Joaquin Arias

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: September 21, 1984 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 2006 (Age 21)   vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Giants/Rangers/Mets 2006-2013
2013 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$925k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 3.071, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2016 [*], Agents: Beverly Hills Sports Council, previously: Benny Quintero,Tom O'Connell [*]
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• 4/23 Raising Matt Cain: Gritty Giants Gut It Out: I was thinking about Joaquin Arias tonight, about how he is a wonderful player, the perfect utility infielder and super-sub....
• 4/22 Splash Hit Blog: Lineups Posted: Can #SFGiants handle the intangibles the #DBacks bring?: In what might have been the longest off-season for Arizona Diamondback fans, Justin Upton, Chris Young, Trevor Bauer, and Chris...
• 4/22 AroundTheFoghorn: Welcome Back To Bruce Bochy’s Doghouse, Brandon Belt: Huh. Seems like you just got out of this place, yet, you’re back. Is it the slumpy shoulders again? Whatever the case, Brandon...
• 4/21 Splash Hit Blog: GIFCap: #SFGiants dance and blast their way to a sweep of the Padres: Barry Zito delivered seven shutout innings to bring his home shutout streak to twenty-one consecutive innings to begin the regular...
• 4/21 Splash Hit Blog: Lineups Posted: #SFGiants go for sweep against the Chase Headleys: A series after the Giants got swept, San Francisco looks for its second consecutive sweep at home. Barry Zito takes the hill for...
• 4/6 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 5: A Rookie Shall Lead Them: Shelby Miller earned his first win of 2013 with a shaky-but-effective performance. Aided by some timely offense and solid relief,...
• 4/3 Lasorda's Lair: A Few Thoughts On Last Night’s Loss: A few notes on last night’s frustrating 3-0 loss to Madison Bumgarner and the evil Giants. Off the top of my head…..   Justin...
• 4/3 Lasorda's Lair: Bumgarner And Annoying Giants Spoil Ryu’s Dodger Debut: Giants    3 10 0 Dodgers 0 2 2 WP-Bumgarner-1-0 LP-Ryu-0-1 SV-Romo-1 The Dodgers and the Giants are two different teams with...
• 4/3 AroundTheFoghorn: Bumgarner Blanks Bums; Giants 3, Dodgers 0: Madison Bumgarner threw 8.0 innings gave up two hits and completely dominated the Dodgers lineup on Tuesday night. Bumgarner...
• 4/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Giants 3, Dodgers 0: Why Is Justin Sellers?: You know, one game is one game, and it’s not like anyone questioned Justin Sellers‘ defensive pedigree heading into...
• 4/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Giants @ Dodgers April 2 2013: The Monster’s Debut: So how, exactly, does Hyun-Jin Ryu follow Clayton Kershaw‘s Opening Day fireworks? How do you land in a new country to make...
• 4/2 Splash Hit Blog: Joaquin Arias at 1B tonight for #SFGiants: Lineups have been posted for tonight’s Giants-Dodgers game, and Brandon Belt is still a little sick, so… No Belt,...
• 4/1 MLB Injury News: Giants’ Pablo Sandoval aggravates elbow injury: Entering yesterday’s exhibition contest, San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval expressed confidence he’d be...
• 4/1 Raising Matt Cain: Twenty-five Guys, One Purpose: Beat LA!: It's Andres Torres in LF today, not Gregor Blanco. I'm not sure either of them can hit Clayton Kershaw, but then again, very...

• 3/28 Nolan Writin': The Optimistic Outlook For 2013: Like every other year, the season — which is now fast-approaching — could literally go in an infinite amount of directions....
• 3/21 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants’ Lack Of Utility Depth Brings Up Chone Figgins & Heart Palps: So by now you’ve probably heard Chone Figgins was released by the Miami Marlins which has the hearts of San Francisco Giant...
• 3/20 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles, Giants Seek Bench Players: The Orioles are still hunting for catching depth, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun reports. Matt Wieters will, obviously, start...
• 3/5 Southside Showdown: Danks returns to the mound, with nothing to panic about yet: John Danks took the mound for his first game-like pitching situation since mid-June of 2012. There are a lot of seemingly notable...
• 3/2 Swingin' A's: His Bad: Blackley Implodes, Giants Beat Athletics 13-9: When you have an outing like Travis Blackley did, I think the appropriate hashtag might have to be “#cantwin.”  But...

• 2/18 AroundTheFoghorn: What Should The San Francisco Giants Do With Freddy Sanchez?: The po**** but oft-injured Freddy Sanchez currently sits in limbo – waiting for a team to give him a guaranteed contract,...

• 1/30 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants Season In Review: Joaquín Árias: At one time, Joaquín Árias was thought to be a pretty important piece of the Texas Rangers farm system. The promise never grew...
• 1/27 MTRMedia.com: SF Giants Rumors: Giants Avoid Arbitration With Joaquin Arias: The San Francisco Giants have reached a deal with infielder Joaquin Arias to avoid arbitration, reports Giants beat writer Chris...
• 1/25 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Giants Avoid Arbitration With Joaquin Arias: The San Francisco Giants have reached a deal with infielder Joaquin Arias to avoid arbitration, reports Giants beat writer Chris...
• 1/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joaquin Arias avoids arbitration: The San Francisco Giants avoided arbitration with INF Joaquin Arias Friday, Jan. 25, by agreeing on a one-year deal worth $925,000....[+]
• 1/25 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants Sign Joaquin Arias To One Year Deal, Avoid Arbitration: Another one bites the dust. While utility man Joaquin Arias and the San Francisco Giants couldn’t agree to terms before...
• 1/25 MLBTradeRumors: Giants, Arias Avoid Arbitration: We'll track the day's arbitration settlements under $2MM here. Be sure to use MLBTR's Arbitration Tracker for all the details...
• 1/21 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Arbitration Players, Brian Wilson, Congratulations 49ers: Let’s get everyone all caught up to speed with the San Francisco Giants and their arbitration eligible players. On Friday,...
• 1/18 MTRMedia.com: SF Giants Rumors: Hunter Pence and Jose Mijares Avoid Arbitration: The San Francisco Giants have avoided arbitration with two players thus far. Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reported (via Twitter)...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joaquin Arias exchanges figuresSan Francisco Giants INF Joaquin Arias filed at $1.1 million for salary arbitration, and the Giants countered at $750,000....[+] San Francisco Giants INF Joaquin Arias filed at $1.1 million for salary arbitration, and the Giants countered at $750,000.
• 1/18 Splash Hit Blog: Arbitration News You’ve Probably Already Heard: For those that have been off social media or the San Francisco Giants home website, the Giants, along with a slew of other teams,...
• 1/18 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Hunter Pence and Jose Mijares Avoid Arbitration: The San Francisco Giants have avoided arbitration with two players thus far. Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reported (via Twitter)...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Giants, Pence Avoid Arbitration: The Giants avoided arbitration with Hunter Pence, agreeing to a one-year, $13.8MM contract for 2013, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Giants, Jose Mijares Avoid Arbitration: The Giants have avoided arbitration with left-handed reliever Jose Mijares, MLBTR has learned. The SFX client will earn $1.8MM...
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Buster Posey tops list of six filing arbitration: San Francisco Giants C Buster Posey and five other teammates filed for salary arbitration this week. Posey made $615,000 a year...[+] ago and figures to get a substantial, if unspecified, raise. Other Giants from the 133 players who filed include OF Hunter Pence ($10.4 million in 2012), OF Gregor Blanco ($516,000), INF Joaquin Arias ($500,000) and RP's Sergio Romo ($1.575 million) and Jose Mijares ($925,000).
• 1/16 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Theriot, Wilson, Arbitration, Pence In His Walk Year: R.J. White of CBSSports.com says the San Francisco Giants are still interested in bringing back infielder Ryan Theriot. The Philadelphia...
• 1/16 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Juan Miranda Homer The Difference as Obregon Edges Culiacan: Sometimes a role player comes out of nowhere to be a hero in one isolated game. Other times, an otherwise ordinary player can...
• 1/9 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Buster Posey Arbitration Eligible, Giants Closing In On Japanese Infielder Kensuke Tanaka: Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle says (via Twitter) there’s been no contract discussions between the San Francisco...
• 1/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Latin Link: Hispanic Giants have found their hearts in San Francisco:   Many major league teams have been busy tooling up this winter, despite the rather soft free-agent market. The Toronto Blue...

• 12/28 AroundTheFoghorn: Giants Winter Leagues Report: Pablo Sandoval is judging Miss Universe contests. Brian Wilson is contemplating his next move in Major League Baseball. Who, then,...
• 12/27 MLBRandomFandom: Benches: Little Thought, High Importance: by Jeff HilversWhat does it take to make a championship caliber team? Maybe a rotation made up of the ’98 Braves, with a lineup...
• 12/11 Baseball Jerks: San Francisco Giants 2013 Preview: Having completed one of the more unlikely World Series runs in 2012 powered by even more unlikely names, the world champs are...
• 12/10 AroundTheFoghorn: 25 Days of Home Runs, #10 Joaquin Arias May 22: Joaquin Arias hit his first home run as a major league baseball player! It went 409 ft at Miller Park. Arias had recently taken...
• 12/6 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Risk Mitigation: Giants Style: There is a good quote of Bobby Evans by Chris Haft on mlb.com/sfgiants.com: "The work's never done. There are too many ways...
• 12/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Seven players tendered contracts: The San Francisco Giants have tendered contracts to RPs Santiago Casilla, Jose Mijares and Sergio Romo, C Buster Posey, INF Joaquin...[+] Arias and OFs Gregor Blanco and Hunter Pence for the 2013 season.

• 11/30 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Tender Contract Day, Deadline Is Tonight: Today is the day that the San Francisco Giants must tender contracts to their arbitration eligible players. The deadline is at...
• 11/26 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Scott Kazmir Has Rocky Start, Chris Nowak Slams 2 HRs Off the Bench: It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. Sure, that’s true, but the start is awfully important too. Dominican...
• 11/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Latin Link: Latinos looking good as arbitration dates loom:   Even though baseball is on the back burner for many sports fans this time of year, the next couple of weeks are extremely...
• 11/16 Raising Matt Cain: 25 for 16: The Scrubs: Every team's got 'em. Even World Champs have guys on the bench you'd rather not see out there. This post-season the Giants filled...
• 11/15 Raising Matt Cain: 25 for 16: Super-Subs: Joaquin Arias made a name for himself all season long by filling in for Pablo Sandoval at third base and spelling rookie Brandon...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: San Francisco Giants: The Giants need to obtain an outfielder and find an answer at second base. Guaranteed Contracts Matt Cain, SP: $107.5MM...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: San Francisco Giants: The Giants are next in our 2013 Arbitration Eligibles series.  Matt Swartz's salary projections are below. First time: Buster...
• 11/3 AroundTheFoghorn: Reliving The San Francisco Giants’ 2012 Postseason – NLDS Game 3: What? You didn’t think that just because the San Francisco Giants won the World Series, we’d stop gloating, did you?...

• 10/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Latin Link: This Fall Classic has a Spanish accent:   On paper, at least, you could call this year’s World Series a battle between David and Goliath. How could it not...
• 10/11 High Heat Stats: Quick notes on Raul Ibanez’s epic game: I don’t have time to write a proper post, but here are some quick notes on last night’s performance by the man Lou...
• 10/11 Giants Nirvana: NLDS Game Four Recap: Giants 8, Reds 3: And just like that, the Giants have evened the series at two apiece. Tomorrow’s game — Matt Cain v. Mat Latos —...
• 10/10 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants & Cincinnati Reds NLDS Game 4 Recap: Giants Tie Series: Tim. F-Yeah. Lincecum. This game started off rocky for Barry Zito, and while there was a lot of offensive support, George Kontos...
• 10/10 The Baseball Haven: Giants AT Reds, Game 5: Game 5 of the NLDS series between the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds will take place on Thursday afternoon at 1:07 (if...
• 10/9 Baseball Jerks: NLDS Game 3: Giants Survive With Help of Cardinals Scott Rolen, Ryan Hanigan: The San Francisco Giants were on the brink of elimination Tuesday night. Down two games to none they faced Cincinnati Reds righty...
• 10/9 Baseball News Source: Giants Win in Extra Innings to Force Game 4: Scott Rolen error helps Giants win Game 4 The San Francisco Giants scored a run on a two-out Scott Rolen error for a 2-1 victory...
• 10/9 Blog Red Machine: What Ifs Abound in Game 3: At the time it only seemed like a minor annoyance.  With no outs and the best hitter on the planet on deck, Brandon Phillips...
• 10/9 Raising Matt Cain: Survival!: The Giants found a way to win tonight. They worked some road magic and kept the Reds champagne on ice. I am still not sure what...
• 10/9 Giants Nirvana: NLDS Game Three Recap: Giants 2, Reds 1: I can’t even begin to pretend to understand what I just watched. But I’ll tell you one thing: I was getting ready...
• 10/9 Redlegs Review: Giants edge out Reds in extras to keep season alive: Tuesday night marked a chance for the Reds to do some things they hadn't done in nearly two decades. A victory over the...
• 10/6 Blog Red Machine: Playoff Previews: Reds and Giants: The Giants/Reds Divisional Series should be the most interesting among all fours divisional series. I say this because a number...
• 10/5 AroundTheFoghorn: Around The Foghorn’s San Francisco Giants / Cincinnati Reds Divisional Playoff Series Preview: With the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds set to open their Divisional Series round in just over twenty-four hours, we...
• 10/3 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodger’s Season Painfully Comes To an End At The Hands of Hated Rivals: Giants    4 10 0 Dodgers 3 10 1 WP-Zito-15-8 LP-Capuano-12-12 SV-Romo-14 HR-Posey-24-Arias-5-A.J. Ellis-13   I write this...

• 9/30 Giants Nirvana: 93 Wins, Tim Lincecum, and the Postseason Roster: Greetings from the Petco Park press box, where hahahahahahaha I can’t believe the Giants actually won that game. Okay, sorry,...
• 9/25 Giants Nirvana: Playoff Roster Predictions: The Giants have clinched the NL West, and now some important decisions lie ahead with the playoffs looming. Specifically: who...
• 9/24 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes – irrelevancy edition: Indians 15, @Royals 4: Deja Vin all over again. The game was still close when Vin Mazzaro entered. Four batters and no outs...
• 9/16 Baseball Musings: The Improving Giants Offense: On August 14th, Melky Cabrera played his last game for the Giants. At the time, it seemed like a huge blow to the team, as Melky...
• 9/13 RoxPile: Giants at Rockies, September 12, 2012: Game Time, Lineups, and Preview: San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies, 6:40 P.M. MT. The Rockies (57-84) and Giants (80-62) finished up a three games series...
• 9/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joaquin Arias to see time in left field during BP: Updating a previous report, San Francisco Giants INF Joaquin Arias will see time in left field during batting practice Saturday,...[+] Sept. 1. However, he is still expected to play shortstop in the next two games because the Giants are facing left-handed pitchers.
• 9/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joaquin Arias to play outfield?San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said INF Joaquin Arias could see playing time in the outfield....[+] San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said INF Joaquin Arias could see playing time in the outfield.

• 8/31 Raising Matt Cain: The Comeback Kids: The Giants made it two come-from-behind wins in Houston with a 3-run 7th inning, erasing a 4-0 deficit. It was a lot of little...
• 8/30 AroundTheFoghorn: The Return of Barry Zito, Giants Still Win 6-4 Over Houston: Remember that guy we’ve been bagging on for years? The one that for the most part has been missing this season? Well, the...
• 8/30 Raising Matt Cain: Half a sixpence . . . is better than none: Hunter Pence launched a three-run homer in the 1st inning in Houston last night, a real moon shot that hit high up on left-field...
• 8/29 Giants Nirvana: August Has Been Kind: Last night, it looked like the Giants were going to waste yet another strong outing from Matt Cain. With the game tied 1-1 in...
• 8/29 AroundTheFoghorn: Giants Come From Behind to Beat Astros, 3-2: The San Francisco Giants had a ‘come from behind’ win last night over the Houston Astros. Not that beating the Astros...
• 8/29 Raising Matt Cain: The Rook Gets It Done: Hector Sanchez got the big hit in the 9th to bail out Matt Cain and the Giants. Brandon Belt, no-longer rook, and Joaquin ...
• 8/23 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes: @Rays 5, Royals 3 / @White Sox 2, Yankees 1: I went to a coronation, and a pennant race broke out! Tampa’s surge has shaved...
• 8/23 Lasorda's Lair: Rubby De La Rosa Returns, but Dodgers Get Swept By Giants: Dodgers 4 12 0 Giants 8 8 0 WP- Cain (13-5) LP- Capuano (11-9) HR- Arias (3) For the first time since 2007, the Dodgers were swept...
• 8/23 Raising Matt Cain: Arias-ness: The Giants pull off the sweep, stuffing the Smogsuckers behind a career night from Joaquin Arias. The 27-year old well-traveled...
• 8/23 Tomahawk Take: Braves Giants Series Preview: The Braves open their west coast swing Thursday in San Francisco. The Giants are in the thick of the pennant race with their old...
• 8/23 Baseball Musings: The Unpredictable: The Giants faced the Dodgers Wednesday night without the suspended Melky Cabrera and the sore Buster Posey. They had Matt Cain...
• 8/21 AroundTheFoghorn: Giants Take Back the Lead in the West With a Victory in LA: The Giants scored a first inning run off Clayton Kershaw. Knowing that runs were at a premium, Madison Bumgarner decided to make...
• 8/21 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Come Home, but Their Offense is Still On the Road: Dodgers 1 5 0 Giants 2 6 1 WP- Bumgarner (14-7) LP- Kershaw (11-7) S- Lopez (2) HR- Ramirez (19)   The much anti**** showdown...
• 8/19 Raising Matt Cain: Last Man Standing: Giants win a war of attrition in San Diego to stay on top. It took 11 players and 7 pitchers! The only position player not used...
• 8/18 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants Take Series And Top Padres In Offensive Outburst: AT&T South was again live and hopping tonight as the Giants squeaked out a 8-7 victory thanks to a four run, fifth inning....
• 8/13 Nolan Writin': Series Preview: Texas Rangers (67-46) @ New York Yankees (67-47): After winning the final two games against the Tigers, the Texas Rangers go to New York to face the AL East-leading New York Yankees...
• 8/11 Raising Matt Cain: Total Team Effort: Matt Cain had an easy first five this afternoon, facing just 17 hitters, and by then the Giants were up 5-0. In the 6th he loaded...
• 8/11 Giants Nirvana: Giants Defeat Rockies, 9-3: The Giants, at least for now, have regained sole possession of first place, thanks to — well, everybody… Matt Cain,...
• 8/7 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 110: Flashes Of Leather: A frustrating outing from Lance Lynn kept the game out of reach despite another huge game from Allen Craig. Despite showing off...
• 8/3 Giants Nirvana: The Importance of Gregor Blanco: Every spring, the Giants go out and sign a bunch of players to minor-league deals. It’s baseball’s bargain bin, and...
• 8/2 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Jonathon Niese Paints Masterpiece in 2-1 Win: The Giants were happy to put Hunter Pence, their biggest acquisition at the trade deadline, into the lineup yesterday for his...

• 7/30 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: July 30, 2012: Donovan Solano $8. Other bids $7, $4, $2, $0The second place team snatched Solano when it bid $1 more than the first place...
• 7/28 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants Trade Charlie Culberson To Colorado For Marco Scutaro: We hardly knew ya, kid. Charlie Culberson, the 23 year old infielder who appeared in six games earlier this season for the Giants...
• 7/25 AroundTheFoghorn: Pablo Sandoval, Gymnast: Following last night’s 3-2 win over San Diego was the unsettling news of Pablo Sandoval‘s left hamstring strain after...
• 7/24 AroundTheFoghorn: Giants Beat Padres; Giants 7, Padres 1: So, despite this game being a blowout, it had a little bit of everything: umpires blown calls, umpires calls being overturned,...
• 7/21 Raising Matt Cain: Homer happy happenings: The Phillies finally got their lineup back together and it paid off in the 6th inning when Ryan Howard went deep off Matt Cain...
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Saturday lineup notes: San Francisco Giants OF Nate Schierholtz will bat leadoff against the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday, July 21. SS Joaquin Arias,...[+] 1B Brandon Belt and OF Angel Pagan will return to the starting lineup after not being in the lineup Friday, July 20.
• 7/19 Jays Journal: Bring me the Head of Brandon Belt (and the rest of him too, if possible): To say the Wednesday afternoon Blue Jays game was a horrific event to watch might be a bit of an understatement. The excitement...
• 7/13 Giants Nirvana: 2012 First Half Review: The Position Players: Yesterday, I looked at how the Giants’ rotation fared in the first half. Today, I’ll look at the position players...
• 7/2 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2012 Giants: Epic Addendums: There were other epic-worthy feats this season plus additional info on other ones:Epic:  Shame on me for forgetting, but Melky...

• 6/19 Bay City Ball: Intermittent lineup assessment: As of late, the Giants’ lineup looks suprisngly … competent? Here’s the current lineup sorted by adjusted on-base...
• 6/14 High Heat Stats: Unlucky no more – Matt Cain is perfect: Matt Cain recorded the first ever perfect game for the Giants’ franchise, as San Francisco bombed Houston 10-0 at AT&T...
• 6/7 Raising Matt Cain: Score early and often: It was a sloppy day on the field for the Giants with errors by Brandon Belt, Ryan Theriot, Angel Pagan, and Joaquin Arias....
• 6/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joaquin Arias will continue to play: San Francisco Giants INF Joaquin Arias will still see playing time in the infield when 3B Pablo Sandoval (hand) returns from the...[+] disabled list. SS Brandon Crawford will be given an occasional break.
• 6/6 Raising Matt Cain: Predictable Tim: Start #12 :    ND   (2-6)     6 innings   5 hits (4 were XBH)   4...
• 6/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joaquin Arias breaks hitless streak: San Francisco Giants INF Joaquin Arias broke an 0-for-18 string at the plate Sunday, June 3, with an RBI single against the Chicago...[+] Cubs.
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joaquin Arias snaps hitless skid: San Francisco INF Joaquin Arias picked up an RBI single Sunday, June 3, to snap an 18 at-bat hitless skid. The RBI was his first...[+] on a hit dating back to May 22.
• 6/2 Raising Matt Cain: Retro Matty: Matt Cain looked good in the throwback uniform, and except for back-to-back batters in the 4th inning, looked good mowing down...

• 5/30 Raising Matt Cain: Slick Vogie: Ryan Vogelsong wriggled his way out of jams all night long and the Giants prevailed over the Diamondbacks. He walked three guys...
• 5/28 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: May 28, 2012: Josh Bell $10.  Other bids: $8,  $6, $1, $1.Josh Bell is back and just as bad as ever.  Called up as a result...
• 5/28 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of May 28: Welcome back to Dixon’s Picks. Before we get going, I want to wish a Happy Memorial Day to everyone out there. It’s...
• 5/23 Baseball Musings: NL Roundup: The Marlins beat the Rockies in a close, high-scoring game 7-6. Ricky Nolasco gave up four runs in six innings, but walked one...
• 5/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Giants Game 42: Bartolo Colon faces off against Tim Lincecum today at AT&T Park as the A’s look to end their eleven game skid in San...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joaquin Arias returns to action Friday: San Francisco Giants 3B Joaquin Arias (forearm) went 0-for-3 but recorded an RBI on a sacrifice fly in his return to the lineup...[+] against the Oakland Athletics Friday, May 18.
• 5/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Giants Game 40: Jarrod Parker takes the mound to counter Barry Zito as the A’s and Giants open up the interleague schedule tonight at AT&T...
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Monitoring Infield Market: The Giants have “put out feelers” for players on the trade market, VP Bobby Evans told Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com....
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Melky Cabrera back in lineup: San Francisco Giants OF Melky Cabrera (foot) is back in the lineup Thursday, May 17, after being scratched with a foot injury...[+] Wednesday, May 16. The irritation is described as similar to a corn. INF Joaquin Arias (forearm) remains out with a bruised left forearm.
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joaquin Arias nursing forearm contusion: San Francisco Giants INF Joaquin Arias (forearm) was hit by a pitch Tuesday, May 15, and he feared he might have a broken bone...[+] in his arm. However, he is wearing a wrap and has a forearm contusion. He expected to be available to start Thursday, May 17. 'We're hoping it's tomorrow,' manager Bruce Bochy said. 'That's likely.'
• 5/14 Giants Nirvana: Thoughts On a .500 Team: When the Giants departed for Los Angeles, they were 14-14. After going 3-3 on this road trip, they’ve improved to…17-17....
• 5/13 FanSided: Minor Moves and Notes: San Francisco GiantsReliever ...
• 5/13 FanSided: Culberson Called Up; Gillaspie Optioned to Fresno: [caption id="attachment_3940" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Oct. 27, 2010; Mesa, AZ, USA; Scottsdale Scorpions infielder...
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joaquin Arias to be regular third baseman: San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said INF Joaquin Arias will be the team's regular third baseman until 3B Pablo Sandoval...[+] (hand) is ready to be activated from the disabled list.
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Conor Gillaspie to get some starts: San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Friday, May 11, that he is not wedded to the idea of starting INF Joaquin Arias...[+] every day at third base, and 3B Emmanuel Burriss at second base. Bochy said 3B Conor Gillaspie will start some games at either position.
• 5/10 Raising Matt Cain: Pitching, defense, two-run homer: Every time Brett Pill gets up in a game I say "this guy has one job--hit the ball hard off a left-hander." It seems young Mr....
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: San Francisco Giants: The Giants are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (6) Melky Cabrera - Cabrera,...
• 5/8 Raising Matt Cain: Giant pratfall: The Giants featured a lineup with three rookies--Hector Sanchez, Conor Gillaspie, Brett Pill--and near-rookie Joaquin Arias....
• 5/5 Raising Matt Cain: At last, the sweet taste of victory: Watching the ballclub today I was reminded how young it is. Rookie Brandon Crawford did not start, nor did rookies Brandon Belt...
• 5/4 obsessivegiantscompulsive: When the Sandoval Hits the Fan, Who You Gonna Call? Gillaspie!: Ooof!  Disaster in Giants Fanatic Land as Pablo Sandoval suffers a very serious injury to his left hand, apparently after...

• 4/30 Raising Matt Cain: Bumgarner keeps it rolling: Joaquin Arias saved me from nightmares about the Giants hitting with runners in scoring position. It is a weird thing, this utter...
• 4/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Contracts Can Kill: Alex Rodriguez: As a diasporic Yankee fan living in Tampa, I really like Alex Rodriguez.  Rays fans hate him. They boo him at their stadium,...
• 4/27 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2012 Giants: Season So Far (10-9): I'm noticing a mostly downcast dauber on the part of Giants fans and media.  Of course, that is probably strongly influenced...
• 4/25 Giants Nirvana: Giants Place Aubrey Huff on 15-Day DL, Call Up Joaquin Arias: According to Hank Schulman, Aubrey Huff has been placed on the 15-day DL with anxiety disorder, for which he is currently getting...
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joaquin Arias recalledThe San Francisco Giants purchased the contract of INF Joaquin Arias from Triple-A Fresno Wednesday, April 25....[+] The San Francisco Giants purchased the contract of INF Joaquin Arias from Triple-A Fresno Wednesday, April 25.
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joaquin Arias, Ryan Theriot to see a start: San Francisco Giants INFs Joaquin Arias and Ryan Theriot are both expected to receive a start Thursday, April 26. SS Brandon Crawford...[+] and INF Emmanuel Burriss will receive a day off.
• 4/6 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Giants, Villalona, Padres, Dodgers: After getting caught up on the details of the Dodgers sale earlier this evening, let's take a look at other news out of the National...

• 3/30 The Daily Catch: Cactus League Week 3: This article is courtesy of our friends at Baseball Me Love Written by: John Bohan Taking a look at the Cactus League in Arizona...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: San Francisco Giants: The Giants traded for a pair of starting outfielders and spent their free agent money on left-handed relievers. Major League...
• 3/1 22gigantes.com: Spring training recap—Day 13: Yes, I’ll take some peanuts and Cracker Jack. Oh, and throw in a cup of that lemonade like Grandma made. Pitches were thrown,...

• 1/24 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants Non- Roster Invitees: It’s raining in San Diego, but you know where it won’t be? Scottsdale, Arizona. Spring Training is less than a month...

• 12/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joaquin Arias signs: The San Francisco Giants signed free-agent INF Joaquin Arias (Royals) to a one-year deal Sunday, Dec. 25. Financial terms weren't...[+] disclosed.
• 12/15 Giants Nirvana: Giants Sign (Former) Five-Tool Talent: The Giants lost a Joaquin to the Nationals yesterday. Waldis Joaquin was designated for assignment about a month ago, so Washington...
• 12/15 22gigantes.com: Giants sign shortstop Joaquin Arias to minor league deal: The Giants have agreed to a minor league contract with shortstop Joaquin Arias, according to a tweet by Kevin Goldstein at Baseball...

• 11/23 Chicken Fried Baseball: Least Valuable Rangers of the 21st Century: Rather than choose a single player to be the Rangers least valuable player since 2000, I thought I’d take a look back at the...
• 11/7 El Maquino: IN THE LAND OF ROYALS, GLASS IS A TYRANT: > The Rangers are **** the audio from Ron Washington‘s pre-Game Seven pep talk was released. “It’s unacceptable...

• 9/1 i70baseball.com: Omaha Reaches Post SeasonThe Royals AAA affiliate finds itself heading to the playoff in the Pacific Coast League....

• 8/27 MLBTradeRumors: A Look At Notable Moves Of August 2010: August transactions don't boast the same excitement as their July counterparts, but they can still have ramifications for contenders...

• 5/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Two minor moves: Kansas City Royals IF Joaquin Arias (hamstring) was activated from the 15-day disabled list and optioned to Triple-A Omaha. P...[+] Kelvin Herrera was also promoted to Double-A Northwest Arkansas from Class A Wilmington.
• 5/3 Mets360.com: Murphy, Thole remind Mets offense is important, too: Last year the Mets got rotten offensive production from the second base position. It did not matter who they threw out there,...

• 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: Joaquin Arias: The "player to be named later" is one of baseball's many transactions  quirks. They must be named within six months of the trade,...
• 4/17 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Notes: Martin, Webb, Lewis: Let's check out some Rangers items courtesy of MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan.. The Rangers will likely wait to announce the signing...
• 4/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Kansas City Royals: The Royals are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Jeff Francoeur, RF: one year, $2.5MM. Bruce...
• 4/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: How the 2011 Yankees Opening Day Roster Was Built: An off day already? I always hate how MLB insists to follow up Opening Day – and the long spring training lead up to it...

• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Seven players reassigned, including two future stars: The Kansas City Royals reassigned seven players to minor league camp Wednesday, March 16, including 3B Mike Moustakas and 1B Eric...[+] Hosmer. MLB.com's Dick Kaegel reports the others assigned were C Salvador Perez, P Blaine Hardy, IF Joaquin Arias, OF Brett Carroll and C Cody Clark.
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Joaquin Arias slowed by sore hamstring: Kansas City Royals IF Joaquin Arias (hamstring) remains limited by a sore hamstring, reports Bob Dutton, of The Kansas City Star....[+]

• 2/13 Call to the Pen: Breaking Down the Non-Roster Invitees: Kansas City Royals: On this, the first day of pitchers and catchers reporting, there's obviously lots of intrigue around baseball. But few franchises...

• 1/5 The Captain's Blog: Better to Be Lucky; Or How the Yankees Tried to Trade Robinson Cano, but Failed: Ten years ago today, the Yankees signed Robinson Cano has an amateur free agent out of San Pedro de Marcoris in the Dominican...

• 12/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Two outrighted: The Kansas City Royals outrighted 2B Joaquin Arias and SS Lance Zawadzki to Triple-A Omaha Wednesday, Dec. 22, according to The...[+] Sports Network.
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Arias And Zawadzki Clear Waivers: The Royals announced that they outrighted Joaquin Arias and Lance Zawadzki to Triple-A Omaha after the two infielders cleared...
• 12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Designate Joaquin Arias For Assignment: The Royals designated Joaquin Arias for assignment on Sunday, according to MLB.com's transactions page. The 26-year-old utility...
• 12/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Joaquin Arias cutThe Kansas City Royals designated IF Joaquin Arias for assignment Sunday, Dec. 19, according to CBSSports.com....[+] The Kansas City Royals designated IF Joaquin Arias for assignment Sunday, Dec. 19, according to CBSSports.com.
• 12/8 The UpperCard Network: Royals Reach Deal With Jeff Francoeur: The Royals are expected to announce a deal with Jeff Francoeur today, writes Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. Royals general...

• 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: One Year Ago: Early November 2009: A look back at the first half of November 2009 reveals interesting parallels with what we've seen so far this month.  Last year...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Claim Lance Zawadzki: The Royals claimed infielder Lance Zawadzki off of waivers from the Padres, according to a team press release. Kansas City outrighted...
• 11/5 PaulLebowitz.com: They The Zombies: A world of oppression...and the leader of the resistance: Far be it from me to anoint myself as the leader of anything; such...
• 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Claim Joaquin Arias: The Royals claimed Joaquin Arias off of waivers from the Mets. New York acquired Arias from the Rangers in the Jeff Francoeur...
• 11/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Royals | Joaquin Arias claimed off waivers: The Kansas City Royals claimed IF Joaquin Arias on waivers from the New York Mets Thursday, Nov. 4, according to The Kansas City...[+] Star.

• 10/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Will Robinson Cano’s Big Year Continue In Postseason?: You could make a case for CC Sabathia and possibly Mariano Rivera, but it is clear that Robinson Cano is and has been...

• 9/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Three to play winter ball: New York Mets OF Lucas Duda, OF Fernando Martinez and IF Joaquin Arias will all play winter ball this offseason, according to...[+] ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin.
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Luis Hernandez has broken bone in foot: New York Mets IF Luis Hernandez (foot) suffered a broken bone in his right foot after fouling a ball off during the fifth inning...[+] Saturday, Sept. 18, against the Atlanta Braves, according to The Associated Press. After being tended to by a trainer for several minutes, he homered on the next pitch he saw from SP Tim Hudson. Hernandez was removed from the game after having difficulty running around the bases and was replaced by IF Joaquin Arias.
• 9/5 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/29/10 - 9/4/10: It's time to take a look back at the highlights of this past week which included the waiver trade deadline.. Unquestionably,...
• 9/3 Tomahawk Take: Game Recap: New York Mets 4 Atlanta Braves 2: The Braves were defeated Thursday night by the New York Mets 4-2 and watched their lead in the NL East slip to just 2 games thanks...
• 9/2 NY Baseball Digest: What if Texas Selected Cano?: In reading Tyler Kepner’s piece it’s amazing that Robinson Cano ever made it to the Bronx. Back in 2004, Cano was...
• 9/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Lucas Duda leaves early Wednesday: New York Mets OF Lucas Duda (hamstring) left the game early Wednesday, Sept. 1, with a hamstring cramp, according to ESPNNewYork.com's...[+] Adam Rubin. Duda was replaced in the outfield by IF Joaquin Arias.
• 9/1 Chicken Fried Baseball: No Need to Panic Over Cliff Lee: Cliff Lee has struggled in his last three starts. No doubt. To make matters worse, the lineups that beat him aren’t exactly...
• 9/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Judgment Calls: They swung at what they heard: Aroldis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds exploded onto the big league scene last night with a...
• 9/1 Baseball Musings: Playoff Trade: The Texas Rangers traded Joaquin Arias to the Mets for Jeff Francoeur. I love this reaction to the trade: It doesn’t seem like...
• 9/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Joaquin Arias acquired: The New York Mets acquired IF Joaquin Arias from the Texas Rangers for OF Jeff Francoeur and cash, The Associated Press reports....[+]

• 8/31 The UpperCard Network: Rangers Discussing Potential Francoeur Trade: 4:37pm: SI.Com’s Jon Heyman writes a deal would make sense, as the Mets had plans to non-tender Francoeur anyway if he couldn’t...
• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Considering Jeff Francoeur: The Rangers are considering Mets right fielder Jeff Francoeur as a bench option, reports ESPN's Adam Rubin.  Francoeur has...
• 8/29 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/22/10 - 8/28/10: It's Sunday night and that means it's time to take a look back at the week that was.. Multiple teams claimed Dodgers outfielder...
• 8/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Joaquin Arias cutThe Texas Rangers designated IF Joaquin Arias for assignment Tuesday, Aug. 24, according to CBSSports.com. ...[+] The Texas Rangers designated IF Joaquin Arias for assignment Tuesday, Aug. 24, according to CBSSports.com.
• 8/24 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Designate Joaquin Arias For Assignment: The Rangers designated Joaquin Arias for assignment to make room for Alex Cora, according to Anthony Andro of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram....
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Alex Cora could join team soon: Texas Rangers SS Alex Cora, who will start with Triple-A Oklahoma City, could be called up to join the team within a week, according...[+] to The Dallas Morning News' Jeff Wilson. IF Joaquin Arias' spot on the roster could be in jeopardy after he made two errors Tuesday, Aug. 17.
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Joaquin Arias activated: The Texas Rangers activated IF Joaquin Arias (back) from the disabled list Monday, Aug. 16, according to The Dallas Morning News'...[+] Jeff Wilson.
• 8/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Joaquin Arias rehab update: Texas Rangers IF Joaquin Arias (back) went 3-for-12 through his first three minor league rehab games with Double-A Frisco, according...[+] to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan. He is eligible to be activated from the disabled list Sunday, Aug. 15.
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Joaquin Arias to begin rehab assignment Wednesday: Texas Rangers IF Joaquin Arias (back) is scheduled to begin his rehab assignment with Double-A Frisco Wednesday, Aug. 11, according...[+] to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett. Arias is eligible to return around Sept. 1.
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Joaquin Arias placed on 15-day disabled list: The Texas Rangers have placed IF Joaquin Arias (back) on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained back muscle, according...[+] to Anthony Andro of The Dallas Morning News.

• 7/30 Call to the Pen: Rangers/Nationals Trade Analysis: Cristian Guzman for Two Prospects: The Rangers continue to stock up for what they hope is a playoff run, as they’ve now acquired infielder Cristian Guzman...
• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Andres Blanco, Joaquin Arias to split time at second: Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington said IFs Andres Blanco and Joaquin Arias will split time at second base until one of them...[+] gets hot, according to ESPNDallas.com's Josh Davis.
• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Mitch Moreland, Joaquin Arias starting ThursdayTexas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland and 2B Joaquin Arias will start Thursday, July 29, according to ESPNDallas.com. ...[+] Texas Rangers 1B Mitch Moreland and 2B Joaquin Arias will start Thursday, July 29, according to ESPNDallas.com.
• 7/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Chris Davis recalled: The Texas Rangers recalled 1B Chris Davis from Triple-A Oklahoma City Friday, July 9, according to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett....[+] IF Joaquin Arias is starting at first base Friday.
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Joaquin Arias sets career high in RBIs: Texas Rangers SS Joaquin Arias went 2-for-5 with a career-high dour RBIs Thursday, July 6, according to The Associated Press....[+]
• 7/7 Baseball Musings: Scoring a Dozen: The Rangers hit four home runs as they downed the Cleveland Indians 12-1. That’s the sixth time this season the Rangers...

• 5/22 Baseball Musings: Evil Player: The Evil Player program selected Joaquin Arias as Saturday’s evil player. The evil that Arias does comes from looking like...
• 5/22 Baseball Musings: Evil Player: The Evil Player program selected Joaquin Arias as Saturday’s evil player. The evil that Arias does comes from looking like...
• 5/21 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Hoffman, Bay, Markakis: On this date back in 2004, Alex Rodriguez returned to Texas to play the Rangers for the first time since being traded (along with...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Justin Smoak will continue to see at-bats: Texas Rangers 1B Justin Smoak will continue to be the full-time first baseman, but if he rests, IF Joaquin Arias would take over,...[+] according to ESPNDallas.com's Calvin Watkins. Manager Ron Washington said C Max Ramirez will not back up at first base.
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Joaquin Arias activated from disabled listThe Texas Rangers have activated IF Joaquin Arias (back) from the 15-day disabled list, according to The Associated Press....[+] The Texas Rangers have activated IF Joaquin Arias (back) from the 15-day disabled list, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Joaquin Arias to be activated this weekend: The Texas Rangers plan on activating IF Joaquin Arias (back) from the disabled list over the weekend, according to MLB.com's T.R....[+] Sullivan. OF Craig Gentry will likely be sent down to make room for Arias.
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Joaquin Arias rehabbing: Texas Rangers IF Joaquin Arias (back) has been rehabbing with Double-A Frisco and receiving work at the corner infield positions,...[+] according to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett. Arias went 0-for-4 at first base Tuesday, May 11. He could be used to back up 1B Justin Smoak when he returns.
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Joaquin Arias placed on 15-day disabled listThe Texas Rangers have placed IF Joaquin Arias (back) on the 15-day disabled list, according to USAToday.com....[+] The Texas Rangers have placed IF Joaquin Arias (back) on the 15-day disabled list, according to USAToday.com.

• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Several players nursing injuries: Texas Rangers IF Joaquin Arias (back), RP Darren O'Day (back) and SS Elvis Andrus (calf) are all nursing minor injuries, according...[+] to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett. One of these players could be put on the disabled list Friday, April 30, in order to make room for 2B Ian Kinsler (ankle).
• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Elvis Andrus taking day off: Texas Rangers SS Elvis Andrus is taking the day off Thursday, April 29, according to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett. 2B Joaquin...[+] Arias is leading off and OF Julio Borbon was left in the No. 9 spot.