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  • Juan Rivera Hits Paydirt, But Why?
    in FanGraphs by Wendy Thurm - 11/3/2011 -  28
    The news out of Los Angeles is that the Dodgers have inked outfielder/first baseman Juan Rivera to a one-year guaranteed deal worth $4.5 million, with a club option for 2013. This deal is puzzling

  • Free Agent Bargain: Juan Rivera
    in FanGraphs by Dave Cameron - 10/27/2008 -  20
    who won't cost an arm and a leg. That guy is Juan Rivera. Two years ago, Rivera hit .310/.362/.525 for the Angels, racking up a 2.45 WPA/LI mark that made him a very solid contributor to Anaheim's

  • Juan Rivera and Juan Francisco: Waiver Wire Injury Replacements
    in RotoGraphs by Howard Bender - 9/14/2011 -  1
    might be enough to carry you to the end.  For you NL-only leaguers and deep mixed league owners, here are two you might consider. Juan Rivera |OF|  Ownership:  ESPN - 4.6%  Yahoo - 4.0% So you've

  • Rivera Returns
    in FanGraphs by Eric Seidman - 12/19/2008 -  10
    Earlier today our focus centered around an Angels stalwart on his way out of town, making it only fitting that tonight's topic involves an Angels outfielder returning to the team. Juan Rivera

  • Rivera's Implications
    in FanGraphs by Matthew Carruth - 12/19/2008 -  9
    Following up on Eric Seidman's piece today. Beyond my own skepticism on the wisdom of taking a three-year flyer on Juan Rivera, I would like to delve a little further into the defensive impact

  • Juan Rivera and Kyle Weiland: Deep League Waiver Wire
    in RotoGraphs by Mike Podhorzer - 7/13/2011 -  0
    League Debut and avoid losing your entire readership. I could do no wrong! Juan Rivera, LAD OF | 6% Usual lefty-mashing Marcus Thames was released yesterday and the Dodgers subsequently replaced him

  • Angels Acquire Vernon Wells for Napoli, Rivera
    in FanGraphs by David Golebiewski - 1/22/2011 -  168
    would be adding lefty relief pitching. That changed Friday, as the Angels acquired Vernon Wells from the Toronto Blue Jays for Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera. In picking up Wells, the Angels added name

  • This Is Juan Berenguer
    in NotGraphs by Navin Vaswani - 6/19/2012 -  12
    I had no idea who Juan Berenguer was, had never heard of him, not once, until I saw that, above, at Old Time Family Baseball. Baseball players come and go. Thousands of them, over a lifetime

  • Mariano Rivera's Curious Rates
    in FanGraphs by Matthew Carruth - 6/16/2009 -  12
    , Mariano Rivera. The first year into his three-year, $45-million contract, signed about two weeks after he turned 38, Mariano Rivera posted his best strikeout rate since his first full season

  • Rivera's Cutters Working the Count
    in FanGraphs by Albert Lyu - 9/20/2010 -  19
    you'll enjoy having his work published here regularly. Dave Allen has talked at length about Mariano Rivera's cutters and how well he locates them, but it's always interesting to analyze what many

  • The Mariano Rivera Fact Sheet
    in FanGraphs by Mike Axisa - 5/7/2012 -  62
    Late last week the Yankees (and really all of baseball) got some bad news when Mariano Rivera tore his right ACL shagging fly balls before Thursday's game. It's been part of his pre-game routine

  • Mariano Rivera Breaking Bats
    in FanGraphs by Drew Sheppard - 5/16/2013 -  29
    Mariano Rivera’s 2013 victory lap prior to his planned retirement has been fairly remarkable thus far, returning from injury at 43 showing little sign of wear. He leads baseball with 16 saves (none

  • WS Coverage: Mariano Rivera
    in FanGraphs by Dave Allen - 11/5/2009 -  14
    Angeles and Philadelphia) was his heavy use of Mariano Rivera to get six outs an appearance and in non-save situations. Rivera's performance justified that decision, as he gave up just one run on 10

  • Contract Crowdsourcing: Juan Uribe
    in FanGraphs by Dave Cameron - 11/9/2010 -  48
    I legitimately have no idea what to expect for Juan Uribe's next contract. The results should be pretty interesting. Loading...

  • Three Epigrams Concerning Mariano Rivera
    in NotGraphs by Carson Cistulli - 5/4/2012 -  4
    Your browser does not support iframes. Baseball fans of all stripes were disappointed to hear Thursday of an injury to Mariano Rivera that will keep the closer out for the remainder of what

  • Photo: Mariano Rivera Did What?
    in NotGraphs by Navin Vaswani - 4/20/2011 -  12
    For only the 68th time in his illustrious career, and only the ninth time since 2008, Mariano Rivera, 41, blew a save. Alex Rodriguez, like the rest of the baseball world, can't believe

  • Daily Graphing - Juan Pierre
    in FanGraphs by David Appelman - 11/15/2005 -  1
    Rumor has it that the Cubs are close to trading for the Marlins' center fielder Juan Pierre. We all know about Juan Pierre's speed. He was second in the National League in stolen bases and over

  • Daily Graphing - Juan Uribe
    in FanGraphs by David Appelman - 10/24/2005 -  0
    After a solid season last year, it looked like Juan Uribe might be ready to breakout. Looking at his final year end numbers, it really looks like he took more of a step backwards. The graphs

  • Mariano Rivera's Projections and the Value of the Closer
    in FanGraphs by Jack Moore - 12/4/2009 -  59
    It's not exactly surprising that of all the pitchers that the fans have projected so far, Mariano Rivera is the leader in saves, ERA, WHIP, and K/BB. After all, Mo has been hands down the greatest

  • Juan Uribe, Walk Machine
    in FanGraphs by Dave Cameron - 5/2/2013 -  17
    /leaders.aspx?p…— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) May 2, 2013 Assuming you read the headline to this post, I've already spoiled the answer, but I'm not sure that knowing that Juan Uribe

  • Mariano Rivera: Thinking Man's Cutter
    in FanGraphs by David Laurila - 12/28/2011 -  15
    Mariano Rivera’s cutter is the most dominant pitch in the game today, if not one of the best ever. Baseball’s all-time saves leader has carved out a brilliant career with his signature offering

  • Daily Graphing - Juan Padilla
    in FanGraphs by David Appelman - 12/23/2005 -  0
    with this formula that I quickly threw together, it will definitely point you in the direction of some of the biggest luck offenders. I couldn't help but laugh when, at the very top of the list, I saw Juan

  • The Complete Juan Francisco (Abridged)
    in NotGraphs by Carson Cistulli - 4/19/2012 -  6
    of now-Braves third baseman Juan Francisco remarkable. Over the course of just two plate appearances during yesterday's victory over the Mets (box), Francisco behaved exactly like Juan Francisco would

  • Juan Pierre Is Not Hot
    in FanGraphs by Dave Cameron - 6/25/2009 -  18
    offense a boost, but it has also caused some consternation among some who believe that Juan Pierre has played well enough in Manny's absence that he should keep playing regularly. And it's true

  • Mariano Rivera: Evolved Man of Mystery
    in NotGraphs by Matt Klaassen - 2/14/2013 -  3
    came out in 1997, Mariano's first year as the Yankees full-time closer? While Rivera memorably stumbled in the playoffs that season (it seems weird just typing those words), Austin Powers: International

  • Juan Uribe Bounces Back
    in FanGraphs by Pat Andriola - 7/28/2010 -  14
    For most baseball players, having Juan Uribe's recent track record after the 2008 season meant you had a nice little career and could either retire or play independent league ball somewhere. Uribe

  • Peter Bourjos or Juan Pierre?
    in RotoGraphs by Zach Sanders - 11/10/2010 -  11
    A couple of weeks back, I was talking to the great Carson Cistulli, and he posed an interesting question: Peter Bourjos, or Juan Pierre? Now, because of the nature of the conversation, I had

  • Juan Pierre...is...Clutch??
    in FanGraphs by Eric Seidman - 6/23/2008 -  3
    As I write this, Bill Plaschke's "Pierre-dar 2008" is informing him something wonderful has just happened. You see, it appears that Juan Pierre has been one of the clutchiest players this season

  • Royals Sign Juan Cruz
    in FanGraphs by R.J. Anderson - 2/28/2009 -  16
    For the last few weeks the big news around Juan Cruz has been speculation surrounding a sign-and-trade deal involving the Arizona Diamondbacks and Minnesota Twins. Understandably, the Diamondbacks

  • Kindling Juan Morillo's Heat
    in FanGraphs by R.J. Anderson - 4/11/2009 -  3
    Juan Morillo is 25-years-old with an average fastball velocity near 97 miles per hour. As far as baseball chances go, the only thing that Morillo could do to make himself more endearing to a long

  • Royals Flush Juan Cruz
    in FanGraphs by R.J. Anderson - 4/23/2010 -  33
    the release of Juan Cruz. I just don’t get it. When the Royals signed Cruz to a two-year deal worth six million in February 2009, it looked a heck of a lot smarter than their signing of Kyle Farnsworth

  • Can Mariano Rivera Defy Father Time?
    in RotoGraphs by Brian Joura - 3/22/2009 -  19
    After three straight seasons of declining saves totals, Mariano Rivera rebounded to post 39 in 2009, his highest total since he notched 43 in 2005. Rivera is a wonder, but he faces long odds