Stats Minor League Handbook 1998 (Annual) [Paperback]

Bill James (Author)

Book Description

Series: Annual | Publication Date: November 1997

Minor league baseball is looking forward to yet another season of phenomenal growth! New teams and new fans mean more interest in minor league baseball. Bill James's popular annual Handbook is by far one of the most complete sources of statistics for tomorrow's major league hopefuls.

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The name Bill James is synonymous with baseball statistics. If you need to know the latest facts and figures about the minor leagues, his handbook is the source of record. In it you'll find complete statistics for the past year's pitchers, hitters, fielders, and managers. But far from being a machine-like compiler of data, James plays with the numbers to find the underlying relationships and trends that make baseball such a great game from a statistical perspective. These are stats that enlarge the game, teasing out the human element and giving fans even more reasons to love and respect the game.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Stats Inc (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884064434
• ISBN-13: 978-1884064432
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,446,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute necessity to researching the minor leagues, April 30, 1998

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This review is from: Stats Minor League Handbook 1998 (Annual) (Paperback)

I gave Bill James' '98 Minor League Handbook a 10 because I couldn't survive without it. It includes every relevant stat, plus extras, for EVERY player from AAA through to Rookie ball. This book also contains comparisons of different minor leagues (eg. hitters league vs. pitchers league) and Bill James' own projected major league stats for several prospects. I play in a fantasy league that uses minor leaguers at all four levels, and I would be lost without this easy reference guide!