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Harold Baines isn't banking on his Hall of Fame chances

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Harold Baines is up for the Hall of Fame again, this time via the Today's Game Ballot in December.

mike's 2017 offseason plan roundup

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Indexed rosters. I'll add projections as they're released.

2016 Offseason Plan Tallies

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updated with 2016 BP WARP for catcher, fWAR for pitchers and other position players

Exploring Pitch Data with R class at DataCamp now available

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I'll be starting this class this week to see how it goes. I'll comment later once I'm done on whether I continue through this course or not. If I do, expect some fun James Shield graphs this offseason.

CNN Article on Jason Benetti

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Nice write up from CNN on Jason Benetti, his background, and path to becoming an announcer for the Sox.

The Horrible Dutchman, Or, another POS writes a book

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An entertainingly written article about a dinner and interview with Lenny Dykstra, who gives all Dutchmen a bad name.

Did the Sox Jump the Gun on James Shields?

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It's never too early to make a trade, as long as it's for the right guy...