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Trade Deadline Round Table
Editor: First, I'd like to announce the newest addition to Bullpen Banter, Jeff Reese. This is his first piece with the team and he'll be contributing on a regular basis. Today we've discussed several transactions from the deadline, enjoy! Also, you can't see him prior to it, but Doron joins us after the jump. Yankees
Statistical Head Scratchers: The Sacrifice Fly
If you'd like to read a very well written, researched, and overall interesting piece on the history of the sacrifice fly you'll find none better than the one written by Jonathan Schwartz over at SABR. While the "sac-fly" has a neat history, if you like to use the word neat to describe baseball statistics, it
The Rays Should Move To A Six-Man Rotation
Since Andrew Friedman took over the Rays at the end of the 2005 season, the organization’s philosophy has been cautious and calculating. To the envy of most, the front office rarely makes a false step. After years of toiling in the cellar, the Rays blossomed into the elite class of Major League Baseball in 2008.
The Top 20 Pitchers Age 25 & Under
 The Top 20 Pitchers Age 25 & Under http://www.realclearsports.com/blognetwork/fantasy_football_maniaxs/Stephen-Strasburg.JPG  Why create a list of players Age 25 and under? Well, prospect lists miss some great young players… and lists of players in the majors miss some great prospects. What I've tried to do here is make a list of the best "young" players
Prospects to Watch:2nd Review
When we rolled out our 2010 team previews one thing we did was pick a Prospect to Watch for each team(or more in some cases). Â I tried to pick players that weren't consensus Top 100 prospects but were still capable of making some noise this year potentially putting themselves in a position to make prospect
So you want Prince Fielder?
After the Cliff Lee was traded there remain several other all-star caliber players that could be traded including Jayson Werth and Dan Haren, but none are as likely as Milwaukee’s Prince Fielder. In 2007 a comparable situation occurred when the Texas Rangers placed franchise cornerstone Mark Teixeira on trade block with a year and a
The Top 20 Position Players Age 25 & Under
The Top 20 Position Players Age 25 & Under http://www.sawxblog.com/2009/08/rays-top-red-sox-in-13-as-the-sprint-begins.html Why create a list of players Age 25 and under? Well, prospect lists miss some great young players… and lists of players in the majors miss some great prospects. What I've tried to do here is make a list of the best "young" players in
Domonic Brown: A Look at Toolsy Hitters and ARL
I recently published my Midseason Top 50 Prospects here and Domonic Brown headlined the list. Â Coming into the year Brown was ranked by Baseball America as their #15 prospect, Kevin Goldstein tabbed Brown as his #24 prospect and we here at Bullpen Banter ranked Brown as our #14 prospect. Â I was higher on Brown than
