ball -
2010-08-03 2010-10-04 60-DL 62 56 Right Thumb Surgery Torn Tendon Abductor 2010-08-06
2010-07-06 2010-07-06 DTD 0 0 Right Ankle Sprain Capsule -
2010-06-23 2010-06-25 DTD 2 2 Right Elbow Contusion HBP -
2010-06-13 2010-06-15 DTD 2 1 Right Elbow Contusion HBP -
2010-06-10 2010-06-12 DTD 2 2 Low Back Spasms -
2010-05-02 2010-05-03 DTD 1 1 Groin Soreness -
2010-04-01 2010-04-02 Camp 1 0 Right Knee Contusion Foul Ball -
2009-09-14 2009-09-18 DTD 4 3 Low Back Spasms -
2009-06-04 2009-06-05 DTD 1 1 Right Lower Leg Strain Calf -
2009-06-03 2009-06-04 DTD 1 1 Right Lower Leg Strain Calf -
2009-05-05 2009-05-20 15-DL 15 13 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2009-04-28 2009-04-30 DTD 2 2 Back Contusion -
2009-03-18 2009-03-18 On-Alr 0 0 Right Ankle Inflammation Achilles Tendinitis -
2009-03-18 2009-03-23 Camp 5 0 Right Ankle Sprain -
2008-09-02 2008-09-05 DTD 3 2 Low Back Spasms -
2008-08-30 2008-09-01 DTD 2 2 General Medical Respiratory Flu -
2008-08-10 2008-08-11 DTD 1 1 Left Shoulder Soreness -
2008-08-07 2008-08-08 DTD 1 0 Hand Contusion HBP -
2008-07-14 2008-07-15 DTD 1 0 Left Upper Arm Contusion HBP Triceps -
2008-06-23 2008-06-23 DTD 0 0 Contusion -
2008-06-16 2008-06-20 DTD 4 3 Low Back Spasms -
2008-05-26 2008-05-28 DTD 2 2 Right Hand Soreness -
2008-04-23 2008-04-24 DTD 1 1 Low Back Soreness -
2008-04-16 2008-04-16 DTD 0 0 Left Foot Contusion Foul Ball -
2007-09-16 2007-09-25 DTD 9 7 Right Wrist Contusion HBP -
2007-07-05 2007-07-07 DTD 2 2 Left Thigh Tightness Quadriceps -
2007-07-02 2007-07-03 DTD 1 1 Left Thigh Tightness Quadriceps -
2007-05-09 2007-05-10 DTD 1 1 Left Knee Contusion HBP -
2007-04-09 2007-04-10 DTD 1 0 Left Ankle Sprain -
2006-09-30 2006-10-02 DTD 2 2 Abdomen Strain -
2006-09-20 2006-09-22 DTD 2 2 Neck Strain -
2006-09-18 2006-09-19 DTD 1 0 Right Shoulder Soreness Jammed -
2006-08-25 2006-08-27 DTD 2 2 General Medical Respiratory Flu -
2006-08-21 2006-08-22 DTD 1 1 Hand Contusion Stepped on -
2005-09-19 2005-10-02 DTD 13 12 Right Fingers Fracture Ring Finger -
2004-08-16 2004-09-01 15-DL 16 14 Right Ankle Contusion -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 NYA $12,000,000
2012 BOS $12,250,000
2011 BOS $12,250,000
2010 BOS $9,375,000
2009 BOS $6,250,000
2008 BOS $3,000,000
2007 BOS $424,500
2006 BOS $354,600
2005 BOS $323,125
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$56,227,225
9 yrTotal$56,227,225

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 93 dJoe Bick1 year/$12M (2013)

Details
  • 2014. Signed with Rakuten of Japan. Retired 10/14.
  • 1 year/$12M (2013). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/11/12.
  • 4 years/$41.25M (2009-12). Signed extension with Boston 1/15/09 (avoided arbitration). $1M signing bonus. 09:$6M, 10:$9.125M, 11-12:$12M/year, 13:$13M club option, $1M buyout. Award bonuses. Acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Boston 6/24/12. (Boston to pay about $5.6M of remaining $6.62M 2012 salary. Chicago responsible for 2013 option or $1M buyout.) Chicago White Sox declined 2013 option 10/30/12.
  • 1 year/$3M (2008). Re-signed by Boston 2/10/08 (avoided arbitration, $3.7M-$2.525M).
  • 1 year/$0.4245M (2007). Renewed by Boston 3/07.
  • 1 year/$0.3546M (2006). Re-signed by Boston 2/06.
  • 1 year/$323,125 (2005). Re-signed 3/05. Optioned to Triple-A 4/05. Recalled 4/05. Optioned to Triple-A 7/05. Recalled 8/05. Optioned to Triple-A 8/05. Recalled 8/05.
  • 1 year (2004). Contract purchased 11/03. Re-signed 3/04. Optioned to Triple-A 3/04. Recalled 5/04. Optioned to Triple-A 7/04. Recalled 7/04.
  • Drafted 2001 (8-243) (University of Cincinnati). $12,000 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2014-01-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)What odds would you give for Kevin Youkilis winning the 2014 MVP award for the Japan Pacific League?
(Paul from DC)		All Wladimir everything (Craig Goldstein)
2013-04-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)It's so much better here. You have no idea what you're missing, Bostonians. I'm a new man!
(Kevin Youkilis from NY)		See, now I know this isn't really Kevin Youkilis.

In all seriousness, so many people both in the major leagues and in the analytical community counted Youkilis out, but not me. Don't get me wrong, he's not a third baseman at this point in his career, but he can still hit and get on base. The issue to me is when he gets hurt, how serious will it be? (Matthew Kory)
2013-04-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)What a great stat on Josh Donaldson and grounding into double plays! Any other gambling tidbits? Love me those mid-April, baseball prop bets!
(Charles Barkley from Undisclosed Underground Bunker)		Bet on Kevin Youkilis getting hit by a pitch oh wait that already happened sorry. (Matthew Kory)
2011-12-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)Do you think Nick Castellanos will develop enough power to be an an above average first division third baseman? Is a Kevin Youkilis type offensive ceiling a good comp.?
(KirkPugsley from Pontiac, MI)		I don't think so. Very good hitter, but obviously a better value at 3B than 1B. Solid-avg w/ a chance for 1st division if everything comes together (and it never does). (Jason Parks)
2011-06-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)I vote for The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The endless stare-down scene before the final shootout is Jeter adjusting his gloves. And Kevin Youkilis stars as The Ugly.
(Russell from NYC)		Very clever, but I have an extremely high tolerance for watching Clint Eastwood scowl. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-06-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hey Ben, in my standard 6x6 roto league, I just accepted a trade of Kevin Youkilis and Shin-Soo Choo for Paul Konerko. Is it just me or did I get fantastic value for the rest of Konerko's season, which HAS to be somewhat of a regression.
(SnakeDoctor18 from NY)		You gave up Konerko and got both of those guys? Apologies if my next answer is delayed, as I'm starting a slow clap...now. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-12-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)With Adrian Gonzalez in the fold, I guess Kevin Youkilis moves back to third. How big of hit defensively are the Red Sox taking with this move?
(Greg from Boston)		Youkilis is a very good fielding first baseman. Gonzalez is better. Beltre is a better third baseman than Youkilis, but Youk is still pretty good at the hot corner. Given the offensive performance of Gonzalez and how we shouldn't have expected a repeat performance from Beltre this year anyway, it's negligible at best in terms of overall value. (Eric Seidman)
2010-10-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)Great work on Red Sox Beacon! Assuming Beltre doesn't come back, who do you see playing 3B next year?
(Casey from Memphis)		Thanks! That's much appreciated. Patrick Sullivan and I are enjoying our new outlet, and I'm excited to be able to spend some more time on the Red Sox with my writing.

I'm pretty convinced Adrian Beltre isn't coming back, which was kind of a sad realization. My guess is that Kevin Youkilis will play third for the Sox next year, and they will set about finding a first baseman--either a permanent solution (which will probably cost them Anthony Rizzo in a trade) or a one-year stopgap so they can insert Rizzo into the role in 2012. (Marc Normandin)
2010-08-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)How are you feeling, Steven? No muscles tearing off your thumb I trust.
(mattymatty2000 from Portland, OR)		I'm good. Fractured my ankle recently (the reason I missed the last chat) but got the cast off yesterday so I'm a happy guy. As for the Kevin Youkilis's thumb injury to which you refer, holy bad timing, Batman. The Yankees are faltering and the schedule delivers a four-game series that, with a good showing, could put the Red Sox back in the thick of things. Without Youk, their ability to take advantage is in doubt. (Steven Goldman)
2010-07-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)Cost accelerators make a ton of sense in a Keeper League, but the big draw for me in a Dynasty League is the larger retained roster and the idea that if you love Kevin Youkilis and have tracked him since he was drafted, you can keep him as long as you want, grow old with him, shed tears as he retires...
(Aaron from YYZ)		I'm so much more heartless than that. (Marc Normandin)
2010-05-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)As a Giants fan, can I please use this chat to introduce the rumor that the Red Sox want to trade for Bengie Molina?
(ted from the cubicle)		Hey, I just heard from a baseball source deep inside my head that the Red Sox are willing to trade Kevin Youkilis to the Giants for Bengie Molina! How about that for a rumor-starter? (John Perrotto)
2008-11-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)First, the very best of health to you, sir. I hope your various maladies are not plaguing you at present. Second, I'm perplexed by the Mark Teixeira to the Red Sox rumors. Sure, Tex is a great player, but the Red Sox already possess two more years of both Mike Lowell and Kevin Youkilis. Now, neither is Teixeira (though Youkilis was this year), but neither is a slouch at the plate or in the field either. Looking beyond that, the Red Sox have Lars Anderson, who tore it up in A and AA and who projects to be ready for Boston by the time Lowell's contract expires. Taking all of this together, does it really make sense for Theo to spend $150+ Million of John Henry's money on what amounts to a slight up-grade?
(mattymatty from Philly)		The maladies are quiescent, thanks, and nothing troubling me at present except for some stitches in inconvenient places. I have turned down two TV opportunities this week because I look like someone punched me in the eye. Who knew I would be in demand the second week of November? I agree with your take, Matty. (Steven Goldman)
2008-04-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)On the Jewish question -- there was an August 2006 game between the Red Sox and Tigers where Boston had Gabe Kapler and Adam Stern starting in the outfield.... and Kevin Youkilis (who's Jewish/Romanian and not actually Greek) starting in the infield. Alas, God apparently did not approve, and the game was rained out after four innings.
(Member of (non-Cleveland) Tribe from Medford, MA)		Just passing this on. (Nate Silver)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2008-10-13 17:00:00NLCS Game FourOk -- with Joe Blanton pitching and Kevin Youkilis playing well for the Sox, do we go back and say hey, that Moneyball guy knew a good story when he saw it? (Will Carroll)
 

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