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Posada's Replacement
1970-01-01 01:00:00
James points out in the comments to this post that the Yankees have catching prospects, but they are very young. Jesus Montero played very well for a seventeen-year-old in rookie ball, posting a .366 OBA and a .421 slugging percentage.... ...
Replacement 

Chone Projections
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Chone Projections for 2008 are available here. It shows Posada with a very good 2008, Manny Ramirez declining and Alex Rodriguez still very good. Offensively, at least, teams should concentrate on Torii Hunter over Andruw Jones.... ...

Probabilistic Model of Range, Third Basemen, 2007
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Washington Nationals and Ryan Zimmerman lead the way at third base. Team Third Basemen PMR, 2007, Visit Smooth Distance Model, 2007 data only Team In Play Actual Outs Predicted Outs DER Predicted DER Ratio Nationals 4591 448 403.22 0.098... ...
Model 

Iron Man Passes
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Frank Osterhaus writes: Thought I'd let you know that yesterday marked the passing of Kazuhisa "Iron Man" Inao, former pitcher for the Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Leagues. His career ERA was 1.98, and his "signature moment" occurred during the... ...
Iron  Iron Man 

Schilling's Rehab
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Curt Schilling talks about his injury and pitching mechanics in detail, noting how inflexibility in his ankle interferes with the power transfer of his delivery. Someone with easy repeatable mechanics is apt to hide the symptoms or problems much longer... ...
Rehab  Schilling 

Twins Trade
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Aaron Gleeman breaks down the Twins deal for Craig Monroe.... ...
Trade 

Weak Up the Middle
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Athletics Nation notes the problem the A's face at SS and CF. Rather than not having players at SS and CF, he has players that nobody else wants - and that with the possible exception (hopefully) of Denorfia, the A's... ...

Oakland in Japan
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Boston Red Sox open the season on the road against the Oakland Athletics. The first two games, however, take place in Tokyo. Boston and Oakland will be the third set of teams to open the regular season at the... ...
Japan  Oakland 

Rolling Out Rolen
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The St. Louis Cardinals are willing to make a deal for Scott Rolen: General manager John Mozeliak confirmed Tuesday meeting with Rolen's agents and discussing the Gold Glove third baseman's availability for trade during last week's GM meetings in Orlando,... ...

A-Rod/Boras Split
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The NY Daily News reports that Alex Rodriguez is talking to the Yankees without Scott Boras: According to the first source, the Yankees are waiting for Mariano Rivera to sign a new contract before finalizing any plans with Rodriguez, who... ...

Managing Awards
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Eric Wedge and Bob Melvin won Manager of the Year for the AL and NL respectively. Congratulations to both deserving candidates who led their teams to the best records in their leagues (the Indians were tied with the Red Sox).... ...
Awards 

A-Rod and the CBA
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Ken Rosenthal points out that the Yankees can't refuse to negotiate with Boras: "That clearly is a violation of the Basic Agreement," Michael Weiner, the general counsel of the players' union, told FOXSports.com on Wednesday. "Once a player designates an... ...

A-Rod Confirms Talks
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Alex Rodriguez issues a statement at his website: Prior to entering into serious negotiations with other clubs, I wanted the opportunity to share my thoughts directly with Yankees' ownership. We know there are other opportunities for us, but Cynthia and... ...

Baseball Musings Radio Show
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Baseball Musings Radio Show will not be broadcast tonight. It will return next Wednesday at 8 PM EDT.... ...
Baseball  Radio  Radio Show 

Close to a Contract
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Peter Abraham at The LoHud Yankees Blog reports that the A-Rod deal is all but done. In what was a bad day for the Scott Boras Corporation, Alex Rodriguez went to the Yankees directly and apparently has all but finalized... ...
Contract 

The Positive Test
1970-01-01 01:00:00
From the AP via the Arizona Republic: It was November 2000, and Bonds was preparing for the season in which he would shatter Mark McGwire's single-season home-run record. According to Conte, a convicted steroids dealer, Bonds would visit the lab... ...

Bad Week for Boras
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Kenny Rogers becomes the latest player disenchanted with Scott Boras: He informed the Major League Baseball Players Association of his decision Friday. The union then asked baseball to notify its clubs, and an e-mail was sent to all general managers... ...

Blue Room Blog
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Be sure to check out my posts at AT&T Blue Room. Click on the Sports Buzz tab at the bottom of the page.... ...
Blog  Room 

Visual Aid
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Josh Kalk introduced his first version of a web based tool for viewing PITCHf/x data. Right now, it allows you to see in two dimensions where a pitch passed the batter. For example, here's Alex Rodriguez. Compare him to Alfonso... ...

On a Diet
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Via MLB Trade Rumors, Miguel Cabrera is working out so he's in shape for his new team: ''This winter, I'm really going to work on my physical condition in order to be in the best shape possible for spring training,''... ...
Diet 

Probabilistic Model of Range, Firstbasemen, 2007
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Here's a look at the range of first basemen. First, the team table. The Yankees at least did a good job of improving their defense at the position: Team First Basemen PMR, 2007, Visit Smooth Distance Model, 2007 data only... ...
Model 

No Torre in New York
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Mets mysteriously pulled out of the deal for Yorvit Torrealba. After agreeing on the finances of a three-year, $14.4 million deal with the free-agent catcher Torrealba, the Mets abruptly pulled out Saturday. The team offered no explanation. The lone... ...
New York 

Profile of an IRS Agent
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The New York Times profiles Jeff Novitzky, the IRS agent responsible for the BALCO investigation. I wish the Times had gone into more detail as to why the investigation started, because there are conflicting stories here: Assigned to the case... ...
Agent  Profile 

Three Mo Years
1970-01-01 01:00:00
According the the NY Post, Mariano Rivera will accept a three-year deal with the Yankees. If that's the case, and Alex Rodriguez also stays with the Yankees, then, Joe Torre leaving appeared to do little to hurt the roster. The... ...

Revenue Growth
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Baseball's future revenue just went up a bit more as the Mariners extend their TV deal through 2020 for $450 million dollars. The deal is so good neither FSN nor the Mariners want to comment publicly on the amount. But... ...
Revenue 

Cleaning House
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Metstradamus makes the case that the Mets are using Paul Lo Duca as a scapegoat: I have to say, in all of the dissecting and re-dissecting I've seen and made on September's collapse, well down on the list...if it's even... ...
House 

World Cup Champions
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Team USA defeats Cuba to win the World Cup.... ...
Champions  World Cup 

Paying for the Playoffs
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Halos Heaven welcomes the ticket price increases in Anaheim.... ...
Playoffs 

Scutaro to the Jays
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Oakland Athletics traded Marco Scutaro to the Toronto Blue Jays for a pair of minor league pitchers. Bell doesn't look like a great prospect. Not enough strikeouts and way too many walks. Godfrey doesn't have much of a track... ...

Green Again
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The grounds crew at Wrigley Field finished resodding the playing surface.... ...