Jon Michael Adams

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 29, 1978 in Corpus Christi, TX
High School: Sinton HS (Sinton, TX)
School: Texas A&M University-Kingsville (Kingsville, TX)
Signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent in 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 18, 2004 (Age 25)   vs. MON 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Padres/Rangers/Brewers/Phillies 2004-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2014, 2 yrs/$12M (13-14) & 15 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 6.019, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Josh Yates, SFX Baseball, previously: Alan Nero [*]
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• 5/21 FFLockerRoom: Phillies RHP Mike Adams Disabled, C Humberto Quintero Recalled: The Philadelphia Phillies have had to place right-handed reliever Mike Adams on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained back....
• 5/20 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Braves, Brown, Quintero: Braves rookie Julio Teheran came within an inning of his first big league shutout tonight before a Josh Willingham homer halted...
• 5/20 MLB Injury News: Phillies report three more injuries: Howard, Ruiz, Adams: The Philadelphia Phillies have even more problems on the injury front. They are already without starting pitchers Roy Halladay,...
• 5/20 Phillies Nation: Chooch Out 3-4 Weeks, Howard Day-to-Day: Phils fans braced for the worst and came away with a pair of “phews”. Carlos Ruiz will miss just 3-4 weeks with a...
• 5/20 Injury Report: ()
• 5/20 That Ball's Outta Here: Phillies Youth Movement May Be Best Thing For Future AND Present: It’s been thought that if the Phillies fall out of contention within in the next two months (and judging by the level of...
• 5/19 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Kershaw, Rockies, Rangers, Astros: Credit Dodgers' scouting director Logan White for ensuring that Clayton Kershaw's big league successes have come in a Dodger...
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• 5/16 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Living in interesting times: There is a Chinese proverb – or at least a line in a speech by Robert F. Kennedy – that says “may you live in...
• 5/16 Injury Report: ()
• 5/16 MLB Injury News: Phillies' Mike Adams could be placed on DL: The back spasms that kept Mike Adams from pitching Sunday and forced Jonathan Papelbon to pitch when he otherwise wouldn't have...
• 5/15 Injury Report: ()
• 5/15 Phillies Nation: Adams Had Setback, Recieved Shot in Ailing Back: Mike Adams said it grabbed him on Sunday. Yesterday, while trying to work it out by playing catch, his aching back grabbed again...
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• 5/15 That Ball's Outta Here: Phillies Prove Indians Are Not 18 Runs Better Than Them, Beat Cleveland 6-2: Two weeks ago, the Phillies were the victims of a merciless beating in Cleveland. Outscored 20-2 by the Indians in a brief two...
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• 5/14 Phillies Nation: Pettibone, Mayberry lead way for Phils over Tribe: The Phillies used timely hitting and good starting pitching to go 4-3 on last week’s West Coast trip.  They did it again...
• 5/14 Injury Report: ()
• 5/13 Phillies Nation: Panic or Press On? Adams Out With Spasms: According to CSN’s Jim Salisbury, Mike Adams sat out of yesterday’s finale with the Diamondbacks due to back spasms....
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• 5/13 MLB Injury News: Phillies' Mike Adams misses series finale with back spasms: The Philadelphia Phillies had to turn to Jonathan Papelbon on back-to-back days because of back spasms Mike Adams experienced...
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• 5/11 Phillies Nation: After Early Rally, Phils Bats go Silent In Loss: One pitch. That’s all it took for Mike Adams to serve up a line drive home run to Miguel Montero in the eighth inning of...
• 5/9 The High Phive: Phillies Split Final Two Games with Giants: Kyle Kendrick is the man, everyone of you reading this and everyone you know that has watched the Phillies has said the following...
• 5/6 AroundTheFoghorn: Talking San Francisco Giants – Philadelphia Phillies Series Preview. Also, I Didn’t Break Roy Halladay: Yesterday morning, FanSided’s Philadelphia Phillies Editor Justin Klugh (of That Ball’s Outta Here fame) and I sat...
• 5/3 That Ball's Outta Here: Kyle Kendrick… Stopper Extraordinaire. Phils Beat Marlins 7-2: OK, we’re through the looking glass now, people. Kyle Kendrick has become the Phillies’ stopper. Kendrick, who is...

• 4/28 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week: Charlie Wilmoth advocated for a rule change...
• 4/28 Phillies Nation: Galvis, Howard Power Hamels to First Win, Sweep of Mets: On a day where Cole Hamels struggled with control, issuing six free passes, Hamels kept his composure to pick up his first win...
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• 4/26 That Ball's Outta Here: Phillies Finish Awful Series Against Pirates With 6-4 Loss: Let’s make a quick list of things that would have been more fun to do than watch this four-game series against the Pittsburgh...
• 4/25 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Notes: Amaro, Utley, Manuel: Roy Halladay posted his third consecutive quality start last night against the Pirates, but relievers Antonio **** Mike Adams,...
• 4/25 Baseballhotcorner.com: Texas Rangers 2012-2013 Off-Season: A Look Back: After the historic collapse last season, the Texas Rangers relinquished their season long hold on first place and ended up losing...
• 4/25 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Mailbag: Stanton, Harvey, Hamilton: I answered over 40 questions in my hourlong chat on Tuesday, but there are always some good ones that fall through the cracks....
• 4/25 The High Phive: Halladay Dominates, Bullpen Does Not as the Phillies lose 5-3: Let’s start off with the positive, I asked for something positive to write about yesterday… and I got it; sadly there...
• 4/25 Macho-Row.com: Pirates 5, Phillies 3: Not quite what the Doc ordered: Everything was going smoothly. Roy Halladay was locked in on the mound. Chase Utley and Ryan Howard each hit massive solo home...
• 4/25 Crashburn Alley: A Quick Note on Jason Grilli: I haven’t been on the Internet too much over the last few days — who’dathunkit — but I managed to catch...
• 4/25 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 5, Phillies 3: Awesome comeback win for the Pirates tonight. Your heroes? Brandon Inge and Pedro Alvarez, of course! Those two (and several others)...
• 4/24 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 21 Recap - Pirates 5, Phillies 3: -The Pirates got handled pretty well by Roy Halladay to start the game and while they were down 3-1 after six innings of work...
• 4/24 Phillies Nation: Phils Squander Lead, Lose 5-3 to the Pirates: Another solid outing wasted Roy Halladay continued to silence critics with another solid performance, as Corey predicted on this...
• 4/24 Through The Fence Baseball: San Diego Padres to call up top prospect Robbie Erlin?: According to Friarhood.com, sources have shared that top left-handed pitching prospect Robbie Erlin will be promoted from triple-A...
• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Mike Adams: It's been a rough start to the season for the Phillies, whose 9-12 record puts them 6.5 games out of first place in the NL East....
• 4/24 FriarHood: Robbie Erlin Headed to San Diego: Sources have told Friarhood.com that the Padres have called up Robbie Erlin from AAA Tucson.  Erlin was acquired at the trade...
• 4/23 That Ball's Outta Here: Improved Phillies Bullpen Shows It May Actually Be Really Good This Year: There was something different about last night’s 3-2 win over the Pirates at Citizens Bank Park. Something that reeked of...
• 4/22 Crashburn Alley: An Oral History of The Phillies’ Statistical Analysis Department: In what appears to be the twilight of an enormously fruitful competitive run for the Phillies, much has been made of the internal...
• 4/22 Phillies Nation: Offense Erupts Late, Phils Earn Split With Cards: After striking for two runs in the first, the Phillies offense was unable to get to a very hittable Jake Westbrook through six...
• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week: Tim Dierkes revised MLBTR's 2014 Free Agent...
• 4/20 TheLeadoffWalk: Cardinals vs. Phillies: Day 20 Observations : Cardinals 5, Phillies 0 Cliff Lee: Not only was it an out of character outing for Lee based on the end result...
• 4/19 The High Phive: Phillies Offense Awakens But Still Fall to Cardinals 4-3: Well the offense has been stagnant to say the least;  they had 13 hits in the entire series against the Reds, and were coming...
• 4/19 MLBTradeRumors: Transaction Retrospection: The Mike Adams Trade: Trade deadlines come and go every year, and in looking back we tend to remember the blockbuster deals. Few will forget last year's...
• 4/18 Nolan Writin': A Day After The Rainout: (I wrote this last night. So, typically, it’s not current.)   Rainouts aren’t fun. They suck. That’s all...
• 4/17 Vigilante Baseball : Replace your ace: Over the past week, some fantasy owners have lost their aces. Jered Weaver, Zack Greinke and most recently Johnny Cueto have made...
• 4/16 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Ups and downs: When we last checked in on the Phillies, we lamented that after the bullpen bled hits and runs in the home opener, it appeared...
• 4/16 Phillies Nation: It Should Have Been Adams: The Phillies lost a pitchers’ duel on Monday in a very entertaining game that saw Cliff Lee and Bronson Arroyo throw very...
• 4/16 Crashburn Alley: The Tuesday 10: 4/16/13: A brief aside before I get to the new feature: Yesterday’s events in Boston were obviously horrid, and those in the area...
• 4/16 That Ball's Outta Here: Phillies Bats Screw Over Cliff Lee Again; Phils Lose 4-2: It’s a good thing the Phillies have two hitting instructors. Can you imagine how bad this offense would be if they only...
• 4/15 TheLeadoffWalk: Phillies vs. Reds: Day 15 Observations: Reds 4, Phillies 2 Brandon Phillips: Phillips’s dominating stretch to begin 2013 continued on Monday with two more...
• 4/15 Crashburn Alley: Let’s Talk about Jeremy Horst: Jeremy Horst is the early leader for “most hated pitcher in the Phillies bullpen”, a shade ahead of Chad Durbin. With...
• 4/15 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Week in Review #2: Record: 4-2 Standing: 6-6, 4th place in NL East (5.0 GB) Top 3 offensive plays (by Win Probability Added, WPA) April 12: Game...
• 4/13 Phillies Nation: Marlins Walk Off Against The Phillies: Can you say deja vu? For the second straight night, the Phillies took a 1-1 tie deep into their game against the Miami Marlins....
• 4/12 Phillies Nation: Utley Propels Phils Past Marlins in Extras: Tonight’s game started out pretty well. John Lannan was cruising through the Marlins’ lineup, and the Phils were able...
• 4/12 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor League Week In Review: Following a long awaited start to major league games that count, the minor leagues kicked off last week with opening series against...
• 4/11 Mets Chronicle: Recap: Game 8 - Mets (3) at Phillies (8) - Gee Gets Bombed, Buck Continues Hot Hitting: Final123456789RHE N.Y. Mets (5-3)000210000382 Philadelphia (3-5)«04310000x8111 W: C. Lee (2-0) L: D. Gee (0-2) HR:...
• 4/11 Crashburn Alley: Last Night Showed Glimpse of Bullpen Potential: Domonic Brown grabbed the spotlight early during last night’s series finale against the Mets, hitting a three-run home run...
• 4/11 Macho-Row.com: Phillies 7, Mets 3: Utley, Brown power offense to win: It felt like "hittin' season" early Wednesday night as Chase Utley hit a two-run home run to dead...
• 4/10 Macho-Row.com: Phillies 8, Mets 3: Cliff Lee pitches near-complete game: Cliff Lee is well ahead of his 2012 pace in terms of wins. On Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park Lee earned his...
• 4/10 That Ball's Outta Here: Michael Young Shows Leadership AND A BAT In Phils’ 8-3 Win: For all the talk about Michael Young‘s “leadership” abilities, and I’m sure they are a valuable commodity,...
• 4/8 The High Phive: Phillies Fans: It’s Too Early to Panic: After 6 games many Phillies fans-especially those one tends to notice on the 2 local sports talk radio stations-are already well...
• 4/8 That Ball's Outta Here: After One Week, Still Lots To Be Concerned About: The Philadelphia Phillies have played six games so far in 2013. That’s 3.7% of the 2013 season. One week down, 26 to go....
• 4/6 Phillies Nation: What to Make of Phillies Bullpen: On paper, games are not played. On the field is where battles between pitcher and hitter are won and lost, and right now, the...
• 4/5 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Why?: The Phillies have stumbled out to a 1-3 start. The pitchers aren't getting opposing hitters out and the hitters aren't coming...
• 4/3 Phillies Nation: Phillies Drop Forgettable Game To Braves: On a rain-soaked night, the Phillies lost an ugly one to the Braves, 9-2, in a game that left them with more questions than answers...
• 4/3 The High Phive: 2013 Philadelphia Phillies Predictions: With one game down, a lot of people over-react, but that is our nature due to the fact that for the last five or so months, one...
• 4/3 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Braves, April 3-4: After a loss to the Braves at Atlanta's Turner Field on Monday, the Phillies will turn to right-hander Roy Halladay to help...
• 4/1 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Still Phighting? Philadelphia Phillies 2013 Season Preview: by "Cakes" FisherPhiladelphia CorrespondentRyan Howard, Photo: hj_west, Flickr.comThe Phillies open their 2013 season in the...
• 4/1 The High Phive: 2013 Philadelphia Phillies Prediction: This past week I tweeted to my followers that I believe the Phillies will win 88 games this season, putting them in the mix for...
• 4/1 numberFire: Philadelphia Phillies 2013 Statistical Preview: Pitching: This is numberFire: we look much further than just Cliff Lee's win-loss record from 2012.See More Cliff Lee Cole Hamels John...
• 4/1 Phillies Nation: Writer’s Roundtable: Offseason’s Best: Q: Which transaction by Ruben Amaro Jr. this offseason do you think will reap the greatest reward for the Phillies in 2013? ...

• 3/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Will the AL West title return to the Texas Rangers?: For the 2013 Texas Rangers, a new season brings about a whole new list of possibilities as well as a few new faces. No longer...
• 3/28 That Ball's Outta Here: TBOH Preview: Phillies Positional Battles: When spring training began late last month, there were two main areas on the roster that had positions up for grabs… corner...
• 3/26 Call to the Pen: The Philadelphia Phillies Make Another Postseason Push in 2013: After ruling over the National League East for five years, the Philadelphia Phillies suddenly looked old in 2012. Battling a barrage...
• 3/25 StoopSports.com: 30 in 30: Philadelphia Phillies: To lead you into the MLB season Stoop Sports’ MLB staff is embarking on a 30 day journey, where we will give you pre-season...
• 3/25 Nolan Writin': Opening Day Countdown: One More Week: It doesn’t get much better than this part of the year. It’s the beginning of spring- a time to close the book on college...
• 3/24 FriarHood: 2013 Padres Top Prospects: Outside Looking In: Padres top prospects lists are everywhere.  In an effort to change things up, we will not have our traditional top prospects...
• 3/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Philadelphia Phillies preview: Is the window open for another year?: The Philadelphia Phillies hobbled into 2012 with a variety of spare parts playing significant roles on a daily basis. Injuries...
• 3/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Keys to 2013: Texas Rangers: Starting Pitching Key: Yu Darvish The Rangers’ starting rotation isn’t as deep as it once was. They know what they can expect...
• 3/22 That Ball's Outta Here: Phillies Pen Actually Set Up To Provide Relief: “Don’t worry be happy.” That is our mantra here at TBOH all week as we provide the multitude of reasons why...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Texas Rangers: The Rangers lost significant contributors this past offseason, and while they countered by adding some newcomers, the gap between...
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies addressed their outfield, third base, and late-inning relief concerns without making a major free agent splash. Major...
• 3/21 Phillies Nation: PN Roundtable: Major Concerns?: This week’s Writer’s Roundtable question was from Ryan Dinger and compiled by Don McGettigan: “Aside from Roy Halladay‘s...
• 3/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers preview: Post-Josh era should be a success: After a disappointing end to the 2012 season and an offseason where the club failed to land any marquee players, the Texas Rangers...
• 3/15 Phillies Nation: Sorting Out The Bullpen Logjam: One of the best parts about Spring Training is the positional competition. In recent years, Phillies fans have gone without this...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Notes: Manuel, Halladay, Howard: The Phillies were a .500 team in 2012 after winning five consecutive NL East titles. They enter the 2013 season with a payroll...
• 3/14 Phillies Nation: Roundtable: Besides Brown, Which Player Has Impressed Most This Spring?: Our weekly Writers’s Roundtable is back and this time the topic comes from Don M.: Dom Brown has been far and away the best...
• 3/12 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Santana, Marlins, Phillies: The Nationals won the NL East in 2012, displacing the Phillies atop the division after Philadelphia's five-year run. As impressive...
• 3/12 That Ball's Outta Here: Projecting Phillies Bullpen At Spring Training Mid-Point: No matter what happens for the rest of the spring, everyone can rest easy in the knowledge that Chad Qualls is nowhere to be found...
• 3/9 Baseball Jerks: Fantasy Baseball Draft Preparation – Closers: By Jeff Boggis “The Sultan of Stats” For Fantasy Sports Empires Introduction Whether you are a fantasy baseball league expert...
• 3/7 WasWatching: Great Non-Closing Seasons: Here’s one list - Rk Player ERA+ BA SV Year Age Tm G GS GF W L IP ERA BF OBP SLG OPS+ 1 Chris Hammond 441 .195 0 2002 36...
• 3/7 Chicken Friars: A Fan Perspective: Padres Fan Willie Price Talks Bobble Heads: Chicken Friars is starting a new series where we interview random Padres fans and get their perspective on why they love the Friars....
• 3/6 That Ball's Outta Here: Phillies Pitching Staff Doing Awesome Impersonation of Batting Tee: It’s only spring training. None of this means anything. This axiom is well known, well founded, and true. Spring training...
• 3/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Projecting the San Diego Padres’ opening day pitching rotation: Let’s jump right in. Here is my projected rotation for the San Diego Padres come opening day: Edinson Volquez Clayton Richard...
• 3/5 Crashburn Alley: Keri: “Blow up the Phillies”: In a controversial column for Grantland, Jonah Keri argues that the Phillies should enter rebuilding mode, as soon as this summer...
• 3/4 Rum Bunter: So What Phillies Pitchers One-Hit The Pirates?:   The Pittsburgh Pirates were one-hit by the Philadelphia Phillies in Grapefruit League action today.  The Bucs fell 5-0. ...

• 2/28 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Wright, Marlins, Adams: The NL East includes a broad range of payrolls, from the Phillies at $150MM-plus to the Marlins below $40MM. Here's are some notes...
• 2/20 That Ball's Outta Here: The Southpaws of The Phillies Bullpen: It’s Spring Training, that magical time of year when Baseball goes from rear view mirror image to front and center. Teams...
• 2/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Pitching could carry Texas Rangers to the promised land: The 2013 Texas Rangers are officially at their spring training home in Surprise, Ariz., getting set for what could be another...
• 2/19 Red Sox Maineiacs: What's Next For Red Sox at Winter Meetings?: The 2012 Winter Meetings are half over and the Red Sox have been the busiest team so far.  The Red Sox had plenty of money...
• 2/18 Crashburn Alley: Vetting the Phillies’ Analysis of Antonio ****: Todd Zolecki recently posted some very interesting quotes from Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee pertaining to lefty reliever...
• 2/17 That Ball's Outta Here: Similarities Between the Yankees and Phillies Are Striking: Ever since the Phillies went to their second straight World Series in 2009 and played the New York Yankees, the two teams have...
• 2/15 Chicken Friars: Minor League Pitchers Offer Most Intrigue of Padres 2013 Non-Roster Invitees: It’s Spring Training!  The long, cold Winter is over, and we can finally get back to some baseball now that football is...
• 2/14 Dropped Strike Three: Opportunity Cost: You can never have too much pitching... Except when you do.One of the biggest achilles heels facing the Phillies this past season...
• 2/13 Crashburn Alley: Why Buy the Cow When You Get the Milk for Free?: David Murphy notes: The 3 lefties who finished No. 2, 3, 4 behind Aroldis Chapman in the NL in K/9 (min. 20 innings): A. ****...
• 2/13 Phillies Nation: Roundtable: “I look forward to hearing _____ today”: With pitchers and catchers officially working out for the first time today, the soundbites will start pouring in. Let’s...
• 2/12 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dear Mr. Fantasy Baseball Podcast: February 11, 2013: Chris McBrien (@cmcbrien) and the Fantasy Doctor (@TheFantasyDR) are joined by Tim Heaney from KFFL and USA Today Sports for...
• 2/12 Phillies Nation: Spring Training Recap: Report Day Recap: The Phillies had 45 out of 60 invited players report to camp today, with all pitchers and catchers reporting today except for...
• 2/12 Nolan Writin': 30 Rangers In 30 Days: The Bullpen: If making the playoffs has taught the Rangers anything over the last 3 years, it’s to understand and embrace the value of...
• 2/12 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Five Underrated Yet Difference Making Offseason Moves: As players start to pour into camp, the 2013 offseason has officially come to an end. There were a flurry of moves this winter,...
• 2/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Spring training questions the Philadelphia Phillies must answer: With football season officially over, it’s now time to focus on the start of another baseball season. For the Philadelphia...
• 2/10 Call to the Pen: The Texas Rangers Offseason: Keeping The World Series Window Open?: For the second straight Texas Rangers offseason, a key player was lured westward by the free spending Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim....
• 2/9 Nolan Writin': An Analysis Of The Current Poll Question: People love poll questions. I imagine it’s due to the idea that there is such thing as a po**** vote, and no electoral college...
• 2/8 MLB Injury News: NL East Notes: Mike Adams, Frank Francisco: The National League East is shaping up to be one of the more competitive divisions in baseball.  With the Washington Nationals...
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Links: Boras, Loria, Phillies, Chipper: It was on this day in 1999 that Dennis Martinez announced his retirement from baseball.  The first Major League player from...
• 2/6 MLB Injury News: Forced Out: Chris Carpenter the latest to have injuries derail career: There are really only two ways to go out in sports.  That's one of the biggest differences between normal jobs and the jobs...
• 2/1 Baseball Jerks: Texas Rangers 2013 PreviewThe Rangers were one of the favorites to go all the way in 2012. In fact, they were in first place in the AL West......

• 1/30 Reviewing the Brew: Grading The Brewers Offseason Moves Part Three: Michael Gonzalez: The Brewers bullpen was a disastrous mess in 2012, a fact which the front office made no bones about. So what did the money-tight...
• 1/30 The High Phive: A First Look at the 2013 Phillies Pitching Staff: For the last 4 years, since the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series, Ruben Amaro has built his team on pitching. Fans agree...
• 1/30 Red Pinstripes: Phillies Increase Young Relievers’ Competition with Signing of Chad Durbin: The Phillies added Chad Durbin today, inking him to a one-year, $1.1M contract.  Durbin can earn up to $350k in incentives, and...
• 1/29 That Ball's Outta Here: This Is The Question That Will Keep All Phillies Fans Up At Night…: Many fans of the Philadelphia Phillies have lost confidence in Ruben Amaro Jr. This is not a surprise to anyone who follows the...
• 1/29 Call to the Pen: The National League East Dream Rotation 2013: The starting pitching in the the National League East is deeper than in many divisions.  The NL East Dream Rotation for 2013...
• 1/28 Crashburn Alley: Ruben Amaro: Frozen in Time: Many Phillies fans have been left perplexed after the off-season GM Ruben Amaro has had, acquiring mostly older players (Michael...
• 1/28 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies To Sign Chad Durbin: 9:50am: Durbin's deal includes a base salary of $1.1MM and $350K in incentives, ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick reports (on Twitter). 9:33am:...
• 1/28 Phillies Nation: Viewing Amaro’s Offseason Moves Through A Larger Scope: Early last week, Ruben Amaro signed Delmon Young to a one-year contract, seemingly putting a cap on his offseason moves. In the...
• 1/28 Crashburn Alley: Graph of the Intermittent Time Period: The Phillies have led the National League in average batter age for three consecutive years, according to Baseball Reference....
• 1/25 Reviewing the Brew: Grading the Brewers Offseason Moves Part One: Burke Badenhop: Over the next couple of days, I will individually break down Milwaukee Brewers acquisitions Burke Badenhop, Tom Gorzelanny,...
• 1/25 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 38: The Great Satan: I’m kind of cheesed off. I have sat through a series of moves by Ruben Amaro that have driven me slowly to the verge of...
• 1/24 That Ball's Outta Here: My Forced Attempt At Optimism as the Braves Acquire Justin Upton: Everyone and their mother is working on a blog or a post or a column right now that portends nothing but doom and gloom for the...
• 1/24 Nolan Writin': Reports: Justin Upton Traded To Braves: Well, seemingly inevitable as it was that the Diamondbacks would trade their best player — Justin Upton — at some...
• 1/22 Phillies Nation: Amaro: “Development is important, winning is more important”: Amaro gave positive reports on Doc, Howard, and Utley and stated D. Young will play only right field in Reading. Photo by: Ian...
• 1/18 The High Phive: Phillies Avoid Arbitration with Antonio ****: The Philadelphia Phillies today avoided arbitration with late inning reliever Antonio **** today. They agreed to a 1-year, $1.4...
• 1/18 mlbreports.com : Philadelphia Phillies Roster in 2013: State of the Union: Like us on Facebook here Friday January 18th, 2013 Ryan Dana (MLB Reports Intern):  2012 was a disappointing year for the Philadelphia...
• 1/18 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 37: Imaginary Road Beef: Let’s just start with the one thin everyone’s been talking about all week. I don’t even feel like doing an intro....
• 1/17 Through The Fence Baseball: Are the Texas Rangers and Kyle Lohse a good match?:   The Texas Rangers still need a fifth starter, and there’s no reason they can’t sign a guy like Kyle Lohse as...
• 1/16 MLBRandomFandom: Rangers: What's Next This Offseason: Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
• 1/15 Nolan Writin': In Search Of 5 More Wins: Over the course of this strange, arguably uneventful offseason, I’ve loosely chronicled what it would take to bring this...
• 1/14 Phillies Nation: Could Phils Bullpen be Tops in NL?: With the addition of Mike Adams, a solid, veteran relief pitcher who has been one of the best in the game for a few years, at...
• 1/14 Baseball Analytics: Top 10 Best WHIP for Relievers 2008-12: Rk Player WHIP G 1 Mariano Rivera 0.825 264 2 Sergio Romo 0.883 276 3 Mike...
• 1/12 Baseball News Source: Philadelphia Phillies Sign Veteran Right-hander Rodrigo Lopez: The Philadelphia Phillies signed veteran right-hander Rodrigo Lopez to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training....
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Wells, Kinsler, Phillies, Robertson: MLBTR’s Ben Nicholson-Smith and Jason Martinez of MLB Depth Charts discussed the Rangers, the Indians and offseason qualifying...
• 1/9 Baseball News Source: Options for Phillies Outfield: Alfonso Soriano and Michael Cuddyer: Add Alfonso Soriano and Michael Cuddyer to the list of outfield options for Philadelphia In a press conference on Monday,...
• 1/8 MLB Injury News: Phillies Rumors: Philly Done Making Moves: The Philadelphia Phillies have continued to be tied to outfielders and other potential roster upgrades, but yesterday general...
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Likely Done Making Moves: The Phillies haven't added the type of high-profile free agents they have in recent years, but they may be done making moves despite...
• 1/7 That Ball's Outta Here: Are There Any Free Agents Left That Are Worth a ****: Right now, the Phillies starting outfield is Darin Ruf, Ben Revere and Domonic Brown. And if you think the Phillies are getting...
• 1/7 Crashburn Alley: Telltale Signs of a Bounceback: @phrontiersman What things should we look for in the first month of the season which would indicate a certain player will rebound...
• 1/5 MLB Injury News: Padres Hopeful Joe Wieland Playing Catch: Joe Wieland is a 22-year-old starting pitcher; one that the San Diego Padres are hoping can be a mainstay in their rotation in...
• 1/4 MLB Injury News: Rangers Sign Jason Frasor to One-Year Deal: The Texas Rangers are still working hard at rebuilding their team after a rough start to the offseason.  Part of their plan...
• 1/3 Call to the Pen: Rangers Sign Jason Frasor: The Texas Rangers have signed free agent right hander Jason Frasor, according to John Blake, who released the news via twitter....
• 1/3 Baseball News Source: Rangers Reach an Agreement with Reliever Jason Frasor: Frasor joins Joakim Soria and Joe Nathan in the Rangers bullpen The Texas Rangers reached an agreement with former Toronto...
• 1/3 Baseball News Source: Can the Texas Rangers Absorb Offseason Losses?: Andrus and Beltre will be back to anchor the left side of the infield First Texas lost its chance to three-peat as American League...
• 1/3 That Ball's Outta Here: Really Famous Computer Makes Phillies Predictions for 2013: There has always been the fear that computers would one day take over our lives and/or destroy us all. From Terminator 2 to The...
• 1/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers: From loveable losers to high expectations:   The Texas Rangers used to be nothing but an afterthought in this town. They used to be back-page news after the Dallas...

• 12/31 MLB Injury News: Outlook for New Phillies' Reliever Mike Adams: Mike Adams helped the San Diego Padres and the Texas Rangers fortify their bullpens in recent years. Now, the Philadelphia Phillies...
• 12/30 Nolan Writin': Don’t Trust The Media; Blame Them: A few days ago I posted a new poll question asking which word best illuminates the Rangers’ offseason, and I’m not...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: The 80-89 Win Club: Last year, roughly one quarter of the teams in baseball won between 80 and 89 games and all of them missed the playoffs.  This...
• 12/28 Baseball News Source: Phillies Offseason Analysis: Good and Maybe Good: Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. has, hopefully, filled some holes The Philadelphia Phillies had a forgettable 2012 season, but...
• 12/26 Southside Showdown: Holiday-themed optimism: It was just Christmas time. Or it wasn’t not Christmas time at all. A thousand apologies if you don’t celebrate Christmas...
• 12/26 Phillies Nation: Steer Completely Clear of Vernon Wells: The Phillies filled their centerfield void by acquiring Ben Revere, bolstered the bullpen with Mike Adams and s**** up the rotation...
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/16/12 -12/22/12: The holidays are here but there's never too little time to catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The Mets sold...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: Phillies Reach Agreement with Mike Adams, John Lannan: Admas expected to add stability to the  back of the Phillies bullpen The Philadelphia Phillies have reached and agreement with...
• 12/23 Feelin' Kinda Blue: While unlikely, trading Andre Ethier to the Rangers could benefit Dodgers: While an Andre Ethier trade is pretty unlikely (gave it a 20 percent chance of happening in the latest episode of "Dugout Blues,"...
• 12/21 Rising Apple: Narrative **** Semantics: Over the past few days, twitter has been abuzz with the fact that the Mets are the only team who have yet to sign an external...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Trout, Rockies, Hanrahan: What would a contract extension for Mike Trout look like? Though the Angels aren’t currently discussing a long-term deal with...
• 12/19 Phillies Nation: Phillies Eying Left-Handed Howell?: Pop quiz: Which lefty reliever would you rather have? (2012 stats listed, 2013 aged season listed) - Player A: 52 IP, 14.02 K/9...
• 12/19 The High Phive: Phillies Add Lannan & Adams + Looking at Howell?: Over the weekend the Philadelphia Phillies added two parts to the puzzle that was the starting rotation & back end of the...
• 12/19 Motor City Bengals: Reliever Market Changing – Maybe For The Better: One recently signed free agent deal just blew me away. “What were they thinking?”, I said to myself. “That is...
• 12/17 Cubbies Crib: Cubs’ Taste For Damaged Goods Too Much Of A Gamble?: Do you feel lucky? Well… do ya, punk? Ask Theo Epstein this question and he’d look Clint Eastwood dead in his eyes...
• 12/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Mike Adams expected to be ready: Philadelphia Phillies RP Mike Adams (shoulder) is expected to be ready for spring training after having surgery in October for...[+] Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/9/12 - 12/15/12: With yet another crazy week of hot stove madness, let's step away from the action to catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... For...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Phillies, D'Arnaud, Angels, Rays: The Phillies' lack of big moves this offseason likely indicate that 2013 will be a transition year, writes Matt Gelb of the...
• 12/16 StanGraphs: Free Agent Signing: John Lannan Becomes Least Accomplished Member of Phillies Rotation: In addition to signing reliever Mike Adams, the Phillies have agreed to bring starting pitcher John Lannan into the fold. Lannan...
• 12/16 MLB Injury News: Phillies Rumors: Philly Intensifying Pursuit of Cody Ross: The Philadelphia Phillies are intensifying their pursuit of free agent outfielder Cody Ross, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Sources:...
• 12/16 Call to the Pen: Mike Adams Joins Philadelphia Bullpen: Looking to beef up a bullpen that ranked 16th in baseball with a 3.74 FIP in 2012, the Phillies have signed set-up man Mike Adams...
• 12/16 MLB Injury News: Phillies Sign Setup Man Mike Adams: The Philadelphia Phillies have reached a two-year, $12 million agreement with free agent right-handed reliever Mike Adams, as...
• 12/15 MetsToday.com: Non-Dickey Updates: This has nothing to do with eunuchs. Rather, we will quickly review the various Hot Stove action of which the R.A. Dickey situation...
• 12/15 StanGraphs: Free Agent Signing: Phillies Add Mike Adams to Bullpen: The Phillies’ bullpen is now even more expensive, as set-up man extraordinaire Mike Adams has joined the team to step in...
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Phillies, Ross, Braves, Fowler: Sources tell Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter) that the Phillies are intensifying their pursuit of Cody Ross. ...
• 12/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Showed interest in Mike AdamsThe Chicago White Sox had expressed interest in RP Mike Adams before he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies....[+] The Chicago White Sox had expressed interest in RP Mike Adams before he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies.
• 12/15 That Ball's Outta Here: Amaro Decides Enough is Enough, Signs Adams and Lannan On A Busy Saturday:   Ruben Amaro Jr., apparently weary of the continual inaction by Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr., signed two pitchers on Saturday...
• 12/15 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Sign Mike Adams, John Lannan: Mike Adams is a 34-year-old reliever who spent the last five years with the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers as one of baseball’s...
• 12/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Mike Adams agrees to terms: The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to terms with free-agent RP Mike Adams (Rangers) on a two-year contract worth $12 million,...[+] pending a physical. The deal includes a $6.5 million vesting option for the 2015 season if Adams makes 120 appearances over the next two seasons (with at least 60 appearances in 2014). The contract would vest for $6 million if Adams makes 65 appearances in 2014, regardless of how many games he appears in during the 2013 campaign. If Adams is unable to reach either of those marks, the Phillies hold a $6 million option for 2015.
• 12/15 Baseball News Source: Phillies Reach Agreement with Mike Adams, John Lannan: Admas expected to add stability to the  back of the Phillies bullpen The Philadelphia Phillies have reached and agreement with...
• 12/15 Phillies Nation: Phillies Sign Mike Adams: The Phillies have signed reliever Mike Adams to a two-year, $12 million contract, with a third-year vesting option at preusmably...
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Close To Signing Mike Adams: The Phillies are close to signing Mike Adams to a two-year contract with a vesting option for 2015, reports Tim Brown of Yahoo!...
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies To Sign Mike Adams: The Phillies have agreed to sign Mike Adams to a two-year contract worth $12MM with a third-year vesting option, reports Ken...
• 12/14 Jays Journal: Darren Oliver Still Undecided On Return: The Blue Jays have done quite a bit of upgrading this winter already, and one would think that they are at least one arm in the...
• 12/14 Reviewing the Brew: Three relievers the Brewers should consider: Roll up your sleeves because there’s still a lot of work for the Milwaukee Brewers to do. Clearly the free-agency market...
• 12/14 Chicken Friars: An Interview With Padres Prospect Robbie Erlin: Robbie Erlin is one of the most intriguing prospects in the Padres organization. Ever since he was acquired with Joe Wieland in...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Central Notes: Soriano, Pierzynski, Adams, Royals: Happy birthday to Cubs great Fergie Jenkins, who was born 70 years ago today in Chatham, Ontario.  The 1971 NL Cy Young Award...
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: ESPN On Ichiro, Indians, Adams: Here are some rumors from ESPN.com's baseball writers, starting with a note from Buster Olney (all links go to Twitter)... Ichiro...
• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Six teams in on Mike Adams: The Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers are interested...[+] in free-agent RP Mike Adams (Rangers). He could sign in the next few days.
• 12/11 Through The Fence Baseball: For the Texas Rangers, it’s time to move on … but with whom?:   I was almost sure when Zack Greinke signed on the dotted line, the logo in the corner of the contract would be that of...
• 12/7 MLB Injury News: Koji Uehara and the Boston Red Sox Agree to a One-Year Deal: The dismantling of the Texas Rangers bullpen continues.  Koji Uehara has signed with the Boston Red Sox, meaning the Rangers...
• 12/6 Baseball Analytics: Koji Uehara headed to Red Sox, will share bullpen and interpreter with Junichi Tazawa: Right-hander reliever Koji Uehara has agreed to a one-year deal with Boston, the second Texas Ranger after thought...
• 12/6 District On Deck: Do The Nationals Really Need Another Lefty In The Bullpen?: A lot of the talk going around is that the Nationals need to get another left-handed pitcher in the bullpen, maybe even trading...
• 12/5 Red Sox Maineiacs: What's Next For Red Sox at Winter Meetings?: The 2012 Winter Meetings are half over and the Red Sox have been the busiest team so far.  The Red Sox had plenty of money...
• 12/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Busy Winter Meetings for the Texas Rangers: Rumors, fact, fiction, sources, deals close, deals not so close and on and on it goes. According to reports last night from the...
• 12/5 MLB Injury News: Mike Adams Drawing Interest Despite Recovery From Surgery: Mike Adams probably had a shot as getting a contract extension from the Texas Rangers had he not gotten hurt.  Unfortunately,...
• 12/4 Halo Hangout: Angels Not Done Going After Pitching: It appears the Angels bullpen shuffle isn’t quite done yet. After signing Ryan Madson and trading Jordan Walden to Atlanta...
• 12/3 Call to the Pen: Rangers Sign Joakim Soria to Two-Year Deal: The Texas Rangers expect that set-up man Mike Adams will leave via free agency and they have needs in the bullpen. This afternoon,...
• 12/3 Baseball News Source: Rangers to Add Joakim Soria on two-year deal: Soria had Tommy John surgery in early April for the second time in his career Joakim Soria missed the entire 2012 season with...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers To Sign Joakim Soria: Despite ranking as one of the best closers in baseball from 2007-10, Joakim Soria will try his hand at setting up Joe Nathan...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On Angels' Search For Pitching: Yesterday, we heard that the Angels weren't acting like they were confident about landing Zack Greinke, and that they were shifting...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Rangers, Mariners, LaRoche, Angels: An ex-Ranger is heading to the AL East, as Mike Napoli and the Red Sox agreed to a three-year contract earlier today. However,...

• 11/30 Baseball Reality Tour: Rumors, Transactions, and Winter Ball: Here's what's been happening lately in the world of baseball...Julio Teheran gave up 1 hit & 1 walk in 5 2/3 innings two nights...
• 11/29 Halo Hangout: Angels Pitching Needs Will Be Front And Center in Nashville: The Angels look like they are going to be a very active team during the upcoming winter meetings. There are reports coming out...
• 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Continue To Pursue Pitching: The Angels could shift their focus away from top free agent starting pitching and pursue relief depth if Zack Greinke’s asking...
• 11/28 Through The Fence Baseball: Need a fix? Here’s what’s happening in the winter leagues (NL West): After a long Thanksgiving weekend, it’s time to finish off this list of prospects and major league players in winter leagues....
• 11/18 MLB Injury News: MLB Hot Stove: Injured Free Agent Update: Every site that covers baseball (and doesn't shut down during the offseason) is talking about the hot stove.  Trade rumors,...
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Texas Rangers: The Rangers will seek a catcher, pursue outfielders and add pitching in the coming months. Guaranteed Contracts Ian Kinsler,...
• 11/13 The Beanball: Examining the Non-Closer Reliever Free Agent Market (All Three Parts): With few closing options available via free agency, teams have little choice but to buy seventh and eighth inning depth instead....
• 11/12 Baseball Ruminations: The Texas Rangers’ Happy Quandry: The Texas Rangers are in an interesting position headed into the 2013 season. Not many teams have all-star players at both shortstop...
• 11/12 Call to the Pen: Rangers Trying to Fix What Isn’t Yet Broken: The Texas Rangers won consecutive American League pennants in 2010 & 2011. In 2012, they were probably the best team in the...
• 11/9 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Is Josh Hamilton really the answer?: Yesterday, rumors became confirmed reports that the Baltimore Orioles are actually, seriously pursuing Josh Hamilton. It makes...
• 11/8 Blog Red Machine: Reds and Free Agency: Righty Bullpen Options: Yesterday, we looked at a few lefty bullpen arms that could aid the Reds bullpen. Today, we go to the other side: the right-handers....
• 11/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams unlikely to return: Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Wednesday, Nov. 7, that it appears unlikely RP Mike Adams will return. The team...[+] does not like to offer multi-year deals to relievers and Adams is seeking one.
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Rangers, M's, Hamilton, Adams, Uehara: Rangers General Manager Jon Daniels says that the door is open for reliever Mike Adams to return, but he doesn't sound terribly...
• 11/5 The Beanball: Examining the Non-Closer Reliever Free Agent Market: Part I: With few closing options available via free agency, teams have little choice but to buy seventh and eighth inning depth instead....
• 11/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | No offers for threeThe Texas Rangers didn't extend qualifying offers of $13.3 million to free-agent RPs Mike Adams, Koji Uehara and Mark Lowe....[+] The Texas Rangers didn't extend qualifying offers of $13.3 million to free-agent RPs Mike Adams, Koji Uehara and Mark Lowe.
• 11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies must acquire at least one outfielder and pursue upgrades at third base. Guaranteed Contracts Cole Hamels,...

• 10/30 Phillies Nation: Phillies Player Review: Josh Lindblom: The Phillies’ bullpen was a disaster in 2012, placing 21st in ERA (3.94) and 29th in eighth-inning ERA (4.89). The ‘pen...
• 10/30 StanGraphs: 2012 AL West Review: 2012 AL West Predicted Standings 1. Texas Rangers 2. Los Angeles Angels 3. Oakland Athletics 4. Seattle Mariners 2012 AL West...
• 10/29 Yankees Fans Unite: Winter Ball Review: Arizona Fall League: The AFL has been rolling for a couple of weeks now with seven of the requisite Yankees taking part. The AzFL...
• 10/29 MLB Injury News: Injuries to Impending Free Agents: With the World Series over, there are a lot of players about to become free agents.  This means the hot stove is about to...
• 10/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pagan, Upton, Rodriguez, Yankees: Many teams now find themselves flush with cash thanks to lucrative national and local TV contracts, making this a promising offseason...
• 10/20 MLB Injury News: Rangers Injury News: Mike Adams Undergoes Neck Surgery: Texas Rangers right-hander Mike Adams underwent successful surgery for his neck injury, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, on Thursday,...
• 10/19 MLBTradeRumors: West Links: Adams, Wilson, A-Rod, D'Backs, Rangers: Rangers right-hander Mike Adams had successful surgery for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome yesterday, reports Anthony Andro of FOXSportsSouthwest.com...
• 10/18 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Texas Rangers: The Rangers were generally considered the best club in the American League throughout the regular season, only to get swept in...
• 10/16 Crashburn Alley: The Bullpen Youth Movement: Despite being led by 31-year-old veteran Jonathan Papelbon, the Phillies’ bullpen featured a plethora of fresh, young arms...
• 10/13 MLB Injury News: Rangers Injury News: Mike Adams to Undergo Surgery: The Texas Rangers have announced that right-handed reliever Mike Adams will undergo surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome...
• 10/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams to have surgeryUpdating previous reports, Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) will have surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome Oct. 18....[+] Updating previous reports, Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) will have surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome Oct. 18.
• 10/11 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Notes: Hamilton, Greinke, Napoli, Adams: As the Rangers are still recovering from their disappointing finish to 2012, MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan discussed a number of offseason...
• 10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams to see specialist Thursday: Updating previous reports, Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (neck, shoulder) will meet with a specialist Thursday, Oct. 11, and is...[+] expected to undergo Thoracic Outlet Syndrome surgery.
• 10/6 Nolan Writin': 2012: A Season in Review: 2012 did not end well. So many things led to a very weird and frustrating September; however, it’s time to look ahead and...
• 10/6 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Notes: Adams, Ogando, Hamilton: Earlier today, we learned that Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton will give the club a chance to match any offer and categorized his...
• 10/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams will likely undergo surgery: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (neck, shoulder) is expected to undergo surgery for issues related to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. He...[+] estimates that he'll need a rehab period of three months and expects to be fully healthy by spring training.
• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Chipper, Indians, Haren: The Braves, Cardinals, Orioles, and Rangers will make baseball history later today, when they parti**** in the first ever Wild...
• 10/5 MLB Injury News: Rangers Injury News: Mike Adams Uncertain for ALDS: Texas Rangers reliever Mike Adams didn’t make the team’s 25-man roster for their one-game playoff against the Baltimore...
• 10/5 WahoosOnFirst: An Indians Fan’s Guide to the Playoffs: Wild Card, ALDS, and NLDS: The 2012 MLB playoffs start today, and the Cleveland Indians are one of the 20 teams to have been eliminated after 162 games....
• 10/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Baltimore Or Texas?: We get the pleasure of observing today’s games from the sidelines. At 5:37 PM EST, the Cardinals will take on the Braves...
• 10/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams receives shot: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (neck, shoulder) rejoined the team Tuesday, Oct. 2, after receiving a cortisone shot in his neck Monday,...[+] Oct. 1. It's unclear when he'll be able to resume pitching.
• 10/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams hopes to throw: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (neck, shoulder) is hoping to throw off a mound Friday, Oct. 5, to determine if will be able to pitch...[+] in the playoffs. His neck strain is feeling better, but he said he'll have to fight through his Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
• 10/3 Baseball News Source: Final Day of the Regular Season Provides Options for the Yankees: Yankees need only beat Boston one more time to win AL East Crown One hundred and sixty one games into the regular season and the...
• 10/2 MLB Injury News: Mike Adams' Injury Could Cost Him a New Contract With the Rangers: Pitching wins championships.  The Boston Red Sox know this.  Until they went out and got Curt Schilling...
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams to miss 7-10 days: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder, neck) will rest for seven to 10 days after being diagnosed with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome,...[+] a condition where a rib bone pushes against a nerve and can cause numbness or pain in the arm or shoulder. He hopes to pitch through the pain in the playoffs. Adams is also dealing with a cervical neck strain and hasn't pitched since last week. He said it's 'more than likely' that he'll undergo surgery in the offseason.

• 9/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams has Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Updating previous reports, Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder, fingers) has been diagnosed with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, which...[+] causes numbness and tingling in the fingers because of a bone in the upper body pressing against a nerve. He will miss the remainder of the regular season and is questionable for the playoffs. Adams will remain in Texas to visit several doctors and determine a course of action while the team goes on a road trip.
• 9/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Rangers Game 156: This one was over barely after it began. The Rangers scored five runs in the first and never looked back. The A’s made it...
• 9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams to remain sidelined: Updating previous reports, Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) said he will be sidelined indefinitely. He was recently diagnosed...[+] with a mild cervical strain.
• 9/29 MLB Injury News: Rangers Injury News: Yu Darvish, Mike Adams: While Texas Rangers setup man Mike Adams received some good news yesterday regarding his injury, the right-hander is still...
• 9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Koji Uehara could see more time: With Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (cervical) out with a cervical strain, the team said RP Koji Uehara will take on more responsibilities....[+] 'He has been very aggressive and very convenient with his pitches,' manager Ron Washington said. 'He's getting early outs, he's not wasting pitches. He's attacking the strike zone. He looks strong. He looks like he's fired up to compete.'
• 9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | No significant issues for Mike Adams: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) had an MRI Friday, Sept. 28, which showed no significant damage. He was diagnosed with...[+] a cervical strain.
• 9/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams undergoes MRITexas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) underwent an MRI exam on his right shoulder Friday, Sept. 28....[+] Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) underwent an MRI exam on his right shoulder Friday, Sept. 28.
• 9/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams out indefinitely: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) said he's out indefinitely with a trapezius injury that he dealt with earlier this month....[+]
• 9/28 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Rays Pull Within 2 Games as A’s, Angels See Pitching Collapse: Something that has become apparent about the AL Wild Card race: a couple of excellent teams are going to miss out on the postseason....
• 9/27 Nolan Writin': Game 156: The Number of the Counting Shall Be Three: After two nights of truly deflating losses, the Rangers came back with a roar to seal win #92 and split the series with Oakland,...
• 9/25 Nolan Writin': Game 153: Beltre Battles Gut to Help Rangers Win: Let’s get the not so fun stuff out of the way first… Derek Holland tossed an unimpressive three innings Monday night....
• 9/20 Nolan Writin': Game 148: Supporting Cast Comes Through For Rangers: There is a scene in Major League II when Charlie Sheen’s character Rick Vaughn comes home to his apartment after the game....
• 9/20 PaulLebowitz.com: American League West—2012 Present and 2013 Future: I examined the AL East here and the AL Central here. Now let’s look at the AL West — Texas Rangers The Rangers are heading...
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams returnsTexas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) returned to action Wednesday, Sept. 19....[+] Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) returned to action Wednesday, Sept. 19.
• 9/19 Nolan Writin': Game 147: The Quick Hook By Ron Washington: Yesterday’s game, believe it or not, wasn’t always lost. In the fourth inning, with Ryan Dempster in trouble, the...
• 9/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams restedTexas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) was given the day off Sunday, Sept. 16, but he expects to throw Tuesday, Sept. 18....[+] Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) was given the day off Sunday, Sept. 16, but he expects to throw Tuesday, Sept. 18.
• 9/15 Yanks Go Yard: The Yankees’ closer role up in the air after 2012?: Alongside many of the other issues that the New York Yankees will face, the role of the closer will deem to be the most challenging....
• 9/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams may return SaturdayTexas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) could be ready to return Saturday, Sept. 15....[+] Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) could be ready to return Saturday, Sept. 15.
• 9/14 Full Spectrum Baseball: Sabermetric Mining: Relief Pitchers Part 2 (LI & WPA): A follow-up on last week's piece on Leverage Index, further exploring LI, Win Probability Added, and how to evaluate relievers...
• 9/13 Call to the Pen: Josh Hamilton, Adrian Beltre Injured in Rangers Win:   Adrian Beltre delivered a two-run homer against the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night, but he couldn’t complete...
• 9/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams hurting: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) said he was dealing with a tight right trapezius muscle during his outing Tuesday, Sept....[+] 11, and he's expected to rest a few days as a result. Adams doesn't think the injury is very serious. RP Alexi Ogando will be used in the eighth inning in the meantime.
• 9/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams likely unavailable for few days: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (shoulder) might be unavailable for a couple of days while dealing with a sore trapezius muscle in...[+] the back of his right shoulder. He said he felt the muscle tighten up Tuesday, Sept. 11.
• 9/12 Nolan Writin': Game 141: Rangers Use Big Inning To Cruise Past Indians: Ubaldo Jimenez used to be one of the most feared pitchers in the game, and he was doing it at Coors Field. When the Cleveland...
• 9/12 WahoosOnFirst: Unearned Runs Sink Ubaldo, Tribe in 6-4 Rangers Win: The Indians showed some good fight, but it wasn’t enough to undo the damage caused by a Russ Canzler error Tuesday night...
• 9/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams using curveballTexas Rangers RP Mike Adams started using a curveball in August, which has made him more effective in relief....[+] Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams started using a curveball in August, which has made him more effective in relief.
• 9/7 Baseball Analytics: Do the Yankees miss David Robertson more than Mo?: Where is the 2011 David Robertson? The 2012 version is similar in name only. Last night, the Baltimore Orioles hit like their...
• 9/7 Baseball Analytics: The Yanks don't miss Mo as much as they miss David Robertson: Where is the 2011 David Robertson? The 2012 version is similar in name only. Last night, the Baltimore Orioles hit like their...
• 9/7 Nolan Writin': Game 137: Rangers Work Overtime To Win Series With Royals: It didn’t start very well, with the Rangers falling behind 3-0 early, but the bats showed up led by Josh Hamilton‘s...
• 9/5 The Baseball Page: Philadelphia Phillies storyline: Coin-loaded GM’s: Juan Pierre is still with the Philadelphia Phillies and I am not surprised....

• 8/29 Nolan Writin': Has Ron Washington Overworked Robbie Ross?: Going into this article, I had a feeling that Robbie Ross has been pitching worse lately perhaps due to their workload earlier...
• 8/28 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Orioles Shutout White Sox – Maintain Wild-Card Lead: Chicago 0  - Baltimore 6 - Nick Markakis  drove in three runs and Chris Tillman pitched seven solid innings and the Orioles...
• 8/28 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 129: Shields Strong But Missed Opportunities Haunt Rays: 1-0. Again. There is no worse feeling. Your pitchers dominated and you let them down. Again. Yu Darvish was great on Tuesday night....
• 8/27 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays-Rangers Preview with Nolan Writin’s Jared Book: With the Rays beginning their 3-game set with the Texas Rangers tonight, I had a chance to talk to Jared Book, the editor of the...
• 8/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Bronx Baseball Daily interviews with David Adams: David Adams is one of the best bats the New York Yankees system has to offer. The 6-foot-2 second and third baseman drafted...
• 8/19 Nolan Writin': Could Oswalt Be A Detriment To Texas?: Everybody has that one job in their lives that they hate. You know, that one with the boss who drives you absolutely insane and...
• 8/9 Phillies Nation: Phils Should Pursue Mike Adams For Real This Time: The Phillies’ bullpen has been an unmitigated disaster in 2012. Just look at these numbers: MLB Rank ERA 4.40 25th Losses 19...
• 8/3 Nolan Writin': Game 104: Brand New Faces in All the Right Places: The Rangers topped the Angels tonight in a good ol’ fashioned Texas shootout. The final score was 15-9 and both teams were...

• 7/30 Kings of Kauffman: Jonathan Broxton Trade Rumors Are Gaining Steam: On Sunday, the trade market for relief pitchers shifted a bit as the Padres signed Huston Street to an extension, effectively...
• 7/27 Fanspeak.com: Padres Misplaying the Market:: With the trade deadline approaching teams in contention are trying to add pieces to increase their chances, while those firmly...
• 7/26 Nolan Writin': Game 97: Lovin’ the Oven: I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to just a handful of plays. I’ll do my best to pinpoint those...
• 7/25 Nolan Writin': Game 96: Grumble, Grumb: I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to just a handful of plays. I’ll do my best to pinpoint those...
• 7/19 Nolan Writin': Game 91: Late Inning Letdown: I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to just a handful of plays. I’ll do my best to pinpoint those...
• 7/18 Nolan Writin': Game 90: Keep This Thing a’Rollin’: I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to just a few plays. I’ll do my best to pinpoint those plays...
• 7/9 Nolan Writin': Game 86: A Little More Magic: The Rangers just reached the unofficial half-way point of the season in the most dramatic fashion. For the second night in a row,...
• 7/5 Nolan Writin': Game 82: Rangers Get Youk’d: On July 4th, 2010, I went to The Ballpark to watch Scott Feldman face off against the Chicago White Sox. Back then we were still...
• 7/5 High Heat Stats: July 4th game notes: @White Sox 5, Rangers 4 (10): One day after swatting his first HR in his new stockings, Kevin Youkilis got his first game-winning...
• 7/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Would the Texas Rangers benefit from trading Derek Holland?: I’ve never been known to have the most po**** opinion when it comes to Derek Holland. In fact, there are some who think I’m...

• 6/29 Nolan Writin': Game 77: Moments that Mattered: I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to about 4 plays. I’ll do my best to pinpoint those plays...
• 6/28 Nolan Writin': Game 76: Moments that Mattered: I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to about 4 plays. I’ll do my best to pinpoint those plays...
• 6/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: The What Ifs of Last Year’s Trade Deadline: The July 31st trade deadline is one of my favorite times of the year. Its that point where every baseball fan seems to break out...
• 6/27 Nolan Writin': Game 75: Moments that Mattered: I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to about 4 plays. I’ll do my best to pinpoint those plays...
• 6/25 Nolan Writin': Game 73: A Few Moments: Due to some personal circumstances, I wasn’t able to devote 100% of my attention to tonight’s game. As such, I wouldn’t...
• 6/25 Chicken Friars: Darrel Akerfelds Passes Away At 50: Darrel Akerfelds fought cancer hard, but ultimately it was a battle he could not win. Akerfelds, the longtime bullpen coach of...
• 6/23 RoxPile: Rockies Lose But, in the Process, Win: Rockies 1, Rangers 4 So I thought this game was going to be your basic, run-of-the-mill blowout. I’m still pretty sure that...
• 6/23 Nolan Writin': Game 71: Moments that Mattered: I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to about 4 plays. I’ll do my best to pinpoint those plays...
• 6/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: AROUND YANKEELAND, AROUND MLB AND KATE UPTON: There is plenty of news going on around the Yankees and Major league baseball that I had to fill you in on. Plus, you need to...
• 6/13 High Heat Stats: Wednesday wanderings: Nationals 6, @Blue Jays 2: So what else is new? Six strong by Strasburg (8 Ks, just 89 pitches); two scoreless by Stammen (4...
• 6/5 Chicken Fried Baseball: Rangers Continue to Build Prospect Pipeline: The Rangers entered the 2012 season with one of the top rated farm systems in baseball. While that designation should have encouraged...
• 6/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Los Angeles Angels thank heaven for Ernesto Frieri:   Ernesto Frieri is a refreshing, old-fashioned type of guy. He values friendships and honors them with a pledge of loyalty....

• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Will Consider Offers For Castro, Others: The Cubs are letting teams know that nearly every player except Jeff Samardzija is available in trades, Bob Nightengale of USA...
• 5/23 High Heat Stats: Wednesday notes on a few Tuesday games: The evening’s theme was dominant starters: @Cardinals 4, Padres 0: Adam Wainwright went the distance just like old times,...
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams returns: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (illness) returned to the mound Monday, May 21, after dealing with a respiratory illness. Adams doesn't...[+] think he'll be affected by it moving forward.
• 5/21 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Texas Rangers: The Rangers are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (7) Josh Hamilton - Hamilton...
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams was available: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (illness) was available Sunday, May 20. He was unavailable the previous two games due to a respiratory...[+] infection.
• 5/18 High Heat Stats: Thursday recap: @Indians 6, Mariners 5: A 2-out, 3-run Jake-jack by Jose Lopez tied it in the 8th, and a walk-fueled rally off Brandon League...
• 5/17 Roto Think Tank: More on Middle Relievers: Zucchini Boy read my conclusions about free agent pitchers last week and wondered about the sanity of paying for middle...
• 5/10 The Friarhood: Petco Park Led to Internal Scuffle: In a recent article on ESPN.com about altering ballparks around baseball, Tim Keown reported that a scuffle broke last season...

• 4/29 Nolan Writin': Is Uehara Ready for High Leverage Innings?: Through the first 20 games, the Rangers have relied heavily on Mike Adams, … [visit site to read more]Is Uehara Ready for...
• 4/29 Roto Think Tank: Anthony Bass or...?: George asks:I’m in an N.L. league and someone inexplicably dropped (Anthony) Bass. The pitchers I could drop to pick him up...
• 4/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: It’s Time To Trade David Robertson: David Robertson is becoming a Yankee fan favorite. In the minds of the fans, he’s handsome, charitable, and always missing bats....
• 4/8 Phillies Nation: Bullpen Will Make or Break Phillies’ Season: The Phillies’ opening series at PNC Park drew up a very specific formula for the season. The big strength was starting pitching...
• 4/3 FantasySportsKings.com: 10 Middle Relievers for 2012: Middle reliever is the most unheralded position in baseball. In real life, middle relievers are usually the weakest links of......
• 4/3 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: Here's a look back at the original reporting and analysis from MLBTR's writing team this week.. Tim Dierkes reported that...

• 3/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams works in intrasquad game: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (hernia) pitched well in an intrasquad game Friday, March 30, allowing a hit with two strikeouts in...[+] an inning of work. He threw 16 of his 22 pitches for strikes.
• 3/30 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: How to Pay 3 Measly Bucks for Clayton Kershaw: These were Clayton Kershaw’s Cy Young winning numbers last year: IP H BB K W SV HD ERA Whip K/9 Clayton Kershaw 233.1 174 54...
• 3/30 Chicken Fried Baseball: Rangers Bull****: player id matches. Leave this as is or search for "results=" to select a desired player/id pairing. You...
• 3/17 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidates: Tim Stauffer & Dustin Moseley: The Padres won 90 games in 2010, but they fell back into the NL West cellar in 2011. They changed GMs this offseason and traded...

• 2/29 PaulLebowitz.com: Myers to the Bullpen and Luhnow’s Betrayal: It must’ve been a kick to the gut of the hard core stat people who felt that they finally had one of their own running a club...
• 2/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams doing light workouts: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (hernia) had another light day of workouts, as he recovers from hernia surgery. He said Friday, Feb....[+] 24, that he has had fatigue, but nothing unusual and he feels good. It is unclear if he'll face hitters Saturday, Feb. 25, or if he'll take an extra day to rest.
• 2/23 MLB Dirt: 2012 San Diego Padres Top 16 Prospects: The best farm system in baseball belongs to the San Diego Padres. They are incredibly deep and it pained me to rank some of...
• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams slightly behind: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (hernia) said he is 'a week or two' behind the other pitchers in camp. Regardless, he threw a 30-pitch...[+] bullpen session that included fastballs and changeups Tuesday, Feb. 21, and he felt good. Adams is pain-free when throwing.
• 2/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams on schedule: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (hernia), who underwent hernia surgery Jan. 3, is on schedule and is currently playing long toss....[+]
• 2/10 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Hamilton, Tigers, Guthrie: Six years ago today, the Nationals beat Alfonso Soriano in their arbitration hearing after acquiring him from the Rangers. Despite...

• 1/29 SoDo Mojo: Mariner Top 5: Tradeable Assets:   I love Top-5 lists. I think I’ve had an affinity for it since watching High Fidelity as a high school junior. Sure,...
• 1/28 Nolan Writin': Looking Ahead to the 2013 Free Agent Class:   Prince Fielder, the last major potential free agent acquisition for the Rangers, has signed with the Detroit Tigers. The...
• 1/24 MLBTradeRumors: Koji Uehara Rejects Trade To Blue Jays: Rangers reliever Koji Uehara has invoked his no-trade clause to reject a trade to the Blue Jays, reports Richard Durrett of ESPN...
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Avoid Arbitration With Mike Adams: The Rangers avoided arbitration with reliever Mike Adams, by signing him to a $4.4MM deal, tweets Anthony Andro of FOX Sports...
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams avoids arbitrationThe Texas Rangers agreed to a one-year, $4.4 million deal with RP Mike Adams Tuesday, Jan. 17, to avoid salary arbitration....[+] The Texas Rangers agreed to a one-year, $4.4 million deal with RP Mike Adams Tuesday, Jan. 17, to avoid salary arbitration.
• 1/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams might be behind when ST starts: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (hernia) said Saturday, Jan. 14, he might be a little behind when spring training starts, but he feels...[+] he might be ready by the time exhibition games get underway. 'Hopefully, by the time games start I should be ready to go and able,' Adams said. 'I might be a week behind, but I don't see it in any way affecting me beyond mid-March.'
• 1/11 Brotherly Glove: Reds Sign Ryan Madson: Pitchers and catchers report in about five weeks — which is kind of crazy to think about in and of itself — and Ryan...
• 1/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers Notes: Yu Darvish, Ryan Madson, Mitch Moreland:   With just nine days left until the January 18th deadline, the Texas Rangers have very little room for error when it comes...
• 1/7 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Checking In On Ryan Madson: The Rangers are checking in on free agent closer Ryan Madson, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter). Texas is still...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Rizzo, Rangers, Webb, Jackson: The Cubs acquired Anthony Rizzo from the Padres today, but they weren’t the only team with interest in the first base prospect....
• 1/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams not worried: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (hernia) said his surgery to fix an inguinal hernia was minor and was a success. He said he was already...[+] throwing off flat ground from as far as 110 feet before the surgery. Adams expects to be completely ready for the start of the season. 'The doctor said to rest for two weeks and then I can pick up a ball again,' said Adams, who was walking around shortly after the surgery and says he can still do his shoulder exercises. 'I can't do anything crazy. I'll work my way back up. I won't come to spring training 100 percent ready, but I won't be too far behind. It doesn't take me very long to get my arm back in shape.'
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mike Adams underwent surgery: Texas Rangers RP Mike Adams (hernia) underwent offseason surgery to fix a hernia, and he is expected to be behind the other players...[+] at the beginning of spring training. However, he's expected to be ready for Opening Day.
• 1/5 Chicken Fried Baseball: Door Apparently Closing on Rangers and Fielder: Well, I’m getting a little less optimistic that the Rangers will sign Prince Fielder. Reports earlier this week identified...
• 1/4 Roto Think Tank: 2011 N.L. Relievers: As I watched the N.L. Tout Wars auction unfold last March my perception was that the closer prices were higher than normal. But...

• 12/29 Nolan Writin': Should the Rangers have traded for Andrew Bailey?: Update: The Red Sox traded for Andrew Bailey this afternoon, sending a young major leaguer, Josh Red**** along with a couple of...
• 12/28 Chicken Friars: Robbie Erlin, Number 11 Prospect in America According to Seedlings to Stars: In the dead of the San Antonio summer, with the daytime temperature soaring towards triple digits, Robbie Erlin made his debut...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligible Extension Candidates: From Matt Moore to Chris Carpenter, extensions for players not eligible for arbitration happen all the time.  More commonly,...
• 12/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Padres starting pitching in good hands after Latos trade: What does the Mat Latos trade mean for the San Diego Padres 2012 starting rotation and beyond? One of the reasons the Padres made...
• 12/22 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 18: Robbie Ross: Prospect A-Z had a tough letter yesterday in Q, and the subject was Padres reliever Kevin Quackenbush. He has the potential to...
• 12/21 The Friarhood: Padres Extend Spring Training Invites to an Additional 17 Players : The Padres have extended invites to 17 players in addition to the current 40 man roster.  All prospects from the Adrian Gonzalez,...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Still Eyeing Andrew Bailey: With the clock ticking on their 30-day negotiating window with Yu Darvish, the Rangers aren't done searching for pitching upgrades....
• 12/17 Nolan Writin': Let’s Look At The Bullpen Part 1:   There is more depth now in the Texas Rangers bullpen than at any point in recent memory. With C.J. Wilson gone to that...
• 12/11 Through The Fence Baseball: San Diego Padres top 15 prospects for 2012: When looking at top prospects, I look at a combination of things: ceiling, skill set or tools, projection and impact on the MLB...
• 12/9 RoxPile: Conversations with the Enemy: 2012 Rockies/Padres Preview: Today we begin a new series in which I will have a friendly conversation with a writer or writers for other teams within the National...
• 12/8 MLB Dirt: Easy Street in San Diego: The San Diego Padres acquired reliever Huston Street from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for a player to be named later. In...
• 12/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Padres reportedly sign Dale Thayer to a Minor League deal: According to MLB.com’s Corey Brock, he’s hearing the Padres have signed right handed pitcher Dale Thayer to a Minor...
• 12/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Miami Marlins to sign Heath Bell, pending physical: Heath Bell and the Miami Marlins have agreed to terms on a three-year, $27 million contract (exactly what Bell was seeking, a...
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Interested In Andrew Bailey: The Padres are interested in acquiring Athletics closer Andrew Bailey to replace Heath Bell, according to ESPN.com's Buster...
• 12/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers Notes: C.J. Wilson, Andrew Bailey, Matt Garza:   With just a few days remaining before the 2011 winter meetings get underway in Dallas, the Texas Rangers are quietly putting...
• 12/1 Nolan Writin': Rangers Targeting Oakland’s Andrew Bailey: Last month, when the Texas Rangers signed former Twins closer Joe Nathan, Rangers GM Jon Daniels made a point of saying that his...
• 12/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Top 50 MLB prospects for 2012: Nos. 25 thru 1: During the now-concluded Arizona Fall League, we got a chance to look at some of the game’s best prospects from each team. Some...

• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Pursuing Andrew Bailey : The Rangers signed Joe Nathan last week, but they're still exploring ways of adding relief help, since they aim to enter the...
• 11/23 Nolan Writin': Rangers in Market for Bullpen Help: Texas Rangers General Manager Jon Daniels is keeping a low-key approach to the Hot Stove League this year. Though his club has...
• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Expressed Interest In Frank Francisco: Ten months ago, Frank Francisco and cash brought the Rangers two years of Mike Napoli.  After a season with the Blue Jays,...
• 11/17 High Heat Stats: Most IP without allowing a triple: Here are the most innings pitched in a season since 1901 without allowing a triple: Rk Player IP Year Age Tm ERA+...
• 11/17 Fire Brand of the American League: The Progression of Daniel Bard: Is Daniel Bard ready to take over as the Red Sox next closer? That was the first question that popped into the heads of many...
• 11/11 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: San Diego Padres: 71-91, 5th place, 23 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the San Diego Padres.  Each day (except...
• 11/11 High Heat Stats: Best WAR per inning pitched in 2011: In 2011, there were 19 pitchers who pitched at least 50 innings and earned at least 3.5 WAR per every 100 innings pitched. (This...
• 11/8 Chicken Fried Baseball: Rangers Offseason Preview: November is a month in which Americans pause to reflect on the many things they are thankful for. I’ll pause for a moment and...
• 11/7 The Golden Sombrero: Top 50 Prospects: #48 – Joseph Wieland: #48 Joseph Wieland San Diego Padres DOB: 1/21/90 ETA: 2012 Joe Wieland was part of the deal that sent Mike Adams to Texas, and...
• 11/3 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Texas Rangers: The two-time defending American League champions will focus on acquiring pitching this offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Adrian...

• 10/29 SoDo Mojo: Thoughts: Chris Gwynn: As you’ve probably read in a handful of other places (Prospect Insider, Lookout Landing, Larry Stone, Dan Hayes) Chris Gwynn,...
• 10/28 Baseball Musings: Pujols Ks: Mike Adams strikes out Albert Pujols leading off the seventh. That could be Albert’s last at bat as a Cardinals player....
• 10/28 Fragile Freddy's: Thoughts on Game Seven: With Game Seven ticking towards us a few thoughts of scattered logic;BullpensTexas – Alexi Ogando (12 pitches), Derek Holland...
• 10/23 Fragile Freddy's: World Series - Game Four Recap: STL – 000 000 000 – 0 – 2 – 0TEX – 100 003 00x – 4 – 6 – 0 Some days you watch a baseball game and you get what...
• 10/22 Pitchers Hit Eighth: World Series – The Blame Game Is Not Worth Playing: There is nothing quite like a close World Series game….followed by one complaint after another.  In no particular order,...
• 10/21 PaulLebowitz.com: The Padres Generosity Of The Absurd: With the near end to the negotiations freeing Theo Epstein to join the Cubs as team president and the simultaneously anti****...
• 10/18 Through The Fence Baseball: World Series: Texas Rangers may not have upper hand:   When the Texas Rangers ended the 2010 season, it was in the most painful way possible. They watched as the San Francisco...
• 10/18 Philly Phanatics: World Series preview: Cardinals-Rangers: The Major League Baseball season is not over. The “other” team in red from the National League – the one that...
• 10/17 STLCardinalBaseball: 2011 World Series Preview: With what may go down as the greatest comeback in the history of baseball, the Cardinals overcame a 10.5 game deficit to win...
• 10/13 mlbreports.com : ALCS Game 4 and NLCS Game 3: MLB Playoffs Recap for Wednesday October 12th:   Thursday October 13, 2011     Jonathan Hacohen (Lead Baseball Columnist - MLB reports):  Going into today, the Rangers...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: San Diego Padres: Prepare for another offseason of short-term free agent deals from the Padres in their attempt to stop the bleeding on a perennially...
• 10/12 Chicken Fried Baseball: Rangers Lose Game: player id matches. Leave this as is or search for "results=" to select a desired player/id pairing. You...
• 10/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers have flare for dramatic; lead ALCS 2-0:   The Texas Rangers, once again, continued their improbable run after a dramatic 7-3 win on Monday night, thanks to a walk...
• 10/10 PaulLebowitz.com: Bud Black As Angels GM?: I’m not sure why there’s a continued choice to place Bud Black into positions with which he has little experience,...
• 10/9 mlbreports.com : Preview of MLB Playoffs for Sunday October 9th and Rangers Take Game 1 ALCS: Sunday October 9, 2011     Jonathan Hacohen (Lead Baseball Columnist - MLB reports):  And then they were down to four. ...
• 10/8 PaulLebowitz.com: ALCS Preview: Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers: Detroit Tigers (95-67; 1st place, AL Central; defeated New York Yankees in ALDS 3 games to 2) vs Texas Rangers (96-66; 1st place,...
• 10/8 Chicken Fried Baseball: Alexi Ogando Could be Texas’ Series MVP: With apologies to the search traffic I’m getting for Alexis Texas, a potential key to this series will be Alexi Ogando and...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: How The Rangers Acquired Their Newest Additions : The Rangers have advanced to the American League Championship Series for the second consecutive October, yet their roster is considerably...
• 10/3 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Best In-Season Trade By A Playoff Team: The Yankees and Rays combined to make one minor trade this season, but the other six playoff teams were active on the trade market...

• 9/30 For Baseball Junkies: 2011 ALDS Predictions: The MLB postseason kicks off tonight and we're giving you our predictions because we love to make ourselves look bad.  Enjoy!Yankees...
• 9/30 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Tampa Bay Rays (91-71) at Texas Rangers (96-66): I'm going to write my usual previews for each of the playoff series. I'll say flat out that I don't follow the AL at all, so...
• 9/30 PaulLebowitz.com: Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers: Tampa Bay Rays (91-71; 2nd place, AL East; won Wild Card) vs Texas Rangers (96-66; 1st place, AL West) — Keys for the Rays:...
• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: In-Season Trades By The 2011 Playoff Teams: It's hard to fake your way through 162 games, so most MLB playoff teams have earned the right to play in October. Once every few...
• 9/21 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 MLB Draft Preview: Who will your team draft?: The 2012 amateur draft is still 9 months away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about who the top prospects are, especially...
• 9/21 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 MLB Draft Preview: Who will your team draft?: The 2012 amateur draft is still 9 months away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about who the top prospects are, especially...
• 9/19 mlbreports.com : Fantasy Baseball Report: Value of Elite Setup Men: Romo, Alburquerque, Adams and More: Monday September 19, 2011     MLB reports:  We welcome the newest member of the MLB reports team, Peter Stein.  For all you...
• 9/19 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Texas Rangers: The Rangers are next in our arbitration eligibles series. First time: Andres Blanco, Elvis Andrus, Matt Harrison Second...
• 9/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: A look at the bullpens of the prospective AL postseason teams: Former Yankeeist readers will recall that last September in the weeks leading up to the postseason we ran a handful of posts that...
• 9/16 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Fister, Harden, Adams, Orioles: The odds say the Red Sox have a 94.5% chance of making the playoffs, but I'm guessing that's not going to console most Red Sox...
• 9/12 Giants Nirvana: Sergio Romo’s Remarkable 2011 Season: A brief bullet-point list to admire the remarkable season that Sergio Romo has put together… (note: I’m arbitrarily...
• 9/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: MVP, V-Mart, Wang, Bullpens: A few stray items of note on this Thursday evening ... MVP voters who omit pitchers from their ballots should be recused...
• 9/7 Brotherly Glove: Resting The Trusted Triumvirate: For about a month, the idea has surfaced in articles and general conversation of resting the Phillies’ starting pitchers...

• 8/31 PaulLebowitz.com: MLB Trades On 8.31 Means Eligible For the Playoffs: Braves re-acquire Matt Diaz for a PTBNL or cash. Here are Diaz’s numbers against lefties in his career: I Split PA AB R...
• 8/29 The Beanball: **** My Name is Yoshinori Tateyama, Prepare to…Not Reach Base?: The Texas Rangers were very busy during the Trade Deadline. Specifically, they worked hard to revamp their struggling bullpen,...
• 8/19 Baseball Musings: Low Scoring Thursday: Of the five National League games on Thursday, none produced more than six runs, the Dodgers 5-1 defeat of Milwaukee being the...
• 8/19 B-R Blog: Tyler Clippard may set the Holds record. (Don’t laugh.): Tyler Clippard earned his 32nd Hold on Thursday with a perfect 8th inning against the Reds, striking out Jay Bruce and Drew Stubbs,...
• 8/18 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Notes: Young, Adams, Guzman: The Rangers will look to extend their seven-game lead against the Angels tonight, when they ask Colby Lewis to defeat Cy Young...
• 8/15 Future Closers: Unsettled NL closer jobs for 2012: Its never too early to start planning for the future in fantasy baseball, especially in keeper leagues.  Thus, if you are...
• 8/15 Giants Nirvana: Splash Hits: Sergio Romo, Brandon Belt, Marc Kroon: Giants Vs. Braves Series Preview: Looking To October – Baseball Nation The Giants and Braves met in a 2010 Division Series...
• 8/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Rangers @ A’s Game 120: 4:42PM PDT: On a full count Josh Willingham pops out to Mike Napoli (now playing first) at the 15 yard line in foul ground. Rangers...
• 8/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Overtake Rangers MLB Lead – In Errors:   Saturday’s game between the Rangers and A’s was one well worth missing if you are an A’s fan. The A’s,...
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: Hoyer Talks Adams, Bell, Draft, Petco Park: Padres GM Jed Hoyer appeared on XX1090 Sports Radio with Darren Smith yesterday, and you can listen to the interview right here....
• 8/11 mlbcoverage.com: Cardinals Sign Arthur Rhodes
• 8/10 mlbreports.com : E-MAILBAG: Ask the Reports, Wednesday August 10th: Thank you for reading the E-mailbag.  Please send all your questions to mlbreports@gmail.com and please include your first name...
• 8/10 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Are "Kicking Tires" On Arthur Rhodes: Tony LaRussa's affinity for left-handed relievers is no secret, and Joe Strauss of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (on Twitter)...
• 8/10 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 115: Win Over Padres: Mets 5 Padres 4 The cardiac kids strike again, and push themselves up and over the Flushing .500. Mets Game Notes For the 22nd...
• 8/10 Chicken Fried Baseball: Dividends: As hard as it seems to believe, the Rangers have now improved upon their 2010 winning percentage. What is very easy to recognize...
• 8/8 MetsToday.com: Mets vs. Padres Series Preview: Some quick notes regarding the upcoming game and series between the Mets and Padres … Ruben Tejada has been summoned from...
• 8/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Is it time for the Rangers to demote Neftali Feliz?: There’s a debate rising in Dallas/Fort Worth. A debate that began Saturday night at Rangers Ballpark has undoubtedly made its...
• 8/7 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 7/31/11 - 8/6/11: Here's a look back at the week following the trade deadline.. The Mets remain highly unlikely to offer Jose Reyes a contract...
• 8/7 Mastersball.com: Adventures in FAAB: With the non-waiver trade deadline last week, it was a very strange weekend for FAAB bidding. And, with some of the deals made...
• 8/7 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Rockies, Giants, Beltran, Padres: Let's check out a few items from the National League West.. While some Rockies fans are clamoring for the Mets' David Wright,...
• 8/6 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Jimenez, Red Sox, Rockies, Beltran: In the latest edition of Full Count from Ken Rosenthal, we learn how this year's trade deadline could have turned out drastically...
• 8/5 B-R Blog: “Can’t touch dis”: Aroldis Chapman: Given his performance over the last 6 weeks, it may be hard to remember that Aroldis Chapman was a floundering phenom back in...
• 8/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers: Is it time to shop Kinsler?: The Texas Rangers have lost their mojo. Yes, I know that’s an Austin Powers reference, but it holds true in this sense of the...
• 8/5 COSFBA: Warming In The 'Pen: NL Edition: August 5th, 2011: Welcome back! Apologies for the lateness of the article... Things outside of COSFBA have been a little hectic lately and I've...
• 8/4 Release Points: Moneyball 2.0: The Pitching Edition: As a community, for whatever reason, baseball tends to resist change for as long as possible.  The sport’s mantra, or so it...
• 8/4 Motor City Bengals: The Sports Pages: Brennan Boesch, Joaquin Benoit, and Doug Fister Among Notable Debuts: “I always turn to the sports pages first, which records man’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.”...
• 8/4 Blogging From The Bleachers: Trade Deadline Recap: Texas Bolsters Their Bullpen by Acquiring Uehara, Adams: Last season’s AL Champion Texas Rangers have spent the better part of the 2011 season atop the AL West standings. Yet, something...
• 8/3 COSFBA: Warming In The 'Pen: AL Edition: The Trade Deadline has come and gone, and while several big moves were conspired (I'll probably write my thoughts on Ubaldo Jimenez...
• 8/3 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Notes: Bell, Erlin, Wieland, Draft Picks: It was on this day in 1995 when the Padres exploded for 11 runs in the eighth inning to notch an 11-3 win over the Giants.  Today,...
• 8/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY CASHMAN BELIEVES IN HIS YANKEES: Yes, so the Yankees may not have made any huge moves this Trade Deadline, but I will tell you one important thing and you need...
• 8/2 Call to the Pen: Arthur Rhodes Designated for Assignment: Arthur Rhodes has been designated for assignment by the Rangers to make room for recent acquisition Mike Adams. … [visit...
• 8/2 Rising Apple: All Quiet on the Eastern Front: The trade deadline, as a baseball fan, was exhilarating. Major players like Ubaldo Jimenez, Mike Adams, Hunter Pence, Michael...
• 8/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Angels’ inactivity at deadline shows faith in the future: Not surprisingly, the Los Angeles Angels let the 2011 trade deadline go by without making a move. Frustratingly, the powers of...
• 8/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Relative Expected Utility & The 2011 Trade Deadline: The wheeling and dealing is done.  We can begin debating who won and who lost. In a few months we'll be able to judge the...
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Designate Arthur Rhodes For Assignment: The Rangers designated Arthur Rhodes for assignment, according to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News (on Twitter). The move...
• 8/1 mlbreports.com : Summary of all Trades- 2011 MLB Trade Deadline Report and Analysis: Monday August 1, 2011     MLB  reports:  Another hectic MLB trade deadline is in the books.  This year’s trade market...
• 8/1 MLB Dirt: The Biggest Deadline Winners Are…: The trade deadline has come and gone and it may take years to figure out who the actual “losers” are from this deadline....
• 8/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Koji Uehara, Mike Adams the newest additions to the Texas Rangers’ bullpen:   Over the last week, the Texas Rangers and general manager Jon Daniels worked the phones to try and get the pieces they...
• 8/1 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: August 1, 2011: Colby Rasmus $45. Other bids: $39, $27, $22, $17, $17, $11, $8, $5. A non-contender snagged Rasmus with this bid, presumably...
• 8/1 The Friarhood: Trade Deadline Aftermath: Here it is, the day after the trade deadline, and my first reaction was “huh?” So, the Padres’ front office brass did...
• 8/1 The Friarhood: Padres Rally Past Rockies To Avoid Sweep in Petco: After the dust settled after the trade deadline at 1:00pm Sunday, the Padres had traded both Mike Adams and Ryan Ludwick to...
• 8/1 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Yankees, Wandy, Ubaldo, Bailey: The latest from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports... Yesterday's push by the Yankees to acquire Astros lefty Wandy Rodriguez came...

• 7/31 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BYB YANKEE TRADE RUMORS: PART 6: (Photo: Getty)Wandy Rodriguez: He's a lefty and he's overpaid. That's my opinion of him. Yet, the Yankees are reportedly pursuing...
• 7/31 mlbcoverage.com: Rangers Acquire Mike Adams: After originally showing strong interest in closer Heath Bell, the Rangers have acquired reliever Mike Adams from the Padres,...
• 7/31 Call to the Pen: Mike Adams Traded to Rangers: The Rangers have acquired another one of the league’s top setup men today, bringing in Mike Adams from the Padres for prospects...
• 7/31 The Friarhood: Padres Acquire Two Pitchers for Mike Adams: Via the San Diego Padres Media Department: SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres announced today they have acquired left-handed...
• 7/31 The Friarhood: Rangers Acquire Mike Adams: Via Peter Gammons on MLB Network, the Rangers have acquired Mike Adams in exchange for Robbie Erlin and Joe Wieland.    More...
• 7/31 Baseball Musings: Adams, Not Bell: I saw a report that the Rangers acquired Heath Bell, but the official word just came down, and instead Texas picked up the Padres’...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Trades: Everyone in the AL West made a trade this month, with the exception of the Halos.. Angels No trades completed. Athletics Acquired...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Trades: Here are the trades that went down in the NL West in July.. Diamondbacks Acquired right-handed sidearmer Brad Ziegler...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: The Trade Deadline At CloserNews.com: In conjunction with the po**** Twitter feed @closernews, CloserNews.com had its firm launch in July, which proved to be both an...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Heath Bell Rumors: Sunday: The latest on Padres closer Heath Bell, who is owed $2.47MM on the season and projects as a Type A free agent in either league... There...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Acquire Mike Adams: The Rangers' bullpen may be a strength instead of a weakness for the final two months of the season.  A day after acquiring Koji...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Reaction: Ubaldo, Rangers, Furcal, Mariners: We've seen dozens of deals completed this month. To help you make sense of it all, here are some reactions to the moves from around...
• 7/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BYB YANKEE TRADE RUMORS: PART 5: The latest from the Trade front, right here at Bleeding Yankee Blue.(Photo: NY Daily News)Ubaldo Jimenez: Ken Rosenthal says the...
• 7/30 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens Comes a Day Early – Week 18 Edition: Ladies and Gentlemen good day I bid to you all. Welcome to a special Saturday Edition of Waiver Mavens for Week 18… without...
• 7/30 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Preparing Late Strike For Heath Bell and Ubaldo Jimenez?: A couple of interesting tweets that may give us a clue as to where the Yankees focus is at the trading deadline .bbpBox97335809459490816...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Reliever Rumors: Saturday: The Padres have right-handed relievers Heath Bell, Mike Adams, and Chad Qualls on the trading block.  Here are yesterday's...
• 7/29 The Friarhood: Adams and Bell Put Hoyer in the Closers Role: As Padres’ fans struggle through this rough season, the trading deadline brings reason for hope.    Padres’ GM...
• 7/29 Phillies Nation: Dr. Strangeglove: Hunter Pence and Terms of Enrampagement: I try to keep my commentary on this site rational, coherent, and dispassionate whenever possible. But the past few days have tested...
• 7/29 The Friarhood: Guzman, Bell Sparkle in Series Dulled by Diamondbacks' Dominance.: This late July weekday series saw a bit of disappointment for the hometown team, having lost the first two games against the...
• 7/29 COSFBA: Warming In The 'Pen: NL Edition: Well, well, well...Wednesday was a big day in the land of baseball. A bombs**** of a deal sending Carlos Beltran to the World...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Ellis, Jimenez, Hernandez, Brazoban: One of the biggest trade chips in baseball - Carlos Beltran - joined the NL West this week, but a handful of impact players could...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Reliever Rumors: Friday: Heath Bell said yesterday that he expects to be traded and you can't blame him given the recent rumors. The Rangers, Angels,...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Fister, Mets, Giants, Rangers : With less than three days until the trade deadline, here are the latest rumors and notes from around MLB... Kevin Goldstein...
• 7/28 Brotherly Glove: Mid-day Trade Update: As the Phillies get set to face one outfielder they missed out on — Carlos Beltran will bat third tonight for the Giants...
• 7/28 Call to the Pen: Heath Bell Trade Rumors: Many outlets are saying that several teams are making hard pushes for each of the big name Padre relievers, Heath Bell and Mike...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Targeting Pence, Quentin, Adams: Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. is working aggressively to improve his club before Sunday afternoon’s non-waiver trade deadline....
• 7/28 Through The Fence Baseball: Are the Texas Rangers running out of trade options?: For the Texas Rangers, it’s gotten to the point where manager Ron Washington is calling for his front office to give him some...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Reliever Rumors: Thursday: The pace quickened in the Padres' trade talks involving relievers Heath Bell and Mike Adams yesterday, tweeted ESPN's Buster...
• 7/27 Through The Fence Baseball: TTFB trade deadline 2011 coverage – every team, every player: Welcome to Through The Fence Baseball’s trade deadline coverage. We’re hoping to clean things up for everyone a bit...
• 7/27 Fire Brand of the American League: Red Sox Trade Targets: Relief Pitching: Unlike in recent years past, the Red Sox bullpen has been pretty solid this year.  Theo spent a lot of time and money this...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On Padres Relievers: 5:35pm: The Cardinals are still trying for Bell and the Rangers are in the mix as well, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (Twitter...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Eyeing Bell, Adams, Bailey, Balfour: Now that Carlos Beltran is heading to the defending World Champions, last year’s American League pennant winner can focus its...
• 7/26 Brotherly Glove: Recapping the Rumors: The trade deadline is right around the corner and rumors are rampantly picking up steam. Teams are either amping up their efforts...
• 7/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Angels trade options: Offense or pitching?: With the trade deadline creeping up on the Los Angeles Angels, the Halo faithful are left to wonder if the team will make a big...
• 7/26 Brotherly Glove: News and Notes – 7/26/2011: The Phillies dropped a tough one Monday afternoon to the Padres in a particularly wacky game. Cliff Lee exited after throwing...
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: West Rumors: Angels, Iannetta, Rangers: The latest on a few AL and NL West clubs... The Marlins "are scouting the Angels closely," reports Kevin Baxter of the L.A....
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Mijares, Tigers, Phillies, Nimmo: Michael Cuddyer pitched a shutout inning in Texas tonight, but the Rangers didn't have trouble scoring against Minnesota's other...
• 7/25 Phillies Nation: Early Exit for Lee, Phillies Come Up Short: I guess if something was going to give, it would have to be the Phillies.  Mother Nature has been pumping her hot breathe up...
• 7/25 Philly Phanatics: Phillies Notebook: This week Josh Landsburg disagrees ... with himself. Read the whole story to find out how Josh has altered his opinion regarding...
• 7/25 MLBTradeRumors: At Least Four Teams Interested In Uehara: The Rangers, Pirates, Tigers, and Twins are among the teams that have expressed interest in Orioles reliever Koji Uehara, reports...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: 7/17/11 - 7/23/11: A look back at the original pieces published here this week at MLBTR ... A list of players with 10-and-5 rights, by Tim Dierkes. The...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 7/17/11 - 7/23/11: A look back at the busy week that was here at MLBTR ... The Giants acquired infielder Jeff Keppinger from the Astros. The...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal's Latest: Braves, Upton, Keppinger, Bell: FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal, whose bow tie took some playful mocking from Brandon Phillips yesterday, is back with another handful...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Hanley, Phillies, Zduriencik, Darvish: The Mariners' losing streak extended to 14 games after dropping a 3-1 result to Boston today.  Seattle's 14-game skid ties a...
• 7/23 Brotherly Glove: Transactionalysis: Lidge, Baez, Grilli, Heilman: The Phillies made two noteworthy moves over the last couple of days, and while one is more important than the other, both merit...
• 7/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves Rumors: 7/23 – Vizcaino, Bullpen, Beltran: The Atlanta Braves have been swirling around the trade winds this past week and it has been reported that the Braves will make...
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Rumors: Adams, Sabathia, Pitchers, Igawa: It's scorching hot in New York, but not as hot as the trade rumor circuit. Here are the latest Yankees' rumors... There's...
• 7/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY YANKEES HAVE OPTIONS, BUT WHAT WORKS?: What will the Yankee Brass do, if anything to help improve the Yankees. They signed Marcus Thames to a minor league deal today,...
• 7/22 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Padres (44-55) at Phillies (61-36): San Diego Padres (44-55) at Philadelphia Phillies (61-36) Cory Luebke, LHP (3-3, 2.57) vs. Cole Hamels, LHP (11-5, 2.71) Time:...
• 7/22 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Shields, Melky, Soria, Marlins : Astros GM Ed Wade has been determining the market for his players, including Hunter Pence, ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark reports....
• 7/22 Fanspeak.com: Nationals As Sellers: Who Might Get Dealt
• 7/22 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Astros, Adams, Matsui, Yankees: Incoming Astros owner Jim Crane has ordered a decrease in payroll from $76MM to $60MM, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com. Here’s...
• 7/21 Rising Apple: Setting Expectations for a Jason Isringhausen Trade: By all accounts, Jason Isringhausen has had an extremely successful 2011. His 2.93 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and 1.71 K/BB so far are solid...
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Have Inquired On Padres Relievers: The Blue Jays have inquired on the Padres’ available relievers, including Heath Bell, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX...
• 7/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Trade Rumors: Yankees Unwilling to Give Up Big Prospects for Relievers: Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated: Yankees unwilling to trade big prospect for reliever; think they’ll be OK in...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Padres' Owner Tells Adams He's Staying Put : 10:17pm: At least 12 teams have inquired on Adams, according to Passan. Jack Magruder of FOXSportsArizona.com hears that the...
• 7/20 Through The Fence Baseball: The Heat Index: These trade rumors are starting to perk up: Welcome to this weeks issue of The Heat Index! Last week’s piece on prospects seemed to be a hit, so thanks for reading!...
• 7/20 Roto Think Tank: Middle Relievers vs. Starting PItchers: A reader asked me if I'd rather have Mike Adams or Ryan Dempster coming back in trade. I told the reader Adams, and went...
• 7/20 Phillies Nation: Does **** Make Madson Expendable?: Antonio **** has dominated in a way that you just don’t see everyday. He has the lowest opponents batting average in major...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Not Pursuing Anyone Aggressively Right Now: The Red Sox are "not pursuing anyone aggressively right now," a source familiar with the team's thinking told WEEI's Alex Speier. ...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Brown, Passan On Rockies, Reyes, Angels: A few more notes from Tim Brown and Jeff Passan of Yahoo... The Rockies are not actively shopping Chris Iannetta and Ty...
• 7/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY YANKEE TRADE RUMORS ARE FLYING: "We aren't going to do anything stupid." -- Brian Cashman Let the craziness begin. There is no doubt that the Yankees know...
• 7/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: While we’re watching the Ubaldo front…: …there are other things going on in the Yankee trade-o-sphere aside from the Ubaldo Jimenez mania. Here’s a few hits...
• 7/19 Crashburn Alley: Everyone’s Doing Something, We’ll Do Nothing: Now that the All Star game is over and the second half is officially under way, everyone’s eyes have turned to the trade deadline. ...
• 7/19 MLBTradeRumors: Mariners Rumors: Felix, League: The Mariners are sellers, and they might be willing to part with decent pitching.  Here's the latest... Mariners GM Jack...
• 7/18 Phillies Nation: The Price for Adams: Singleton and More?: After a week or so of rumors regarding a prospects-for-bullpen help deal between the Phillies and Padres, we finally have some...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: National League Notes: Reds, Berkman, Adams: We've already checked in on three of the most noteworthy trade candidates that the National League has to offer. Here's the rest...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: The Price For Mike Adams: 32 year-old reliever Mike Adams has a microscopic 1.70 ERA in 212 innings in his Padres career, spanning four seasons.  He's...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Beltran, Giants, Padres: Rumors from SI's Jon Heyman... The Mets don't believe Carlos Beltran would pass through waivers in August.  Beltran is well-compensated...
• 7/18 Brotherly Glove: Can That Right Handed Bat Play Third Base?: The Phillies have been linked to numerous players over the last couple of months that fall into to one of two buckets: late-inning...
• 7/18 The Biz of Baseball: MLB Trade Deadline: Buyers, NL Edition: It may have taken longer than expected, but the NL playoff picture has finally taken shape. I'll preface the following piece...
• 7/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Trade Rumors: Yankees Have Serious Interest in Mike Adams: The Padres are getting a lot of interest in reliever Mike Adams and the Yankees are right there among the most interested...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Rangers, Relief Market: Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com has the latest on the Texas Rangers' pursuit of bullpen help and a few other items of note on the...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Notes: Bell, Adams, Ludwick: The Padres have been prominent in trade rumors all month, and a couple tidbits of note pertaining to San Diego's sought-after...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Wigginton, Reyes, Phillies, Lowe: Some assorted links for your Sunday reading: Ty Wigginton's name has come up in talks between the Yankees and Rockies,...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Willingham, Rangers, Red Sox, Twins: Buster Olney continues to share hot stove notes via Twitter and his Insider-only ESPN.com blog, so let's dive right into his latest...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Phillies, Adams, Royals, Guthrie: It's been a busy weekend for FOX's Ken Rosenthal, who brought us a pair of rumor-packed videos yesterday. He shared a few...
• 7/16 Brotherly Glove: The Three Tiers of Padres Relievers: Multiple sources have confirmed that the Phillies are hot after a Padres reliever. Unfortunately, San Diego’s three most...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal's Latest: Beltran, Phillies, Red Sox, Yankees: Earlier today it was the Full Count video, and now Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has some more notes in a separate video... Carlos...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Links: Padres, Adams, Ubaldo: The Giants have won four in a row to open up a 4.5 game lead in the NL West. Let's check in on the latest from the division... Padres...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Trade Market, Tigers, D'Backs, Beltran: In today's Insider-only blog post, Buster Olney says that a high-ranking official told him the "dam is about ready to burst on...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Have Interest In Heath Bell & Mike Adams: The Phillies are looking to s**** up their bullpen before the trade deadline, and a source tells Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com...
• 7/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: DeVoss, Adams, White Sox: The A's announced that Brett Anderson underwent Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow. Dr. James Andrews...
• 7/15 Rising Apple: What Could Have Been — Mike Adams: As much as I love the Mets, the franchise has made a plethora of questionable moves over the years. While the infamous Tom Seaver...
• 7/15 PaulLebowitz.com: MLB Trade Deadline Rules To Live By: And/or die by. Here’s a logical and well-reasoned list of rules that teams should adhere to when assessing whether or not...
• 7/14 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Dodgers, Riggleman, Shields, Jimenez: Sixteen years ago today, Ramon Martinez threw a no-hitter against the Florida Marlins.  The former All-Star won 123 games in...
• 7/14 Through The Fence Baseball: 15 players the Texas Rangers could look at before the trade deadline: For those who listened to the podcast today, I told you I’d have a trade board put up tonight with some of the names you could...
• 7/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Examining the Trade Values of Oakland’s Trade Chips:   This post is entirely inspired by a solid piece on USS Mariner where their team investigated the Mariners’ trade...
• 7/13 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Rockies, Padres, Mariners: Baseball's western divisions have the Rangers, Angels, Giants, and Diamondbacks as contenders, with the Mariners, Athletics, Rockies,...
• 7/13 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Beware the Retaliatory Trade: The Brewers went out and traded for Francisco Rodriguez (K-Rod) from the Mets.  That means that the Cardinals need to respond...
• 7/12 SoDo Mojo: If I Were “King” For A Day…: I don’t know who the Mariners plan on trading this season or if they even will move anyone. I’m sure we can speculate...
• 7/12 The Friarhood: Pitching Depth: The Padres have pitching depth despite dealing many pitchers last off-season for both Cameron Maybin (sending Edward Mujica...
• 7/12 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens – Week 15: Before I get started I just wanted to say big ups to Fenam for handling last weeks’ waiver mavens. Now that I’ve returned...
• 7/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Relief Trade Notes: A few items popped up yesterday at MLBTR under the Yankees tag that are worth looking at: First up: the Yankees are apparently...
• 7/4 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Among Clubs With Interest In Padres' Arms: The Brewers are among the teams that have contacted the Padres about their relievers, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul...
• 7/3 B-R Blog: Sunday Smorgasbord – games of Saturday, July 2: [A Whitman's sampler of Saturday action, with neither leaves nor grass....] -- White Sox 1, Cubs 0 ... for the first time in MLB...
• 7/3 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Dodgers, Cardinals, Bell, Kazmir: The Dodgers are playing hard and preparing diligently for every game, but you'd have to be blind to not see the cloud that hangs...
• 7/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Can Texas Rangers land Wood and Garza at the deadline?: With the first day of July upon us, there are just a few weeks left before the most exciting time in major-league baseball. The...
• 7/1 B-R Blog: 2011 WAR-Stars: With most teams at or past the midpoint of the season, and the annual Po**** & Pity Game almost upon us, let's stage a fantasy...

• 6/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers trade deals contigent upon Chris Davis: The Texas Rangers could be ready to bring Chris Davis back to the big leagues, but it’s not to play first or even third...
• 6/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Will the Texas Rangers decide between Heath Bell and Mike Adams?: The San Diego Padres already are waiving the white flag. Well, at least if you listen to SI.com’s Jon Heyman. His column Wednesday...
• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Deadline Plans For NL Teams: The trade market is still developing at this point in the season, but it’s starting to take shape. Buster Olney outlines the...
• 6/29 NY Baseball Digest: Soria and Sanchez on Yanks Radar?: A member of the Kansas City media reached out to me yesterday, asking if we had heard anything about the Yankees making another...
• 6/29 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Padres, Athletics, Twins: The latest from SI's Jon Heyman... The Padres are being aggressive in engaging in trade discussions, say executives who...
• 6/28 MLBTradeRumors: Sherman On Yankees, Padres, Clippard: Joel Sherman of the New York Post dishes all kinds of Yankees rumors today; let's check it out. Yankees GM Brian Cashman...
• 6/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: 10 Relievers the Yankees Could Trade for at the Deadline: With the trade deadline drawing nearer and the Yankees targeting bullpen help it seemed like a good idea to take a look at...
• 6/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers will be looking at numerous options for bullpen help: The Texas Rangers are in desperate need of fixing their bullpen. If Wednesday night’s debacle wasn’t enough for Ranger...
• 6/22 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies, Mariners, Reds Inquired On Ludwick: The Phillies, Mariners, and Reds are among the teams that have inquired on the availability of Padres right fielder Ryan Ludwick,...
• 6/21 MLB Fantasy Recon: FB Recon Original: Mike Adams, The Bell Tolls For Thee…: Mike Adams (RP San Diego Padres) If you haven’t heard, Heath Bell is on the trading block. This could spell trouble for Bells...
• 6/20 Giants Nirvana: Low-Draft Position Major-Leaguers: Over at Baseball America, Matt Eddy put together a list of the low-draft position all-stars -- defined as active...
• 6/19 Giants Nirvana: Low-Draft Position Major-Leaguers: Over at Baseball America, Matt Eddy put together a list of the low-draft position all-stars -- defined as active...
• 6/19 Giants Nirvana: Low-Draft Position Major-Leaguers: Over at Baseball America, Matt Eddy put together a list of the low-draft position all-stars -- defined as active...
• 6/17 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Dempster, Adams, Reyes, Braves: Jayson Stark leads his latest column for ESPN with a debate with colleague Buster Olney about realignment possibilities. ...
• 6/16 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Right-Handed Relievers: The Rangers and Cardinals are just a few contenders who might look to add relief help at the trade deadline.  Let's take a...
• 6/15 Yankees Daily: Stauffer Could Represent Padres in All-Star Game: All-Star voting has been underway for over a month now and we are starting to see blogs make their personal All-Star selections....
• 6/12 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens Week 11 – Gee, Niese and Karstens, oh my!: Pitchers Philip Humber, Chicago White Sox (SP, RP) owned in 38% of Yahoo! Leagues. In his last 5 starts over 36 nnings the former...
• 6/9 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Padres, Wood, Pirates: Teams like the Yankees, Rangers and Cardinals may not have to wait much longer for bullpen help. There will probably be relievers...
• 6/6 Chicken Friars: Would you trade Bell or Adams for Chris Davis of Rangers?: Ken Rosenthal mentions a possible connection with Chris Davis to the Padres in his latest article on Fox Sports. The Rangers are...
• 6/2 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Seek Relief Help: Kevin Towers built a dominant bullpen in San Diego and he’d like to do the same in Arizona. The D’Backs GM is looking to upgrade...
• 6/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): David Robertson Leads The Yankees In Rally-Killing, Dragon-Slaying: Last week, Brian Fuentes called out his manager for using him in a situation for which he wasn’t properly prepared.  Fuentes...
• 6/1 The Pesky Pole: Kyle Phillips’ first career home run lifts Padres past Braves: ATLANTA (AP) — Pinch-hitter Kyle Phillips broke a 2-all tie in the 10th inning with his first career home run and the San Diego...

• 5/30 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Notes: Rizzo, Adams, Gregerson: The Padres are last in the National League in runs per game, but first base prospect Anthony Rizzo may help solve San Diego's...
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Mike Adams rebounds for hold: San Diego Padres RP Mike Adams allowed a hit with two strikeouts in a scoreless eighth inning Saturday, May 28, against the Washington...[+] Nationals. Adams rebounded after allowing a game-winning homer in his appearance Friday, May 27.
• 5/28 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal's Full Count Video: Red Sox, Capps, Padres: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has a new Full Count video up, so let's dive in... If the Red Sox have one need, it's a right-handed...
• 5/28 B-R Blog: Joey Devine: No Earned Runs in Last 30.1 IP since 2008: Oakland reliever Joey Devine is back after reconstructive elbow surgery that cost him the entire 2009-10 seasons. Devine finished...
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Giants, Padres, Pence: Now that Buster Posey is on the disabled list for the foreseeable future, the Giants are looking around for catching, according...
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Not willing to trade Mike Adams: Several clubs who have checked in with the San Diego Padres say that they are unwilling to talk trades for any of their players...[+] that they have in their control beyond this year, like RP Mike Adams. The Padres are, however, sending signals that they are willing to trade RP Heath Bell, OF Ryan Ludwick and RP Chad Qualls, who will all become free agents at the end of this year.
• 5/23 MLBTradeRumors: If The Padres Become Sellers: Having lost their last three games, the Padres are 19-28, in last place and 8.5 games out in the NL West.  They're second to...
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: Padres 'Pen Continues To Thrive After Winter Trades: Bullpens don’t get much better than the one the Padres had last year. Led by Heath Bell, Mike Adams and Luke Gregerson, Padres...
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Relievers: Decent relievers are always a hot commodity at the trade deadline.  The Rangers, Cardinals, Dodgers, Rays, Indians, and Phillies...
• 5/10 The Friarhood: Padres Gameday Chat 5/10/11 at MIL: BREW CREW: The Padres and Brewers play just five times in 2011…Milwaukee travels to San Diego 5/18-19 to begin the Padres’...
• 5/8 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Heath Bell: The Padres' Heath Bell has been one of baseball's best closers over the past two-plus seasons, racking up 89 saves in 2009-10....

• 4/30 B-R Blog: Top strike-throwers in 2011: Through Friday's games, here are the 15 guys in MLB (minimum 8 IP) who have thrown at least 69% of their pitches for strikes....
• 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: San Diego Padres: The Padres are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series. Eligible For Free Agency (3) Heath Bell may not finish the season...
• 4/11 Chicken Friars: The bats come alive!: San Diego Padres 7 – Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W: Aaron Harang (2-0) L: John Ely (0-1) After struggling all night yesterday...
• 4/2 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 3/31 at STL: Padres win the season opener 4-2 in extra innings at Busch. WP - Pat Neshek (1-0) LP – Bryan Augenstein (0-1) Save...

• 3/31 The Friarhood: 2011 Padres Projections: Pitching: Those of you that follow fantasy baseball closely are familiar with the name Ron Shandler.  He is one of most respected names in...
• 3/30 The Friarhood: Padres Set Opening Day Roster: PEORIA, Ariz. – The San Diego Padres today announced they have recalled right-handed pitcher Samuel Deduno from Triple-A Tucson. ...
• 3/27 MLB Fantasy Recon: Why You Don't Pay for Saves - Potential 2011 Closers from Fake Teams: Closing situations often change early out of spring training.  In 2010 Fantasybaseball.com listed Jonathan Broxton as the...
• 3/25 B-R Blog: The 20 most productive pitchers of 2010: Following on to my list of the 20 most productive hitters of 2010, here's a list of the 20 most productive pitchers. First, here...
• 3/13 Chicken Friars: Heath Bell again states that he would take the San Diego discount: San Diego Padres All-Star Closer Heath Bell has stated many times that he wants to stay in San Diego and today he went onto Sirius...
• 3/13 Chicken Friars: Stauffer looks ready for the season in start against Indians: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CLE (5-8) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 1 SD (6-8) 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 15 2 W: Tim Stauffer L: Carlos Carrasco Tim...
• 3/8 Chicken Friars: Padres bullpen struggles in loss to Royals: Cameron Maybin returned to the lineup tonight after resting on the sidelines with concussion like symptoms. Maybin hit his head...
• 3/4 COSFBA: Finding Keepers: San Diego Padres: The San Diego Padres may find ways to win a lot of games in the NL West this season and stay competitive but they will be doing...
• 3/3 Chicken Friars: Friars Win Spring Game in Walk-Off Fashion: The San Diego Padres late inning specialists Ernesto Freiri, Mike Adams and Luke Gregerson each pitched a scoreless inning of...
• 3/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: San Diego Padres: The Padres are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Orlando Hudson, 2B: two years,...

• 2/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: San Diego Padres: The Padres are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Orlando Hudson, 2B: two years,...
• 2/27 Chicken Friars: First Game of the Spring: Here is the lineup for the first game of the Spring, game starts at 12:05 today: Will Venable RF Everth Cabrera SS Jorge Cantu...
• 2/25 Chicken Friars: Scheduled Pitchers for the Weekend: Depending on weather, the San Diego Padres are scheduled to play their first games of the spring to get ready for the season....
• 2/22 Chicken Friars: FanSided All NL West Pitching Staff: Our National League West BLOGS (Venom Strikes (Diamondbacks), Rox Pile (Rockies), Lasorda’s Lair (Dodgers), andFrisco Fastball...
• 2/18 The Friarhood: Padres Pitchers - Lindy's Scouting Report: Among the many baseball publications I have purchased this winter, one of the most interesting is the 2011 Lindy's Sports Baseball...
• 2/17 The Friarhood: 2011 Padres: The Bullpen: The 2010 Padres bullpen finished the season as the top ranked group in baseball with a 2.78 ERA. They were a huge contributor...
• 2/13 Chicken Friars: Heath Bell and Padres to Discuss Contract Extension: Pitcher Heath Bell has blossomed as an elite closer since his trade to the San Diego Padres from the New York Mets. He anchors...
• 2/7 The Friarhood: Padres announce 2011 FanFest schedule: SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres today released details surrounding 2011 FanFest, including a complete schedule of clinics,...

• 1/18 Chicken Friars: Padres Sign Remaining Arbitration-Eligible Players: I’m glad this is done and we can focus on the coming season – Jed Hoyer The San Diego Padres signed the remaining...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Players To Avoid Arbitration: Tuesday: Today is the deadline for players and teams to submit arbitration figures. The sides will then settle on a salary between the...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Padres, Heath Bell Avoid Arbitration: The Padres avoided arbitration with Heath Bell, agreeing to terms on a one-year, $7.5MM deal, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com...
• 1/13 Chicken Friars: Padres Close to Signing P Chad Qualls: Jon Morosi of Foxsports.com is reporting that the San Diego Padres are close to agreeing on a contract with Pitcher Chad Qualls....
• 1/10 MLBTradeRumors: Padres, Jason Bartlett Agree To Two-Year Deal: The Padres avoided arbitration with Jason Bartlett and agreed to sign him to a two-year deal, the team announced. The sides...

• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Trading From Position Of Depth This Offseason: Every offseason we see teams try to improve by trading from a position of depth and strength. For many clubs that means prospects,...

• 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Hoyer Willing To Listen To Offers For Gonzalez, Bell: Padres GM Jed Hoyer said in an interview on XX1090 Sports Radio that the club will listen to offers for Adrian Gonzalez though...

• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: San Diego Padres: The Padres are next in our arbitration eligibles series. First time: Chris Denorfia, Tony Gwynn, Edward Mujica, Tim Stauffer Second...
• 10/2 Giants Nirvana: No Way, Jose: Jose Guillen is terrible. The one thing he had to avoid with runners on the corners and two outs and the Giants losing 4-2 --...

• 9/30 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Could Put Bell Back On Trade Market: The Padres' late-season collapse has no doubt been tough to take for San Diego fans, but it could get even tougher when and if...
• 9/23 MLBTradeRumors: Mike Adams & Michael Wuertz: Mike Adams was never going to match the 0.73 ERA he posted for the Padres in 2009, but his 2010 season hasn't been bad at all....
• 9/22 B-R Blog: Rafael Betancourt’s amazing K/BB ratio: (Firstly, sorry I haven't made my regular posts this week. Real life has gotten in the way. Secondly, thanks to reader spartanbill...
• 9/7 Baseball Musings: Padres Win: What a relief! The Padres break their ten-game losing streak with a bullpen only game. Tim Stauffer makes his second emergency...
• 9/7 Bus League Baseball: Now Batting For… (Special Edition): I know I’ve mentioned before that prospects are a major part of why I follow minor league baseball. Maybe it’s because...

• 8/28 B-R Blog: Stephen Strasburg’s career stats: Stephen Strasburg may have thrown his last MLB pitch. Although not terribly likely given the high success rate of Tommy John surgery...
• 8/27 Baseball Moves: Meet the San Diego Padres: With all the hoopla surrounding the San Diego Padres’ truly rags-to-riches story this season, it seemed appropriate to take...

• 7/19 Call to the Pen: Style and Substance: Are the Yankees Missing Something?: Colter Bean was a relief pitcher who pitched in the New York Yankees organization from 2000-2007. The 6-6 righthander was dominant...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Still Eyeing Hart, May Need Arms Too: Much has been made of the surprising first-place Padres' needs as the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline approaches. It's a known...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Relievers: It wouldn't be surprising to see any contender other than the Padres (and perhaps the Rays) acquire bullpen help before July 31st....
• 7/16 The UpperCard Network: Around The Diamond: Astros Approach, More Escobar Reaction: Around the diamond for July 16th: With a now depleted farm system after the promotions of Jason Castro and Chris Johnson, Bernando...
• 7/11 My Pinstripes: Joba Robba Javy, Now What?: Joba Chamberlain burst on to the scene in 2007 as a fearless, fist pumping, triple digit throwing right-hander who took no prisoners....
• 7/7 Obstructed View: The New Sean Marshall: Sean Marshall was one of the first prospects that Ryno and I were following on a daily basis when we started talking about the...
• 7/2 Baseball Daily Digest: Some Rhetorical Strategy Questions From July 1 Games: I was watching some M’s and Cubs action on Thursday (pity me, I’ll take anything I can get at this point), and some...
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Looking To Add Offense: We already know that rookie GM Jed Hoyer is looking to add some starting pitching to his Padres' team, and now MLB.com's Corey...

• 6/15 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Reluctant To Deal Pitching Depth: The Padres are reluctant to deal from apparent pitching depth, even though it may be the easiest way to acquire the bats they...
• 6/12 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Cubs, Pedro, Padres: Let's check out the latest edition of Full Count from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.. It's hard to imagine the Cubs as sellers,...

• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: Heath Bell's Trade Value: When we looked at Heath Bell's trade value a couple months ago, we assumed the Padres would be sellers this summer. They didn't...
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: Players Who Were Once Designated For ****: We see it all the time. Most weeks a handful of players are designated for **** and more often than not casual fans barely notice....

• 4/26 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Contract Issues: San Diego Padres: The Padres face four contractual options after the season: Starting pitcher Chris Young has an $8.5MM club option.  This...