Joaquin Antonio (Pena) Benoit

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: July 26, 1977 in Santiago, Santiago, Dominican Republic
High School: Santiago (Santiago, DO)
Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 8, 2001 (Age 24)   vs. DET 5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 6 ER
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Tigers/Rays 2001-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 3 yrs/$16.5M (11-13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 10.040, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Levinsons, previously: Alan Nero [*]
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• 10/11 Baseball Jerks: Detroit Tigers’ Jose Valverde: Jerk of the Day: The Detroit Tigers lost game 4 of the ALDS Wednesday in Oakland, and there’s no one else to blame besides Jose Valverde....
• 10/11 Baseball News Source: Oakland Storms Back to Beat Tigers: Oakland walkoff  victory sends series to game five The Oakland Athletics rallied in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the...
• 10/8 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers’ Starters Have Stymied Oakland Hitters: It takes a total team effort to make a deep run in the playoffs, but it was well known that the Tigers would be relying heavily...
• 10/7 Baseball Jerks: ALDS Game 2: Don Kelly and the Tigers win Battle of Ineptitudes: The Oakland Athletics tried to give the game away, but the Detroit Tigers kept trying to give it back. Today’s jerk turned...
• 10/7 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Use Unconventional Scoring To Top A’s, Take 2-0 Series Lead: Tigers 5, Athletics 4 (box score) For as much as Game 1 went according to script – Justin Verlander mowed down A’s hitters...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Cespedes Manufactures a Run: Yoenis Cespedes single handedly ties the Tigers. He singles leading off the eighth, then with one out and strikeout prone Josh...
• 10/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Tigers Game One ALDS: The Tigers beat the A’s 3-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the best of five division series. Justin Verlander was outstanding as...
• 10/6 Baseball Jerks: ALDS Game 1: Oakland Swings and Misses: Yeah, yeah, Verlander Shmerlader. We get it. He’s lights out, but tonight’s Oakland lineup made themselves ripe for...
• 10/6 Baseball News Source: Tigers, Verlander Take Game One in ALDS: Verlander dominated the A’s in Game 1 Justin Verlander gave up a leadoff home run to Oakland A’s outfielder Coco Crisp,...
• 10/1 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Top Royals, Celebrate AL Central Championship: Tigers 6, Royals 3 (box score) Like a stubborn husband who found himself in the wrong neighborhood and refused to ask for directions...

• 9/28 High Heat Stats: Thursday game notes (getting down to cases edition): @Rangers 9, Athletics 7:  Oakland bashed 5 HRs, but Texas grabbed a 5-0 lead in the 1st and matched Oakland’s rallies in...
• 9/27 Motor City Bengals: Fister sets strikeout record, Tigers complete sweep of Royals: Tigers 5, Royals 4 (box score) For the second consecutive day the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals thanks to an RBI...
• 9/27 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Survive Royals, Grab Sole Possession of First Place: Tigers 5, Royals 4 (box score) When I wrote that Jim Leyland should keep Rick Porcello on a short leash, I never anti**** that...
• 9/24 Motor City Bengals: Jose Valverde’s Lack of “Stuff” is Concerning Down the Stretch: I think we all knew not to expect Jose Valverde to repeat his stellar 2011 season in 2012. His perfect save record – and even...
• 9/23 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Suffer Doubleheader Sweep In Pathetic Fashion: Twins 10, Tigers 4 (box score) Twins 2, Tigers 1 (10 innings) (box score) Well, this series didn’t end the way I would have...
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Trying to stay away from three relievers: Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he'd like to refrain from using RPs Phil Coke and Brayan Villarreal again Thursday, Sept....[+] 20. Also, RP Joaquin Benoit will not be available.
• 9/18 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Jason Grilli: Established closers such as Jose Valverde, Brandon League and Jonathan Broxton will draw interest when they hit free agency...
• 9/16 WahoosOnFirst: Anibal Sanchez Dominates Tribe in 5-3 Tigers Win: Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the seventh inning while Justin Masterson got knocked out of the game in the fifth Saturday...
• 9/15 Motor City Bengals: Recap: Sanchez Flirts With No-no: Anibal Sanchez‘s first few starts with his new ballclub were rather rocky. He’s since settled down and has had some...
• 9/15 WahoosOnFirst: Tigers Strike Early To Back Verlander, Tigers Defeat Indians 4-0: The Tigers spotted their ace Justin Verlander  an early lead and he and the Tigers corner infield defense (there’s something...
• 9/14 Motor City Bengals: Recap: Early Offense is Enough: Justin Verlander was staked to an early lead, and he did the rest as the Tigers won tonight’s series opener vs the Cleveland...
• 9/12 Call to the Pen: Tigers Win a Game They Had To, Pull Within Two of Chicago: The Detroit Tigers faced a three game deficit in the AL Central after dropping the first of a four-game set with the White Sox...
• 9/6 WahoosOnFirst: Ubaldo’s Solid Start Not Enough as Tigers Beat Indians 7-1: Ubaldo Jimenez was on top of his game Wednesday night, but the Tigers’ late rally and a strong start from Doug Fister boosted...
• 9/5 WahoosOnFirst: Justin Masterson Strong as Indians Beat Tigers 3-2: Justin Masterson came through with a solid outing and the Tribe got just enough against Rick Porcello Tuesday night as the Indians...

• 8/26 Motor City Bengals: Recap: Tigers Grind Out Series Win: The Tigers got a solid outing from Max Scherzer this afternoon, going 7 strong innings, giving up just 1 run on 4 hits, 2 walks,...
• 8/22 Eye On the Tigers: Batted Ball FIP: Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) is an ERA estimator.  It attempts to show what a pitcher’s ERA should look like given...
• 8/22 The Baseball Page: 7 reasons why the Detroit Tigers won’t win it all in 2012: Heading into play on Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers are 2 full games back...
• 8/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Will Tigers overcome White Sox in AL Central battle?: If we learned anything this season, Detroit and Chicago are going to battle it out until the very end. As of Tuesday, Detroit...
• 8/20 Motor City Bengals: September Call Ups? Can anyone really help?: The Tigers philosophy, well, mainly manager Jim Leyland’s, has been to limit September call ups when the rosters expand...
• 8/16 Call to the Pen: Tigers Could Soon See Return of Injured Al Alburquerque: The Detroit Tigers have played the entire 2012 season without a key member of their 2011 AL Central Division Championship club....
• 8/13 Motor City Bengals: Ugly Loss Reminds Us of Tigers Deficiencies: There is no other way to say it. All the sugar in the world couldn’t sweeten the foul smell that was produced by the Tigers...
• 8/12 Motor City Bengals: The Somewhat Quiet Emergence Of Bruce Rondon: With Nick Castellanos dominating high A ball this season in Lakeland, he has dominated the talk of the minor league system for...
• 8/12 Motor City Bengals: I’ve Had My Phil Of Coke: It’s a rare thing when I let my emotions get the best of me. Rarer still that I decide to let my disgust be known in an...
• 8/10 Yanks Go Yard: Teixeira and Chavez homer on consecutive pitches to rally Yankees over Tigers: The New York Yankees took a step in the right direction yesterday winning their second straight game, salvaging a split with the...
• 8/9 High Heat Stats: Thursday game notes – AL: Rays 7, @Blue Jays 1: Matt Moore turned in Tampa’s third straight strong start (1 R, 2 H in 6 IP), and the Rays moved...
• 8/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Win A One-Run Game, Earn A Split With The Tigers: Wow…That game was something, wasn’t it? To be honest, I’m still catching my breath and trying to come up with...
• 8/9 Baseball Musings: Two Pitches: Mark Teixeira and Eric Chavez hit home runs on consecutive pitches in the top of the eighth that turned a 3-2 Tigers lead into...
• 8/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit soreDetroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit (shoulder) was unavailable Tuesday, Aug. 7, with a sore right shoulder....[+] Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit (shoulder) was unavailable Tuesday, Aug. 7, with a sore right shoulder.
• 8/5 Eye On the Tigers: Where Does Al Alburquerque Fit In?: Last year Al Alburquerque came out of nowhere to dominate in the Tigers bullpen with a 1.87 ERA and a 13.92 K/9 in a little over...

• 7/26 High Heat Stats: Fernando Rodney, in the zone: On Tuesday, Fernando Rodney converted his 13th straight Save chance and 28th in 30 tries, while running his scoreless streak...
• 7/26 WahoosOnFirst: Asdrubal’s Errors Haunt Tribe in 5-3 Loss to Tigers: Derek Lowe struggled with his command and Asdrubal Cabrera made a pair of costly errors Wednesday night as the Tigers evened the...
• 7/23 Through The Fence Baseball: The Latin Link: Hispanics who must heat up this summer:   It’s now deep into summer and a time for fans to rejoice. At baseball parks across the country, it’s a favorite...
• 7/23 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Better All-Around During Winning Stretch: The Detroit Tigers are 13-2 over their last fifteen games, dating back to Justin Verlander’s Independence Day victory over the...
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Jose Valverde sits: Detroit Tigers CL Jose Valverde (back) didn't pitch Sunday, July 22, due to a sore back. RP Joaquin Benoit picked up the save....[+]
• 7/21 Motor City Bengals: Succumbing To Peer Pressure (Tigers Take First): I really haven’t experienced peer pressure since my days in high school, where, pretty much everyone at one time or another...
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit unavailable: Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit was unavailable Friday, July 20, against the Chicago White Sox, according to manager Jim Leyland....[+]
• 7/17 The Baseball Page: Morning Manager: Week 15: Last Week: 2-1 This Week: LAA (7/16-19); CWS (7/20-22) So, What Happened? Justin...
• 7/15 Motor City Bengals: Random Thoughts: Tigers vs Orioles: Two out of three’s not bad, right? That’s what the Tigers left Baltimore with in the win column, after today’s...
• 7/15 High Heat Stats: Belated return of Game Notes, with Saturday plus: Saturday @Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 1: The 5th straight scoreless start by Ryan Dempster matched the longest since Orel Hershiser‘s record...
• 7/6 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Mid-Season Grades: Relievers: Another day, another series here on MCB. Of course, when it gets to the All-Star break, it’s natural for sites like this to...

• 6/30 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 78: Rick Porcello Shuts Down Rays On Retro Night: Tonight, the Rays paid homage to the 1970′s with Retro Night, including specially designed “throwback” uniforms....
• 6/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Cliff Lee—Desperately Seeking A Win?: Where is this headed? Are the Phillies, so desperate to get Cliff Lee a victory on the season, going to insert him into a blowout...
• 6/25 The Baseball Page: Detroit Tiger Monday Morning Manager: Last Week: 3-3 This Week: at Tex (6/25-27); at TB (6/28-7/1) So, What Happened? Interleague play is done for 2012, and for the...
• 6/25 The Baseball Page: Detroit Tiger Monday Morning Manager: Last Week: 3-3 This Week: at Tex (6/25-27); at TB (6/28-7/1) So, What...
• 6/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Analysis: Why closers are overrated and unnecessary: One of the silliest traditions in baseball is managers saving their best reliever strictly for save situations, i.e. a one, two...
• 6/22 Roto Think Tank: A.L. Gearing Up: June 25-July 1: Rising UpRoy Oswalt (68% last week/73% this week)I already wrote about Oswalt, but that's like saying I already...
• 6/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Jose Valverde underwent tests: Detroit Tigers RP Jose Valverde (wrist) underwent X-rays and an MRI exam on his sprained right wrist, and the results came back...[+] negative. The MRI showed some irritation in the flexor tendon in his wrist. The team doesn't think it'll be a long-term injury. RPs Joaquin Benoit and Phil Coke are the likely candidates to see save chances in his absence.
• 6/19 Baseball Reality Tour: 20 under 20%: Faithful readers will know this is the fourth time we've looked at ballplayers with favorable prospects and are under-owned in...
• 6/12 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of June 11: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 6/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit availableDetroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit (forearm) is available to pitch Tuesday, June 5....[+] Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit (forearm) is available to pitch Tuesday, June 5.
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit injured, leaves game: Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit (forearm) suffered forearm tightness during the seventh inning Saturday, June 2, against the...[+] New York Yankees, and did not come out for the eighth inning. His status will not be known until the morning of June 3. 'I'm more worried about Benoit than I am anybody else right now,' Tigers manager Jim Leyland said, 'because when he threw that pitch that went up against the screen... he got some tightness there. It tightened up on him pretty badly. So that's the one that's got me concerned, because we've been pretty much snake-bitten.'

• 5/20 Operation Shutdown: Strikeouts to the Max, BUCS LOSE: (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)Scherzer fans 15 Bucs, Tigers win 4-3WP: Max Scherzer (3-3)LP: Kevin Correia (1-5)S: Joaquin...
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit picks up save : Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit allowed one run on one hit in one inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday, May 20, but was...[+] able to pick up his first save of the season.
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Jose Valverde day-to-day: Detroit Tigers RP Jose Valverde (back) is being listed as day-to-day with a strained lower back. He won't be placed on the disabled...[+] list for now, and RP Joaquin Benoit will serve as the interim closer until Valverde can return. RP Phil Coke could also see some ninth-inning duties based on matchups or if Benoit needs rest.
• 5/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Is Arod’s Bat Speed Really Declining?: It seems like just yesterday that we discussed how Derek Jeter was too old to hit fastballs, and I don’t think that premature...
• 5/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Jose Valverde, Joaquin Benoit unavailable: Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said both RPs Jose Valverde and Joaquin Benoit are both unavailable to pitch Monday, May 7....[+] Leyland will play the matchups if a save situation arises.
• 5/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE DROB-MARIANO COMBO IS THE BEST IN BASEBALL: It’s been well documented here at BYB that the David Robertson-Mariano Rivera 8th inning-9th inning combo is the best in...

• 4/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Detroit’s changing of the guard: Hockeytown to Tigertown: Since the mid-1990s, everyone has known who owns the city of Detroit. With Stanley Cup titles in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008, the...
• 4/23 High Heat Stats: Sunday recap: It’s a light day, what with all the rainouts and everyone suffering perfect-game hangover. Let’s see what we can stir...
• 4/9 Fragile Freddy's: Perspective: I'd prefer not to come home 0-6 thisthis year boys.With the Sox 0-3 panic can easily settle in.  There are many reasons to...
• 4/8 FanSided: Your New Look Cardiac Cats: So the Tigers opened up the 2012 regular season in style: 3 games, 3 wins. No one will ever complain about that. [caption id="attach......
• 4/8 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: As Sunday dawned I knew there would be one of two predictable lines in place to start the piece.  The one I wanted to use...
• 4/4 The Baseball Page: Detroit Tigers season preview – the pitchingDetroit Tigers season preview – the pitching...

• 3/20 FanSided: The Tigers Need Another Right-Handed Starter: [caption id="attachment_10347" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Oct 15, 2011; Arlington, TX, USA; Detroit Tigers pitcher...
• 3/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Focus: American League closers: Closers are always the riskiest position when it comes to fantasy baseball. While there are the elite closers who produce year...
• 3/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Detroit Tigers spring training, here we come!: As I sit packed and ready to leave for Lakeland, Florida, to cover the Tigers for five days, I keep double-checking that all our...

• 2/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit pain-free: Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit (neck) has been throwing without pain after suffering from stiffness in his neck this spring....[+]
• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Extend Sean Marshall: The Reds announced a three-year extension with lefty reliever Sean Marshall, which runs through 2015.  The contract is worth...
• 2/9 High Heat Stats: Strand Leaders: The best when you’re in a mess: As a followup to this post, I thought I’d run a few tables of leaders at stranding inherited runners in recent years and...
• 2/5 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Bullpen Still One Man Short: Last year the bullpen in Detroit was extremely ‘top-heavy’. The ERA for the unit as a whole looked bad, but because...

• 1/20 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing the 2012 Tigers | Interview Series: Over the course of the next month or two, we will be previewing the Yankees’ competition in the American League. To do this,...
• 1/20 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing the 2012 Tigers | Interview Series: Over the course of the next month or two, we will be previewing the Yankees’ competition in the American League. To do this,...

• 12/30 WahoosOnFirst: The 50 Biggest Plays of the 2011 Cleveland Indians Season (With Video): The year 2011 is drawing to a close, and what a year it was for the Cleveland Indians. It was a year of disappointments: injuries,...
• 12/30 Motor City Bengals: Don’t Count Out Luis Marte For A Bullpen Spot: The recent article on David Pauley here on MCB by Garret Craig got me thinking. No, not about innings and layoffs, and how the...
• 12/17 Motor City Bengals: Does The Al Alburquerque Injury Affect The Tigers View On Joel Zumaya?: We reported yesterday that Al Alburquerque is going to have elbow surgery, putting him out until at least the middle of the 2012...
• 12/14 Motor City Bengals: The Tigers And Jimmy Rollins: It seems like we have seen this before. The Tigers name has been thrown out again to be in the mix for another player. This time...
• 12/9 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals, Tigers Swap Collin Balester For Ryan Perry: The Nationals have traded right-hander Collin Balester to the Tigers in exchange for another right-hander, Ryan Perry.  The...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers To Sign Octavio Dotel: The Tigers reached an agreement with reliever Octavio Dotel on a one-year deal with an option, tweets Jon Heyman of MLB Network....

• 11/30 Motor City Bengals: To ‘Pen or not to ‘Pen: While Jose Valverde and Joaquin Benoit were very good last year, the rest of the Tigers bullpen was far from a strength in 2011....
• 11/21 High Heat Stats: Did Jered Weaver have a better season than Justin Verlander?: Justin Verlander won the AL Cy Young and MVP awards, but one could argue that Jered Weaver had a better year. Now, don't get...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Notes: Ellis, Hill, Molina, Laird: The Tigers had already locked up Brandon Inge, Jhonny Peralta, Joaquin Benoit and Victor Martinez by November 23rd of last...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: GM Meetings Preview: Though GMs are flying into Milwaukee today, the GM Meetings will take place in earnest on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Today MLB's...
• 11/12 Motor City Bengals: Analyzing The Relief Pitcher Market:   The Tigers of course aren’t in the market for a closer, having Jose Valverde and Joaquin Benoit is enough to give...
• 11/11 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Detroit Tigers: 95-67, 1st place, 15 GA (won ALDS 3-2 over Yankees, lost ALCS 4-2 to Texas)Fragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues...
• 11/5 Motor City Bengals: Potential FA Target – Todd Coffey: Now the Tigers may have been a step away from the big dance so to speak in 2011, but there are more holes to fill other than second...
• 11/3 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agents Can Sign With New Teams: Let the bidding begin!  Free agents are now allowed to sign with new teams. Activity may still be limited this month, however....

• 10/31 Rays Colored Glasses: Should He Stay or Should He Go….Juan Cruz: The Rays basically started over in the bullpen for 2011. They lost familiar names like Dan Wheeler and Grant Balfour and short...
• 10/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: A Look Back At Matt Guerrier’s Contract: As I go through the pitching staff for the 2011 Review series, I’m usually writing a few days ahead of what’s being...
• 10/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Detroit Tigers: The Tigers have openings at second base, the back of the rotation and in the bullpen, but the AL Central champions' core will...
• 10/17 Motor City Bengals: To Trade Or Not To Trade?: Last off-season, David Dombrowski made his decisions quickly, re-signing both Jhonny Peralta and Brandon Inge to two year extensions,...
• 10/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Backs against the wall in Motown: Before game five of the ALCS, Detroit Tigers skipper Jim Leyland said, “Truthfully, I want to try to get through this game today...
• 10/15 B-R Blog: Penny for your thoughts, Jim Leyland: Are Joaquin Benoit, Jose Valverde and Al Alburquerque all hurt? There can be no other excuse for Jim Leyland bringing Brad Penny...
• 10/15 PaulLebowitz.com: Shifting The Moneyball Goalposts Yet Again: As much as Moneyball tried to paint the picture that “this is the way to build your team and if you ignore it you’re...
• 10/14 Fragile Freddy's: Baseball is Awesome: OK, so the title is a bit juvenile but seriously, baseball really is awesome.  If the frustration of the ending of the...
• 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...
• 10/12 Baseball Musings: Cruz to First: With one out in the top of the ninth, Nelson Cruz walks to put the go-ahead run on for Texas. David Murphy comes to the plate,...
• 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 Baseball Musings: Fister Done: Doug Fister lasts 7 1/3 innings, leaving with a 5-1 lead over the Rangers and a man on third base. Joaquin Benoit comes in to...
• 10/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: 2011 ALDS Postmortem: Following last year’s loss to the Rangers in the ALCS, I did a wrap-up that looked at the contributions of the individual...
• 10/10 Baseball Musings: BB Benoit: Joaquin Benoit walks Elvis Andrus to start the bottom of the eighth. The Tigers and Rangers are tied at three. Update: Andrus...
• 10/10 Baseball Musings: One Batter Too Many: Max Scherzer comes out for the seventh, and gives up a lead-off home run to Nelson Cruz. The ball hit high up on the foul pole...
• 10/9 B-R Blog: All-time Tigers/Rangers team: Here are the top players by position to play in the majors for both the Tigers and the Rangers: C: Ivan Rodriguez, Mickey Tettleton...
• 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,...
• 10/7 Yankees Daily: A-Rod chokes as Yankees lose to Tigers: The Yankees lost the ALCS last night. It all came down to Alex Rodriguez in the end. What happened and what did he do? Let’s...
• 10/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE DAY THE LAUGHTER DIED: We were in the Bronx. We were with our family, in pinstripes, bleeding blue, ready for the Yankees to beat the Tigers and advance...
• 10/7 Yankees Daily: Yankees lost to the Tigers and their Season is over in 2011: NEW YORK (AP) — The Detroit Tigers survived a tense trip back to Bronx, with Jose Valverde and the bullpen holding on time and...
• 10/7 PaulLebowitz.com: The Michael Kay Martini: For the Michael Kay Martini, you will need: 2 1/2 oz Gin. 1/4 oz Dry Vermouth. 1 green olive. 1 sterile cotton swatch. A crying...
• 10/7 MLBTradeRumors: How The Tigers Acquired Their Newest Additions: A year after finishing with a disappointing .500 record, the Tigers won 95 regular season games and have advanced to the American...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Mr. Novemeber: Brett Gardner singles with two out in the bottom of the eighth, bringing up Derek Jeter. On the first pitch, Gardner takes off...
• 10/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: All hands on deck for Game 5: Following their comfortable victory in Game 4, the Yankees return to the Bronx for a decisive Game 5, with Ivan Nova taking on...
• 10/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Verlander likely unavailable for Game 5: A series going the distance naturally means an all hands on deck attitude for the deciding game. After all, there's no point playing...
• 10/3 mlbreports.com : 2011 MLB Playoffs: Recap Sunday October 2nd: Monday October 3, 2011 Sam Evans (Intern – MLB reports):  The first Sunday of postseason baseball didn’t have any letdowns...
• 10/3 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Bullpen at Disadvantage for Game Three: After the completion of Game One on Saturday, the Detroit Tigers were facing a daunting task. They were offering up right hander...
• 10/2 Baseball Musings: Scherzer Exits: In the bottom of the seventh, the Yankees start the inning with a walk and a single, and Max Scherzer departs in favor of Joaquin...

• 9/30 Neurotic Sports Fan: ALDS Preview: New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers: At the beginning of December, the Yankees were one game behind the Red Sox, but barring a Bostonesque meltdown, which didn’t...
• 9/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: 2011 Division Series Preview: Way back on March 30th, I made my predictions for the 2011 season. Let’s just say they were a bit off as I correctly picked...
• 9/30 PaulLebowitz.com: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees: Detroit Tigers (95-67; 1st place, AL Central) vs New York Yankees (97-65; 1st place, AL East) — Keys for the Tigers: Score...
• 9/30 NY Baseball Digest: Tigers-Yanks Evenly Matched, But Verlander is Why Detroit Will Take Series: The Yankees and Tigers open the ALDS tonight at the Stadium. After two consecutive years where we have seen the Yanks treat the...
• 9/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: 2011 ALDS Preview, Part 2 | Yankees vs. Tigers | Overall Team Numbers: Please see Part 1 of our ALDS preview here. Starting Friday night at 8:37pm at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees and Tigers square off...
• 9/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: A Quick Look at the Detroit Tigers: After all is said and done with the regular season, the Yankees have drawn the Detroit Tigers as their first round opponent...
• 9/24 Motor City Bengals: Ryan Perry Making His Case for the Post-Season Roster: The Detroit Tigers won their 91st game of the season last night and did so in walk-off fashion over the Baltimore Orioles. While...
• 9/21 Through The Fence Baseball: American League MVP: Vouching for Verlander: Naturally, baseball fans have a tendency to take special interest in individual award races when a player from their favorite...
• 9/19 Through The Fence Baseball: American League MVP: Vouching for Verlander: Naturally, baseball fans have a tendency to take special interest in individual award races when a player from their favorite...
• 9/17 Neurotic Sports Fan: Debate #3: Team to beat in the AL?: Mitc**** into the 2011 Season, the AL favorites were the Usual Suspects, the Red Sox and Yankees, along with last years AL Champs,...
• 9/17 Baseball Musings: Tigers Champs: The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-1 Friday night to capture the first division win of 2011. Don Kelly homered...
• 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: Free Agent Stock Watch: Ryan Madson: A total of 17 relief pitchers signed multiyear deals last offseason and while there’s no guarantee that owners will spend just...
• 9/15 Motor City Bengals: Joaquin Benoit Earning his Money: When the Tigers signed Joaquin Benoit to a 3 year 16.5 MM contract in the winter, it turned some heads to say the least. Whether...
• 9/13 MLBTradeRumors: What Lies Ahead For ACES: Last month, we took a look at the upcoming offseason for the Boras Corporation.  Today I'll take a look at ACES, an agency...
• 9/10 B-R Blog: Recapping games of Friday, 9/9/11: -- Angels 2, Yanks 1, on the 16th game-ending sac fly this year (3rd by the Halos). Angels remain 2.5 GB the Rangers, Yanks 2.5...
• 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...

• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: The Closer Carousel: Teams pay a premium for saves; it's how Rafael Soriano was able to get a three-year, $35MM contract last offseason.  Impending...
• 8/23 Motor City Bengals: Justin Verlander Getting “Star Treatment” from Umpires?: We all know that Justin Verlander is having a remarkable season. Last night he tossed seven innings of one-run baseball, holding...
• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: Chris Carpenter's 2012 Option: You can’t obtain elite free agent pitching for $15MM. Recent history suggests you can sign a middle-of-the-rotation starter...
• 8/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Can’t Quite Come All The Way Back; Tigers 8, Indians 7: By Craig Gifford A weekend series that began with such high hopes for the Cleveland Indians ended in complete despair and has...
• 8/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Home Runs Take Down Tribe; Tigers 4, Indians 1: By Mike Brandyberry Josh Tomlin has been credited for his consistency all season long. However, part of that consistency has...
• 8/19 Future Closers: Unsettled AL Closer Jobs for 2012: After taking a look at the NL on Monday, here is a look at the potential AL closer openings for 2012. First off the potential...
• 8/15 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Kosuke ****: Bottom 1: Kosuke **** grounded out to short against Doug Fister Bottom 4: **** struck out swinging against Duane Below Bottom...
• 8/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: So Close; Tigers 4, Indians 3: By Mike Brandyberry Baseball can be decided by just a couple plays, or by a matter of inches. All the inches went the way of...
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Jonathan Papelbon: In an upcoming class of free agents flush with solid closers, Red Sox stopper Jonathan Papelbon will arguably be the grand...
• 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.”...
• 8/3 MLBTradeRumors: Checking In On Former Rays Relievers: When you consider what happened last offseason, it's not overly surprising that few bullpens in baseball have a worse strikeout...
• 8/2 Baseball Musings: Boesch Bash: Joaquin Benoit allowed two home runs to the Rangers in the top of the eight, tying the Tigers at five. Brennan Boesch turned that...

• 7/25 mlbcoverage.com: Rays Bullpen Jigsaw: Coming into the 2010 season, much was made about this being this teams last season together. More media driven than anything else,...
• 7/23 mlbcoverage.com: Rays Bullpen Jigsaw: Coming into the 2010 season, much was made about this being this teams last season together. More media driven than anything else,...
• 7/20 B-R Blog: 3+ walks in 0 innings: In Detroit Wednesday, David Purcey came on in the top of the 7th to face his former team and walked the only 3 batters he faced....
• 7/13 mlbcoverage.com: Rays Bullpen Jigsaw: Coming into the 2010 season, much was made about this being this teams last season together. More media driven than anything else,...
• 7/1 Baseball Musings: Flame Thrower Inflamed: Al Alburquerque heads for the disabled list with an inflamed elbow: A source told FOXSports.com late Thursday that Alburquerque...

• 6/25 The Process Report: Regarding Selling: Buster Olney has a new blog up on ESPN, and within notes the Rays have “sent signals” suggesting they are open to trades....
• 6/16 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Sign Draft Picks Blake Snell, Kes Carter: The Rays have signed supplemental first round draft picks Blake Snell and Kes Carter, reports Marc Topkin of The St. Petersburg...
• 6/14 Baseball Press: Where Will Closer Heath Bell Land?: Closer Heath Bell could on the move this summer (Icon SMI)Nearly every trade deadline in recent memory has produced a significant...
• 6/13 PaulLebowitz.com: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: Some players aren’t playing up to their career expectations. They could be doing better; they could be doing worse. Is it...
• 6/6 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Links: Rendon, Bauer, Cole, Mock Drafts: We've already learned that right-hander Gerrit Cole will be the Pirates' choice with the first overall pick in today's amateur...
• 6/2 Motor City Bengals: Al Alburquerque on Pace for Historic Season: The Tigers bullpen has been pretty good of late. Part of that, as far as I can tell, is due to the removal of both Brad Thomas...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit settling down: Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit posted a perfect eighth inning with a strikeout for his eighth hold Wednesday, June 1, against...[+] the Minnesota Twins. Benoit has not allowed a run in 5 1/3 innings over his past six appearances, dropping his ERA from 7.98 to 5.85 just since May 16.
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit picks up second save: Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit allowed a hit and walk while posting a strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday, May 31,...[+] against the Minnesota Twins. He picked up his second save of the season in the process. Regular closer RP Jose Valverde was unavailable after saving the game Monday, May 30, and working both ends of a doubleheader Sunday, May 29.

• 5/31 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: May 30, 2011: Russ Branyan $19. Other bids: $15, $14, $8, $7, $7.We all know the deal with Branyan by now. He's either going to disappoint...
• 5/30 MLBTradeRumors: Jose Valverde’s 2012 Option: Just about anything could happen between Memorial Day and the beginning of November, when the Tigers have to decide whether to...
• 5/27 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up A.L. Week 9: May 30 - June 5: Rising UpJosh Outman (1% owned last week; 5% this week)Remember Josh Outman? He was the Phillies prospect who was part of...
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit earns first save: Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit worked a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit, to pick up his first save of the season Tuesday,...[+] May 24, against the Tampa Bay Rays. He was called upon with RP Jose Valverde unavailable after throwing 27 pitches Monday, May 23. 'That's great tonic for him,' manager Jim Leyland said. 'I think he needed a little confidence.'
• 5/24 Motor City Bengals: Rapid Reactions: Tigers Defeat Rays in Circus-like Affair: Tigers 7, Rays 6 (box) There were errors, there were home runs, there was an inside the park out. Matt Joyce went 3-4 with a homer,...
• 5/19 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Mortensen, Dodgers, Benoit: On this date 101 years ago Cy Young became the first pitcher in baseball history to win 500 games. We don’t pay too much attention...
• 5/18 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Rain Rain Go Away: Because the Detroit Tigers game against the Toronto Blue Jays was rained out this evening, I had more free time than usual. I...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit out of setup role for now: Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Tuesday, May 17, that RP Joaquin Benoit will be removed from the setup role for now, as...[+] he has struggled mightily. Benoit is 1-2 with one blown save and a 12.46 ERA in just 4 1/3 innings over four appearances in the month of May.
• 5/15 PaulLebowitz.com: That Rays Magic: Closer attention is being paid to the Tampa Bay Rays and their “way”. A large part of this is because of Jonah Keri’s...
• 5/13 MLBTradeRumors: Checking In On Former Rays Relievers: Six prominent Rays relievers hit free agency and signed elsewhere for a total of $67.65MM last offseason (for reference, the...
• 5/12 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Rene Tosoni: Bottom 2: Rene Tosoni called out on strikes against Phil Coke Bottom 4: Tosoni struck out swinging against...
• 5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agents Who Are Costing Their Team Money: That headline is probably a little misleading since technically every player costs their team money, but I'm talking in terms...
• 5/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Four relievers unavailable: Detroit Tigers RPs Jose Valverde, Joaquin Benoit, Ryan Perry and Brayan Villarreal are all unavailable to pitch Tuesday, May 3....[+] SP Phil Coke will serve out of the bullpen.
• 5/2 Motor City Bengals: The Black Hole in the Tigers Order: The Tigers have lost six straight games, all of them coming against teams that they should be beating routinely. I know, I know,...
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit has a rough series: Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit was roughed up for three earned runs, three hits and a walk while retiring just two batters in...[+] another blown save and loss against the Cleveland Indians Sunday, May 1. Benoit allowed seven runs, six hits and two walks in just one inning of work in two relief appearances against the Indians in the three-game set.
• 5/1 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Braves, Rays: Some links pertaining to a few Eastern division teams for your Sunday reading: MLB has suspended Braves' pitching coach Roger...

• 4/30 Fungoes.net: Blown saves are overblown: What’s the deal with blown saves? Erstwhile St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Franklin recently blew up on the mound for...
• 4/30 B-R Blog: All-Dominican Team: The Dominican Republic has given us many great ballplayers over the years, far more than you might expect from a nation of its...
• 4/30 Wahoo's Warriors: Walk-off grand slam!: The Tribe just keeps on rolling and this time doing it in dramatic fashion. With the game tied in the bottom of the 9th, Carlos...
• 4/25 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: All is Right with the World?: All is right with the world. Justin Verlander is an ace. Alex Avila is going to have 100 RBI. The Detroit Tigers have “los hermanos...
• 4/25 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Who should be a Tiger in 2012: Because I don’t have much faith in the Detroit Tigers’ ability to compete this year, I thought I would take a look at their...
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit remains locked in: Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit allowed a hit in a scoreless eighth inning Friday, April 22, against the Chicago White Sox, lowering...[+] his ERA to 0.93. Benoit also picked up his fifth hold of the season.
• 4/16 Motor City Bengals: Brennan Boesch, Miguel Cabrera Lead Tigers to Offensive Awakening Late: I could write three posts dedicated to how well Rick Porcello pitched last night. He found himself in trouble on multiple occasions...
• 4/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Tigers @ A’s Game 14: 7:28PM PDT: Ouch. Hideki Matsui grounds it straight to Ramon Santiago who then throws on to Miguel Cabrera to complete the 6-3...
• 4/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Tigers @ A’s Game 13: 7:18PM PDT: Coco Crisp‘s new hair… wow. Is that gonna slow him down on the basepaths? 7:15PM PDT: Gio’s control...
• 4/12 Motor City Bengals: Answering Questions: Earlier today, our own Chris Hannum posed a couple of questions in need of answers for today ballgame. The Tigers, for their part,...
• 4/12 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Detroit Tigers: The Tigers are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Victor Martinez, DH/C: four years, $50MM. Joaquin...
• 4/9 Motor City Bengals: Seventh Inning Job Wide Open for Tigers: For the second time in three days the Detroit Tigers have lost a key member of their bullpen. This time, with left hander Phil...
• 4/8 Motor City Bengals: Mismanaging the Bullpen: A Look at Leverage Index: I’m not going to berate Jim Leyland for the use of Brad Thomas to begin the seventh inning (even though I think it was a poor...
• 4/7 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: All is Right with the World?: All is right with the world. Justin Verlander is an ace. Alex Avila is going to have 100 RBI. The Detroit Tigers have “los hermanos...
• 4/5 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Who should be a Tiger in 2012: Because I don’t have much faith in the Detroit Tigers’ ability to compete this year, I thought I would take a look at their...
• 4/5 Baseball Daily Digest: BDD 2011 Division Previews: AL East: The calendar may have turned to April, but the 2011 BDD Previews march on as baseball fans across the nation celebrate Opening...

• 3/31 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 pre-season preview: AL East – Tampa Bay Rays: CF BJ Upton Tampa Bay Rays (2010 record: 96-66) Everyone thinks the Rays will take a significant step backward in 2011, but I...
• 3/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees vs. Tigers: 2011 Opening Series Preview: The New York Yankees kick off their 2011 season against the Detroit Tigers this afternoon in the Bronx at 1pm. Mike previewed...
• 3/30 Baseball Reality Tour: The Spring Training Load Out: We've really taken to this free-flowing style of writing, since clearing our notebook a couple of days ago. Before we get to...
• 3/29 Redbird Dugout: UCB Project: American League Central: Can Joe Mauer lead the Twins back to the playoffs in 2011?(Photo: Keith Allison/Flickr)Each month the United Cardinal Bloggers...
• 3/29 MLBTradeRumors: Predicting Free Agent Destinations: Polishuk Wins: Back on November 10th, MLBTR writers Steve Adams, Mark Polishuk, Ben Nicholson-Smith, and Mike Axisa joined me in an attempt to...
• 3/29 Chicken Fried Baseball: Nervous?: Nervous yet?  The season starts on Thursday, and I’m less confident in this team than I’ve been in quite some time.  It’s...
• 3/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): 2011 American League Preview: Tampa Bay Rays: (This post is a continuation in a series. For previous posts, click here.) 2010 record: 96-66 (1st place A.L. East) 2010...
• 3/27 MLB Fantasy Recon: You've Got to Know When to Hold'em: I try to avoid crazy stat leagues.  Holds is one of those stats I avoid, however last year I did get sucked in.  A league...
• 3/26 The Process Report: What Juan Cruz Brings: Now that Juan Cruz is all but ensured a spot on the roster, let’s talk about him some more. Everyone who has seen Cruz knows...
• 3/25 Philly Phanatics: MLB season preview: American League East: PhillyPhanatics.com's Major League Baseball previews continue with the American League East In 2010, the Tampa Bay Rays, after...
• 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...
• 3/23 Baseball Press: Not With a Ten-Foot Pole: Relief Pitchers: Frank Francisco's shaky 2010 should make you think twice in 2011. (AP)With fantasy drafts hitting full stride over the next...
• 3/22 Motor City Bengals: Tigers May Start Season with 11-man Staff: As I was running through this morning’s roster cuts, a thought struck me: What if the Tigers are planning to open the season...
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit working on scoreless streak: Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit has not allowed a run in eight spring appearances, reports Steve Kornacki, of MLive.com. Benoit...[+] has allowed just two hits and three walks with 11 strikeouts.
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Bullpen spots still up for grabs: The Detroit Tigers bullpen is still up for grabs, according to The Associated Press, and manager Jim Leyland announced he'd have...[+] a final idea of who is headed north in about a week. RP's Jose Valverde, Ryan Perry, and Joaquin Benoit have clinched spots, and RP Brad Thomas has an inside track after pitching in 49 games last season.
• 3/17 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2011: Toronto Blue Jays: Two years ago, I started a series I called Playing Pepper, where I asked questions of bloggers of each major league team about...
• 3/15 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2011: Tampa Bay Rays: Two years ago, I started a series I called Playing Pepper, where I asked questions of bloggers of each major league team about...
• 3/13 Baseball Press: 2011 Fact or Fiction: David Price: Will the changes in Tampa effect Price's 2011 performance? (Getty)Fact or Fiction examines the 2010 performance of a player,...
• 3/12 MLBTradeRumors: Make Or Break Year: Matt Capps: The winter of 2011 was a good time to be a reliever in search of a new contract. Beginning with Joaquin Benoit's three-year deal...
• 3/12 Mastersball.com: Grapefruit League Notes (3/11): Pujols and Cabrera: I recently wrote about Miguel Cabrera moving up to the top of my draft sheet ahead of Albert Pujols. For one day at least, I was...
• 3/9 The Process Report: The Opening Day Bullpen is Mostly Settled: If we assume Jake McGee will have a bullpen spot when the season opens, then the only question remaining is which right-hander...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Rays, Cameron, Gonzalez, Hale: Jim Hickey has one of the most important roles in the American League this year, writes Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. The...
• 3/1 Jason's Baseball Blog: Season Preview: AL Central: With Spring Training well under way and the first games already in the books, I figured it was a good time to take a look at my...

• 2/28 COSFBA: Finding Keepers: Tampa Bay Rays: The Tampa Bay Rays went for it all in 2010 and won the AL East before being knocked out of the playoffs by the Texas Rangers....
• 2/25 MLBTradeRumors: Morosi On The Brewers, Prince: The Brew Crew emerged from the offseason as one of its winners, bolstered their starting rotation significantly and preserving...
• 2/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): 2011 American League Preview: Detroit Tigers: (This post continues our series previewing the 2011 season for each American League team. You can see the rest of the series...
• 2/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Tampa Bay Rays: The Rays are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Johnny Damon, LF/DH: one year, $5.25MM. Kyle...
• 2/23 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Florida Marlins: The Offseason In Review series continues with the Marlins. Major League Signings John Buck, C: three years, $18MM. Javier...
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pujols, Livan, Benoit, Astros: The Twins signed Joe Crede two years ago today in the hopes that he could replicate or improve upon the numbers he posted in...
• 2/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: A look at the 2011 Tampa Bay Rays: Earlier this week, Larry wrote a great piece contemplating the strengths and weaknesses of the 2011 Oriole squad. Today, I’d...
• 2/13 Call to the Pen: Breaking Down the Non-Roster Invitees: Tampa Bay Rays: The Rays have fewer NRIs than most teams, but that doesn't make this group any less interesting. In particular, there are several...
• 2/11 PaulLebowitz.com: Fantasy Man: Regarding the title, I mean that in all possible connotations in relation to me. I don’t play fantasy sports. I don’t...
• 2/10 NY Baseball Digest: Rays Still Good, But a Notch Below Yanks and Sox: A little while back, we did an examination on one of the Yankees oldest enemies; the Red Sox. Now we’re going to look in...
• 2/8 The Process Report: Choosing Between Elliot Johnson and Felipe Lopez: There appeared to be two positional battles heading into camp. One appears settled – at least for now – while the other is...
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: ESPN Links: Wright, Dodgers, Papelbon: On this date five years ago, the Dodgers signed Japanese veteran Takashi Saito to a minor league contract that paid him just...
• 2/7 The Process Report: Rekindling The Interest In Kelvim Escobar: Jon Morosi of FoxSports.com tweets that the oft-injured Kelvim Escobar is attempting another comeback as a relief pitcher and...
• 2/1 The Process Report: Report: Rays & Felipe Lopez Close To A Minor League Deal: On the day the team introduced two Scott Boras clients – Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon – word on the street is the...
• 2/1 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: AL Managers | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: AL Managers | Baseball DigestOnly 14 of 30 managers have the same position they held when I last took a lot at the...
• 2/1 MLBTradeRumors: The 20 Biggest Free Agent Deals Of The Offseason: Unless Vladimir Guerrero, Scott Podsednik or another free agent signs an unexpectedly lucrative deal, the biggest contracts...
• 2/1 MLBTradeRumors: What To Expect In February: The biggest trades and free agent signings of the offseason have already taken place, but if last year is any indication, we're...

• 1/31 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: Swimming With the Rays: Matt Joyce hopes his bat will help the Rays stay atop the AL East standings. (Getty) As we head into next season, we'll...
• 1/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Quote: It’s In Soriano’s Hands to Make Yankees GM Eat His Words: Saw this quoted on Baseball Think Factory this morning and had to pass it along. It’s a quote from Joaquin Benoit who...
• 1/23 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Loney, Papelbon, Pavano, Feliz: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe tackles the subject of arbitration hearings in his latest column, pointing out that teams are...
• 1/20 The Process Report: The Bullpen Steps: Writing too much about bullpens can be a fruitless, yet irresistible act. The volatility and liquidity lead to a state of mystery,...
• 1/19 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Look To Add Relief, Confident They'll Find Bat: Andrew Friedman told ESPN 1040 in Tampa Bay that he's 'confident' the team will find someone who will help them score before the...
• 1/14 Call to the Pen: Olde Man’s Tavern: Rays PlaceThe Tavern travels to Tampa. Say that fast three times....
• 1/13 PaulLebowitz.com: Mutually Beneficial: Rays sign Kyle Farnsworth: It’s easy to scoff at Kyle Farnsworth because of the absence of success that is attached to a...
• 1/12 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: Grapefruit or Cactus? | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: Grapefruit or Cactus? | Baseball DigestWith snowfall blanketing much of the country, it’s good to know that spring...
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Fallout From The Brad Penny Deal: There are still over 100 free agents out there, but the Tigers could pass on all of them now that they've added another arm...
• 1/11 The Process Report: Looking for Relief: Grant Balfour, Rafael Soriano, & Jon Rauch: On Saturday’s conference call, Andrew Friedman said the Rays’ goal is to take the money saved in the Matt Garza trade...
• 1/9 The Golden Sombrero: Around The League: Garza trade, Pujols’ extension, Zimmerman/Longoria, Belt, and more…: In a stunning eight-player deal, the Tampa Bay Rays traded Matt Garza, Fernando Martinez, and Zach Rosscup...
• 1/8 The Captain's Blog: Mistaken Identity: Local Paper Throws Cubs a Curve: Exactly whom did the Cubs acquire from the Rays in yesterday’s eight-player deal? According to most re**** sources, Tampa agreed...
• 1/7 MLBTradeRumors: The 80-89 Win Club: A third of the teams in baseball won between 80 and 89 games last year. None of them made the playoffs, but all of them were...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: The Twins' Rebuilt Bullpen: The Rays have been the center of the free agent defection universe this winter, most notably losing franchise player Carl Crawford...
• 1/1 MLBTradeRumors: White Sox Eyeing Soriano, Done Spending?: While "there seems to be interest" in bringing Rafael Soriano to Chicago, the White Sox may not have enough cash left to seriously...
• 1/1 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Fits For Grant Balfour: Earlier this week, MLBTR's Ben Nicholson-Smith noted that only four free agents who'd cost a draft pick to sign remain on the...

• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: The Market For Rafael Soriano: While a handful of arguably inferior free-agent relievers signed surprisingly hefty three-year contracts this offseason, the market...
• 12/27 NY Baseball Digest: Should the Yanks Sign Rafael Soriano?: This is a loaded question with an easy answer, but with a caveat. ESPN’s Buster Olney reiterated in his latest column (subscription...
• 12/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Blizzard 12.26.2010: Bob Feller‘s principles: Admittedly, while he was alive and regularly jabbing his finger into the faces of today’s...
• 12/23 PaulLebowitz.com: Hot Stove Winners—-2010: In no particular order: There are still a couple of “name” free agents available, but I highly doubt that any team’s...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Spending Details By Team: MLB teams have made over $1.2 billion in salary commitments so far this offseason, according to data compiled by MLBTR. The seven...
• 12/21 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes | Baseball Digest: D Hot Stove: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes | Baseball DigestIt’s time to check in on the AL East and see what progress or lack of progress...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: ACES Leading In Multiyear Deals: Top free agents often choose the Boras Corporation if they're looking for the maximum payday.  But there is evidence that mid-tier...
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Loading Up On Draft Picks: The Rays have become baseball's model franchise when it comes to drafting and developing players from within. Four-fifths of their...
• 12/18 NY Baseball Digest: The Insane Market For Relievers: The biggest surprise of the offseason has been the amount of A level spending on B and C level talent. Put aside the contracts...
• 12/17 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: Armed And (Somewhat) Dangerous | Baseball Digest: With the week winding down and the likes of Cliff Lee, Bobby Jenks, Joaquin Benoit, and Matt Guerrier off the market, it’s...
• 12/17 The Captain's Blog: Cashman Plays Fiddle, but Bronx Isn’t Burning; With Door Slammed on Big Names, Low Key Moves May Be Best Alternative: In the wake of losing out on Cliff Lee, Brian Cashman has preached patience, but can the Yankees afford to wait on filling the...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Looking At Aardsma, Balfour, Coffey: The Rockies have spoken to the Mariners about a possible David Aardsma trade, reports Troy Renck of the Denver Post (Twitter...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers To Re-Sign Magglio Ordonez: The Tigers agreed to re-sign Magglio Ordonez to a one-year deal worth $10MM, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (Twitter link)....
• 12/16 The Process Report: Olney: Tampa Bay Rays Agree to Terms With Joel Peralta: Source With Bobby Jenks potentially close and a Rays-Padres deal still likely, the Rays took another step in solidifying their...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: Rays To Sign Joel Peralta: The Rays have agred to sign Joel Peralta for about $900K, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (on Twitter). The Nationals non-tendered...
• 12/16 Call to the Pen: Pen Polls: Looking Forward to 2011 Division Races: In last week’s Pen Polls, we covered the Jayson Werth contract with the Washington Nationals. That contract, and the Phillies...
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: White Sox Agree To Terms With Jesse Crain: The White Sox have agreed to terms with free agent reliever Jesse Crain on a three-year deal, tweets MLB.com's Peter Gammons....
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers To Sign Matt Guerrier: The Dodgers agreed to sign Matt Guerrier to a three-year deal, according to Newsday's Erik Boland (on Twitter). The reliever...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Soriano, Crain, Guerrier, Cameron: The AL East is a busy division these days. The Yankees have to finalize their rotation, the Rays have to reconstruct their 'pen...
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Re-Sign J.P. Howell: At least one of the Rays' free agent relievers is returning to Tampa Bay. The team re-signed left-hander J.P. Howell, according...
• 12/9 The Biz of Baseball: Carl Crawford Agrees to Sign with the Red Sox for 7-yrs, $142 Million: The Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham set the media room at the MLB Winter Meetings all a twitter with news from a source that...
• 12/8 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Jason Bartlett traded to the Padres: Bartlett goes coast-to-coast with a move to San Diego. (AP) The Winter Meetings are in full swing and the MLB Hot Stove...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Day In Review: 12/7/10: Another day of the Winter Meetings is officially in the books. Here's everything that's happened since yesterday's Day In Review...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: The Asking Price For Guerrier, Crain: 3:46pm: Guerrier's agent informed Miller that his report was inaccurate (Twitter link). Guerrier is not looking for a Benoit-like...
• 12/7 The Biz of Baseball: Joaquin Benoit Named 2010 Tony Conigliaro Award Recipient: Right-handed pitcher Joaquin Benoit, who overcame a torn right rotator cuff to pitch for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2010, has been...
• 12/7 The Process Report: Alex Anthopoulos on the Rays: In an interview with Jonah Keri: Keri: If you are going to run the team on a small budget, you would seem to have a blueprint...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Reach Agreement With Ty Wigginton: The Rockies continued their active offseason today, this time adding a bat to their bench in the form of Ty Wigginton.  Wigginton...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Boston Interested In Downs, Guerrier, Not Balfour: Signing Type A relievers is a risky proposition, as the swings in their performance from year-to-year can be wild, and they simply...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Pena, Pitchers, Reimold, Gregg, Crain: Let's round up the latest from Charm City, courtesy of The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec... Scott Boras' asking price for...
• 12/4 The Process Report: Non-Tendered: The Not Bobby Jenks Group; Joel Peralta & D.J. Carrasco: On Thursday, TPR profiled Bobby Jenks as a prime non-tender candidate for the work-in-progress 2011 Tampa Bay Rays’ bullpen....
• 12/3 The Process Report: Non-Tendered: Bobby Jenks a fit for the Rays?: Unlike Kevin Gregg or Jesse Crain, this comes as mere speculation. That said, the Rays should give Bobby Jenks a call. Earlier...
• 12/2 Call to the Pen: Safety In Numbers: A (Kind of) Brief Look At Pitching Efficiency: Baseball is a beautiful game. You take a seat and look out over a field of lush, green grass with carefully measured pristine...

• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: American League Free Agent Arbitration Decisions: 23 American League free agents were offered arbitration on November 23rd.  Four of those - Joaquin Benoit, John Buck, Victor...
• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: American League Free Agent Arbitration Decisions: 23 American League free agents were offered arbitration on November 23rd.  Four of those - Joaquin Benoit, John Buck, Victor...
• 11/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Negotiating with that other Yankee legend: Note from Matt: Hey all! I’m hoping everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday; I know I sure did! After a couple of gravy-saturated...
• 11/29 The Golden Sombrero: Around The League: Kevin Correia, Hall of Fame, Derrek Lee, Carlos Pena, and Gordon Beckham: ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick eloquently details the heartbreaking story of the death of Trevor Correia, and the subsequent...
• 11/28 The Process Report: Gammons: Tampa Bay Rays “In” on Jesse Crain: Thus far we’ve heard many of the Rays’ free agents linked to other teams, but we’ve seldom heard about the Rays targeting...
• 11/28 MLBTradeRumors: Nine Teams Interested In Jesse Crain: Joaquin Benoit was the top right-handed setup man available on the free agent market, but with him off the board teams now appear...
• 11/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Looking at Matt Guerrier For Bullpen: We all know that the Boston Red Sox was a sore spot last season with the exception of Jonathan Papelbon (at times), Daniel Bard...
• 11/27 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Orioles, Manny, Astros, Uribe, Tejada: Happy birthday to two former All-Star catchers!  Future Hall-of-Famer Ivan Rodriguez turns 39 today, while Angels manager Mike...
• 11/27 Baseball Daily Digest: For A Few Dollars More: AL Central: After last week’s tour through the AL West, the journey continues to the Junior Circuit Central, a division where off-season...
• 11/26 MLBTradeRumors: David Aardsma's Trade Value: The offseason is less than a month old, but the perception is that Joaquin Benoit's three-year, $16.5MM deal with the Tigers...
• 11/26 MLBTradeRumors: Cabrera Helped Tigers Sign Victor Martinez: Miguel Cabrera knew the Tigers had some financial flexibility this winter, so he told GM Dave Dombrowski he’d be happy to help...
• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Matt Guerrier: Matt Guerrier probably caught a break when the Twins decided not to offer him arbitration earlier this week. Fellow Type As Frank...
• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Which Type B FAs Will Accept Arbitration?: A total of 21 Type B free agents received offers of arbitration earlier in the week. They now have a few days remaining to decide...
• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: What We Learned: This Week's Arbitration Offers: More than half of ranked free agents received offers of arbitration from their teams this week. Clubs offered 35 ranked free agents...
• 11/25 Call to the Pen: Safety In Numbers: How Do You Spell Relief?: Much to the chagrin of old-timers and Old Hoss Radbourn, starting pitchers in today’s game rarely finish their starts. ...
• 11/24 The Sporting Hippeaux: Motown Ready For Rebound?: I've run hot and cold on the tenure of Dave Dombrowski.  I believe that the contract he gave Miguel Cabrera (8 yrs./$152...
• 11/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: 2010 Season in Review: The Bullpen: Though Mariano Rivera really deserves his own post, we're including him in our bullpen Season in Review, primarily because we've...
• 11/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Seven offered arbitration: The Tampa Bay Rays offered salary arbitration to OF Carl Crawford, RP Rafael Soriano, RP Grant Balfour, RP Joaquin Benoit, RP...[+] Randy Choate, OF Brad Hawpe and RP Chad Qualls, according to The Tampa Tribune's Roger Mooney. The team will receive draft-pick compensation if any of them sign with another club. Choate and Balfour may accept arbitration.
• 11/23 The UpperCard Network: Tigers Reach Agreement With Victor Martinez: The Tigers have reached an agreement with free agent catcher Victor Martinez on a four-year deal. Sean McAdam of Comcast Sports...
• 11/23 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Greinke, Reynolds, Rhodes: The latest from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports... Rosenthal wonders if Zack Greinke will change his opinion of the Royals in...
• 11/23 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Victor Martinez signs with Detroit: V-Mart in Motown. (AP) With the World Series over and winter fast approaching, things are just getting heated up with the...
• 11/23 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Reach Agreement With Victor Martinez: The Tigers added a middle of the order bat today, reaching an agreement with catcher Victor Martinez on a four-year, $50MM contract. ...
• 11/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Joaquin Benoit's deal could scare arbitration offers away: Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit's three-year, $16.5 million deal could scare teams away from offering arbitration to their own...[+] free agents such as the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports. Free agents such as RP Jason Frasor (Blue Jays) and RP Grant Balfour (Rays) could use Benoit as a comparison in arbitration to land a similar salary.
• 11/22 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Which Type B FAs Will Be Offered Arbitration?: You've seen my predictions - I think 15 of the 36 Type B free agents will be offered arbitration at tomorrow night's deadline,...
• 11/22 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Which Relievers Will Sign Multiyear Deals?: The free agent market for relievers started with a bang when the Tigers officially signed Joaquin Benoit to a three-year, $16.5MM...
• 11/22 Jason's Baseball Blog: Fantasy Rankings in Review – Relief Pitchers: Back in February, I took my first shot at attempting to rank players for fantasy purposes. After a full season, I thought it wise...
• 11/22 MLBTradeRumors: 21 Teams Facing Tomorrow's Arbitration Deadline: 21 of baseball's 30 teams must make at least one decision prior to tomorrow's deadline for offering arbitration to free agents. ...
• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/14/10 - 11/21/10: The hot stove jumped into another gear this past week, with several trades and free agent signings going down. Let's recap...  Last...
• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: 11/14/10 - 11/21/10: The hot stove finally started to heat up this week, no doubt thanks to the GM Meetings. Here's a look at MLBTR's original content...
• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Grant Balfour: One member of the Rays' 2010 bullpen has already inked a lucrative three-year deal, but Joaquin Benoit won't be the only Tampa...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Candidate: Joel Zumaya: The deadline for teams to offer contracts to players with fewer than six years of service time is less than two weeks away. An...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Scott Downs' Next Contract: Earlier this evening I took a look at the free agent stock of reliever Scott Downs, arguably the best non-closer still available...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Scott Downs: Left-handed relievers are always in high demand regardless of the time of year, and this offseason Scott Downs is the best the...
• 11/19 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Joaquin Benoit signs with Detroit: Joaquin Benoit's great 2010 paid off in a big way. (AP) With the World Series over and winter fast approaching, things are...
• 11/19 MLBTradeRumors: Dombrowski: Tigers Had To Be Aggressive: The Tigers spent $16.5MM on Joaquin Benoit because they considered him one of the best available relievers. And because a couple...
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit to be setup man: Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit is expected to serve as the setup man to RP Jose Valverde next season, according to The Detroit...[+] News' Tom Gage. Benoit could be a candidate for closer in 2012 if Valverde does not return.
• 11/18 The Process Report: The Justin Upton Post: Obligatory: Everyone wants Justin Upton. Equally obligatory: Nobody wants to give up the package necessary to acquire Justin Upton....
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Morosi On Soriano, Pirates, Tigers: Joaquin Benoit agreed to a lucrative three-year deal yesterday, but a former bullpen mate of his could be waiting a lot longer...
• 11/18 PaulLebowitz.com: Preposterous: Ah, muck beasts---will you ever learn? Throughout recent baseball history, as relievers have become more imperative to winning;...
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Jones, Mets, Yankees, Guerrero, Greinke: A few more links for Wednesday night... In addition to all the other trade targets and free agents they've been eyeing lately,...
• 11/17 The UpperCard Network: Tigers Reach Three-Year Deal With Joaquin Benoit: The Tigers have come to an agreement with right handed reliever Joaquin Benoit on a three-year deal, writes Enrique Rojas of ESPN...
• 11/17 The UpperCard Network: Dunn Moving Closer To Deal, Possibly Tigers: The baseball world could soon be knowing where Adam Dunn will be playing next season. Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets...
• 11/17 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: Plan B | Baseball DigestBD Hot Stove: Plan B | Baseball DigestA look at the alternatives to Cliff Lee and a new contract for Joaquin Benoit....
• 11/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankees aren't getting Justin Upton, and other Yankee-related Hot Stove items: The three of us have been pretty tied up this week with real world obligations, ergo the constant barrage of Season in Review...
• 11/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | More on Joaquin Benoit: Updating a previous item, Detroit Tigers RP Joaquin Benoit will receive $5.5 million per year over the course of his three-year...[+] deal, according to ESPNDeportes.com's Enrique Rojas. Benoit also has the chance to earn an extra $1 million in incentives each year.
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Cubs, Kemp, Werth, Quentin: ESPN's Jayson Stark leads his latest Rumblings and Grumblings with scouts' opinions on pitchers Jorge de la Rosa, Vicente Padilla,...
• 11/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Joaquin Benoit agrees to terms: The Detroit Tigers have agreed to terms with free-agent RP Joaquin Benoit (Rays) on a three-year deal worth $16.5 million, a source...[+] told Enrique Rojas, of ESPN.com.
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: ACES Agency Off To A Great Start: ACES, Inc., home of the Levinson brothers, is off to a great start this offseason.  The agency has already brokered $57.25MM...
• 11/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Rumors Yanks Being Aggressive in Search for Relief Pitchers: Via Joel Sherman of the NY Post: The Yankees were described by a rival GM as working hard on their eighth-inning...
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Reach Agreement With Joaquin Benoit: Talk about rebuilding value.  The Tigers reached an agreement with righty reliever Joaquin Benoit on a three-year, $16.5MM deal...
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Nearing Deal With Joaquin Benoit: The Tigers are nearing a three-year deal with reliever Joaquin Benoit, reports Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  Morosi tweets...
• 11/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Nearing multiyear deal with Joaquin Benoit: The Detroit Tigers are nearing a multiyear deal with free-agent RP Joaquin Benoit (Rays), FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports....[+]
• 11/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Interested in Joaquin BenoitThe Colorado Rockies are interested in free-agent RP Joaquin Benoit (Rays), The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck reports. ...[+] The Colorado Rockies are interested in free-agent RP Joaquin Benoit (Rays), The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck reports.
• 11/12 PaulLebowitz.com: $100 Million Is Plenty: Plenty if you're smart, aggressive and think outside the box: Stuck in the middle between the "have and spend" teams like...
• 11/11 PaulLebowitz.com: On The High End, Part II: Shifting cash; shifting priorities: Yesterday, with a scalpel and other several medieval torture devices (AKA the sharp talons...
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Interested in Joaquin Benoit: The Philadelphia Phillies are seriously pursuing free-agent RP Joaquin Benoit (Rays), according to FOX Sports Radio's Jim Bowden....[+]
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Closing Jobs Hard To Come By: Closer is the ultimate role for a reliever, and many free agents choose based on whether they'll get ninth inning opportunities. ...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Gonzalez, Lee, Crawford, Jeter: Two days ago we learned that Padres GM Jed Hoyer is willing to listen to trade offers for Adrian Gonzalez (and Heath Bell),...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Right-handed Relievers: The Tigers, Blue Jays, Cubs and Twins are some of the many teams that will likely consider free agent right-handers for their...
• 11/4 Baseball Daily Digest: 2010 Playoff Teams: How They Were Built: Quick…name one player on the World Series Champions Giants’ roster who was a significant contributor the team acquired via...
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Nine declare free agency: Tampa Bay Rays OF Rocco Baldelli, RP Grant Balfour, RP Joaquin Benoit, RP Randy Choate, OF Brad Hawpe, RP Rafael Soriano, RP Chad...[+] Qualls, 1B Carlos Pena and OF Gabe Kapler have declared free agency, according to CBSSports.com.
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Could make play for Carl Crawford, Joaquin Benoit: The New York Yankees could be interested in acquiring free-agent OF Carl Crawford (Rays) and RP Joaquin Benoit (Rays) this offseason,...[+] according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch.
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Eleven could be free agents: The Tampa Bay Rays could have as many as 11 free agents when the negotiating period begins, according to The Tampa Tribune's Roger...[+] Mooney. OF Carl Crawford, RP Rafael Soriano, RP Grant Balfour and RP Dan Wheeler are Type A free agents, meaning the Rays will receive two draft picks if they sign with another team. 1B Carlos Pena, RP Joaquin Benoit and RP Randy Choate are Type B free agents, meaning the Rays receive a sandwich pick if they sign with another club. OF Rocco Baldelli, OF Brad Hawpe, RP Chad Qualls and OF Gabe Kapler are the Rays' other free agents.
• 11/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Rumors: Crawford and Benoit Discussed at Team Meeting: Via Ronald Blum of the Associated Press: The Yankees’ No. 1 priority from outside the organization is [Cliff Lee], an...

• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Hale, Daniels, Mets, Coaches, Red Sox: Some links to check out as Cody Ross attempts to follow up yesterday's two-home run performance and the Phillies look to even...
• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Stairs, Pierzynski, Inge, Berkman: Let's round up the highlights from Nick Cafardo's Sunday column for the Boston Globe.... One AL executive tells Cafardo that...
• 10/16 The Sporting Hippeaux: BBA Award Ballot: Goose Gossage Award: Taking my cue from the reliever we chose to name our award after, I did not conceive of this as resembling the "Rolaids Reliever...
• 10/14 Jason's Baseball Blog: The AL Goose Gossage Award: Over at the Baseball Bloggers’ Alliance, we have been voting on our award winners for the regular season. Last week I posted...
• 10/12 MLBTradeRumors: Hardest-Throwing Free Agent Relievers: Thanks to the average fastball velocity data available at FanGraphs, we can make all kinds of fun lists.  Today we'll compile...
• 10/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Joaquin Benoit pitches perfect innings for ALDS win: Tampa Bay Rays RP Joaquin Benoit hurled 1 2/3 scoreless innings Saturday, Oct. 9, as his team beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 in Game...[+] 3 of the American League Division Series, according to Associated Press reporter Stephen Hawkins. Benoit picked up the win.
• 10/10 Caught Looking: Saturday recap: Game 3: Rays 6, Rangers 3 The Rays showed signs of life for the first time this postseason to stave off elimination for at least...
• 10/9 Baseball Musings: Kinsler Connects: Ian Kinsler hits a 3-2 pitch from Matt Garza down the leftfield line and into the seats for a home run. The leadoff shot in the...
• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Type A and B Free Agents: Based on Eddie Bajek's reverse-engineered Elias rankings, 82 free agents will be ranked Type A or B for the 2010-11 offseason. ...
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Joaquin Benoit rejoins team: Tampa Bay Rays RP Joaquin Benoit (personal) rejoined the team Thursday, Sept. 30, after missing the last two games for the birth...[+] of his child, according to The Tampa Tribune's Roger Mooney.

• 9/28 MLBTradeRumors: 5 Minor League Deals That Shaped The Pennant Race: Most MLBTR readers said R.A. **** was the best minor league signing of the year when we voted earlier in the month, but the Mets...
• 9/25 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Will Look To Sign Relievers This Offseason: The Tigers bullpen was depleted by the injuries to Bobby Seay, Joel Zumaya, and Zach Miner this season, and even though Phil Coke...
• 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...
• 9/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks snap four-game losing streak in wild 8-7 win over Rays in second straight extra-inning game: After these last two games I'm not sure I could handle a hypothetical Yankees-Rays American League Championship Series. The Yankees...
• 9/13 Baseball Musings: No CCs Left: Kerry Wood strikes out Carl Crawford leading off the bottom of the ninth. Crawford argues the call and gets tossed from the 0-0...
• 9/9 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Best Minor League Deal: Every year, teams supplement their rosters by signing players to minor league deals. It's a way for teams to make low-risk investments...

• 8/8 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Red Sox, Rangers, Angels, Viciedo: Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe breaks down the 2010 Red Sox and what members of the team may not be around for 2011. He says...
• 8/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Rafael Soriano, Joaquin Benoit sitTampa Bay Rays CL Rafael Soriano and RP Joaquin Benoit were unavailable Wednesday, Aug. 4, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Tampa Bay Rays CL Rafael Soriano and RP Joaquin Benoit were unavailable Wednesday, Aug. 4, The Associated Press reports.

• 7/24 Caught Looking: Relievers with no record: While sifting through some trade rumors tonight, I came across one where the Giants are interested in Orioles reliever Will Ohman....
• 7/17 My Pinstripes: Yankees Show Rays Who's Boss: It was an emotional night from start to finish at Yankee Stadium this evening as the Yankees and Rays squared off in the first...
• 7/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Joaquin Benoit having success : Tampa Bay Rays RP Joaquin Benoit has struck out 38 batters and only walked four this season, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports....[+]
• 7/7 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Best Free Agent Pitcher Signed Last Winter: Andy Pettitte, Jose Valverde and Joaquin Benoit are some of the pitchers who have turned in fantastic first halves after signing...

• 6/10 B-R Blog: Double Debuts: All the recent discussions about player debuts  made me wonder about the number of times that a game featured  both starting...
• 6/8 MLBTradeRumors: Which Teams Will Add Draft Picks For 2011?: 24 extra picks were granted for the 2010 draft due to free agent compensation, ranging from #18 to #80.  Using Eddie Bajek's...
• 6/1 B-R Blog: Hooray for May: Here's a look at some of the best May performances this season. We have to start off with David Ortiz: I Year G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB BAbip tOPS+ sOPS+ 1998 6 23 21 3 7 2 0 0 3 1 7 .333 .348 .429 .776 9 .467 90 105 2000 17 40 36 3 8 2 0 0 6 4 7 .222 .300 .278 .5...
• 6/1 MLBTradeRumors: The Rays' Biggest Needs: The trade deadline is two months away, and it's time to start looking at the needs of contenders.  With the best record in baseball,...

• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Daniels On Rodriguez, Cruz, Hamilton, Benoit: Rangers GM Jon Daniels told fans that the Rangers will explore ways to add difference-makers this summer and are prepared to trade...
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Pitching, Benoit, Rangers, Managers: We could very well see a buyer's market for pitching this summer, writes ESPN.com's Buster Olney. Veterans like Ben Sheets, Jake...
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Joaquin Benoit stringing together strikeouts: Tampa Bay Rays RP Joaquin Benoit has now struck out nine straight hitters spanning three relief outings, according to the St....[+] Petersburg Times' Marc Topkin.
• 5/23 Baseball Daily Digest: Arms Raysed: The Tampa Bay Rays have, by far, the best pitching staff in baseball. Their arms have allowed just a smidge over three runs per...
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Joaquin Benoit: The Rays signed Joaquin Benoit after a year in which he didn't throw a major league pitch. The 32-year-old missed all of 2009...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Joaquin Benoit strikes out fiveTampa Bay Rays RP Joaquin Benoit struck out all five batters he faced Monday, May 17, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Tampa Bay Rays RP Joaquin Benoit struck out all five batters he faced Monday, May 17, The Associated Press reports.

• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Joaquin Benoit recalled: The Tampa Bay Rays recalled RP Joaquin Benoit from Triple-A Durham Wednesday, April 28, according to MLB.com's Bill Chastain and...[+] Adam Berry.