Our review of Baseball Prospectus’ 2011 PECOTA projections continues with the hits and misses of the American League West, a division that has produced just a single World Series champion since the inception of the 3-division format. That run may come to an end soon, as the Angels now appear to be an elite AL [...]

Our review of Baseball Prospectus’ 2011 PECOTA projections continues with the hits and misses of the National League West, a division comprised of top-heavy teams that has seen a different club capture the flag in each of the past three seasons.
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Diamondbacks
In 2011, Upton actually met Doug Thorburn’s expectations, and kicked the crap out of [...]

Catchers have a different way of looking at things – a viewpoint shaped by countless hours of squatting in the dirt behind home plate, looking out at the field and taking everything in. Tools of Enlightenment is a running series of random observations made from such a viewpoint.
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*Adventures in managing: After leaving Clayton Kershaw in [...]

Catchers have a different way of looking at things – a viewpoint shaped by countless hours of squatting in the dirt behind home plate, looking out at the field and taking everything in. Tools of Enlightenment is a running series of random observations made from such a viewpoint.
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Observations from the season’s first two weeks:
*Max Scherzer [...]

Battery Power is a column devoted to the heart of the game: The dynamic that exists between the pitcher, catcher, and the opposing batter. At its root, baseball is a strategic battle fought on the ground between the pitcher’s mound and home plate, and this column will dissect that battle, examining in detail everything from [...]

The calendar may have turned to April, but the 2011 BDD Previews march on as baseball fans across the nation celebrate Opening Day. Next up are the financial heavyweights of the American League East, a division that is a virtual lock to  produce the AL Wild Card for the fifth straight season. BDD’s Sammy Reid sees a re-shuffling [...]

Half of the BDD Previews are in the bag, and today is Paul Dylan’s turn as he tackles baseball’s largest division. There is very little separating the top four teams, and the fate of the National League Central could come down to the performances of just a handful of players…
 

Hi there, hypothetical National League Central [...]

Welcome as we continue our BDD 2011 Division Previews with the National League West, home of the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants.  Our own Sammy Reid takes on a division that has been won by four different teams in the last five years, with the Colorado Rockies having a legit chance to make it five out of six [...]

Warning: shameless tout, several BDD writers contributed to GP2011, and it’s now available, in time for the Holidays!
Free 18-page sample: GP11 Sample (warning, it’s addicting!)

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All – work on a replacement team tracker on BDD has ceased for the time being. Please use the one on rotolympus.com. Thanks – Rob.
As readers have no doubt noticed, the content at BDD has dropped off in the second half, with Joe Hamrahi moving on to other pursuits, such as dominating the [...]