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Opinion & Editorial

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The Hall of Fame is Not Objective

The Hall of Fame is not just for the best players. It's for the players we wish to honor and remember.

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HoF 2013: What makes a player a "cheater"?

In this year's Hall of Fame voting, we see several players who are derided as "cheaters" for their use of performance-enhancing drugs. What makes a player a cheater?

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The Problem with WPA

How do we decide which plays and which situations are more important than others?

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Fanpost

A weird relief market indeed

I understand that there is no shortage of analysis on the fungible nature of relief pitchers or on the deep pockets of the Dodgers, so this might not quite be the explosive return to baseball...

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Proposing the Construction of a new Bullpen

Proposing a new idea for constructing a bullpen.

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Does Josh Hamilton make the 2013 Angels better?

The Angels just signed Josh Hamilton to a lucrative contract in hopes that he could put their team over the top. But does he even add a marginal improvement over their roster from last season?

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Five Keys to Projecting Breakouts and Declines

A look at what goes into a player's unexpected jump or decline in performance and if it is actually unexpected.

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#DontSignLohse

Kyle Lohse is one of baseball's top free agents. But he's on the wrong side of thirty and coming off of a career year; which usually is a clear indicator that an albatross is on the horizon.

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A new way to look at defensive WAR

"Unreliable." "Inaccurate." "Useless." All these things have been said about dWAR. How can we change the conversation about single-season defensive WAR totals?

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Drawing aces

What's the best way to get an ace for your baseball team these days? I'll give you a hint, it's not free agency.

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