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Baseball Prospectus 2006: Statistics, Analysis, and Insight for the Information Age (Baseball Prospectus)by Baseball Prospectus
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Fans and fantasy league players, get your inside intelligence from the same source as many Major League front officesand#8212;BASEBALL PROSPECTUS.BASEBALL PROSPECTUS 2006 provides unprecedented original performance analysis of over 1,600 players, from stars at the top of their game to prospects vying for Rookie of the Year. It offers: and#8226; In-depth, insightful essays on all 30 Major League Baseball clubs, with no-holds-barred evaluations of at least 50 players per organization and#8226; Baseball Prospectusand#8217;s exclusive (and deadly accurate) PECOTA projection system, forecasting the chances that a player will break out, improve, or collapse and#8226; In-depth features on the true costs of injuries, adventures in win expectancy, the limitations of statistical analysisand#8212;plus all our stats explained! The Baseball Prospectusteam of cutting-edge analysts includes Mark Armour, Andrew Baharlias, Jim Baker, James Click, Clifford J. Corcoran, Clay Davenport, John Erhardt, Gary Gillette, Steven Goldman, Thomas Gorman, Gary Huckabay, Jay Jaffe, Rany Jazayerli, Christina Kahrl, Jonah Keri, Mark McClusky, Dave Pease, Dayn Perry, Nate Silver, and Keith Woolner. Check out www.baseballprospectus.com for year-round baseball coverage. Review:and#8220;Perhaps the gameand#8217;s most accurate prediction modeland#8221; and#8212;Sports Illustrated Review:“The überforecast of every player’s performance” —Alan Schwarz, the New York Times Review:and#8220;Fearless heir... [to Bill Jamesand#8217;s Baseball Abstract]. This book swings so hard for the fences that even its whiffs are interesting.and#8221; and#8212; Esquiremagazine, in naming Baseball Prospectus 2005one of the six best books of the year Review:and#8220;The anduuml;berforecast of every playerand#8217;s performanceand#8221; and#8212;Alan Schwarz, the New York Times Synopsis:Itand#8217;s the gold standard of statistical guides, lauded by insiders: and#8220;Baseball Prospectusis one of the first things I read every day.and#8221;and#8212;Theo Epstein, Boston Red Sox General Manager and#8220;Baseball Prospectushas become the standard by which all scouting guides should be measured.and#8221;and#8212;Billy Beane, Oakland Athletics General Manager And the outsiders who know: and#8220;If a general manager hasnand#8217;t read Baseball Prospectus, he should be fired for incompetence.and#8221;and#8212;Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and#8220;The best book of its kind.and#8221;and#8212;Rob Neyer, ESPN.com and#8220;I never cease to be blown away by the geniuses at Baseball Prospectus.and#8221;and#8212; Jayson Stark, ESPN and#8220;The best book for preparing for a rotisserie draft.and#8221;and#8212;USA Today Packed with statistics, analysis, and attitude, Baseball Prospectusis the essential guide for the 3.4 million serious fantasy baseball players, and the perfect season-long companion for the millions more fans who are looking to understand the inside game. Includes extensive performance analysis of 1,600 playersand#8212;covering the majors, the minors, top 40 prospects, draft choices, and rookie balland#8212;plus in-depth, insightful essays on all 30 major league clubs and gimlet-eyed evaluations of their top 50 players. With ballpark-adjusted stats, a deadly accurate projection system for forecasting a playerand#8217;s performance, and more, Baseball Prospectustells the real story of what happened on the field in 2005 and what it means for 2006. About the AuthorBaseball Prospectus Team of Experts on Baseball Talent includes, among others, Gary Huckabay, the founder of Baseball Prospectus; Chris Kahrl, a sports editor who lives in Washington, D.C.; and Dave Pease, who roots for Ryan Klesko in San Diego. Together, the roster of Baseball Prospectus writers consult to 26 of the 30 major league baseball teams. Table of ContentsContents Foreword by Christina Kahrl iv Tools Statistical Introduction 1 by Keith Woolner, Clay Davenport, and Nate Silver Rearranging PECOTA by Nate Silver 6 Teams Arizona Diamondbacks 13 Atlanta Braves 31 Baltimore Orioles 48 Boston Red Sox 66 Chicago Cubs 83 Chicago White Sox 99 Cincinnati Reds 117 Cleveland Indians 133 Colorado Rockies 151 Detroit Tigers 167 Florida Marlins 182 Houston Astros 195 Kansas City Royals 209 Los Angeles Angels 226 Los Angeles Dodgers 242 Milwaukee Brewers 260 Minnesota Twins 276 New York Mets 293 New York Yankees 309 Oakland Athletics 326 Philadelphia Phillies 345 Pittsburgh Pirates 360 St. Louis Cardinals 377 San Diego Padres 391 San Francisco Giants 405 Seattle Mariners 420 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 435 Texas Rangers 451 Toronto Blue Jays 467 Washington Nationals 483 Fungoes Where Does Statistical Analysis Fall Down? Reality and Perception by Gary Huckabay 499 Adventures in Win Expectancy by Keith Woolner 506 Iceberg Stories: The Business of Baseball, 2005and#8211;2006 by Andrew Bahrlias 515 Injury Accounting by Thomas Gorman 523 Top 50 Prospects by Rany Jazayerli, Dayn Perry, and Baseball Prospectus531 Managers: The Dress Rehearsal by Steven Goldman, Christina Kahrl, and Keith Woolner 542 Team Name Key and Park Factors by Clay Davenport 544 Index 547 Biographies 553 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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