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March 21, 2010

Fantasy Focus: Depth Chart/PFM Update, Part 2

by Clay Davenport

A look at some of the spring roster battles are shaping up and how it affects playing time.

October 26, 2009

World Series Prospectus: The Weather

by Clay Davenport

What's the forecast, and who will it help?

October 6, 2009

Playoff Prospectus: Post-Season Ballparks

by Clay Davenport

Which teams and which players will get the least and most benefit of the few venues in play for October baseball?

August 13, 2009

Defection Alert: How Good is Aroldis Chapman?

by Clay Davenport

Translating the performance of the latest Cuban to skip out on Castroland to answer whether he ranks with this winter's top free agents.

August 3, 2009

Movin' On Up: Deadline Day Winners and Losers

by Clay Davenport

Between shifts in team's playoff odds and projected final win totals, who gained (or lost) the most?

March 4, 2009

Champions of the World: The WBC Odds Report

by Clay Davenport

A look at the teams in the tourney, and a top-to-bottom appraisal of their chances for success.

February 26, 2009

Translation Mambo: Japanese Imports

by Clay Davenport

How long can revised expectations for two big-name Japanese free agents go?

February 19, 2009

PECOTA Projected Standings: Pegging the 2009 Season

by Clay Davenport

Skip crystal balls, just dive into what our first cut on projecting the season says as far as this year's likely standings.

January 20, 2009

Over There, Over There: Cuban and Japanese Imports

by Clay Davenport

Translating the performances of the latest crop of forbidden fruit from Castro-country and two high-profile imports from Japan's major leagues.

August 28, 2008

You Could Look It Up: A Guide to the New Veterans Committee Ballot, Part 2

by Steven Goldman and Clay Davenport

The cases for and against Bucky Walters, Joe "Flash" Gordon, Mickey Vernon, Vern "Junior" Stephens, and Allie "Superchief" Reynolds

August 26, 2008

You Could Look It Up: A Guide to the New Veterans Committee Ballot, Part 1

by Steven Goldman and Clay Davenport

The cases for and against Deacon White, Bill Dahlen, Sherry Magee, Carl Mays, and Wes Ferrell.

February 21, 2008

Winter League Top Performers: The Pitchers

by Clay Davenport

The top moundmen from the winter leagues, and what it might mean for some as far as their futures are concerned.

February 13, 2008

Winter League Top Performers: Position Players

by Clay Davenport

A look at the top offensive producers from the winter leagues, and what it might mean for some as far as their shots at making major league rosters.

October 25, 2007

Projecting the World Series: Changing Pitchers Changes Outcomes

by Clay Davenport

Calculating the likely winner of the World Series changes pretty radically once you start evaluating the specific batter/pitcher matchups.

October 2, 2007

In Good Company: Baseball's Quickest Meltdowns

by Clay Davenport

Faster than you can say "90 percent chance of reaching the playoffs," some teams have famously imploded in the stretch drive. But which teams did it the fastest?

July 15, 2007

The Answer: No Asterisks Necessary

by Will Carroll and Clay Davenport

Sorting out the all-time achievements of the game's greatest sluggers can give us an answer we can all agree upon.

May 11, 2007

Counting Down to 756: When, and Against Who?

by Clay Davenport

Clay dives into the probabilities of when and where Barry Bonds will set the record.

March 26, 2007

Going Into LABR: Team BP at the 2007 LABR Draft

by Clay Davenport

Clay has a spring delivery that's sure to get you to thinking about your own fantasy exploits.

March 14, 2007

Hope and Faith: How the Baltimore Orioles Can Win the World Series

by Clay Davenport

Second-class citizens in the AL East seemingly forever, the Orioles have the assets to contend under the right circumstances.

December 14, 2006

Team and Organizational Ages: Young Mariners and Old Birds

by Clay Davenport

While working on the 2007 annual, Clay discovers some interesting information about player ages across teams.