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August - 2012

Friday's Saber-Links
Just how fast was Cool Papa Bell?
Thursday's Saber-Links
Adrian Beltre and The Unsexiness of Defense
Wednesday's Saber-Links: New Statistics Edition
Tuesday's Saber-Links
Monday's Saber-Links
When The Stats Match The Name
Bryan LaHair and a Recent History of Flashing in the Pan
Sox Fans! If You Liked Casey Kotchman, You'll Love James Loney!
The Norichika Aoki Bargain
Friday's Saber-Links
Ervin Santana's Trouble with the Long Ball
Thursday's Saber-Links
Gavin Floyd and Extreme Outcome Pitchers
Bad Scene, Everyone's Fault - The 2012 Houston Astros
Wednesday's Saber-Links
Tuesday's Saber-Links
Monday's Saber-Links
Positional Black Holes, Part II
Friday's Saber-Links
There's Something Weird About Hunter Pence
Thursday's Saber-Links: King Felix Edition
Positional Black Holes
The Best Lineups to be Perfect Gamed
The Fall Of Melky Cabrera
Wednesday's Saber-Links
Tuesday's Saber-Links
Johnny Pesky, 1919–2012
Monday's Saber-Links
Aramis Ramirez's Quietly Good 2012 Campaign
Friday's Saber-Links
A Tale Of Two Pitchers: The Francisco Liriano Enigma
A Graphic Look at Playing Above Compensation
Thursday's Saber-Links
WAR Across America
2012: Year of the Catcher?
Wednesday's Saber-Links
Matt Holliday: Perpetually Underappreciated
Tuesday's Saber-Links
Something You May Not Have Realized About Alex Rodriguez
Anti-Moneyball Playoff Teams and the 2012 Oakland Athletics
Monday's Saber-Links
Friday's Saber-Links
Thursday's Saber-Links
Hanley Ramirez and Disappointing Primes
Wednesday's Saber-Links

July - 2012

Aren't You Glad You Traded For That Relief Pitcher? (Part 2)
Aren't You Glad You Traded For That Relief Pitcher? (Part 1)
Tuesday's Saber-Links: Trade Deadline Edition
Imagining Puerto Rico's Olympic Baseball Dream Team
Monday's Saber-Links
Imagining Japan's Olympic Baseball Dream Team
A Sabermetric Review of the 2012 Cape Cod Baseball League
Should the Number of Hall of Fame Inductees Increase as the League Size Increases?
Grand Theft Home Plate: Stats And The Future Of Stealing Home
The 2012 Cardinals' Historically Good Offense
Grand Theft Home Plate: Stealing Home In 2012
Melky Cabrera Is A Good Player
Friday's Saber-Links
Stephen Strasburg Is Having An Even Better Season Than You Think
Dillon Gee's Metamorphosis Into a Front of The Rotation Pitcher
Thursday's Saber-Links: Marlins Fire Sale edition
Jordan Zimmermann and Pitching to Contact
Wednesday Saber-Links: The Excitement Continues
Francona's Red Sox
Don't Forget About the Diamondbacks
Imagining Venezuela's Olympic Baseball Dream Team
Often Overlooked: How Good Is Chris Young?
Tuesday's Saber-Links: Ichiro Edition
Mike Trout Isn't Willie Mays, And That's Perfectly Fine
Checking Up On Aroldis Chapman's Strikeout Rate
Monday's Saber-Links
Baseball's Most Valuable Players: Updated
Let's Talk About Robinson Cano
Friday's Saber-Links
Which Teams Have Been The Most "Clutch"
Thursday's Saber-Links
R.A. Dickey and Peaking At 37
Wednesday's Saber-Links
Tuesday's Saber-Links
A Game Report On Dylan Bundy (And Some Other Players)
There's a Hall of Famer in Every Lineup
Monday's Saber-Links
Two-Sport Athletes: A Sabermetric Review
Four Pitchers Who Could be Traded
Friday's Saber-Links: Hall of Nearly Great Edition
Thursday's Saber-Links
Switch-Hitters, Sometimes.
Wednesday's Saber-Links
Tuesday's Saber-Links
In Appreciation of Andrew McCutchen (and Mike Trout)
Michael Fiers Versus the Radar Gun: How Is He Winning?
Monday's Saber-Links
The Top-Ten Worst Players in Baseball History
Can We Quantify Hitting the Ball Hard?
Friday's Saber-Links: FanGraphs and The Hardball Times Edition
The BtBWAA's 2012 NL All-Star Vote
Thursday's Saber-Links
When FIP Won't Buy Wins
David Ortiz's Phenomenal Season
The BtBWAA's 2012 AL All-Star Vote
A Graphic Look at the All Star Vote: How WAR Would Change Balloting
Tuesday's Saber-Links
Five Rookie Southpaw Surprises
Monday Saber-Links: All-Star Edition
Could Ichiro Have Passed Pete Rose?

June - 2012

Friday's Saber-Links
What The Rays Know About Relievers
Thursday's Saber-Links
A Look at Run Expectancy and Stolen Bases in 2011
What Stats Correlate Best With MLB All-Star Votes?
Toward a Pitch-Based Metric, Part I: Balls and Strikes
The Hall of wWAR: Updated for Baseball-Reference's WAR
Dynamic Duos: Are two superstars enough?
Tim Lincecum and Other Epic Collapses in History
A Graphic Look at Trout vs Harper
How Do Positional Stereotypes Affect All-Star Votes?
What Happened to Ike Davis?
A PITCHf/x Look At Four 2012 Breakout Pitchers
Be Wary of WAR: A Cautionary Tale
Positional Utility Updates - McE 2.0 And More
What Tools Do Fans Look For in MLB All-Star Voting?
A Statistical Look into Satchel Paige's Dominance
The Brian Mazone All-Stars
A Graphic Look at Compensation Pick Wins
Video: Alexi Ramirez Proves Hustle/Heart !> Stats
Justin Verlander's Declining BABIP
Scoring Positional Utility -- Introducing McE
Who are the Worst Position Players in Baseball?
Cody Johnson: Baseball's Strangest Prospect
What Hawk Harrelson's Rant Means for Instant Replay
Replacing A Few Replacement-Level Players
Thoughts on ESPN's Franchise Player Draft

May - 2012

Baseball's Most Valuable Players through April and May
A Graphic Look at Adam Jones Production vs Actual Cost
Five Pitching "Performance Prospects" Worth Keeping An Eye On
Why the Phillies Should Trade Cole Hamels
Wins Above Replacement: Distribution and Rarity of Talent 2011
A PITCHf/x Look at Eight Rookie Relievers
Who Gets the Scoop? Major League Reporters, Ranked. 2011-12 Edition
If Lance Berkman Retires...
A Graphic Look at Josh Reddick vs this Offseason's FA
Never Forget: The Kerry Wood 20 Strikeout Game
Kerry Wood to Retire, Visually
Greinke and Schilling: Does above-average K/BB and HR/9 lead to a high BABIP?
Finish this sentence:
Derek Lowe, Pitching to Contact?
Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, and the Race for History
A Graphic Look at Jake Peavy: Actual vs Projected (Surprise, He's Overachieving!)
A PITCHf/x Look At Eight Rookie Starters
Their Iconic Season was not their Most Valuable
The Cardinals and Rangers Are Still Very, Very Good
Three-Pitch Strikeout Rate Leaders & Trailers
Early-Season Shutdowns And Meltdowns Leaderboard
Bo Belinsky of No-Hit Fame
A Graphic Look at Pujols and His Bad Contact
Closer Turnover In 2012
A Different Way To Look At Batting Average
Kila's Been Freed, But Now What?
Check Out Pick Six!
A Graphic Look at the OTHER Rookie of the Months for April
The Giants Without Pablo Sandoval
Is Jake Peavy Back?
That Stat Was... 4-Pitch Unintentional Walk Percentage
Using Wins Above Average to Identify Compilers
Is Livan Hernandez the Most Underrated Pitcher in Recent History?
A Graphic Look at Who's Hitting April
Reaching Base on Errors

April - 2012

The Duffy Rule, and Why You Should Love Power Lefties Even More Than You Already Do
Name That Stat: What Do These Players Have In Common?
A Graphic Look at Early Season Surprise Starts
Yu Darvish's Filthy "Shuuto" from Tuesday - What is this pitch?
Zack Greinke's FIP Complex
Handling The Young Studs
Wins Above Average: Taking the "Replacement" out of WAR
Performances in April Mean Little When Forecasting Success
A Pitch f/x Look at Matt Kemp's Wild Weekend
What Does The Bumgarner Extension Mean?
BPP's All-Dream Project and B-R's EloRater: 100% Agreement
Hitting Homers In Bunches: A Look At Rates Of Multi-HR Games
A Retrospective Look at the 2001 Seattle Mariners
The Most Unpredictable Teams in Baseball
The Value of Second Basemen
Yu Darvish And Both Ends Of The Spectrum
The Angels from 2005 to 2009: Was Mike Scioscia That Good?
Yahoo! Sports and MLB.com Full Count
How to Land a Job in Baseball - Step Two: Social Media & the Blogosphere
The First Pitch: Clayton Kershaw and David Price
Is First Base Baseball's Elite Position?
Cole Hamels is a Happy Man
The Projected 2012 MLB Standings (Based on Spring Training)
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: San Francisco Giants
32 Predictions Selection Rates
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Colorado Rockies
How Handedness and Age Affect Speed

March - 2012

Spring Training: A Modern Day Debauchery
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Los Angeles Dodgers
Josh Gibson: A Legend in Every Sense of the Word
2012 Preview: New York Yankees
Manager Wins Above Expectancy
32 Predictions Contest, 2012
Do Spring Training Records Matter?
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Milwaukee Brewers
The Red Sox Hall of wWAR: A Baseball Hack Day Project
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Triples And Steals: Two Types Of Speed
A Landmark Week for Baseball Historians
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Texas Rangers
Is Chipper Jones the last true franchise player?
Mike Trout: 20-year Contract Extension??
Creating A Hall Of Flame
Discussion: Sexual Orientation in "The Art of Fielding"
Yahoo Fantasy Baseball 2012
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Cincinnati Reds
SABR Analytics Conference: It's a Wrap
Defensive Debacles: How Do Fielding Errors Affect a Pitchers Mentality?
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: St. Louis Cardinals
2012 Preview: San Diego Padres
Height, Weight, And Fielding At Third Base
Decisions at Starting Pitcher: Strasburg vs. Moore
2012 Preview: San Francisco Giants
Put Them in the Hall of Fame: Part 7, Dick Allen (and a Recap)
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Detroit Tigers
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Chicago White Sox
Put Them in the Hall of Fame: Part 6, Bobby Grich
Number of Durable Hitters and Team Success
2012 Preview: Seattle Mariners
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: New York Yankees
Talking "Clutch" Hitting on MLB Network
Put Them in the Hall of Fame: Part 5, Ted Simmons
2012 Preview: St. Louis Cardinals
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Baltimore Orioles
Put Them in the Hall of Fame: Part 4, Lou Whitaker
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Boston Red Sox
Put Them in the Hall of Fame: Part 3, Kevin Brown
Number of Innings-Eaters and Team Success
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Philadelphia Phillies
The Unequal Boost of Playoff Expansion
BtBS Fantasy Baseball Draft Update, How Did We Do?
Bill Petti Talks Ballpark Factors on Clubhouse Confidential

February - 2012

A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Miami Marlins
2012 Preview: Tampa Bay Rays
Royals Lock Up Salvador Perez
How to Land a Job in Baseball - Step One: Cultivating Sources
Put Them in the Hall of Fame: Part 2, BBWAA Ballot Holdovers
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: New York Mets
Extreme Ages Among Hall Of Famers
2012 Preview: Texas Rangers
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Washington Nationals
2012 Preview: Toronto Blue Jays
Philadelphia Phillies Top 12 Prospect Rankings
The Next Next Jose Bautista
Washington Nationals Top 12 Prospect Rankings
2012 Preview: Washington Nationals
Yahoo! Fantasy Baseball is Here!
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Atlanta Braves
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Toronto Blue Jays
Texas Rangers Top 12 Prospect Rankings
An Infographic Timeline of 1,500-Strikeout Hitters
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Tampa Bay Rays
How Do You Run Your Saber Fantasy Leagues?
Put Them in the Hall of Fame: Part 1, 19th Century
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Top 12 Prospect Rankings
Introducing the "How to Land a Job in Baseball" Series
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Arizona Diamondbacks
What's A.J. Burnett Worth?
The Players Who Have Hit 8th (& 9th) Most Often Since 1919
The Ultimate Sports Social Media Job Contest
Billy Pierce and Hugh Duffy Inducted into the Hall of wWAR: Ezra Sutton and Hoyt Wilhelm are First Casualties
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: San Diego Padres
Seattle Mariners Top 12 Prospect Rankings
Oakland Athletics Top 12 Prospect Rankings
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Cleveland Indians
Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball '12 Begins 02/09
The Players Who Have Hit 7th Most Often Since 1919
The Distribution of Position Player WAR by Team, 2002-2011
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Minnesota Twins

January - 2012

Minnesota Twins Top 12 Prospect Rankings
Trends in Negative WAR Players since 2002
Cleveland Indians Top 12 Prospect Rankings
Park Factors and Team Wins: Going to the Pen
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Kansas City Royals
The Players Who Have Hit 5th Most Often Since 1919
With Oswalt Heading to the Cardinals, Should the Red Sox Trade for Jake Westbrook?
How Much Do Park Factors Affect Team Success?
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Pittsburgh Pirates
Detroit Tigers Top 12 Prospect Rankings
Did Hall of Fame's Founders Want Voters to Judge with Their Eyes?
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Chicago Cubs
What Will the Tigers Do with Fielder, Martinez, and Cabrera after 2012?
Chicago White Sox Top 12 Prospect Rankings
The Koufaxian Wes Ferrell
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Houston Astros
The Players Who Have Hit 6th Most Often Since 1919
Creative Destruction and Scouting in Baseball
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Oakland Athletics
Do Coaches Shape Pitchers in Their Own Images?
A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Seattle Mariners
Kansas City Royals Top 12 Prospect Rankings
The Ultimate Sports Social Media Job Contest
New York Yankees Top 12 Prospect Rankings
The Beyond the Box Score History Project
History's Greatest Compilers: Hitters
A Graphic Look at Pineda vs Montero
Despite Moving from Safeco, Michael Pineda Should Thrive as a Yankee
Boston Red Sox Top 12 Prospect Rankings
Weekend Link Roundup: Pena's Next Home, Rays Signing Scott, Jackson, Forst on CH Confidential, and more
A Graphic Look at Remaining FA Hitters Available
2012 Hall of Fame Vote: BBWAA Should End Secret Ballots
The More Powerful the Hitter, the Less Clutch They Are. No, Really.
Tampa Bay Rays Top 12 Prospect Rankings
The Hall of Fame and the Myth of Exclusivity
A Graphic Look at Replacing Runs in FA: Tampa Bay Rays
The Hall of Fame Inducts Barry Larkin; The Hall of wWAR Inducts Frank Chance
What Starting Pitcher Metrics Correlate Year-to-Year?
Hall of Fame Announcement to Come Today: Barry Larkin Likely, but Will he be Alone?
History's Greatest Compilers: Starting Pitchers
BtBWAA 2012 Hall of Fame Vote: Seven Players Headed for Cooperstown
Baltimore Orioles Top 12 Prospect Rankings
Scouting Report on Jonathan Schoop
Scouting Report on Dylan Bundy
Scouting Report on Parker Bridwell
A Graphic Look at the Nationals with Gio and Prince
Hall of wWAR vs. Hall of Fame vs. Hall of Merit
Carlos Beltran and Life After a $100 Million Contract
Introducing the Beyond the Box Score Prospect Ranking System
Justin Nicolino Scouting Report
Scouting Report on Deck McGuire
Drew Hutchison Scouting Report
Adonys Cardona Scouting Report
A Graphic Look on Replacing Runs in FA: Los Angeles Dodgers
Change in Individual Hitter Metrics: An Interactive Tool
Aaron Sanchez Scouting Report
Anthony Gose Scouting Report
Jake Marisnick Scouting Report
Travis d'Arnaud Scouting Report
Trying to Make Sense of the Carlos Quentin Deal

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