Edwin Jackson (twitter: @EJ36)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 9, 1983 in Neu-Ulm, Germany
High School: Shaw HS (Columbus, GA)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 6th round of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 2003 (Age 20)   vs. ARI 6.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, W
Teams (by GP): DevilRays/Nationals/Tigers/Rays/WhiteSox/... 2003-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2016, 4 yrs/$52M (13-16) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 7.070, Free Agent: 2017 [*], Agents: Legacy Agency, previously: Scott Boras [*]
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• 4/2 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs – Game 2: A crushing defeat against the Cubs?  No way man, it was one game.  And here is one recap. Judging a team based on one game is...
• 4/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: OPENING DAY! Pirates vs. Cubs: Cubs (0-0) at Pirates (0-0) 1:35 PM–PNC Park, Pittsburgh MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, WGN OPENING DAY! We’ve finally...
• 4/1 North Side Notch: Burnett K’s 10 in Opening Day loss to Cubs: Final: Cubs 3, Pirates 1 (box) WP: Jeff Samardzija (1-0, 0.00 ERA) LP: A.J. Burnett (0-1, 4.76 ERA) SV: Kyuji Fujikawa (1, 0.00...
• 4/1 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Samardzija Filthy in Victorious Opener: Full Box Score   Cold weather usually favors the pitchers, while it was cold, I think both guys didn’t need any help today....
• 4/1 Cubbies Crib: Samardzija brilliant in win over Pirates: Just 12 short months ago, the Cubs were unsure whether or not Jeff Samardzija would even be effective as a member of the starting...
• 4/1 numberFire: Chicago Cubs 2013 Statistical Preview: Pitching: Jeff Samardzija could be a legitimate ace. As for everyone else... oh look, Samardzija!See More Carlos Villanueva Edwin Jackson Jeff...
• 4/1 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (0-0) at Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0): Well, here we go with another season of Cubs baseball. The Cubs open the season in what is probably the most beautiful ballpark...

• 3/28 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: 2013 NL Central Preview: Chicago Cubs with @BleacherNation: Just as quickly as the MLB season ended last year it is ready to kick back up again in 2013. Spring Training has been going on...
• 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...
• 3/26 Splash Hit Blog: NL Central Division Preview: Red, Yellow, Blue: The regular season begins this Sunday at 5:05PM PST when the Texas Rangers play the Houston Astros in that famous AL West rivalry,...
• 3/26 Blog Red Machine: What’s Up in the NL Central: 3/26/13: Here’s a few things that caught my eye as I was reading up on our NLC rivals… Chicago Cubs What is it about Edwin...
• 3/25 Cubbies Crib: Under The Hood: Edwin Jackson: No doubt that Theo Epstein did well when he went out and acquired RHP Edwin Jackson this off season. I’d be hard pressed...
• 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...
• 3/25 MLB Injury News: Cubs’ Scott Baker to miss first half of season: Chicago Cubs right-hander Scott Baker will miss the first half of the 2013 season after an exam on his elbow determined he’s...
• 3/25 Up Along First: Breaking Down The 2013 Mets Schedule: The Mets will play 162 games this season, just like every other team in baseball. However, unlike in other leagues, their schedule...
• 3/25 Mets Merized: Breaking Down the 2013 Mets Schedule: The Mets will play 162 games this season, just like every other team in baseball. However, unlike in other leagues, their schedule...
• 3/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Chicago Cubs preview: Expect the worst, hope for the best: Coming off their first 100-loss season since the 1960s, the Chicago Cubs could not afford to stand still in the offseason, and...
• 3/23 Obstructed View: That revamped Cubs rotation: Much has been written here in the last few days about the Cubs rotation injuries and what it means for the overall strength of...
• 3/22 Justin Jabs: Sizing up the Cubs’ 25 man roster: The Chicago Cubs have 9 Spring Training games left to evaluate the talent they still have in camp as Dale Sveum & company...
• 3/20 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Kansas City Royals: After improving their starting rotation the Royals can be considered a sleeper team entering the 2013 season.  Major League...
• 3/20 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Luke Scott Finally Back in The Groove (Almost), Matt Joyce Appreciates How Far He’s Come: If you look at Luke Scott, you’ll immediately notice that something is missing: the Wolverine-esque facial hair that became...
• 3/19 Cubbies Crib: Could Theo Epstein’s Off-Season Plan Have Backfired Already?: No one said being a Cubs fan is easy… In fact, when you fall in love with this team, you essentially sign a blood oath where...
• 3/17 The Sports Critic: Why is Kyle Lohse Still Unsigned?: This is getting unbelievable. The 2013 Spring Training schedule is half over, and Kyle Lohse, the pitcher who led the Major Leagues...
• 3/14 Obstructed View: Assume the Position: MLB Starting Pitchers: For pitching, I'm going to break it down into more easily-digestible bunches. For this version, I'm going to look at the...
• 3/14 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs Struggle to Find Runs In Castro’s Return: The Cubs lost to the Rockies 2-0 yesterday, that’s alright, because the bigger news was that Starlin Castro returned to...
• 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 RoxPile: Playing GM: What Pitchers Should the Rockies Target?: In my last venting session post, I shared some of my frustration around the speculated moves the Rockies could make to “upgrade”...
• 3/12 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Cleveland Indians: The Indians spent aggressively on free agents, hired a big-name manager and completed a major trade. Chris Antonetti’s third...
• 3/11 MLBTradeRumors: Central Notes: Kazmir, Jackson, Twins: Earlier today, the Indians granted Ben Francisco his unconditional release and added Rich Hill to the 40-man roster, meaning...
• 3/9 Cubbies Crib: Cubs’ Bunt Tournament Reaches Final 4: In what has become a yearly tradition under the Cubs’ new front office staffers, the Cubs’ spring training bunt tournament...
• 3/6 The Sports Critic: Toronto Blue Jays Made the Best Offseason Moves: The Los Angeles Angels signed Josh Hamilton. The Los Angeles Dodgers snagged Zack Greinke. Michael Bourn and Nick Swisher landed...
• 3/6 The Sports Critic: Major League Baseball: Ranking the 2013 Division Races: The 2013 Major League Baseball season begins on March 31 with most teams playing their first games on April 1. Most teams made...
• 3/6 The Sports Critic: Chicago Cubs 2013 Season Preview: We fans of the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball all know how bad the Cubs were in 2012. They won only 61 games last year,...
• 3/5 The Baseball Haven: Why Kyle Lohse?: Kyle Lohse has been nothing short of awesome over the last two seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, posting a 30-11 record, 3.11...
• 3/5 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm – 3.5.13: MLBTR must be reading our comment section They posted a "Where are they now" of everyone involved in the Matt Garza trade...
• 3/5 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Don’t forget to thank Pujols for WachaSpring pitching phenom Michael Wacha would likely not be a St. Louis Cardinal had Albert Pujols remained....
• 3/4 CardinalsFarm.com: Meet Cardinals 2012 First Round Pick Stephen Piscotty: In the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, the St. Louis Cardinals had a total of five first round picks thanks to the loss of key...
• 3/3 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Cubs' Garza Shut Down For Month: Chicago Cubs right-hander Matt Garza is once again experiencing tightness in his strained lat muscle and has been shut down...
• 3/3 Justin Jabs: I-94 series kicks off (sort of): The Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs kick off their 2013 season series today. Sort of. The first meaningful meeting of the...
• 3/3 MLB Injury News: Cubs' Matt Garza Out Season's First Month: Some of the questions about Chicago Cubs’ starting pitcher Matt Garza’s health have been answered. The Cubs have decided...
• 3/3 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 3.3.13 – Shark named opening day starter, Garza probably to miss a month: Matt Garza shut down, likely to miss first month of the season Per Carrie Muskat, Garza experienced more pain related to his strained...
• 3/3 Baseball News Source: Cubs News: Garza Likely Out Until May, Samardzija Named Opening Day Starter: Chicago Cubs starter Matt Garza will  start the season on the disabled list according to manager Dale Sveum. Garza was in the...
• 3/2 mlbreports.com : Cubs Payroll In 2013 And Contracts Going Forward: Like us on Facebook here Saturday, Mar.02, 2013 By Alex Kantecki (Cubs Correspondent): Only the Houston Astros stood between the...
• 3/2 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Yankees, Cano, Lohse, Nationals: On the latest edition of the Rosters & Rumblings podcast, MLBTR's Ben Nicholson-Smith and Jason Mart.inez of MLB Depth Charts...
• 3/1 Call to the Pen: Matt Garza Will Likely Start Season on DL: Already trying to recover from an elbow injury that cost him half of the 2012 season, Chicago Cubs right-hander Matt Garza is...

• 2/28 Baseballhotcorner.com: Chicago Cubs Fans Show Great Loyalty, They’re Going To Need It: To say that Chicago Cubs fans are a rare breed is an understatement worthy of the Guinness Book of Records. Dedicated doesn’t begin...
• 2/27 Baseball News Source: Cubs Spring Training : Edwin Jackson Hurls Two Scoreless Innings: Fresh off a four-year, $52 million dollar deal, Edwin Jackson seemed comfortable in his Chicago Cubs‘ debut.The right-handed...
• 2/26 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Edwin Jackson Strong in Cubs Debut: Full Box Score   If the Cubs can bottle this Spring pitching and take in North when they break camp they will be more than just...
• 2/23 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Notes: Choo, Antonetti, Bourn: Earlier this week, we learned that the Indians were finalists to sign Edwin Jackson before he hooked on with the Cubs this winter....
• 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 Call to the Pen: The Chicago Cubs: Getting to the North Side of 70 Wins: Since the Chicago Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908 this may be a redundancy, but they have fallen on hard times....
• 2/22 MLBTradeRumors: Examining The Kyle Lohse Market: Few players have generated as much news as Kyle Lohse this winter, though they're not the headlines that Lohse and agent Scott...
• 2/21 The Beanball: Kyle Lohse Could Become This Generation’s Curt Flood: For many fans, the beginning of the baseball season starts in early-February, when pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training....
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: Pitching Notes: Price, Valverde, Jackson: We heard earlier today that the Yankees are eyeing pitching depth, but not Kyle Lohse. Here are some more pitching-themed notes...
• 2/21 Call to the Pen: Phil Hughes Out At Least Two Weeks: New York Yankees right-handed Phil Hughes will sit out at least the next two weeks thanks to a bulging disk in his back. While...
• 2/20 Cubs Stats: The 5 Most Exciting Cubs On The Roster: Do not come to this post expecting a mathematical formula or some sophisticated method for determining players on the brink of...
• 2/19 Jays Journal: Betting On Colby Rasmus: In Baseball America’s 2009 Top 100 Prospects the St Louis Cardinal’s Colby Rasmus was listed as the number 3 prospect...
• 2/19 Red Sox Maineiacs: What's Next For Red Sox at Winter Meetings?: The 2012 Winter Meetings are half over and the Red Sox have been the busiest team so far.  The Red Sox had plenty of money...
• 2/19 Redlegs Review: 2013 NL Central Preview: Chicago Cubs: Everyone heckles the Cubs Despite packing in the fans last year (the Cubs held the tenth spot in overall attendance...
• 2/18 i70baseball.com: The Top 5 Moves by Mozeliak: The Cardinals reached an agreement with general manager John Mozeliak to a three-year contract extension last week. Here's a reflection...
• 2/18 Kings of Kauffman: Comparison: 2007-08 Rays and 2012-13 Royals: I watched Moneyball again last night. That movie is my crystal meth; I just love it so much. In my smitten swoon over baseball...
• 2/16 Cubbies Crib: The Scott Baker Situation: He Wont Be Ready Opening Day: It’s becoming abundantly clear: Scott Baker is still in recovery mode from his Tommy John surgery last April. And while...
• 2/15 Full Spectrum Baseball: TheologyTheology: The field of study and analysis to build a world championship baseball team at Clark and Addison...
• 2/15 Obstructed View: Scott Feldman will be the 4th starter: Dale Sveum said yesterday that Scott Feldman will be the 4th starter for the Cubs. He also confirmed what we already knew in that...
• 2/14 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Sveum Sees Feldman in Rotation Already: I’m not going to say that Scott Feldman making the Cubs rotation is surprise, I just expected to be writing about it at...
• 2/14 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Rotation Crush; It’ll Be A Thing: There are crushes, there are man-crushes, there are bro-mances, heck, I even have my advanced stat man-crush, Ben Zobrist! Bit...
• 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,...
• 2/13 MLB Injury News: Kyle Lohse rumors: Cardinals, Nationals, Indians: While the Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals are not expected to be a fit for free agent Kyle Lohse, the Washington Nationals...
• 2/13 Southside Showdown: Mike Carp: Available And An Upgrade: Finding value in Major League Baseball can be very hard. You have 30 organizations pouring all of their energy and resources into...
• 2/12 MLBTradeRumors: Byrnes: Padres Could Add Starter: San Diego general manager Josh Byrnes remains very much open to the possibility of looking outside of the organization to round...
• 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 WasWatching: Phil Hughes In His Walk Year: Via the Post - Phil Hughes is set to hit free agency for the first time after this season and it’s almost impossible to predict...
• 2/9 MLBTradeRumors: Notable Transactions From February 2012: We're nine days into February and after the Mariners' signing of Joe Saunders earlier this week, only three of Tim Dierkes' Top...
• 2/9 MLBTradeRumors: Central Notes: Tigers, Twins, Podsednik, Wainwright: The Tigers are showing a lot of faith in 22-year-old Bruce Rondon by making him the frontrunner for the closer role, but Detroit...
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: Avoiding The Qualifying Offer: Pitchers and catchers are due to report this weekend for some teams, yet two of MLBTR's top ten free agents remain unsigned in...
• 2/8 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Boras Gets Nats to Bite Again, Sign Soriano: I wish that I could be a fly on the wall when Scott Boras meets with Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo and owner...
• 2/7 Billy-Ball.com: The Bill Chuck Files – Two for Thursday: Edwin Jackson is not that different statistically from Joe Blanton. The 28-year old Jackson has a 4.40 ERA and a 1.438 career...
• 2/6 Cubbies Crib: Cubs rotation set to play critical role in upcoming season: The Chicago Cubs have been oft-mentioned as one of the organizations that have significantly improved over the course of the offseason....
• 2/5 Cubbies Crib: Matt Garza “In Great Shape” After Elbow Injury: Great news coming from Cubs’ pitching coach Chris Bosio today stating that Matt Garza is not only back in good health,...
• 2/5 PaulLebowitz.com: The Astros Strip The Spaceship For Parts: Stat-centric people are looking at the Astros and nodding their heads approvingly at the series of maneuvers that may have improved...
• 2/5 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 11 Pitchers You Shouldn’t Touch with a 60’6 PoleI’m not going to waste anyone’s time by listing a group of bad pitchers that nobody has on their fantasy More......
• 2/4 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Rotation Crush; It’ll Be A Thing: There are crushes, there are man-crushes, there are bro-mances, heck, I even have my advanced stat man-crush, Ben Zobrist! Bit...
• 2/2 District On Deck: Washington Nationals Countdown to Spring Training: 10 Days: The off-season is almost over. Less than three weeks until Washington Nationals pitchers and catchers report to Viera. To celebrate...

• 1/31 Cubbies Crib: Cubbies Crib Poll: The Results: Here at Cubbies Crib, we love our readers like fat kids love cake, and we love to hear your opinions on the Cubs’ baseball...
• 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 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Free Agent Lohse Down: Kyle is unlikely to put up ace numbers in 2013 and he can't be playing the market as if he is going to, because no one else seems...
• 1/28 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013 Chicago Cubs Hitting & Pitching Projections: Chicago Cubs — Predicted Finish: Fifth Place, NL Central Oh Theo, are you regretting the move to Chi-town yet?!? Your best…well…at...
• 1/26 Cubbies Crib: FanGraphs’ Bradley Woodrum Projects 75+ Wins Season For Cubs: Someone over at FanGraphs has some big love for the Cubs, and his name is Bradley Woodrum. Woodrum just recently wrote a piece...
• 1/25 Obstructed View: It’s time to get excited about the 2013 Cubs: Spring training is just around the corner and the 2013 Cubs are set to kick off their Cactus League schedule on February 23rd....
• 1/24 MLBTradeRumors: White Sox Claim Zach Stewart: The White Sox claimed Zach Stewart off of waivers, MLBTR has learned. The Pirates had designated Stewart for assignment one...
• 1/23 mlbreports.com : MLB Player Profile: Nationals Pitcher Jordan Zimmermann: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday January 23rd, 2013 Bernie Olshansky (Baseball Writer): Having his breakout season in 2012,...
• 1/23 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Could Francisco Flash in the Tribe’s Pan Twice?: By Christian Petrila I was torn as to whether or not I should consider this player a “Flash.” However, seeing as how he’s...
• 1/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: TURNING YOUR BACK ON SCOTT BORAS: I once wrote that I was pretty positive that the Yankees were tired of Scott Boras and his antics and were willing to not...
• 1/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Two moves the Chicago Cubs could make before spring training: The Chicago Cubs have been inactive since signing Edwin Jackson, Carlos Villanueva and Nate Schierholtz, so what else should...
• 1/21 Baseball Analytics: The Fantasy Baseball Diary: James McDonald: James McDonald is looking to rebound in 2013.Last night I gave myself a break from work and went to see one of my favorite bands...
• 1/19 MLB Injury News: Justin Upton Rumors: Cubs, Diamondbacks Discussed Outfielder: The Cubs and Diamondbacks recently discussed “the feasibility” of a trade that would have sent outfielder Justin Upton from Arizona...
• 1/18 mlbreports.com : MLB Player Profile: Chicago Cubs SP Matt Garza: Like us on Facebook here Friday, January.18, 2013 Alex Kantecki (Guest Baseball Writer and Cubs Correspondent): Matt Garza was...
• 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...
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: D'Backs, Wilson, Braves, Beane, Cubs: The Diamondbacks had insisted on receiving Major League-ready talent in any trade for Justin Upton, but were willing to accept...
• 1/16 Cubbies Crib: Bold Statements Emerge From The Cubs’ Front Office: President of baseball operations Theo Epstein and current Cubs’ manager Dale Sveum have made their intentions for the 2013...
• 1/16 Seedlings to Stars: Rangers Add Kyle McClellan: Seemingly set in their starting rotation, the Texas Rangers took a step towards adding some viable depth to the mix on Tuesday,...
• 1/15 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Nats have more options with Soriano signing: The pain of  the Nationals’ bullpen collapse against the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series must...
• 1/15 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Boras Gets Nats to Bite Again, Sign Soriano: I wish that I could be a fly on the wall when Scott Boras meets with Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo and owner...
• 1/15 Nolan Writin': Rangers Sign RHP Kyle McClellan: The Texas Rangers have announced the signing of free-agent pitcher Kyle McClellan to minor league contract. McClellan was also...
• 1/14 MLB Injury News: Kyle Lohse Yet to Receive Offer: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
• 1/13 The Baseball Haven: Who is Ian Kennedy?: Ian Kennedy has posted some pretty solid numbers over his career, going 46-30 with a 3.76 ERA over 112 games (110 starts). Having...
• 1/13 MLB Injury News: Nationals Are Very Interested in Javier Vazquez: When it became reasonably clear that Javier Vazquez would come out of retirement, he garnered immediate attention.  Teams...
• 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...
• 1/11 Redbird Rants: Musings from an Optimistic Redbird Fan – 2013: Hall of Fame – Once again there’s controversy regarding the baseball Hall of Fame voting. This time, no eligible players were...
• 1/11 Mets360.com: At what point should the Mets be interested in Michael Bourn?: In the past four years, Michael Bourn has been a very productive player. He had his best year yet in 2012, posting a 6.4 fWAR,...
• 1/10 Baseball Jerks: Chicago Cubs 2013 PreviewThe Cubs were as bad as a team could be in 2012, losing 101 games and looking ugly doing it. As any team with 61......
• 1/10 Baseball News Source: Chicago Cubs: Theo Epstein’s Patient Approach to Rebuilding: After two World Series titles raised the expectations of the Boston Red Sox and their wunderkind GM Theo Epstein, the Red Sox...
• 1/10 Full Spectrum Baseball: 25 random thoughtsThe hot stove has been anything but for the past couple of weeks and spring training is still over a month away....
• 1/9 Cubbies Crib: Matt Garza Trade Rumors: Where Could He Land?: Poor Matt Garza just can’t seem to get a straight answer about his future. Frankly, it’s for a good reason. Take...
• 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...
• 1/7 Redlegs Review: What exactly are the Cubs doing? : After trading away a vast amount of talent last season, the Chicago Cubs have done little to replace it. What exactly does...
• 1/7 Cubbies Crib: Epstein Speaks On Cubs’ Organizational Core: We all know the name, the person and the title – Theo Epstein: President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs. We...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/30/12 - 1/5/13: Here's a look back at the news and stories that made headlines during the first week of 2013... Lance Berkman agreed to...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week, as 2012 became 2013: Tim Dierkes attended...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Cubs, Ellsbury, Morneau, Dodgers: When Theo Epstein took over the Cubs a year ago, he took the long range view and opted for an all-out gutting and rebuilding. ...
• 1/5 MLBRandomFandom: Offseason Review: Chicago Cubs: By Rob WillerAs the first half of the offseason comes to a close, many people are beginning to wonder how teams’ final rosters...
• 1/4 El Maquino: TIMEKILLER Q&A: Where do you think Lohse will end up and how long of a deal do you think he gets?  –JP I wish I could answer in full, but...
• 1/4 Obstructed View: How many games will the 2013 Cubs win?: Over at The Cub Contrarian, Kyle used an estimated WAR for players to get a team win total. I thought I'd do the same thing,...
• 1/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: A Lot On The Line For Phil Hughes In 2013: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) After a 2011 season that could only be called a complete disaster,...
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Cubs, Bourn, Reds, Rolen, Latos: The Cubs had interest in both Edwin Jackson and Anibal Sanchez this winter, but General Manager Jed Hoyer said that signing...
• 1/3 Baseball With Matt: An Interview with My First Current Player 1/3/13: Hey baseball fans!I have yet another interview for you today! This one is pretty special, because it was the first interview I...
• 1/3 Motor City Bengals: Comparing Anibal Sanchez’s Contract to Edwin Jackson’s New Deal: The Chicago Cubs were spurned by Anibal Sanchez in December when the free agent right hander gave the Detroit Tigers the last...
• 1/3 Through The Fence Baseball: This dissident Cubs fan not happy with Edwin Jackson signing: The most obvious shortcoming for the Chicago Cubs last season was a lack of good starting pitching. One of the two winningest...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Edwin Jackson Fits Cubs' Short, Long-Term Needs: The Cubs finalized the largest free agent deal of the Theo Epstein-Jed Hoyer regime today, a four-year, $52MM contract for 29-year-old...
• 1/2 Baseball Analytics: Edwin Jackson, Slider Specialist: At long last, Edwin Jackson can unpack -- we think. While his four-year, $52 million contract with the Cubs doesn't...
• 1/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | More on Edwin Jackson: Chicago Cubs SP Edwin Jackson will receive an $8 million signing bonus and he'll make $11 million per season as part of his four-year,...[+] $52 million contract.
• 1/2 Baseball News Source: Cubs Finalize Deal with Edwin Jackson: Jackson $11 million last year with the Washington Nationals The Chicago Cubs have finalized their deal with free-agent right-hander...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Sign Edwin Jackson: The Cubs have officially signed Edwin Jackson, the team announced. It's a four-year contract worth $52MM, and it does not include...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Checking In On Teams In Need Of Pitching: MLBTR’s Zach Links recently checked in on some of baseball’s lowest scoring offenses, noting that clubs such as the Dodgers...
• 1/1 Cubbies Crib: Matt Garza Played Pivotal Role In Jackson Signing: You may remember in early July, 2012, Cubs’ pitching coach Chris Bosio made a deal with Carlos Marmol that should Marmol...
• 1/1 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: January 1st: New Year's Day isn't typically a hotbed of activity in baseball, but we have seen a few significant moves go down on January 1st. ...

• 12/31 Blog Red Machine: Best of 2012: #1 Performances: If you’ve been along this journey of 2012′s top Reds performances, I think you have a good idea what will be the top...
• 12/31 MLBTradeRumors: The Key "Non-Moves" Of 2012: As the cliche goes, sometimes the best moves are the ones you don't make.  Some teams greatly benefited by standing pat on certain...
• 12/30 The Cardinal Nation Blog: TCN Blog 2012 top story #10: Five in the first roundSt. Louis Cardinals had five selections in the first round of the 2012 draft, their most in over two decades....
• 12/29 Through The Fence Baseball: 2013 MLB mock draft 5.0: Including supplemental and lottery picks:   The first round of the 2013 MLB draft is shrinking. When the Los Angeles Angels signed free agent Josh Hamilton a couple...
• 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 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 StlSportsMinute.com: 3 reasons the CarGo to Cardinals rumor is crazy: As January of 2013 approaches and most of the MLB free agent frenzy over, baseball writers and pundits often find themselves...
• 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 mlbreports.com : The Tampa Bay Rays: The Pitchers 1998-2012: Part 3 Of A 5 Part Article Series: Friday, December.30, 2012 Note from Chuck Booth:  I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises into...
• 12/28 Jays Journal: Where Are They Now: If you’re a sports fan it’s very easy to not agree with your team when they make a trade. You might not like what they got...
• 12/27 Talkin Sox with Dan: Power Plays: On Wednesday, the Red Sox officially addressed an area of surplus. They have a closer. Andrew Bailey is injury-plagued. There...
• 12/27 i70baseball.com: St. Louis Cardinals will likely be forced to give Adam Wainwright record contract: As another offseason of eye-poppingly large free-agent contracts begins to wind down, the St. Louis Cardinals find themselves...
• 12/25 MLBTradeRumors: Few Innings Eaters Remain In Free Agency: You might think that finding an innings eater is a simple task, but there were ten teams last season that didn't have a single...
• 12/24 Obstructed View: Cubs pitchers kwERA since 2000 and Happy Christmas: The other day GW wrote an article after Edwin Jackson signed with the Cubs. I was curious why he thought 2012 was a down season...
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/16/12 -12/22/12: The holidays are here but there's never too little time to catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The Mets sold...
• 12/23 North and South of Royal Brougham: M’s Notes: Ibanez, Swisher, Ross, Edwin Jackson, Rick Porcello, Joe Saunders: Yesterday afternoon I was reunited with the bro known as Sean Kramer, and after about 120 oz. of porter early in the day, the...
• 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 Baseball News Source: Report: Cubs and Carlos Villanueva Reach Agreement: Villanueva went 7-7 with a 4.16 ERA in 2012 The Chicago Cubs lost out on Anibal Sanchez last week, but appear to be closing in...
• 12/23 Feelin' Kinda Blue: While unlikely, trading Andre Ethier to the Rangers could benefit Dodgers: While an Andre Ethier trade is pretty unlikely (gave it a 20 percent chance of happening in the latest episode of "Dugout Blues,"...
• 12/23 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...
• 12/23 Redbird Rants: Redbirds Should Stop the Waiting Game: I love the St. Louis Cardinals but I really wish they would stop the waiting game with some of their players. They should know...
• 12/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Wahoo Watch Podcast #7, December 22, 2012: In this week’s Wahoo Watch, Erik Pinkerman and Ronnie Tellalian discuss the Scott Kazmir signing and how he might fit with...
• 12/22 Blog Red Machine: The Reds Mysterious Pitcher X: Saw a couple of curious things in regards to the Chicago Cubs signing Edwin Jackson and the Pittsburgh Pirates signing Francisco...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Central Notes: White Sox, Floyd, Brewers, Lohse: Items out of the AL and NL Central.. The White Sox are looking around for a left-handed hitter, according to Danny Knobler...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Saunders, Hairston, Hanrahan, Howell: In today's column, Buster Olney of ESPN.com (Insider sub. req'd) looks at the best second-tier and third-tier free agents remaining. ...
• 12/21 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Jackson and other eight-team pitchers have a common thread: New Chicago Cub Edwin Jackson and four other well-traveled starting pitchers share one prior fact - they are all former St. Louis...
• 12/21 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Cubs sign Edwin Jackson: Edwin Jackson joins the rotation on the North Side. (US Presswire)Edwin Jackson will find yet another new home in 2013, as...
• 12/21 MLBRandomFandom: Cubs Strike Gold with Innings Eater Jackson: By Rob WillerThe Chicago Cubs have come to an agreement on a four-year, $52-million contract with free agent starting...
• 12/21 Rising Apple: Narrative **** Semantics: Over the past few days, twitter has been abuzz with the fact that the Mets are the only team who have yet to sign an external...
• 12/21 Motor City Bengals: Rick Porcello Rumor Roundup: Now that the Detroit Tigers have welcomed Anibal Sanchez back with a kind gesture of $80 million over five years, their payroll...
• 12/21 Cubs Stats: Jackson, Villanueva Push Cubs Closer To 80 Wins: So, big news on Thursday: The Chicago Cubs added a pair of starting pitchers, Carlos Villanueva and Edwin Jackson. Like many...
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Never serious on Edwin Jackson: Sources indicate the Texas Rangers were never serious bidders for SP Edwin Jackson, who signed with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday,...[+] Dec. 20.
• 12/21 Call to the Pen: Cubs, Edwin Jackson Agree to Deal: According to Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago, the Chicago Cubs have reached an agreement to sign free agent right hander Edwin Jackson....
• 12/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Chicago Cubs pitching dilema: What to do with Matt Garza?: Now that the Chicago Cubs have reportedly added two more starters into their staff – Carlos Villanueva and Edwin Jackson...
• 12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Saunders, Jackson, Mariners, Fowler: The Orioles would like to re-sign Joe Saunders and have continued talks with him, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.com (on Twitter). ...
• 12/20 Obstructed View: An updated look at the 2013 rotation: The Cubs finalized contracts with Edwin Jackson and Carlos Villanueva today, which gives the Cubs something like 18 starters....
• 12/20 Obstructed View: Dave Cameron on the Edwin Jackson signing: Dave Cameron wrote a bit about the Cubs signing of Edwin Jackson. Here's part of it. But we should note that Edwin Jackson...
• 12/20 Obstructed View: Edwin Jackson Signs: Patrick Mooney was first with the news, and the usual suspects seem to be in agreement, though we at Obstructed View reserve the...
• 12/20 Baseball Musings: Jackson Hits the Jackpot: Edwin Jackson receives a four-year, $52 million contract from the Cubs. After going 12-9 with a 3.79 ERA in 199 2/3 innings for...
• 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 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHO ELSE THINKS THAT EDWIN JACKSON DEAL IS SILLY?: The Cubs have a deal in place for Edwin Jackson.  It's supposed to be a 4 year deal worth about $52 million, pending...
• 12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers To Sign A.J. Pierzynski: The Rangers and A.J. Pierzynski have agreed to terms on a one-year deal, according to Jim Bowden of ESPN.com (via Twitter). ...
• 12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers, Pierzynski Close To Deal: The Rangers and free agent A.J. Pierzynski are closing in on a one-year deal, sources tell Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). ...
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Edwin Jackson signsThe Chicago Cubs signed free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals) to a four-year, $52 million deal Thursday, Dec. 20....[+] The Chicago Cubs signed free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals) to a four-year, $52 million deal Thursday, Dec. 20.
• 12/20 StanGraphs: Free Agent Signing: Edwin Jackson is a Cub (and He’s Also Still a Human): Edwin Jackson and the Cubs, after days of flirting and exchanging cleverly-disguised notes back and forth, have finally announced...
• 12/20 StanGraphs: Free Agent Signing: Cubs Bring Carlos Villanueva to Chicago: Along with the signings of Scott Baker, Scott Feldman, and Edwin Jackson, the Cubs’ acquisition of Carlos Villanueva seems...
• 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...
• 12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs To Sign Edwin Jackson: The Cubs have agreed to sign Edwin Jackson to a four-year, $52MM contract, Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago.com reports (on Twitter)....
• 12/20 My Pinstripes: Edwin Jackson, Illusionist: I won't say something as dramatic as "I nearly drove off the road..." but I was stunned when I heard on ESPN radio...
• 12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Rumors: Saunders, Red Sox, Twins, Lohse: Some free agent notes from around MLB... The Orioles are still in talks with free agent left-hander Joe Saunders, Jon Paul...
• 12/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Close to deal with Edwin Jackson: The Chicago Cubs are close to signing free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals) to a four-year, $52 million deal. The Cleveland...[+] Indians and Texas Rangers are also reportedly in on Jackson, with the San Diego Padres dropping out because they were unwilling to go beyond three years. Jackson would presumably join Chicago's starting rotation.
• 12/20 Obstructed View: Carlos Villanueva’s contract and Edwin Jackson: The Cubs signed Carlos Villanueva to a contract last night. We didn't know the terms of the contract and I felt about the...
• 12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Strong Progress For Cubs, Edwin Jackson: The Cubs are the frontrunners for free agent right-hander Edwin Jackson, but as of last night they weren't the only team pursuing...
• 12/20 MLB Injury News: Cubs Rumors: Chicago Frontrunner for Edwin Jackson: Yesterday it was reported that free agent Edwin Jackson had narrowed his list of suitors down to two teams; the Chicago Cubs...
• 12/20 Neurotic Sports Fan: Three Quick Thoughts (Midweek and Cleveland Edition) – 12/20/12: I am officially a second semester high school senior! Unfortunately, it doesn’t mean as much as it used to. I can’t...
• 12/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Having discussions with Edwin JacksonThe Cleveland Indians are in talks with free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals), according to a source....[+] The Cleveland Indians are in talks with free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals), according to a source.
• 12/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Frontrunners for Edwin Jackson: The Chicago Cubs are considered the frontrunner for the services of free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals), with the Texas Rangers...[+] believed to be also in the running. The Cleveland Indians are also reportedly in the mix. He is likely to receive a deal of four years and approximately $52 million.
• 12/19 Baseball News Source: Report: Cubs and Carlos Villanueva Nearing Agreement: Villanueva went 7-7 with a 4.16 ERA in 2012 The Chicago Cubs lost out on Anibal Sanchez last week, but appear to be closing in...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman & Knobler On Hanrahan, Rangers, Bourn: The latest from Jon Heyman and Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com... Both the Dodgers and Red Sox have interest in Pirates closer...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs To Sign Carlos Villanueva: The Cubs have agreed to sign Carlos Villanueva, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter). Terms of the deal are unknown....
• 12/19 Chicken Friars: I’m Sorry Ms. Jackson: Padres Lose Out On Edwin Jackson: Scratch another free agent pitcher off the list that the Padres have failed to sign this off-season. The Padres have reportedly...
• 12/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Out on Edwin Jackson: The San Diego Padres are out on free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals) because they refused to offer him a four-year deal. It...[+] appears it's down to the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs.
• 12/19 The Flagrant Fan: The enigma of Edwin Jackson's market: Unless Edwin Jackson is signed by a team he has already played with, he will be pitching for his eighth team in 2013. He is...
• 12/19 MLB Injury News: Edwin Jackson Rumors: Cubs, Rangers Final Suitors: Free agent right-hander Edwin Jackson has narrowed his list of suitors down to two, the Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers,...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Mickelson, Jackson, Hamilton, Tigers: As the newly-signed Hiroyuki Nakajima becomes a comic hit during his introductory press conference with the A's, here's the latest...
• 12/19 Nolan Writin': Of A.J. Pierzynski, and Edwin Jackson: In the somewhat defunct carousel that is this current offseason for the Rangers, today might finally deliver us a bit of traction....
• 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 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs, Rangers Are Final Suitors For Edwin Jackson: The market for free agent starter Edwin Jackson has narrowed to the Cubs and Rangers, reports ESPN's Jim Bowden (Twitter link). ...
• 12/18 Chicken Friars: Recap Of Bill Center’s Weekly Chat: The Padres have not made a whole lot of moves in the offseason, so Padres news has not been very plentiful. However, Bill Center,...
• 12/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Negotiating deal with Edwin Jackson: Updating a previous report, the San Diego Padres are trying to negotiate a three-year deal with free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals),...[+] according to a Padres source.
• 12/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Still trying for Edwin Jackson: The San Diego Padres are trying to sign free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals) to a multi-year deal, but the talks are 'just...[+] chatter' now, or not serious, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
• 12/17 Cubbies Crib: Cubs Reportedly In Discussions With Edwin Jackson: The Cubs continue their strong pursuit of starting pitching and are now apparently in contract talks with RHP Edwin Jackson....
• 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: Padres Talking With Edwin Jackson: The San Diego Padres have been quiet this winter, but they could make some big noise if they pull off a deal for one of the hottest...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Bourn, Yankees, Tigers, Soriano: While the Dodgers and Angels scooped up the two impact free agents of this year's class, the Rangers have had a much more dull...
• 12/16 BoSox Injection: Remaining Free Agent Starting Pitcher Options: The signings of Zack Greinke and Anibal Sanchez to the Dodgers and Tigers, respectively, have taken the two best starting pitchers...
• 12/15 Chicken Friars: Padres Showing Interest In Jackson, Porcello: The Padres are still looking for another starting pitcher and have showing interest in Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello and...
• 12/15 That Ball's Outta Here: Amaro Decides Enough is Enough, Signs Adams and Lannan On A Busy Saturday:   Ruben Amaro Jr., apparently weary of the continual inaction by Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr., signed two pitchers on Saturday...
• 12/15 MLBRandomFandom: Second Tier Starters: Where Will They Go?: by Dan Murphy Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
• 12/15 MLB Injury News: Tigers Rumors: Pirates, Padres Interested in Rick Porcello: Now that the Detroit Tigers have re-signed right-hander Anibal Sanchez, the team is making Rick Porcello available in trade....
• 12/15 Nolan Writin': Patiently waiting: I wrote on Monday that better things would be coming this week for the Rangers, but then Josh Hamilton hopped on over to the...
• 12/14 Motor City Bengals: To Deal or not To Deal Rick Porcello: Now that the Tigers have re-signed Anibal Sanchez (for what, depending upon who you talk to, is either an absurdly excessive contract...
• 12/14 mlbreports.com : State Of The Union: What The Minnesota Twins Must Do To Compete in 2013: Friday December 14, 2012 Kyle Holland (MLB Reports intern):  The last few years for the Minnesota Twins had been nothing more...
• 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 Justin Jabs: What has become of the 2008 rotations?: I sat down to my computer earlier this week and saw this tweet: With today’s trade #Rays effectively have turned over their...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers To Sign Anibal Sanchez: The Tigers have agreed to sign free agent right-hander Anibal Sanchez to a five-year, $80MM contract, Bob Nightengale of USA...
• 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Interested in Edwin JacksonThe Texas Rangers are interested in free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals) on a short-term deal....[+] The Texas Rangers are interested in free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals) on a short-term deal.
• 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Going hard after Edwin JacksonThe San Diego Padres are pursuing free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals) aggressively....[+] The San Diego Padres are pursuing free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals) aggressively.
• 12/14 MLB Injury News: Edwin Jackson Drawing Interest From Rangers and Padres: The San Diego Padres know about injuries.  Just about their entire team was injured in 2012.  Specifically, their pitching...
• 12/14 Chicken Friars: Joe Saunders is Still on the Market, Will the Padres Sign Him?: Earlier in the week, Cliff Corcoran of Sports Illustrated.CNN.com referenced some of the better Starting Pitching options who...
• 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 SoDo Mojo: What Hamilton to the Angels means for the Ms: I am sure all of you heard the news about Josh Hamilton agreeing to a 5 year, $125 million contract with the AL West rival Angels....
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Rangers, Youkilis, Swisher: The latest links from around MLB on a day Josh Hamilton obtained a $125MM deal from the Angels... The Rangers haven’t...
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: Melvin On Marcum, Dempster, Jackson: If Ryan Dempster signs with the Red Sox, the Brewers might not pursue other free agent starters, Milwaukee GM Doug Melvin told...
• 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 MLB Injury News: Phillies Rumors: Philly Seeks Low-Risk Starter: The Philadelphia Phillies are seeking a low-risk, high-reward pitcher to fill out the back-end of their starting rotation, reports...
• 12/12 Kings of Kauffman: James Shields, Wade Davis and 2013 Contention: Now that I’ve had a few days to digest the big trade I think I’m going to stick with my initial reaction. The Royals...
• 12/12 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Looking for Rotation Depth: Via Matt Gelb: So forget the Ryan Dempsters, Edwin Jacksons, and even Shaun Marcums on the market. They will sign for at least...
• 12/12 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Seek Low-Risk Starter: Now that they’ve traded Vance Worley to Minnesota, the Phillies need to add to their starting rotation. But don’t expect...
• 12/12 Puckett's Pond: Why the Twins can’t just sign away their pitching problems: Well, the Winter Meetings have ended and the Twins still have a gaping hole in the starting pitching department.  The Kevin Correia...
• 12/12 North and South of Royal Brougham: Edwin Jackson Should be a Target for the Mariners: In two of the past three days the Mariners offseason has taken some major hits in terms of its allure. When the Dodgers signed...
• 12/11 Chicken Friars: Cameron Maybin Campaigns For Edwin Jackson: Cameron Maybin is one of those rare athletes who has a twitter account to hardly ever tweet. So when the Padres center fielder...
• 12/11 Neurotic Sports Fan: A Right-Handed Power Hitter (And His Last Name Isn’t LaPorta): I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had time to write much. But I don’t want the site to go longer than...
• 12/11 Swingin' A's: Starting Rotation Fortification Necessitation?: There’s no doubt about it that the strength of the Athletics in 2012 was its starting rotation.  It was remarkable no doubt...
• 12/11 mlbreports.com : The Red Sox Are Spending All That Cash Without Acquiring Pitching!: Monday December 10, 2012 Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Intern): The summer of 2012 was by far the Red Sox worst in recent memory....
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Greinke, Dodgers, Padres: The defending World Series champions play in the NL West, but the Giants are not the ones making the biggest headlines. Here’s...
• 12/10 PaulLebowitz.com: The Rays-Royals Trade Part I—The Truth: The Rays traded RHP James Shields, RHP Wade Davis and a player to be named later to the Royals for OF Wil Myers, RHP Jake Odorizzi,...
• 12/9 Kings of Kauffman: (Usable) Pitching’s Getting Thin: It has begun. Zack Greinke, the lovable eccentric and part-time pitcher*, has signed his gazillion dollar deal and set the market...
• 12/9 BoSox Injection: Zack Greinke’s Signing Likely Puts Anibal Sanchez Out Of The Red Sox’ Price Range: Last night, Zack Greinke signed a 6 year/$147 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the largest ever for a right-handed...
• 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...
• 12/7 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 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Rumors: Dempster, Ichiro, Jackson, Tejada: Approximately half of the free agents on MLBTR’s top 50 list remain unsigned, which means there will be lots of action in the...
• 12/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pondering a Potential Post-Greinke Existence: For months, we’ve assumed that the Dodgers were going to sign Zack Greinke; at times, it was more of a “when”...
• 12/7 mlbreports.com : The Milwaukee Brewers 2013 Roster: State Of The Union: Friday, December.7, 2012 Ben Dobson (Guest Baseball Writer and Brewers Correspondent): Disastrous? Horrifying? Cataclysmic? ****...
• 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: Free Agent Notes: Greinke, Correia, Downs: Club officials and agents continue to wait for Zack Greinke and Josh Hamilton to come off the board so that the other dominoes...
• 12/6 Phillies Nation: Revere the First Step to a Successful Offseason?: Raise your hand if you thought Ruben Amaro‘s first big move of the offseason would be trading for Ben Revere. Over at CSNPhilly.com,...
• 12/6 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Acquire CF Ben Revere from Twins: Todd Zolecki reports: Multiple sources confirmed to MLB.com this morning the Phillies have acquired outfielder Ben Revere in a...
• 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: NL Central Notes: Brewers, Cubs, Cardinals: Today in NL Central news, the Cardinals reached a three-year agreement with lefty reliever Randy Choate, the Pirates traded for...
• 12/5 Call to the Pen: Angels Nearing Deal with Joe Blanton: Multiple outlets are reporting that the Los Angeles Angels are nearing an agreement with free agent right hander Joe Blanton....
• 12/5 Call to the Pen: Twins Seeking Multiple Starting Pitchers: The Minnesota Twins have lost better than 95 games in each of the past two seasons and the biggest saboteur of their success...
• 12/5 Red Sox Maineiacs: What's Next For Red Sox at Winter Meetings?: The 2012 Winter Meetings are half over and the Red Sox have been the busiest team so far.  The Red Sox had plenty of money...
• 12/5 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 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 Puckett's Pond: The Span Trade – Spanning… the Trade?: Clever titles aside, the Denard Span trade has been all the rage.  First, the Twins traded one of their best players.  Span...
• 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 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 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 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 Talkin Sox with Dan: Quick Hits: The Red Sox inked Mike Napoli to a three-year $39MM deal on Monday. An excellent signing for GM Ben Cherington. Some will say...
• 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 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Angels | Interested in Edwin JacksonThe Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are interested in free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals)....[+] The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are interested in free-agent SP Edwin Jackson (Nationals).
• 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 MLB Injury News: Twins Rumors: Minnesota Eyeing Blanton, Correia, Myers: The Minnesota Twins are targeting starting pitching to add to their major league rotation, and they’re eyeing several free...
• 12/4 Motor City Bengals: Is Ex-Tiger Edwin Jackson Drinking Invisible Juice?: Before the 2012 season, when Edwin Jackson was a free agent, a couple of us here on MCB advocated a return to the Tigers by Edwin...
• 12/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Red Sox look to regroup with economical offseason decisions: The 2012 Boston Red Sox season was an unmitigated disaster. The Red Sox opened the season with a bloated $173 million payroll, third-highest in...
• 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....
• 12/2 Seedlings to Stars: Notable Non-Tenders: Thirty seven players joined the free agent ranks over the course of the day Friday, after failing to receive contracts from their...

• 11/28 Crashburn Alley: B.J. Upton Signs With Braves: A major free agent domino has fallen, sportsfans, as former Tampa Bay Rays center fielder B.J. Upton has agreed to terms with...
• 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 BoSox Injection: Red Sox, Royals Discussing Lester For Myers Trade: After a relatively slow start to the 2012-2013 offseason for the Red Sox (and every other team except the Blue Jays), they may...
• 11/27 Reviewing the Brew: Milwaukee Brewers Prepare for Winter Meetings: We are only a few short days away from the biggest event in the Major League Baseball off-season: the Winter Meetings. This years,...
• 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...
• 11/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Looking for a starterThe Washington Nationals are looking for a starting pitcher and are unlikely to re-sign SP Edwin Jackson....[+] The Washington Nationals are looking for a starting pitcher and are unlikely to re-sign SP Edwin Jackson.
• 11/26 Rising Apple: Should Mets Pursue Colby Rasmus or Rajai Davis?: Last week, we took a look at how the Blue Jays could help the Mets in a trade to possibly bring a right-handed hitting catcher...
• 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...
• 11/24 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 mlbreports.com : The Blue Jays New Reality: Building Towers on Shaky Ground: Saturday, November 23rd, 2012 Alex Mednick (Baseball Writer and Analyst): There has been a lot of talk thus far about how the...
• 11/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Washington Nationals need to focus on bullpen improvements: The Washington Nationals could find a better lead-off hitter, but so could almost all of baseball’s other teams. And, if the...
• 11/19 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Kuroda expresses desire to return to SoCal: In a bit of news that really shouldn’t’ be all that shocking, Hiroki Kuroda, through one of his friends has indicated...
• 11/19 MLB Injury News: Blue Jays Rumors: Toronto Eyeing Edwin Jackson, Anibal Sanchez?: We learned last week that the Toronto Blue Jays may be targeting one more starting pitcher even after their blockbuster deal with...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Silverman's Latest: Greinke, Royals, Rays, Blue Jays: Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski told Michael Silverman of The Boston Herald that he was unsure if he'd be able to acquire Miguel Cabrera...
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Continue To Pursue Free Agent Pitchers: The Twins have not yet made any moves this offseason, but John Shipley of The Pioneer Press says the team continues to monitor...
• 11/16 Tyler's Think Tank: Johnson, Melvin Best Managers: Davey Johnson and Bob Melvin were named managers of the year on Tuesday after leading their respective clubs to the postseason....
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Texas Rangers: The Rangers will seek a catcher, pursue outfielders and add pitching in the coming months. Guaranteed Contracts Ian Kinsler,...
• 11/16 Fanspeak.com: Baltimore Orioles Offseason Blueprint: Part 1-Pitching: Part 1/ Part 2 The Baltimore Orioles are coming off their best season since the 90's, and are facing an AL East that has...
• 11/15 Call to the Pen: Tigers Shift Attention to Anibal Sanchez: The Detroit Tigers have been one of the biggest spending teams in baseball over the past three years. In 2013, their payroll figures...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Washington Nationals: The Nationals will pursue at least one position player while seeking rotation help. Guaranteed Contracts Ryan Zimmerman,...
• 11/13 Redbird Dugout: McClellan released, Johnson signed: It’s the end of the road in a Cardinals uniform for Kyle McClellan. Officially, anyway. We knew it for quite some time....
• 11/13 District On Deck: A Look Back At The Gio Gonzalez Trade: Back on December 23, the Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics made a trade that few could have seen being beneficial to...
• 11/12 mlbreports.com : Ryan Madson and Edwin Jackson: Free Agent Gambles That Became Scott Boras Blunders: Monday November 12th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: There isn’t a single general manager is baseball that enjoys negotiating with Scott...
• 11/12 MLBTradeRumors: Legacy Agency To Acquire Greenberg & Associates: The Legacy Agency will acquire MLB player firm Peter Greenberg & Associates, Liz Mullen of the Sports Business Journal reports...
• 11/12 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: Realignment, Ross to the Red Sox, Izturis to the Jays, Breaking Up the Rays and Remembering Matt Garza: Monday November 12th, 2012 Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered. E-mail all questions...
• 11/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BLEEDING YANKEE BLUE PLAYER TRACKER #6: Andy Pettitte:  Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.com says that the Yankees believe that Andy Pettitte will return. Read HERE....
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Yankees, Kuroda, Orioles, Hamilton: After taking a look at the Red Sox earlier, here's a glance at the rest of the American League East.. The Yankees' offseason...
• 11/10 BoSox Injection: Could John Lackey Prove His Worth In 2013?: No. John Lackey will never be worth the 5 year/$82.5 million contract that he signed before the 2010 season. However, he will...
• 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 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...
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Are "Open-Minded" In Search For Pitching: Edwin Jackson is a free agent and John Lannan may be non-tendered, so the Nationals will be in the market for a starting pitcher...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Johnson, Pitching, Jackson, LaRoche: Earlier today, Tim Dierkes profiled the Nationals in the latest installment of the Arbitration Eligibles series.  Here's more...
• 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...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: East Links: Blue Jays, Jackson, Nationals, Pedroia: Here's the latest from baseball's two East divisions.... Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos acknowledged to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca...
• 11/6 Halo Hangout: Two Pitchers That Could Help Angels From The Bargain Bin: When you are putting together a championship contending team, it’s not always about the big moves you make, it can be about...
• 11/6 Kings of Kauffman: Market Fresh: Carlos Villanueva: We’re not entirely sure what the Royals approach to pitching acquisitions will be this offseason. We thought we knew. David...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Hunter, Pagan, Padres: MLB executives expressed surprise that Torii Hunter, Edwin Jackson, Angel Pagan and Mike Napoli didn’t get qualifying offers...
• 11/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Could the Rays Be Replacing One Upton With Another?: There does not appear to be any doubt that B.J. Upton will be playing his home games outside Tampa Bay next season. But could...
• 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...
• 11/3 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Edwin Jackson: Edwin Jackson had the opposite effect of Ross Detwiler after his final start. It made everybody want him to become a free agent...
• 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 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Ross Detwiler: Ross Detwiler had his first full season in the Major Leagues in 2012 and took things he learned and did as good as he has done...
• 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 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...
• 11/1 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...

• 10/31 StanGraphs: Contract Extension: Jake Peavy and the White Sox are Getting Back Together: It’s a good thing Jake Peavy finally managed to keep all of his body parts attached and in working order during the 2012...
• 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 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pitchers Break, But You Still Need Them: Hiroki Kuroda: Continuing the look at potential starting pitchers that we started yesterday with Zack Greinke… old friend Hiroki Kuroda...
• 10/31 Motor City Bengals: Off-Season A.L. Central: Minnesota Twins: Baseball isn’t played in a vacuum, and we here at MCB try not to write in one either. At the beginning of the 2012 season,...
• 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 Rays Colored Glasses: B.J. Upton, The Position Player Equivalent of Edwin Jackson: `A player who has always had tremendous potential but has never put it all together heads to free agency tempting teams with his...
• 10/30 Baseball Musings: Compensation: The new free agent compensation rules are here: The price of the qualifying offer is the average salary of the top 125 free agents...
• 10/30 StlSportsMinute.com: Five possible destinations for Kyle Lohse in free agency: Last week, St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak told the media that he thinks it will be highly unlikely that...
• 10/29 House of the Bluebird: Hindsight is 20/20: The Scott Rolen Trade: Official Transaction: Three years ago today, July 31st 2009, the Blue Jays sent Scott Rolen and $4 million to the Cincinnati Reds...
• 10/29 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Williams, Dempster, Jackson: Now that they have sent John Farrell to Boston, the Blue Jays are looking for a new manager. In an article at the Globe and...
• 10/28 Raising Matt Cain: Max Pitching:                                                   ...
• 10/28 22gigantes.com: Giants at Tigers: World Series Game 4 preview: Matt Cain and the San Francisco Giants look to sweep the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of the World Series tonight at Comerica Park...
• 10/28 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs In Play For Shohei Otani: The Chicago Cubs need starting pitching. The Iowa Cubs need starting pitching. The Tennessee Smokies need starting pitching. The...
• 10/27 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Sanchez, Royals, Hosmer: Here's the latest from ESPN's Buster Olney (Insider req'd)... Some executives and agents predict that Anibal Sanchez could...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Peterson, A-Rod, Otani, Orioles, Loney: The Red Sox will interview Rick Peterson for their pitching coach job, reports Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe (via Twitter).  ...
• 10/26 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Claim RHP Chris Volstad Off Waivers: On Friday afternoon, the Royals claimed right-handed pitcher Chris Volstad off waivers from the Cubs. Volstad, 26, had been with...
• 10/26 mlbreports.com : The 2013 Nationals Appear Primed to Make a Run at the World Series: Friday October 26th, 2012 Sam Evans: The Washington Nationals had a somewhat disappointing end to their season, losing to St....
• 10/26 That Ball's Outta Here: On This Date In Phillies History: Joe Blanton Does Something Useful: When I look back at the Phillies’ 2008 postseason run to the title, it seems like it was a very stressful time. I remember...
• 10/25 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Zach Duke: Zach Duke is one of the few Nationals pitchers to have started a game this season. However, he started the games in Triple A Syracuse....
• 10/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Weak free agency class for 2013 is potent at the top: The class of 2013 certainly is an interesting group of free agents with Josh Hamilton and his off the field issues, Zack Greinke...
• 10/25 Baseball Reality Tour: Pitching Under the Radar in 2012: Armed with a 97 mph fastball, Pedro Strop achieved the 2nd highest Groundball rate and 3rd highest GB/FB rate ratio among 263...
• 10/25 Cubbies Crib: Theo Epstein Lays Foundation For Off-Season Construction: 104 Seasons. The Chicago Cubs have gone 104 seasons since last winning a World Series title. Cubs fans can not help but dream...
• 10/24 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Baltimore Orioles: The Orioles will look for answers on the right side of the infield and pursue pitching depth. Guaranteed Contracts Adam...
• 10/24 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Christian Garcia: Christian Garcia was one of the biggest surprises on the Nationals this season, even though he only started his big league career...
• 10/23 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Washington Nationals: The Washington Nationals made good on manager Davey Johnson’s Spring Training assertion that his club should wind up in...
• 10/23 Chicken Friars: Padres Off-Season Target: Edwin Jackson: We here at Chicken Friars thought it would be fun to play general manager, and target players through trades and free agency that...
• 10/22 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Notes: Royals, Twins, Tigers: The Royals won their first World Series contest on this date in 1985 thanks to a complete game from Bret Saberhagen. Kansas City...
• 10/20 El Maquino: CARDS DECIMATE THE NATS AGAIN: THE RACES TODAY St. Louis (2) beats Washington (1) San Francisco (2) leads Cincinnati (1), 4th Baltimore (1) @ New York (1), 6.5p...
• 10/19 The Captain's Blog: Will Steinbrenner Open Wallet for Holiday Spending Spree, or Do Yankees Face Nuclear Winter?: In the wake of the Yankees’ ALCS washout, the Bronx Bombers have been treated like a complete failure. During last night’s...
• 10/19 Yanks Go Yard: Grading the Curtis Granderson trade: Back in December of 2009, the Yankees fresh off their 27th World Series Championship dealt for the then Tigers’ Curtis Granderson....
• 10/19 Fanspeak.com: Washington Nationals Offseason Plan: Overview: The Washington Nationals are coming off their best season in franchise history and the best record in baseball. This will be a...
• 10/19 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Mark DeRosa: Mark DeRosa was signed by the Washington Nationals to improve their bench over what the Nats had for the 2011 campaign. DeRosa...
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Notes: Leyland, Scherzer, Jackson, Lamont: Congratulations to the Detroit Tigers, who clinched their 11th American League pennant with today's 8-1 win over the Yankees in...
• 10/18 The Baseball Haven: The Value of a Trade: The Yankees wanted Curtis Granderson to play centerfield for them after he averaged 29 doubles, 13 triples, 23 home runs, 16...
• 10/18 Baseball News Source: National League East – 2013 Team Needs and Outlook: Strasburg will return in 2013, will the Nationals repeat as NL East champions Editor’s Note: Baseball News Source provided a...
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Desmond, Morse, Moore, Jackson: Yesterday, Nationals manager Davey Johnson said that he wants to return to the club in 2013 and GM Mike Rizzo is eager for him...
• 10/17 Fire Brand of the American League: Pillow TalkHunter Golden takes a look at four starters who the Red Sox may be able to sign to a one-year deal. ...
• 10/17 Through The Fence Baseball: Breaking Balls: The absolute best of the worst in 2012:   Last night, I had a really bad dream. I was working at a corporate office in the downtown area – those two aspects are...
• 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...
• 10/17 District On Deck: A Look Forward To The Offseason: Now that enough time has passed since Game 5 of the NLDS, it is time to look towards the offseason for the Nats. In order to keep...
• 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 Baseball Press: Perspective: Thoughts From Game 5 of the NLDS: What could have been, but never was. (US Presswire)Like many baseball writers and fans, we all have our favorite teams. Although...
• 10/16 Quantrill's Quandaries: Knobler: Jays had 9 scouts at E-Jax’s final 3 starts: This is not news for anyone who follows the Blue Jays as AA is known to take a look at everybody available. In years past, the...
• 10/16 Blog Red Machine: Best Reds Moment of 2012: For the 768,394th time, the 2012 season did not end under the best of circumstances for the Reds or their fans. That will be the...
• 10/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Davey Johnson’s errors cut Nationals’ great season short: Not many expected the Washington Nationals to reach the postseason this year. The big push was meant to come in 2013, when Stephen...
• 10/15 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Ortiz, Peralta, Jackson: Some links from around the AL East for your Monday reading pleasure... David Ortiz is still looking for two years and $25-30MM,...
• 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...
• 10/15 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Fewer Cardinals quality starts but more quality relief: Solid bullpen work has helped the St. Louis Cardinals win a dozen games in the last two post-seasons when their starter left early....
• 10/15 Crashburn Alley: Filling Out the Starting Rotation: The image to your right was the cover of Sports Illustrated in March 2011. Depicted were the Phillies’ four aces —...
• 10/14 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Notes: Starting Rotation, Hart, Weeks, Morgan : The Milwaukee Brewers experienced a roller coaster season in 2012 marked by injuries, blown saves, and being 12 games under .500...
• 10/13 District On Deck: Remembering the 2012 Nationals – Season In Review: Alright. I’ve had a chance to get sick, tremble, break stuff, get upset, etc. My counterpart Jared already had a chance...
• 10/13 Kings of Kauffman: Hungry For More: As the playoffs march on and the weather turns colder, it’s easy to be jealous of the teams still playing. I have only vague...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: DeRosa, Burnett: The Nationals finished the regular season at the top of the heap, but last night their impressive season ended at the hands...
• 10/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson looking for multi-year deal: Washington Nationals impending free-agent SP Edwin Jackson indicated he is open to re-signing with the team but is looking for...[+] a multi-year deal this offseason. Jackson would not say if the team and his representatives have spoken yet.
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Edwin Jackson Would Like To Return To Nationals: The Nationals finished the year with the best record in baseball, but their season came a stunning and abrupt end last night thanks...
• 10/13 Baseball Musings: Action Jackson: Edwin Jackson comes in to start the seventh inning against the top of the Cardinals order. Jon Jay draws a walk, then Carlos Beltran...
• 10/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson to be available: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson will be available to pitch out of the bullpen in Game 5 of the National League Division...[+] Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, Oct. 12, but only if the game goes into extra innings, according to manager Davey Johnson. Jackson threw 68 pitches in five innings in Game 4 Wednesday, Oct. 10. Jackson would start Game 2 of the Championship Series Monday, Oct. 15, if they advance.
• 10/12 mlbreports.com : St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals: Ready for NLDS Game 5 Tonight!: Friday October 12th, 2012 Dedrick Hendrix:   As recently as two months ago, neither Chris Carpenter nor Pete Kozma factored into...
• 10/11 District On Deck: NLDS Game 3: Cardinals 8, Nationals 0: The stage was set. Frank Robinson was in the house to throw out the first pitch. The weather was perfect. Playoff baseball had...
• 10/11 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Strasburg, Rizzo, Jackson: The Nationals are sending Ross Detwiler to the mound in a must-win home game against the Cardinals this afternoon. In the meantime...
• 10/10 Baseball News Source: Carpenter, Cardinals Dominate Nationals in Game 3 of NLDS: Carpenter dominant against Nationals to take control of NLDS Chris Carpenter pitched 5 2/3 innings of shutout baseball and the...
• 10/10 STLCardinalBaseball: NLDS GAME 3: Warriors Of The Postseason: Bryce Harper wore gaudy, Indian facepaint on Monday afternoon, but today the Cardinals showed the kid what it means to be a...
• 10/10 StanGraphs: MLB Uses Playoffs to Reveal Fascist Leanings: Well, well, well, Major League Baseball. So it’s come to this, has it? Wait, first let me set the stage for you: you’re...
• 10/10 StanGraphs: Live Blog (but not Live TV): St. Louis Cardinals (88-74) at Washington Nationals (98-64): 12:23 PM Jayson Werth singled to lead off the bottom of the first. Bryce Harper is up and just fouled one off between Holliday...
• 10/10 District On Deck: Nationals Look To Home Crowd, Edwin Jackson In Game Three: 1933 is a long time. And I nor most other people were around then, so I can’t even explain what it will be like to be in...
• 10/10 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Wednesday: October 10, 2012: The 2012 playoffs continue to elude this game picker as both picks yesterday were wrong. The Giants struck out sixteen times...
• 10/9 District On Deck: A Look At Nationals-Cardinals After Two Games: There is nothing like the playoffs. And there is nothing like the added edge. Nationals fans were first upset at Major League...
• 10/9 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Down Goes Jaime, Down Goes Jaime!: Jaime Garcia departed yesterday’s NLDS game after just 2 innings and 51 pitches.  Though he appeared to labor through those...
• 10/7 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs To Add Two Starting Pitchers This Winter: It is no secret what position the Chicago Cubs are looking to target this season. If you have lived under a cave for the past...
• 10/7 PaulLebowitz.com: Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals—NLDS Preview and Predictions: Washington Nationals (98-64; 1st place, NL East) vs St. Louis Cardinals (88-74; 2nd place, NL Central; Won Wild Card Game over...
• 10/7 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Well Represented on Playoff Rosters: The 2012 season may be done for the Toronto Blue Jays, but that does not mean that Jays fans do not have a vested interest in...
• 10/7 Redbird Dugout: Rotations, rosters set for NLDS: The rosters and rotations were set today for the National League Divisonal Series between the Washington Nationals and the St....
• 10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson, Ross Detwiler in playoff rotation: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson is expected to start in Game 3 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with SP Ross Detwiler starting...[+] in Game 4.
• 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 Southside Showdown: Jake Peavy: What Now?: A few days ago Jake Peavywrapped up his 2012 season with the Chicago White Sox.  Many pointed out that it was a microcosm for...
• 10/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Big task in the Cards for Nats postseason debut: There is just one more day of waiting, one more day of anti**** one more day of worrying, before the Washington Nationals take...
• 10/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Breaking down the Natinonal League playoff matchups: With the 2012 regular season in the books, here is quick recap of the National League playoff teams’ campaigns and a look ahead...
• 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,...
• 10/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Dodger Fan Guide to the Playoffs: At a little after 5pm ET on Friday, Kris Medlen is going to kick off the 2012 playoffs with a pitch to Jon Jay (most likely) of...
• 10/3 District On Deck: Game 162: Nationals 5, Phillies 1: Washington manager Davey Johnson insisted earlier this week that getting Edwin Jackson his tenth win of the season was more important...
• 10/3 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Wednesday: September 3, 2012: Tuesday was a long and exhausting day of baseball. The Cardinals backed into the wild card spot (a bad pick) as the Dodgers...
• 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 Redbird Rants: Daily Rant: Pete Kozma Helping The Playoff Push: With their eyes on the prize in an effort to get their 12th World Series Championship, the St. Louis Cardinals have demonstrated...
• 10/1 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Nationals, October 1-3: To begin their final series of the 2012 season, the Phillies (80-79) will travel to Washington, where they'll...
• 10/1 Kings of Kauffman: A Case Against Acquiring Dan Haren: Enough has been made now of the recent Bob Dutton article quoting Royals owner David Glass saying he will – and the team...

• 9/30 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week: MLBTR was the first to report only the...
• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Edwin Jackson: When the Nationals signed Edwin Jackson to a one-year, $11MM contract a few days before the start of Spring Training, it was...
• 9/29 Baseball Jerks: Washington Nationals’ Edwin Jackson: Jerk of the Day: Edwin Jackson‘s performance on Friday night called into question whether there was indeed a good and benevolent god. Our...
• 9/29 StlSportsMinute.com: Cardinals recap: St. Louis Cardinals 12 Washington Nationals 2: Knowing that they control their own destiny, the St. Louis Cardinals sent Adam Wainwright to the hill against the Washington...
• 9/28 El Maquino: CARDS WRECK THEIR FORMER ALLY JACKSON: THE POSTGAME The Cardinals absolutely kicked the crap out of their World Series compatriot Edwin Jackson, tacking nine runs on...
• 9/28 District On Deck: Game 157: Cardinals 12, Nationals 2: First, the bad news — Edwin Jackson (9-11), in his return to St. Louis, did more to help his former team than the Nationals....
• 9/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Rockies @ Dodgers September 28, 2012: Francis vs Kershaw: And so it comes to this. The Dodgers may not deserve to be still alive for a playoff spot, and it’s only because Bud Selig...
• 9/28 i70baseball.com: 2013: The Royals time to go after starting pitchingRoyals owner David Glass says he'll increase payroll for starting pitching. Here's five pitchers he might consider....
• 9/28 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Angels try to stay in the playoff chase, but the road is tough as the face AL West leader Texas in a three-game weekend series....
• 9/27 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs To Target Starting Pitching: The idea that the Chicago Cubs will have money to spend this off-season has circulated around the baseball industry. Some have...
• 9/26 Release Points: Curtis Granderson: Turning an above-average bat into a league average starter: In one of the more evenly made three-team deals in recent memory, the Yankees acquired All-Star center fielder Curtis Granderson...
• 9/26 Kings of Kauffman: Your Greinke Dreams are the Things of Pipes: Rumor: I heard that Zack Greinke secretly wears Royals underwear to bed. Clearly, he’s going to sign with the Royals this offseason....
• 9/26 For Baseball Junkies: Nationals (Expos) All-Time Team v.2012: Last year's team can be seen here.As of today, the Nationals are tied with the Reds for the best record in Major League...
• 9/26 District On Deck: Previewing The Nationals Free Agent Decisions: The Washington Nationals are five games away from potentially clinching the National League East title and have already assured...
• 9/24 Baseball News Source: Zimmermann Remains Reliable Starter for Nationals: Zimmermann limited Milwaukee to one run and four hits with seven strikeouts Gio Gonzalez, Major League Baseball’s only...
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Chien-Ming Wang to have one more start: Washington Nationals SP Chien-Ming Wang will make one more regular season start, according to manager Davey Johnson. Wang will...[+] likely start against the St. Louis Cardinals this weekend. He's not expected to make the playoff roster, though, as the team will likely go with only four starters, SPs Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann, Edwin Jackson and Ross Detwiler.
• 9/23 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week: Daniel Seco asked MLBTR readers their opinion...
• 9/23 Mets Merized: Contract Predictions For Top 10 Free Agents This Winter: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, spoke with an American League executive who gave him his predictions on what the top ten free agents...
• 9/22 Baseball News Source: Gio Gonzalez Wins 20th for Nationals: Gonzalez became the second pitcher in franchise history to win 20 games Their Major League-best starting rotation seemingly weakened...
• 9/22 Kings of Kauffman: Kansas City Baseball Vault: Talking AL Central with Nick Schaefer of Southside Showdown: If the Royals aren’t going to be in a playoff race, the least we can do is talk about it with someone whose team is. Nick...
• 9/22 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Andrus, Blue Jays, Astros, Karstens: Congratulations are in order for the Reds, who clinched their second NL Central title in the last three years with this afternoon's...
• 9/22 mlbreports.com : Ross Detwiler: Nationals Pitcher is Underrated to Say the Least: Saturday September 22nd, 2012  Ryan Ritchey (Baseball Writer): The Washington Nationals have one of the best pitching staffs...
• 9/22 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Hamilton, Upton, Peavy, Victorino: Earlier today, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com checked in with an American League executive to get his predictions on what kind of...
• 9/22 District On Deck: Game 150: Brewers 4, Nationals 2: Something is wrong with Tyler Clippard. His troubles have already cost the Washington Nationals (91-59) two of the first four...
• 9/21 Baseball Musings: Late Gains: The Brewers and Dodgers both game on the Cardinals with last at bat wins on the road. The Brewers scored three times in the top...
• 9/21 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Chris Carpenter takes the mound for the first time this season as the Cardinals face the Cubs Friday afternoon. Carpenter, if...
• 9/21 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Friday: September 21, 2012: September had been a tough month for picking baseball games until the last four days. The last two days have been particularly...
• 9/21 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Should Edwin Jackson Get A Qualifying Offer?: It wasn’t long ago that Edwin Jackson was one of the top free agent starting pitchers available. Before long he’ll re-appear...
• 9/20 District On Deck: Nationals Clinch First Playoff Birth In 79 Years After 4-1 Win Over Dodgers: I am praying that my tears of joy won’t ruin my computer before this recap is over. I’m actually crying right now...
• 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 BoSox Injection: Could Felix Doubront Be Best Suited As A Reliever?: This season was really looked on as Felix Doubront‘s last shot to be a successful major league pitcher, at least with the...
• 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 WahoosOnFirst: Opposition Research: Nate Gilmore Talks Minnesota Twins: The Minnesota Twins come to town this week to kick off a three-game series in Cleveland. This is the last time we’ll see...
• 9/16 District On Deck: Game 145: Braves 5, Nationals 4: And to think, we’re not the sport with replacement officials. Now you can have sympathy for NFL teams. A blown call at first...
• 9/16 Braves Journal: Braves 5, Nats 4 (recapped by sansho1): As far as the regular season standings go, there wasn’t a great deal riding on the outcome of this game. No matter who won,...
• 9/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson struggles Saturday: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson gave up four hits and four runs, three earned, with one walk and seven strikeouts in 5 1/3...[+] innings Saturday, Sept. 15, in a 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
• 9/15 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Friday: September 15, 2012: Friday's game picks started out the day 0-5. That was a bummer as the Yankees, Blue Jays, Pirates and Reds all lost. And so...
• 9/14 Baseball News Source: Lannan Proving Worth to Nationals: Lannan started in place of Stephen Strasburg Disappointed over not making the Nationals’ opening day rotation, 27-year-old...
• 9/14 District On Deck: Game 144: Braves 2, Nationals 1: After successfully completing the sweep of the Mets in a critical season series Thursday, the Washington Nationals (89-55) failed...
• 9/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Nationals weekend trip to Atlanta lacks excitement, not intrigue: This was the weekend most Washington Nationals fans had circled on their schedules for some time — after 143 games, a trip...
• 9/14 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Nats @ Braves: The Braves basically sealed themselves off from winning the division following their debacle against Milwaukee.  Somehow, the...
• 9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Carlos Villanueva: When Carlos Villanueva throws his first pitch to Red Sox tomorrow afternoon, he'll set a career high in games started. For some...
• 9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Pirates, Wright, Yankees: Jose Reyes stole his 50th base of the season on this date in 2008, becoming the first New York area player to steal 50+ bags...
• 9/14 mlbreports.com : Time For the Nationals to Shut Down Jordan Zimmermann: Why Stop at Strasburg?: Friday September 14th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:  Before fans of the Nationals start to write any angry comments in respect of this...
• 9/13 Baseball News Source: A’s – Nationals Off-Season Trade Helping Both Teams: Gonzalez is is 19-7 with a 2.93 ERA, a 1.13 WHIP In Gio Gonzalez, the Washington Nationals have a frontline starter who can carry...
• 9/12 District On Deck: Game 140: Marlins 8, Nationals 0: Despite thier lofty record and notable accomplishmentsthis season, the Nationals must be glad they’ve seen the last of the...
• 9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Thursday: August 30, 2012: This has been a very tough week for picking baseball games. The daily record this week so far has been: 6-7, 6-5, 9-6 and...
• 9/12 mlbreports.com : Was Edwin Jackson The Most Valuable Free Agent Signing During The Offseason? Smart Move By The Nationals: Wednesday September 12th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: During all the chaos that surrounded Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder during the...
• 9/12 Rays Colored Glasses: Jason Hammel, The Tampa Bay Rays, and Terrible Luck: The Tampa Bay Rays have always liked Jason Hammel. He was a 6’6″ right-hander who threw in the mid-90′s with...
• 9/11 High Heat Stats: Let youth be served: 2012 makes a mark: Earlier this month, Rangers’ second baseman Jurickson Profar (an early finalist for the All-Name team) made his major league...
• 9/10 Tomahawk Take: Don’t Count The Braves Out of the Division Just Yet..: As soon as a week ago, most Braves fans had given up on winning the division and shifted their attention to maintaining the lead...
• 9/10 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Max Benefits Still Paying Off For Tigers in Granderson Trade: On December 8, 2009, Detroit Tigers fans were shocked to learn that the team's most likable player, Curtis Granderson,...
• 9/10 Tyler's Think Tank: Strasburg Shut Down: Stephen Strasburg is done for the season.  Finished.  He will not pitch again in 2012.  End of story. Stick...
• 9/8 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Stephen Strasburg Shutdown: Innings limits and pitch counts are a relatively new phenomenon in baseball, as clubs go to great lengths to protect both their...
• 9/8 PaulLebowitz.com: Don’t Push The Beast—Lessons From The Nats-Cubs Scrap: I don’t believe in many unimpeachable rules about baseball. I do have certain preferences such as not hiring as a manager someone...
• 9/8 North and South of Royal Brougham: What is Hisashi Iwakuma Worth in Free Agency?: As far as results go, there have been very few pitchers who have been as successful as Hisashi Iwakuma since he became a starter....
• 9/8 District On Deck: Game 138: Marlins 9, Nationals 7 F/10: In a night overshadowed by innings-limit controversy, the Nats demonstrated just why no lead is safe against them. The team fell...
• 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...
• 9/5 StanGraphs: The National League Playoff Picture Crystalizes: Ah, September baseball. It doesn’t feel like it outside just yet in southwestern Missouri, but fall is approaching fast,...
• 9/5 District On Deck: Shutting Down Stephen Strasburg: It’s the story that won’t go away, yet we’ve seen this coming all season. Sometime this month** Mike Rizzo and...
• 9/4 MLB Injury News: What's Wrong With the Diamondbacks' Ian Kennedy?: Ian Kennedy was legitimately in the running for the National League Cy Young award last season.  He was a big reason...
• 9/4 STLCardinalBaseball: Greatest Cardinal Teams: 2011: Future discussions about the greatest teams in Cardinal history will begin and end with the Miracle Cardinals of 2011. This odd...
• 9/3 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (51-82) at Washington Nationals (81-52): Team Overviews   Cubs Nats wRC+ 78 (16th) 98 (4th) BSR -0.7 (9th) -15.5 (16th) UZR 19.1 (3rd) 19.5 (2nd) DRS -5 (9th) -3...
• 9/3 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: September 3 – 6, 2012; @ Nationals – Series Preview: Long time no see as the Cubs travel to Washington to take on the Nationals.  When the two teams last met it was the opening series...
• 9/1 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Things are different in September: Some of this advice may seem a little repetitive to some of you, but I’m okay with that. I know that in addition to being...

• 8/31 Redbird Rants: Daily Rant: 3 Straight Losses Have Cardinals Reeling: Thursday night marked the St. Louis Cardinals third straight loss.  With a chance to gain ground on the Cincinnati Reds in the...
• 8/31 District On Deck: Game 130: Nationals 8, Cardinals 1: The Nationals began a long home stand with their first series against the St. Louis Cardinals this year. Edwin Jackson pitched...
• 8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson fans 10 in win: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson allowed an unearned run and struck out 10 in eight innings to beat the St. Louis Cardinals...[+] Thursday, Aug. 30.
• 8/30 El Maquino: DING DONG, THE STREAK IS DEAD!: THE BIG PIECE It’s gotten so bad for the Colorado Rockies (53-76, team ERA of 5.22) that they’ve already begun to...
• 8/30 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Nationals rout Cardinals behind Jackson and Harper: St. Louis 1 – Washington 8 – Bryce Harper hit a home run, Jayson Werth homered, and Edwin Jackson struck out 10 as...
• 8/30 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 131: Dead In The Water: A mumbling, wild Jaime Garcia looked more like a Mexican Rick Ankiel, throwing head-high curveballs and home run pitches almost...
• 8/30 Redbird Rants: Daily Rant: Déjà Vu – Another Cardinals Shutout: Wednesday night was another bad night for the St. Louis Cardinals.  Again, they mustered only 5 hits, and couldn’t score...
• 8/30 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Cardinals come into Washington for a weekend series, and the two teams bookend the rest of the season as the Nationals finish...
• 8/27 Call to the Pen: Encore for Red Sox, Now What?: When you play in a big baseball market like Boston, it is sometimes difficult to take a “wait and see” approach. It...
• 8/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Great debate: Why Nats will be okay without Stephen Strasburg: At some point in the very near future, one fairly po**** man in the Washington Nationals clubhouse will be shut down for the...
• 8/25 Redbird Rants: Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary.:   It’s August 25, 2012.  On this day in 1944, the Allies liberated Paris, in 1950, President Harry Truman ordered...
• 8/25 District On Deck: Game 125: Philadelphia 4, Nationals 2: The Nationals opened a three game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night. The Phillies...
• 8/24 Phillies Nation: Phillies Grind Out Nail Biter Against Washington: Yes, the Nats have a gigantic lead on the Phillies in the standings. Yes, as usual one of the teams in this inter-divisional matchup...
• 8/23 Phillies Nation: Phils Walk Off for Series Split With Reds: After four hours and 24 minutes of baseball, the Phils came back from a 3-0 deficit to win the game 4-3 in 11 innings. Despite...
• 8/22 The Baseball Stance: How far can the Washington Nationals go without Stephen Strasburg?: Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg moved to 15-5 with a 2.85 ERA on the season with a dominating performance over...
• 8/21 District On Deck: Game 122: Nationals 5, Braves 4 (13 innings):   So this is what a pennant race feels like. After a 53 minute rain delay and nearly four and a half hours of unbearable...
• 8/19 MLBTradeRumors: National League Notes: Braves, Jackson, Cabrera: A pivotal battle between two division rivals in the midst of a playoff race took 19 innings to complete as the Pirates beat the...
• 8/19 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Ike Davis Homer Lifts Jonathon Niese and Mets to 2-0 Win: Terry Collins and company were hoping to break through against the Nationals on Saturday; after another loss Friday night, the...
• 8/18 Up Along First: Mets 2, Nationals 0: Wait, Aren’t We Supposed To Be The Ones Getting Shutout?: Final Score: Mets 2, Nationals 0 Player of the Game: Jonathon Niese -7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 109 p. (72 strikes) Goat...
• 8/18 District On Deck: Game 120: Mets 2, Nationals 0: The way the Washington Nationals have been playing lately, it takes something special to beat them. Jonathon Niese gave the New...
• 8/18 Baseball Musings: One Mistake: Johathon Niese and Edwin Jackson dueled for seven innings. Niese walked none and struck out seven in 7 1/3, while Jackson walked...
• 8/18 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 119: Loss to Nationals: Nationals 6 Mets 4 Johan Santana makes Mets history. Mets Game Notes Johan Santana became the first pitcher in Mets history to...
• 8/17 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets And Nats Battle In D.C.: The Mets begin a three-game series with the Nationals tonight at 7:05 in Washington. The Nats come into this series playing better...
• 8/17 Full Spectrum Baseball: Sabermetric Mining: SwStr%, K%, and K/9: While velocity, movement, and deception can all play a part, there are still instances where soft-tossers manage to get strikeouts...
• 8/16 Rays Colored Glasses: How Will the Rays React to the Perfect Game?: Yesterday, the Rays got perfect-gamed by Felix Hernandez. How will they respond today as they start a series with the Los Angeles...
• 8/16 The Baseball Page: Felix Hernandez Perfect: King for a Day, Perfect Forever Felix Hernandez Throws a Perfect Game   Felix...
• 8/15 Baseball News Source: MLB – Baseball’s Best Starting Rotations: If the regular season ended today, the Major League Baseball playoffs would feature the following teams: The New York Yankees,...
• 8/14 El Maquino: THE BULLPEN DID IT / TAKING THE NATS’ GM TO TASK: THE BIG PIECE: TAKING THE NATS’ GM TO TASK Before the season began, they were coming off an 80-81 season with optimism that...
• 8/12 Puckett's Pond: : The Twins need to bring in at least two competent veteran starting pitchers if they plan to contend in 2013. We arrived at this...
• 8/12 District On Deck: Game 114: Nationals 6, Diamondbacks 5: Usually, the Nats’ pitching bails out the offense. Tonight, it was the opposite. The Nationals (71-43) batted around in a five-run...
• 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...
• 8/9 mlbreports.com : Stephen Strasburg Update: The Nationals Decision to Shut Stras For the Season is Looming: t Thursday August 9th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:The rest of the Nationals’ season rides on the talented right arm of Stephen Strasburg....
• 8/8 Kings of Kauffman: Sneak Peek: Free Agent Pitchers the Royals Should Consider This Offseason: Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you know the Royals have one glaring need, a shortcoming that...
• 8/8 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Fully appreciating Octavio DotelWondering how much difference one short-duration member of the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals would have made to the 2012 club. ...
• 8/7 District On Deck: Game 109: Nationals 5, Astros 4 (11): The first game of the Nationals long road trip was an extra inning affair which featured shaky pitching from the usually reliable...
• 8/6 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Ben Sheets Wins Again For Braves: Atlanta – Ben Sheets pitched into the eighth inning and Jason Heyward backed up that pitching with a home run in the Atlanta...
• 8/6 MLBTradeRumors: Lohse Open To Mid-Season Extension Talks: Kyle Lohse is in the midst of arguably his best season as a Major Leaguer, and the 33-year-old right-hander is open to discussing...
• 8/5 The Baseball Page: National League Post-Deadline Preview: This Ain't a Scene, It's An Arms Race (Part Two) NL Central: This...
• 8/3 Baseball News Source: Nationals Acquire A’s Kurt Suzuki to Bolster Catching Depth: Arguably the most complete team in the National League, the Washington Nationals bolstered their lineup on Friday when they acquired...
• 8/1 Baseball News Source: Nationals Trade Analysis – Roster Unchanged after Trade Deadline: Now that the non-waiver trade deadline has passed, a plethora of Major League players are adjusting to new teams, except the roster...
• 8/1 District On Deck: Game 103: Phillies 3, Nationals 2: After a terribly disappointing loss to the Philadelphia Phillies (47-57) last night, the Nationals struggled yet again to get...
• 8/1 Phillies Nation: Power And Pitching Give Phils Win Over Nats: Behind three solo home runs, including one from Nate Schierholtz, and a gutty pitching performance, the Phillies were able to...
• 8/1 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Extend Cole Hamels: AUGUST 1: ESPN's Buster Olney has the salary breakdown (Twitter link). Hamels received a $6MM signing bonus and will earn $19.5MM...

• 7/31 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Nationals, July 31-August 2: On the last day of the non-waiver trading deadline, the Phillies (45-57) are all set to take whatever players might remain on...
• 7/31 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers acquire Brandon League for Leon Landry and Logan Bawcom: The Dodgers traded Leon Landry and Logan Bawcom to the Mariners for Brandon League tonight, but I'm not really sure why...
• 7/28 60ft6in.com: Operation Shutdown or World Series Parade?: “First in war, first in peace, and last in American League” once depicted the fledgling Washington Senators franchise.  However,...
• 7/27 Full Spectrum Baseball: Bolstering the Cardinals’ bullpen (again): About this time last year, the St. Louis Cardinals were in dire need of pitching help. Adam Wainwright was out for the year, Jake...
• 7/27 High Heat Stats: Thursday game notes (light schedule): Mets 3, D-backs 1: Matt Harvey was 4 for 15 with a HR at Buffalo, so I guess he’s not just kidding around up there....
• 7/27 Call to the Pen: Where do the Washington Nationals Go From Here?: The Washington Nationals are 20 games over .500 for the first time…well ever.  The Nationals are the direct descendants...
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson solid: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson scattered eight hits and a walk while striking out four in seven shutout innings to beat...[+] the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday, July 26.
• 7/27 Baseball Musings: Another Starter?: Adam Kilgore makes the argument against the Nationals acquiring another starter, especially if the idea is to replace Stephen...
• 7/26 Reviewing the Brew: Series Six Pack with District on Deck’s Aaron Somers: The beaten, bloody and bruised Milwaukee Brewers (44-53) may have just lost the spark in what was supposed to be a turnaround...
• 7/26 District On Deck: Why Jordan Zimmermann is the Key to the Nationals’ Playoff Chances: It’s been nearly a week since “The Game” that shocked all of baseball and put thousands of utterly embarrassed Nationals...
• 7/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHAT DO DAVID WRIGHT & HIDEKI MATSUI HAVE IN COMMON? BYB: David Wright: It was only a matter of time before this story would surface, especially since Alex Rodriguez got clocked...
• 7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Extend Cole Hamels: The Phillies announced that they have signed Cole Hamels to a six-year contract extension worth at least $144MM. The contract,...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Interested In Mijares, Rzepczynski: The Angels have expressed interest in Jose Mijares of the Royals and Marc Rzepczynski of the Cardinals in their search for a...
• 7/24 Baseballhotcorner.com: Could Justin Upton Be Headed North of the Border?: The Toronto Blue Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulos is known in the Jays sub-culture as the “Silent Assassin”. Anthopoulos...
• 7/22 MLBTradeRumors: Edwin Jackson To Join Legacy Agency: Nationals right-hander Edwin Jackson is changing his representation, leaving Scott Boras for the Legacy Agency, major league...
• 7/21 District On Deck: Game 92: Braves 4, Nationals 0: After horror struck Nationals Park last evening, the woes continued this afternoon as the Atlanta Braves (52-41) downed the Washington...
• 7/20 District On Deck: John Lannan Likely To Get Call Against Braves: It appears that John Lannan may be recalled from AAA Syracuse as a starting pitcher for the Nationals in their scheduled doubleheader...
• 7/19 Motor City Bengals: And Then There Was Two…: Before the season started, it was a given that the Detroit Tigers were going to be in the midst of the American League Central...
• 7/18 Diamond Ring: Free Agent Pitchers Part 2: In the last post we went through a lot of the pitchers who are young enough to still have some potential but are mostly injury...
• 7/18 PaulLebowitz.com: National League Central—Buy, Sell or Stand Pat?: Cincinnati Reds Reds’ GM Walt Jocketty is a buyer and wants to win now. The Reds have what it takes to go far in the playoffs...
• 7/16 i70baseball.com: St. Louis Cardinals need Octavio Dotel-type reliever for pennant race: The St. Louis Cardinals entered play Sunday with a 46-41 record, just one game behind their record at this point last season....
• 7/15 Marlin Maniac: Baseball 101: To Win Games, You Need to Score Runners:   Sigh. It happened again.  The Marlins stranded eight runners in scoring position with two outs and left 11 men on base...
• 7/14 District On Deck: The Nats Don’t Need Any More Pitching: The trade deadline approaches and the chatter is focusing on the Nationals “needs” for the rest of the season. There are lots...
• 7/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Why The Nats Were Stupid With Strasburg: The same variances in human beings that allow a pitcher like Stephen Strasburg to throw 100-mph logically dictate that he is different...
• 7/10 MLBTradeRumors: Royals To Seek Pitching Next Offseason: The Royals are determined to sign a significant starting free agent pitcher for 2013 this coming offseason, Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com...
• 7/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Rotation set: Depending on how Washington Nationals SPs Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez are used in the All-Star Game, the team's second...[+] half rotation will begin with SPs Jordan Zimmermann, Gonzalez, Strasburg and Edwin Jackson.
• 7/8 StlSportsMinute.com: Cruddy: Mozeliak must fix Cardinals bullpen: St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliaz has some work to do on his bullpen if he hopes his team can repeat in 2012....
• 7/4 District On Deck: Game 79: Nationals 9, Giants 4: The Nationals celebrated July 4th at Nats Park with a victory over the San Francisco Giants. Despite the heat and the 11:05 start...
• 7/4 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Nationals imitate the Red Sox Patriot’s Day game as they start at 11:05 AM on July 4th. Madison Bumgarner and the Giants...
• 7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson might work first game of second half: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson might be used in the first game of the second half after the All-Star break Friday, July...[+] 13, against the Miami Marlins.
• 7/3 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Carp Season Over: Chris Carpenter will have season-ending surgery which means that he will not throw a truly meaningful pitch in the 2012 season. ...

• 6/30 Tyler's Think Tank: Youk: Kevin Youkilis, one of my favorite Red Sox players and the only remaining member from the 2004 championship team besides David...
• 6/28 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 76: Rays Continue To Slide, Fall To Tigers:   Rays starter James Shields tied a Tampa bay pitching record tonight. Unfortunately, this was not a positive. Miguel Cabrera...
• 6/28 District On Deck: Game 74: Rockies 11, Nationals 10: Scoring 10 runs without ever leading a game is hard enough. Walking off the field beaten after more than four hours is even worse....
• 6/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson roughed up in start: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson allowed eight runs on 10 hits in three innings against the Colorado Rockies Thursday, June...[+] 28. He struck out five batters and walked two in the game.
• 6/28 MLBTradeRumors: Zack Greinke Rumors: Thursday: Zack Greinke picked up his ninth win of the season last night, allowing two runs in six innings of work during the Brewers' 8-4...
• 6/27 StanGraphs: Kyle Lohse is Worth a Big Contract: In 2008, the Cardinals inked Kyle Lohse to a one-year deal worth $4.25 million late in the spring. Lohse then proceeded to throw...
• 6/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers showcasing Zach Lee for potential trade?: Ken Gurnick seems to think so. "Lee's promotion has a dual purpose. Not only will it tell the Dodgers how close Lee is to reaching...
• 6/27 STLCardinalBaseball: What Starting Pitchers Should The Cardinals Pursue By The Trade Deadline?: It’s becoming painfully obvious that the Cardinals need to acquire at least one starting pitcher and one lefty reliever...
• 6/25 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers promote top prospect Zach Lee to Double-A Chattanooga: In a move that was expected in a month or two, the Dodgers today promoted top prospect Zach Lee to the Chattanooga Lookouts...
• 6/24 MLBTradeRumors: Youkilis Traded To White Sox: The White Sox have acquired Kevin Youkilis and cash from the Red Sox in exchange for pitcher Zach Stewart and utility player...
• 6/24 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Could it be déjà vu for the 2012 Cardinals and trading?: Will right-handed pitcher Shelby Miller join former top organizational prospect Colby Rasmus as trade bait for the St. Louis Cardinals?...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Twins send Brian Duensing against the Reds and Johnny Cuteo Saturday afternoon. Duensing regained control of his gopher ball...
• 6/22 District On Deck: Game 68: Orioles 2, Nationals 1:       Well, not even a one-hour rain delay could slow down Baltimore Orioles’ ace Jason Hammel in a game where...
• 6/22 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' 2012 MLB Draft signing update -- Seager, Rodriguez, Garcia: The Dodgers have signed nine of their first 11 draft picks so far and they are getting some really good deals so far. Scott...
• 6/21 mlbreports.com : Why the Washington Nationals Will Make the Playoffs in 2012:   Thursday June 21st, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: The last time the city of Washington D.C. saw a World Series trophy was in 1924....
• 6/21 Redbird Rants: Interview with TBS Baseball Analyst John Smoltz: I recently read Starting and Closing by longtime Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz, who briefly played for the St. Louis Cardinals...
• 6/21 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Chris Reed the only prospect to represent Dodgers in Futures Game: The 2012 Futures Game rosters were announced today and London-born (say wha?) Chris Reed will represent the Dodgers in Kansas...
• 6/21 Roto Think Tank: More (Unwanted) Trading Advice: Earlier this year, my wife and I decided to buy a new house. No, this isn't entirely accurate. Three years ago I started ****...
• 6/20 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: They Lince-come and they Lince-go: It’s a sad day when you realize that your favorite player in all of sports, well second to Steve Nash, is on the brink of complete...
• 6/18 Call to the Pen: MLB Game Recaps: New York Yankees Top Washington Nationals for 9th Straight Win: The people who make the Major League Baseball schedule probably thought this series was a throw-away series. They probably thought,...
• 6/18 PaulLebowitz.com: Just In Time For Father’s Day: It’s ironic that two players—one legitimate star and one would-be star—whose fathers are inextricably attached to their...
• 6/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: 9 IN A ROW: YANKS SWEEP NATS ON FATHER’S DAY: Another day, another win; that’s how life has been in Yankeeland for a while now, and I love it. Behind just enough offense,...
• 6/17 FanSided: Who's On First - Actually, Who's In First?: Give me parity over dynasty.  Give me the unknown rather than predictability.  You won't find the level of competition seen...
• 6/15 The Baseball Page: Is the No-Hitter Becoming Less Impressive?: Matt Cain pitched the first perfect game in San Francisco Giants history...
• 6/15 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Zach Lee has been great this season for the Quakes in the California League: The word "great" is thrown around a lot in sports and life in general. Far too much, actually. I try to be conservative when...
• 6/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Free agents with the most to gain by walking (part two of two): Lost amid the speculation of where Cole Hamels, Josh Hamilton, and Zack Greinke will end up next season are a handful of “lesser”...
• 6/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Scouting the opposition: Washington Nationals: With a day off today after a sweep of the Braves, the Yankees will be getting some well-deserved rest.  Tomorrow, they will continue...
• 6/12 District On Deck: Game 59: Nationals 6, Blue Jays 3: In a game that promised a tight pitcher’s duel between the Washington Nationals’ Edwin … [visit site to read...
• 6/12 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Detroit Tigers (28-32) at Chicago Cubs (20-40): The Tigers were the easy favorite to dominate the mediocre AL Central. They added Prince Fielder to a team that won the division...
• 6/12 High Heat Stats: Monday game notes: (Three outta four ain’t bad…?) Nationals 6, @Red Sox 4: Washington is 5-2 in interleague play, with a scoring margin...
• 6/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson beats Toronto again: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson allowed two runs, three hits and three walks with three strikeouts over eight innings in...[+] a win Monday, June 11, against Toronto Blue Jays. Jackson improved to 4-0 in his past seven starts against the Blue Jays dating back to July 30, 2008. He had gone eight straight starts without a victory before beating the New York Mets in his last outing.
• 6/11 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Brandon Morrow is a shutout machine in 2012. Photo: © Jim Cowsert-US PRESSWIRE The Major Leagues scheduled just four games tonight,...
• 6/11 Full Spectrum Baseball: NL Pitching Planner: June 11 – June 17Interleague play is in full swing this week, which means even more unpredictability when it comes to pitching....
• 6/11 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of June 11: There’s no need to lie to you fine folks, this is a tough week for streaming pitchers. It’s an Interleague Play week,...
• 6/8 Tyler's Think Tank: 6 Disappointmenting Teams: Arizona Diamondbacks-After winning 94 games and running away with the division last year, the D-Backs are three games under .500...
• 6/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson ends winless drought: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson allowed two earned runs on three hits in seven innings to beat the New York Mets Wednesday,...[+] June 6. It was his first win since April 14, as he was 0-3 with a 3.33 ERA in his last eight starts.
• 6/7 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals To Sign Patrick Wisdom: The Cardinals have agreed to terms with supplementary first round selection Patrick Wisdom, scouting director Dan Kantrovitz told...
• 6/6 FanSided: Game 54: Nationals 5, Mets 3: Well, for better or worse there was no late-game drama tonight for the Washington Nationals.  However, with another day comes...
• 6/6 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Stanton, Marlins, Halladay, Nationals: The Nationals topped the Mets tonight 5-3 behind a solid performance from starter Edwin Jackson.  Here's a look at tonight's...
• 6/5 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 56: Loss to Nationals: Nationals 7 Mets 6 The Mets come back again. Then give it away. Then come back. Then give it away. Rinse. Repeat. Mets Game Notes...
• 6/4 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Supplemental Round Results: We’ll track the results of the 2012 supplemental first round right here. Click here for the results of the first round. Now...
• 6/4 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Nationals at Phillies, May 21-23: A budding rivalry is set to continue as the Washington Nationals (24-17) visit the Phillies (21-21) for a three-game series...
• 6/4 WasWatching: 5+ BB Allowed In A No-Hitter: Here’s the list to do this, since 1918 - Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt IP H R ER BB SO GSc 1 Jim Maloney 1965-08-19 (1) CIN...
• 6/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Trade Rumor: Yankees interested in Cubs’ Matt Garza: If the Yankees make a deal for a starter at this year’s July 31st trade deadline it is likely that Matt Garza of the...
• 6/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees talking to Nationals about trade involving Eduardo Nunez: A source told Josh Norris of the Trentonian that the Nationals were working on a “big” trade a couple of weeks...
• 6/2 High Heat Stats: 10 Amazin’ Mets facts about Johan Santana’s no-hitter: Here are 10 facts about The Mets and Johan Santana following his no-hitter for the Mets. 1. The Mets had a whopping 26 compete-game...
• 6/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEE TRADE RUMORS & WHAT BYB KNOWS: PART 2: Awhile back, BYB published a post titled YANKEE TRADE RUMORS AND WHAT BYB KNOWS. We included guys in that like Cole Hamels,...
• 6/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Rumor: Yanks talking trade with Nats: Josh Norris reports that the Yankees have been engaged in trade talks with the Washington Nationals to acquire a starting...

• 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...
• 5/23 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (21-23) vs Nationals (26-17): Washington Nationals (26-17) at Philadelphia Phillies (21-23) Edwin Jackson (1-1, 3.31) vs. Cole Hamels (6-1, 2.48) Time: 7:05,...
• 5/23 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Nats go for the sweep against Phillies: This evening the division leading Washington Nationals will go for their second consecutive sweep against the Philadelphia Phillies...
• 5/23 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: There’s a full day of action as the first game starts at 12:35 EDT and the last at 9:40. Ricky Romero faces James Shields...
• 5/22 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 43: Win Over Pirates: Mets 3 Pirates 2 When two offensively challenged teams face each other, the level of drama of a game and its outcome are often...
• 5/21 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: ‘Pretty Good’ Isn’t Good Enough as Nats Hit The Road in NL East: The Nationals’ greatness was tested once again last weekend against the Baltimore Orioles, and once again they came up just...
• 5/21 Crashburn Alley: Nationals-Phillies Game Thread 5/18/12: The battle for first place begins! Or whatever place the Phillies and Nationals are battling for nowadays. Either way, we get...
• 5/21 Phillies Nation: Former Phils Prospect Costanzo Living Big League Dream: After a lengthy career in the minors, Mike Costanzo, who was a promising young third baseman in the Phillies system several years...
• 5/19 STLCardinalBaseball: John Mozeliak: General managerial genius or luckiest man on earth?: When you look at John Mozeliak’s track record as a GM as we have often done, you will find numerous amounts of both good...
• 5/19 High Heat Stats: Friday minicap: @Tigers 6, Pirates 0: Conditions were good for a Verlander no-hit bid — he was at home, where his opponents have a .226...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson whiffs eight in ND: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson allowed one earned run, five hits and a walk over eight innings in a no-decision Friday,...[+] May 18, against the Baltimore Orioles. He threw 63 of his 95 pitches for strikes in the no-decision.
• 5/17 El Maquino: Back From The Dead!: Albert Pujols went yard for the second day in a row.  As you can see here, his swing is back to normal after being mechanically...
• 5/17 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Washington Nationals: The Nationals are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (6) Edwin Jackson - It would...
• 5/14 District On Deck: Game 34: Reds 9, Nationals 6: Ouch. Again. Edwin Jackson was unable to go more than 5 innings, and Henry Rodriguez was unable … [visit site to read more]Game...
• 5/14 Call to the Pen: MLB Game Recaps: Joey Votto Slams Reds Home Winners: There is generally no greater moment, offensively at least, than a walk-off grand-slam.  Now there are certain scenarios we...
• 5/12 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Time for Jerry Sands to prove to the Dodgers he can still hit: Jerry Sands Last year at around this time, Jerry Sands was a Dodger for nearly a month after a blazing start at Triple-A. Fast...
• 5/10 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Nats Move on Without Werth; Zim’s Back; LaRoche a Maybe: After winning an intense showdown with the Philadelphia Phillies, the Nationals will take on yet another new look as they head...
• 5/10 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 29 - Nationals:  Pirates (12-16) vs. Nationals (18-10)7:05 PM ETTV: ROOT SportsPNC Park - Pittsburgh, PAStarting PitchersPittsburgh - A.J....
• 5/10 Buccos Buzz: Old Friends Rod Barajas, A.J. Burnett Fuel Dramatic Walk-Off Win for Pittsburgh Pirates: In what proved to be the most exciting game of the 2012 season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Bucs defeated the Washington Nationals...
• 5/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: Barajas’ bailout: This was one of those insane games that shows you why baseball is amazing, always unpredictable, and sometimes just downright...
• 5/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Natitude in Pittsburgh – Pirates vs. Nationals: Nationals (18-10) at Pirates (12-16) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: ROOT Sports Here is the MLB.com Gameday The Bucs...
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Montero, Rivera, Rodney, Hamilton: Though offseason additions such as Albert Pujols and Heath Bell have disappointed so far this year, other free agent signings...
• 5/8 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals – Game 29: When people say that the Pirates can’t spend money, or that they aren’t just one player away I chuckle a bit.  Those...
• 5/8 The "Mc" Effect: Tuesday 5/8 | News, Notes, and Links: The Pirates were off yesterday and they start a series with the first place Washington Nationals tonight. Around the division,...
• 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...
• 5/6 Full Spectrum Baseball: NL Pitching Planner: May 7 – 13 Those of you languishing in the middle of the pack, don't fret, its still early....
• 5/4 Crashburn Alley: Phillies-Nationals Game Thread 5/4/12: No need to pinch yourself, for this is real life. The Washington Nationals are indeed in first place in the NL East at 16-9. Their...
• 5/1 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Nats Come Home After Adding New Faces to Slumping Offense: After the euphoric start to the 2012 season, and a decidedly failing grade on their first major test, the Nationals are limping...
• 5/1 NY Baseball Digest: David Phelps Should Not Be a Short-Term Solution: I was in the midst of writing a “Girardi Needs to Yank Garcia from the Rotation” piece when the Yankees announced Sunday that...

• 4/30 Padres Trail: Random Thoughts on Game 20:  In my fourth Padres game of the year, I again watched the team win 2-1 with 2 runs in the eighth inning.  Some random...
• 4/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHf/x Scouting Report: Max Scherzer: The Tigers will send right handed pitcher Max Scherzer to the mound for the rubber game of this matchup. The 27 year old was...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson has scoreless start: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson allowed six hits in 6 2/3 shutout innings but did not get the decision Thursday, April 26,...[+] against the San Diego Padres. He struck out six and walked three. Nationals pitchers have eight scoreless starts in 19 games this season.
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson's slider effective: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson threw 33 sliders in his outing against the San Diego Padres Thursday, April 26. The Padres...[+] swung at 17 of them and missed 12.
• 4/27 Baseball Musings: Kotsay Connects: Washington won the battle of the starters, but San Diego took the game on the bullpens as the Padres beat the Nationals 2-1 late...
• 4/24 FanSided: No-Hitters and the Rays: When Phillip Humber tossed a perfect game a few days ago, I was so happy for him after everything he has gone through over the...
• 4/23 FanSided: Tidbits on an Off Day - Past, Present, Future:   With the Nationals enjoying an off day in beautiful San Diego, while we freeze here in the DC area (it did, in fact, sleet...
• 4/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Travel Day: It was another wild week in MLB.  A perfect game, some soap operas, some surprising starts, and some early panic button pushing...
• 4/22 STLCardinalBaseball: 8 and 9: A bullpen love story: Last season the Cardinals began the year with Ryan Franklin as their closer and some guy named Miguel Batista as their setup man....
• 4/21 Call to the Pen: Nationals Rumors: John Lannan and Roger Bernadina: In his latest Rumblings and Grumblings article, Jayson Stark of ESPN chimed in on a pair of Washington Nationals players that...
• 4/20 FanSided: Miami Marlins: Chat with Michael Natelli of District on Deck: As I mentioned in my series preview, I was not able to get in contact in time with someone from the Nationals Fansided site, District...
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson gives up five runs: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson allowed five runs on seven hits in five innings against the Houston Astros Thursday, April...[+] 19, to suffer his first loss of the season. He struck out five batters in the game and did not walk any batters.
• 4/19 Baseball Musings: Triple Trouble: With the Astros batting in the third against Edwin Jackson and the Nationals, Houston has already collected three triples on the...
• 4/19 60ft6in.com: Jump On The Bandwagon!: The Washington Nationals are no joke.  If you’re not a fan of the Curly W yet, there’s still some room on the bandwagon....
• 4/19 FanSided: MLB Power Rankings: Los Angeles Dodgers surprise: The Call to the Pen staff assembled their power rankings and brought them together for our first weekly edition. Each writer ranked...
• 4/17 MLBTradeRumors: List Of Top Young Pitchers Without Extensions: MLB teams are working to keep their best pitchers off of the open market with contract extensions, and fewer elite arms are hitting...
• 4/16 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Streak Over, Nats Look to Rebound: It wasn’t close to the unbelievable 10-game winning streak that marked the Nationals inaugural 2005 campaign, but the team’s...
• 4/16 Blog Red Machine: Maybe The Reds Will Be Alright After All: Don’t worry, Reds fans. Take a deep breath. The team will be just fine. Based on tweets and comments from various blogs and...
• 4/15 FanSided: Content Recap: April 9 - 15: The past week, the surging Washington Nationals won a road series against the New York Mets and their home opening series against...
• 4/15 Baseball Musings: Deal of the Week: The Washington Nationals are giving their home fans plenty of value for their tickets as they go to extra innings for the third...
• 4/15 High Heat Stats: Saturday game notes: Matt Kemp smacked 2-run HRs in the 1st and 2nd innings as the Dodgers improved baseball’s best record to 8-1, their best...
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson tosses complete game: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson tossed a complete game in the win Saturday, April 14, against the Cincinnati Reds. He allowed...[+] just one earned run, two hits and a walk while striking out nine in the efficient 92-pitch CG. It was his fifth career complete game. His last CG came July 16, 2011, when he was with the Chicago White Sox.
• 4/14 Baseball Musings: Complete Domination: Edwin Jackson joins the Washington group of dominant starters with a complete game two-hitter as the Nationals beat the Reds 4-1....
• 4/13 Baseball Musings: Rotation SupportGio Gonzalez and Edwin Jackson show how they support a fellow starter. ...
• 4/11 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Coming Home on Top: The day Nationals fans have waited for since last September is upon us: The home opener against the Cincinnati Reds. And while...
• 4/10 MetsToday.com: Avoiding the LOOGY Man: The Mets have won 4 straight to start the season, so maybe now isn’t time to make changes.  But apart from all of their...
• 4/9 Up Along First: Mets Beat Nationals Thanks to Murphy Walk-off: The Mets improved to 4-0 tonight as they beat the Nationals at Citi Field by a score of 4-3. Mike Pelfrey started the game for...
• 4/9 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 4: Win Over Nationals: Mets 4 Nationals 3 What the Wilpons needed more than anything else was a hot start, and exciting baseball, to get people excited...
• 4/9 Up Along First: Series Preview: First Place Mets Host Nationals at Citi Field: After sweeping the Braves over the weekend, the Mets will look to the Nationals to be their next victims as they start a three-game...
• 4/9 MetsToday.com: Mets vs. Nationals Quick Preview: A quick rundown on what’s new with the Nats … Pitching The Nationals added lefty Gio Gonzalez and righty Edwin Jackson...
• 4/8 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 3: Win Over Braves: Mets 7 Braves 5 Another day, same headline. You never would have guessed by the final score, but Jonathon Niese nearly threw the...
• 4/5 Fragile Freddy's: The Plan - A Look Back: (Find my preview of this afternoon’s game here.)Back in October I unveiled my Plan for the Red Sox off-season.  With the...
• 4/4 Full Spectrum Baseball: Washington Nationals: Not buying the hype: A couple of years ago, Sports Illustrated ran a preseason story hyping the Seattle Mariners on the strength of the defensive...
• 4/4 Blogging From The Bleachers: Season Preview: National League East: With Opening Day quickly approaching and 25-man rosters starting to take shape, it seems as good a time as any to start to preview...
• 4/4 El Maquino: > TENSION BUILDS FOR OPENING NIGHT: The tension is palatable as the anti**** builds and the Cards make their final preparations before taking baseball’s biggest...

• 3/30 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finding Keepers: Washington NationalsAfter years of mediocrity, the Washington Nationals are finally starting to generate some buzz....
• 3/30 Redbird Dugout: 2012 Previews: Starting Pitching: With just six posting days left before the beginning of the 2012 season, I don’t have much time to get things going in the whole...
• 3/30 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Washington Nationals: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 3/30 Pitchers Hit Eighth: UCB Predictions – NL East: If you look at what the Philadelphia Phillies have done in the past 5 seasons, you might be tempted to think that they are a lock...
• 3/30 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Take the Lynn, Leave the Oswalt: It’s not personal.  It’s business.  The St. Louis Cardinals do not need Roy Oswalt right now.  They may need him...
• 3/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Predictions: Bold predictions for 2012: Thanks for tuning in this week; I’ll be sure to bump these threads months from now so we can all point and laugh. Matt...
• 3/30 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates locked up star center fielder Andrew McCutchen and added some decent veterans to the infield and rotation. Major...
• 3/30 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Washington Nationals: The Nationals could contend for the first time since moving to Washington after obtaining two above-average starting pitchers...
• 3/23 Fragile Freddy's: The Fragile (In)Consistency: Daniel Bard has started a couple ofgames in Ft. Myers, but how manywill he start in Boston?Five years ago I wrote at great length...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: St. Louis Cardinals: The defending World Champions lost a pair of franchise icons this offseason, but they appear poised to contend for another title...
• 3/22 Baseball Daily Digest: Break on Through to the Other Side: In what now seems like a previous life, I was a professional poker player. Most of my friends played a lot recreationally, but...
• 3/20 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Pittsburgh Pirates: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 3/19 Release Points: Scouting Report: Daniel Hudson: Date(s) Scouted: 06/28/11 Height:  6’3” Weight: 230 lb. DOB: 03/09/1987 Repertoire: Fastball:91-95 mph.  Consistently sits...
• 3/19 Ramblings of Baseball: RomoBall Fantasy Preview – Eleventh Edition (101-110): The Testing Era can only be viewed as a success. In an industry as corrupt and top heavy as any other, baseball’s belated...
• 3/19 Seedlings to Stars: Bryce Harper Demoted: A Brief Reaction: Credit: Brad Barr-US PRESSWIRE A number of players were optioned to the minors or reassigned to camp on Sunday, but none were...
• 3/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE JOHNNY DAMON PITY PARTY: I love Johnny Damon and I always have but this is puzzling to me. Damon was interviewed by Casey Stern and Jim Bowden on MLB...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: Rizzo: Lannan Not Actively Being Shopped: The Nationals have an excess of starting pitching and other teams are calling about left-hander John Lannan, but GM Mike Rizzo...
• 3/13 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 9 - St. Louis Cardinals: 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...
• 3/13 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Minnesota Twins: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 3/13 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Cardinals sixth starter, what took you so long?On Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals moved Lance Lynn from relieving to starting. Why did they wait for an injury to another?...
• 3/12 Baseball Press: Dr. Lineup: Notes on the Pirates, Nationals & Twins: Alex Presley is likely to bat leadoff for the Bucs in 2012. (Icon SMI)Although the results and statistics don't count, spring...
• 3/10 Up Along First: 2012 offseason review: Washington Nationals: The Washington Nationals may just be the most potential-packed team in all of baseball. After a few dreadful years, the Nationals...
• 3/10 i70baseball.com: Injury woes 2012: It would not be a St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training without health questions surrounding a key player, and once again a member...
• 3/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Jackson, Perkins, Lane, Nitkowski: Happy birthday to Hall-of-Famer Jim Rice, who turns 59 today.  On a more somber note, it was on this day in 1999 that the legendary...
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Edwin Jackson looks good: Washington Nationals SP Edwin Jackson allowed just two hits in four scoreless innings in the team's exhibition game against the...[+] Houston Astros Thursday, March 8.
• 3/8 FanSided: MLB Trade Rumors: Nationals, Jason Bourgeois and John Lannan: ...
• 3/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Dodgers spring opener rekindles Katy Perry Syndrome: There’s an old adage that says if you love something, set it free, and if it’s meant to be it will come back to you. If that...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Alderson, Santana, Jackson: The Phillies, winners of the National League East for five consecutive seasons, signed Jonathan Papelbon, retained Jimmy Rollins...
• 3/6 Full Spectrum Baseball: DOs and DONTs: Washington Nationals: Washington finished the 2011 season just a game below .500 for the first time since the Nationals came into existence just before...
• 3/6 Buccos Buzz: Analyzing the Andrew McCutchen Extension: Good Deal for Both Sides?: Yesterday, news broke of the Pittsburgh Pirates and All-Star center fielder Andrew McCutchen agreeing on a new six-year contract....
• 3/6 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Kansas City Royals: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: John Lannan: John Lannan and Chien-Ming Wang are currently battling for the Nationals' fifth starter job, a competition created by the team's...
• 3/6 MLB Dirt: 11 Bold Predictions for 2012: A lot of writers over at Fangraphs have been launching their “10 Bold predictions for 2012” and I have enjoyed it and like...
• 3/6 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 20 - Washington Nationals: 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...
• 3/6 Raise the Jolly Roger: Andrew McCutchen’s Extension: Details, analysis, thoughts: Here is the year-by-year breakdown of Andrew McCutchen‘s new deal, compared to what would have been the case without an...
• 3/6 Bus League Baseball: Just Some Random, Fun Nonsense For A Sunday Morning: I’ll be honest, I don’t really know how to expand on this. All I know is that an idea popped into my head while I was working...
• 3/6 Baseball Musings: Changes, Washington Nationals: Gio Gonzalez hopes to push the Nationals into playoff contention this season. Photo: Cliff Welch/Icon SMI The Washington Nationals...