Theodore Roosevelt Lilly

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 4, 1976 in Lomita, CA
High School: Yosemite HS (Oakhurst, CA)
School: Fresno City College (Fresno, CA)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 23rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 14, 1999 (Age 23)   vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER
Teams (by GP): Cubs/BlueJays/Dodgers/Yankees/Athletics/... 1999-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 3 yrs/$33M (11-13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 12.102, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Larry O'Brien [*]
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• 5/21 Lasorda's Lair: Zack Greinke Makes Return to Miller Park Looking for a Series Win for the Dodgers: Zack Greinke (2-0, 1.62) vs. Hiram Burgos (1-2, 6.58) Lineup: TBA Last night’s win in Milwaukee gave Dodger fans a night...
• 5/20 FFLockerRoom: Dodgers Ted Lilly Activated From 15-Day Disabled List: The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated left-handed starter Ted Lilly from the 15-day disabled list after having missed over three...
• 5/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Brewers May 20, 2013: Don Mattingly Remains, For Now: Don Mattingly is going to manage the Dodgers tonight. Normally, you really shouldn’t have to lead off a game story with...
• 5/20 Injury Report: ()
• 5/20 MLB Injury News: Mariners' Aaron Harang expected to make Tuesday start: Seattle Mariners right-handed starting pitcher Aaron Harang had his previous start scratched after he experienced stiffness in...
• 5/19 Lasorda's Lair: Matt Magill and Dodgers Hope to Avoid Atlanta Sweep: Matt Magill (0-0, 6.92) vs. Mike Minor (5-2, 2.75) Lineup: TBA Sunday sweep day? The Braves are looking to complete the three-game...
• 5/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Braves May 18, 2013: Capuano vs Medlen: Good news, friends! Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register is reporting that Ted Lilly will be activated tomorrow, though...
• 5/17 mlbreports.com : Greinke Return Can Turn The Dodgers Season Around: Like us on Facebook here Friday May.17/2013  By Enrique Rivera (Dodgers Correspondent for MLB Reports) I think it’s pretty...
• 5/17 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Look to Avoid the Chop in Atlanta: Hyun-jin Ryu (4-2, 3.40) vs. Paul Maholm (4-4, 3.94) Lineup: TBA Good pitching helped the Dodger edge out the Washington Nationals...
• 5/15 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Nationals @ Dodgers May 15, 2013: It’s Greinke Time: Zack Greinke is back. It’s probably too soon, and we all pray it’s not. I think that’s been made pretty clear...
• 5/14 Inside the Dodgers: Ted Lilly set for rehab start in Rancho Cucamonga tomorrow.: Ted Lilly will make a rehabilitation start for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Wednesday. If you feel like you’ve read that...
• 5/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Nationals @ Dodgers May 14, 2013: Matt Kemp Must Be Playing Second Base Tonight: Yesterday, I went into all the reasons why rushing Zack Greinke seemed like a questionable choice but why it was so obvious that...
• 5/14 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Need To Dump Josh Beckett: I’ve had enough of Josh Beckett. How long are the Dodgers going to continue to go with him? I think we’ve all had it up to...
• 5/11 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Marlins @ Dodgers May 11, 2013: Where Would The Dodgers Be Without Hyun-jin Ryu?: Well, still in last place, I suppose, because it’s difficult to be in laster place. That said, in a battered rotation that’s...
• 5/11 MLB Injury News: Dodgers injury update: Elbert, Fife, Greinke and Lilly rehab: On the coattails of Zack Greinke's minor league rehab start with Class A Rancho Cucamonga comes news of more Dodger pitching...
• 5/10 Sports Out West: Dodgers news: Is Don Mattingly the next Mike Brown?: The Los Angeles Dodgers were supposed to be at the very least, competitive this season. Right now they sit in last place in the...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Fed-up fan’s fixes for Los Angeles Dodgers: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Last year...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Nolan Arenado shines, homers; Rockies destroy Dodgers 12-2: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.In a lopsided...
• 5/10 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins @ Los Angeles Dodgers Series Preview: The Hanley Ramirez Is Missing Series: The Miami Marlins continue their west coast trip into Los Angeles to face a Dodgers team that has lost seven consecutive games....
• 5/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Fed-up fan’s fixes for Los Angeles Dodgers: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Last year...
• 5/9 PaulLebowitz.com: The Dodgers Were Flawed To Begin With: Injuries have been a significant factor for the Dodgers. Their starting rotation “depth” with which they entered spring training...
• 5/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: D’Backs @ Dodgers May 8, 2013: The Three Catcher Society: No need to worry, friends: Elian Herrera is starting in left field tonight. Our problems are solved! Actually, there was some...
• 5/7 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodger Pitching Staff Is Not Getting The Job Done: The Dodgers have always been a team that has revolved around great pitching. From the legends of Sandy Koufax, and Don Drysdale,...
• 5/7 Blog Red Machine: Reds Starting Pitching Surplus is a Good Thing: Much has been said since Tony Cingrani was promoted from Louisville in the wake of Johnny Cueto hitting the disabled list. The...
• 5/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees Lead Baseball In Days On The DL: The news isn't too shocking, but through May 6th, the Yankees lead all of baseball in days on the DL with a total of 358. The...
• 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: 2014 Free Agents On The DL: Catcher Brian McCann will join the Braves tonight in Cincinnati to make his season debut against the Reds.  The 29-year-old...
• 5/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Giants 4, Dodgers 3: Swept Right Out of Town: I’m glad there’s not a day off between the end of this series and the start of a set against Arizona back in Los Angeles...
• 5/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Giants May 5, 2013: Who Needs a Full Roster?: Another day, and more of the same. This is now the ninth day in a row (eighth game) that Mark Ellis remains active yet unavailable...
• 5/5 FFLockerRoom: Los Angeles Dodgers Activate Clayton Kershaw, Disable Ted Lilly: The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated left handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw from the bereavement list. To make room for him, the...
• 5/4 MLB Injury News: Dodgers’ Adrian Gonzalez out with neck injury: Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez missed last night’s contest against the San Francisco Giants due to a neck...
• 5/4 Injury Report: ()
• 5/4 Baseballhotcorner.com: Has Josh Beckett Lost It?: When the Los Angeles Dodgers made the big August trade with the Boston Red Sox last season to acquire Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez,...
• 5/4 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Lose Hanley To Injury, Then Lose Depressing Game To Giants: Dodgers 1 11 1 Giants     2 4 1 WP-Romo-2-2 LP-Belisario-2-3 HR-Posey-4 This season keeps getting worse and worse, with no...
• 5/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Hanley Ramirez Leaves With Injury, Sky May Or May Not Be Falling: I was going to wait until the end of the game for this, because Clayton Kershaw had a no-hitter going through 5.2 innings —...
• 5/3 MLB Injury News: Dodgers' Pitcher Ted Lilly Placed On DL, Kershaw Returns: Dodgers' left handed pitcher Ted Lilly was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a rib-cage muscle strain.  The move...
• 5/3 RoxPile: Rockies Face Tough Test In Matt Moore, David Price: Tough left-handed pitchers are constantly a problem for the Colorado Rockies. They have no choice but to face the likes of Clayton...
• 5/2 Splash Hit Blog: The paper says: Two days of strikeouts, and one day of LOL Dodgers: The Dodgers come to San Francisco this weekend for a three-game series against the Giants where there will be a license plate...
• 5/2 MLB Injury News: Chris Capuano Impresses in Rehab Start, Eyes Clearance to Return to Dodgers: In his first rehab start since being placed on the disabled list for a left calf muscle strain, Chris Capuano looked sharp in...
• 5/1 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Survive Wild April with a .500 Record: Dodgers fans who thought they had experienced an injury plagued 2012 and figured 2013 couldn’t possibly come close to...
• 5/1 Inside the Dodgers: Javy Guerra adds length to Dodgers’ bullpen.: It came as little surprise when the Dodgers recalled pitcher Javy Guerra from Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday. Guerra was sent...
• 5/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Rockies @ Dodgers May 1, 2013: Nicasio vs Beckett: So this isn’t great: for the second night in a row, Carl Crawford sits with a sore right hamstring. Understandably, we’re...
• 5/1 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Hope To Start May On A Winning Note: Dodgers Lineup vs. Colorado-TBA Juan Nicasio-3-0 vs. Josh Beckett-0-3   Last night’s Dodger 6-2 win was a feel good game, and...
• 5/1 Injury Report: ()

• 4/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Rockies @ Dodgers April 30, 2013: Hanley In, Crawford Out: Hanley Ramirez is back! For real this time. Yes, Ramirez is in the starting lineup for the first time in 2013, hitting fifth and...
• 4/30 RoxPile: Rockies At Dodgers, April 30th: Game Time, Lineups, And Preview: Rockies at Dodgers. 8:10 P.M. MST The Colorado Rockies come off their 12-2 barrage of the Dodgers last night hoping to build some...
• 4/30 Lasorda's Lair: Can Ramirez and Ryu Recharge Reeling Dodgers?: Hyun-jin Ryu (2-1, 3.41) vs. Jorge De La Rosa (2-2, 2.86) Lineup: TBA If you were one of the diehard Dodger fans who watched the...
• 4/30 Lasorda's Lair: Skip Schumaker Relief Pitcher???: In case you weren’t around to watch last night’s Dodger game, Skip Schumaker pitched last night. No it’s true. I promise...
• 4/30 Beyond the Scorecard: 4/29/13 Box Score Ephemera: The strange, arcane and occasionally important stuff from the Monday, April 29th, 2013 baseball games.***SAME NUMBER, DIFFERENT...
• 4/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Nolan Arenado shines, homers; Rockies destroy Dodgers 12-2: In a lopsided victory, the Colorado Rockies trampled the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-2 with the assistance of their organization’s...
• 4/30 mlbreports.com : Carl Crawford Is Off To A Surprisingly Hot Start As The Dodgers Leadoff Guy: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday Apr.30/2013 By Enrique Rivera (Dodgers Correspondent) When the Dodgers acquired Outfielder Carl...
• 4/30 Lasorda's Lair: New Attitude Rockies Clobber Lilly, Wall, and the Dodgers 12-2: Dodgers 2 6 1 Rockies 12 19 1 WP- Chatwood (1-0) LP- Lilly (0-1) HR- Fowler (8), Rosario (7), Hairston (1) Before the game the...
• 4/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So Ends Ted Lilly’s Career…?: If you’ve been reading this site for any length of time, you know I’ve never thought all that much of Ted Lilly, at...
• 4/29 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Look To Gain Ground On First Place Colorado Tonight: Dodgers Lineup vs. Colorado-TBA Tyler Chatwood-0-0 vs. Ted Lilly-   Now that the Milwaukee Brewers have been Kershed, the Dodgers...
• 4/28 Inside the Dodgers: Suddenly, the Dodgers are out of long relievers.: For all the money the Dodgers have spent building their 2013 roster — about $230 million when the regular season began —...
• 4/28 Call to the Pen: Dodgers Staff Needs Health Insurance: One would hope the coverage plan is solid for the Los Angeles Dodgers because their pitchers need all of the TLC Blue Cross can...
• 4/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Brandon League's effectiveness, velocity down to start the 2013 season: Brandon League really hasn't endeared himself to fans or those who questioned the 3-year, $22.5 million contract he signed...
• 4/25 mlbreports.com : Mid – Week MLB Reports Around The Horn Rant – April.25th/2013: Like us on Facebook here Thursday Apr.25/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Welcome to the 1st installment...
• 4/25 Mets360.com: Matt Harvey’s Starts Are The High Point Of Every Week For The 2013 Mets: For those of us who hung with last night’s (4/24) game vs. the Dodgers – and your intrepid columnist was barely one of those...
• 4/25 Mets Chronicle: Preview: Game 20 - Dodgers at Mets - Ryu vs Hefner: Los Angeles Dodgers (9-11) at New York Mets (10-9) 1:10 PM ET SeasonRd/HmLast StartLast 3 App STARTERSGSRECERAAIPRECERADATEOPPDECIPHERRECIPERA ...
• 4/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Too early for predictions, unless you’re a ticked off Dodgers fan: Okay, 20 games of the 2013 MLB season have been etched in the record books, and it’s way too early to make projections or predictions....
• 4/25 Marlin Maniac: Chicago Cubs @ Miami Marlins Series Preview: Is Starlin Castro Going to be Demoted?: Fresh off of a win, the Miami Marlins will try to get their season back on track during a seven game homestand. The Chicago Cubs,...
• 4/25 Baseball News Source: MLB Scores: Valdespin Slam Powers Mets, Cobb Shuts Down Yankees: Matt Kemp hit his first homer of the year and drove in three runs as Los Angeles grabbed a 3-1 lead against Mets ace Matt Harvey....
• 4/25 Lasorda's Lair: This is Why You Don’t Let David Wright Beat You: There were many parties to blame in last night’s heartbreaking unnecessary 7-3 loss to the Mets in extra innings. The Dodgers...
• 4/25 Mets Chronicle: Happy Recap: Game 19 - Dodgers (3) at Mets (7) - Mets Spin Dodgers: Final 10th12345678910RHE L.A. Dodgers (9-11)1000020000340 N.Y. Mets (10-9)«00001100147110 W: B. Parnell (1-0) L:...
• 4/25 Baseballhotcorner.com: MLB Manager`s On The Hot Seat: What MLB Coaches Are On The Hot Seat? Two Baseball Hot Corner Writers Debate The Topic Pauljacksports: So far early in the season...
• 4/25 Lasorda's Lair: Atrocious Bullpen, and In-Game Management Cost Dodgers Another Game: Dodgers  3 4 0 Mets        7 11 0 WP-Parnell-1-0 LP-Wall-0-1 HR-Kemp-1-Valdespin-1 The Dodgers blew another game that...
• 4/24 Rising Apple: Dodgers Dent Harvey, but Mets Walk Off in Extras 7-3: For the first time in five starts, Matt Harvey was touched in the first inning. After retiring Skip Schumaker, Mark Ellis and...
• 4/24 FFLockerRoom: Los Angeles Dodgers Activate Ted Lilly Option Tim Federowicz: MLB News: The Los Angeles Dodgers activated left hander Ted Lilly from the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, in time for him to...
• 4/24 Baseball News Source: Los Angeles Dodgers Pitching Injuries May Force Moves: With Zack Greinke, Chad Billingsley and Chris Capuano on the disabled list – and Aaron Harang recently traded to Colorado...
• 4/24 Injury Report: ()
• 4/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Mets April 24, 2013: Sigh, It’s Ted Lilly: For the first time since May 23 of last year, Ted Lilly starts a game for the Dodgers. How’d that work out last time? Actually,...
• 4/24 FFLockerRoom: Dodgers’ Chad Billingsley Out for Season, Will have Tommy John Surgery: Dodgers’ SP Chad Billingsley met with doctors today to review an MRI done on his bum elbow Saturday and confirmed the worst:...
• 4/24 Inside the Dodgers: Daily Distractions: The Dodgers’ pitching depth could be worse.: When Ted Lilly starts tonight, the Dodgers will have used eight starters in their first 20 games of the season. SI recaps how...
• 4/24 Sports Out West: Dodgers SP Chad Billingsley to have season-ending Tommy John surgery: How does that old saying go?  ”When it rains, it pours.” While it seems like the Los Angeles Dodgers are used to...
• 4/24 Lasorda's Lair: Ted Lilly Makes His Season Debut in NYC; Dodgers Draw Matt Harvey: Ted Lilly vs. Matt Harvey (4-0, 0.93) Lineup: TBA On Tuesday, the Dodgers announced that Chad Billingsley will undergo Tommy...
• 4/24 Mets Merized: Welcome To The Show: Lagares Singles In Major League Debut: Last night, in the Mets 7-2 loss to the Dodgers, Juan Lagares entered the game in the top of the fifth inning to play center field...
• 4/24 Call to the Pen: Chad Billingsley to Undergo Tommy John Surgery: The injury woes keep coming for the Los Angeles Dodgers, as the team announced Tuesday that right-hander Chad Billingsley will...
• 4/24 MLB Injury News: Dodgers’ Chad Billingsley requires Tommy John surgery: Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed starting pitcher Chad Billingsley requires Tommy John surgery, which will sideline him for...
• 4/24 Baseballhotcorner.com: Chad Billingsley To Miss Season: The Los Angeles Dodgers rotation received a big blow today as it was announced that starting pitcher Chad Billingsley will undergo...
• 4/24 Rising Apple: 4/23 Game Recap: Niese Leaves After Bruising Leg as Mets Fall to Dodgers 7-2: Robert Carson scored a run…what else do you need to know? What started out as a matchup against two young southpaws turned...
• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Cubs, Dodgers, Padres: Former Red Sox GM and current Cubs president Theo Epstein, speaking along with Athletics GM Billy Beane at a panel discussion...
• 4/23 Baseball Musings: Hanging Chad: Chad Billingsley needs Tommy John surgery: Billingsley has struggled with injuries, missing the final month of last season with...
• 4/23 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Chad Billingsley Will Undergo Tommy John Surgery: Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Chad Billingsley has a partially torn on our collateral ligament that will require Tommy John...
• 4/23 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Mets April 23, 2013: Smell You Later, Chad Billingsley: Does finding out that your longest tenured pitcher needs Tommy John surgery hurt any less when absolutely everyone expected it...
• 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: Billingsley To Undergo Tommy John Surgery: Dodgers righty Chad Billingsley will undergo Tommy John surgery tomorrow, announced the team, with the standard expected recovery...
• 4/23 Lasorda's Lair: Start Spreadin’ The News, Dodgers In New York: Dodgers Lineup vs. New York-   Clayton Kershaw-2-2 vs. Jonathon Niese-2-1 Start spreading the news, the Dodgers are leaving...
• 4/23 Lasorda's Lair: To Lose Chad Billingsley is to Lose a Favorite Dodger: These are the posts which are the least fun to write. Even when the Dodgers are in a six-game skid and all hope seems to almost...
• 4/22 RoxPile: Wilton Lopez Struggles Again, Diamondbacks End Rockies Winning Streak: So here’s the simplest baseball analysis you will read, hear, or receive in any other manner all day. Over the course of...
• 4/22 Baseball Jerks: MLB Week 4: A Look Ahead at Key Matchups and Storylines: What a week it has been. Boston became the setting for one of the most heinous acts of terrorism this country has ever seen. And,...
• 4/21 TheLeadoffWalk: Dodgers vs. Orioles: Day 21 Observations: Dodgers 7, Orioles 4 Matt Kemp: With the score tied at 4-4, Matt Kemp recorded his first hit of the game with...
• 4/21 Splash Hit Blog: Depth at SP for #Dodgers once was amusingly deep, now it’s mostly used up: This morning’s news from LA Times beat writer Dylan Hernandez: Chad Billingsley to the DL with elbow pain, doesn’t...
• 4/21 Baseball News Source: Prospect Zach Lee Strong Again for Lookouts, Dodgers Next?: The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff took yet another hit with the loss of Chad Billingsley to the disabled list earlier today....
• 4/21 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers place Chad Billingsley on DL, recall Stephen Fife, sadness ensues: That didn't take long at all. We were all skeptical about how long Chad Billingsley's balky elbow would hold up. The answer:...
• 4/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Orioles April 21, 2013: Now Billingsley’s Hurt, Because of Course He Is: I think we all knew Chad Billingsley‘s elbow was going to pop at some point — remember, we went through the lousy...
• 4/21 Baseball News Source: Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chad Billingsley Placed on the DL: Chad Billingsley was scheduled to pitch against the Baltimore Orioles today in an attempt to stop a six-game losing streak.  Change...
• 4/21 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Place Bills On DL (Elbow Again), Stephen Fife Recalled: Very early this morning, like before I even had a chance to have my cup of coffee, and of course before we had a chance to edit...
• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Britton, Norris, Garza, Red Sox: In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes that strikeouts are on the rise this season and there are an abundance...
• 4/21 Injury Report: ()
• 4/19 Injury Report: ()
• 4/19 Indians Baseball Insider: Orbiting Cleveland: Any help out there?: It’s now been three days since Ubaldo Jimenez’s awful start against the Boston Red Sox. While no one wants to...
• 4/19 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Agents, Lilly, Harvey: Agent Jamie Murphy of TWC Sports, in an interview on Buster Olney's Baseball Tonight podcast on ESPN, says that client-stealing...
• 4/18 MLB Injury News: Greinke "regrets" not telling A.J. Ellis about history with Carlos Quentin: If it seemed like A.J. Ellis was slow to get out and try to divert a charging Carlos Quentin, it's because he was.  Ellis,...
• 4/18 Lasorda's Lair: Not Even Kershaw Can Save The Dodgers From The Hello Kitty Curse, And The Padres: Padres    7 13 0 Dodgers 2 10 1 WP-Brad Brach-1-0 LP-Kershaw-2-2 HR-Cabrera-2-Denorfia-1-Blanks-1 Let’s go over some quick...
• 4/17 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers recall Tim Federowicz and place Chris Capuano (calf) on the 15-day disabled list.: Chris Capuano was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, ruling him out for the next time the Dodgers will need a fifth...
• 4/17 Sports Out West: Chris Capuano leaves in the 3rd inning with injury in Dodgers loss to Padres: The string of injuries during the Los Angeles Dodgers’ season just got a little longer. Chris Capuano walkedout of the...
• 4/17 Lasorda's Lair: Clayton Kershaw and Dodgers Need to Right Ship Before They Hit the Road: Clayton Kershaw (2-1, 1.16) vs. Tyson Ross (0-1, 4.82) Lineup: TBA After the lopsided loss last night at Dodger Stadium, the Dodger...
• 4/17 Indians Baseball Insider: Waving goodbye to Ubaldo Jimenez at the Corner of Carnegie and Ontario?: Ubaldo Jimenez has certainly become a lightning rod for the Cleveland Indians, and I'm trying to get away from the trees here...
• 4/17 Lasorda's Lair: Capuano Scheduled For MRI Thursday, But Calf Injury Appears To Be Minor: The left calf injury that Chris Capuano suffered Tuesday night in his disastrous season debut start against the Padres, doesn’t...
• 4/17 Inside the Dodgers: Chris Capuano injury: How long will he be out, and will the Dodgers notice?: It’s too soon to know how much time Chris Capuano will need to recover from his strained left calf muscle. It’s also...
• 4/17 Lasorda's Lair: Chris Capuano Injured During Crushing Loss to San Diego: Dodgers 2 4 0 Padres 9 15 0 WP- Marquis (1-1) LP- Capuano (0-1) This was one of those game where things go downhill very quickly....
• 4/17 Lasorda's Lair: Capuano Leaves Game In Third Frame With Leg Injury: If someone is playing a cruel joke on the Dodgers, just stop it! Because it’s not funny. The Dodgers had to remove Chris Capuano...
• 4/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Padres @ Dodgers April 16, 2013: Capuano vs Marquis: For the last several days we’ve all been complaining about the Carlos Quentin-fueled brawl that broke Zack Greinke‘s...
• 4/16 FriarHood: Headley Expected to Return Wednesday: The Padres own Corey Brock posted on Twitter that Chase Headley is expected to join the club later this week for the Padres/Dodgers...
• 4/16 Lasorda's Lair: Capuano Makes First Start As Dodgers Look To Even Series: Dodgers Lineup vs. San Diego- Jason Marquis-0-1 vs. Chris Capuano-0-0   Last night’s 6-3 loss to the Padres was a disgrace...
• 4/16 MLB Injury News: Ted Lilly will continue his minor league rehab assignment: The standoff between Ted Lilly and the Los Angeles Dodgers appears to be over.  The veteran lefty feels he is 100 percent...
• 4/16 Sports Out West: Dodgers select Chris Capuano to replace Zack Greinke in pitching rotation: Chris Capuano will replace Zack Greinke in the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching rotation, according to Los Angeles Times’ Dodgers’...
• 4/15 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Should Hang Onto Ted Lilly: Ted Lilly may have opened his big fat veteran mouth, and by doing so cost himself a spot on the Dodger’s active 25-man roster....
• 4/15 MLB Injury News: Dodgers' Ted Lilly refuses minor league assignment: Ted Lilly thinks he ready to come back from his shoulder surgery.  The Dodgers do not.  When Zack Greinke played matador...
• 4/15 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Keeping the Focus Where it Belongs Tonight at Dodger Stadium: When the Dodgers take the field against the Padres tonight in Los Angeles, I think we can all expect an electric atmosphere, coming...
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Face Decision On Ted Lilly: The Dodgers are at a standoff with lefty Ted Lilly after the 14-year veteran refused a minor league assignment Saturday, reported...
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Yankees, Lilly, Hamilton: Four players in the Yankees' lineup Sunday spent much of spring training with other teams, Andy Martino of New York Daily News...
• 4/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers say, Chris Capuano, come on down!: I was talking with my buddy about the Zack Greinke fiasco against the San Diego Padres. I was explaining to my pal (who doesn’t...
• 4/14 Baseball Jerks: MLB Schedule: Week 3 Key Matchups and Storylines: What a second week of the MLB schedule it was. There have been injuries, brawls, comebacks, and plenty of tight games. But there...
• 4/13 MLBTradeRumors: NL Notes: Lohse, Lilly, Mets: The Brewers' Kyle Lohse visited with his old team in the Cardinals' clubhouse on Saturday, MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch reports. ...
• 4/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Diamondbacks April 13, 2013: Ryu Hits the Road: Mark Ellis isn’t in the Dodger lineup tonight in Arizona, and neither is A.J. Ellis, Dock Ellis, Ellis Burks, or Hart Bochner...
• 4/13 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Carlos Quentin suspended 8 games for breaking Zack Greinke's collarbone: That's fair, right? The Padres' second-best hitter (which isn't saying much) idiotically charges the mound and, because of...
• 4/13 MLB Injury News: Dodgers’ Zack Greinke to undergo surgery: Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed starting pitcher Zack Greinke will undergo surgery on his broken collarbone today which will...
• 4/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Diamondbacks April 12, 2013: At Least There’s Still Kershaw: As we’re still waiting on the fallout from the Zack Greinke / Carlos Quentin situation, the cold reality of baseball is...
• 4/12 Baseball Jerks: Zack Greinke and Dodgers Suffer Fate of Carlos Quentin’s Ego: Long after much of the country east of the Mississippi was asleep, all hell was breaking loose on the west coast. In the 6th inning...
• 4/12 StanGraphs: 60 Feet, Six Inches of Logic and Reasoning: An Open Letter to Carlos Quentin:   Dear Carlos Quentin– I know you’re going to read this and think nothing more than that it’s a loyal......
• 4/12 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes: Collarbone Injury Shelves Greinke: Zack Greinke will miss significant time with a broken collarbone. (US Presswire)After an unfortunate event on the mound in San...
• 4/12 MLBTradeRumors: The Implications Of Zack Greinke's Injury: When the Dodgers spent $147MM on Zack Greinke this offseason, they were expecting 33 starts per season of an ace-caliber pitcher....
• 4/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Nothing But Bad News From the Brawl That Injured Zack Greinke: It’s kind of a running joke in the Dodger online community that whenever anything newsworthy or exciting happens, Hawaii-based...
• 4/12 MLB Injury News: Zack Greinke out indefinitely after breaking collarbone during brawl: Zack Greinke of the Los Angeles Dodgers will be out indefinitely following an altercation with San Diego Padres outfielder Carlos...
• 4/11 Lasorda's Lair: Ted Lilly Slowly Working His Way Back: Left hander Ted Lilly is slowly but surely working his way back to the Dodgers. On Wednesday night Lilly pitched a six inning...
• 4/11 MLB Injury News: Red Sox rumors: Boston not interested in Rockies’ Aaron Harang: In the wake of John Lackey’s arm injury, the Boston Red Sox were recently tied to Colorado Rockies right-hander Aaron Harang....
• 4/11 Kings of Kauffman: Royals April 10th Minors Recap: After last night’s postponement, Omaha played two in Albuquerque in just 46 degree weather to start. The Storm Chasers won...
• 4/10 Inside the Dodgers: Eric Stults vs. Chad Billingsley presents an intriguing Padres-Dodgers pitching matchup.: It wasn’t that long ago that San Diego Padres left-hander Eric Stults started against his former team. On Sept. 4 of last...
• 4/9 Call to the Pen: Los Angeles Dodgers Ted Lilly will make next rehab start tomorrow: Los Angeles Dodgers 37-year-old left-hander Ted Lilly made his first rehab start on Friday, and it was a rocky one overall. Lilly,...
• 4/9 MLBTradeRumors: Jered Weaver To Miss 4-6 Weeks: Angels righty Jered Weaver is out four to six weeks with a broken left (non-pitching) elbow, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports....
• 4/7 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Norris, Rangers, Lilly, Dodgers, Tigers: In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes that baseball could eventually return to Montreal.  While it has always...
• 4/6 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Trade Aaron Harang To Colorado For Veteran Catcher Ramon Hernandez: The Dodgers announced a move that really befuddled me, while I was visiting on the SportsSpeakLA show in Hollywood. However I...
• 4/6 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Bruce, Dodgers, Astros, Cano: Jay Bruce had some interesting comments on the state of free agency in a piece aut**** by MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince.  Bruce...
• 4/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pirates @ Dodgers April 5, 2013: Welcome To Town, Zack Greinke: For the second year in a row, the Dodgers welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates to town for the second series of the season. I’m...
• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Dodgers, White, Profar, Astros: Earlier today, we recapped the Dodgers' winter.  Here's a look at the latest on the Dodgers and more out of the AL and NL West.. The Dodgers have...
• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Dodgers: Not surprisingly, the Dodgers issued the biggest contract of the offseason and spent more than any other club. Major League...
• 4/5 Lasorda's Lair: Bills Wild In Rehab Start With Quakes, Due To Make Return April 10th: Chad Billingsley and Left hander Ted Lilly are both working their way back to the Dodger’s pitching staff. Both men are...
• 4/4 MLB Injury News: Dodgers' Injury News: Chad Billingsley, Ted Lilly: The Los Angeles Dodgers will get some pitching help soon.  They already have plenty of help in the rotation, but two of their...
• 4/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Here’s Your Opening Day Contest Winner: I don’t really want to talk about last night’s loss any more than you do — I will add that while Josh Beckett...
• 4/3 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers release Kevin Gregg.: Kevin Gregg put on a show in his first spring training with the Dodgers, the team he rooted for growing up. His release Tuesday...
• 4/1 Inside the Dodgers: What’s the plan for Aaron Harang? Even the Dodgers’ pitcher isn’t sure.: Aaron Harang tried to remember the last time he regularly pitched out of the bullpen. He reached back and pulled out Oakland,...
• 4/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Welcome to the Most Anti**** Season of Dodger Baseball In Years: Twenty-five years ago this month, the Tommy Lasorda Dodgers were coming off consecutive 89-loss seasons and merely hoping to get...
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• 4/1 Sports Out West: Dodgers place Ted Lilly, Chad Billingsley on disabled list: The Los Angeles Dodgers have trimmed down their roster to the final 25 players by placing pitchers Ted Lilly and Chad Billingsley...
• 4/1 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Zack Greinke solid in final spring start, Rodriguez and Sellers make team: This hasn't been the greatest month for Zack Greinke leading up to the start of the 2013 season, but Saturday night was the...

• 3/29 Lasorda's Lair: Pre-Game Talk With Don Mattingly: I am sitting here in the Dodger Stadium Press box looking out over the newly upgraded Chavez Ravine Field. Actually, the field...
• 3/29 Jays Journal: The History of Our Home Openers: 2007: When I proposed this idea I thought it would not only be kind of fun for a new generation to get a glimpse of the past, but would...
• 3/28 Jays Journal: The History of Our Home Openers: 2006: To the average fan it looked like J.P. Ricciardi was going for it this season. To help augment the growing power of Vernon Wells...
• 3/28 mlbreports.com : LA Dodgers Organizational Depth Charts, Rosters And Salaries (Majors And Minors): Like us on Facebook here Thursday, Mar.28/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): and welcome Jeff Kleiner...
• 3/28 mlbreports.com : LA Dodgers Payroll In 2013: And Contracts Going Forward: Thursday Mar.28/2013 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst And Website Owner): I must say I am completely shocked at the Dodgers...
• 3/28 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' SPs Chad Billingsley and Ted Lilly likely to start season on DL: Maybe it's a good thing the Dodgers didn't rush to trade Chris Capuano, as Chad Billingsley and Ted Lilly are both expected...
• 3/28 Lasorda's Lair: Final Round Of Cuts Looms For Dodgers: The Dodgers have some decisions to make, and they are running out of time. The deadline to set 25 man rosters for the start of...
• 3/28 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Say Goodbye to Camelback Ranch as They Head Home to Southern California: The Dodgers wrapped up their Cactus League play Wednesday as they packed up and headed home to Southern California. They left...
• 3/26 Inside the Dodgers: Chris Capuano, Aaron Harang still starting for Dodgers. What does that mean for Ted Lilly?: Dodgers pitcher Chris Capuano threw 85 pitches on a back field Monday against a team of Cleveland Indians minor leaguers. He went...
• 3/26 Jays Journal: The History of Our Home Openers: 2004: And then there was one. If you recall, 2004 was the first year since 1976 that only one team from Canada was playing in the major...
• 3/26 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Capuano, Garland, Nelson, Giants: Scouts from the Indians, Rangers, Mariners and Pirates were in attendance on the back fields of the Dodgers' Spring Training...
• 3/25 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR over the last week: MLBTR's Tim Dierkes was the first to...
• 3/25 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Release Mark Lowe; Gregg and Moylan Remain: The Dodgers released right-hander Mark Lowe on Sunday, which means that the last two non-roster pitchers remaining in camp are...
• 3/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Astros, Phillies, Dodgers: The Astros and GM Jeff Luhnow are drawing polarized opinions this spring, writes Danny Knobler of CBS Sports. Luhnow argues that...
• 3/24 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Norris, Overbay, Mortensen, Dodgers: Here's the latest from the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo: Pitcher Bud Norris of the Astros has "drawn interest from at least...
• 3/24 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers coaches meeting tomorrow to discuss plans for pitching staff.: Don Mattingly said that the Dodgers’ coaching staff will meet tomorrow to discuss plans for their pitching staff. There...
• 3/24 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers release Mark Lowe, bringing camp roster to 38.: The Dodgers opened camp with three experienced right-handed relievers vying to make the team as non-roster invitees: Kevin Gregg,...
• 3/21 StanGraphs: 2013 NL West Preview: 1. Los Angeles Dodgers Not even a setback with Hanley Ramirez can convince us to put this radically revamped team in anywhere...
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: Why I Chose My Agency: Ted Lilly: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ted Lilly has been with agent Larry O'Brien since before he broke into the big leagues with the Montreal...
• 3/21 Feelin' Kinda Blue: First impression of Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu: Not an ace, but not bad, either: Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched at Camelback Ranch on Sunday -- the last day of my spring training trip. I was lucky enough to see...
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Likely To Stand Pat With Rotation: The Orioles recently discussed signing Kyle Lohse last week and are still scouting Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello, but team...
• 3/18 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers rotation scramble: Josh Beckett scratched, Chad Billingsley bruised, Zack Greinke improving.: Josh Beckett was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday with the flu. Several Dodgers have been afflicted with the bug (Ted...
• 3/18 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Take On The Flu Bug, and the Snakes Today At Camelback: Carl Crawford made his Dodger debut yesterday afternoon, in their split squad win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Crawford batted...
• 3/18 MLB Injury News: Dodgers rumors: Chris Capuano, Aaron Harang likely to be traded: The Los Angeles Dodgers are likely to trade either right-hander Aaron Harang or left-hander Chris Capuano, according to Ken...
• 3/18 MLB Injury News: Rangers rumors: Texas searching for starting pitcher: The Texas Rangers are scanning the free agent and trade markets for a starting pitcher, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Heyman...
• 3/18 Lasorda's Lair: From Closer to the Minors: Can Javy Guerra Work His Way Back?: The Dodgers have far too many pitchers as of right now, so it wasn’t completely surprising that the Dodgers would have to...
• 3/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Carl Crawford Survives His First Game, Which Is More Than The Ball Matt Kemp Hit Can Say: Carl Crawford‘s spring debut ended up with no hits in three plate appearances — he flew to center and grounded to...
• 3/17 Lasorda's Lair: Crawford To Make Spring Dodger Debut Today As DH Against Brewers: Well, the Dodgers dropped another Cactus League game yesterday to the Rangers 4-0. So what right? These spring games are so meaningless,...
• 3/17 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Searching For Starting Pitcher: The Rangers are scanning the market for a starting pitcher, officials on other teams have told Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.  The...
• 3/17 MLB Injury News: Dodgers’ Zack Greinke plays catch; Opening Day still in question: Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke resumed playing catch yesterday, and everything appeared to go well for the team’s pricy...
• 3/16 Lasorda's Lair: Elbows, Groins, and Flu… Oh My!: A scary moment occurred during the Dodger game versus San Diego Friday afternoon when reliever Shawn Tolleson was hit on his pitching...
• 3/15 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers president Stan Kasten talks about rebuilding … the 1986 Atlanta Braves.: I finally had a chance today to listen to Stan Kasten’s 42-minute, 40-second chat at the SABR Analytics conference last...
• 3/12 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Travel To GoodYear For Rare Evening Game: I count five regulars in the Dodger lineup tonight, as the team travels to Goodyear Park to take on the Cincinnati Reds. Adrian...
• 3/12 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Zack Greinke's elbow is OK (for now), Dodgers and fans breathe sigh of relief: When Bill Shaikin tweeted about Zack Greinke's elbow yesterday, Dodger fans everywhere held their collective breath. Could the...
• 3/11 MLB Injury News: Dodgers’ Zack Greinke scratched; having elbow examined: Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke has been scratched from today’s spring training start and sent to LA to have...
• 3/11 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Zack Greinke To Have “Precautionary Exam” on Sore Elbow: Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke complained of an irritation in his right elbow while throwing on Sunday. That was...
• 3/11 MLB Injury News: Dodgers rumors: LA in no hurry to trade starter: The Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to trade one of their extra starting pitchers before camp breaks. However, general manager...
• 3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Notes: Rotation, Uribe, Mattingly: Despite their rotation surplus, Ned Colletti and the Dodgers are "in no rush" to trade a starting pitcher, MLB.com's Ken Gurnick...
• 3/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Is Ted Lilly Actually More Appealing Than Chris Capuano & Aaron Harang?: I’m fully aware of the source here, so take it with a giant grain of salt, but I have to admit I was surprised to see this...
• 3/10 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Dodgers, Giants, Capuano, Cabrera: The Dodgers have an embarrassment of riches on the mound and it stands to reason that, at some point, they will move at least...
• 3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Yankees, Headley, Red Sox, Lohse: In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes that some league executives feel that the new-and-improved PED testing...
• 3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Zduriencik, Red Sox, Dodgers: Jack Zduriencik is still the right person to serve as the Mariners' GM, Jerry Brewer of the Seattle Times contends. Brewer points...
• 3/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Tasty tidbits tantalize L.A. Dodgers fans this spring: Spring has definitely sprung in Major League Baseball! Spring training is a few weeks old now, and the 2013 season is just weeks...
• 3/9 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers 3, Reds 1: Postgame thoughts.: To acknowledge the obvious: this game didn’t count. It was called after four innings due to heavy rain at Camelback Ranch....
• 3/8 MLB Injury News: Orioles rumors: Baltimore targeting Dodgers starters: The Baltimore Orioles continue to scout Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitchers Aaron Harang, Ted Lilly and Chris Capuano, according...
• 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Eyeing Dodgers Starters: The Orioles are among the teams eyeing Aaron Harang, and he’s not the only Dodgers starter who has captured the attention of...
• 3/6 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers will start Stephen Fife in place of Zack Greinke (cold) against Mexico.: The Dodgers scratched Zack Greinke from his scheduled start against Team Mexico on Wednesday with a cold. Stephen Fife, who was...
• 3/6 Inside the Dodgers: Lining up his options, Don Mattingly shuffles Dodgers’ rotation.: Outside of the news that Matt Kemp will be in center field for the first time this spring, the most interesting tidbits out of...
• 3/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Split Squad Dodgers Playing Against Five of Their Own Players Because Spring is the Best: A sentence we don’t get to say all that often: in the next three days, there are five Dodger games. Another unusual statement:...
• 3/6 MLB Injury News: Mets rumors: New York won’t acquire starting pitcher: New York Mets left-hander Johan Santana is expected to start the season on the disabled list. However, even with Santana’s...
• 3/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Finding the Perfect Trade Return for Aaron Harang: I think we’re all in agreement that if and when a Dodger starter gets traded, it’s probably going to be Aaron Harang....
• 3/5 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Won't Look To Acquire A Starter: The Mets are likely to be without Johan Santana to start the season, which leaves them in need of at least one additional starting...
• 3/5 MLB Injury News: Dodgers rumors: Orioles, Brewers eyeing Aaron Harang: The Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers scouted Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Aaron Harang Monday, a veteran that has...
• 3/1 Lasorda's Lair: Alfredo Amezaga Looks to Prove He is Healthy and Deserving of Consideration This Spring: Every so often a non-roster invite who may have flown under the radar or perhaps battled injury in the past impresses enough in...

• 2/28 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Hand Halos Their Seventh Straight Spring Loss: Angels      8 12 1 Dodgers 10 13 1 WP-Kershaw-1-1 LP-Williams-0-1 HR-Cruz-2-Kendrick-1   The Dodgers toppled the Angels...
• 2/28 Lasorda's Lair: Is Aaron Harang The Odd Man Out?: Aaron Harang? Or Ted Lilly? Or Chris Capuano? Which starter is going to be the odd man out? That’s been one of the big questions...
• 2/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Angels @ Dodgers Feb 28, 2013: The Joy of Vin Scully in February: Rejoice, for there is televised Dodger baseball. Sure, there’s no Matt Kemp or Carl Crawford — dealing with stiffness...
• 2/28 MLB Injury News: Dodgers rumors: Los Angeles could trade Aaron Harang: Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly doesn’t view veteran pitcher Aaron Harang as a candidate for the team’s bullpen,...
• 2/28 Lasorda's Lair: Ted Lilly Set To Pitch Thursday as Dodgers Host the Angels: Thursday we will see Ted Lilly pitch for the first time this Spring as the Dodgers play the Angels at 12:05 p.m. Clayton Kershaw...
• 2/24 The Baseball Haven: Dodgers Can’t Dodge Confusion: Money, and lots of it, has been thrown around in the Los Angeles area since Frank McCourt sold the Dodgers to the Guggenheim group...
• 2/23 Lasorda's Lair: Which Starter Should The Dodgers Trade? Cappy Vs. The Big Show: As exhibition games begin, the Dodgers are trying to figure out who they should trade off from their extra starting pitchers....
• 2/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Chicago Cubs in trouble if they don’t have ace Matt Garza: War is perhaps the simplest two-player card game there is. You and a friend can cut a deck of cards in half and start flipping....
• 2/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Best Team in Baseball…?: Over the last few days, Baseball Prospectus has been rolling out their yearly PECOTA projection updates,  and included in that...
• 2/18 mlbreports.com : Toronto Blue Jays: Clubhouse Cohesion, New Faces, And The World Baseball Classic: Like us on Facebook here Monday, February 18th, 2013 By Alex Mednick (Baseball Analyst and Toronto Blue Jays Correspondent) The...
• 2/17 Lasorda's Lair: Clayton Kershaw Named Opening Day Starter: For the third season in a row, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been selected by Don Mattingly to be the Opening Day starter on...
• 2/9 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers 2013 Player Projections Part Two: As a follow up to my hitter projections, below you will find the pitcher projections.  This proved to be quite a bit more challenging,...
• 2/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Chris Capuano Might Be the Best Option For the Dodger Bullpen: Chris Capuano appeared on 570′s Dodger Talk yesterday with Jorge Jarrin, and as you’d expect from a man holding an...
• 2/3 MLB Injury News: Dodgers' Chad Billingsley Says Elbow Feels Fine; LA to Deal A Starter?: Tommy John surgery seems to have become a right of passage for big league pitchers.  Chad Billingsley, veteran Dodger...
• 2/2 Lasorda's Lair: Can Chad Billingsley Beat the Odds?: Chad Billingsley told Jorge Jarrin Thursday night on DodgerTalk that “tomorrow I’ll throw off a mound for the eighth...
• 2/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Heyman: Dodgers Still Looking at Relievers & Catchers, Apparently: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports referenced the Dodgers in a pair of somewhat interesting tweets today: #bluejays still in bullpen market....

• 1/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So Much For That Exciting January: On the final day of December, I wrote that “the Dodger offseason isn’t close to being over” and that between...
• 1/31 SoDo Mojo: Potential Trades for Starting Pitchers: Even though we are just a few weeks away from the long awaited beginning of spring training, there are still lots of potential...
• 1/30 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Yankees, Cruz, Wells: We shouldn't be surprised if the Yankees spend aggressively on free agent starting pitching in the years ahead, Jim Bowden writes...
• 1/30 Lasorda's Lair: 3 MORE MOVES: The Mariners inexplicably made a move to become a worse team by trading John Jaso (their best hitter) for Mike Morse, a sometimes...
• 1/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Chad Billingsley: Delaying the Inevitable?: The Dodgers, as you may have heard once or twice or twenty times this winter, have a whopping eight starting pitchers under contract...
• 1/25 Lasorda's Lair: Three Sleepers That Could Make The Dodger Bullpen: The Dodger bullpen is a crowded place. The Dodgers have too many pitchers, and not all of them will make the opening day roster...
• 1/24 Lasorda's Lair: Scott Elbert Undergoes Second Elbow Surgery: The Dodgers announced today that left-handed relief pitcher Scott Elbert underwent a second elbow surgery on Wednesday. Elbert...
• 1/23 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Scott Elbert Goes Back Under the Knife: Elbow surgery on a pitcher is rarely a good sign. Having it done again, four months after it was done the first time, is generally...
• 1/21 Jays Journal: 2 Years After The Vernon Wells Trade: It was like it just happened yesterday when I got a call from my best friend telling me the greatest Blue Jays news I had heard...
• 1/18 Lasorda's Lair: 19 Dodger Predictions For 2013 That Will Make You Quake: Yesterday was the 19 year anniversary of the Northridge earthquake. In recognition of the 6.7 trembler that dropped a bunch of...
• 1/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Clayton Kershaw Is Going To Get All of the Dollars: As the Dodgers have gone on an unprecedented spending spree, there’s still the great white whale out there: the little matter...
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Have Looked Into Rafael Soriano: The Dodgers have already spent big on their bullpen this offseason, adding Brandon League on a three-year, $22.5MM deal and J.P....
• 1/14 Cubbies Crib: Anthony Rizzo To Play For Italy During 2013 World Baseball Classic: The Chicago Cubs are reporting that stud first baseman Anthony Rizzo will be playing for team Italy during the World Baseball...
• 1/10 Lasorda's Lair: Can Ted Lilly Contribute to Dodgers Rotation in the Pitching Rich NL West?: Ted Lilly will be looking forward to proving himself in a strong and deep Dodger starting pitching rotation in 2013.  And the...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Cubs, Ellsbury, Morneau, Dodgers: When Theo Epstein took over the Cubs a year ago, he took the long range view and opted for an all-out gutting and rebuilding. ...
• 1/4 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Reach Agreement with J.P. Howell: One-Year Deal $2.75 million: Howell will replace Randy Choate in the Dodgers bullpen The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached an agreement with free-agent left-hander...
• 1/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly two weeks from throwing: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder), who underwent arthroscopic surgery on his throwing shoulder in September, is two...[+] weeks from throwing off a mound, according to multiple media reports. Lilly, 37, confirmed the reports on MLB Network Radio, saying it's his last hurdle before camp.
• 1/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #46: RP Josh Lindblom: (w/ LA) 3.02 ERA 5.07 FIP 47.2 IP 8.12 K/9 3.40 BB/9 -0.7 fWAR C 2012 in brief: Lindblom was seemingly one of the more effective...

• 12/31 Lasorda's Lair: Here’s to a Happy Blue Year for 2013!: As we begin a New Year with Spring Training and Opening Day right around the corner, we want to wish you and your family a safe...
• 12/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Dodger Offseason Isn’t Close To Being Over: It’s been a slow week or so for the Dodgers and most every other team in baseball because of the holiday break, since so...
• 12/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Do Dodgers resemble Catrinel Menghia or Lindsay Lohan?: We’ve all seen those candid pictures of celebrities without their makeup. You know the ones – snapped by a paparazzi stalker...
• 12/27 Lasorda's Lair: Chad Billingsley Will Be Key Factor in Dodgers 2013 Success: While the Dodgers have been busy stock piling starting pitchers this offseason, now having Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, Josh...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Reach Agreement Korean with Hyun-Jin Ryu: Dodgers commit $36 million in salary to Ryu Fresh off an agreement with free-agent Zack Greinke yesterday, the Los Angeles Dodgers,...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: Zack Greinke Reaches Agreement with Dodgers – Six-Years $147 Million:  Greinke will pitch in Los Angeles, this time wearing Dodgers blue Zack Greinke has reached an agreement with the Los Angeles...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: There’s Still Room for the Dodgers to Improve: Colletti said the Dodgers are never “going to be reckless with what we do.” Apparently no one told the Los Angeles...
• 12/22 The Beanball: There’s Still Room for the Dodgers to Improve: Apparently no one told the Los Angeles Dodgers that other teams use a standard five-man rotation. But perhaps the Dodgers just...
• 12/21 Baseball News Source: There’s Still Room for the Dodgers to Improve: Colletti said the Dodgers are never “going to be reckless with what we do.” Apparently no one told the Los Angeles...
• 12/19 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Is Joel Hanrahan As Much Of An Upgrade As He Seems?: For weeks now, we’ve been hearing rumblings about the Dodgers potentially looking to alleviate their starting pitching glut...
• 12/15 The Biz of Baseball: Dodgers Will Knock Yankees Off Top Salary Spot Held Since 1998: Step aside, New York Yankees, you’re about to be passed up in the amount of money you spend of player salaries. When the 2013...
• 12/15 MLB Injury News: Dodgers Rumors: LA Shopping Aaron Harang, Chris Capuano: After signing Zack Greinke and Ryu Hyun-jin the Los Angeles Dodgers veteran starting pitchers Aaron Harang and Chris Capuano...
• 12/14 Justin Jabs: What has become of the 2008 rotations?: I sat down to my computer earlier this week and saw this tweet: With today’s trade #Rays effectively have turned over their...
• 12/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #36: RP John Ely: 2.2 IP 20.25 ERA 6.47 FIP 2.2 IP 10.13 K/9 13.50 BB/9 -0.1 fWAR (inc.) 2012 in brief: Minor league pitcher of the year dominated...
• 12/11 The Baseball Continuum: So about the weekend…: Things we learned over the weekend: The Dodgers have a lot of money You know how I wrote that analogy of how the Yankees are like...
• 12/11 MLB Injury News: Dodgers Rumors: LA Targeting Kevin Youkilis, Anibal Sanchez?: No one believes the Los Angeles Dodgers are done spending, and the team could next turn its attention to veteran corner infielder...
• 12/11 Through The Fence Baseball: For the Texas Rangers, it’s time to move on … but with whom?:   I was almost sure when Zack Greinke signed on the dotted line, the logo in the corner of the contract would be that of...
• 12/10 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Revamp Rotation Over Weekend: The Dodgers are doing some high end holiday shopping this offseason. After spending $183 million between Zack Greinke‘s...
• 12/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So What’s Next For the Dodgers?: Fun note: last night, I was on the Baseball Prospectus “Effectively Wild” podcast with Ben Lindbergh & Sam Miller,...
• 12/10 Call to the Pen: Dodgers Come to Terms With Hyun-Jin Ryu: After winning the right to negotiate with Hyun-jin Ryu with a $25.7 million bid back in November, the Los Angeles Dodgers have...
• 12/10 Lasorda's Lair: What Will The Back-end Of The Dodger Rotation Look Like in 2013?: So after the Dodgers have now signed Zack Greinke, and Hyun-jin Ryu, it’s time to look at what the Dodger rotation might look...
• 12/10 Lasorda's Lair: The Hits Keep Coming! Dodgers Sign Ryu Hyun-jin For Six Years 36 Million: I really hate it when awesome Dodger stuff happens when my modem dies, and I can’t get online. Good thing I have my phone to...
• 12/9 Baseball Musings: Greinke-Dink and Ryu: The Dodgers finish the revamping of their rotation with the addition of Korean star Hyun-jin Ryu. The Dodgers paid $25 million...
• 12/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DODGERS SIGN HYUN-JIN RYU. NEXT UP? ANYONE THEY WANT: Who can't the Los Angeles Dodgers sign right now? Magic Johnson is Don Mattingly's angel because they have done it again. ...
• 12/9 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Reach Agreement Korean Hyun-Jin Ryu: Dodgers commit $36 million in salary to Ryu Fresh off an agreement with free-agent Zack Greinke yesterday, the Los Angeles Dodgers,...
• 12/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Hyun-jin Ryu Beats Deadline To Add To Embarrassment of Dodger Pitching Riches: Well, they weren’t kidding about taking this down to the wire, were they? It took a Jon Heyman tweet four minutes after...
• 12/9 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Sign Hyun-Jin Ryu: The Dodgers have signed Korean left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu for $36MM over six years, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (Twitter...
• 12/9 North and South of Royal Brougham: Dodgers Sign Greinke: Hamilton, Upton, and Mariners Implications: Last night Zack Greinke and the Dodgers agreed to a contract that makes Greinke the second-highest paid pitcher ever, and gave...
• 12/9 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Dodgers Sign Zack Greinke: Zack Greinke lands a six-year deal with the Dodgers. (US Presswire)The Los Angeles Dodgers were able to land the most prized...
• 12/8 Baseball News Source: Zack Greinke Reaches Agreement with Dodgers – Six-Years $147 Million:  Greinke will pitch in Los Angeles, this time wearing Dodgers blue Zack Greinke has reached an agreement with the Los Angeles...
• 12/8 Lasorda's Lair: Have Fun Pitching On The Equator Greinke!: Let me present you a scenario if you will. Hypothetically speaking, play along with me. You’re Zack Greinke. You’ve won...
• 12/7 Lasorda's Lair: Winter Meetings Much Ado About Nothing Thus Far For Dodgers: Paging Ned Colletti and Stan Kasten, the Winter Meetings have officially entered their final day. Dodgers fans have been waiting...
• 12/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers should target James Shields, no matter what happens with Greinke: Someone who is -- and isn't -- getting a lot of coverage during these Winter Meetings is James Shields. He was once reported...
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly, Chad Billingsley expected to be ready: Los Angeles Dodgers SPs Ted Lilly (shoulder) and Chad Billingsley (elbow) are both expected to be ready by spring training next...[+] year, according to a team official. The Dodgers could try to trade SPs Chris Capuano or Aaron Harang in order to fill other holes in their roster. Billingsley is throwing without pain and hitting 94 mph in his rehab, and he's currently on a regular throwing program. Lilly is also on a normal throwing routine in the offseason.
• 12/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #33: SP Ted Lilly: 3.14 ERA 3.92 FIP 5.73 K/9 3.51 BB/9 fWAR D- 2012 in brief: Made only eight starts before spending months trying unsuccessfully...
• 12/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #32: SP Josh Beckett: (w/ LA) 43.0 IP 2.93 ERA 3.82 FIP 7.95 K/9 2.93 BB/9 0.5 fWAR B  2012 in brief: Former ace is far from the flamethrower he once...

• 11/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Reports: Dodgers and Pirates talking Capuano-for-Hanrahan swap: Word broke earlier today from Mark Saxon and Buster Olney of ESPN and Mike Petriello of Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness that...
• 11/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: On Having Too Many Starting Pitchers: I think one of my favorite side effects of this whole “o**** I has it” approach to team building the Dodgers have...
• 11/29 Call to the Pen: Tigers, Dodgers Still Pursuing Anibal Sanchez: The Los Angeles Dodgers are interested in, well, just about everybody, at least if you believe the reports. Free agent right hander...
• 11/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #31: SP Nathan Eovaldi: (w/ LA) 56.1IP 4.15 ERA 4.11 FIP 5.43 K/9 3.20 BB/9 0.5 WAR C+ 2012 in brief: Flashed talent in 10 starts while replacing injured...
• 11/28 Lasorda's Lair: Dodger’s Hot Stove Recap, Can We Sign Someone Already?: This winter has been passing by at the same rate as a snail. Am I right? I mean the Dodgers have been doing a lot of positioning,...
• 11/27 Justin Jabs: The New Baseblog: My name is Justin Jabs, and this is my website, Baseblog. I’m a passionate baseball fan – that’s the nice way of...
• 11/26 Feelin' Kinda Blue: If the Dodgers sign Zack Greinke, they'll need to trade a pitcher or two: You can never have too much pitching, but I think the Dodgers might take this notion a bit too far. The Dodgers are considered...
• 11/25 Lasorda's Lair: What Are We Going to Do About the Bench?: All of our focus so far this offseason has been on shoring up the starting rotation. With Chad Billingsley‘s elbow issue,...
• 11/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #29: SP Joe Blanton: 4.99 ERA 3.74 FIP 7.96 K/9 2.50 BB/9 0.9 WAR C+ 2012 in brief: Surprise August addition got off to brutal start before providing...
• 11/23 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #28: SP Aaron Harang: 3.61 ERA 4.14 FIP 179.2 IP 6.56 K/9 4.26 BB/9 1.5 fWAR B+ 2012 in brief: Provided a steady, if unspectacular, back-end presence....
• 11/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #27: SP Chris Capuano: 3.72 ERA 3.95 FIP 198.1 IP 7.35 K/9 2.45 BB/9 2.1 fWAR B 2012 in brief: Outstanding first half was followed by considerably less...
• 11/20 Baseball News Source: John Gibbons – Blue Jays Look To The Past For New Manager: Gibbons will bring back an intense brand of baseball to Toronto The Toronto Blue Jays wanted someone with MLB managing experience...
• 11/20 mlbreports.com : Hiring John Gibbons Is A Huge Mistake: Tuesday, Nov.19/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): I am in complete shock that the Jays hired John Gibbons as their recycled...
• 11/20 PaulLebowitz.com: Blue Jays Make a Surprising and Solid Choice in Gibbons: In a surprise move, John Gibbons has been hired as the the new manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. By some, this will be seen as...
• 11/20 Baseballhotcorner.com: Jays To Name John Gibbons As New Manager: As first reported by Bob Elliott the Toronto Blue Jays will welcome back John Gibbons as their new manager. Gibbons managed the...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays To Hire John Gibbons: The Blue Jays will announce John Gibbons as their new manager at some point on Tuesday morning, according to Bob Elliott of...
• 11/19 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Odds Of Signing Anibal Sanchez May Be Shrinking: According to Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald (relayed via MLBTradeRumors) the frontrunner for Zack Greinke (the number...
• 11/17 Lasorda's Lair: Scott Boras and Ned Colletti Scheduled to Talk Turkey About Ryu Hyun-Jin Next Week: Scott Boras hosted a press conference for 40 members of the media Thursday at his Newport Beach, CA office in order to introduce...
• 11/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Hopeful That International Progress Helps Break Disconcerting Streak: Back on September 27, 2011, Hiroki Kuroda made his final start for the Dodgers, pitching six scoreless innings on the road against...
• 11/11 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Headley, Gregerson, Dodgers, Iwakuma: Today we celebrate Veterans Day, a day to recognize every person who serves our nation valiantly in the defense of our freedom...
• 11/10 Lasorda's Lair: The Eagle Has Almost Landed-Dodgers Bid for Negotiating Rights to Ryu Hyun-Jin Accepted: Major League Baseball announced some big news as the Dodgers were officially declared the winning negotiating team for Korean...
• 11/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Official: Dodgers Win Bidding on Hyun-Jin Ryu: Finally, we have confirmation on what we’ve known since yesterday: the Dodgers have officially won the bidding for Korean...
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Win Bidding For Hyun-Jin Ryu: The Dodgers won the negotiating rights to Korean left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu with a $25,737,737.33 bid, MLB has announced. It's the...
• 11/8 Rising Apple: Glory Days: Jason Bay: I don’t usually like to take part in schadenfreude, joy at the expense of others, but when Jason Bay was released from his Mets...
• 11/7 MLB Injury News: Dodgers Rumors: LA Eyeing Zack Greinke, Hiroki Kuroda, Anibal Sanchez: Even with six veteran starting pitchers under contract for the 2013 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are in the market for another...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Eyeing Anibal Sanchez: The Dodgers appear to be considering many of the top starting pitchers available in free agency. Not only are Zack Greinke and Hiroki...
• 11/1 MLB Injury News: Dodgers Rumors: LA Targeting Rays RHP James Shields: The Los Angeles Dodgers have identified Tampa Bay Rays right-hander James Shields as their No. 1 target this offseason, reports...

• 10/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pitchers Break, But You Still Need Them: Zack Greinke: “Pitchers break,” said Dodgers chairman Mark Walter in explaining that the team might be reluctant to offer a long-term...
• 10/26 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers 2012 Season Review- Starting Rotation: Even though the Dodgers lost Ted Lilly in the early start of the 2012 season, they lost Chad Billingsley with a torn elbow ligament...
• 10/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: If Matt Kemp Hadn’t Been Allowed to Play Through Injury…: I’m not a doctor. Neither are you. (Well, only most of you, as it turns out.) And more than ever this season, I’ve...
• 10/23 Lasorda's Lair: A Glance at the Free Agent Pool- Starting Pitchers: The Fall Classic is about to start, and once the Tigers hopefully take the 2012 crown the free agent market will begin to heat...
• 10/19 Lasorda's Lair: Free Agent Rumors-James Shields: Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti has already stated that starting pitching will be the Dodger’s top priority this winter,...
• 10/18 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Rotation: Aside from Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers' rotation -- despite posting decent numbers -- was generally underwhelming in 2012....
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Los Angeles Dodgers: The Dodgers will seek pitching in their first offseason under new ownership. Guaranteed Contracts Matt Kemp, OF: $150MM...
• 10/7 Cubbies Crib: Randy Wells and Blake DeWitt Elect For Free Agency: With their regular season concluding for Major League Baseball teams, and only a handful of teams playing in the post-season,...
• 10/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 86-76: From the ongoing lows of the McCourt saga to the unbelievably heady dollar figures of the Guggenheim empire… from incredible...
• 10/2 Cubbies Crib: Francisco Liriano May Be A Top Cubs’ Target: Please forgive me for the Moneyball references, because I watched the movie for the first time this past weekend. But, as was...

• 9/28 Baseball News Source: Dodgers’ Trade Acquisitions Have Not Produced as Expected: Gonzalez has only hit three home runs in 123 at-bats Though their new ownership group led by Stan Kasten and Magic Johnson opened...
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly has surgery: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery Friday, Sept. 21, to clean up his labrum....[+] He's expected to resume throwing in six to eight weeks, and he should be ready for spring training next year.
• 9/19 Lasorda's Lair: If money is no object…: What can we expect for 2013. Not to get ahead of ourselves, but 2012 has been somewhat of a disappointment.  Which is odd to...
• 9/18 Lasorda's Lair: Injuries Hobbled 2012 Dodgers-Now They Limp Into the Home Stretch: It is amazing that the Dodgers are still five games above .500 and within one game of a playoff spot considering how injury has...
• 9/18 Feelin' Kinda Blue: CanPredictBall: Dodgers will sign Zack Greinke to mega contract this winter: Figure I should get this out there now because it's all but a sure thing. The Dodgers, which tried to acquire Zack Greinke before...
• 9/17 Call to the Pen: Clayton Kershaw’s Injury Could Linger Well Into 2013: The Los Angeles Dodgers lost a heart-breaker on Sunday that dropped them a game behind St. Louis for the final National Leaue...
• 9/16 Baseball News Source: Clayton Kershaw – Season Could Be Lost With Hip Injury: Dodgers Rotation Without Kershaw and Billingsley Already without right-hander Chad Billingsley and left-hander Ted Lilly, who...
• 9/15 MLB Injury News: Dodgers' Ted Lilly Done for the Season: The Los Angeles Dodgers were dealt another blow, albeit an expected one, yesterday.  The club announced yesterday that...
• 9/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly shut downLos Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) has been shut down for the season....[+] Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) has been shut down for the season.
• 9/7 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Begin Crucial Series At Phony Book Park: Dodgers Lineup vs. Giants M.Ellis 4 Victorino 7 Gonzalez 3 Kemp 8 Ramirez 6 Ethier 9 Kennedy 5 Ellis 2 Beckett 1   Josh Beckett-6-12...
• 9/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Ned Colletti Will Outlive Us All: I’d like to say that this comes as any sort of surprise whatsoever, but, nope. Bill Shaikin: The Dodgers have...
• 9/6 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Rotation Will Be Tested Without Billingsley: Right-hander Chad Billingsley was shut down As they prepare for a critical three-game weekend series at San Francisco, the team...
• 9/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Padres @ Dodgers September 4, 2012: Hey, It’s Eric Stults!: Oh hey, the Dodger lineup is exactly the same as it’s been every single night, to the point where I wonder why I even need...
• 9/4 Lasorda's Lair: Clayton Kershaw and Dodgers Seek to Continue September Momentum: Clayton Kershaw (12-8, 2.85) vs. Eric Stults (5-2, 2.43) Dodgers Lineup: vs. San Diego M.Ellis 4 Victorino 7 Gonzalez 3 Kemp 8...
• 9/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 is Important, But It’s Not the Only Goal: A quick thought for the day… over the last two weeks or so, as the Dodgers have occasionally looked terrible, I’ve...
• 9/3 StanGraphs: There’s No Labor Day in the Alternate Universe: Happy holiday weekend, everyone. Well, the end of it anyway. We at StanGraphs certainly hope it was a good one, because you sure...

• 8/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Roster Expansion Likely to Bring Back Some Familiar Faces: Tomorrow is September 1, which means that rosters expand, and I’d much rather indulge in some good old-fashioned rosterbation...
• 8/28 Lasorda's Lair: Can the Newly Refurbished Dodgers Pull it Together to Make a Postseason Run?: Chris Capuano  (11-9, 3.37) vs. Tyler Chatwood (3-3, 4.98) Lineup:  Mark Ellis 2B Victorino LF Kemp CF Gonzalez 1B Ramirez SS...
• 8/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Breaking Balls: What Boston-LA mega-trade means for each team:   Around this time of year, most of the sports world has its attention fixated on the upcoming college and pro football seasons....
• 8/27 mlbreports.com : Top Ten Stat of the Week: Special Trade Edition! LA Dodgers 2013 Payroll: Monday August.27/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): – I must say I am completely shocked at the Dodgers spending as...
• 8/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Would A-Rod make sense for the Dodgers?: In the wake of the mega-deal that sent Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto from the Red Sox to the Dodgers,...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: The Dodgers' Future Payroll Obligations: Considering the contracts changing hands, the Dodgers and Red Sox completed the largest player transaction in baseball history...
• 8/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Giants @ Dodgers August 21, 2012: Welcome Back, Rubby: Good news is always good, even when it’s unexpected: more than a year after Rubby De La Rosa blew out his arm against Arizona...
• 8/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Giants @ Dodgers August 20, 2012: Bumgarner vs Kershaw: The last time the Dodgers saw the Giants, back at the end of July, they walked into San Francisco and swept them by a cumulative...
• 8/15 RoxPile: Carlos Gonzalez Leads Rockies To Another Victory: The Colorado Rockies notched another home victory over the NL Central’s Milwaukee Brewers tonight, surviving a late scare...
• 8/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Chad Billingsley Getting the Results To Match the Performance: Chad Billingsley in five starts since returning from the disabled list: 34.2 innings, 6 earned runs, 27 hits allowed, 23/6 K/BB…...
• 8/13 Rising Apple: Jonathon Niese: As Good as He Needs to Be: Jonathon Niese did his part last night to make sure the Mets weren’t swept out of Citi Field by the Atlanta Braves, tossing...
• 8/10 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Notes: Jackson, Furcal, Lohse: The Cardinals lead the National League in runs scored even after losing their best hitter (Albert Pujols) to free agency and...
• 8/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly throwing off moundLos Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) has started throwing off a mound after suffering a setback in his recovery....[+] Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) has started throwing off a mound after suffering a setback in his recovery.
• 8/8 Lasorda's Lair: Take A Deep Breath Dodger Fans, It’s Going To Be Ok: I know it doesn’t feel like it right now, especially after totaling 1 run in the first 2 games against the Rockies, yes...
• 8/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly could return as reliever: Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) could pitch out of the bullpen after he is activated from...[+] the disabled list. However, this is not a given. 'We've got to get where he's healthy,' Mattingly said. 'If he can't throw without pain, or is having trouble getting loose, it doesn't matter.'
• 8/5 Lasorda's Lair: Joe Blanton To Make His Debut in Blue: Joe Blanton  (8-9, 4.59) vs. Justin Germano (1-1, 1.98) Lineup: TBA The Dodgers will try to finish off the series with the Chicago...
• 8/4 Lasorda's Lair: Clayton Kershaw and Chad Billingsley Have Found Their Groove: Clayton Kershaw (8-6, 2.95) vs. Chris Volstad (0-7, 7.94) Lineup: Victorino LF Mark Ellis 2B Kemp CF Ethier RF Ramirez SS Loney...
• 8/4 Lasorda's Lair: A.J. Ellis Channels Mike Piazza in His First Career Multi-Homerun Game: Dodgers 6 10 0 Cubs 1 4 0 WP- Billingsley (7-9) LP- Samardzija (7-9) HR- A.J. Ellis (9 & 10) Before the game we learned that...
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly scratched from rehab start: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) was scheduled to make his second minor-league rehab start Friday, Aug. 3, for Class...[+] A Rancho Cucamonga, but he suffered a setback which has thrown off his rehab. Lilly hopes to throw in the bullpen in a few days. Lilly and manager Don Mattingly haven't given up on Lilly returning at some point this season.
• 8/4 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Giants, Chavez, Dodgers, A's: Last night, Dodgers right-hander Chad Billingsley held the Cubs to four hits over seven innings en route to the club's 6-1 victory...
• 8/3 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers acquire Joe Blanton from the Phillies: Not exactly the Phillies' pitcher I wanted the Dodgers to acquire, but the they finally grabbed a starting pitcher in Joe...
• 8/3 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Dodgers should absolutely claim Cliff Lee off waivers: As soon as the non-waiver trade deadline passed on Tuesday, people immediately speculated whether Cliff Lee would be claimed...
• 8/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Cubs @ Dodgers August 3, 2012: Claim All of the Phillies: As morning turned into afternoon, all seemed quiet in Dodgertown, with only the prospect of a weekend series against the atrocious...
• 8/3 Baseball News Source: Phillies Trade Joe Blanton to Dodgers – Continue Roster Purge: Continuing their roster purge in the midst of a disappointing season that has seen their roster depleted by injuries, the Philadelphia...
• 8/3 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Pick Up Joe Blanton: Hey, so the Dodgers did pick up a pitcher from the Phillies. Today the Dodgers acquired……Joe Blanton. Joe Blanton?! Yes, him....
• 8/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Acquire Joe Blanton: In desperate need of starting pitcher, the Dodgers went out on the waiver wire and picked up a Philadelphia starting pitcher....
• 8/3 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Acquire Joe Blanton: The Dodgers acquired Joe Blanton from the Phillies for a player to be named later or cash considerations, the Phillies announced. The...
• 8/1 Lasorda's Lair: Trade Deadline Consequences: No Rotation Upgrade?: It was a crazy week of trade deadline madness in Los Angeles. Our Dodgers added two bats and two bullpen arms, while waving goodbye...
• 8/1 Lasorda's Lair: Have the Dodgers Sacrificed Pitching for Lineup Depth?: Stephen Fife (0-0, 1.46) vs. Patrick Corbin (2-4, 4.15) Lineup:TBA   The Dodgers have always been a baseball organization...

• 7/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Trade Deadline Passes… Quietly?: It’s somewhat amazing to me to think that in the last 24 hours the Dodgers have made two trades – and three in the...
• 7/30 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: July 30: Top stories Sands socks a pair of grand slams: Just a week after Memphis slammed two grand slams in an inning, the PCL saw another...
• 7/29 Lasorda's Lair: DodgeRONI The San Francisco Sweep: Clayton Kershaw (7-6, 3.14) vs. Ryan Vogelsong (8-4, 2.26) Lineup: It’s been an amazingly fun couple of days, hasn’t...
• 7/28 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Three days until the trade deadline, who are the Dodgers going to get?: It sounds greedy, but the Dodgers aren't done yet. After filling a need a third base with Hanley Ramirez and left-handed relief...
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Rubby De La Rosa to make rehab appearance Sunday: Updating previous reports, Los Angeles Dodgers SP Rubby De La Rosa (elbow) will follow SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) in his rehab appearance...[+] with Class A Rancho Cucamonga Sunday, July 29.
• 7/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Giants July 28, 2012: Billingsley vs Zito: So, how are we liking Hanley Ramirez so far? I’m hardly the first to note this, but seeing that all San Francisco could...
• 7/27 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Need Top of the Rotation Arm to Join Clayton Kershaw: Watching their crosstown rivals boast about the acquisition of Zack Greinke, the Los Angeles Dodgers are still in need of a starting...
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly to make rehab appearance Sunday: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) will throw a couple of innings in a minor-league rehab appearance Sunday, July 29,...[+] with Class A Rancho Cucamonga.
• 7/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Giants July 27, 2012 – Fife II: Fife Harder: As expected, the Dodgers today placed Scott Elbert on the disabled list with left elbow soreness, which either means that it’s...
• 7/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So, Why Not Josh Fields?: Over the last few weeks, I’ve been receiving ever-increasing quantities of variations on the following question via email...
• 7/25 Lasorda's Lair: The Sad Fate of Unlucky Eovaldi: Oh, where have you gone Nathan Eovaldi, a Dodger’s Nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you….wooo….wooo…wooo. Poor Nathan....
• 7/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly throws bullpen: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) threw three 20-pitch simulated innings in the bullpen Tuesday, July 24, and his next...[+] step will be a simulated game with live hitters involved.
• 7/22 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Go For Sunday Sweep at Citi Field: Nathan Eovaldi (1-6, 4.33) vs. Jon Niese (7-4, 3.58) Lineup: Hairston LF Mark Ellis 2B Kemp CF Ethier RF Rivera 1B Cruz SS Uribe...
• 7/21 Lasorda's Lair: Grab a New York Bagel and a Cup of Coffee for Some Early Dodger Baseball: Chris Capuano (9-5, 2.75) vs. Miguel Batista (1-2, 4.33) Lineup: Abreu LF Kennedy 2B Kemp CF Ethier RF Loney 1B Uribe 3B Cruz...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Greinke, Nats, Indians, Liriano, Dodgers: Recently it was reported that Zack Greinke received an extension offer from the Brewers in the neighborhood of $100MM and today...
• 7/20 Lasorda's Lair: Dempster as a Dodger?: Trade rumors have been circulating now for what seems like weeks in regards to a Dodgers/Cubs deal for pitcher Ryan Dempster....
• 7/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Warning: Read this Dodgers article with extreme caution: Warning: The following content may not be suitable for children, nice people or anyone who has lived a sheltered life and doesn’t...
• 7/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly throws: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) threw a bullpen session earlier this week and will throw another Friday, July 20....[+] The team is impressed with Lilly's progress.
• 7/17 Lasorda's Lair: Stephen Fife Debuts; “Doc” Halladay Returns: Stephen Fife (0-0, -) vs. Roy Halladay (4-5, 3.98) Lineup: Abreu LF Ellis 2B Kemp CF Ethier RF Kennedy 3B Loney 1B Cruz SS Ellis...
• 7/11 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Countdown to the Deadline: Dodgers Back on Dempster: Just before Ryan Dempster was placed on the DL there were very strong rumors suggesting that he was about to be traded to the...
• 7/11 Cubbies Crib: Ten Teams Plan To Scout Ryan Dempster: July 8, 2012; New York, NY, USA; Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster (46) throws a pitch during the first inning of a game against...
• 7/10 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers' midseason analysis and grades: This has been one of the stranger Dodger seasons I have ever witnessed. They've gone from baseball's best team to possibly...
• 7/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly throws off mound: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) threw off a mound Sunday, July 8, under the watch of pitching coach Rick Honeycutt...[+] and trainer Sue Falsone.
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly not yet throwing off mound: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) is not yet ready to throw from a mound, although he is throwing pitches off flat ground....[+] 'He's at the point of building arm strength,' manager Don Mattingly said Friday, July 9. 'He's been wanting to get on the mound, but we're not there.'
• 7/6 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets: The Mets and Cubs lock up for their second head-to-head match-up in two weeks, as Chicago flies into New York to take on the Amazins...
• 7/5 MLBTradeRumors: East Links: Phillies, Ortiz, Shields, Holm: Ten years ago today, the Yankees swung a three-team trade with the Athletics and Tigers. Jeff Weaver went to New York, Jeremy...
• 7/5 Lasorda's Lair: Last Series Before Break Sets Dodgers Against Snakes: Nathan Eovaldi (0-5, 4.61) vs. Wade Miley (9-4, 2.87) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Arizona Herrera7 M.Ellis4 Hairston5 Rivera3 Cruz6 A.J....
• 7/5 Lasorda's Lair: Why I Don’t Care About This Year’s All-Star Game: I’m sorry guys, but I just don’t care much about this year’s all-star game. It’s like a guilty pleasure I’m scared...
• 7/3 Lasorda's Lair: Anemic Dodger Offense Apparent Again in 8-2 Loss: Dodgers 2 6 1 Reds 8 12 0 WP- Bailey (6-6) LP- Billingsley (4-8) HR- Hairston (3) Before the game the Dodgers made some roster...
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Luis Cruz recalled: The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled INF Luis Cruz from the minors Monday, July 2, and optioned RP Shawn Tolleson in a corresponding...[+] move. Also, SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) was moved to the 60-day disabled list.

• 6/30 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 78: Win Over Dodgers: Mets 9 Dodgers 0 Before Thursday, the Dodgers may have been the worst first-place team of all-time. As they slide into an abyss,...
• 6/30 Lasorda's Lair: Punchless Dodgers Look to Punch Through Mets in Game Three: Dodgers Lineup vs. Mets-Coming soon   Johan Santana-5-4 vs. Nathan Eovaldi-0-4   Last night as I battled Strep throat...
• 6/25 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of June 25: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly able to play catch: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) was able to play catch Friday, June 22, for the first time throwing since May 23....[+]
• 6/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly updateLos Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) will resume playing catch Friday, June 22....[+] Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) will resume playing catch Friday, June 22.
• 6/17 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers have interest in Cubs' RHPs Matt Garza and Ryan Dempster: I wasn't intending to write a post about the Dodgers' interest in Ryan Dempster, but it goes hand-in-hand with the Dodgers'...
• 6/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | No news on Ted Lilly: Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Monday, June 11, that there is no new news on SP Ted Lilly (shoulder). 'Today is...[+] status quo,' Mattingly said. 'It doesn't seem like there has been much change.'
• 6/11 Through The Fence Baseball: L.A. Dodgers 2012: To trade or not to trade, that is the question: It’s good to be a Los Angeles Dodgers fan right now! The Dodgers have lost their best player (Matt Kemp) for almost a month,...
• 6/5 MLBTradeRumors: Nats Talked With Dodgers And Rockies About Lannan: The Nationals have had recent discussions with the Dodgers and Rockies about pitcher John Lannan, but no trade is close, major...
• 6/4 mlbreports.com : MLB Reports Monthly Power Rankings: June 2012: Monday June.4, 2012 Douglas ‘Chuck’ Booth (Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)-We are going to bring you...
• 6/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers need to step away from retread trade rumors: The Los Angeles Dodgers resemble an Army M.A.S.H. unit more than a professional baseball team. Although all-everything Matt Kemp...
• 6/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Nathan Eovaldi allows three runs in close loss: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Nathan Eovaldi allowed three runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings Sunday, June 3, in his second start this...[+] season since moving into the rotation for injured SP Ted Lilly (shoulder), who's on the disabled list with left shoulder inflammation. The Colorado Rockies beat the Dodgers, 3-2.
• 6/2 FanSided: Ted Lilly has no structural damageLos Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher ...
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly's MRI results encouraging: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly's (shoulder) MRI exam revealed only inflammation in the upper part of his shoulder, and the Dodgers...[+] are encouraged. However, they don't have a timetable for his return. Trainer Sue Falsone said surgery is not in the picture.
• 6/1 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Dodgers, Dempster, Angels, Hamilton: After taking a look at the AL and NL East, it's only fair that we turn our attention to the Western divisions.. The Dodgers...
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly to have MRI: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) said he will have an MRI exam Friday, June 1, to see if he will travel with the team...[+] on its upcoming road trip. 'My belief is pretty optimistic that it's not going to be something that is going to keep me out for a real long time,' Lilly said.

• 5/31 The "Mc" Effect: Where Does the Pirates "Big Three" Stack Up?: The Pirates have watched their top three starting pitchers have fantastic starts to the 2012 season. Through two months, James...
• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Asking About Available Position Players: The Dodgers have been making calls in regards to acquiring position players, but thus far haven't had much success, reports ESPN's...
• 5/31 FanSided: MLB Power Rankings: Chicago White Sox surge: The Call to the Pen staff assembled their power rankings and brought them together for another edition of our weekly rankings....
• 5/30 mlbreports.com : Don Mattingly has managed The Dodgers to the ‘Best Record in the MLB’: Wednesday, May.30/2012 Douglas “Chuck” Booth (Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)-At first glance at the...
• 5/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Nathan Eovaldi makes the Dodgers look smart for not signing Roy Oswalt: Look, there's no debating the illustrious career of Roy Oswalt, but perhaps it was a good thing he didn't sign with the Dodgers. Oswalt...
• 5/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Dodgers, Reds, Greinke: On this date two years ago Roy Halladay pitched the 20th perfect game in MLB history. The Phillies placed Halladay on the disabled...
• 5/29 Call to the Pen: Ted Lilly to DL; Dodgers Recall Nathan Eovaldi: The Los Angeles Dodgers are facing an injury to yet another key player, as the club placed left-hander Ted Lilly on their 15-day...
• 5/29 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers make offer to Roy Oswalt, Lilly's shoulder an obvious concern: This is not the first time I've written about Roy Oswalt and the Dodgers. In 2010, the Dodgers were looking to upgrade the rotation...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Not interested in Jason Marquis: The Los Angeles Dodgers don't seem to be interested in signing free-agent SP Jason Marquis (Twins) to replace SP Ted Lilly (shoulder)...[+] in the starting rotation. Lilly is expected to miss only two to three starts.
• 5/28 High Heat Stats: Pitchers who earn their losses: A familiar television advertisement from years ago featured the actor John Houseman as pitch man for the investment firm Smith...
• 5/28 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Abreu, Dodgers, Padres, Giants: The Dodgers are sitting atop the National League West with a 32-15 record but have reason to worry with Ted Lilly sidelined due...
• 5/28 Through The Fence Baseball: A year later, Los Angeles Dodgers reverse fortunes: When the Los Angeles Dodgers started 2012 as the hottest team in Major League Baseball over the first 10 games of the season,...
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly placed on DLThe Los Angeles Dodgers have placed SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation....[+] The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation.
• 5/28 PaulLebowitz.com: The Dodgers Are Lucky And There’s Nothing Wrong With That: Are you wondering how the Dodgers are 32-15 and 7 ½ games in front in the National League West? Here’s how. Journeyman utility...
• 5/28 Baseball Musings: Lilly in Pain: The Dodgers decided they will put Ted Lilly on the disabled list: Ted Lilly will be disabled with a shoulder injury and replaced...
• 5/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' news: Hairston for president, Eovaldi to be recalled, rehab update: Jerry Hairston went 5-for-5 today (his first career 5-hit game) and is more than proving his worth to a team like the Dodgers. Hairston,...
• 5/25 Lasorda's Lair: Houston Astros Make Last Visit to Dodger Stadium as National Leaguers: Clayton Kershaw (4-1, 1.90) vs. Lucas Harrell (3-3, 4.09) Lineup: Gwynn CF Herrera 2B Abreu LF Ethier RF Hairston 3B Loney 1B...
• 5/24 Baseball Musings: Late NL Roundup: The Astros sweep the Cubs with a 5-1 win Wednesday night, the second night in a row holding Chicago to one run. That pushes the...
• 5/23 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Podcast: 'Dugout Blues' No. 6 -- Dodgers' hot streak, top offensive prospects, plus other news and notes: In this episode, Jared Massey and I talk about the Dodgers' current hot streak (before last night's epic comeback victory),...
• 5/23 Lasorda's Lair: Seventh Straight Win and Series Sweep on Dodgers’ Radar: Let’s just take a moment to relish in this… National League West Team W L PCT GB LA Dodgers 30 13 .698 - San Francisco...
• 5/23 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: There’s a full day of action as the first game starts at 12:35 EDT and the last at 9:40. Ricky Romero faces James Shields...
• 5/18 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers host Cardinals in tilt between two of MLB's best, plus other notes: In the only non-interleague series, the Dodgers are hosting the Cardinals -- two of the most historic franchise in baseball,...
• 5/18 El Maquino: Breakdown: Cards Lose McClellan And Craig: A crappy news update whether you’re just now waking up or are just up too late: Kyle McClellan will hit the disabled list...
• 5/14 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Podcast: 'Dugout Blues' episode 5 – Dodgers, Van Slyke, Lemmerman, Capuano, Lilly and bunting: The newest episode of "Dugout Blues" is up, but it's on a new hosting website now. This time around, Jared Massey (LA Dugout)...
• 5/13 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Hope for Mother’s Day Sweep: Ted Lilly (4-0, 1.41) vs.Dodgers Hope for Mother’s Day Sweep - Lasorda's Lair - Lasorda's Lair - A Los Angeles...
• 5/8 Raising Matt Cain: Giant pratfall: The Giants featured a lineup with three rookies--Hector Sanchez, Conor Gillaspie, Brett Pill--and near-rookie Joaquin Arias....
• 5/8 Giants Nirvana: Pitching, Defense, Offense Falter in 9-1 Loss to Dodgers: …and that was the low point in the season. So far, that is. Barry Zito, to his credit, did fifth starter things —...
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly wins fourth game: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly left the game against the San Francisco Giants Monday, May 7, after the sixth inning having allowed...[+] four hits with six strikeouts and two walks. Lilly improved to 4-0 as the Dodgers held their lead and won 9-1.
• 5/8 Baseball Musings: Matt Kemp Watch: Matt Kemp came back strong after his partial day off on Sunday, going three for three against the Giants as the Dodgers won big...
• 5/7 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Rangers continue their tour of playing first-place teams as they travel to Baltimore to meet the Orioles. Matt Harrison takes...
• 5/6 Full Spectrum Baseball: NL Pitching Planner: May 7 – 13 Those of you languishing in the middle of the pack, don't fret, its still early....
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly ready to pitch: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (oblique) said he will be ready to pitch in his next scheduled start Monday, May 7, against the...[+] San Francisco Giants.
• 5/4 Baseball Analytics: April Fastballs: All data from start of season through April 30th, 2012 All data from start of season through April 30th, 2012Ted Lilly might not...
• 5/2 High Heat Stats: Recap for Tuesday, May 1: Orioles 7, Yankees 1 — “How soon can we get Pettitte out of the courtroom and into the Bronx?” Of the 10 SPs...

• 4/30 Full Spectrum Baseball: Best Kept Secrets in MLB Until Now: No matter how much you scour the leader boards, stat sheets, box scores, and the interwebz, there are always a few players than...
• 4/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Schilling thinks Pineda will be fine after surgery: Just saying the words, ‘Michael Pineda needs shoulder surgery,’ makes me shutter because that is often the beginning...
• 4/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): A Survey of Shoulders: Michael Pineda's season-ending surgery is disappointing no matter how you slice it, but it's made even worse because he's not...
• 4/26 Call to the Pen: MLB Recaps: Braves stun Dodgers with three runs in ninth, win 4-2: The marquee matchup of the day was set in Los Angeles where the Dodgers hosted the Atlanta Braves. Two pitchers with ERAs under...
• 4/25 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Cole Hamels and Trevor Cahill square off as the Phillies and Diamondbacks play an afternoon game. Hamels cut his walk rate by...
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly earns win Friday: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (2-0) allowed one run on four hits over six innings in a victory over the Houston Astros Friday,...[+] April 20, with six walks and five strikeouts.
• 4/21 Baseball Musings: Wild Lilly: Ted Lilly walked six Astros in six innings, but gave up four singles to allow just one run as the Dodgers downed Houston 3-1....
• 4/20 Lasorda's Lair: Minute Maid Park Train Never Left Station in 3-1 Dodger Win: Dodgers 3 9 0 Astros 1 5 0 WP- Lilly (2-0) LP- Happ (1-1) S- Guerra (7) HR- Kemp (8) April 20, 2012; Houston, TX, USA; Los Angeles...
• 4/19 Full Spectrum Baseball: A Very Special Episode of Arli$$ – Let the Roger Clemens Jury Selection begin!The perjury retrial of Roger Clemens is back and more ridiculous than ever....
• 4/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Magical season continues for Los Angeles Dodgers: It’s great to be an L.A. Dodger right now! No, I’ve never taken the field at Dodger Stadium wearing the beautiful blue and...
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly earns win Saturday: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (neck) allowed one unearned run on two hits over seven innings in a victory over the San Diego...[+] Padres Saturday, April 14, with one walk and four strikeouts.
• 4/15 Baseball Musings: Ted’s Return: Ted Lilly appeared to be completely recovered from his injury as he allowed just one unearned run against the Padres in a 6-1...
• 4/14 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Dominate San Diego in Eighth Win of Season: Dodgers  6 8 1 Padres     1 2 0 WP- Lilly (1-0) LP- Wieland (0-1) HR- Kemp 2 (4&5), Ethier (3) Apr 14, 2012; Los Angeles,...
• 4/13 Padres Trail: So Who Gets Sent Down?: With Dustin Moseley on the DL, and with the possibility he will miss the rest of this season staring him straight in the face,...
• 4/13 Lasorda's Lair: Will the Dodgers Make the “Wright” Decision?: The Dodgers have a roster decision to make tomorrow.Will the Dodgers Make the “Wright” Decision? - Lasorda's...
• 4/13 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Aaron Miller's big night encouraging, Dodgers win, minor-league news: Former supplemental 1st-round pick Aaron Miller has battled injuries in his minor-league career. Tonight was glimpse into what...
• 4/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees are excellent at developing pitchers: Over the years the Yankees have received endless criticism for their development of pitchers. This criticism is based on the...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly on track: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (neck) is expected to make his first start of the season against the San Diego Padres Saturday,...[+] April 14. Lilly allowed seven runs (six earned) and two home runs in six innings with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Sunday, April 8. Lilly said he felt fine in his rehab outing despite the results.
• 4/7 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' news and notes from around the Web: Chris Capuano (right) makes his Dodger debut today against the Padres at 5:35 p.m. He's the No. 3 starter right now because Ted...
• 4/6 The Baseball Page: Los Angeles Dodgers: New beginnings with the same old endingLos Angeles Dodgers: New beginnings with the same old ending...
• 4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Rotation confirmed: Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly confirmed Wednesday, April 4, that his rotation will be comprised of SPs Clayton Kershaw...[+] followed by Chad Billingsley, Chris Capuano and then Aaron Harang. SP Ted Lilly (neck) is expected to re-join the rotation April 14 when he comes off the 15-day disabled list.
• 4/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Roster finalized: The Los Angeles Dodgers assigned P Scott Rice, INFs Josh Fields and Luis Cruz, OF Matt Angle and C Tim Federowicz to Triple-A...[+] Albuquerque Wednesday, April 4, and optioned P Nathan Eovaldi to Double-A Chattanooga. SP Ted Lilly (Neck) and INF Ivan De Jesus (oblique) were put on the 15-day disabled list and RP Ronald Belisario was placed on the restricted list.
• 4/4 Baseball Musings: Dodgers Set Their Roster: The Dodgers set their opening day roster on Tuesday. There are no real surprises. The team will go with a four-man rotation to...
• 4/3 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' roster news as Spring Training comes closer to conclusion: The Dodgers have made a few roster moves this week as the season is set to open on Thursday in San Diego.CutsJosh Bard and Cory...
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly throws simulated game: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (neck) was able to throw roughly 70 pitches in a simulated game Monday, April 2, in Anaheim....[+] 'He was good, his pitch count got up,' manager Don Mattingly said. 'He got a little gassed at the end, but he was good.' Lilly will throw in a rehab game Sunday, April 8, with Class A Rancho Cucamonga, and then he is on target to make his first major league start April 14 against the San Diego Padres, barring any setbacks. If not, SP Nathan Eovaldi would take his place.

• 3/31 Lasorda's Lair: Rusty Neck Causes Lilly to Open Season on the DL: Dodgers Left handed starting pitcher Ted Lilly will start the regular season … [visit site to read more]Rusty Neck Causes...
• 3/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Andre Ethier, Comeback Player of the Year: I’m pretty sure I’ve been saying – in bits & pieces, perhaps – that Andre Ethier is going to have...
• 3/31 Baseball Musings: Lilly to the Disabled List: Ted Lilly will start the season on the disabled list: The current plan calls for Lilly to pitch a simulated game on Monday and...
• 3/30 C70 At The Bat: UCB Prediction Week, Part IV: National League West: We continue the March project of the United Cardinal Bloggers by taking a look at the last of our divisions, the NL West.  This...
• 3/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Jamey Wright, Los Angeles Dodger: As we’ve expected basically from the beginning of camp, Ned Colletti has informed Jamey Wright that he’ll be heading...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Braves, Red Sox, Francona, Ortiz: On this day twelve years ago, the Expos traded players to be named later and Jake Westbrook to the Yankees for pitcher Hideki...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Starting Pitchers 35 Or Older: At any given moment, there are 150 Major League rotation spots, give or take. Injuries and unconventional alignments lead to fluctuations...
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly throws in minor-league game: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly was scratched from his Cactus League scheduled start Wednesday, March 21, and instead threw a...[+] minor-league game. 'We want Teddy to get his pitch count pushed up, but we also lost a few innings during the rainout, so we want to get some of these relievers in the big league game,' manager Don Mattingly said. There wasn't any injury to worry about with Lilly.
• 3/21 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Rubby De La Rosa could give Dodgers' bullpen a shot in the arm: I was reading Jon Weisman's piece for ESPN LA last night and it got me thinking: the Dodgers are going to have a huge addition...
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Phillies, Barfield, Dodgers, Smit: A look at today's minor moves.. The Phillies released former Rangers first-round pick Kasey **** tweets Kevin Goldstein...
• 3/21 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Give the Ball to Jamey Wright as they Take on San Diego:   Mar 2, 2012; Glendale, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Jamey Wright (28) poses for a picture during the Dodgers...
• 3/17 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidates: Tim Stauffer & Dustin Moseley: The Padres won 90 games in 2010, but they fell back into the NL West cellar in 2011. They changed GMs this offseason and traded...
• 3/17 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Links: Pettitte, Garcia, Posada, Wise, A-Rod: Twelve years ago today, the Expos sent Christian Parker to the Yankees as the player to be named later in the Hideki Irabu trade....
• 3/11 Cubbies Crib: Spring Training Games Notes: Milwaukee Brewers (03/10/2012): March 16, 2011; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves outfielder Joe Mather (4) before a spring training exhibition game against...
• 3/11 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Three Weeks Left in the Ownership Race: Cohen, Kroenke, & Magic In the Lead?: For something that is so monumentally important to the future of this franchise, it’s strange to admit that the ownership...
• 3/10 Roto Think Tank: CBS Analyst NL-Only Auction Starting Pitchers Part II: On Wednesday, I posted about pitchers who went for $15+ in the CBS Analyst N.L.-Only auction.  Today, let me pick up with...
• 3/9 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 3.9.12 – Volstad Good, Soriano Good, Marmol Bad: Rotation battle news Chris Volstad followed up Jeff Samardzija's strong outing with three solid innings of his own yesterday....
• 3/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Chris Capuano Gets Off to a Good Start: Chris Capuano succeeded where Ted Lilly & Aaron Harang could not, becoming the first of the three over-30 Dodger starters...
• 3/8 Tyler's Think Tank: 10 Stats You Probably Didn't Know: NL West: -Chris Young just wrapped up his third 20/20 season in five years, averaging 23 bombs and 20 steals per season over that stretch. ...
• 3/7 Lasorda's Lair: Breaking Down the Pitching Staff: This seems appropriate, given Ted Lilly‘s brilliant performance on the mound … [visit site to read more]Breaking Down...
• 3/6 Giants Nirvana: Fortified Melk: There are a few ways to ponder Melky Cabrera. There’s Cabrera in the context of how he was acquired: i.e. the Giants traded...
• 3/6 22gigantes.com: Giants 8, Dodgers 4: Jonathan who? New acquisition Melky Cabrera is out to prove 2011 was no fluke. The 27-year-old outfielder quieted his critics...
• 3/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Ted Lilly Already in Midseason Form: I know, I’m usually the first to say that spring training results rarely count, especially in the first week of games, and...
• 3/6 22gigantes.com: Zito takes the hill for Giants today against Doyers: Duck the Fodgers! The NL West’s favorite rivalry rears its 2012 head today as Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants (1-2-1)...
• 3/6 22gigantes.com: Brewers 7, Giants 3: San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain looked sharp in his Cactus League debut, but it was the Milwaukee Brewers who came away...
• 3/6 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 Fantasy Baseball Spring Preview: BABIP and xFIP: I never played fantasy baseball during the height of the steroid era. I assume it was a lot harder back then, trying to get five...
• 3/1 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Spring Training Battle #2: Second Base: After taking a look at the starting pitching battle last week, its time to look at the other big battle shaping up for this spring,...

• 2/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Finally Get Their (Old, Old) Men: Via Ken Gurnick, we’ve learned that for the Dodgers, signing Aaron Harang and Jamey Wright this winter was actually the...
• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: Top 2014 MLB Free Agents: Extensions have a way of thinning the free agent herd.  The latest star player off the board is Nationals third baseman Ryan...
• 2/25 Tyler's Think Tank: NL West Preview: 1st Place-San Francisco Giants 2011 Record: 86-76 2011 Pythagorean: 80-82 2012 Projected: 91-71 San Francisco had one of the...
• 2/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly has eye injury: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (eye) had a black eye when he reported to camp Friday, Feb. 24, but he said he received the injury...[+] from an elbow during a basketball game Thursday, Feb. 23. He threw a bullpen Friday after reporting.
• 2/23 Baseball Press: Low Book Value and High Return - Strikeouts: Bud Norris is a cheap source of strikeouts on draft day. (Icon SMI)Fantasy owners will always try to get a "complete" package...
• 2/23 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Seven Reasons for Optimism in 2012: Nearly five months after the disappointing 2011 season ended when a Kenley Jansen-induced flyball off the bat of Arizona’s...
• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly late to camp due to birth of daughter: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (personal) did not report to camp Tuesday, Feb. 21, due to the birth of his new baby daughter....[+]
• 2/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: News From the First Day of Dodger Spring Training: Plenty of news coming in on this first official day of camp, and isn’t that a lovely feeling? Pitchers & catchers have...
• 2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Blake DeWitt Accepts Outright Assignment: Cubs infielder Blake DeWitt accepted his outright assignment, tweets MLB.com's Carrie Muskat.  Despite a $1.1MM contract, the...
• 2/18 Baseball Musings: Changes, Los Angeles Dodgers: The Los Angeles Dodgers finished the 2011 season 82-79 good for third place in the NL West. Team played well down the stretch,...
• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Stolen Bases Against Lefty Pitchers: From today's Buster Olney column, his Stat of the day:"Ted Lilly allowed the most stolen base attempts in 2011, with baserunners...
• 2/15 Fragile Freddy's: Players to Avoid - National League: We saw the American League disappointments earlier, today we look at the National League’s potential disappointments;Philadelphia...
• 2/6 Cubbies Crib: Who Is Adrian Cardenas?: Feb 24, 2011; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Oakland Athletics shortstop Adrian Cardenas (6) poses for a picture during photo day at the Phoenix...
• 2/6 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs Claim Adrian Cardenas. DFA Blake DeWitt.: The Chicago Cubs continued their efforts to makeover their roster by claiming Adrian Cardenas from the Oakland A's and designating...
• 2/6 Lasorda's Lair: Revisiting the Blake Hawksworth/Ryan Theriot Trade: Today, I’m going to revisit the Blake Hawksworth/Ryan Theriot trade. On July 31, 2010 the Dodgers made a trade with the Chicago...
• 2/3 Cubbies Crib: Matt Garza, Chicago Cubs Reach A Settlement: Sep 21, 2011; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Matt Garza (17) shakes hands with catcher Geovany Soto after defeating...
• 2/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: What Will Be the Spring Training Surprise This Year?: For most of the winter, the common refrain around the Dodgers is that the slew of (often regrettable) veteran signings this winter...

• 1/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Plenty of Dodgers Making the Cut on Bill James’ Top 100 Pitcher’s Duels: Last year, ESPN and Bill Simmons teamed up to launch “Grantland“, a new venture aimed at focusing more on long-form...
• 1/18 Lasorda's Lair: Great Games of 2011-The Fog Clears in Chicago for Miracle Dodger Win: On May 20, 2011, the Dodgers played the first game of a three game inter-league series in Chicago against the White Sox. Most...
• 1/17 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers avoid arbitration with Andre Ethier and James Loney: The Dodgers avoided arbitration today with Andre Ethier and James Loney, signing them both to 1-year deals.Ethier will earn,...
• 1/11 WasWatching: 100+ Wins & 1,500+ IP Since 2003: It’s a small group - Rk Player WAR 6 W IP From To Age GS L BB SO ERA ERA+ Tm 1 Roy Halladay 52.4 151 1955.1 2003 2011 26-34...
• 1/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: How Would Hiroki Kuroda Have Fit Back Into Dodgers’ Rotation?: ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne caught up with Ned Colletti yesterday, and to absolutely no one’s surprise, Colletti said...

• 12/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: For Dodgers, Lack of International Spending Is Beginning to Show: Regular posting will resume next week. For now, a thought… With the starting rotation of Clayton Kershaw / Chad Billingsley...
• 12/29 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Prince Fielder is ripe for the Dodgers' taking: Here we are on Dec. 29 and one of the biggest (no pun intended) free agents of this off-season is still available.Prince Fielder...
• 12/29 Roto Think Tank: 2011 N.L. Starting Pitchers Part II: Normal.dotm 0 0 1 2500 14250 Roto Think Tank 118 28 17500 12.0 0 false 18 pt...
• 12/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The 2012 Dodgers Want You To Stay Off Their Lawns, You **** Kids: Earlier this month, I noted how troubling it was that just about all of the Dodger shopping spree so far this winter has focused...
• 12/10 High Heat Stats: Amnesty: which contract would each MLB team void?: The NBA recently adopted a rule that allows each team to claim amnesty on a particular player's contract. While they still have...
• 12/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings Day Two: Aaron Harang Heads North: When we left off last night, the Aaron Harang signing wasn’t yet official, since it appeared Harang might be holding out...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers To Sign Aaron Harang: The Dodgers and Aaron Harang have agreed to a two-year deal worth roughly $12MM, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network (on Twitter)....
• 12/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Aaron Harang close to signing with Dodgers: Jim Bowden of ESPN L.A. tweeted today the Dodgers and Aaron Harang are close to a deal. Jon Paul Morosi tweeted the deal is expected...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers, Aaron Harang Making Progress On Deal: The Dodgers are making progress on a deal with starter Aaron Harang, tweet Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  The...
• 12/2 Rising Apple: Chris Capuano Signs Two-Year, $10 Million Deal with Dodgers: The “mystery team” is no longer a mystery. The Los Angeles Dodgers inked former Mets starter Chris Capuano to a two-year,...
• 12/2 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers sign Chris Capuano to 2-year dea, world is NOT ending: The Dodgers signed left-handed pitcher Chris Capuano today to a 2-year, $10 million deal, according to multiple reports.The deal...
• 12/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Report: Dodgers to Sign Chris Capuano to a 2/$10m Deal: Per Jim Bowden, and now picked up by several others, the Dodgers are closing in on a 2/$10m deal with lefty Chris Capuano to...
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Ask Cubs For DeWitt In Exchange For Stewart: The Rockies have already moved Ty Wigginton and Chris Iannetta this offseason, and they're reportedly open to dealing Ian Stewart...
• 12/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Fishing At the Bottom of the Starting Pitching Market: As the days go by, we’re hearing little about Hiroki Kuroda’s plan for 2012, and the longer we go, the less likely...

• 11/29 MetsToday.com: Would You Trade Fernando Martinez for Chris Tillman?: According to Roch Kubatko of MASN, the Orioles “would be willing to” trade right-hander Chris Tillman. If you recall, Tillman,...
• 11/27 Baseball Reality Tour: Stolen Bases Against Lefty Pitchers: From today's Buster Olney column, his Stat of the day: "Ted Lilly allowed the most stolen base attempts in 2011, with baserunners...
• 11/17 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Kansas City Royals: 71-91, 4th place, 24 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Kansas City Royals.  Each day...
• 11/15 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: What Do the Dodgers Have Left?: The Dodgers certainly aren’t taking their time this offseason, are they? After getting things started quickly by bringing...
• 11/14 Obstructed View: Carlos Zambrano's Trade Value: I feel like the debate regarding whether or not to trade Carlos Zambrano has been ongoing for as long as his career has. In reality...
• 11/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers off-season preview: Free agent pitchers: The Dodgers, believe it or not, could be in the market for a starting pitcher this off-season. It depends on two things: whether...

• 10/31 MetsToday.com: 2011 Analysis: Chris Capuano: Way back in 2008, I wondered if the Mets would consider Chris Capuano as a “low-risk” free-agent pickup. I wondered...
• 10/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Open Thread: 2012 Rosterbation: Now that the 2011 season is officially over, I’ll finally post my 2012 plan on Monday, which I’ve been going back...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Notes: Cabrera, Jimenez, Sizemore: On this date in 2005, the White Sox won their first World Series since 1917, completing a sweep of the Astros behind a strong...
• 10/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Pedro Martinez for Mariano Rivera; imagine that: One of my favorite baseball bloggers, Jonah Keri, is in the process of writing (what I assume to be) another fantastic book which...
• 10/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Los Angeles Dodgers: The Dodgers' ownership battle may be coming to a close, but Ned Colletti must endure uncertainty for one more offseason as he...
• 10/11 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Rotation: In the second of this series, I review the Dodgers' starting rotation. It was projected to be one of the best in the National...
• 10/11 Mets360.com: Potential Mets trading partner: Dodgers: It’s always nice to have someone worse off than you. For the Mets, we can always say – at least we’re not the Dodgers. Sure,...
• 10/7 NY Baseball Digest: After ALDS Defeat, How Bright is the Yankees Future?: We are less than 24 hours from the Jose Valverde‘s fastball blowing away Alex Rodriguez to end the 2011 ALDS. A Yankees...

• 9/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 82-79: Now that the insanity of last night has subsided a bit, I can look back at the season and honestly say: what.. a.. year. I can...
• 9/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Say Goodbye to 2011 on Greatest Night in Baseball History: I was going to put up a post after this game that served as a quick season recap before we get into offseason business, but after...
• 9/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Moneybust?:   I saw Moneyball last night as I am sure many an A’s fan did. While the A’s were finishing up ending the Angels’...
• 9/24 Padres Trail: Game Reflections - #157 vs Dodgers: Yeah a little behind on the GM series.  We'll get back to that.  Tonight I sat through a 2 hour 43 minute 2-0 game. ...
• 9/24 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Ted Lilly closing out the season nicely: Ted Lilly has remembered how to pitch in the last couple months, but that doesn't mean I have to like the fact he's going to...
• 9/23 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 156: Win Over Cardinals: Mets 8 Cardinals 6 It took 156 games, but finally, the Mets accomplished THE MOST UNLIKELY VICTORY OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!! (So said...
• 9/18 Raise the Jolly Roger: “You guys can have him”: The Pirates looked totally lifeless in an extremely mundane loss Saturday night. Good thing there weren’t many watching....
• 9/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Dodgers: Pirates (68-83) at Dodgers (74-76) 10:10 PM EST–Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Here is the MLB.com Gameday  TV: ROOT Sports,...
• 9/14 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Dodgers (Series Forty Nine): Sadly we meet here again.  We meet with yet another losing season.  Something we are all too used to and something every Pirates...
• 9/13 Baseball Musings: West Coast Roundup: The Diamondbacks took a game off their magic number with a 7-2 win over the Dodgers. Joe Saunders and Ted Lilly competed in a...
• 9/13 B-R Blog: Recapping Monday 9/12/11: No one’s clinched yet: -- Rays 5, Orioles 2: Reason #755 why I don't bet on sports: This seemed like the classic "trap" game: Coming off a sweep of Boston,...
• 9/12 MLBTradeRumors: Starters Who Could Be Extended Before Free Agency: Last year, Brett Myers, Ted Lilly, and Livan Hernandez signed extensions before hitting free agency.  So far this year, the...
• 9/8 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Mike Morse:   Bottom 1: Michael Morse struck out swinging against Ted Lilly Bottom 2: struck out swinging against Lilly Bottom 5: flied...
• 9/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Overcome Strasburg, Rain to Beat Nationals 7-3: Let’s get the Stephen Strasburg business out of the way first; in his long-awaited return from Tommy John surgery, the young...
• 9/6 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Baseball Jesus returns as Ted Lilly and the Dodgers face Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals, weather permitting. Batters hammered...
• 9/4 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Cubs, Dodgers, Rockies, Gonzalez, Rangers: Sunday afternoon linkage.. ESPN.com's Buster Olney has an interesting take on the Cubs' extension of player personnel director...
• 9/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Stop the presses! The Dodgers don’t stink: Stop the presses! Newsflash: The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the hottest teams in the majors right now. No, this is not April...

• 8/23 Cubbies Crib: Greg Maddux To Leave The Cubs Organization?: One of the successes of former general manager Jim Hendry’s tenure with the Chicago Cubs was hiring future hall of famer...
• 8/19 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: In Which We Try To Convince Cubs Fans That Ned Colletti Is A Good Idea: Jim Hendry, as you’ve no doubt heard, was fired by the Cubs today after just over eight years as GM.  Some of the highlights...
• 8/17 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees, Phillies Seek Veteran Lefty Relievers: The Phillies and Yankees are searching for veteran left-handed relievers, reported ESPN's Jayson Stark yesterday.  Let's take...
• 8/16 Baseball Reality Tour: The Best of the Scrapheap: The month of August is a good time to keep tabs on Ben Nicholson Smith's continuously updated Players Who Cleared Waivers post. Reading...
• 8/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Would You Trade Juan Uribe for Carlos Zambrano?: So here’s a thought exercise for the day before the Dodgers send Chad Billingsley out against Yovani Gallardo this evening:...
• 8/15 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Old, Lefty Dodger Starter Outdueled by Previous Old, Lefty Dodger Starter: Ted Lilly has taken a lot of criticism this year, and for good reason: he gives up homers every five seconds, he can’t hold...
• 8/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Today Belongs to Justin Sellers: Not to diminish Hiroki Kuroda, who pitched seven scoreless innings in one of his finest outings of the season, or Matt Kemp, who...
• 8/13 B-R Blog: Left-handed pitchers stick around for a long time: Bruce Chen threw a nice game for the Royals last night, and it got me to wondering which lefties have been around the longest....
• 8/11 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers to recall Sellers to take Gordon's spot: Dee Gordon was placed on the disabled list after re-injuring his shoulder on Tuesday night against the Phillies. Tony Jackson...
• 8/10 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Catching up on Dodger doings: Eovaldi, Gordon, Webster, Songco: Despite losing Rubby De La Rosa for the season and likely all of 2012, there is another young fireballer Dodger fans can be...
• 8/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Dominated as Dee Departs Disastrously: That Cliff Lee was the most dominant pitcher on the mound tonight at Dodger Stadium came as little surprise. That he was also...
• 8/9 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (75-40) at Dodgers (52-62): Philadelphia Phillies (75-40) at Los Angeles Dodgers (52-62) Cliff Lee (11-7, 2.96 ERA) vs Ted Lilly (7-11, 4.86 ERA) Time: 10:10...
• 8/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Clayton Kershaw & Ted Lilly Discuss the Phillies Lineup: The official Dodger Twitter feed brings us this picture of Clayton Kershaw and Ted Lilly going over scouting reports, with the...
• 8/7 mlbreports.com : Remembering Hideki Irabu: Japanese MLB Pitcher and Linkage to Donnie Moore: Saturday August 6, 2011 MLB reports:   Hideki Irabu was born on May 5, 1969 in Hirara, Okinawa.  Irabu played in Japan (Nippon...
• 8/5 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (54-57) at Chicago Cubs (47-65): BREAKING NEWS: I heard the 49ers are shopping Taylor Mays Just 18 more wins in a row until the Cubs are back at .500! It's Gonna...
• 8/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Apparently, Yesterday Was a Turning Point for James Loney…: ….since all three major Dodger beat writers – Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times, Tony Jackson of ESPNLA, and Ken Gurnick...
• 8/2 Obstructed View: Checking up on the Cubs top prospects, part 1: A month ago I took a look at how the Cubs top prospects (ratings from John Sickels) were doing and the final part was a form for...
• 8/1 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Other Japanese Bubble: It was a sad Thursday for fans of Japanese baseball.  In the morning, Kosuke **** heralded in 2007 as the greatest Japanese...
• 8/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Aftermath of the Trayvon Robinson Trade: A day after the unexpected Trayvon Robinson trade with Boston & Seattle, the dust has started to settle, but the shock is...
• 8/1 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Yankees, Wandy, Ubaldo, Bailey: The latest from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports... Yesterday's push by the Yankees to acquire Astros lefty Wandy Rodriguez came...

• 7/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Hiroki Kuroda intends to stay with Dodgers: Hiroki Kuroda announced today (reported by Dylan Hernandez) he isn't likely to waive his no-trade clause before tomorrow's 1...
• 7/30 Venom Strikes: Dbacks Get Rolled By Dodgers 9-5: It was the Los Angeles Dodgers.  It was Ted Lilly.  Josh Collmenter was on the bump.  The San Francisco Giants had lost to...
• 7/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Matt Kemp’s Homer Tops Ted Lilly’s Homers: So much for that mini-slump Matt Kemp was supposedly stuck in during the early-to-mid part of July, right? Kemp entered tonight...
• 7/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Hideki Irabu Found Dead at Age 42: Former Yankee Hideki Irabu was found dead in his Los Angeles home today. Police are reportedly investigating his death as...
• 7/27 The Captain's Blog: A Look at Notable Trades the Yankees Didn’t Make During the Cashman Era: (In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated atTheYankeeAnalysts.) The trade deadline...
• 7/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: A Look at Notable Trades the Yankees Didn’t Make During the Cashman Era: (The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). The trade deadline has resulted in some of the most lopsided deals...
• 7/27 Cubbies Crib: As Pressure Mounts, Cubs Ready To Pounce: The lack of baseball trades this week has left some fans to scratch their heads in disappointment. But what should be realized...
• 7/26 This is Getting Old: If You Have An Option Don’t Exercise Paul’s: A lot has been made about what to do with Paul Maholm next year. Most people assume his option will not be exercised. Others feel...
• 7/26 Fire Brand of the American League: Poll: Which Prospect is “Untouchable”?: This week’s poll goes hand-in-hand with the forthcoming trade deadline. While it seems nothing is eminent and team owner...
• 7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Is Wandy Rodriguez Overpaid?: For a pitcher with a 3.40 ERA since the beginning of the 2008 season, Astros lefty Wandy Rodriguez isn't getting much respect....
• 7/24 B-R Blog: Notes for Saturday 7/23: Dog days’ journey into night: -- Season debut for Tampa's Desmond Jennings: 3-2-2-1, 2 walks, 3B, 2B, SB, field littered with comic-book "swoosh!" lines. In...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers 'Open For Business' : The Dodgers are "open for business," according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (on Twitter). The Los Angeles front office will consider...
• 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 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Not Pursuing Anyone Aggressively Right Now: The Red Sox are "not pursuing anyone aggressively right now," a source familiar with the team's thinking told WEEI's Alex Speier. ...
• 7/15 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Should Go “All Out” For Ubaldo Jimenez: Earlier today, we discussed how the Rockies had requested an expensive package from the Yankees for Ubaldo Jimenez. George...
• 7/15 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Sell, Buy, or Other? Two Weeks Until the Deadline: As we head into the second half of the season, the Dodgers stand at 41-51, 11.5 games behind San Francisco in the NL West and...
• 7/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: How Far Can Rubby de la Rosa Go?: In my latest piece at Baseball Prospectus today, I looked into what young and at-risk starting pitchers may need to be shut down...
• 7/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2011 Midseason Review: MSTI: We’re wrapping up this midseason review with a new focus: me. Regular readers of this blog know that nothing interests me...
• 7/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2011 Midseason Grades: Pitching and Management: Thanks for all the feedback on yesterday’s hitting grades, and today we move on to pitching and management. Remember, the...
• 7/12 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Dodgers' mideseason analysis and grades: The 2011 season has been one to forget for the organization. The team is not playing well on the field and everything with the...
• 7/12 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Projecting the Cubs' 2012 Starting Rotation: I know its still early and we're barely halfway through the 2011 season, but, I think its already time to start looking to the...
• 7/12 PaulLebowitz.com: Trade Targets For American League Contenders: Yesterday I discussed players contending National League teams should pursue at the trading deadline. Now let’s look at...
• 7/12 Crashburn Alley: Dom Brown Earning His Playing Time: Right fielder Domonic Brown was listed on many pre-season prognosticators’ ballots for NL Rookie of the Year for the 2011...
• 7/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers End First Half on a High Note: Well, first “half”, since the midway point was over a week ago, but you get the idea. After three of the lowest months...
• 7/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Mets Hit, Dodgers Don’t, and That’s All You Need to Know: Well, you can’t say the Dodger offense didn’t at least have their chances: 2nd inning: Matt Kemp on second, no outs....
• 7/5 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Orioles, Canseco, Dodgers, Gutierrez: The Yankees obtained Jeff Weaver from the Tigers in a three team deal that sent Ted Lilly to Oakland and Carlos Pena to Detroit...
• 7/5 Rising Apple: GAME 2 PREVIEW: Mets at Dodgers, 10:10 PM: STARTING PITCHERS: Mike Pelfrey (4-7, 4.92 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 1.87 K/BB): Up until Pelf’s last start, the righty has walked...
• 7/4 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Dodgers, Hardy, Wandy, Twins: The latest from Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe... The Dodgers are not be ready to become sellers quite yet, but Cafardo...
• 7/3 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 84: Win Over Yankees: Mets 3 Yankees 2 The Mets eke one out and return to the Flushing .500. Mets Game Notes Gotta love the fight in the 2011 Mets,...
• 7/3 NY Baseball Digest: 1-A, Where’s the Purse, Another Michael Kay Gem: I keep hearing dialogue about the Yankees acquiring a starting pitcher, or 1-A to team with CC Sabathia. For me, it should be...
• 7/2 Obstructed View: Midseason look at the Cubs top prospects, part 1: I figured now was a good time to post something about the Cubs top prospects since it's past the midway point in the full minor...
• 7/1 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Don’t Have Prospects, They Have Assets: Mark Newman sat down with the guys at NoMaas the other day. It’s a lengthy interview, but the one thing I took away from...

• 6/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Believe It Or Not, Ted Lilly’s Problem Isn’t Homers: Warning: you may want to take small children and the elderly out of the room before viewing the logs of Ted Lilly‘s last...
• 6/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Morally Bankrupt Owner Now Has Financially Bankrupt Team: So here’s a thing that happened this morning: the Dodgers have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Craig Calcaterra,...
• 6/26 B-R Blog: Justin Verlander: Best Tigers pitcher since … ?: After many hours hunched over my trusty slide rule, I've reached a tentative conclusion: this Verlander chappy just might have...
• 6/22 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Drop Final Game Against Tigers, But It’s Time For Raptors Baseball:   View from behind home plate at Lindquist Field home of the Raptors about as good as it gets For the 6th time this season...
• 6/22 MLBlogs: The 26th Man: A Few Thoughts- Lima, Halladay, Silva: This will be kind of a miscellaneous entry since I don’t have a lot of time to do a bunch of research on one topic.  I...
• 6/20 NY Baseball Digest: If Hughes Healthy, Do You Acquire a Starter?: With the July trade deadline only six weeks away, we have begun our yearly rumor mill of what pitcher the Yankees will acquire....
• 6/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Brett Myers Dominates Dodgers: The problem tonight was not that the Dodgers lost to the Houston Astros, the worst team in baseball by both record and run differential....
• 6/16 B-R Blog: Fewest career strikeouts for a guy with a 5+ strikeout game: Here are the players with the fewest career strikeouts who have at least one 5+ strikeout game as a batter: Rk Player SO From...
• 6/15 PaulLebowitz.com: The Johnny Sain Travel Guide: Here’s a quote from Ball Four by Jim Bouton: Every once in a while there’s a guy that doesn’t fit into the coaching...
• 6/12 B-R Blog: Sunday Supplement: Recapping Games of June 12: An arbitrary and capricious roundup of today's MLB action: Francisco Liriano's bid for a 2nd no-hitter was ended in the 8th by...
• 6/11 B-R Blog: Game Snippets for Friday, June 10: Ho-Hum, Halladay: -- Placido Polanco hit a grand slam that sent Carlos Zambrano to the showers having allowed 7 ER on 7 hits and 7 walks in 6.2...
• 6/9 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Could Move Hughes to Pen: Even before the news of Joba Chamberlain‘s season ending surgery, I was told by my Tampa source the Yankees were considering...
• 6/8 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Need a Starter to Beat Sox in Short Series: I have gone on record saying the Yankee starting rotation will not prevent them from winning 95 games and making the postseason...
• 6/6 Baseball Musings: Lilly and Lee: It was an L game in Philadelphia as lefties Ted Lilly and Cliff Lee engaged in a pitching duel. Ted posted a quality start, allowing...
• 6/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers End Dynamic Day With Dull Defeat: What a day, right? The Dodgers kicked things off this afternoon by recalling Dee Gordon, and then finally rid us all of Juan Castro...
• 6/1 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Starting Pitchers: There could be as many as a dozen sellers when the trade deadline approaches in late July.  Almost everyone else will be seeking...
• 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...
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly solid in win: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly allowed two runs on four hits and struck out a season-high eight batters in his win over the...[+] Colorado Rockies Tuesday, May 31. He also didn't walk a batter for the first time this season.

• 5/30 B-R Blog: Bartolo Colon Throws Yankees’ 1st Shutout in 2+ Years: Bartolo Colon tossed a 4-hit, no-walk shutout in Oakland Sunday. It was the first individual shutout by a Yankees pitcher since...
• 5/29 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' bullpen hit hard by injuries: Kenley Jansen was placed on the 15-day disabled list today, with the Dodgers calling up Josh Lindblom from Double-A and designating...
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly pitches well in no-decision: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly allowed one earned run and six hits while walking one and striking out two in six innings in...[+] a no-decision against the Houston Astros Wednesday, May 25.
• 5/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Army of Oh-Fers & Curse of 9th Inning Doom Dodgers to Defeat: Rafael Furcal, 0-4 (with four left on base). Jamey Carroll, 0-4. James Loney, 0-3 with a walk. Jay Gibbons, 0-3 with a walk. Jerry...
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly hurls quality start Friday: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly allowed three runs on seven hits over seven innings in a no-decision against the Chicago White...[+] Sox Friday, May 20, with no walks and five strikeouts.
• 5/15 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: All Hail Aaron Miles & Jamey Carroll: Hey, I have to reach for positives somewhere, right? The Dodgers had just six hits today, and five came from Aaron Miles (three)...
• 5/13 MLB Fantasy Recon: Out For The Season... Again: Kendry Morales (1B Anaheim Angels) WHAT THE **** Kendry is out for ANOTHER year? Something is seriously wrong with this guy’s...
• 5/12 MLB Fantasy Recon: : Take a shot of BorbonHot Fantasy Picks just posted a list of 10 waiver wire adds for you to consider and while some of the...
• 5/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Ryan Theriot booed upon his return to Wrigley: It’s May 10, 2011, and old rivals the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals face each other once again at Wrigley Field....
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly reaches 1,500 strikeouts: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly allowed two earned runs, four hits and a walk over six sinnings in a win Tuesday, May 10, against...[+] the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also struck out four batters in the 97-pitch quality start. After an 0-2 start with a 6.00 ERA through his first three outings, Lilly is 3-1 with a 3.99 ERA over his past five starts. Lilly became the 17th active pitcher with at least 1,500 career strikeouts.
• 5/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodger Bats Finally Break Out: I don’t want to undersell the biggest offensive breakout the Dodgers have had since 1982, but I’m a bit under the...
• 5/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: RIP Kenny Geidel: Dodgers (16-20) at Pirates (18-17) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, KCAL Terrible...
• 5/9 Baseball Moves: Week 6 – Two Start PitchersClick the article to see the probable two start pitchers for week 6. Assuming the week starts on Monday....
• 5/8 MLB Fantasy Recon: Buy & Sell Notes from Razzball: Grey over at Razzball offers up some buy and sell notes heading into the new week, starting with Jake Peavy.  Peavy looks...
• 5/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Suffer Four Losses In One Day: Yes, the Dodgers lost 5-1 to the Cubs today in what was basically an absolute snoozefest of a day game. That’s not too much...
• 5/4 Baseball Musings: Taking Ted Deep: Ted Lilly gave up three home runs in the Dodgers 5-1 loss to Ted’s former team, the Cubs. It was the 13th time in his career...
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Homers hurt Ted Lilly : Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly surrendered five runs on eight hits in six innings against the Chicago Cubs Wednesday, May 4....[+] He walked one, struck out four and gave up three home runs in the loss.
• 5/4 NY Baseball Digest: Dodgers Insolvency May Be The Yankees Gain: Since the news came out the Wilpons were looking to sell a minority stake in the ballclub members of the media have circled the...
• 5/3 B-R Blog: Cole Hamels triples: Cole Hamels hit a triple for the Phillies tonight, and as you might expect, it's pretty rare for a pitcher to launch a three-bagger....
• 5/3 NY Baseball Digest: Colon’s Performance Has Positive Ripple Effect: Three starts and 33 innings into the baseball season I may have my first “eating crow” moment of 2011. When Brian...
• 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...
• 5/2 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (12-15) at Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles (14-15): Team Overview Dodgers team stats (NL rank in parens): wOBA: .310 (11th)UZR: -2.9 (10th)DRS: -11 (11th)SP FIP: 3.77 (8th)SP xFIP:...

• 4/30 B-R Blog: Top strike-throwers in 2011: Through Friday's games, here are the 15 guys in MLB (minimum 8 IP) who have thrown at least 69% of their pitches for strikes....
• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly earns win: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly tossed six innings of one-run ball against the San Diego Padres Friday, April 29. He gave up...[+] five hits, walked one and struck out four.
• 4/30 Cubs Stats: Thomas Diamond: Whither Art Thou?: With the most unpleasant injuries to Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner, the Cubs have decided to call Casey Coleman and James...
• 4/30 Lasorda's Lair: Gwynn’s Catch Bails out Broxton, Saves Dodgers:   Whew! Well that was interesting. The Dodgers were cruising with a 3-1 lead with 2 outs in the 9th thanks to homers by Juan...
• 4/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Tony Gwynn Saves the Day: With two outs in the ninth inning, I had written a whole post about how tonight had gone almost perfectly. Don Mattingly had made...
• 4/25 Lasorda's Lair: Cubs Top Dodgers in a Wild and Windy Day at Wrigley: The wind blowing out at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field typically leads to an offensive battle, and on Saturday the Dodgers...
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly roughed up by former club: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly allowed five earned runs, 11 hits and a walk in just 4 1/3 innings Saturday, April 23, against...[+] the Chicago Cubs, his former team, reports Jon Weisman, of ESPNLosAngeles.com. Lilly allowed hits to 11 of the 23 batters he faced.
• 4/22 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles (10-10) at Chicago Cubs of Chicago (9-9): Team Overview This is where I would normally talk about what the team's done, but anything that the Dodgers have acoomplished...
• 4/21 Raising Matt Cain: The Grind: Brian Wilson called last night's win to take the series against the Dodgers a "grind." Like last year, the Giants are going to...
• 4/21 WSJ Daily Fix: Untangling the Huge Dodgers Mess: Major League Baseball wrests control of the storied team from Frank McCourt as lawyers on all sides gear up. Plus: A surprise...
• 4/19 Cubs Stats: Thomas Diamond: Whither Art Thou?: With the most unpleasant injuries to Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner, the Cubs have decided to call Casey Coleman and James...
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly deals: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly allowed four hits and didn't allow a runner past second base in seven shutout innings to beat...[+] the Atlanta Braves Monday, April 18, The Associated Press reports. He struck out six in the effort.
• 4/19 Braves Journal: Dodgers 4, Braves 2: Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Box Score – April 18, 2011 – ESPN. What a pathetic offense. I’d...
• 4/19 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Jerry Sands Throws Seven Shutout Innings to Lead Dodgers to Victory: Wait, that is what happened, right? How about this: Jerry Sands was not the star of tonight’s game. How could he be, when...
• 4/17 B-R Blog: Justin Verlander’s Trippy Balk: Did you see this one? Verlander still has a ways to go before he catches up to some of these guys: Spanning Multiple Seasons or...
• 4/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Process Was Good, Even If the Results Weren’t: The Dodgers, as you probably noticed, did not win last night, dropping them down to .500. That’s not all that unexpected...
• 4/11 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2011 Giants: Payback D-gers: Well, that's a lot better, Giants win series against Cards, coming close to sweeping, but I'm happy with a series win, the Giants...
• 4/11 MLBTradeRumors: Upcoming Player Options: Teams covet options and are reluctant to provide them to players when it's not absolutely necessary, so there are about ten times...
• 4/11 The Crazy Crabbers: Giants vs. Dodgers Series Preview: Giants Dodgers Monday, April 11, 7:15 PM Madison Bumgarner Clayton Kershaw 0-1, 9.00 ERA,...
• 4/11 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Where the Cubs Top Prospects are Playing: The minor league season (for full-season leagues) kicked off last week.  For those of you who like to follow the next generation...
• 4/11 Cubs Stats: Thomas Diamond: Whither Art Thou?: With the most unpleasant injuries to Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner, the Cubs have decided to call Casey Coleman and James...
• 4/10 Obstructed View: 11 Cubs Sure To Disappoint: I should have written this about ten days ago, but I didn't so I'm going to do it now. Early season stats mean absolutely nothing...
• 4/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Let’s Play Two: I’m used to some late nights following the Dodgers, but this was something else: I came home from a night out to see that...
• 4/9 Johngy's Beat: It's Just A Fantasy: It took 15 long baseball seasons.  It took me adding my nephew Matt as my General Manager.  It took some prayers and...
• 4/8 The Golden Sombrero: My First Week of Fantasy Baseball: Team **** or GTFO: When I say this is my first week of fantasy, I don’t mean the first of the season—I mean I’ve...
• 4/8 Chicken Friars: The Duds are coming to town – series preview: The Duds are heading down south to face our Friars in a 3-game series starting today. Kenny Shulsen of Lasorda’s Lair...
• 4/8 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Series Preview: Dodgers at Padres April 8-10: Los Angeles Dodgers (3-3) at San Diego Padres (3-2)April 8-10Games: 7-9Location: Petco Park2011 record vs. Padres: N/A2010 record...
• 4/7 Roto Think Tank: Reviewing My Performance: N.L. Home League: Unlike in my American League home league, I entered my National League home league as a mild favorite. Mild was the operative...
• 4/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Dodgers: The Dodgers are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Ted Lilly, SP: three years, $33MM. Juan...
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly struggles in Saturday loss: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly picked up the loss Saturday, April 2, in a 10-0 shutout against the San Francisco Giants. He...[+] allowed four runs in 4 2/3 innings, according to The Sports Network.
• 4/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Giants 10, Isotopes 0: On an afternoon where the Dodgers ran out a lineup that featured only three of their usual starters, Ted Lilly was going to have...
• 4/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: A Day Like No Other: I’m going to put this out there right now: no matter how many games the Dodgers play for the rest of their existence, you...

• 3/31 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2011 Giants: Play Ball! Beat LA Edition: Well, it's finally here:  opening day 2011 and the Giants fans get to celebrate all season long about our 2010 Giants World...
• 3/30 The Crazy Crabbers: Giants vs. Dodgers Series Preview: Giants Dodgers Thursday, March 31, 5:00 PM Tim Lincecum Clayton Kershaw 16-10, 3.43 ERA, 3.83...
• 3/29 MLB Fantasy Recon: Matthew Berry's 2011 Fantasy Predictions: 40 Home Runs for Tyler Colvin?Part of what makes Fantasy Commentary fun is challenging the accepted state of belief.  Dan...
• 3/27 MLB Fantasy Recon: Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings - MDS: For those of you getting your drafts in when your supposed to - as late as possible - Million Dollar Sleeper (top five fantasy...
• 3/22 B-R Blog: 5+ Quality Start Losses In 2010: How many pitchers last season threw 5 or more games where they had a "Quality Start" and yet got tagged with a loss? Here's the...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Average Free Agent Prices By Position: 131 free agents signed Major League deals this offseason, ranging from Scott Olsen at $550K to Carl Crawford at $142MM.  The...
• 3/22 B-R Blog: Mailbag: Most Expensive Starters (Per Inning, 2008-2010): B-R reader Don recently asked about the most expensive starters per inning pitched (apropos of the Yankees' infamous Carl Pavano...
• 3/18 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: C.J. Wilson: C.J. Wilson is not going to sign for Cliff Lee money when he hits free agency this offseason. Nine-figure deals are out of reach...
• 3/18 MLB Fantasy Recon: Going Deep Underrated / Overrated Draft Guide for Rounds 11+: We've published a lot of over/under rated lists this spring, but this may be the best.  Last Player Picked takes the time...
• 3/16 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Spring Training Battle #4: The Bullpen: Over the past 3 weeks, I've taken a look at the Spring Training Battles for the 5th outfielder spot, the utility infielder spot...
• 3/16 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Giants Fans' Zito Misconceptions: I've been seeing a lot of fan comment about getting rid of Barry Zito and some saying that Jeff Suppan, anybody, would be better....
• 3/13 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Roto Authority Starting Pitchers to Watch: Roto Authority offers up 30 Starting Pitchers to Watch for 2011.  The list is great and high lights some of the same names...
• 3/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Reason #1370183 Why Bunting Is Rarely A Good Idea: Just a quick note from me today, as it’s shaping up to be quite a nice Saturday here: Casey Blake left today’s split-squad...
• 3/10 Mastersball.com: Lord Zola Crashes a Fanball Party: Last night, I was invited to crash a draft of some industry friends, most of which were part of Fanball.  Amongst my combatants...
• 3/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly works with Sandy Koufax: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly worked with pitching coach Rick Honeycutt and Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax Wednesday, March 9,...[+] reports Ken Gurnick, of MLB.com. 'I enjoy learning about baseball and talking about it with someone like Sandy Koufax, and I enjoy talking about it with SPs Clayton Kershaw, Chad Billingsley and Jon Garland. There are always ways to move forward, even if they are small,' Lilly said.
• 3/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: There’s No Such Thing As Pitching Depth: For all the happy thoughts about the seemingly solid Dodger starting rotation, I never thought that the front five of Clayton...
• 3/7 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Prospects on the Cubs 40-man Roster: A couple weeks ago I looked at the Cubs' Non-Roster Invitees and their chances to make the team.  This week I'm going...
• 3/6 B-R Blog: 2010 Cubs: Blowout Specialists: The  2010 Cubs were involved in a bevy of blowouts.  Mostly they were on the receiving end of the whoopin' , but they also handed...
• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly returns: As expected, Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (flu) saw his first action of the spring Thursday, March 3, reports Ken Gurnick...[+] of MLB.com. Lilly pitched two hitless innings versus the Chicago White Sox. 'I felt good - definitely excited to be pitching in a game again,' said Lilly.
• 3/3 MLB Fantasy Recon: Starting Pitching Draft Analysis - Finding Hidden Bargains: Pitching is where I build my championship.  My first eight draft rounds are always offense and then I use analysis and constant...
• 3/3 Call to the Pen: 30 Teams, 30 Questions: Finally, Pt. 6: Finally, the end of the road is in sight. After a week or so of asking these questions about all the 30 MLB teams, we reach the...
• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly to work in minor league game: Updating a previous report, Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (illness) will pitch in a 'B' game Thursday, March 3, reports Ken...[+] Gurnick, of MLB.com.
• 3/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly won't make Wednesday's start: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (illness) has been scratched from his scheduled Cactus League start Wednesday, March 2, due to...[+] the flu, reports Tom Singer and Ken Gurnick, of MLB.com.
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly scheduled to be third starter: Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Tuesday, March 1, that SP Ted Lilly will be third in his rotation, reports Tom...[+] Singer and Ken Gurnick, of MLB.com. Lilly's first regular season scheduled start is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April 2, against the San Francisco Giants.

• 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...
• 2/25 Call to the Pen: Olde Man’s Tavern: Donnie Baseball’s Place: Just the title alone leans toward a conundrum. When you look at the two pics placed throughout this piece, it brings that conundrum...
• 2/25 Baseball Musings: Slowing Down: At Baseball Analytics, I look at hitters against Ted Lilly‘s fastball and how he gets in trouble when it loses velocity. ...
• 2/25 PAAPFLY: Baseball Prospectus bullish on Giants: I hadn’t spent much if any time looking at Baseball Prospectus’ (BP) 2011 projections, that is, until now. Guess what: There’s...
• 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,...
• 2/20 NY Baseball Digest: **** Makes Santana Absence Palatable: A year ago R.A. **** was better known because of this Mad Dog Russo rant from 2008 than anything he’d done on the playing...
• 2/19 PaulLebowitz.com: Viewer Mail 2.19.2011: Jeff at Red State Blue State writes RE WAR: Great take on WAR. (Personally, I feel it’s just a way for stat zombies to think...
• 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...
• 2/17 NY Baseball Digest: The $200 Million Dollar Mediocre Pitching Staff: The whole off-season drama with the Yankees is; “Who’s going to pitch for us?” The Yankees have a talented minor...
• 2/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Six Reasons for Optimism in 2011: I’ll be the first to say that this hasn’t exactly been the brightest offseason around here. We’ve been dismayed...
• 2/12 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Preview: Rotation: In the second of a nine-part series, here is my preview of the Dodgers' starting rotation for 2011.LHP Clayton Kershaw- Kershaw...
• 2/11 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins: Kicking off our Offseason In Review series, the Twins. Major League Signings Carl Pavano, SP: two years, $16.5MM.  Team...
• 2/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Bizarre Moves from Seasons Past: The non-signing of Ted Lilly in the 2006-2007 offseason: Ah, the Bizarre Moves from Seasons Past series. I had a lot of fun with this last offseason, but I hadn't penned one this year,...
• 2/8 Call to the Pen: The Chicago Cubs System: Continuing my journey through the land of prospects, I bring you the twentieth system rundown: that of the Chicago Cubs. The Matt...
• 2/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: One last word in defense of Brian Cashman: I've gone on record several times backing Yankee General Manager Brian Cashman up this winter. While I certainly don't think he's...
• 2/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Top and Bottom Ten 2010 MLB starting pitcher horizontal and vertical pitch breaks by handedness and pitch type: The good, the bad and the average: Data from JoeLefkowitz.comAs I've gotten deeper and deeper into pitching analysis of late, I recently realized that one of the...
• 2/2 Call to the Pen: Revisiting the 1996 Draft Part Two: The Steals and the Deals: This is the second part of a two-part series on the 1996 draft (you can read part one here). This part will look at some of the...
• 2/1 MLBTradeRumors: The 20 Biggest Free Agent Deals Of The Offseason: Unless Vladimir Guerrero, Scott Podsednik or another free agent signs an unexpectedly lucrative deal, the biggest contracts...

• 1/31 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Grading the Dodgers' off-season: I know the off-season isn't officially over yet, but the Dodgers have done about all they're going to do this winter, save for...
• 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 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yu Darvish: The next great Yankee righthander?: Nippon Professional Baseball superstar Yu Darvish, a 24-year-old righthander who, by many accounts, is not only the best pitcher...
• 1/25 MLBTradeRumors: 22 Teams Hand Out Multiyear Free Agent Contracts: Nearly three quarters of baseball's 30 teams signed at least one free agent to a multiyear contract this offseason. A year ago...
• 1/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: On Jay Gibbons As a Feel-Good Story and a Platoon Risk: With Marcus Thames in the fold and the Dodger roster seemingly all but settled, something I’ve been thinking about quite...
• 1/19 Baseball Reality Tour: Throwing Strikes or Effectively Wild?: Warning: This post includes a lot of numbers, some observations, and unfortunately very few conclusions. Last month, we looked...
• 1/11 Obstructed View: On Garza's Projection: Yesterday I posted the FIP's of 6 of the Cubs starting pitchers and Garza was the worst.  I expected several to respond by...
• 1/7 MLBTradeRumors: The 80-89 Win Club: A third of the teams in baseball won between 80 and 89 games last year. None of them made the playoffs, but all of them were...
• 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...
• 1/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Who Tops Your Dodger Prospect List?: It’s a big day if you’re at all interested in the Dodger minor league system, because today is the day that Baseball...
• 1/3 Giants Nirvana: Ten Questions with Mike Petriello of MSTI: To give insight into the 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers -- who I believe will be the Giants' toughest competitor (great rotation, solid...
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Sign Tim Redding: The Dodgers have signed Tim Redding to a minor league deal and invited him to Spring Training, according to Jon Paul Morosi of...
• 1/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Should the Dodgers Be Looking For A Lefty Bullpen Arm?: Ponder this: it’s the first week of January, yet there may not be a single pitching spot up for grabs when camp starts in...

• 12/31 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: 2010, A Look Back At Wheeling and Dealing | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: 2010, A Look Back At Wheeling and Dealing | Baseball Digestt’s the final day of 2010 (for me personally this year...
• 12/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: Reviewing every Pirates win in 2010: June: Instead of a typical “Year in Review” post or series, I was planning on doing a quick post on the “Best wins” of 2010...
• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Hindsight Is 2010: Our Top 15 Stories Of The Year: You know it has been a busy year when the trades for Dan Uggla and Roy Oswalt aren't among the year's top stories. Uggla and...
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Bill Me Later: Backloaded Multiyear Deals: Most multiyear free agent contracts are backloaded to some extent.  For example, Adam Dunn's four-year, $56MM deal has an average...
• 12/28 NY Baseball Digest: If Pettitte Retires Yanks Should Push for Blanton: According to Pete Caldera, Andy Pettitte is spending the holidays in Hawaii, and a decision regarding his future may be near....
• 12/27 Baseball Reality Tour: Least & Most Run Support: So, on Christmas, I went to Madison Square Garden for the Knicks/Bulls matinée game.  One of my very good friends...
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Greinke, Rangers, Pavano: On this date five years ago, the Nationals and lefty reliever Mike Stanton agreed to a one-year contract worth $1MM, making him...
• 12/24 Baseball Reality Tour: Missing Bats in the Strike Zone: Here are just a couple of views at one distinctive pitching statistic we don't often talk about but is pretty telling.  Tonight,...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Spending Details By Team: MLB teams have made over $1.2 billion in salary commitments so far this offseason, according to data compiled by MLBTR. The seven...
• 12/22 NY Baseball Digest: The Best Pitching Option Left for the Yankees Is…: Is a pitcher that gives 200 quality innings, and has a benchmark of success in the American League. Yes, I know that is Andy Pettitte,...
• 12/21 WasWatching: Cashman: We Expect Burnett To Be Front End Starter: Great stuff from Ken Davidoff – h/t to the Rockettes! - Today, however, I attended a Yankees event in Manhattan’s...
• 12/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Let’s Nip This in the Bud And Talk About Why Zack Greinke Isn’t Coming to LA: Royals ace Zack Greinke has requested a trade. The Dodgers, inexplicably, have been part of the group linked to him in rumors...
• 12/17 Baseball Daily Digest: For A Few Dollars More: NL West: The teams of the NL Left acted quickly this off-season, but it has been quiet on the western front since the Winter Meetings....
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Busy Offseason For The Dodgers: The Red Sox, Nationals and Phillies have made the biggest acquisitions of the offseason, but none of those teams have been quite...
• 12/11 PaulLebowitz.com: Ludicrously Tragic: Or tragically ludicrous: Or both. Or it could be simply described as "campy". Think about this: after Cliff Lee, the...
• 12/11 NY Baseball Digest: Mystery Team, Texas Investors, Cloud Lee Sweepstakes: The Cliff Lee saga continues to take a few odd turns as Jon Heyman of SI reports late tonight that even though the Yankees have...
• 12/10 B-R Blog: Best SP Since 2005 According To ERA+: A simple list for today. Pitchers with 1,000+ IP since 2005 ranked by ERA+. Here they are: Rk Player ERA+ IP Age G GS CG SHO W...
• 12/9 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Sign Vicente Padilla: The Dodgers signed Vicente Padilla to a one-year deal, the team announced today. The right-hander, who was nearing a $2MM deal...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Close To Agreement With Vicente Padilla: The Dodgers moved close to a one-year, $2MM agreement with righty Vicente Padilla, reports MLB.com's Ken Gurnick.  Padilla would...
• 12/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So What Now?: Hey, remember when the Dodgers were just being cheap? Uh, yeah, about that. After initially signing three free agent starting...
• 12/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Reasonable Doubts In The Eye Of The Beholder: The trial of Jayson Werth: If Jayson Werth stands at the podium during his introductory press conference as the new and...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/28/10 - 12/4/10: It's time to take a look back at the week that was.. After months and months of speculation, the Red Sox and Padres agreed...
• 12/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Rod Barajas Turned One Good Week Into $3.8m (Updated: $3.25m): Update: Hernandez clarifies that his source was mistaken and it’s actually $3.25m, not $3.8m. That’s slightly better,...
• 12/3 The Sporting Hippeaux: GM Hot Seat: Ned Colletti, Los Angeles Dodgers: Clearly, Colletti's job is safe, so long as McCourt Divorcegate continues, which will likely be deep into the 2011 season, if...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Reds To Extend Bronson Arroyo: The Reds agreed to a three-year, $35MM extension with Bronson Arroyo, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter links)....
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Rumors: Padilla, Varitek, Payroll: The Dodgers are spending aggressively this winter. Here's the latest on who they are pursuing, who they were pursuing and how...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Pavano, Thome, Capps: Let's take a look at some Twins-related items courtesy of MLB.com's Kelly Thesier.. The Twins would still like to retain...

• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Looking To Sign Relievers: Not only are the Dodgers interested in Johnny Damon and a number of catchers, they're attempting to sign one or two setup men,...
• 11/30 The UpperCard Network: Cardinals Acquire Ryan Theriot: The Cardinals have acquired infielder Ryan Theriot from the Dodgers, according to the Dodgers official Twitter. The Cardinals...
• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Acquire Ryan Theriot: The Cardinals acquired infielder Ryan Theriot from the Dodgers for righty Blake Hawksworth, according to the Dodgers' official...
• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Interested In Damon, Multiple Catchers: The Dodgers have outfielder Johnny Damon on their radar, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  They're also in contact with "virtually...
• 11/30 PaulLebowitz.com: To Be Born A Lefty: Products of their environment...and luck: I've often half-kidded that if I was left-handed, I'd have made it to the big leagues....
• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Reach Agreement With Jorge De La Rosa: The free agent market for starting pitching continues to thin out quickly, as lefty Jorge de la Rosa has reached an agreement...
• 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Close To Three-Year Deal With De La Rosa: It's a big day for the Rockies. Not only are they nearing a mega-deal with their All-Star shortstop, they're close to a three-year...
• 11/29 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Juan Uribe signs with the Dodgers: Uribe relocates down Interstate-5 to Los Angeles . (AP) With the World Series over and winter fast approaching, things are...
• 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Who's Looking For Starting Pitching?: We're a week from the Winter Meetings, and starting pitchers Jon Garland, Hiroki Kuroda, Ted Lilly, Javier Vazquez, and Jake Westbrook...
• 11/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: I Suppose It’s Time to Discuss Juan Uribe: As I was riding the train home today, I came upon a Ken Rosenthal blog post outlining why he thinks that Juan Uribe would be a...
• 11/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Lightning 11.28.2010: Overestimated value: At least the Pirates got something for Zach Duke. It may not wind up being much of anything (a...
• 11/26 MLBTradeRumors: What's Next For The Dodgers?: The bulk of the moves made by the Dodgers this offseason have focused on shoring up the team's rotation, unsurprising after their...
• 11/26 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Jon Garland signs with the Dodgers: Garland returns to the Dodgers after playing with the Padres in 2010. (AP) With the World Series over and winter fast approaching,...
• 11/26 The UpperCard Network: Dodgers Sign Jon Garland: The Dodgers have signed veteran starter Jon Garland to a one-year contract, writes Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times. Garland’s...
• 11/26 Obstructed View: Larry Rothschild's Impact: We've shown how pitchers under Rothschild have not only increased their strikeout rate (obvious), but also decreased their walk...
• 11/26 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Sign Jon Garland: The Dodgers rounded out their starting rotation today, signing Jon Garland to a one-year $5MM deal with an option for 2012....
• 11/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Did You Want Aubrey Huff?: Of the many criticisms directed at Ned Colletti over the years, there’s one I’ve never particularly agreed with, and...
• 11/22 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs add 4 to roster, Marquez Smith left unprotected: A couple of Cubs news items hit the wire on Friday and while a lot of people were discussing the biggest item, that Larry Rothschild...
• 11/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: Javy Vazquez Has Lots of Interest, Maybe Yanks Should Offer Arbitration: Javier Vazquez killed his re**** in 2004 with the Yankees and then spent years building it back up again...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Prince, Pavano, Reynolds: The Brewers are leaning toward keeping Prince Fielder this winter, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com. Not surprisingly, manager...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Intend To Spend On Pitching: The Marlins intend to spend the money they saved in the Dan Uggla trade on an established starting pitcher and Javier Vazquez...
• 11/18 Fungoes.net: With Westbrook, Cardinals choose to upgrade rotation, not second base: In inking yeoman righty Jake Westbrook to a two-year, $17.5-million deal (including option buyout) yesterday, the Cardinals,...
• 11/17 The Biz of Baseball: Transaction Action: Dodgers Sign Kuroda for 2011: ESPN Los Angeles reports that the Dodgers have agreed to terms with free agent starter Hiroki Kuroda on a one-year contract...
• 11/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | More on Ted Lilly's deal: Updating previous reports, Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly's three-year, $33 million breaks down like this: $7 million in 2011,...[+] $10.5 million in '12 and $12 million in '13, with a $3.5 million signing bonus payable between '11 and '13, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi report.
• 11/10 Baseball Musings: Buying Pitchers Long Term: Mark Simon warns teams against giving Cliff Lee a four year or longer contract. You figure if a team gives a pitcher a four-plus...
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Eyeing Brandon Webb: The Nationals and Dodgers have some interest in free agent right-hander Brandon Webb, tweets Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post. ...
• 11/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2010 in Review: Relievers, Part 2: Continuing our “three random relievers” method of doling out bullpen reviews… Hong-Chih Kuo (A+) 1.20 ERA, 1.81...
• 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: One Year Ago: Early November 2009: A look back at the first half of November 2009 reveals interesting parallels with what we've seen so far this month.  Last year...
• 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...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers & Angels Notes: Payroll, Crawford, Werth: Kevin Baxter and Dylan Hernandez of The Los Angeles Times bring us the latest from Tinseltown... Pitching is a priority for...
• 11/5 Jason's Baseball Blog: Season Previews in Review: National League West: Back during Spring Training, I took a look at each team and made predictions about how each team would do and how I thought their...
• 11/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Jay Gibbons Returns to Los Angeles: No surprise at all here, other than how quickly it happened: Jay Gibbons has signed a one-year contract for 2011, according to...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Left-handed Starters: The free agent market for right-handed starters mainly offered innings eaters.  Here's a look at the available southpaws. Baseball's...

• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Offseason, Athletics, Red Sox: ESPN's Buster Olney dishes hot stove opinions and rumors... In today's blog, Olney says some folks see the fairly expensive...
• 10/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2010 in Review: Third Base: Third base! Casey Blake (D) .248/.320/.407 .727 17hr 3.1 WAR **** year for Casey Blake, starting in spring training when we had...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: De La Rosa Will Test Free Agent Market: Lefty Jorge de la Rosa will test the free agent market, reports Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post.  Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd still...
• 10/26 NY Baseball Digest: Two Non Move That Cost the Yankees: Very rarely do you say a team with a $214 million dollar payroll was short on talent come the playoffs. The reality of the Yankees...
• 10/23 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Payroll Commitments: With the 2010-2011 offseason drawing closer, we're going to start hearing more and more about how much each team is able to spend...
• 10/21 TetreaultVision: Resource Allocation: Backload of ****: Contract details concerning Ted Lilly have emerged.  Take it away Dodger Thoughts. Factoring in the distribution of his signing...
• 10/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Trey Hillman May Be Your New Bench Coach: Amidst all of the rumors about the Dodger coaching staff, Ken Gurnick throws a brand-new name into the mix for bench coach, ex-Royals...
• 10/20 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Tigers, Nakajima, Lilly, Cubs: Links for Wednesday, as the Yankees try to prolong their season... Former Angels scouting director Eddie Bane will join the...
• 10/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2010 in Review: Second Base: Blake DeWitt (C) .270/.352/.371 .723 1hr 1.1 WAR I know a lot of people focused on the fact that DeWitt hit just one homer as...
• 10/20 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Rumors: De La Rosa, Mora, Tulowitzki: When Ted Lilly finalized his three-year $33MM deal, he established a standard for other free agent left-handers. The agreement...
• 10/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly contract terms finalized: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly has signed a three-year, $33 million contract to stay with the club, according to ESPNLosAngeles.com's...[+] Tony Jackson. He will receive a $3.5 million signing bonus to be paid over the life of the deal. The remaining $29.5 million is weighted toward the back end of the contract, which allows him full no-trade rights in 2011 and 2012. No breakdown by year was available.
• 10/19 The UpperCard Network: Details On Ted Lilly’s Three-Year Extension: As reported over the weekend, the Dodgers have agreed to a three-year contract extension with Ted Lilly before the veteran could...
• 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: Week In Review: 10/10/10 - 10/16/10: As excited as I am to get to use "10/10/10" as a date in the title of this post, I'll contain myself as we take a look back at...
• 10/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly agrees to three-year deal: The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms with SP Ted Lilly on a three-year deal pending a physical exam, according to MLB.com's...[+] Ken Gurnick. Financial terms were not disclosed.
• 10/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Ted Lilly May Be Sticking Around: Apologies for being incognito all week, but there hasn’t been much going on and I’ve been otherwise occupied. There’s...
• 10/17 The UpperCard Network: Dodgers, Lilly Agree To Three-Year Extension: The Dodgers have agreed to terms with Ted Lilly on a three-year extension writes Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times. Financial...
• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Greinke, De La Rosa, Alderson, Blue Jays: Yesterday, ESPN.com's Buster Olney reported that the Royals would listen to offers for Zack Greinke. Today, Olney's blog entry...
• 10/16 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers, Lilly Agree To Three Year Deal: 7:35pm: Dylan Hernandez of The Los Angeles Times reports (via Twitter) that the two sides have agreed to terms, and the only thing...
• 10/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Managerization: The field boss float: Being a student of the game concerning aspects in which others may only have passing interest, I find...
• 10/12 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Choo, Nationals, Lee, Pujols: Links for Tuesday night, as Cliff Lee and the Rangers look to advance to the ALCS.... A story by Yoon Chul of the Korea...
• 10/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The MSTI 2011 Plan, Part 2: Pitching: Lots of good comments on the Offense post yesterday – thanks. Of course, you can’t have a team without a pitching...
• 10/10 Obstructed View: Larry Rothschild and home runs: Larry Rothschild has until Monday to exercise his option to remain the pitching coach for the Cubs.  Under Rothschild, the Cubs...
• 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. ...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Groundballers: One trait any GM looks for in a starting pitcher is a strong groundball rate.  According to FanGraphs, the free agent leaders...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Innings Eaters: It's difficult to define an innings eater these days, as almost all pitchers miss significant time due to injury at some point. ...
• 10/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly allows one run in finale: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (10-12) allowed one run and four hits, struck out nine and walked two to reach 10 victories for...[+] the eighth consecutive season, according to The Associated Press' Beth Harris. Lilly, who was the winner in a 3-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, went 7-4 in 12 starts with the Dodgers after being acquired in a trade deadline deal with the Chicago Cubs.
• 10/3 Baseball Musings: A Lilly for Torre: Ted Lilly send Joe Torre into retirement with a win as the Dodgers down the Diamondbacks 3-1. Lilly kept the ball in the park...
• 10/3 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Will Not Pursue Cliff Lee Or Other Top Starters: The Tigers will not pursue free agent-to-be Cliff Lee or another top tier free agent starter this offseason, tweets MLB.com's...

• 9/30 The UpperCard Network: Lilly Seeks Three-Year Deal In Free Agency: This winter, veteran starting pitcher Ted Lilly will be among the best free agent starting pitchers available. The 34-year-old...
• 9/30 MLBTradeRumors: Ted Lilly Seeks Three-Year Deal: The agent for Ted Lilly anti**** mutual interest between his client and the Dodgers, but suspects other teams might make better...
• 9/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly seeking three-year deal: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly's agent, Larry O'Brien, said his client should be able to get at least a three-year deal in free...[+] agency this offseason, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports. O'Brien said Lilly has interest in re-signing with the Dodgers, but O'Brien wasn't sure the Dodgers would be in a position to match up with their demands.
• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Seek Top Starting Pitcher: The Nationals would like to add a leadoff hitter and re-sign Adam Dunn this offseason, but their main priority is starting pitching....
• 9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw to start Friday: Updating a previous report, Los Angeles Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw, who was told Tuesday, Sept. 28, that he would be shut down...[+] for the year, will now start against the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday, Oct. 1, according to ESPNLosAngeles.com's Tony Jackson. SP Chad Billingsley will now start Saturday, Oct. 2, and SP Ted Lilly will pitch Sunday, Oct. 3. SP Hiroki Kuroda will not pitch again this year.
• 9/28 MLBTradeRumors: 21 Free Agents Who May Cost A Draft Pick To Sign: Only one week remains for the Elias Ranking landscape to be altered.  Many players appear locked in as Type A free agents.  If...
• 9/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly dominates: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly allowed a run on four hits and two walks while fanning eight in eight innings to beat the Colorado...[+] Rockies Monday, Sept. 27, The Associated Press reports.
• 9/28 Baseball Musings: Rockies Out of Sync: The Rockies season is almost over as they fall to the Dodgers 3-1. They have lost seven of their last eight games, going 1-6 in...
• 9/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Arbitration Decision: Hiroki Kuroda: Let me preface this right at the top by saying, “I want Hiroki Kuroda back”. Kuroda’s been stellar in his three...
• 9/27 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Phillies send Roy Halladay against John Lannan of Washington as a Philadelphia win clinches the NL East. Halladay needs less...
• 9/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Arbitration Decision: Ted Lilly: (Not to ignore Clayton Kershaw‘s outing last night, of course, but WordPress was down at the time, so I couldn’t put...
• 9/24 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Notes: Gibbons, McCourts, Lilly: Some news items as the Dodgers do battle with the D'Backs tonight... Jay Gibbons is expected to be re-signed by L.A., writes...
• 9/24 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Lilly, V-Mart, Valentine, Kasten: As the Rockies prepare for what's pretty much a playoff series for them against the Giants this weekend, here are some news items.... The...
• 9/23 Baseball Musings: Padres Win, Rockies Lose: Tim Stauffer pitched six strong innings against the Dodgers, and that’s San Diego really needs with their bullpen. Ted Lilly...
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Shuffle rotation this weekend: The Los Angeles Dodgers have shuffled their rotation for their weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to MLB.com's...[+] Evan Drellich. SP Clayton Kershaw has been moved up start Friday, Sept. 24, so that he can face the Colorado Rockies next week. SP John Ely will go Saturday, Sept. 25, and SP Chad Billingsley will start Sunday, Sept. 26. SP Ted Lilly will open against the Colorado Rockies Monday, Sept. 27, and SP Hiroki Kuroda will pitch Tuesday, Sept. 28.
• 9/22 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Rays and Yankees continue their four-game series in New York. The pitching matchup isn’t great, with Wade Davis facing...
• 9/21 Giants Nirvana: San Francisco Giants: Sole Possession of First Place: Things did not get off to a great start on Thursday night. Rafael Furcal led off with a double, and Juan Uribe made an error...
• 9/21 The Sporting Hippeaux: The SPH 2010 Shoulder Surgery Survey (a.k.a. More Bad News For Mets Fans): Due to my hectic summer, I haven't made an S.S.S. update for several months, but with one of the game's most prominent pitchers,...
• 9/20 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Lilly, D'Backs, Crawford, Blue Jays: On this date in 1990, the Dodgers signed Miguel Cairo as an amateur free agent. These days, Cairo's playing all around the diamond...
• 9/19 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Notes: Kemp, Ethier, Loney, Free Agents: It's been an eventful week for the Dodgers, with news that Don Mattingly will replace Joe Torre as the team's manager. Let's check...
• 9/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Congratulations, Russ Mitc****: Let’s take the bright spots where we can, and Russ Mitc**** ending an 0-15 start to his career with not only his first hit,...
• 9/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly takes loss Thursday: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (8-11) was done after 3 1/3 innings Thursday, Sept. 16, for his shortest outing of the season....[+] Associated Press reporter Janie McCauley said it was just Lilly's third loss in nine starts since joining the Dodgers at the trade deadline. The Dodgers lost 10-2 to the San Francisco Giants.
• 9/16 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The White Sox take their last shot at the Twins as Carl Pavano takes on Mark Buehrle in Chicago. Pavano only trails Cliff Lee...
• 9/15 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Vicente Padilla: Vicente Padilla finished 2009 in style, turning in two strong postseason starts after a big finish to the regular season in L.A....
• 9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Nine Teams Likely To Add Starters For 2011: Some teams can relax because their 2011 rotations are more or less set, but that's not the case for every club. That's why the...
• 9/13 MLBTradeRumors: Torre Would Support Padilla's Return : While Joe Torre's future with the Dodgers is still uncertain, he told the press that he would recommend bringing starter Vicente...
• 9/13 MLBTradeRumors: Teams With Potential Interest In Cliff Lee: When it comes to pitching, Cliff Lee will be the prize of the upcoming offseason. Though free agent starters such as Javier...
• 9/13 MLBTradeRumors: Teams With Potential Interest In Innings Eaters: Mid-rotation innings eaters don't necessarily grace ticket stubs and souvenir programs the way a Clay Buchholz or Felix Hernandez...
• 9/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly allows seven hits Thursday: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly allowed seven hits in seven innings Thursday, Sept. 9, but got no decision as the Dodgers lost...[+] 3-2 to the Houston Astros, according to The Associated Press' Kristie Rieken.
• 9/9 Baseball Musings: Power Johnson: Ted Lilly made one mistake against the Astros, giving up a three-run homer to Chris Johnson in the sixth inning. That erased a...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Bronson Arroyo: If the Reds don't pick up Bronson Arroyo's option for 2011, he'll be in high demand. Only three pitchers have logged more innings...
• 9/5 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/29/10 - 9/4/10: It's time to take a look back at the highlights of this past week which included the waiver trade deadline.. Unquestionably,...
• 9/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly exhibiting pinpoint control: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly has a 6-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio since being acquired from the Chicago Cubs July 31, according...[+] to Tony Jackson of ESPNLosAngeles.com. However, he is also third in the National League in home runs allowed with 25.
• 9/4 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: See yesterday’s post for my thoughts on the Danks/Buchholz matchup. Colby Lewis and Carl Pavano square off in Minnesota...
• 9/4 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Candidate: Ryan Theriot: Dodgers second baseman Ryan Theriot will be eligible for arbitration for the second time this winter. He will earn $2.6MM this...
• 9/3 The Crazy Crabbers: Giants vs. Dodgers, Good vs. Evil: Things were looking bleak at the beginning of last week for our favorite group of scrappy gamers, savvy vets, and green but awesome...
• 9/3 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Francoeur, Lilly, Loney: On this date two years ago, instant replay was used for the first time in baseball history, resolving a fair or foul call on an...
• 9/2 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Fielder, Kemp, Mets, Jeter: In his latest column for Sports Illustrated, Jon Heyman writes that the waiver trade deadline was a dud outside of the Manny Ramirez...
• 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...
• 9/2 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Carl Pavano: Carl Pavano isn't the best pitcher in the Twins rotation - that honor goes to Francisco Liriano - but he has quietly been one...
• 9/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Trade Rumors: Lilly Staying Put: Yesterday I passed along a story that the Yankees had won a waiver claim for Ted Lilly and may have been pursuing him even...
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Will try to re-sign Ted Lilly: The Los Angeles Dodgers intend to pursue a multiyear deal with SP Ted Lilly, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports. Lilly wanted...[+] to sign with the Dodgers in the offseason following the 2006 season, but the Dodgers opted to sign SP Jason Schmidt.
• 9/1 TetreaultVision: Bloguin BRU: September 1st, 2010: September commences with expanded rosters and dwindling playoff hopes. Walk with me around the network. Paddy McMahon of the...
• 9/1 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers, Lilly To Pursue Extension: The Dodgers intend to pursue a multiyear deal with Ted Lilly, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  ESPN's Buster Olney tweets...
• 9/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Made claim on Ted Lilly: The New York Yankees made a waiver claim for Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly Tuesday, Aug. 31, but the Dodgers pulled him back,...[+] according to ESPNNewYork.com's Wallace Matthews.
• 9/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Trade Rumors: They Tried to Acquire Ted Lilly, Might Still Be Trying: According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, when the Dodgers put Ted Lilly on waivers leading up to the trade deadline...
• 9/1 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees To Continue Pushing For Lilly?: The Yankees "will continue to push to make a deal" for Dodgers lefty Ted Lilly, according to Mark Feinsand, Bill Madden, Anthony...
• 9/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Could the Yankees Still Trade For Ted Lilly?: So, here’s a thing. Even though the August 31 deadline has passed to have players be eligible for the postseason roster,...

• 8/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Remember This Day in December: Hiroki Kuroda, perhaps at the peak of his value after last night’s gem, was claimed on waivers by the Padres, who could...
• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Ted Lilly Will Not Be Traded; Yankees Made Claim: The Dodgers pulled Ted Lilly back off of waivers after the Yankees and possibly other teams claimed the left-hander, according...
• 8/31 The UpperCard Network: Players Blocked From Waiver Trades: Today’s waiver trade deadline doesn’t sense to be a huge event, after yesterday’s completion of the White Sox...
• 8/31 Boys of Summer: Yankees, Cashman Lying About Not Wanting Kuroda: The Yankees have fallen into a tie for first place in the AL East with the Tampa Bay Rays, and were fortunate enough to maintain...
• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Quiet Deadline Day Expected?: Eleven hours remain until tonight's waiver trade deadline.  A year ago today, Jim Thome, Jose Contreras, Ronnie Belliard, and...
• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Could Trim An Additional $5.775MM: The Dodgers already saved about $3.8MM by unloading Manny Ramirez yesterday.  With a 4.1% playoff shot according to Baseball...
• 8/30 MLBTradeRumors: The Blue Jays' 2011 Rotation: Four years ago, the Blue Jays rotation was a recognizable bunch. Roy Halladay, A.J. Burnett and Ted Lilly headlined a talented,...
• 8/29 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Ramirez, Yankees, Diamondbacks: Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated has a new column up this evening.  Let's dive in and see what he has for us.. Heyman writes...
• 8/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Just Get It Over With Already: We all know what the question is going to be in the aftermath of today’s game: did Manny Ramirez purposefully argue with...
• 8/29 The UpperCard Network: Brewers Prioritizing Pitching In 2011: Pitching has been the biggest concern in Milwaukee this season, with their arms ranking 27th in ERA and batting average in 2010....
• 8/29 NY Baseball Digest: 10′ Yanks Starting to Resemble Late Torre Editions: It’s been a strange season for the Yankees. I can’t remember another team with the best record in baseball have periods...
• 8/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly placed on waiversThe Los Angeles Dodgers placed SP Ted Lilly on trade waivers Friday, Aug. 27, according to The Sports Network. ...[+] The Los Angeles Dodgers placed SP Ted Lilly on trade waivers Friday, Aug. 27, according to The Sports Network.
• 8/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pick a Course and Go With It: Quick update: SI’s Jon Heyman reports that the waiver period on Manny Ramirez expires today at 1:30pm EST, or about 2.5...
• 8/27 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Strasburg, Girardi, Padres: Waiting for the news on Manny Ramirez? Jon Heyman of SI.com says we'll know by 12:30 CDT today if anyone claimed the slugger....
• 8/26 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Cubs, Manny, Lilly, Moyer: If you like the idea of trading draft picks, you may be in luck. ESPN.com's Jayson Stark hears from an American League official...
• 8/25 PaulLebowitz.com: The "Great Manager": Re**** take a beating----and possibly so do their paychecks: With Lou Piniella resigning as Cubs manager after failing in...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: What's Next For Jorge De La Rosa?: In March, Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd explained the double-edged sword of Jorge de la Rosa's 2010 performance, talking to Jim Armstrong...
• 8/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly wins again: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly had his scoreless-innings streak snapped at 17 Tuesday, Aug. 24, but he won his fifth straight...[+] as he allowed three runs in 6 1/3 innings to beat the Milwaukee Brewers The Associated Press reports.
• 8/25 Jason's Baseball Blog: Original Draft Series: #8 – Los Angeles Dodgers: For those that missed the guidelines I am using for this series of posts, you can find them here. Team #8: Los Angeles Dodgers...
• 8/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Do the Right Thing, Ned: Let Manny Go: Manny Ramirez may or may not have been placed on waivers yet, but once he is, Ken Rosenthal reports that the White Sox aren’t...
• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: Here's a look back at some of the analysis and reporting MLBTR's writing team delivered this week.. This week MLBTR continued...
• 8/22 The UpperCard Network: Crawford, Pena Discuss Potential Athletics Future: With lucrative contracts of Ben Sheets and Eric Chavez coming off the books, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle figures...
• 8/21 MLBTradeRumors: The Yankees' 2011 Rotation: Continuing MLBTR's look at next season's probable and possible starting rotations, today we look at a staff that will likely be...
• 8/21 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Uggla, Cubs, D'Backs, Ramirez: Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com has some hot stove items to share in his latest Full Count video... Contract negotiations...
• 8/20 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: Ted Lilly: The Dodgers picked up Cubs lefty Ted Lilly at the trade deadline with the hopes of making a run at the postseason.  As they host...
• 8/20 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Lilly, Manny, O'Day, Helton, Beimel: One year ago today, the Mets released Livan Hernandez. So far in 2010, Hernandez has a 3.06 ERA and ranks in the top ten in the...
• 8/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Ted Lilly Could Be More Valuable Than You Think: To say Ted Lilly has been a revelation as a Dodger is a bit of an understatement; not only has he allowed just 4 runs in 28 innings...
• 8/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly throws two-hitter: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly allowed two hits and two walks while fanning a season-high 11 batters in his shutout of the Colorado...[+] Rockies Thursday, Aug. 19, The Associated Press reports. He retired 19 consecutive batters at one point.
• 8/19 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Not a Good Night For Management: Geez, where to start? For all the blame we’ve heaped on guys like Matt Kemp, Russell Martin, Manny Ramirez, and Jonathan...
• 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...
• 8/16 MLBguru: Dodgers and potential waiver deals: This morning Ken Rosenthal discusses the Dodgers situation and the potential to concede to a lost season, thus moving players...
• 8/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: You’d Give Clayton Kershaw $30m Right Now, Right?: You all know that I think the season is all but over, and yesterday’s blowout at the hands of Atlanta only served as yet...
• 8/15 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: What Should The Dodgers Have Done?: Sitting seven games back of the Padres and five-and-a-half games back in the wild card chance on deadline day, the Dodgers decided...
• 8/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly performing well with new club: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (6-8) is 3-0 with a 1.89 ERA over three starts since being acquired from the Chicago Cubs, according...[+] to The Associated Press. He allowed three hits over six scoreless innings against the Atlanta Braves Saturday, Aug. 14, with two walks and four strikeouts.
• 8/15 Tomahawk Take: Braves Offense Sputters Again, Losing 2-1:  The Braves scored one run again for the second straight night, but unfortunately the Dodgers scored two this time. The Braves...
• 8/14 Baseball Musings: Undefeat-Ted: Ted Lilly goes 3-0 since joining the Dodgers as he holds the Braves to three hits and no runs over six innings of work in the...
• 8/14 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves (Game 2): Saturday, August 14 – 7:10 (Peachtree TV) Los Angeles Dodgers (59-57) vs. Atlanta Braves (67-48) Ted Lilly (3.60 ERA, 4.37...
• 8/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Oh Right, There’s Bigger Issues Than Matt Kemp & Jonathan Broxton: Like the fact that even though Hiroki Kuroda was excellent, the offense let him down, and why does that sound familiar? Clearly,...
• 8/13 Tomahawk Take: Hudson Pitches Another Shutout and Conrad Hits Another Deciding Homer: Tim Hudson put together another masterful performance by pitching eight shutout innings and Brooks Conrad came through with...
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: The Dodgers' 2011 Rotation: Los Angeles fans might be focused on the closer's position today, but as we look ahead to next season, the Dodgers will go into...
• 8/13 Tomahawk Take: Braves and Dodgers Square Off for Four in Atlanta: The Braves head home with a hole in their infield that wasn’t there when they left for Houston, but are two wins in the...
• 8/13 NY Baseball Digest: What If Pettitte Doesn’t Return?: The rehab setback by Andy Pettitte could be just temporary, but the thought has to arise the injury could be more severe than...
• 8/12 PaulLebowitz.com: "Haywood's a Convicted Felon, Isn't He Monty?": Not the thing you wanna see when you open up the newspaper: Harry Doyle: "Haywood's a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?" Monty:...
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs May Continue Trading: The Cubs have already traded Ted Lilly, Ryan Theriot and Mike Fontenot, but they may not be done yet. Yesterday’s deal could...
• 8/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Bizarro Dodgers: Anyone remember the prognosis for the Dodgers headed into 2010? Tons of offense, especially from the completely stacked outfield, and...
• 8/10 MLBTradeRumors: The Tigers' Offseason: Tigers owner Mike Ilitch appears willing to spend some money this offseason to return his team to prominence.  Let's take a...
• 8/9 MLBTradeRumors: C.J. Wilson's Breakout Year: C.J. Wilson's switch back to starting has gone phenomenally well - his 3.30 ERA ranks 14th in the American League.  The lefty...
• 8/9 And Counting: Secret to Losing: Let the Bullpen Pitch More: Z is on a 70-80 pitch count. Over/Under: 3 IP?As the options in the current fan poll suggest, watching the Cubs lately has been...
• 8/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly overcomes rough start for win: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly (5-8) overcame a rough start to allow three runs and six hits in his 300th major league appearance,...[+] according to The Associated Press, as the Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Sunday, Aug. 8.
• 8/7 My Pinstripes: Time to Call It A Day: There are a number of teams still in the MLB playoff race, but there are a number of teams that should be calling it quits by...
• 8/6 And Counting: Half Decent: Setting Expectations for the 2011 Cubs (pt. 2): Art the Cubs the worst team in Middle Earth? Methinks not.Earlier this week I took a look at the very real possibility that next...
• 8/6 Jason's Baseball Blog: Trade Deadline Review: Well, we are now officially one day past the non-waiver trade deadline, and there have been quite a few different trades made....
• 8/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Vicente Padilla Keeps On Rolling: If you didn’t watch the game, and you’re just seeing that the Dodgers won 9-0, you probably think it was a laugher....
• 8/4 Obstructed View: Zambrano back to rotation?: It sounds as though Carlos Zambrano will be heading back to the rotation next week, perhaps in San Francisco.  Thomas Diamond...
• 8/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Let’s Pack It In: Credit where credit is due: Ted Lilly was excellent last night. After allowing an early home run to Miguel Tejada, he retired...
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly solid: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Ted Lilly allowed a run on two hits and no walks while fanning five in seven innings to beat the San Diego...[+] Padres Tuesday, Aug. 3, The Associated Press reports.
• 8/3 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Are The Dodgers Still In It?: The odds are against the Dodgers, but they aren't necessarily out of contention. As MLBTR's Tim Dierkes showed, the Dodgers could...
• 8/3 MLBTradeRumors: Could The Dodgers Switch To Sell Mode?: Having lost six in a row, the Dodgers have slipped to nine games out in the NL West and seven out in the wild card.  We're only...
• 8/3 Call to the Pen: Notable Numerals: Lance Berkman, Jorge Cantu and More: Last week’s Notable Numerals touched a bit on the some of the early trades in what I called a pseudo-trade themed column. This...
• 8/3 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Tigers sit seven games back of the White Sox as they play a double header in the motor city. Mark Buehrle and Rick Porcello...
• 8/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Trade Rumors: In on Lilly, Asked About Theriot: According to Jayson Stark of ESPN, despite rumors that Ted Lilly is going to the Dodgers, the Yankees are still in on him....
• 8/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Trade Rumors: Latest Deadline Buzz: The last we heard the Yankees were still looking to deal and were specifically looking for an infielder who would be an upgrade...
• 8/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Trade for Kerry Wood; Other Notes: The Yankees big splash of the day was acquiring the Indians closer Kerry Wood for a player to be named later, the Indians...
• 8/1 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: Manny Ramirez: After being unable to land Nationals slugger Adam Dunn, the White Sox turned their attention to another target in the hours leading...
• 8/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Three Trades: The Other Side: Now that everyone’s had a night to sleep on it… well, yesterday was still pretty bad, and I’m not even just...
• 8/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Lightning 8.1.2010: Winners and losers? I don't need no stinkin' winners and losers: Cold-blooded analysis is all you get here. Let's have...
• 8/1 The UpperCard Network: Around The Diamond: More Post-Trade Deadline Aftermath: More post-trade deadline reaction from around the league: With acquisitions of Lance Berkman, Austin Kearns and Kerry Wood, Ken...

• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: 2010 Trade Deadline Recap: There was certainly no shortage of moves not just today, but in the several days leading up to this afternoon's non-waiver trade...
• 7/31 Call to the Pen: Dodgers/Pirates Trade: Octavio Dotel for James McDonald, Andrew Lambo: The Dodgers made yet another 2010-oriented move right before the deadline, acquiring Pirates reliever Octavio Dotel and cash...
• 7/31 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Ted Lilly and Ryan Theroit to L.A.: Lilly and Theriot join the playoff rally in Dodgertown. (AP) After much speculation on Friday, the Dodgers and Cubs finally...
• 7/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dotel For McDonald & Lambo: The Dodgers Just Got a Lot Older: As you’ve no doubt heard (and mourned about) by now, the Dodgers traded James McDonald and Andrew Lambo to the Pirates for...
• 7/31 Call to the Pen: Dodgers/Cubs Trade: Ted Lilly, Ryan Theriot/Blake DeWitt, Two Prospects: In the third large deal of July 31, the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired lefthanded starter Ted Lilly and infielder Ryan Theriot...
• 7/31 MLBguru: Cubs trade Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot: As rumored, the Cubs finally moved Ted Lilly, as well as fellow IF Ryan Theriot to the Los Angeles Dodgers.  In return the Dodgers...
• 7/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Downgrade at 2B To Acquire Unnecessary Pitcher: Let’s break this mess into two pieces… 1) Ted Lilly comes to the Dodgers. In a vacuum, I don’t hate the idea...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Acquire Lilly, Theriot For DeWitt: The Dodgers acquired veteran lefty Ted Lilly, infielder Ryan Theriot, and $2.5MM from the Cubs for second baseman Blake DeWitt and...
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Blake DeWitt, Kyle Smit, Brett Wallach acquired from Los Angeles: The Chicago Cubs have acquired 2B Blake DeWitt and minor league Ps Kyle Smit and Brett Wallach from the Los Angeles Dodgers in...[+] exchange for SP Ted Lilly and 2B Ryan Theriot, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark.
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ted Lilly, Ryan Theriot acquired from Chicago: The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired SP Ted Lilly and IF Ryan Theriot from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for 2B Blake DeWitt and...[+] minor league Ps Kyle Smit and Brett Wallach, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark.
• 7/31 Call to the Pen: Padres/Cardinals/Indians Trade: Jake Westbrook, Ryan Ludwick, and More: We have our first trade deadline three-way deal. The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Jake...
• 7/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 3.5 Hours to Go…: …and I am terrified. Basically every writer with a Twitter account claims that Ted Lilly to the Dodgers is imminent, with...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Ted Lilly Rumors: Saturday: The latest on Cubs southpaw Ted Lilly... The Yankees are not pursuing Lilly, tweets ESPN's Buster Olney, unless the Cubs...
• 7/30 NY Baseball Digest: Maholm or Gorzelanny is the Type of Deal Mets Should Make: You have heard names like Ted Lilly, Rich Harden, Paul Maholm, and Tom Gorzelanny connected with the Mets the last few days. I...
• 7/30 NY Baseball Digest: Why You Shouldn’t Be Mad at Mets Inactivity: I get the sense Mets fans want to see a move, any move, from Omar Minaya just to feel like they are “part” of the...
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Could emerge for Ted Lilly: The Cincinnati Reds could emerge as unlikely suitors for Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly, but only if they step up their pursuit quickly,...[+] according to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi. The Reds are not one of the teams on Lilly's no-trade list.
• 7/30 My Pinstripes: Yankees Chasing Berkman?: According to the NY Post's Joel Sherman the Yankees are taking a serious look at Astros 1st baseman Lance Berkman.Berkman has...
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Unlikely to acquire both Ted Lilly, Ryan Theriot: The Los Angeles Dodgers are more likely to acquire just Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly, rather than both Lilly and 2B Ryan Theriot,...[+] according to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal.
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Want money along with Ted Lilly: Updating a previous report, the Los Angeles Dodgers want the Chicago Cubs to put some money in a deal along with SP Ted Lilly,...[+] according to MLB.com's Ken Gurnick. Lilly has $4.3 million remaining on his contract and will be a free agent at the end of the year.
• 7/30 The UpperCard Network: Dodgers Discussing Ted Lilly, Ryan Theriot: The Dodgers ae discussing a deal with the Cubs to acquire starting pitcher Ted Lilly and infielder Ryan Theriot, writes MLB.Com’s...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Discussing Deal For Lilly, Theriot: The Dodgers and Cubs are discussing a trade that could send Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot to Los Angeles, report Ken Rosenthal and...
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Discussing Ted Lilly, Ryan Theriot: The Los Angeles Dodgers are discussing a deal for Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly and IF Ryan Theriot, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal...[+] and Jon Paul Morosi report.
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Morosi On Giants, Downs, Myers, Tigers: Let's check out the latest updates from Jon Paul Morosi at FOX Sports.... The Giants continue to search for a left-handed...
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Not pursuing Ted Lilly, Adam Dunn: The Detroit Tigers are not pursuing Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly or Washington Nationals 1B Adam Dunn and are not looking to pull...[+] off a blockbuster trade before the deadline Saturday, July 31, according to FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi.
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Unlikely to acquire Ted Lilly: The Minnesota Twins are unlikely to trade for Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly this summer, according to FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi....[+]
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Unlikely To Get Ted Lilly: The latest on Cubs lefty Ted Lilly... A Mets official told Joel Sherman of the New York Post it's "very doubtful" they acquire...
• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Unlikely to acquire Ted Lilly: The New York Mets are unlikely to acquire Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly because they don't want to take on most of the $4.37 million...[+] salary remaining in 2010, the New York Post's Joel Sherman reports.
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Moving on from Roy Oswalt: The Los Angeles Dodgers have moved away from trade talks for Houston Astros SP Roy Oswalt and are focusing more on acquiring Chicago...[+] Cubs SP Ted Lilly or Pittsburgh Pirates SP Paul Maholm, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark.
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Talking Ted Lilly: The Philadelphia Phillies are inquiring about Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly in case they are unable to acquire Houston Astros SP Roy...[+] Oswalt, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark.
• 7/28 Crashburn Alley: Analyzing the Phillies’ Lesser SP Targets: With July 31 on the horizon, the Phillies have been mentioned in a flurry of trade rumors. They were obvious candidates to acquire...
• 7/28 Obstructed View: JA Happ for Ted Lilly?: Ed Price (who the **** is Ed Price?) says he's hearing a deal may be in the works.  I don't know about the rest of you, but I'd...
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Asking about Ted Lilly: The Minnesota Twins have asked about Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly as the trade deadline approaches, according to FOXSports.com's...[+] Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi. However, the Twins are on Lilly's no-trade list.
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Roy Oswalt Rumors: Wednesday: The lowdown on Roy Oswalt, with the newest buzz up top... The Cardinals are out and the Dodgers are making no progress, tweets...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Ted Lilly Rumors: Wednesday: Ted Lilly may have made his last start as a Cub last night, tossing five-plus shutout innings in Houston while lowering his ERA...
• 7/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: A closer look at the Yankees getting owned by pitchers making their Major League debuts: After spending a lot of time discussing Josh Tomlin's annihilation of the Yankees last night while continuing to bemoan the team's...
• 7/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Why the Dodgers Shouldn’t Trade For a Starter Before the Deadline: Chad Billingsley, in case you haven’t noticed, hasn’t allowed a run in either of his last two starts. Clayton Kershaw...
• 7/28 Call to the Pen: What’s Next: Trade Deadline Edition: With the non-waiver trade deadline looming just three days away, it’s time to take a comprehensive look around the latest...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers To Wait And See For Now: The Brewers still appear to be sellers, but they're going to take a little extra time to determine their plan for this week's...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Werth, Willingham, Cantu, Theriot: Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth told ESPN's Jayson Stark he's "not up late reading the blog sites" regarding trade rumors, but...
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Interest for Ted Lilly heating up: The trade interest in Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly has heated up in the past 24 hours after the trade of SP Dan Haren to the Los...[+] Angeles Angels of Anaheim, according to the Chicago Sun-Times' Gordon Wittenmyer. The Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets have all shown interest in Lilly.
• 7/27 NY Baseball Digest: Omar and Jerry Now Tied at the Hip: Let me take you into a world away from baseball for a minute. You’re a manager for a company and one of your employees is...
• 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 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: Yankees Rumors: Soria, Dunn, Lilly: SI's Jon Heyman dished Yankees rumors in yesterday's column... The Yankees "made a big proposal" for Royals closer Joakim...
• 7/25 The UpperCard Network: Sunday Buzz On The MLB Trade Market: The latest from SI.Com’s Jon Heyman has Dan Haren and Roy Oswalt more than likely not landing in new destinations by the...
• 7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Gorzelanny, Lilly Both Drawing Interest: We've heard for weeks that Ted Lilly will be one of the more attractive pitchers available at this year's July 31 deadline. According...
• 7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Edmonds, Rangers, Tigers: Links for Sunday, as Ross Detwiler prepares to make his 2010 debut.... Jim Edmonds implied that he's leaning toward retiring...
• 7/25 My Pinstripes: What's That Smell? Oh, It's The Trade Winds: We're less than a week away from the major league trading deadline. Plenty of big names are being floated - Roy Oswalt, Dan...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Lilly, Maine, Vargas,: Links for Saturday evening.. Despite some recent reports to the contrary, Cubs officials told Carrie Muskat of MLB.com that...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Which Pitchers Will Be Traded?: This year's trade market features two very available front-line starters in Roy Oswalt and Dan Haren, and that's on top of the...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Dan Haren Rumors: Saturday: The Diamondbacks seem determined to move ace Dan Haren before his next start on Tuesday, and it appeared as though the Yankees...
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Lilly, Braves, Reds, Berkman: Links for Friday night.... We heard recently from ESPN.com's Jayson Stark that Ted Lilly will likely be traded before...
• 7/23 Obstructed View: Lilly's no-trade clause is only limited: Many no-trade clauses (most?) are only limited no-trade clauses.  The player gets to pick a certain number of teams that he can...
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Lilly Can Block Trade To Rays: Ted Lilly can block a trade to the Rays, but not to the Mets or Tigers, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Ken Rosenthal...
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | On Ted Lilly's no-trade listThe Philadelphia Phillies are on Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly's no-trade list, FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports. ...[+] The Philadelphia Phillies are on Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly's no-trade list, FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports.
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | On Ted Lilly's no-trade listThe Minnesota Twins are on Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly's no-trade list, FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports. ...[+] The Minnesota Twins are on Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly's no-trade list, FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports.
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | On Ted Lilly's no-trade listThe Tampa Bay Rays are on Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly's no-trade list, FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports. ...[+] The Tampa Bay Rays are on Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly's no-trade list, FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports.
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Not on Ted Lilly's no-trade listThe New York Mets are not on Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly's no-trade list, FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports. ...[+] The New York Mets are not on Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly's no-trade list, FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports.
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Not on Ted Lilly's no-trade listThe Detroit Tigers are not on Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly's no-trade list, FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports. ...[+] The Detroit Tigers are not on Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly's no-trade list, FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports.
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Gillies, Oswalt, Hart, Lilly: On this date ten years ago, a 36-year-old Barry Larkin signed a three-year contract extension with the Reds worth $27MM. This...
• 7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly generating plenty of interest: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly is apparently attracting the attention of at least six teams and appears to be a good bet to be traded...[+] before the July 31 trading deadline, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat. Lilly will be a free agent at the end of the season and is 3-8 with a 3.88 ERA this season.
• 7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Looking at Ted Lilly: The Los Angeles Dodgers are candidates to acquire Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly this summer, according to MLB.com's Ken Gurnick. ...[+]
• 7/22 MLBTradeRumors: New York Notes: Pitching, Manuel, Montero: Whenever the trade deadline approaches, you can count on the two Big Apple teams to be right in the midst of any hot stove talks. ...
• 7/22 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers May Add To Payroll To Make A Deal: Tony Jackson of ESPNLosAngeles.com reports that "there are strong indications" that the Dodgers have been given the go-ahead from...
• 7/22 Caught Looking: Oswalt, Haren or Lilly? That is the question.: As I wrote earlier, instead of going through countless rumors about these three pitchers (speaking of which, see what I mean?),...
• 7/22 Call to the Pen: Deal or no Deal: Potential Trade Thoughts from the NL East: With the MLB trade deadline quickly approaching I asked each of our site leads to give me their thoughts on what the team they...
• 7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Interested in Ted Lilly: The Detroit Tigers are interested in trading for Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly because they lack a left-handed starter in their rotation,...[+] according to FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi.
• 7/22 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Lilly, Indians, Astros, Dodgers: The starting pitching market may be ‘mediocre’ if you ask officials around the major leagues, as ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark...
• 7/22 The UpperCard Network: Tigers Options: Lilly, Haren, Robertson: Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.Com has the latest trade buzz from around the league concerning the Detroit Tigers: Despite a losing...
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly pitches well in no-decision: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly gave up seven hits in 7 1/3 innings in a no-decision against the Houston Astros Wednesday, July 21,...[+] according to The Associated Press.
• 7/21 Call to the Pen: Deal or no Deal: Potential Trade Thoughts from the AL Central: With the MLB trade deadline quickly approaching I asked each of our site leads to give me their thoughts on what the team they...
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Werth, Fielder, Uggla, Mets: The Phillies have asked the Rays about B.J. Upton and Wade Davis, but someone familiar with the trade talks tells Jon Heyman of...
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Interested in Ted Lilly: The New York Mets remain interested in Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly as the trade deadline approaches, according to FOXSports.com's...[+] Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi.
• 7/21 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Jake Westbrook tries to extend Cleveland’s winning streak to seven games as he faces the Twins and Francisco Liriano. Home...
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Phillies, Bautista, Dodgers, Red Sox: Rumors from the blog of ESPN's Buster Olney... Olney suggests the Phillies acquiring Roy Oswalt and trading Jayson Werth...
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Considering Dotel, Downs: The Mets have discussed relievers Octavio Dotel and Scott Downs, report Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  John...
• 7/21 Call to the Pen: What’s Next: Roy Oswalt, Jayson Werth, Ted Lilly, and More: It’s crunch time, friends. The non-waiver trade deadline looms just 10 days away and the flurry of moves that most pundits...
• 7/20 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Should Investigate Ben Sheets: With all the rumors flying around the Yankees getting a starter to fill in for Andy Pettitte—Ted Lilly, Roy Oswalt, Fausto Carmona,...
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Unlikely to trade for starting pitching: The Cincinnati Reds are unlikely to trade for Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren, Houston Astros SP Roy Oswalt or Chicago Cubs...[+] SP Ted Lilly, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer's John Fay.
• 7/20 Obstructed View: Fan poll: Ted Lilly: Ted Lilly is just like a calendar.  Why? Because his days (as a Cub) are numbered. I bet you’re surprised to hear that is...
• 7/20 NY Baseball Digest: A.J. Burnett, Starting Pitching, and the Trade Market: Brian Cashman’s claim the Yankees are not going to trade for a starting pitcher tells me the following: 1) The market for...
• 7/20 The UpperCard Network: Around The Diamond: Braves Options, Uggla Availability: Going around the diamond for July 20th: Within an article discussing the Braves as a legit postseason team vs. the Padres as a...
• 7/20 The UpperCard Network: Twins Pitching Options: Oswalt, Lilly, Haren: One of the upsides of Cliff Lee being taken off the trade market after being dealt to the Rangers, was the now increasing discussion...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Interested In Many Pitchers: The Dodgers are interested in a variety of starters and relievers, according to Yahoo’s Tim Brown. They are calling to inquire...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Tigers' Biggest Need: Brandon Inge will miss at least a month with a broken bone in his hand, so the left side of the Tigers' infield is looking a lot...
• 7/19 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Inquired On Ted Lilly: The Tigers inquired about Ted Lilly, according to ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark. Buster Olney reports that the sides haven’t discussed...
• 7/19 MLBguru: Red Sox & Yankees interested in Scott Downs: According to Ed Price of FanHouse.com, the Red Sox and Yankees have expressed interest in acquiring Scott Downs from the Toronto...
• 7/19 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Should Target Lilly to Fill Rotation Void: There has been talk of the Yankees exploring the acquisition of Kansas City closer Joakim Soria, whom Yankees fans will see later...
• 7/19 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Adventures in the Mets Bullpen: One-Run No-Decisions and Vulture Wins: A close cousin of the Tough Loss discussed earlier is what Jayson Stark of ESPN calls the Criminally Unsupported Start. Stark...
• 7/19 NY Baseball Digest: Pettitte Injury Just What Sellers Needed: The Mets have been pursuing a starting pitcher for the better part of two months. Cliff Lee is gone, Roy Oswalt expensive, and...
• 7/19 MLBTradeRumors: Passan On Fielder, DeJesus, Oswalt: The latest from Yahoo's Jeff Passan... The Rays "won't go near" Prince Fielder due to a potential $16MM salary in 2011, says...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Could Pitching Injuries Push Yankees To A Trade?: The Yankees made a valiant effort to acquire Cliff Lee before the Mariners decided they liked the Rangers' offer better, but the...
• 7/18 Call to the Pen: The Buzz: Three Teams That Have To Make A Move: Every year when the trade deadline is approaching, all 30 teams in the Majors are contemplating the rewards and consequences of...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Gonzalez, Oswalt, Lilly, Ramos: Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez will eventually end up with another club, writes Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.  The...
• 7/18 NY Baseball Digest: Acquiring Myers Make Sense for Next Year: The Mets season may be ending sooner than we anti**** but that doesn’t mean they can’t make deals that help them in...
• 7/18 The UpperCard Network: Phillies Search For Pitching Options: Bob Brookover of the Philadelphia Inquirer looks at the types of pitching upgrades the Phillies can make before the deadline,...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Carmona, Oswalt, Rangers, Orioles: Sunday morning linkage.. R.J. Anderson of Fangraphs attempted to peg Fausto Carmona's trade value. Roy Oswalt wants to claim...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Yankees, Hart, Haren, Werth: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has a new installment of Full Count up.  Let's dive in and see what he has for us.. The Yankees...
• 7/17 The UpperCard Network: The Latest On The MLB Trade Market: FOX Sports Ken Rosenthal has all the latest on the MLB Trade Market in his newest edition of Full Count: The Yankees and Marlins...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Less Likely To Trade For A Pitcher?: The Mets were enamored with Cliff Lee but lost out on the lefty when they wouldn't include Ike Davis in a deal, and now Andy...
• 7/17 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 17: I took my own advice and put Raul Ibanez into the starting lineup against Lilly, and I was right that there were homers, and...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Ted Lilly's Trade Value: Starting pitching is always at a premium, especially during the mid-to-late July trade season. With Cliff Lee now off the market,...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly fans 10 in no-decision: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly gave up three runs and four hits while walking one and striking out a season-high 10 hitters in a no-decision...[+] against the Philadelphia Phillies Friday, July 16, according to The Associated Press.
• 7/16 Baseball Musings: Dueling One-Hitters: Joe Blanton and Ted Lilly each allowed just one hit through four innings. Marlon Byrd singled for Chicago and was erased on a...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Haren, Oswalt, Lilly, Piniella: One GM tells Jon Heyman of SI.com that there are plenty of complementary pieces available on the trade market, but few impact...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Interested in Ted Lilly: The Minnesota Twins are reportedly interested in acquiring Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly, according to the Chicago Tribune's Paul...[+] Sullivan.
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly meets with GM: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly met with general manager Jim Hendry to discuss his future Thursday, July 15, the Chicago Tribune's Paul...[+] Sullivan reports. Lilly is on the trade block and declined comment.
• 7/16 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 16: Hey, did you see that crazy roto advice column, which suggested playing Gordon Beckham and Starlin Castro yesterday? Okay,...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Guillen, Lilly, Jenks, Baylor: Links for Friday, as the White Sox keep winning... The Giants have a better chance of obtaining Jose Guillen than...
• 7/16 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Disappointment (47-40) at More Disappointment (39-50): The Phillies have had a disappointing year too. At several points earlier in the year I crowned them as the best team in the NL,...
• 7/15 MLBguru: Dan Haren, Roy Oswalt & Ted Lilly: With the recent dealing of Cliff Lee off the table, the stock of Dan Haren, Roy Oswalt, and Ted Lilly has risen incredibly. Every...
• 7/15 NY Baseball Digest: What’s an Acceptable West Coast Trip?: The next two weeks could be the 2010 Mets season. Three cities and eleven games in eleven days might very well tell us if this...
• 7/15 MLBTradeRumors: The Trade Market For Starting Pitching: The best starting pitcher available has already been traded, but quality arms are there for teams that are willing to pay for...
• 7/15 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 MLBTradeRumors: Three Moves That Could Shape The AL Central: The AL Central race tends to last a while. We have seen extra games played to determine the divisional champ each of the past...
• 7/14 NY Baseball Digest: Mets Not Willing to Meet Houston’s Price for Oswalt: We have been trying to dig over at NYBD the last few days to find out exactly what the Mets will do for starting pitching now...
• 7/11 NY Baseball Digest: Thole for Lilly? No Thanks: George Ofman of WGN in Chicago says the Cubs are interested in Josh Thole in a possible deal for Ted Lilly. Now that Cliff Lee...
• 7/11 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Arroyo, Carmona, Garza, Lilly: In this week's installment of his Baseball Notes feature, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe discusses the 2006 deal that sent Bronson...
• 7/10 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal's Full Count Video: Dunn, Oswalt, Haren: In his latest Full Count video at FOX Sports, Ken Rosenthal looks at possible next moves for the Angels, Yankees, Mets, and White...
• 7/10 NY Baseball Digest: Have Fun Now, But 2011 Should Be a Priority: The Mets may have lost out on Cliff Lee, but all hope is not lost. Although many have been down on the team’s farm system...
• 7/10 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Lee, Mets, Ibanez, **** DeJesus: In today's blog post at ESPN (Insider req'd), Buster Olney names the winners and losers in yesterday's Cliff Lee deal. Beyond...
• 7/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly struggles Friday: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly fell to 3-8 on the season Friday, July 9, after he allowed seven runs, five earned, through 3 2/3 innings...[+] to the Los Angeles Dodgers, reports The Associated Press. Lilly fanned one while walking two and giving up seven hits.
• 7/9 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Mets, Red Sox, Meek, Giants: On this date eight years ago, Major League Baseball's 73rd All Star Game ended after 11 innings in a 7-7 tie when both sides ran...
• 7/9 MLBTradeRumors: Will The Yankees Still Look For Pitching?: It's not often that the Yankees miss out on a player, but after their seemingly all-but-finalized negotiations for Cliff Lee fell...
• 7/9 MLBTradeRumors: Oswalt Would Not Accept Trade To White Sox, Tigers: The White Sox and Tigers are among the teams to which Roy Oswalt would not accept a trade, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports...
• 7/9 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Will Turn To Ted Lilly: Cliff Lee is coming to New York, but he isn't the left-handed starter the Mets are focused on. Joel Sherman of the New York Post...
• 7/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Likely to show interest in Ted LillyThe New York Mets likely will show interest in Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly, reports Joel Sherman, of The New York Post. ...[+] The New York Mets likely will show interest in Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly, reports Joel Sherman, of The New York Post.
• 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,...
• 7/8 NY Baseball Digest: Thole Would Make a Nice #2 Hitter: Who knows if Josh Thole is long for the New York Mets. Rumors have been swirling for weeks about Cliff Lee and now Ted Lilly is...
• 7/8 The UpperCard Network: White Sox Options Without Jake Peavy, Other Notes: Some notes from around the league for Thursday: With Jake Peavy likely to be sidelined for close to, or the remainder of the season...
• 7/8 MLBTradeRumors: Cliff Lee Rumors: Thursday: The Twins aren’t close to a deal for Cliff Lee, but the Rangers are working hard to acquire him and a number of other clubs...
• 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 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...
• 7/6 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Phillies, Orioles, Nats, Rangers, Lowell: Monday night linkage.. Using MLBTR's reverse engineered Elias Rankings, Jack Moore of Fangraphs writes that Ted Lilly and Felipe...
• 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.
• 7/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly roughed up Sunday: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly allowed nine runs through 6 2/3 innings to the Cincinnati Reds Sunday, July 4, to fall to 3-7 on the...[+] season, reports The Associated Press. Lilly gave up 11 hits while striking out three in the game.
• 7/4 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Yovani Gallardo and Adam Wainwright matchup in a battle of great NL Central pitchers as the Brewers try to take three out of four...
• 7/4 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Lightning 7.4.2010: July 31st? No. August 31st? Maybe... The trade deadline is approaching faster than the speed of Mike Francesa inhaling a Diet...

• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Not Interested In Millwood, Westbrook: The Mets want to acquire starting pitching, but they’re interested in arms like Cliff Lee and Ted Lilly, not mid-rotation...
• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: June 2010 Edition: Players only have six months to establish their value on the free agent market, so every month counts. Let's take a look at some...
• 6/30 The UpperCard Network: Cliff Lee Trade Rumors: June 30th: 11:18AM: Patrick Russe of the Minnesota Star Tribune believes that the package the Mariners would accept from the Twins...
• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly allows one run Tuesday in win: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly allowed one run and six hits, struck out five and walked one Tuesday, June 29, against the Pittsburgh...[+] Pirates, according to The Associated Press.
• 6/28 The UpperCard Network: Mets Could Go For Ted Lilly, As Lee Alternative: Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes that Omar Minaya has already called the Mariners front office and has let them know that...
• 6/28 MLBTradeRumors: Mets' Targets Include Cliff Lee, Ted Lilly: The Mets will be in on Seattle ace Cliff Lee - that appears certain.  Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that Omar Minaya...
• 6/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Interested in Ted Lilly: The New York Mets are interested in Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly if they aren't able to acquire Seattle Mariners SP Cliff Lee, the...[+] New York Post's Joel Sherman reports.
• 6/27 NY Baseball Digest: Pitching Help Via Chicago: Carlos Zambrano had another dugout implosion in Chicago which has led to an indefinite suspension from the team. This very well...
• 6/25 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Have Room For Rental Player: According to GM Jon Daniels, the Rangers have room in their budget to trade for a player whose contract expires at season's end,...
• 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly strong in no-decision Thursday: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly gave up just one run and five hits while striking out six in six innings in a no-decision against the...[+] Seattle Mariners Thursday, June 24, according to The Associated Press.
• 6/24 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Mariners go for a sweep of their home stand and their seventh win in a row as Ted Lilly and the Cubs take on Felix Hernandez....
• 6/24 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 24: Position Players: ss Miguel Tejada of Julio Borbon (ESPN.com points out that he has more homers than steals in June so far –...
• 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...
• 6/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly allows eight runs Saturday: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly allowed eight runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings Saturday, June 19, to suffer his sixth loss of the...[+] season, reports The Associated Press. He struck out seven batters and walked three in the game.
• 6/19 Baseball Musings: Bookend Power: Kyle Kendrick leads off the Angels/Cubs game with a home run, the Juan Rivera hits a bases loaded double to finish the scoring...
• 6/19 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Mets go for their ninth straight victory as they send Mike Pelfrey against the Yankees and Phil Hughes. Both pitchers come...
• 6/14 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Phillies, Astros, Lee: Some links to check out while we wait to see if Jon Garland can help the Padres extend their lead in the NL West... Paul...
• 6/14 B-R Blog: News & notes: Lilly, Floyd, Posada, Young, Greinke: News and notes from Sunday's games: Ted Lilly and Gavin Floyd locked up in a great game yesterday. Floyd didn't allow a hit until...
• 6/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly loses no-hitter in ninth: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly lost his no-hitter to the leadoff hitter in the ninth inning, Sunday, June 13, The Associated Press...[+] reports. He allowed one hit and a walk while fanning three in eight innings to beat the Chicago White Sox.
• 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 Remains Unhit: Ted Lilly retires the White Sox in order in the sixth, getting a fly and two ground outs. Andruw Jones hit a shot down the...
• 6/14 Baseball Musings: Half-Way No-Hitter: Through four and one half innings at Wrigley Field, neither the White Sox nor the Cubs have collected a hit. Ted Lilly just...
• 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 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Pierzynski, Yankees, Orioles, Fox: Ted Lilly doesn't get the no-hitter, but he does get his first win in a while.  Some links for tonight.. A.J. Pierzynski is...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Half-Way No-Hitter: Through four and one half innings at Wrigley Field, neither the White Sox nor the Cubs have collected a hit. Ted Lilly just...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Lilly Remains Unhit: Ted Lilly retires the White Sox in order in the sixth, getting a fly and two ground outs. Andruw Jones hit a shot down the...
• 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:...
• 6/8 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: Tom Gorzelanny's Trade Value: Jayson Stark, Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi have each suggested that clubs could attempt to acquire Tom Gorzelanny from the...
• 6/3 Cubs Stats: The Ever Changing Carlos Silva: It was almost a month ago that Lou and Hendry fatefully moved Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen. Since then, I have examined 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...
• 6/2 TetreaultVision: Take Me Back from the Ballgame, June 1, 2010: June rang in with fifteen games that featured plenty of drama with eight games that were decided in the seventh inning or later....

• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly to start TuesdayChicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly will start against the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, June 1, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat. ...[+] Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly will start against the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, June 1, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat.
• 5/28 TetreaultVision: Take Me Back from the Ballgame May 27, 2010: Lilly's cheating feet will make Blake weep, and 14 other tales from the yard. 3 Houston Astros Recap W: John...
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Casey Blake accuses Ted Lilly of cheating: Los Angeles Dodgers 3B Casey Blake said that Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly was pitching from in front of the rubber during the game...[+] Thursday, May 27, in which the Cubs won 1-0, according to MLB.com's Ken Gurnick. 'I know the guy doesn't have the fastest fastball and he's trying to get any edge he can, but the guy is just cheating,' said Blake. 'John wouldn't at least tell him to get on the rubber or move to get a better look at it. That's what made me mad.'
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly impressive Thursday: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly threw seven scoreless innings in a no-decision against the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday, May 27, according...[+] to The Associated Press. He is still searching for his first win since April 24 and is 0-4 in his last six outings.
• 5/27 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame May 27, 2010 Afternoon Edition: Afternoon baseball with a quartet of getaway dates. Houston Astros at Milwaukee Brewers Brett Myers vs. David BushCelebrate...
• 5/27 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 27: BDD’s own Craig Brown is also a mainstay with the Baseball Prospectus Fantasy column. Yesterday, he tackled a topic which...
• 5/25 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame May 21, 2010 **** Interleague: Interleague play returns to sully an otherwise lovely baseball season to date. Don't get me wrong. I'm not one of those bitterly...
• 5/24 MLBlogs: The 26th Man: A Few Thoughts- Lima, Halladay, Silva: This will be kind of a miscellaneous entry since I don't have a lot of time to do a bunch of research on one topic.  I know...
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly suffers loss Friday: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly (1-4) allowed two runs on six hits over 6 2/3 innings Friday, May 21, in a loss against the Texas Rangers,...[+] according to The Associated Press. He walked three and struck out four.
• 5/22 Baseball Musings: 2-1 Night in Texas: Both Texas teams won their games by a score of 2-1, the Astros downing the Rays while the Rangers take the Cubs. The Rays is...
• 5/22 Baseball Musings: 2-1 Night in Texas: Both Texas teams won their games by a score of 2-1, the Astros downing the Rays while the Rangers take the Cubs. The Rays is...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Carlos Zambrano's velocity has not improved: Chicago Cubs SP Carlos Zambrano's velocity did not improve with his move to the bullpen, according to the Chicago Sun-Times' Gordon...[+] Wittenmyer. Zambrano is expected to move back to the starting rotation in roughly two weeks. 'Eventually, he's going to be a starter again,' general manager Jim Hendry said, 'and we're optimistic that he'll still be an effective one. Hopefully, he can find some of the magic that made him a high-end guy.' The team is saying that Zambrano's loss in velocity is not injury related.
• 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...
• 5/17 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 17: With the Scott Sizemore demotion, there’s some measure of pride in these quarters, as he wasn’t recommended once...
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Daniel, Vazquez, Granderson, Gregg: Links for Monday, as we wonder if Brandon Morrow can strike out eight or more hitters for the fifth time in a row... The...
• 5/7 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 5: Starting Pitchers: Ted Lilly is available in some leagues.  Great play at PIT today. For some reason, 29% of leagues don’t...
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly charged with four runs in Wednesday loss: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly gave up four runs on nine hits Wednesday, May 5, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to The Associated...[+] Press. Lilly struck out two batters in six innings of work.

• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Expect Ted Lilly's velocity to improve: Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella said the team is expecting SP Ted Lilly's velocity to improve after just his second start after...[+] coming off of the disabled list, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat. 'His velocity will improve,' Piniella said. 'Remember, this is his second major league start (this season), and he'll get more arm strength.'
• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly the loser Thursday: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly allowed six runs and seven hits in five innings to lose to the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday, April...[+] 29, according to The Associated Press. It was his second start since coming off of the disabled list.
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ted Lilly victorious in season debut Saturday: Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly (1-0) allowed three hits over six scoreless innings Saturday, April 24, against the Milwaukee Brewers,...[+] according to The Associated Press. He walked two and struck out four in his first start of the season.
• 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,...
• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman, Rosenthal On Cubs, Rays, Giants: SI's Jon Heyman and FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal posted new columns this morning.  A few hot stove highlights... Heyman received...
• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: Starting Pitching Trade Candidates: As usual, starting pitching questions abound for many teams.  The Dodgers, for example, have to be concerned about the majority...
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Lilly sharp Monday: Paul Sullivan, of the Chicago Tribune, reports Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) gave up one run in seven innings in his final...[+] rehab start with Single-A Peoria Monday, April 19, and appears ready to return to the rotation. He struck out nine and walked one in his 88-pitch outing. Lilly is expected to start against the Milwaukee Brewers Saturday, April 24, or Sunday, April 25.