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Baseball Prospectus 2008: The Essential Guide to the 2008 Baseball Season (Baseball Prospectus) | 
 enlarge | Creators: Steven Goldman, Christina Kahrl
Publisher: Plume
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 1021360
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 624
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.7
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3570973
ASIN: B001B2G4NI
Publication Date: February 25, 2008
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Product Description
The New York Times bestselling guide to major league baseball returns for the 2008 season
For over a decade, Baseball Prospectus has been the ultimate guide to the game for fantasy players, professionals, and casual fans alike. Baseball Prospectus 2008 continues that tradition, bringing together the top young baseball writers and analysts in the business to provide a definitive look at the season to come. Featuring groundbreaking essays on the performance of each of the thirty teams and an in-depth look at every major league player and all the top prospects, Baseball Prospectus 2008 offers the cutting-edge analysis that has inspired nearly every major league team to seek the advice of current or former Prospectus writers. Also included are projections of player stats for next year, as determined by the groundbreaking PECOTA system, which Sports Illustrated has called perhaps the games most accurate projection model. The most authoritative and entertaining book of its kind, Baseball Prospectus 2008 is as essential to the baseball-watching experience as hot dogs and cold beer.
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 The Baseball Bible for real fans July 26, 2008
I thought bitting humor and brutal honesty were gone once "The Scouting Report" wimped out and eventually died several years ago, but upon purchasing this book I am delighted to see the return of analysis - in written format - of MLB players and prospects. Zipperheads can get pure numbers anywhere but objective opinions about defense, arm strength and other subjective areas of the game are a rarity. This book is a gem that I hope continues. And continues to be humorous and brutally honest. I haven't seen previous years so I don't know if it's lost anything but my opinion is it still has plenty left. Check out Jack Cust if you think it has no balls left .... then read on for many more examples.
 Good, but not great April 30, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The stats and projections are all fantastic. However, I found the essays lacking and the book as a whole didn't live up to my lofty expectations. Next year, I will probably forgo buying the book and just stick with my subscription to the web-site.
Baseball Prospectus 2008 April 7, 2008
This is a great book! Great stats, good projections, good reading for the Fantasy and Baseball Fan
The best preview around April 4, 2008
The Baseball Prospectus is year after year the best baseball preview around. The expanded team by team and players analysis will take you through the year. A great product
BP Rocks the House March 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent resource for scouting baseball players for the upcoming season. Literally you get this book for $15, and compared with the magazines you get for $8, it is a great value. The book is full of stats you can't get anywhere else. Some in particular that I find valuable are the Groundball Percentages and new 'Stuff' rankings for pitchers.
They also don't just give you numbers, but supply you with a scouting report on pretty much any player who is likely to play in the majors in the upcoming season including minor leaguers.
Easily worth the $15 if you are trying to win a fantasy baseball league.
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