Joshua David Fields

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 19, 1985 in Athens, Georgia, US
High School: Prince Avenue Christian (Bogart, GA)
Schools: Georgia College and State University (Milledgeville, GA), University of Georgia (Athens, GA)

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 2007 from Georgia College and State University (Milledgeville, GA) and the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (20th) of the 2008 from University of Georgia (Athens, GA).

Major League Stats

• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Lohse, Garland, Astros: Here are a few updates from the American League West: The Rangers are "among the teams who have a scout watching free agent...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Houston Astros: The Astros’ patient approach to building a contender won’t lead to many wins at the MLB level in 2013. The club remains focused...
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies addressed their outfield, third base, and late-inning relief concerns without making a major free agent splash. Major...
• 3/18 BoSox Banter: Fields, Pressly likely to remain with Rule 5 drafting teams: By Jeff Louderback Stocked with talented depth at the Major League and Triple-A levels in the relief pitching department, the...
• 3/17 Call to the Pen: Houston Astros Will Be Just As Bad In AL: I’m still not used to the idea that the Houston Astros will be members of the American League this year. But ready or not...
• 3/17 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 21 Recap: Washington Nationals 2, Houston Astros 4: Stephen Strasburg flashed midseason form, but the rest of the Nationals still seemed stuck in Spring Training as the Washington...
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Rule 5 Report: McGuiness, Kobernus, Rosenbaum, Inciarte, Fields: To get the weekend started with some fascinating insight into the use of analytics by agents, look for the audio link at the 2013...

• 2/25 Phillies Nation: Papelbon Gets Shelled, Phils Lose 10-1 to Tigers: Jonathan Papelbon gave up six earned in 2/3 of an inning as the Phillies lost to the Tigers 10-1. The Good For a 10-1 loss, this...
• 2/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Isotopes To Add Humidor; Science World On Edge: News out of Albuquerque: steps are finally being taken to make Isotopes Park somewhat less of a nightmare for pitchers. According...
• 2/13 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' full-season minor league team preview: Albuquerque Isotopes: This is the final post in a four-part series projecting the Dodgers' full-season minor league teams. To close out the series,...
• 2/5 Phillies Nation: 2013 Non-Roster Invitee Preview: Infielders: The Phillies had 13 players suit up and play a non-catching infield position last year, a stark contrast to nine in 2011, 12 in...

• 1/31 Lasorda's Lair: A Glimpse Into the Future: Tim Federowicz: Barring any breakout showing from the non-roster invitee catchers during Spring Training, Tim Federowicz is penciled in as the...
• 1/30 Red Pinstripes: Philadelphia Phillies 2013 Preview: Infield: This is the fifth of a series of posts previewing the 2013 Philadelphia Phillies prior to the start of Spring Training. The Phillies...

• 12/22 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros’ bullpen has potential to be nasty in 2013: Nasty in a very good way as recent additions have turned the Stros’ bullpen into something intriguing and worth watching....
• 12/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dallas McPherson Is Just Going to Love Albuquerque, Isn’t He: Per Matt Eddy of Baseball America, the Dodgers have signed third baseman Dallas McPherson to a minor-league contract, and while...
• 12/17 Seedlings to Stars: Phillies Add Infield Depth, Sign Four: Philadelphia’s had a busy offseason thus far, addressing significant needs in both center field and at third base. The team...
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Acosta, Gaudin, Wilson, Velazquez: Here are the latest minor transactions from around the league... Right-hander Manny Acosta has signed a one-year, $1.65MM...
• 12/10 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros praised for selecting Josh Fields: I’ll be honest, when the announcement was made that Astros selected Josh Fields in this year’s Rule 5 draft I wasn’t...
• 12/8 Seedlings to Stars: Houston Selects Josh Fields in Rule 5 Draft: Using the 1st overall pick in Thursday’s Rule 5 Draft, the Houston Astros added right-hander Josh Fields to their bullpen, taking...
• 12/6 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros Select Four in Rule 5 Draft: As I expected, with the first overall pick in the Rule 5 Draft, the Astros selected hard throwing right hander, Josh Fields. Fields...
• 12/6 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Lose Two, Gain Three in MLB Rule 5 Draft: The MLB Rule 5 Draft closed out the 2012 Baseball Winter Meetings on Thursday and the Boston Red Sox came away losing...
• 12/6 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Rule 5 Draft Notes: Cubs Select Rondon; Lose Peralta Among Others: There was some speculation that the Cubs were looking to deal their 2nd overall pick in the Rule 5 draft today, but as Carrie...
• 12/6 BoSox Banter: Red Sox lose two, select one in Rule 5 Draft: By Jeff Louderback Josh Fields, a 2008 first round draft by Seattle who was acquired with Erik Bedard in 2011, and Ryan Pressly,...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Rule 5 Draft Results: Each year, Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings conclude with the Rule 5 Draft. For those who are unfamiliar with the event,...
• 12/6 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays History: Ben Zobrist’s Coming Out Party: Although Ben Zobrist is usually applauded for his strong defensive skills, Rays fans are also used to seeing Zobrist’s consistent...
• 12/3 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Rule 5 Draft and Options to Fill a Major League Roster: At the end of the Winter Meetings, which begin on Monday in Nashville, comes an event that might seem as niche as they come. And...

• 10/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #13: 3B Luis Cruz: .297/.322/.431 296pa 6hr 2.6 fWAR A+ 2012 in brief: Longtime minor leaguer shockingly became the best player in baseball this...
• 10/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #11: SS Justin Sellers: .205/.286/.386 50pa 1hr 0.3 fWAR (inc.) 2012 in brief: Contributed little in sparing early play before back injury ended his season...
• 10/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #10: SS Hanley Ramirez: (w/ LA) .271/.324/.450 272pa 10hr 1.4 fWAR B+ 2012 in brief: Surprising trade from Miami kicked off the midseason roster reconstruction...

• 9/10 Lasorda's Lair: Albuquerque Isotopes Lose to the Omaha Chasers in the American Conference Championship Series: After a historic come-from-behind win in game four of the American Conference Championship Series, the Isotopes fell to the Omaha...
• 9/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Dodgers May Not Be Exciting, But The Isotopes Certainly Are: The Dodgers might be playing a particularly uninspired brand of baseball lately, but as we wait ten hours for Clayton Kershaw...

• 8/21 Marlinsprospects.com: Daily Recap: Sunday, August 19th: MLB: The Marlins lost 3-2 to Colorado. Josh Johnson only allowed three runs in seven innings, but the Marlins’ offense never...

• 7/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Hanley Ramirez, Come On Down!: Well, this is certainly a fun way to wake up: The Dodgers have acquired Hanley Ramirez and Randy Choate from...
• 7/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So, Why Not Josh Fields?: Over the last few weeks, I’ve been receiving ever-increasing quantities of variations on the following question via email...
• 7/18 Lasorda's Lair: Will the Dodgers Ever Hold Their Players Accountable?: Will the Dodgers still be in contention on July 31? That is the million dollar question, but the way they have been playing it’s...
• 7/8 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers need to rid themselves of Juan Uribe as soon as possible: It's no secret I've been against the Juan Uribe deal since he signed with the team two winters ago. I'm not usually in the...
• 7/6 Kings of Kauffman: What to Expect When You’re Expecting Greatness: In today’s know-everything-first, savior-in-the-making, prospect pleasure land, people tend to over-hype everything. Media allows...

• 6/28 Lasorda's Lair: Where Do The Dodgers Go From Here?: In my thirty-one years as a Dodger fan, which encompasses my entire life, I have never seen the Dodgers play this bad. Sure I...
• 6/3 Feelin' Kinda Blue: History of the No. 18 pick in the MLB Draft, plus Jorge Soler is a free agent: With the Rule 4 Draft set for Monday, it's time to look at the history of the No. 18 pick throughout the years. Ike Davis, No....

• 5/24 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Isotopes are about to get stronger, courtesy of the Dodgers: The Albuquerque Isotopes are about to get a lot stronger, and it's not necessarily a bad thing for the Dodgers. Obviously getting...
• 5/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Bobby Abreu deal official, Dodgers option Sellers: The Dodgers officially signed Bobby Abreu to a 1-year contract on Friday. He'll play the role of left-handed bat off the...

• 4/14 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Harang's histroic night and late-inning magic lead Dodgers to win, plus minor-league news: Despite a bad ninth inning by reliever Kenley Jansen, the Dodgers still won their seventh in eight games 9-8 via the walk-off...
• 4/7 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The new and improved Chad Billingsley, plus notes from the minors: Chad Billingsley's 2012 season debut was, to put it mildly, beastly. He went 8 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out 11 Padres...
• 4/3 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' roster news as Spring Training comes closer to conclusion: The Dodgers have made a few roster moves this week as the season is set to open on Thursday in San Diego.CutsJosh Bard and Cory...

• 3/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Andre Ethier, Comeback Player of the Year: I’m pretty sure I’ve been saying – in bits & pieces, perhaps – that Andre Ethier is going to have...
• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Has spring 2012 answered the Dodgers’ burning questions?: As opening day in Major League Baseball quickly approaches, it’s time for the Los Angeles rubber to meet the Dodgers’ road!...
• 3/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Juan Rivera’s Success Is Entirely Dependent on Dee Gordon, Mark Ellis, and Matt Kemp: When we look back on Juan Rivera‘s 2012, how are we going to define success? Will it be WAR? wOBA? The team’s win/loss...
• 3/23 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: What Have We Learned So Far From Spring Training?: A month into spring training and less than two weeks before Opening Day, what have we learned so far about the 2012 Dodgers? Not...
• 3/19 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Dodgers' bench is going to be an issue this season: The most underrated part of a Major League Baseball team is the bench. Contending teams tend to have strong benches while mediocre...
• 3/18 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Spring Training battles emerging, plus roster cuts and ownership news: The Dodgers made their second round of Spring Training cuts today, reassigning Jeff Baisley, Gorman Erickson, Matt Wallach...
• 3/14 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Albuquerque Isotopes' offense will be fun to watch: At about this time last year, I was writing about Jerry Sands and his hot start in Spring Training.With a 2-for-14 start in Spring...
• 3/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Dodgers May Need to Rework That Bench Group: Similar to the pitching staff, we’ve long known the identity of the bench to start the season, save for a tepid battle for...
• 3/12 Through The Fence Baseball: Dodgers’ Spring Numbers Cause Trip To The Doctor: As much as I hate to admit it, I think I might need to visit the doctor. I don’t know too many grown men who relish a trip to...
• 3/11 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Wrapping up the first week of Dodgers' Spring Training: The Dodgers finished their first week of Spring Training with a 5-1-2 record, which obviously means they're going to the World...
• 3/11 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Three Weeks Left in the Ownership Race: Cohen, Kroenke, & Magic In the Lead?: For something that is so monumentally important to the future of this franchise, it’s strange to admit that the ownership...
• 3/10 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Rally for Second Tie of the Spring in First of Two Split Squad Games: The Dodgers came from behind to force a tie with the Seattle Mariners, in Peoria, Arizona today, in the first of their two split...
• 3/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Add Some Toughness: Remember the open tryout last week? Per Ken Gurnick, the Dodgers have signed another player, and this one’s kind of interesting:...
• 3/9 Through The Fence Baseball: One man’s junk is another man’s treasure for Dodgers: Now that spring training is in full force, life is good! Gone are the days of suffering through meaningless TV sports like college...
• 3/6 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The good, bad and ugly from the Dodgers' first Spring Training game: Baseball is back. Officially.The Dodgers opened the 2012 Spring Training schedule on Monday against fellow Camelback Ranch resident...

• 1/10 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Give Josh Fields Invite to Spring Training: If you thought the Dodgers were done with their player signings this winter, you would be wrong I guess. Yesterday the Dodgers...
• 1/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Mike MacDougal re-signs with the Dodgers: Ned Colletti is at it again -- and we shouldn't be surprised.This time, he signed veteran reliever Mike MacDougal to a 1-year,...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Jacobs, Gaudin, Delaney, Fields, Mather: We'll keep track of today's minor moves right here.. The Pirates announced that they signed right-hander Logan Kensing...

• 11/26 Obstructed View: Some thoughts on the new CBA: Earlier this week MLB owners reached an agreement with the MLBPA on a new collective bargaining agreement. There was never any...

• 8/5 Blogging From The Bleachers: Trade Deadline Recap: Red Sox Acquire Bedard in Three-Team Deal: In the last minutes before the deadline we saw the lone official three-team trade to be completed this year. While three-team...
• 8/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA: Mailbag: Thanks for all of your submissions, folks. Please keep them coming; we’ll certainly address each e-mail as quickly as...

• 7/31 Jeff's Mariners Fan Blog: Erik Bedard Odyssey Ends in Seattle:   The Mariners completed an eventful weekend of wheeling and dealing with a complex 3-team deal at the last minute which...
• 7/31 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: The Sox had a busy weekend both on and off the field.  On the field the Sox rode an exceptional night from Jon Lester on...
• 7/31 Fire Brand of the American League: Red Sox Land Bedard: According ESPN Boston’s Gordon Edes, a major league source informed him the Red Sox completed a three team trade, just...
• 7/31 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers inexplicably trade away Trayvon Robinson: Just when you thought Ned Colletti couldn't **** things up anymore, he proves us wrong.The Dodgers hooked up with the Red Sox...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Trades: Everyone in the AL West made a trade this month, with the exception of the Halos.. Angels No trades completed. Athletics Acquired...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Trades: This month's AL East trades.. Blue Jays Acquired center fielder Colby Rasmus and pitchers Trever Miller, Brian Tallet,...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Epstein On Bedard, Harden, Fields, Buchholz: Red Sox GM Theo Epstein acquired Mike Aviles, Erik Bedard and Josh Fields in trades this weekend. He joined reporters on a...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Trades: Here are the trades that went down in the NL West in July.. Diamondbacks Acquired right-handed sidearmer Brad Ziegler...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Acquire Erik Bedard In Three-Team Deal: Southpaw Erik Bedard hasn't pitched into August since 2007, but the Red Sox are hoping he can bolster their rotation for the...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Reaction: Ubaldo, Rangers, Furcal, Mariners: We've seen dozens of deals completed this month. To help you make sense of it all, here are some reactions to the moves from around...
• 7/13 MLBTradeRumors: What The Royals Got For Carlos Beltran: Carlos Beltran is now one of the hottest names on the trade market, and it's not the first time he has been on the block. Back...
• 7/3 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 6/26/11 - 7/2/11: We're officially into July, and the trade deadline is less than a month away, so things will really start to pick up around...

• 6/28 MLBTradeRumors: Yomiuri Giants Acquire Josh Fields: The Yomiuri Giants have acquired third baseman Josh Fields from the Rockies, according to a Sponichi report. Patrick Newman...
• 6/27 MLBTradeRumors: What Do The Indians Need?: The Indians have been exploring trades, tweets MLB.com's Jordan Bastian, but the market remains undefined with so many teams...
• 6/22 DC Pro Sports Report: Detroit Tigers Potential Third Base Trade Targets: MLB Trade Rumors came out with their list of contenders in need of help at third base. Here’s what they said about the Tigers:...
• 6/22 MLBTradeRumors: Contenders In Need Of A Third Base Upgrade: Today let's take a look at contenders lacking at third base. Indians:  They've used Jack Hannahan at the hot corner,...
• 6/22 MLB Dirt: Boxscore: Game 72: What a horrible way to lose a ball game. It had to happen when I was already frustrated trying to fix a few things for my wife...