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December - 2011

Podcast Episode 25: Baseball & the Holidays
Darren Oliver, 18 Going on 19
We Need Better Arguments for Keeping Edgar Martinez out of the Hall
Ranking Catchers by Weighted WAR (wWAR)
A Graphic Look at Replacing Runs in FA: San Francisco Giants
Happy Holidays from Beyond the Box Score
Beltran to the Cardinals a Solid Signing
A Graphic Look at Gio vs Prospects
A Graphic Look at Replacing Runs in FA: Pittsburgh Pirates
Chris Gomez: One of a Kind
A Graphic Look at Why Kubel?
A Graphic Look at the Remaining FA Starting Pitching Available
Anthony Rizzo and the Padres Interest in Matt Garza
The Hitters Who Spent The Most Time At The Plate In 2011
Quick Thoughts on Latos to the Reds
Screwed by the Hall of Fame Voters
All All-True-Team Team
A Graphic Look at Replacing Runs in FA: Washington Nationals
All True Yankees Team
wWAR vs. Graham Womack's Hall of Fame Project
All True White Sox Team
All True Twins Team
A Graphic Look at Replacing Runs in FA: St. Louis Cardinals
Traditional Managing Index Results: 2011 NL
All True Tigers Team
A Graphic Look at Replacing Runs in FA: Chicago Cubs
All True Royals Team
The Hall of wWAR Inducts Frank Tanana
All True Rockies Team
All True Reds Team
A Graphic Look at MLB Contracts, the 100 Milli Club
Click Those Heels, Santo is In!
All True Red Sox Team
Troy Tulowitzki's Unassisted Triple Play | April 29, 2007
A Graphic Look at Replacing Runs in FA: Milwaukee Brewers
Traditional Managing Index Results: 2011 AL
All True Rays Team
Right Handed Hitters, Left Handed Throwers
The Interactive 2012 Hall of Fame Ballot
BtBWAA Veterans Committee Elects Ron Santo to Hall of Fame
All True Rangers Team

November - 2011

All True Pirates Team
A Graphic Look at Replacing Runs in FA: New York Mets
All True Phillies Team
BtB Readers Predict the Future of the Hall of Fame
All True Padres Team
Pop Quiz: The Real First Names Of MLB Players & Managers
A Graphic Look at Replacing Runs in FA: Oakland Athletics
Podcast Ep. 24: Happy Thanksgiving!
All True Orioles Team
Ranking Relievers: The BBWAA and wWAR Pretty Much Agree
So How Did the BBWAA Do?
All True Nationals (and Expos) Team
All True Mets Team
Another Graphic Look at Redefining Most Valuable
Late Bloomers & Imports: The Best Players To Debut At 28 Or Older
Clint Barmes Deal: A Mistake for the Pirates?
High & Inside: 11/19/11
All True Marlins Team
Upcoming Hall of Fame Candidates, by Weighted WAR
All True Mariners Team
The Most Powerful Hitters in Baseball (The 2011 Power Factor Leaderboard)
All True Indians Team
The Cubs Should Not Sign Albert Pujols
All True Giants Team
Appreciating Mike Cuellar
All True Dodgers Team
A Graphic Look at Redefining Cy Young
Re-introducing the Hall of wWAR: The Hall of Fame Re-populated by a Mathematical Formula
The Most Valuable Part-Time Players of All Time
Updated Team WAR Spreadsheet
A First Look at Gerrit Cole's Pitch F/X Data
All True Diamondbacks Team
Investigating Foul Balls as a Skill or Signal of Skill
BtBWAA Awards: NL MVP: Matt Kemp
All True Cubs Team
All True Cardinals Team
BtBWAA Awards: AL MVP: Jose Bautista
Royals Acquire Sanchez, Verdugo from Giants for Cabrera
All True Brewers Team
A Graphic Look at Rookie of the Year WAR vs Career WAR
Bringing Objective Analysis to TV: An Interview with MLB Network's Brian Kenny
Active Players Who Have Worn At Least 8 Different Uniform Numbers
Ron Santo, Ken Boyer, Luis Tiant, and Minnie Minoso Should Be in the Hall of Fame
All True Braves Team
BtBWAA Awards: NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay
A Graphic Look at Redefining Most Valuable
All True Blue Jays Team
Projections Wrap Up: Looking Back at a Wild Ride
All True Athletics Team
Revisiting the Value of Last Year's Free Agent Signings
BtBWAA Awards: AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
All True Astros Team
2011 Beyond the Box Score Catcher Defense Ratings: Year-End Edition

October - 2011

What Would He Get Today?: Dwayne Murphy
All True Angels Team
Slim Precedent for Letting Jesus Montero DH Next Season
The Cardinals' David Freese Had The Best 3 Consecutive PAs Of 2011
World Series Game 7 Pitching Factoids
Projections Update: Ignore These Projections
A Pitch F/X Analysis of Danny Hultzen
David Freese's Game 6 WPA Highest in Postseason History
UPDATED: Which Hitters Make Pitchers Work the Most?
A Graphic Look at Playoff Pitching on 3-Days Rest
BtBWAA Awards: NL Rookie of the Year: Craig Kimbrel
Are Patient Hitters Better Hitters?
Projections Update: Rangers on History's Doorstep
BtBWAA Awards: AL Rookie of the Year: Michael Pineda
A Graphic Look at Post Season Pitching of Cards and Rangers
Projections Update: Rangers Regain Edge
Jose Reyes: 2011 Batting Champ Spray Chart at Citi Field
SB Nation iPhone app v1.1 is here for Beyond the Box Score!
Projections Update: Cardinals Favored for First Time in 2011
Rating Hitters By Passiveness And Aggressiveness
Michael Young 2011 Hitting Spray at Arlington
A Graphic Look at Consecutive World Series Champions
Projections Update: It's a Brand New Series
David Freese 2011 Hitting Spray at Busch Stadium
Home Runs Per Hits Over Time
BtBWAA Awards: MLB Executive of the Year: Alex Anthopoulos
Projections Update: Cards Strike Blow to Rangers' Odds
High & Inside: 10/19/11
A Visual Look at the Post-seasons of Nelson Cruz and David Freese
Nelson Cruz 2011 Hit Distribution
A Graphic Look at World Series Droughts
2011 World Series Preview: Rangers vs. Cardinals
A Post-2011 AL West All Star Team
Getting to WHY
A Post-2011 AL East All Star Team
World Series Projections: Texas over St. Louis in Five
wWPA: Weighted Postseason Win Probability Added
Projections Update: Texas Dominant After Second AL Triumph
The Most Specialized Relievers Of 2011 (By Length Of Outing)
Projections Update: Cardinals One Game Away
Lance Berkman, Jacoby Ellsbury Win Comeback Award
Projections Update: Brewers, Tigers Stay In Race
A Post-2011 AL Central All Star Team
A Post-2011 NL West All Star Team
Projections Update: Cards NL Favorites for First Time
Projections Update: Tigers Halt Rangers' March
Projections Update: Can Anyone Stop the Rangers?
A Post-2011 NL East All Star Team
Marlins Should Go Long with Mike Stanton
Projections Update: Brewers Climb the Ladder
Projections Update: Texas Rangers Riding High
Measuring Pace of Games Using Time Per Pitch
2011 MLB Playoffs, NLCS Preview: Cardinals vs. Brewers
Postseason Projections: Phils' Exit Makes Texas Big Favorites
2011 MLB Playoffs, ALCS Preview: Tigers vs. Rangers
Jorge Posada: Hall of Fame Worthy
Projections Update: Yankees Go Home
For the First Time: National Association Pitching WAR Leaders
Previewing The Market: Shortstops
Projections Update: St. Louis, Arizona Fight Back
ALDS Game 5 Preview: Tigers vs. Yankees
Washington Nationals 2012: Hope
Projections Update: Bid Farewell to Tampa Bay
Dear ESPN, A.J. Burnett Was As Much "Lucky" as "Good" Last Night
Tell Us What You Think, Support Charity!
Projections Update: Texas, Detroit Win Big
Projections Update: Rangers Reclaim Lead
Projections Update: Favorites Pull Ahead
Fly Ball & Line Drive Depths Against 4 NL Playoff Aces
Projections Update: Phillies Regain Edge

September - 2011

A Post-2011 NL Central All Star Team
2011 MLB Playoff NLDS Preview: Cardinals vs. Phillies
2011 MLB Playoff NLDS Preview: Diamondbacks vs. Brewers
Postseason Projections: Rangers on Track for First World Championship
How to Scout First-baseman
2011 MLB Playoff ALDS Preview: Tigers vs. Yankees
It Happens Once Every 250,000 Septembers
2011 MLB Playoff ALDS Preview: Rays vs. Rangers
About Last Night...
Who Should You Root for in the Playoffs?
Fun with Probabilities, Wild Card Edition
Previewing The Market: Third Basemen
The Saber Triple Crown
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 26
Mariano Rivera: King of Postseason WPA
How much of John Lackey's performance is attributable to Fenway?
Berkman Is A Bargain For St. Louis
Subjectivity Objectified: The 2011 Bias-Neutral MLB All-Stars (Part II)
If the Season Ended Yesterday: Phillies Still Tops
Previewing The Market: Second Basemen
Rivera Doesn't Need Saves to Prove He's the Greatest
Mariano Rivera: Difficult to Compare to The Sandman
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 25
Has Joe Mauer Peaked?
Hurt by Their Era: 19th Century Pitchers, WAR/162, and wWAR
RBI Opportunities, Part 2: The Yankees' Curtis Granderson
A Quick Look at the Toughest Batters Using Pitch Values
Were the Best Closers Just Failed Starters?
Where Does Moneyball Stand Now?
If the Season Ended Yesterday: Phillies Extend Lead
Subjectivity Objectified: The 2011 Bias-Neutral All-Stars (Part I)
Can Pitcher Volatility Add to the Cy Young Discussion? Pitcher Volatility Part II
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 24
Previewing The Market: First Basemen
An In-Depth Look At Ryan Howard's RBI Opportunities
My Hopes and Fears for ESPN's Numbers Never* Lie
Don't Expect A Beltran Bounceback From Jayson Werth
If the Season Ended Yesterday: A Phanatic Phinish
The White Sox Have A Pop Up Problem
Pitcher Volatility, Part I
Previewing The Market: Catchers
Hurt by their Era: The Effect of Shorter Seasons on Career Value
Consistency as a Career Attribute: Hitter Volatility Part VII
The Flip-side of RBI's: Run Opportunity Creators
Opportunities: Another Flaw in Fielding Metrics?
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 23
Henry Rodriguez and A.J. Burnett Are Historically Wild
Another Scouting Primer: How to Scout Pitchers
San Diego Needs Stars
Visualizing the Rise of 20/20 Players
20/20 Players Are Alive And Well
What Hitting Metrics Correlate Year-to-Year?
The UN-Luckiest Pitches in the Majors This Year

August - 2011

Podcast Ep. 23: Featuring Blue Jays 1st Rounder Tyler Beede
The Most Biased Fans in Baseball (Are Not Who You Think)
If the Season Ended Yesterday: BoSox, Phils Neck-and-Neck
Dustin Pedroia vs. Little League
Reading the Sabersphere: AJ Burnett, Chipper Jones, Colby Lewis, Game Theory
Anatomy of a Luck vs. Skill Evaluation
In-Season Batter Regression Tool Updated
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 22
"Sons" of MLB: Exploring the Impact of Patronymics
Hitter Volatility Part VI: Getting it Right is More Important than Being Right
Get Beyond the Box Score On Your iPhone!
Musing on Sergio Romo's Slider and Platooning
Q&A with SaberWizard Tom Tango
Podcast Ep. 22: Featuring Satchel Price
Star Power: An Objective Framework for MLB All-Star Voting
High & Inside: 8/23/11
If the Season Ended Yesterday: Yankees Over Phillies
The Art of Scouting: How to Compile a Professional Scouting Report
Daryl Morey is Right. Daryl Morey is also Wrong.
The Giants Will Be Just Fine Without Brian Wilson
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 21
Comparing Active Pitchers to the .300 BABIP Standard
Examining the Deliberate Pace of the Yanks and Red Sox
The Luckiest Pitches in the Majors this year.
White Sox, Tigers Need To Spend More In MLB Draft
Boston's Core Is Historically Good
Is Cliff Lee a Volatile Pitcher?
Hurt (and Helped) by the Defense
The Case for Adaptive Defense (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Platoon)
Applying Linear Weights to Pitchers
Making the Most of Their Hacks in 2011
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 20
Which Non-MLB City is Baseball's Heart and Soul?
Reliever Platooning: It's Not Just For Lefties Anymore
High & Inside: 8/13/11
World Series Win Probability Added Leaders
Who Are the Most Powerful Hitters in Baseball?
Sabermetrics isn't just a tool, it's a mindset
Twittermetrics: Alex Rodriguez
Is The Best 1-2-3 Halladay, Hamels and Lee?
Cheap Wins vs. Tough Losses
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 19
Measuring the Growth of Sabermetrics
Podcast #20 Featuring Mike Ferrin, Brian Moynahan & Will Privette
Looking at Allowed wOBA vs. Expected For AL Pitchers
Hitter Volatility Leader Board
Who Gets the Scoop? Number of Correct, First Reported Deals in July
Justin Upton: WAR & RAR
Justin Upton Has Arrived
How Many All-Star Votes Did MLB's Worst Players Get?
Now Available: Hitter Volatility Calculator
Don't Skip the Basics
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 18
Michael Bourn and Self-Evaluation

July - 2011

Which Ubaldo Jimenez did the Indians Acquire?
High & Inside: 7/30/11
UZR Outfielder Components: 2006-2010
Indians Make a Painless Move, Acquire Fukudome
Interview With BtB's JD Sussman
Brilliant Bartolo: A Pitch F/x Analysis
Jered Weaver: BABIP Analysis
Alex Anthopoulos: Reminding Us That We Could Do Our Job Better
Interview With Beyond the Box Score's Bill Petti
What MLB Team's Off-season Investments Look Good?
2011 Free Agents that have Already Earned their Money
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 17
Bucketing Outcomes in Baseball (and Beyond)
Checking in on the Early Season Regression Candidates
High & Inside: 7/21/11
The Hollow OBP
Are Crucial Games Slower Than Trivial Ones?
What Determines the Volatility of Hitters? Player Volatility Part V
The Cubs Won't Trade Sean Marshall. Seriously?
Beyond the Box Score 2011 Catcher Defense Ratings: July Edition
The Great Rockie Robbery: Trading Ubaldo Jimenez
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 16
The Maturation of Ian Kinsler, Elite Player
Breaking Down The First 10,000 Wins Of The Braves Franchise
Carlos Santana, Best Catcher in the AL?
Chock Full 'O Interviews: Pick Your Prospect - Interviews with Ten Prospects
The Best Short Pitchers of All-Time
Is A Savvy General Manger Enough?
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 15
The Best (And Worst) Hitters At Making Pitchers Work
Putting Jeter's 3000 Hits in Perspective
MLB All-Star Game 2011 Lineup Comparison
Is Volatility an Attribute? Player Volatility Part IV
MLB All-Star Game 2011: NL Lineup By The Numbers
High & Inside: 7/7/11
When Is A Star Born?
My Midseason Award Picks
Appreciating the Freedoms of July 2nd
The Ups and Downs of the Brett Wallace-Michael Taylor Trade
Which Team is the Most Popular in Baseball?
2012 Positional Free Agents Set to Make Some Coin
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 14
MLB All-Star Game 2011: AL Lineup By The Numbers
On Charlie Furbush, Particularly His Slider
MLB All-Star Game Locations: 1991-2011
All Innings Are Not Created Equal: How Run-Scoring Varies By Inning
High & Inside: 7/2/11
Subway Series Pitchf/x (and Everything else) Live-Chat
2011 BsRized Standings June Update
Is Daniel Hudson one of Baseball's Elite Starters?
Where Are All the Runs At? Part III

June - 2011

Podcast 18: Featuring Interviews with Jesse Litsch & "Pizza Cutter"
White Sox Need To Bench Juan Pierre
Saves Aren't Very Predictive 2011
High & Inside: 6/28/11
Why Jonah Lehrer's Criticism of Sabermetrics is so Disappointing
Inducing Whiffs: Breaking Balls
Where Are All The Runs At? Part II
Statistical Team Comparison Tool Updated
Relievers with more Ks than Starters
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 13
Adrian Gonzalez is Having Quite a Year: 10 WAR Possible?
June's Best SS/3B Combo? J.J. Hardy and Mark Reynolds
Identifying the Streakiest Teams in MLB
Are Pitchers Getting Better, or Hitters Getting Worse?
The NL Central Dream Team
Nick Markakis: 3,000 Hit Club Member?
The Podcast is Back! (Ep. 16)
The NL West Dream Team
Changes in Starting Pitcher FIP since May 10th
The NL East Dream Team
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 12
Division Dream Teams: A Preview
Updated: Team Statistical Comparison Tool
Comparing the Offenses of the Top AL West Contenders
High & Inside: 6/18/11
Is Kyle Drabek's Lack of Control Caused by Trying to be Too Perfect?
Johnny Damon: Statistically Unique, but a Hall of Famer?
High & Inside: 6/16/11
A Fresh Look at Florida's Bryan Petersen
How Does Left-Handed Pitching Usage Affect OPS?
Is Colby Rasmus Still a Pull Hitter?
Ryan Howard's 2011: Platoon Splits Just Part of the Story
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 11
Miguel Cabrera: A Historically Great Hitter?
MLB Total Hits Per Game: Down Across the Board
Statistical Team Comparison Tool Updated
Not Just Black And White: Color Surnames In MLB History
High & Inside: 6/11/11
San Diego's Scorching Hot Corner Prospects
2010 Rule 5 Drafted Pitchers in the Majors: Pitch Analysis
How Good Can the New "Flash" Gordon Be?
High & Inside: 6/9/11
Granderson, This Season's Bautista
Ichiro's Long, Slow Decline: A Graphic Journey
Heating Up: Bouncing Back From Spring Struggles
Oh, How The Mighty Have Fallen
How Has Left-Handed Pitching Usage Changed?
High & Inside: 6/7/11
Interactive Team Comparison Tool
In Preparation for the 2011 MLB Draft - a Visual Historical Look
The Absurdity of the Hold Statistic
2011 MLB Draft Preview: My Picks, Predictions
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 10
Troy Tulowitzki: Fewer Strikeouts, Worse Hitter?
Prince Fielder and David Ortiz: Old Dogs Learning New Tricks
High & Inside: 6/4/11
2011 BsRized Standings May Update
How the Phillies Offense has Kept Pace with Last Year's Version
High & Inside: 6/2/11
Winless Streaks Further Illustrate the Problem with Wins as a Statistic
What are some other differences in UBR and EqBRR?
Five Triple-A Bats That Could Impact 2011
Do the Number of Days Off in the Playoffs Matter?

May - 2011

High & Inside: 5/31/11
Hitter Aging Curves
Troy Tulowitzki: Getting Even Better?
Economics of Baseball: Billy Beane's two step
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 9
Introducing the Traditional Manager Index
High & Inside: 5/28/11
Where Has Jose Bautista Made His Mark?
2011 Phillies vs. 1997 Braves
A Quick Rookie Of The Year Update
Living off the Long Ball, Part II: Home-Away Splits
The Amazing Pitches of the Phillies 19th-Inning Pitcher: Wilson Valdez
High & Inside: 5/26/11
MLB Games Under 3:00, Yanks & BoSox Take Sweet Time
Economics of Baseball: The Orioles' shopping spree revisited
The Best of 2011's No-Homers Club
Do Hot Teams Perform Better in the Playoffs?
Why Can't Pitchers Deal with Jose Bautista by Throwing Outside and Giving Him Nothing to Pull?
High & Inside: 5/24/11
How Do Ultimate Base Runs and Equivalent Base Running Runs Compare?
Alexei Ramirez Is The AL's Best Shortstop
Jose Bautista Really Hits Well In Rogers Centre (a 2010 spray chart)
Checking In: Whiffs in 2011
Living off the Long Ball: Team Runs and Home Runs, 2011
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About UZR But Were Afraid to Ask
The Worst Players of 2011
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 8
The Most Extreme Pitchers of 2011 (So Far)
High & Inside: 5/21/11
Does More Scoring Lead to Fewer Extra Inning Games?
Retired Uniforms by Division: National League West
Forget Sean Burroughs. What About Wily Mo Pena?
Going to Ground: The Transformation of Charlie Morton
Visualizing AL Central Starters: FIP through May 18th
High & Inside: 5/19/11
The Arbitrary End Points Game
Do Good Minor League Systems Lead to Major League Success? Part 2 - Homegrown Talent
Economics of Baseball: A problematic vesting option
Beyond the Box Score Live Chat
Harmon vs. Chipper: Jones, Killebrew Had Similar Careers
When Is a Team "Out of It?"
Remembering Harmon Killebrew's Unique Statistical Achievements
David Wright: DL Stint Interrupts Increasing Strikeout Rate
High & Inside: 5/17/11
A Reminder That Elite Pitchers Don't Walk Guys
Do Home Run Hitting Offenses Generally Sport Lower BABIPs?
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 7
Why Won't The Rockies Trade Ian Stewart?
Bundy News Creates Hiatus on the Draftboard
When They Lost It: Near-Perfectos and the Inning They Were Broken Up
The Evolution of Jose Bautista (In Graph Form)
High & Inside: 5/14/11
The Dustin Moseley Market
Good Offenses With Low BABIPs
Retired Uniforms by Division: National League Central
Visualizing AL Central Hitters: wOBA through May 12th
High & Inside: 5/12/11
When Do Standings Actually Matter?
Lance Berkman: Slugging Up, Strikeouts Down.
Visualizing AL East Starters: FIP through May 10th
News Flash: Matt Wieters Is A Great Catcher
Visualizing AL East Hitters: wOBA through May 10th
Podcast 15: Featuring Interviews with Mark Simon & Rany Jazayerli
High & Inside: 5/10/11
Beyond the Box Score 2011 Catcher Defense Ratings: May Edition
Shortest and Longest Time Between No-hitters (and other interesting facts)
Why Doesn't Nationals Park Recognize the Expos All That Much?
All Bonus Baby Team: Diamondbacks
Pitches Saved Since 1988, Or Greg Maddux Is A Wizard
High & Inside: 5/7/11
The Legend of Matt Garza: Where's the Love?
No-hit Dominance & Futility since 1962
The Kansas City Royals Blunder by Calling Up Eric Hosmer
High & Inside: 5/5/11
Retired Uniforms by Division: National League East
Economics of Baseball: Jose Reyes
Oh What a Difference a Year Makes (or Not)
Podcast 14: "Dogs" Featuring Alejandro (Alejou) & Craig Calcaterra
AL WEST: Standings Vs. Fan Confidence
Liriano: No-No Shouldn't Cloud Reality
High & Inside: 5/3/11
Sure, He's Been Playing Great, But What's The Rush?
An Early Look at Ike Davis' 2011 Plate Approach and Production
Beyond the Boxscore Power Rankings: Week 5
Getting to Know the BtB Writers: Satchel Price
Joey Votto Hits Well at Great American Ballpark
Hello, Alex White
April 2011 BsRized standings

April - 2011

High & Inside: 4/30/11
The Cubs' First Round Failures
The All Bonus Baby Team: Cubs
Where April's Best Starter Ends Up
Predicting the Next Jose Bautista: Part I, Explaining HR Change
High & Inside: 4/28/11
Retired Uniforms by Division: American League West
Could the Braves Make a Run at Jeff Francoeur?
Mark DeRosa Should Be Starting Somewhere
Do Good Minor League Systems Lead to Major League Success? Part 1
Is Haren-Weaver The AL's Best Pitching Duo?
Is Ubaldo Jimenez the Rockies Worst Starting Pitcher?
Regress, Regress I Say! (Complete with In-Season Batter Regression Tool)
High & Inside: 4/26/11
The All Bonus Baby Team: Cardinals
The Best First Basemen of the Past 5 Years: St. Louis has Two of Them.
What's Driving Matt Garza's Bizarre Early Stats?
Getting to Know the BtB Writers: Justin Bopp
Anthony Rendon or Gerrit  Cole?
The All Bonus Baby Team: Brewers
Beyond the Boxscore Power Rankings: Week 4
Feast or Famine: Strikeouts and Extra-base Hits in early 2011
The Value of a Beard: Wilson's Beard Has Made Quite an Impact
High & Inside: 4/23/11
Expanding to a 10-team Playoff is a Bad Idea
Springtime Data and Tool Wish List
Retired Uniforms by Division: American League Central
A PITCHf/x Recap of Coleman's Debut
All Bonus Baby Team: Braves
Brandon Wood Should Start In Pittsburgh
Knuckling Again - Unsuccessfully? What's up with R.A. Dickey
Who is the most impressive batting record holder of all time?
High & Inside: 4/21/11
The All Bonus Baby Team: Blue Jays
Could Sam Fuld Generate Some Mid-Season Trade Buzz?
The All Bonus Baby Team: Astros
NL Central: Standings vs. Fan Confidence
High & Inside: 4/19/11
Who's The Best 1-2 Punch in Baseball?
The All Bonus Baby Team: Angels
The Changing Size of MLB Players (1870-2010)
Should MLB Allow Teams to Wear Uniforms That Consist of Corporate Sponsors?
American? That sucks.
Why I'm Not Buying the Yankees (at least, not yet)
BtB Power Rankings, Week 3
What Should LA Do With Erick Aybar?
The All Bonus Baby Team: A's
The Greatest Play Ever Made | Sept. 29, 1954 | "The Catch"
Brady Anderson Was Not Alone
AL Central: Standings vs. Fan Confidence
High & Inside: 4/16/11
What Two Weeks Can Do To Your ZiPS Projection
Retired Uniforms by Division: American League East
A Question for Scouts: Is Maybin's Swing Different?
The Best Short Position Players of All-Time
High & Inside: 4/14/11
2010 Pitching Leaders on BA Top 100 Prospect List
Young Pitching: Do You Prefer Atlanta or Tampa?
The Definitive Sabermetric Guide to Managing
Vernon Wells Not Off To Auspicious Start In LA
Have the Indians been lucky, good, or a little of both so far?
Is Howie Kendrick This Year's Rickie Weeks?
Podcast 13: Featuring Ben Badler
High & Inside: 4/12/11
MLB2K11 Contestant Entrants: VOTE NOW!
The All-Marine Team: Fish, Boats, Sea Life, and Baseball
Batting Lines You'll Only See In Early April
Should the Mariners Pass on the 2nd Overall Pick?
Why Don't Pitchers Pound Ike Davis Inside More Than They Do?
Nick Johnson, Bust?
BtB Power Rankings
Some Less Than Ideal Lead-Off Men
Dear Manny Ramirez, Thanks For Everything
The Future of the Hall of wWAR
High Five Double Play, featuring Manny Bein' Manny
High & Inside: 4/9/11
Are You Following Us On Twitter?
The Cubs Have A Starlin Castro
Big Results from a Small Stature: How does Tim Collins succeed and should we worry about his release points?
Drawing some (tentative) conclusions after MLB's first week using BABIP
Nishioka & Swisher: The Incident, The Result, The Outcome
High & Inside: 4/7/11
The Best Right Fielders of the Past 5 Years: Suzuki Dominates; Rios, Markakis Surprise
Drilling Down Further on Slugging Splits: Quantity vs. Quality
Pinstripe Defection: A Quick Read to Satiate Your Yankee Hatred
Ignoring the Scouting Report on Ryan Howard: Mets Edition
Visualizing Declining Standards for Retired Uniforms
Boiling Down 2011 To Thirty Players
Podcast 12: "The Other Chris Young" Featuring Adam Darowski
Fan Confidence vs. Current Standings
2010 Batting Leaders on BA Top 100 Prospect List
High & Inside: 4/5/11
Andrew McCutchen: What Would it Take for the Pirates to Lock Him Up?
To Pull or Not to Pull: Slugging Splits for 2010
A Missing Element in Pitcher Batted Ball Tendency?
Differences In Pitcher Release Points
Week One Velocities: Lincecum Up, Jimenez Down
After Only Three Games, History Says Orioles Have Better Playoff Odds than Red Sox*
Small Sample Size: This Week's Lesson
The Unique Career of Ruben Sierra
Top 10 Baseball Commercials of All-Time
High & Inside: 4/3/11
Ultimate Zone Rating Infield Components: 2006-2010

March - 2011

High & Inside: 3/31/11
This Guy Isn't Going To Last Long, Right?
A Pitch F/x Primer: Some tips on Run Values, Pitch Classifications, and Heat Maps
How Do Good Starting Pitchers Differ From Other Pitchers?
BtB Predicted Standings; What are yours?
A Quantitative History of Retired Uniforms in Baseball
The Best Left Fielders of the Past 5 Years: Matt Holliday Far and Away the Best.
Touching On This Week's Trades
Podcast Ep. 11: Featuring Grant Brisbee, Patrick Newman, and Marc Carig
Josh Hamilton Had a Good 2010 in Arlington
Matt Murton: Hero On, Off the Field
High & Inside: 3/29/11
Audio Interview With 2011 Draft Prospect Shawon Dunston Jr.
Run Value Heat Maps
Taylor Buchholz: Sandy's Impact and the Best Deal of the Off-Season
The Earl Weaver Effect, Part II: Stolen Base Edition
Feliz and Cashner's Roles Suit Them
Rest In Peace, Phillies.
2011's Opening Day Starters
Swisher the Athletic versus Swisher the Yankee
Nyjer Morgan and his "Hot Temper" Couldn't Beat Out a Platooned Rick Ankiel.
Adjusting the Hall of wWAR: Pitchers' Batting Value
Fantasy Baseball Final Draft Day: How'd you do?
Beyond the Box Score: Movin' On Up
High & Inside: 3/26/11
Audio Interview With A's Prospect Aaron Shipman
Beyond the Box Score MLB2K11 Contest Rules
CONTEST: Win MLB2K11 for the XBOX 360!
High & Inside: 3/24/11
Should the Marlins Attempt to Acquire Nyjer Morgan?
Stacking Up The NL's Fifth Starters
The Earl Weaver Effect, Part I: Bunting Edition
Peavy vs. Webb: Similar Pitchers, Paths, States of Mind
The Evolution of Clay Buchholz's Slider
The Best Center Fielders of the Past 5 Years: Ichiro Still Underrated, Somehow.
Seattle's Infield Carousel
Papelbon, Loney Among Questionable Arb Tenders
Podcast Ep. 10 Featuring Interviews With Will Carroll & Dave Cameron
High & Inside: 3/22/11
Should MLB Embark on Batter Penalties?
In Motion: The Longest Game in Major League History
Alderson's Decisions Mean Progress
Can you guess what MLB record Jake Northrop owns?
When Will Evan Longoria's Contract NOT be Considered the Best in Baseball?
The Jeter/Giambi Play | Oct 13, 2001 | "The Flip"
The Brady Anderson of Defenders
High & Inside: 3/19/11
Some "Teams" Based on the Hall of wWAR
"The Process Report 2011" Book Review
Which Rule 5 Picks Will Stick?
Audio Interview With Royals Prospect Christian Colon
The Scott Boras All Stars
Loria Criticizes Marlins: Should Marlins Fans Be Worried?
Playing around with the idea of WAR Slope
High & Inside: 3/17/11
Top 30 Defunct MLB Team Logos of All-Time
Did the Giants start winning because of the "clubhouse" or their talent?
Do closers always pitch in the most important situations?
How Long Does It Take for Top Prospects to Succeed in the Majors?
In Motion: Center fielder WAR Graphs
The Hall of wWAR: The Interactive Visualization
Podcast 9: "Ian Snell's Legacy." Featuring Interviews With Jerry Crasnick & Jonah Keri
High & Inside: 3/15/11
The Hall of wWAR: Pitchers
Sabermetric Avenue: Get Away For a While, Take a Hike Down Spreadsheet Hill
Blackburn Over Baker and Slowey? Seriously?
The Changing Landscape of WAR: 5+ WAR Seasons, 1911-2010
King Felix to the Yankees? I don't think so.
Castillo, Guillen Trying to Stay Afloat
Baseball Anatomy: 5-4-3 Double Play Diagram
Does Wade Davis Tip His Curveball?
Tommy John: Before and After
High & Inside: 3/12/11
The Hall of wWAR: Designated Hitters
Weekly Storylines: AL West
The Hall of wWAR: Right Fielders
In Motion: The NL East Division Race of 1969
High & Inside: 3/10/11
MLB Basic Agreement Generates Profit for All
Can the Phillies still make the playoffs if Chase Utley misses the season?
Andrew Cashner Should Be Starting
The Hall of wWAR: Center Fielders
Developing Plate Discipline
Made You Miss: Best Whiff Rates of 2010
Podcast Ep. 8: Featuring an Interview With Joe Pawlikowski
The Hall of wWAR: Left Fielders
The Best Third Basemen of the Past 5 Years: A-Rod Not #1
Beyond the Box Score's Prospect Lists
The Hall of wWAR: Shortstops
Michael Bourn: Making the Most of His Opportunities
The Hall of wWAR: Third Basemen
The Best Short Stops of the Past 5 Years: Look to the NL East
In Motion: The Rise of the Rays and Fall of the A's, 2001-2010
The Hall of wWAR: Second Basemen
Beyond the Box Score's Top 100 Prospect Lists
The Top 50 Position Player Prospects (Based On Other Top 100's)
The Hall of wWAR: First Basemen
Does "Statement Game" Actually Mean Anything?
Who Got the Scoop? Signing Scoops 2010 Offseason Final Tally
The Hall of wWAR: Catchers
Montero's Moment: The Birth of Jesús
Introducing The Hall of wWAR
Week in Review: 2/27-3/5
Audio Interview With Diamondbacks Beat Writer Nick Piecoro
SaberCards 2011 - NYY Preview
Weekly Storylines: AL Central
Double Top-15 Prospects Lists: Royals and Rays
Carlos Beltran's (Future) Place in History
Adrian vs. Derek: A Defensive Friendly wWAR Graph
Double Top-15 Prospect Lists: Yankees, Braves, Blue Jays
How the new BBCOR regulations will affect baseball as we know it
Top 30 Best Single Seasons Using Adjusted Pitcher Runs
Baseball Stat Acronyms Pronunciation Guide
Personal Top 15 Prospect Lists: A's, Angels, Mariners, Rangers
SaberCards 2011 - A Preview
Podcast Ep. 7: Featuring Interviews With Jeff Sullivan, Jason Parks, and Patrick Newman
Babe Ruth versus Albert Pujols
RA versus ERA 1871-2010: Baseball Databank Data Dump 2.3.1
Dave vs. Carlos: Brushing the Pressure Off of Carlos Beltran's Shoulders
Benefit of the Doubt: More on Pitchers Expanding the Zone
Wieters might want to care less about K's if he's going to improve in 2011
Personal Top 15 Prospect Lists: Twins, Orioles, Red Sox
Statistical Head Scratchers: The Hit Tool
BtB's "Ball on a Budget" Fantasy League -- 2011 League Assignments

February - 2011

Personal Top 15 Prospect Lists: White Sox, Indians, Tigers
Personal Top 15 Prospect Lists: Dodgers, Padres, Giants
"It's like Christmas except it's warmer."
Frank vs. Andruw: The Unfortunate Past Four Seasons of Andruw Jones
Baseball-Reference's WAR in Plain English
The Real Duke Snider Never Left Brooklyn
Personal Top 15 Prospect Lists: Nationals, D-Backs, Rockies
Follow Friday! Take a tweet, leave a tweet~
Benefit of the Doubt: Pitchers Can and Do Expand the Zone
Frightened to Swing? The Odd Approach of Batters to facing Carlos Marmol
Personal Top 15 Prospect Lists: Mets, Phillies, Marlins
Can We Use Bonds' Career WAR Arc to Identify PED Users? In a word, no.
Do the Pirates Deserve Anthony Rendon?
Charting Pitching Components, 2008-2010
Personal Top 15 Prospect Lists: Pirates, Cardinals, Brewers
Podcast Ep. 6: "Rewind Yourself" Featuring Jiwan James and Nick Scott
I Like the Way You WERC It: An Intermediate Step into the DIPS Theory
Ranking The Rotations: NL West
Is it Better to be an Elite Run Producing or Run Preventing Team?
Cardinals vs. Pujols: Reality Setting In?
When you get in a jam,
The Value of Defense: Jeff Kent and His Hatred of the Leather
Looking at History to Project Austin Jackson in 2011
Nomar's Peak
"Ball on a Budget" Fantasy League 2011 -- Draft Prep
BtB Week in Review: 2/13 - 2/20
This Week's Storylines: NL Central
Gary Sheffield: Forwards and Back. (A Visual Case for the HoF)
Missing the Strike Zone Effectively: The odd case of Derek Lowe.
Hunter Pence's Disappearing ISO
Getting To First-Base The Hard Way
What's Wrong With Brandon Allen?
More on Bautista/Aurilia Comp: Two More Worrisome Metrics
Baseball Anatomy: 6-4-3 Double Play Diagram
Players Unions and the Economics of Warfare
Jose Bautista, Rich Aurilia, & the Inevitable
Economics of Baseball: Podsednik's Option
When Do 10 Runs Not Equal a Win? Baseball Databank Data Dump 2.2
Kelly Johnson: Looking Lucky at Chase
Oakland's Farm System Strategy
Swinging Strikes Are Good For Pitchers, But Not Bad For Hitters
Podcast Ep. 5: w/Rob Neyer and Ben Nicholson-Smith
Ranking The Rotations: NL East
Carlos Marmol: Effectively Wild, Paid.
Baseball America's Conor Glassey Talks About the Draft With BtB
Aside from the Extremes, Pricing for Run Creators in 2011 is Pretty Volatile
BtB's "Ball on a Budget" Fantasy League -- 2011 Edition
Finkel is Einhorn, Pujols is A-Rod
Why Do You Love The Teams You Love?
Going Somewhere? The Beyond the Box Score Travel Guide Has Your Back!
Pujols has Broad Shoulders
Best Eligible Non-Hall of Fame Pitchers
Billy Butler Hits It Freaking Everywhere
Pedroia Among Elite 2Bs, Foot May Cooperate.
Fun with Salaries and Marcel Projections: Cost Efficiencies of Free Agents
Tales of Unfortunate Contracts: Vernon Wells and Carlos Lee Edition
Being Cautious with using Pitchf/x Data to evaluate Stuff: The Case of Kyle Drabek
Help Us, Help You Figure Out How Your Team Projects for 2011
The Triple is Dead (and has been).
Why Do We Care About Money?
Economics of Baseball: The bottom of the bargain bin
Podcast Episode 4: "Save the Walruses" Featuring Bill Ladson and Kevin Goldstein
Benefit of the Doubt: Mo and the Wide Zone
Evaluating Pitchers of the 1870's
Strasburg Ready For September?
Guerrero Descending, but Orioles Improve Anyway
All About A.J.
Dwight Gooden: Remembering What Could Have Been
Pujols Pulls, Pounds It; A Spray Chart
Eric Chavez: Coulda Been a Somebody, Coulda Been a Contender
Ranking The Rotations: AL Central
The Problem with Hall of Fame Voting - and why WAR won't help.
The Hall of Fame Ballot is Going to Get Very Crowded
Albert Pujols, Hero, Hits, Walk, Home (Run), and other 4-letter words
When Passing Judgment on a Contract, You Should Show Your Work
Madoff-Mets Scandal: Doomsday Scenario Reminiscent of Royals Succession
Six Intriguing Free Agent Scraps
Lance vs. Larry: Imitation is Flattery
Visualizing the Most and Least Cost Effective Run Creators in 2010
Milledge In Pale Hose
Should the Mets Put the Brakes on Stolen Bases? Like Many Things, it Depends.
Ranking The Rotations: AL East
Pedro Feliz Signing by Dayton Moore: Blame Matt Klaassen.
Baseball Prospectus Announces Additions in Latest Sabersphere Shakeup
The Worst 30 Home Run Season Of All-Time
Economics of Baseball: The Rays' draft picks
Could Barry Bonds Still Make a Comeback?
Benefit of the Doubt: A Tale of Two Hernandezes
Podcast Episode 3: "And There You Go"
The Saber Toolbox
Ranking The Rotations: AL West
Put Yer Eye Patch On: Pirates Farm System Making Major Strides
League Leaders in ERA Estimators
Back of the Envelope: Mets Shouldn't Bank on Hitter Regress to Improve the Offense
Rob Neyer Joins SB Nation, Becomes Part Of 'Us' Not 'Them'
AL Central Attendance: 2001-2010; Win Them and They Might Come

January - 2011

Neyer Leaves ESPN, But Let Us Not Weep
Like Young Outfielders? You'll Love The Twins Soon
Visualizing Hall of Fame Picks by the Writers and Veterans
SABR Rattled: Unexpected Gut-Punch at local SABR Meeting, Little Nerdery
The Pitch Cloud: What is the True Definition of a "Pitch?"
Strike Zone a Marginal Component of Home Field Advantage
The Next Carlos Gonzalez
The Royals' [Sorta] Shiny New Outfield
Batter Regress Tool Updated with xBABIP and more Players
A Quick Word on Home Field Advantage and the Strike Zone
2004 MLB Draft Results: Career WAR to Date
The Three Joba Chamberlains: The Legend, The Ace, and The Reliever
It's Time We Update Our Toolbox. What goes in?
Should Reds Fans Worry About Jay Bruce Regressing?
Economics of Baseball: 2010 in multi-year deals for free agent position players
Podcast Episode 2: "The Mysterious Text Message"
Batter Bounce-Back (or Fall-Off) Tool
1880-1889 wOBA's
Fun With Ballparks: The Stadium Shape Up
Hanson's Drop In Strikeouts
The Impact of Luck, K's, and BB's on Hitters in 2010
Kevin Kouzmanoff's Odd Transformation
AL East Attendance: 2001-2010; Apparently Baseball is Popular
Another Successful Rays Deal: 22 More Reasons to Love Manny
Belt, Trout Among Prospects That ZiPS Likes For 2011
Raising (or Lowering) the Hall of Fame Bar
Wave the Embarrassment Fairy Goodbye
Podcast Episode 1: "Ontario, That Small Town in Toronto"
Giving Up On Carlos Gomez?
Ground Balls and Extreme Splits: How Fastball Location Affects Ground Ball Rate and Explains the Case of Chris Capuano
Pavano and Pineiro
How did Tampa Win 47 Games on the Road in 2010?
Cliff Pennington: AL's Best Shortstop?
Who Gets the Scoop? Major League Reporters, Ranked.
2005 Draft Results: Career WAR to Date
MLB Ballpark Seating Capacities 1920-2010
Exploring the Rule Changes of the 1870's
The Genesis of wWAR
Nats Take A Flier On Gorzelanny
Sometimes You Can Trust Your Eyes: Jeff Bagwell Edition
BtB Podcast Coming Soon!
The Interactive Hall of Fame Timeline
A Simulation of the Arbitration Process: Francisco Liriano
The Revamped Marlins Bullpen
The Top 10 Remaining Free Agents
The Similar Stories of Lastings and Andy
Which Volquez are the Reds Going to Get This Year?
Do pitchers adjust to a batter's weakness? A look at how pitchers have adjusted to David Wright.
BtB Mailbag: Chase Utley vs. Robinson Cano
Economics of Baseball: 2010 in 1-year deals for free agent position players
Examining the Worst Draft in History
How Will Busch Affect Berkman?
Benefit of the Doubt: Fuzzy Corners
1870-1879 wOBA's
Trevor Hoffman Retires; Saves Still Vaguely Relevant
This Guy Is Going To Bat Clean-Up?
The Importance of an Effective Fastball
Venters' Rookie Campaign
Player Volatility Part III: There's Something Happening Here...
Carlos Gonzalez, Right-Field Power Remain at Coors
Longoria, Rolen, and Wright: Player Volatility Part II
Who Landed More: Greinke or Garza?
2010's Best Base Runners
Hall of Fame Population, By Position
Brian McCann: Most Underrated Catcher in History?
The Nationals Bullpen: How Good Will it be?
Greinke-Garza Value Calculator
TONIGHT ONLY: Nominate Your Favorite BtB Posts of the Year!
The Mets Options at Second Base
Marlins Should Play Gotay Over Dominguez at Third Base
Playing at Pitching Coach with Pitchf/x: A look at Ervin Santana
Jeff Mathis: Why Does He Play So Much?
Derrek Lee's Potential Rebound Season
The One-and-Done All Star Team
Playing in Parks: Component Park Factors 2006-2010
How The West Was Won: Animating a Divisional Race
Benefit of the Doubt: The Cruel Umpire
The Greatest Season You Don't Know About
Scott Rolen: Extremely Underrated?
The Carlos Gonzalez Deal
Laying It Down, Part 2
Custom wOBA and Linear Weights Through 2010: Baseball Databank Data Dump 2.1
Player Volatility: The Case of David Wright
Stadium Boom Amounts to Fountain of Youth for MLB Parks
Upcoming Hall Candidates by Peak-Weighted WAR (wWAR)
Arizona's New First Baseman