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Point Of Contention: Jeff Francoeur's Defense
Lookout Landing did a series of these "point of contention" articles earlier in the offseason, and I thought it would be a good way to flesh out some issues I had been thinking about. Jeff Francoeur won a gold glove in just his third season, at age 23, and has probably the best throwing arm in...
Our Defense (Was) A Good Defense
The voting results for the 2009 Fielding Bible Awards have been released, and Jack Wilson, Ichiro, and Franklin Gutierrez claimed 33% of the electronic hardware, with both Adrian Beltre and Jack Hannahan finishing as runners-up at third base. This is about as significant as the Kids Choice Awards,...
How Much is Mark Teixeira Worth?
With speculation that the Red Sox may end up breaking the bank for Mark Teixeira, it's time we discussed how valuable he really is. Dave Cameron goes into this subject on Fangraphs.com. Estimating that Tex is a worth an additional five wins above a replacement-level player, he comes up with the...













