- The 20-80 Scale, SABR Style
Mark Smith
.221
Brendan Ryan
.254
Mark Teixeira
20
-3
.199
-
.228
-
You can certainly argue with the statistics I choose for each of these tools, but I preferred to use statistics with which
- The 20-80 Scale, Saber Style (Again Yet Different)
Mark Smith Bautista continues to sit just below the threshold, which basically means he could be included. Down at the bottom, we again find Pena, Bell, Mathis, and Burriss all just a hair above the .204 mark
- Sean Gilmartin and the Gwinnett Braves
Mark Smith
88.8
3.89
4.06
4.4
453.2
CUT
Mark Buehrle
85.5
3.98
4.08
9.0
646.1
2FB, CUT
Kevin Slowey
89.4
4.80
4.09
3.0
227.0
SNK
Carl Pavano
89.2
4.27
4.10
6.1
506.0
SNK
- Building the Farm: American League West
Mark Smith
Mark Sappington
RHP
12.17
13
50.0
3.0
High
Jose Rondon
SS
12.75
14
47.5
3.5
High
AJ Schugel
RHP
12.83
15
45.0
2.0
Medium
Chevez Clarke
OF
13.00
16
- Building a Farm: American League East
Mark Smith
57.5
3.0
High
Brett Marshall
RHP
9.50
9
50.0
2.0
Medium
Mark Montgomery
RHP
9.50
10
55.0
1.5
Low
Zoilo Almonte
OF
10.00
11
-
-
-
Jose A Ramirez
RHP
10.14
12
- Building a Farm: National League Central
Mark Smith
Medium
Jed Bradley
LHP
9.75
12
50.0
3.0
High
Mark Rogers
RHP
10.75
13
50.0
3.0
High
Tyrone Taylor
OF
11.75
14
52.5
3.5
High
Logan Schafer
OF
13.67
15
45.0
- Scouting Comparison: Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon
Mark Anderson
- Scouting Comparison: Andrelton Simmons vs. Tyler Pastornicky
Mark Anderson
- Scouting Comparison: Anthony Rendon vs. Nolan Arenado
Mark Anderson
- Christian Bethancourt Suffers from Goldilocks Syndrome
Mark Smith
- Is the Corner Outfield Profile Changing?
Mark Smith
- Taijuan Walker's Journey
Mark Smith
- The Future of Catchers
Mark Smith
- Building a Farm: American League Central
Mark Smith
- Building a Farm: National League West
Mark Smith
- Building a Farm: National League East
Mark Smith
- Building A Farm: A Summary
Mark Smith
- Building a Farm: Top Prospects
Mark Smith
- Tales of the Lexington Legends
Mark Smith
- The Visiting Asheville Tourists
Mark Smith
- Driving to See the Greenville Drive
Mark Smith
- Keeping Up with Billy Hamilton
Mark Smith
- Adam Morgan v. Daniel Corcino (2013)
Mark Smith
- A Poem for Mark Prior
Bradley Woodrum
Mark Prior is making a comeback. Here is a poem in commemoration.
Mark again,
a rising and daring,
a burning without exhaustion,
a heat with dangerous form
- xBABIP Experiment: Mark Kotsay
BaconSlayer09I am tired of Mark Kotsay. I am tired of his automatic 4-3 ground outs. I am tired of his lazy fly balls to left center. I am tired of his .190 batting average with runners in scoring position. I am
- The Musical Decisions of Mark Trumbo
Dayn PerryAngels slugger Mark Trumbo is famous for his power potential and his power potential. Insofar as musical tastes are concerned, however, Mr. Trumbo embraces a pregame oeuvre at which
- Mark Reynolds' Path to Success
Matthew CarruthMark Reynolds is a special breed. The stereotype of the slugger swinging from his heels is well known, but Mark Reynolds has been setting a new benchmark for that this season, far eclipsing his peers
- Mark Teahen's Curious Deal
Matthew CarruthSince a promising 2006 season, Mark Teahen's career has been on a downhill slide. Perhaps this off season will mark a turning point for him professionally. Traded away from Kansas City to the White
- The Market for Mark DeRosa
Erik Manning Figgins signed with Seattle at 4/$36M. Mark DeRosa’s agents must be feeling pretty relaxed going forward, with the market ostensibly being set. They’ve let their demands be known that their client
- Mark Trumbo's Uncertain Future
Steve Slowinski, and Mark Trumbo and his .291 OBP came in second. Both Hellickson and Trumbo finished heads and tails ahead of the rest of the competition, despite posting Wins Above Replacement totals that ranked them
- What's Up with Mark Teixeira?
StudesMark Teixeira hasn't had a good first half. He's batting .282 with an OBP of .366, figures that are very much in line with his performance the last three years. But he's only hit eight home runs
- The Mark DeRosa Trade
Erik Manning Mark DeRosa was moved to the Cleveland Indians for a trio of C grade pitchers, it was a salary clearing move to enable the Cubs to sign Milton Bradley, who has predictably been unable to stay
- Mark Appel's Development
Eno SarrisIt's the seventh inning of the first game in the opening series of the year. At about 55 degrees, the clear Palo Alto night is brisk but comfortable. Top prospect Mark Appel has held No. 10
- The Consistently Inconsistent Mark Buehrle
Brian JouraThe past eight seasons, Mark Buehrle has been guaranteed to pitch 200 innings and win in double digits. That marks him as one of the most durable pitchers around. But from a fantasy standpoint
- ADP Crowdsourcing: Mark Reynolds
Zach SandersIn today’s edition of ADP Crowdsourcing, we stay in the news and revisit our old voting format.
While Werth and Gonzalez were stealing headlines, Mark Reynolds was dealt to the Orioles in a deal
- Mark Buehrle and the Hall of Fame
R.J. Anderson as Mount Elephant.
Mark Buehrle is well-accomplished. He has a World Series ring. He’s thrown a no hitter. He even threw a perfect game that was preserved by one of the more miraculous catches
- Sleeper Watch: Mark Buehrle
Dan WadeCalling Mark Buehrle a sleeper feels somehow wrong. He absolutely fits the criteria; he’s being drafted late in drafts with potential for a strong year, but he isn’t exactly under-the-radar the way
- The Consistently Excellent Mark Teixeira
Brian JouraOver the last four seasons, Mark Teixeira has averaged a .298-35-120-100 fantasy line. Last year he nearly perfectly matched those numbers. Teixeira is one of a dozen or so players to consider
- Mark Reynolds is On Fire
Ben DuronioSomehow, despite having the top OPS over the past calendar month, Mark Reynolds is still owned in just 51% of Yahoo! Leagues. Now, in most very competitive leagues, Reynolds is off the waiver wire
- Mark Cuban for Dodgers Owner
Jonah Keri reading again.
TMZ recently asked Mark Cuban if he'd be interested in buying the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"If the deal’s right and they’re fixable, then, yeah, I’m very interested," he said
- Mark Reynolds' Odd Season
Chris CwikVery few fantasy players come with more risk than Mark Reynolds. His strengths can be great, but his flaws can completely tank your fantasy team. This made Reynolds one of the more controversial
- Q&A: Mark Buehrle
David LaurilaWhen Mark Buehrle takes the mound tonight, against the Tigers, he may or may not throw an indoor sinker to a right-handed hitter, which he recently did for the first time in several years. He might
- Whither Mark Teahen?
Matt KlaassenEarlier this week, Ken Rosenthal reported that the Chicago White Sox are interested in moving Mark Teahen. With rookie Brent Morel seemingly slated to start at third this season, Teahen (last
- Mark Rogers' Repertoire, Illustrated
Carson CistulliMilwaukee right-hander Mark Rogers made his sixth start on Sunday since his late-July recall from Brewers Triple-A affiliate Nashville -- and, while he was slightly less impressive yesterday (5.0 IP
- Marketing Mark Reynolds
Matt KlaassenThe Orioles are reportedly looking to trade "third baseman" Mark Reynolds and reliever Kevin Gregg. You think so, doctor? It would be strange if the team really waited until this late to start
- Big Question Mark
R.J. Anderson
- Hyphen Out, Question Mark In
R.J. Anderson
- MLB TeeVee: Will (Clark) and (Mark) Grace
Jeremy Blachman
This is the eighth in a series of short excerpts from MLB Network's entirely imaginary new fall sitcoms. More details here.
Today's show: WILL (CLARK) AND (MARK) GRACE
[scrippet]
INT
- Mark Trumbo's Month as Somebody Awful
Jeff Sullivan know it, I haven't looked it up. Huh. The answer might be Mark Trumbo. If the answer isn't Mark Trumbo, then Mark Trumbo is probably close to being the answer, because over the past month or so, Mark
- Trying to Figure Out Mark Buehrle
Dave Cameron whether you look at ERA or xFIP, the reality is that predicting how a given pitcher will do going forward is challenging.
So, it's understandable why Mark Buehrle is such an attractive free agent
- Is Mark Buehrle Going to Lose to a Teammate?
Jeff Sullivan, the second one done by Franklin all on his own. Two, in April 2005, Franklin went head-to-head against Mark Buehrle in Chicago in a game between the Mariners and the White Sox, and it was all over
- The Mark Reynolds Trade: Arizona's End
Chris Cwik-of-the-order hitter and be able to get a strikeout.
Towers began the rebuilding process on Monday, acquiring David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio from the Orioles for Mark Reynolds. While Hernandez
- Mark Reynolds, Sunflower Seeds, and Complacency
Navin Vaswani reader Nate -- is worth at least 3,321 of them.
My initial reaction, upon seeing the photo in my inbox: Mark Reynolds and Kevin Gregg have nothing in common. Followed by: I wonder what flavor
- Mark Reynolds’ Whiffs by Pitch Type
Albert LyuMark Reynolds is perhaps one of the more interesting power hitters heading into his prime this season. He has led the entire league in strikeouts since 2008, holding the all-time record for most
- Mark Teixeira the Latest Damaged Yankee
Jeff Sullivan manager. Now they get to deal with a damaged Mark Teixeira on top of everything else. The word:
The Yankees' injury-riddled spring took another serious hit on Wednesday, as the team announced Gold
- 2013 Pod Projections: Mark Trumbo
Mike PodhorzerThe tribe has spoken. Thanks for all the player votes you included in your comments of the first edition of this year's Pod Projections. The winner was Mark Trumbo with 5 total votes. Clearly, many
- Marlins Keep Adding With Mark Buehrle
Jack Moore big-name free agent signing, reeling in Mark Buehrle from the White Sox on a four-year, $58 million contract.
Buehrle is coming off a four-year, $56 million deal with the White Sox
- Mark Trumbo Turning Patience Into Power
Jack MooreMark Trumbo has put the Angels offense on his back this year. His walk-off home run in last night's game against the Yankees pushed his total for the season to eight and his wRC+ of 172 sits sixth
- Mark DeRosa on the Late George Sauer
David Laurila professional football “a grotesque business” that “both glorifies and destroys bodies.” Lacking the passion to continue, he retired at age 27.
Mark DeRosa isn’t sure what to make of Sauer’s long-ago
- Mark Kotsay/Brian Anderson Swapped
R.J. AndersonFor the second time in a week the Boston Red Sox make a move with a player previously designated for assignment. This time they swap Mark Kotsay (and cash) to their brothers in stockings for Brian
- Mark Trumbo: Fantasy AL Hare
Howard Bender into it and who else Mark Trumbo edged out for the honors.
For the record, there were 17 of us who voted on these awards and in this category, there were four players who received votes. Officially
- 2009 Prospect Duds: Mark Hallberg
Marc HuletInfielder Mark Hallberg entered the 2009 season as the fourth-best prospect in the Arizona Diamondbacks system, according to Baseball America. The 23-year-old hitter was originally selected
- Free Agent Values: Mark Teixeira
Dave CameronLike we did this afternoon with CC Sabathia, let's take a look at what we think Mark Teixeira should sign for this winter if the market is somewhat rational. The first step in ascertaining
- Taking a Swing at a Mark Reynolds Trade
R.J. AndersonMark Reynolds’ skill set is one of the most combustible in the majors and this season he busted more than he boomed. That Kevin Towers is supposedly looking to shear some strikeouts from his new
- Mark Reynolds Is Horri-Bad at Defense
Steve Slowinski this illustrious group? Mark Reynolds. After spending most of the season at third base or first base, Reynolds currently has the worst UZR score in the majors: 22 runs below average. And not only
- Mark Buehrle Hates the Disabled List
Jeff ZimmermanMark Buehrle will be a free agent after this season. It couldn't come at a better time for the 32-year-old, who will get plenty of interest from teams that need pitching because the thin free-agent
- Mark Trumbo Makes a Name for Himself
Chris CwikMark Trumbo was the least recognizable player in the Home Run Derby. Sure, Trumbo finished second in the AL Rookie of the Year Award voting last season, but he lacked the star power of a true
- Mark Reynolds Enters the Land of Cleve
Mike Podhorzer.
A couple of weeks ago, free agent slugger Mark Reynolds signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Indians to man first base on a full-time basis. He's coming off a disappointing season that saw a drop
- The Mark Reynolds Trade: Baltimore's End
Matt Klaassen a guy who strikes out even more often than Upton: slugging third baseman Mark Reynolds. Baltimore is sending back young relievers David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio to acquire Reynolds, who hit below
- Physics to Mark Teixeira: Don't Dive
Jeff ZimmermanMost people will remember the bad out call of Mark Teixeira by Jerry Meals from Saturday's game against the Orioles. While Teixeira was obviously safe on replay, but perhaps the entire thing could
- Mark Trumbo Knows, Improves Himself
Eno Sarris"I'm not a tremendously gifted athlete," Mark Trumbo said. "I have to work at it, and be smart out there." That might be surprising given how country strong the six-foot-four, 225-pound outfielder
- Fantasy Owners Whiff on Mark Reynolds
Brian JouraIn 2008, Mark Reynolds put up a .239-28-97-87-11 fantasy line as a 24-year old. The RotoTimes Player Rater valued that season at $12.14, making Reynolds the 76th most valuable hitter in fantasy
- Mark Teixeira and Still Not the End of the Yankees
Jeff Sullivan broken, and he will be missing for several weeks. Now Mark Teixeira's got one of his tendons bothered, and he will be missing for several weeks. For at least a little more than a month, the Yankees
- Offseason Notes, With a Picture of Mark Gubicza
Carson Cistulli
- Great Moments in Hating Mark Teixeira
Navin Vaswani
- Necessarily Censored Tweet: What Mark McGwire Is Signing
Carson CistulliHome-run legend and current Dodgers hitting coach Mark McGwire will sign anything, it appears -- as the following (and necessarily) censored tweet suggests:
- Mark Reynolds: Perhaps Not As Complacent As We Once Thought
Eric AugenbraunWhen we last saw Mark Reynolds, he was being complacent and inspiring an internet meme.
With one poorly/perfectly timed mouthful of sunflower seeds, hundreds of photoshops were born
- Mark Prior Breaks The Cubs Ability to Draft
R.J. Anderson than a particular pair of franchises.
The Astros and Cubs haven’t had a first round selection reach the major leagues since 2001. That would be Chris Burke and Mark Prior respectively. The next
- What We Know About Mark Reynolds
Michael BarrJust when you were getting used to the "new normal," it normalizes on you.
A lot has been written about Mark Reynolds this year, and rightly so, as he's had one of the more head-scratching
- Mark Ellis: Deep League Waiver Wire
Zach SandersMark Ellis | 9% Owned (Y!) | 12% Owned (ESPN)
If you look up “pesky” in the dictionary, you may very well find yourself staring at a picture of Mark Ellis. His photograph also happens to grace
- Athletics Deal Mark Ellis, Commit to Jemile Weeks
Jack Moore wOBA and a 131 wRC+. The second baseman of the future for the Athletics has quickly become the second baseman of the present.
Just as quickly, Mark Ellis became the second baseman of the past
- C.J. Wilson, Mark Buehrle, and The Manic Marlins
Steve Slowinski: the Angels and Marlins. The common assumption was that the Marlins would pull out of the Wilson sweepstakes after landing Mark Buehrle last this afternoon, but at the moment, they have left their six-year
- Mark Reynolds Cuts Down On K's, and Everything Else
Michael BarrDuring the Friday RotoGraphs chat, Mark Reynolds came up a lot, and let's just say much of the sentiment could be described as vitriolic. There's a lot of head scratching, hand wringing
- Can Mark Trumbo Hack It as a Full-Time Starter?
David GolebiewskiWith Kendrys Morales' recovery from last May's grand slam, walk-off celebration of doom taking longer than expected, Mark Trumbo began the 2011 season as the Angels' starter at first base. This past
- Oft-Injured SP Profile: Mark Mulder
R.J. AndersonToday we tackle Mark Mulder.
When the Cardinals dealt Dan Haren (amongst others) for Mulder prior to the 2005 season, they assumed an ace was on the way. In 2005, Mulder looked like a good enough
- Mark Trumbo: Just a Slump, Or A Sign Of Things to Come?
Mike PetrielloHeaded into 2012, Mark Trumbo stood pretty close to the top of the “most overrated lists” from the perspective of most advanced baseball sites. Yes, 29 homers, 87 runs batted in, and a second-place
- GIF: Mark Reynolds Has No More Use for His Bat
Carson Cistulli
There's a thing that Mark Reynolds intended to do with his bat, and then he did that thing.
Now, Mark Reynolds has no more use for his bat.
- Traded: Mark Teahen for Chris Getz, Josh Fields
Marc Hulet/outfielder Mark Teahen.
With a .323 wOBA in '09, Teahen is nothing special as a hitter, especially for someone who spends most of his time at third base or in right field. The 28-year-old posted
- Wilin Rosario and Mark Reynolds: Waiver Wire
Howard Bender again and the power totals are spiking as a direct result. The .277 BABIP indicates that it's more than just luck, so look out for him over the final month of the season.
Mark Reynolds, BAL |1B, 3B
- Mark Ellis: Back To California Where It's Warm
Dan WadeTheir 30-something middle infielder of choice snatched out from underneath them, the Dodgers signed Mark Ellis to a two-year deal worth just under $9 million with a club option for a third year
- Sizing Up Mark Cuban; Potential Owner Of The Rangers
Maury Brown will be good or bad is always a matter for history to decide. Looking to the past to try and predict the future is, at best, a tenuous endeavor. But, when Mark Cuban is one of those possibly in play to own
- Jorge de la Rosa's Question Mark
R.J. Anderson
- Totally Unaltered Tweet: Mark Reynolds' Left Bicep
Carson Cistulli
- Mark Reynolds Bites Again; Cody Ross Needs a Nap
Robert J. BaumannYou might remember a complacent Mark Reynolds munching some sunflower seeds after a Red Sox homerun last year. NotGraphs' Navin Vaswani commented upon what quickly became one of the years biggest
- Dear Mark Cuban, Please Come Own My Baseball Team
Bradley Woodrum analysis owner -- Mark Cuban -- clobber most cruelly an old-school television sensationalist -- Skip Bayless -- during the post-championship live analysis.
Observe!
• Embarrassed
- Gerardo Parra and Mark Melancon: Deep League Waiver Wire
Mike Podhorzer if that strike out rate does come down.
Mark Melancon, RP | 2% Owned
Face it, Brandon Lyon sucks. I know that on the surface this has not been so obvious, with ERAs of 3.12 in 2010 and 2.86
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Mark Ellis
Eno SarrisWe've updated both the shortstops and the second basemen fairly recently, so it's time to take a look at a deep-league middle infield option. Full disclosure: I own Mark Ellis in the Blog Wars
- Risers at Third Base: Michael Cuddyer, Mark Reynolds, Scott Sizemore
Michael Barr to have "plenty" of distance. Part of his current success is found in his splits as he's absolutely killing left handed pitchers this year to the tune of .379/.474/.712.
Mark Reynolds
Reynolds
- Sean Rodriguez, Victor Zambrano, and Mark Langston Attend a Wake
R.J. Anderson, but that’s quite a haul for a pitcher with a career FIP of 4.95.
Maybe Victor Zambrano could be the gift that keeps on giving for another few years, much like the Mark Langston deal
- How Mark Buehrle Is Having One of His Best Seasons Yet
Ben DuronioMark Buehrle is the definition of a crafty lefty. His career high strikeout percentage is 16.2% and he has struck out more than six batters per nine innings just one time in his career. Despite his
- Mark Melancon and Joel Peralta: Early Waiver Wire Closers
Howard Bender to go up by the time this is published.
Mark Melancon, BOS |RP| Ownership: ESPN - 5.9% Yahoo - 42.0%
With Daniel Bard winning a spot in the rotation and Alfredo Aceves landing one by default
- Mark Trumbo, Chone Figgins: Stock Watch At Third Base
Michael Barr, the actual roles of players can be telling.
As much as I doubted that Mark Trumbo would see much action at third base, the two games he's started have both been at the hot corner and it very much seem
- Kid in Yankee Cap Gets His at 1:34 Mark
Dayn Perry
- Look Up to the Sky
R.J. Anderson is that the previous lows for GB% with 20+ innings pitched include Mark S. McLemore in 2007, Al Reyes in 2007, and Chris Young in 2008 – who somehow maintained the feat despite starting.
Each of those pitchers
- Suitcase Injuries of the Past and Present
Jeremy Blachman, bruises his tailbone and misses the entire month of August.
1998. Mark McLemore, having misplaced his glasses, mistakes his suitcase for a large lamb chop and attempts to eat it. He chokes