Title: Raptors Media Day Reactions
Date: October 2, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: Following Toronto Raptors’ Media Day, I reacted to some of the more interesting quotes coming from the team and management regarding the upcoming season.
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Title: MVP Methodology and the Triple Crown Index
Date: September 29, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: My debut piece at Beyond the Boxscore explores the different logical and statistical methodologies people use when determining their Most Valuable Player votes and introduces the Triple Crown Index, an indexed score of how a player stacks up in the traditional Triple Crown categories.
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Title: Roster Turnover and Offensive Changes
Date: September 28, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: With the Raptors having turned over half of their roster, I took a look at the statistical profiles of each player and how the team’s offensive identity might change for the upcoming year.
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Title: Toronto Raptors PER Projections
Date: September 26, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: With the release of ESPN’s John Hollinger’s Player Efficiency Rating projections, I took a look at how the Raptors stacked up.
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Title: Where to Find Ottawa Senators During the Lockout
Date: September 23, 2012
Original Source: The Hockey Writers
Synopsis: My debut article for The Hockey Writers, where I’ll be covering the Ottawa Senators, looks at where you can find Senators’ players and prospects during the NHL lockout.
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Title: Down On The Farm – Updating Prospects You Were Expecting in 2013
Date: September 19, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: My latest DOTF piece looks back at Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects for 2012, specifically those in the top-50 who had an ETA of 2013. The article updates the timelines of those players who were originally expected to debut sometime next season.
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Title: Early Training Camp & Pre-Season Primer
Date: September 17, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: Stretching for content with two weeks to kill before training camp opens, I took a very early look at the pre-season schedule, training camp notes, and the current Raptors’ roster construction and salary structure moving forward.
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Title: Down On The Farm: Fun With Major League Equivalencies
Date: September 12, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: This week’s DOTF piece went in a different direction, analyzing Minor League Baseball’s top performers within the scope of Major League Equivalent statistics. Using a converter tool, I took some of MiLB’s MVPs and top performers and translated their stats to the MLB equivalent, given their current level and performance.
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Title: Down On The Farm: Arizona Fall League Part 1
Date: September 5, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: The Down On The Farm weekly feature is heading in a slightly different direction with Minor League seasons winding down, now focusing on the Arizona Fall League rosters, and what those assignments mean for the development of the players involved. Part 1 of the series looked at the Mesa Solar Sox, the affiliate team for the Orioles, Cubs, Tigers, Astros, and Dodgers.
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Title: Down On The Farm: Toronto Blue Jays
Date: August 29, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: My latest Down On The Farm piece takes a look at the top-5 farm system belonging to the Kansas City Royals.
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