Derrek Leon Lee (D-Lee)

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 240 lb.

Born: September 6, 1975 in Sacramento, CA
High School: El Camino Fundamental HS (Sacramento, CA)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed July 20, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1997 (Age 21)   vs. FLA 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Marlins/Orioles/Braves/Pirates/... 1997-2011
Agents: Casey Close [*]
Final Game: September 28, 2011 (Age 36)   vs. MIL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Relatives: Nephew of Leron Lee
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• 12/16 High Heat Stats: Michael Cuddyer's worth it @mcuddy5: Wow, folks on Twitter are killing the Rockies for giving Michael Cuddyer $31.5 million over 3 years. I don't see this as a bad...
• 12/15 The "Mc" Effect: What About Michael Cuddyer?: Could the Pirates have interest in Michael Cuddyer?The Pirates have a need at first base that they could fill through free agency...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Varitek, A's, Braves, Cordero, Lee, Pujols: Some links as Tuesday turns into Wednesday... The Red Sox have not yet made catcher and captain Jason Varitek a contract...
• 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Still have interest in Derrek LeeThe Pittsburgh Pirates are still interested in re-signing 1B Derrek Lee....[+] The Pittsburgh Pirates are still interested in re-signing 1B Derrek Lee.
• 12/13 B-R Blog: B-R: HoF Candidate – Jeff Bagwell: Jeff Bagwell Jeffrey Robert Bagwell (BagPipes) Position: First Baseman Bats: Right, Throws: Right Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb....
• 12/11 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Quentin, White Sox, Indians, Mathis: Sunday night linkage.. Even though the two sides were reportedly talking on Tuesday, the Red Sox aren't discussing...
• 12/11 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Willingham May Not Be The Right Move For Tribe: By Mike Brandyberry Beginning Saturday evening, reports have surfaced that the Cleveland Indians are pursuing right-handed hitting,...
• 12/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Is Trevor Cahill a Big Loss?: I think anyone who reads this blog knows the answer of whether or not I view Trevor Cahill as a big loss to begin with, but let’s...
• 12/9 The "Mc" Effect: Thursday Wrap-up: After a very eventful Wednesday in Pirates world, Thursday was pretty quiet. The only thing that really went down was the Rule...
• 12/8 Crashburn Alley: Imagining a Different Free Agent Market: The Inquirer’s Bob Brookover imagines what the winter meetings might have looked like if the Phillies hadn’t signed...
• 12/8 WahoosOnFirst: Winter Meetings Indians Rumors: Recapping Day Three: Wednesday was another big news day at the Winter Meetings. Mark Buehrle signed, Albert Pujols lost a suitor, and Hanley Ramirez...
• 12/7 The "Mc" Effect: The First Base Need: The Pirates made a splash today by signing starting pitcher Erik Bedard. That took care of one of their two big needs this offseason....
• 12/7 The "Mc" Effect: Wednesday Morning Notes: Morales, Pena, Willingham, Bedard, McLouth: The Pirates signed former Rockies catcher Jose Morales to a minor league deal with a spring training invitation this morning....
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Looking At Right-Handed Bats: The Indians are looking at right-handed hitters such as Derrek Lee, Andruw Jones, and Mike Cameron, tweets Jon Paul Morosi...
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Looking at right-handed bats: The Cleveland Indians are looking at right-handed bats such as free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Pirates), OF Andruw Jones (Yankees) and...[+] OF Mike Cameron (Marlins). The Indians are also willing to trade their bullpen depth to get this done.
• 12/6 Marlin Maniac: 1997 vs 2003: First Baseman: Welcome to the second segment of 1997 vs 2003. Today we take a look at the two first baseman of the Florida Marlins World Champion...
• 12/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Winter Meetings Day 1: Baseball’s Winter Meetings got under way on Monday in Dallas. As you might expect, there wasn’t much action for the...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Cuddyer, Andruw, Astros, Dotel: Congratulations to national baseball writer Jon Heyman, who has a new job with CBSSports.com.  As usual, Heyman is tweeting up...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Interested In McLouth, Talking To Lee: 7:31am: Pittsburgh is also talking with Derrek Lee, according to SI.com's Jon Heyman (on Twitter), though the first baseman has...
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | In talks with Derrek LeeThe Pittsburgh Pirates are in talks to re-sign 1B Derrek Lee, but he also has other suitors....[+] The Pittsburgh Pirates are in talks to re-sign 1B Derrek Lee, but he also has other suitors.
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Could go after Derrek LeeThe Cleveland Indians could decide to pursue free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Pirates)....[+] The Cleveland Indians could decide to pursue free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Pirates).
• 12/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Arrrgh! Here come the Pirates off-season preview: The 2011 Pirates played winning baseball for the first few months of the season. They even added veteran bats in Ryan Ludwick...

• 11/30 MetsToday.com: Nick Evans Signs with Pirates: Nick Evans has signed a minor-league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, presumably with an invitation to spring training. Good...
• 11/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates sign Nick Evans to minor league deal: The Bucs have signed former New York Met Nick Evans to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. Evans, 25, is a...
• 11/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: We Always Knew James Loney Would Be Back in 2012: This is a few days old, but I wasn’t able to get to it until now due to the holiday weekend. GM Ned Colletti spoke to MLB...
• 11/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Derrek Lee A Nice Fit For First Base And Tribe: By Mike Brandyberry This week’s signing of Grady Sizemore was a further indication of the Indians directions and priorities...
• 11/24 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Rodriguez, Ibanez, Lee, Yankees: Last night’s arbitration decisions included some particularly interesting cases, and ESPN.com’s Buster Olney offers insight...
• 11/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Offer one arbitration: The Pittsburgh Pirates offered 1B Derrek Lee (Type B) arbitration, but didn't offer it to OF Ryan Ludwick or C Chris Snyder. The...[+] Pirates already received a draft pick when C Ryan Doumit (Type B) signed with the Minnesota Twins.
• 11/23 MLBTradeRumors: National League Free Agent Arbitration Offers: 10 National League teams have free agent arbitration offer decisions to make today, and we'll update them in this post in advance...
• 11/17 The "Mc" Effect: Contentment, Perspective, and Adam LaRoche: The Pirates have had some serious issues getting production out of their first basemen in recent years. Garrett Jones, Jeff ...
• 11/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Will pursue options at 1B: The Minnesota Twins will pursue options at first base this winter in case 1B Justin Morneau (concussion, wrist, knee) isn't able...[+] to play many games at the position next season. Either way, the Twins will likely use Morneau as the designated hitter often. Free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Pirates) could be an option, or OF Michael Cuddyer could play first base if he is re-signed. INF Chris Parmelee is another in-house option.
• 11/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Free Agent Market Presents Many Options For Tribe:   By Mike Brandyberry Chris Antonetti and Manny Acta have made the message very clear, Matt LaPorta is no longer the starting...
• 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Milwaukee Brewers: The Brewers could compensate for the probable loss of Prince Fielder by acquiring corner infielders, a shortstop, and a few late-inning...
• 11/9 WasWatching: Best Of The Big Hitters: Since 1901, how have non-pitchers who were 6′ 5″ or taller performed in the major leagues (min. 500 games played)? ...
• 11/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Cleveland Indians analysis, part III: free agency: The Cleveland Indians have had an active offseason involving key player options, trades and the start of free agency. The Tribe...
• 11/6 Operation Shutdown: Bucs Top Astros in the Rain: Raise the Jolly Roger! Bucs win 3-1!WP: James McDonald (9-7)LP: Henry Sosa (2-3)S: Joel Hanrahan (35)James McDonald was called...
• 11/3 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Furcal, Astros, Lee, Phillips : A pair of legendary former Cubs and Cardinals third basemen (Ron Santo and Ken Boyer) are among the 10 "Golden Era" figures to...
• 11/3 This is Getting Old: Four Pirates Qualify as Type B Free Agents:   Four Pirates free agents have qualified for Type B status. These guys range in terms of risk but in my opinion the Pirates...

• 10/31 Fragile Freddy's: Free Agents - Infielders: With the World Series over players will begin filing for free agency.  With that in mind let’s have a look at the available...
• 10/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers have decisions to make after another disappointing finish:   For the second season in a row, the Texas Rangers made it to the World Series. For the second season in a row, they were...
• 10/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pirates, CBA, Cubs, Royals: Some late-night links on this Saturday night ... The Pirates are considering exercising shortstop Ronny Cedeno's $3MM 2012...
• 10/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: Offseason Decisions, Part 1: Now that the 2011 season is officially over for everyone, it’s time to dive back into Pirates offseason talk! Neal Huntington...
• 10/26 B-R Blog: Best season by a 29-year-old catcher (**** Mike Napoli!): Mike Napoli has just posted the best season by a 29-year-old catcher, as ranked by OPS+. CLick through for the details. Rk Player...
• 10/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Shea It Ain’t So: A Baffling Oakland A’s Target: John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle had an article yesterday discussing the various free-agents who could be headed for...
• 10/24 Baseball Musings: Culture Club: Tom Ricketts doesn’t want to get into the idea of Theo Epstein changing the culture of the Cubs: In fact, as Chairman Tom...
• 10/24 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For First Basemen: The Orioles, Rays, Blue Jays, Indians, Cubs, Brewers, Pirates, Cardinals, and Dodgers could be in the market for first base help...
• 10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates have money to spend this offseason, but their team has more holes than free agency can possibly fill. Guaranteed...
• 10/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Note to Phillies fans: You should be kissing Ryan Howard’s ring: Dear Phillies fans, Us non-Phillies fans know it was a tough season filled with promise, expectation and disappointment. Now,...
• 10/6 This is Getting Old: 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates Redux – Firstbase Edition: Alright the season has been over long enough for me to basically take all emotions of the pathetic end out.  So what I’m...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Astros, Lee, Reds: The NL Central's two playoff representatives both play tonight. The Cardinals host the Phillies in St. Louis and the Brewers could...
• 10/2 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Huntington, Cole, Coaches: The Pirates were unable to use their momentum to propel them into the playoffs this year but things are looking bright in Pittsburgh. ...

• 9/30 Tyler's Think Tank: Reviewing 25 Bold Predictions: On August 3rd, I made 25 bold(ish) predictions for the final two months of the 2011 baseball season. Now that the...
• 9/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: The end: The Pirates’ 2011 season came to a close in the most predictable way possible – a Pedro Alvarez strikeout to complete...
• 9/28 Tyler's Think Tank: It All Comes Down to This: After 161 games and one of the most painful Septembers in recent memory, the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays are tied for...
• 9/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: Worth the wait: In a game that dragged on and onnn and onnnnnnnnn like a Yankees-Red Sox matchup with super long ESPN commercial breaks, the Pirates...
• 9/26 MLBTradeRumors: Huntington Talks Offseason: With GM Neal Huntington under contract through at least 2014, the Pirates can focus on the upcoming offseason.  Bill Brink of...
• 9/25 Raise the Jolly Roger: Forgettable Finale: The Pirates got a nice crowd of nearly 29,000 for the season’s final home game, but couldn’t send the fans home happy...
• 9/23 B-R Blog: Finally 40 homers means something again: It appears than only two players--Jose Bautista and Curtis Granderson--will hit 40 home runs this season. Two other players--Albert...
• 9/22 B-R Blog: Quick coverage of a few games (Wednesday 9/21/11): Yankees 4, Rays 2 (2nd game): Deja vu all over again. The Yankees had clinched a playoff berth in the opener with an 8th-inning...
• 9/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: Back to normal: Well, it was nice to have a good version of Ross Ohlendorf around…for one game. Ross followed up his brilliant outing last...
• 9/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: Dealing in the Desert: Even though the games don’t really hold any significance at this point, it still feels great to see the Bucs play a complete...
• 9/20 Obstructed View: Next year's Bryan LaHair: If you've followed the Cubs closely long enough you can't help but notice that some Cubs fans (many? most?) fall in love with...
• 9/14 Raise the Jolly Roger: Number Nineteen: Welp, that’s it. Loss number 82 and losing season number 19. I won’t dance around it. This totally sucks. August was...
• 9/14 C70 At The Bat: Hanging In There: It was a fairly crazy night in Pittsburgh, a profane one if you will, and yet the Cardinals were able to win the game and...
• 9/13 Raise the Jolly Roger: Frustration: A couple losses jump right out off the top of my head in terms of the most frustrating all season. There’s Jerry Meals of...
• 9/13 mlbreports.com : Bob Kendrick Interview: President Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: Tuesday September 13, 2011     MLB reports:  We are proud today to feature on MLB reports:  the President of the Negro Leagues...
• 9/13 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pedro the hero: In a game that saw (by my count) 39 players used, how ironic is it that Pedro Ciriaco was the one stepping to the plate with 2...
• 9/13 Obstructed View: Aramis Ramirez and "performing when it counts": The Cubs and Aramis Ramirez have a mutal option for 2011 at $16 million, but it's unlikely he exercises that option. Ramirez...
• 9/12 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Cardinals (Series Forty Eight):   Whenever you get swept it’s very deflating.  How thoroughly deflated I am after the Pirates got swept twice by the...
• 9/12 The "Mc" Effect: Offense & Starting Pitching Stats From Down The Stretch: All year I have been keeping a spreadsheet that takes a look at the offensive production along with the starting pitching production....
• 9/11 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Epstein, Nationals, Ethier, D. Lee: With October fast approaching, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe polled experts around the league on the relative strength of the...
• 9/10 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Casey Kotchman: The Rays signed a middle of the order hitter last offseason, but it wasn't Manny Ramirez. After just five games with Tampa,...
• 9/8 The "Mc" Effect: The Power Bat of Andrew McCutchen?: Andrew McCutchen is a super star in the making, everyone around the league knows that. He is nearly the definition of a 5-tool...
• 9/6 Roto Think Tank: Keeper/Dump League Dilemma: Brett has a time sensitive question for me, so I'll get right to it.I have to drop one of the following hitters tonight (5x5...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Candidate: Luke Scott: Luke Scott had the best full season of his career in 2010, ranking sixth in the American League with a .535 slugging percentage....
• 9/5 Operation Shutdown: Bucs Top Astros in the Rain: Raise the Jolly Roger! Bucs win 3-1!WP: James McDonald (9-7)LP: Henry Sosa (2-3)S: Joel Hanrahan (35)James McDonald was called...
• 9/5 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 141 Recap - Pirates 3, Astros 1: The Pirates did something today that they couldn’t do the entire week last week and that is beat the Astros. It took a really...
• 9/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs beat Astros and the rain: The Bucs were able to defeat the Astros this afternoon despite all the rain at PNC Park, sneaking the game in after an hour delay...
• 9/4 Raise the Jolly Roger: Struggling to sweep: Yet again, the Bucs couldn’t finish off a series sweep as they fell to the Cubs 6-3 in an annoying, dragging game on Sunday...
• 9/4 Raise the Jolly Roger: Welcome back, Derrek: Derrek Lee, activated just before the game and playing with the Bucs for the first time in about a month, had arguably a better...
• 9/3 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 139 Recap - Pirates 7, Cubs 5: You know when a player gets hurt and goes on the disabled list they probably lose some timing and haven’t played in a competitive...
• 9/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Cubs: Pirates (63-75) at Cubs (59-79) 1:05 PM EST–Wrigley Field, Chicago Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, WGN The...
• 9/3 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Anthopoulos, Lee, Sabathia: On the one-year anniversary of Stephen Strasburg's Tommy John surgery, let's look at some links from around the league. Strasburg,...
• 9/2 Obstructed View: What the **** are the Cubs going to do this offseason?: I started blogging about the Cubs after the 2003 season. Myself and a couple others eventually started our own blog, but even...
• 9/1 The Biz of Baseball: NL Rookie of the Year a Two-Brave Race: A sturdy farm system served as the foundation of the Atlanta Braves' run of fourteen straight division championships, which began...

• 8/29 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Maholm, Lee, Ludwick, Jones: Despite the Pirates' midseason flirtation with the pennant race, they're going to finish below .500 again, barring a late-season...
• 8/29 Neurotic Sports Fan: Jim Hendry as a General Manager: Jim Hendry was fired this past week as Cubs General Manager and Vice President. This ended his ten-year tenure as GM, which had...
• 8/27 MLBTradeRumors: A Look At Notable Moves Of August 2010: August transactions don't boast the same excitement as their July counterparts, but they can still have ramifications for contenders...
• 8/25 PaulLebowitz.com: MLB Waiver Claims 8.25.2011: Carlos Pena The Yankees claimed Pena on waivers and it’s now being said that a deal isn’t going to happen; the Yankees...
• 8/20 Chicago Sports Memories: Hendry Era Ends With a Whimper--From Ricketts:  JIM HENDRY WELCOMES MILTON BRADLEY, 2008.       Jim Hendry's lengthy tenure as general manager...
• 8/20 PaulLebowitz.com: Jim Hendry’s Tenure As Cubs GM—An Evenhanded Analysis: I’m not about vitriol nor praise just for the sake of partisan politics. Reactionary analysis is untrustworthy in the positive...
• 8/20 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs, Hendry Links: Saturday: The Cubs dismissed long-time GM Jim Hendry yesterday, so let's round up the latest regarding the move... MLB.com's Carrie...
• 8/19 Baseball Musings: Hendry Fired: The Cubs fired general manager Jim Hendry: Of all active general managers in Major League Baseball, Hendry is among the longest-tenured....
• 8/18 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Damon, Choate, Braves: August 18th featured significant trades in 2009 (Ivan Rodriguez to the Rangers) and 2010 (Derrek Lee to the Braves). So far,...
• 8/17 Through The Fence Baseball: Former Marlins make up a genuine All-Star team: “Break up the Marlins!” Nobody ever said that … they just did it … twice. After their 1997 World Series Championship....
• 8/16 Baseball Musings: An Inning Too Far: Roy Halladay pitched a great game against the Diamondbacks, allowing one run in eight innings while striking out a dozen. Unfortunately,...
• 8/14 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Brewers: Pirates (56-62) at Brewers (69-51) 2:10 PM EST–Miller Park, Milwaukee Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, FSN Wisconsin...
• 8/13 Baseball Musings: And They were So Over Bay: The Pirates place Derrek Lee on the 15 day disabled list with an injured wrist. Update: Lyle Overbay signs with Arizona. Given...
• 8/12 The "Mc" Effect: What Current Pirates Did In The Minor Leagues: For some reason, a question popped into my head this morning. That question was, how did the players currently playing for the...
• 8/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Blame it on Meals: The Pirates are a cruel mistress: The Pittsburgh Pirates are a cruel mistress. And this has nothing to do with the last 18 seasons of futility. And it really has...
• 8/11 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Brewers (Series Thirty Nine):   I had a feeling the Pirates were going to take that series.  The Giants just seemed ripe for the picking and the matchups...
• 8/10 PaulLebowitz.com: Pirates Need To Accentuate The Positives: The same qualities that Pirates manager Clint Hurdle used to get his club to overachieve into late July and be buyers rather than...
• 8/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Pirates free-fall unexpected? Not in the slightest: Welp this season was fun, wasn’t it? The Pirates 2011 season came to a screeching halt over the past two weeks, as the team...
• 8/9 Phillies Nation: Does Polanco’s Injury Mean Another Trade?: Prior to Placido Polanco‘s sports hernia diagnosis, the Phillies were a team with few holes. At 75-40 with a first place...
• 8/9 The "Mc" Effect: Streak Stopper | Pirates 5 Giants 0: The most frustrating stretch of Pirates baseball in years has finally ended. All the credit goes to Charlie Morton tonight....
• 8/9 Raise the Jolly Roger: Electric Stopper: The Pittsburgh Pirates won a baseball game, and the 10-game losing streak is history. Of course, they did it on the road after...
• 8/8 22gigantes.com: Series preview: PIT (54-59) at SF (63-52): Two teams in serious tailspins meet up this week at AT&T Park. The Giants, losers of eight of their last 10, will host the...
• 8/8 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Cole, Huntington, Pitching: The Pirates were buyers at the July 31st trade deadline, acquiring Ryan Ludwick and Derrek Lee, but they haven't won a game...
• 8/7 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Giants (Series Thirty Eight):   Hey!  Clint used Joel Hanrahan in a non-save situation.  Too bad it was down four runs instead of when the game was on...
• 8/6 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Padres at Pirates: Padres (49-64) at Pirates (54-57) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, 4 San Diego,...
• 8/5 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Padres (Series Thirty Seven): I can’t believe what I witnessed.  I think this little stretch should effectively end any talk of Clint Hurdle as manager...
• 8/4 The "Mc" Effect: Former Pittsburgh Pirates, Where Are They Now?: Over the last 5 years, there have been a lot of professional baseball players going in and out of Pittsburgh. Tonight, I'm writing...
• 8/3 Roto Think Tank: Thoughts about the MLB Trade Deadline/Roto: Since most of my readers play in deep N.L. or A.L.-only keeper leagues, I get a lot of questions from my readers about whether...
• 8/3 The "Mc" Effect: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Bunting: The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their 6th straight game tonight, and have fallen quite a ways since being in first place in the National...
• 8/3 The "Mc" Effect: Morton Strong, Offense Not | Cubs 1 Pirates 0: Charlie Morton was back in full force tonight, pitching 7 shut out innings and striking out 7. It was a great start for Morton...
• 8/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: Six in a row: 6 in a row and 6.5 back. I don’t really want to talk that much about it. This was an incredibly frustrating game. Charlie...
• 8/2 Blogging From The Bleachers: Trade Deadline Recap: Hairston, Marquis, Lee, Ludwick: Every year there are a number of minor deals that get completed at the trade deadline. While each deal has its own significance...
• 8/2 Tyler's Think Tank: To Bedard or Not to Bedard?: The Red Sox did not get All-Stars Hunter Pence, Michael Bourn or Carlos Beltran to fill in for rightfielder J.D. Drew (15...
• 8/2 Stealing First Base: Blowout Watch 2011: Cubs 11, Pirates 6: When the Cubs hit their fourth homer of the night, I just turned the game off. They weren’t done hitting homers, either....
• 8/2 Stealing First Base: Some perspective: Over at WHYGAVS, there used to be an Andy Van Slyke quote in the header that I think is particularly apt here. Long time readers...
• 8/2 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates Designate Lyle Overbay for Assignment: As an expected part of the aftermath succeeding the Derrek Lee trade, the Pittsburgh Pirates have designated first baseman Lyle...
• 8/2 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: Post-Trade Deadline Pickups: Now that the July 31st Trade Deadline has come and gone, it's time to look through the waiver wires to see if there are players...
• 8/2 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Cubs at Pirates: Cubs (44-65) at Pirates (54-53) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, CSN Chicago...
• 8/2 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bombs away: Ugh. Kevin Correia was rocked. 8 runs in 2 innings. 4 homers, all of them CRUSHED. Other than that solid start at Atlanta last...
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Bell, Yankees, Pirates: As ESPN.com's Buster Olney points out, the American League Cy Young race is shaping up to be a compelling three-way contest. Justin...
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Elias Rankings For Free Agents Who Switched Leagues: Every summer prospective free agents on non-contenders get traded to new teams and, sometimes, to different leagues. The Elias...
• 8/1 Baseball Analytics: Derrek Lee: Dangerous Inside, But Elsewhere..: Growing tired of Lyle Overbay's punchless hitting, the Pirates picked up Derrek Lee from the Orioles on Saturday for minor league...
• 8/1 For Baseball Junkies: After the Dust Has Settled: MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: This year's trade deadline proved to be very exciting.  The aftermath, somewhat like a game of Yahtzee, has left us looking...
• 8/1 Call to the Pen: Lyle Overbay Designated for Assignment: To make room for recent trade acquisition Derrek Lee, the Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Lyle Overbay for assignment. …...
• 8/1 This is Getting Old: Breaking Down the Deadline Deals: Okie Dokie, the Pirates only made two deals.  Both of which I think were pretty marginal to be quite honest with you.  Both...
• 8/1 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 107 Recap - Cubs 5, Pirates 3: Tonight was another one of “those nights” where nothing felt good and you just kinda knew that the Pirates weren’t going...
• 8/1 Stealing First Base: Various observations about the short-term Pirates: This is just a quick and dirty post about some trends I’ve noticed lately, a prediction here and there, and some things...
• 8/1 Stealing First Base: Pirates acquire Derrek Lee for Aaron Baker: This went from rumor to confirmed in the blink of an eye. Near the end of today’s game, rumors about Derrek Lee to Pittsburgh...
• 8/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Pirates make solid, if unspectacular, moves: Major League Baseball’s trade deadline has come and gone, and for the first time in almost two decades, the Pirates were...
• 8/1 The "Mc" Effect: Derrek Lee Spray Charts: Derrek Lee made a big splash in his Pirates debut with 2 home runs. I decided to take a look at his spray charts for this year...
• 8/1 The "Mc" Effect: Derrek Lee Flying Solo | Cubs 5 Pirates 3: Derrek Lee had a monstrous Pirates debut. The 2nd newest Pirate hit 2 home runs and drove in all 3 of the Pirates runs, but got...
• 8/1 The "Mc" Effect: How Much Better Do Lee & Ludwick Make The Pirates?: The Pittsburgh Pirates made 2 moves at the deadline, acquiring Derrek Lee and Ryan Ludwick. It is now Monday and both of those...
• 8/1 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs awful quiet at the deadline: And I do mean AWFUL. By now I'm sure many of you are saying the same thing I am:  "What is Jim Hendry thinking?" Gordon...
• 8/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs fall again despite D-Lee’s heroic debut: A magnificent debut by Derrek Lee was spoiled by a poor performance from the rest of the Pirates’ offense, and the Bucs’...
• 8/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: The new guys are here: Cubs (43-65) at Pirates (54-52) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday  TV: ROOT Sports, CSN Chicago...
• 8/1 Baseball Musings: Lee Not Enough: On two-homer Monday, Derrek Lee went deep twice in his Pittsburgh debut, but the three runs he drove in were the only ones the...
• 8/1 Baseball Musings: Powerful Lee: Derrek Lee pays early dividends to the Pirates. He hits a solo home run in the fourth inning to tie the Cubs at one. Lee slugged...
• 8/1 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Designate Lyle Overbay For Assignment: The Pirates will designate first baseman Lyle Overbay for assignment, reports Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review....
• 8/1 MLBTradeRumors: Why Carlos Pena Wasn't Traded: The non-waiver trade deadline came and went yesterday with nary a Carlos Pena rumor.  At first glance you'd think an impending...

• 7/31 mlbcoverage.com: Pirates Acquire Ryan Ludwick: A day after acquiring Derrek Lee, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired another veteran bat in Ryan Ludwick from the San Diego...
• 7/31 mlbcoverage.com: Trade Deadline: Non-Blockbuster Saturday Moves & Deals: As we’ve broken down most of the more significant deals the last couple days, here are the smaller deals that occurred on...
• 7/31 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 106 Recap - Phillies 6, Pirates 5 (10 innings): You know I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night and this morning I had to get up and do laundry. There aren’t many things...
• 7/31 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Get Ludwick from Padres: The Pirates made another roster move today, acquiring outfielder Ryan Ludwick from the San Diego Padres for a player to be named...
• 7/31 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Get Derrek Lee: Late last night the Pirates finally got on the board and acquired a bat when they traded minor leaguer Aaron Baker to the Baltimore...
• 7/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Cubs plan on keeping Pena as deadline approaches: With the Pittsburgh Pirates acquiring Gold Glover Derrek Lee from the Baltimore Orioles, the book on the Cubs trading Carlos Pena...
• 7/31 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Acquire Derrek Lee: The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired Derrek Lee in a trade that will send Baltimore Aaron Baker, a first baseman that was playing...
• 7/31 The "Mc" Effect: Alvarez Homers, Pirates Lose | Phillies 7 Pirates 4: The Pittsburgh Pirates were outplayed for the 2nd straight night by the powerful Philadelphia Phillies in a case that showcased...
• 7/31 Baseball Reality Tour: Corey Patterson and the Damage Done: In essence, this is a Corey Patterson post, but I'm really just throwing together a bunch of memories, emotions, and feelings,...
• 7/31 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Acquire Ryan Ludwick: The Pirates finished up the trade deadline madness by trading a player to be named later and cash considerations for Padres outfielder...
• 7/31 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Considering Ryan Ludwick & Jason Kubel: The Pirates got a bat in Derrek Lee last night, but they don't seem to be content with that. They are in the mix to acquire Padres...
• 7/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: Trade deadline recap: Pirates add Ryan Ludwick and Derrek Lee: The Pirates didn’t make a big splash at the trade deadline, but they certainly did not stand pat. The Bucs fulfilled their...
• 7/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: Late lead slips away, Bucs swept away: Man. The Bucs really could have used a win today, and came oh-so-close to toppling the Phils for a satisfying victory that would...
• 7/31 Baseball Musings: Too Many First Baseman: The Orioles traded Derrek Lee to the Pittsburgh Pirates for another first base prospect: Just hours after acquiring their potential...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Trades: This month's AL East trades.. Blue Jays Acquired center fielder Colby Rasmus and pitchers Trever Miller, Brian Tallet,...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Trades: The month of July proved to be a busy one for the NL Central.. Astros Acquired center fielder Jordan Schafer, southpaw...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Acquire Ryan Ludwick: The Pirates added another veteran bat today, acquiring right fielder Ryan Ludwick from the Padres for cash or a player to be...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Acquire Ryan Ludwick: The Pirates acquired right fielder Ryan Ludwick from the Padres for a player to be named later, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX...
• 7/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Derrek Lee to the Pirates: It looks like the Pirates are very close to acquiring 1B Derrek Lee from the Orioles. A number of sources are reporting it,and...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Jones, Guthrie, Hunter: The Orioles sent Koji Uehara to Texas and are close to sending Derrek Lee to Pittsburgh. Here's the latest news out of Baltimore...
• 7/30 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Inquire On Derrek Lee: With every hour that passes the pressure on Pirates management escalates to make a move for a bat. The name that seems to be...
• 7/30 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Trade Deadline Non-Update: I would love to be on here right now reporting that the Pirates traded for a big bat, but sadly I have to do the opposite. I...
• 7/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Trade Deadline Rumors: Nothing…yet: With the trade deadline just over 24 hours away and fans incredibly antsy, the Pirates continue to stand pat and wait. Not only...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Rumors: Willingham, Pena, Lee: It's been awfully quiet on the Pirates rumor front lately, but maybe that's just because the team's front office is keeping...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Looking To Move Derrek Lee: The Orioles are looking to move Derrek Lee as soon as they can, mostly for salary relief, according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch...
• 7/30 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Orioles Game 104 -2011 – Game 1: Starting Lineups Baltimore Orioles J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Vladimir Guerrero DH Derrek Lee 1B Mark Reynolds...
• 7/29 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Orioles Game 103 -2011: Starting Lineups Baltimore Orioles J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Vladimir Guerrero DH Derrek Lee 1B Mark Reynolds...
• 7/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Orioles vs. Yankees, 7/29/2011 (7:05PM EST on YES): The Bombers will conclude this month with a series against the beleaguered Baltimore Orioles. As Larry noted in his series preview,...
• 7/29 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Could Aramis Ramirez net the Cubs a top prospect?: Call me an optimist.  But the Carlos Beltran trade the other day had me thinking the Cubs can land a top prospect for Aramis...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Yankees, Lee, Guthrie, Red Sox: On this date last year, the Orioles traded Miguel Tejada to the Padres for Wynn Pelzer and the Blue Jays traded Brett Wallace...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Lee, Rays, Yankees, Jackson: The American League East welcomed a new center fielder to the division today, but it may not be long before another one gets traded....
• 7/26 B-R Blog: 5 Hit Games by Three 37-Year Olds in the Same Season: Although this season has only featured 14 five-hit games, 3 of those games have come from the game's elder-statesmen.  37 year...
• 7/22 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Uehara, Guthrie, Johnson, Lee: Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail and owner Peter Angelos met to discuss possible deals this week, according...
• 7/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/21: When Theo Epstein and the Boston Red Sox signed Andrew Miller in the offseason, they knew exactly what they were getting. A...
• 7/20 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : How did last year's fire sale turn out for the Cubs?: With the Cubs selling again this year, here's a look at last year's deadline (and waiver) deals and how they have turned out (so...
• 7/20 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 7/20: After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to win the series in the rubber game of a three-game set with the Baltimore...
• 7/19 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Will Aramis Ramirez stay or will he go?: Despite Aramis Ramirez' agent, Paul Kinzer, saying that Ramirez won't give up his no-trade clause, rumors continue to swirl around...
• 7/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/19: Given the fact the Boston Red Sox didn't arrive to the hotel in Baltimore at 6 a.m. on Monday morning, you could forgive them...
• 7/19 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/18: After finishing up a marathon last night in St. Pete, the Boston Red Sox made their way north for another AL East battle in...
• 7/18 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/18: After finishing up a marathon last night in St. Pete, the Boston Red Sox made their way north for another AL East battle in...
• 7/17 Baseball Musings: The Slugging Os: The Orioles hit four home runs Sunday afternoon as they take an 8-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Derrek Lee added a double,...
• 7/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Takes Control Early; Indians 8, Orioles 4: By Mike Brandyberry The Cleveland Indians hopefully started their second half of the season like they started the first half,...
• 7/15 Tyler's Think Tank: The A-Rod Lebron Parallel (and why they're more alike then you think): A month ago Lebron James wilted during the Finals, the Dallas Mavericks vanquished his Miami Heat and, for one breathtaking...
• 7/14 SOX & Dawgs: MLB Suspends Papi & Gregg for Four Games: Major League Baseball announced on Thursday afternoon that Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz and Baltimore Orioles reliever Kevin...
• 7/12 11th and Washington: Weiland makes MLB debut for Red Sox: Kyle Weiland became the 78th former Fighting Irish player to reach the Major Leagues when he got the start for the Red Sox yesterday....
• 7/12 B-R Blog: 9+ Games Of aLI>=1.3, and WPA>=.37 and RE24>=2.5: Fooling around with Play Index, I asked it show me players with the most games where: aLI>=1.3, and WPA>=.37 and RE24>=2.5...
• 7/5 B-R Blog: 22+ HR In Team’s First 81 Games Since 1969: Since 1969, how many players have hit at least 22 HR in his team's first 81 games of the season? Here is the list - Rk Player...

• 6/28 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Reigning Champs (44-34) vs Iowa Cubs of Chicago (32-46): I knew that today's first game is a makeup game, but I was wondering how that worked out. The "typical" schedule, at least as...
• 6/28 C70 At The Bat: Another Cavalry Brigade?: The Cards are out on the East Coast, doing that whole interleague play thing and matching up with the former St. Louis Browns....
• 6/22 Through The Fence Baseball: St. Paddy’s Fantasy Report: Episode 2: Welcome to St. Paddy’s Fantasy Report, where I’ll be keeping you abreast of the world of fantasy baseball through the inspection...
• 6/20 MLBTradeRumors: For Contenders With Deep Pockets: Payroll flexibility is a beautiful thing at the trade deadline, as it allows a team to acquire talent by providing salary relief...
• 6/16 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Orioles, Miller, Maybin, Bedard: Congratulations to the Boston Bruins on winning their first Stanley Cup since 1972.  This year's major sports champions have...
• 6/14 MLBTradeRumors: Contenders In Need Of First Base Help: As many as six contenders might aim to improve at first base as we approach the trade deadline: the Rays, Angels, Braves, Pirates,...
• 6/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Orioles Game 61: 7:46PM EDT: With the bases loaded Nolan Reimold take it deep to right center field, but not deep enough for the grand slam –...
• 6/2 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Power Bats: The Giants, Phillies, Braves, Mariners, Athletics, and Angels are a few contenders short on power with the trade deadline less...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee's rehab delayed: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee's (oblique) rehab assignment will be delayed for a few days after his grandfather passed away...[+] Wednesday, June 1.
• 6/1 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Appear Poised To Spend This Winter: The American League East appears to be as strong as always this year, but the Orioles have something to look forward to despite...
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee to begin rehab assignment : Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) will begin his rehab assignment with Double-A Bowie Thursday, June 2, and he could be...[+] activated from the disabled list Friday, June 3, or Saturday, June 4.
• 6/1 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Designate Jake Fox For Assignment: The Orioles designated first baseman/catcher/left fielder Jake Fox for assignment to open a spot on the active roster for lefty Brian...
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee to take batting practice Wednesday: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) is expected to take batting practice Wednesday, June 1. Lee might head out on a minor...[+] league rehab assignment with Double-A Bowie this weekend.
• 5/31 B-R Blog: “Clutch” Since 1996: A list for discussion purposes: It's all active players with at least 1,000 games played between 1996 and 2011 (to date). And,...
• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee takes dry swingsBaltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) took dry swings Sunday, May 29, one day earlier than was originally anticipated....[+] Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) took dry swings Sunday, May 29, one day earlier than was originally anticipated.
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee to begin baseball activities: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) is expected to begin baseball activities at extended spring training Sunday, May 29....[+]
• 5/26 Obstructed View: The All Average wOBA hitters: I was looking on Fangraphs at Starlin Castro's stats this morning and couldn't help but notice that his .357 wOBA was almost...
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee expected back June 1: Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Tuesday, May 24, that 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) shoulder be ready to come off the...[+] 15-day disabled list June 1.
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee to continue rehab: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) will move to the team's spring complex in Florida to continue his rehab Wednesday, May...[+] 25, and could go on a rehab assignment.
• 5/23 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: May 23, 2011: Eric Thames $12. Other bids: $12, $6, $6, $4, $3.I wrote about Thames on Friday. He has been facing RHP only for the Jays...
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee confident he'll be ready when eligible: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) said Saturday, May 21, that he is confident he'll be ready to return to the lineup when...[+] he is eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list June 1. He doesn't feel he'll need a stint in extended spring training to rehab, either, although manager Buck Showalter said he'll have to get some at-bats with an affiliate before returning.
• 5/19 Baseball Musings: A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two on the DL: The Orioles disabled the right side of their infield, sending Derrek Lee and Brian Roberts to the disabled list. First baseman...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee may not come off DL when eligible: Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter said 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) may not come off the 15-day disabled list when he is eligible...[+] because the team wants to be cautious since it is an oblique injury.
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Brian Roberts, Derrek Lee to DL: The Baltimore Orioles placed 2B Brian Roberts (headaches) and 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) on the disabled list Thursday, May 19, and...[+] recalled SPs Chris Jakubauskas and Troy Patton from Triple-A Norfolk in corresponding moves. Lee is on the 15-day DL while Roberts will likely be placed on the seven-day DL for concussion symptoms.
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Brian Roberts, Derrek Lee remain out: Baltimore Orioles 2B Brian Roberts (headaches) and 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) are not in the starting lineup Thursday, May 19. 2B...[+] Robert Andino is playing second and 1B Brandon Snyder is at first. OF Felix Pie is in left field and OF Luke Scott is getting the day off. Also, C Matt Wieters is receiving a breather.
• 5/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Orioles suffering oblique epidemic: I was hoping the only roster moves the Orioles were going to make would be bringing back Brian Matusz and Alfredo Simon. It looks...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee day-to-day: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) was not in the lineup Wednesday, May 18, and is being considered day-to-day. 1B Jake...[+] Fox could take Lee's spot in the lineup if he misses more time.
• 5/18 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (17-23) at Florida Marlins (24-16): The battle for 4th place is heating up, as the Pirates have topped the Cubs three game losing streak with a six game slide of...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee feeling better: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) said he was feeling better Wednesday, May 18, and is trying to stay off of the disabled...[+] list. The team may give him a few more days before placing him on the DL. SP Troy Patton will be recalled if Lee goes on the DL.
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Two likely to DL: Updating previous reports, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) and SS Cesar Izturis (hand) are likely to be placed on the...[+] 15-day disabled list.
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Decision coming on Derrek Lee Wednesday: Updating a previous injury, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) is likely headed to the 15-day disabled list Wednesday,...[+] May 18, due to a strained left oblique. 'We'll see if there's any drastic improvement tomorrow,' manager Buck Showalter said. 'I think with the information we have, we'd rather have Derrk active, and we're willing to wait. But we also know the risk factor of trying to push the obliques. So we'll take that into consideration.'
• 5/17 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Red Sox, Bautista, Orioles: On this date two years ago, right-hander Andy Sonnanstine hit third against the Indians after Joe Maddon made an error in filling...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Several regulars out: Baltimore Orioles 2B Brian Roberts and 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) are not in the starting lineup Tuesday, May 17. SS Robert Andino...[+] is starting at second and 1B Jake Fox is filling in at first.
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee may be DL bound: Updating previous reports, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) thinks he just needs a few days to rest his strained oblique,...[+] but the team isn't as optimistic.
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee leaves with oblique injury: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (oblique) was forced to leave the game Monday, May 16, in the third inning due to a strained left...[+] oblique.
• 5/16 Through The Fence Baseball: J.J. Hardy wakes Orioles: Baltimore pushing .500: I really like what I’m seeing from the Orioles. The recent sweep of Seattle and taking two of three from first-place Tampa has...
• 5/16 B-R Blog: Players to hit 40+ homers after the age of 29 who never did it before: Using their seasonal June 30th ages, here are the players to hit 40+ homers at least once at the age of 29 or older who never...
• 5/13 Obstructed View: Checking up on the Cubs top prospects: I have always wanted to write more about the minor leagues, but whenever I start to do so I have failed to keep it up. As a result,...
• 5/13 The Process Report: The Process Versus Orioles Hitters & J.J. Hardy: Player Name   BAT    LHOPS  RHOPS Brian Roberts SH     811    804 Nick Markakis LH     797    853 Derrek Lee   ...
• 5/11 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Where will the Pujols-Hendry bromance lead?Speculation that Albert Pujols may end up as a Chicago Cub starting in 2012 is growing and the two sides are contributing. ...
• 5/8 The Process Report: Daily Process: Rays Sweep O’s Despite Davis’ Control Issues: Wade Davis struggled with his control throughout and that manifested itself in five walks, although his fastball strike percentage...
• 5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agents Who Are Costing Their Team Money: That headline is probably a little misleading since technically every player costs their team money, but I'm talking in terms...
• 5/6 The Process Report: Daily Process: Shields, Guyer Shine In Rainy Conditions: Despite less than favorable conditions – pouring rain and a hitter’s ballpark – James Shields continued his strong start...
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee homers for third time: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, walk and strikeout Friday, May 6, against the Tampa Bay Rays....[+] Lee had just one homer in April, but already has two homers and four RBIs in six games during the month of May.
• 5/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Royalty: KC crowns new first baseman: News out of Kansas City is that highly touted Eric Hosmer has been promoted to The Show. Hosmer is one of a half dozen prospects...
• 5/6 The Process Report: The Process Versus Orioles Hitters: Back to Birdland… Player Name   BAT    LHOPS  RHOPS Brian Roberts SH     811    804 Nick Markakis LH    ...
• 5/3 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Notes: Lilly, Derrek Lee, Wellemeyer: After last night's loss the Cubs are 12-16, in fifth place in the NL Central and 3.5 games back of the Cardinals.  The club's...
• 5/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee tries to get on track: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee went 3-for-4 with a home run, his second of the season, a walk and two RBIs Monday, May 2, against...[+] the Chicago White Sox. Lee, who had been 0-for-7 with six strikeouts in his past two starts, has had four mulit-hit games in his past nine starts.
• 5/2 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Derrek Lee: D-Lee: Far removed from his famous 2005 season… Top 1: Derrek Lee called out on strikes against Gavin...
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee earns golden sombrero: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee was hitless in four at-bats with four strikeouts Sunday, May 1, against the Chicago White Sox....[+]

• 4/30 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Reyes, Rodriguez, Nationals, Orioles: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports brings us some interesting tidbits in this week's installment of Full Count.. The Mets will not...
• 4/29 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Braun, Pence, Wilson, Lee: Two historic pitching records have been set on his date. Back in 1986, Roger Clemens set the single game strikeout record by...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee working on his average: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee has produced back-to-back multi-hit games, going 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored Wednesday,...[+] April 27, against the Boston Red Sox. Lee is 10-for-31 (.323) over the past seven games, raising his batting average from .204 to .247 just since April 18.
• 4/27 Baseball Musings: Costly Non-Error: With one out in the bottom of the fourth, Derrek Lee hit a pop up to shallow center than fell between three Red Sox fielders for...
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee turning heads on defense: Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter said 1B Derrek Lee has drastically improved the infield defense with his glove at first...[+] base, The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly reports. 'You see how confident they feel in releasing the ball quickly and just getting it around him,' Showalter said. 'I tell you, he has impacted us defensively - a certain calmness - and he takes a lot of pride in it.'
• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: Close Continues To Represent 12 Former CAA Clients: Derek Jeter, Ryan Howard and Derrek Lee aren’t the only former CAA clients agent Casey Close will continue to represent now...
• 4/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: On James Loney’s Value and Future: I realize that the topic du jour around Dodgertown today is going to be the continued failure of the back end of the bullpen (and...
• 4/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Sound the alarm; Orioles fans overboard: Off-season moves by management and a hot start had Oriole fans all abuzz. Positive, but somewhat unrealistic, expectations were...
• 4/16 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Mariners, Indians, Orioles: Links on a rainy Saturday afternoon in New York.. Buster Olney of ESPN (via Twitter) believes that Jack Zduriencik's challenge...
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Orioles, Beltran, Reyes, Carpenter: The Yankees weren’t counting on much from Kevin Millwood when they signed him to a minor league deal and, according to Jayson...
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Could be active near trade deadline: An American League executive thinks the Baltimore Orioles could be very active at the trade deadline this year if they fall off...[+] after their hot start, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark. The team could wind up dangling DH Vladimir Guerrero, 1B Derrek Lee, SS J.J. Hardy, OF Luke Scott, RP Koji Uehara, RP Mike Gonzalez or SP Jeremy Guthrie.
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Agent Casey Close Joins New Firm: Casey Close, the agent for prominent MLB Players including Derek Jeter and Ryan Howard will join NBA agent Jeff Schwartz at...
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Adam Jones, Derrek Lee batting just .195: Baltimore Orioles OF Adam L. Jones and 1B Derrek Lee each had a hit Thursday, April 14, against the New York Yankees, but they're...[+] each batting just .195 (8-for-41).
• 4/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 11: First place: Following last night's win, the Yankees moved into a tie for first place in the A.L. East with the Orioles. With a win tonight,...
• 4/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 10: I can haz baseball game?: After a scheduled day off and a rain-out left us without Yankees baseball for two consecutive days, the team will try to get...
• 4/13 B-R Blog: Single Season HR Records: Have you ever looked at the single season HR records in terms of pre-1987, post-2003 and during the period 1987 through 2003?...
• 4/12 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Baltimore Orioles: The Orioles are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series. Eligible For Free Agency (6) Vladimir Guerrero and Derrek Lee...
• 4/12 The Process Report: Daily Process: Rays Knock Around Matsuzaka: Matt Joyce failed to record a hit or walk off Daisuke Matsuzaka, but the other seven(!) lefties in the lineup sure didn’t. After...
• 4/7 Obstructed View: Can't-Lose Thursday: Random Points of Hopefulness : The Cubs can't lose today. Nary a single Cubbie appendix has ruptured.Starlin Castro hasn't been put in timeout yet.Alfonso...
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee posts first HR of the season: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee went 1-for-4 with his first home run of the season and two RBIs Wednesday, April 6, against the...[+] Detroit Tigers, reports Roch Kubatko, of MASNSports.com. '(SP Justin Verlander) throws hard, so I was just looking fastball and got one out over the plate,' Lee said.
• 4/4 B-R Blog: Longest home run streaks to start a season: By now you've probably heard that there were a lot of home runs in some ballparks during the first weekend of the season. Here...
• 4/2 The Process Report: The Rays Drop Game One to Orioles: David Price pitched well through four. He located his fastball, openly challenging (and winning) hitters over the plate while...
• 4/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee takes the collar in Baltimore debut: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee went hitless in four at-bats in his debut Friday, April 1, against the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening...[+] Day. Lee was slotted in the No. 3 spot of manager Buck Showalter's lineup.
• 4/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Orioles purchasing some power: There’s no question that after taking nine of the last 13 American League Titles, the American League East Division is not...

• 3/31 Buccos Buzz: Pirates Opening Day 2011: Series Preview At Cubs: It’s here. It’s finally freakin’ here. My roommate and I are in the midst of celebrating Christmas in April....
• 3/30 B-R Blog: On Base 4+ Times In Game 1 – Three Times Or More: Since 1919, how many batters have reached base 4+ times in his team's first game of the season, three times or more in his career?...
• 3/29 MLBTradeRumors: Predicting Free Agent Destinations: Polishuk Wins: Back on November 10th, MLBTR writers Steve Adams, Mark Polishuk, Ben Nicholson-Smith, and Mike Axisa joined me in an attempt to...
• 3/29 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL East – Baltimore Orioles: Orioles RF Nick Markakis Baltimore Orioles (2010 record: 66-96) Two words: Buck Showalter. His hiring has meant instant credibility...
• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee in the lineup for fourth straight: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee played in his fourth consecutive game Thursday, March 24. Lee finished 1-for-4 with three rums...[+] scored and a walk.
• 3/24 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 Pre-Season Preview: NL East – Atlanta Braves: Braves 3B Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves (2010 record: 91-71) The Braves begin the new season without long-time manager, Bobby Cox,...
• 3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee, Brian Roberts play again: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee and 2B Brian Roberts played in their third straight games Wednesday, March 23, and manager Buck...[+] Showalter said they're penciled in to play again Thursday, March 24, reports Roch Kubatko, of MASNSports.com. 'They felt good tonight,' Showalter said. 'Brian felt really good. I think they're both in a good place right now. We'll see what tomorrow brings.'
• 3/23 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Baltimore Orioles: Derrek Lee hopes to add some power to the Orioles lineup. Photo: Icon SMI The series on team offense continues with the Baltimore...
• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee playing Wednesday: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (foot) is in the starting lineup and playing first base Wednesday, March 23, reports Roch Kubatko...[+] of MASNSports.com.
• 3/23 Baseball Daily Digest: Fantasy Island: At the Corners:   Now that the stats-scarce middle infielders are out of the way, we get to move on to the big guns. Power is the featured category...
• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee to be reassessed Wednesday: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (foot) played in his second straight game Tuesday, March 22, reports Brittany Ghiroli, of MLB.com....[+] Manager Buck Showalter said after the game that the club would wait to decide Lee's next move. 'We will make the decision about 2 o'clock (on Wednesday) - might be earlier than that - (about) whether he goes.' Lee fouled a ball off his foot Saturday, March 19, and he was cleared to play Tuesday after testing the injury in the morning.
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Brian Roberts, Derrek Lee play again Tuesday: Baltimore Orioles 2B Brian Roberts (back) and 1B Derrek Lee (foot) played in their second straight games Tuesday, March 22, according...[+] to The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec. Roberts went 2-for-4 with a double and Lee went 0-for-2.
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee to get ABs: Updating an earlier report, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (foot) isn't in the lineup Tuesday, March 22, but is expected to see...[+] a couple at-bats in the DH role later in the game, MASNSports.com's Roch Kubatko reports.
• 3/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Orioles’ two week notice: The final two weeks of spring training will have the Orioles finalizing roster spots along with structuring starting lineups and...
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | More on Derrek Lee: Updating previous reports, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (foot) said he's going to test his foot and would like to play Tuesday,...[+] March 22, but it may be the following day, The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly reports.
• 3/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee underwent MRI: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (foot) underwent an MRI on his left foot after he fouled a pitch off of his foot during spring...[+] action Saturday, March 19, according to MASNSports.com's Roch Kubatko. The MRI came back clean.
• 3/21 Through The Fence Baseball: March Madness on the Diamond: The hard-court isn’t the only place that is hosting some hotly contested match-ups over the last few weeks of March. Take a...
• 3/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee has bruised left foot: Updating previous reports, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (foot) is not playing against the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, March 20,...[+] because of a bruised left foot, according to The Associated Press. He suffered the foot injury after fouling a ball off during his first at-bat Saturday, March 19.
• 3/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee returns to action Saturday: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (wrist) had a walk and a strikeout with a run scored Saturday, March 19, against the Philadelphia...[+] Phillies, according to Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun. Defensively, he fielded two ground balls. It was Lee's first game of the spring and he is expected to be in the lineup again Sunday, March 20, against the Tampa Bay Rays.
• 3/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee scheduled to start Saturday: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (wrist) is scheduled to make his Grapefruit League debut Saturday, March 19, reports Roch Kubatko,...[+] of MASNSports.com. Lee took live batting practice Friday, March 18, after being restricted to soft toss and hitting off a tee.
• 3/17 My Pinstripes: BD Spring Training Report: Doctor Doctor, Gimme The (AL) News | Baseball Digest: BD Spring Training Report: Doctor Doctor, Gimme The (AL) News | Baseball DigestWith opening day just two weeks away it is time...
• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Brian Roberts, Derrek Lee 50-50 for this weekend: Baltimore Orioles 2B Brian Roberts (back) and 1B Derrek Lee (wrist, thumb) are both 50-50 to play in spring games this weekend,...[+] according to The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec. Lee is scheduled to hit in the cages Thursday, March 17, and Roberts will do more defensive drills and hit off a tee.
• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Trio could return this weekend: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (wrist), RP Koji Uehara (elbow) and 2B Brian Roberts (back) are all on schedule to return to game...[+] action this weekend, MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli reports.
• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee to take BP Thursday: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (wrist, thumb) will take live batting practice Thursday, March 17, reports Roch Kubatko, of MASNSports.com....[+]
• 3/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Pushing youth the Oriole’s way: Spring training is in full swing (half over really), and aches and pains are likely to change the opening day landscape. Derrek...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Atlanta Braves: The Braves are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Alex Gonzalez, SS: one year,...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Midseason Trade Candidates: American League: It's never too early to try to predict which players will be traded in July.  Here's a look at American League possibilities. This...
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee update: Updating previous reports, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (wrist) hit off a tee Monday, March 14, and will hit soft toss Tuesday,...[+] March 15, The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly reports.
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee doesn't swing Sunday: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (wrist, thumb) did not swing a bat Sunday, March 13, as initially was expected, reports Brittany...[+] Ghiroli, of MLB.com. Lee will give it at least one more day before he resumes swinging a bat.
• 3/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee feels fine: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (wrist, thumb) will take a few days off before receiving more treatment on his sore right wrist,...[+] according to The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec. 'I feel fine,' Lee said. 'We're just taking our time - treatment and resting it. Might hit here in the next two or three days, but nothing new. Nothing was worse or anything. Just taking extra precautions to get it 100 percent.'
• 3/10 Philly Phanatics: Player movement scorecard: AL East: AMERICAN LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • NL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • AL...
• 3/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Not worried about Brian Roberts, Derrek Lee: Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter does not seem overly concerned with the injuries to 2B Brian Roberts (back) and 1B Derrek...[+] Lee (wrist, thumb), according to ESPN's Stephania Bell. Showalter said Roberts' back problems are not related to his back injury from last year.
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee's MRI results: An MRI on Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee's (wrist, thumb) wrist showed no structural damage and the team believes the injury...[+] is tendonitis, which resulted from inactivity while Lee recovered from thumb surgery, reports Jeff Zrebiec of The Baltimore Sun.
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | More on Derrek Lee: Updating a previous report, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (wrist, thumb) will wait a few days before attempting to swing a bat...[+] again, according to the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network's Roch Kubatko. Lee's MRI showed only inflammation Wednesday, March 9.
• 3/9 Call to the Pen: On the Plus and Minus: The Baltimore Orioles: I am a busy woman, so I am just going to skip the preamble and get right down to business: the Orioles were bad last season....
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee update: Updating previous reports, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (wrist) had X-rays come up negative on his wrist Tuesday, March 8,...[+] and he's set for an MRI Wednesday, March 9, MASNSports.com's Roch Kubatko reports.
• 3/9 B-R Blog: Opening Day 4-hit games: Here are the fellas to have at least 4 hits in his team's first game of the year, going back the last 10 seasons: Rk Player Date...
• 3/8 MLBTradeRumors: Big Year Ahead For Rangers First Basemen: To call 2011 a make or break year for Mitch Moreland and Chris Davis wouldn't technically be right. They aren't even arbitration...
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee to undergo MRI: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (wrist, thumb) will undergo an MRI exam on his wrist Wednesday, March 9, according to The Baltimore...[+] Sun's Jeff Zrebiec. The team still thinks Lee's wrist issues are the result of him being inactive due to thumb surgery.
• 3/8 Jason's Baseball Blog: Season Preview: NL East: Onto the National League, starting with the East division. You can also take a look at my previews of the AL East, AL Central and...
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee swings Tuesday: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (thumb, wrist), who will be examined by specialist Brian Schofield Tuesday, March 8, also took...[+] soft toss swings and hit off a tee, according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli. 'It's nothing to the (right thumb) surgery side. That feels great,' manager Buck Showalter said. 'I don't want to say tendonitis until they diagnose it.' Lee said he still thinks he will be ready for Opening Day and said he would need somewhere around 20-25 spring at-bats.
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee to be examined: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (forearm) will have his forearm examined by a specialist Tuesday, March 8, according to ESPN.com's...[+] Jayson Stark.
• 3/8 The Daily Catch: Under The Radar: There are only a handful of stories that seem to catch the attention of baseball writers at this junction of the season. All the...
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee could return Wednesday: Updating previous reports, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (thumb, wrist) hit soft toss Sunday, March 6, and could make his spring...[+] debut Wednesday, March 9, The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec reports. Lee has been experiencing general soreness in his right wrist that he says was caused by all the activity he was doing to come back from offseason surgery on his thumb. He was supposed to debut Saturday, March 5, before the wrist soreness surfaced.
• 3/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee's return to lineup still uncertain: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (thumb, wrist) is expected to take soft toss Sunday, March 6, but no timetable has been established...[+] for him to make his debut in a spring training game, according to MLB.com's Evan Drellich.
• 3/5 B-R Blog: Best & Worst Of Bats & Throws Right 1B: You don't see that many "Bats Right" and "Throws Right" first basemen have very long major league careers.  Here's those who...
• 3/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee not sit Friday: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (thumb, wrist) will not make his spring debut Friday, March 4, but not because of his injured...[+] thumb, according to The Baltimore Sun's Peter Schmuck. Lee is now suffering from some soreness in his right wrist.
• 3/4 My Pinstripes: BD Spring Training Report: Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots | Baseball Digest: BD Spring Training Report: Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots | Baseball DigestThe Chicago Cubs have a growing re**** as a mixed martial...
• 3/3 PaulLebowitz.com: The Dugout’s Not Alright For Fightin’: It’s spring training and the Cubs are in mid-season, dysfunctional form as Carlos Silva, irritated with the shoddy defense...
• 3/2 Baseball Musings: Five-Year PMR, First Basemen: The five year look at PMR using an objective probabilistic model of range continues with first basemen. Here is the data for the...
• 3/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee could play this weekend: Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter said 1B Derrek Lee (thumb) could make his spring training debut this weekend, according...[+] to The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec. Lee took batting practice for the fourth straight day Wednesday, March 2.
• 3/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Baltimore Orioles: The Orioles are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Kevin Gregg, RP: two years,...
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee getting closer: Updating previous reports, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (thumb) will take batting practice for the third straight day Tuesday,...[+] March 1, and hopes to be able to take regular batting practice daily, MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli reports.

• 2/28 The Sporting Hippeaux: Cubs Optimism Is In The Air; Infecting Even Jaded Sabremetricians: On his podcast earlier this week, Jonah Keri asked Rob Neyer what was going to be the biggest surprise of the 2011 season and...
• 2/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee continues to make progress: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (thumb) made it through batting practice Monday, Feb. 28, without feeling soreness in his thumb...[+] or having it puff up, reports Peter Schmuck of The Baltimore Sun.
• 2/28 Call to the Pen: The San Francisco Giants System: My system recaps got a bit sidetracked with all of the NRI stuff I did the past couple of weeks, but I've still got to look at...
• 2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee, Brian Roberts take batting practice: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (thumb) and 2B Brian Roberts (neck) both took batting practice Sunday, Feb. 27, according to MLB.com's...[+] Chris Girandola. They did not take part in the intrasquad scrimmage despite not feeling any discomfort.
• 2/26 Philly Phanatics: Player movement scorecard: AL East: AMERICAN LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • NL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • AL...
• 2/26 Jason's Baseball Blog: Season Preview: AL East: With Spring Training well under way and the first games starting very soon, I figured it was a good time to take a look at my...
• 2/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: WSJ Uses Advanced Metrics and Falls Flat: No Stock Sell Off: Advanced metrics are useful, perhaps most useful of all is WAR. We all know what WAR are but for those uninitiated – Wins...
• 2/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee pleased with first BP session: Updating a previous report, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (thumb) was pleased with how his first batting practice session of...[+] the spring went Friday, Feb. 25, reports Chris Girandola of MLB.com. 'There were a lot of nerves,' said Lee, who had offseason thumb surgery. 'I've never had surgery before, so I was nervous and anxious to see how it responded.'
• 2/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Pleased with Derrek Lee's progress: Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter was pleased with 1B Derrek Lee's (thumb) batting practice session Friday, Feb. 25, according...[+] to The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec. 'It went well,' Showalter said. 'He was pretty upbeat.'
• 2/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee to take BP: Updating previous reports, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (thumb) will take batting practice Friday, Feb. 25, MASNSports.com's...[+] Roch Kubatko reports.
• 2/24 MLBTradeRumors: Casey Close Leaving CAA Sports: Agent Casey Close is leaving CAA Sports when his five-year contract expires at the end of the month, reports Liz Mullen of The...
• 2/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee to take BP soon: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (thumb) is planning on taking batting practice Friday, Feb. 25, or Saturday, Feb. 26, as he is...[+] ahead of schedule in his rehab from surgery on his right thumb, according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli. Lee has been taking soft toss and will be held out of the team's spring game Sunday, Feb. 27, and the first few Grapefruit League games.
• 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: 30 Teams, 30 Questions: Over the next few days, I’ll be looking at all 30 teams and presenting one question per team. I must take this time to preface...
• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee progressing: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee (thumb) said he is progressing from thumb surgery this offseason and could begin hitting very...[+] soon, according to The Baltimore Sun's Peter Schmuck. 'Everything is progressing right on schedule,' manager Buck Showalter said. 'In fact, he's ahead of schedule. I'm not going to say, 'On Thursday, he's going to do this and on Friday he should be able to do this.' Let's take it each day, see how far he is tomorrow. He knows it better than anybody. He's the one who dealt with it last year.'
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Extend Frank Wren: The Braves signed GM Frank Wren to a two-year contract extension through 2013, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman (on Twitter). Wren,...
• 2/19 MLB Fantasy Recon: Draft Board Analysed: Dustin Pedroia is Over Rated Get Brian Roberts: Brian Roberts -  Player A - .283 16 79 30Player B - .296 15 72 20Player A is Brian Roberts and Player B is Dustin Pedroia...
• 2/18 Cubs Stats: Pessimism Cat: The Cubs 2011 Offseason, Holistically: George Sr., having never heard his charges listed consecutively in one sitting, panicked and ran with great intensity. -Arrested...
• 2/18 MLB Fantasy Recon: Draft Board Analysed: Dustin Pedroia is Over Rated Get Brian Roberts: Brian Roberts -  Player A - .283 16 79 30Player B - .296 15 72 20Player A is Brian Roberts and Player B is Dustin Pedroia...
• 2/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: 2011 Predictions (Overachievers, Underachievers, Dark horses) — Part I: During last week’s live chat, friend-of-the-site Jeff G. inquired as to who I expected to overachieve and underachieve in 2011....
• 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...
• 2/18 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Sign Vladimir Guerrero: The Orioles signed Vladimir Guerrero to a one-year, the team announced. The SFX client will earn $8MM in total: $5MM this...
• 2/14 Blog Red Machine: 2011 Preview: Chicago CubsBlog Red Machine takes a look at the Chicago Cubs and how their 2011 could unfold....
• 2/14 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: AL East: AMERICAN LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • NL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • AL...
• 2/13 Baseball Press: Dr. Lineup: The 2011 Baltimore Orioles: Mark Reynolds brings his power and strikeouts to Baltimore's lineup. (Getty)Heading into the 2011 season, Baltimore Orioles manager...
• 2/12 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: First Base Rankings: 1. Albert Pujols - Eternally #1 2. Miguel Cabrera - Always hits. 3. Ryan Howard - A little under the radar this year, expect...
• 2/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): No really, the Vlad signing was bad.: Since it's Orioles Day here at IIATMS, and since, over at the mother ship, Fire Brand of the AL's Evan Brunell has written...
• 2/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): 2011 American League Preview: Baltimore Orioles: (Beginning today, we will be running a series previewing the 2011 season of each American League team individually. First...
• 2/9 Call to the Pen: What are the Orioles Doing?: Baltimore has had an interesting offseason. They've added a bit of pop by signing Vladimir Guerrero and Derrek Lee to one-year...
• 2/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Orioles Sign Vladimir Guerrero: The Orioles have had a hard time landing big name free agents this offseason, but they added one, albeit an older one, in...
• 2/7 Baseball Musings: Lining up the Orioles: Roch Kubatko tries to predict the Orioles 2011 lineup. The Lineup Analysis Tool should give us a clue as to how the lineup might...
• 2/2 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Guerrero, Lee, Bergesen: The next two days will likely be pivotal for negotiations between the Orioles and Vladimir Guerrero, according to ESPN.com's...
• 2/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Guerrero, Lee, Indians, Athletics: Quick hits for Tuesday night.. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports wonders if the Rays might consider moving Johnny Damon to first...

• 1/31 The Golden Sombrero: Fantasy Outlook: Paul Konerko vs. Player B: Everyone has a vice.  If you’re like me, you have multiple vices.  My favorite vice, fantasy baseball, is...
• 1/31 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Are the 2011 Cubs better than the 2010 Cubs?: Heading into the offseason, Jim Hendry said that the Cubs could contend with just 3 or 4 moves.  Well, Hendry has made his...
• 1/31 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: AL East: AMERICAN LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • NL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • AL...
• 1/31 The Sporting Hippeaux: Orioles Brass Abandons Baby Birds?: For the first time since 1997, Baltimore baseball fans have something to get excited about.  Yes, 2010 was their 13th consecutive...
• 1/31 B-R Blog: Greatest birthday performances from the last 20 years: Following are the best birthday performances by batters for each different age. I determined "best" by highest Winning Probability...
• 1/28 Baseball Daily Digest: First Rays of the New Rising Season: The most successful salary purge in history stole the headlines last week, overshadowing the Rays’ two-headed signing of AL...
• 1/22 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: AL East: AMERICAN LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • NL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • AL...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles, Vladimir Guerrero Close To A Deal: The Orioles are closing in on a contract with Vladimir Guerrero, reports Jim Bowden of MLB Network Radio (Twitter link).  Bowden...
• 1/21 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Votto, Pujols, Jays, Marmol: On this date in 2005, Roger Clemens agreed to a one-year deal worth $18MM with the Astros, making him the then-highest paid pitcher...
• 1/18 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: AL East: AMERICAN LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • NL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • AL...
• 1/18 NY Baseball Digest: Watch: Chris Young vs. Derrek Lee: I found this video, taken by a fan at Wrigley Field, of a fight between new Mets starter Chris Young and Derrek Lee while he pitched...
• 1/16 Baseball Press: Low Book Value and High Return - On-Base %: Hideki Matsui is still useful to fantasy owners in 2011. (Getty) Fantasy owners will always try to draft a "complete" package...
• 1/15 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: A Look At Why Bleacher Report Is An Absolute Travesty: If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed that from time to time I go on a rant against Bleacher Report. The...
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Gregg Likes Orioles' Direction: Kevin Gregg didn’t have much say in his future immediately after the 2010 season. The Blue Jays had the choice of cutting him...
• 1/14 Marlin Maniac: History: Revisiting the 2003 NLDS Game Four: MLB.com is airing their 20 Greatest Games of the past 50 seasons, and the Marlins had three games nominated among their top 50...
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Previewing The Market For Prince Fielder: Earlier today we heard from Scott Boras, who is still trying to find a job for three of his highest profile clients this offseason....
• 1/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee to hit in middle of lineup: Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he sees 1B Derrek Lee hitting either third or fourth in the lineup this year, according...[+] to the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network's Roch Kubatko. 2B Brian Roberts is locked into the leadoff spot. OF Nick Markakis could hit second, as well as OF Adam L. Jones. Markakis could also hit third, with Lee hitting fourth. 'It's always been my belief that you're better off moving a guy up the lineup as the season progresses, instead of starting him in a place that might be a reach and then having to work down. You have to keep that in mind,' Showalter said. SS J.J. Hardy is another option to hit second if Lee hits third.
• 1/11 B-R Blog: Mailbag: Biggest Differences Between HR Leader and Runner-Up: Here's a question from Ehud: "Jose Bautista was the AL home run king in 2010, while the second-place HR leader (Paul Konerko)...
• 1/11 Chicago Sports Memories: Cubs Honor Roll: CAP ANSON Cubs retired numbers: 10 - Ron Santo 14 - Ernie Banks 23 - Ryne Sandberg 26 - Billy Williams 31 - Fergie Jenkins 31...
• 1/9 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Where Will Jim Thome Sign?: After uncertainty early in the offseason, Jim Thome's mind is made up -- he'll play in 2011. Any team would love to have Thome's...
• 1/8 Braves Journal: Freddie Freeman: Not the first time that the Braves have handed first base over to a basically untested rookie. Adam LaRoche was given the first...
• 1/6 Baseball Musings: Chipping In: Roch Kubatko talks to Buck Showalter about Derrek Lee: When I mentioned that Lee’s got a chip on his shoulder, as if I was...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Lee Looks To Prove Doubters Wrong: Derrek Lee doesn’t deny that his numbers dropped off last year and he doesn’t use his thumb injury as an excuse for the...
• 1/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Derrek Lee turned down contract: Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee turned down a contract offer from the San Diego Padres last month, according to The San Diego...[+] Union-Tribune's Bill Center. Lee would have cost the team more than $8 million for one season. Instead, the team opted to sign 1B Brad Hawpe and 2B Orlando Hudson for a combined $7 million.
• 1/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Finalize deal with Derrek Lee: The Baltimore Orioles finalized their one-year deal with 1B Derrek Lee Thursday, Jan. 6, according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli....[+] Lee was seeking a deal between $8 million and $10 million.
• 1/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee contract update: Updating a previous report, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee will make $7.25 million as part of his one-year deal with the team,...[+] but could make as much as $10 million for performance bonuses, according to The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly.
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: The Angels' Offseason: Three months ago, who would've guessed that the Dodgers would have the most active winter of any Los Angeles ballclub?  Following...
• 1/5 The Sporting Hippeaux: Matt Garza is Not Your Savior, Cubs Fans. Sorry.: The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that the Cubs are close to acquiring Matt Garza from the Tampa Bay Rays.  Jordan Campbell...
• 1/5 The Biz of Baseball: Nationals, Adam LaRoche Agree on 2-yr, $16 Million Deal: Pursuing a first baseman to replace Adam Dunn, who went to the White Sox earlier this winter has been a top priority for the...
• 1/5 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Rumors: Free Agents, Lee, Pavano: The challenge for the Nationals, writes Thomas Boswell of the Washington Post, is convincing elite players to come to D.C. Zack...
• 1/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Silent And Achy: As opposed to “silent and deadly”… Teams have made acquisitions that aren’t earth-shattering; nor are...
• 1/4 Baseball Musings: Madam, It’s Adam: Adam LaRoche agreed to a two-year deal with the Nationals. He sought a three-year deal from the Orioles, but when Baltimore went...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Agree To Sign Adam LaRoche: The Nationals have agreed to sign Adam LaRoche to a two-year deal, according to MLB.com's Peter Gammons (on Twitter). LaRoche...
• 1/4 The Sporting Hippeaux: The Face of Deja Vu: ESPN, among others, is reporting that the Rangers are close to signing a $90 Million deal with third baseman, Adrian Beltre.  On...
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Kevin Gregg To Decide This Week: Reliever Kevin Gregg has been mulling offers from a few clubs and will make a decision in "this week, in the next couple of days",...
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Talks Progress For Nationals, LaRoche: The Nationals are still discussing potential contracts with Adam LaRoche and talks are progressing, according to MLB.com’s...
• 1/3 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: Starting The Year Off On The Right Foot | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: Starting The Year Off On The Right Foot | Baseball DigestIt’s a new year in the hot stove, but some things haven’t...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/26/10 - 1/1/11: Happy New Year to all of our readers! Let's take a look back at the past seven days here on MLBTR: The Orioles continued...
• 1/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Luke Scott to serve as DH: With the signing of 1B Derrek Lee, Baltimore Orioles OF/DH Luke Scott is expected to serve as the team's primary designated hitter,...[+] according to Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com.
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Alternatives For Adam LaRoche: At this point, it seems like a match: Adam LaRoche and the Nationals need each other. The Nats seek a proven solution at first...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: MacLane, Hamels, Rays, Orioles: Links for Sunday.... NPB Tracker's Patrick Newman passes along a Japanese report that has the Orix Buffaloes set to acquire...
• 1/2 Call to the Pen: TWiP (1/1/11): The Baltimore Orioles System: Happy New Year, everyone, and welcome to the New Year’s Day 2011 edition of This Week in Prospects! Today, we’re going to...
• 1/1 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Derrek Lee signs deal with the Orioles: Derrek provides the Orioles with solid defense and a right-handed power bat. (AP) The Winter Meetings are over, but the...
• 1/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee's contract could be worth $10 million: Updating previous reports, Baltimore Orioles 1B Derrek Lee's one-year contract could be worth as much as $10 million, including...[+] incentives, according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports.
• 1/1 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Lee, Fielder, Tigers: The first batch of links for 2011... In a series of tweets, ESPN's Buster Olney says the Orioles liked Adam LaRoche, but...

• 12/31 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles, Lee Agree To One-Year Deal: 10:07pm: Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports tweets that Lee's deal with the Orioles includes incentives and could be worth as much as...
• 12/31 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles, Lee Agree To One-Year Deal: The Orioles and Derrek Lee have agreed to terms on a one-year deal, reports Jeff Zrebiec of The Baltimore Sun (via Dan Connolly...
• 12/31 MLBTradeRumors: Nats Offer LaRoche Two-Year Deal: The Nationals have offered first baseman Adam LaRoche a two-year deal, William Ladson of MLB.com has learned (via Twitter). ...
• 12/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Derrek Lee signs: The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to terms with free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Baltimore...[+] Sun. Sources said the deal is pending a physical and the terms of the deal aren’t currently known, but Lee’s camp has made it clear that the veteran was content with a one-year pact worth between $8 million and $10 million that would allow him to improve his value in anticipation of becoming a free agent again next offseason.
• 12/31 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: The Nats' First Base Backup Plan: After shocking the world by signing Jayson Werth, the Nats have been looking to make a second, albeit smaller, splash to fill...
• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Examining Orioles, Nationals, LaRoche, Lee: The Nationals and Orioles have seemingly alternated in pursuing first basemen Adam LaRoche and Derrek Lee this offseason, but...
• 12/30 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: If I Were A GM… | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: If I Were A GM… | Baseball DigestI’m just sitting around, keeping warm by the hot stove as we wait for more...
• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Top 15 Remaining Free Agents: Only 15 of MLBTR's top 50 free agents remain unsigned. Here they are, with their original rankings in parentheses and their rumored...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Unfinished Business: AL East: MLBTR's Tim Dierkes has already examined the remaining needs for teams in the AL Central, AL West, NL East, NL Central and NL...
• 12/29 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: Manny Being Unemployed | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: Manny Being Unemployed | Baseball DigestTimes have changed and the once mighty have fallen. A few years ago it...
• 12/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Working to sign Derrek Lee: The Baltimore Orioles are working to sign free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves) and are more comfortable signing him to a one-year...[+] deal around $8 million than they are at signing free-agent 1B Adam LaRoche (Diamondbacks) for three years, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports.
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Target Derrek Lee: The Orioles are targeting Derrek Lee, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The team renewed discussions with the free agent...
• 12/28 The Golden Sombrero: Around The League: Garrett Wittels charged, Webb signs, D-Lee, Ackley, Hosmer, and Jennings: The start to final week of 2010 brought the disturbing news that FIU’s Garrett Wittels had been charged with...
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Suitors For Troy Glaus: Troy Glaus has a home run title and a World Series MVP Award to his name, but the former third overall pick has a dwindling number...
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Last Year's Best January Signings: If January is a time for bargains, we should have plenty of examples from 2010.  The ten best signings from that month: Adrian...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Team Needs: The new year is typically when free agent bargains begin, for teams that set a few million bucks aside.  Let's examine the biggest...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Fits For Manny Ramirez: Agent Scott Boras intends to find Manny Ramirez a one-year deal as a full-time designated hitter for 2011.  ESPN's Keith Law...
• 12/26 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/19/10 - 12/25/10: Happy Holidays to all of our readers! It's been slow the past couple of days, but there was plenty of action earlier in the week,...
• 12/26 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Notes: Bullpen, First Base, DH: The Rays find themselves in a difficult position as the 2011 season approaches. Forced to cut payroll, they've lost Carlos Pena,...
• 12/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Luke Scott could become full-time first baseman: Baltimore Orioles OF Luke Scott could be shifted to first base if the team is unable to acquire 1B Adam LaRoche (Diamondbacks)...[+] or 1B Derrek Lee (Braves) via free agency, according to Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun.
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: The Orioles' First Base Vacancy: At the start of this month, the Orioles began their pursuit of Adam LaRoche in earnest.  The two sides have been talking frequently...
• 12/24 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: Brewing Up A Challenge | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: Brewing Up A Challenge | Baseball DigestWhen you think of the NL Central, you think of Tony LaRussa and the St....
• 12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Could be close to signing Derrek Lee: The Tampa Bay Rays could be close to signing free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), according to The San Diego Union-Tribune's Bill...[+] Center. The Washington Nationals are also making a push to sign Lee.
• 12/22 D'Backs Venom: A Look at the Trade Record of New GM Kevin Towers: After evaluating Interim GM Jerry DiPoto, Dodgers' Assistant GM Logan White, and the Angels' Scouting Director Eddie Bane, the...
• 12/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Could be shifting focus to Derrek Lee: The Baltimore Orioles have grown frustrated with free-agent 1B Adam LaRoche's (Diamondbacks) reluctance to sign and could be shifting...[+] their focus to free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec reports.
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Beltre, Adam LaRoche, Derrek Lee: The latest from ESPN's Buster Olney... Olney ranks the rotations, with the Phillies, Giants, and Athletics taking the top...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: O's Renew Discussions With Derrek Lee: Talks between Adam LaRoche and the Orioles have not progressed and the team has renewed discussions with Derrek Lee, according...
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | At impasse with Adam LaRoche: The Baltimore Orioles are reportedly at an impasse with contract talks for free-agent 1B Adam LaRoche (Diamondbacks) and have...[+] shifted their attention to free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), according to The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec. If the team cannot sign LaRoche or Lee, they could target free-agent DHs Vladimir Guerrero (Rangers) or Jim Thome (Twins).
• 12/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Derrek Lee looking for $10 million: Free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves) is seeking a one-year deal in the neighborhood of $8 to $10 million, according to MLB.com's...[+] Bailey Stephens. At that price, the San Diego Padres are likely eliminated from Lee's services.
• 12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Pavano, Greinke, Soria, Pettitte: Two years ago today, the Yankees officially signed C.C. Sabathia to the largest-ever contract for a pitcher.  Sabathia's $161MM...
• 12/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Outfield Trade Possibility: Mike Morse: Back in my 2011 plan, I proposed trading Russell Martin for a late-20s right-handed outfielder with some positional flexibility...
• 12/20 Baseball Musings: The Value of LaRoche: Via Hardball Talk, the Orioles are offering about $21 million over three years to Adam LaRoche. From Hardball Talk: I still think...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/12/10 - 12/19/10: It's been a busy seven days since last Sunday. Let's look back at the top stories from last week: Doubters of a Cliff Lee...
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Padres' Opening Day First Baseman: The Padres lost their best player when they traded Adrian Gonzalez to the Red Sox for three prospects earlier this month, and...
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: LaRoche, Lee, Blanton, Thames: Let's check out some Orioles news courtesy of The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec.. The O's are clearly focused on getting a...
• 12/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Looking at Derrek LeeThe Baltimore Orioles are looking at free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli....[+] The Baltimore Orioles are looking at free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli.
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Actively Pursuing Derrek Lee: The Nationals are "actively" pursuing free agent first baseman Derrek Lee, a baseball source told MLB.com's Bill Ladson.  Another...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Fuentes, Blanton, Greinke, Felix: The offseason has been full of surprises and, as Jon Heyman of SI.com points out, we know a relatively small amount about the...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Maintain Interest In Adam LaRoche: 2:13pm: An Orioles source suggests to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli that the sides aren't close to a deal (Twitter link). 1:49pm:...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: Nats, O’s, Padres Pursuing Lee & LaRoche: The Nationals, Orioles and Padres are pursuing both Derrek Lee and Adam LaRoche, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi...
• 12/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Derrek Lee would consider one yearFree-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves) is telling teams he'd consider a one-year deal, SI.com's Jon Heyman reports....[+] Free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves) is telling teams he'd consider a one-year deal, SI.com's Jon Heyman reports.
• 12/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | After Derrek LeeThe Washington Nationals are very much after free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), SI.com's Jon Heyman reports....[+] The Washington Nationals are very much after free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), SI.com's Jon Heyman reports.
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Felix, Desmond, Hamilton, A's: Links for Wednesday, as the Nationals introduce Jayson Werth and the Phillies prepare to welcome Cliff Lee back to Philadelphia... Stop...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Interested In Kearns, Hawpe: The Diamondbacks have varying levels of interest in Austin Kearns, Brad Hawpe, Xavier Nady, and Jorge Cantu, tweets Jon Paul Morosi...
• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Interested in Derrek LeeThe Washington Nationals have expressed interest in free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports....[+] The Washington Nationals have expressed interest in free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports.
• 12/12 MLBTradeRumors: National News: Lee, LaRoche, Pavano, Webb: Let's round up the latest from the nation's capital, courtesy of MLB.com's Bill Ladson... The Nats have expressed interest...
• 12/12 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/5/10 - 12/11/10: One of the busiest weeks in MLBTR history has come to a close, as the 2010 Winter Meetings are officially in the books. Here's...
• 12/12 Baseball Daily Digest: Land of the Free: Designated Hitters: The deep DH pool is starting to drain, with Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko having signed long-term deals to play in Chicago, and pseudo-catcher/DH...
• 12/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Six teams interested in Derrek Lee: Six teams have expressed interest in free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), according to Sportingnews.com. They are the Baltimore...[+] Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks.
• 12/11 MLBTradeRumors: Six Teams Interested In Derrek Lee: The Orioles, Athletics, Blue Jays, Padres, Nationals, and Diamondbacks have all expressed interest in free agent first baseman...
• 12/11 The Golden Sombrero: The Baseball Show: Saturday Morning Hot Stove: This morning on The Baseball Show, Clint Evans of Diamond Hoggers and I discussed the following: - Carl Crawford...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Notes: Konerko, Heisey, Parra, Lee: Some news from the desert, courtesy of The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro... The Diamondbacks' offer of a three-year, $30MM...
• 12/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: White Sox | Derrek Lee was in the mix: The Chicago White Sox were in the mix for free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves) before re-signing 1B Paul Konerko, the Chicago Tribune's...[+] Dave van Dyck reports.
• 12/8 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Carlos Pena signs with the Cubs: Pena will see plenty of home runs at Wrigley Field. (Getty) The Winter Meetings are in full swing and the MLB Hot Stove...
• 12/8 The Biz of Baseball: Pena Now Part of Over $91M in Salary for 6 Cubs Players in 2011: The Chicago traded 1B Derrek Lee to the Braves this off-season, but the Cubs moved  on another free agent today signing former...
• 12/8 The UpperCard Network: Nationals Nearing Deal With Adam LaRoche?: With the market for first basemen decreasing by the hour, the Nationals appear to be on the verge of signing Adam LaRoche. Ed...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Adam LaRoche Headed To Nationals?: It "sounds like Adam LaRoche [is] headed to [the] Nationals," tweets Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse.  The market for first basemen...
• 12/8 The Biz of Baseball: Cubs Sign Carlos Pena for 1-yr, $10 Million: MLB.com's Carrie Muskat tweets that the Cubs have signed free agent first baseman Carlos Pena to a one year contrct worth $10...
• 12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Confident in Reid Brignac: The Tampa Bay Rays are confident SS Reid Brignac can become the team's starting shortstop if they trade SS Jason Bartlett this...[+] winter, according to the St. Petersburg Times' Marc Topkin.
• 12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Linked to Derrek Lee: The Arizona Diamondbacks have been linked to free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves) at the winter meetings, according to FOXSportsArizona.com's...[+] Jack Magruder. However, the team does not appear to be interested at this point.
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Matt Diaz Rumors: Tuesday: Matt Diaz seems to be one of baseball's more po**** non-tenders.  His agent Larry Reynolds believes he'll sign in the "next couple...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Considering Vlad, Willingham, Derrek Lee: The Athletics are looking for offense with Vladimir Guerrero and Hideki Matsui on their list, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. ...
• 12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Looking at bats: The San Diego Padres are looking for a first baseman and a second baseman, SI.com's Jon Heyman reports. They could be able to...[+] sign 1B Derrek Lee (Braves) but would have to move a contract first.
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: White Sox The Favorite For Konerko: We've heard Paul Konerko's name connected to a few teams over the past several days, including the White Sox, Orioles, Rangers,...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Rumors: Iwakuma, Matsui, Duchscherer: The San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser has some updates regarding Oakland's offseason plans: Oakland increased its offer...
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Could look at two first baseman: The San Diego Padres could look to sign free-agent 1Bs Adam LaRoche (Diamondbacks) or Derrek Lee (Braves), according to ESPN.com's...[+] Jayson Stark.
• 12/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings, Day 1 (Updated): Update, 10:21am PST: RT @washingnats: #Dodgers want #Nats SS Ian Desmond and RHP Jordan Zimmermann for James Loney HAHAHAHA. Um,...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Rumors: Third Base, First Base, Closer: The Diamondbacks have vacancies at both infield corners after trading Mark Reynolds to the Orioles, and they're still looking...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Checking In On Free Agent First Basemen: Part of the calculus in trading Adrian Gonzalez was the pool of available free agent first basemen, Padres GM Jed Hoyer told ESPN's...
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Not near a deal with Derrek Lee: Baltimore Orioles president Andy MacPhail said the reports that the Orioles are close to signing free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves)...[+] are highly overblown, MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli reports.
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Talk with Derrek Lee : The Boston Red Sox have had conversations with free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), according to ESPNBoston.com. The team was also...[+] discussing 1B Aubrey Huff before he re-signed with the San Francisco Giants.
• 12/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Interested in corner infielders: The Baltimore Orioles are interested in free-agent 3B Adrian Beltre (Red Sox), 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), 1B Adam LaRoche (Diamondbacks),...[+] 1B Adam Dunn (Nationals), 1B Lance Berkman (Yankees) and 1B Carlos Pena (Rays), according to The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly.

• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Could go after Derrek LeeThe Pittsburgh Pirates could decide to pursue free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), according to SportingNews.com....[+] The Pittsburgh Pirates could decide to pursue free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), according to SportingNews.com.
• 11/30 Obstructed View: 1st Base Free Agents Value: The Cubs are looking for a 1st baseman this offseason and want a left-handed bat and someone who can play above average defense. ...
• 11/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: De La Rosa gone…now what?: Jorge de la Rosa – supposedly the Pirates’ top free agent target this offseason - is now off the market after re-signing...
• 11/29 The Golden Sombrero: Around The League: Kevin Correia, Hall of Fame, Derrek Lee, Carlos Pena, and Gordon Beckham: ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick eloquently details the heartbreaking story of the death of Trevor Correia, and the subsequent...
• 11/28 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Interested In Carlos Pena: The Cubs enjoyed Derrek Lee's stellar defense for more than six seasons, and now they're showing interest in another strong defender...
• 11/26 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: Who’s On First? | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: Who’s On First? | Baseball DigestA look at this year's free agent crop of 1st basemen.Paul Konerko Adam Dunn...
• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: November 25th: On this date last year, the White Sox signed Andruw Jones and the Blue Jays locked up John McDonald. Those deals were relatively...
• 11/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | No arbitration for players: The Atlanta Braves did not offer salary arbitration to 1B Derrek Lee, 1B Troy Glaus, OF Eric Hinske, OF Rick Ankiel or RP Kyle...[+] Farnsworth, according to the team's official Twitter page.
• 11/23 MLBTradeRumors: National League Free Agent Arbitration Offers: 11 National League teams have free agent arbitration offer decisions to make, and we'll group them in this post.  For a fantastic...
• 11/22 The Captain's Blog: All That Glitters Isn’t Silver: MVPs Who Failed to Win a Silver Slugger: Joey Votto was named the 2010 NL MVP with a commanding 31 of 32 first place votes. Finishing a distant second was Albert Pujols,...
• 11/22 MLBTradeRumors: 21 Teams Facing Tomorrow's Arbitration Deadline: 21 of baseball's 30 teams must make at least one decision prior to tomorrow's deadline for offering arbitration to free agents. ...
• 11/19 PaulLebowitz.com: An Unintentional Air Of Menace: A bolt from the blue: Much has gone on in recent days, so I'll only have a hot stove preview of one team. Today, it's the...
• 11/17 Obstructed View: Cubs being stupid yet again: Here's another po**** free-agent theory that keeps getting shot down: Adam Dunn heading for the Cubs. One NL exec who spoke...
• 11/16 Giants Nirvana: Braves Acquire Dan Uggla: The Atlanta Braves traded Omar Infante and reliever Mike Dunn to the Florida Marlins in exchange for Dan Uggla. I think this...
• 11/16 Giants Nirvana: Poll: Which 1B would you like to see the San Francisco Giants pursue?: It's likely that Aubrey Huff will return to the San Francisco Giants in 2011. He has, however, received offers from several teams....
• 11/16 Call to the Pen: The Top 100 MLB Prospects 2010: #20-11: Getting close now, huh? It’s time for the ninth installment of my Top 100 Prospect List, as we look at ten guys who could...
• 11/11 Jason's Baseball Blog: Fantasy Rankings in Review – First Basemen: Back in February, I took my first shot at attempting to rank players for fantasy purposes. After a full season, I thought it wise...
• 11/10 Obstructed View: Swing Rates: Tango took the information in this article and gave us a formula that estimated out of zone swing percentage (using the player's...
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Rizzo Talks Nationals First Base Outlook: For a six minute segment, Nationals Mike Rizzo provided a lot of good hot stove insight to Kevin Kennedy and Jim Duquette on MLB...
• 11/10 Call to the Pen: What’s Next: Free Agent Predictions: The free agency period is officially underway but as usual, players have been slow to sign. A large portion of the reason why...
• 11/10 Obstructed View: Acquiring Adrian Gonzalez Not As Crazy As It Sounds: Bruce Levine says the Cubs are interested in trading for Adrian Gonzalez. Like many teams, the North Siders have had their...
• 11/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | More on Derrek Lee: Updating a previous item, free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (thumb) is expected to need a cast on his forearm for six weeks after recently...[+] undergoing surgery on his thumb, according to MLB.com's Bailey Stephens. Lee will need four weeks of rehab after his cast comes off.
• 11/8 Fungoes.net: Best values among Elias Type A and B free agents: The Elias rankings, used to determine free-agent types, are now public, thanks to MLBTradeRumors. To the extent that teams consider...
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Lee, Blue Jays, Mets, Hampton: Here are the rest of the day's links on the 11th anniversary of the Shawn Green-Raul Mondesi trade... Darek Braunecker, the...
• 11/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee undergoes surgery: Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee (thumb) underwent surgery to fix a torn ligament in his right thumb Friday, Nov. 5, according to...[+] Yahoo! Sports' Tim Brown. Lee is expected to recover in time for Spring Training. 'I think it had an enormous impact on his 2010 season,' Lee's agent, Casey Close, said Monday. 'To try to gut his way through it, it had a huge influence on his statistical measurements. It's amazing he played the whole season with it.'
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Why Most Type A Free Agents Won't Sign Right Away: Free agents can now negotiate with any team, but it would be a surprise to see more than a few Type As sign in the next two weeks....
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: MacPhail Discusses Orioles' Offseason Goals: We heard a few Orioles-related tidbits earlier today, and now MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli provides another handful. Ghiroli discussed...
• 11/6 The UpperCard Network: Cubs Still Targeting Adam Dunn: After dealing Derrek Lee, the Cubs main goal going into free agency is to fill their hole at first base. Xavier Nady is likely...
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Three declare free agencyAtlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee, OF Eric Hinske and 1B Troy Glaus have declared free agency, according to CBSSports.com. ...[+] Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee, OF Eric Hinske and 1B Troy Glaus have declared free agency, according to CBSSports.com.
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Notes: Hinske, Gonzalez, Infante, Proctor: The Braves have three free agents and three option decisions; MLB.com's Mark Bowman has the latest. Of free agents Derrek...

• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Greinke, Marlins, McGwire, Daniels: As Cliff Lee continues his domination of the Yankees, here's some news from around baseball... Zack Greinke has until after...
• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Derrek Lee: With his roster losing player after player due to injury, Braves GM Frank Wren swung a deal with the Cubs that brought two-time...
• 10/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee has torn ligament: Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee (thumb) was playing the last two months of the season with a torn thumb ligament, according to The...[+] Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll Rogers. Lee received two pain-killing injections and took occasional days off throughout the season.
• 10/11 Braves Journal: Giants 3, Braves 2: San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – October 11, 2010 – ESPN. And so it ends. It figures that...
• 10/11 Baseball Musings: Braves Threaten: Omar Infante and Mike Diaz single leading off the bottom of the third inning. Diaz’s shot ticked off the glove of a diving...
• 10/10 Baseball Musings: Bottom of the Ninth: Jason Heyward faces Jason Heyward leading off in the bottom of the ninth. Jason has yet to record a hit in the series. Update:...
• 10/10 Tomahawk Take: NLDS Game Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves (Game 3): National League Division Series – Game 3 Sunday, October 10 – 4:37 (TBS) San Francisco Giants (1-1) vs. Atlanta Braves...
• 10/9 Giants Nirvana: NLDS Game Two Recap: Game Summary:  The Giants got the scoring going in the first inning. Freddy Sanchez singled and Buster Posey walked to...
• 10/9 Tomahawk Take: Ankiel Homer Caps Epic Rally, Giving Braves 5-4 Win in 11 Innings: So many emotions were running through me last night that I never would have been able to write a recap. I still don’t know...
• 10/9 Braves Journal: Braves 5, Giants 4 (11 innings): Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants – Box Score – October 08, 2010 – ESPN. So, that’s baseball for...
• 10/9 Baseball Musings: Braves Threaten: Derrek Lee and Brian McCann single to start the eighth inning, putting runners on first and third as the Giants hold a 4-1 lead...
• 10/8 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Orioles, V-Mart, Buck, Nationals: We at MLBTR send our best wishes to Ernie Tyler, the Orioles' 86-year-old umpires attendant who has worked every Opening Day in...
• 10/8 Tomahawk Take: NLDS Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants (Game 2): National League Division Series – Game 2 Friday, October 8 – 9:37 (TBS) Atlanta Braves (0-1) vs. San Francisco Giants...
• 10/8 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Seek Power Bat: The Orioles are looking for a power hitter and may pursue Victor Martinez, Paul Konerko and other free agents this offseason....
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Gonzalez Fifth?: Bobby Cox slips Alex Gonzalez into the fifth slot in the lineup. I don’t understand that at all. He doesn’t do a good...
• 10/7 Tomahawk Take: NLDS Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants (Game 1): National League Division Series – Game 1 Thursday, October 7 – 9:37 (TBS) Atlanta Braves (91-71) vs. San Francisco...
• 10/7 Tomahawk Take: Your Guide to the NLDS (How the Braves Match Up): The last two posts gave you what to expect from the Giants this series. This one is dedicated to the Braves and how they stack...
• 10/7 Obstructed View: NLDS: Braves vs Giants: The last of the four Divisonal Series is the Wild Card winning Braves against the NL West champion Giants. Both teams made it...
• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Type A and B Free Agents: Based on Eddie Bajek's reverse-engineered Elias rankings, 82 free agents will be ranked Type A or B for the 2010-11 offseason. ...
• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For First Basemen: First base is a place for offense, and the free agent market offers plenty of options.  The Orioles, Red Sox, Rays, Blue Jays,...
• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Adam Dunn: Type B Free Agent?: As I mentioned earlier, Eddie Bajek's reverse-engineered Elias rankings are subject to change if we find errors.  However, the...
• 10/5 Baseball Press: 2010 MLB Playoff Preview - Atlanta Braves: The Bravos are sending Cox off with a bang. (AP) It took 162 games but the Atlanta Braves punched their playoff ticket on...
• 10/3 Braves Journal: Braves 8, Phillies 7: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – October 03, 2010 – ESPN. So, the Braves fell behind the...
• 10/3 Tomahawk Take: Braves Guarantee Share of Wild Card with 8-7 Win: The Braves showed up when it mattered the absolute most. The offense backed a solid performance by Tim Hudson with eight runs,...
• 10/3 Baseball Musings: Longing Lee: Derrek Lee leads off the bottom of the sixth with a home run, extending the Braves lead to 6-2 and making the probability of a...
• 10/3 Baseball Musings: Jay-Hey!: Jason Heyward triples home Rick Ankiel with two out in the bottom of the third to put the Braves on the board. The Phillies lead...
• 10/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee drives in five runs Friday: Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee went 3-for-5 with two doubles and five RBIs against the Philadelphia Phillies Friday, Oct. 1, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 10/1 Braves Journal: Phillies 11, Braves 5: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – October 01, 2010 – ESPN. LP – Beachy, (0-2) So...
• 10/1 Baseball Musings: Clutch Lee: Derrek Lee comes up with his second two-out RBI of the game as the Braves tie the Phillies at two in the bottom of the fifth....
• 10/1 Baseball Musings: Braves Draw First Blood: Jason Heyward drew his 90th walk of the season and came around to score on a two-out double by Derrek Lee. The Phillies don’t...
• 10/1 Braves Journal: Braves 5, Marlins 1: Florida Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 29, 2010 – ESPN. Derek Lowe continued his exceptional...

• 9/29 Call to the Pen: What’s Next: Adam Dunn, Angels Targets, and More: There appears to be an increasing likelihood that slugging first baseman Adam Dunn will be leaving the Washington Nationals...
• 9/28 Braves Journal: Braves 3, Marlins 2: Florida Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 28, 2010 – ESPN. Eric Hinske sticks an epi pen into...
• 9/28 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Florida Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves (Game 2): Tuesday, September 28 – 7:10 (SportSouth) Florida Marlins (77-79) vs. Atlanta Braves (88-69) Anibal Sanchez (3.60 ERA, 4.28...
• 9/28 Tomahawk Take: Hanson, Infante Lead Braves Past Marlins in Extras: The Braves got another great start from Tommy Hanson, and despite no offense, they managed to take the win in 11 innings 2-1. Hanson...
• 9/27 MLBTradeRumors: Next Year's Adrian Beltre: When the Red Sox signed him to a one-year, $10MM deal in January, Adrian Beltre was coming off an injury-marred campaign.  He'd...
• 9/25 Braves Journal: Braves 5, Nats 0: Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – September 25, 2010 – ESPN. Derek Lowe saves the season!...
• 9/25 Tomahawk Take: Braves Halt Skid, Shut Out Nationals 5-0: The Braves put a halt to a four game losing streak and in the process gave Manager Bobby Cox his 2,500th win of his career. The...
• 9/23 D'Backs Venom: A Look at the Trade Record of New GM Kevin Towers: After evaluating Interim GM Jerry DiPoto, Dodgers’ Assistant GM Logan White, and the Angels’ Scouting Director Eddie...
• 9/22 Obstructed View: Hoffpauir and Snyder are the opposite of young!: Some fan is all worried that the Cubs are making a horrible mistake by "making Quade interview" for the job at the expense of...
• 9/22 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Adam LaRoche: Earlier in the summer, Adam LaRoche and the Diamondbacks had preliminary discussions about an extension, but that was before...
• 9/22 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Game 3): Wednesday, September 22 – 7:05 (SportSouth) Atlanta Braves (86-66) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (91-61) Tommy Hanson (3.62...
• 9/22 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Crawford, Soriano, Werth, Mets: Teams are locking young stars up to long-term deals, so this year's free agent market looks less impressive than it could have....
• 9/21 Braves Journal: Phillies 5, Braves 3: Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies – Box Score – September 21, 2010 – ESPN. Well, that’s just lovely....
• 9/21 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Mets 4: Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets – Box Score – September 17, 2010 – ESPN. Just goes to show you. Tommy Hanson...
• 9/21 Braves Journal: Braves 4, Mets 2: Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets – Box Score – September 18, 2010 – ESPN. Nothing like the Mets to get you going....
• 9/21 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Mets 3: Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets – Box Score – September 19, 2010 – ESPN. That is (a) what we got Derrek Lee...
• 9/21 Braves Journal: Phillies 3, Braves 1: Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies – Box Score – September 20, 2010 – ESPN. I have already decided to...
• 9/20 Tomahawk Take: Error, Pitiful Offense Results in 3-1 Loss to Phillies in Series Opener: Brandon Beachy pitched well in his debut, but his fly ball luck ran out in the fifth due to an error that put the Phillies ahead...
• 9/20 Crashburn Alley: Braves-Phillies Series Preview with Peter Hjort: It looked like the Phillies were going to welcome in the Atlanta Braves with just a two-game lead in the NL East, but thanks to...
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee deliversAtlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee hit a go-ahead grand slam in the 6-3 win Sunday, Sept. 19, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee hit a go-ahead grand slam in the 6-3 win Sunday, Sept. 19, The Associated Press reports.
• 9/19 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Xavier Nady: It's always tough for a player when he hits free agency coming off an injury, but it's even tougher when it's a major injury....
• 9/19 Tomahawk Take: Derrek Lee Slams Braves Past Mets to Complete Sweep: A grand slam by Derrek Lee was the big hit the Braves needed, as it put them ahead of the Mets for good, giving them a 6-3 win...
• 9/19 Baseball Musings: Slamming-Lee: Derrek Lee breaks a 2-2 tie with the Mets, hitting a grand slam in the top of the seventh inning as Atlanta goes on to a 6-3 win...
• 9/18 Tomahawk Take: McLouth Stays Hot in Second Straight Win for Braves Over Mets: Nate McLouth and Alex Gonzalez had two RBIs apiece, backing seven strong innings by Tim Hudson as the Braves took a second straight...
• 9/17 Tomahawk Take: Heyward’s Three-Run Shot Leads to 6-4 Win for Braves: A six-run fourth was all the Braves needed as the staff kept the Mets off the board after the fourth inning, giving the Braves...
• 9/17 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets (Game 1): Friday, September 17 – 7:10 (SportSouth) Atlanta Braves (83-64) vs. New York Mets (74-73) Tommy Hanson (3.54 ERA, 4.11 xFIP,...
• 9/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee out todayAtlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee is out of the lineup Wednesday, Sept. 15, the team's Twitter page reports. ...[+] Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee is out of the lineup Wednesday, Sept. 15, the team's Twitter page reports.
• 9/14 Pirates Property: Around the majors – What to do with Ike Davis: What to do with Ike Davis. That seems to be one of the hot topics surrounding Mets nation lately. Fans are wondering if he’ll...
• 9/13 Braves Journal: Braves 4, Nats 0: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 13, 2010 – ESPN. Someone disguised as Derek...
• 9/13 Braves Journal: Cardinals 7, Braves 3: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 12, 2010 – ESPN. Wall, meet Tim Hudson. Tim,...
• 9/12 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves (Game 4): Sunday, September 12 – 8:05 (ESPN) St. Louis Cardinals (73-67) vs. Atlanta Braves (82-61) Kyle Lohse (7.13 ERA, 5.09 xFIP,...
• 9/11 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Cardinals 3 (12 innings): St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 11, 2010 – ESPN. My nerves can’t take much...
• 9/11 Jason's Baseball Blog: Trade Retrospective – Firesale Edition: Marlins Part 2: For the final month of the season, I’ll be posting a slightly different set of trade retrospectives. In 1997, the Marlins,...
• 9/11 Braves Journal: Braves 8, Cardinals 6: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 10, 2010 – ESPN. You gotta love the big inning....
• 9/10 Baseball Musings: E-Jay: Tony La Russa’s golden rookie, Jon Jay, just made a huge error. The Braves collected four straight hits off Chris Carpenter...
• 9/10 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves (Game 2): Friday, September 10 – 7:35 (Peachtree TV) St. Louis Cardinals (73-65) vs. Atlanta Braves (80-61) Chris Carpenter (2.90...
• 9/10 The UpperCard Network: Athletics Looking For Power: The Athletics have hit 89 home runs in 2010, which is tied for dead last in the majors along with the Mariners. The A’s...
• 9/10 Baseball Press: The 606 - September 10, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 9/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee goes yard Thursday: Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee hit his first home run with the team in a losing effort Thursday, Sept. 9, according to The Associated...[+] Press.
• 9/9 Braves Journal: Cardinals 11, Braves 4: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 09, 2010 – ESPN. You thought things couldn’t...
• 9/9 El Maquino: The Bats’re Back!: Cards 11 | Braves 4 (73-65; Lead Series, 1-0): At least for a while, a starving offense is back with a vengeance! Albert Pujols (37), Skip Schumaker (5) and Colby Rasmus (x2,...
• 9/9 Tomahawk Take: Jurrjens Hit Hard for Seven Runs in 11-4 Loss: The Braves got off to a great start by scoring three in the first on Adam Wainwright. Unfortunately, Jair Jurrjens had nothing...
• 9/9 El Maquino: Return of Pitchers Hitting 8th!: Tonight, the Cardinals play the Braves in the first of 4.  Atlanta leads them in the Wild Card by 6 1/2. Adam Wainwright, who...
• 9/9 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves (Game 1): Thursday, September 9 – 7:10 (Peachtree TV, MLB Network) St. Louis Cardinals (72-65) vs. Atlanta Braves (80-60) Adam Wainwright (2.34...
• 9/9 MLBTradeRumors: The Cubs' 2011 Rotation: Ryan Dempster, Randy Wells, Tom Gorzelanny and Carlos Silva may not be utterly dominant, but they will provide the Cubs with...
• 9/8 Braves Journal: Braves 9, Pirates 3: Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates – Box Score – September 08, 2010 – ESPN. Nine runs for Derek Lowe? Sounds...
• 9/8 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Carlos Pena: Although he has remained the starting first baseman for the second-best team in baseball, Carlos Pena hasn't enjoyed one of his...
• 9/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee tankingAtlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee is hitting .228 with no homers in 17 games with the team, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee is hitting .228 with no homers in 17 games with the team, The Associated Press reports.
• 9/7 Braves Journal: Pirates 5, Braves 0: Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates – Box Score – September 07, 2010 – ESPN. And the nightmare continues....
• 9/7 The UpperCard Network: Red Sox Prepared To Pick Up Ortiz 2011 Option: The Red Sox hold a 2011 club option for David Ortiz worth $12.5M, which they are prepared to pick up for next season writes Gordon...
• 9/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee restsAtlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee was rested Sunday, Sept. 5, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee was rested Sunday, Sept. 5, The Associated Press reports.
• 9/5 Braves Journal: Marlins 7, Braves 6 (10 innings): Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – Box Score – September 05, 2010 – ESPN. Great job, Melky. Mike Minor had...
• 9/2 Braves Journal: Mets 4, Braves 2: New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 02, 2010 – ESPN. Well, you can’t win them all,...
• 9/2 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Delcarmen, Royals, Lueke: Links for Thursday night.. Manny Delcarmen was shocked to learn that he was dealt to the Rockies, according to the Associated...

• 8/31 Braves Journal: Braves 9, Mets 2: New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – August 31, 2010 – ESPN. Ah, the Mets. The game stayed scoreless...
• 8/31 The UpperCard Network: Orioles Would Like To Re-Sign Wigginton: Ty Wigginton was an unlikely candidate to the be the Orioles lone all-star this season, and his play hasn’t gone without...
• 8/30 Braves Journal: Braves 9, Mets 3: New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – August 30, 2010 – ESPN. It would appear that Jason Heyward is...
• 8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee returns Monday: Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee (side) returned to the lineup Monday, Aug. 30, after missing the game Sunday, Aug. 29, with an injury...[+] to his side, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin.
• 8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee sits: Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee (side) was out of the lineup with a strained side Sunday, Aug. 29, The Associated Press reports....[+] He said he hopes to return the following day.
• 8/29 The UpperCard Network: Glaus Receiving Interest From Numerous Teams: Atlanta’s acquisition of Derrek Lee virtually spelled the end for a major role on the Braves for Troy Glaus. But with the...
• 8/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee has strained right side: Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee (side) was removed from the game against the Florida Marlins Saturday, Aug. 28, because of a strained...[+] right side, according to The Associated Press. The move was done for precautionary reasons. Lee was replaced in the game by 1B Eric Hinske.
• 8/29 Tomahawk Take: Braves Derrek Lee Leaves Game: New Braves First Baseman Derrek Lee left Saturday Night’s blow out win over the Marlins with a mild side strain. Carroll...
• 8/28 Braves Journal: Braves 12, Marlins 3: Florida Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – August 28, 2010 – ESPN. Keep doing that, and we’ll be...
• 8/27 Tomahawk Take: Hanson Allows Four Homers in 7-1 Loss to Marlins: Pure garbage is about the best way to describe this game. The Marlins hit four home runs off Tommy Hanson in route to a 7-1 win,...
• 8/24 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies (Game 2): Tuesday, August 24 – 8:40 (SportSouth) Atlanta Braves (73-52) vs. Colorado Rockies (64-60) Derek Lowe (4.32 ERA, 3.90 xFIP,...
• 8/24 The UpperCard Network: Cubs An Option For Dunn: Adam Dunn is sure to draw a lot of interest as the best first basemen available on this year’s market. If talks with the...
• 8/24 Braves Journal: Derrek Lee: Turns 35 next month; it just seems like he’s been playing since 1980. Lee was a hot prospect way back in 1997, when the...
• 8/24 Braves Journal: Braves 5, Cubs 3: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs – Box Score – August 20, 2010 – ESPN. When Rick Ankiel beats you with a two-out,...
• 8/24 Braves Journal: Cubs 5, Braves 4: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs – Box Score – August 21, 2010 – ESPN. Tommy Hanson just doesn’t know...
• 8/24 Braves Journal: Braves 16, Cubs 5: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs – Box Score – August 22, 2010 – ESPN. A strange game, baseball is. Omar Infante...
• 8/24 Tomahawk Take: Helton Delivers Go-Ahead Run in Eighth to Beat Braves, 5-4: The Braves fought back with two runs late but Todd Helton broke their backs in the eighth as the Rockies beat the Braves in the...
• 8/23 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies (Game 1): Monday, August 23 – 8:40 (SportSouth) Atlanta Braves (73-51) vs. Colorado Rockies (63-60) Tim Hudson (2.15 ERA, 4.04 xFIP,...
• 8/23 MLBTradeRumors: Will Johnny Damon Be Claimed?: Tigers left fielder and designated hitter Johnny Damon was placed on waivers on Thursday, so the window to make a claim closes...
• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/15/10 - 8/21/10: Here's a look back at the trades, DFAs, and draft news from the past week: The Braves acquired Derrek Lee for three prospects....
• 8/22 The UpperCard Network: The Braves 2011 First Baseman: The Braves season at first base has been interesting to say the least. 2010 started with surprisingly strong production from Troy...
• 8/21 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs (Game 2): Saturday, August 21 – 4:10 (FOX) Atlanta Braves (72-50) vs. Chicago Cubs (50-73) Tommy Hanson (3.41 ERA, 4.02 xFIP, 2.61...
• 8/21 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: The Nationals' 2011 First Baseman: Adam Dunn's defensive limitations are under scrutiny again today after a pair of plays he failed to make in last night's 1-0 loss...
• 8/21 Tomahawk Take: The Braves Did Well to Get Derrek Lee: I wanted to get this up sooner but the real world got in the way. It’s never too late to read some more on the trade though. Usually...
• 8/21 Baseball Moves: Video of the Day 8/21/10: Newly acquired former Cub Derrek Lee receives a standing ovation from the Wrigley Field crowd in his first at-bat since being...
• 8/21 PaulLebowitz.com: Ingrates: How dare you?!? The unthinkable audacity and rampant ingratitude shown by fan bases to loyal soldiers is bad enough in and...
• 8/20 Tomahawk Take: Ankiel Delivers Three-Run Triple in Ninth to Seal Braves Comeback Win: The Braves were up to their usual business again today, as Rick Ankiel smacked a bases loaded triple with two outs in the ninth...
• 8/20 Baseball Musings: Lee Greeting: Derrek Lee gets a nice round of applause from the Cubs fans as he came up to bat for the first time for the Braves. He drove the...
• 8/20 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Derrek Lee gets to play his first game as the Braves first baseman playing the team he just left, the Chicago Cubs. He’ll...
• 8/20 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Lee, Feliz, Braves, Kershaw: On this date two years ago, umpires agreed to the use of instant replay to help determine boundary calls, such as fair or foul,...
• 8/20 Call to the Pen: Analyzing the Derrek Lee Trade: The fourth trade of August saw Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee sent to the Atlanta Braves for three minor league pitchers:...
• 8/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee hitting fourth: Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee (back) is hitting fourth in the lineup Friday, Aug. 20, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's...[+] David O'Brien. It's his first game with the club.
• 8/19 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Cubs, Simmons, Crisp, Royals: On a night when Brian Matusz stifled the AL West leaders, here are some news items... ESPNChicago.com's Bruce Levine looks...
• 8/19 And Counting: Derrek Lee Has Left the Building, But He'll Be Right Back: Gone.I learned about the Derrek Lee trade (the one that brought him to Chicago) on the way home from work. It hadn't been a particularly...
• 8/19 The UpperCard Network: Looking At The Cubs 3 Prospects From The Derrek Lee Trade: In yesterday’s Braves acquisition of Derrek Lee, the Cubs were able to obtain what’s considered to be three low to...
• 8/19 Obstructed View: Derrek Lee's Place In Cubs History: We talked most of the day about the Derrek Lee trade and some about the prospects that the Cubs got in return for him from the...
• 8/19 Baseball Moves: Video of the Day 8/19/10: This day belonged to the Braves as this walk-off hit was the third of the season for rookie super hero Jason Heyward.  The Braves...
• 8/19 TetreaultVision: Bloguin Baseball Round-Up August 19, 2010: Let's travel around the Bloguin Baseball 'Sphere and see what's shaking. Brad Hawpe lost his job last night. Paul Leume of...
• 8/18 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Chapman, Lee, Inge, Thome: Links for Wednesday night.... The Reds will wait until September 1st to promote Aroldis Chapman, but he'll still be eligible...
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee expected to return Friday: Atlanta Braves 1B Derrek Lee (back) is expected to return to the lineup no later than Friday, Aug. 20, according to MLB.com's...[+] Mark Bowman and Carrie Muskat. 'It's not a concern at all,' general manager Frank Wren said. 'We had our doctors look at the MRI, and it looks like it will be a short-term thing.'
• 8/18 El Maquino: D-Lee Ditches: I thought it was cool that Derrek Lee stayed with his team and wanted to be there for his daughter with her eye disease. I thought...
• 8/18 MLBTradeRumors: Manny Plans To Play In 2011: Agent Scott Boras confirmed to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports that Manny Ramirez is interested in playing next year. Manny will...
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee accepts trade: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee has given his consent to waive his no-trade clause in order to be traded to the Atlanta Braves Wednesday,...[+] Aug. 18, according to MLB Network. It is unknown what the Braves gave up to acquire Lee.
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Derrek Lee acquired: The Atlanta Braves acquired 1B Derrek Lee from the Chicago Cubs Wednesday, Aug. 18, in exchange for Ps Robinson Lopez, Tyrelle...[+] Harris and Jeffrey Lorick, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark.
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee traded: The Chicago Cubs traded 1B Derrek Lee to the Atlanta Braves Wednesday, Aug. 18, in exchange for Ps Robinson Lopez, Tyrelle Harris...[+] and Jeffrey Lorick, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark.
• 8/18 MLBguru: Derrek Lee to the Braves: A man who’s name was rumored among several trades the last month, has once again surfaced, but this time a deal seems to...
• 8/18 WalkOff Walk: Braves Bag Broken-Backed Bat Big on Bobby, Lee Leaves Loop: The NL East-leading Atlanta Braves, lacking a strong presence at first base since Troy Glaus decided to return back down to...
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | To finalize deal for Derrek Lee: The Atlanta Braves will finalize a deal to acquire 1B Derrek Lee from the Chicago Cubs Wednesday, Aug. 18, according to USA Today's...[+] Bob Nightengale. 1B Troy Glaus will move to the bench.
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Would receive low-level prospects from Braves: The Chicago Cubs would likely receive lower-level prospects from the Atlanta Braves if they were to trade 1B Derrek Lee, according...[+] to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick. Lee is apparently willing to waive his no-trade clause to approve the trade.
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Mike Minor, Julio Teheran won't be traded: The Atlanta Braves will not be trading either SPs Mike Minor or Julio Teheran to obtain Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee, according...[+] to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat and Mark Bowman.
• 8/18 Obstructed View: Derrek Lee to the Braves? ***Updated***: According to Bruce Levine, the Cubs and Braves are working on a deal that would send Derrek Lee to Atlanta.  The Chicago...
• 8/18 The UpperCard Network: Braves Close To Acquiring Derrek Lee: The Braves are close to acquiring Cubs first basemen Derrek Lee in a move that would make the biggest waiver acquisition leading...
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | More on Derrek Lee rumor: Updating an earlier report, the Atlanta Braves are trying to acquire Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal...[+] confirmed. The two sides haven't agreed on any players yet, and Lee still has to waive his no-trade clause.
• 8/18 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Close To Trading For Derrek Lee?: The Braves are close to trading for Derrek Lee, according to David Kaplan of CSNChicago.com. Lee, who vetoed a deal to the Angels...
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Close to acquiring Derrek LeeThe Atlanta Braves are close to acquiring Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee, WGN Radio's David Kaplan reports. ...[+] The Atlanta Braves are close to acquiring Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee, WGN Radio's David Kaplan reports.
• 8/17 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Yankees, Counsell, Livingston, Lee: Some more links for Tuesday as two of the game's best second basemen - Chase Utley and Dustin Pedroia - return to action... The...
• 8/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee receives epidural: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee (back) received an epidural injection in his back Monday, Aug. 16, and is expected to miss the next...[+] two to three days, according to the Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan. 'It doesn't bother me swinging,' Lee said. 'It's just moving around, mainly defense and trying to run, just tight.'
• 8/16 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 15: Home Run of the Day: Steve Hill, St. Louis Cardinals (Trot Time: 21.82 seconds) [video] What do you do if you're playing...
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee to miss a few days: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee (back) will miss a few days with a bulging disc in his lower back, according to ESPNChicago.com's Bruce...[+] Levine. OF Xavier Nady is replacing Lee at first base Monday, Aug. 16.
• 8/16 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 15: Home Run of the Day: Steve Hill, St. Louis Cardinals (Trot Time: 21.82 seconds) [video] What do you do if you're playing...
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee goes yard twice: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee hit two homers Sunday, Aug. 15, and hit four homers in the three-game series against the St. Louis...[+] Cardinals, The Associated Press reports.
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee leaves earlyChicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee (back) left the game Sunday, Aug. 15, with a stiff back, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee (back) left the game Sunday, Aug. 15, with a stiff back, The Associated Press reports.
• 8/15 Baseball Musings: Thirty for Ten: Albert Pujols hit his 30th home run of the season, reaching that level for the tenth straight season, every year of his career....
• 8/15 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Figgins, Papelbon, Lee, Hermida: Links for Sunday, as Jeremy **** aims for his third win in his third career start.... Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times...
• 8/14 Baseball Musings: Control Returning: Carlos Zambrano came into Saturday’s game against the Cardinals with 11 walks in 8 2/3 innings since returning from his...
• 8/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee reinstated: The Chicago Cubs reinstated 1B Derrek Lee (personal) from the bereavement list Friday, Aug. 13, according to CBSSports.com. ...[+]
• 8/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee to return Friday: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee (personal) will be activated from the bereavement list Friday, Aug. 13, according to The Associated...[+] Press.
• 8/12 Cubs Win!: 1st Base: Derrek Lee - CThis is not the D-Lee we have come to know and love over the years. His offensive production has been well below...
• 8/10 The UpperCard Network: Eye On Free Agency: Derrek Lee: The Cubs season at this point is a wash. Carlos Zambrano folded under heavy expectations, Lou Piniella announced he would be retiring...
• 8/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee placed on bereavement list: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee was placed on the bereavement list after he left the team to be with his ill grandfather in Sacramento,...[+] Calif., MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports.
• 8/6 And Counting: Half Decent: Setting Expectations for the 2011 Cubs (pt. 1): When I was in high school, one of the youth leaders at my church routinely discussed three topics more than any other: the unholy...
• 8/5 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: DeShields, Myers, Lee, Redding: Links for Thursday, before Tim Lincecum takes on the Braves... Top Astros draft pick Delino DeShields Jr. told...
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee hits 400th doubleChicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee hit his 400th career double Wednesday, Aug. 4, according to The Associated Press. ...[+] Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee hit his 400th career double Wednesday, Aug. 4, according to The Associated Press.
• 8/4 MLBTradeRumors: Melvin: Axford A Pleasant Surprise: John Axford had faced 34 major league hitters going into the 2010 season, so you would have surprised even the most dedicated...
• 8/4 MLBTradeRumors: The Cubs' Offseason: The Cubs have had a brutal year, and fans are already thinking ahead to the offseason and preparing for 2011.  Here's what the...
• 8/3 MLBTradeRumors: Waiver Trade Candidates: NL Central: The NL Central picture: the Reds and Cardinals are in the race, and the Brewers, Astros, Cubs, and Pirates are out.  Waiver trade...
• 8/2 El Maquino: A Cub You Can Actually Like: Before the Deadline, Cubs 1b Derrek Lee was to be traded to the Angels; but excercised his no-trade clause to stay with his team,...
• 8/1 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Lee, Edmonds, Dunn, Kelly: In this week's installment of his Baseball Notes column, the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo breaks down the winners and losers of...

• 7/29 NY Baseball Digest: Matsui on Yanks Radar?: Brandon Tierney of ESPN Radio reported on the “Wheelhouse” tonight that Anaheim may be ready to dump some of their...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Could Become Sellers: Though they've acquired Dan Haren and Alberto Callaspo this month and reached an agreement for Derrek Lee eight days ago, the...
• 7/28 My Pinstripes: Lee Says No to a Halo: The Los Angeles Angels surprised a lot of people when they acquired Dan Haren from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Today it was the...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Derrek Lee Will Remain With Cubs: Cubs GM Jim Hendry confirmed to ESPN's Bruce Levine today that first baseman Derrek Lee wants to play out his contract with the...
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Three regulars rested Wednesday: Chicago Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano, 1B Derrek Lee and OF Marlon Byrd received the day off Wednesday, July 28, according to MLB.com's...[+] Carrie Muskat. OF Tyler Colvin hit third in the lineup.
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee will not accept any trades: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee has told the team that he will not accept any trades, according to ESPNChicago.com's Bruce Levine....[+] The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim apparently proposed a trade to the Cubs recently for Lee. However, Lee denied the deal with his no-trade clause.
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Angels | Monitoring Derrek Lee, Garrett Jones: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are not done trying to acquire a power bat and are monitoring Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Garrett...[+] Jones and Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee, according to FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal.
• 7/27 Call to the Pen: Deal or no Deal: Potential Trade Thoughts from the NL Central: With the MLB trade deadline quickly approaching I asked each of our site leads to give me their thoughts on what the team they...
• 7/26 Obstructed View: Derrek Lee won't waive his no-trade clause?: Rumors have been flying around lately that Derrek Lee would be unlikely to waive his no-trade clause.  While Lee had no-trade...
• 7/26 Baseball Musings: Zambrano Says He’s Sorry: Carlos Zambrano joins the Cubs in Denver and will apologize to his teammates. He’s already talked to Derrek Lee: “I...
• 7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee unlikely to accept trade: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee is 'highly doubtful' to waive his full no-trade clause to accept any trade, according to ESPN.com's...[+] Jayson Stark.
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Derrek Lee's No-Trade Clause: Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has full no-trade rights.  Reporters have consulted Lee's friends for opinions on whether he'd...
• 7/26 PaulLebowitz.com: They're Out There Having Fun...: In the warm California sun: What a shock. Few people had seriously mentioned the Los Angeles Angels as big time players...
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Eyeing Derrek Lee, Deep In Talks For Cantu: The Rangers are known to be seeking a right-handed hitting first baseman, perhaps a platoon partner for Chris Davis.  USA Today's...
• 7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Looking at Derrek LeeThe Texas Rangers are taking a close look at Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale. ...[+] The Texas Rangers are taking a close look at Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.
• 7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Still Looking For Big Bat: The Angels haven't halted their pursuit of a power bat, sources tell Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  Garrett Jones of the Pirates...
• 7/23 El Maquino: Windy in Wrigley!: It’s EM‘s first Chicago Cubs series! Like to point out that the Cubs are 43-53; 11 games back of the Cards and worse...
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Discussed Cantu, LaRoche: Jorge Cantu and Adam LaRoche are among the names the Angels have discussed, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  Those veteran...
• 7/20 The UpperCard Network: Angels Targeting Alberto Callaspo: Mark Saxon of ESPN Los Angeles is reporting that the Angels have targeted Royals infielder Alberto Callaspo. The Angels are believed...
• 7/19 Baseball Press: The 606 - July 19, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 7/17 NY Baseball Digest: Is Ike Davis Really Mike Jacobs?: Herb Uzzi of ESPN down in Florida made called Ike Davis “Ike Jacobs” on Twitter this afternoon. It got me to wondering...
• 7/16 Baseball Press: First Half Fantasy Stars and Scrubs: Could this First Half Scrub be a Second Half Star? (AP) The Baseball Press Crew sat down on Wednesday night for a podcast...
• 7/16 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 15: The All-Star Break really takes a lot out of a guy. I know it's only been three days since I last did a Tater Trot Tracker update,...
• 7/16 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 15: The All-Star Break really takes a lot out of a guy. I know it's only been three days since I last did a Tater Trot Tracker update,...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Jack Of All Trades: Rusty Staub: In Gary Sheffield and Bobby Bonilla, we've seen that a very good player can be traded multiple times if he wears out his welcome....
• 7/16 Baseball Musings: Cubs Power Up: Derrek Lee homered and Aramis Ramirez hit two doubles as the Cubs pounded the Phillies 12-2. Both are slugging under .400 and...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Three go deep Thursday: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee, C Geovany Soto and OF Alfonso Soriano all hit homers in a victory Thursday, July 15, according to...[+] The Associated Press. Soto now has 10 homers this year.
• 7/15 The UpperCard Network: Can The Angels Pull Off A Major Trade?: The Angels have been linked to a lot of big name hitters leading up to the trade deadline, such as Derrek Lee, Adam Dunn and Paul...
• 7/15 Obstructed View: Derrek Lee would waive no-trade clause: Rosenthal and Morosi are reporting that friends have said Derrek Lee would waive his no-trade clause to the right team. Derrek...
• 7/15 PaulLebowitz.com: The Silence Of The Prince----Monsters Of The First Half, Day 3: "Oh Clarice, your problem is you need to get more fun out of life." The death of George Steinbrenner and the inconvenience...
• 7/14 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Carroll, Pujols, Lee: Links for Wednesday, on an eerily quiet day for baseball fans... The Dodgers have fielded multiple calls on Jamey...
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee could waive no-trade clause: Some friends of Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee are saying that he would waive his no-trade clause and accept a deal to the right team,...[+] according to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim would seem to be the best fit for Lee.
• 7/14 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available First Basemen: Several contenders might be looking for help at first base, including the Rockies, Angels, Giants, and Rangers.  Potentially...
• 7/12 Obstructed View: Fan poll: Derrek Lee: With the inaugural Cubs Legend fan poll for Mark Grace the other day and a new one today for Derrek Lee, the subjects of the...
• 7/11 MLBTradeRumors: Ortiz Would Like To Remain In Boston: David Ortiz envisions himself wearing a Red Sox uniform past this season, and hopes the team feels the same way, writes Peter...
• 7/10 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Mariners, Hunter, Lee, Astros: Some links before Cliff Lee makes his Rangers' debut this evening... Joel Sherman and George A. King III of The...
• 7/9 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Looking To Move Cumbersome Salaries: The Cubs are finally starting to get serious about making trades, and The Chicago Tribune's Fred Mitc**** and David Kaplan hear...
• 7/8 MLBTradeRumors: What The Elias Rankings Mean For Trade Candidates: Many of this year's trade candidates share a distinguishing characteristic: they are about to become free agents. After the season,...
• 7/7 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Are Getting More Serious About Trades: The Cubs have yet to declare themselves buyers or sellers despite a 37-47 record, but Kevin Davidoff of Newsday tweets that the...
• 7/7 The UpperCard Network: Can The Angels Land Konerko?: The Angels landing Paul Konerko at the trade deadline is a pipe dream at this point, now that the White Sox have put themselves...
• 7/7 Obstructed View: The New Sean Marshall: Sean Marshall was one of the first prospects that Ryno and I were following on a daily basis when we started talking about the...
• 7/6 Obstructed View: Cubs shopping Lilly and Lee, still finding ways to be dumb (updated): Per this Peter Gammons tweet, the Cubs are shopping Ted Lilly and Derrek Lee. But, to make sure that they keep their string...
• 7/6 Obstructed View: Cubs WAR: Last night ygo said something that got me thinking about this year's team. I try not to think much about this team anymore, but...
• 7/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Alfonso Soriano, Derrek Lee resting Monday: Chicago Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano and 1B Derrek Lee are both sitting out of the lineup Monday, July 5, according to MLB.com's Andrew...[+] Pentis. Soriano and Lee went a combined 7-for-48 (.146) during the team's seven-game homestand. OFs Xavier Nady and Tyler Colvin filled in for them Monday.
• 7/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Becoming sellers: The Chicago Cubs are talking about dealing SP Ted Lilly and trying to re-sign him as a free agent after the season, according...[+] to MLB.com's Peter Gammons. The team is also trying to market 1B Derrek Lee on the trade block.

• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Will Avoid Rental Players: Giants GM Brian Sabean is searching for a bat, reports Jeff Fletcher of AOL FanHouse.  But here's Sabean explaining his limitation: "We...
• 6/28 MLBTradeRumors: Trading Carlos Zambrano: Carlos Zambrano signed a five-year, $91.5MM extension with the Cubs in August of 2007.  At the time, I had mixed feelings - the...
• 6/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee the DH Sunday: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee (back) was the designated hitter Sunday, June 27, due to some minor back soreness, the Chicago Sun-Times...[+] reports.
• 6/26 Baseball Press: Trading Big Z: Has Big Z thrown his last pitch for the Cubs? (AP) After the first inning of Chicago's Cross Town Classic game between...
• 6/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Someone To Blame----Unfairly: Another explosion from Carlos Zambrano: Carlos Zambrano might----might----have been an attractive possibility to a club who...
• 6/25 The UpperCard Network: Carlos Zambrano Suspended Indefinitely: Carlos Zambrano was suspended indefinitely by the Cubs after a tantrum in the dugout in today’s loss to the White Sox, reports...
• 6/25 B-R Blog: Carlos Zambrano’s short start (and short temper): I see Carlos Zambrano lasted just 1 inning in his start today against the White Sox. That's the shortest start of his career....
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee could DH Wednesday: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee could serve as the designated hitter Wednesday, June 23, with OF Xavier Nady playing first base, according...[+] to the Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan. OF Marlon Byrd could DH Thursday, June 24, with OF Tyler Colvin starting in center.
• 6/23 The UpperCard Network: The Future of the Cubs: The 31-39 Chicago Cubs sit 3rd in the NL Central and 8 games back in the NL Wildcard, and once again are in the top of the league...
• 6/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee knocks in fourChicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee drove in a season-high four runs Sunday, June 20, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee drove in a season-high four runs Sunday, June 20, The Associated Press reports.
• 6/19 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 18: This is at least the third time this season that Adrian Beltre has hit a home run with his back leg on the ground. It is definitle...
• 6/19 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 18: This is at least the third time this season that Adrian Beltre has hit a home run with his back leg on the ground. It is definitle...
• 6/18 Baseball Musings: Cubs Comeback: Up 7-2 in the eighth, the new Francisco Rodriguez comes in for the Angels. After retiring the Cubs in order in the eighth, he...
• 6/17 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 16: Home Run of the Day: Aubrey Huff, San Francisco Giants (Trot Time: 25.8 seconds) [video] A decent amount of home runs to choose...
• 6/17 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 16: Home Run of the Day: Aubrey Huff, San Francisco Giants (Trot Time: 25.8 seconds) [video] A decent amount of home runs to choose...
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee breaks mini-slump with homer: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee broke out of a 1-for-13 slide with a home run Wednesday, June 16, according to The Associated Press,...[+] as the Cubs topped the Oakland Athletics 6-2.
• 6/16 Baseball Musings: Double Double Errors: Tyler Colvin and Derrek Lee each made two errors against the Oakland Athletics, leading to four unearned runs in a 9-5 Cubs...
• 6/14 Baseball Musings: Seventh Inning Double No-No: Ted Lilly retires the White Sox in order in the seventh on three fly balls. With only three strikeouts, the south siders are...
• 6/14 Baseball Musings: Lilly in the Eighth: A.J. Pierzynski grounds out for the first out of the eighth. Gordon Beckham just tried to bunt and fouled off the pitch. Update:...
• 6/14 Baseball Musings: Lilly in the Ninth: The Cubs do not score in the bottom of the eighth as Gavin Floyd needs the White Sox to break up Ted Lilly’s no-hitter...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Lilly in the Ninth: The Cubs do not score in the bottom of the eighth as Gavin Floyd needs the White Sox to break up Ted Lilly’s no-hitter...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Seventh Inning Double No-No: Ted Lilly retires the White Sox in order in the seventh on three fly balls. With only three strikeouts, the south siders are...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Lilly in the Eighth: A.J. Pierzynski grounds out for the first out of the eighth. Gordon Beckham just tried to bunt and fouled off the pitch. Update:...
• 6/10 MLBTradeRumors: The Angels: Recoup Or Reload?: Now that it's been confirmed that Kendry Morales' ankle surgery will sideline him for the rest of the season, the flurry of rumors...
• 6/10 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Strasburg, LaPorta, Lee, Padres: Some items from around the majors on Thursday... Minnesota has signed two draft picks, the highest of which is ninth-rounder...
• 6/10 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 9: Home Run of the Day: Gerardo Parra, Arizona Diamondbacks (Trot Time: 16.06 seconds) [video] There were a lot of interesting...
• 6/10 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 9: Home Run of the Day: Gerardo Parra, Arizona Diamondbacks (Trot Time: 16.06 seconds) [video] There were a lot of interesting...
• 6/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Team clubs five homers in Milwaukee win: Chicago Cubs C Geovany Soto and OF Marlon Byrd each hit two home runs and 1B Derrek Lee slugged his 300th career homer Wednesday,...[+] June 9, according to The Associated Press, in a 9-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. It was their highest homer output of the year.
• 6/8 MLBTradeRumors: Which Teams Will Add Draft Picks For 2011?: 24 extra picks were granted for the 2010 draft due to free agent compensation, ranging from #18 to #80.  Using Eddie Bajek's...
• 6/4 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Orioles, Red Sox, Lee, Sanchez: Some links for Friday before Roy Halladay tries to restore order for the slumping Phillies... Ken Rosenthal of FOX...
• 6/3 Pitchers Hit Eighth: 2010 UCB Progressive Game Blog: Fourth Inning: Cards versus Cubs at Wrigley Field – does it get much better than that?  Well, assuming a Cardinal victory anyway… The...
• 6/3 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Haven't Begun Serious Trade Talks: Whether or not the Angels want to acquire a Cubs bat may not matter just yet. Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports...
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Haven't talked to Halos: MLB.com's Carrie Muskat was told the Chicago Cubs haven't talked to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim about Cubs 1B Derrek Lee...[+] or OF Xavier Nady.
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee scratched: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee (hamstring) was scratched Wednesday, June 2, due to tightness in his right hamstring, according to...[+] the Chicago Tribune's Fred Mitchell and David Kaplan.
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Angels | May be involved in trade talks for Derrek Lee: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim may be involved in trade talks for Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee, according to multiple baseball...[+] sources, the Chicago Tribune's Fred Mitchell and David Kaplan report.
• 6/3 MLBTradeRumors: Angels In Talks To Acquire Derrek Lee?: The Cubs "may be involved in trade talks" that would send first baseman Derrek Lee to the Angels, according to Fred Mitc****...

• 5/28 MLBTradeRumors: Dempster Defers Salary To Give Cubs Flexibility: Ryan Dempster will defer $3MM of his $12.5MM salary this year at little or no interest to give the Cubs the flexibility to make...
• 5/28 Fungoes.net: Preview: Cubs-Cardinals: The big Cubs series starts today, so in the spirit of friendly competition, we’re doing a joint preview with Joe Aiello...
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee has good gameChicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee had three hits, a homer and three RBIs Tuesday, May 25, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee had three hits, a homer and three RBIs Tuesday, May 25, The Associated Press reports.
• 5/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Clayton Kershaw Gets Let Down: Clayton Kershaw continued his streak of solid starts today by not allowing an earned run over six innings. Since his 1.1 inning,...
• 5/25 TetreaultVision: Take Me Back from the Ballgame May 20, 2010: Major League Baseball's series of two game sets for everyone has finally come and gone. But before we take a look at the AL's...
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee, Kosuke Fukudome homer Thursday: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee and OF Kosuke Fukudome both hit home runs in a losing effort Thursday, May 20, according to The Associated...[+] Press.
• 5/17 MLBTradeRumors: Elias Rankings Update: Eddie Bajek has reverse-engineered the Elias Rankings, and he's providing his work exclusively here at MLB Trade Rumors.  The...
• 5/16 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Padres, Lee, Iannetta, D'Backs: In this week's Baseball Notes column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe praises the Padres for building a roster suited to their...
• 5/16 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal's Full Count Video: Griffey, Pena, Dye: In his latest Full Count video for FOX Sports, Ken Rosenthal says that retirement could become a more realistic option for Ken...
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee dropped to cleanup spot: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee was dropped from third to fourth in the batting order Tuesday, May 11, against the Florida Marlins,...[+] according to The Associated Press.
• 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...
• 5/4 MLBTradeRumors: Players With Full No-Trade Clauses: A contract with a full no-trade clause lets a player control his destiny.  Looking at Cot's Baseball Contracts, here's an attempted list...

• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez to work out of slumps: Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella said he will let 1B Derrek Lee and 3B Aramis Ramirez work themselves out of their slumps without...[+] giving them days off, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat. Lee entered the game Friday, April 30, hitting .193, while Ramirez was hitting .159. Lee admitted that he is having problems with his timing.
• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Derrek Lee slumpingChicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee has just five hits in his last 49 at-bats, according to The Associated Press. ...[+] Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee has just five hits in his last 49 at-bats, according to The Associated Press.
• 4/29 B-R Blog: Getting A Headstart On Whiffs: A quick list via Baseball-Reference.com's Play Index Batting Game Finder - players with 9+ games of 2+ strikeouts within their...
• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Four players homer Sunday in win: Chicago Cubs OF Derrek Lee, OF Kosuke Fukudome, OF Tyler Colvin and C Geovany Soto all homered Sunday, April 25, in a 12-2 win...[+] over the Milwaukee Brewers, according to The Associated Press.
• 4/23 B-R Blog: Applying A Little RE24: RE24, or "Base-Out Runs Added," is the difference in run expectancy between the start of the play and the end of the play. That...
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Putting off talks with Derrek Lee: Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee's agent Casey Close checked in with the Cubs to see if they were interested in an extension, according...[+] to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark. Lee is a free agent after the season, and the team responded that they wanted to see how this year played out first.
• 4/22 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Padres, Jose Guillen, Derrek Lee: ESPN's Jayson Stark kicks off today's column with a look at which teams' starts he considers reality and illusion.  Beyond...
• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: If The Cubs Become Sellers: At 5-9, the Cubs have fallen to four games back of the Cardinals in the NL Central.  With over 90% of the season remaining,...
• 4/20 B-R Blog: 2010 hit streaks: Here are the longest hitting streaks so far in 2010: Rk Strk Start End Games AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SO BB SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Tm 1 Jorge...