May 24, 2012

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About Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson is a 24 year old graduate of Macalester College where he majored in Economics and History. He aspires to one day be an important member of a major league front office. He's also interested in writing and behavioral economics. You can follow him on Twitter @baseballAteam. He would like that.


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2012

The daily grind 5-23

May 23, 2012
Fewer games but same amount of options tomorrow

The daily grind 5-21

May 22, 2012
Lots of options over the next two days

The daily grind 5-21

May 21, 2012
Today is thin on options

The daily grind 5-20

May 20, 2012
Pitching did not go well over the past two days

The daily grind 5-18

May 18, 2012
It's interleague rivalry series time

The daily grind 5-17

May 17, 2012
Short lists for the next two days

The daily grind 5-16

May 16, 2012
Grind and grind and grind some more.

The daily grind 5-15

May 15, 2012
A rare evening of calm on the reliever front

The daily grind 5-14

May 14, 2012
Back from a three-day break

The daily grind 5-10

May 10, 2012
The one where all the pitching picks did well

The daily grind 5-9

May 09, 2012
Only six games tomorrow, but there are still a few good hitters to choose from

The daily grind 5-8

May 08, 2012
Some awesome pitcher match-ups await you tomorrow.

The daily grind 5-7

May 07, 2012
Back from weekend break

The daily grind 5-4

May 04, 2012
Bad match-ups this week

The daily grind 5-3

May 03, 2012
The early-season closer madness continues

The daily grind 5-2

May 02, 2012
Thin Thursday isn't actually super thin this week.

The daily grind 5-1

May 01, 2012
Welcome to May

The daily grind 4-30

April 30, 2012
Two pitching-poor days are on the horizon

The daily grind 4-28

April 28, 2012
Grinding through the weekend

The daily grind 4-27

April 27, 2012
No must plays on the horizon but plenty of usable match-ups

The daily grind 4-26

April 26, 2012
Lots of pitching options tomorrow.

The daily grind 4-25

April 25, 2012
My picks were kind to me yesterday. I hope you benefited, too.

The daily grind 4-24

April 24, 2012


The daily grind 4-23

April 23, 2012
Hitters are plentiful but pitchers are not

The daily grind 4-22

April 22, 2012
I'm the guy who told you to stream Philip Humber #perfectgame

The daily grind 4-21

April 21, 2012
Popular demand edition

The daily grind 4-20

April 20, 2012
Plenty of favorable match-ups to be had today and tomorrow

The daily grind 4-19

April 19, 2012
Some good options on the horizon for tomorrow

The daily grind 4-18

April 18, 2012
I hope you don't need to stream tomorrow...

The daily grind 4-17

April 17, 2012
Slim pickings for today.

The daily grind

April 16, 2012
Lessons from Brad's daily search through the waiver wire

Let there be news - Volume 14

March 26, 2012
Injuries, injuries, and more injuries

Let there be news - Volume 13

March 19, 2012
The Yankees pull another rabbit out of the hat, more players get injured, and instant replay (non) news.

Let there be news - Volume 12

March 12, 2012
A slow week in transactions, but the injuries are beginning to mount

Five questions: Philadelphia Phillies

March 08, 2012
How much longer can this aging roster dominate the NL East?

Dual eligible pitchers in Yahoo!

March 05, 2012
Pitchers with dual eligibility and their expected usefulness

Let there be news - Volume 11

March 05, 2012
A new playoff schedule, a bunch of five-year contracts, and another shady signing.

Let there be news - Volume 10

February 27, 2012
A busy week as we get closer to real baseball

Let there be news - Volume 9

February 20, 2012
A traditionally slow week brought one big surprise and several ancillary moves.

Let there be news - Volume 8

February 13, 2012
Arbitration deals, extensions, and minor league signings dominated the week

Did you know we had a mock draft?

February 07, 2012
I discuss what I learned from the much ballyhooed THT Mock Draft.

Let there be news - Volume 7

February 06, 2012
Saber gadgets, addiction, and a couple of signings round out the big headlines this week

THT Live: Would the Nationals consider holding back Strasburg?

February 06, 2012

Let there be news - Volume 6

January 30, 2012
Prince Fielder joins Cliff Lee on the Mysteries, and other news

THT Live: Juan Pierre, Domonic Brown, and plans

January 30, 2012

Let there be news - Volume 5

January 23, 2012
A flood of news, brought to you in part by the deadline to exchange arbitration figures

Let there be news - Volume 4

January 16, 2012
The Yankees get busy, Madson finds a home, and Gio Gonzalez settles down

Let there be news - Volume 3

January 09, 2012
We’re eight days into 2012, and the Cubs already may have had their best week.

Let there be news - Volume 2

January 03, 2012
Andrew Bailey, Carlos Quentin, Melvin Mora, and the end of another year.

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