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SPECULATOR: Skills in search of roles

Ray

Murphy

May 17, 2013 12:05 AM GMT

Players who have interesting skills, if only some playing time would materialize.

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SPECULATOR: Searching for hidden injuries among slow starters

Ray

Murphy

May 11, 2013 12:07 AM GMT

Which of 2013's slow starters might be hiding injuries?

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SPECULATOR: Fun with tiny samples, pt 2: skill losers

Ray

Murphy

May 02, 2013 12:05 AM GMT

Following last week's look at skill gainers, this week we look at those hitters and pitchers who have shown diminished skills in tiny April sample sizes.

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SPECULATOR: Fun with tiny samples, pt 1: Gainers

Ray

Murphy

April 26, 2013 12:05 AM GMT

It's still a bit early to interpret early-season performance, but that doesn't mean we can't generate some interesting lists. This week: skills gainers.

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SPECULATOR: The best and worst of early hitting performances

Ray

Murphy

April 21, 2013 12:06 AM GMT

Extrapolating what some full-season stat lines could look like for a set of early-season surgers and strugglers.

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SPECULATOR: Back-testing early SP meltdowns

Ray

Murphy

April 12, 2013 12:05 AM GMT

Over the course of the season's first week, there has been some notable SP blowups. Which ones are most concerning?

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SPECULATOR: Longshot leaders and award winners, part 2

Ray

Murphy

April 04, 2013 12:04 AM GMT

Continuing our exercise from last week: anyone can predict a Miguel Cabrera MVP award or a Justin Verlander Cy Young campaign. We're not interested in that level of prognostication; we're going to stick our necks out a good bit further.

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