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Pebble Hunting: The Probably Pointless Pitchout Most pitchouts aren't very effective. Maybe managers should stop calling for them. . . . more | 2 unread comments Baseball Therapy: Does Having a Veteran Around Help Young Players? Veteran players are often perceived to have a positive effect on their younger teammates, but can we see it in the stats? . . . more | 0 comments Rumor Roundup: Monday, January 14 J.J. Hardy probably won't be dealt, the Rockies are hunting for hurlers, and the Mets attended Brian Wilson's workout. . . . more | 0 comments The Week In Quotes: January 7-13 Running through the notable quotes of the week that was. . . . more | 0 comments Resident Fantasy Genius: Safeco’s Overstated Impact on Fantasy Production While Safeco has a definite impact on hitters, will the new dimensions really have a significant impact on a player's fantasy value? . . . more | 1 unread comment The Keeper Reaper: Second, Short, and Catcher for 1/14/13 Sal Perez, Rickie Weeks, and Ben Zobrist go under the keeper microscope this week . . . more | 1 unread comment Saturday, January 12
Overthinking It: Bargain Bin Free Agents Most of the impact free agents are off the market, but there are still some potential values available to teams that are willing to dig deep. . . . more | 7 unread comments
2013 Fantasy updates
Friday, January 11
Prospects Will Break Your Heart: Philadelphia Phillies Top 10 Prospects It's a thin system, but there are some players who offer reasons for hope. . . . more | 33 unread comments Perfect Game World Showcase Top Prospects: Top Talent from the Class of 2013 and 2014 Perfect Game breaks down the top talent from its January 5-6 World Showcase in Ft. Myers, Florida . . . more | 1 unread comment Rumor Roundup: Friday, January 11 Justin Upton rejects a trade to Seattle, and Brian Wilson is nearing a return to the mound. . . . more | 11 unread comments Raising Aces: The Good Old Days: Roger Clemens Regardless of whether the Rocket was clean, his mechanics were a beautiful sight to behold. . . . more | 13 unread comments The Keeper Reaper: Outfielders for 1/11/13 Rios, Ross, and Cuddyer highlight this week's Keeper list. . . . more | 3 unread comments The BP Wayback Machine: Bagging on Bagwell Character assassination, speculation, a commitment to process... ah, it has to be Hall of Fame season. . . . more | 4 unread comments Thursday, January 10
On the Beat: A Change in the Process A Hall of Fame voter calls for reform, catches up on Alex Rodriguez, and gets the inside scoop on Mike Morse, Lance Berkman, and Scott Kazmir. . . . more | 44 unread comments Overthinking It: Has the Sabermetric Movement Been Bad for Jack Morris? Or is all the campaigning to keep Jack Morris out of the Hall actually making it more likely that he'll get in? . . . more | 8 unread comments Baseball Therapy: Lessons from the Hall of Fame Vote What the voting results tell us about the 10-player limit, the electorate's feelings about PED use, and the public/private-ballot split. . . . more | 14 unread comments Skewed Left: Murphy, Morris, and Using the Full 15 Ballots What do Dale Murphy's and Jack Morris' vote totals in their final and penultimate years on the BBWAA ballot, respectively, say about their odds of induction? . . . more | 2 unread comments In A Pickle: Jay Walking is no Felony Why Darren Oliver's contract doesn't entitle us (or the Blue Jays) to a thing. . . . more | 10 unread comments Beede became famous for turning down a huge payday from Toronto to go to college, but if he keeps up the current pace, he may be in store for an even bigger one in 2014. . . . more | 1 unread comment Manufactured Runs: What Hall of Fame Voters are Doing to the Hall of Fame Writers didn't want to induct anybody into the Hall of Fame this year, a decision with no small consequences. . . . more | 46 unread comments Pebble Hunting: When the Teams That Don't Have Hall of Famers Yet Will Have Hall of Famers This year's election results didn't bring us any closer to having an inductee for every team. When will the Hall of Fame complete the set? . . . more | 16 unread comments Resident Fantasy Genius: The Voting Travesty One player who defines a position was shut out of the Hall of Fame yesterday. . . . more | 23 unread comments The Keeper Reaper: Starting Pitching for 1/10/13 Greinke, Darvish, and Chapman hit this week's Keeper Reaper . . . more | 16 unread comments Wednesday, January 9
Hall of Fame Voting: Casting Our Ballots With Hall of Fame voting results on the way, BP staff members fill out their ballots to determine which players they would want enshrined in Cooperstown. . . . more | 212 unread comments The Lineup Card: 10 Memories of Hall of Fame Candidates The BP team reminisces about some of the men on the Hall of Fame ballot. . . . more | 9 unread comments Transaction Analysis: The Nationals (Finally) Bring Back LaRoche It took two months, but Adam LaRoche eventually accepted the Nationals' offer to return for two more years. . . . more | 3 unread comments Skewed Left: The Worst Parts of Last Season's Best Teams Have last year's playoff teams fixed what ailed them? . . . more | 4 unread comments Out of Left Field: Jumping the Gun on 2013 Predictions Why wait around to find out what's going to happen -- or even to find out what people think is going to happen? Matt's ready now. . . . more | 12 unread comments Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, January 9 Mike Morse could be on the move now that Adam LaRoche has signed a deal with the Nationals. . . . more | 3 unread comments Sobsequy: Baseball, Power Pop, and Playing Against the Limits How one form of music most mirrors baseball. . . . more | 14 unread comments Fantasy Beat: Esmil Rogers, Fantasy Sleeper A look at how former prospect Esmil Rogers has begun to get his career back on track . . . more | 5 unread comments The Keeper Reaper: Relievers for 1/9/13 The Minnesota and Milwaukee bullpens are examined in this week's Reaper. . . . more | 3 unread comments |