Andre Ethier’s Power Outage: Why is Andre Ethier’s slugging down 91 points from his 2008-2010 average? Baseball Analytics’ David Golebiewski investigates.

Will BBWAA Vote Matt Kemp NL MVP (like they should)?: Matt Kemp has been far and away the best player in the NL this season, but as this BtB post notes, there’s a very good chance the writers will hold L.A.’s poor season against him.

Clayton Kershaw — Like a Boss (of the Strike Zone): As Fangraphs’ Carson Cistulli writes, Kershaw is the pitcher who most frequently wins his battles with opposing batters over control of the strike zone.

Roy Halladay – The Modern Day Sandy Koufax: Dave Cameron compares the two players… and it’s actually pretty close.

What do Matt Kemp and Jered Weaver have in common with Hall of Famers Lou Gehrig and Carl Hubbell?: As Alex Koenig of the Harvard College Sports Analysis Collective notes, not since Hubbell faced Gehrig in the 1936 World Series has baseball seen a better cross-town pitcher-batter matchup by WAR than the Weaver-Kemp showdown we’ll see this weekend.

How Much Money Is Matt Kemp Earning Himself?: Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness takes a look at the kind of payday Kemp is going to get if he keeps up his monster pace so far in 2011.

James Loney’s Problems at the Plate: From Fangraphs’ Dave Allen, some visualizations of Loney’s struggles.

Willie Davis: Disappointment or misunderstood?: Steven Booth of THT with a fresh look at Davis’ career.

BOB: Dodgers drama continues: At THT, Brian Borawski’s newest Business of Baseball report.

BOB:  Dodgers in bankruptcy?: Brian Borawski’s newest Business of Baseball report at THT, featuring more on the Dodger drama.

BOB – Frank McCourt gets nasty: The latest Business of Baseball report from Brian Borawski, with the Dodger situation once again playing a prominent role.

The Worst Hitters With Long Hitting Streaks In Major League History: Using B-R’s Play Index, Jeff Sullivan of Baseball Nation found the worst hitters to ever tear off long hitting streaks.

Ethier’s Adjustment: David Pinto of Baseball Analytics explains how Andre Ethier adjusted to opponents pitching him away.

BOB:  The empire takes over the Dodgers: Brian Borawski’s latest Business of Baseball report covers the big news in L.A.

Ethier sets April hit streak record: According to ESPN’s Stats & Info, Andre Ethier now has the longest April hit streak in MLB history.

David Pinto of Baseball Analytics has heat maps on Clayton Kershaw & Hiroki Kuroda’s approaches by count. Link

At Baseball Analytics, Jonathan Scippa analyzes Clayton Kershaw’s early returns using PITCHf/x data. Link