The Tangled Web We Weave: An Interactive Trade Map

by Chris Spurlock on Dec 14, 2010 5:10 PM EST in Visuals Above Replacement

First of all, I'd like to thank everyone at BtBS for the lovely welcome I received after coming on as part of the team last week. It's nice to see that there are other baseball nerds out there who appreciate kick-ass graphics as much as I do.

However, after my graphic comparing Mark Teixeira to Adrian Gonzalez wowed everyone so much, I thought it might be tough for my first official BtBS graphic to live up to the hype. So, I decided to make something that looked pretty and combine it with something people could play with! It's not saber-driven at all, but there's still a lot of info packed inside. Feel free to click around, and leave any astute/clever/critical remarks in the comments.

And with that, behold the tangled web that is EVERY MLB TRADE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS:

I'll be contributing to BtBS on a weekly basis, so I appreciate any feedback you guys have to offer, as well as any ideas for future graphics projects. As I said previously, I'm a bit of a saber novice, so if you feel the need to educate (read: correct) me on anything, go right ahead. A saber-nerd friend of mine has vowed to teach me as much as possible, but I never underestimate the wisdom of the crowd.
(NOTE: Because BtBS constrains every image to 540px wide, I went ahead a placed a larger version on my personal website. Feel free to check it out.)

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Oh. My. God.

This is amazing.

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by delorean on Dec 14, 2010 5:12 PM EST reply actions

Awesome

You have a brilliant talent – can’t wait to see more!

Do you support a team, btw?

It's my blog!

by biondino on Dec 14, 2010 5:15 PM EST reply actions

Thanks!

It took a lot of work, so I appreciate the comment.

Cardinals fan ’til I die, BTW.

by Chris Spurlock on Dec 14, 2010 5:22 PM EST up reply actions

Beautiful.

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by UribeAuction on Dec 14, 2010 5:16 PM EST reply actions

We have a winner

Sorry Justin and Adam.

by Dan Turkenkopf on Dec 14, 2010 5:24 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Sorry for linking to his post last week Adam and Justin.

Because that made you bring him on board and he just won Graph of the Mother Flippin’ Year on BtB. Better luck next year!

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by Mike Rogers on Dec 14, 2010 7:14 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Wonderful!

But what does it tell us? Oh crap, we have to figure that out for ourselves. heh. Seriously though, amazing work and the hours of work that must have gone into this is obvious. Good luck with the new gig. Look forward to more.

by FlagrantFan on Dec 20, 2010 1:10 AM EST reply actions