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The Bill James

Player Rating Book 1995

Introduction, 9

A discussion of the various issues involved in the strike that ended the 1994 season (and had not been resolved when the book was first published)

Discussion of terms and methods:

Major League Equivalent(MLE)

Rule 5

Projections of 1995 statistics

Dollar valuations of the players

Predicint pitchers

Grade A Prospects

Felipe Alou's bullpen usage patterns

Kansas City Royals franchise rebuilding

The Players, 23

For each player, a dollar valuation (1-100 scale), a short comment and 2-3 years of standard statistics, sometimes including a 1995 projection, sometimes Major League Equivalencies of minor league stats.

Long Shots, 275

For players who would not normally (absent the strike) be expected to play in the majors in 1995, a dollar valuation and a one line comment.

Highest-Valued Players by Position, 283