Reed Cameron Johnson

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 8, 1976 in Riverside, CA
High School: Riverside HS (Riverside, CA)
School: California State University Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 17th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 19, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 2003 (Age 26)   vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Cubs/Dodgers/Braves 2003-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 1 yr/$1.75M (13) & 14 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 9.145, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Arn Tellem [*]
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• 8/1 Baseball News Source: Cubs Trade Analysis – Epstein’s Trades are Steps in the Right Direction: Alfonso Soriano and Matt Garza remain on the Chicaco Cubs active roster, at least for now, but first-year president Theo Epstein...
• 8/1 Cubbies Crib: Josh Vitters and Brett Jackson To Be Promoted This Month?: Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum addressed reporters on Wednesday in the wake of the team trading away Ryan Dempster, Paul Maholm,...
• 8/1 Cubbies Crib: Alfonso Soriano Trade Was “Very Close” To Happening: The Chicago Cubs had a succesful trade deadline approach. Pay no attention to Buster Olney of ESPN, who classified the Cubs as...
• 8/1 Baseballhotcorner.com: The Trade Deadline Winners, Losers and The Blue Jays: The major league baseball trade deadline has come and gone and there are a number of players donning new digs around the circuit....
• 8/1 Rising Apple: Lack of Moves by Mets at Trade Deadline Explained: The 4pm deadline yesterday afternoon for the non-waiver trade deadline came and passed, and as expected, the Mets made no major...
• 8/1 Obstructed View: Cubs acquired 2 of top 10 prospects moved at the deadline: According to Baseball America, the Cubs acquired 2 of the top 10 prospects moved at or near the trade deadline.  3. Arodys...

• 7/31 Tomahawk Take: Braves Win–The Game and The Trade: Braves bust their Monday night jinx and solidify the rotation You may credit Chipper Jones’ new Twitter account or the high...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Pence, Victorino, Johnson: The Phillies traded Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino this morning and the Marlins followed up those moves by trading Gaby Sanchez...
• 7/31 Baseball News Source: Ryan Dempster Traded to Rangers for Prospects: The Los Angeles Dodgers took a  pass Ryan Dempster, not wanting to give up prospect Allen Webster in a trade. Dempster exercised...
• 7/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Dismantling of the Cubs continues today … or does it?: Today’s trading deadline could be the biggest purge yet of the remnants of Jim Hendry’s Cubs, in favor of Theo Epstein...
• 7/31 Obstructed View: New Cub Arodys Vizcaino: I was getting ready for bed last night when all these trades happened and I assumed I'd make it to bed at my bedtime. Then...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Acquire Ryan Dempster: The Rangers acquired Ryan Dempster from the Cubs for minor league third baseman Christian Villanueva and minor league right-hander Kyle...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Sutton, Soriano, Cubs: The latest from the NL Central, as the Reds, Pirates and Cardinals look to improve their rosters for the season's final two months... The...
• 7/31 StanGraphs: Trade: Braves Pick Up Paul Maholm and Reed Johnson for Minor Leaguers: After missing out on Ryan Dempster, the Braves settled for left-handed Paul Maholm and reserve outfielder Reed Johnson. For their...
• 7/31 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Deadline Day - Overnight Wrap-up July 30th: The Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline is officially upon us as of 4:00pm today. The activity promises to...
• 7/31 The Baseball Page: Trades you may have missed: The trade deadline is today and here are some deals that have happened...
• 7/31 Call to the Pen: Paul Maholm, Reed Johnson Traded to the Braves: Atlanta wasn’t able to land Ryan Dempster, but they still wanted a pitcher.  So they continued talking to the Cubs and...
• 7/31 BoSox Injection: 2012 Trading Deadline Live Blog: The day has finally arrived: the trading deadline. Several names have already been traded as I mentioned yesterday, and there’ll...
• 7/31 Cubbies Crib: Hugs All Around As Maholm, Johnson, and Soto Are Traded: For much of the past two weeks, the Chicago Cubs have been criticized by their fan-base for the lack trade activity. The belief...
• 7/31 Rising Apple: MLB Trade News: Braves Make Moves, Soto and League Dealt: Now that the non-waiver trade deadline is just hours away, there have been a flurry of moves made by teams trying to compete for...
• 7/31 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: July 31: Top stories Cubs pick up a few minor leaguers in two trades: The Cubs made two trades late Monday as they try to build toward...
• 7/31 Obstructed View: New Cub Jaye Chapman: I had hoped to turn these player intros our at a pace today so we could be ready for any additional trades if the Cubs make them...
• 7/31 PaulLebowitz.com: 8:25 AM–MLB Deadline Day: Let’s take a brief look at the trades that have been completed up to now, at 8:25 AM EST. — White Sox acquire Francisco...
• 7/31 Cubs Stats: The Aftermath Of Bloody Monday: This is the last time I get to use this picture, I guess. So Reed Johnson, Paul Maholm, and Geovany Soto are gone. I...
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Arodys Vizcaino acquired: The Chicago Cubs acquired Ps Arodys Vizcaino and Jaye Chapman Monday, July 30, in exchange for SP Paul Maholm and OF Reed Johnson....[+]
• 7/31 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Monday's Minor Moves: The Braves added Paul Maholm to their rotation Monday night. (US Presswire)With less than 24-hours left before the trade deadline,...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Matt Garza Rumors: Tuesday: The trade deadline is roughly eight hours away, and we learned yesterday that the Cubs are talking Matt Garza with multiple clubs...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Reds, Blue Jays, Rangers Eyeing Matt Garza: The Cubs agreed to two significant deals today, and they might not be done yet. They sent Paul Maholm and Reed Johnson to Atlanta...
• 7/30 Baseball News Source: Cubs Trade Geovany Soto to Rangers – Reed Johnson, Paul Maholm To Braves: The Chicago Cubs pulled the trigger on two separate deals. Paul Maholm and Reed Johnson will go to the Braves and  Giovanni...
• 7/30 Baseball News Source: Cubs Epstein Looks to Stock Farm System with Trade Deadline Deals: When he took over as general manager of the Boston Red Sox before the 2002 season, Theo Epstein inherited a mostly barren farm...
• 7/30 North Side Notch: Trade Deadline Eve: Calm Before the Storm?: Things were pretty quiet today on the Pirates’ trade front as tomorrow afternoon will mark the deadline players can be traded...
• 7/30 Operation Shutdown: Bucs Lose By a Ton, But No One Cares: Cubs Plate 9 in the 5th, Mercy Rule the Pirates 14-4WP: Justin Germano (1-1)LP: Erik Bedard (5-12)Source: FanGraphsWell, not...
• 7/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bedard & Bucs blown out: The Pirates imploded for a second straight day–this time in more spectacular fashion–as they lost in a horrific blowout...
• 7/30 Obstructed View: Geovany Soto traded to Texas Rangers for Jacob Brigham, Johnson and Paul Maholm traded to Braves for Arodys Vizcaino and Jaye Capman ***UPDATED***: According to Tim Brown of Yahoo, Geovany Soto has been traded to the Texas Rangers.  Soto has been traded to Rangers. —...
• 7/30 Obstructed View: Reed Johnson traded, Geovany Soto too ***UPDATED***: Reed Johnson has more than likely been traded. He was pulled from tonight's game and was shaking hands in the dugout. More...
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Add Paul Maholm, Reed JohnsonThe Atlanta Braves acquired SP Paul Maholm and OF Reed Johnson from the Chicago Cubs Monday, July 30....[+] The Atlanta Braves acquired SP Paul Maholm and OF Reed Johnson from the Chicago Cubs Monday, July 30.
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Braves To Acquire Reed Johnson, Paul Maholm: 10:41pm: Arodys Vizcaino, who had Tommy John surgery this spring, is the other player going to Chicago, Ken Rosenthal of FOX...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Acquire Geovany Soto: The Cubs have traded Geovany Soto to the Rangers, Yahoo's Tim Brown reports (on Twitter). The Cubs will obtain Jacob Brigham...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Reed Johnson Likely Traded: The Cubs removed Reed Johnson from today's game and it appears that the outfielder has been traded, Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com...
• 7/28 Obstructed View: Potential deadline trades: Nearly every player on the Cubs is a potential trade candidate so talking about each one would be exhaustive and pointless. Luis...
• 7/21 Up Along First: Johan Santana Placed On Disabled List With Ankle Injury: Johan Santana has been placed on the 15-day DL with a right ankle sprain. Santana suffered the injury a few weeks back when Reed...
• 7/21 Baseball Musings: It Wasn’t the No-Hitter: Johan Santana‘s problems are due to an ankle injury that just landed him on the disabled list: Santana injured his ankle...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Strasburg, Rangers, Hunter, Cubs: Cody Ross was a walkoff hero for the Red Sox tonight, slugging a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth off White Sox...
• 7/16 Cubbies Crib: Poll Of The Week: Most Valuable Trade Commodity?: With that trade deadline a little over two weeks away, the phone of Cubs’ general manager Jed Hoyer likely is hosting phone...
• 7/10 Mets360.com: The Atmosphere Around The Mets Is Shifting: There is something in the air around Citi Field, other than Flushing Bay at low tide. The atmosphere has lightened, almost imperceptibly....
• 7/8 Obstructed View: Dale Sveum’s First Half MVPs: Shawn Camp and James Russell: NEW YORK — Who's your first half Most Valuable Player for the Cubs? Manager Dale Sveum picked relievers Shawn Camp and...
• 7/7 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 84: Loss to Cubs: Cubs 8 Mets 7 The cardiac kids nearly pulled off another last-inning, dramatic victory, but instead, it was a case of too little,...
• 7/6 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Mets Late Rally Comes Up Short in 8-7 Loss: Johan Santana took the mound in his final start of the first half, hoping to avenge his first career loss to the Cubs that he...
• 7/4 Through The Fence Baseball: With loss to Braves, Cubs now halfway to the “double-triple”: Lately, I’ve been thinking of the Bon Jovi song “Livin on a Prayer.” There’s Tommy and Gina, and the general...

• 6/29 Obstructed View: Prospects who might be called up soon, Part 2: In the first part I skipped over Brett Jackson, but we'll talk exclusively about him in this part. In many ways Jackson is...
• 6/25 Obstructed View: Prospects who might be called up soon, part 1: We're very close to the time of the season at which the Cubs guarantee that Anthony Rizzo, Brett Jackson and other prospects...
• 6/23 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Road and Offensive Woes Continue for Cubs: Over the course of a season certain games stand out, whether it be bad or good, for some reason you remember them, tonight was...
• 6/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/18: For the 8th time this season and first since June 8th, the Boston Red Sox are at the .500 mark (33-33) after a 7-4 win over...
• 6/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/18: For the 8th time this season and first since June 8th, the Boston Red Sox are at the .500 mark (33-33) after a 7-4 win over...
• 6/17 SOX & Dawgs: Windy City Red Sox Delight - 6/17: After holding on for a 4-3 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to escape the Windy City tonight with a series win in the...
• 6/17 SOX & Dawgs: Windy City Red Sox Delight - 6/17: After holding on for a 4-3 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to escape the Windy City tonight with a series win in the...
• 6/17 SOX & Dawgs: Windy City Red Sox Delight - 6/16: After being shutout 3-0 yesterday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the middle game of a three-game...
• 6/16 SOX & Dawgs: Windy City Red Sox Delight - 6/16: After being shutout 3-0 yesterday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the middle game of a three-game...
• 6/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees options without Brett Gardner: Another day, another setback in Brett Gardner’s rehab from the elbow strain and bone bruise suffered way back on April 17th...
• 6/15 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Ethier, Hamilton, Quentin: On this date in 2003, Reed Johnson became the fourth player in history to hit a lead-off homer and a walk-off homer in the same...
• 6/13 Release Points: MLB Trade Deadline Watch: The trade deadline is still weeks away, something like five or six.  But that doesn’t stop writers, analysts, and prognosticators...
• 6/11 Obstructed View: Updated End of Season Projections: Using Baseball Prospectus rest of season PECOTA projections I figured it might be fun to see just how many games the Cubs are...
• 6/3 Raising Matt Cain: Barry-Z makes it three: Barry Zito did something today against the Cubs that his teammates Madison Bumgarner and Matt Cain could not do, and that was...
• 6/2 Through The Fence Baseball: These next 10 days could get really ugly for the Chicago Cubs: The Cubs finally cured what ailed them by sweeping the Padres at home earlier in the week. Now it’s time to put that 12-game...
• 6/1 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Expected To Pursue Pitching & Hitting: Dodgers officials are saying they’ll work to add a starting pitcher and a hitter by the end of July, Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com...

• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Tony Campana not receiving starts: Chicago Cubs OF Tony Campana hasn't started a game since May 21. OFs Joe Mather and Reed Johnson have been starting in center...[+] field.
• 5/23 Climbing Tal's Hill: The Chicago Cubs are not good: Wednesday night’s Cubs versus Astros game was eerily similar to Tuesday’s game – right up until the bottom of...
• 5/18 Justin Jabs: Kerry Wood off into the sunset: I found out at about 9am this morning after logging on to Twitter. Bruce Levine broke the news (to me, at least): “Breaking...
• 5/17 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Chicago Cubs: The Cubs are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (4) Ryan Dempster - Dempster owns...
• 5/15 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 35: Tossed In The Dempster: Jake Westbrook was hammered more often than an alcoholic college chick, while Westbrook’s teammates struggled to come through...
• 5/14 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 34: Tossed In The Dempster: Jake Westbrook was hammered more often than an alcoholic college chick, while Westbrook’s teammates struggled to come through...
• 5/14 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: May 14, 2012: Jon Rauch $15. Other bids: $15, $10, $4.You can always tell when news breaks on a Sunday which owners are paying attention...
• 5/13 Justin Jabs: At least Reed didn’t pitch, and Axford is pretty cool: Something about this picture really struck me as funny. Fortunately or unfortunately, I did not catch Friday’s five+ hour,...
• 5/7 Justin Jabs: Recap: Literally the best game I’ve ever been to: Today was literally the best game I’ve ever been to. This game recap is very long and kind of wordy, but I want to be able to...

• 4/28 Crashburn Alley: Cubs-Phillies Game Thread 4/28/12: Last night’s thread mentioned that the Cubs were one of the worst offensive teams in baseball, but it didn’t look...
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Plan to mix in outfield: Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum said he plans to 'mix and match' to fill the void in center field created by OF Marlon Byrd's...[+] departure to the Boston Red Sox, using a combination of Tony Campana, Reed Johnson and Joe Mather at the position.
• 4/22 Justin Jabs: Cubs shake things up (while I’m on vacation): The Chicago Cubs have decided to trick me and make a flurry of roster moves while I was on vacation this weekend. Just a few short...
• 4/18 Roto Think Tank: Is It Time to Get Rid Of (Insert Your Player Here): Every year, the same questions inevitably arise in fantasy circles. Should I get rid of such-and-such a player because he's off...
• 4/16 WasWatching: Ouch!: Players since 1918 to be hit by a pitch 3+ times in the same game: Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB BB SO HBP 1 Austin Kearns...
• 4/16 Full Spectrum Baseball: Getaway Day Lineups for Dummies: The last game in a series is often considered a "Getaway Day" for the visiting team, and there are times when the lineup reflects...
• 4/9 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log April 9, 2012: Welcome to the 2012 version of the National League FAAB Log.  Things might look a little different to you this year, as I...
• 4/7 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: LaRoche’s Four Hits Power Nats Over Cubs, 7-4: Another eighth-inning rally, another win for the Washington Nationals. Adam LaRoche banged out four hits, including a two-run...
• 4/6 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: A Brilliant Start to 2012:   It’s often said that “it’s better to be lucky than good.” But it’s what you do with that...

• 3/20 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Spring Training Battle #3: The Bench: With opening day a little over two weeks away, players are starting to sweat out the final cuts as crunch time approaches. ...
• 3/15 Justin Jabs: Brett Jackson confirms what we already know: I like Brett Jackson. What’s not to like? He’s 23, a good ballplayer, and a nice person based off of different interviews...

• 2/29 Justin Jabs: Two favorite Spring stories, and getting back to blogging: Spring Training is here, but I’ve still got that itch for baseball. News has been trickling back from the warmer states,...
• 2/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Red Sox still waiting on compensation for Theo Epstein: UPDATE: The Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox just reached an agreement on compensation. The Red Sox will receive relief pitcher...
• 2/20 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Reviewing the Cubs Winter Moves.: For those of you still getting caught up on the Hot Stove happenings, here is a breakdown of the Cubs offseason moves as new President...
• 2/17 Obstructed View: Who do the Cubs trade for Theo Epstein?: The Cubs hired Theo Epstein 4 months ago and it was about that time that we were told the two sides were on the 5-yard line regarding...
• 2/7 Cubbies Crib: Looking For A Lead Off Hitter: Ever since Juan Pierre left town, the Chicago Cubs have been searching for a very good lead off hitter, and the 2012 season will...
• 2/6 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pirates, Verlander, Camp: On this date 14 years ago, the Mets sent pitching prospect A.J. Burnett to the defending World Series champion Marlins for Al...

• 1/29 Cubbies Crib: Byrd, Johnson valuable assets in 2012 campaign: With the Epstein youth movement underway, veterans like Marlon Byrd and Reed Johnson are likely to see diminished playing time...
• 1/23 Justin Jabs: Reliving SI Covers: St. Louis Cardinals: Remember, there’s only nine days left to like Baseblog on Facebook, follow on Twitter or Tumblr and be entered to win ten...
• 1/11 Justin Jabs: A new year for Baseblog: Happy New Year from Baseblog! The new year is a time for new beginnings, and that’s no different here at Baseblog. So, while...
• 1/11 Justin Jabs: Reed returns and Baseblog gets some ad space: About six hours ago now it was reported that the Chicago Cubs have resigned outfielder and personal favorite Reed Johnson to a...
• 1/9 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs To Sign Paul Maholm: The Cubs' revamped rotation has gotten deeper, as they've reached an agreement with lefty Paul Maholm according to his Twitter...
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/1/12 - 1/7/12: Lots of transactions this week... let's run down the major ones along with the week's top rumors here: The Angels and Howie...
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Reach Agreement With Reed Johnson: The Cubs and Reed Johnson have agreed to terms on a one-year, Major League contract, the team announced. It's a $1.15MM deal,...
• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Reed Johnson officialThe Chicago Cubs finalized their one-year, $1.15 million deal with OF Reed Johnson Tuesday, Jan. 3....[+] The Chicago Cubs finalized their one-year, $1.15 million deal with OF Reed Johnson Tuesday, Jan. 3.

• 12/31 Justin Jabs: A new year for Baseblog: Happy New Year from Baseblog! The new year is a time for new beginnings, and that’s no different here at Baseblog. So, while...
• 12/27 Justin Jabs: Reed returns and Baseblog gets some ad space: About six hours ago now it was reported that the Chicago Cubs have resigned outfielder and personal favorite Reed Johnson to a...
• 12/25 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/18/11 - 12/24/11: There was plenty of action this week as teams looked to get deals done before the holiday.. This week, the Nationals further...
• 12/22 Cubs Stats: Reed Johnson: Average Is Cool Again: My latest FanGraphs piece looks at Reed Johnson, whom I despised last off-season for stealing Fernando Perez's roster spot (Perez...
• 12/21 Cubbies Crib: Cubs, Reed Johnson Agree on One Year Deal: Cubs fan favorite Reed Johnson will be extending his stay on the North Side into the 2012 season. The team website announced that...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Reach Agreement With Reed Johnson: The Cubs and Reed Johnson have agreed to terms on a one-year contract, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter)....
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Reed Johnson re-signsThe Chicago Cubs re-signed free-agent OF Reed Johnson to a one-year deal, pending a physical....[+] The Chicago Cubs re-signed free-agent OF Reed Johnson to a one-year deal, pending a physical.
• 12/19 High Heat Stats: Only 10 players have played at least 50 games in LF, CF, and RF from 2009-2010: Raphy figured out how to get this answer, and here it is: Rk Player OPS+ G PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI SB ...
• 12/15 Johngy's Beat: On the Beat with Reed Johnson: On our annual baseball trip to Houston, we scored a bunch of interviews.  We had several goals in mind, plus anyone else...
• 12/13 Phillies Nation: Non-Tendered Spilborghs a Good Fit: Assuming Jimmy Rollins is signed at some point this week, the Phillies won’t have much wiggle room under the $178 million luxury...

• 11/29 High Heat Stats: Really high K/BB ratios (or "The Miguel Olivo Club"): Here are non-pitchers who in a single season struck out at least 9 times more than they walked (minimum 5 walks): Rk Player...
• 11/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Trade Match Series-Matt Garza: Whether or not a trade happens between two teams can come down to many nebulous factors, from the relationship between the two...
• 11/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: This Winter Is About to Get Out of Hand: For all of our complaining that the Dodgers aren’t in position to sign Prince Fielder when by all accounts it’s a...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Right Fielders: The Red Sox, Twins, Athletics, Cubs, Pirates, Cardinals, Rockies, Padres, and Giants could explore the market for right fielders...

• 10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Left Fielders: The Indians, Twins, Athletics, Braves, Padres and Giants could find themselves pursuing left fielders this offseason. Here's a...
• 10/27 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs CAIRO Projections, Part 1: We can thank the Yankees early exit from the playoffs for SG's CAIRO being released so early. For those of you who read ACB, the...
• 10/16 Obstructed View: Bill James Expected RBI and Apologizing For **** You Shouldn't Have to Apologize For: I bought Solid Fool's Gold by Bill James this morning and I always like writing about some of the things he discusses. Not everything...
• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Chicago Cubs: The Cubs are at a crossroads this offseason, as they seek a new GM and face the temptation of adding more big free agent contracts. Guaranteed...

• 9/22 Obstructed View: An Unfair Game: There's a movie coming out this week. Perhaps you've heard of it. It's based on a book that Bill James didn't write. It goes by...
• 9/10 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 145: Win Over Cubs: Cubs 5 Mets 4 This contest resembled a college basketball game, in that it was pretty boring and uneventful until the last few...

• 8/29 Giants Nirvana: Cubs v. Giants | Series Preview: After splitting a four-game set with the worst team in the National League (and, well, the majors), the Giants begin a three-game...
• 8/28 Obstructed View: Want to know when a statistic is useless?: Aramis Ramirez leads the Major Leagues with a .427 batting average in August while teammate Reed Johnson is fifth at .400....
• 8/27 Cubs Stats: Jonah Keri On The Cubs: I'm not sure how I missed this article, but about a week ago, Jonah Keri — author of The Extra 2% (good book, read it) and (full...
• 8/26 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Wright, Kubel, Bell, Thome: Let's take a look at some links as the northeast prepares for Hurricane Irene.. Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago.com wonders...
• 8/17 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Cubs, Red Sox, Yankees, Phillies: ESPN's Jayson Stark posted a new column yesterday; let's take a look. Stark speculates on four players the Cubs could...
• 8/15 Cubs Stats: Remember Sam Fuld?: Well, he hit a walk-off triple (scoring on a throwing error) this last week for the Rays. In the off-season, the Chicago...
• 8/4 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Interested In Bench Help : The Braves would like to add a right-handed pinch hitter, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter). Atlanta is looking...
• 8/2 Brotherly Glove: Mayberry’s Roster Spot: Safe and Secure: The term ‘fourth outfielder’ has taken on a negative connotation in recent years, as if the players it describes lack...
• 8/2 Cubbies Crib: Cubs To Trade A Catcher?: Even though the non-waiver trade deadline has passed, that does not mean the Chicago Cubs or any  other team for that matter...

• 7/31 mlbreports.com : Boston Red Sox: Who is on Their Radar? Jimenez to Indians and Trade Deadline Summary: Saturday July 30, 2011 Rob Bland (Intern- MLB Reports):   With the deadline only a day away, I expect a flurry of moves in the...
• 7/28 Cubs Stats: Updated: Cubs Trade Kosukue **** For Carlton Smith, Abner Abreu: Does the **** trade open a final chance for Tyler Colvin? Well, the inevitable became history today. The Cubs have traded...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Rumors: Starting Pitchers: The latest on the Red Sox, who have the best record in the American League... The Red Sox will consider Rich Harden, Erik...
• 7/26 Through The Fence Baseball: The Bronx Breeze: Yankees at the trade deadline: The famous July 31 trade deadline is looming. I’ve come to the conclusion that the Yankees should not jump the gun this season....
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Rumors: Aramis, Pena, Johnson, Gillick: A collection of links for all the Cubs fans out there... Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena may have played their way into...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Braves May Be Nearing Deal For Bat : The Braves may be nearing a deal for a right-handed hitter, according to David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (on...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Hendry Explains Deadline Approach: Cubs GM Jim Hendry aims to limit his trades to players he knows won't be returning next season, he told Rick Brown of the Des...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Goldschmidt, Johnson, Rockies : Ubaldo Jimenez struck out nine Braves in 6 2/3 innings tonight, allowing seven hits, two walks and two earned runs. The asking...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Seeking Starter, Outfielder: The Indians are clinging to first place, and now they've lost center fielder Grady Sizemore to the 15-day DL.  Sizemore suffered...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Gammons Talks Trade Market: Peter Gammons spoke with a host of scouts, general managers, and MLB executives, all of which is compiled in his latest piece...
• 7/17 Wahoo's Warriors: Trade options for the Indians: If the Indians are going to win the AL Central, it’s safe to say they’ll need to upgrade the offense, most likely...
• 7/15 SoDo Mojo: A Quick Solution To The Fastball Issue: I’ve got like five different blog posts that I want to work on but I just read Geoff Baker’s blog and being that it...
• 7/12 Obstructed View: Mid-Season Good and Bad: Position Players: Last year over at Aisle 424, I decided that grading players on a scale of objectivity was ultimately dumb and subjective. But...
• 7/12 Cubs Stats: Cubs Release The Best Poet Going For Them, Fernando Perez: Yesterday, the Cubs released outfielder Fernando Perez. I have been a long and unabashed fan of Perez -- even since his days...
• 7/12 Cubs Stats: OVBlog: The Injury Bug Hath Struck: Aisle 424 went through the Cubs roster on the Obstructed View Blog today, recapping the injury train that has been the 2011 Chicago...
• 7/6 Cubbies Crib: So Much For The Playoffs: After the first month of the season it was looking rather obvious that the Cubs were going to have a difficult time contending...
• 7/6 Baseball Reality Tour: Cubs WAR by Acquisition Type: Last Monday, Adam Darowski, of Beyond the Box Score, tweeted the Baseball-Reference WAR data of Red Sox players acquired via...

• 6/29 MLBTradeRumors: Contenders In Need Of A Center Field Upgrade: As many as five contenders might be seeking a center fielder by the trade deadline: White Sox:  Alex Rios, who is signed...
• 6/28 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs meeting to determine direction of team: According to Bruce Levine, the Cubs are meeting to determine the direction of the team.  The trade deadline is just 5 weeks...
• 6/27 MLBTradeRumors: What Do The Indians Need?: The Indians have been exploring trades, tweets MLB.com's Jordan Bastian, but the market remains undefined with so many teams...
• 6/26 Obstructed View: Mike Quade, You Are A Dumbass: It's the bottom of the 8th inning on Saturday night and I had sat in Kaufmann Stadium and watched the Cubs and Royals play a very...
• 6/22 Blog Red Machine: LotW: Catcher in the Corn: Now is the time for the Cubs front office to start making decisions, and now is the time for Cub prospects to make those decisions...
• 6/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 70: Yankees 10, Cubs 4: Entering the final game of the Yankees’ three game set against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, the Bombers needed a win...
• 6/20 Baseball Reality Tour: Cubs Outfield Defense, Misnomer: Photo by Bob Busser In the shadowy corner of the right-field corner of Wrigley Field, Jeff Baker tepidly reached out with...
• 6/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks beat Cubs 4-3: The Yankees topped the Cubs 4-3 on Saturday afternoon in a rather sloppily pitched game that nevertheless only yielded seven total...
• 6/18 My Pinstripes: Yankees Top Cubs In Spite Of Themselves: Ray Liotta, er, Russell Martin takes Carlos Pena's best shotThe Yankees did everything they could today to give the ball game...
• 6/18 Stealing First Base: Granderson and Nunez help Yankees past Cubs: By JAY COHEN, AP Sports Writer CHICAGO – Curtis Granderson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and Brett Gardner...
• 6/18 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Cubs game 69 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Brett Gardner LF Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick...
• 6/17 Stealing First Base: Yankees look weak against Cub’s Davis and lose 3-1: By JAY COHEN, AP Sports Writer CHICAGO – Doug Davis pitched into the eighth inning in easily his best start of the season and...
• 6/15 Obstructed View: Cubs compared to their projections: Back in April I compared the Cubs players to their projections and intended to do it once a month. Instead, you get once every...
• 6/1 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : 2011 = the season of suck: We are now about one third of the way through the regular season and I think we can pretty much agree that the Cubs suck. ...
• 6/1 MLBTradeRumors: If The Cubs Become Sellers: At 23-30, the Cubs are 8.5 games back in the NL Central and eight back in the wild card.  Their chance of making the playoffs...

• 5/31 Blog Red Machine: Tyler Colvin Returns: The Chicago Cubs–more specifically general manager Jim Hendry and manager Mike Quade–were forced to alter their original...
• 5/31 Obstructed View: Which types of players have been injured?: Fellow Cubs blogger Doc Blume opined in the comments to today's article at LOHO that part of the Cubs injury issues stem from...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Reed Johnson placed on DLThe Chicago Cubs have placed OF Reed Johnson (back) on the 15-day disabled list because of back spasms....[+] The Chicago Cubs have placed OF Reed Johnson (back) on the 15-day disabled list because of back spasms.
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Reed Johnson unavailable with back ailment: Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade said OF Reed Johnson (back) was not available Saturday, May 28, against the Pittsburgh Pirates...[+] due to back issues. 'Reed, I'm most concerned about,' Quade said. 'We'll be really careful with him.'
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Tony Campana starts again: Chicago Cubs OF Tony Campana received his second straight start in center field Friday, May 27, with the team being cautious with...[+] OF Reed Johnson (back), who is dealing with some back problems. The team is hoping Johnson and 2B Jeff Baker (groin) will be available Saturday, May 28.
• 5/24 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Could Marlon Byrd's injury open the door for Tony Campana?: After being hit in the face by a Alfredo Aceves pitch on Saturday, leaving him with multiple facial fractures and blurred vision,...
• 5/22 Obstructed View: Random facts: Jose Bautista has more home runs than all these Cubs players combined: Geovany Soto, Koyie Hill, Jeff Baker, Darwin Barney,...
• 5/20 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Chicago Cubs: Pitchers:Friday – Jon Lester (5-1, 3.28) vs. Doug Davis (0-1, 1.80)Saturday – Alfredo Aceves (1-0, 2.60) vs. Carlos Zambrano...
• 5/18 Obstructed View: The Cubs Are Who We Thought They Were: Tony Campana will remember May 17, 2011 as the day he made his major league debut, the day he scored his first run, notched his...
• 5/15 Obstructed View: Grades so far: Outfield: I haven't gotten to this one as quickly as I'd hoped, but here it is. You can read about the article I wrote about the infield...
• 5/13 22gigantes.com: Bumgarner falls to 0-6 as Giants mauled by Cubs 11-4: It was a day Guillermo Mota would rather forget. The San Francisco Giants lost to the Chicago Cubs 11-4 at Wrigley Field...
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Three players lead charge: Chicago Cubs OF Reed Johnson went 3-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs against the San Francisco Giants Friday, May 13. SS Starlin...[+] Castro went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored, while 2B Darwin Barney went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs.
• 5/13 Baseball Musings: Grand Triple: Reed Johnson hit a bases loaded triple in seventh inning to solidify the Cubs win over the Giants. The Cubs held a 3-2 lead going...
• 5/2 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Dodgers: GamedayBRef Preview Cubs wOBA wRC RS Dodgers wOBA wRC RS Starlin Castro .330 .52 -.03 Jamey...
• 5/2 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: May 1, 2011: Fernando Salas $16.  Other bids: $12, $8, $7.This is a very aggressive, and likely unwarranted, bid on Salas.  I wrote...

• 4/27 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Is Tyler Colvin in danger of being demoted?: The rumors have not started yet and he hasn't even received the dreaded vote of confidence from manager Mike Quade, but its looking...
• 4/26 Obstructed View: Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs: GamedayB-Ref Preview Rockies wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Dexter Fowler .347 .58 -.03 Starlin...
• 4/23 Obstructed View: Measuring Heart: A Scale of 1 to Santo: Executive Chairperson-in-Chief via Proxy *** Laude slash Editor's note: I offered the chance to pick a post topic in exchange...
• 4/23 Obstructed View: Cubs compared to their projections: I wrote this on Friday morning so it's updated through Thursday's games. I'm too lazy to update it to include Friday's blowout...
• 4/20 Chicken Friars: Game 1 goes to Cubs after Padres leave 16 men on bases: San Diego Padres 1 – Chicago Cubs 2 W: Jeff Samardzija (1-0) L: Luke Gregerson (0-1) Another frustrating performance by...
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Reed Johnson hits walk-off bomb: Chicago Cubs OF Reed Johnson hit a walk-off solo home run off of San Diego Padres RP Luke Gregerson Wednesday, April 20, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 4/19 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Chicago Cubs: The Cubs are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series. Eligible For Free Agency (5) Kosuke **** has had a respectable Cubs...
• 4/9 Obstructed View: Cubs @ Brewers: Cubs wOBA wRC RS Brewers wOBA wRC RS Jeff Baker .312 .467 -0.13 Rickie Weeks .349 .621 -0.02 Starlin...
• 4/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Dodgers: The Dodgers are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Ted Lilly, SP: three years, $33MM. Juan...
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Reed Johnson wins last spotChicago Cubs OF Reed Johnson won the team's final roster spot, the Chicago Sun-Times' Chris De Luca reports....[+] Chicago Cubs OF Reed Johnson won the team's final roster spot, the Chicago Sun-Times' Chris De Luca reports.

• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Reed Johnson wins outfield spot: Chicago Cubs OF Reed Johnson won a spot on the Opening Day roster, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat. 'I'd say a week to 10...[+] days ago, I put the confidence in myself that, hey, I'm going to make this team, and that's when I was able to relax and swing the bat better,' Johnson said.
• 3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Make cuts Thursday: The Chicago Cubs optioned OF Fernando Perez to Triple-A Iowa Thursday, March 24, and reassigned IFs Matt Camp, Scott Moore, Augie...[+] Ojeda and Bobby Scales to the minor leagues, according to ESPNChicago.com. With the news, OF Reed Johnson appears to have the final outfield spot.
• 3/24 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs roster nearly complete: With today's news that the Cubs optioned Fernando Perez to AAA Iowa and reassigned Bobby Scales, Augie Ojeda, Scott Moore...
• 3/23 Tomahawk Take: New Homes For Braves pitchers & If Frenchy’s the answer, what’s the question?: There were two items that caught my eye when I got time to actually catch up on Braves news tonight. The first was the loss of...
• 3/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: How Many Dodger Left Fielders Will We See This Year?: In 2010, the Dodgers ran out nine different left fielders, humorously picking up more errors than assists, on top of some generally...
• 3/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Cubs @ A’s ST Game 21: 2:33PM PDT: One pitch to Alfonso Soriano, and one lead loss. Ouch. Cubs 3-2 on Alfonso dinger off Ziggy. 2:31PM PDT: Geovany Soto...
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Reed Johnson, Fernando Perez in fight for job: The battle for the fifth outfielder spot for the Chicago Cubs is still evolving, as neither OFs Reed Johnson nor Fernando Perez...[+] have hit for average this spring, reports Bruce Levine, of ESPNChicago.com.
• 3/9 Cubs Stats: Cubs 2011 Roster Coming Into Focus: Ol' Trusy, Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald, took a gander recently at the Cubs 2011 roster as it approaches its first round of...
• 3/3 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Kosuke **** leading off? Say it ain't so!: When Carrie Muskat of MLB.com first reported that Mike Quade said that Kosuke **** is the favorite to leadoff, I thought it was...

• 2/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Kosuke Fukudome to see work as leadoff hitter: Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade has OF Kosuke Fukudome listed as the leadoff hitter for two of the team's first three spring games,...[+] according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat. Fukudome seems to be the best fit for the spot for this season. OF Reed Johnson will lead off in the other game.
• 2/23 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Spring Training Battle #1: 5th Outfielder: With Cubs manager Mike Quade recently saying that he sees only two openings on the non-pitching side (one infielder and one outfielder),...
• 2/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Three candidates for backup OF job: Chicago Cubs OF Reed Johnson, Fernando Perez and Brad Snyder are considered the top three candidates for the open backup outfielder...[+] job, reports Carries Muskat, of MLB.com.
• 2/22 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : NL Central Preview: Chicago Cubs: Team:  Chicago Cubs Predicted Finish:  4th Key Additions: Carlos Pena, Matt Garza, Kerry Wood, Reed Johnson,...
• 2/21 Call to the Pen: Breaking Down the Non-Roster Invitees: Chicago Cubs: The Cubs have one of the deepest and most interesting groups of non-roster invitees in baseball, so get ready for a jumbo-sized...
• 2/18 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Chicago Cubs: The Cubs are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Aramis Ramirez, 3B: one year, $14.6MM.  Exercised...
• 2/15 Cubs Stats: Fernando Perez vs. Reed Johnson: I can't believe I even have to write this, but apparently ~63% of Cubs fans (at least those frequenting BCB) think Mr. Reed Johnson...
• 2/14 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: NL Central: NATIONAL LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • AL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • NL...
• 2/1 MLBTradeRumors: What To Expect In February: The biggest trades and free agent signings of the offseason have already taken place, but if last year is any indication, we're...

• 1/31 And Counting: 10 Things Chicago Athletes Aren't Allowed To Do: As a favor to new Cubs Carlos Pena, Matt Garza, Fernando Perez, and returning fan favorites Kerry Wood and Reed Johnson,...
• 1/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Invite 21 to ST: The Chicago Cubs have invited SP Braden Looper, 2B Augie Ojeda, RP Angel Guzman, OF Reed Johnson, P Christopher Carpenter, P Trey...[+] McNutt, OF Brett Jackson, IF Josh Vitters, P Jay Jackson, P Todd Wellemeyer, P Scott Rice, C Steve Clevenger, C Chris Robinson, IF Matt Camp, IF Bryan LaHair, IF Scott Moore, IF Bobby Scales, IF Marquez Smith, OF James Adduci, OF Lou Montanez and OF Brad Snyder to Spring Training, according to MLB.com's Scott Merkin.
• 1/27 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Sign Braden Looper, Augie Ojeda: The Cubs signed righty Braden Looper and infielder Augie Ojeda to minor league deals today, the team announced in a press release. Looper,...
• 1/18 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: NL Central: NATIONAL LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • AL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • NL...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/9/11 - 11/15/11: It's time to take a look back at the week that was.. The biggest surprise of the week was arguably the Yankees' signing of...
• 1/14 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Reed Johnson returns to Cubs. All is right in the World.: In a move to appease their ever-skeptical and dwindling fan base, the Cubs have signed former Cub and fan favorite Reed Johnson...
• 1/12 Obstructed View: Great White Hope Returns To Cubs: The Cubs have signed Reed Johnson to a minor league contract.  I'd say the odds of him making the team are slim to none,...
• 1/12 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: Grapefruit or Cactus? | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: Grapefruit or Cactus? | Baseball DigestWith snowfall blanketing much of the country, it’s good to know that spring...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Sign Reed Johnson: The Cubs and outfielder Reed Johnson have agreed to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training, according to a team...
• 1/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Reed Johnson signs: The Chicago Cubs signed free-agent OF Reed Johnson (Dodgers) to a minor league deal Wednesday, Jan. 12, according to The Sports...[+] Network.

• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Outfield Options For The Braves: Jason Heyward, Nate McLouth and Eric Hinske and Martin Prado are candidates to pick up regular at bats in the Braves'...
• 12/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Targeting Reed Johnson for outfield: The New York Mets are looking for a fourth outfielder to fill a bench or spot starter role, with OF Reed Johnson (Dodgers) a possible...[+] target, according to The New York Daily News' Peter Botte.
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: Reyes, Alderson, Reed Johnson: On the 26th anniversary of the trade that sent Hall-of-Famer Gary Carter from the Expos to the Mets, it's only appropriate that...

• 11/16 PaulLebowitz.com: Big Expectations, Bigger Disappointment: You say you want an evolution? Much like anything in existence, time and circumstances lead to alterations; some advance...
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Six declare free agency: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Vicente Padilla, OF Reed Johnson, C Rod Barajas, OF Jay Gibbons, SP Hiroki Kuroda and RP Jeff Weaver have...[+] declared free agency, according to CBSSports.com.
• 11/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2010 in Review: Right Field: Andre Ethier (B+) .292/.364/.493 .857 23hr 1.9 WAR Looking back, one thing strikes me about Ethier’s season, and that’s...

• 10/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2010 in Review: Center Field: Matt Kemp (D-) .249/.310/.450 .760 28hr 2.3 WAR Hoo boy. Where do I even start with this one? Remember, Kemp came into the season...
• 10/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2010 in Review: Left Field: Would you believe that nine different players started a game in left field for the Dodgers in 2010? We’ve already discussed...
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Left Fielders: Left field is traditionally a power position, yet Pat Burrell is the only free agent who hit 20 home runs in 2010.  The Rays,...

• 9/26 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 25: It's the final home game of the season for the Brewers. You can bet I'll be at Miller Park... Home Run of the Day: Jorge Cantu,...
• 9/26 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 25: It's the final home game of the season for the Brewers. You can bet I'll be at Miller Park... Home Run of the Day: Jorge Cantu,...
• 9/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | More on Scott Podsednik: Updating a previous report, Los Angeles Dodgers OF Scott Podsednik (foot) missed his fourth straight game with plantar fasciitis...[+] in his left foot Tuesday, Sept. 14, and is likely done for the year, according to The Associated Press. He will receive a second opinion Wednesday, Sept. 15, and surgery is a possibility. OF Jay Gibbons will receive the majority of playing time in left field for the rest of the year. However, OF Reed Johnson started in left field Tuesday with Gibbons at first base.
• 9/14 Jason's Baseball Blog: Original Draft Series: #4 – Toronto Blue Jays: For those that missed the guidelines I am using for this series of posts, you can find them here. Team #4: Toronto Blue Jays General...
• 9/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: What Kind of Lineup Are We Looking at on Tuesday?: Today’s lineup, as you probably saw, featured recent call-ups like Trent Oeltjen, Russ Mitc**** & Chin-lung Hu, a retiring...
• 9/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So That’s How You Stop a 10-Game Losing Streak: …you play the Dodgers. Vicente Padilla was allowed to go just 59 pitches deep, allowing three runs in four innings, before...

• 8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Interested in Reed Johnson, Ryan Spilborghs: The Texas Rangers are showing interest in acquiring Los Angeles Dodgers OF Reed Johnson or Colorado Rockies OF Ryan Spilborghs,...[+] according to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett.
• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Could Trim An Additional $5.775MM: The Dodgers already saved about $3.8MM by unloading Manny Ramirez yesterday.  With a 4.1% playoff shot according to Baseball...
• 8/29 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Continue Search For Right-Handed Bat: Teams have just two more days to acquire postseason-eligible players, but the Rangers haven't yet given up their search for a...
• 8/28 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Rangers, Ramirez, Finances: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports brings us another edition of Full Count.  Fans of Manny Ramirez will especially enjoy this.  Let's...
• 8/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: What To Do With Manny This Week: I can’t possibly talk about yet another game where the Dodger offense failed spectacularly, so let’s talk about something...
• 8/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Decipher Tonight’s Lineup: I don’t really post pregame lineups all that often, but inspired by some good Twitter conversation with Eric @ TBLA and...
• 8/17 Tomahawk Take: Three Run Ninth Propels Braves to Dramatic Series Win: A three run ninth propelled the Braves to a dramatic win and improved their record at Turner Field to a Major League Best 42-16....
• 8/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Hong-Chih Kuo Doesn’t Have the Heart of a Winner: Consider this: one of the two longest-tenured Dodgers, one of the only two who’ve been with the team continuously since...
• 8/10 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Interested In Jose Guillen: The Dodgers have "strong interest" in Jose Guillen for a part-time role, tweets ESPN's Enrique Rojas.  He adds that the Dodgers...
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Reed Johnson activated: The Los Angeles Dodgers activated OF Reed Johnson (back) from the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, Aug. 4, according to the Los...[+] Angeles Times' Steve Dilbeck.
• 8/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Martin & Paul Exit, Ellis & Johnson Return: Giving credit on this to Seth of dingersblog.com: Russell Martin underwent MRI today, right hip labral tear, he’ll be re-evaluated...
• 8/3 MLBTradeRumors: Could The Dodgers Switch To Sell Mode?: Having lost six in a row, the Dodgers have slipped to nine games out in the NL West and seven out in the wild card.  We're only...
• 8/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Reed Johnson begins rehab assignment: Los Angeles Dodgers OF Reed Johnson (back) began his rehab assignment with Single-A Inland Empire Sunday, Aug. 1, according to...[+] ESPNLosAngeles.com's Tony Jackson.

• 7/29 Call to the Pen: Royals/Dodgers Trade Analysis: Scott Podsednik for Two Prospects: In the second trade of July 28, the Kansas City Royals sent starting outfielder Scott Podsednik to a Manny Ramirez-less Dodger...
• 7/29 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Scott Podsednik to Los Angeles: Scotty Po is headed to sunny Los Angeles. (AP) Just a few games out of first place despite injuries, some lackluster play,...
• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Reed Johnson moving close to rehab assignment: Los Angeles Dodgers OF Reed Johnson (back) played catch and took batting practice Wednesday, July 28, and is moving closer to...[+] going on a minor league rehab assignment, according to MLB.com's Ken Gurnick. Johnson will resume running Thursday, July 29.
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Acquire Scott Podsednik: The Dodgers will acquire Scott Podsednik from the Royals for two minor leaguers, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark. This afternoon,...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Colletti More Willing To Move Prospects: The Dodgers' financial situation has been in question all season due to the McCourts' divorce, but it sounds like the team might...
• 7/22 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers May Add To Payroll To Make A Deal: Tony Jackson of ESPNLosAngeles.com reports that "there are strong indications" that the Dodgers have been given the go-ahead from...
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Reed Johnson close to returning: Los Angeles Dodgers OF Reed Johnson (back) returned to baseball activities Monday, July 19, and is likely to go on a rehab assignment...[+] this week, according to MLB.com's Evan Drellich. Johnson is eligible to come off the disabled list Saturday, July 24.
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Have No Intention Of Trading Kemp: The Dodgers have no interest in trading outfielder Matt Kemp, GM Ned Colletti told Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times.  Some...
• 7/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Nothing Good Came From Last Night: There’s absolutely nothing good I can say about Chad Billingsley‘s start last night, despite his claims to the contrary,...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Garret Anderson's days could be numbered: Los Angeles Dodgers OF Garret Anderson could be cut when OF Reed Johnson (back) is ready to return later this month, the Los Angeles...[+] Times' Steve Dilbeck reports.
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Will Garret Anderson Be The Next Dodger Released?: With Manny Ramirez activated today from the disabled list, the Dodgers put backup outfielder Reed Johnson on the DL to create...
• 7/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Reed Johnson to DL: The Los Angeles Dodgers placed OF Reed Johnson (back) on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, July 15, with a back injury, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 7/8 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (38-47) at Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles (46-38): The Cubs, fresh off their sweep of the reeling Diamondbacks (whose pitching is even worse than the Cubs hitting) head to LA to...
• 7/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Tough Night in the Desert: No way around it: Hiroki Kuroda‘s start last night was almost as ugly as those horrendous white hats that MLB is forcing...

• 6/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Funny How A Sweep Makes Everything Better: We all know where today’s focus is going to be, right? After the much-publicized benching, alleviated only by Manny’s...
• 6/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Manny’s Hurt, Ely Rules, & Sherrill Gets the MSTI Bump: So you might think the big news coming out of last night’s 4-2 win over the Giants was that Manny Ramirez, the hottest Dodger...
• 6/28 My Pinstripes: Cano Scripts Hollywood Ending: Cano Gives A-Rod The Last Laugh...FINAL SCENEA hitter steps into the batter's box. His current manager looks on with confidence....
• 6/28 El Maquino: Mo’s A Bully: Mariano Rivera‘s 2-inning appearance last nigh against the Dodgers was the most dominating performance I’ve seen since...
• 6/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Jonathan Broxton’s A Starting Pitcher Now, I Guess: I wanted to talk about how Clayton Kershaw really showed something on national TV tonight, going seven strong innings while not...
• 6/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Ken Rosenthal Wants the Dodgers to Trade Matt Kemp: …and I bet you came here ready for a classic tirade about how a national reporter just doesn’t understand. It’s...
• 6/25 PaulLebowitz.com: The Bobby V Package: What the Marlins can expect from Bobby Valentine: It's an open secret that the Marlins have been intrigued with Bobby...
• 6/25 PaulLebowitz.com: Scolding Michael Kay: Bad Michael Kay!!! Bad!!! Into time-out you go!!! Running the risk of inviting the ire of Michael Kay in a similar fashion...
• 6/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Finding New Ways to Lose: Before we discuss last night’s debacle, I strongly recommend you press “play” on this video. It’s the...
• 6/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: A Weird, Wet, Worrisome Win: And thus ends one of the weirdest days in Dodger history. On most nights, the out-of-nowhere news that Chad Billingsley was going...

• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Manny Ramirez scratched Wednesday: Los Angeles Dodgers OF Manny Ramirez (undisclosed) was scratched from the lineup Wednesday, May 19, but no reason was given for...[+] the move, according to MLB.com's Ken Gurnick. OF Xavier Paul started in right field and OF Reed Johnson moved to left field.
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Xavier Paul likely to be recalled: Los Angeles Dodgers OF Xavier Paul is likely to be recalled from the minors Tuesday, May 18, according to FOXSports.com's Ken...[+] Rosenthal. Paul can alternate in right field with OFs Reed Johnson and Garret Anderson.
• 5/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: A Night of Ups and Downs: Good news: the Dodgers have won 11 of 14, making them arguably the hottest team in the bigs. Good news: Hey, remember when Clayton...
• 5/12 Baseball Daily Digest: Pacific Perspectives: April’s no Waste Land to ****: T.S. Eliot famously wrote in The Waste Land, “April is the cruelest month,” but Kosuke **** clearly never read the...
• 5/11 B-R Blog: Sabermetric Fielding: 2010 Los Angeles Dodgers: (Note: All of the data in this post was obtained from the new Baseball-Reference Fielding Stats.) A month and a half into the...

• 4/28 MLBTradeRumors: If The Dodgers Become Sellers: Yes, it's only April 28th and the Dodgers are only four games out in the NL West.  But say they continue playing .400-type ball...