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September 12, 2017
by BP Staff
Schedules? Call-ups? Weather? Health? BP's staff debates the keys to the Wild Card race in each league.
July 28, 2017
by Rob Mains, Meg Rowley, Matthew Trueblood, Bryan Grosnick and Craig Goldstein
It's never easy for the Rays.
July 21, 2017
by Rob Mains, Ben Diamond, Craig Goldstein, Wilson Karaman, Matthew Trueblood and Zach Crizer
Go out on your collective shield or give a boost to the inevitable rebuilding process?
January 16, 2012
Baseball Prospectus
Is there such a thing as a "closer mentality," or can any effective setup man handle the closer role? The BP staff tries to get to the bottom of the matter.
May 2, 2010
Baseball Prospectus
Assigning value to individual game events leads to a debate on the metric's merits.
January 25, 2010
Baseball Prospectus
An exercise in thinking theoretically about player value.
January 10, 2010
Baseball Prospectus
A spin through BP's recent discussions on BABIP and its discontents.
August 14, 2009
Baseball Prospectus
As Joaquin Andujar put it, "youneverknow."
July 1, 2009
Baseball Prospectus
A trio of BP columnists join ESPN's Buster Olney to resolve whose surprising performances so far are real, and which aren't.
June 15, 2009
Baseball Prospectus
The crosstown rivals are both defending division champs stuck in the middle of the standings as they gear up to go head to head.
June 8, 2009
Baseball Prospectus
With multiple issues afflicting their bid for the postseason, what priorities should the Mets place on fixing their assorted problems?
February 24, 2005
Baseball Prospectus
Listed in the "Honorable Mention" section of the Top 50 Prospects list, Kendry Morales was the subject of an interesting discussion as that list was being assembled.
February 21, 2005
Baseball Prospectus
Felix Hernandez is #1 by acclamation, but the discussion about who should slot in behind him is as contentious as any in the series.
February 16, 2005
Baseball Prospectus
Delmon Young is the cream of the crop, but there's plenty of disagreement as to who should be ranked behind him.
February 11, 2005
Baseball Prospectus
The group discusses the merits of some of the top prospects in the game, including Joel Guzman and Andy Marte.
February 9, 2005
Baseball Prospectus
Casey Kotchman or Prince Fielder? Chris Burke or Josh Barfield? The BP staff kicks around more prospects.
February 1, 2005
Baseball Prospectus
The first in a series of roundtables leading up to the release of the Top 50 Prospects list.
October 1, 2004
Baseball Prospectus
Today or tomorrow, Ichiro Suzuki will set the record for most hits in a single-season, breaking a mark set 84 years ago. The BP crew looks at the achievement and the player.
February 24, 2004
Baseball Prospectus
Let's compare J.J. Hardy and Bobby Crosby:
Player Age EqBA/EqOBP/EqSLG
Hardy 20 .240/.316/.380
Crosby 23 .273/.356/.490
Adjusted for park and league context, Crosby's numbers were much, much better. How to balance that against the age differential? I think the question becomes: How likely is it that Hardy will post a line of .273/.356/.490 or equivalent by the time that he's 23? It's possible, certainly, and it's also possible that he'll post a line even better than that. But I don't think that it's *probable*. That's a lot of improvement to make. PECOTA would put the possibility at somewhere around 25%, I'd think, and I think that's enough to render Crosby the stronger prospect.
February 23, 2004
Baseball Prospectus
Jeremy Reed had the best year of any player in the minors last year and has a very high probability of being an excellent player. I think a top-five ranking would be a just reward, and consistent with our emphasis on performance rather than tools. I absolutely do not understand why Reed would rank below Alexis Rios. He is Rios' equal in every attribute except for plate discipline, where he has a substantial advantage, and his PECOTA profile is considerably better. I don't think a couple of good weeks in Puerto Rico are enough to overcome that. Weeks is a stud and I think the objections to him are a bit overstated. I would like to get a scouting report or two on his defense, since his numbers were quite bad. I'm also not on board with the fear of ranking pitching prospects highly, though I'm sure there will be advocates for the opposite point of view. I think the *top* tier of pitching prospects is unusually good this year as compared with the top tier of hitting prospects, and I think we should make adjustments accordingly. If you want to get a bit more analytical about it, I don't think it's a matter of our overrating the risk associated with pitching prospects so much as it is our *underrating* the risk associated with offensive prospects, especially offensive prospects who have yet to reach Double-A. I like Marte a lot, and he has no real negatives, but placing him as high as #2 implies a scouting judgment of sorts; his numbers were good, but not overwhelming.
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