Book Description
What will you find in this year's Baseball Prospectus?
This year's book includes:
Expanded commentary on nearly 1700 players.
Expanded Davenport Translation information, including
Peripheral ERA, and evaluations of players' secondary as well
as their primary defensive positions.
Expanded coverage of each team's major league pitchers,
Michael Wolverton's Support-Neutral Wins and Losses Rany
Jazayerli's Pitcher Abuse Points
Forecasts of hitter performance using Clay Davenport's new
"Wilton" forecasting system
A comprehensive alphabetical listing of all full-season
minor league players.
Top 40 Minor League Prospectus
New analysis from Keith Woolner on the value of a
traditional sabermetric tool, Catcher ERA.
Old favorites are still packed inside -- park and league
adjusted performances for nearly 3000 ballplayers. The
Prospectus will help you determine who's for real and who
isn't. Whether you're a longtime fan, fantasy baseball
junkie, or a recent convert to the lifetime addiction that is
baseball, you'll find Baseball Prospectus 1999 to be
enlightening and entertaining. There is no better book to
curl up with during a spring training game.
We at the Baseball Prospectus are very grateful for your
generous support -- not just in terms of book sales, but in
terms of letting us know what you liked and didn't like. We
share your commitment to baseball, and continually strive to
make the Baseball Prospectus a worthy companion for you and
the game to which it is a tribute.
Baseball Prospectus 1999 is available right now.
