Dan Haren
Daniel John Haren
Position : Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 215 lb.
Born : September 17 , 1980 in Monterey Park, CA
High School : Bishop Amat Memorial HS (La Puente, CA) School : Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA) Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2001 amateur draft.Signed June 20, 2001.
(All Transactions ) Debut : June 30, 2003 (Age 22)
vs. SFG 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L Teams (by GP): Athletics/Diamondbacks/Angels/Cardinals/Nationals 2003-20132013 Contract Status : Signed thru 2013, 1 yr/$13M (13) (details ) [*] Service Time (01/2013) : 8.154, Free Agent : 2014 [*] , Agents : CAA Sports (Greg Landry) [*] About biographical information
News -- May 2013
5/21 MLBTradeRumors: Injury Updates On 2014 Free Agent Starters : The list of starting pitchers eligible for free agency after this season appears unimpressive, in large part due to injuries to ...
5/20 FriarHood: Will Venable be Worth It? : Let me start by saying that I like Will Venable. A lot. I’ve met him and have read a good deal about him. There’s ...
5/20 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Hitting Surprises, But Pitching Does Too : Source: FanGraphs In today’s lineups post, I said: “Tonight’s lineup doesn’t look poised to score a ton.” ...
5/20 Billy-Ball.com: This week in pitching: Starters who allowed at least six runs : Starters who allowed at least six runs in five innings or less – May 13-19 I count three Cy Young Award winners Rk Player ...
5/19 Baseball News Source: Andrew Cashner, Offense Lead Padres to 13-4 Victory : Following losses on Thursday and Friday, and a narrow 2-1 win on Saturday, the San Diego Padres would pummel the Washington Nationals ...
5/19 District On Deck: Lineups: Haren Hopes To Deliver Series Win : After last night’s offensive debacle, the Nats are leaving no stone unturned in their pursuit of offense. Unfortunately, ...
5/19 District On Deck: Padres Edge Nationals 2-1 : Another superb pitching performance from Jordan Zimmermann was not enough for a Nationals win on Saturday night. Eric Stults held ...
5/18 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Chavez, Astros, Angels, Mattingly : The impending return of Franklin Gutierrez from the disabled list could lead the Mariners to designate Endy Chavez for assignment, ...
5/17 MLBTradeRumors: Best Command Among 2014 Free Agents : A couple weeks ago, Tim Dierkes and I took a look at the hardest-throwing pitchers of the 2014 free agent class and those with ...
5/17 mlbreports.com : Down On The Farm: A Look At The D’Backs Top 5 Prospects : Like us on Facebook here Friday, May.17, 2013 By Chris Lacey (Baseball Writer) The Arizona Diamondbacks have a Minor League farm ...
5/16 Monkey with a Halo: Dipoto's rotation plan: flawed or bad luck? :
In the wake of consecutive arson jobs by Joe Blanton and Barry Enright, the rotation that Jerry Dipoto has come under ...
5/15 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Ready To Show Their Birdatude In Rubber Game Against Washington : Dodgers Lineup vs. Washington-TBA Ross Detwiler-2-3 vs. Zack Greinke-1-0 The Birdman Zack Greinke will make his return from the ...
5/15 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Kershaw Mows Down Hapless Nats Bats : Source: FanGraphs Any game when you have your AAA starting outfield going against a former NL Cy Young winner probably won’t ...
5/15 District On Deck: Nationals Fall To Dodgers In Pitching Duel, 2-0 : The Washington Nationals played the second game of their three game series with the LA Dodgers Tuesday night. It was Clayton Kershaw ...
5/15 Lasorda's Lair: Ker**** The Nationals Are Kershed As Dodgers Even Series : Nationals 0 5 0 Dodgers 2 4 0 WP-Kershaw-4-2 LP-Haren-4-4 SV-Jansen-2 The Dodgers Kershed the Nationals on Tuesday night, ...
5/14 District On Deck: Lineups: Starting Outfielders Sit Against Kershaw : If you want offensive fireworks, tonight’s game will not be for you. After Bryce Harper injured himself running into the ...
5/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Nationals @ Dodgers May 14, 2013: Matt Kemp Must Be Playing Second Base Tonight : Yesterday, I went into all the reasons why rushing Zack Greinke seemed like a questionable choice but why it was so obvious that ...
5/14 Lasorda's Lair: Bewildered Dodgers Turn to Ace Clayton Kershaw Versus Nationals : Clayton Kershaw (3-2, 1.62) vs. Dan Haren (4-3, 5.17) Lineup: TBA Another day, another injury. After last night’s roughing ...
5/14 Halo Hangout: Joe Blanton is Not in Danger of Losing His Rotation Spot : On the fifth of December last year, a mighty groan arose from the earth. The groan could be heard for miles as it reverberated ...
5/14 District On Deck: Nats Win, Harper Hurt : Jordan Zimmermann picked-up his seventh win of the season, now tops in the majors, in a 6-1 victory over the Dodgers. Not everything ...
5/11 MLBTradeRumors: NL Notes: Haren, Howard, Phillies, Choo : In case there are still any questions whether the Nationals' Bryce Harper can continue to adjust to big league pitching as it ...
5/11 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout : Plenty of chatter about a few umpires who don’t know the rules, Dan Haren speaks up in defense of Mike Scioscia and, Josh ...
5/10 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Gray, Haren, Angels, Nationals : One scout is hoping to bring baseball to Africa, reports Danny Knobler of CBS Sports. White Sox scout John Tumminia has worked ...
5/10 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: The Heart Of The Order Beats Strong : Source: FanGraphs With the exception of one small mistake, all phases of the game were great for the Nats today. Dan Haren threw ...
5/10 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Cleveland Sweeps and Thursday’s Box Scores : Many wondered if the 2013 A’s could recapture the mojo from their 2012 playoff run. The A’s came out of the box strong, but ...
5/10 Baseballhotcorner.com: Dan Haren And The Rare Double OLE!!! : Dan Haren makes a double clutch catch off a soft liner from Torii Hunter, he patiently waits for 2nd to get covered and throws ...
5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Don’t panic yet Washington Nationals fans … but get ready to : Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Anyone ...
5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Daily: Dan Haren deals; Domonic Brown steps up : Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Taking ...
5/10 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Friday: May 10, 2013 :
Thursday was a pretty good day. I did not expect the Mets to win. Ryan Vogelsong was winning and then suddenly blew up for ...
5/9 District On Deck: Offense Continues Its Resurgence As Nats Sweep Tigers : I could get used to this offense. Seven of eight offensive starters reached base, the bats knocked Doug Fister out after just ...
5/9 District On Deck: Lineups: Nats Gun For Sweep Of Tigers : After last night’s stellar win, the Nationals will look to win their sixth of seven by completing the sweep of this two-game ...
5/9 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at D-Backs, May 9-12 :
The Phillies (16-19) continue their roadtrip as they head to Phoenix's Chase Field to take on the Diamondbacks (19-15) in ...
5/9 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Thursday: May 9, 2013 :
Yesterday's pick started off 8-0 and I was like, whoa. I was thinking that the day could be historic. But then the Red Sox could ...
5/8 MLBTradeRumors: Roy Halladay To Undergo Shoulder Surgery : Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay will undergo surgery on his right shoulder to remove a bone spur and repair a partially torn ...
5/8 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Jordan Zimmermann : On Monday, it was reported that Nationals GM Mike Rizzo has approached Jordan Zimmermann's representatives at SFX about a potential ...
5/7 District On Deck: Inclement Weather Postpones Tonight’s Game : Due to rain in DC, tonight’s game against the Tigers has been postponed to 4:05 PM on Thursday, which had previously been ...
5/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Don’t panic yet Washington Nationals fans … but get ready to : Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Anyone ...
5/7 District On Deck: Series Preview: Nationals Head Home To Tackle Tigers : Winners of four of their last five, the Nationals will begin a short five-game homestand with two games agains the AL Central-leading ...
5/6 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Injured Starting Pitchers : What was already shaping up to be one of the weakest free agent classes in history has gotten weaker since Opening Day. Injuries ...
5/5 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Phillies, Appel, Haren, Vargas, Hughes : For those of you still up watching the epic Giants-Dodgers game unfold tonight, here are a few final notes from today:
Assessing ...
5/4 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Headley, Napoli, Blue Jays, Angels : Here's a look at the latest edition of Full Count from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports..
Chase Headley is probably going to ...
5/4 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball, Week 5 Tools Of The Trade: Selling Low On Josh Hamilton? : TheFantasyFix.com’s “Tools of the Trade” is a unique guide for owners to use while attempting to make an even trade with ...
5/3 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Haren Redeems Himself : Source: FanGraphs Dan Haren had struggled thus far this season, with a 2-3 record and 6.29 ERA before last night. He failed to ...
5/3 Baseball News Source: Dan Haren and Nationals Get Past Braves : Dan Haren gave the Washington Nationals the kind of performance they were expecting when they signed the veteran right-hander ...
5/3 District On Deck: Haren And Span Lead Nats To Victory Over Braves : The Washington Nationals played the final game of their four game series with the Atlanta Braves and salvaged a split in the series, ...
5/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Daily: Dan Haren deals; Domonic Brown steps up : Taking a look around the league, here’s a recap of last night’s action and suggestions for your fantasy baseball team. Mr. ...
5/3 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 32 Observations :
Padres 4, Cubs 2
Everth Cabrera:
Cabrera’s
eighth inning single to center field drove home the eventual game-winning ...
5/2 District On Deck: Lineups: Nats Look To Salvage Split In Atlanta : In the first two games of this series in Atlanta, the Nats struggled on both sides of the ball. Last night, the bats continued ...
5/2 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE: May 2, 2013 : AL Rays (Roberto Hernandez) at Royals (Ervin Santana), 2:10 Red Sox (Ryan Dempster) at Blue Jays (Josh Johnson), 7:07 White Sox ...
5/2 District On Deck: Nationals Finally Take Down Braves : Jordan Zimmermann continued his dominance this season to lead the Nationals to their first victory of the season over the Atlanta ...
News -- April 2013
4/30 The Beanball: Dan Straily Should Stay in the Major Leagues : The Oakland Athletics have been cultivating quality, homegrown pitchers since the late-1990s. The likes of Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, ...
4/30 Baseball News Source: A’s Dan Straily Should Stay in the Major Leagues : The Oakland Athletics have been cultivating quality, homegrown pitchers since the late-1990s. The likes of Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, ...
4/29 Tomahawk Take: Opposite End of the Broom, Braves Swept by Tigers : The Atlanta Braves came into Detroit with the best record in baseball, they leave the motor city with three straight losses and ...
4/28 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Haren And Harper Lead The Way : Source: FanGraphs Dan Haren allowed three times as many hits as Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmerman combined. He’s awful, ...
4/28 District On Deck: Haren And Harper Lead The Nationals To Win Over The Reds : It was the pitching performance from Dan Haren that the Nationals had been expecting from the veteran right hander, but had not ...
4/27 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On White Sox, Stanton, Price, Collins : Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has posted his latest edition of Full Count (video link) and here are the highlights..
If the ...
4/27 Blog Red Machine: A Tale of Two Teams : They are the best of teams. They are the worst of teams. Who am I talking about? No, not Charles Dickens or A Tale of Two Cities. ...
4/27 District On Deck: Zimmermann Shuts-down the Reds : Jordan Zimmermann turned in a superb performance for his first career shutout. Zimmermann only allowed one-hit during his complete ...
4/27 Blog Red Machine: Reds v Nats – 4/27/13 – Probables and Lineups : Surely, the runs have to come some time, right? You can look at the numbers and see the Reds are 4th in the NL in averaging 4.79 ...
4/27 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Saturday: April 27, 2013 :
After a horrendous 15-27 pick performance after the first three days of this week, there was a long, uphill climb back to respectability. ...
4/27 Baseball News Source: Nats Jordan Zimmermann One-Hits Reds Again : Washington Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann struck out four, walked one, completed his first career shutout and limited ...
4/26 numberFire: 3 Key Stats Behind the Nationals' 11-11 Record : Whatever happened to the World Series-contending Nationals? Buried underneath mediocre pitching and unlucky hitting.See More
Adam ...
4/25 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Exercise Mike Rizzo's 2014 Option : The Nationals have exercised their 2014 contract option for GM Mike Rizzo, tweets MLB.com's Bill Ladson, as they continue to work ...
4/25 Billy-Ball.com: Josh Stinson and four-gopher games : Right-hander Josh Stinson made his Orioles debut and his second big league start and allowed four Blue Jays homers. After the ...
4/24 mlbreports.com : San Diego Padres 2013 Rotation: What To Make Of It? : Like us on Facebook here Wednesday April 24th, 2013 Bernie Olshansky (Baseball Writer): The San Diego Padres currently have one ...
4/23 Monkey with a Halo: The Toll of Trading Prospects :
It’s no surprise the Angels have a farm system that ranks dead last or next to last in all of baseball. There are ...
4/23 District On Deck: Game 19 Lineups: NL ERA Leader Detwiler Faces Ace Wainwright : After the Nationals fell 3-2 in a hard-fought game last night, the team will look to build on the positives from last night in ...
4/23 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Game 19 : Source: FanGraphs Most Important Nationals Hit: Anthony Rendon‘s game-tying double (+14.7%) Rendon’s first major league ...
4/23 District On Deck: Game 19: St. Louis Cardinals 3, Washington Nationals 2 : The St. Louis Cardinals came to Nationals Park for the first time since last October. The outcome was the same as the last time ...
4/22 District On Deck: Game 19 Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals : After a 3-3 road trip, the 10-8 Nationals return home to face 10-8 St. Louis. Dan Haren, who has struggled thus far this year ...
4/22 Redbird Dugout: 3 Up, 3 Down: Week 3 : This was supposed to be my big regular feature this season, looking at the team’s trends over the past week and giving you ...
4/22 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE: April 22, 2013 : The new edition of the Lee Sinins’ Complete Baseball Encyclopedia is now available and can be ordered here. Today’s ...
4/22 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Monday: April 22, 2013 :
Sunday was a pick-astrophy. That was easily the most brutal results of picking baseball games this daily feature has suffered ...
4/22 Mets Merized: 3 Up & 3 Down: Knocking Off The Nationals Edition : Baseball is such a great sport. There is something for everyone, offense, defense, strategy, statistics, history and pitching. ...
4/21 District On Deck: Game 18: Washington Nationals 0, New York Mets 2 : Nationals were their own worst enemy committing 3 errors in a 2-0 loss to the Mets. Jordan Zimmermann was out dueled by Dillon ...
4/21 Blog Red Machine: Reds Fantasy Roundup: Week Four : Last week was a much more enjoyable experience for Reds’ fans. The Reds pulled off a surprising 3 game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies, ...
4/21 mlbreports.com : Dan Haren Has Not Pitched Well For The Nationals! : Like us on Facebook here Sunday, Apr.21/2013 By David Huzzard (Nationals Correspondent via Citizens of Natstown.com – view ...
4/17 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Game 14 : Source: FanGraphs Most Important Nationals Hit: Ian Desmond‘s double (+0.065) Tonight was the exact opposite of yesterday. ...
4/17 District On Deck: Game 14: Miami Marlins 8, Washington Nationals 2 : Game two of the Washington Nationals three game series in Miami featured timely hitting, a three run home run and a good starting ...
4/17 Marlin Maniac: Marlins Way: Miami Marlins Rough Start Attributed to Scheduling? : Scott Gelm of Fishstripes pointed out something that has been glossed over early on during the Miami Marlins sluggish start, the ...
4/16 TheLeadoffWalk: Nationals vs. Marlins: Day 16 Observations :
Marlins 8, Nationals 2
Dan Haren: In his most recent
start, Haren got somewhat lucky on a few hard hit balls ending ...
4/16 Marlin Maniac: Game Recap: Miami Marlins pound Washington Nationals, 8-2 : Here’s how this game went: The Washington Nationals Dan Haren vs. The Miami Marlins Alex Sanabia. First Inning: Nothing; ...
4/16 District On Deck: Game 14 Lineups: Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins : After last night’s 10-3 drubbing, the Nationals are getting back the mojo they lost in the sweep by Atlanta. Tonight’s ...
4/16 PaulLebowitz.com: Los Angeles Angels: 2013 Book Excerpt : The Los Angels Angels have gotten off to a horrific start. Their season, so far, has only been salvaged from an ever worse status ...
4/16 District On Deck: Game 13: Washington Nationals 10, Miami Marlins 3 : The Nationals feasted early and often on the Miami Marlins to cruise to their eight victory of the season. Zimmerman and Zimmermann ...
4/15 Marlin Maniac: Washington Nationals @ Miami Marlins Series Preview: Kill the wave, just please kill it! : The Miami Marlins are not playing good baseball as of now. The teams hitting has not played well at all, scoring just 20 runs ...
4/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Zack Greinke injury has fantasy baseball owners searching for new SP : The absolute worst thing any avid fantasy baseball owner wants to see is a brawl involving his starting pitcher. Nothing good ...
4/15 Marlin Maniac: Series Preview: Washington Nationals @ Miami Marlins April 15-17, Games 13-15 : After dropping another series, the Miami Marlins 2013 record now sits at just 2-10. The team is currently 1-5 on their 9 game ...
4/14 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: 30 Players, 30 Teams - Houston Astros :
Photo:David J. Phillips, Caller.com
In this series, we are going to spotlight one player on each of the 30 Major League ...
4/14 Chicken Friars: Analysis of Free Agents Linked To Padres : Although the Padres didn’t make a significant move last off-season they were linked to several players. So far most of the ...
4/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Series #4 – Chicago White Sox (4-5) at Cleveland Indians (3-5) : By Bob Toth Two slumping American League Central teams will meet in downtown Cleveland and, unless Mother Nature continues to ...
4/12 We Talk Fantasy Sports: The Athletics Sweep and Thursday’s Box Scores : The po**** story from Thursday was the Dodger-Padres brawl, as Zack Greinke broke his collarbone and Matt Kemp and Carlos Quentin ...
4/12 District On Deck: Game 9: Washington Nationals 7, Chicago White Sox 4 : The Washington Nationals finished their interleague series against the Chicago White Sox at Nationals Park with a win, sweeping ...
4/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Odds and ends: Manny Ramirez as Mr. Baseball; fantasy baseball insights : My absolute favorite baseball moment this season happened across the ocean in Japan. Manny Ramirez’s first home run looked like ...
4/11 Southside Showdown: Salvaging One In Our Nation’s Capital – Lineups 4/11 : The lineup today looks a lot like lineup yesterday save for that ever-changing 9 spot in the National League parks. Gordon Beckham ...
4/11 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Players for April 11th, 2013 : by Adam JenkinsFantasy Editor@awj101Paul Konerko, Photo: Keith Allison, Flickr.comDaily Fantasy Baseball Value Hitter of the ...
4/11 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Thursday: April 11, 2013 :
Despite two postponed games, two bullpen disasters and a two-game winning streak by the Houston Astros, Wednesday turned out ...
4/10 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Memphis Redbirds all-time opening day starters A look back at every opening day pitcher in the 16-year history of the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds....
4/10 Justin Jabs: Who is better to have: John Axford or Carlos Marmol? : Yesterday’s Milwaukee Brewers — Chicago Cubs game featured the two ex-closers in this 2013 I-94 rivalry, John Axford ...
4/9 District On Deck: Series Preview: Washington Nationals (4-2) vs. Chicago White Sox (4-2) : The Nationals are home this week to face the hot-starting White Sox in a three-game set. Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann, and ...
4/9 Southside Showdown: Southside Showdown Asks District on Deck: Getting to Know the Washington Nationals : Year round interleague play is upon us. In just the third series of the season the White Sox will travel to Nationals Park to ...
4/8 Mets360.com: Can Jonathon Niese be an ace? : In a season where there might not be a whole lot to cheer for, outside of the inevitable debuts of Travis d’Arnaud and Zack ...
4/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees and Joba have one more year to get it right :
Joba Chamberlain looked lost. That much was clear in his outing on Saturday in the Yankees’ 8-4 loss to the Tigers. Pitch ...
4/8 StoopSports.com: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not : Anthony Pucik- This weekly piece will talk about the five players in the MLB who are on hot streaks, and five players who are ...
4/7 Cubbies Crib: What’s on Second, I Don’t Know is at Third, and Who is the Cubs Closer? : I am not sure how many Cubbies Crib readers are going to be willing to put up with anything Cub related just hours after a “break ...
4/6 The Beanball: Will the Washington Nationals Be the Next Baseball Dynasty? : In 2012, the Washington Nationals advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1981. Just to give you a sense of how long ...
4/6 District On Deck: Losing by Fifteen: What Went Wrong? : There’s no two ways about it: the Nationals got absolutely massacred last night. If you didn’t hear it enough during ...
4/6 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Player for April 6th, 2013 : by Adam JenkinsFantasy EditorTodd Frazier, Photo: Andrew Mascharka, Flickr.comDaily Fantasy Baseball Value Hitter of the Day- ...
4/6 District On Deck: Game 4: Cincinnati Reds 15, Washington Nationals 0 : The Washington Nationals played their first away game of this season against the Cincinnati Reds. The way this game turned out ...
4/5 TheLeadoffWalk: Nationals vs. Reds, Diamondbacks vs. Brewers: Day Five Observations :
Reds 15, Nationals 1
Reds Bats: Where to begin? Todd Frazier and Zack Cozart each had two
home runs, while Shin-Soo ...
4/5 Baseball News Source: Reds Power On Display With Six Homers Against Washington : The Washington Nationals pitching staff gave up one run in the first three games of the 2013 season heading into their game ...
4/5 Blog Red Machine: Reds Win in Funktastic Style : Well, that escalated quickly. The Reds brought home a 15-0 victory over the Washington Nationals tonight, riding on the backs ...
4/5 District On Deck: Game Thread: April 5 | Washington Nationals (3-0) @ Cincinnati Reds (2-1) : Dan Haren makes his Washington Nationals debut tonight at Great America Ballpark which means he may be in trouble. Haren struggled ...
4/5 District On Deck: Series Preview: Washington Nationals (3-0) @ Cincinnati Reds (2-1) : After a three-game sweep at the hands of the Miami Marlins, the Washington Nationals – Major League Baseball’s only ...
4/5 mlbreports.com : Nate Freiman: Beane Finds Yet Another Hidden Gem… And The A’s Next 1st Baseman : Like us on Facebook here Friday April 5th, 2013 Jonathan Hacohen (Lead Baseball Columnist, Oakland A’s Correspondent ...
4/2 The Captain's Blog: 2013 Season Preview and Predictions: National League Edition : National League East Washington Nationals: Despite winning the most games in baseball last season, the Nationals didn’t stand ...
4/1 The High Phive: 2013 NL East Predictions: Phillies back on top? : There is no opening day in all of sports that can compare to that of baseball. Hope springs eternal for 30 teams as they begin ...
4/1 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Winning the New Tradition in D.C. : The 2013 Washington Nationals are going into the season with high expectations. How high? The Nats’ skipper Davey Johnson ...
4/1 Tyler's Think Tank: NL East Preview : 1st Place--Washington Nationals
2012 Record: 98-64
2012 Pythagorean: 96-66
2013 Projected: 102-60
Tom Verducci showed how ...
4/1 Swingin' A's: Opening Day: Time to Beat the Streak : Here in Oakland, we wrote the book on streaks. Well, we’re in the books at the very least. Even the most casual of A’s ...
4/1 District On Deck: Ten Bold Predictions For The 2013 Nationals : Recently, notable blog You Can’t Predict Baseball made their bold predictions, one for each team, for the 2013 season. They ...
4/1 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins @ Washington Nationals Opening Series Preview: Chat with Michael Natelli of Around the Hill : After a long and what seemed like a never ending offseason for the Miami Marlins, Opening Day 2013 is finally here. The Miami ...
4/1 Baseball Musings: 2013 NL East Preview : The division preview series continues with the NL East. The starting point for my analysis is the 2012 WAR of the position players, ...
News -- March 2013
3/28 TheLeadoffWalk: Road Sickness and Carlos Gonzalez :
In 2008, outfielder Carlos Gonzalez hit a weak .242/.273/.361 as a rookie with the Oakland Athletics. After
entering the ...
3/28 TheLeadoffWalk: Spring Spotlight: Dan Haren :
Here is a
list of pitchers who put up more fWAR from 2005 through 2011 than Dan Haren:
Roy Halladay (45.2), CC Sabathia ...
3/28 TheLeadoffWalk: An Attempt To Explain Jon Lester's Sudden Decline :
Yesterday, in yet
another dominant spring outing, Red Sox starter Jon Lester hurled six perfect innings, striking out six ...
3/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Chicago Cubs : The Cubs were heavily involved in free agency, adding four starting pitchers as well as relief and outfield depth.
Major League ...
3/28 StanGraphs: NL East Preview : 1. Washington Nationals This is a team as stacked as any in baseball, and they have a chance of being even better than last season’s ...
3/27 Baseball Jerks: 2013 MLB Spring Training Stats: The 22 Worst Performers : Positive spring training stats don’t mean anything, but poor spring performances can mean the world. Just ask Ricky Romero. ...
3/27 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 30: Miami Marlins 8, Washington Nationals 5 : Can’t the season just start already? Bryce Harper kept hitting, but the Marlins teed off on Dan Haren and the Nationals ...
3/27 Tyler's Think Tank: AL West Preview : 1st Place--Los Angeles Angels
2012 Record: 89-73
2012 Pythagorean: 88-74
2013 Projected: 92-70
After starting last year 7-15 ...
3/26 Marlin Maniac: Game Recap: Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals : Marlins Lineup today vs Nats LF Pierre, 3B Polanco, RF Stanton, 1B Dobbs, CF Ruggiano, C Brantly, 2B Valaika, SS Hechavarria, ...
3/25 StlSportsMinute.com: MLB 2013 Preview: Breaking down the American League West Division :
Last year, the Oakland Athletics shocked the entire universe by sweeping the Texas Rangers to end the season and lay claim ...
3/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Washington Nationals : The Nationals signed the best available reliever, re-signed their slugging first baseman, and made strong choices for center field ...
3/24 mlbreports.com : Oakland A’s Player Roster in 2013: State Of The Union Part 2: The Pitchers : Like us on Facebook here Sunday, Mar.24/2013 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Billy Beane has always recycled ...
3/24 Call to the Pen: Kyle Lohse (Again) : Two days ago I explained that the new CBA rules on draft picks and slot money were not the reason Kyle Lohse was still without ...
3/24 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Angels : The Angels added the top position player available and rounded out their rotation after narrowly missing the 2012 playoffs.
Major ...
3/23 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Auditing an Auction Draft Last Sunday night, Clave, Dixon and I all parti**** in an auction draft. Dixon suggested that perhaps I audit the More......
3/22 Venom Strikes: Skaggs Showing Scabs : Proving once again the unpredictability of premier pitching prospects, Tyler Skaggs, with a spot in the D’backs’ rotation ...
3/22 Tomahawk Take: Tim Hudson Sharp Against Nationals : Tim Hudson threw 6 shutout innings against the Nationals probable starting lineup and looked ready for his opening day assignment ...
3/22 StanGraphs: 2013 AL West Preview : 1. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim For quite a while now, I have just been kind of comfortable assuming I’d pencil the Rangers ...
3/21 StanGraphs: Wake Up! 2013 Fantasy Baseball Pitching Sleepers : The 2013 Major League Baseball season is less than two weeks away from enveloping me in its comfy web, and I don’t want ...
3/21 Monkey with a Halo: The Angels 2013 payroll according to WAR :
Last year I did this little exercise to demonstrate how much bang the Angels got for their buck payroll-wise. It was a look ...
3/21 For Baseball Junkies: Baseball Junkies: Annual Predictions (Part 1) : With March Madness in full swing, it seems appropriate to present our predictions for the upcoming baseball season. In what ...
3/21 StoopSports.com: 30 in 30: Washington Nationals : To lead you into the MLB season Stoop Sports’ MLB staff is embarking on a 30 day journey, where we will give you pre-season ...
3/20 Monkey with a Halo: Ryan Madson suffers another setback, Angels could explore trade options :
It had been a few days since we heard any word on where Ryan Madson was in his rehab. In most cases, no news is good news. ...
3/20 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Pitchers Are Good at Hitting : Relatively, of course. Kyle Kendrick smoked a single during an exhibition game against the New York Yankees yesterday afternoon. ...
3/20 TheFantasyFix.com: 30 Prospects in 30 Days: Tyler Skaggs – SP – Arizona Diamondbacks : Tyler Skaggs was drafted out of high school in the first round of the 2009 draft (#40 overall) by the Los Angeles Angels. He got ...
3/19 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: 2013 Preview: Starting Rotation : Nationals manager Davey Johnson announced last week, to the surprise of few, that Stephen Strasburg will take the mound when the ...
3/17 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Most One-Sided Trade Of The Last Decade : Yankees GM Brian Cashman spoke last week about how his team nearly traded Mariano Rivera to the Mariners for Felix Fermin in ...
3/17 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals : A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week:
Steve Adams continued the Transaction ...
3/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Los Angeles Angels preview: Bats will guide Halos to playoffs : There was no team more disappointing last season than the Los Angeles Angels. After acquiring a perennial MVP candidate in Albert ...
3/15 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 20 | Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals : Today the Washington Nationals get another look at Adam Wainwright. It’s the third time this Spring and fifth time since ...
3/15 District On Deck: Previewing the Washington Nationals With Baseball Prospectus Editor-in-Chief Ben Lindbergh : I have already talked briefly about what Baseball Prospectus 2013 and PECOTA have to say about the Washington Nationals, but since ...
3/14 Jays Journal: Still Digesting “The Trade” : It’s officially been 4 months since the news of the Toronto Blue Jays mega blockbuster trade with the Miami Marlins broke. It’s ...
3/13 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Same Face, New Place - Starting Pitching : Last season, A.J. Burnett was the beneficiary of a trade to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sounds weird, especially coming from ...
3/12 Through The Fence Baseball: 2013 MLB preview: Washington Nationals should dominate : All eyes will be on Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg to see how he bounces back from being shut down at the end ...
3/11 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 15: Washington Nationals 1, Detroit Tigers 2 : Yesterday’s game was the first real test for Dan Haren as a Washington National, and I have to say, he passed with flying ...
3/11 MLBTradeRumors: Haren Ready To Prove Himself With Nationals : It wasn’t supposed to happen like this for Dan
Haren.
A three-time All-Star with impressive career credentials,
Haren ...
3/10 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 15 | Washington Nationals @ Detroit Tigers : Today, the Washington Nationals play their first game against a team they didn’t play last season. Today they travel to ...
3/9 District On Deck: Fantasy Preview: Kurt Suzuki : Last August, thanks to a slew of injuries, the Nationals had started five different players at catcher: Wilson Ramos, Jesus Flores, ...
3/8 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Yahoo Fantasy Baseball ADP Mock Draft : Understanding Average Draft Position is a key element to a great draft. You may feel that other people have players ranked ...
3/8 The High Phive: Finally, the Phillies-Nationals Rivalry Has Arrived : One pitch.
That’s all it takes to stir the pot, and that’s what Phillies ace Roy Halladay did — or accidentally did.
On ...
3/7 mlbreports.com : The Washington Nationals Franchise Part 6 of 6: 2013 Team Payroll And Contracts : Like us on Facebook here Thursday, March.07/2013 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst / Website Owner): Perhaps no team will hav ...
3/7 mlbreports.com : The Washington Nationals Roster for 2013: State Of The Union Updated Mar.7/2013 : Like us on Facebook here Thursday March 7, 2013 By Ryan Dana (MLB Reports Writer): . It’s clear that the Washington Nationals ...
3/6 Call to the Pen: Carlos Marmol Could be Traded : Hard-throwing closer Carlos Marmol was almost traded earlier this winter and it appears once again that the right-hander might ...
3/5 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 10: Washington Nationals 7, Houston Astros 1 : Rafael Soriano made his Nationals debut and Wilson Ramos played in his first game at catcher since ACL surgery as the Nats jumped ...
3/5 MLBTradeRumors: Carlos Marmol Drawing Trade Interest : Closer Carlos Marmol doesn't appear long for the Cubs and is likely to start the season elsewhere, writes Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com. ...
3/5 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 10 | Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals : After an off day yesterday, the Washington Nationals are back at it, and finally are facing an American League team – even ...
3/5 Sports Out West: Angels spring training 2013: Joe Blanton, Jason Vargas shine in spring debuts : The Los Angeles Angels’ new acquisitions of Joe Blanton and Jason Vargas have inspired confidence in their spring debuts. ...
News -- February 2013
2/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Anderson Tabbed as Opening Day Starter : It is an honor to pitch on Opening Day and this year when the A’s yet again open up with the Mariners, the pitcher who ...
2/28 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 5: Marlins 5, Nationals 1 : Nationals fans have long been frustrated by the Marlins — of the Florida or Miami variety — being Washington’s ...
2/27 The DoubleDay: The Dayton Game | Competitive Rotation Edition : Tyler Drenon Dayton Moore has been busy in Kansas City, constantly re-shuffling the deck in his game of rotation ...
2/27 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 5 | Miami Marlins @ Washington Nationals : It is a more normal lineup for the Washington Nationals today as they face the Miami Marlins in Viera today. The first four hitters ...
2/27 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 4: Washington Nationals 5, Atlanta Braves 9 : I remember I always used to select Ryan Perry for my bullpen in MLB The Show. I liked him because he could strike people out and ...
2/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Washington Nationals start 2013 with spring in their step : Everyone knows there isn’t too much emphasis on won-loss records at the end of spring training, and even box scores and individual ...
2/26 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Carpenter, Lohse and Dave Duncan’s impact Comparing ERAs of St. Louis Cardinals pitchers with and without Dave Duncan as pitching coach. ...
2/26 District On Deck: Washington Nationals 2013 Opening Day Roster Prediction #1 : With Spring Training games officially underway, there are many who believe that there is no room on the roster for someone to ...
2/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Five starting rotations that will be fun to watch in 2013 : With spring training well underway, and opening day a little over a month away, it seems time for bold speculations and predications ...
2/22 Justin Jabs: Playing Pepper over at Cardinal70.com : Every so often, I get an opportunity to write guest content on other wonderful baseball blogs, whether it be an entire post to ...
2/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Who will win the great L.A. debate: Dodgers or Angels? : With the year the Los Angeles Dodgers and Angels had last season, and the moves each has made in the offseason, one has to think: ...
2/22 Tyler's Think Tank: Baseball Over-Unders : Here are the lines released by Atlantis Casino sports book director Steve Mikkelson as well as my personal take on each team. ...
2/22 North and South of Royal Brougham: King Felix and Decreased Velocity: Part One : It’s no secret that maintaining fastball velocity is important for a pitcher’s sustained success—or in the case of some, sustained ...
2/21 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals To Sign Chris Young : The Nationals announced that they have agreed to terms with right-handed starter Chris Young on a minor league deal (Twitter ...
2/21 District On Deck: Fantasy Preview: Dan Haren : Next up in the fantasy previews is the newest Nats pitcher, righty Dan Haren. He signed a one-year, $15 million deal this offseason ...
2/20 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: A National Convention in D.C. The Washington National's Preview :
There is a sense of both excitement and disappointment in Washington, D.C., as Spring Training begins for the Washington Nationals. ...
2/20 Tyler's Think Tank: 13 Bold Predictions for 2013 : 1. The Boston Red Sox make the playoffs
Why this is bold: The Red Sox lost 93 games last year and haven't won a postseason game ...
2/20 District On Deck: Fantasy Preview: Ross Detwiler : Kicking off DoD’s fantasy previews, we have presumptive #4 starter Ross Detwiler, who recently announcedhe would be pitching ...
2/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Washington Nationals a logical destination for Kyle Lohse : So, how is it that a guy with a 30-11 record, 3.11 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 63 starts over the last two seasons isn’t already ...
2/19 MLB Injury News: Nationals Wilson Ramos catches bullpen sessions, will be ready for Opening Day : Wilson Ramos has said it before, but yesterday was a reiteration of sorts without him even needing to say anything. The ...
2/16 District On Deck: Bryce Harper: How Good Can He Be In 2013? : I subscribe to Joe Sheehan’s awesome newsletter (and now he is introducing trial memberships if you are interested) and ...
2/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy baseball sleeper: No respect for Chris Carter? : On February 4, the Houston Astros sent shortstop Jed Lowrie to the Oakland Athletics. Most fans knew Lowrie’s time was ...
2/14 For Baseball Junkies: Diamondbacks All-Time Team v.2012 : Today, we're looking at the Diamondbacks All-Time team. In addition to our normal review, we added an infielder, an outfielder ...
2/14 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Haren, Johnson, Blue Jays : On this date in 2007 the Red Sox signed free agent outfielder J.D. Drew to a five-year, $70MM contract. Though Drew hit .264/.370/.455 ...
2/13 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: How Low Will Lohse Go? :
On November 9, 2012, nine players turned down qualifying offers from their respective team. Josh Hamilton, David Ortiz, ...
2/12 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Five Underrated Yet Difference Making Offseason Moves :
As players start to pour into camp, the 2013 offseason has officially come to an end. There were a flurry of moves this winter, ...
2/12 District On Deck: Pressing the Reset Button : From about the fifth inning on during Game 5 of last year’s National League Division Series, I started pacing. You might ...
2/11 mlbreports.com : Chris Carter: The Future Star That Will Make Billy Beane Regret His Trade Mistake : Like us on Facebook here Monday February 11th, 2013 Jonathan Hacohen (Lead Baseball Columnist, Oakland A’s Correspondent ...
2/8 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Javier Vasquez Drawing Major Interest :
It says something for the quality of the pitching market when Javier Vazquez can sit out an entire season and then still ...
2/7 Swingin' A's: Will We See Daric Barton In 2013? : Daric Barton has had quite the interesting career. The former highly regarded prospect, Barton, 27, is at a career crossroads. ...
2/7 Baseball Jerks: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2013 Preview : After handing out $330 million in contracts last season to Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson, the Angels felt like their $150 million ...
2/7 Call to the Pen: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Offseason: The Natural joins El Hombre : The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim had a busy offseason leading to spring training 2013. For the second straight year, Arte Moreno ...
2/5 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mail Bag Fun! : I did it for you. Last week a wrote a simple, insipid piece about the joys of Spring Training in Florida (look me up if you make ...
2/3 Call to the Pen: Did the Angels Mislead Torii Hunter? : Former All Star and Gold Glove CF Torii Hunter signed a two year deal with the defending American League Champion Detroit Tigers ...
2/1 MLB Injury News: Carlos Marmol accused of abuse in Dominican Republic : A woman in Carlos Marmal's native Dominican Republic has accused the Chicago Cubs' reliever of abusing her. Marmol has denied ...
News -- January 2013
1/30 Chicken Friars: Tim Stauffer Re-Signs with the San Diego Padres; Fans Get it Right! : After reading Chicken Friars’ Dominic Di Tolla’s argument for why it would be wise for the Padres to re-sign Tim Stauffer, ...
1/30 MLB Injury News: Angels avoid arbitration with Kevin Jepsen : By reaching an agreement with Kevin Jepsen yesterday the Los Angeles Angels officially have no players who will go to an arbitration ...
1/29 The Beanball: Low Risk Pitchers Coming Off Injured 2012 Seasons : The majority of the top free-agent pitchers are now off the market. In terms of starters, Zack Greinke signed with the Dodgers, ...
1/29 PaulLebowitz.com: Analysis of the Braves-Diamondbacks Trade, Part II: For the Diamondbacks : The avalanche of circumstances that necessitated the trade of Justin Upton began when Kevin Towers was hired as Diamondbacks GM. ...
1/28 Phillies Nation: Viewing Amaro’s Offseason Moves Through A Larger Scope : Early last week, Ruben Amaro signed Delmon Young to a one-year contract, seemingly putting a cap on his offseason moves. In the ...
1/25 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Nationals Hitting-Pitching Projections : Washington Nationals — Predicted Finish: First Place, NL East For my money, the Nationals are not only the best team ...
1/23 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Miami Marlins sign Kevin Slowey : "If any Twins pitcher is going to just all of a sudden turn into Greg Maddux, it's Kevin Slowey." - Brad Swanson in 2010."Brad ...
1/19 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Notes: Villanueva, Marmol, Barney, Draft : Earlier today, Cubs General Manager Jed Hoyer, manager Dale Sveum, and president of baseball operations Theo Epstein all spoke ...
1/18 Baseball Jerks: Washington Nationals 2013 Preview : Just three seasons ago, the Nationals had lost 100+ games in back-to-back years. In fact, they had finished above fourth place ...
1/15 The Sports Provocateur: Washington Nationals All In For 2013; Soriano Bolsters Preseason Favorite Nationals Bullpen : Following a postseason where they blew a deciding Game Five ninth inning lead, the Washington Nationals signed closer Rafael ...
1/14 Rays Colored Glasses: Our First-Ever RCG Mailbag: Did the Rays Make a Mistake By Dealing Wade Davis? : Here at Rays Colored Glasses, we do everything we can to come up with interesting articles that provide Rays fans with incisive ...
1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidates: Milone & Parker : The Oakland Athletics have made a habit of extending pre-arbitration eligible starting pitching in the last decade or so. General ...
1/12 Through The Fence Baseball: Could the Washington Nationals have assembled the greatest rotation of all-time? : When Dan Haren came to terms with the Washington Nationals on a one-year deal worth $13 million, the National League trembled ...
1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Not Expected To Pursue Kyle Lohse : The Angels are not expected to pursue free agent Kyle Lohse, reports MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez (on Twitter). Gonzalez says the ...
1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Showing "Heavy Interest" In Javier Vazquez : The Nationals are showing "heavy interest" in Javier Vazquez, reports Bob Nightengale of USA Today (on Twitter). He says scouts ...
1/12 Swingin' A's: How the A’s Stack Up: New Faces : Certainly during the regular season, MLB GMs are hard at work attempting to plug holes and address issues as they come up, but ...
1/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Sources: Nationals to sign Javier Vazquez : Sources are saying Javier Vazquez has signed with the Nationals and the deal will be announced in a few days. GM Mike Rizzo recently ...
1/10 Baseball Press: Javier Vazquez and the Nationals - Does He Fit? :
Javier Vazquez is drawing attention in Puerto Rico. (US Presswire)The news of Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo in Puerto Rico
...
1/10 Baseball News Source: Arizona Diamondbacks Top 10 Prospects for 2013 : Pitching is plentiful in Arizona and Tyler Skaggs is top prospect The Diamondbacks boast a deep and talented rotation that includes ...
1/10 Call to the Pen: Nationals, Sox Reportedly Scouting Javier Vazquez : Veteran right-hander Javier Vazquez voluntarily retired following the 2011 season, but has expressed interest in making a comeback ...
1/9 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Scouting Javier Vazquez : The Nationals are scouting Javier Vazquez as GM Mike Rizzo traveled to Puerto Rico this evening to watch the veteran right-hander ...
1/9 MLBRandomFandom: Offseason Review: AL West : By Nicholas BellHello to everyone reading this, this is my first article for you all! I’m just as excited as you guys for the ...
1/9 Halo Hangout: Getting To Know Los Angeles Angels Broadcaster Jose Mota : In 2002, the — then Anaheim Angels — were lucky enough to add Dominican-born Jose Mota to their team of broadcasters. ...
1/9 Rays Colored Glasses: Revisiting A Potential Trade For Mike Morse : Just over a month ago, the Washington Nationals were looking to move Mike Morse for pitching. As it happened, the Tampa Bay Rays ...
1/9 PaulLebowitz.com: Mike Morse a Useful Bat and Not a Huge Difference-Maker : The Nationals are listening to offers on outfielder/first baseman Mike Morse after re-signing first baseman Adam LaRoche to a ...
1/9 MetsToday.com: Adam LaRoche Back to Nats : Slugging first baseman Adam LaRoche returns to the Nationals. LaRoche was one of the top power hitters on the free-agent market ...
1/8 District On Deck: Potential Trade Partners for Michael Morse : The deal is official. Adam “AdaMVP” LaRoche, 2012 Silver Slugger and and Gold Glove award winner, is returning to ...
1/8 Through The Fence Baseball: No excuses for Mike Scioscia, Los Angeles Angels in 2013 : In much the same fashion as 2012, the Los Angeles Angels will enter their 2013 campaign with plenty of lofty expectations. GM ...
1/7 District On Deck: Javier Vazquez Says Nationals Interest In Him Is Mutual : We already mentioned that the Washington Nationals had sent a scout to watch Javier Vazquez in Puerto Rico as he eyes a possible ...
1/5 mlbreports.com : The Los Angeles Angels Roster in 2013: State Of The Union : Like us on Facebook here Saturday, January.05, 2013 Josh Jones (Angels Correspondent): Look-back at last year: 2012 was a year, ...
1/5 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Javier Vasquez Drawing Major Interest :
It says something for the quality of the pitching market when Javier Vazquez can sit out an entire season and then still ...
1/3 Baseball News Source: Javier Vazquez Drawing Interest From Multiple MLB Teams : Vazquez has reportedly been touching 92 to 93 MPH with his fastball Javier Vazquez, 36, last pitched in the big leagues in 2011, ...
1/3 District On Deck: Nationals Interested In Javier Vazquez : Reports surfaced last week that former All-Star Javier Vazquez is looking to return to Major League Baseball, and the Nationals ...
News -- December 2012
12/29 Chicken Friars: Recap Of Bill Center’s Latest Chat : Greetings, all. I hope all the lovely readers out there had a wonderful holiday. 2013 is nearly upon us and the start of a new ...
12/29 Halo Hangout: What If The Los Angeles Angels Had Traded For Carlos Marmol? : I don’t know if you checked out MLB Trade Rumors today. It’s a relatively slow week around MLB. The week around the ...
12/29 MLB Injury News: Padres Rumors: San Diego Eyeing Joe Saunders, Brett Myers : While the San Diego Padres are no closer to signing a
starting pitcher at this point, the club is apparently talking to free ...
12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Chicago Notes: Garza, Marcum, Bourjos, D'Backs : ESPN Chicago's Bruce Levine opened up his latest online chat to reader proposals for trades that would send Justin Upton to the ...
12/28 Halo Hangout: Why Did the Angels Sign Joe Blanton? An Investigation : Probably the most perplexing move that the Los Angeles Angels have made this off-season involves signing back of the rotation ...
12/27 District On Deck: Exploring A Michael Morse Trade : While there has been little news about the Adam LaRoche negotiations in recent days, except that nobody else wants to sign him, ...
12/26 Halo Hangout: Should The Angels Have Re-Signed Dan Haren For 2013? : The title of this post is something Los Angeles Angels fans might be asking themselves in 2013. They hope they don’t. However, ...
12/25 Tyler's Think Tank: Hamilton to Hollywood :
Hamilton is happy to be an Angel
Last December the Los Angeles Angels dominated the Hot Stove headlines by committing more ...
12/23 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition #5 – Post Winter Meetings : How long can the Rays hold onto an arm like Shields Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition is a new weekly ...
12/23 Baseball News Source: Cubs Reach Agreement With Edwin Jackson: Four Years $52 Million : The Cubs will be the eighth team Jackson has played for in his MLB career The Chicago Cubs reached an agreement with free-agent ...
12/23 Chicken Friars: Padres Reportedly Have Interest In Joe Saunders : Left-handed pitcher Joe Saunders could be the “prized” free-agent who could be headed to San Diego. MLBTradeRumors.com ...
12/22 The Flagrant Fan: Why we root for guys like Jeremy Bonderman :
The Seattle Mariners took a flier yesterday and signed Jeremy Bonderman to a minor league contract. While of itself, this is ...
12/20 Halo Hangout: Angels Are 17/2 Lock To Win World Series : Anti**** a windfall of Christmas cash? Cleaned up this year in dreidel spinning? Flushed with money because you stiffed your relatives ...
12/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Cubs update: Ian Stewart, Anibal Sanchez and Edwin Jackson : A few things have happened in the last week or so in the world of Chicago Cubs baseball: Ian Stewart re-signed with the Cubs after ...
12/20 Baseball News Source: Cubs Reach Agreement With Edwin Jackson: Four Years $52 Million : The Cubs will be the eighth team Jackson has played for in his MLB career The Chicago Cubs reached an agreement with free-agent ...
12/20 District On Deck: Former Nationals Pitchers Find New Homes : Edwin Jackson and Tom Gorzelanny have both found new homes today as both signed multi-year contracts with teams in the National ...
12/18 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Notes: Sanchez, Marmol, Samardzija, Garza : The Cubs are going down to the wire with another top free agent pitcher, as we heard earlier today that Chicago and the Rangers ...
12/18 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Add Another Trio To Buffalo : In keeping with their busy offseason, the Toronto Blue Jays have made quite a splash this winter. However, it has not been simply ...
12/18 Roto Think Tank: 2012 A.L. Starting Pitchers: Part I : 0 0 1 436 2489 Roto Think Tank 20 5 2920 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
12/17 mlbreports.com : The Washington Nationals Roster for 2013: State Of The Union : Monday December 17, 2012 Ryan Dana (MLB Reports Intern): . It’s clear that the Washington Nationals have turned the corner ...
12/17 Lasorda's Lair: Former Dodger Dana Eveland Signs With Hanwha Eagles : Andruw Jones isn’t the only former Dodger leaving to play overseas. Former Dodger starting pitcher Dana Eveland will also ...
12/17 mlbreports.com : The Nationals Signing of Dan HarenTo A 1 Yr Deal: Why It Is Still A Bad Signing For Them : Monday December 16th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer) Starting pitching is already an obvious strength for the Washington ...
12/17 MLB Injury News: Angels Rumors: LA Still Pursuing Pitching : The Los Angeles Angels are continuing their search for
starting pitching and are considering filling their void with a “mid-level ...
12/15 Motor City Bengals: Do The Tigers Have The Best Rotation In The American League? : Nobody can really deny the importance of starting pitching in baseball. Of course, offense and defense play important roles in ...
12/15 MLB Injury News: Angels Rumors: LA Likely to trade Peter Bourjos, Mark Trumbo : Following their signing of free agent slugger Josh Hamilton,
the Los Angeles Angels are “very likely” to trade one of their ...
12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Hamilton, Shields, Choo : On this date in 2007, the Diamondbacks finalized two trades that brought Dan Haren, Connor Robertson, Chad Qualls, Chris Burke, ...
12/14 North and South of Royal Brougham: Hamilton to Halos Isn’t the End of the World : As Thursday progressed I’ve had the opportunity to hear and read many reactions to the Josh Hamilton signing ambush that ...
12/14 MLB Injury News: Boston Red Sox Land Ryan Dempster With a Two-Year Deal : The pitching market is growing increasingly thin this offseason. Dan Haren has signed, Brandon McCarthy has signed, Zack ...
12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Padres "Strongly Pursuing" Edwin Jackson : The Padres are "strongly pursuing" free agent starter Edwin Jackson, two rival executives tell FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal. San ...
12/13 MLBRandomFandom: Washington Nationals Team Page : WASHINGTON NATIONALSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Stephen Strasburg (9.5)2. Gio Gonzalez (9)3. Jordan ...
12/13 Baseball Jerks: Angels In the Outfield: Josh Hamilton Signs with Anaheim : ESPN Los Angeles is reporting that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have agreed to terms with the offseason’s biggest free ...
12/13 MLB Injury News: 'Positive Signs' That Adam LaRoche Will Re-Sign With Nationals : The Washington Nationals do not need to do much to their team this offseason. They've already added Dan Haren to replace ...
12/13 Swingin' A's: Billy Beane’s Land of Missed Opportunities : Athletics GM Billy Beane is well known for making tough decisions, trading young players before or in their prime years when their ...
12/12 Fire Brand of the American League: Building a mystery: finding the last piece of the rotation : "Oh, you're working, building a mystery... Holding on, and holding it in...Yeah you're working, building a mystery... and choosing ...
12/11 District On Deck: Why Results Shouldn’t Matter In Hot Stove Season : The baseball world was really, really, really hit by Hurricane Rays-Royals to the extent that nobody could really go on social ...
12/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Royals Offered Myers for Anderson : Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports tweeted that before settling on their big deal to acquire James Shields and Wade Davis from Tampa ...
12/10 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/2/12 - 12/8/12 : After a jam-packed week at the Winter Meetings, let's take a break from the action to catch up on the week that was in Nashville...
The Mets and David ...
12/9 Tyler's Think Tank: Dodgers Get Greinke :
Four months ago the Los Angeles Angels won the Zack Greinke sweepstakes. This time around, the other baseball team in Hollywood ...
12/9 Rising Apple: Off-season Update: NL East : We are just about at the half-way point of the off-season (in terms of time to spring training), and there has been some activity ...
12/8 Chicken Friars: Padres Apparently Showing Interest in More Starting Pitching Help : As we have documented on Chicken Friars multiple times over the last two months, the Padres have been in need of some roster upgrades ...
12/8 Puckett's Pond: Twins Winter Meetings Day 4 & Beyond: Revere, the Rule 5 Draft, and Beyond : If Minnesota Twins fans were disappointed at the team’s inaction during the first three days of the Winter Baseball Meetings, ...
12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Red Sox | Made offer to Dan Haren : The Boston Red Sox made an offer to SP Dan Haren but he decided to accept the Washington Nationals' offer. The Red Sox's offer ...[+]
was believed to be a competitive offer.
12/8 MLB Injury News: Brian Wilson, Ryan Madsen, Other Tommy John Patients Working Their Way Back : MLB.com released injury updates Friday on no less than six pitchers, all recovering from surgery to repair ligaments in their ...
12/8 MLB Injury News: Angels Rumors: LA “Very Unlikely” to Land Zack Greinke : The Los Angeles Angels were once one of the team’s favored
to sign right-hander Zack Greinke this offseason, but after falling ...
12/8 MLB Injury News: Diamondbacks Sign Brandon McCarthy to a Two-Year Deal : The Arizona Diamondbacks were not afraid of Brandon McCarthy's head injury. To be fair, most teams weren't. His recovery ...
12/7 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition #5 – Post Winter Meetings : How long can the Rays hold onto an arm like Shields Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition is a new weekly ...
12/7 KC Kingdom: Reality Check: James Shields Is Not An Ace : Will they or won’t they? The James Shields for Wil Myers trade rumors just won’t go away and I for one am getting ...
12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Nationals | Dan Haren confident about his health: Washington Nationals SP Dan Haren (back, hip) is confident that he's heading into the 2013 season fully healthy after dealing ...[+]
with back and hip concerns last season. He said the Nationals were much less concerned after passing him through a physical before signing his deal. Haren said he has pitched through his hip issue since he was with the Oakland Athletics earlier in his career. 'As for my health I feel great,' Haren said. 'I actually felt great towards the end of last year, and I was battling my mechanics a lot but was still getting good results. I guess teams were concerned of a hip issue that I've dealt with since my time in Oakland. It never has and never will cause me to miss time.'
12/7 District On Deck: Washington Nationals Make Dan Haren Signing Official : All of the worries surrounding the Dan Haren physical could be put away for now as the Nationals announced that he passed his ...
12/7 District On Deck: A Quick Recap Of The Winter Meetings In The NL East : Center fielders everywhere! Well, except Florida and New York. That was the gist of the Winter Meetings in the NL East. The teams ...
12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Nationals | Dan Haren officialWashington Nationals SP Dan Haren passed his physical, and his one-year deal is official....[+]
Washington Nationals SP Dan Haren passed his physical, and his one-year deal is official.
12/7 District On Deck: The Pressure Of High Expectations : Don’t look now, but the Washington Nationals are the favorites to win the World Series. Their manager knows it. Even sports ...
12/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Shane Victorino Red Sox: Fantasy Baseball Value of The Flyin’ Hawaiian A day after landing Mike Napoli, the Red Sox are at it again. Today, Boston signed Shane Victorino to a three-year More......
12/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dan Haren Nationals: Fantasy Value of Pitcher in DC : One of the best pitching staff’s in baseball has added a big name, as according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, More... ...
12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings In Review: American League :
We covered the National League earlier, now it's time to go over the American League's activity at the winter meetings..
Angels:
The ...
12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings In Review: National League :
Here's a look back at what went down during the Winter Meetings in the National League..
Braves:
If the Braves add an outfielder ...
12/6 Rising Apple: Mets Acquire No One New and that’s Fine (For Now) : Before I get slammed for being an apologist, allow me to make this clear: The Mets have a ton of work to do. I’m disappointed ...
12/6 District On Deck: Rizzo and Johnson Leave Winter Meeting Early : Mike Rizzo and Davey Johnson left the baseball winter meetings a day and a half before the scheduled end of the meet. Having traded ...
12/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WE DON'T NEED SUPERSTARS, WE NEED BELIEVERS :
If you read the social networks like I do, yesterday was vicious among
Yankee fans. Frustration has settled in. Many different ...
12/5 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Nats boost rotation with Haren; Next moves hinge on LaRoche : For those who were looking for Nationals GM Mike Rizzo to make a blockbuster trade involving Mike Morse or sign a big money free ...
12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Ellsbury, Starting Pitching, Hamilton : Red Sox GM Ben Cherington held court with reporters today; here's the latest:
Trading center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury "is ...
12/5 The Baseball Haven: Is Zack Greinke Worth More Than $100 Million? : Zack Greinke is an excellent pitcher, having won the 2009 American League Cy Young with Kansas City and accumulating 91 wins in ...
12/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy baseball impact: Winter Meeting signings and trades, part one : Winter time can only mean one thing: baseball! Other than football, basketball, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, bowl games ...
12/5 Phillies Nation: The Interesting Phillies Offseason That Has Been : The Phillies entered the offseason with a clear need at a premium position and a number of players to choose from. These weren’t ...
12/5 Call to the Pen: Brewers Won’t Go Beyond Two Years for Ryan Dempster : Free agent right hander Ryan Dempster is drawing strong interest from the Milwaukee Brewers, but Tom Hardricourt of the Milwaukee ...
12/5 MetsToday.com: Nats Sign Dan Haren and Other News : The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with Dan Haren for one year and $13M. Haren described his decision thusly: “The ...
12/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Winter Meetings Day Two Wrap Up : Still no major moves by the Yankees in the Winter Meetings, but signings, trades, and news continued around the league. Signings ...
12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings Review: Day 2 : The second day of the Winter Meetings brought more high profile action than the first (which I recapped here yesterday morning ...
12/5 MLB Injury News: Dan Haren Signs a One Year Deal With Nationals : The Los Angeles Angels may be secretly kicking themselves this morning. They couldn't work out a trade earlier in the year ...
12/5 Phillies Nation: Hot Stove: 2012 Winter Meetings, Tuesday Afternoon : Phils, Mariners In On Bourn Per Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Phillies are “in” on Michael Bourn. It was also reported ...
12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Links: Haren, Victorino, First Base : The Red Sox handed out their second three-year, $39MM contract of the Winter Meetings today when they signed Shane Victorino. ...
12/5 Halo Hangout: All’s Quiet On The Angels Front….For Now : Apparently, if you have a live arm and are pretty well known and you’re name isn’t Ryan Dempster, the Los Angeles ...
12/5 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Links: Pagnozzi, Haren, Howell, Phils : The NL East has been involved in multiple headlines today, with the Nationals signing Dan Haren to a one-year deal and the Marlins ...
12/5 Baseball News Source: 2012 MLB Winter Meetings – Day Two Recap : Victorino scored big signing with the Red Sox Day two of the 2012 MLB winter meetings didn’t produce quite the number of ...
12/5 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Dan Haren Signs With the Nationals :
Can Dan Haren bounce back for the Nats in 2013? (US Presswire)In
one of the more surprising signings thus far in the 2012 baseball
Winter ...
12/4 Puckett's Pond: Twins Winter Meetings Day 2: Are you hearing crickets? : Day 2 of MLB’s Winter Meetings is in the books, and the Minnesota Twins have yet to complete a trade or sign a player during ...
12/4 Rising Apple: 2012 Winter Meetings: Mets Rumor Central : 3:06 PM: Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal tweeted that Dickey’s agent, Bo McKinnis, said the two sides are still negotiating ...
12/4 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Shane Victorino Red Sox: Fantasy Baseball Value of The Flyin’ Hawaiian : A day after landing Mike Napoli, the Red Sox are at it again. Today, Boston signed Shane Victorino to a three-year More...The ...
12/4 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Take a Smart Risk With Dan Haren : The Washington Nationals today signed SP Dan Haren to a 1-year $13 million contract to roundout their pitching rotation for next ...
12/4 Baseball Jerks: Nationals Sign Dan Haren, Add to Deep Starting Rotation : The best team in the Majors during the regular season last year is doing what it can to maintain that status going into 2013. ...
12/4 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dan Haren Nationals: Fantasy Value of Pitcher in DC : One of the best pitching staff’s in baseball has added a big name, as according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, More...The ...
12/4 Puckett's Pond: Longo’s Logic: The Winter Meetings : Because of the Winter Meetings, the series “Bright Futures” will continue in the coming days. For now, the Winter ...
12/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Could the Rumored Rays-Nationals Trade Come Together? : Rays fans have gotten used to hearing trade rumors between the Rays and the Washington Nationals. For a long time, the rumors ...
12/4 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: LaRoche, Nats, Mets, Niese : The Mets are shopping R.A. Dickey, the Nats agreed to sign Dan Haren, the Phillies are in on Michael Bourn, the Marlins are ...
12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : MLB | Market high for starters: At least one other team had a deal similar to the one-year, $13 million deal Washington Nationals SP Dan Haren agreed to. The ...[+]
market for starting pitchers is extremely high right now.
12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Offered Dan Haren incentive-laden deal: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim offered Washington Nationals SP Dan Haren a two-year deal with a low base salary and heavy in ...[+]
incentives.
12/4 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Winter Meetings: Early Day 2 – Mostly Quiet on the Nashville Front : Day two of the Winter Meetings hasn’t been very wild, but there have been a few developments and details that clear up the ...
12/4 District On Deck: Nationals Sign Dan Haren : Well, the Nationals made a significant splash signing a former ace who spent last season with the Los Angeles Angels. No, not ...
12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Rumors: Haren, Greinke, Pitching : Dan Haren's agreement with the Nationals takes another starting pitching option off the board for the Angels, who made an effort ...
12/4 MLBTradeRumors: NL Rumors: Stanton, Swisher, Mets, Dodgers, Cubs : Between the Mets' R.A. Dickey trade talks and the Nationals' signing of Dan Haren, much of today's major news has come out of ...
12/4 Baseball News Source: Mets Demands for R.A. Dickey Not Reality : Dickey has become THE topic of discussion at the winter meetings According to sources the New York Mets have talked to at least ...
12/4 StanGraphs: Free Agent Signing: Dan Haren Joins Nationals : The Nationals have added to an already impressive starting rotation by bringing Dan Haren on board. Haren will join his new team ...
12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Nationals | Out on Zack Greinke: The Washington Nationals are unlikely to pursue free-agent SP Zack Greinke (Angels) after reaching an agreement with SP Dan Haren. ...[+]
The Nats' starting rotation now consists of SPs Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann, Ross Detwiler and Haren.
12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Red Sox | Was scared off by Dan HarenThe Boston Red Sox didn't like what they saw from Washington Nationals SP Dan Haren's medicals on his hip....[+]
The Boston Red Sox didn't like what they saw from Washington Nationals SP Dan Haren's medicals on his hip.
12/4 Baseball News Source: Nationals And Dan Haren Agree to One-Year $13 Million Deal : If healthy Haren could prove to be a bargain for the Nationals Pending a physical, veteran free-agent right-hander Dan Haren will ...
12/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DAN HAREN LANDS WITH THE NATIONALS :
I would have signed Dan Haren to a 1 year deal worth $13 million if I was the New York Yankees. I know there were plenty ...
12/4 Call to the Pen: Nationals Sign Dan Haren to One-Year, $13 Million Deal : Per MLB on FOX reporter and FOXSports.com senior baseball writer Ken Rosenthal, the Washington Nationals and right-handed pitcher ...
12/4 Baseball Musings: Dan a Nat : The Nationals picked up Dan Haren for one year and $13 million. This seems like a very good move to me. In the five seasons before ...
12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Young, Chacin, Floyd, Royals : Here are a few of the latest updates out of 2012's Winter Meetings:
Officials with two separate clubs tell Evan Grant of ...
12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Zack Greinke Rumors: Tuesday : Although Dan Haren found a deal this morning, much of the free agent pitching market remains on hold while Zack Greinke seeks ...
12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Nationals | Dan Haren agrees: The Washington Nationals agreed with free-agent SP Dan Haren (Angels) to a one-year, $13 million deal. The deal is pending a physical. ...[+]
12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Agree To Sign Dan Haren : The Nationals have reached an agreement to sign Dan Haren, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). The deal will be ...
12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings Review: Day 1 : We're through one full day of the Winter Meetings, and several significant free agents have already come off the board. Here's ...
12/4 Call to the Pen: Carlos Marmol Joins Flooded Closer Market : The Chicago Cubs tried to trade closer Carlos Marmol once already this year only to see the Marmol-for-Dan Haren swap fall apart. ...
12/4 Halo Hangout: Angels Not Done Going After Pitching : It appears the Angels bullpen shuffle isn’t quite done yet. After signing Ryan Madson and trading Jordan Walden to Atlanta ...
12/3 Reviewing the Brew: Doug Melvin quiets Greinke rumors, but still acknowledges a second starter for Milwaukee Brewers : Despite all the hoo-ha of Zack Greinke making a comeback with the Milwaukee Brewers, the reality of the situation has set in. ...
12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On Angels' Search For Pitching : Yesterday, we heard that the Angels weren't acting like they were confident about landing Zack Greinke, and that they were shifting ...
12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : MLB | Dan Haren attracting attention in the East: Free-agent SP Dan Haren (Angels) is drawing some heavy interest from several clubs, with the most interest coming from the East ...[+]
coast. The Boston Red Sox have been his most aggressive suitor, according to a person with knowledge of free agency. The Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres are also interested. However, Haren is in no rush to sign. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have checked in with Haren, but not much has changed there since they'd still rather re-sign SP Zack Greinke.
12/3 The Flagrant Fan: Hanson just adds to the Angels' rotation question marks :
The Angels of a year ago went into the season with their rotation feted as the strength of the team. Yes, they went out and ...
12/1 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Rumors in Advance of Winter Meetings : From Monday through Thursday, December 3-6, baseball owners, executives, agents and writers will converge on Nashville for the ...
12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Notes: Fujikawa, Angels, Marmol : Earlier today, the Cubs agreed to sign Japanese closer Kyuji Fujikawa to a two-year deal. While Theo Epstein & Co. have ...
12/1 Baseball Jerks: Tommy Hanson, Jordan Walden: Pitchers with Question Marks on the Move : Two quality hurlers are swapping coasts as their new, and former, teams address their pitching needs. The Atlanta Braves sent ...
12/1 mlbreports.com : The Oakland A’s 2013 Roster Tree Part 1: The Hitters : Saturday, Dec.01/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer/Website Owner): A few months ago, our Lead Columnist/Website Founder (Jonathan ...
12/1 Chicken Friars: Chicken Friars’ Fans Prefer Padres To Sign Haren Over Marcum : Last week, we learned from Bill Center that free agents Dan Haren and Shaun Marcum may be on the Padres radar. Both guys to me ...
12/1 Call to the Pen: Braves Trade Tommy Hanson for Jordan Walden : Right handed reliever Jordan Walden throws a fastball that at times reaches 100 miles per hour. Right handed starter Tommy Hanson ...
News -- November 2012
11/30 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Braves and Angels Swap Hanson, Walden :
With the Atlanta Braves looking to improve their bullpen and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim looking to improve their ...
11/30 Behind the Plate: Dealing Damaged Goods? Tommy Hanson [...] ...
11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Haren, Swisher, Ortiz, Astros : Teams must decide by tonight whether to tender contracts to their arbitration eligible players. MLBTR will have you covered throughout ...
11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Acquire Tommy Hanson For Jordan Walden : The Angels have acquired Tommy Hanson from the Braves, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter). Atlanta will receive ...
11/30 Talkin Sox with Dan: Two Thoughts on the Red Sox : —-On November 24, 2005, the Red Sox came to terms with the Marlins on a deal that was headlined by Josh Beckett and Mike ...
11/30 MLB Injury News: Zack Greinke Rumors: Dodges Meet with Free Agent : The Los Angeles Dodgers are rumored to be the favorite to
sign right-hander Zack Greinke, and they took the first step in that ...
11/29 BoSox Banter: Trading Jon Lester would be a mistake by the Red Sox : By Jeff Louderback If Kansas City general manager gave the go-ahead on his end, would the Red Sox complete a trade that would ...
11/29 Chicken Friars: The Padres Offered Hiroki Kuroda $18 Million? Say What? : An interesting development via George King of The New York Times involving the Padres. In the article, King breaks down the moves ...
11/28 Halo Hangout: Zack Greinke Contingancy Plan : There are many reports coming out today how the Angels are out on Zack Greinke. First, I wouldn’t count them out until his ...
11/27 Venom Strikes: AZ D’Backs News and Notes : The calm before the storm is almost upon us, that being the annual MLB Winter Meetings that will be held this year in Nashville, ...
11/27 mlbreports.com : The Padres May Never Compete With the Dodgers Financially, But They Are Making Strides : Tuesday November 27th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer): The Padres seem poised to eventually become mild-spenders. For an ...
11/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: 2012/13 MLB Top 50 Free Agent Tracker :
I’ve been meaning to put this up for a little while now, but better late than never. Here is a list of the top 50 free ...
11/26 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Giants, Cardinals, Wright : After a relatively quiet Thanksgiving week, it’s time for MLB teams to resume their offseasons. The Rays completed a historic ...
11/26 Halo Hangout: Jerry Dipoto’s Free Agent Shopping List for Black Friday : Happy Thanksgiving everybody and you know what that means; turkey, mashed potatoes, bread rolls, candied yams and Black Friday ...
11/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Dodgers Can Afford Zack Greinke, and They’ll Get Him : After a bit of a holiday lull, the offseason is about to get very real, very soon. The winter meetings (next week in Nashville) ...
11/25 Kings of Kauffman: The Jeremy Guthrie Signing: Outrage and Context : Here are the facts: Jeremy Guthrie signed a three-year, $25 million contract to return to the Royals. A lot of people weren’t ...
11/25 Chicken Friars: Recap of Padres Chat With Bill Center : My partner-in-crime Robert Moreno posted some notes from Bill Center’s weekly chat with U-T readers. Center had some interesting ...
11/24 Call to the Pen: Padres Considering Haren and Marcum : The San Diego Padres proved they were capable of playing good baseball over a long stretch of time in 2012, finishing with a 42-33 ...
11/24 Chicken Friars: Poll: Dan Haren or Shaun Marcum? : Bill Center, the Padres beat writer over at the U-T San Diego, held his weekly chat today. In his chat, Center discussed the Padres’ ...
11/24 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Next Top Ten Free Agent To Sign : So far this offseason, only one of Tim Dierkes' Top Ten Free Agents has signed a new contract: Hiroki Kuroda (#9) re-upped with ...
11/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Trading Wil Myers Would Be “Moore” of the Same For the Royals : Of course I’m referring to Royals GM Dayton Moore who, in his time as their GM and as an assistant with the Braves, has proven ...
11/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BLEEDING YANKEE BLUE PLAYER TRACKER #12 :
Giancarlo Stanton: Yeah, that's right... now he's being chatted about. Ever since the Marlins gave up their players in that ...
11/24 MLB Injury News: Padres Rumors: San Diego Eyeing Dan Haren, Shaun Marcum : The San Diego Padres are interested in free agent
right-hander Dan Haren, and they’re listing Shaun Marcum as their secondary
pitching ...
11/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Padres | Going after Dan Haren: The San Diego Padres are interested in free-agent SP Dan Haren (Angels), though Haren may not be in San Diego's price range. Teams ...[+]
are hesitant to offer Haren more than two years due to lingering questions about Haren's health, so the Padres may offer Haren two years or two years with an option year.
11/23 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Notes: Haren, Marcum, Trades : Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune shares a few Padres hot stove items in his weekly chat with readers...
The Padres ...
11/22 Reviewing the Brew: An early look at the Brewers’ 2013 rotation : As we look at next year, the Milwaukee Brewers’ starting rotation is something that will remain to be a mystery. Obviously ...
11/22 Call to the Pen: Kuroda’s Signing Spells Trouble for Angels, Tigers : There were two teams that were very disappointed to hear that Hiroki Kuroda had re-signed with the New York Yankees on Tuesday: ...
11/20 Baseball Jerks: Bidding War Expected to Drive Up Greinke’s Pay Day : Zack Greinke, the top starter available on the free agent market this winter, will command a big pay day, for sure. Though just ...
11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Boston Red Sox : The Red Sox must pursue answers at multiple positions and address needs on their pitching staff this offseason, and they should ...
11/19 Tyler's Think Tank: MVP Reaction : The debate between Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera has been raging for months, and by this point it's been analyzed to death. ...
11/19 Call to the Pen: Pitching Market Undefined Until Zack Greinke Signs : The Los Angeles Dodgers have a desire to add a top-flight starting pitcher and the deepest of pockets to use in doing so. It would ...
11/19 MLB Injury News: Dodgers Favorites to Sign Zack Greinke; Angels, Rangers ‘Outside Looking In’ : The Los Angeles Dodgers are the favorites to sign free agent
starting pitcher Zack Greinke, according to an industry insider, ...
11/19 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Odds Of Signing Anibal Sanchez May Be Shrinking : According to Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald (relayed via MLBTradeRumors) the frontrunner for Zack Greinke (the number ...
11/18 Birds Watcher: Let’s hope the O’s have started planning for 2013, because the Blue Jays certainly have… : As you’ve all probably seen by now, our neighbors to the north are doing some serious stockpiling of talent. No, not the ...
11/18 MLB Injury News: MLB Hot Stove: Injured Free Agent Update : Every site that covers baseball (and doesn't shut down during the offseason) is talking about the hot stove. Trade rumors, ...
11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Blockbuster, Cabrera, Pavano, Grilli : In his Sunday Notes column, Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe says Miguel Cabrera was a worthy MVP winner even if the data supported ...
11/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE BIRDS :
The Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles are out to change the
order of the American League Eastern Division. Good ...
11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: New York Yankees : The Yankees must address a number of needs on offense and on the pitching staff -- all while looking to avoid the MLB luxury tax ...
11/16 Fire Brand of the American League: The Cafardo Mailbag: The Inmates Running the Asylum Edition All hail the triumphant return of the Cafardo mailbag!...
11/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Angels join the Dodgers, Red Sox in persuit of Hiroki Kuroda :
The Yankees are negotiating with Hiroki Kuroda on a one-year deal, but the Angels have now joined the Red Sox, the Dodgers, ...
11/15 Baseball News Source: Yankees and MLB Fire Sales – Failed Spending Sprees : MLB proves again how spending money does not equal winning It’s not always easy being a Yankees’ fan. Whether you ...
11/15 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Angels are interested in Kuroda : We've already heard that the Dodgers and Red Sox are interested in signing Hiroki Kuroda away from the Yankees, and now Jon Heyman ...
11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Washington Nationals : The Nationals will pursue at least one position player while seeking rotation help.
Guaranteed Contracts
Ryan Zimmerman, ...
11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Detroit Tigers : The Tigers will look for corner outfield help and consider signing a starter.
Guaranteed Contracts
Prince Fielder, ...
11/13 Yanks Go Yard: Dismissing rumors involving top flight free agents and the Yankees : The re**** of being the “Evil Empire” was just not solely from the realm of Star Wars. Unfortunately, the old cliche ...
11/13 Baseball Ruminations: The 2013 Free Agent All-Star Team! : Each year as leaves begin to change color from autumn-gold to winter-grey the baseball world gets to experience the magic of free ...
11/12 Behind the Plate: Top Prospects in Baseball, 20-11: Aidan Flynn Promising Cardinal RHP [...] ...
11/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: On Reported Dodger Interest in Torii Hunter & Everyone Else : In the midst of all the fun over the posting of Hyun-Jin Ryu and reported Dodger interest in Kevin Youkilis, now there’s ...
11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal's Latest: Upton, Rays, Youkilis, Dodgers : Here's the latest from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports...
The Rangers continue to insist that they will not trade either Elvis ...
11/10 Halo Hangout: Top five Angels Pitching Performances of 2012 : The Society for the Ethical Treatment of Dead Horses is going to be upset about this next line; in 2012, the only thing we were ...
11/10 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SIGN HIROKI KURODA NOW! :
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11/9 Yanks Go Yard: Is Hiroki Kuroda the Cog to the Yankees 2013 Pitching Rotation? : In 2012, Hiroki Kuroda finished his best overall season of his career. In his one season in pinstripes he pitched to a 16-13 record, ...
11/9 Baseball Jerks: Haren One Day, Gone The Next: Where Will Dan Haren Land? : A week ago no one expected to see Dan Haren among the league’s free agent class. After a trade to the Cubs fizzled out ...
11/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Cubs | Say Dan Haren trade fell through due to medicals: The Chicago Cubs are believed to have nixed the trade with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for SP Dan Haren because of medical ...[+]
concerns. Haren disputed those reports. 'It's definitely a little frustrating to hear, being as I've started all but three games over a nine-year career,' Haren said in an email. 'I haven't heard why exactly they pulled out, but I finished the year healthy and did pretty well down the stretch.'
11/9 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition #2 – Upton, Hamilton : Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition is a new weekly column that will appear on Baseball News Source ...
11/9 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition : Will the Angels strike a new deal for Zack Greinke Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition is a new ...
11/9 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Fire Up The Hot Stove :
My second favorite season in sports is now fully upon us: Hot
Stove Season.
This is the time of
year ...
11/9 Baseball Ruminations: Quick Reaction: Angels Decline Dan Haren’s Option for 2013 : So let’s get this straight. Ervin Santana is worth picking up his $12M option and then trading him, but Dan Haren isn’t? The ...
11/9 Motor City Bengals: Anibal Sanchez’s Contract Demands : Recently Jon Paul Morosi reported that Anibal Sanchez has set his contract parameters: somewhere around 6 years and $90 million. ...
11/9 MLBTradeRumors: Chicago Notes: Youkilis, Pierzynski, Samardzija, Haren : Here's the latest out of the Windy City from both the White Sox and the Cubs...
The Sox are talking to Kevin Youkilis about ...
11/8 Halo Hangout: Evaluating Mike Trout’s and Jered Weaver’s Award Chances : In case you missed it, yesterday the finalists for all of the Major League Baseball Awards were announced and the Angels were ...
11/8 Baseball Jerks: Minnesota Twins – 2012 Offseason Guide : Going into the 2012 season, if you would’ve told Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire the following things would happen: - Joe Mauer ...
11/7 Halo Hangout: Should the Angels Buy Out Vernon Wells? : News came out today that the New York Mets and Jason Bay reached a deal that will pay him what he’s owed for the remainder ...
11/7 Baseball News Source: 2013 Free Agents Yankees Should Pursue ? List Not Long : Ichiro wants to come back to Yankees for 2013 Taking a stab at next year’s finished product could be difficult when it comes ...
11/7 Baseball News Source: Angels Dan Haren Traded to Cubs for Carlos Marmol – Then Called Off : Haren had indicated he wanted to stay with the Angels Update: Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reported that the Cubs pulled the ...
11/7 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition : Will the Angels strike a new deal for Zack Greinke Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition is a new ...
11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Interested In McCarthy & Marcum : The Cubs are seeking starting pitching this winter and are targeting buy-low candidates poised for rebound seasons, writes Gordon ...
11/7 MLB Dirt: Haren and San Diego are a Perfect Fit : After a failed trade that would have sent Dan Haren from the Los Angeles Angels to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Carlos Marmol, ...
11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Kershaw, Haren, Berkman, Calendar : You've got roughly 24 hours left to parti**** in our Free Agent Prediction Contest, so make sure you get your picks in before ...
11/6 Puckett's Pond: Election Day: The People’s Choice : Election Day 2012 marks one of the most important elections in our young country’s history. In my 24 years of existence, ...
11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Bonderman, Braves, Haren : Jeremy Bonderman hasn’t pitched at the MLB level since 2010, but he’s ready to return to the big leagues, ESPN.com’s Buster ...
11/6 Kings of Kauffman: Kansas City Baseball Vault: Lighting the Hot Stove : The Royals were busy this week, making a trade to get Ervin Santana and shuffling players to get the roster down to 40. We discussed ...
11/6 Kings of Kauffman: Instant Upgrade? : Dayton Moore made a nice move yesterday, adding some much needed depth to a thin rotation. I don’t think anyone can say the ...
11/6 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Acquire Ervin Santana From Angels : True to form, Dayton Moore made a trade shortly after the World Series. Ken Rosenthal broke the news that the Royals have acquired ...
11/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #19: LF Bobby Abreu : .246/.361/.344 230pa 3hr 0.4 fWAR B+ 2012 in brief: DFA’d by the Angels in April, the 38-year-old veteran provided a nice ...
11/6 Halo Hangout: Where we Stand : So, last week was fun, wasn’t it? Jerry Dipoto has been quite busy so far this winter with the Chris Iannetta extension, ...
11/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Bringing the market into focus: starting pitching : Hunter Golden peels back the complexities of this year's market for starting pitching and makes a shameless plug for the player ...
11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Links: Ortiz, Offseason Plans : Earlier today, the Red Sox assured that longtime designated hitter David Ortiz would be in Boston through 2014 when they signed ...
11/5 Rays Colored Glasses: Dan Haren, James Shields, Durability, and Faith : On Friday, in one of the craziest series of events that you’ll see in baseball, the Angels were about to trade starting ...
11/5 Call to the Pen: Free Agent Dan Haren Could Rebuild Value with Padres : Late last week, we learned quite a bit about what people inside the game think of the health of right hander Dan Haren. Just days ...
11/5 Bleeding Yankee Blue: AROUND MLB RIGHT THIS MOMENT :
Josh Hamilton: Free Agent Josh Hamilton wants 7 years, $175 million. That comes from the Dallas Morning News, HERE. ...
11/5 Southside Showdown: Cash Considerations : The White Sox have been listed as one of three teams showing “immediate interest” in the free agent Brandon McCarthy. ...
11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/28/12 - 11/3/12 : With teams already wheeling and dealing, let's take a break from the action to catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR...
David ...
11/4 Halo Hangout: Angels Roundtable: Sam Miller : I don’t know how much fun you guys have had reading these things, but this has been an absolute treat for me. All of the ...
11/4 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Free Agent Targets: Anibal Sanchez vs Edwin Jackson : It has only been a few short hours since we asked our astute readers who they felt was the best of the consolation prizes after ...
11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Shields, Twins, Wells, Red Sox, Aceves :
After 25 years as a General Manager and president of the Twins, Cubs, and Orioles, Andy MacPhail stepped away from baseball ...
11/4 MLBTradeRumors: AL Links: Ross, Red Sox, Angels, Orioles : In an Insider-only piece, ESPN's Keith Law broke down the market for corner infielders. He lists Kevin Youkilis as the best value ...
11/4 MLBTradeRumors: NL Links: Padres, Haren, Giambi, Ross, Phillies : Ken Davidoff of The New York Post ranked the top 30 free agents by value, with Michael Bourn topping the list. Davidoff predicts ...
11/3 PaulLebowitz.com: Did the Angels Botch the Dan Haren Deal? : Is $12 million for one season a lot of money for a pitcher with the history of Dan Haren? Unless there are extenuating circumstances ...
11/3 The Captain's Blog: Yankees Get Second Chance on Dan Haren : (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Eyewitnesses can sometimes be the most unreliable. ...
11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren becomes free agent: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren has become a free agent, after the team declined their $15.5 million option on him ...[+]
for the 2013 season. Haren will receive a buyout of $3.5 million.
11/3 Mets Merized: Some Surprises As Far As Players Who Did Or Didn’t Get Qualifying Offers Last Night : As you may have already heard, the Angels have opted against giving outfielder Torii Hunter a $13.3 million qualifying offer. ...
11/3 Call to the Pen: Angels Part Ways with Dan Haren : After failing to send the right-hander to the Chicago Cubs in a deal involving Carlos Marmol, the Angels have elected not to pick ...
11/3 House of the Bluebird: Free Agency Preview: Payroll, Pitching, and Prioritization : Today, Saturday November 3rd, marks the beginning of the MLB Free Agency period. After a long, disappointing season that saw the ...
11/3 MLB Injury News: Angels, Cubs Discussed Dan Haren, Carlos Marmol Trade : Before the Los Angeles Angels decided to decline Dan Haren’s
option for 2013, they talked with the Cubs about a trade that ...
11/3 House of the Bluebird: Free Agency Preview: Payroll, Pitching, and Prioritization : Today, Saturday November 3rd, marks the beginning of the MLB Free Agency period. After a long, disappointing season that saw the ...
11/3 Baseball Musings: Jumping the Gun : Is there someone in the Cubs organization that is a little too leak happy? The Dan Haren for Carlos Marmol deal fell apart after ...
11/3 MLBTradeRumors: Keith Law's Top 50 Free Agents : Keith Law's Top 50 Free Agents list is up at ESPN (Insider required), and it's always a must read from start to finish. Zack ...
11/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DAN HAREN IS NOT TRADED TO THE CUBS : The world of baseball rumors is nutty. Every writer and "insider" wants to try and get the scoop first in the hopes that their ...
11/3 Call to the Pen: What To Expect From Dan Haren : Dan Haren has been as talked about as a potential trade target could possibly be given that the 2012 MLB season ended just a few ...
11/3 Puckett's Pond: Twins moves and news: Casilla, Roenicke, Deduno, Haren : Midnight EST on Friday, November 2 was the MLB deadline for teams to make qualifying offers to their own free agents. Teams that ...
11/3 Puckett's Pond: Twins moves and news: Casilla, Roenicke, Deduno, Haren : Midnight EST on Friday, November 2 was the MLB deadline for teams to make qualifying offers to their own free agents. Teams that ...
11/3 MLBTradeRumors: Dipoto On Haren, Hunter, Santana, Greinke : Earlier tonight, the Angels declined Dan Haren's $15.5MM option for 2013, but not before an interesting week of speculation and ...
11/3 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Decline Dan Haren's Option : The Angels have declined their option on Dan Haren's contract for 2013, according to Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com (via Twitter). ...
11/2 MLB Dirt: Angels Trade Dan Haren to Cubs for Carlos Marmol : The Chicago Cubs have reportedly acquired starting pitcher Dan Haren from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for relief pitcher ...
11/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DAN HAREN TRADED TO CUBS :
Oh hell... you didn't want him anyway.
Yancen Pujols of El Caribe confirms HERE that Dan Haren has been traded to the Chicago ...
11/2 Halo Hangout: Breaking News: Dan Haren Traded : The Los Angeles Angels were looking to unload Dan Haren and his $15 million option before he was set to become a free agent. It ...
11/2 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: BREAKING: Cubs Trade Marmol to Angels for Haren [UPDATE] : Remember when Carlos Marmol was flat-out awful? You should, it was this past season, that same Carlos Marmol was just traded ...
11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Acquire Dan Haren For Carlos Marmol : The Cubs have acquired Dan Haren from the Angels in exchange for Carlos Marmol, confirms Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago (via Twitter). ...
11/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Brewers | Not going after Dan HarenThe Milwaukee Brewers did not make an effort to trade for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren this week....[+]
The Milwaukee Brewers did not make an effort to trade for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren this week.
11/2 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Interested In Scott Baker : While the Chicago Cubs engage trade discussions with the Los Angeles Angels regarding starting pitcher Dan Haren, the Cubs have ...
11/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees not involved in trade talks for Haren :
The Angels have already traded Ervin Santana and are expected to trade Dan Haren as well, but if they do it won’t be ...
11/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Musing On Dan Haren : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) While we’re on the topic of current/former Angels who may be ...
11/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Want to trade Dan Haren before deadline: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim aren't interested in picking up SP Dan Haren's option and trading him afterwards. They are working ...[+]
on dealing him before the deadline to pick up his option.
11/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Cubs | In Dan Haren talksThe Chicago Cubs are involved in trade talks for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren....[+]
The Chicago Cubs are involved in trade talks for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren.
11/2 MLB Injury News: Cubs Rumors: Team Has Interest in Dan Haren : Dan Haren didn't have a bad year necessarily. He did have a year in which he hit the disabled list for the first time in ...
11/2 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Pursuing Los Angeles Angels’ Pitcher Dan Haren : The Chicago Cubs have a clear need for starting pitching. Entering the Major League Baseball free agent period that begins tonight ...
11/2 Halo Hangout: Angels Roundtable: Eric Denton : This has been one incredibly hectic week, as anyone who lives on the east coast could probably attest too. Luckily, where I live, ...
11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Interested In Dan Haren : The Cubs are among the teams interested in Dan Haren, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports. The Red Sox are eyeing the right-hander ...
11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Santana, Peavy, Ethier : On this date in 1999, Ken Griffey Jr. officially asked the Mariners for a trade. The Kid hit .297/.387/.613 with an average of ...
11/2 PaulLebowitz.com: The Angels’ Toxic Stew : The Angels are in flux and trying to change on the fly with remnants of the old and facets of the new creating a strange brew ...
11/2 For Baseball Junkies: Free Agency, Team Needs and Top Prospects - 2013 MLB Offseason (AL) : The MLB off season is now in full stride and if you're anything like me, you're excited about the upcoming hot stove. I ...
11/2 Chicken Friars: Padres Offseason Target: Dan Haren : Once upon a time, Dan Haren was considered a premium pitcher. He had many great years in Oakland and Arizona. Haren has been ...
11/1 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Blue Jays, Oliver, Reynolds, Cherington : We covered some Yankees news in an edition of New York Notes and also noted Boston's interest in Dan Haren earlier today on MLBTR, ...
11/1 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IS DAN HAREN A YANKEE TARGET? :
After trading Ervin Santana to the Kansas City Royals, it is reported by Jim Bowden, HERE ,
that the Angels are still ...
11/1 Halo Hangout: What The Angels Do With Dan Haren Will Shape Entire Off-Season : If the Angels do indeed trade Dan Haren and every indication are he will, what they get in return will really shape the team moving ...
11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Notes: Hunter, Wells, Haren : Here's the latest from the Big A...
The Angels may only be able to bring back Torii Hunter if they clear payroll space by ...
11/1 Call to the Pen: MLB Rumors: Angels Looking to Deal Dan Haren and Vernon Wells : It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Angels have been actively working the phones to make some trades. On Wednesday, GM Jerry ...
11/1 BoSox Injection: Red Sox, Angels Discussing Potential Haren Trade : As the first rumors of the offseason begin to circulate, the Red Sox are right in the center. MLB Trade Rumors has reported that ...
11/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Red Sox | Interested in Dan HarenThe Boston Red Sox are interested in Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren....[+]
The Boston Red Sox are interested in Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren.
11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Interested In Dan Haren : The Red Sox are among the teams interested in Dan Haren, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports (on Twitter). The Angels appear ...
11/1 MLB Injury News: Did the Royals Trade for an Injured Pitcher in Ervin Santana? : Yesterday, the Kansas City Royals traded for pitcher Ervin Santana. Santana had spent his entire career with the Los Angeles ...
11/1 Fire Brand of the American League: It’s time for a free agent frenzy Predicting where the top 10 free agents end up....
11/1 Mets Merized: Is Reliever Joel Peralta In Mets Future? : Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors have posted their seventh annual Top 50 Free Agents List with predictions. It’s one of ...
11/1 Motor City Bengals: Off-Season Central: Royals Acquire Ervin Santana : It can’t be finally seeping into the melon of Royals GM Dayton Moore that the Royals desperately need pitching, can it? ...
News -- October 2012
10/31 Baseball News Source: Angels Ervin Santana Traded to Royals : Royals will be paying the majority of Santana’s $13 million deal Sometimes where there is smoke there is fire. The Los Angeles ...
10/31 MLBTradeRumors: West Links: Haren, Greinke, Hunter, Scutaro, Affeldt : The Angels traded Ervin Santana to the Royals earlier today, the first of what figures to be many moves out of Anaheim this offseason. ...
10/31 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Royals Acquire Ervin Santana :
The Royals acquire Ervin Santana from the Angels. (US Presswire)The Kansas City Royals made their first acquisition of the off-season ...
10/31 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: Soriano opts out, Yankees donate to Red Cross : Good evening everyone. Hope everyone had/is having a nice Halloween. Here are some Yankees notes that circulated around today. ...
10/31 Halo Hangout: Breaking News: Angels Trade Ervin Santana To Royals : Well, as I talked about yesterday, the Angels needed to make a decision on Ervin Santana and Dan Haren. One of those shoes just ...
10/31 Lasorda's Lair: Video Game like Trade Proposal : Juan Uribe (8), Matt Gurrier (4), Aaron Harang (8), and Mark Ellis (5.5) for Vernon Wells (23) and Dan Haren (15.5). Andre ...
10/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #14: 3B Juan Uribe : .191/.258/.284 179pa 2hr 0.1 fWAR (booooooooo!) 2012 in brief: Huge disaster was actually somehow worse than his 2011 debut, ...
10/31 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Acquire Ervin Santana : 4:15pm: The Angels get minor league left-hander Brandon Sisk in the deal, Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports reports (on Twitter). ...
10/31 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Target Shields – Seriously, Who Don’t the Dodgers Target ? : Dodgers target Shields among others this winter As reported by our friends at Rays Index , and Mark Saxson of ESPN , The Los ...
10/31 Fire Brand of the American League: Random musings Hunter Golden ponders life, Lackey, losers, and luscious Japanese pitchers....
10/31 Bronx Baseball Daily: Trade Rumor: Angels are aggressively shopping Haren and Santana :
The offseason just started, but it won’t be a slow start if the Angels have anything to do with it. That’s because ...
10/31 Halo Hangout: Angels Roundtable: Chuck Richter : We kicked this whole thing off with a Matt Welch interview here, soldiered on through Hurricane Sandy with Garrett Wilson being ...
10/31 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Trying To Move Haren, Santana : The Angels are aggressively trying to trade starters Dan Haren and Ervin Santana, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports. It’ll ...
10/31 Halo Hangout: Angels Need To Decide On Dan Haren and Ervin Santana…And Soon : I know I’m a little bit late on this, but hey there’s a hurricane where I am. In southern California however, it’s ...
10/30 MLBTradeRumors: Which Players Will Receive Qualifying Offers? : This is the first offseason with qualifying offers for free agents, rather than the Elias ranking system and "offering arbitration" ...
10/30 Halo Hangout: Angels Are 12/1 For 2013 World Series : It’s been a grueling *looks at watch* three days since the Giants won the World Series to end the actual playing of baseball ...
10/30 Swingin' A's: Disposable Heroes : Saying goodbye is always the hardest part. Especially if you’re an Oakland A’s fan. Season after season, A’s ...
10/30 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Wright, A’s, Cabrera : The latest from notes and rumors from Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com...
The Mets are discussing a long-term deal with David ...
10/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Could trade Dan Haren, Ervin Santana: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim could explore the possibilities of trading SPs Dan Haren and Ervin Santana before their 2013 ...[+]
options are due in a couple of days, according to executives of other teams. However, it may be hard to trade either pitcher based on their disappointing seasons. The Angels aren't expected to exercise either option, which would make them free agents. Haren's option is worth $15.5 million and Santana's is worth $13 million.
10/29 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Could Trade Haren, Santana : The Angels have explored the possibility of trading Dan Haren and Ervin Santana before Wednesday, the date on which option decisions ...
10/29 Kings of Kauffman: We Know Who We Are : Chris Volstad. That’s the initial big splash the Royals made this offseason. The move itself doesn’t bother me. Why not ...
10/29 Call to the Pen: Angels GM DiPoto Ready to Play Waiting Game with Zack Greinke : The Los Angeles Angels have one major priority heading into the Hot Stove season, and that’s to re-sign right hander Zack ...
10/29 Halo Hangout: Angels Roundtable: Garrett Wilson : I kicked off this Angels Roundtable with a Matt Welch interview last week. Today we soldier on (hurricane or not) with the Monkey ...
10/27 The Baseball Page: Eight Years ago the Boston Red Sox wiped away 86 years of pain :
The Red Sox hosted the St. Louis Cardinals for the first two games of ...
10/26 Kings of Kauffman: Operation Offseason Improvement: Starting Pitchers who can help the Royals : This offseason we know the Kansas City Royals must get better and the biggest area of improvement must be starting pitching. As ...
10/26 Halo Hangout: Angels Roundtable: Matt Welch : What’s the best part about the internet? Well, besides getting information at ridiculous speeds and adult entertainment ...
10/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Los Angeles Angels : The Angels will pursue starting pitchers and relievers in the offseason ahead.
Guaranteed Contracts
Albert Pujols, ...
10/23 Halo Hangout: A Look Back At 2012: Dan Haren : Dan Haren‘s 2012 was probably the most disapointing of his career if you asked him. It was the first time his record was ...
10/23 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Looking To Add Three Starting Pitchers : The Twins wrapped up their organizational meetings late last week, and Phil Mackey of 1500ESPN.com has the highlights. Mackey ...
10/22 Rays Colored Glasses: Sorry Royals Fans, But Matt Moore Is Not Going Anywhere : Over at Kings of Kauffman, a Kansas City Royals website, Marcus Meade talked about how the Royals, in desperate need of good young ...
10/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Looking back at preseason predictions can be painful : We all know predictions at the beginning of a baseball season are absolutely meaningless. Yet year after year we continue to try ...
10/22 Call to the Pen: As Hot Stove Season Looms, Boston Will Flex Their Muscle Again : If you’re one of those people that gets tired of every single free agent being linked to the big market clubs during the ...
10/21 Kings of Kauffman: My Matt Moore Pipe Dream : Pitching, pitching, the Royals need starting pitching! Anyone who takes the time to read this blog, knows that. Anyone who saw ...
10/19 Jays Journal: Should Blue Jays Marcum Down? : Blue Jays fans, you remember Shaun Marcum right? The right-hander spent 5 seasons in a Toronto uniform, accumulating a record ...
10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: A-Rod, Wright, Ellsbury : On this date in 2009, catcher Kenji Johjima opted out of the final two years of his contract with the Mariners and forfeited ...
10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Andrus, Upton, Greinke, Rockies, Pettitte : Believe it or not, but the last place Red Sox may actually be in better position for future years than the AL East champion Yankees, ...
10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Los Angeles Dodgers : The Dodgers will seek pitching in their first offseason under new ownership.
Guaranteed Contracts
Matt Kemp, OF: $150MM ...
10/17 Fire Brand of the American League: Pillow Talk Hunter Golden takes a look at four starters who the Red Sox may be able to sign to a one-year deal. ...
10/17 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Los Angeles Angels : The 2012 season was one that brought great expectations to the city of Anaheim, but despite the presence of many high-priced veterans ...
10/17 The Beanball: The Top Five Control Artists in 2011 : One of pitching coach’s least favorite things in the world are walks. Walks lead to base runners, and base runners often ...
10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Milwaukee Brewers : The Brewers' offense is as good as it gets, so they're expected to seek pitching this coming offseason.
Guaranteed Contracts
Ryan ...
10/16 The Baseball Haven: 2013 MLB Free Agents: Top 10 Starting Pitchers : Below is a list of starting pitchers who will, or could, reach free agency. Some players listed have options that will probably ...
10/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Chicago Cubs : The Cubs enter the 2012-13 offseason with multiple needs, but their pitching staff requires the most attention at this point.
Guaranteed ...
10/16 Kings of Kauffman: Market Fresh: Kyle Lohse : As you’ve likely heard a few times, the Royals need to improve their starting rotation for 2013. We’ve already talked ...
10/15 MLBTradeRumors: Lohse Hasn't Received Offer From Cardinals : It's been a career season for Kyle Lohse, but despite that fact the right-hander informs Jim Bowden of MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM ...
10/14 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Rotation, Bullpen, Molitor : Twins General Manager Terry Ryan ran down some of the biggest issues facing the club in an interview this morning on 1500 ESPN, ...
10/13 Halo Hangout: How Can Mike Trout Possibly get Better? : How can Mike Trout get better after the season he just had? Go ahead, answer that question. This wasn’t just a “really ...
10/12 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Hamilton, Haren, Felix : For the first time in baseball history, all four LDS series will go the full five games. The Tigers and Giants advanced to the ...
10/11 Baseball Analytics: Justin Verlander will go deep because Valverde is struggling : The great Jim Leyland, manager of the Detroit Tigers, seems to always believe in his own decisions. Detroit Tigers fans have ...
10/11 mlbreports.com : The Angels and Dodgers Have Plenty to Look Forward to Next Year + LAA Payroll in ’13 : Thursday, October.11/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): I know that the playoffs are going on right now and that everyone ...
10/10 Rays Colored Glasses: Time To Pay The Price? : Time To Pay The Price? Over the last few weeks from several different sources, most notably Buster Olney’s report, saying that ...
10/10 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Kansas City Royals : The Royals will pursue pitching in the hopes that a deeper starting staff will result in the club's first winning record in a ...
10/10 Halo Hangout: Restructuring Dan Haren’s Contract. : Relative to past performance, Dan Haren‘s season may have been the single biggest disappointment for the 2012 Angels. He ...
10/8 Halo Hangout: Nick Maronde and Man Crush’s : You know what was missing from the Angels bullpen this year (besides, you know, the ability to get hitters out consistently)? ...
10/7 Kings of Kauffman: Another Royal-less Postseason : Playoff games have already been played and once again the Royals are on the outside looking in. As a Royals fan, you have to find ...
10/7 Halo Hangout: Garrett Richards Is A Key To The Angels in 2013 : Garrett Richards may be a key to the Angels 2013 success. Whether it’s as a starter or a reliever, or trade bait, he’s ...
10/6 Quantrill's Quandaries: Jeff Blair: I live under a bridge; I charge a toll : If you like reading a GM’s words sliced and diced to fit one man’s feather-ruffling narrative, then I highly suggest ...
10/6 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Rumors: Payroll, Sanchez, Lohse, Trades : Royals owner David Glass recently said that the team is "committed to improving (their) starting pitching" while also indicating ...
10/6 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout – Hello Offseason : Chris Iannetta gets an extension, Torii Hunter hopes for a decision soon and, Mike Trout is still at the center of baseball. What ...
10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Chipper, Indians, Haren : The Braves, Cardinals, Orioles, and Rangers will make baseball history later today, when they parti**** in the first ever Wild ...
10/4 Jays Journal: Anthopoulos: Jays Plan To Be Aggressive In Offseason : After three years at the helm of the Toronto Blue Jays, Alex Anthopoulos has put his personal stamp on the organization. Unfortunately, ...
10/3 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes (such sweet sorrow edition) : @Athletics 12, Rangers 5: The turnabout’s complete. Call it comeback or collapse, the AL West is draped in gold and green. ...
10/3 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Haren Hit Hard in Last Start of Season : In what might be Dan Haren‘s final start as an Angel, he and the team didn’t exactly go out on a high note. Haren ...
10/3 Mariners Latest: Fences Moving In for 2013, Mariners Celebrate By Winning :
In case you were out of town or living under a rock this afternoon, it was announced that the fences at Safeco Field will ...
10/3 MLBTradeRumors: Angels To Pursue Pitching, Hunter : The Angels will make significant changes to their roster following a season that included many positive developments before ending ...
10/3 MLBTradeRumors: Haren Open To Re-Signing With Angels : The Angels are expected to decline their $15.5MM club option for Dan Haren after the season, so his Angels career may end before ...
10/2 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Notes: Santana, Wilson, Iannetta, Napoli : Despite adding Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson last winter and enjoying a legendary rookie season from Mike Trout, the Angels ...
10/2 Roto Think Tank: No Hope, No Hope, At the End of My Rope : 0 0 1 582 2616 Roto Think Tank 62 23 3175 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
10/2 Mariners Latest: Mariners Lose, Eliminate Angels Anyway :
Sigh
I wasn't sure I'd write something about this game or not. I'm to the point in the season where individual wins ...
10/2 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Angels Win But Are Eliminated From Playoff Contention : Well, the Angels did what they could to stay in the race, however, with Oakland’s win, the Angels were officially eliminated ...
10/2 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Season Winding Down : It’s only natural to lose interest this time of year. For a brief time, the Royals weren’t mathematically eliminated ...
10/1 Halo Hangout: Series Preview: Angels Head to Seattle For Last Series of Season : Well, if the Angels are going to make the playoffs, they are going to need a lot of luck. They lost the ability to control their ...
10/1 Reviewing the Brew: Did Mike Fiers run out of gasoline? : Even though Mike Fiers just pitched his last game of 2012, his starts from August until yesterday were by far some of the worst ...
News -- September 2012
9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Angels, Padres, Francona, Indians, Red Sox : Right-hander Chris Young made his final start of the season this evening, throwing six innings of two-run ball against the Braves. ...
9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Indians, Tracy, Haren, Farrell : Here's a look at the latest Full Count from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports..
The Indians plans to entertain trade offers for ...
9/29 Halo Hangout: Bad Rotation Management : This has been one of those seasons so far that has left us all scratching our collective heads. Why did it take so long to bring ...
9/28 Mariners Latest: Mariners Spoil the Angels Playoff Hopes for One Game :
As if he's not hurt enough
Usually in games like this one, there's one fact or detail that we can focus on and I can ...
9/28 Mariners Latest: Mariners Take a Beating, Also Lose to Angels :
Smoak practicing his limbo technique
This may not be a common occurrence, a game recap after every game. ...
9/28 Yanks Go Yard: Could Dan Haren make sense for the 2013 Yankees rotation? : Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com recently opined that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (most ridiculous name ever) could “cut ...
9/27 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights-Angels Blow Chance To Cut A’s Lead To One Game : This was not the home finale the Angels have had in mind. The Angels had an opportunity to be down one game with six to go, however, ...
9/27 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Varitek, Rockies, Haren, Diamondbacks : Earlier tonight, the Red Sox announced that Jason Varitek will serve as a special assistant to General Manager Ben Cherington. ...
9/27 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Hunter’s Walk-Off Hit Extends Win Streak To Five : The Angels just keep on fighting. Now the question is, will they fall short? The Angels fought back and came from behind to beat ...
9/27 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks -Thursday: September 27, 2012 :
The Game Picks were 7-7 headed into the Game of the Day. It was the make or break game. The Game of the Day was the Cardinals ...
9/27 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout : Mike Scioscia on Jered Weaver‘s Cy Young chances, Zack Greinke a top priority and, is Dan Haren on the outs? For the first ...
9/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Angels might let Dan Haren walk; should the Dodgers pursue him? :
As the Dodgers attempt to hold onto their less than 1 percent chance at making the playoffs after exploding for eight runs ...
9/26 Kings of Kauffman: Market Fresh: Dan Haren : Even after the Royals traded away Zack Greinke, the knowledge that he’d be a free agent after 2012 was well known and the ...
9/26 Call to the Pen: Angels Expected to Decline Options on Dan Haren, Ervin Santana : Los Angeles Angels right hander Zach Greinke figures to be the best pitcher available on the free agent market after this season. ...
9/26 Halo Hangout: Zack Greinke Is Getting Expensive : Zack Greinke was already scheduled to be the top free agent pitcher in this offseason’s Hot Stove league before he got into ...
9/26 MLBTradeRumors: Angels To Pursue Greinke, Decline Haren/Santana : The Angels' "preference" is to decline their club options on Dan Haren and Ervin Santana in order to pursue a long-term extension ...
9/25 Halo Hangout: Series Preview: Mariners Come To The Big A For Last Home Series : The Angels are doing exactly what they have to do. Win the game in front of them and let the rest take care of itself. The Angels ...
9/25 Yankees Fans Unite: Which Teams Should the Yankees Be Rooting For? : It is obvious that the first goal for the Yankees is to lock up the AL East. The Yankees need to avoid that one game playoff at ...
9/23 Southside Showdown: Rough First Inning For Quintana Dooms White Sox : The first innings of Dan Haren and Jose Quintana could not have been more different. Quintana allowed walks and hits until he ...
9/23 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Haren Gets First Home Win In A Month As Angels Cut Lead to 2.5 Games : The Angels did what they had to do. Now the lead is 2.5. The Angels came in knowing the Athletics had lost in New York and took ...
9/23 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Extra Inning Baseball Helps Rays Gain Ground : With ten games to go following last night’s 11-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Tampa Bay Rays are essentially ...
9/22 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Santana’s Strong Effort Leads Way To Win : If the Angels are going to get back in the race, they are going to have to lean on their starting pitching, which was supposed ...
9/22 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Athletics and Yankees continue their series, Oakland sending Travis Blackley to try even the series against Ivan Nova. Adam ...
9/21 Halo Hangout: Series Preview: Is This The Angels Last Stand? : In the penultimate home series of the season, the Chicago White Sox come to town to take on the Angels. Both teams are playing ...
9/20 Baseball News Source: White Sox to Decline Jake Peavy’s 2013 Option : White Sox will not exercise Peavy’s $22 million club option for 2013 Jake Peavy won the National League Cy Young Award in ...
9/19 Lasorda's Lair: If money is no object… : What can we expect for 2013. Not to get ahead of ourselves, but 2012 has been somewhat of a disappointment. Which is odd to ...
9/18 Baseball News Source: Lackey Continues Return from Tommy John Surgery : Lackey retired six out of eight hitters faced in a simulated game Though a rash of injuries to key names and dysfunction in the ...
9/18 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout : Dan Haren is slated to parti**** in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, American League West is once again the top division in baseball ...
9/17 Halo Hangout: Happy Birthday Dan Haren : Dan Haren had an okay pre-birthday outing on Sunday against the Royals. He only went 5.2 innings allowing three runs (two earned) ...
9/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Angels @ A’s Game 136 : Not a good game for A’s fans. There is the obvious, the A’s lost 7-1 meaning the Angels have swept the now 76-60 A’s ...
9/16 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Trumbo’s Trumbomb Leads Way : Apparently, Mark Trumbo loves Kansas City. He put on a show during the home run derby and his home run in the second helped lift ...
9/16 Baseball Musings: Bullpen in Play : Dan Haren lasted just 5 2/3 innings against the Royals, but the Angels pen held Kansas City scoreless as LAnaheim wins 4-3. Angels ...
9/16 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Sunday: September 16, 2012 :
The week ended on a sour note at the picks finished at one game under .500. Of course the Cardinals were part of the ...
9/16 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Angels Lose On Back to Back Home Runs : It took four pitches. It only took four pitches and the season almost went up in flames. Luckily for the Angels, the Orioles beat ...
9/14 Halo Hangout: Series Preview: Angels Head to KC to Take on the Royals : The Angels head to Kansas City to take on the Royals this weekend. The Angels are 3.5 games out of the second wild card spot. ...
9/14 Kings of Kauffman: Angels-Royals Series Preview Q&A with Halo Hangout’s Jason Evans : Kansas City (65-78) returns home after a successful 4-2 road trip trough division leading Chicago and cellar dweller Minnesota. ...
9/13 BoSox Injection: David Ortiz Wants To Be With Red Sox Next Year, But They Must Compete For Postseason : Aside from the obvious need of upgrading their starting pitching, the Red Sox will have some roster decisions to make this off ...
9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Wednesday: September 5, 2012 :
An 8-7 record for the Game Picks on Tuesday is not going to get the month and the week out of its deep hole. But at least it ...
9/11 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout : How does Jered Weaver‘s injury impact the AL playoff picture, 2012 season award prediction and even more Mike Trout. The ...
9/10 Halo Hangout: Series Preview: Angels Look To Keep Their Winning Ways Going Vs A’s : This is the time when baseball is really fun. When everything is on the line and every pitch and every call is important. This ...
9/10 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Pirates travel to Cincinnati to try to get back to winning after a sweep by the Cubs. Wandy Rodriguez tries to work his magic ...
9/10 Swingin' A's: Athletics Seek Revenge As They Get Set For A 4-game Series Against The Angels : The Oakland Athletics will start a 4-game series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim tomorrow and they will be looking ...
9/10 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights: Greinke Gets Fourth Win In A Row as Halos Sweep Tigers : The Zack Greinke trade looks better and better now huh? Greinke pitched a solid 7 innings of two run ball as he earned his fourth ...
9/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 136 : Not a good game for A’s fans. There is the obvious, the A’s lost 7-1 meaning the Angels have swept the now 76-60 A’s ...
9/9 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals : A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week:
Daniel Seco asked MLBTR readers which National ...
9/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren to pitch Monday: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia said SP Dan Haren would start Monday, Sept. 10. SP Jered Weaver (biceps) threw ...[+]
Sunday, Sept. 9, but the probable starting pitchers have not yet been announced for Tuesday, Sept. 11, and Wednesday, Sept. 12.
9/7 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Offseason Outcomes For Haren, Angels : Five months of the way through a disappointing season Dan Haren's 2013 contract option doesn't look as team-friendly as it once ...
9/6 Baseball News Source: Angels Jered Weaver Will Miss Start With Biceps Tendinitis : Fresh off a sweep of the Oakland Athletics, the Los Angeles Angels got some disappointing news when it was reported that ace ...
9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Free Agents, Lucchino, Valentine : Is there any doubt that the Red Sox will be one of the most talked-about teams of the 2012-13 offseason? September has barely ...
9/6 Swingin' A's: A Losing Streak, September, Panic, And You : Subtitle: How to Keep Irrational Thoughts From Entering Your Brain It really wasn’t that long ago (3 days) that the A’s ...
9/6 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout : If you knew nothing about Nick Maronde before his last two appearances, you’re going to learn a bit about him today. Also, ...
9/5 Swingin' A's: McCarthy Suffers Scary Injury as A’s Get Swept : It’s safe to say the A’s were emphatically outclassed by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during this 3 game series ...
9/5 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Greinke Outduels Parker as Angels Cut A’s Wild Card Lead : It’s great when pitchers’ duel come to fruition. That’s the way the game was last night. Zack Greinke and Jarrod ...
9/4 Halo Hangout: The Angels Cash Commitments : Big spenders during Hot Stove 2011, it’s no surprise that the Angels finished in the top five of payroll commitments for ...
9/1 Halo Hangout: Now or Never: August MVP’s and LVP’s : With the conclusion of last night’s game against the Seattle Mariners, the Los Angeles Angels close the book on an August ...
9/1 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights-Haren & Hunter Lead the Way : For all the struggles that the Angels had last month, it looks like the ship has been righted a little bit. Of course it all starts ...
News -- August 2012
8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Clemens, Dodgers, Red Sox, Mauer : In his latest column, ESPN.com's Jayson Stark writes that Astros players have told their friends on other teams that they already ...
8/31 Swingin' A's: Memo to A’s Fans: This Is Not A Mirage : With the recent run of success by the Oakland Athletics that has brought them all the way to a season high 16 games over the .500 ...
8/31 Halo Hangout: Series Preview: Angels Head to the Pacific Northwest : Get used to the phrase the Angels are playing the Mariners tonight. You will be hearing that a lot over the next month. The Angels ...
8/30 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout : Mike Trout reaches a historic milestone, C.J. Cron has season ending surgery, a one on one with Randal Grichuk and, should the ...
8/30 Fire Brand of the American League: Which pitchers could Red Sox get? : If the Red Sox are going to have any hope of making the playoffs next season, the starting pitchers must step up their game. That ...
8/29 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Angels, Haren, Godfrey, Clemens : It was on this day in 1990 that the Athletics acquired Willie McGee in a trade with the Cardinals. McGee hit .274/.333/.336 ...
8/26 D'Backs Venom: DIamondbacks Acquire RHP Matt Lindstrom for Joe Saunders : On Sunday, the Diamondbacks traded 31-year-old LHP Joe Saunders for hard-throwing right hander Matt Lindstrom. Saunders had ...
8/26 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Bullpen Falters As Angels Win Streak Ends : Well this looks like the Angels team from a week ago. Get lead. Starter pitches okay. Bullpen can’t hold it. This describes ...
8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Upton, Rangers, Beckett, Drew : Here's a look at the latest edition of Full Count from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (video link)..
It's likely that the Rangers ...
8/25 Call to the Pen: West Coast Bias; The League’s Best Players Aren’t Just in the East Now : Since baseball originated, it was an east coast game. In the 1800′s when the game first gained traction with the American ...
8/25 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Greinke And Kendrick Lead Way As Angels Extend Winning Streak To Four : Now this is the Zack Greinke we all thought we were getting at the deadline. Greinke pitched 7.2 innings of one-run ball and Howard ...
8/24 Halo Hangout: Dan Haren – Slumping, or declining? : Here’s a line that has been drilled into the head of every Angels fan, “Dan Haren is a workhorse, an elite pitcher, ...
8/23 Baseball News Source: Jacob Turner, Tyler Skaggs – Show Future of Marlins, D-backs : Miami’s Jacob Turner and Arizona’s Tyler Skaggs are two of the most highly regarded starting pitching prospects in ...
8/22 Call to the Pen: Firing Scioscia Would Be Blasphemy For Angels : There is an old quote that says, “Change for the sake of change is a recipe for failure.” In the case of the Los Angeles ...
8/22 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: August 22 : Top stories Hamilton sets record: With a doubleheader last night, it seemed inevitable that Billy Hamilton would at some point ...
8/21 Halo Hangout: Does Mike Butcher need to go? : An All Star rotation. Two relievers worthy of All Star consideration. One an All Star last year. A free agent pick up who had ...
8/21 Baseball Musings: Ten K Control : The Madison Bumgarner and Clayton Kershaw matchup lived up to the hype, as both walked none and struck out 10 as the Giants took ...
8/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 120: Moore Earns 10th Win as Bats Continue Surge to Sweep Angels : What a series the Rays had in Anaheim. They were not going to let the finale spoil that. The Angels have four really good starting ...
8/19 Full Spectrum Baseball: Top 5 Fantasy Disappointments in 2012 – Hitters and Pitchers Let’s take a look at the 5 biggest disappointments of both hitters and pitchers this season....
8/18 Baseball News Source: Angels Could End Up Baseball’s Most Disappointing Team : Ravaged by a rash of injuries that most teams over the course of baseball history could not overcome, the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia ...
8/18 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout : Instant replay, Dan Haren and moooooore Mike Trout. The air is getting sucked out of the lungs of this fan base quicker than the ...
8/17 Swingin' A's: Forever Young : Last offseason, brought the return of pitching coach Curt Young back to the Athletics after a brief and tumultuous year ...
8/17 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Price Quiets Hot Angel Bats : Baseball is a funny game. One day you get a perfect game thrown against you. The next day your ace is on the mound and he throws ...
8/17 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 118: Offense Comes Alive as Rays Roll in Opener vs. Angels : Dan Haren was perfect in the first inning on Thursday night’s game versus the Rays, and it had to in the back of your head- ...
8/17 Baseball Musings: Price Point : David Price pitched seven shutout innings Thursday night against the Angels to run his record to 16-4. Something clicked for Price ...
8/15 Halo Hangout: The Dog Days Of August : For the Angels, more like doggin’ it days of August. Amirite? While July ended with the Halos taking the first two games ...
8/15 Full Spectrum Baseball: Shark Week: The Jeff Samardzija Evaluation : That's right, it is Shark Week ladies and gentleman! No better time to try and figure out the real fantasy value of Jeff "The ...
8/14 Baseball News Source: Diamondbacks – Loaded with Starting Pitching Prospects : Though they are just 58-57, the Arizona Diamondbacks find themselves 4.5 games behind the deadlocked Los Angeles Dodgers and San ...
8/14 WasWatching: 60+ % Quality Starts Since 2006 – Minimum 50 Starts : Here is the list, below. Not a lot of Yankees pitchers here, are there? Rk Player QS% GS From To Age G W-L% IP Tm 1 Ryan Vogelsong ...
8/14 Full Spectrum Baseball: Better Late Than Never: Chris Carter, Oakland Athletics In Better Late Than Never, I will be profiling 25 year old Oakland A's post-hype prospect Chris Carter....
8/13 mlbreports.com : Weekly 6-Pack MLB Prospects: Hot/Cold Sheet – Week of August 13TH : Monday August 13th, 2012 Codey Harrison: This is the second installment of the weekly prospect hot/cold sheet. We will feature ...
8/13 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout : You’ll have to excuse any vitriol that I might display today. There was this weird looking “L” next to Jered ...
8/12 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Haren Rocked as Mariners Even The Series : Maybe Dan Haren‘s back is bothering him again. Maybe it’s just a blip. We’ll see in the next five days. The ...
8/11 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Angels Win on Walk-off Wild Pitch : The Angels really needed that win last night. This might be the win that gets them to win 10 of 13 or something like that. The ...
8/10 Halo Hangout: Series Preview: Halos Return Home to Take on Mariners : The Angels look to fix themselves against the struggling Mariners this weekend as the Halos return home to the Big A. The Angels ...
8/9 High Heat Stats: Pitching reliability – an honest day’s work : Quick – have you had a bad day at work this year? Pretty silly question, right. Well, if you’re among a select group ...
8/9 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The NotCardinals Active Roster : With the trade of Tyler Greene to the Houston Astros, the list of ex-Cardinals grew just a bit. As a matter of fact, he might ...
8/8 mlbreports.com : Los Angeles Angels: Can Their Starting Rotation Carry Them Into the Postseason? : Wednesday August 8th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Intern Writer): The Los Angeles Angels made two big splashes in the offseason. ...
8/7 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Not Top 10 Deals in Cardinals History : Whenever someone familiar with the Cardinals goes on a diatribe about the great lopsided trades that have worked in favor of the ...
8/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren gives up one run in Sunday start: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren gave up one run and four hits in six innings Sunday, Aug. 5, after the Angels skipped ...[+]
his previous turn due to stiffness in his right side. He spent time on the disabled list in July with lower back stiffness.
8/5 Southside Showdown: A.J. Doesn’t Start, Plays Hero Anyway : It was Dan Haren and it was Francisco Liriano that controlled the game early as neither team was able to do much offensively against ...
8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren to pitch Sunday: Updating previous reports, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (back) will start against the Chicago White Sox Sunday, ...[+]
Aug. 5.
8/3 Full Spectrum Baseball: Sabermetric Mining – FIP, xFIP, and SIERA : The unfortunate fact of most fantasy leagues is that while ERA is a category, it is not very strong as a predictor of future performance. ...
8/1 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights-Angels All-Stars Lead Way In Victory : In important games, you need your stars to be stars. That’s exactly what Albert Pujols, Mike Trout and Jered Weaver were ...
8/1 StanGraphs: There Goes Another First Rounder : If you’ve ever been here before, you know we were never big fans of Zack Cox. Well, you have proof that we didn’t ...
News -- July 2012
7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren won't pitch Wednesday: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (back) will miss his next start Wednesday, Aug. 1, with SP Garrett Richards facing ...[+]
the Texas Rangers instead. Haren is hoping to return this weekend against the Chicago White Sox.
7/29 Release Points: Greinke Trade Reaction: Win-Win for Brewers And Angels : After General Manager Doug Melvin confirmed on Thursday what so many had already expected – that, yes, Zack Greinke, perhaps ...
7/29 Call to the Pen: Greinke Acquisition Places Angels Rotation Among Best in AL : On Sunday, Zack Greinke made his debut as a Los Angeles Angel. Greinke, acquired from Milwaukee for a package headlined by former ...
7/29 High Heat Stats: Belated Friday Roundup – AL Edition : A poor substitute for the original, but will do what I can while John is taking some time off. Game wraps follow the jump. Athletics ...
7/28 Tyler's Think Tank: Angels Win Greinke Sweepstakes : When the Los Angeles Angels signed C.J Wilson last December, adding him to a rotation that already featured a formidable big three ...
7/28 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Is Dan Haren Back? : Zack Greinke had to like what he saw from his new teammates last night. Shortly after acquiring the ace, Dan Haren pitched like ...
7/28 The Baseball Page: Angels acquire Zack Greinke. :
Deal is done: Greinke to #Angels, sources tell me and @jonmorosi. @Ken_Rosenthal
#Brewers ...
7/28 Call to the Pen: Zack Greinke Trade Analysis : With the biggest move in the books, let’s take a look at what each team received. The Angeles sent Jean Segura, Ariel ...
7/28 Halo Hangout: Angels Acquire Zack Greinke For Farm System : After Cole Hamels signed his mega-extension with the Phillies, Zack Greinke became the prize free agent pitcher for the trade ...
7/28 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 100: Keppinger Provides The Only Offense as Haren, Pujols Defeat Rays 3-1 : Tampa Bay arrived in Los Angeles for Friday’s series opener knowing full well that they’d be facing a tough Angels ...
7/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Analyzing the Zack Greinke Trade : For the Angels The Angels have long had a history of collecting starting pitching. The addition of Zack Greinke gives them a top ...
7/27 Baseball News Source: Greinke Joins Weaver and Wilson – Gives Angels Elite Trio of Starters : Forgive Angels manager Mike Scioscia if he feels a burst of exhilaration. Though his team entered Friday night’s game five ...
7/27 Baseball News Source: How Will the Rangers Answer the Angels’ Acquisition of Greinke? : With the acquisition of Zack Greinke from Milwaukee, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim boast a rotation that include features ...
7/27 mlbreports.com : 2012 Trade Deadline Update #4 7/27: Zack Greinke to the Angels – The A.L. West Just Got Wilder : Saturday July 28th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: Zack Greinke has just been traded to the Angels. It looks as if the A.L. West is ...
7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Acquire Zack Greinke : One of the trade deadline's major chips has switched teams, as the Angels have acquired Zack Greinke in a trade with the Brewers. ...
7/27 Halo Hangout: Series Preview: Angels Take on Potential Trade Partner Rays : The Angels and Rays are set to face each other this weekend at the Big A. The Angels hold a 2.5 game lead over Tampa in the Wild ...
7/27 The Baseball Page: 2013 Free Agency Could Be Better Focus for Boston Red Sox and not Trade Deadline :
The July 31 trade deadline is just five days away and as the Boston ...
7/27 Call to the Pen: Los Angeles Angels Not Likely to Land A Starter : According to Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com, the Angels chances of landing another starting pitcher are below average. They have ...
7/24 Call to the Pen: MLB Trade Rumors: Angels Eyeing James Shields : According to Tim Kurkjian of ESPN, the Angels and the Rays have been involved in numerous trade talks - including a trade that ...
7/24 Halo Hangout: Help Wanted: Starting Pitchers : Last night after the game, the Angels announced a trade, acquiring Barry Enright from the Arizona Diamondbacks for the ol’ ...
7/23 Kings of Kauffman: Series Preview: Royals at Angels – July 23-25 : After a 3-7 homestand against the likes of the White Sox, Mariners and Twins the Kansas City Royals (40-54) head out west for ...
7/23 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Haren’s Return Helps Halos Win Series vs. Texas : Dan Haren came back off the DL and looked like his old self as the Angels won the rubber game of the series with the Texas Rangers ...
7/23 Tomahawk Take: Braves Must Trade To Win–So Why Haven’t They : Everyone Known The Braves Must Make A Trade Unless you’ve been in a coma for three months you’ll know what the Braves ...
7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren activated: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim activated SP Dan Haren (back) from the 15-day disabled list to make his start Sunday, July 22, ...[+]
against the Texas Rangers. The team optioned OF Kole Calhoun to Triple-A Salt Lake in the corresponding move.
7/22 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Santana Shelled as Rangers Blast Five Homers : With the trade deadline looming, the cost of a starting pitcher for the Angels may have just gone up after yesterday. Ervin Santana ...
7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Showing interest in James Shields: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim want to strengthen their rotation with SP Dan Haren (back) dealing with back issues and SP Ervin ...[+]
Santana struggling this season. They might be interested in Tampa Bay Rays SP James Shields if he comes available.
7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers & Angels Have Interest In James Shields : Both the Tigers and Angels have interest in Rays right-hander James Shields according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. The two ...
7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Kole Calhoun could be odd man out: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim could option OF Kole Calhoun to the minors after their game Saturday, July 21, to clear space ...[+]
on the 25-man roster for SP Dan Haren (back). The move would leave the team with a 13-man pitching staff.
7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren on target for Sunday start: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (back) threw a 'touch and feel' bullpen session Friday, July 20, and he said he felt ...[+]
good. Haren is scheduled to start Sunday, July 22, against the Texas Rangers.
7/20 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: A's, Haren, Santana, Upton : A look at the latest out of the AL and NL West..
With the trade deadline rapidly approaching, A's manager Bob Melvin says ...
7/19 mlbreports.com : Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: 2012 World Series contenders? : Thursday July 19th, 2012 John Burns: The 2012 season for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim looks like it might be getting saved ...
7/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren expected back this weekend: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (back) expects to return to the rotation this weekend against the Texas Rangers after ...[+]
throwing 65 pitches with Single-A Inland Empire Monday, July 16. His fastball was around 88 mph in his rehab outing Monday. 'It felt good,' Haren said. 'My fastball, especially, felt good at the end. That's the most important pitch for me. I usually throw everything off my fastball and I haven't had anything on my fastball, so they could look for everything else.'
7/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Ibanez’s late slam powers Yanks to win over Jays :
Here's something for you to ponder before bed: if a Yankee delivers a clutch hit in the eighth inning with the bases loaded, ...
7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren to rehab: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (back) will go four or five innings in a rehab start with Single-A Inland Empire Monday, ...[+]
July 16. SP Garrett Richards will be recalled to start in Haren's spot Tuesday, July 17.
7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren makes Class A rehab start: Los Angeles Angels of Angels SP Dan Haren (back) allowed two earned runs over five innings in a minor-league rehab start with ...[+]
Class A Lake Elsinore Monday, July 16. He appeared to have no setbacks with his lower back injury.
7/16 Motor City Bengals: On Tap: Angels And White Sox Come To Town : Typically, I don’t really get involved in series previews here at MCB. It’s a conscious decision, mainly because a ...
7/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren close to making rehab start: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (back) had a successful bullpen session Saturday, July 14. He is expected to make a ...[+]
minor league rehab start Monday, July 16, or Tuesday, July 17, and will likely return to the rotation Sunday, July 22.
7/15 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Yankees Bullpen Shuts Down Angels Offense : Jerome Williams made his return to the Angels rotation yesterday. He pitched okay and gave the Angels some length, but it wasn’t ...
7/14 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Have Interest in Matt Capps, Francisco Liriano : Looking to bolster their pitching staff for the stretch drive, the Angels have interest in both Matt Capps and Francisco Liriano ...
7/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Garrett Richards might start Tuesday: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim optioned P Brad Mills to Triple-A Salt Lake Friday, July 13, taking him out of the running to ...[+]
start Tuesday, July 17. SP Garrett Richards is a possibility to fill the rotation spot for the injured SP Dan Haren (back).
7/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren continues to progress: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (back) threw a full bullpen Thursday, July 12. Haren will throw another bullpen session ...[+]
Saturday, July 14, according to manager Mike Scioscia. The team will then determine whether he is ready for a minor-league rehab start, or if he will throw a simulated game. 'We're gonna take it one step at a time, but we're very encouraged by the way he threw his 'pen,' Scioscia said Friday, July 13.
7/13 PaulLebowitz.com: American League West—Buy, Sell or Stand Pat? : We can tick Edwin Encarnacion off the board of potentially available players as the Blue Jays signed him to a 3-year, $27 million ...
7/12 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Keys To The Second Half : The Angels start their post all-star break schedule on Friday in New York against the Yankees. They currently sit four games behind ...
7/12 Baseball Musings: AL West at the All Star Break : Next up in the graphical division race series is the AL West: Powered by Tableau Texas is pretty much the class of the division. ...
7/12 Venom Strikes: Tyler Skaggs: Remember Him? : There has been a wave of young pitchers that have spent significant amounts of time with the Diamondbacks this season. ...
7/12 Rising Apple: Five Starting Pitchers the Mets Could Trade For to Replace Dillon Gee : The good news is that Dillon Gee will soon be released from the hospital. The bad news is that the treatment to prevent future ...
7/11 Halo Hangout: Halo HIghlights- A Look Back at the First Half : The Los Angeles Angels enter the second half with a record of 48-38, four games behind the Texas Rangers for the AL West lead, ...
7/11 Redbird Rants: MLB Midseason Report : As we sit about four matches past the true halfway point of the season, it’s time to look at the season so far and see not ...
7/11 Roto Think Tank: More on First Half Disappointments : My post on potential second-half pitching "surgers" generated a great deal of interest. So I threw out a general query ...
7/10 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Interested In Acquiring Zack Greinke :
The Angels plan to make a run at trading for Brewers starter Zack Greinke if the right-hander becomes available prior to the ...
7/9 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Angels Finish First Half With Home Run Barrage : Mark Trumbo decided he needed a little more practice before tonight’s home run derby. I guess he’s ready now after ...
7/9 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 13 : Returning home from a long road trip, the Indians were looking to make some noise this week while taking on the Los Angeles Angels ...
7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Brad Mills to start Sunday: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Brad Mills will start Sunday, July 8, against the Baltimore Orioles in place of the injured ...[+]
SP Dan Haren (back).
7/7 Call to the Pen: If the Season Ended Today : As hopefully all baseball fans know at this point, a brand new playoff system will be unveiled for the 2012 season. Instead of ...
7/6 Call to the Pen: Los Angeles Angels’ Dan Haren Hits the DL : Dan Haren is not used to this. He’s never been on the disabled list in his career. The 31-year old righty has pitched ...
7/6 Halo Hangout: Wilson and Weaver and Pray For Fever. : Yeesh! In spite of last night’s come back, the Angels have a little hitch in their giddy-up heading into the break. With ...
7/6 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes: Haren, Howard, Kemp, and More :
Fantasy owners rejoice as Matt Kemp is close to returning. (US Presswire)The last several weeks have been tough on fantasy owners ...
7/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren to DL: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim placed SP Dan Haren (back) on the 15-day disabled list with lower back stiffness Thursday, July ...[+]
5, and recalled RP Kevin Jepsen from Triple-A Salt Lake in a corresponding move. It will be Haren's first career stint on the disabled list, and he last missed a start in 2005. The team will need a starter in his place for Sunday, July 8.
7/4 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Halos Lose After Two Rain Delays : The Angels dealt with two rain delays and subpar pitching performances as they lost the middle game of their series with Cleveland ...
7/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Bats Rough Up Haren and Halos; Indians 9, Angels 5 : By Ryan Hohman After watching an early lead disappear, the Cleveland Indians battled back to score the game’s last five ...
7/4 Call to the Pen: MLB Scoreboard: Chicago White Sox Destroy Roy Oswalt and the Texas Rangers : AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago White Sox 19, Texas Rangers 2 The Texas Rangers saw shades of that 21-run Mariner game earlier this season ...
7/4 WahoosOnFirst: Rain-Drenched Indians Rough Up Dan Haren in 9-5 Win : Zach McAllister turned in a strong start and the Tribe’s bats were off to the races Tuesday night as the Tribe dodged rainstorms ...
7/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren dealing with back injury: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (back) admitted he has been dealing with a back issue since the end of spring training. ...[+]
He'll be examined when the team returns home from their road trip, and his next start is in question.
7/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #80: Los Angeles Angels (45-35) at Cleveland Indians (40-39) : By Mike Brandyberry Monday evening the Indians were not able to bring their offensive outburst from Baltimore home with them ...
7/3 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Weaver Shuts Down the Tribe : When you get a match-up of two aces, sometimes it leads to 10-9 games. The match-up of Jered Weaver and Ubaldo Jimenez live up ...
7/2 WahoosOnFirst: Opposition Research: Jason Evans Talks Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim : The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim come to town Monday night to kick off a three-game set at Progressive Field. So I talked to ...
7/2 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Pirates, Headley, Angels, Phillies : In today's column, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports writes that the Pirates should go all in and trade for either Brewers right-hander ...
News -- June 2012
6/30 Yanks Go Yard: David Phelps and others in the Yankees’ 2013 rotation? : The one thing that the New York Yankees have been blessed with so far this season is the starting pitching. A lot of the Yankees’ ...
6/29 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Haren and Homers Beat Blue Jays : The Angels are just finding ways to win games right now. Whether its via a pitchers duel or a slugfest they get it done. Today ...
6/28 Halo Hangout: Series Preview: Oh Canada : The Angels head to Canada to take on the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays rotation is an absolute mess right now and makes the recent ...
6/28 Through The Fence Baseball: The legend of Mike Trout grows — ROY and MVP worthy? : American League catchers may resort to hiding kryptonite in their pockets when Mike Trout comes to bat. There doesn’t seem to ...
6/27 mlbreports.com : Carlos Gonzalez on the Trade Block? Buyer Beware! : Wednesday June 27th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen: With the mid-season classic almost upon us, trade talks are also starting to heat ...
6/24 Halo Hangout: Mike Trout Isn’t Real : I have this theory that Mike Trout is just an urban legend. And I’ll wake up one morning to find out he never existed. Until ...
6/24 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Angels Rally from Five Down to Win : Sometimes you need to make a comeback to get a win. That’s what the Angels did last night, as they came back from down five ...
6/23 Lasorda's Lair: What is Wrong with the Offense? : The million-dollar question, huh? No seriously. The eight guys in any given lineup not named Andre Ethier are probably making ...
6/23 Lasorda's Lair: Five Run Lead Not Enough for Chad Billingsley in Dodger’s Fourth Straight Loss : Dodgers 5 12 1 Angels 8 12 0 WP-Haren-5-7 LP-Billingsley-4-6 SV-Frieri-8 HR-Abreu-2-Trout-7 If I were to tell you ...
6/22 Halo Hangout: Series Preview: Freeway Series Part Two : Round two of the Freeway Series begins tonight as the Angels and Dodgers will wrap up interleague play for the 2012 season. ...
6/22 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Look Forward to Wrapping Up Interleague Play in Anaheim : Chad Billingsley (4-5, 3.75) vs. Dan Haren (4-7, 3.97) Lineup: Gordon SS Hairston 2B Ethier RF Abreu DH Rivera LF Loney 1b Kennedy ...
6/22 Baseball Musings: Unlucky First : Dan Haren allows his 13th home run of the season as former teammate Bobby Abreu takes him deep in the first inning to give the ...
6/21 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights-Weaver Returns; Shuts Down Giants : It’s almost like he never left. Jered Weaver came off the DL and pitched six shutout innings as the Angels beat the Giants ...
6/21 Seedlings to Stars: 2012 S2S Mid-Season All-Stars: Southern League : Tonight, June 19th, 2012 the North and South divisions will take to the field and battle it out to decide who reins supreme. I, ...
6/16 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights: Cahill Shuts Down Angel Offense : Jun 15, 2012; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Angels left fielder The Diamondbacks got the best of former teammate Dan Haren last ...
6/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren suffers loss Friday: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (4-7) allowed five runs on eight hits over 6 1/3 innings in a loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks ...[+]
Friday, June 15, with two walks and five strikeouts.
6/16 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Manny, A's, Saunders, Vargas : Manny Ramirez has been eligible to join the A's major league roster for more than two weeks after completing his 50-game suspension, ...
6/15 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : Theo Epstein’s last place teams meet in Chicago and the Red Sox play the Cubs. One of Theo’s big signings goes against ...
6/14 MLBTradeRumors: Los Angeles Notes: Ethier, Haren, Draft Signings : Here's the latest from the City of Angels (and Dodgers)...
Andre Ethier would've gotten more than a five-year, $85MM deal ...
6/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren allows career-high four HRs in win: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed four earned runs and 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings in a win Saturday, June 9, ...[+]
against the Colorado Rockies. Haren allowed a career-high four home runs, but they were all solo shots.
6/6 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Jon Garland, Michael Wacha and Draft Expectations : You could practically hear the groans echoing through Cardinals Nation when the MLB Network graphic popped on screen for the team’s ...
6/6 STLCardinalBaseball: A Look Back At Past Cardinal Drafts : Many fans throw an apathetic glance at the MLB Draft. Unlike the drafts in many other sports, baseball players chosen in the baseball ...
6/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren ends long streak: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren ended a career-best streak of 25 strikeouts without a walk when Texas Rangers C Mike ...[+]
Napoli drew a base on balls in the fourth inning Sunday, June 3. The franchise record for most strikeouts without a walk is 30, by Frank Tanana in May 1976.
6/3 FanSided: Rangers End Streak of Futility, Salvage Series : Cue overdramatic headline. After the Rangers missed several opportunities to score in the first two games of the series, and even ...
6/3 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Nationals try to make it five games in a row against the Braves as Gio Gonzalez hosts Tommy Hanson. Hanson has flourished ...
6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren to work on regular rest: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren will be kept on regular rest to work in the series finale Sunday, June 3, against the ...[+]
Texas Rangers.
News -- May 2012
5/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT WAS A FRUSTRATING NIGHT IN ANAHEIM, AGAIN :
I really dislike the Angels, I really do. They play on the west coast,
so their games start three hours later than normal, ...
5/30 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees shutdown by Haren and Angels defense : The New York Yankees expected things to be tough in Anaheim, it always is, but this time around they’ve run into a buzzsaw. ...
5/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees can’t catch a break, lose to Angels 5-1 :
You ever have one of those days where, for most of the day, it feels like everything is going reasonably well for you and ...
5/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankee beat: bases loaded, Austin, and bad umpires :
The Yankees got Angel’ed last night as Dan Haren got help from the umpires and some great defense to stifle their ...
5/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Homers, Haren baffle Yanks as Angels take series : A three run third and a typical Dan Haren performance were all the Angels needed last night to win game two of this three game ...
5/30 Baseball Musings: Injury Tuesday : Tuesday afternoon turned out to be a bad time to take a trip to Boston, as a number of major figures received reports on their ...
5/30 Baseball Musings: West Coast Roundup : Albert Pujols and Mark Trumbo each homered off Andy Pettitte as the Angels beat the Yankees 5-1. Trumbo is hitting a very Pujols ...
5/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees face a pair of potential playoff opponents this week :
This week the Yankees are squaring off with the rising Angels for a three game set in Anaheim, followed by an off day on Thursday, ...
5/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES LOST A HEARTBREAKER IN ANAHEIM :
No one likes
these late night West Coast games. Everyone has to stay up late to see
if the Yankees can win these games, ...
5/29 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Padres and Cubs play a Tuesday afternoon game as Eric Stults takes on Jeff Samardzija. Stults makes his third start for San ...
5/25 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: May 25 : Top stories Extremely athletic man signed to minor league contract: For the third straight year, Joey Gathright started the season ...
5/25 Baseball Musings: Back to the Future : Dan Haren‘s bad back didn’t seem to bother him against the Mariners as he walked none and struck out 14 (a career ...
5/22 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Los Angeles Angels : The Angels are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series:
Eligible For Free Agency (6)
Torii Hunter - Hunter has ...
5/20 Baseball Musings: What Wrong with Haren? : Dan Haren pitched a decent game Saturday night, allowing three runs in 6 2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out five, and kept ...
5/18 The Captain's Blog: Yanks Best Laid Plans Go Awry, but Nothing Cole Hamels Can’t Fix : After getting off to a historic start in April, the Yankees offense has hit the skids in May. As a result, the team’s output ...
5/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 36 : Most people would not have guessed that the A’s would roll into Anaheim in the middle of May finding Los Angeles in last ...
5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren yields four runs in Monday loss: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (1-4) yielded six hits and four runs during another sub-par start for the Angels, who ...[+]
were shut out for a major league-worst eighth time this season, a club record for 36 games into the season. Los Angeles lost 5-0 to the Oakland Athletics on Monday, May 14.
5/15 Baseball Musings: Western Roundup : Low scoring ruled the west coast Monday night as no game produced more than five runs. The Angels continued reeling as Tyson Ross ...
5/14 High Heat Stats: The Mount Rushmore of the Arizona Diamondbacks : Time for us to figure out who is on the Mount Rushmore of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Here are the top 15 batters and pitchers, ...
5/13 Full Spectrum Baseball: AL Pitching Planner: May 14 – May 20 : Like their NL counterparts, the AL also has a full slate of games for all its teams, giving you numerous two-start choices for ...
5/7 Bus League Baseball: Aces: Not just Arizona’s AAA affiliate anymore : Back in 2007, it seemed like Arizona was set up to have at least a few consecutive years of success. Although based on their run ...
5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren gives up five runs in loss: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren was charged with five runs three earned and five hits over seven innings in his ...[+]
sixth start Thursday, May 3, a 5-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
News -- April 2012
4/29 High Heat Stats: :) Saturday recap : On the same night that the 1st overall pick of 2010 made his big-league debut, the 68th pick in that draft, Drew Smyly, earned ...
4/29 WahoosOnFirst: Dan Haren, Angels Shut Tribe Down in 2-1 Loss : Jeanmar Gomez turned in a phenomenal outing for Cleveland Saturday, but it was not enough for the Indians (10-9) as Dan Haren ...
4/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Rain, Haren Stall Tribe Offense; Angels 2, Indians 1 : By Mike Brandyberry After a rain delay that was just short of two and a half hours, the Angels’ Dan Haren made quick work of ...
4/28 Baseball Musings: Trout Flounders : Mike Trout went 0 for 4 with a strikeout in his 2012 debut, but a great pitching performance by Dan Haren gave the Angels a 2-1 ...
4/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #19—Los Angeles Angels (6-14) at Cleveland Indians (10-8) : By Mike Brandyberry Last night the Indians came from behind to win the game in the bottom of the ninth inning. Asdrubal Cabrera’s ...
4/28 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : Mike Trout tries to jump start the Angles offense. Photo: © Jake Roth-US PRESSWIRE Saturday’s action gets sandwiched between ...
4/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Sifting through the Angels’ rough start : (lbert Pujols’s struggles at the plate highlight an underachieving Angels team.) I was going to post the typical negative ...
4/25 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Exploring the Value of the Quality Start : As someone who writes about fantasy baseball and of course plays it, I often find myself trying to find easy ways to value a player. ...
4/24 The Daily Catch: Angels Player Power Rankings – Week 3 : This article is courtesy of our friends at Monkey With A Halo Written by: Garrett Wilson After an unexpected week off, the Angels ...
4/19 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Notes: Aybar, Dipoto, Haren, Santana : Earlier this evening we asked MLBTR readers if they thought the Angels made the right move in signing Erick Aybar to a new four-year, ...
4/18 High Heat Stats: Tuesday’s featured game: Texas at Boston : The Rangers clobbered the Red Sox on Tuesday, 18-3, opening a two-game miniseries in Fenway. It’s the fourth time since ...
4/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 12 : The A’s win 5-3. Decent offense, decent pitching, all around good performance. The A’s with the win again move into ...
4/18 Baseball Musings: Late Night Roundup : Matt Carpenter hit a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the bottom of the tenth inning as St. Louis walked off with a 2-1 win over the ...
4/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Carignan and Cowgill Optioned; Ross and Wagner Recalled : Andrew Carignan and Collin Cowgill have been demoted to Sacramento. Tyson Ross, as expected given he was the projected starter ...
4/17 Brotherly Glove: Phils Show Consideration For East Coasters : Tim Lincecum is struggling right now. While he is still talented enough to get a big strikeout and mow down hitters, his control, ...
4/15 Full Spectrum Baseball: AL Pitching Planner: April 16 – April 22 Yesterday I took a look at the NL pitching matchups for Week 3. Here are the AL matchups:...
4/11 Through The Fence Baseball: D-backs’ Bauer, Skaggs and Bradley do damage early : There is that old adage about how you can never have enough pitching. The Arizona Diamondbacks must be blushing every time someone ...
4/10 i70baseball.com: Is One Series Enough To Begin Raising Expectations For The Royals? : The Kansas City Royals are only 3 games into the season, however, they have already given fans much reason to believe things could ...
4/7 Baseball Musings: Hitting Haren : The Royals struck out five times against Dan Haren in 5 1/3 innings, but when they put the bat on the ball good things happened. ...
4/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Excitement is palpable as Angels begin season : The pieces are in place: The 25-man roster is set, and the Los Angeles Angels’ season opener is a few hours away. The hype ...
4/4 Full Spectrum Baseball: Preseason Predictions The season is just about to start so I thought I would share my Preseason Predictions with you....
4/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Staff Predictions for the 2012 MLB Season : The MLB season starts tomorrow (not including those ridiculous Japan games) and the Yankees Fans Unite staff has made their predictions ...
4/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: The Pre-Season Predictions: 2012 Edition : The time has come to make bold predictions that will invariably be shown to be false over the course of the season. I have done ...
4/3 Roto Think Tank: Might I Interest You In Being Bored to Tears While I Discuss My Home League? (A.L. Edition) : In addition to the CBS Analysts League and Tout Wars, I play in a couple of long standing home leagues. I wasn't going to spend ...
News -- March 2012
3/31 Baseball Press: Our Best Predictions For the 2012 Season :
Will Joey Votto win another National League MVP Award in 2012? (US Presswire)The 2012 baseball season has arrived, and the Baseball ...
3/30 MLB Dirt: My 2012 Predictions: AL West : I am continuing my 2012 prediction series by revealing my AL West standings and a few positive and negative predictions for each ...
3/30 PaulLebowitz.com: Oswalt Overkill and Desperation : In the category of unsubstantiated rumors of the day, the Angels are supposedly the “frontrunners” for fussy free agent righty ...
3/24 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Emerging As Front-Runner For Oswalt? : The Angels are "suddenly the front-runner" for free agent right-hander Roy Oswalt, reports ESPN's Jim Bowden (on Twitter). The ...
3/23 The "Mc" Effect: Flashback Friday: 2001 MLB Draft : I mentioned in Flashback Friday: 2007 MLB Draft that the Pirates have certainly had their fair share of "bad draft picks." The ...
3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Looking For Starting Pitch Depth : Despite having a strong front four of Jered Weaver, Dan Haren, C.J. Wilson, and Ervin Santana, the Angels are looking for ...
3/21 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 amateur draft presents rare opportunity for Twins : The Minnesota Twins find themselves in a somewhat unfamiliar position this June when they select second overall in Major League ...
3/20 Cubs Stats: Ryan Braun, PEDs, And Secrets : There's a lot that we, the public and the fans, just do not know. The MLB has secrets, many of them are not terribly surprising (more ...
3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Angels : The Angels stole Winter Meetings headlines by signing the offseason's best free agent hitter and pitcher in the course of a few ...
3/18 The Baseball Page: Season Preview Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Season Preview Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...
3/18 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 4 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim : For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis. I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note ...
3/18 Lasorda's Lair: Rain Rain Go Away, Come Around Another Day : Hi Dodger Fans! I hope everyone had a fun and safe, and dry St. Patrick’s Day Weekend. After last night’s tie in ...
3/15 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finding Keepers: Los Angeles Angels : The Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim) hit it big on the free agent market this past offseason and are truly stocked with fantasy ...
3/15 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBS A.L.-Only Results: Starting Pitchers (Part I) : To some, it might seem like this series has ground to a halt, but I'm almost done, with only three pieces to go. Today's the first ...
3/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren dominant: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren gave up just one hit and fanned seven in three shutout innings against the Arizona ...[+]
Diamondbacks Tuesday, March 13. He capped off the outing by striking out the final four batters.
3/9 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Head-to-Head Pitchers : I am relatively new to the game of fantasy baseball. My cousin is helping me understand the game better and has invited me to ...
3/8 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Jimenez And Tomlin Struggle; Angels 6, Indians 5 : By Mike Brandyberry Finding midseason form has not been easy for several Tribe starting pitchers this spring and that ...
3/8 The Baseball Page: MLB adds wild card for 2012, but format not ideal New Wild Card Format, not exactly ideal for Baseball. ...
3/7 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 fantasy baseball spring preview: My draft board : There are thousands of websites posting their top -300 player rankings for everyone to hoot and holler over … blah, blah, ...
3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren to make spring debut Thursday: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren is scheduled to make his first spring start Thursday, March 8, against the Cleveland ...[+]
Indians.
3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Analyzing The 2013-14 MLB Free Agent Class :
We're always looking ahead here at MLBTR, hence our recent publication of the 2013-14 free agent class. These players project ...
News -- February 2012
2/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Baseball Focus: AL starting pitchers : The depth of pitching in baseball is at an all-time high. Almost every team seems to have a legitimate ace, with many having more ...
2/27 Mastersball.com: It's a Long Way Back : I am looking at my player rankings and tiers in preparation for a draft on Sunday night with “Rotoman’s Regulars”. Rotoman, ...
2/27 MLBTradeRumors: Top 2014 MLB Free Agents :
Extensions have a way of thinning the free agent herd. The latest star player off the board is Nationals third baseman Ryan ...
2/25 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBSSports.com A.L.-only Analysts League: The Patton and Company Team : Yesterday, I parti**** in the CBS Analysts League A.L.-only auction on behalf of Patton & Company. This is the ninth year ...
2/22 Tyler's Think Tank: AL West Preview : 1st Place Los Angeles Angels
2011 Record: 86-76
2011 Pythagorean: 85-77
2012 Projected: 96-66
Pedestrian offense? The best ...
2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Jered Weaver working on new pitch: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Jered Weaver is working on a new pitch, a cutter, during the spring. Angels SP Dan Haren has ...[+]
one of the best cutters in the league, and the two have been playing catch in recent weeks, with Weaver trying to learn from his teammate. 'I'd like to create a cutter, but it's not coming along too good right now.
2/18 Wahoo's Warriors: Why the Tribe likes Jon Garland : It’s easy to dismiss the Indians signing of Jon Garland to a minor league deal. He’s coming off a shoulder injury ...
2/15 Ramblings of Baseball: RomoBall Fantasy Preview – Sixth Edition (51-60) : Having a game plan on draft day is generally a good thing (it means you have done some prep) but it can also be dangerous. We ...
2/11 Roto Think Tank: Top 10 A.L. Starting Pitchers 2012 : For the first time ever, I'm going to try my hand at a little prognostication. Tonight I'll go through my Top 10 pitchers in the ...
2/9 FantasySportsKings.com: 2012 AL West Preview – Sleepers and Prospects Despite having just four teams, there are plenty of big-name players in the AL-West. Albert Pujols joins names like Josh......
2/3 The Daily Catch: Edwin Jackson’s One Year Deal with Washington : This article is courtesy of our friends at Ranting About Cleveland Written by: Dan This Thursday, two of the top remaining free ...
News -- January 2012
1/25 Nolan Writin': Should The Rangers Sign Roy Oswalt? : Roy Oswalt photo courtesy Calgarysun.com There are multiple reports that free agent RHP Roy Oswalt is interested in becoming a ...
1/24 Talkin Sox with Dan: Catching Our Breath on a Wild Tuesday : My Tuesday sucked. Prince Fielder, Scott Boras, and Tim Lincecum‘s day-after-Monday did not. One large individual signed ...
1/24 MLBTradeRumors: Giants, Lincecum Agree To Two-Year Deal : The Giants and Tim Lincecum have agreed to a two-year, $40.5MM contract extension, avoiding arbitration, Henry Schulman of the ...
1/24 MLBTradeRumors: Giants, Lincecum Nearing Two-Year Deal : The Giants are nearing a two-year contract with Tim Lincecum, tweets Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. The Beverly Hills Sports Council ...
1/22 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Someone Please Sign Prince Fielder Already : …just so we can finally be rid of the “hey, are the Dodgers secretly trying to go after him?” rumors, ones we’ve ...
1/21 Yankees Fans Unite: A.J. Burnett’s Effect on the Yankees : A.J. Burnett has been one huge rollercoaster ride for the Yankees over the last three years. Most of it has been disappointment, ...
1/20 Ramblings of Baseball: RomoBall Fantasy Preview – First Edition (1-10) : The Testing Era is in full swing. And miss. You’re out. Again. Sit down. Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee, Roy ...
1/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Arbitration Avoidation: Devine and McCarthy : The A’s two remaining arbitration eligible players, reliever Joey Devine and starter Brandon McCarthy avoided arbitration ...
1/14 Roto Think Tank: Bargains and Busts: 2011 A.L. Pitchers : Normal.dotm 0 0 1 1662 9476 Roto Think Tank 78 18 11637 12.0 0 false 18 ...
1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Notes: Cordero, Pujols, Haren, Santana : Here's the latest from the Big A...
With the closer market quickly shrinking, Francisco Cordero could "fall in [the] Angels' ...
1/13 Brotherly Glove: Hamels To Sign One Year Deal : Lost in the shuffle of the Reds winning the offseason by signing Ryan Madson to a one year, $8.5 million contract, was the news ...
1/11 WasWatching: 100+ Wins & 1,500+ IP Since 2003 : It’s a small group - Rk Player WAR 6 W IP From To Age GS L BB SO ERA ERA+ Tm 1 Roy Halladay 52.4 151 1955.1 2003 2011 26-34 ...
1/10 The Captain's Blog: Is Yanks’, Red Sox’ Offseason Thaw a Prelude to Renewed Hostilities Next Winter? : Over a month ago, I wondered if the Yankees’ patient approach this offseason was part of a larger strategy to load up for next ...
1/9 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Kipnis Excels With Tribe, Raises Expectations For Himself And Team In 2012 : By Mike Brandyberry Every budding prospect thinks about the day he makes the big leagues and achieves that first major ...
1/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Carlos Quentin is a Good Risk For the Padres : Say this about Padres GM Josh Byrnes: he follows through on what he believes strategically; trusts the people he trusts; and doesn’t ...
News -- December 2011
12/29 Mets360.com: Johan Santana and the dreaded rotator cuff : There’s no question that when Johan Santana pitches, he is one of the best in baseball. The problem is that “when” part ...
12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Giants, Lincecum Far Apart In Extension Talks : A sizable gap still exists between the Giants and arbitration eligible right-hander Tim Lincecum as the sides explore a possible ...
12/27 Swingin' A's: A’s, Beane Embracing Newest Youth-Movement : Committed: A's Billy Beane seemed committed to this newest "youth-movement" (Photo Credit: US Presswire/Jason O. Watson) ...
12/27 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 20: Tim Beckham : I hope everyone had a good holiday. Last week, Prospect A-Z wrapped up with Tyler Skaggs, the lefty Arizona received from Anaheim ...
12/25 PaulLebowitz.com: Mid-Season Trade Candidates for 2012—Felix Hernandez : Every year at around this time, I pick a few players who normally wouldn’t be available on the trade market and envision ...
12/24 High Heat Stats: Do-over: The most valuable pitchers of 2011 : (Thanks very much to Sky Kalkman who provided extremely useful feedback to improve my approach to this analysis.)Yesterday, I ...
12/24 Fanspeak.com: Nats Show Desperation With Gonzalez Deal
12/24 Roto Think Tank: 2011 N.L. Starting Pitchers : Every year, the N.L. experts spend less and less on the top pitchers. Last year continued the trend.Ten Most Expensive ...
12/24 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 19: Tyler Skaggs : Prospect A-Z returned to the Rangers organization with lefty starter Robbie Ross. He’s one of a few upper minors starters ...
12/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Beane Goes Back to Basics and the Worshippers Rejoice : In trading Gio Gonzalez and Trevor Cahill for packages of prospects, Billy Beane returns to his roots in accumulating pitchers ...
12/22 Baseball Analytics: White Sox Lock Up John Danks : With the free agent starting pitching market consisting of a few pricey aces and then a glut of arms with age or injury concerns ...
12/22 High Heat Stats: The most valuable pitchers in 2011 : The most valuable pitcher of 2011Icon SMIHere's a look at the pitchers who provided the most value relative to their salaries ...
12/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Cubs acquire Travis Wood, part ways with Sean Marshall : The Chicago Cubs continue to shed payroll as they swapped lefties with the Cincinnati Reds. Twenty-nine-year-old Sean Marshall, ...
12/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY YOU WANT GIO GONZALEZ IN A TRADE : So, yes, we went for it here at Bleeding Yankee Blue and while the poll wasn’t exactly fair, we had to ask WHICH PITCHER WOULD ...
12/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offseason Swap Series: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim : By Matthew Van Wormer The Los Angeles Angels were one of the busiest teams during the annual Winter Meetings and took the baseball ...
12/16 Yankees Fans Unite: Angels a better fit than Yanks for Wilson : C.J. Wilson had an interest in the New York Yankees, if not for nothing more than to drive up his price. Wilson tried to set up ...
12/12 El Maquino: “THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS HAS ABSOLUTELY BEEN DECIEVED” : > Deidre Pujols was on the Christian radio station her husband helped pay to start to address the city that is burning Albert ...
12/10 MLB Dirt: The Angels’ 2012 Rotation : The Los Angeles Angels left the winter meetings with a splash. They signed possibly the best free agent starting pitcher on the ...
12/8 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Los Angeles Angels Sign C.J. Wilson :
C.J. Wilson joins an already strong Angels' rotation. (Icon SMI)The Los Angeles Angels and new general manager Jerry Dipoto ...
12/8 Tyler's Think Tank: Angels Add Pujols, Wilson : The Los Angeles Angels endured a rough winter last year. They missed out on Carl Crawford, even though California was his ...
12/8 For Baseball Junkies: Prince Albert Taking His Legacy West - Angels Sign Pujols to 10 Year Contract : The Angels made headlines today, signing Albert Pujols to a 10 year pact worth upwards of $250 million. The contract rivals ...
12/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Angels make waves with Pujols, Wilson signings : When I first heard the Angels had signed Albert Pujols to a 10-year, $250 million dollar contract, my reaction was of calm, measured ...
12/8 PaulLebowitz.com: They Hired Jerry DiPoto To Do This? : A team that spends their money in this way in free agency—C.J. Wilson ($77.5 million over 5-years); Albert Pujols ($250 ...
12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Day In Review: Top Stories From Day 3 :
Recaps from Day 1 and Day 2 are available for those who missed anything, and let's jump right into Day 3's highlights as the ...
12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Angels To Sign C.J. Wilson : Lefty C.J. Wilson will join Albert Pujols in Los Angeles, as the Angels continue a surprising free agent spending spree. The ...
12/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings Day Two Rumors: White, MacDougal, and a Bat : Though all of our moaning about Aaron Harang and the rest of Ned Colletti’s inexplicable moves has been, uh, “fun”, ...
12/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Sounds Of Silence : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) Leading into this week’s Winter Meetings, the Yankees have ...
12/5 Swingin' A's: Is Billy Beane Ready For A Busy Winter? : Beane Ball: What Will Billy Beane Do This Winter? (Photo Credit: Ben Margot/AP) With his team projected to lose a few players ...
12/3 Baseball Musings: Eventually, the Angels will Get This Trading the Catcher to the Blue Jays Thing Right : For the second year in a row, the Angels trade a catcher to the Blue Jays: The Jeff Mathis era — cynical Angels fans would ...
News -- November 2011
11/29 Yankees Fans Unite: Dan Haren Speculation : Brian Cashman has done a great job recently of avoiding the temptation to trade his best prospects for pitchers who were ...
11/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Almost No Way Yankees Sign Wilson or Anyone Else :
More and more this winter we are getting the impression that the Yankees are going to largely stand pat this offseason. Instead ...
11/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Gio Gonzalez Offer Flatly Rejected : This morning, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald’s Fish Bytes Blog wrote about the latest in the murmurs we hear about ...
11/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: The Long Half-Life of Trades : The title of this piece is beyond obvious. Everyone knows trades can have far sweeping ramifications for a club, and that they ...
11/27 Swingin' A's: Red Sox Interested In A’s Gio Gonzalez? : Boston Bound? Could the Red Sox pursue Oakland's ace Gio Gonzalez? (Photo Credit: George Nikitin/AP) While his price tag might ...
11/26 Yankees Fans Unite: Several Interesting Rumors: Cain, Garcia, Wilson, Haren : Yesterday, Mike Silva’s New York Baseball Digest dished out some pretty interesting rumors regarding the Yankees. I’ll ...
11/25 NY Baseball Digest: Giants Rejected Yanks Offer For Matt Cain : I received some interesting Thanksgiving news from down in Tampa. Apparently, the Yankees recently contacted the Giants and offered ...
11/22 Swingin' A's: Rumors: Asking Price For Gio Gonzalez Too High? : Rumors have been swirling around A’s young lefty Gio Gonzalez recently, but the A’s asking price for their prized ...
11/22 Release Points: How Well Does C.J. Wilson Fit with the Angels? : C.J. Wilson has been linked to the Angels for quite some time now, at least in terms of the ever-so-slow developing offseason. ...
11/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Gio Gonzalez Offer Flatly Rejected : This morning, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald’s Fish Bytes Blog wrote about the latest in the murmurs we hear about ...
11/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Trade Rumors: A’s want a Haren-Type Package for Gonzalez :
When the Oakland Athletics traded Dan Haren after the 2007 season they landed a package of six-players that included Carlos ...
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 ...
11/21 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Gonzalez, Bailey, Oliver, Wilson : Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death earlier today. MLBTR extends condolences to Halman's friends and loved ...
11/21 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim : 86-76, 2nd place, 10 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. ...
11/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: The Long Half-Life of Trades : The title of this piece is beyond obvious. Everyone knows trades can have far sweeping ramifications for a club, and that they ...
11/16 Tyler's Think Tank: Verlander Captures Cy Young : I'm not sure if anyone saw this one coming, but Justin Verlander was the runaway winner of the 2011 AL Cy Young Award. ...
11/15 Tyler's Think Tank: Verlander Captures Cy Young : I'm not sure if anyone saw this one coming, but Justin Verlander was the runaway winner of the 2011 AL Cy Young Award. ...
11/15 SOX & Dawgs: 2011 AL Cy Young Award :
This should come as no surprise to anyone as to who won the American League Cy Young Award presented by the Baseball Writers' ...
11/15 SOX & Dawgs: 2011 AL Cy Young Award :
This should come as no surprise to anyone as to who won the American League Cy Young Award presented by the Baseball Writers' ...
11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Justin Verlander Wins AL Cy Young : Tigers righty Justin Verlander unanimously won the American League Cy Young award, announced the Baseball Writers Association ...
11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Notes: Gonzalez, Bailey, Sizemore, Cespedes : We've seen a good amount of talk surrounding the A's lately and Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle gave her take on ...
11/13 Roto Think Tank: A.L. Home League Recap Part III: Results : Last time out I looked at my strategy in-season after what turned out to be an excellent auction. How did I actually do?2011 ...
11/13 Through The Fence Baseball: The Tigers and Jacob Turner: lesson learned? : You drafted him out of college. High school. Off the playground. From a place like Kansas. Iowa. The Dominican. You brought him ...
11/12 Through The Fence Baseball: Solid pitching has Angels poised for success in 2012 : The Angels’ 2011 season has long been over. All things considered, the Halos were a lucky break or two away from earning a spot ...
11/7 NY Baseball Digest: Plenty of Stars Shine at the Rising Stars Game : In what has quickly become a haven for Major League scouts and Executives, the prestigious Arizona Fall League held its sixth ...
11/7 Baseball Musings: Players A to Z, Felix Hernandez : Felix Hernandez helped break the connection of wins to the Cy Young Award. Photo: Icon SMI Felix Hernandez pitched for the Seattle ...
11/7 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks May Prefer Darvish : You heard the reports about the Yankees opening up talks with C.J. Wilson‘s agent, Bob Garber. According to my source, however, ...
11/6 Swingin' A's: Will Billy Beane Be Forced To Go Young…Again? : Will Billy Beane Unload his young talent for even younger talent? (Photo Credit: Ben Margot/AP) Things are not looking to good ...
11/4 MLB Dirt: The Best Pitches of 2011 : Yesterday I showed you who had the worst five pitches in the majors in 2011 and now I will show you who had the best five pitches. ...
11/4 Roto Think Tank: A.L. Home League Recap Part II: In-Season : Last time out, I shared the results from my A.L.-only home league. I had purchased a much better team than I had expected, ...
11/3 PaulLebowitz.com: The C.J. Wilson Free Agency Profile : Name: C.J. Wilson. — Position: Left handed pitcher. — Vital Statistics: Age-31. Height-6’1″. Weight-210. ...
11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Outrighted: Rodriguez, Boscan, Marek, Ramirez, Richardson : The latest players to be outrighted off 40-man rosters:
The Mariners outrighted infielder Luis Rodriguez, tweets Geoff Baker ...
11/2 Swingin' A's: A’s Putting Gio Gonzalez On the Trade Block? : Trade Bait: Is Gio Gonzalez going to be traded? Somewhere listed on ESPN.com’s MLB Rumor mill is the suggestion that ...
11/1 Pitchers Hit Eighth: 2011 Gold Glove Award Predictions : If you love baseball’s “silly season” during which baseball players routinely have the opportunity to injure ...
News -- October 2011
10/31 SOX & Dawgs: Four Red Sox Up For AL Gold Gloves : I'm pretty sure in the past, we've never known who the finalists are for the Gold Gloves at their respective positions. But this ...
10/31 SOX & Dawgs: Four Red Sox Up For AL Gold Gloves : I'm pretty sure in the past, we've never known who the finalists are for the Gold Gloves at their respective positions. But this ...
10/23 i70baseball.com: Verlander Unanimous Selection For Walter Johnson Award Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw named Walter Johnson Award winners by the Baseball Bloggers Alliance....
10/21 The Beanball: The Top Five Control Artists in 2011 : One of pitching coach’s least favorite things in the world are walks. Walks lead to base runners, and base runners often ...
10/21 Through The Fence Baseball: With Skaggs, Parker and Bauer, D-backs future rotation should be scary : When the Arizona Diamondbacks won the World Series in 2001, they did it riding the coattails of two outstanding pitchers. Randy ...
10/19 All of Baseball: Should they call it the Michael Gosling Award? : Jerry DiPoto, Arizona senior vice president of scouting and player development, is under consideration for the Angels GM job. ...
10/19 NY Baseball Digest: Joe Saunders: An Interesting Case : Both local teams will be looking for pitching this offseason. While the Yankees will be playing in the deep end of the free agent ...
10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Los Angeles Angels : The Angels, soon to be under new leadership, will look to add a minimum of one starting pitcher, improve their offense and tinker ...
10/16 All of Baseball: GM candidate Jerry DiPoto has helped the Angels already : In June, the Orange County Register ranked the ten best and ten worst moves GM Tony Reagins had made in …Continue reading ...
10/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: The best use of Montero is to trade him : This is something of a response to Mike’s piece on Monday, so if you haven’t read it already I encourage you to do ...
10/10 MLB Dirt: Walter Johnson Award – American League : The Walter Johnson award is given, you guessed it, to the top pitcher in each league. The American League was fairly easy for ...
10/10 PaulLebowitz.com: Trading Joey Votto Is Risky For The Reds : The Reds are said to be prepared to listen to offers for Joey Votto. It will only be known in retrospect whether this is similar ...
10/7 Fungoes.net: NLDS Game 5 pits two of baseball’s best pitchers since 1998 :
Tonight’s Game 5 of the NLDS pits two of baseball’s most formidable pitchers in a matchup of former Cy Young winners, ...
10/7 Baseball Musings: IBWAA Cy Young : The Internet Baseball Writers of America announced their AL Cy Young award winner, Justin Verlander: The Internet Baseball Writers ...
10/2 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My 2011 MLB Awards ballot : The 2011 Major League Baseball season has come to a close and the Dodgers are not playoff-bound for the second consecutive year. ...
10/1 MLBTradeRumors: How The NL Playoff Starters Were Acquired : Earlier this afternoon, we examined how the American League playoff teams assembled their postseason rotations. Now, let's hop ...
News -- September 2011
9/30 MLBTradeRumors: Tony Reagins Out As Angels GM : It's never fair to evaluate a general manager by one trade, or to judge a trade after one year, but the Mike Napoli-Vernon Wells ...
9/28 Motor City Bengals: Maybe We Should Actually Be Thanking the Angels : There is a lot of angst being tossed in the general direction of the Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim) coming from Detroit. The ...
9/27 Baseball Musings: And Then There Were Four : The Rangers defeated the Angels 4-3 Monday night, eliminating LAnaheim from playoff contention. Dan Haren pitched well, walking ...
9/25 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Kuroda, Lopez, Sanchez, Harden, Angels : Here are some notes from both divisions out west...
Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda shrugged off speculation from the Japanese ...
9/25 Baseball Musings: Three-Way Playoff : With the chance of Boston, LAnaheim and Tampa Bay tying for the AL Wild Card, here’s how the playoff would work out. The ...
9/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Jackson, Brewers, Reyes, Diamondbacks : Some links on this Saturday afternoon..
Cardinals right-hander Edwin Jackson would like to return to the team next season, ...
9/23 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Dodgers, Haren, Posey, Rockies : Notes from the NL West as the D'Backs could clinch an improbable division title tonight....
Major League Baseball has asked ...
9/22 B-R Blog: Quick coverage of a few games (Wednesday 9/21/11) : Yankees 4, Rays 2 (2nd game): Deja vu all over again. The Yankees had clinched a playoff berth in the opener with an 8th-inning ...
9/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers Notes: Josh Hamilton’s hot bat and who is not a fan of Derek Holland : The Texas Rangers are still very much in a battle for the top spot in the AL West. They are trying desperately to repeat as division ...
9/21 Baseball Musings: Wells Does it Again : Vernon Wells hit another home run against his former team as the Angels down the Blue Jays 7-2 to hang on in the AL Playoff race. ...
9/21 Tyler's Think Tank: Playoff Picture: One Week to Go : It's hard to believe, but the MLB regular season ends a week from today. So with only seven or eight games remaining on ...
9/21 NY Baseball Digest: Morning Digest: Review of Moneyball The Movie Edition : Moneyball: It’s entertainment! At least that the message I give in my official review of the film over at Sports Media ...
9/20 Fungoes.net: Sabermetric MVP update: AL top 20 :
It’s close enough to the end of the season for us to feel comfortable unveiling a leaderboard for our so-called sabermetric ...
9/19 Chicken Fried Baseball: Division Title on the Horizon : Great weekend for the Rangers. With their magic number now at six, it is possible to clinch even if the Angels go undefeated ...
9/19 The Captain's Blog: Should Team Record in a Pitcher’s Starts Be MVP Criterion? : Justin Verlander continued his late season run of dominance by recording his 12th consecutive victory in Sunday’s 3-0 triumph ...
9/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Should Team Record in a Pitcher’s Starts Be MVP Criterion? : (The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). Justin Verlander continued his late season run of dominance ...
9/17 B-R Blog: Recapping AL pennant-race games of Friday 9/16/11 : [For the Detroit clincher, see here and here.] -- In a crackling Friday night game that seemed a "must-win" for both sides -- ...
9/16 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : Dan Haren leads the Angels into Baltimore as they try to keep pressure on the Rangers. Tommy Hunter takes the hill for the Orioles. ...
9/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers Notes: Josh Hamilton’s hot bat and who is not a fan of Derek Holland : The Texas Rangers are still very much in a battle for the top spot in the AL West. They are trying desperately to repeat as division ...
9/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Inside Weaver’s outing against the Yankees : Both Jered Weaver and Dan Haren put on respective pitching clinics last weekend while facing the Yankees, combining to hold the ...
9/12 B-R Blog: Pitchers 29 Or Younger Since 1996 With 225+ IP In A Season : Since 1996, how many pitchers, age 29 or younger, have thrown 225+ innings in a season? Here is the list - Rk Yrs From To Age ...
9/11 Yankees Daily: Yankees take advantage of Angels sloppy Play and win 6-5 : ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson homered, New York scored two key runs when Peter Bourjos dropped ...
9/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY POSADA SHOWED YOUTH IN YANKEES LOSS : I've been longing for the day it would happen again and last night, it happened. Jorge Posada was able to gear up again, squat ...
9/11 Nolan Writin': Rangers lead down to 1.5 games : Oakland scored five runs in the sixth inning to sink the Rangers 8-7 Saturday. Scott Sizemore‘s pinch hit grand slam off ...
9/11 My Pinstripes: Jeff Mathis, Yankee Killer : Jeff Mathis is a professional catcher. Jeff Mathis is not a professional hitter...except when he plays the New York Yankees.Though ...
9/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Slumbering bats no match for brilliant Haren in first complete-game shutout against Yankees this season : What do you get when you mix several players simultaneously slumping, with injuries to what feels like half the lineup, combined ...
9/11 Baseball Musings: Complete Haren : The Yankees epic collapse continued tonight as Dan Haren pitched a shutout in a 6-0 Angels win. Dan held the slumping Yankees ...
9/11 B-R Blog: Random recap for Saturday, 9/10/11 : [A couple of playoff races heated up tonight. I'd hoped to post this at 12:13 a.m., but tennis and the Michigan-Notre Dame thriller ...
9/10 Baseball Analytics: Haren Loses His Cutter : Dan Haren of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim saw his ERA expand in his last starts. His most po**** pitch, the cut fast ...
9/10 Baseball Musings: Haren’s Cutter At Baseball Analytics, I take a closer look at why Dan Haren performed poorly during his last six starts.
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9/10 The Captain's Blog: Aces Up: Yanks’ Offense Lagging Against Elite Starters : The Yankees won’t be catching any breaks on their final West Coast trip. One day after being stifled by Jered Weaver, the Yankees ...
9/10 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : There are four games that matter at this point in terms of division wins and wild cards. The Athletics continue their series with ...
9/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Angels III: Big-time pitching at The Big A : I often wonder how the schedule-makers determine the number of games the Yankees play against non-AL East teams. I’m sure ...
9/7 Baseball Musings: The Glory of the King : Felix Hernandez helped spoil the Angels season as he out-dueled Ervin Santana in a 2-1 Mariners win. Hernandez last eight innings, ...
9/6 SoDo Mojo: Seattle Mariners Lose Again, No One Surprised : via graphicshunt.com I divulge things that I find interesting through this blog. Tonight, I will do it again, mostly ...
9/3 Tyler's Think Tank: Down, but not Out (Yet) : September is here, which means we have less than one month of baseball left to play. Rosters recently expanded from 25 to ...
9/1 Jeff's Mariners Fan Blog: Carp Delivers Another Blast to give Felix win over Haren : Tonight’s game pretty much highlights the difference between the 2010 Mariners and the 2011 crew. Last year it would be ...
9/1 Baseball Musings: The King Wins a Close One : Dan Haren took a shutout into the eighth inning, one inning too long as it turns out. Dan retired the first two batters, then ...
News -- August 2011
8/31 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The award for best pitching match-up of the day where both pitchers hold ERAs over 4.00 goes to Oakland at Cleveland, where Rich ...
8/29 SoDo Mojo: Series Preview: Angels at Mariners : The Mariners won three of four games in Cleveland, gaining a game in the standings. The Mariners then were swept in a three game ...
8/28 mlbreports.com : Sunday MLB Insider Report: Our Views on the Latest Baseball News : Sunday August 28, 2011 MLB reports: Here is our weekly look at Major League Baseball and the latest news, together ...
8/27 Motor City Bengals: Justin Verlander Aims for 20th Win Today : The Detroit Tigers start the day with a 6.5 game lead in the American League Central, as winners of seven of their last eight ...
8/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Angels ascending at the perfect time : My, oh my. Things sure are heating up over here on the West Coast. The Los Angeles Angels, who looked dead in the water after ...
8/26 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Nationals travel to Cincinnati to play the comeback game of the day with Chien-Ming Wang facing Dontrelle Willis. The good ...
8/25 All of Baseball: Trumbo’s homer, at the very least, bought Halos more time : The Los Angeles Angels’ status was about to change from contenders to pretenders on Aug. 18 before Mark Trumbo hit …Continue ...
8/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Stop Enabling Billy Beane : Just stop it. It’s enough already. The latest set of alibis for Billy Beane and Moneyball comes from Tyler Kepner in today’s ...
8/22 MLBTradeRumors: GM Candidate: Jerry Dipoto : MLBTR's list of general manager candidates introduced 20 people who were identified by their peers as potential Major League GMs. ...
8/21 Roto Think Tank: Where Can Pitchers Improve? :
After reading what I had to say about young pitchers and future success, T.J. made a good point that I hadn't considered:I ...
8/20 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Buddy Carlyle, Greg Smith : Let's keep track of the day's minor moves right here...
The Yankees have released Buddy Carlyle, reports Donnie Collins ...
8/10 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO 1 INNING : (Photo: Gettty)
When will the world end? Will we ever have world peace? Who will be our next President? Where did "pre-Yankee" ...
8/10 Fire Brand of the American League: Is Beckett the Cy Young Front Runner? :
Did you know that the Red Sox have three legitimate MVP candidates? Of course you did, because no one will stop talking about ...
8/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO ONE INNING : When will the world end? Will we ever have world peace? Who will be our next President? Where did "pre-Yankee" ...
8/9 Yankees Daily: Abreu homers off Rivera in 9th as Angels beat Yankees 6-4 : NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Abreu hit his second homer of the game, a two-out, two-run shot off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning, ...
8/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees do everything possible to make fans’ heads explode, lose 6-4 : It’s rare for Mariano Rivera to pitch badly in two consecutive appearances. It’s rarer still for him to give up a ...
8/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 : Thank god for baseball. Could you imagine if this were football and Yankee fans would have to stew over Sunday’s awful ...
8/8 Bus League Baseball: Strikeout Kings: Minor League Leaders In K’s : About a month ago, I wrote about individual home run leaders in the minors. As far as individual stats go, and I agree it’s ...
8/7 Baseball Musings: It’s Tough to be an Hernandez : Felix Hernandez pitches a complete game loss as he and the Mariners fall to Ervin Santana and the Angels 2-1. Until the seventh ...
8/5 COSFBA: Line of the Day: Cliff Lee: August 4th, 2011 : Cliff Lee threw a seven-hit shutout, striking out eight and not allowing a walk, in a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. ...
8/5 B-R Blog: Random Recap for Thursday 8/4 : [Rounding up the day's action while still pondering the scoring of Brendan Ryan's "infield triple"....] -- Cliff Lee became the ...
8/4 Through The Fence Baseball: The Bombers Blast: Why doing nothing was the right move for the Yankees : Everyone is stunned. The Yankees didn’t make any moves by this year’s trade deadline. Well, actually, not everyone is stunned. ...
8/4 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Indians try to earn a split with the Red Sox as they send former Boston pitcher Justin Masterson against new Boston pitcher ...
8/4 Fragile Freddy's: The State of the Rotation : So the story du jour is of course the formal announcement that Clay Buchholz is not returning anytime soon. I think even ...
8/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: We all know CC is great, but is he … the BEST? : You either know that CC Sabathia may be on his way to the best season of his career, or you don’t follow the Yankees (and ...
8/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Angels’ inactivity at deadline shows faith in the future : Not surprisingly, the Los Angeles Angels let the 2011 trade deadline go by without making a move. Frustratingly, the powers of ...
8/1 The Captain's Blog: Did Yanks Lose the Deadline? How Potential American League Playoff Rotations Stack Up : (In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) By most objective ...
8/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Did Yanks Lose the Deadline? How Potential American League Playoff Rotations Stack Up : (The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). By most objective standards, the Yankees have the best pitching ...
News -- July 2011
7/31 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rockies Trade Ubaldo Jimenez to Cleveland :
The Colorado Rockies did indeed trade their ace Ubaldo Jimenez, but it was not to the Yankees. Instead they dealt him to ...
7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Bobby Abreu's 2012 Option Vests : When Bobby Abreu came to the plate against Jose Valverde in the ninth inning of today's game, it was his 433rd plate appearance ...
7/30 Baseball Musings: Full Contact Haren : Dan Haren held the Tigers to one run as the Angels took the Saturday afternoon contest 5-1. Haren faced 32 batters in the complete ...
7/30 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens Comes a Day Early – Week 18 Edition : Ladies and Gentlemen good day I bid to you all. Welcome to a special Saturday Edition of Waiver Mavens for Week 18… without ...
7/28 COSFBA: Line of the Day: Ervin Santana: July 27th, 2011 : Ervin Santana pitched the first no-hitter of his career, striking out 10 and walking one in a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland ...
7/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Celebrate, L.A.! Santana hurls no-hitter : How poetic is it that Ervin Santana’s first career no-hitter would come against a team he had never previously beaten? Santana ...
7/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Angels trade options: Offense or pitching? : With the trade deadline creeping up on the Los Angeles Angels, the Halo faithful are left to wonder if the team will make a big ...
7/26 Baseball Reality Tour: MLB Pitchers with Best Stuff : We did this a few months ago, when there was such a small sample size, it was almost a waste of time. Tonight, we'll be looking ...
7/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Kipnis Completes Come From Behind Win; Indians 3, Angels 2 : By Mike Brandyberry Everyone needs a hero from time to time. The Indians found one Monday evening in Jason Kipnis and his first ...
7/25 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Fister, Rangers, Pena :
On this date last year, the Angels acquired Dan Haren from Arizona for Patrick Corbin, Tyler Skaggs, Rafael Rodriguez and ...
7/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Series Preview: Los Angeles Angels vs. Cleveland Indians : By Matt Van Wormer After an extremely disappointing weekend, which saw the Indians drop two games to the White Sox (the 3rd being ...
7/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Ez-ily Slipping Away; White Sox 4, Indians 2 : By Mike Brandyberry One game does not make a season. Sunday’s 4-2 defeat to the Chicago White Sox felt like a major turning ...
7/21 Baseball Musings: Late Night Roundup : The Brewers moved back into first place in the NL Central with a 5-2, ten inning win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Narveson pitched ...
7/21 B-R Blog: Sergio Santos & consecutive appearances with a strikeout : Going into last night's games, here are the longest streaks in 2011 where the pitcher recorded at least one strikeout in each ...
7/20 Nolan Writin': Texas Rangers (56-41) at Los Angeles Angels (51-46) Game 2 of 3 Preview (9:25 pm CT) : The Rangers got their 12th straight win thanks to a powerful lineup and a very impressive, hard-throwing Alexi Ogando. They’ll ...
7/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: The 2007 Dan Haren deal as a comp for Ubaldo : It’s pretty rare that a top-flight pitcher who is signed to team-friendly contract for multiple years becomes available, ...
7/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Angels’ Kendrick shows flashes of potential : The Los Angeles Angels sent three players to the midsummer classic in Arizona, two of whom were pitchers. This tally is a pretty ...
7/16 NY Baseball Digest: SNY on Kiner, Gangland, Reyes Video, Ubaldo an Injury Risk : Next Thursday SNY will be airing a special on Ralph Kiner at 7pm. Newsday’s Neil Best reports that among those interviewed ...
7/15 Through The Fence Baseball: The evolution of the Diamondbacks starting rotation : Dan Haren, Barry Enright, Edwin Jackson, Dontrelle Willis, D.J. Carrasco, Rodrigo Lopez –– if you watched baseball last summer, ...
7/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees Interested in Ubaldo Jimenez :
Via George King of the NY Post:
The Yankees were one of 17 teams in Denver on Thursday night to watch Ubaldo Jimenez pitch.
According ...
7/15 B-R Blog: 9+ ER Allowed & Gets The Win : Since 1919, how many pitchers have allowed 9+ ER in a game where they also were credited with the win? Here is the list - Rk Player ...
7/15 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Tigers start the second half like they ended the first, with Justin Verlander on the mound. He takes on the White Sox and ...
7/14 Wahoo's Warriors: Pitching efficiency rating – 1st half stats : A couple years ago I developed a stat called PER (pitching efficiency rating). The purpose of the stat is pretty self explanatory ...
7/14 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks' Top 31 Prospects - Midseason Update : The Diamondbacks' farm system has made great strides over the past year, especially in the pitching department. The Dan Haren ...
7/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Getting acquainted with the future : Baseball America’s ability to rank prospects and to do it with surprising accuracy is reason enough to pay attention to ...
7/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Lockard on Krol, Colorado Trades and Barton : Melissa Lockard of OaklandClubhouse.com had an online chat so I took the opportunity to sneak in a few questions. She is great, ...
7/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankee news round-up: Ubaldo, Hughes, K-Rod : Some Yankee-related tidbits floating around the web today: - Ubaldo Jimenez isn’t necessarily on the trading block, but ...
7/12 Seedlings to Stars: Skaggs’ Excellence Making Haren Trade Look (Slightly) Less Brutal : When the Arizona Diamondbacks traded their ace Dan Haren to the Angels last season, the move was widely panned by most analysts, ...
7/12 SoDo Mojo: Boxscore: Game 91 : I understand the first half and second half don’t end/start at the all-star game but it always feels that way to me. I understand ...
7/12 Baseball Reality Tour: Player of the Fortnight : It's been over two months since we gave out any hardware, so we're overdue for another edition of Player of the Fortnight. For ...
7/6 COSFBA: Line of the Day: July 5th, 2011 : Dan Haren pitched a two-hit shutout against Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers to earn his 100th career win. It was the ...
7/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Under The Radar Available(?) : The obvious names are out there and available via trade. You’ve got the pending free agents for struggling teams (Casey ...
7/6 B-R Blog: Tuesday two-day roundup: Games of July 4 & 5 : Catching up on the recent games, starting with Tuesday, July 5: -- Justin Verlander's 7-start win streak is over. Dan Haren beat ...
7/5 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Pirates face a tough pitcher Tuesday night as the Astros send Wandy Rodriguez against Jeff Karstens. One nice thing about ...
7/4 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : Arizona and Milwaukee are in tight division fights as they second Daniel Hudson and Shaun Marcum to the mound. Hudson appears ...
7/3 Philly Phanatics: MLB all-stars to be revealed : Major League Baseball will announce the National League and American League All-Star starting lineups and reserves as voted on ...
7/2 NY Baseball Digest: Montero Falling in Depth Charts; Wood on Radar : I spoke to a Yankees scout about the recent fan furor over Jesus Montero‘s performance, who told me that Montero is not ...
7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Wandy, Venezuela, Trade Deadline : Here are some loose items of note as Jair Jurrjens works on a gem against the Orioles ...
The Astros face a tough decision ...
News -- June 2011
6/29 Baseball Musings: Zim Hurt Zim : Ryan Zimmerman made an error, leading to the Angels scoring an unearned run against Jordan Zimmermann. That would be the only ...
6/29 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : Washington tries to earn a win for Davey Johnson as they send Jordan Zimmermann against the Angels and Dan Haren. Zimmermann’s ...
6/28 The Process Report: Can The Rays Trade James Shields? : It’s no secret that Tommy and I are James Shields fans—you don’t orchestrate an entire day of content around the anniversary ...
6/26 B-R Blog: Justin Verlander: Best Tigers pitcher since … ? : After many hours hunched over my trusty slide rule, I've reached a tentative conclusion: this Verlander chappy just might have ...
6/25 Bus League Baseball: 2011 Futures Game Preview : The Futures Game has been held during All-Star weekend since 1999. No one really paid attention to it at first, and tickets to ...
6/24 Brotherly Glove: Aaron Gleeman Joins The Roundtable : Joining the Brotherly Glove roundtable this week is the one-and-only Aaron Gleeman of NBCSports.com’s Hardball Talk. Aaron ...
6/19 Stealing First Base: Greg Smith helps Scranton cool off Clippers in first start : Yankees farmhand combines with Brackman on one-hitter By David Heck / Special to MLB.com Greg Smith had no idea the Columbus Clippers ...
6/17 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Phillies, Cuban, Kazmir : Three years ago today, the Mariners fired GM Bill Bavasi after five years at the helm. Seattle was an MLB worst 24-45 at the time, ...
6/14 MLB Dirt: Boxscore: Game 67 : This was kind of a big game and I’m not going to lie and say that winning this game to me wasn’t anymore important ...
6/13 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Sign Greg Smith, Cory Wade : The Yankees have signed southpaw Greg Smith and right-hander Cory Wade to minor league contracts, according to the International ...
6/13 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : Anthony Bass makes his major league debut for San Diego as the Padres take on the Rockies and Aaron Cook. Bass’s minor league ...
6/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Scioscia’s bullish approach needs to change : After Wednesday’s heartbreaking loss to Tampa Bay, Mike Scioscia finally let his frustrations fly in a postgame interview. He ...
6/10 Bus League Baseball: Cal League All-Stars Announced : On Thursday, the Cal League All-Star roster was announced. The All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday, June 21st at John Thurman ...
6/10 PaulLebowitz.com: Passing The BuckBall : At what point are marketability and re**** trumped by results and overt alibis absolving oneself of blame? I was wrong about one ...
6/8 Yanks Go Yard: Cobb Wins His First as Rays Beat Angels 4-1 : June 7, 2011 A: Los Angeles Angels Attendance: 38,833 Rays (32-29) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 12 1 Angels (30-33) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ...
6/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Faltering Freddy : Earlier this afternoon, I previewed a few possible storylines for tonight’s game. Then Yankees’ starter Freddy Garcia preempted ...
6/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Tonight’s Recap: A Preview :
Brien has assigned me the job of writing the recap of tonight’s Yankees – Red Sox game. But what fun is it to write a ...
6/5 Stealing First Base: C.C. Sabathia and Mariano Rivera help Yankees past Angels : ANAHEIM, Calif. — CC Sabathia came within one out of his second complete game in three starts, Alex Rodriguez hit a go-ahead ...
6/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Analyzing Weaver’s disappointing May : Jered Weaver’s spectacular 6-0 start to the season had Angels fans buzzing about a possible Cy Young-caliber season for the ...
6/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Nova pitches just well enough to stay in rotation :
Manager Joe Girardi insisted yesterday that Ivan Nova wouldn't be pitching for his starting rotation spot Friday night in ...
6/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankee bats vanish against Weaver in 3-2 loss : Despite making Jered Weaver throw more than 50 pitches over the first two innings, the Yankees let Weaver off the hook, as he ...
6/4 Stealing First Base: Yankees lose to Angels after Weaver’s strong Showing : ANAHEIM, Calif. – Jered Weaver tied for the AL lead with his seventh victory — 39 days after getting his sixth one — and ...
6/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Sherman: Yanks looking for pitching :
Joel Sherman reports what we've all expected since pitchers and catchers reported; the Yankees will be looking to add starting ...
6/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Angels I: You’d be surprised at what Dan Haren and Phil Hughes have in common : (Note: As of this writing it’s possible Dan Haren may be scratched from his start on Saturday. That being said, I spent ...
6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren dealing with back spasms: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (back) went down to his knees and cut his bullpen session short Wednesday, June 1, ...[+]
due to lower back spasms. 'My lower back tightened up real hard in the middle of my pitching motion,' Haren said. 'I was in a little bit of pain. Just came out of nowhere.' Haren will be re-evaluated before a final determination is made on whether he'll make his next scheduled start Saturday, June 4, against the New York Yankees.
6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren will be examined: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (back) will be examined before his next start Saturday, June 4. Manager Mike Scioscia ...[+]
said Haren was not 'specific about what he was feeling. He was hurting. We don't know to what extent.'
6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren tweaks back: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (back) tweaked his back during a bullpen session Wednesday, June 1, and left the field ...[+]
in pain.
6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren expects to make next start: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (back) said he expects to make his next start against the New York Yankees Saturday, ...[+]
June 4, after tweaking his back during a bullpen session Wednesday, June 1.
News -- May 2011
5/31 Through The Fence Baseball: West coast trip looking positive for Yankees : The Yankees are in the midst of a nine-day road trip out west, which inevitably keeps the faithful fans back east bleary-eyed. ...
5/31 Mets360.com: Dillon Gee has been great but can he keep it up? : OK, how many of you out there thought that Dillon Gee could be this good? I see a few hands raised. Ordinarily, I might be inclined ...
5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren labors a bit for fifth victory: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed three earned runs and 10 hits over six innings in a win Sunday, May 29, against ...[+]
the Minnesota Twins. He threw 81 of his 113 pitches for strikes.
5/27 The Process Report: Draft Prospect: Brandon Nimmo : It was a minor upset that the most obvious angle between two players in the Rays-Yankees serious went untouched during their recent ...
5/27 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Zambrano Back on the Horse : Last night, Carlos Zambrano pitched on one day’s rest after pinch-hitting against the hapless Mets for two RBIs on Tuesday. ...
5/27 B-R Blog: Quick Thursday Recap: Anibal, Carl, Micah, Nolan & “Vogue” : Just a quickie to see if this contraption really flies: -- To review: Ryan Vogelsong began this season in AAA at the age of 33, ...
5/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Brutal schedule ahead for Yankees :
I hate West Coast road trips. You hate West Coast road trips. Everyone hates West Coast road trips. Most of the weeknight ...
5/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): The IIATMS morning update: 5/26/2011 : Off day today before the Yankees embark on a West Coast trip featuring four 10:05 P.M. start times and another 9:05 game in Anaheim. ...
5/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 49 : 7:54PM PDT: Guillermo Moscoso isn’t so bad at that run over to first, he’s done a good job on some pretty fast guys ...
5/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Impressive rotation can’t do it alone for Angels : During the first few weeks of the 2011 season, the Los Angeles Angels looked to have one of the best starting rotations in the ...
5/22 Baseball Moves: Week 8 – Two Start Pitchers Click the article to see the probable two start pitchers for week 8. Assuming the week starts on Monday....
5/21 MLB Fantasy Recon: Week 9 Two Start Pitching Options : Pick of the week? Fat Chance.Two start pitcher for week 9American League Options - Ranked by Potential Usefulness.Justin ...
5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren doesn't get the run support: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed three hits and just one run in eight innings, but wasn't able to get the win ...[+]
against the Seattle Mariners Thursday, May 19. Haren walked four and struck out five in the outing.
5/19 Baseball Musings: The Sun Shines on the Mariners : The Angels and Mariners played the bottom of the ninth tied at one, and got a runner to third with two out. Carlos Peguero had ...
5/19 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : Pittsburgh and Cincinnati finish up their two-game series with James McDonald facing Johnny Cueto. McDonald is off to a poor start ...
5/18 Baseball Daily Digest: Fantasy Island: Change for a Quarter, AL : Teams are reaching the quarter-lap mark on their schedules, and today we offer an early look at the fantasy baseball studs of ...
5/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Getting Josh Hamilton back is good, but is it good enough? : Through just about the quarter mark of the season, the American League West Division looks to be in a race for the worst division ...
5/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Who’s to blame for the Angels’ recent struggles? : Every Angels loss leading up to Tuesday’s game featured glaring flaws in the team: a blown save here, a boneheaded baserunning ...
5/17 Baseball Moves: That’s Why You Play the Games : “You can never predict the outcome, that’s why you play the [baseball] games.” - Anonymous One of the things that I love ...
5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren sharp in no-decision: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed two earned runs, six hits and no walks over 7 2/3 innings in a no-decision ...[+]
Saturday, May 14, against the Texas Rangers. Haren is winless in five starts since April 17. His 1.93 ERA is second-best in the American League.
5/12 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Figueroa, Molina, Royals, Angels : Links for Wednesday, on a night we'll remember for Eric Hosmer's first MLB home run...
The Mets signed Luis Figueroa to ...
5/11 Baseball Daily Digest: Blog Eat Blog: Cutting Edge :
The cut fastball was the feature item up for bid on the front page of ESPN.com’s baseball page yesterday. Buster Olney ...
5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: D-backs vs. Giants: Pocket aces? : Pocket aces? Is that what we’ll see in tonight’s Diamondbacks-Giants game ? We know we’ll see one ace in San ...
5/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren pitches well in no-decision: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed two runs on six hits and struck out 10 in 6 2/3 innings in a no-decision against ...[+]
the Cleveland Indians Sunday, May 8.
5/6 Red Sox Beacon: Friday Notes: Ortiz, Crawford, Wakefield : Tim Wakefield gets the start tonight in place of Daisuke Matsuzaka, who threw 20 pitches in an inning against the Angels in extra ...
5/5 Baseball Daily Digest: Raising Aces: Brandon Morrow vs. David Price :
Welcome to the second installment of our scouting series on pitching duels. The first edition broke down veteran Dan Haren ...
5/5 The "Mc" Effect: Kevin Correia's Hot Start : Kevin Correia is 5-2 with a 2.91 ERA in his first 8 starts this year. That is one of the best starts for a Pittsburgh Pirates ...
5/5 obsessivegiantscompulsive: 2011 Giants: April PQS : This post has the Giants Pure Quality Start scores for the month of April 2011 (plus a game from March), PQS as defined in Ron ...
5/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/4 :
What started out as a pitcher's duel between Dan Haren and Jon Lester ended in a rout as the Boston Red Sox hit three home ...
5/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/4 :
What started out as a pitcher's duel between Dan Haren and Jon Lester ended in a rout as the Boston Red Sox hit three home ...
5/4 Baseball Happenings: Game 29 Recap : LAA – 010 000 002 – 3 – 10 – 0 BOS – 000 002 14x – 7 – 12 – 1 The Sox made it three in a row when facing three ...
5/4 Red Sox Beacon: A Few Quick Game Notes Before I Spill Something Else On The Cat : Don’t ask… Jon Lester had his best start of the year last night in beating the Angels 7-3, just as the calendar turned ...
5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren takes second loss of the season: Los Angeles Angels SP Dan Haren allowed four earned runs and nine hits over seven innings in a loss against the Boston Red Sox ...[+]
Tuesday, May 3. Haren was able to strike out eight batters in the 108-pitch performance. In his past three starts, the Angels have provided a total of one run while Haren was in the game.
5/3 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/3 :
The Boston Red Sox continued their recent dominance over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last night and look to do the same ...
5/3 Baseball Musings: Lester Dominates : Dan Haren won the first five innings, but Jon Lester won the game as the Red Sox defeat the Angels 7-3. Dan only allowed two hits ...
5/3 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/3 :
The Boston Red Sox continued their recent dominance over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last night and look to do the same ...
5/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Some early notable Yankee-related stats : In covering for Moshe last-minute, I ran to Fangraphs to see if anything jumped out at me for a post idea, when low and behold, ...
5/3 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Nationals start a stretch of six games in which they play the NL East division leaders, Philadephia and Florida. Livan Hernandez ...
5/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Questions for May : One day late into the month but it is still important to ask some May questions and one day certainly fails to answer any. So ...
5/2 SOX & Dawgs: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/2-5/5 :
Monday, May 2nd @ 7:10 PM
Jered Weaver, RHP (6-0, 0.99) vs Clay Buchholz, RHP (1-3, 5.33)
TV: NESN, MLB.tv
Radio: Red ...
5/1 Baseball Moves: Week 5 – Two Start Pitchers Click the article to see the probable two start pitchers for week 4. Assuming the week starts on Monday....
5/1 SOX & Dawgs: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/2-5/5 :
Monday, May 2nd @ 7:10 PM
Jered Weaver, RHP (6-0, 0.99) vs Clay Buchholz, RHP (1-3, 5.33)
TV: NESN, MLB.tv
Radio: Red ...
News -- April 2011
4/29 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Braun, Pence, Wilson, Lee : Two historic pitching records have been set on his date. Back in 1986, Roger Clemens set the single game strikeout record by ...
4/29 MLB Fantasy Recon: Buy, Sell, or Hold - Starting Pitcher Edition from FB 365 : 2011 Josh Beckett for sale at 2009 pricesCharlie Saponara over at Fantasy Baseball 365 did a great thing and took BABIP, K/BB%, ...
4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren posts another quality start: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed one unearned run, three hits and two walks over seven innings in a no-decision ...[+]
Wednesday, April 27, against the Oakland Athletics. He also struck out five in the 111-pitch quality start. Haren lowered his ERA from 1.46 to 1.23, while his WHIP sits at 0.75.
4/27 Baseball Musings: Hard Luck Haren : For the second game in a row, unearned runs cost Dan Haren a win. In his last start he allowed four runs, two earned, and lost ...
4/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 24 : 5:25PM PDT: Another three up-three down inning for Tyson Ross as he gets Hank Conger to strike out swinging to end the fifth. ...
4/27 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Free Agent Class Analysis : Our 2013 MLB Free Agent list has just been posted. Since that post will be a permanent addition to the sidebar, comments on ...
4/26 D'Backs Venom: Parker, Miley, Goldschmidt, Krauss, and Pollock Head Roster for AA Mobile : The Diamondbacks' AA affiliate in Mobile will have 7 of the team's Top 11 prospects on its roster in 2011. Pitchers Jarrod ...
4/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 23 : 7:28PM PDT: All-Star balloting begins today at all 30 MLB ballparks. Can’t say I’d vote for any of the A’s at ...
4/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/23 :
The Boston Red Sox are beginning to play like they were expected to at the beginning of the season. Although the hitting has ...
4/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/23 :
The Boston Red Sox are beginning to play like they were expected to at the beginning of the season. Although the hitting has ...
4/23 PaulLebowitz.com: Early Season Oohs And Ahs : Let’s have a look at some of the early seasons positives and whether or not they’re real or a mirage. The rampaging ...
4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren loses: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren suffered his first loss of the season Friday, April 22, allowing four runs (two earned) ...[+]
on five hits over six innings against the Boston Red Sox, according to The Associated Press. He struck out six and walked three.
4/22 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 4/22 :
After an extra innings win last night, the Boston Red Sox look for their third straight win and second against the Los Angeles ...
4/22 Baseball Daily Digest: Blog Eat Blog: A Hughes Decision :
It’s no secret that the Yankees fell short of their primary off-season goal, as the Phillies swooped in at the last minute ...
4/22 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Orioles sit three games back in the AL East as they host the division leading Yankees Friday night. Two pitchers with decent ...
4/22 Marlin Maniac: Fish Cap: Pair of shutouts highlight Marlins sweep of Pirates : The Marlins took their first series sweep of the season by taking three of three from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Fish capped ...
4/22 Red Sox Beacon: Last Place is just, like, a State of Mind, Man : The Red Sox are still in last place, but you knew that was bound to happen, given the hole they dug for themselves. It’s ...
4/22 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Pitching Matchups: 4/21-4/24 :
Thursday, April 21st @ 10:05 PM
Josh Beckett, RHP (2-1, 1.80) vs Tyler Chatwood, RHP (1-1, 3.75)
TV: NESN Plus, MLB.tv
Radio: ...
4/21 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Pitching Matchups: 4/21-4/24 :
Thursday, April 21st @ 10:05 PM
Josh Beckett, RHP (2-1, 1.80) vs Tyler Chatwood, RHP (1-1, 3.75)
TV: NESN Plus, MLB.tv
Radio: ...
4/21 Red Sox Beacon: An Optimistic Oakland Split : The Red Sox split their mid-week two-game series in Oakland, but there are reasons to be hopeful about both contests, regardless ...
4/21 Baseball Musings: Angels in Heaven : The Angels defeated the Rangers 4-1 Wednesday night to take over first place in the AL West. Jered Weaver won his fifth game of ...
4/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Diamondback diagnostics : After last night’s 5-4 win over the Reds, the Diamondbacks are one game below .500 (7-8). Now that they’re 15 games ...
4/20 The Process Report: Game-Changer: John Jaso Homers : Last Friday, I wrote that John Jaso needed to make a pitcher or two pay in order to get out of his slump. Tonight, he hit—perhaps—the ...
4/20 MLBTradeRumors: Undoing One Fateful Diamondbacks Trade : Former Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes made many trades that dramatically altered the team's future, but none more so than the 2007 ...
4/20 B-R Blog: Mailbag: Pitchers whose first PA of a game came before their first pitch : B-R reader Blake had an interesting question this morning: "You folks are great at acquiring information like this, so I would ...
4/19 B-R Blog: 2011 WAR Now Updated : 2011 Wins Above Replacement data is now live on the site and will be updated daily throughout the season. This includes the league ...
4/19 It's About the Money (Stupid): Swinging With Doc Halladay : A long time FOTB, The Sporting Hippeaux, dropped me a line last week. Like me, his job is swallowing up his ability to write on ...
4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : MLB | Johnny Damon, Dan Haren share weekly award: Tampa Bay Rays OF Johnny Damon and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren were named the American League Co-Players of the ...[+]
Week for the period ending Sunday, April 17, according to the St. Petersburg Times' Marc Topkin.
4/18 Baseball Moves: Week 3 – Two Start Pitchers Click the article to see the probable two start pitchers for week 3....
4/18 Obstructed View: The 3rd Annual How Good Has Carlos Zambrano Been In His Career Post : I had thought about doing this again this year, but held off for some reason. After listening to Wrigley Talk Friday this morning ...
4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren picks up fourth victory: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren picked up his league-leading fourth victory Sunday, April 17, against the Chicago White ...[+]
Sox, reports The Associated Press. Haren joins teammate SP Jered Weaver atop the wins column at 4-0 after allowing two runs, seven hits and no walks with six strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings.
4/17 Baseball Musings: Pair of Fours : Dan Haren allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings of work as the Angels down the White Sox 4-2. With no walks Sunday afternoon, Haren ...
4/15 Baseball Daily Digest: Raising Aces: Jeremy **** vs. Dan Haren :
With the start of the baseball season comes the return of my favorite aspect of our national past time: pitching duels. When ...
4/13 Diamond Hoggers: Your day after wrap & recap : The notables from yesterday’s action in baseball…. Arizona DiamondBacks 13, St. Louis Cardinals 8 A lot went on in this one. ...
4/13 COSFBA: Line of the Day: April 12th, 2011 : SP Dan Haren of the Los Angeles Angels pitched his first career one-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Haren struck ...
4/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: News and notes | Wednesday, April 13, 2011 : No make-up date has been set for last night’s rainout. Baltimore doesn’t come back to New York until the end of July ...
4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren on fire: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren is 7-0 with a 1.41 ERA in his last 11 starts, dating back to last season, FOX Sports ...[+]
Radio's Jim Bowden reports.
4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren throws a shutout: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed one hit and two walks while fanning eight in his complete-game shutout over ...[+]
the Cleveland Indians Tuesday, April 12, The Associated Press reports.
4/13 Baseball Musings: Haren One-Hitter : Dan Haren ended Cleveland’s winning streak in grand fashion, tossing a one hit, two walk shutout as the Angels win 2-0. ...
4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren tosses one-hitter, improves to 3-0: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed just one hit and two walks in a complete game shutout Tuesday, April 12, against ...[+]
the Cleveland Indians, reports The Associated Press. Haren also struck out eight batters in the 125-pitch gem. 'I was going at them pretty much the whole night,' Haren said. 'I was pitching with a controlled aggressiveness. It was such a close game, I didn't want to leave anything out over the plate - but I didn't want to get burned with walks, either.'
4/12 MLBTradeRumors: A’s Have Team Control Without Extensions : It’s no secret that the A’s have extended starting pitchers aggressively over the course of the past decade. Oakland GM Billy ...
4/11 MLBTradeRumors: Top Starters Unwilling To Go Year-To-Year : Baseball players, starting pitchers in particular, are a risk-averse bunch. Given the choice between multiyear security and ...
4/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Dustin Moseley’s tough luck should make Padres optimistic : If it wasn’t for hard luck, San Diego Padres’ starter Dustin Moseley would have no luck at all. The right hander is ...
4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren earns win in relief Saturday: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren earned the win in relief Saturday, April 9, in a 14-inning game against the Toronto ...[+]
Blue Jays, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times. It was his first relief appearance since Oct. 3, 2004, when he pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals, and it ended a streak of 203 consecutive starts. Haren was scheduled to pitch against the Cleveland Indians Monday, April 11, but manager Mike Scioscia is considering moving the start back one day as a result of Saturday's appearance.
4/10 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Gio Gonzalez : Now that the Athletics and Trevor Cahill have reportedly agreed to a multiyear deal, young players like Daric Barton, Gio Gonzalez, ...
4/9 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics, Trevor Cahill Agree To Multiyear Deal : 4:11pm: Cahill isn't aware of any deal being officially completed, adding that the two sides have been working on a new contract ...
4/8 B-R Blog: SP Winning Early Since 2009 : From 2009 through yesterday's games, which starting pitchers have won 7+ games within his team's first 30 games of the season? ...
4/6 The Process Report: Don’t Ditch The Great Pumpkin Yet : With an 0-for-4 contribution today, Dan Johnson has now went 19 plate appearances without a walk and 18 without reaching base. ...
4/6 The Process Report: Game-Changer(s): Top of Rays’ Lineup : Although the Los Angeles Angels scored five runs against the Tampa Bay Rays, none stands out as a true game-changer. In fact, ...
4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren notches win: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren earned his first win of the season versus the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, April 6, according ...[+]
to The Associated Press. Haren worked 7.2 innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out six.
4/6 Baseball Musings: Manny Sits, Rays Still Lose : Dan Haren pitched 7 2/3 strong innings, and sitting Manny Ramirez did not help the Rays offense as they lost to the Angels 5-1. ...
4/6 Baseball Musings: K Town : Nine of the first 18 batters struck out in the Angels/Rays game. Dan Haren struck out three in the first two innings, and Jeremy ...
4/6 Bus League Baseball: Cal League North Division Preview : **** Bus Leagues readers,
I’m not sure how to do this introduction, but I’m Scott, and this is my first post here. ...
4/6 Roto Think Tank: Reviewing My Performance: A.L. Home League : This past weekend was an opportunity to auction in the more relaxed environment of my home leagues. First up was the 25th ...
4/5 D'Backs Venom: Parker, Miley, Goldschmidt, Krauss, and Pollock Head Roster for AA Mobile : The Diamondbacks' AA affiliate in Mobile will have 7 of the team's Top 11 prospects on its roster in 2011. Pitchers Jarrod ...
4/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Angels bullpen gives Scioscia lots to “sort out” : After the Angels bullpen coughed up three leads over the weekend, manager Mike Scioscia told reporters that the team was “going ...
4/4 B-R Blog: Is it better to got 1-for-4 with a homer or 4-for-4 with 4 singles? : Loyal reader BSK posed the question in the title on an earlier thread, and I decided to research it. In 2010 alone, there were ...
4/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren strikes out six in no-decision: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed just one earned run, six hits and no walks wth six strikeouts Friday, April ...[+]
1, against the Kansas City Royals. Haren got 64 of his 103 pitches over for strikes in the quality start.
News -- March 2011
3/29 Redbird Dugout: UCB Project: American League West : With the loss of Cliff Lee, can the Rangers still win the division?(Photo: Keith Allison/Flickr)Each month the United Cardinal ...
3/29 StLCards.net: Season Preview and Last Season’s : Here’s who I picked last year: 2010 NL AL East Braves Yankees Central Astros Twins West Dodgers Rangers Wild Card Giants ...
3/28 Baseball Reality Tour: Ranking Pitchers by Win Projections : Awesome reader Gavin emailed a question in today. He writes...
In a real simple season long pool. All it is, is u take 20 pitchers, ...
3/28 Baseball Musings: AL West Preview : The 2011 division previews continue with the AL West. I’ll use 2010 WAR from FanGraphs for the evaluation. I concentrate ...
3/27 Chicken Friars: Clayton Richard roughed up in loss to Angels : San Diego Padres 9 – Anaheim Angels 2 W: Dan Haren (1-3) L: Clayton Richard (1-3) I was hoping that the pitchers were faltering ...
3/27 The Golden Sombrero: Prospect Buzz Part I: Julio Teheran, Dustin Ackley, Brent Morel, and Jordan Lyles :
Scouting the Sally provides an in-depth scouting report on Atlanta Braves’ right-hander Julio Teheran ...
3/27 Subjective Baseball: 2011 Predictions: AL West : 1. Oakland AthleticsPerhaps the most improved team from last year to this one, the A’s have scary good potential. They ...
3/27 Mastersball.com: The Return of the So-Called Expert : The National Fantasy Baseball Championship Classic was held on Saturday, March 26 of this year. This is a 15-team, 5x5 mixed ...
3/25 PaulLebowitz.com: Semantical Gymnastics, Logical Idiocy : This is from MLB Trade Rumors regarding the Angels: The Angels fired scouting director Eddie Bane last fall, a decision that ESPN’s ...
3/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Introducing the A’s New Big Three : If anyone didn’t know how invaluable young, healthy power pitching arms at affordable prices can be, they were reminded ...
3/22 MLBTradeRumors: A's Interested In Multiyear Deal For Trevor Cahill : The A's have expressed interest in signing Trevor Cahill to a multiyear deal, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick (on Twitter). Cahill, ...
3/20 Mastersball.com: Popping my American League Tout Wars Cherry : Well, that was fun. I just got back to my hotel after parti**** in AL Tout Wars, helping administer the Mixed auction and grabbing ...
3/18 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 MLB Pre-Season Preview: NL West – Arizona Diamondbacks : Arizona Diamondbacks (2010 record: 65-97) Notable additions: 1B Russell Branyan, LHP Zach Duke, RHP Armando Gallaraga, RHP David ...
3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren slips to 0-3 on the spring: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed three earned runs and four hits in five innings Thursday, March 17. Haren slipped ...[+]
to 0-3 on the spring and his ERA stands at 4.80 through 15 innings over four starts.
3/17 Baseball Press: Not With a Ten-Foot Pole: Starting Pitchers :
Roy Halladay's average draft position could handcuff you this year. (AP)With
fantasy drafts hitting full stride over the next ...
3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren in a dead-arm period: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren is going through a 'dead-arm' period, reports Kevin Baxter, of the Los Angeles Times. ...[+]
'I don't know what it is exactly. Every spring it happens,' Haren said Sunday, March 13. 'I'm pretty sure everyone goes through it.'
3/11 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Notes: Kennedy, Miranda, Skaggs, Young : With the Cactus League in full swing, let's check out some news about the team that plays in Arizona year-round...
The Diamondbacks ...
3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren nearly untouchable Monday: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren worked three scoreless innings Monday, March 7, allowing one walk while striking out ...[+]
three batters, reports Bill Plunkett, of The Orange County Register. 'There's going to be 10 percent of the time when you feel unbelieveable,' Haren said. 'Then there's going to be 10 percent when you feel like crap. The other 80 percent is where you make your year.'
3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren touting curveball: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren was impressed with his curveball during his outing Monday, March 7, in which he tossed ...[+]
three scoreless innings, according to MLB.com's Lyle Spencer. 'The strikeouts were all different pitches. I threw a few splits, two cutters, and my curveball's been better this year. It was kind of a lost pitch toward the end of last year. It seems a little tighter this year,' Haren said.
3/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Informational Divide Between Fans And Teams : In his excellent interview with John Sickels, Mark Newman made a passing remark that caught my eye: I don’t worry about ...
3/3 My Pinstripes: The BaseballDigest.com 2011 MLB Preview: The Arizona Diamondbacks | Baseball Digest : The BaseballDigest.com 2011 MLB Preview: The Arizona Diamondbacks | Baseball DigestWhen a team finishes in last place in its division ...
3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren roughed up Wednesday: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren surrendered a three-run homer to Texas Rangers OF David Murphy in a 10-6 loss Wednesday, ...[+]
March 2, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan. After retiring the side in the first inning, Haren gave up two one-out singles and the homer before finishing the second inning.
3/2 Call to the Pen: On The Plus and Minus: The Arizona Diamondbacks : If are wondering the heck a plus and minus is, you can read about it here.
Previously, I examined the Pirates and the Nationals ...
3/2 The Process Report: Rays Sign Edgar Gonzalez : Source Edgar Gonzalez is not to be confused with the utility infielder of the same name (who happens to be Adrian Gonzalez’s ...
3/1 Call to the Pen: The Arizona Diamondbacks System In the antepenultimate edition of my system reviews, we're going to be looking at the Arizona Diamondbacks system....
News -- February 2011
2/26 MLBTradeRumors: Top 100 Prospects Drafted With Compensation Picks : Every offseason, high draft picks change hands as players move between teams as free agents. Players such as Adam Wainwright, ...
2/22 Baseball Musings: Moving Haren At Baseball Analytics, I look at the three different pitch movement Dan Haren shows batters.
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2/16 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Starting Pitcher Rankings, Your Top 90 Starters : Picks 20 - 50 are where you win your league. Know the under rated pitcher in your draft, pick pitching late. Load ...
2/15 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Starting Pitcher Rankings, Your Top 90 Starters : Picks 20 - 50 are where you win your league. Know the under rated pitcher in your draft, pick pitching late. Load ...
2/15 Baseball Press: 2011 Fact or Fiction: Dan Haren :
Was 2010 really a down year for Dan Haren? (AP)Fact or Fiction examines the 2010 performance of a player, good or bad, and determines ...
2/10 The Captain's Blog: What Price Liriano? Despite Need, Yanks Can’t Afford to Part with Blue Chips : Is Francisco Liriano the offseason pitching acquisition for which Brain Cashman, and the Yankee fan base, has been patiently waiting? ...
2/7 Call to the Pen: Olde Man’s Tavern: The Big Halo : Has the Angels halo lost a bit of luster? Could be, but it's not a lack of "funding" that's creating that luster. It's also not ...
2/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: It Has Been No Holliday : As promised here sometime recently, I said I would analyze the trades and associated trades involved with Matt Holliday and his ...
News -- January 2011
1/31 Giants Nirvana: Ten Questions with Jim McLennan of AZ SnakePit : Our NL West Ten Questions series concludes with Jim McLennan of AZ SnakePit. Enjoy...
1. Who is the ace of the Diamondbacks' ...
1/31 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: Galarraga’s Strange Journey Continues | Baseball Digest : BD Hot Stove: Galarraga’s Strange Journey Continues | Baseball DigestThe hot stove is coming to you a little later today and ...
1/24 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Designate Rafael Rodriguez For Assignment : The D'Backs designated right-hander Rafael Rodriguez for assignment to create 40-man roster space for new acquisition Armando ...
1/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Dear Brian Cashman: From a concerned Joba Chamberlain fan : This past Friday I decided to send an e-mail to Brian Cashman. I'm not 100% certain that I have the correct e-mail address, but ...
1/23 Call to the Pen: TWiP (1/22): The Cleveland Indians System : Welcome to the January 22, 2011 edition of This Week in Prospects! I am, of course, continuing my rundown of each team’s ...
1/23 Call to the Pen: TWiP (1/22): The Cleveland Indians System : Welcome to the January 22, 2011 edition of This Week in Prospects! I am, of course, continuing my rundown of each team’s ...
1/22 Call to the Pen: TWiP (1/22): The Cleveland Indians System : Welcome to the January 22, 2011 edition of This Week in Prospects! I am, of course, continuing my rundown of each team’s ...
1/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Hardball Times Has A’s Winning 88 : Hardball Times has a projection (as of 1/19/2011) that states the A’s will finish in second place winning 88 games. The ...
1/13 MLBTradeRumors: D’Backs Could Add Rotation Depth : The Diamondbacks have a full rotation, but they could add depth, according to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. Piecoro suggests ...
1/4 COSFBA: Finding Keepers: Los Angeles Angels : I know this article is supposed to be about identifying fantasy baseball keeper targets but I can't help but mention how badly ...
1/3 The UpperCard Network: Rockies Extend Carlos Gonzalez : Troy Tulowitzki won’t be the only member of the Rockies getting a lucrative extension this offseason. The Rockies and Carlos ...
1/1 The Process Report: The Endowment Effect Strikes Matt Garza : A common perception about people is how they value what is theirs higher than they do items that are not. In economics, this is ...
News -- December 2010
12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Hindsight Is 2010: Our Top 15 Stories Of The Year : You know it has been a busy year when the trades for Dan Uggla and Roy Oswalt aren't among the year's top stories. Uggla and ...
12/29 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: Snake Bitten On Draft Day :
With at-bats, Allen may be awakened from his sleeper status. (Getty)
As we head into next season, we'll look at middle-tier ...
12/29 Call to the Pen: Betting The Farm : The Kansas City Royals currently have the best farm system in baseball. Obviously, the Royals are no strangers to a rebuilding ...
12/28 Raise the Jolly Roger: Reviewing every Pirates win in 2010: April : Instead of a typical “Year in Review” post or series, I was planning on doing a quick post on the “Best wins” ...
12/27 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: The Not So Wild West | Baseball Digest : BD Hot Stove: The Not So Wild West | Baseball DigestThe American League western division was for the taking when camps broke out ...
12/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: What happened to Joba Chamberlain, starting pitcher? : Per Marc Carig on Twitter yesterday, Brian Cashman was once again asked whether Joba Chamberlain would be given another chance ...
12/22 PaulLebowitz.com: From Haren And Lee To…Um…. : Mark…..Prior? I’m only half-kidding when I say that. The Yankees response to their needs in the starting rotation ...
12/21 WasWatching: Cashman: We Expect Burnett To Be Front End Starter : Great stuff from Ken Davidoff – h/t to the Rockettes! - Today, however, I attended a Yankees event in Manhattan’s ...
12/21 PaulLebowitz.com: From Haren And Lee To...Um.... : Mark.....Prior? I'm only half-kidding when I say that. The Yankees response to their needs in the starting rotation will not ...
12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Free Agent Starters For 2012-13 Offseason : We already know the free agent market for starting pitching is likely to lack big names following the 2011 season. How about ...
12/20 Call to the Pen: Trade Analysis: The Zack Greinke Deal : So, I’m the resident trade expert around here. I’ve covered dozens of deals in the past year, and I feel I’m ...
12/15 Baseball Musings: Fallen Angel : Tony Reagins comes in for some harsh criticism from True Grich: In the mean time – Tony Reagins has made statements like signing ...
12/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: For The Love of Joba: Move Him Back to the Rotation :
Cliff Lee was obviously the story of last night, and rightly so, since so many Yankee fans assumed the Yankees would sign ...
12/10 The Process Report: The Template For a Matt Garza Trade to The Chicago Cubs : Billy Beane pulled the trigger on a surprising trade during the 2007-2008 offseason by sending Dan Haren to Arizona. At the time, ...
12/10 B-R Blog: Best SP Since 2005 According To ERA+ : A simple list for today. Pitchers with 1,000+ IP since 2005 ranked by ERA+. Here they are: Rk Player ERA+ IP Age G GS CG SHO W ...
12/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: Wednesday Cliff Lee Rumors: Has Somebody Really Bid 7-Years? :
Yesterday we heard a lot of wild rumors about free agent Cliff Lee. Most of those rumors were fueled by Jon Heyman of Sports ...
12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Extensions For Pujols, Uggla, Cahill : The Cardinals, Braves and Athletics have interest in locking up star players to multiyear extensions. Cardinals GM John Mozeliak ...
12/6 Baseball Press: Three Up, Three Down - Starting Pitchers :
Greinke could return to his MLB elite status in 2011.(AP)
Baseball Press presents a new miniseries titled "Three Up, Three ...
12/6 Chicken Fried Baseball: It's Time: Winter Meetings Edition : In 1988, the Rangers made waves at the winter meetings by trading Mitch Williams for Rafael Palmeiro and Jamie Moyer, laid the ...
12/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Rod Barajas Turned One Good Week Into $3.8m (Updated: $3.25m) : Update: Hernandez clarifies that his source was mistaken and it’s actually $3.25m, not $3.8m. That’s slightly better, ...
News -- November 2010
11/22 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Sign Dana Eveland : Per Dylan Hernandez, the Dodgers have signed LHP Dana Eveland to a minor league contract. Though he only just turned 27 a few ...
11/18 Call to the Pen: Safety in Numbers: The Best Player You’ll Never Hear About : Welcome, have a seat, get comfortable. Every Thursday, I hope to deliver to Call to the Pen readers a layman’s look at ...
11/17 Pittsburgh Lumber Co: Contemplating Jorge de la Rosa : Rob Biertempfel reported today that the Pirates are targeting free agent pitcher Jorge de la Rosa this offseason. I disliked ...
11/11 Baseball Musings: Players A to Z, Dan Haren : Dan Haren pitches as a starter for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Haren’s strength lies in his low walk rate. Even though ...
11/5 Jason's Baseball Blog: Season Previews in Review: National League West : Back during Spring Training, I took a look at each team and made predictions about how each team would do and how I thought their ...
11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Reasons Young Starters Are Extended : If they hadn’t signed extensions, Zack Greinke and Dan Haren would be hitting the free agent market and Felix Hernandez and ...
News -- October 2010
10/30 MLBTradeRumors: Amateur Signing Bonuses: Athletics : Let's take a trip to the Bay Area and continue our amateur signing bonus series...
Michael Ynoa, $4.25MM (2008)
Mark ...
10/30 Jason's Baseball Blog: Season Previews in Review: American League West : Back during Spring Training, I took a look at each team and made predictions about how each team would do and how I thought their ...
10/29 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Braves, Rangers, Rays, Haren : The Phillies won their second World Series in franchise history two years ago today, beating the Rays in the first suspended game ...
10/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: Would trading for Dan Haren have changed the outcome of the Yankees' season? : On Wednesday, commenter Phil raised what I thought was a pretty interesting notion, one that I really hadn't thought about at ...
10/28 Call to the Pen: Dan is Awesome…But John’s a Better Ninja : No matter where you look, Dan Haren is awesome. He posted a sensational 2.87 ERA with the Angels after being traded in late July, ...
10/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Positive storylines from the 2010 season : As we get further into the offseason I'll be doing comprehensive rundowns of each individual player's seasons, but for now I'd ...
10/24 NY Baseball Digest: Josh Byrnes Resume Full of Red Flags : The Mets GM search is down to two candidates: Sandy Alderson and Josh Byrnes. I supported the hiring of Alderson weeks ago, and ...
10/23 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Payroll Commitments : With the 2010-2011 offseason drawing closer, we're going to start hearing more and more about how much each team is able to spend ...
10/7 Call to the Pen: TWiP (10/7): The Top 100 MLB Prospects 2010: #70-61 : Welcome to the October 7, 2010 edition of This Week in Prospects!
In this, the fourth installment of my top 100 prospects list ...
10/4 The UpperCard Network: D’Backs Keeping Gibson, Dipoto : The Diamondbacks have signed interim manager Kirk Gibson to a two-year contract extension writes MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert. ...
10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Retain Gibson, Dipoto : The Diamondbacks signed manager Kirk Gibson to a two-year extension with a club option for 2013, reports MLB.com's Steve Gilbert. ...
10/3 Baseball Musings: Haren and Hideki : Dan Haren and Hideki Matsui finished well as the Angels ended their season with a 6-2 win over the playoff bound Texas Rangers. ...
10/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren will start Sunday: Updating a previous item, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren will make his start Sunday, Oct. 3, according to The Associated ...[+]
Press.
10/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Mike Scioscia unsure if Dan Haren will start Sunday: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia is still unsure if SP Dan Haren will pitch the regular season finale Sunday, ...[+]
Oct. 3, against the Texas Rangers, according to The Associated Press. The team is concerned about his workload because he has thrown 229 innings this season.
News -- September 2010
9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren wins: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed two runs on six hits and a walk while fanning five in six innings to beat the ...[+]
Oakland Athletics Tuesday, Sept. 28, The Associated Press reports. He will meet with the team to discuss whether he'll start the season finale Sunday, Oct. 3. He's 4-4 with a 2.86 ERA in 13 starts since joining the club.
9/23 TetreaultVision: On Kasten : I posted the initial blurb up on BizofBaseball.com, and over there I try to do more of the Joe Friday school of blogging, "just ...
9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren hindered again by run support: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren got a no-decision despite holding the Texas Rangers to three hits and one unearned ...[+]
run over seven innings, dropping his ERA over his past six starts to 1.32. According to The Associated Press' Greg Beacham, Haren has received more than three runs of support just three times in his 12 starts since arriving in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
9/22 The UpperCard Network: D’Backs Hire Kevin Towers As General Manager : 3:52pm: Towers has officially been hired as the general manager of the Diamondbacks, writes Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports. He’ll ...
9/22 MLBTradeRumors: Dipoto Will Not Return To Diamondbacks : Jerry Dipoto, Arizona's interim GM since July, will not return to the Diamondbacks organization. Kevin Towers is the team's permanent ...
9/22 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The Rays and Yankees continue their four-game series in New York. The pitching matchup isn’t great, with Wade Davis facing ...
9/21 B-R Blog: Can Brett Myers Match Schilling’s 2002 Streak? : Since 1996, how many starting pitchers had 15+ games in a row, to start a season, where they pitched at least 6 innings in each ...
9/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren eclipses 200-strikeout mark: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed three runs on three hits over seven innings Friday, Sept. 17, in a no-decision ...[+]
against the Tampa Bay Rays, according to The Associated Press. He walked three and struck out 10, giving him 206 strikeouts for the season. Haren has struck out at least 200 batters in three consecutive years.
9/17 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : Dan Haren and the Angles try to stop the Rays juggernaut as they face Wade Davis in Tampa. Haren has yet to allow a home run September, ...
9/17 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Pirates, Red Sox, Dunn : Links for Friday, before Dan Haren celebrates his 30th birthday by taking on one of baseball's most potent offenses...
The ...
9/15 Baseball Musings: Trading for Wins : Jack Moore looks at how the Dan Haren/Joe Saunders trade hurt Arizona. Moore also touches on the idea that I thought died with ...
9/14 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : Cincinnati offers a nice matchup of rookies as the Reds try to shave another game off their magic number. Daniel Hudson and the ...
9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Nine Rotations Already Set For 2011 : There are no sure things when it comes to starting pitching, but some teams are better-positioned than others for 2011. These ...
9/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren dominates: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed three hits and three walks while fanning six in seven shutout innings to beat ...[+]
the Seattle Mariners Sunday, Sept. 12, The Associated Press reports.
9/12 Baseball Musings: Shutting Down Seattle : Dan Haren might want to face the Mariners every time out. For the second time since joining the Angles, Haren pitched seven shutout ...
9/12 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Notes: Reagins, Scioscia, Matsui : Let's take a look at some Angels-related tidbits..
Angels GM Tony Reagins blames himself for the team's underachievement this ...
9/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Elvis ain't dead : The last couple of seasons have certainly tested Lance Berkman's resiliency. The 34-year-old produced career low batting and slugging ...
9/9 Fungoes.net: Narveson leads ex-Cardinals repaying their old team : Former Cardinal farmhand Chris Narveson mistreated his old mates Tuesday night, striking out nine over seven innings to throw ...
9/7 MLBTradeRumors: The Angels' 2011 Rotation : The Angels won’t have to look outside the organization for pitching this winter, since they have six major league starters under ...
9/1 Baseball Press: The 606 - September 1, 2010 :
Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most
intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the ...
9/1 Baseball Musings: Duel to a Draw : The duel between Dan Haren and Felix Hernandez materialized Tuesday night as both pitched seven scoreless innings. Both struck ...
9/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren pitches well: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed seven hits and two walks while fanning eight in seven shutout innings in his ...[+]
no-decision against the Seattle Mariners Tuesday, Aug. 31, The Associated Press reports.
News -- August 2010
8/31 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : Aaron Harang returns to the Reds after two months on the disabled list to host Yovani Gallardo and the Brewers. Gallardo holds ...
8/30 Baseball Press: The 606 - August 31, 2010 :
Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most
intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the ...
8/30 MLBTradeRumors: 5 Surprises: Arizona Diamondbacks : Five Diamondbacks surprises that I would not have predicted in the offseason:
Josh Byrnes' firing. Byrnes' contract ran ...
8/30 MLBTradeRumors: Brandon Webb Still Hopes To Stay With D'Backs : When Josh Byrnes exercised Brandon Webb's 2010 club option in January, the expectation was that the pitcher would be ready for ...
8/28 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Unlikely To Make Any Trades : Two prominent Diamondback veterans in Kelly Johnson and Adam LaRoche have cleared trade waivers recently, but don't expect the ...
8/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren allows one run in Wednesday win: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (2-4) allowed one run and three hits in six innings of work Wednesday, Aug. 25, with ...[+]
eight strikeouts in a 12-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. According to Associated Press reporter Beth Harris, the Angels had scored just 15 runs in Haren's first six starts with his new team.
8/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Do The Right Thing : Lessons from history: In an editorial in today's Wall Street Journal----Main Street by William McGurn----the alliance between ...
8/20 Jason's Baseball Blog: Trade Retrospective – Dan Haren to the Diamondbacks : On December 14th, 2007, the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired SP Dan Haren and RP Connor Robertson from the Oakland Athletics for ...
8/19 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs, LaRoche Exploring Contract Extension : The Diamondbacks and first baseman Adam LaRoche are in "very preliminary" discussions about an extension that would keep LaRoche ...
8/16 MLBTradeRumors: Would-Be Free Agents : The upcoming free agent class has its share of big names, including Cliff Lee and Carl Crawford. Lee's free agency was delayed ...
8/15 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : Good young pitcher Sunday starts in Cleveland as Felix Hernandez faces Justin Masterson. At 24, Hernandez seems like a grizzled ...
8/13 Jason's Baseball Blog: Trade Retrospective – Mark Mulder to the Cardinals : On December 18th, 2004, the St. Louis Cardinals acquired SP Mark Mulder from the Oakland Athletics for P Dan Haren, P Kiko Calero, ...
8/12 The UpperCard Network: Revisiting Dan Haren’s 2007 Trade To The Diamondbacks : After an all-star season in the preceeding year, in December 2007 the Athletics traded Dan Haren to the Diamondbacks along with ...
8/12 Bus League Baseball: Now Batting For The Oakland A’s… : The Oakland A’s called up outfielder Chris Carter this afternoon. He will make his major league debut tonight in Seattle, ...
8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren gets first Halo win: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren allowed a run on five hits and a walk while fanning three in seven innings to beat ...[+]
the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, Aug. 10, The Associated Press reports. It was his first win with his new team.
8/10 MLBTradeRumors: The D'Backs' 2011 Rotation : The D'Backs hoped that Brandon Webb, Dan Haren and Edwin Jackson could carry the rotation through the 2010 season. Next year, ...
8/10 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Haren, Cowart, Cubs, Blue Jays : Links for Tuesday, before Stephen Strasburg returns to the hill for the Nationals...
Dan Haren tells Jon Paul Morosi ...
8/9 The UpperCard Network: Athletics Calling Up Chris Carter, Jeff Larish : Kate Longworth of CSNBayArea hears from league sources, the Athletics have called up highly touted first basemen prospect Chris ...
8/9 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Hermida, Ransom, Chris Carter : 12 years ago on this date, the Rangers sent Darren Oliver, Fernando Tatis, and Mark Little to the Cardinals for Royce Clayton ...
8/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Tyler Skaggs acquired from Halos: The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired P Tyler Skaggs from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, to complete an earlier trade for ...[+]
SP Dan Haren, according to USAToday.com.
8/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Tyler Skaggs sent to Arizona: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have sent P Tyler Skaggs to the Arizona Diamondbacks, to complete an earlier trade for SP Dan ...[+]
Haren, according to USAToday.com.
8/7 MLBTradeRumors: Arizona Acquires Skaggs From Angels : According to a team press release, the Diamondbacks have acquired Tyler Skaggs from the Angels to complete the Dan Haren trade. ...
8/6 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For Carl Crawford : There's a whole lot to like about Carl Crawford's game. He can hit, as his .302/.356/.485 line shows. He has stolen 38 bases (47 ...
8/6 Jason's Baseball Blog: Trade Deadline Thoughts : With the trade deadline rapidly approaching, I put out a call to some of the team-centric bloggers from the Baseball Bloggers ...
8/6 Jason's Baseball Blog: Trade Review – Dan Haren to the Angels : We got a bit of a surprise on Sunday afternoon when the Diamondbacks moved SP Dan Haren, but not to one of the previously mentioned ...
8/6 Jason's Baseball Blog: Trade Deadline Review : Well, we are now officially one day past the non-waiver trade deadline, and there have been quite a few different trades made. ...
8/6 Jason's Baseball Blog: The Month in Review – July 2010 : With the trade deadline now past, we look to the stretch run for the playoffs. By my own count, here’s the teams I still ...
8/3 NY Baseball Digest: The DL on the DL: Hold My Wake Up Call! : Yankee fans emerge the weekend after the trading deadline sort of checking their inventory. Are we still in 1st place? Check. ...
8/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Lightning 8.1.2010 : Winners and losers? I don't need no stinkin' winners and losers: Cold-blooded analysis is all you get here. Let's have ...
8/1 The UpperCard Network: Around The Diamond: More Post-Trade Deadline Aftermath : More post-trade deadline reaction from around the league: With acquisitions of Lance Berkman, Austin Kearns and Kerry Wood, Ken ...
8/1 Baseball Musings: Clash of the X-A’s : Rich Harden came off the disabled list to face recently acquired Dan Haren, and the ex-Oakland pitchers put on a show in Anaheim. ...
News -- July 2010
7/31 NY Baseball Digest: A Low Risk/High Reward Deadline For Yanks : Although the Yankees didn’t get Cliff Lee, Dan Haren, or Joakim Soria they still addressed their needs with the acquisitions ...
7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Players Not Traded At The Deadline : Even with all of the moves that occurred prior to this afternoon's non-waiver trade deadline, there are still plenty of players ...
7/31 MLBTradeRumors: 2010 Trade Deadline Recap : There was certainly no shortage of moves not just today, but in the several days leading up to this afternoon's non-waiver trade ...
7/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dotel For McDonald & Lambo: The Dodgers Just Got a Lot Older : As you’ve no doubt heard (and mourned about) by now, the Dodgers traded James McDonald and Andrew Lambo to the Pirates for ...
7/31 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : The White Sox try to maintain their lead in the AL Central as John Danks hosts the Athletics and Dallas Braden. Since his perfect ...
7/31 PaulLebowitz.com: For The Condemned And The Saved : Your creepy trade deadline special----my way: The trade deadline is 4:00 PM Eastern Standard and teams are scouring, wheeling, ...
7/30 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Edwin Jackson to Chicago :
Edwin Jackson enters a heated AL Central race. (AP)
The Chicago White Sox made a splash in the trade market on Friday, though ...
7/30 Fungoes.net: Around the horn: Offense in perspective : Is the Cardinal offense worse than it was last year? Judging by Bernie Miklasz’s lament that the team needs to "fix ...
7/30 Call to the Pen: White Sox/D’Backs Trade: Edwin Jackson/Dan Hudson, David Holmberg : I’ve waited a few hours to write this trade up, seeing as rumors are swirling that the White Sox are about to send Jackson ...
7/30 NY Baseball Digest: Why You Shouldn’t Be Mad at Mets Inactivity : I get the sense Mets fans want to see a move, any move, from Omar Minaya just to feel like they are “part” of the ...
7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Close To Acquiring Lance Berkman : 4:20pm: The deal is "imminent," according to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News (on Twitter).4:19pm: Berkman is considering ...
7/30 TetreaultVision: Contrarian Thinking: In Defense of Ed Wade : Baseball writers, particularly the sabermetrically inclined, enjoy lampooning the decisions and behaviors of Astros GM Ed Wade. ...
7/30 NY Baseball Digest: Mets Already Have Roy Oswalt : What if I told you a player the Mets acquired midseason would have a 7-4 record and a 2.32 ERA? Would you consider that a good ...
7/29 Call to the Pen: Rangers/Marlins Trade Analysis: Jorge Cantu for Two Prospects : The Rangers have made yet another upgrade to their team, acquiring Florida corner infielder Jorge Cantu for Double-A pitchers ...
7/29 NY Baseball Digest: Matsui on Yanks Radar? : Brandon Tierney of ESPN Radio reported on the “Wheelhouse” tonight that Anaheim may be ready to dump some of their ...
7/29 Call to the Pen: Astros/Phillies Trade Analysis: Roy Oswalt for J.A. Happ, Two Prospects : Roy Oswalt has been traded to the Phillies.
Finally.
After all sorts of haggling about his no-trade clause and 2012 option from ...
7/29 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Acquire Roy Oswalt : The Phillies finally have acquired Roy Oswalt from the Houston Astros, a much-ballyhooed rumor now blossomed into a reality. Let’s ...
7/29 D'Backs Venom: What can the Diamondbacks expect from Joe Saunders? : The only player acquired in the Dan Haren trade that is likely to contribute at the major league level in 2010 is Joe Saunders, ...
7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Could Become Sellers : Though they've acquired Dan Haren and Alberto Callaspo this month and reached an agreement for Derrek Lee eight days ago, the ...
7/29 NY Baseball Digest: Weighing in (Again) on Solutions to Joba Chamberlain : Steve S from The Yankee U questioned the blogosphere about what they believe the Yankees should do with Joba Chamberlain. Here ...
7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Blue Jays, Francoeur, Carrasco : Big names have traditionally been traded on July 29th, including Cliff Lee and Mark Teixeira in recent years. Perhaps today ...
7/28 Baseball Musings: Pineiro Obliqued : Joel Pineiro injured his oblique muscle warming up Wednesday afternoon and will miss at least six weeks. The Angels seem to have ...
7/28 My Pinstripes: Lee Says No to a Halo : The Los Angeles Angels surprised a lot of people when they acquired Dan Haren from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Today it was the ...
7/28 Baseball Musings: Four Homers and a Near Cycle : The Red Sox knocked out four home runs against the Angels Wednesday afternoon. One person who didn’t homer was Eric Patterson, ...
7/28 Crashburn Alley: Analyzing the Phillies’ Lesser SP Targets : With July 31 on the horizon, the Phillies have been mentioned in a flurry of trade rumors. They were obvious candidates to acquire ...
7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren throws bullpen Wednesday: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (forearm) said he felt fine during his bullpen session Wednesday, July 28, and pronounced ...[+]
himself ready for his next start against the Texas Rangers Saturday, July 31, according to ESPNLosAngeles.com's Mark Saxon. Haren threw 35 pitches and was able to throw all of his pitches without any pain.
7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren to wear compression sleeve: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (forearm) will wear a compression sleeve over the next few days to help the swelling ...[+]
go down in his forearm, according to ESPNLosAngeles.com's Ramona Shelburne.
7/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Me Pitch Through Pain, Me Tough : And me remarkably stupid: When word got out that Stephen Strasburg was scratched from his start for the Nationals against ...
7/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Why the Dodgers Shouldn’t Trade For a Starter Before the Deadline : Chad Billingsley, in case you haven’t noticed, hasn’t allowed a run in either of his last two starts. Clayton Kershaw ...
7/28 Call to the Pen: What’s Next: Trade Deadline Edition : With the non-waiver trade deadline looming just three days away, it’s time to take a comprehensive look around the latest ...
7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Asking Price For Scott Downs : Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos has the best reliever available in Scott Downs, and he knows it. Check out these asking prices ...
7/27 Call to the Pen: Notable Numerals: Dan Haren, Jered Weaver and More : As we approach the trade deadline in the MLB, moves are beginning to happen and rumors are heating up as I write this column. ...
7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren wants to make next start: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (forearm) said he should be on track to make his next start Saturday, July 31, ...[+]
against the Texas Rangers, reports ESPNLosAngeles.coms Ramona Shelburne. X-rays on Harens forearm were negative. He is planning to throw a bullpen session Wednesday, July 28.
7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers To Wait And See For Now : The Brewers still appear to be sellers, but they're going to take a little extra time to determine their plan for this week's ...
7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Make Carlos Zambrano Available : The Cubs have made it clear to other teams that Carlos Zambrano is available, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (via Twitter). ...
7/27 PaulLebowitz.com: With Truncheons And Torches : The pariah: Joba Chamberlain has become the combination of Frankenstein; the hunchback of Notre Dame; the Elephant Man; and ...
7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Price On Dunn, Garrett Jones, DeJesus : A look at the latest from Ed Price of AOL FanHouse...
Price tweets that some new teams asked about Adam Dunn within the past ...
7/27 Baseball Musings: Haren’s Arm : Dan Haren took a line drive off his arm in his Angels debut, forcing him out of the game. He seems to be okay, however: Haren ...
7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Considering Selling : The Rockies are preparing for the possibility of becoming sellers, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. They've not yet committed ...
7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren to be examined: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (forearm) will be examined Tuesday, July 27, after taking a line drive off his right ...[+]
forearm, Fox Sports North's Bo Mitchell reports.
7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren fans eight in first start: Updating an earlier report, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren (forearm) allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out ...[+]
eight in 4 2/3 innings before having to leave his start against the Boston Red Sox with a forearm contusion, The Associated Press reports.
7/27 Baseball Musings: Youk Ties to Destroy Angels Trade : In the top of the fifth inning, Kevin Youkilis sends a hard line drive back to the box, hitting Dan Haren in the forearm. On one ...
7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins To Explore Long-Term Deals With Players : The Marlins will explore multi-year deals with “more than one” of their current players, president of baseball operations ...
7/26 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Likely To Continue Trading : The D’Backs have already traded Conor Jackson and Dan Haren, but MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert reports that they aren’t done dealing ...
7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Mets, Red Sox, Valentine, Blue Jays : Links for Monday, as a pitchers' duel unfolds in St. Petersburg...
Pirates GM Neal Huntington told MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch ...
7/26 El Maquino: Sunday Ticker; Cards Win in 11th : The site was down yesterday; so here’s what’s happened: > Cards won last night, 4-3 on Felipe Lopez‘s go-ahead ...
7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Will Consider Two-Month Rentals : The Rays have shown interest in impending free agents Cliff Lee and Jayson Werth this summer, so they seem prepared to invest ...
7/26 Baseball Musings: Downgrading Haren : Dave Cameron relays why MLB teams aren’t that high on Dan Haren: As best as I can tell, it comes down to two issues – ...
7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Dan Haren to make debut Monday: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Dan Haren will make his debut with the team against the Boston Red Sox Monday, July 26, according ...[+]
to MLB.com's Bailey Stephens. The rest of the rotation will be bumped back one day.
7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Confused About Deadline Direction : The Marlins are confused about their next step, according to one source of Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The team's strong play of ...
7/26 MLBguru: Angels trade for Dan Haren : In an effort to move salary, the Diamondbacks have traded ace pitcher Dan Haren to the Angels for Joe Saunders, Rafael Rodriguez ...
7/26 The UpperCard Network: Rays Interested In Chad Qualls : FOX Sports Jon Paul Morosi tweets the Rays are interested in Diamondbacks closer Chad Qualls, even if he shows just a little consistency. ...
7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Edwin Jackson-Adam Dunn Three-Team Rumor : It wouldn't be late July without rumors of intriguing three-team deals. ESPN's Jayson Stark:
Rumblings continue to surface ...
7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Sweeney, Downs, Martin : Links for Monday, as we celebrate the anniversary of the Mark DeRosa (2009), Casey Blake (2008), Xavier Nady (2008), and Ben ...
7/26 Baseball Musings: Keeping Haren : Jack Moore notes that the Diamondbacks have a good core of players, and that fixing the supporting cast would do more for the ...
7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Prefer To Use Prospects For Trades : Rays big leaguers B.J. Upton, Sean Rodriguez, Reid Brignac, and Wade Davis are drawing heavy interest, reports Ken Rosenthal of ...
7/26 PaulLebowitz.com: They're Out There Having Fun... : In the warm California sun: What a shock. Few people had seriously mentioned the Los Angeles Angels as big time players ...
7/26 The UpperCard Network: Yankees Rumors: Haren, Wigginton, Soria : The latest on the Yankees on the trade front from George A. King III of The New York Post: They refused to give up pitching prospect ...
7/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Granderson hits two bombs as Yanks blast KC 12-6 : Though not quite on par with last year's eight-game winning streak, the 2010 Yankees have acquitted themselves quite nicely since ...
7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Rumors: Soria, Dunn, Lilly : SI's Jon Heyman dished Yankees rumors in yesterday's column...
The Yankees "made a big proposal" for Royals closer Joakim ...
7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Roy Oswalt Rumors: Monday : Yesterday Astros president Tal Smith said he expects a Roy Oswalt trade, given three or four interested parties. Oswalt is now ...
7/26 Caught Looking: Angels acquire Dan Haren : Dan Haren, who was coveted by many teams this month, found himself a new member of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a trade ...
7/26 Call to the Pen: D’backs/Angels Trade Analysis: Dan Haren, Joe Saunders, and More : If you regularly read my trade analyses here at Call to the Pen, you probably know my formula for breaking things down: I start ...
7/25 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Dan Haren in Anaheim :
Dan Haren's value gets a huge boost in Anaheim. (AP)
Swooping in from the middle of nowhere, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ...
7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Reactions To The Dan Haren Trade : Earlier today, the Angels came out of left field to win the Dan Haren sweepstakes. Let's see what everyone has to say about ...
7/25 The UpperCard Network: Jake Westbrook Drawing Mild Interest : Jake Westbrook is only attracting mild interest on the trade market, reports FOX Sports.Com’s Ken Rosenthal. With Dan Haren ...
7/25 My Pinstripes: Angels Get Dan Haren : The Angels are hoping they've replaced the hole left by the departure of John Lackey prior to this season. The Halos have acquired ...
7/25 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks better be getting a great PTBNL for Haren : On Sunday, the Diamondbacks traded away starter Dan Haren to the Angels for Joe Saunders, Rafael Rodriguez, Patrick Corbin, ...
7/25 NY Baseball Digest: Weekly Digest Tonight @9pm : We have lots to talk about tonight as I am joined by some of my top contributors. During the first half of the show we talk about ...
7/25 The UpperCard Network: Angels Acquire Dan Haren For Joe Saunders : Various reports are confirming the Angels have acquired Dan Haren from the Diamondbacks in exchange for Joe Saunders, LHP Patrick ...
7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Acquire Dan Haren : The Angels have acquired Dan Haren from Arizona in exchange for Joe Saunders, Patrick Corbin, Rafael Rodriguez, and a player to ...
7/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Angels | Acquire Dan Haren from Arizona: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have acquired Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren for SP Joe Saunders, P Patrick Corbin, P Rafael ...[+]
Rodriguez and a player to be named later, report USAToday.coms Mike Dodd and Gabe Lacques.
7/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Acquire Joe Saunders, three other players: The Arizona Diamondbacks traded SP Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for SP Joe Saunders, P Patrick Corbin, ...[+]
P Rafael Rodriguez and a player to be named later, report USAToday.coms Mike Dodd and Gabe Lacques.
7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Looking For Offense, Interested In Dunn : 5:02pm: ESPN's Buster Olney says that the Tigers could avoid having to deal top prospects by acquiring someone like Jose Guillen, ...
7/25 The UpperCard Network: Sunday Buzz On The MLB Trade Market : The latest from SI.Com’s Jon Heyman has Dan Haren and Roy Oswalt more than likely not landing in new destinations by the ...
7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Wigginton, Trade Market, Guthrie : MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli has some deadline-oriented quotes from Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail. Let's ...
7/25 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Not The “Bank of New York” Anymore : It appears that the main stumbling block in the Dan Haren negotiations is Arizona’s insistence in having the Yankees taking ...
7/25 The UpperCard Network: Phillies Looking To Swap Werth For Starting Pitcher : Yesterday, FOX Sports.Com’s Ken Rosenthal reported the Phillies weren’t interested in dealing Jayson Werth unless ...
7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Dan Haren Rumors: Sunday : The Diamondbacks' asking price for Dan Haren still exceeds what most teams are willing to offer, as the Yankees and Tigers have ...
7/25 NY Baseball Digest: Granderson an Albatross in Many Ways : When I first heard the Curtis Granderson trade this winter I turned up my nose. I thought Austin Jackson, Phil Coke, and Ian Kennedy ...
7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Roy Oswalt Rumors: Sunday : The Phillies, Yankees, Dodgers, and Cardinals were among the teams that had scouts watching Roy Oswalt's start against the Reds ...
7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Rumors: Peralta, Gregg, Iannetta, Hawpe : Let's check in on the latest Rockies-related rumors and notes...
Jhonny Peralta has "emerged as a potential fit" for Colorado, ...
7/25 My Pinstripes: What's That Smell? Oh, It's The Trade Winds : We're less than a week away from the major league trading deadline. Plenty of big names are being floated - Roy Oswalt, Dan ...
7/24 D'Backs Venom: What can the Yankees offer for Dan Haren? : Rumors are flying that the Diamondbacks will trade Dan Haren within the next few days. The Diamondbacks have stated that they ...
7/24 NY Baseball Digest: Mets in the Haren Sweepstakes? : I just got off the phone with our main Yankees source. The Yanks are not willing to give Joba Chamberlain in a deal that requires ...
7/24 MLBguru: Yankees targeting Dan Haren : After the fallout trade between Cliff Lee and the New York Yankees, they have decided to pursue Arizona Diamondbacks ace in Dan ...
7/24 My Pinstripes: Yankees and Dbacks Talk Haren : The Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks, as expected, are discussing a possible deal for starter Dan Haren.Haren who has struggled ...
7/24 NY Baseball Digest: What to Make of Yanks Holdup on Dan Haren : Reports today indicate that two things are holding up the Yankees from acquiring Dan Haren from the Diamondbacks: 1. Joba Chamberlain, ...
7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Royals, Managers, Dunn, Berkman : In today's blog post at ESPN (Insider req'd), Buster Olney says that even though things aren't going so well for the Royals at ...
7/24 PaulLebowitz.com: How Many Yachts Can You Waterski Behind? : How much is enough? The above lines are from the movie Wall Street, which reminds me that there's a sequel to the film coming ...
7/24 NY Baseball Digest: Dan Haren is not Bartolo Colon : The Yankees, Phillies, and Cardinals are all rumored to have interest in Arizona RHP Dan Haren. Unlike Cliff Lee, who is a free ...
7/24 Call to the Pen: Deal or no Deal: Potential Trade Thoughts from the AL West : With the MLB trade deadline quickly approaching I asked each of our site leads to give me their thoughts on what the team they ...
7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Which Pitchers Will Be Traded? : This year's trade market features two very available front-line starters in Roy Oswalt and Dan Haren, and that's on top of the ...
7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Roy Oswalt Rumors: Saturday : Astros' righty Roy Oswalt indicated yesterday that he would be willing to re-structure his contract to accommodate a trade to ...
7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Dan Haren Rumors: Saturday : The Diamondbacks seem determined to move ace Dan Haren before his next start on Tuesday, and it appeared as though the Yankees ...
7/23 NY Baseball Digest: Joba Centerpiece of Haren Deal? : Let’s recap the days events with respect to Dan Haren - This morning I suggested the Yankees should use the prospects from ...
7/23 NY Baseball Digest: Looks Like Yanks are Serious About Haren : Fox Sports Ken Rosenthal calls the Yankees “frontrunners” for the services of Dan Haren and speculates they are the ...
7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Cardinals | No longer in running for Dan Haren: The St. Louis Cardinals are no longer in the running to acquire Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren, a source told Ed Price, of ...[+]
AOL FanHouse.
7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Appear to be frontrunners for Dan HarenThe New York Yankees appear to be the frontrunners to acquire SP Dan Haren, according to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal. ...[+]
The New York Yankees appear to be the frontrunners to acquire SP Dan Haren, according to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal.
7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Twins | On Dan Haren's no-trade list: The Minnesota Twins are on Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren's no-trade list, according to FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi. ...[+]
7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Tigers | On Dan Haren's no-trade list: The Detroit Tigers are on Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren's no-trade list, according to FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi. ...[+]
7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Rays | On Dan Haren's no-trade list: The Tampa Bay Rays are on Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren's no-trade list, according to FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi. ...[+]
7/23 NY Baseball Digest: Why Not Offer “Cliff Lee Type Deal” to Arizona? : After sitting through that excruciating eighth inning last night I am convinced the Yankees need to do one of two things: - Acquire ...
7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Dan Haren Rumors: Friday : The D’Backs have started exchanging names with teams about possible Dan Haren trades and the Tigers, Yankees, Phillies, Cardinals ...
7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Ramping up efforts to trade Dan HarenThe Arizona Diamondbacks are expected to intensify their efforts to trade SP Dan Haren, SI.com's Jon Heyman reports. ...[+]
The Arizona Diamondbacks are expected to intensify their efforts to trade SP Dan Haren, SI.com's Jon Heyman reports.
7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Twins | Interested in Dan Haren: The Minnesota Twins are interested in acquiring the services of Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren this summer, according to MLB.com's ...[+]
Jason Beck. However, no deal is close to completion.
7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Listening to offers for Dan Haren: The Arizona Diamondbacks have confirmed that they are listening to offers for SP Dan Haren, but they do not feel an urgency to ...[+]
move him, according to MLB.com's Steve Gilbert. 'It would need to be in our opinion an A-plus deal,' chief executive officer Derrick Hall said. 'I think ideally what we would ask for is major league ready pitching be it starters and or bullpen and prospects. Volume doesn't matter, it doesn't need to be four, five or six guys, it's really about the quality.' Haren possesses a partial no-trade clause that would allow him to reject a trade to 12 teams.
7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Teams calling on Edwin Jackson: Teams have been inquiring about Arizona Diamondbacks SP Edwin Jackson, but the team is hesitant to trade both Jackson and SP Dan ...[+]
Haren this summer, according to MLB.com's Steve Gilbert. 'I think preference would be to keep both or at least one of them,' president Derrick Hall said. 'But again anything is possible because if you're getting enough in return you would have to consider it.'
7/22 MLBTradeRumors: New York Notes: Pitching, Manuel, Montero : Whenever the trade deadline approaches, you can count on the two Big Apple teams to be right in the midst of any hot stove talks. ...
7/22 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers May Add To Payroll To Make A Deal : Tony Jackson of ESPNLosAngeles.com reports that "there are strong indications" that the Dodgers have been given the go-ahead from ...
7/22 Caught Looking: Oswalt, Haren or Lilly? That is the question. : As I wrote earlier, instead of going through countless rumors about these three pitchers (speaking of which, see what I mean?), ...
7/22 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Lilly, Indians, Astros, Dodgers : The starting pitching market may be ‘mediocre’ if you ask officials around the major leagues, as ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark ...
7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Tigers | Serious about Dan Haren: The Detroit Tigers are serious in their pursuit of Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren as the trade deadline approaches, according ...[+]
to ESPN's Buster Olney.
7/22 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Have 'Serious' Interest In Dan Haren : The Diamondbacks are exchanging names with teams interested in Dan Haren and the Detroit Tigers are among the clubs with 'serious' ...
7/22 The UpperCard Network: Tigers Options: Lilly, Haren, Robertson : Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.Com has the latest trade buzz from around the league concerning the Detroit Tigers: Despite a losing ...
7/21 Call to the Pen: Deal or no Deal: Potential Trade Thoughts from the AL Central : With the MLB trade deadline quickly approaching I asked each of our site leads to give me their thoughts on what the team they ...
7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Phillies, Rangers, Tigers, Dunn : Links for Wednesday, as we wonder exactly what Astros owner Drayton McLane means when he says "nothing's imminent" on the trade ...
7/21 El Maquino: Deadline Countdown: 10 Days : Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse confirms the rumors: “St. Louis, meanwhile, was also believed to be trying to get a starter, with ...
7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Oswalt's Demands Slowing Trade Talks : Roy Oswalt is making the most of his no-trade clause and it's slowing the Phillies down as they attempt to acquire him. Two people ...
7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Focused On Westbrook, Haren : The Cardinals are trying to acquire a starting pitcher, wrote Ed Price of AOL FanHouse last night, and they're focused on Jake ...
7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren would waive no-trade clause: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren said he would waive his partial no-trade clause for the right suitor, FOX Sports Arizona's Jack ...[+]
Magruder reports. His contract allows him to veto a deal to 12 teams this year and eight teams next year. The Cincinnati Reds are one of the teams on Haren's no-trade list, and it's believed that several teams in the Southeast are also included. 'I was born and raised on the West Coast
obviously staying on the West Coast would be nice. If I went to the East, if a trade came with a team on my no-trade (list), I would have to consider it,' Haren said.
7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Cardinals | Trying to get a starter: The St. Louis Cardinals are believed to be trying to deal for a starter with their sights set on Cleveland Indians SP Jake Westbrook ...[+]
and Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren, AOL Fanhouse's Ed Price reports.
7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Haren Would Consider Trades : Dan Haren told Jack Magruder of FOXSportsArizona.com that he would accept a trade under the right circumstances. As Ken Rosenthal ...
7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Discussing Major Trade : 10:17pm: Amaro tells Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports that the Phils are "not close" to making a deal, though the team is talking to ...
7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Phillies' Rotation : GM Ruben Amaro Jr. hinted that the Phillies could trade for a starting pitcher earlier today, telling reporters that he has a ...
7/20 Call to the Pen: Deal or no Deal: Potential Trade Thoughts from the NL West : With the MLB trade deadline quickly approaching I asked each of our site leads to give me their thoughts on what the team they ...
7/20 El Maquino: Do We Really Want the Potential 3000 K’er? : There have been rumors that the Cards want Diamondbacks ace Dan Haren. But is he still worth it? We won’t count his 7-8 ...
7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Reds | Unlikely to trade for starting pitching: The Cincinnati Reds are unlikely to trade for Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren, Houston Astros SP Roy Oswalt or Chicago Cubs ...[+]
SP Ted Lilly, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer's John Fay.
7/20 NY Baseball Digest: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, One Tiresome Act : After watching Mike Pelfrey pitch the first 10 weeks of the season I never thought I would be writing about the Mike Pelfrey pre-2010. ...
7/20 The UpperCard Network: Around The Diamond: Braves Options, Uggla Availability : Going around the diamond for July 20th: Within an article discussing the Braves as a legit postseason team vs. the Padres as a ...
7/20 The UpperCard Network: Twins Pitching Options: Oswalt, Lilly, Haren : One of the upsides of Cliff Lee being taken off the trade market after being dealt to the Rangers, was the now increasing discussion ...
7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Interested In Many Pitchers : The Dodgers are interested in a variety of starters and relievers, according to Yahoo’s Tim Brown. They are calling to inquire ...
7/19 MLBTradeRumors: The Dan Haren Market : Diamondbacks interim GM Jerry Dipoto recently told CBS' Scott Miller, "We're not to the point right now where we're aggressively ...
7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Tigers | Seeking pitching, scouting Dan Haren: The Detroit Tigers are seeking pitching help, both starters and relievers, before the July 31 trade deadline and are scouting ...[+]
Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren, MLive.com's Scott Warheit. The Tigers are also scouting Oakland Athletics RP Michael Wuertz.
7/19 NY Baseball Digest: Pettitte Injury Just What Sellers Needed : The Mets have been pursuing a starting pitcher for the better part of two months. Cliff Lee is gone, Roy Oswalt expensive, and ...
7/19 The UpperCard Network: Padres Ink Black To Extension, More Monday Notes : Some notes for the 19th, with 12 days until MLB’s non-waiver trade deadline: Dan Hayes of the North County Times confirmed ...
7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Could Pitching Injuries Push Yankees To A Trade? : The Yankees made a valiant effort to acquire Cliff Lee before the Mariners decided they liked the Rangers' offer better, but the ...
7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Nothing Imminent For The Diamondbacks : The non-waiver trade deadline is less than two weeks away, and the Diamondbacks figure to be one of the game's biggest sellers ...
7/18 Call to the Pen: The Buzz: Three Teams That Have To Make A Move : Every year when the trade deadline is approaching, all 30 teams in the Majors are contemplating the rewards and consequences of ...
7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Looking To Add Before Deadline : The Rockies are seeking to upgrade their bullpen, starting rotation, and corner infield situation, sources tell Troy E. Renck ...
7/18 NY Baseball Digest: Acquiring Myers Make Sense for Next Year : The Mets season may be ending sooner than we anti**** but that doesn’t mean they can’t make deals that help them in ...
7/18 The UpperCard Network: Phillies Search For Pitching Options : Bob Brookover of the Philadelphia Inquirer looks at the types of pitching upgrades the Phillies can make before the deadline, ...
7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Carmona, Oswalt, Rangers, Orioles : Sunday morning linkage..
R.J. Anderson of Fangraphs attempted to peg Fausto Carmona's trade value.
Roy Oswalt wants to claim ...
7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Yankees, Hart, Haren, Werth : Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has a new installment of Full Count up. Let's dive in and see what he has for us..
The Yankees ...
7/17 The UpperCard Network: The Latest On The MLB Trade Market : FOX Sports Ken Rosenthal has all the latest on the MLB Trade Market in his newest edition of Full Count: The Yankees and Marlins ...
7/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren struggling in recent outingsArizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren is 0-4 with a 4.57 ERA in his last six starts, according to The Associated Press....[+]
Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren is 0-4 with a 4.57 ERA in his last six starts, according to The Associated Press.
7/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Nothing Good Came From Last Night : There’s absolutely nothing good I can say about Chad Billingsley‘s start last night, despite his claims to the contrary, ...
7/16 Baseball Press: First Half Fantasy Stars and Scrubs :
Could this First Half Scrub be a Second Half Star? (AP)
The Baseball Press Crew sat down on Wednesday night for a podcast ...
7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Ted Lilly's Trade Value : Starting pitching is always at a premium, especially during the mid-to-late July trade season. With Cliff Lee now off the market, ...
7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Haren, Oswalt, Lilly, Piniella : One GM tells Jon Heyman of SI.com that there are plenty of complementary pieces available on the trade market, but few impact ...
7/16 Crashburn Alley: The Truth About J.A. Happ : Despite an improved pitching staff compared to last season, the Phillies have been on the lookout for arms that could bolster ...
7/15 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Myers, Rockies, Wood, Capps : It was on this day in 1905 that Shirley Povich, one of the great sportswriters of all time, was born in Bar Harbor, Maine. Povich, ...
7/15 MLBguru: Dan Haren, Roy Oswalt & Ted Lilly : With the recent dealing of Cliff Lee off the table, the stock of Dan Haren, Roy Oswalt, and Ted Lilly has risen incredibly. Every ...
7/15 MLBTradeRumors: The Trade Market For Starting Pitching : The best starting pitcher available has already been traded, but quality arms are there for teams that are willing to pay for ...
7/15 MLBTradeRumors: Three Moves That Could Shape The AL Central : The AL Central race tends to last a while. We have seen extra games played to determine the divisional champ each of the past ...
7/14 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Hitters’ Second-Half Itinerary : Have you ordered the Trade Deadline Primer yet? The Phillies went into the All-Star break on a positive note, sweeping the Cincinnati ...
7/14 NY Baseball Digest: Mets Not Willing to Meet Houston’s Price for Oswalt : We have been trying to dig over at NYBD the last few days to find out exactly what the Mets will do for starting pitching now ...
7/13 MLBTradeRumors: Reunion Seems Unlikely For Pedro, Phillies : Pedro Martinez has yet to throw off a mound this year, so the chances that he signs with the Phillies for a second consecutive ...
7/12 PaulLebowitz.com: First Half Juxtapux----Day 1 : An All Star Break recap unlike any other: I'm well aware that the "word" in the title of this posting is misspelled. It's ...
7/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Scouting the Market: Starting Pitching : Let’s start with the reality check you’re already no doubt aware of: the Dodgers aren’t going to get an “ace ...
7/11 MLBTradeRumors: White Sox Looking For Pitching, Unlikely To Deal Beckham : Things were finally looking up for the White Sox after a terrible start to 2010. Since June 9, the club is an astonishing 24-5, ...
7/11 NY Baseball Digest: Thole for Lilly? No Thanks : George Ofman of WGN in Chicago says the Cubs are interested in Josh Thole in a possible deal for Ted Lilly. Now that Cliff Lee ...
7/10 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal's Full Count Video: Dunn, Oswalt, Haren : In his latest Full Count video at FOX Sports, Ken Rosenthal looks at possible next moves for the Angels, Yankees, Mets, and White ...
7/10 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks – One Week with New Manager Kirk Gibson : The Arizona Diamondbacks have now played for one week with their new manager, Kirk Gibson, and have complied a 2-6 record. It ...
7/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: We Know Where Ronald Belisario Is… Or Do We? : Reports are that we finally know what’s going on with Ronald Belisario, and it’s not good news: Reliever Ronald Belisario ...
7/10 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Looking To Add Personality To Clubhouse : The Cardinals' trade deadline shopping list probably includes a starting pitcher and a middle infielder, but GM John Mozeliak ...
7/10 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Mariners, Hunter, Lee, Astros : Some links before Cliff Lee makes his Rangers' debut this evening...
Joel Sherman and George A. King III of The ...
7/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren solid in loss Friday: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren fell to 7-7 Friday, July 9, after he gave up three runs through 6 2/3 innings to the Florida ...[+]
Marlins, reports The Associated Press. Haren allowed 10 hits and two walks while striking out six.
7/9 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Lee, DeJesus, Padres, Drew : Some news from around the majors tonight, including a bit more on (you guessed it), Cliff Lee joining the Rangers...
Bob ...
7/9 MLBTradeRumors: Will The Yankees Still Look For Pitching? : It's not often that the Yankees miss out on a player, but after their seemingly all-but-finalized negotiations for Cliff Lee fell ...
7/9 MLBTradeRumors: Rick Porcello Could Become A Trade Chip : The Tigers haven’t ruled out trading Rick Porcello, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. They pushed the 21-year-old's ...
7/9 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Will Turn To Ted Lilly : Cliff Lee is coming to New York, but he isn't the left-handed starter the Mets are focused on. Joel Sherman of the New York Post ...
7/8 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Pirates, Cardinals, Padres, Oswalt : Some links for Thursday, a day that has even the most intense baseball fans wondering about LeBron James' decision...
MLB.com's ...
7/8 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Tough Losses : Last night, Jonathan Niese pitched 7.2 innings of respectable work (6 hits, 3 runs, all earned, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts, 2 home runs, ...
7/7 MLBguru: Phillies : (UPDATE) July 7th: A little bit more added to this as Phillies representatives as well as Orioles representatives have appeared ...
7/7 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On D'Backs, Dunn, Blue Jays, Morgan : In his latest column, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports argues that it's unlikely the Diamondbacks make a huge splash before the trade ...
7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Unlikely to trade Dan Haren: The Arizona Diamondbacks are unlikely to trade SP Dan Haren unless they are overwhelmed by an offer that would help them restock ...[+]
their farm system, according to MLB.com's Steve Gilbert. 'I'm not asking for a trade or anything,' Haren said. 'I don't really read too much into all the stuff that people write. 99.9 percent of the time it's just rumors and there's nothing to it, so there's no need to waste your time with it. Your name comes up if you're good, and I've been fortunate to have a good career to this point. I try not to think too much into it and just go about my business.'
7/7 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Speaking To Clubs; Looking For Pitching : The Dodgers are looking for pitching and have had conversations with several teams about trades, according to Evan Drellich of ...
7/6 Obstructed View: Series Preview: No. 7 pick at No. 4 Pick : I was struggling to think of an angle for writing a series preview between these two teams' lost seasons, but thankfully 2883 ...
7/6 MLBTradeRumors: Cliff Lee Rumors: Tuesday : The Twins offered prospects Wilson Ramos and Aaron Hicks to the Mariners for Cliff Lee, according to a report by Jeff Fletcher ...
7/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren solid Sunday: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren allowed one run through seven innings to the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday, July 4, but he did ...[+]
not factor into the teams decision, reports The Associated Press. Haren gave up six hits and two walks while fanning four.
7/4 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 6/27/10 - 7/3/10 : It's time for a special Fourth of July edition of the Week In Review..
The Diamondbacks cleaned house, firing GM Josh Byrnes ...
7/2 MLBTradeRumors: Hinch 'Disappointed' D'Backs Did Not Succeed : Nine walk off losses. A bullpen ERA approaching 7.00. Zero innings from Brandon Webb. There are lots of negatives for the 2010 ...
7/2 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On D'Backs, Astros, Royals, Soriano : You thought Cliff Lee was drawing a lot of interest now? One GM told Jon Heyman of SI.com that 12-15 teams could show interest ...
7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Talking to clubs about five players: The Arizona Diamondbacks are talking to teams about SP Dan Haren, 1B Adam LaRoche, 2B Kelly Johnson, RP Chad Qualls and SP Edwin ...[+]
Jackson, SI.com's Jon Heyman reports.
7/2 The UpperCard Network: MLB Trade Market: Astros, Royals, Nationals : Some key points from the latest of Sports Illustrated’s Jon Heyman on the MLB trade market, where you can also read more ...
7/2 The UpperCard Network: Diamondbacks Fire GM Byrnes, Manager Hinch : In a shocking turn of events, ESPN’s Buster Olney tweets that the Diamondbacks have fired General Manager Josh Byrnes and ...
7/1 El Maquino: They Have the Tools : The Cards would like to have Cliff Lee or Dan Haren. But, they can’t pay out their salaries. So, they’d need ...
7/1 Fungoes.net: Who are the best-hitting pitchers? : The Diamondbacks series featured three of the best-hitting pitchers in baseball, Dan Haren, Dontrelle Willis and Adam Wainwright. ...
7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Utley, Valentine, Giants, Haren : Links for Thursday, as Travis Wood prepares to make his first major league start....
Chase Utley's injured thumb requires ...
7/1 NY Baseball Digest: The Dan Haren Wild Card : It’s possible that Cliff Lee could be wearing Mets orange and blue as early as Sunday if Lee’s self prophecy regarding ...
7/1 Fungoes.net: Quotebook: Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 2 :
I threw a lot of pitches early in the game, I threw a lot of pitches to get out of innings and things like that.
– Jeff ...
7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Interested In Dan Haren : The Phillies have Dan Haren "on their radar," according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com. Crasnick tweets that the Diamondbacks are ...
7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Nationals | Expressed interest in Carlos Quentin, Dan Haren: The Washington Nationals expressed interest in Chicago White Sox OF Carlos Quentin and Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren, MLB.com's ...[+]
Bill Ladson reports. The White Sox told them Quentin wasn't available.
7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Phillies | Dan Haren on their radar: The Arizona Diamondbacks are scouting Philadelphia Phillies prospects for a potential trade of Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren, ESPN.com's ...[+]
Jerry Crasnick reports.
7/1 The UpperCard Network: Around The Diamond: Nationals, Vizcaino Injury, Mets : Some news to start Thursday: MLB.Com’s Nationals beat writer William Ladson writes that the Nationals have made inquiries ...
7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Expressed Interest In Haren, Quentin : The Nationals have expressed interest in Dan Haren and inquired on Carlos Quentin, according to Bill Ladson of MLB.com. Quentin ...
News -- June 2010
6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Covet Dan Haren : The Cardinals traded Dan Haren away in 2004, but they like the idea of bringing him back. Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ...
6/30 Fungoes.net: Recap: Cardinals 8, Diamondbacks 0 (Should Willis make like Ankiel?) : What the heck happened to Dontrelle Willis? That’s not an uncommon question these days, as the erstwhile showman of the ...
6/30 El Maquino: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18… : All of these guys have given up homers to Albert Pujols this year: 18. June 29 (5th): Dontrelle Willis (DBKS) 17. June 29 (3rd): ...
6/29 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 28 :
Home Run of the Day: Mark Reynolds, Arizona Diamondbacks (Trot Time: 21.62 seconds) [video]
This was easily the game of the ...
6/29 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 28 :
Home Run of the Day: Mark Reynolds, Arizona Diamondbacks (Trot Time: 21.62 seconds) [video]
This was easily the game of the ...
6/29 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks call up Barry Enright, the starter with the best K/BB ratio in the organization : As expected, the Diamondbacks are going to push Edwin Jackson’s start back a day or two, and call up a minor leaguer to ...
6/29 El Maquino: You Thought 2 CY Candidates Were Good? : “I’ve always said I’d like to play here again…The fans are so good. Even being six years removed now, they still ...
6/29 Fungoes.net: Recap: Cardinals 6, Diamondbacks 5 (Warning: Contains explicit pro-Haren language) : Let’s get this out of the way now: We’re a big fan of Dan Haren and have perhaps an unhealthy, lingering resentment ...
6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Cardinals | Dan Haren would like to return: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren said he'd like to return to play for the St. Louis Cardinals someday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's ...[+]
Rick Hummel reports. 'I've always said I'd like to play here again,' said Haren. 'The fans are so good. Even being six years removed now, they still treat me with the utmost respect. Walking around the city today, a few people stopped me. In some cities, they'll stop you and want your autograph to take a picture. Here, they say, 'Hi,' and they shake your hand. That's why it's different.'
6/29 El Maquino: Postgames : @TG: Royals 3 | White Sox 1 Royals got to Mark Buehrle early for 3 runs in 2 innings. Jose Guillen‘s hit streak is ...
6/28 Baseball Musings: Error in Relief : Dan Haren tried to complete his start against the St. Louis Cardinals, but he gives up two singles to start the bottom of the ...
6/27 El Maquino: Home Sweet Home : The Arizona Diamondbacks are a garbage team. So were the Royals. The Cards have to beat bad teams. But don’t worry about ...
6/27 NY Baseball Digest: Pitching Help Via Chicago : Carlos Zambrano had another dugout implosion in Chicago which has led to an indefinite suspension from the team. This very well ...
6/27 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Baylor, Haren, Konerko, Bedard : With the Marlins and Orioles searching for new managers, Don Baylor wonders why he isn't being considered for either job, writes ...
6/27 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Scouting Haren? : A report from the Boston Globe points out the Yankees had scouts in the building when they beat Dan Haren earlier in the week. ...
6/26 The UpperCard Network: The Latest on the Trade Market : The latest from FOX Sports Ken Rosenthal on Full Count: It’s believable that the Cubs can trade Carlos Zambrano, but they ...
6/26 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal's Full Count: Zambrano, Angels, Brewers : Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com has a new Full Count video up, so let's dive in...
The fact that Carlos Zambrano ...
6/25 The UpperCard Network: MLB Hits: Athletics Future, Mets Need For Cliff Lee : Just a couple of notes from around the league after Dustin Pedroia‘s 5-5 night: ESPN’s Buster Olney tweets that the ...
6/25 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Update – May 24, 2010 : The Diamondbacks head into a three game series at Tampa Bay with a 28-45 record, 14.5 games behind the division-leading Padres. ...
6/24 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Marlins, Athletics, Haren : Thursday night linkage..
Bobby Valentine is said to love the Marlins' scouting system and new ballpark, tweets Jon Heyman of ...
6/24 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Are Considering Free Agent Pitchers : Dodgers GM Ned Colletti told Bill Shaikin of the LA Times that he has inquired about free agent pitchers, without specifying ...
6/24 The UpperCard Network: Around The Diamond: Mets, Cliff Lee, Lowell : Some baseball news for the morning, after Jason Giambi‘s walk off homer last night: The Pirates have designated Dana Eveland ...
6/23 My Pinstripes: Pettitte Exorcises Some Demons : A regular season game in June can't be compared to a World Series potential clincher, but Andy Pettitte had to feel some satisfaction ...
6/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Good for what ails ya : So, how about that Andy Pettitte?Seriously, is there anything he can't do these days? Andy, have you thought about giving curing ...
6/22 B-R Blog: Jamie Moyer going deep into games : Tonight Jamie Moyer pitched 8 innings and picked up the win. He joins this elite group of pitchers with at least 4 such games ...
6/21 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day : There are only three games in the major leagues Monday night. The Royals and Nationals get the early time slot to themselves as ...
6/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees vs. Diamondbacks historical results and Series Preview : The Yankees are in the desert for a three-game set starting tonight against the franchise that beat them in seven games in the ...
6/21 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Red Sox, Buchholz, Braves, Marlins : Some links for Monday, before Mike Leake tries to restore order for the Reds...
The Red Sox signed Jay Broughton ...
6/20 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Rangers, Valverde, Haren, Cubs, Wood : Links for Sunday....
Rangers manager Ron Washington feels that his team could use another front-line starting pitcher, ...
6/20 NY Baseball Digest: Mets Have Interest in Carmona : Just last week we reported the Indians would be willing to listen to offers for RHP Francisco Carmona. I believed he would be ...
6/20 MLBTradeRumors: No Fire Sale Coming For D'Backs : Even with his club 15 games below .500, Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes doesn't expect to hold a fire sale in the coming weeks, according ...
6/19 The UpperCard Network: More on Mariners Demands For Cliff Lee, Mets Make Trade : The latest from FOX Sports Ken Rosenthal in Full Count: The Mets acquired Jorge Padilla from the Bluejays today and he’s ...
6/19 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Twins, Lee, Dodgers, Nats : Let's dive into the latest edition of Full Count from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports..
A major league GM told Rosenthal that he ...
6/18 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Haren, Hughes, Jackson, Willis : Links for Friday, before the Subway Series, Stephen Strasburg's third MLB start and Manny Ramirez's return to Fenway...
Nick ...
6/17 Baseball Musings: Nava Java : Daniel Nava continues to give the Red Sox a shot of caffeine as he doubles twice and singles in the Red Sox 8-5 win over the ...
6/17 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Orioles, Oswalt, Nats, Marlins : Links for Thursday night, as interleague play keeps Dan Haren's 1.000 OPS out of Arizona's lineup....
While the Orioles ...
6/16 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Seem Likely To Keep Trading : Now that the D'Backs have started trading, they don't seem likely to stop. That doesn't necessarily mean they are going to rebuild ...
6/15 MLBTradeRumors: Minnesota's Trade Deadline Wish List : La Velle E. Neal of the Minneapolis Star Tribune examined the Twins' biggest needs (starting pitching, third base, bullpen) and ...
6/15 MLBTradeRumors: Mark Mulder Retires : Mark Mulder has only appeared in six games since 2006, but it wasn't until yesterday that the left-hander officially announced ...
6/14 MLBTradeRumors: Dan Haren Trade Destination Poll : The Diamondbacks have been meeting about making major changes because of their slow start, and one such move could involve trading ...
6/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren strikes out nine in win: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren struck out nine and walked none Saturday, June 12, in a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, ...[+]
according to The Associated Press.
6/11 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Meeting To Consider Major Moves : The D’Backs will consider trading anyone but Justin Upton and Ian Kennedy, as they evaluate the best way to turn the team around, ...
6/10 B-R Blog: Wearing out young pitchers (?) : These days there always seems to be lots of attention put on the issue of whether young pitchers' careers can be ruined by having ...
6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren carrying heavy pitch counts: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren has thrown 100-plus pitches in 10 of his 13 starts this year after throwing 114 pitches in 5 ...[+]
2/3 innings in a win over the Atlanta Braves Monday, June 7, according to MLB.com's Andrew Pentis.
6/7 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame June 7, 2010 : Monday carries the dawn of nine new series. But one is an abbreviated make up of a rained out tilt last week. The AL West is ...
6/7 B-R Blog: Worst wins : A reader named Ellis asked me to post the "worst wins" of all time. Below are the results of what I found.
All of these games ...
6/6 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Gorzelanny, Winn, Lee, Haren : Links for Sunday, as Tim Lincecum attempts to pitch through the sixth inning for the first time since May 15th....
Gordon ...
6/6 Baseball Press: The 606 - June 6, 2010 :
A veteran righty tries to spoil a craze in Los Angeles this afternoon. (AP)
Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the ...
6/6 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Lowell, Angels, Haren, Suzuki : Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe has a few hot stove notes in his latest column, but before he gets to those, he discusses Ken ...
6/4 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Orioles, Red Sox, Lee, Sanchez : Some links for Friday before Roy Halladay tries to restore order for the slumping Phillies...
Ken Rosenthal of FOX ...
6/3 TetreaultVision: Take Me Back from the Ballgame June 2, 2010 : A 28 out perfect game. A pair of blown calls. A walk off grand slam. 33 straight scoreless for the Dodgers staff. What a day ...
6/3 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Open To Major Changes : The last-place Diamondbacks, losers of ten consecutive games, are considering a major restructuring of the major league roster, ...
6/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: If John Ely Had Enough Innings to Qualify… : …he’d be 3rd in the NL in K/BB ratio, behind two guys you may have heard of, Dan Haren and Roy Halladay. …he’d ...
6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren has solid outing Tuesday: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren threw a career-high 126 pitches in eight shutout innings in a no-decision against the Los Angeles ...[+]
Dodgers Tuesday, June 1, according to The Associated Press. Haren gave up seven hits while striking out seven and walking none. He had allowed four home runs in each of his previous two starts.
6/2 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Strasburg, Burrell, Lewis, Indians : Links for Wednesday, as the O's and D'Backs continue to struggle...
Scott Boras told Scott Miller of CBS Sports that Tony ...
6/2 Baseball Musings: Haren’s Back : Whatever problem Dan Haren was having coming into this game against the Dodgers seem to have disappeared. He just finished eight ...
6/2 Baseball Musings: Haren’s Back : Whatever problem Dan Haren was having coming into this game against the Dodgers seem to have disappeared. He just finished eight ...
News -- May 2010
5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Discussing trading Dan Haren or Edwin Jackson: The Arizona Diamondbacks are internally discussing trading either SP Dan Haren or SP Edwin Jackson, according to FOXSports.com's ...[+]
Ken Rosenthal.
5/29 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Diamondbacks, Hart, Rangers : Let's dive into the latest edition of Full Count from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports..
While Dan Haren's trade value isn't exactly ...
5/28 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: May 27 :
Home Run of the Day: Ryan Spilborghs, Colorado Rockies (Trot Time: 18.96 seconds) [video]
After giving up a home run to Troy ...
5/28 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: May 27 :
Home Run of the Day: Ryan Spilborghs, Colorado Rockies (Trot Time: 18.96 seconds) [video]
After giving up a home run to Troy ...
5/28 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Prince, Buchholz, Sheets, Padres : We've already heard about Roy Oswalt and Cliff Lee, but Jon Heyman of SI.com introduces us to some lower-profile trade candidates ...
5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren using cutter more often: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren seemed to be throwing more cut fastballs this year, but he seemed to make an adjustment in his ...[+]
last start, throwing fewer cut fastballs and pitching in more with the fastball, according to MLB.com's Steve Gilbert.
5/28 TetreaultVision: Take Me Back from the Ballgame May 27, 2010 : Lilly's cheating feet will make Blake weep, and 14 other tales from the yard.
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Houston Astros Recap
W: John ...
5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren battered Thursday: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren surrendered eight runs and struck out six in 6 1/3 innings in a loss to the Colorado Rockies ...[+]
Thursday, May 27, according to The Associated Press. Haren has allowed a major league-high 16 homers this year.
5/27 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame May 27, 2010 Afternoon Edition : Afternoon baseball with a quartet of getaway dates.
Houston Astros at Milwaukee Brewers
Brett Myers vs. David BushCelebrate ...
5/27 B-R Blog: Roy Oswalt is getting #^$%ed : According to his neutralized pitching stats, Roy Oswalt deserves a .731 winning percentage this year, which projects to a 19-7 ...
5/25 D'Backs Venom: Ranking the Diamondbacks – 05/25/2010 : After a quarter of the season, here are my rankings of the Diamondbacks’ players for the year-to-date*. Kelly Johnson is ...
5/24 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Team Review and Preview for Week of May 24-30 : Arizona Diamondbacks (20-25)
Opponents for May 24 – May 30: 3 @ COL (22-22), 3 @ SF (22-21)
The Diamondbacks are coming ...
5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren earns win Friday: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren (5-3) allowed four runs on nine hits over eight innings in a victory against the Toronto Blue ...[+]
Jays Friday, May 21, according to The Associated Press. He walked none and struck out eight. At the plate, he went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs, raising his batting average to .414 (12-for-29) this year.
5/22 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 22 : Edwin Encarnacion suddenly put his name back in the hat for guys to consider grabbing and keeping, with his 3-homer game yesterday ...
5/20 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks are only 6-10 when they get a Quality Start; average NL team wins 2 out of 3 : A Quality Start (QS) for a starting pitcher is defined as one in which the pitcher goes six or more innings while allowing three ...
5/16 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Destinations: Kelly Johnson : Earlier today, Nick Cafardo speculated that Arizona could have to consider trading someone like Kelly Johnson in order to boost ...
5/10 B-R Blog: RESULTS: Week 5 Stat Challenge : Here are the answers:
1) Total number of complete games pitched by all teams excluding rain-shortened games: 6, including a perfect ...
5/8 B-R Blog: Bibbidi Bobbidi BAbip : Batting Average on balls put into play (BAbip) is a pitcher's batting average allowed on batted balls ending a plate appearance ...
5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Players That Would Have Been Free Agents After 2010 : With more and more young players signing long-term extensions that buy out arbitration and free agent years, the amount of talent ...
5/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren tosses complete game for win: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren improved to 4-1 this season, according to The Associated Press, as he allowed seven hits and ...[+]
walked one for his 10th career complete game and first since July 10. Arizona beat the Houston Astros 6-3 Thursday, May 6.
5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren hurls quality start Saturday: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren allowed three runs on 10 hits over six innings Saturday, May 1, against the Chicago Cubs, according ...[+]
to The Associated Press. He walked two and struck out three but ended up with a no-decision.
News -- April 2010
4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren struggling with fastball command: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren said he has been battling with the command of his fastball, something that he thinks is a result ...[+]
of his mechanics being slightly off, according to The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro. 'I don't remember having this much mechanical problems this early in the season ever really,' Haren said. 'It's weird. My arm feels really good. My body feels really good. Just mechanically I'm a little bit off.' Haren plans on working out his mechanical issues during flat-ground work and bullpen sessions.
4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Dan Haren fans 10 in win: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren struck out a season-high 10 as he allowed two runs on five hits and two walks in eight innings ...[+]
in his win over the Colorado Rockies Monday, April 26, according to The Associated Press.
4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Highest Paid Players In 2010 : Let's round up what each of the 30 teams are paying their highest paid player this season. This includes any known signing bonus ...
4/24 B-R Blog: Piniero’s walks : Joel Piniero has significantly cut down his walk rate in the last several seasons, including a league-low 1.1 BB per 9 innings ...
4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Diamondbacks | Haren lit up in win: The Associated Press reports Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren allowed seven runs on nine hits and two walks while fanning eight ...[+]
over six innings to beat the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday, April 20. He had a career-high four hits at the plate, which tied a franchise record.