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About Jeffrey Gross

Jeffrey Gross is a 24-year old law student (and die-hard Cubs fan) who currently resides in Madison, WI. In addition to writing for The Hardball Times, he periodically writes baseball analysis for the Game Of Inches blog under the pseudonym David "MVP" Eckstein and has previously worked for The Daily Illini and Northern Star newspapers as a film critic and sportswriter (respectively). You can reach him by email at gameofinchesblog AT gmail DOT com.


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2010

Top 20 fantasy middle and corner infielders for 2011

December 31, 2010
Ranking fantasy players by eligible position, 20 at a time.

Greinke The Brewer

December 30, 2010
Forecasting Zack Greinke's prospective 2011.

Top 20 fantasy third basemen for 2011

December 24, 2010
Ranking fantasy players by eligible position, 20 at a time.

A belated retrospective at the past decade of baseball

December 24, 2010
A belated retrospective at the past decade of baseball.

Top 20 fantasy shortstops for 2011

December 17, 2010
Ranking fantasy players by eligible position, 20 at a time.

Top 20 fantasy second basemen for 2011

December 10, 2010
Ranking fantasy players by eligible position, 20 at a time.

Making an example of Ted Lilly

December 03, 2010
A way to look at a pitcher's 2011 value.

Top 20 fantasy first basemen for 2011

November 29, 2010
Ranking fantasy players by eligible position, 20 at a time.

Top 20 fantasy catchers for 2011

November 26, 2010
First of a series ranking players by position.

THT Live: Top 2011 free agent landing spots

November 15, 2010

Those fickle pitchers!

November 12, 2010
Take your pick of the numbers.

THT Live: Ichiro Suzuki, meet linear weights

October 30, 2010

Announcing THT’s “Compete Against the Experts” League

October 25, 2010
A quick pitch for the 2011 THT Experts League competition

Whose best position is DH?

October 20, 2010
The hitters who should not be playing baseball with their gloves.

THT Live: Breaking down the ALCS

October 14, 2010

2010 xBABIP Splits And Adjustments

October 11, 2010
A look at the 2010 xBABIP splits of 270 hitters and their expected batting lines for 2011.

Waiver Wire retrospective: The worst-laid plans

October 08, 2010
My 10 worst fantasy suggestions of 2010.

Waiver Wire retrospective: The best-laid plans

October 01, 2010
A look back at my 10 best fantasy suggestions of 2010.

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 25

September 24, 2010
Some last-minute fantasy advice as the season winds down.

Fantasyland: The Movie

September 22, 2010
A brief review of, and link to, Fantasyland: The Movie.

Cueto-LaRue: Legal implications…

September 20, 2010
Can one baseball player sue another for injuries sustained on the field?

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 24

September 17, 2010
Guest writer Adam Kaplan looks at some underowned and undervalued studs who could make or break your September fantasy push.

THT Live: Moving Manny

September 04, 2010

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 22

September 03, 2010
This week we assess Manny Ramirez, Ryan Raburn, Hideki Matsui, Jayson Nix, Scott Sizemore, Koji Uehara, Fernando Rodney and Danny Valencia .

THT Live: The White Sox owe their fans an apology

September 01, 2010

THT Live: The Jeff Loria problem

August 28, 2010

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 21

August 27, 2010
With September call-ups approaching and many top prospects seeing playing time in August to be eligible for postseason play, we look at some of baseball's hottest prospects.

Keeper League Mailbag: Question No. 4

August 25, 2010
Answering your keeper league fantasy questions.

Keeper League Mailbag: Question #1

August 24, 2010
Answering your keeper league fantasy questions.

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 20

August 21, 2010
Week 20 in the AL Waiver Wire series assesses the fantasy value of Adam Lind, Kevin Slowey, Jim Thome, Mitch Moreland and Dallas Braden.

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 19

August 13, 2010
Week 19 in the AL Waiver Wire series assesses the fantasy values of Jeremy Hellickson, Brandon Morrow, Brian Matusz, Dice-K, Carlos Delgado and Juan Pierre . . . plus Jose Bautista watch continues!

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 18

August 06, 2010
Week 18's AL Waiver Wire assesses the value of several newcomers to the AL following a less-than-exciting trade deadline.

Reflecting on the trade deadline

August 05, 2010
One man's analysis of the deals and non-deals.

xWHIP leaders and losers

August 02, 2010
Mining for rest of season value by looking at the at the best/worst xWHIP guys in baseball, courtesy of the xWHIP calculator.

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 17

July 30, 2010
We assess the fantasy value of some over/underperforming stocks, and Matt Wieters makes a surprise visit.

Forecasting Dan Haren the Angel

July 26, 2010
How will he do in the rest of the season?

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 16

July 23, 2010
On week 16, we assess the fantasy value of Jayson Nix, Matt Thornton/J.J. Putz, Scott Sizemore, Luke Scott, Chris Perez, Austin Jackson, Cliff Pennington and Jack Cust.

The sum of their parts: a deeper look at pitchers’ peripheral data

July 22, 2010
All strikeouts and walks are not the same.

Introducing The xWHIP Calculator

July 16, 2010
An explanation of, and file link to, the xWHIP calculator.

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 15

July 16, 2010
Week 15 in the AL Waiver Wire series assesses the fantasy value of Cliff Lee, Chris Carter, J.P. Arencibia, Yunel Escobar, Brandon Morrow, Chris Davis, Justin Smoak and Scott Baker . . . plus Jose Bautisa watch continues!


THT Live: WHIPlash: Projecting Cliff Lee’s Second Half WHIP

July 10, 2010

THT Live: Translating Cliff Lee The Mariner Into Cliff Lee The Ranger (Parts 3 and 4)

July 10, 2010

THT Live: Translating Cliff Lee The Mariner Into Cliff Lee The Ranger (Parts 1 and 2)

July 09, 2010

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 14

July 09, 2010
Week 14 in the AL Waiver Wire series assesses the fantasy value of Matt LaPorta, Kila Ka'aihue, Michael Brantley, Brennan Boesch, Daniel Hudson, Joshua Bell and my boy Marc Rzepczynski. . . plus Jose Bautisa watch continues!

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 13

July 02, 2010
Week 13 in the AL Waiver Wire series assesses the fantasy value of Erik Bedard, Dallas Braden, Brett Wallace, Russell Branyan, Bengie Molina and Fausto Carmona . . . plus Jose Bautisa watch continues!

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 12

June 25, 2010
Week 12 in the AL Waiver Wire series assesses the fantasy value of Chris Davis, Matt Joyce, Conor Jackson, Carlos Guillen and Alex Gordon ... plus a Geovany Soto rant and Jose Bautisa watch continues!

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 11

June 18, 2010
Week 11 in the AL Waiver Wire series assesses the fantasy value of Trevor Cahill, Max Scherzer, Adrian Beltre, Julio Borbon, Erick Aybar, Scott Baker and Brett Cecil ... plus Jose Bautisa watch continues!

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 10

June 11, 2010
Week 10 in the AL Waiver Wire series assesses the fantasy value of pitching around the junior circuit in Gavin Floyd, Bobby Jenks, Matt Thornton, J.J. Putz, Sergio Santos, Brandon Morrow and Justin Masterson, with a look at Vernon Wells as well ... plus Jose Bautisa watch continues!

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 9

June 04, 2010
Week 9 in the AL Waiver Wire series assesses the value of Mike Napoli, John Lackey, Javier Vazquez, Corey Patterson (blasphemy, right?) and Jason Frasor among others ... plus Jose Bautisa watch continues.

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 8

May 28, 2010
Week 8 in the AL Waiver Wire series assesses the value of Carlos Santana, Jake Fox, Max Scherzer, Julio Borbon, Luke Scott, amongst others ... plus Jose Bautisa watch!

Waiver Wire: AL, Week 7

May 21, 2010
Week 7's edition of the AL Waiver Wire looks at some power pitchers and hitters in Jack Cust, Justin Masterson, Brandon Morrow, Gio Gonzalez, Derek Holland, Brennan Boesch, Hank Blalock, Armando Galarraga, Mike Aviles and Gordon Beckham.

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