Ryan Andrew Ludwick

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: July 13, 1978 in Satellite Beach, FL
High School: Durango HS (Las Vegas, NV)
School: University of Nevada-Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed July 17, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 5, 2002 (Age 23)   vs. ANA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Padres/Reds/Indians/Pirates/... 2002-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2014, 2 yrs/$15M (13-14) & 15 mutual option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 7.109, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Dan Horwits [*]
Relatives: Brother of Eric Ludwick
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• 5/20 Blog Red Machine: Reds Stats and Oddities: Paul, LF Trio, Choo: We find some strange things when we look around enough. Some are more apparent that others. Some take only a little digging. When...
• 5/20 Seedlings to Stars: Top-5 Check In: Cincinnati Reds: Now that we’re more than a month in to the 2013 minor league season, it’s a good time to check in on how the top prospects...
• 5/14 Beyond the Scorecard: Aging and Performance: I've had the data for years to measure the impact that age has on baseball players, but was fooled for ages by a very basic conundrum,...
• 5/9 Blog Red Machine: Reds Off Days Always Create Interesting Talk: No game today, so sit back and enjoy a go around the Twitterverse… A few intriguing topics hit the BRM timeline today. One...
• 5/8 Blog Red Machine: Damaged Reds Keeping Abreast with NL’s Best: What needs to be acknowledged whenever we’re discussing this 2013 Reds team is that this isn’t the real 2013 Reds...
• 5/3 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (15-14) at Chicago Cubs (11-17): The Reds got off to a hot start, but have been scuffling a bit recently. A big reason is the lack of production from their two...
• 5/2 Blog Red Machine: Reds Power Rankings – April Showers: It was a long month of April for Reds fans. Ups, downs, injuries, callups, wins, losses…we witnessed just about everything...
• 5/1 Blog Red Machine: The Cincinnati Reds in April 2013: A new month creates an opportunity for all of us to look back on the previous month and wonder, shake out heads at certain decisions...

• 4/29 mlbreports.com : Bridging The Gap Or Fixing A Leake?: Like us on Facebook here Monday, April.29/2013 by Matt Steinmann (Reds Correspondent) Sometimes injuries can cripple a team and...
• 4/29 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Baseball Week 5 Musings: This article originally appeared on www.RotoBaller.com: Fantasy Baseball Musings Week 5: Crawford, Jennings, Cingrani, Goldschmidt,...
• 4/29 MLB Injury News: Reds OF Chris Heisey hits DL after straining hamstring: The Cincinnati Reds have officially sent outfielder Chris Heisey to the DL, a move that had been expected since he strained his...
• 4/28 Blog Red Machine: What is the DL and Why is it So Crowded?: The Disabled List in MLB is a virtual land where baseball players go if they are deemed unfit to continue playing in their present...
• 4/25 Blog Red Machine: Three Up, Three Down – 4/25/13 (Reds @ Nationals): The Reds have barely escaped their homestretch-ending series with the division bottom feeder Chicago Cubs, taking 2 of 3 and hitting...
• 4/25 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Mailbag: Stanton, Harvey, Hamilton: I answered over 40 questions in my hourlong chat on Tuesday, but there are always some good ones that fall through the cracks....
• 4/22 Baseball News Source: Zack Cozart Catches Break, Back in the Reds’ Lineup: When Reds’ starting shortstop, Zack Cozart tried bunting only to be hit in the finger with a pitch, he thought he was going...
• 4/22 Blog Red Machine: Three Up, Three Down — 4/22/13 (Reds vs Cubs): The Cincinnati Reds have won yet another series, bringing their season series record to 4-2, which translates into an 11-8 record,...
• 4/22 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (5-12) at Cincinnati Reds (11-8): The Reds are still the team to beat in the NL Central. They had a rough first road trip, losing two of three in St. Louis and...
• 4/20 The Baseball Haven: Is Joey Votto Too Patient?: Joey Votto is one of the top players in all of baseball. The 2010 NL MVP was rewarded for his skills last spring when the Reds...
• 4/18 Blog Red Machine: Three Up, Three Down – 4/18/13 (Reds vs Marlins): Well Reds fans, there’s nothing like a sweep to cure the headache of being swept. Told you not to jump off the wagon just...
• 4/17 Call to the Pen: Johnny Cueto Hurt, Reds Pitching Hurting: When Johnny Cueto clutched his right, throwing arm on the mound, Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker wanted to look the other...
• 4/16 The High Phive: Ben Revere wins catch of the year…and the Phillies lose 4-2: The Phillies are coming off back to back series wins, and were facing Bronson Arroyo and the Reds in Cincinnati Monday night....
• 4/16 Blog Red Machine: Where Would the Reds Be Without BP and Choo?: They were supposed to be the top two bats in the Reds lineup for the 2013 season. In a sense, they still are. After an unfortunate...
• 4/15 Injury Report: ()
• 4/15 Blog Red Machine: Three Up, Three Down – 4/15/13 (Reds vs Phillies): Well, the ole’ wagon feels a lot lighter today, doesn’t it? The Reds are a terrible team. We should all stop watching....
• 4/14 Blog Red Machine: Reds Must Be Asking Who’s Next?: You’re heard and read it a thousand times. Maybe even more. One aspect that aided the Cincinnati Reds in their claiming...
• 4/13 Injury Report: ()
• 4/13 mlbreports.com : Sean Marshall Injury: Has It Created A **** In The Armor?: Like us on Facebook here Saturday April 13,  2013 By Matt Steinmann (Reds Correspondent): Injuries, as we know are part of the...
• 4/13 Blog Red Machine: Through 10 Games The Reds Are…Meh?: After dropping that heart-breaker last night to the woeful Pirates, the Reds have ridden a three game losing streak to 500 Mediocre...
• 4/12 Blog Red Machine: Three Up, Three Down – 4/12/13 (Reds @ Pirates): A common trend in my three up, three down articles thusfar in the season have been discussing how the Reds have been successful...
• 4/11 The Baseball Haven: Why the Reds Should Bring Up Billy Hamilton…Now.: Yeah, I know it’s early. Yeah, I know the Reds are in first place in the NL Central. Yeah, I know that after getting beaten...
• 4/10 mlbreports.com : Ryan Ludwick’s Injury Could Hurt The Reds For The Long Run: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday April 10, 2013 Ryan Ritchey (Baseball Writer):  The Reds are off to a hot start with a 5-2...
• 4/9 MLBTradeRumors: Ranking Agencies By 2012 WAR: Which agency's players have the most MLB talent?  One way of answering that question is to rank the agencies by 2012 wins above...
• 4/9 numberFire: 4 Reasons the 2013 Cincinnati Reds are World Series Favorites: That Joey Votto-led lineup and Aroldis Chapman-led bullpen are absolutely to die for.See More Shin-Soo Choo Ryan Ludwick Joey...
• 4/8 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of April 8: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 4/6 Redlegs Review: Video: Reds fan catches home run ball while holding baby: Your browser does not support iframes. The Nationals and Reds duked it out in game two of a series that may very well be...
• 4/5 Blog Red Machine: The Reds Will Try to Keep the Train on the Tracks in Weekend Series with Washington: After only three games played there remains just one undefeated team in MLB. The Washington Nationals have picked up just where...
• 4/5 District On Deck: Series Preview: Washington Nationals (3-0) @ Cincinnati Reds (2-1): After a three-game sweep at the hands of the Miami Marlins, the Washington Nationals – Major League Baseball’s only...
• 4/4 TheLeadoffWalk: Angels vs. Reds: Day Four Recap and Observations: Reds 5, Angels 4 Shin-Soo Choo:  Choo led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run. He later added...
• 4/4 Blog Red Machine: Three Up, Three Down – 4/5/13 (Reds v Nationals): Ladies and gentlemen, THAT is how you win a division title. By winning individual series throughout the year. You don’t...
• 4/4 Baseball Musings: Super Sub: Chris Heisey, playing for the injured Ryan Ludwick, continues to be a super sub for the Cincinnati Reds. He hit well while Joey...
• 4/4 Seedlings to Stars: Even Without Ludwick, No Reason for Reds to Rush Billy Hamilton: Almost as soon as news broke in Cincinnati Monday night, you could hear the fans begin to murmur. Ryan Ludwick, starting left...
• 4/4 Billy-Ball.com: Four Walkoff Wins Last Night: Great night for those of us who are walkoff fans. Arizona Cliff Pennington was the Diamondbacks’s hero as he hit a walkoff...
• 4/4 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Miami Marlins Still Fishing for that Elusive First Run: The Miami Marlins have yet to score a run this season but to their defense they had to face Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez...
• 4/3 Redlegs Review: Reds expected to be without Ryan Ludwick for at least three months: On Wednesday, Reds outfielder Ryan Ludwick underwent successful surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right shoulder....
• 4/3 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds were one of baseball's most complete teams in 2012 -- as evidenced by their first-place finish in the NL Central -- but...
• 4/3 The Baseball Haven: Why Ryan Ludwick’s Injury Is Devastating for Cincinnati:   Ryan Ludwick was a one-time All-Star, in 2008 for St. Louis, before his career started a downward trend in 2009, where...
• 4/3 Injury Report: ()
• 4/3 Call to the Pen: Things Change Fast For Cincinnati Reds: CINCINNATI–A couple of hours before the Cincinnati Reds took the field at Great American Ball Park for their season opener...
• 4/3 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Ryan Ludwick - Shoulder - Out 3 Months: The Baseball world was buzzing yesterday with Yu Darvish perfecting the Houston Astros lineup.  But Ryan Ludwick, an important...
• 4/3 Redlegs Review: Wednesday's mixed bag of Reds news and notes: The Redlegs look to even up the series Wednesday when they host the Los Angeles Angels for game two of a three-game series. Southpaw...
• 4/3 Seedlings to Stars: Even Without Ludwick, No Reason for Reds to Rush Billy Hamilton: Almost as soon as news broke in Cincinnati Monday night, you could hear the fans begin to murmur. Ryan Ludwick, starting left...
• 4/3 MLB Injury News: Reds’ Ryan Ludwick out three months: Cincinnati Reds left fielder Ryan Ludwick suffered a dislocated shoulder on Opening Day, an injury that will require surgery,...
• 4/3 Injury Report: ()
• 4/2 MLBTradeRumors: NL Notes: Reds, Mets, Diamondbacks: Outfielder Ryan Ludwick injured his right shoulder in the Reds' season opener and will need surgery. The Reds could promote...
• 4/2 Baseball Musings: Bad News for Ludwick: Ryan Ludwick needs shoulder surgery: Reds outfielder Ryan Ludwick tore cartilage in his right shoulder while sliding into third...
• 4/2 Redlegs Review: Reds to place Ryan Ludwick on disabled list: The Reds will be without left fielder and clean-up hitter Ryan Ludwick for a while, as the club announced Tuesday that...
• 4/2 Call to the Pen: Cincinnati Reds Place Ryan Ludwick on DL, Return Date Uncertain: News stemming from today’s MRI on left fielder Ryan Ludwick’s shoulder didn’t come back as positive as the Cincinnati Reds...
• 4/2 Injury Report: ()
• 4/2 Baseball Jerks: Week 1 MLB Injury Report: Starting on the Wrong Foot: The season is underway and the injury report is already filled up with guys suffering from spring injuries or worse, last season’s...
• 4/2 Blog Red Machine: Let the Reds Roster and Lineup Juggling Begin: One aspect of the Reds 2012 season that was touted was the issue of health. While the Good Guys did see their perennial All-Star...
• 4/2 Blog Red Machine: Three Strikes: The Morning After: Few things I took away from 1/162. Jay Bruce continues to struggle in the clutch. Click the link if you really want to see how...
• 4/1 Call to the Pen: Ryan Ludwick Separates Shoulder, Scheduled for MRI: It’s tough to fault a guy for giving a full effort on Opening Day, even if he does separate his own shoulder in doing so. Take...
• 4/1 Redlegs Review: Angels outlast Reds in season opener: The first game of the season is in the books. And it was a long one. In a contest that lasted well over four hours...
• 4/1 Blog Red Machine: FREE BASEBALL! Oh, Crap. Reds Lose 3-1 in Extras: For the largest regular season crowd in Great American Ball Park history, it was the pitcher’s duel that all the baseball...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Dodgers, Reds, Orioles: The Dodgers received an epic performance from their young ace today, as Clayton Kershaw hit his first career home run for what...
• 4/1 MLB Injury News: Reds’ Ryan Ludwick exits opener with dislocated shoulder: Cincinnati Reds left fielder Ryan Ludwick exited today’s Opening Day contest against the Los Angeles Angels after dislocating...
• 4/1 Injury Report: ()
• 4/1 Redlegs Review: Reds boast healthy presence in ESPN's top 500 player rankings: Slowly but surely, day-by-day, the ESPN Baseball Tonight crew has been unveiling its rankings for the top 500 players...

• 3/28 Nolan Writin': The Optimistic Outlook For 2013: Like every other year, the season — which is now fast-approaching — could literally go in an infinite amount of directions....
• 3/28 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Who’d you rather: Will Middlebrooks or Todd Frazier?In a few years, it’s very possible baseball fans everywhere will be looking at 2012 as a landmark season. A More......
• 3/27 Redlegs Review: Reds Opening Day roster is far from set: "Pedro...I'm on the rooster!" -Rube Baker We are less than a week from Opening Day in the Queen City and I couldn't be...
• 3/26 Blog Red Machine: 2013 Cincinnati Reds Outfield Preview: The biggest change made by the Reds in the off-season concerned the outfield. Center-field to be more specific. Drew Stubbs, who...
• 3/26 StanGraphs: 2013 NL Central Preview: 1. Cincinnati Reds Hear us out. A year ago, we stayed loyal and picked the Cardinals to win the division, and look how that turned...
• 3/25 Blog Red Machine: Ludwick and Mesoraco on Different Sides of Spectrum: You hear it a lot – spring training stats don’t mean squat. True on most fronts, but there can be a case where they...
• 3/25 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: 2013 NL Central Preview: Cincinnati Reds with @redreporter : Just as quickly as the MLB season ended last year it is ready to kick back up again in 2013. Spring Training has been going on...
• 3/25 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 Blog Red Machine: 2013 Cincinnati Reds Preview: The Infield: Well, ladies and gentlemen, we are officially inside the one week mark. In 7 long, drawn out days, our Cincinnati Reds will be...
• 3/20 Redlegs Review: Wednesday's mixed bag of Reds news and notes: The Reds (8-14) plated five runs in the fourth inning to help propel themselves to a 10-6 win over the White Sox on Tuesday....
• 3/18 MLBTradeRumors: Why I Chose My Agency: Ryan Ludwick: The Reds' Ryan Ludwick enjoyed a bounceback year in 2012, posting a .275/.346/.531 batting line with 26 home runs in 472 plate...
• 3/18 Redlegs Review: Three Reds who are up, three Reds who are down: Two weeks from today, the city of Cincinnati will be enjoying an unofficial holiday as the Redlegs open their 2013 season...
• 3/16 Redlegs Review: Reds round table: Chapman, spring observations, bobbleheads: This week marks the fourth installment of the Redlegs Review round table. In this edition, RR staffers Jimmi Adair (@Redlegs_Review),...
• 3/16 Blog Red Machine: Why Xavier Paul Should be on the Reds’ 25 Man Roster in 2013: Last July, when the Reds signed Xavier Paul to a minor league deal after he was released from the Nationals, people in Reds country...
• 3/13 Blog Red Machine: Will Cesar Izturis Win The Last Position Spot on 25-Man Roster?: I would imagine that when most Reds’ fans heard that they had signed journeyman Cesar Izturis in the offseason, they wondered...
• 3/8 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Fighting for Roster Spot, Kluber Looks to Improve Strikeout Rate: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 3/7 Redlegs Review: Reds spring training edition: Who is hot and who is not?: The Reds enjoyed a rare off day on Thursday after crushing Team Canada by a tally of 12-2 Wednesday night. The win effectively...
• 3/6 Blog Red Machine: My 2013 Cincinnati Reds Stat Predictions: The Starting Lineup.: Every year before the season starts, I try to devise a stat prediction sheet for the Reds’ upcoming year. These stat predictions...
• 3/4 Redlegs Review: What are spring training stats worth?: Nothing. That's just the true and simple answer. Most people don't pay any attention to spring training numbers...
• 3/2 Redlegs Review: Reds place 12 players on Sports Illustrated's top 300 list: The new fantasy baseball season is quickly approaching as team owners continue to do their research before partaking in...

• 2/28 Baseball News Source: Diamondbacks News: Brandon McCarthy Impressive in First Start Since Head Injury: Brandon McCarthy would like nothing more than to move on from the horrific line drive to the head injury which shut down his season...
• 2/27 Redlegs Review: What can be expected from Ryan Ludwick this season?: Some people weren't too thrilled when the Reds signed Ryan Ludwick to a one-year deal prior to the 2012 season. The veteran's...
• 2/25 Redlegs Review: Reds place nine players in USA Today top 200 player rankings: Good news, fantasy baseball lovers. The folks at USA TODAY Sports now have a special issue on sale to help you navigate...
• 2/25 Blog Red Machine: NL Central Left Field Rankings: If I ask a hundred different people to provide me a list of left field rankings among players in the National League Central,...
• 2/25 Redlegs Review: A preseason preview of the Reds outfield: Today marks the beginning of a 5-part series of posts breaking down the 2013 version of the Cincinnati Reds, position-by-position....
• 2/24 Call to the Pen: The Cincinnati Reds Cuban Missile Quandary: The Cincinnati Reds had a long offseason to ponder what might have been. After jumping out to a 2-0 lead against the eventual...
• 2/23 Blog Red Machine: Reds Fall in Spring Opener, 11-10: So, while a good many Reds fans were tweeting their hearts heart on Twitter, the Reds played the Cleveland Indians in the opener...
• 2/11 Blog Red Machine: Cincinnati Reds Stock Watch – Pitchers and Catchers Edition: Merry Pitchers and Catchers Eve, Reds fans! While some clubs opened up camp today, we all know that it’s not baseball season...
• 2/11 Redlegs Review: 20 questions facing the Reds heading into spring training: Monday was a glorious day for baseball-lovers across the United States and beyond. This is because Monday marked the commencement...
• 2/8 STLCardinalBaseball: Questions About The Freese Arbitration SettlementWith less than two weeks before an arbiter would choose a contract figure, the Cardinals and David Freese closed their ......
• 2/8 Blog Red Machine: 2013 Cincinnati Reds Offseason: A Different Approach.: This was an offseason idea that I wrote in early December, but never really published, on how the Reds could handle their offseason....
• 2/5 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Can Freese learn from the Cardinals’ 2009 arbitration cases?: The St. Louis Cardinals came down to the last days on a pair of arbitration hearings in 2009. Could it happen again with David...
• 2/4 Blog Red Machine: Reds 5 at 5: Real Baseball, Senior Baseball, More: A rather uneventful weekend aside from that football game. Had no particular rooting interest as I am not a fan of either team...

• 1/31 Blog Red Machine: Reds vs. National League, Catchers: Ryan Hanigan takes on Buster Posey: Most Cincinnati Reds fans would agree that the Reds have a pretty awesome lineup, right? The best in the division, best in the...
• 1/31 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Cincinnati Reds Hitting & Pitching Projections: Cincinnati Reds — Predicted Finish: Second Place, NL Central I really like Cincinnati’s lineup. I love the addition...
• 1/30 SoDo Mojo: Hutch Award Luncheon Honors Barry Zito: Last weekend, the gates of Safeco Field swung wide to welcome Mariners fans to a baseball carnival. Today, they opened for a different...
• 1/30 Redlegs Review: Billy Hamilton tabbed as No. 4 top fantasy baseball prospect: ESPN fantasy baseball guru Eric Karabell recently took the time to tab 10 prospects he believes will pay dividends for owners...
• 1/29 Redlegs Review: Top questions facing the 2013 Cincinnati Reds: Riddle me this No team is perfect, but Reds fans have a lot to look forward to during the 2013 season. Coming off a strong...
• 1/24 mlbreports.com : Cincinnati Reds Schedule In 2013: The Team Hopes For NL Central Dominance: Like us on Facebook here Thursday, January.24, 2013 By Richie Devotie (MLB Schedule Correspondent): and Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball...
• 1/17 Redlegs Review: 15 bold expectations for the Reds in '13: I will be the first to admit, the outlook for the 2013 version of the Cincinnati Reds looks pretty rosy. The organization's...
• 1/16 Blog Red Machine: Cincinnati Reds: Pre-season Prognostications For 2013: Each year on the second day of February, a ground hog in Pennsylvania lifts his tired head out of his hole long enough to let...
• 1/14 Blog Red Machine: Is This the Cincinnati Reds 2013 Lineup?: Call me crazy, but I think we all know who will be the starting eight for the 2013 Cincinnati Reds. And I think the majority of...
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: GMs Must Adjust Midway Through Winter: It’s been a little more than two months since the postseason gave way to the offseason, and in that time baseball’s landscape...
• 1/5 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Release Rick VandenHurk: The Pittsburgh Pirates have released one of their most successful Triple-A pitchers from the 2012 season.  27-year old Rick VandenHurk...
• 1/4 mlbreports.com : Cincinnati Reds Roster In 2013: State Of The Union: Like us on Facebook here Friday, January.04,  2012 Matt Steinmann (Reds Correspondent): 97 wins. NL Central Championship. Knocked...
• 1/3 MetsToday.com: Mets Sign Andrew Brown: Stop the presses! The Mets have signed a righthanded-hitting outfielder. Finally, Ted Berg gets his man. If you haven’t...
• 1/2 Redlegs Review: Olney: Reds boast sixth-best outfield unit in baseball: Jay Bruce in right, Shin-Soo Choo in center, and Ryan Ludwick in left -- this appears to be the outfield trio manager...
• 1/2 Blog Red Machine: Dusty Baker: The Cincinnati Reds’ Manager’s 2013 New Year Resolutions: Each year hundreds of thousands, yea millions of people make a list of resolutions they would like to institute in the new year....
• 1/1 Baseball Jerks: Cincinnati Reds 2013 Preview: After failing to surpass 80 wins from 2011 to 2009, the Reds have become one of the league’s powerhouses. The 2013 Reds...
• 1/1 Blog Red Machine: Looking to 2013 for the Cincinnati Reds: First, I’m not going to start this off by lamenting the way 2012 ended. Some can call it a catastrophe. Some could call...

• 12/31 Redlegs Review: End of 2012 "what if" edition - Cincinnati Reds: Enjoy a big ol' mug of what if joe. 2012 was certainly a special and memorable year for Reds fans, especially those of...
• 12/30 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: August: With July now firmly behind us, the main emphasis was taking the NL Central title. The Reds began the month of August with a 3...
• 12/30 Redlegs Review: The 10 best Reds moments of 2012: Many events transpired in 2012 that made this year a good one for Reds fans. Not only did we all survive doomsday as the...
• 12/29 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: July: As June faded away, the Reds held a rather precarious lead in the NL Central. With a record of 43-34, the Good Guys were atop...
• 12/28 Blog Red Machine: Best of 2012: #4 Performances: As we approach the beginning of a new year, we continue to look back at some moments from the 2012 season. Today, we have a substitute...
• 12/27 BoSox Injection: Acquisition Of Brock Holt Further Muddles Utility Role: There was already a debate of whether Pedro Ciriaco or Jose Iglesias should open the season as the backup middle infielder role...
• 12/26 Redlegs Review: Reds hoping Choo can provide upgrade at leadoff spot: by: Brendan Henderson Staff Writer On Dec. 11, the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds made a deal involving 3-teams...
• 12/25 Redlegs Review: 5 bold predictions for 2013 season:  By: Chase Fitzgerald Staff Writer Every year all fans read all of these predictions about their team. Usually...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: Ryan Ludwick Re-signs and Returns To Cincinnati Reds: Ludwick hit 26 home runs, 80 RBI in 2012 with the Reds Still in need of a center fielder who can lead off, the Cincinnati Reds...
• 12/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Ludwick’s Lengthy Baseball Journey Included Brief Stop in Cleveland: By Craig Gifford These days, Ryan Ludwick is a power hitter in the middle of the batting order for a Cincinnati Reds team that...
• 12/20 Redlegs Review: Projecting the salaries of arbitration-eligible Reds players: Let's talk about money, shall we? Namely, how much cash the Reds are projected to shell out to their arbitration-eligible...
• 12/19 Blog Red Machine: Walt Jocketty and the Cincinnati Reds Had a Very Productive Hot Stove League: Even though the market was thin, the Cincinnati Reds accomplished exactly what they had set out to do this off-season.  Reds’...
• 12/19 Blog Red Machine: Bargain Watch: Brandon Webb: A key factor in the Reds’ success in 2012 was the signing of Ryan Ludwick, a player who was signed when his value was low,...
• 12/18 Blog Red Machine: Xavier Paul: Is the Cincinnati Reds Outfielder a Keeper or a Crapper?: Most Reds’ fans were not familiar with Xavier Paul until he was called up from Louisville in 2012. However, he was not unloaded...
• 12/18 Redlegs Review: Heisey will play a big role in 2013: by: Parker Perry @ParkerPerry_ The Blog Red Machine posted an article Monday explaining that a Reds' outfielder...
• 12/17 Blog Red Machine: Chris Heisey: Cincinnati Reds Outfielder Unfavored by the Baseball Gods?: Chris Heisey must be wondering what the Baseball Gods have against him. The Cincinnati Reds’ outfielder simply can’t...
• 12/17 i70baseball.com: Cards Reds Rivalry May Be Best Of 2013Although not flashy, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds offseason moves could create best race of 2013...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/9/12 - 12/15/12: With yet another crazy week of hot stove madness, let's step away from the action to catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... For...
• 12/16 Blog Red Machine: Reds in 2013: Ryan Ludwick: One of very few questions surrounding the Reds and 2013: Would Ryan Ludwick return? The bullpen was still in tact aside from the...
• 12/15 MetsToday.com: Non-Dickey Updates: This has nothing to do with eunuchs. Rather, we will quickly review the various Hot Stove action of which the R.A. Dickey situation...
• 12/12 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: The Choo, Stubbs, Bauer Three-Way Deal: Shin-Soo Choo is headed to Cincinnati in a three-way trade. (US Presswire)The MLB hot stove continued to sizzle on Tuesday when...
• 12/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Applaud Antonetti for Bauer Trade, Recent Moves and Roster Flexibility:   By Mike Brandyberry  It’s time to give Chris Antonetti some credit.  The Indians General Manager has deservedly received...
• 12/12 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Value of Shin-Soo Choo in Cincinnati: The wheels of the Hot Stove season are continuing to burn with a three-team trade between the Reds, Indians, and Diamondbacks....
• 12/12 The Writer's Journey: So long, Stubbs…Reds choose Choo!: Drew Stubbs is rounding third and heading for Cleveland! Have the Reds solved their lead-off dilemma? Only time will tell, but...
• 12/11 MLBRandomFandom: Cincinnati Reds Team Page: CINCINNATI REDSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Joey Votto (9.5)2. Johnny Cueto (8.5)3. Jay Bruce (8)4....
• 12/11 Baseball Analytics: The Inside Scoop on Ryan Ludwick's Comeback: Last winter, Ryan Ludwick looked finished as a productive major leaguer. Entering his age-33 season and coming off a 13-homer...
• 12/11 Blog Red Machine: Joey Votto Searching for Help Post Ludwick Signing: I’m writing to a bunch of Reds fans, so I’m confident I’ll receive little to none opposition when I say that...
• 12/11 Blog Red Machine: Reds Trade Rumors: Still Looking at Lead-off: Yes, Ryan Ludwick is in the fold for at least another two years. Can we please see what’s behind curtain #2? Or did we initially...
• 12/11 Redlegs Review: Reds Leadoff Man Search Continues; What Would You Do?:    by: Parker Perry @ParkerPerry_ Staff Writer   With Jonathan Broxton re-signed, Ryan Ludwick...
• 12/11 Redlegs Review: Is Ryan Ludwick poised for an even better season in 2013?: Many around the baseball world thought Ryan Ludwick's better days were behind him after the 2011 season. And who could...
• 12/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | More on Ryan LudwickCincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick's two-year, $15 million deal includes a mutual option for the 2015 season....[+] Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick's two-year, $15 million deal includes a mutual option for the 2015 season.
• 12/10 Redlegs Review: Ryan Ludwick deal now official: Ludwick has his eyes set for a return to Cincinnati Although news of the signing made its rounds...
• 12/10 Call to the Pen: Zack Greinke Makes Dodgers Favorites for NL Pennant: Big signing for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend. They got pitcher Zack Greinke‘s autograph on a contract. As loaded...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/2/12 - 12/8/12: After a jam-packed week at the Winter Meetings, let's take a break from the action to catch up on the week that was in Nashville... The Mets and David...
• 12/9 Blog Red Machine: Reds Sign Free Agent Ludwick to a Two Year Contract: The Cincinnati Reds and General Manager Walt Jocketty have sealed the deal with left field free agent Ryan Ludwick and he will...
• 12/9 MetsToday.com: Phillies Get Young and Older, Greinke Returns to LA: A few moves were made after the Winter Meetings’ conclusion, including one that made the Phillies both Young-er and older,...
• 12/8 StanGraphs: Free Agent Signing: Reds Tell Ryan Ludwick He’s Neat and They Want to Keep Him Around: Ryan Ludwick bounced back and had a nice 2012 season after an embarrassing 2011, and now he’ll reap the benefits. The Reds...
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick contract update Updating a previous report, The Cincinnati Reds have signed OF Ryan Ludwick to a two-year deal worth $15 million....[+] Updating a previous report, The Cincinnati Reds have signed OF Ryan Ludwick to a two-year deal worth $15 million.
• 12/8 MLB Injury News: Reds Injury News: Johnny Cueto, Joey Votto: The Cincinnati Reds have been busy.  They have re-signed Ryan Ludwick, they've been looking for additional pieces to keep...
• 12/7 Baseball News Source: Ryan Ludwick Re-signs and Returns To Cincinnati Reds: Ludwick hit 26 home runs, 80 RBI in 2012 with the Reds Still in need of a center fielder who can lead off, the Cincinnati Reds...
• 12/7 Redlegs Review: Reds, Ludwick agree to multi-year deal: Look who is back, BROTHER! After taking a few days to mull over his options, Ryan Ludwick has reportedly agreed...
• 12/7 Call to the Pen: Ryan Ludwick Returns to Cincinnati Reds: The Cincinnati Reds might not yet be settled on a center fielder, but Friday afternoon they came to an agreement to sign free...
• 12/7 Call to the Pen: Reds Seeking Lead-Off Hitter, Eyeing Alejandro De Aza: Manager Dusty Baker conceded during the Winter Meetings that the Cincinnati Reds remain in need of a lead-off hitter. If that...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Ohio Notes: Hernandez, Mesoraco, Hannahan: The Indians are still pursuing free agent Kevin Youkilis and still trying to work out a multi-team trade involving Asdrubal ...
• 12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick re-signsThe Cincinnati Reds re-signed OF Ryan Ludwick to an undisclosed deal Friday, Dec. 7, pending a physical....[+] The Cincinnati Reds re-signed OF Ryan Ludwick to an undisclosed deal Friday, Dec. 7, pending a physical.
• 12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Close to re-signing Ryan Ludwick : The Cincinnati Reds are on the verge of re-signing OF Ryan Ludwick to a new deal Friday, Dec. 7, according to major league sources....[+] The deal is expected to be for two years, but financial terms have not been finalized.
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Reds To Sign Ryan Ludwick: The Reds agreed to sign Ryan Ludwick, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (on Twitter). John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Reds, Ludwick Making Progress: The Reds and Ryan Ludwick are getting closer to an agreement, John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports (on Twitter). No deal...
• 12/7 Redlegs Review: Michael Bourn still in the mix for Reds?: While many believe the price tag attached to signing free agent OF Michael Bourn is beyond reach for the Reds, at least...
• 12/7 Redlegs Review: Getting caught up on the latest Reds news and notes: Christmas may not be for another two and a half weeks, but tomorrow marks an early Christmas of sorts for Reds Country....
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings In Review: National League: Here's a look back at what went down during the Winter Meetings in the National League.. Braves: If the Braves add an outfielder...
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick would have to take less: Free-agent OF Ryan Ludwick would have to take less money than he's being offered elsewhere to re-sign with the Cincinnati Reds....[+] He's still mulling his options.
• 12/6 Blog Red Machine: Cincinnati Reds Winter Meetings, Day 3: Jack Hannahan?: As some of us were heading to get a night’s rest, Twitter went bonkers with reports that the Reds and Ryan Ludwick were...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Continue Waiting For Ludwick: The Reds' two-year offer to left fielder Ryan Ludwick remains on the table, reports MLB.com's Mark Sheldon.  According to GM...
• 12/6 Redlegs Review: Ludwick and Reds still talking as Winter Meetings end: Well, Walt Jocketty showed up to baseball's 2012 Winter Meetings, so there's that. Nothing of note really happened at Opryland...
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Jason Kubel may be fallbackIf the Cincinnati Reds can't sign OF Ryan Ludwick, the team has expressed interest in OF Jason Kubel as a second option....[+] If the Cincinnati Reds can't sign OF Ryan Ludwick, the team has expressed interest in OF Jason Kubel as a second option.
• 12/5 Justin Jabs: Free Agent Watch: Braves extend offer to Reed Johnson: As the offseason progresses, I’ll periodically give updates on free agents of note, under the category Free Agent Watch....
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Set deadline for Ryan Ludwick deal: Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty has set a deadline for re-signing OF Ryan Ludwick. 'We're going to figure it out...[+] one way or another in the next couple of days,' Jocketty said. 'I think he wants to get it resolved too.'
• 12/5 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Scutaro Is Back, Bochy and Sabean Options Exercised, Outfield Options: Welcome back Marco Scutaro! Scutaro had teams knocking on his door, but ends up picking San Francisco as his home for the next...
• 12/5 Bay Area Sports Guy: San Francisco Giants’ 2013 budget is tapped out: With the Angel Pagan and Marco Scutaro deals done, plus the raises that are coming for the arbitration eligible players it appears...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Giants, Hairston, Indians, Ellsbury, Pavano: While we wait to see whether any major moves will be finalized in Nashville today, let's check out a few odds and ends from Wednesday...
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Tapped out for OFs: The San Francisco Giants had a two-year deal set up with free-agent OF Ryan Ludwick (Reds) before they re-signed INF Marco Scutaro....[+] Now free-agent OF Scott Hairston (Mets) is also too expensive for them.
• 12/5 Rising Apple: Sandy Alderson’s Search For Outfielders Continues: There were plenty of rumors to go around on Day 2 of the Winter Meetings, but once again for the Mets, not a lot of action. We...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings Review: Day 2: The second day of the Winter Meetings brought more high profile action than the first (which I recapped here yesterday morning...
• 12/5 Phillies Nation: Hot Stove: 2012 Winter Meetings, Tuesday Afternoon: Phils, Mariners In On Bourn Per Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Phillies are “in” on Michael Bourn. It was also reported...
• 12/5 Swingin' A's: A’s Winter Trade Wish List Series Part 2: In honor of the MLB Winter Meetings I have decided to do a series of posts dedicated to possible trade partners the A’s could...
• 12/4 Rising Apple: 2012 Winter Meetings: Mets Rumor Central: 3:06 PM: Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal tweeted that Dickey’s agent, Bo McKinnis, said the two sides are still negotiating...
• 12/4 Blog Red Machine: Cincinnati Reds Winter Meetings, Day 2: Nothing Yet: No trades, huh? Got ya bummed? Don’t know why. If so, you have been warned for at least the past two weeks that the Reds...
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Close to re-signing Ryan Ludwick: The Cincinnati Reds are close to re-signing OF Ryan Ludwick, and the two sides are not very far apart on a two-year deal. General...[+] manager Walt Jocketty hopes to have something finalized before Thursday, Dec. 6. The Reds are talking to the Arizona Diamondbacks about OFs Justin Upton, Jason Kubel and Gerardo Parra in case they don't work something out with Ludwick. Cincy was never in on Boston Red Sox OF Shane Victorino. The Reds could also look at free-agent OF Cody Ross (Red Sox) if they don't re-sign Ludwick.
• 12/4 Redlegs Review: Reds talk to Bailey, Latos about long term deal:   by: Parker Perry Staff Writer  John Fay has reported that Walt Jocketty said that the Reds are...
• 12/4 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Swisher Has San Francisco On His Radar, Ludwick and Hairston Options, Scutaro Offer On The Table: Ken Davidoff of the New York Post says (via Twitter) since the San Francisco Giants have Angel Pagan back in the mix. They’ve...
• 12/4 Blog Red Machine: Reds in 2013: Brandon Phillips: Can any Reds player have more personality than Brandon Phillips? Not even close. Can any Reds player be asked to perform a variety...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: NL Rumors: Stanton, Swisher, Mets, Dodgers, Cubs: Between the Mets' R.A. Dickey trade talks and the Nationals' signing of Dan Haren, much of today's major news has come out of...
• 12/4 Call to the Pen: New York Mets Willing to Give Ryan Ludwick Two Years: The New York Posts’s Ken Davidoff  has reported that the New York Mets are interested in giving Ryan Ludwick a two-year...
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Favorites for Ryan Ludwick: The Cincinnati Reds are the favorites to re-sign OF Ryan Ludwick. The New York Mets are open to a two-year deal with him, though....[+]
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Rumors: Drew, Swisher, Hamilton, Stewart: With plenty of rumors flying around the lobby of the **** Opryland in Nashville, we're making sure we don't let anything slip...
• 12/4 Redlegs Review: Ryan Ludwick could be the next Reds move : by: Parker Perry Staff Writer  After three innings of the baseball winter meetings, the Cincinnati Reds are still...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings Review: Day 1: We're through one full day of the Winter Meetings, and several significant free agents have already come off the board. Here's...
• 12/3 Blog Red Machine: Leading Off for the Cincinnati Reds…: I read a quote this evening in an article Mark Sheldon wrote tonight from the Winter Meetings at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville,...
• 12/3 Blog Red Machine: Cincinnati Reds Winter Meetings, Day 1: Much About Nothing: Did anyone actually expect the Reds to be active the first day of these meetings? You did? Consider yourself among the extreme...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Have Offer Out To Ludwick: The Reds have an offer out to free agent outfielder Ryan Ludwick, manager Dusty Baker tells John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer...
• 12/3 Mets360.com: Winter Meeting musings: Ryan Ludwick, Jesus Flores and R.A. Dickey: Some teams enter the winter meetings with their eye to sign marquee players (Mike Napoli, Josh Hamilton or Zack Greinke).  Some...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Mariners, Cabrera, Greinke, Dempster: The Mariners are looking for offense and are "in on everybody", a rival GM tells Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.  That includes...
• 12/2 Blog Red Machine: On the Eve of the Winter Meetings: A couple of years ago, the baseball world was sent on its collective ear when an announcement was made that the Washington Nationals...
• 12/1 BoSox Banter: An in-depth look at Red Sox updated 40-man roster: By Jeff Louderback As it does every offseason, the 40-man roster carousel continues to spin for the Boston Red Sox. On Friday,...
• 12/1 Blog Red Machine: Departing for The Winter Meetings: Not literally. Only figuratively. With today being Friday and the Winter Meetings starting on Monday, I don’t look for a...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Simmons, Upton, Braves, Reds, Astros: The third episode of Rosters and Rumblings, the new podcast featuring MLBTR's Ben Nicholson-Smith and Jason Martinez of MLB Depth...

• 11/30 Blog Red Machine: Bargain Watch: Chone Figgins: A key factor in the Reds’ success in 2012 was the signing of Ryan Ludwick, a player who was signed when his value was low, and...
• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: Pagan, Flores, Wright: The latest on the Mets, who have agreed to terms with David Wright on a long-term deal and are considering an extension for R.A....
• 11/30 Baseball Musings: Ryan to Return?: John Fay sees the Denard Span and B.J. Upton transactions as making Ryan Ludwick‘s return to the Reds more likely. Anyway,...
• 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Having talks with Ryan Ludwick : Dan Horwits, agent for free-agent OF Ryan Ludwick (Reds), said he has had discussions with the Cincinnati Reds about a deal for...[+] Ludwick and there is interest from both sides to reach an agreement. Horwits said Ludwick is looking for a multi-year deal and has received interest from several teams.
• 11/29 Blog Red Machine: Ludwick Still Talking with Reds: A couple of hours ago, John Fay revealed that left fielder Ryan Ludwick and the Cincinnati Reds “continue to try to work...
• 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Notes: Span, Latos, Bailey, Ludwick: With B.J. Upton now a Brave and Denard Span now a National, the Reds' outfield/leadoff hitter options are thinning out, writes...
• 11/29 Redlegs Review: Midweek Reds links, news, and notes: We are beginning to approach a few major offseason milestones soon. The first of which will come next Monday (Dec. 3) when...
• 11/28 Redlegs Review: Jocketty: Reds look to bolster roster with trades, not free agents: By: Parker Perry Staff Writer Reds general manager Walt Jocketty told reporters Thursday that the front office...
• 11/27 Blog Red Machine: Reds and Free Agency: Shane Victorino: So the Reds “have interest” in former Phillie and Dodger Shane Victorino. Sorry, but I’ve heard this far too...
• 11/26 BoSox Injection: Is Nick Swisher A Legitimate Option For The Red Sox?: Recent rumors have pegged the Red Sox as potential frontrunners to sign former Yankees’ outfielder Nick Swisher. With Swisher...
• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week scattered amongst the Thanksgiving leftovers,...
• 11/25 Blog Red Machine: Reds’ Offseason: The Possibility of a Lukewarm Offseason: The Reds finally took a dip into the free agent well this winter! And they scooped up a shiny new…Emmanuel Burriss…...
• 11/25 Blog Red Machine: Another ‘proposed trade’, another thumbs down: Please do us all a favor. If you can come up with a proposed trade, please make sure it makes sense for both teams on all grounds....
• 11/24 Redlegs Review: Nine Reds up for GIBBYs awards: Don't miss your chance to help decide the winners of this year's 2012 GIBBYs (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) Awards. The...
• 11/23 MLB Dirt: Chatting with Cardinals Pitching Prospect Nick Greenwood: It’s hard enough to succeed as a professional baseball player, but imagine if it’s not even your favorite/best sport. That’s...
• 11/22 Blog Red Machine: Thanks for a 2012 Season: Here we are, Thanksgiving Day 2012. The turkey is on the oven. Well, for some of us, it is. All the side dishes are being prepared....
• 11/21 Blog Red Machine: Brace Yourselves! The Chone Figgins Rumors Should Come Soon!: There had been small rumblings of “Chone Figgins to the Reds” rumors in the past. Well, look for those to potentially...
• 11/21 Puckett's Pond: Off-season Rumor-Mongering from Speculation City: Once the playoffs end, rumors begin.  Right now, all teams have the same record.  Twins fans are in a place where rumors are...
• 11/20 Baseball Jerks: Nick Swisher: Everyone’s Fallback Option: After declining the Yankees qualifying offer, Nick Swisher joins a long list of above-average outfielders looking for obscenely...
• 11/20 Blog Red Machine: Dispelling the Rumors … At Least For Now: In the category of “give credit where credit is due”, John Fay, the Enquirer’s own Reds beat writer, took information...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Faceoff: Ryan Ludwick vs. Cody Ross: Power-hitting corner outfielders are always in demand, but not every team has the pockets deep enough to make a run at Josh Hamilton...
• 11/19 Blog Red Machine: An Unspectacular Reds Weekend: Are you astonished? Shouldn’t be. This is the status quo or the Cincinnati Reds…and that’s not always a bad...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: NL Notes: LaRoche, Phillies, Reds, Cardinals: Today is the 63rd anniversary of Jackie Robinson becoming the first African-American player to win the MVP Award. This would be...
• 11/17 BoSox Injection: Outfield Options Pretty Slim: After Conor’s article on the Red Sox left field prospects, the internal choices in the outfield are pretty weak. With Melky...
• 11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Jocketty Discusses Reds Offseason Rumors: Reds GM Walt Jocketty spoke to John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer about some of the free agent names connected to his club this...
• 11/15 Redlegs Review: Recapping the season of Ryan Ludwick: Many weren't too thrilled when the Reds opted to fill their void in left field by signing Ryan Ludwick to a free agent...
• 11/14 Redlegs Review: Getting up to speed on all the latest Reds news and notes: The 2012 season is nothing but a distant memory at this point as the **** air of the offseason begins to take its grip on...
• 11/13 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Broxton, Guthrie, Hunter, Mariners: In today's Insider-only blog post, ESPN's Buster Olney lists some free agents who are trending upward as the market begins to...
• 11/11 Blog Red Machine: Reds and Free Agency: Low Risk, High Reward?: Wouldn’t it be a great thing if the Reds could land someone that can produce in the way Ryan Ludwick did last season? I...
• 11/10 Blog Red Machine: Reds and Free Agency: Interest in Michael Bourn?: Last season, there’s no question the Cincinnati Reds suffered from lack of production from atop its lineup. The stats are...
• 11/9 BoSox Banter: Why signing Adam LaRoche makes sense for the Red Sox: By Jeff Louderback Free of the cumbersome long-term contracts that accompanied Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez, the Red Sox...
• 11/9 Blog Red Machine: All Quiet on the Stove Front: In this relatively young offseason, there are a handful of known things about the Cincinnati Reds and still plenty of unknowns. ...
• 11/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Will surplus of free-agent outfielders hurt Twins’ offseason options?: It seems all but certain the Minnesota Twins will be looking to trade for pitching this offseason. It’s no secret their starting...
• 11/8 BoSox Banter: An in-depth look at outfield options for the Red Sox: By Jeff Louderback Multiple media reports out of the general managers meetings in California indicate that the Red Sox are reluctant...
• 11/8 MLB Injury News: Jason Bay and the Cincinnati Reds Medical Staff Could be a Fit: Yesterday, the New York Mets released Jason Bay.  It was a long time coming.  Bay will be paid the remaining $21 million...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Jocketty On Ludwick, Chapman, Votto: It’s no secret that Reds GM Walt Jocketty intends to upgrade the Cincinnati outfield this offseason. Jocketty addressed his...
• 11/7 Jays Journal: Jason Bay Day!: It’s the first day of the GM Winter Meetings, and already there has been a big splash in the free agent market. In a surprising...
• 11/6 Redlegs Review: Keith Law ranks Reds free agents: There isn't a lot of star power available in the free agent market this time around, but there are plenty of quality role...
• 11/4 Blog Red Machine: Reds and the Potential to Land ‘Qualifying Offer’ Free Agents: This past Friday, certain potential free agents were extended “qualifying offers” from their teams. This is a new...
• 11/3 Raising Matt Cain: 25 for 16: Tim Lincecum: Tim Lincecum took the ball six times in the 2010 post-season. Five of them were starts. He took the ball six times in 2012. Five...
• 11/1 Redlegs Review: Ludwick, Madson decide to test the free agent waters: Ryan Madson earned $8.5M this season without appearing in a single game Reds outfielder Ryan Ludwick and reliever Ryan...
• 11/1 Blog Red Machine: Which Free Agents Could the Reds Pursue?: Place emphasis on “could”. A short time ago, it was reported that the Cincinnati Reds might not be big players within...
• 11/1 Blog Red Machine: Options Abound … and Who Might Return: Even though the news of Ryan Ludwick not exercising his mutual club option was already a known, the official news of it as well...
• 11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Central Links: Royals, Ludwick, Reds, Hafner: The Royals improved their rotation earlier today by acquiring Ervin Santana from the Angels in what amounted to a salary dump...

• 10/31 Eye On the Tigers: Outfield Analysis and Future Options: After struggling for much of the season, the Tigers found a solid corner outfield rotation of Andy Dirks, Quintin Berry, and...
• 10/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick declines option: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick declined his end of a $5 million mutual option for next season Wednesday, Oct. 31, making him...[+] a free agent. Both sides, however, have expressed interest in a return.
• 10/31 Baseball News Source: Reds Ryan Ludwick Declines Mutual Option: Ludwick has instead opted for the $500,000 buyout and free agency Ryan Ludwick has officially declined his part of a $5 million...
• 10/31 MLBTradeRumors: Ryan Ludwick Declines Mutual Option: Ryan Ludwick declined his side of the mutual option on his contract, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (on Twitter). As expected,...
• 10/29 Redlegs Review: Dusty Baker as a box of toothpicks?: Have you ever wondered how awesome it would be if we could see some of the Reds dress up in Halloween costumes? I have....
• 10/29 Baseball News Source: 2013 Free Agents List – Outfielders, Designated Hitters: List of 2013 Free Agent Outfielders and DH’s Josh Hamilton, Ryan Ludwick, and  B.J.Upton headline a list of free agent...
• 10/29 Redlegs Review: Costume ideas for the Cincinnati Reds: Have you ever wondered how awesome it would be if we could see some of the Reds dress up in Halloween costumes? I have....
• 10/27 BoSox Injection: Delmon Young’s Postseason Performance Should Be Noted By Red Sox: It’s becoming clearer by the day that this offseason will be a monumental one full of change for the Red Sox. Even before...
• 10/27 SocraticGadfly: #Cardinalnation — #Stlcards look in good shape for 2013: What will Trevor Rosenthal's role, and spot on the team, be for the 2013 Cardinals??St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds will look for an outfielder who can bat leadoff this coming offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Joey Votto, 1B:...
• 10/25 Blog Red Machine: And the Baseball Beat Goes On …: Only two weeks ago, the Cincinnati Reds were still playing post-season baseball.  Just two short weeks ago, this team was still...
• 10/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cleveland Indians: The Indians will add starting pitching and consider trading some established arbitration eligible stars. Guaranteed Contracts Carlos...
• 10/22 Redlegs Review: No. 5: Opening Day in Cincinnati is a bash: Today marks day eight of the Top 12 Games of the Reds Season series. The campaign may have ended abruptly, and in...
• 10/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pagan, Upton, Rodriguez, Yankees: Many teams now find themselves flush with cash thanks to lucrative national and local TV contracts, making this a promising offseason...
• 10/20 El Maquino: MATT SAVES THE DAY OFF THE BENCH: THE POSTGAME You could have played a totally separate game within the three and a half hour rain delay, but shortly it was over,...
• 10/20 El Maquino: CARDS’ TOP POSTSEASON PERFORMERS DO WHAT THEY DO, TAKE GAME ONE: THE POSTGAME Madison Bumgarner got absolutely rocked by the heavy-hitting Cardinal lineup, who were able to amass a 6-0 lead from...
• 10/20 Blog Red Machine: Should the Reds Pursue Free Agents or Look for Trades?: In the wake of today’s trades involving Arizona, Oakland and Miami, the off-season clock for teams has already started ticking....
• 10/20 Redlegs Review: No. 6: Bruce's big fly sends Reds to walkoff win over Mets: Today marks day seven of the Top 12 Games of the Reds Season series. The campaign may have ended abruptly, and in somber...
• 10/19 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds held a two game lead with three to play at home in the NLDS before falling to the Giants. With Dusty coming back, Cincinnati...
• 10/19 Baseball News Source: Comeback Player of the Year Awards – Buster Posey and Fernando Rodney: Buster Posey and Fernando Rodney were named Comeback Player of the Year in their respective leagues as voted on by MLB.com. Posey...
• 10/19 Blog Red Machine: Vote for your Reds Player of the Year: My original thought was we would not be rolling out any Reds year-end awards until, say, November. Didn’t quite work out...
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Ludwick, Sanchez, Astros: As the Cardinals continue to battle the Giants in the NLCS, here's the latest from the NL Central... The Reds probably won't...
• 10/18 BoSox Banter: Ludwick, LaRoche are two players Red Sox should pursue: By Jeff Louderback If you believe general manager Ben Cherington, the Red Sox have learned their lesson of mimicking the Yankees...
• 10/17 Blog Red Machine: Reds Surprise Player of the Year: Sometimes, we see a player perform exactly as we had thought. Sometimes, we don’t. We don’t get what was expected....
• 10/17 Call to the Pen: Ryan Ludwick Will Look to Cash-in on Big Season: The Cincinnati Reds exited the All-Star break this past July facing the specter of six-to-eight weeks without former MVP Joey...
• 10/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick to turn down option: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick will turn down his side of his $5 million option for the 2013 season, but sources are saying that...[+] the team will discuss a new deal to bring him back. Both sides are interested in reaching a new agreement after Ludwick's breakout year.
• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Ludwick To Decline Option; Reds Interested: Outfielder Ryan Ludwick will turn down his side of the $5MM mutual option on his contract with the Reds, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com...
• 10/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 7 Position Players to Keep an Eye on Late in the Season Revisited: In February we ran a series of predictive posts as a Countdown to the 2012 fantasy baseball season. Those predictions have come...
• 10/15 Baseball News Source: Reds Extend Manager Dusty Baker Through 2014: Baker has managed Cincinnati since 2008 The Cincinnati Reds have agreed with manager Dusty Baker on a two-year contract extension....
• 10/14 Redlegs Review: Top 12 games of the 2012 season: No. 10: Today marks day three of the Top 12 Games of the Reds Season series. The campaign may have ended abruptly, and in somber...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Angels, Orioles, Cardinals, Ludwick: Sunday afternoon linkage.. In an interview with Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times, commissioner Bud Selig said that Angels...
• 10/12 Redlegs Review: 10 offseason moves the Reds need to make to win the 2013 World Series:   by: Chase Fitzgerald Staff Writer This season ended just awful and I’m going to do you all a favor and not remind...
• 10/12 mlbreports.com : 2012 NLDS Wrap: Giants Defeat the Reds and Will Face Either the Cards or Nats in the NLCS: Friday October 12th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: Game One: Reds 5, Giants 2: The first game of the National League Division Series...
• 10/11 Redlegs Review: Quotes from Baker, Votto, Bruce and more : The home clubhouse at Great American Ball Park was filled with a group of dejected and stunned Redlegs after Thursday's...
• 10/11 Redlegs Review: Giants send Reds to a bitter season end:   The 2012 season for the Reds came to a screeching halt on Thursday afternoon as the Giants completed an improbable...
• 10/11 Baseball News Source: Buster Posey Slam Leads Giants to NLCS: Posey’s 4 RBI lead Giants to NLCS The San Francisco Giants scored six runs in the fifth inning including a grand slam...
• 10/11 Call to the Pen: Tim Lincecum Pitches With Hate in His Heart, Giants Win: After much hang wringing, and hemming and hawing and whatever else one does when trying to make a difficult decision, Bruce Bochy...
• 10/10 Redlegs Review: Red alert! Reds get whacked by Giants to force Game Five: The Reds blew another chance at home to win the NLDS by falling, 8-3, to the pesky Giants Wednesday evening. The loss by...
• 10/10 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants & Cincinnati Reds NLDS Game 4 Recap: Giants Tie Series: Tim. F-Yeah. Lincecum. This game started off rocky for Barry Zito, and while there was a lot of offensive support, George Kontos...
• 10/10 Baseball News Source: Giants Pound Reds to Force Deciding Game 5 in NLDS: Giants center fielder Angel Pagan had two hits and two RBI and two runs scored Barry Zito didn’t have his best stuff. No...
• 10/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Former Indians Take the Postseason Stage: By Christian Petrila For many Indians and Indians alumni, October is a time to reflect on the season that was. However, for some...
• 10/9 Blog Red Machine: Observations Following Game 2…: The outcome of the first two games of the NLDS could not have shaken out much better from a Reds point of view. Game 2 specifically....
• 10/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: Former Pirates in the playoffs: If you’ve been watching the playoffs, it’s impossible to avoid seeing former Pirates thrive. They’re everywhere....
• 10/8 Redlegs Review: Reds take 2-0 lead in NLDS against the Giants: Reds fans had no complaints about staying up late for game two of the NLDS in San Francisco thanks to starting pitcher Bronson...
• 10/8 Baseball News Source: Reds Take 2-0 Playoff Lead Behind Arroyo: Dominant performance by Arroyo puts Giants in a 2-0 hole Bronson Arroyo turned in seven shutout innings, and allowed just one...
• 10/7 Blog Red Machine: Champions Rise From Adversity: A NLDS Story: I was mesmerized last night as the saga played out.  Before the opening pitch I read tweet after tweet counseling Cincinnati...
• 10/7 Giants Nirvana: NLDS Game Two – Reds v. Giants: Game two — sort of a “must-win.” The lineups are the same as yesterday: Reds 1. 2B Brandon Phillips 2. SS Zack...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Then Came Bronson: Bronson Arroyo retired the first nine batters he faced tonight as the Reds get out to a 1-0 lead on the Giants on a Ryan Ludwick...
• 10/7 Redlegs Review: Reds announce lineup for Game Two: The Redlegs hope to take a 2-0 series lead back to Cincinnati by securing another victory tonight. Here's the lineup with...
• 10/7 Redlegs Review: Phillips helps power Reds to game one victory over Giants: Things didn't look good early on for Dusty Baker and the Reds on Saturday night, but the NL Central Champions banded together...
• 10/7 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants & Cincinnati Reds Game 2 NLDS Playoff Preview: With their Game 1 loss, the San Francisco Giants now sit in the unpretty scenario of winning three of four games, with three of...
• 10/7 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giant Bats Go Cold As Reds Win Game 1 Of NLDS: Thanks to the MLB schedule makers having to throw together this seasons playoff format like a early morning of forgotten homework,...
• 10/7 Raising Matt Cain: Reds Power Past Cain: The Reds brought their game to San Francisco and used pitching, power, and Brandon Phillips to smother the Giants and take Game...
• 10/7 Giants Nirvana: NLDS Game One Recap: Reds 5, Giants 2: The Giants caught an enormous break in this one when, eight pitches into his outing, Johnny Cueto was forced to exit the game...
• 10/6 Giants Nirvana: NLDS Game One – Reds v. Giants: Well, we’re finally here. The Giants’ first postseason game is set to get underway in less than three hours, with...
• 10/6 Redlegs Review: Reds lineup for game one vs Giants: Starting Lineup: 2B Brandon Phillips SS Zack Cozart 1B Joey Votto LF Ryan Ludwick RF Jay Bruce 3B Scott...
• 10/6 Redlegs Review: Reds finalize roster for NLDS: The Reds have announced their 25-man roster for the National League Division Series against the San Francisco Giants....
• 10/6 PaulLebowitz.com: San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds—NLDS Preview and Predictions: San Francisco Giants (94-68; 1st place, NL West) vs Cincinnati Reds (97-65; 1st place, NL Central) — Keys for the Giants:...
• 10/6 Redlegs Review: Five reasons the Reds will win the World Series: The road to the World Series starts tonight for the Reds as they take on the Giants in San Francisco in game one of the...
• 10/6 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants & Cincinnati Reds Game 1 NLDS Playoff Preview: Across the Bay Area and Midwest today sit a mass amount of people, stomachs in knots as their teams open both the National League...
• 10/5 AroundTheFoghorn: Around The Foghorn’s San Francisco Giants / Cincinnati Reds Divisional Playoff Series Preview: With the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds set to open their Divisional Series round in just over twenty-four hours, we...
• 10/5 AroundTheFoghorn: Scouting the Hot Zones for the Reds with TAv: Using one of Baseball Prospectus’ new tools, I thought we could take a look at how the Reds productive using the statistic...
• 10/5 WahoosOnFirst: An Indians Fan’s Guide to the Playoffs: Wild Card, ALDS, and NLDS: The 2012 MLB playoffs start today, and the Cleveland Indians are one of the 20 teams to have been eliminated after 162 games....
• 10/5 BoSox Injection: A Contending Team In 2013, Part 1: The Lineup: For the early part of the year, pitching was undoubtedly the problem for this team. Up until late July, the Red Sox had one of...
• 10/3 StanGraphs: Cincinnati Reds (97-64) at St. Louis Cardinals (87-74): 9:53 PM This one’s all over, and so is the 2012 regular season for the Cardinals! They finish they year at 88-74, and StanGraphs...
• 10/3 Blog Red Machine: Reds ‘Honors’ at Stake for Some in Regular Season Finale: It is game #162? Honestly? Well, that means time to gear up for the postseason. But before we get ahead of ourselves, there are...
• 10/3 Redlegs Review: Projecting the Reds' roster for the NLDS: The Reds, particularly GM Walt Jocketty, will be faced with some difficult roster decisions pretty soon. That's...
• 10/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Two return: Cincinnati Reds 2B Brandon Phillips (leg) was back in the lineup Monday, Oct. 1, after leaving the previous game early. OF Ryan...[+] Ludwick (groin) returned after missing eight games with groin tightness.
• 10/1 Redlegs Review: Cards put a damper on Dusty's return, edge out Reds: Dusty's return was one of the few brights spots on the night Monday marked the return of Dusty Baker to the Cincinnati...
• 10/1 El Maquino: ALL EYES ON THE WEST COAST…: THE POSTGAME The Cardinals are on a warpath, and even the two best teams in the League have been able to stop them. Jaime Garcia...
• 10/1 Blog Red Machine: Reds Bats Battling a September ‘Swoon’: You look at the Reds record for the month of September, which was 15-11, and you could be steered into thinking everything was...
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick scratched due to wet grounds: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick was held out an extra day from the lineup Sunday, Sept. 30, due to wet grounds. He was supposed...[+] to return to the lineup but OF Chris Heisey took his place.

• 9/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Twenty: The Pirates certainly made their 81st loss about as painful as possible, and after one night of happiness, they followed it up...
• 9/30 Blog Red Machine: Cueto’s Quest for #20 Unsuccessful Despite Reds 4-3 Comeback Win: No Reds starter had notched 20 or more wins since Danny Jackson pulled off the feat in 1988 when he won 23. That is still the...
• 9/30 Rum Bunter: Pirates Win! Andrew McCutchen Walks Off Reds as Kyle McPherson Looks Sharp: Pittsburgh Pirates right hander Kyle McPherson threw a five strikeout gem against the NL Central champions. When the Bucs needed...
• 9/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Something to smile about: After Friday night’s no-hitter capped off nearly two months of total misery for the Pirates, they came through – for...
• 9/29 Redlegs Review: Quiet bats hold the Reds back: Arredondo was the first to leak a run for starter Mike Leake.  The Reds began the game tied with the Washington...
• 9/29 High Heat Stats: Saturday game notes (long division edition): Tigers 6, @Twins 4 / Rays 10, @White Sox 4: Each Central challenger had their ace on the hill for the last time in the regular...
• 9/28 Redlegs Review: Homer Bailey tosses first Reds no-hitter in nearly a quarter century: The Reds (95-62) blanked the host Pittsburgh Pirates (76-81), 1-0, before a packed house at PNC Park on Friday night. The...
• 9/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick expected to return SundayCincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick (groin) is expected to start Sunday, Sept. 30....[+] Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick (groin) is expected to start Sunday, Sept. 30.
• 9/28 MLB Injury News: Reds Injury News: Ryan Ludwick Out with Groin Tightness: Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ryan Ludwick continues to be sidelined by a groin injury, and the team figures to be “extra...
• 9/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick still sitting: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick (groin) remains out of the lineup Thursday, Sept. 27, with tightness in his left groin. 'I want...[+] to make sure I'm right before I go out there, because I don't want it to be wrong for the next month,' Ludwick said. 'I feel like I'm right around the corner. I still feel a little bit in there. I don't feel it's smart with the situation we're in to push it.' He could return this weekend against the Pittsburgh Pirates after taking full batting practice Wednesday. He's also been running and doing agility drills.
• 9/26 BoSox Injection: Daniel Nava: Starting Left Fielder?: Ever since the mega-trade which sent Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, and Nick Punto to Hollywood, there have been...
• 9/26 Redlegs Review: Reds lineup in need of tinkering for deep run into October: Stubbs' .217 average is pretty unsightly It's really hard to complain about a team who just clinched their division before...
• 9/23 SoDo Mojo: Underrated free agent hitters who could help the Mariners.: I talked before about some players the Mariners could target through free agency to improve the offense (you can read that article...
• 9/23 Lasorda's Lair: Kershaw,Dodgers Go For Series Win in Rubber Game at Cincy: Dodgers Lineup vs. Reds M.Ellis 4 Ethier 9 Kemp 8 Gonzalez 3 Ramirez 6 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Kershaw 1   Aaron Harang-9-10 vs. Homer...
• 9/22 Blog Red Machine: Breaking Down the Reds Playoff Roster: After playing with an expanded roster all month, the Reds, just like every other playoff-bound team, will have to select 25 men...
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick out again: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick (groin) remains out of the lineup Friday, Sept. 21, as he works his way back from tightness in...[+] his groin. 'He's OK. We're in a very advantageous position to allow our guys to take an extra day of rest just to make sure they don't reinjure something,' acting manager Chris Speier said. 'We're in a pretty good position.'
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Three sittingCincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick, OF Drew Stubbs and INF Todd Frazier are out of the lineup Friday, Sept. 21....[+] Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick, OF Drew Stubbs and INF Todd Frazier are out of the lineup Friday, Sept. 21.
• 9/21 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Limp Into Cincy On My Birthday: Dodgers Lineup vs. Reds-TBA   Joe Blanton-9-13 vs. Bronson Arroyo-12-8   The Dodgers literally limp into Cincinnati to take...
• 9/20 Baseball News Source: Reds Clinch Playoff Berth – Sweep Cubs: In a win that clinched their first post-season appearance since a one-game playoff against the New York Mets in 1999, the Cincinnati...
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick wants to return: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick, who will be a free agent after this season, has said he wants to return to the club. 'I've told...[+] numerous people I like it here,' Ludwick said. 'I'm definitely going to do everything in my ability on my side to stay here. I know it's a business and budgets become factors in an organization. I'm really hoping everything works out.'
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick fineCincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick (groin) is fine after leaving the game with tightness in his left groin Wednesday, Sept. 19....[+] Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick (groin) is fine after leaving the game with tightness in his left groin Wednesday, Sept. 19.
• 9/20 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Notes: Ludwick, Baker, Speier: The Reds clinched a postseason spot with today's 5-3 victory over the Cubs.  Cincinnati will return to the playoffs for the second...
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick leaves game: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick (groin) left the game for precautionary reasons Wednesday, Sept. 19, with left groin tightness....[+]
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Starters sitting: Cincinnati Reds 1B Joey Votto, 2B Brandon Phillips, OF Jay Bruce, OF Ryan Ludwick and OF Drew Stubbs are out of the lineup Thursday,...[+] Sept. 20.
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick leaves game: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick (groin) left the game Wednesday, Sept. 19, against the Chicago Cubs due to tightness in his left...[+] groin. He left the game as a precaution.
• 9/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Cincinnati Reds look like team to fear in NL: Big-market teams will always be contenders — that will never change. But it’s nice to see the smaller-market teams like...
• 9/19 Blog Red Machine: Give Ryan Hanigan his due: Ryan Hanigan won last night’s game against the Chicago Cubs with a bases-clearing, three-run double in the sixth inning. On...
• 9/18 Blog Red Machine: Those Ailing Reds Bats: As I look at this list I compiled, I am a little baffled. Baffled because in the ten games since Joey Votto returned, the Reds...
• 9/17 Blog Red Machine: BRM Week In Review: A high-level look at the week that was for the good guys… 9/10/12 – 9/16/12 Record: 4-2 Runs: 20-21 (-1) Standings: 1st in...
• 9/16 Baseball Musings: Return to Form: It’s been a while since Ryan Ludwick played up to his potential. His 2008 season was his one great year, posting a 5.6 WAR....
• 9/15 Redlegs Review: Can Ryan Ludwick's resurrection be attributed to luck?: There's an interesting article written by Matt Klaassen on Fangraphs.com with which he asks whether or not Ryan Ludwick's...
• 9/11 Redlegs Review: Redlegs Review Q&A with Jamie Ramsey:   Recently, we here at Redlegs Review had the chance to interview Jamie Ramsey, the Assistant Director of Media Relations...
• 9/10 Blog Red Machine: BRM Week In Review: A high-level look at the week that was for the good guys… 9/3/12 – 9/9/12 Record: 2-4 Runs: 15-22 (-7) Standings: 1st in NL...
• 9/8 Call to the Pen: Joey Votto As Good As New: Joey Votto returns to the Cincinnati lineup and the Reds lose two in a row. Go figure. But don’t be fooled. Having Votto...
• 9/7 Redlegs Review: Astros stage late rally off Chapman to upend Redlegs: The unthinkable happened Friday night at Great American Ball Park as the Reds (83-56) fell to the lowly Astros...
• 9/7 Blog Red Machine: Fortuitous Offense Fueled Votto-less Reds: As of July 15th, the Reds were winning 56.8% of their games (including six in a row), scoring 4.2 runs per game, and leading the...
• 9/6 Tyler's Think Tank: Votto Returns: With Votto back in the heart of the order, the Reds should keep on rolling Joey Votto, who hadn't played since July 15th...
• 9/6 Obstructed View: Alfonso Soriano, Gold Glover?: Everyone has been focusing on Darwin Barney's record breaking errorless streak, but yesterday was the first that I had heard...
• 9/5 Baseball News Source: Reds’ Frazier Deserving of NL Rookie of the Year: Todd Frazier should be National League Rookie of the Year A leading candidate for the National League Rookie of the Year made...
• 9/5 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Reds Votto Set to Return: When Joey Votto opted to have surgery on July 16th, his Cincinnati Reds were locked into a tight battle with the Pittsburgh...
• 9/5 Blog Red Machine: 2010 vs 2012 (Part 1 of 2): Before entering play Tuesday, the Reds had 97.4% odds to win the division, according to coolstandings.com (used by ESPN).  A...
• 9/5 Baseball Musings: Get Out the Votto!: Joey Votto returns to the Reds starting lineup in a few minutes. The Reds went 33-16 in his absence. Todd Frazier played well...
• 9/4 MLB Injury News: Reds Activate Joey Votto from DL: The Cincinnati Reds have activated first baseman Joey Votto from the disabled list, reports Mark Sheldon of MLB.com: The...
• 9/4 Blog Red Machine: Who Are the Cincinnati Reds? Part 2: The Heart of the Matter: I started out a couple of days ago to dissect what makes these Cincinnati Reds tick, to discover what the 2012 version of this...
• 9/4 The Baseball Haven: Statistical Oddities: Melky Cabrera was once a slap-hitting fatty for the New York Yankees. We all know now that he changed his body and skills with...
• 9/3 Redlegs Review: Phillies double up the Redlegs, 4-2: Johnny Cueto's bid to become the majors' first 18-game winner fell short on Monday as the Reds (82-54) were edged...
• 9/2 Blog Red Machine: Reds Drop 2-1 Decision for Various Reasons: Yes, some will term last night’s 2-1 loss to the Astros as a humiliating one. It will not keep the Reds from making the...

• 8/31 Redlegs Review: Todd Frazier named one of ten top prospects finally living up to potential: More ink for Reds rookie Todd Frazier as Ben Lindbergh of Baseball Prospectus recently tabbed him as one of ten top prospects...
• 8/31 Full Spectrum Baseball: Sabermetric Mining: FB%, HR/FB, “Lucky” Homers: There are no ifs when it comes to home runs, right? Over the wall is over the wall, but the details behind home runs can help...
• 8/30 Full Spectrum Baseball: Who’s Hot: Trade deadline editionFor this week’s edition of Who’s Hot, Who’s Not, we journey back in time…about a month. ...
• 8/30 Blog Red Machine: Wednesday as good as it gets for Reds: Yesterday was a good day for Reds fans. First, there was the game, a 6-2 Reds win over the Diamondbacks that saw the good guys...
• 8/29 Blog Red Machine: Snub Providing Motivation for Cueto, Phillips: Upon the announcement of the National League All-Star team, two Reds players whose exclusion created a harsh backlash were those...
• 8/28 Redlegs Review: Arroyo leads Reds past Snakes, 3-2: The Reds (78-52) edged out the slumping Diamondbacks (64-65), 3-2, on Monday thanks to a do-it-all performance by Bronson...
• 8/28 Blog Red Machine: Why The Rush With Hamilton?: Somethings never cease to amaze me. This is one of those cases. I have actually called for this previously, but considering the...
• 8/27 Call to the Pen: Cincinnati Reds Still In Command In NL Central: CINCINNATI–September beckons and the Reds have a six-game lead despite losing a weekend series to the St. Louis Cardinals....
• 8/26 Redlegs Review: Ryan Ludwick one of five veterans driving playoff races: Where would the Reds be without Ryan Ludwick this season. He has carried more than his fair share of the load since Joey...
• 8/25 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Jason Heyward leads Braves over the Giants: Atlanta 7 – San Francisco 3 -  Jason Heyward in a three-run home run’s and Michael Bourn had two hits and two RBI...
• 8/25 Baseball News Source: Joey Votto Making Progress – Return Date Uncertain: Votto’s Return To Reds Lineup Soon? Rather than talk about when he would return to the Reds lineup, Joey Votto talked about...
• 8/25 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Fans, Prepare Yourselves For A Huge Offseason: The mega-contracts of Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, and Josh Beckett come off the Red Sox’ books afterbeing traded to...
• 8/24 Redlegs Review: Cardinals use 6-run inning to upend first place Reds: St. Louis (69-56) scored six times in the top of the sixth to race past the Redlegs (76-51), 8-5, at Great American Ball...
• 8/24 Redlegs Review: Stars aligning just right for the Reds: Even if the regular season ended today, the 2012 campaign has already been a special one for the Cincinnati Reds. They have...
• 8/24 Redlegs Review: 10 notes about the Phillies series:   After a successful 5-2 homestand, the Reds (74-48) head north to a place where they have struggled in season's past,...
• 8/24 Redlegs Review: Notable Reds quotes from the weekend: The Redlegs (74-48) took care of business over the weekend and managed to take three out of four against The Lovable Losers...
• 8/24 StanGraphs: Jon Jay, Leadoff Extraordinaire: After another nice game against the Astros yesterday — okay, so everyone but Daniel Descalso had a nice game against the...
• 8/24 Blog Red Machine: The Utility Player: Playing Time, Elimination, Nuxy and the Frick: So the big to-do has been due to some comments Reds manager Dusty Baker made regarding what could happen with Todd Frazier once...
• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: NL Notes: Reds, Ludwick, Mets, Ramirez: Here's a look at what's happening on the Senior Circuit.. The Reds have several factors to consider when deciding whether...
• 8/21 Blog Red Machine: Is Ryan Ludwick the NL Comeback Player of the Year?: We’ve given our “thumbs up” for Reds garnering Rookie of the Year (Todd Frazier) and Cy Young (Johnny Cueto),...
• 8/21 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Extend Jake Westbrook: 5:22pm: Westbrook will earn $8.75MM in 2013, while the 2014 mutual option is for $9.5MM with a $1MM buyout, according to Joe Strauss...
• 8/20 Blog Red Machine: BRM Week In Review: A high-level look at the week that was for the good guys… 8/13/12 – 8/19/12 Record: 5-2 Runs: 37-28 (+11) Standings:...
• 8/19 Baseball News Source: Reds Rely on Team Concept in Votto’s Absence: Don’t let the fact they have the second-best record in the Major Leagues fool you. The Cincinnati Reds need injured first...
• 8/19 Baseball News Source: MLB – 7 Best Free Agent Bargains in Baseball: In spring training, the Red Sox envisioned an outfield patrolled by Carl Crawford in left, Jacoby Ellsbury in center and a platoon...
• 8/18 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Reds, Cubs Split Doubleheader: Chicago 9 – Cincinnati 7 – Rookie Brett Jackson hit his first career home run, Starlin Castro had three hits and two...
• 8/18 MLBTradeRumors: NL Links: Mets, Francis, Brewers, Ludwick: If the postseason started today, the Braves (70-49) and Pirates (66-53) would meet in the NL Wild Card Game for the right to face...
• 8/17 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – McDonald Bounces Back For Pirates in Win over Cardinals: Pittsburgh 2 – St. Louis 1 – James McDonald pitched six strong innings of two hit baseball and the Pirates beat the...
• 8/17 Rising Apple: Matt Harvey: The Emerging Face Of The Franchise?: The seasons of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde continue.  That’s the problem with this team.  One day they’re bright Orange. ...
• 8/17 Blog Red Machine: The Utility Player: Awards, Bracelets, Innings, More: Unless you’ve become a Reds fan within the past month, one thing you’ve had to contend with in being a Reds fan is...
• 8/16 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Pirates Power Halts Slide against Dodgers: Los Angeles 6 – Pittsburgh 10 - The Pittsburgh Pirates turned on some power to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-6. Garrett...
• 8/16 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Matt Harvey Uses Arm and Bat To Give Mets 8-4 Win: The Mets entered tonight hoping to salvage the final game of their three-game set against the Reds and avoid the sweep, a scene...
• 8/16 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Mike Leake Goes The Distance as Mets Lose 6-1: R.A. Dickey was on mound last night, as the Mets were hoping to help him earn his 16th win of the year. However, it was the home...
• 8/14 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets And Reds Battle In Cincy: Tonight at 7:10, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds. The Mets are set to play a Red team that is currently...
• 8/14 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Cincinnati Reds: The Mets enjoyed an off day yesterday as they left New York for the week to take on two first place teams. Their first stop is...
• 8/14 Blog Red Machine: Three Notes from a Weekend at Wrigley: Being a Chicago resident, I cherish the few times a year when I can walk down the street from my apartment and watch the Reds...
• 8/13 Tyler's Think Tank: 25 Stats that are Hard to Believe: 1. Mike Trout has scored 88 runs in 92 games played 2. 36 year-old David Ortiz, just one of many Red Sox to land on the DL...
• 8/13 High Heat Stats: Sunday summary: @White Sox 7, Athletics 3: H.R. Pierzynski broke a tie in the 6th with his 23rd HR, touching off a 5-run uprising, and Chris...
• 8/12 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Cueto Dominates Cubs for 15th Win: Cincinnati 3 – Chicago 0 -  Johnny Cueto won his 15th game of the season allowing three hits over eight innings of work....
• 8/11 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Jason Marquis Throws 2-Hit Shutout at the Pirates: San Diego 5 – Pittsburgh 0 - Jason Marquis did not allow a hit until the seventh inning and ended the night with a two...
• 8/11 Blog Red Machine: Reds Win, Votto Setback: Comebacks are awesome…when the Reds are the team pulling off the comeback. That’s what the Good Guys did today. Former...
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick matches a career high: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick matched a career high with four runs scored Friday, Aug. 10, as the Reds scored a 10-8 win over...[+] the Chicago Cubs.
• 8/9 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (66-45) at Chicago Cubs (43-66): Riding an eight game losing streak and consecutive sweeps on the west coast, the Cubs continue their upset bid to take the number...
• 8/8 Tyler's Think Tank: NL Paces: I know I'm a day or two late, but a couple games don't have too much impact on paces so long as nobody goes off for a Josh Hamilton-esque...
• 8/8 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: How Will The Pirates Finish?: The Pirates are 20 wins away from assuring themselves of their first winning season since 1992, and they have a realistic chance...
• 8/7 mlbreports.com : Fantasy Baseball: Winning The Waiver Wire: Monday August 6th, 2012 Peter Stein (Fantasy Baseball Analyst): In the majority of fantasy leagues, the trade deadline has already...
• 8/6 mlbreports.com : MLB Reports Monthly Power Rankings: August 2012: Monday August.6/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)- It has been a crazy month in which teams...
• 8/5 MLBeef.com: Baseball: The week that was…August 5th, 2012 – The Reds have the best record in baseball: Posted on August 5, 2012 by Taylor Ryan Ludwick has been smoking hot since the All-Star break As of today the Reds have the...
• 8/5 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 107: The Pirates have a stopper in A.J. Burnett: There are few teams in baseball that are hotter than the Cincinnati Reds. That fact has a lot to do with them extending their...
• 8/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Burnett’s all business: There was a reason the Pirates moved A.J. Burnett up in the rotation so he could pitch against the Reds today. It’s pretty...
• 8/5 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 106: Pirates battle back twice but pitching falters: If you are a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates, you may want to stop reading this recap right now if you didn't see the game. It was...
• 8/5 Blog Red Machine: Sunday Funnies: Hackers, Knowing the Roster, Old Men: What a way to begin this week’s edition of the Sunday Funnies because this is funny. Hacked! Apparently, some MLB teams...
• 8/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Reds keep rolling: It was another frustrating night in Cincinnati for the Pirates, as they came up short in both the beanball/intimidation/whatever-you-want-to-call-it...
• 8/4 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: MLB Bandwagons Are Heading West: There is tension in Boston thanks to the Red Sox winning percentage fluctuating like Oprah Winfrey's weight. There...
• 8/3 North Side Notch: Should Pirates Retaliate for Beaning of McCutchen?: @mbandi Right, because J-Mac buzzing someone is going to make them see the error of their ways. That has a good track record....
• 8/3 North Side Notch: Reds Shutout Bucs in Series Opener: Final: Reds 3, Pirates 0 WP: Mat Latos (10-3, 3.94 ERA) LP: Wandy Rodriguez (7-10, 3.82 ERA) SV: Aroldis Chapman (24, 1.37 ERA)...
• 8/3 Tyler's Think Tank: Quietly Awesome (NL hitters): These guys are flying under the radar or have been grossly underrated, but are quietly enjoying great seasons. Ryan...
• 8/3 Baseball News Source: Reds Continue Improbable Run Without Votto: When Joey Votto went down with a knee injury, the Reds were in the midst of a six game winning streak.  Not many would have predicted...
• 8/3 mlbreports.com : A Busch Stadium Book Excerpt from ‘The Fastest Thirty Ballgames’: Friday, Aug.03/2012 Game#25 Day#24 Busch Stadium St. Louis, MO Aug.01/2008 I never thought anything was going to equal the previous...
• 8/3 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues: Ryan Ludwick will add home run power to any fantasy roster. (US Presswire)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under...
• 8/2 Chicken Friars: Ludwick Comes Back To Haunt Padres, Reds Win 6-4: The Padres dropped their second straight game in Cincinnati, as former Padre Ryan Ludwick continued his assault on the Friars....
• 8/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Two sittingCincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick and 2B Brandon Phillips (calf) are out of the lineup Thursday, Aug. 2....[+] Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick and 2B Brandon Phillips (calf) are out of the lineup Thursday, Aug. 2.
• 8/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick white hot: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick homered and drove in four runs for the second straight day Wednesday, Aug. 1. He has hit four...[+] homers and drove in 12 runs in his last four games.
• 8/1 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Reds Win Again – Behind Ludwick and Arroyo: CINCINNATI –  The Cincinnati Reds won their 19th game in their last 22, to move 22 games over 500. Ryan Ludwick drove in...
• 8/1 Blog Red Machine: Another Word on Lineups: This has been talked about almost ad nauseam, but to be honest, I’ve grown tired of hearing about the Reds’ “woes”...
• 8/1 Blog Red Machine: After the Trades, Let’s Re-Assess the Reds Chances in the NL Central: At one point, 10 wins in a row. 21 games over .500. 15-3 since the All-Star break. No one can say the Reds aren’t a team...

• 7/31 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Cliff Lee Ignores Trade Talk and Beats Nationals: WASHINGTON – Cliff Lee tossed seven shutout innings, and Jimmy Rollins hit an inside the park home run to help lead the...
• 7/31 Full Spectrum Baseball: Deadline Deals: Pittsburgh Pirates EditionFor the second straight year, the Pittsburgh Pirates find themselves in the thick of the NL Central race....
• 7/31 Call to the Pen: Pirates Acquire Travis Snider of Blue Jays: The Pittsburgh Pirates, buyers at last year’s trade deadline and buyers this year, have pulled off a relatively minor move....
• 7/31 Chicken Friars: Padres Walk All Over Reds, Win 11-5: The Padres were reminiscent of Windex Monday night, as they ruining the Reds streak, winning 11-5 in Cincinnati. The Reds came...
• 7/31 Blog Red Machine: As the Trade Deadline Approaches…: The trade deadline is hours away, and rumors continue to swirl. Several names have been connected to the Cincinnati Reds, and...
• 7/30 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Reds Don't Need No Stinkin' Votto: On July 16th, the Cincinnati Reds announced that Joey Votto would be undergoing knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus...
• 7/30 STLCardinalBaseball: Comparing some trade candidates: A lot of talk, rumors, and speculation has occurred with the trade deadline looming just now a day away.  Though I am all for...
• 7/30 Chicken Friars: Ryan Ludwick – Padre Killer: At the start of each series, we at Chicken Friars will zero in on an opposing player known to be a “Padre Killer.” No matter...
• 7/30 Baseball Musings: The Three Vottos: The Reds beat the Rockies 7-2 on Sunday to extend their winning streak to 10 games. They’ve also won eleven of 13 games...
• 7/29 Blog Red Machine: Reds Pitching Prospects: Back to the Future: Over the last two weeks I have attempted in vain to ignore the looming trade deadline for a simple reason.  This is the time...
• 7/29 RoxPile: Rockies Come out Swinging but Fall to Cueto and Reds: Rockies 7, Reds 9 It used to be an exciting thing when the Rockies would have a big 1st inning, especially against a pitcher like...
• 7/28 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Ike Davis Hits 3 Home Runs and Mets Still Lose: PHOENIX – Ike Davis homered three times and added a base hit with fourth at-bat for the New York Mets, and the Mets lost...
• 7/28 Blog Red Machine: Reds on a Run: Right now, is there a hotter team in baseball than the Cincinnati Reds? Um, no. Take a look at these… Last 10: 9-1 (best...
• 7/27 StanGraphs: Comparing the Reds and Cardinals: Want to know something weird? The Cardinals are 99 games into the 2012 season, and their record is now 53-46 after an impressive...
• 7/26 Baseball News Source: Votto-Less Reds Seek Trade for Outfielder – Lead-Off Hitter: Joey Votto remains sidelined with a torn meniscus, but the Cincinnati Reds continue to win even without their slugging Gold Glove...
• 7/26 Blog Red Machine: Adversity Beckons the Cincinnati Reds: I look back to July 16th, listening to Marty on my MLB.com audio feed when an announcement was broadcast in Great American Ball...
• 7/24 Blog Red Machine: No Ichiro?: As the word hit the interwebs that the New York Yankees had acquired Ichiro Suzuki, a few Reds fans were wondering how the Reds...
• 7/23 The Baseball Page: Starting the Second Half Right: Several teams have looked rejuvenated since the MLB all-star break ended,...
• 7/19 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Game-Ending Outs: Maybe A-Rod isn’t as bad at this as we thought: So, a friend of mine made the following comment on Facebook the other day: Someone has to look this up for me. Has any player,...
• 7/18 High Heat Stats: Tuesday game notes (no, not *that* one): Angels 13, @Tigers 0: I’ve always said, if you absolutely must end a franchise-record 159-game non-shutout streak, you...
• 7/18 Blog Red Machine: Verducci: ‘Names Kicked Around by the Reds’: The information highway that is the internet will often feed us many stories. Some are true. Some are fictitious. Some are speculative....
• 7/16 Redbird Rants: Daily Rant: Cardinals can’t avoid sweep; lose to Reds: The Cardinals came up short in the third straight game against the Reds last night as they dropped the third game 4-2. Due to...
• 7/16 StlSportsMinute.com: Cardinals recap: Cincinnati Reds 4 St. Louis Cardinal 2: St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jake Westbrook pitched well in the Cardinals 4-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. -(Photo...
• 7/16 StanGraphs: Cardinals Sign Fuentes, Get Swept by Reds: Remember the carefree All-Star break that just passed? Remember how the Cardinals had gone into the aforementioned break with...
• 7/15 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 89: Red-Faced EmbarrASSment: I’m going to skip the usual pleasantries in the recap to this game, another futile and impotent contest in an embarrassing...
• 7/15 High Heat Stats: Belated return of Game Notes, with Saturday plus: Saturday @Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 1: The 5th straight scoreless start by Ryan Dempster matched the longest since Orel Hershiser‘s record...
• 7/15 Redbird Rants: Daily Rant: Cardinals lose nail-biter in extra innings: The Cardinals took on the Reds in the second game of their three game set in Great American Ballpark on Saturday. After tying...
• 7/15 Blog Red Machine: As Reds Continue to Win, Does the Trade Chatter Dwindle?: It shouldn’t. Not one bit. That’s my quick opinion on the matter, and I will go out on a limb and say many others...
• 7/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick walks off a winner: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick hit a home run in the 10th inning Saturday, July 14, against the St. Louis Cardinals, sending...[+] Cincinnati to a 3-2 win. The home run was the sixth allowed by Cardinals RP Victor Marte in 41 appearances covering 37 2/3 innings.
• 7/14 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 88: Extra Painful: Kyle Lohse produced another quality start, but the offense left him hanging like so many other starters. Some late hits evened...
• 7/14 Baseball Musings: The Call Them the Streaks: Atlanta and the Reds both kept their winning streaks alive Saturday afternoon with one-run wins. The Braves beat the Mets 8-7...
• 7/14 Blog Red Machine: Making a Case for Five Potential Reds Trade Targets: The trade deadline is just over two weeks away and the Reds have some holes to fill. One key addition could be enough to push...
• 7/11 Throw the Challenge Flag: What will the Pittsburgh Pirates look like in one month?: For years, it has been the Pittsburgh Pirates trading their one and only productive player to someone else for a bucket full of...
• 7/9 Chicken Friars: Padres Done In By Home Runs, Drop Series To Reds: The Padres won the opening game of the series Thursday night in dramatic fashion. The win gave the Padres a season-high six game...
• 7/8 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes … and 3 days to catch our breath: “Who am I?” In my 9th year, and 3 years after being jettisoned by my original team, I currently have career highs...
• 7/7 Blog Red Machine: Regarding This Rumor of the Reds and Juan Pierre: At about 10:30 last evening, this tweet hit my Twitter timeline… As the Phillies prepare for possible sell-off, Juan Pierre...
• 7/4 Lasorda's Lair: A Dodger’s Win on the Fourth, is a Win for America: Dodgers Lineup vs. Reds-fourth of July Gordon 6 Cruz 5 Abreu 7 Loney 3 Kennedy 4 Van Slyke 9 Herrera 8 Treanor 2 Harang 1  ...
• 7/2 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Look to Make Reds Go Doh in Game 1: Dodgers Lineup vs. Reds Herrera 8 Ellis 2 Hairston 4 Rivera 9 Loney 3 Uribe 5 Van Slyke 7 Cruz 6 Billingsley 1 Homer Bailey-5-6...
• 7/1 mlbreports.com : Reds Sunday Select: Is Dusty Baker the Right Manager in Cincy? And the Premiere of the Billy Hamilton Report: Sunday July 1st, 2012 Ryan Ritchey (Baseball Writer, Reds Expert): Welcome to the premiere of Reds Sunday Select. This is going...

• 6/30 Baseball Musings: Good Day for Home Run Hitters: Entering today, this was the list of player with the highest percentage of their hits going for home runs, minimum ten home runs.:...
• 6/30 Blog Red Machine: Mike Leake Wraps Up Brilliant June: Mike Leake made his final start of the month of June last night in San Francisco, and he went out with a bang. Leake earned the...
• 6/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick homers twice: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in a losing effort Wednesday, June 27. Ludwick now has 11...[+] taters on the season.
• 6/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick feeling good at the plate: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick has been feeling good at the plate lately. 'I think it's confidence, rhythm, timing - those are...[+] the main three factors,' Ludwick said. 'I'm starting to tone down my batting practices and I've been hitting the ball the other way a lot better. I'm staying more squared to the plate. I'm seeing the ball earlier and I'm able to lay off pitches earlier. It's a lot of things.' He is hitting .385 (10-for-26) during a seven-game hitting streak entering Monday, June 25.
• 6/22 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 7: Baseball a la Luhrmann: The Phillies took two out of three from the Rockies this week, and could easily have swept. It’s the most fun I’ve...
• 6/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Pestano Ready To Pitch In Any Role, Any Time: By Mike Brandyberry When a team’s closer enters the game, most fans know the game is over. It’s what makes walk off home...
• 6/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick to DH in Cleveland: Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker said Monday, June 18, that OF Ryan Ludwick will serve as the designated hitter for the game...[+] Tuesday, June 19, against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field, an American League park.
• 6/16 FanSided: Wilson!!! Valdez Assists Reds in 7-3 Win Over MetsThe Reds have recently experienced an illness bug. Now, the injury bug has bitten the roster once again. Finally, ...
• 6/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Cueto Shuts Down Tribe, Bullpen Bombed; Reds 7, Indians 1: By Evan Matsumoto Jeanmar Gomez is hitting .500 on the season. That was about the highlight of the night for the Indians as they...
• 6/8 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 56: Pirates vs. Reds Recap: Oh how dangerous the Pittsburgh Pirates can be when someone other than Andrew McCutchen is producing offensively. Especially...
• 6/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: Battlin’ Bucs best Reds: Every win is enjoyable, but this one really meant a lot for the Pirates. It was a back-and-forth contest on the road with the...
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick hits two outCincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick hit two homers Thursday, June 7....[+] Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick hit two homers Thursday, June 7.
• 6/7 Baseball Musings: Pirates Beat the Best: Thursday turned into the night that ate closers in Cincinnati. Joel Hanrahan blew a save for the Pirates in the bottom of the...
• 6/7 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 55: Pirates vs. Reds Recap: Through the first seven innings of this game, it looked like there wouldn't be a whole lot of good to say from the standpoint...
• 6/6 Raise the Jolly Roger: Cueto cools off Bucs: For a while it looked like the Pirates would succumb to Johnny Cueto in lifeless fashion for what felt like the millionth time,...
• 6/1 Fanspeak.com: Sellers Market: Minnesota Twins Part 2: C/1B/OF Ryan Doumit: Doumit was signed as a catcher who could split time with Joe Mauer, and a guy who could maybe help out production...

• 5/27 The Writer's Journey: Photoset: Cincinnati Reds vs. Colorado Rockies (May 26, 2012 @ Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati, OH): Saturday night’s ballgame against the Colorado Rockies was a slugfest, featuring home runs by Chris Heisey, rookie Devin...
• 5/27 Blog Red Machine: Heisey, Ludwick Both Finding Their Stroke: Two weeks ago, on May 13, the Reds hosted the Washington Nationals on Mother’s Day, trying to avoid a sweep. They entered play...
• 5/27 The Writer's Journey: Photoset: Cincinnati Reds vs. Colorado Rockies (May 26, 2012 @ Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati, OH): Saturday night’s ballgame against the Colorado Rockies was a slugfest, featuring home runs by Chris Heisey, rookie Devin...
• 5/26 FanSided: Rockies Lineup - May 26, 2012: Nieves In: Two games qualifies as a winning streak, right? I mean, technically anytime you win a game followed by another game, you're on...
• 5/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Is There Light At The End Of The Tunnel?: Through the majority of the 43 games they have played the Yankees have been pretty hard to watch. It is obviously not rocket science...
• 5/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Cueto quiets Yankees as Reds win series: The Yankees dropped the rubber game of their three game, Interleague match up with the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2. After winning the...
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick collects three RBIsCincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick went 3-for-5 with one home run and three RBIs against the New York Yankees Sunday, May 20....[+] Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick went 3-for-5 with one home run and three RBIs against the New York Yankees Sunday, May 20.
• 5/20 Baseball Musings: Hot Day for a Cold Player: Ryan Ludwick came into the day with a .183/.280/.329 slash line, hardly the stuff of a designated hitter. He lived up to the position...
• 5/18 The Writer's Journey: If that ain’t good managing…: Dusty Baker has decided to make Ryan Ludwick his designated hitter. Ludwick is batting .183 (15-for-82) this season. Exactly what...
• 5/16 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (2) Scott Rolen - Rolen, now on the...
• 5/11 STLCardinalBaseball: Looking back at the TLR era: Since tonight is a special night in St. Louis, honoring future hall of fame manager Tony La Russa by retiring his number. I think...
• 5/8 The Cardinal Nation Blog: The first five Cardinals in the order again go deepMonday was the second time in St. Louis Cardinals’ history that their first five hitters launched home runs....
• 5/1 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Rizzo who? Bryan LaHair is the Cubs first baseman!: Sometimes all you need is a chance to prove yourself and Bryan LaHair is doing just that. After languishing in the minors...

• 4/25 Giants Nirvana: Giants Waste Another Strong Barry Zito Outing: There’s no getting around the fact that Bruce Bochy has done a terrible job managing these past several games, especially...
• 4/20 The Baseball Page: The Round Up – Granderson Goes 5-5 with 3 HomerunsThe Round Up - Granderson Goes 5-5 with 3 Homeruns...
• 4/20 C70 At The Bat: An Old Broom Leaves A Little Bit: For the second time this year, the Cards were unable to pull off the sweep of Cincinnati.  Again, winning series...
• 4/19 Blog Red Machine: Reds Salvage Last Game of Series v. Cards: Wouldn’t you know it. Earlier today I cited I was not a proponent of Brandon Phillips batting clean-up. What’s he...
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Three homer in win: Cincinnati Reds 2B Brandon Phillips and OFs Ryan Ludwick and Drew Stubbs all homered in a winning effort Thursday, April 19. The...[+] team had just one homer in their last nine games and started the day with a .211 batting average. Phillips and Stubbs hit their first homers, while Ludwick's was his second. Stubbs went 3-for-5 in the game. Phillips' two RBIs were his first of the season.
• 4/16 The Daily Catch: Where is the Reds’ power?: This article is courtesy of our friends at Red Hot Mama Written by: Amanda Ten games into the season, and our Cincinnati Reds...
• 4/16 Blog Red Machine: A Day of Reds ‘Firsts’ Almost Didn’t Happen.: Baseball can be a quirky and sometimes cruel game. We’ve all witnessed something to that effect one time or another. If...
• 4/15 El Maquino: > WESTBROOK’S A NEW MAN: Jake Westbrook gave up only one earned run in seven innings against the Cubs on Sunday, a day after five relievers were used....
• 4/12 FanSided: Game 7: Nationals 3, Reds 2 (10) Home Opener: In a beautiful afternoon for baseball filled with fabulous pitching and unnecessary drama, the Washington Nationals sent 41,000...
• 4/12 STLCardinalBaseball: Where Is The Praise For Mark McGwire?: There was no shortage of disgusted side-eyed glances and Peanut Gallery catcalls when the Cardinals replaced hitting coach Hal...
• 4/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick collects two RBIsCincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick went 1-for-4 with two RBIs against the Washington Nationals Thursday, April 12....[+] Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick went 1-for-4 with two RBIs against the Washington Nationals Thursday, April 12.
• 4/11 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 7: GotAway Game: With a day off tomorrow, manager Mike Matheny gave several key veterans the day off with a much-criticized “getaway”...
• 4/11 Pitchers Hit Eighth: 5-2 Roadtrip Not Good Enough For Some Fans: Sure, I imagine most Cardinal fans want the team to win just about every game they watch.  Heck, they may want them to win every...
• 4/8 FanSided: Answered Prayers: Reds Take the First Series of 2012It is easy to sit back and critique the Reds so far in 2012.  The numbers don't lie do they?  ...
• 4/8 El Maquino: > AUDITING THE NEW-LOOK CARDS: The St. Louis Cardinals (3-1) are in first place after four games, dropping the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday 9-3.  Taking stock...
• 4/8 FanSided: Miami Marlins blow lead in 9th, lose game and series to Cincinnati RedsVery disappointing loss for the Miami Marlins today. In the finale of their......

• 3/30 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates locked up star center fielder Andrew McCutchen and added some decent veterans to the infield and rotation. Major...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/21 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: San Diego Padres: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 3/20 Redbird Dugout: 2012 Preview: Center Field: If you’d told Cardinals’ fans in March of last year that Colby Rasmus would be traded and Jon Jay would be our everyday...
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds are going for it in 2012 after acquiring Mat Latos, Ryan Madson and Sean Marshall this past offseason. Major League...
• 3/13 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Youk (The Greek god of Walks): You should know that my favorite book/movie is Moneyball, and I am a huge fan of anything Billy Beane. So, of course, I dig sabermetrics...
• 3/1 El Maquino: > OBLIGATORY PREDICTIONS: Everybody does predictions even though everybody sucks at them.  But I’m not above doing it either, so here are my admittedly-rushed...

• 2/29 SOX & Dawgs: Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB Preview – Day 3 – NL Central: Welcome to the Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB preview.  Over the next few days you will get a team by team look at its key...
• 2/28 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Cincinnati Reds: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 2/28 SOX & Dawgs: Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB Preview – Day 3 – NL Central: Welcome to the Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB preview.  Over the next few days you will get a team by team look at its key...
• 2/22 Blog Red Machine: Will Ryan Ludwick Bounce Back?: September 23, 2011; Pittsburgh,PA, USA: Pittsburgh Pirates pinch hitter Ryan Ludwick (36) drives in the game winning run with...
• 2/15 For Baseball Junkies: Who Is Moneyball Working For? Analyzing the Tenure of Billy Beane, GM: Is there any greater indication that "you've made it" than being asked if it would be ok to cast Brad Pitt to play "you" in a...
• 2/15 The Golden Sombrero: Spring Training Prospect Invitations: Miami Marlins:   As Spring Training rapidly approaches and speculation surrounding the future of baseball’s brightest prospects spreads...
• 2/15 Pitchers Hit Eighth: John Mozeliak’s contract hits and misses: Reading a couple of posts over at STLCardinalBaseball this weekend led me into a bit of a debate with Ray over whether the Cardinals...
• 2/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Chris Heisey, Ryan Ludwick could platoon: Cincinnati Reds OFs Chris Heisey and Ryan Ludwick could form a platoon situation in left field this season despite the fact that...[+] both players bat right handed and fare better against right-handed pitchers.
• 2/13 C70 At The Bat: The Monday Before "Pitchers And Catchers Report": Looking out my window, the snow--our first one of the year--is coming down.  It's hard to believe that the true start of...
• 2/12 The Friarhood: 2012 Padres Organizational Depth: SS: The shortstop position is the least deep in the Padres organization. Of the players drafted for the position, most have not been...
• 2/11 Baseball Musings: Changes, Cincinnati Reds: Mat Latos adds punch to the Reds rotation. Photo: Tony Medina/Icon SMI The Cincinnati Reds finished the 2011 season 79-83, third...
• 2/10 Chicken Friars: Ryan Ludwick Proves It’s a Mental Game: PETCO Park’s dimensions are as follows: Right Field Line – 322; Right – 382; Right Center – 400; Center...
• 2/9 STLCardinalBaseball: Predicting which Cardinals could have a breakout year: Every year there are a handful of players in the majors that have a monster and unpredictable year think of Ryan Ludwick in ’08...
• 2/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick's incentives: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick can make $500,000 in performance bonuses this year; $50,000 each for 250, 300 and 350 plate appearances,...[+] $100,000 each for 400 and 450 and $150,000 for 500. He also will receive a $5 million mutual option for 2013 that includes a $500,000 buyout.
• 2/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick optimistic about GAB: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick is excited about playing in the Great American Ball Park, where he has hit .276 with six homers...[+] and 21 RBIs in 105 career at-bats. 'Playing in San Diego screwed me up,' Ludwick said. 'I'm not using that as an excuse or a crutch, but it turned me into a dead pull hitter. I got away from what I was as a hitter.'
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Designate Carlos Fisher For Assignment: The Reds designated righty Carlos Fisher to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Ryan Ludwick, reports MLB.com's Mark Sheldon....
• 2/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Finalize two deals: The Cincinnati Reds finalized their deals with OF Ryan Ludwick and SP Jeff Francis Wednesday, Feb. 8. Ludwick will make $2.5 million...[+] this year and his deal includes a mutual option for 2013. RP Carlos Fisher was designated for assignment in a corresponding move. Francis' deal is a minor league contract.
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: Comparing Cruz, Jones, Gordon In Arbitration: Arbitration eligible outfielders Nelson Cruz, Adam Jones, and Alex Gordon all remain unsigned.  As outfielders with at least...
• 2/3 i70baseball.com: Staple RemoverThe story of the Cardinals’ 2011 - 2012 Offseason...
• 2/2 High Heat Stats: This is why it’s so much harder managing pitchers in the NL: The biggest impact the designated hitter has on the game is detaching the link between a pitcher’s performance and what...
• 2/1 Blog Red Machine: St. Louis Still NL Central Favorites; Reds Lineup Suspect: It’s easy to get carried away with everything the Reds have done this offseason. Mat Latos. Sean Marshall. Ryan Ludwick....

• 1/31 Fungoes.net: The Westbrook-Oswalt nexus: a series of unfortunate events: After the Cardinals offered $220 million to Albert Pujols and s**** out $38 million for two years of Carlos Beltran and Rafael...
• 1/25 i70baseball.com: Prepare Yourselves Cardinal Fans: Cardinal fan, please remember these things when you watch Albert do what only he can do in another uniform for the first time....
• 1/24 Mets360.com: The Cody Ross Rumors and The Winter Of Met Fans’ Discontent: So this is what we’ve been reduced to, apparently. So starved for some good news on the acquisition front are we fans, that...
• 1/23 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Notes: Oswalt, Theriot, Bench Help, Dusty: Here's the latest on the Reds, from John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer... Roy Oswalt's representatives contacted the Reds,...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/15/12 - 1/21/12: Let's take a look back at a busy week here at MLBTR.. The Rangers agreed to sign Yu Darvish to a six-year deal in the...
• 1/19 El Maquino: LUDWICK EXCITED ABOUT HEADING FOR CINCINNATI: Ryan Ludwick, one of my favorite former Cardinals, has gone to none other than the evil Cincinnati Reds.  Mark Sheldon caught...
• 1/18 Blog Red Machine: Not This Again…(Or the Reds Could Strikeout A Lot): It was going to be said (or in this case, tweeted) sooner or later. I can’t remember exactly who tweeted this but…...
• 1/18 Blog Red Machine: Not This Again…: It was going to be said (or in this case, tweeted) sooner or later. I can’t remember exactly who tweeted this but…...
• 1/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Ryan Ludwick a Good Signing for the Reds: The difference between the Padres having Ryan Ludwick and the Reds having Ryan Ludwick is that the Padres were relying on him...
• 1/17 Blog Red Machine: I Was Thinking Juan Pierre: Walt Jocketty has made pitching the team’s focal point this offseason and I think everyone would agree that it needed to...
• 1/17 Baseball Musings: Ludwick to the Reds: The Reds signed Ryan Ludwick to a one-year contract, and Redleg Nation is not impressed: File this under “It could be worse”:...
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Ryan Ludwick agreesThe Cincinnati Reds agreed with free-agent OF Ryan Ludwick (Pirates) on a one-year, $2.5 million deal....[+] The Cincinnati Reds agreed with free-agent OF Ryan Ludwick (Pirates) on a one-year, $2.5 million deal.
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | More on Ryan Ludwick: Cincinnati Reds OF Ryan Ludwick's one-year deal contains a mutual option for the 2013 season. Ludwick could form a platoon in...[+] left field with OF Chris Heisey.
• 1/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Yankees have spoken to Hideki Matsui: I suppose this was inevitable: there has been some contact between matsui and #yankees. decent fit, considering team budget,...
• 1/16 El Maquino: OH NO! LUDWICK TO CINCINNATI: Ryan Ludwick, once a fan favorite in St. Louis, has signed with none other than the evil Cincinnati Reds.  Ugh. Ludwick left...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Notes: Navarro, Young, Ankiel, Arredondo: The Reds may have made all of their significant offseason moves now that they have agreed to terms with Dioner Navarro and...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Reds To Sign Ryan Ludwick: The Reds have agreed to sign free agent outfielder Ryan Ludwick to a one-year deal that includes a mutual option for 2013, Ken...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: A's Notes: Taylor, Gomes, Damon, Outman, Moscoso: On this date in 1986, the Mets and Twins completed a five-player trade involving former first rounder Billy Beane. Now the Athletics’...
• 1/16 Crashburn Alley: Bringing Back the Running Game: After the 2010 season, when the Phillies and former first base coach Davey Lopes couldn’t agree on a salary, I asked the...
• 1/14 El Maquino: EM WEEK IN REVIEW (JAN 8 — 14): > The Cardinals were rumored to be interested in ex-Phillies closer Ryan Madson if he and Scott Boras lowered his asking price,...
• 1/12 El Maquino: JOCKETTY OUT FOR MORE EX-CARDINALS: Former Cards GM Walt Jocketty made headlines in 2010 when he added Cardinal legend Jim Edmonds to the Cincinnati Reds at the height...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Jurrjens, Ankiel, Mets, Darvish, Yankees: Thursday night linkage.. Mark Bowman of MLB.com believes that both Martin Prado and Jair Jurrjens will be with the Braves...
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Cordero, Pena, Kotchman, Reds: More than 100 free agents remain unsigned, as MLBTR's Free Agent Tracker shows. Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com offers updates...
• 1/10 Fire Brand of the American League: Making Sense Of Ben Cherington’s Offseason: The date is September 27th. The Red Sox don’t know it, but in less than twenty-four hours they will lose 4-3 to the Baltimore...
• 1/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Salary Floors, Coco and Other Moves:   Buster Olney of ESPN speculated that there exists an unwritten salary floor in MLB and he suspected it to be about $40M....
• 1/8 Swingin' A's: Are The A’s Interested In Ryan Ludwick?: Oakland's Next Outfielder? Could the A's make a run at OF Ryan Ludwick? (Photo Credit: AP) There are reports circulating...
• 1/7 El Maquino: LUDWICK DRAWING INTEREST: Former Cardinal Ryan Ludwick is drawing interest from four different teams; and has been connected to the Reds, Giants and A’s...
• 1/7 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Rhodes, Kuroda, Ludwick, Padres: Let's jump into the weekend with one last batch of news items.... Arthur Rhodes is close to deciding where he will play...
• 1/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Ryan Ludwick has offers from at least four teams: Free-agent OF Ryan Ludwick (Pirates) has offers from at least four teams. The Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics and San Francisco...[+] Giants have shown an interest this offseason.
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Cubs, Rizzo, Cardinals, Lee, Heisey: Here's the latest from the NL Central... Cubs GM Jed Hoyer wants to add more depth to his pitching staff, reports MLB.com's...
• 1/6 El Maquino: DAVE DUNCAN STEPS DOWN: > Yet another drastic change to the reigning World Champions: 16-year pitching coach Dave Duncan stepped down today. The Post-Dispatch...
• 1/6 The Daily Catch: Teams Inquiring on Cubs Alfonso Soriano: This article is courtesy of our friends at Call to the Pen Written by: Blaine Blontz After trading Carlos Zambrano to the Miami...
• 1/5 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Have Some Interest In Ross, Ankiel, Ludwick: The Reds are looking for depth in left field, and though they maintain some interest in Cody Ross, they haven’t had discussions...
• 1/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Salary Floors, Coco and Other Moves:   Buster Olney of ESPN speculated that there exists an unwritten salary floor in MLB and he suspected it to be about $40M....
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Still Interested In Ludwick, Ross, Jackson: The Athletics recently committed $14MM to retain center fielder Coco Crisp, but they'll continue to talk to free agent outfielders...
• 1/3 STLCardinalBaseball: Is it possible that the Cardinals will sign Roy Oswalt?:   With rumors swirling that Roy Oswalt has interest in the Cardinals, and they have mutual interest this made me wonder,...
• 1/3 The Daily Catch: Red Sox Lineup Will Thrive Regardless Of Who Starts In Right Field:  This article is courtesy of our friends at BoSox Banter Regardless of who starts in right field, the Boston Red Sox are going...
• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Looking at Ryan LudwickThe Oakland Athletics have expressed interest in free-agent OF Ryan Ludwick (Pirates)....[+] The Oakland Athletics have expressed interest in free-agent OF Ryan Ludwick (Pirates).
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Coco Crisp Decides Where To Sign : 8:55pm: The Orioles have been talking to Crisp in recent days and they’re interested in signing him, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com...

• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Madson, Phillies, Orioles, Hanrahan: It was on this day in 2009 that the Mets signed Jason Bay to a four-year, $66MM contract.  The deal was almost immediately panned...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Notes: Rizzo, Maholm, Young, Quentin: Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune held his weekly chat with fans today and shared some news about some possible moves...
• 12/28 Through The Fence Baseball: Closing time: Red Sox acquire Andrew Bailey: Boston GM Ben Cherington has landed closer Andrew Bailey from the Oakland A’s today. The deal centers on OF Josh Red**** Also...
• 12/27 Chicken Friars: Replacing Replacement Level – How the San Diego Padres Could Have Won 13 More Games: The definition of WAR (Wins Above Replacement) according to Baseball-Reference is “a single number that represents the number...
• 12/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Is Trevor Cahill a Big Loss?: I think anyone who reads this blog knows the answer of whether or not I view Trevor Cahill as a big loss to begin with, but let’s...
• 12/16 Redbird Dugout: UCB Roundtable: I asked my question earlier this week and should have posted it Tuesday, but I was busy trying to wrap up the necessary work I...
• 12/15 i70baseball.com: Cards Outfield Possibilities Contain Familiar NamesCan the Cardinals fill their bench with a trip down memory lane?...
• 12/14 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Second Base: Second Class In St. Louis?: If you think back on the Tony La Russa Era of Cardinals baseball (1996-2011), at least one player immediately should spring to...
• 12/13 Redbird Dugout: Pujols to Anaheim. Now what?: I just got back from finishing up my Christmas shopping when I sat down at my desk to see a tweet talking about Pujols and the...
• 12/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Is Trevor Cahill a Big Loss?: I think anyone who reads this blog knows the answer of whether or not I view Trevor Cahill as a big loss to begin with, but let’s...
• 12/10 SocraticGadfly: #Pujols wears a Halo: #Stlcards fans, team try to adapt: OK, it's officially official, no photoshopping needed. I didn't link his FB page, for those who don't follow it, but did a...
• 12/8 STLCardinalBaseball: BREAKING: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels: Our greatest fear became a reality today as the money-happy Anaheim Angels reeled in the biggest signing of all: Albert Pujols....
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eyeing Ryan Ludwick: The San Francisco Giants are looking at free-agent OF Ryan Ludwick (Pirates) and were scheduled to meet with his agent Monday,...[+] Dec. 5. The Giants are also looking at free-agent OFs Coco Crisp (Athletics) and Josh Willingham (Athletics).
• 12/5 22gigantes.com: Winter meetings update: Nakajima, Ludwick, Schierholtz, Crawford, Huff, Posey, Ross, Hairston, Freddy, B-Weez and more…: Day One of baseball’s annual Winter Meetings — where GMs sit around smoking cigars while toying with rumor-hungry...
• 12/5 Giants Nirvana: Giants Rumors: Hiroyuki Nakajima, Cody Ross, Carlos Beltran: Very busy day for rumors. Here’s the latest on Hiroyuki Nakajima, Cody Ross, Carlos Beltran, and more: The Giants were thought...
• 12/3 Chicken Friars: Padres Position Analysis: Left Field: We’ve covered starting pitching, gone around the horn with the infield, and now we’re ready to take a peak at the...
• 12/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Arrrgh! Here come the Pirates off-season preview: The 2011 Pirates played winning baseball for the first few months of the season. They even added veteran bats in Ryan Ludwick...

• 11/25 Raise the Jolly Roger: News and notes (and keep voting!): First of all, I’m down a couple percentage points and need you to keep voting for me (Brian) to win a scholarship. The voting...
• 11/23 MLBTradeRumors: National League Free Agent Arbitration Offers: 10 National League teams have free agent arbitration offer decisions to make today, and we'll update them in this post in advance...
• 11/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Approach To Free Agency Still Different Than Major Markets:   By Mike Brandyberry The Indians will be active parti**** in this winter’s free agent market, but don’t be surprised...
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Yankees, Rodriguez, Ankiel: Links for Tuesday night as CBA talks progress and the Phillies work toward a deal for Ryan Madson... Keith Law of ESPN.com...
• 11/7 STLCardinalBaseball: Why the Cardinals should try to sign Grady Sizemore:   With the announcement that the Indians declined the option on injury proned Grady Sizemore, I thought about all the reasons...
• 11/4 Chicken Friars: Padres Must be Smart in Free Agent Market: Anyone who watched the San Diego Padres for even a few games last year quickly understood why the club struggled to a 91-loss...
• 11/3 This is Getting Old: Four Pirates Qualify as Type B Free Agents:   Four Pirates free agents have qualified for Type B status. These guys range in terms of risk but in my opinion the Pirates...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Right Fielders: The Red Sox, Twins, Athletics, Cubs, Pirates, Cardinals, Rockies, Padres, and Giants could explore the market for right fielders...

• 10/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pirates, CBA, Cubs, Royals: Some late-night links on this Saturday night ... The Pirates are considering exercising shortstop Ronny Cedeno's $3MM 2012...
• 10/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: Offseason Decisions, Part 1: Now that the 2011 season is officially over for everyone, it’s time to dive back into Pirates offseason talk! Neal Huntington...
• 10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Left Fielders: The Indians, Twins, Athletics, Braves, Padres and Giants could find themselves pursuing left fielders this offseason. Here's a...
• 10/21 Fire Brand of the American League: Searching for a Right Fielder: As much fun as it’s been dissecting every rumor, and providing rational responses to every over-the-top editorial written...
• 10/21 PaulLebowitz.com: The Padres Generosity Of The Absurd: With the near end to the negotiations freeing Theo Epstein to join the Cubs as team president and the simultaneously anti****...
• 10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates have money to spend this offseason, but their team has more holes than free agency can possibly fill. Guaranteed...
• 10/19 B-R Blog: All-time Cardinals-Rangers team: Here are the top players who appeared in the majors for both the Cardinals and the Rangers: C: Darrell Porter 1B: Will Clark,...
• 10/16 Padres Trail: Team Leaders: Ryan Ludwick does not exist.  He never existed.If you go to the Padres official website, about half-way down you'll find...
• 10/8 Through The Fence Baseball: With 2011 in the rearview mirror, Padres look to 2012: The San Diego Padres face a busy offseason with some difficult decisions to make after a very disappointing year. They ended the...
• 10/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Seattle Mariners: Jack Zduriencik is back and he’ll have to improve Seattle’s tepid offense for the Mariners to be relevant all season long...
• 10/2 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Huntington, Cole, Coaches: The Pirates were unable to use their momentum to propel them into the playoffs this year but things are looking bright in Pittsburgh. ...
• 10/1 B-R Blog: Prince Fielder’s Rare Season Ending Walk: Prince Fielder became the first player in the last 25 years, batting .299 in his final at-bat of the season, to talk take a walk....

• 9/30 Tyler's Think Tank: Reviewing 25 Bold Predictions: On August 3rd, I made 25 bold(ish) predictions for the final two months of the 2011 baseball season. Now that the...
• 9/29 Brotherly Glove: Thanks, Tony: On Thursday, the Cardinals announced their NLDS pitching rotation for the first three games. The order was unexpected, to say...
• 9/25 Raise the Jolly Roger: Forgettable Finale: The Pirates got a nice crowd of nearly 29,000 for the season’s final home game, but couldn’t send the fans home happy...
• 9/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Walkoff > Save: Joel Hanrahan had a chance to pick up his 40th save tonight, but blew it. Instead, he ended up with his first win. Obviously it’s...
• 9/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: Back to normal: Well, it was nice to have a good version of Ross Ohlendorf around…for one game. Ross followed up his brilliant outing last...
• 9/16 Raise the Jolly Roger: Ross the Boss…Really!: What a night for Ross Ohlendorf! Ross has been having a rough year, to put things nicely. After stirring the pot by winning an...
• 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...
• 9/14 El Maquino: THE PLOT TO PILFER PUJOLS: > The Cardinals won today’s game against the Pirates on Yadier Molina‘s two run double.  He now has seven RBI...
• 9/13 Raise the Jolly Roger: Frustration: A couple losses jump right out off the top of my head in terms of the most frustrating all season. There’s Jerry Meals of...
• 9/13 C70 At The Bat: Just When You Thought It Was Safe: Of course, the day when I make sure to mention how well the bullpen is doing, they decide to remember how things were at the...
• 9/12 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Cardinals (Series Forty Eight):   Whenever you get swept it’s very deflating.  How thoroughly deflated I am after the Pirates got swept twice by the...
• 9/12 The "Mc" Effect: Offense & Starting Pitching Stats From Down The Stretch: All year I have been keeping a spreadsheet that takes a look at the offensive production along with the starting pitching production....
• 9/9 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Marlins (Series Forty Seven): HOLY CRAP THERE IS WATER EVERYWHERE!  I feel like a less gilled and more handsome Kevin Costner right now! If you’ve never...
• 9/8 The "Mc" Effect: The Power Bat of Andrew McCutchen?: Andrew McCutchen is a super star in the making, everyone around the league knows that. He is nearly the definition of a 5-tool...
• 9/7 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Astros at Pirates: Astros (48-94) at Pirates (65-77) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday  TV: ROOT Sports, FS Houston...

• 8/30 Padres Trail: Indian Summer: Last Wednesday the Padres were 10 games under .500, on their longest winning streak of the season, and making a push to get into...
• 8/29 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Maholm, Lee, Ludwick, Jones: Despite the Pirates' midseason flirtation with the pennant race, they're going to finish below .500 again, barring a late-season...
• 8/29 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: 2011 Breakouts: Back in May, I took a look at some players who were early surprises and looked primed for a breakout season.  That list...
• 8/25 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Cardinals (Series Forty Three):   A split against the freaking Brewers???? Only one split I can think of harder than that! I should be pretty jacked up,...
• 8/25 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Presley returns: Pirates (61-68) at Cardinals (67-63) 8:15 PM EST–Busch Stadium, St. Louis Here is the MLB.com Gameday  TV: ROOT Sports,...
• 8/23 Brotherly Glove: Manuel Perfect to Handle Brown and Mayberry: Let’s face facts: John Mayberry is having a great season, and even if he wasn’t, the Phillies were unlikely to hand...
• 8/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Best split ever: A doubleheader split has never felt so good. Game 1 was a typical Pirates-Brewers game. Jeff Karstens pitched pretty well, but...
• 8/22 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Split Double Header With Brewers: After getting embarassed in the first game of the double header by the score of 8-1 and falling to 0-9 on the season against Milwaukee,...
• 8/22 i70baseball.com: Rob Rains Inside Baseball: 2012 Answers NeededThe Cardinals need to utilize the rest of this season to lay out their winter and 2012 plans....
• 8/20 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 124 Recap - Pirates 5, Reds 3: FOX is a joke. If you were unfortunate enough to not live in the small Pittsburgh or Cincinnati area then you couldn’t watch...
• 8/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Super Saturday afternoon: In front of a not-so-national TV audience (and some dreadful announcers, from what I’m being told), the Bucs battled to...
• 8/18 i70baseball.com: The Jon Jay ImpactJon Jay has only been a member of the St. Louis Cardinals since 2010 yet his impact since then and beyond is undeniable....
• 8/18 Brotherly Glove: Mayberry Pushing For More PT: It’s pretty clear at this point that John Mayberry is a major leaguer, which is saying something considering it took the...
• 8/18 C70 At The Bat: Wrenching Sweep Plans: Like a superhero facing a notorious foe, the Cardinals wrenched the Pirates' plans of pushing the Redbirds farther into irrelevancy....
• 8/18 Raise the Jolly Roger: Sweep-less in the Burgh: For the seventh time this year, the Bucs failed to close out a sweep and fans with brooms in hand had to go home disappointed....
• 8/15 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Cardinals (Series Forty):   Okay then, the Pirates can’t win against the Brewers.  Moving right along on the Pirates torturous futility tour...
• 8/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Blame it on Meals: The Pirates are a cruel mistress: The Pittsburgh Pirates are a cruel mistress. And this has nothing to do with the last 18 seasons of futility. And it really has...
• 8/11 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Brewers (Series Thirty Nine):   I had a feeling the Pirates were going to take that series.  The Giants just seemed ripe for the picking and the matchups...
• 8/10 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 116 Recap - Pirates 9, Giants 2: The Pirates bounced back strong and earned a series win over the defending World Series champion Giants with a comfortable 9-2...
• 8/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: Back on track: The Bucs were able to come back strong in the rubber match today with a blowout 9-2 victory over the defending champion Giants,...
• 8/10 PaulLebowitz.com: Pirates Need To Accentuate The Positives: The same qualities that Pirates manager Clint Hurdle used to get his club to overachieve into late July and be buyers rather than...
• 8/9 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Snappin Streaks - Pirates 5, Giants 0: The streak is finally over and the Pirates are back in the win column and all it took was flying across the country and playing...
• 8/9 22gigantes.com: Beltran-less Giants fall to Pirates 5-0: Ludwick was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI. (AP photo) This wasn't how San Francisco GM Brian Sabean and CEO Bill Neukom pictured it. When...
• 8/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Pirates free-fall unexpected? Not in the slightest: Welp this season was fun, wasn’t it? The Pirates 2011 season came to a screeching halt over the past two weeks, as the team...
• 8/9 The "Mc" Effect: Streak Stopper | Pirates 5 Giants 0: The most frustrating stretch of Pirates baseball in years has finally ended. All the credit goes to Charlie Morton tonight....
• 8/9 Raise the Jolly Roger: Electric Stopper: The Pittsburgh Pirates won a baseball game, and the 10-game losing streak is history. Of course, they did it on the road after...
• 8/8 MetsToday.com: Mets vs. Padres Series Preview: Some quick notes regarding the upcoming game and series between the Mets and Padres … Ruben Tejada has been summoned from...
• 8/8 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Cole, Huntington, Pitching: The Pirates were buyers at the July 31st trade deadline, acquiring Ryan Ludwick and Derrek Lee, but they haven't won a game...
• 8/6 Raise the Jolly Roger: I’m asking nicely. Please make it stop: Yet another game it looked like the Pirates had a good chance to win…and another excruciating loss as a result – this...
• 8/5 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 111 Recap - Padres 15, Pirates 5: Just another awful game at PNC Park as the Padres just put the smack down on the Pirates to the tune of 15-5 in front of a full...
• 8/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Padres at Pirates: Padres (48-64) at Pirates (54-56) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports (and MLBTV...
• 8/5 The "Mc" Effect: Blew Another One | Cubs 7 Pirates 6: All the talk tonight has been about Clint Hurdle and his poor game management. It's hard not to agree with the criticism when...
• 8/3 Roto Think Tank: Thoughts about the MLB Trade Deadline/Roto: Since most of my readers play in deep N.L. or A.L.-only keeper leagues, I get a lot of questions from my readers about whether...
• 8/3 The "Mc" Effect: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Bunting: The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their 6th straight game tonight, and have fallen quite a ways since being in first place in the National...
• 8/3 The "Mc" Effect: Morton Strong, Offense Not | Cubs 1 Pirates 0: Charlie Morton was back in full force tonight, pitching 7 shut out innings and striking out 7. It was a great start for Morton...
• 8/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: Six in a row: 6 in a row and 6.5 back. I don’t really want to talk that much about it. This was an incredibly frustrating game. Charlie...
• 8/3 Crashburn Alley: Future Planning By Dealing Prospects: On Friday night, the Phillies traded Jarred Cosart, Jonathan Singleton, and two others for Astros right fielder Hunter Pence....
• 8/2 Blogging From The Bleachers: Trade Deadline Recap: Hairston, Marquis, Lee, Ludwick: Every year there are a number of minor deals that get completed at the trade deadline. While each deal has its own significance...
• 8/2 Tomahawk Talk: Frank Wren is a Genius: Braves Set to Make Run: The emotional roller-coaster ride for the two week or so leading up to the MLB trade deadline was nauseating. Rumors were running...
• 8/2 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates Designate Lyle Overbay for Assignment: As an expected part of the aftermath succeeding the Derrek Lee trade, the Pittsburgh Pirates have designated first baseman Lyle...
• 8/2 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: Post-Trade Deadline Pickups: Now that the July 31st Trade Deadline has come and gone, it's time to look through the waiver wires to see if there are players...
• 8/2 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bombs away: Ugh. Kevin Correia was rocked. 8 runs in 2 innings. 4 homers, all of them CRUSHED. Other than that solid start at Atlanta last...
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Bell, Yankees, Pirates: As ESPN.com's Buster Olney points out, the American League Cy Young race is shaping up to be a compelling three-way contest. Justin...
• 8/1 For Baseball Junkies: After the Dust Has Settled: MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: This year's trade deadline proved to be very exciting.  The aftermath, somewhat like a game of Yahtzee, has left us looking...
• 8/1 This is Getting Old: Breaking Down the Deadline Deals: Okie Dokie, the Pirates only made two deals.  Both of which I think were pretty marginal to be quite honest with you.  Both...
• 8/1 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Cubs (Series Thirty Six): There are quite a few things that are less painful than that freaking road trip. 1.  Natural child birth. 2. Beer bonging Mad...
• 8/1 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 107 Recap - Cubs 5, Pirates 3: Tonight was another one of “those nights” where nothing felt good and you just kinda knew that the Pirates weren’t going...
• 8/1 Stealing First Base: Various observations about the short-term Pirates: This is just a quick and dirty post about some trends I’ve noticed lately, a prediction here and there, and some things...
• 8/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Pirates make solid, if unspectacular, moves: Major League Baseball’s trade deadline has come and gone, and for the first time in almost two decades, the Pirates were...
• 8/1 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: August 1, 2011: Colby Rasmus $45. Other bids: $39, $27, $22, $17, $17, $11, $8, $5. A non-contender snagged Rasmus with this bid, presumably...
• 8/1 The Friarhood: Padres Rally Past Rockies To Avoid Sweep in Petco: After the dust settled after the trade deadline at 1:00pm Sunday, the Padres had traded both Mike Adams and Ryan Ludwick to...
• 8/1 The "Mc" Effect: Derrek Lee Flying Solo | Cubs 5 Pirates 3: Derrek Lee had a monstrous Pirates debut. The 2nd newest Pirate hit 2 home runs and drove in all 3 of the Pirates runs, but got...
• 8/1 The "Mc" Effect: How Much Better Do Lee & Ludwick Make The Pirates?: The Pittsburgh Pirates made 2 moves at the deadline, acquiring Derrek Lee and Ryan Ludwick. It is now Monday and both of those...
• 8/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs fall again despite D-Lee’s heroic debut: A magnificent debut by Derrek Lee was spoiled by a poor performance from the rest of the Pirates’ offense, and the Bucs’...
• 8/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: The new guys are here: Cubs (43-65) at Pirates (54-52) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday  TV: ROOT Sports, CSN Chicago...

• 7/31 mlbcoverage.com: Pirates Acquire Ryan Ludwick: A day after acquiring Derrek Lee, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired another veteran bat in Ryan Ludwick from the San Diego...
• 7/31 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 106 Recap - Phillies 6, Pirates 5 (10 innings): You know I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night and this morning I had to get up and do laundry. There aren’t many things...
• 7/31 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Get Ludwick from Padres: The Pirates made another roster move today, acquiring outfielder Ryan Ludwick from the San Diego Padres for a player to be named...
• 7/31 Chicken Friars: All These Pirates-Padres Comparisons, and Now They Trade For Luddy: There has been all kinds of comparisons to the Pirates of this year to the Padres of last year. Our Padres surprised the world...
• 7/31 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Acquire Ryan Ludwick: The Pirates finished up the trade deadline madness by trading a player to be named later and cash considerations for Padres outfielder...
• 7/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: Trade deadline recap: Pirates add Ryan Ludwick and Derrek Lee: The Pirates didn’t make a big splash at the trade deadline, but they certainly did not stand pat. The Bucs fulfilled their...
• 7/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates acquire Ryan Ludwick for PTBNL: Just before the deadline, the Bucs traded for San Diego OF Ryan Ludwick. They will send a player to be named later out west. Ludwick,...
• 7/31 Baseball Musings: Ludwick to the Pirates: Ryan Ludwick was a late scratch in the Padres game, and it’s being reported he was traded to the Pirates. This is his second...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Trades: Here are the trades that went down in the NL West in July.. Diamondbacks Acquired right-handed sidearmer Brad Ziegler...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Designate Michael Crotta For Assignment: The Pirates announced that they designated Michael Crotta for assignment to create 40-man roster space for newly-acquired outfielder...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Trades: The month of July proved to be a busy one for the NL Central.. Astros Acquired center fielder Jordan Schafer, southpaw...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Acquire Ryan Ludwick: The Pirates added another veteran bat today, acquiring right fielder Ryan Ludwick from the Padres for cash or a player to be...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Acquire Ryan Ludwick: The Pirates acquired right fielder Ryan Ludwick from the Padres for a player to be named later, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX...
• 7/30 MLB Dirt: Michael Bourn Needs to Be Higher up on Team’s Lists: With the trade deadline rapidly approaching, many deals have been made. A lot of the big names that have been dealt thus far have...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On Braves' Outfield Targets: The Braves offered a four-player package to the Astros for Hunter Pence, tweets ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.  However, Ken Rosenthal...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Price Won't Be Too High On Ludwick: The price to acquire Padres right fielder Ryan Ludwick won't be too high, tweets Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.  He...
• 7/29 Phillies Nation: Dr. Strangeglove: Hunter Pence and Terms of Enrampagement: I try to keep my commentary on this site rational, coherent, and dispassionate whenever possible. But the past few days have tested...
• 7/29 The Friarhood: Guzman, Bell Sparkle in Series Dulled by Diamondbacks' Dominance.: This late July weekday series saw a bit of disappointment for the hometown team, having lost the first two games against the...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Making Push For Ludwick: The Indians acquired one outfielder earlier today and they may not be done yet. They're making a "strong push" for Ryan Ludwick,...
• 7/28 PaulLebowitz.com: MLB Trade Deadline Stories 7.28.2011: Are you buying this? I’m not buying this. Some of these rumors are so ridiculous that they couldn’t possibly be true...
• 7/28 Brotherly Glove: Mid-day Trade Update: As the Phillies get set to face one outfielder they missed out on — Carlos Beltran will bat third tonight for the Giants...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Reliever Rumors: Thursday: The pace quickened in the Padres' trade talks involving relievers Heath Bell and Mike Adams yesterday, tweeted ESPN's Buster...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Eyeing Quentin, Willingham, Ludwick: The latest on the Braves' search for an outfielder: The Braves are "hot" for White Sox right fielder Carlos Quentin, tweets...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers, Indians Interested In Jamey Carroll: The Brewers would like to acquire Dodgers infielder Jamey Carroll more than ever with Rickie Weeks hitting the DL for an ankle...
• 7/27 Through The Fence Baseball: TTFB trade deadline 2011 coverage – every team, every player: Welcome to Through The Fence Baseball’s trade deadline coverage. We’re hoping to clean things up for everyone a bit...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Rumors: Ludwick, Quentin: The latest on the Braves, who weren't able to acquire Carlos Beltran but at least saw him leave the division... Catcher...
• 7/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Trade deadline: Cleveland Indians top-ten outfield options: For the past few years, the Cleveland Indians have revamped their roster by trading high-profile players for upcoming talent....
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Type Bs Who Could Be Acquired For The Draft Pick: The main benefit of the Nationals acquiring Jonny Gomes from the Reds is a shot at a supplemental draft pick, in the opinion...
• 7/26 Brotherly Glove: Recapping the Rumors: The trade deadline is right around the corner and rumors are rampantly picking up steam. Teams are either amping up their efforts...
• 7/26 Brotherly Glove: News and Notes – 7/26/2011: The Phillies dropped a tough one Monday afternoon to the Padres in a particularly wacky game. Cliff Lee exited after throwing...
• 7/25 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : When is the best time to trade a player like Alfonso Soriano?: Last week Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago wrote that the Cubs may be willing to pay a high percentage of Alfonso Soriano's salary...
• 7/24 The Friarhood: Padres Observations as the Trade Deadline Nears: I've got a few observations on the current state of the Friar franchise. Some are just interesting while others are flat out...
• 7/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves Rumors: 7/23 – Vizcaino, Bullpen, Beltran: The Atlanta Braves have been swirling around the trade winds this past week and it has been reported that the Braves will make...
• 7/23 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Padres (44-56) at Phillies (62-36): San Diego Padres (44-55) at Philadelphia Phillies (61-36) Mat Latos, RHP (5-10, 4.02 ERA) vs. Kyle Kendrick, RHP (5-4, 3.34...
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Notes: Carroll, Prospects, Ludwick, Harang: Neither Roberto Alomar nor Bert Blyleven will be wearing a Cleveland cap into the Hall Of Fame tomorrow, but both men spent significant...
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal's Full Count: Braves, Upton, White Sox, Reds: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has a special trade deadline edition of his weekly Full Count Video, so let's run down the highlights: For...
• 7/22 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Bell, Stewart, Padres, Giants: On this date three years ago, the Diamondbacks acquired Jon Rauch from the Nationals for Emilio Bonifacio. Neither player remains...
• 7/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/22: The Boston Red Sox enjoyed a day off on Thursday after spending the last six days on the road after the All-Star break. And...
• 7/21 Friar Nation: Padres 14, Marlins 3: Ryan Ludwick and Jesus Guzman both drove in four runs for the San Diego Padres in a 14-3 win over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday...
• 7/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Coco Crisp and David DeJesus Could be Dealt and the DH Market:   While it would not be surprising if either Coco Crisp or David DeJesus were dealt today we have more rumors for the former...
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Eyeing Coco Crisp : The Indians traded for Coco Crisp nine years ago and, with Grady Sizemore and Shin-Soo Choo on the disabled list, they're eyeing...
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Fully Intend To Acquire Hitter : The Braves ‘fully intend’ to add a hitter before the end of the month, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Some of Rosenthal’s...
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Market Update: Drew, Gomez, Beltran : Two contenders lost key players in the same game tonight and the injuries could affect the trade market for the remainder of the...
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Cespedes, Ludwick, Pettitte: Congratulations to Hideki Matsui, who hit his 500th professional home run tonight. The 37-year-old slugger has 168 homers in...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Braves May Be Nearing Deal For Bat : The Braves may be nearing a deal for a right-handed hitter, according to David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (on...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: 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. ...
• 7/19 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Notes: Indians, Francis, Chen, Buehrle: Jeff Keppinger was traded today as well as five years ago today. That's when the Royals acquired him from the Mets for Ruben...
• 7/19 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Trades, Huntington, Grilli: The Pirates are in first place, but manager Clint Hurdle realizes his team hasn't won anything of substance yet. "They don’t...
• 7/18 SOX & Dawgs: Trade Deadline Looms For Red Sox: With the MLB July 31 non-waiver trade deadline fast approaching you have to wonder what Red Sox Vice President and General Manager...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Beltran, Giants, Padres: Rumors from SI's Jon Heyman... The Mets don't believe Carlos Beltran would pass through waivers in August.  Beltran is well-compensated...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Seeking Starter, Outfielder: The Indians are clinging to first place, and now they've lost center fielder Grady Sizemore to the 15-day DL.  Sizemore suffered...
• 7/18 Brotherly Glove: Can That Right Handed Bat Play Third Base?: The Phillies have been linked to numerous players over the last couple of months that fall into to one of two buckets: late-inning...
• 7/18 The Biz of Baseball: MLB Trade Deadline: Buyers, NL Edition: It may have taken longer than expected, but the NL playoff picture has finally taken shape. I'll preface the following piece...
• 7/18 SOX & Dawgs: Trade Deadline Looms For Red Sox: With the MLB July 31 non-waiver trade deadline fast approaching you have to wonder what Red Sox Vice President and General Manager...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Notes: Bell, Adams, Ludwick: The Padres have been prominent in trade rumors all month, and a couple tidbits of note pertaining to San Diego's sought-after...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Wigginton, Reyes, Phillies, Lowe: Some assorted links for your Sunday reading: Ty Wigginton's name has come up in talks between the Yankees and Rockies,...
• 7/17 Wahoo's Warriors: Trade options for the Indians: If the Indians are going to win the AL Central, it’s safe to say they’ll need to upgrade the offense, most likely...
• 7/17 22gigantes.com: Zeets rocked in Giants' 11-3 loss to Padres: Guzman: "Hey, Sabean, remember me?" (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) There's good Barry Zito, and there's bad Barry Zito....
• 7/17 Philly Phanatics: Deal or no deal?: Will Ruben Amaro, Jr., make a deal before the July 31 trade deadline? Should he make a deal? If so, do the Phillies need a right-handed...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Have Interest In Heath Bell & Mike Adams: The Phillies are looking to s**** up their bullpen before the trade deadline, and a source tells Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com...
• 7/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Second Half Preview: Many Questions and Decisions Ahead: By Mike Brandyberry It’s easy to point to the Indians’ first half and have a, “glass half full or half empty,”...
• 7/15 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman's Latest: K-Rod, Jackson, Twins, Reyes: Let's round up the latest from SI.com's Jon Heyman... The Mets were telling interested clubs that Francisco Rodriguez would...
• 7/14 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Dodgers, Riggleman, Shields, Jimenez: Sixteen years ago today, Ramon Martinez threw a no-hitter against the Florida Marlins.  The former All-Star won 123 games in...
• 7/14 Brotherly Glove: The First Half: Halladay, #4/#5 SPs, Corner OF: The first “half” of the season is officially in the books, with the quotes signifying how odd it is to refer to the...
• 7/13 Redbird Dugout: Has the time come for Colby Rasmus?: (Photo: Keith Allison/Flickr)Much like Jaime Garcia, who the St. Louis Cardinals are announcing a 4 year extension with today,...
• 7/13 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Rockies, Padres, Mariners: Baseball's western divisions have the Rangers, Angels, Giants, and Diamondbacks as contenders, with the Mariners, Athletics, Rockies,...
• 7/6 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Will Attempt To Improve Offense: The Indians are 13th in MLB with 364 runs, but with Shin-Soo Choo on the disabled list until September, Cleveland’s offense...
• 7/6 Fungoes.net: A better way to pick home-run derby contestants: No sooner had Matt Holliday been announced as a representative for the All-Star Game’s home-run derby than he roped a round-tripper...
• 7/3 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Indians, Qualls, Hernandez, Mazara: Some links for Sunday afternoon.. The Indians could use an outfielder and Paul Hoynes of The Plain Dealer outlined some possible...
• 7/2 The Friarhood: Padres’ Outfield Future in Question: With the recent trade talks, including those involving the Padres’ starting left fielder Ryan Ludwick—it brings up the...

• 6/30 COSFBA: Playing the Name Game: Who's Who: This edition of "Playing the Name Game" is the third time this season I'll be comparing nameless player's statistics  and...
• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Deadline Plans For NL Teams: The trade market is still developing at this point in the season, but it’s starting to take shape. Buster Olney outlines the...
• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Notes: Bell, Ludwick, Stauffer: The 37-45 Padres have won seven of their last eight games and are now 9.5 games behind the Giants for the division lead. If their...
• 6/29 Chicken Friars: Padres Break Out the Brooms and Sweep the Royals: San Diego Padres 4 – Kansas City Royals ROLLIN ROLLIN ROLLIN!! We just have to keep on rollin! Winning against team we are...
• 6/28 MLBTradeRumors: Contenders In Need Of A Right Field Upgrade: As many as eight contenders might try to improve their right field situation: Red Sox: They may just seek a right-handed...
• 6/28 Baseball Musings: Close West: The four western games played Monday night all ended in close scores. The Indains and Diamondbacks went back and fourth, but Cleveland...
• 6/27 The Friarhood: Padres Will Soon Reload: It seems likely the Padres will become sellers in the next few weeks; they’re currently 10.5 games back in the West. Heath...
• 6/27 The Friarhood: Padres Will Soon to Reload: It seems likely the Padres will become sellers in the next few weeks; they’re currently 10.5 games back in the West. Heath...
• 6/27 The Friarhood: Reload: It seems likely the Padres will become sellers in the next few weeks; they’re currently 10.5 games back in the West. Heath Bell...
• 6/27 Brotherly Glove: Talkin’ Phils-Sox With CBS Sports’ Evan Brunell: There’s no better way to preview a huge series like Phillies-Red Sox than to pick the brain of the opposition’s expert....
• 6/26 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 6/19/11 - 6/25/11: The trading deadline is now just a little over a month away, but for now, here's a look back at the last seven days, which were...
• 6/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Trade Rumors: Yankees Have Interest in Heath Bell: Via Ken Davidoff of Newsday: The Padres, predictable trailers this year after trading Adrian Gonzalez , already have...
• 6/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Precision Strikes 6.26.2011: Sedition. While I’m aware my resistance will be frowned up on by the self-proclaimed “gatekeeper” Jason Zillo—Yankees...
• 6/26 MLBTradeRumors: Davidoff On Padres, Bell, Yankees, Reyes: In his Baseball Insider piece this week, Newsday's Ken Davidoff points out that the July 31st trade deadline often seems to "run...
• 6/25 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Reyes, White Sox, Padres, Nunez: Here are some highlights from the latest edition of Full Count from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.. Rival clubs continue to...
• 6/25 Friar Nation: Friar Nation Today: Padres Scored Eleven Runs In Petco:                 Atlanta Braves 2 @ San Diego Padres 11 | Box Score What happened?...
• 6/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves rumors: Pence, Willingham, and Jeff Francoeur?: The Braves are starting to twirl around those trade rumors and it seems they have their eyes set on making a trade for an outfield...
• 6/24 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: N.L. Week 12 June 27-July 3: News and Notes.The Chicago Cubs.The Cubs organization announced it would like to trade its overpaid and underperforming players. ...
• 6/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Nationals, Padres, Drew, Quade: Some notes from around the majors.... ESPN's Buster Olney is "85-95%" confident that Davey Johnson will be the next Nationals...
• 6/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers will be looking at numerous options for bullpen help: The Texas Rangers are in desperate need of fixing their bullpen. If Wednesday night’s debacle wasn’t enough for Ranger...
• 6/23 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Harper, Zimmerman, Reyes, Phillies: The Nationals announced that Bryce Harper, last year's first overall pick, and right-hander Brad Pea**** will represent Washington...
• 6/22 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies, Mariners, Reds Inquired On Ludwick: The Phillies, Mariners, and Reds are among the teams that have inquired on the availability of Padres right fielder Ryan Ludwick,...
• 6/22 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly - June 21, 2011: WP: Chad Qualls  (4-3)LP: Dan Wheeler (0-1)SV: Heath Bell (19) With Mat Latos, and the Padres Bullpen, the Padres claw, scrap,...
• 6/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/21: After pounding the San Diego Padres last night, the Boston Red Sox look to do it again tonight in the middle game of a three-game...
• 6/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/21: After pounding the San Diego Padres last night, the Boston Red Sox look to do it again tonight in the middle game of a three-game...
• 6/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/20: Old friends will reacquaint themselves tonight when the Boston Red Sox host the San Diego Padres in the first of a three-game...
• 6/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Mariners, Rizzo, Gonzalez, Orioles: On this date in 1997, the Reds called Aaron Boone up and sent his brother, Bret, to the minors. Bret would emerge as a power...
• 6/20 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/20: Old friends will reacquaint themselves tonight when the Boston Red Sox host the San Diego Padres in the first of a three-game...
• 6/19 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: 6/12/11 - 6/18/11: Here's a look back at the original material we published at MLBTR last week: Here's our up-to-date list of first- and supplemental-round...
• 6/18 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Ryan Ludwick: While the Padres' bullpen is well-stocked and will likely draw the interest of trade suitors, left fielder Ryan Ludwick is...
• 6/17 The Pesky Pole: San Diego Padres @ Minnesota Twins: I’m excited to see Jesus Guzman gets the start today. Although, I thought they would put Ryan Ludwick to play LF just because...
• 6/17 Chicken Friars: Jesus Guzman starts in left and Luddy is DH for Padres: .bbpBox81821282139774976 {background:url(http://a2.twimg.com/profile_background_images/13026690/petco.jpg) #9AE4E8;padding:20px;}...
• 6/16 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Phillies, Dodgers, Royals: Dustin Ackley will make his debut tomorrow, but Blue Jays righty Zach Stewart gets his first taste of The Show today against...
• 6/14 Baseball Musings: First Bass: Anthony Bass earned a win in his first major league start, although a delay in the game held him to five innings of work in a...
• 6/13 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Looking At Right-Handed Hitting Outfielders: The Phillies are "already looking at right-handed hitting outfielders," tweets ESPN's Buster Olney after talking to a rival evaluator. ...
• 6/10 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Giants, Ludwick, Burroughs: No team in baseball has scored fewer runs than the Giants, who have the best record in the National League West. They aren't the...
• 6/9 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Theriot’s chase of Rajah, The Man and The Machine ends: The 20-game hitting streak of St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ryan Theriot ended on Wednesday night, short of past team greats....
• 6/9 The Pesky Pole: Quick Hits: Padres Falls To Rockies In Series Finale: Padres could have won this game, but they failed to take advantage of opportunities. Eric Patterson made a couple of miscues on...
• 6/8 Blog Red Machine: Our First Reds Trade Rumor of the Season: Ryan Ludwick: And it’s on. Hal McCoy reported on his blog earlier today that the Padres would be willing to part with Ryan Ludwick and...
• 6/8 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Notes: Rizzo, Ludwick, Heisey: On this date 30 years ago, the Padres drafted future Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn in the third round of the amateur draft. Gwynn...
• 6/6 The Pesky Pole: Padres win 3rd straight home game, 7-2 over Astros: SAN DIEGO — This was supposed to be San Diego’s blueprint. The Padres thought the combination of timely hitting, strong...
• 6/5 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly Week in Review 6/4: The Good Chase Headley 7-21 .333/391/.476 three doubles, 2R, RBI, SB (last week) 9-27 .333/.379/.407 two doubles, two runs,...
• 6/4 The Pesky Pole: Padres’ Moseley Pitches Gem To Defeat Astros: SAN DIEGO — Padres starting pitcher Dustin Moseley pitched seven strong innings, charged with six hits and struck out five,...
• 6/3 The Pesky Pole: Astros 7, Padres 4 – Padres Unable To Overcome Early Lead: SAN DIEGO — Houston Astros spoils Padres’ home-coming tonight and beat them in Petco Park, 7-4. The streaking Astros...
• 6/2 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Power Bats: The Giants, Phillies, Braves, Mariners, Athletics, and Angels are a few contenders short on power with the trade deadline less...
• 6/1 The Pesky Pole: Kyle Phillips’ first career home run lifts Padres past Braves: ATLANTA (AP) — Pinch-hitter Kyle Phillips broke a 2-all tie in the 10th inning with his first career home run and the San Diego...
• 6/1 The Pesky Pole: Ludwick’s bat leads Padres to fourth straight win: ATLANTA (AP) — Ryan Ludwick had an RBI single in the three-run seventh, Heath Bell struggled to earn a fourth straight save...
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick stays hot: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick went 4-for-5 with an RBI Tuesday, May 31, against the Atlanta Braves. Ludwick has hit safely...[+] in 15 of the past 18 games, and he has raised his batting average from .181 to .258 since May 10. Ludwick wrapped up the month of May with 23 RBIs. 'You see a real confident player now,' manager Bud Black said. 'He's making hard contact with the ball.'

• 5/31 Baseball Musings: Offense at the Top: Chris Denorfria collected three hits tonight leading off for the Padres and figured in three of the team’s five runs as...
• 5/30 The Friarhood: Padres Bats Deliver in D.C., Win Washington Series: Sunday Fun Day continued for the Padres as they came from behind for the 5-4 win. Jorge Cantu one-out double led to Ryan Ludwick’s...
• 5/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Replacing Swisher in 2012: Nick Swisher is off to a terrible start in 2011, currently worth -0.1 WAR according to Fangraphs (that is, he has been slightly...
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Giants, Padres, Pence: Now that Buster Posey is on the disabled list for the foreseeable future, the Giants are looking around for catching, according...
• 5/27 C70 At The Bat: So Close To The Sweep: I had a nice outline of a post saved up for yesterday, but things got in the way and I never got around to fleshing them out....
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Not willing to trade Mike Adams: Several clubs who have checked in with the San Diego Padres say that they are unwilling to talk trades for any of their players...[+] that they have in their control beyond this year, like RP Mike Adams. The Padres are, however, sending signals that they are willing to trade RP Heath Bell, OF Ryan Ludwick and RP Chad Qualls, who will all become free agents at the end of this year.
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick loses hit streak: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick went 0-for-4 Monday, May 23, to end his 10-game hitting streak. He was hitting 17-for-39 during...[+] the stretch.
• 5/24 C70 At The Bat: A Late-Night Extravaganza: You can't beat fun at the old ballpark, even when that fun keeps you up too late and makes you yawn through the morning the next...
• 5/24 StLCards.net: Cardinals win, Albert Pujols ends 105 AB homerless drought: Cards WIN You could see Albert Pujols’ determination to swing for the fences yesterday. After two hard hit balls to center,...
• 5/24 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 5/23 vs. STL: Padres Pen is not able to keep team in the game, as they go down 3-1 to STL WP: Kyle Lohse (6-2) LP: Heath Bell (2-1) Save:...
• 5/23 Yankees Daily: Blake Tekotte Gets the Call: (Photo by Allison Hagen) The San Diego Padres are ready to give center field prospect Blake Tekotte a shot in the Majors. Tekotte,...
• 5/23 MLBTradeRumors: If The Padres Become Sellers: Having lost their last three games, the Padres are 19-28, in last place and 8.5 games out in the NL West.  They're second to...
• 5/22 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens – Week 8 – “Keep’m on a Short Leash”: Here we go, we’re off to week 8! Pitchers Ryan Vogelsong, San Francisco Giants (SP, RP) owned in 22% of Yahoo! Leagues....
• 5/19 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL/NL Only Leagues: Ryan Ludwick is finally shaking out of his slump. (Icon SMI)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under the radar"...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick goes yard againSan Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick hit his fourth homer in the last 10 games Wednesday, May 18....[+] San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick hit his fourth homer in the last 10 games Wednesday, May 18.
• 5/19 Baseball Musings: Western Roundup: For the second day in a row, the Twins win a one-run game, this time defeating the Oakland Athletics 4-3. Trevor Plouffe singled...
• 5/17 Chicken Friars: Can We Play Every Game on the Road?: Have you seen some of the splits for our players? Some of the guys on the team have not found their hitting stroke in PETCO Park....
• 5/17 Chicken Friars: Jason Bartlett has been on a tear: Brad Hawpe and Ryan Ludwick are starting to hit the ball more and they get most of the attention on offense since they hit the...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick has another good gameSan Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick hit another homer Monday, May 16, and drove in three runs....[+] San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick hit another homer Monday, May 16, and drove in three runs.
• 5/16 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Will Consider Trades For Hitters: The Tigers will consider trading for an outfield or third base bat, tweets SI's Jon Heyman, though the $15MM salary owed to Mets'...
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick belts sixth HR: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick had a three-run homer, his sixth of the season, in a win Sunday, May 15, against the Colorado...[+] Rockies. Ludwick is still batting just .208 on the season, but he is up to six home runs and 23 RBIs.
• 5/11 The Friarhood: Great, Good, and the Ugly 5/11/11: Padres explode for eight in the eighth to seal the deal, winning 13-6 WP: Chad Qualls (2-2) LP: Kameron Loe (2-4) HR: SD...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Cameron Maybin leads offensive assault : San Diego Padres OF Cameron Maybin went 4-for-6 with two RBIs and two runs against the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday, May 11. OF...[+] Chris Denorfia went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs, OF Ryan Ludwick went 3-for-6 with a two-run home run and three RBIs and SS Jason Bartlett had four hits, two RBIs and two runs scored.
• 5/11 Chicken Friars: What a Lud of… 0-for-his-last-21: PETCO'd How long do we have to sit through this? Ryan Ludwick is in a five game HITLESS streak. He is 0-for-his-last-21 at...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Lineup notes: San Diego Padres OF Cameron Maybin is hitting fifth in the lineup Wednesday, May 11, and OF Ryan Ludwick has dropped to sixth....[+]
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick slumpingSan Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick is hitless in his last 21 at-bats....[+] San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick is hitless in his last 21 at-bats.
• 5/10 22gigantes.com: Series preview: ARI (15-18) at SF (18-16): Look out. The San Francisco Giants are on a roll. After completing a three-game sweep of the division-leading Colorado Rockies...
• 5/10 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 5/9 at MIL: Padres fall behind early and fall short late, losing 4-3 in Milwaukee WP: Zack Greinke (1-1) LP: Mat Latos (0-5) Save: John...
• 5/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Ranting and Raving: Cole Hamels, Frodo Baggins and getting away with bandwagon murder: I’ll be the first to admit that fantasy baseball isn’t exactly my “forte” when it comes to fantasy leagues. If...
• 5/5 MLB Fantasy Recon: Closing Arguement - Vicente Padilla or Hong-Chih Kuo: Got a little Captain in ya?With Jonathan Broxton shut down with elbow soreness, this article from last week should get your attention. ...
• 5/4 Raise the Jolly Roger: Another late night mess…: …except this one didn’t end as well. The Bucs jumped out to another quick lead with 2 runs in the first off Mat Latos...
• 5/2 Redbird Dugout: Offense for Defense, good idea?: The Cardinals' Ryan Theriot(Photo: d-deee/Flickr)With April now successfully in the books for the St. Louis Cardinals, we can...

• 4/28 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Fliers - Under 25% Owned Picks from COSFBA: Cabrera can be a great short term fixDaniel Aubain over at COSFBA offers a great piece with some advice to fill those holes and...
• 4/27 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: April 26th, 2011: Waiver Saviors will be a semi-regular feature on COSFBA looking for players available in a majority of leagues (ESPN and/or Yahoo!)...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick heating up: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick, who entered the game Wednesday, April 27, batting .209 with four home runs and 11 RBIs, is hitting...[+] .324 with three home runs in his last eight games.
• 4/27 Chicken Friars: Harang roughed up in loss to Bravos: Atlanta Braves 8 – San Diego Padres 2 W: Jair Jurrjens (2-0) L: Aaron Harang (4-1) So much for the pitching keeping us in...
• 4/26 Chicken Friars: Friars Starting Lineup: .bbpBox63002353699266560 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/39235226/TWITBkg.jpg) #C0DEED;padding:20px;}...
• 4/26 Chicken Friars: This pitching kept us close, the hitting will bring us back: Our offense just can’t be this bad (or can it?). These are major league hitters and history shows that they are not going...
• 4/26 Braves Journal: Padres 5, Braves 3 (13 innings): Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres – Box Score – April 25, 2011 – ESPN. Believe me when I say there was no...
• 4/26 Chicken Friars: Ryan Ludwick wins it with a walk-off homer: San Diego Padres 5 – Atlanta Braves 3 W: Cory Luebke (1-1) L: Christhian Martinez (0-2) Ryan Ludwick has struggled at the...
• 4/25 Phillies Nation: Phils Sweep Behind Doc’s 14 K’s; Contreras to DL: Going into the series with San Diego, everyone knew it would be a low scoring. The Phillies were struggling offensively, the Padres...
• 4/25 Chicken Friars: Time to make some changes: It has been less than a month of baseball and it is already time to make some changes to the team. The poor offense is wasting...
• 4/23 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly Week in Review 4/23 : For those of you that listened to Friarhood Radio on Saturday morning, you heard the Good, Bad, and Ugly week in review. ...
• 4/21 Chicken Friars: No Hope with Hawpe: Brad Hawpe has only had 37 at bats as a Padre and he is already in all the fans’ doghouse. He has had tough shoes to fill,...
• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Offense Targets For The Phillies: One common question in yesterday's chat was which bats the Phillies could acquire this summer.  The Phillies rank fifth in the...
• 4/21 COSFBA: Line of the Day: April 20th, 2011: OF Ryan Ludwick of the San Diego Padres went a combined 5-for-8 with two doubles, a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a...
• 4/21 Bus League Baseball: Welcome to the Show: Major League Debuts From April 14-20: When I started doing these updates a few weeks ago, I had no idea what to expect. After the rush of opening weekend’s Rule...
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick has much-needed big game: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs Wednesday, April...[+] 20, in the second game of a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs. Ludwick has heated up over the past five games, going 8-for-21 (.381), hitting safely in each start.
• 4/21 The Friarhood: The Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/20 Game 2 @ CHI: After having played a most forgettable game not more than an hour earlier, The Padres, once again, take the field and played...
• 4/20 Chicken Friars: Padres able to avoid sleep by winning game 2: San Diego Padres 5- Chicago Cubs 4 W: Aaron Harang (4-0) L: James Russell (1-2) SV: Heath Bell (5) The boys are coming back home...
• 4/20 Obstructed View: San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs Times Two: This is for both games of the doubleheader if possible. Gameday (game 1) Padres wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Will...
• 4/20 Chicken Friars: Game 1 of 2: We get 18 innings to try and score some runs: Last game, the Padres got 10 innings to try and score a run and failed. Today we have 18 innings scheduled and we better be looking...
• 4/19 Chicken Friars: Can we score some runs for Moseley?: Dustin Moseley has been the tough-luck pitcher of the season. He has an ERA of 1.83 and all he has to show for it is 3 losses....
• 4/19 Obstructed View: Series Preview: San Diego Padres (7-8) at Chicago Cubs (7-8): Despite the fact that the Cubs lost the series (as expected), I came away mildly impressed with the team's performance in Colorado....
• 4/18 Obstructed View: San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs:   Padres wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Will Venable .323 .49 .01 Purple .342 .56 -.03 Chase...
• 4/18 Chicken Friars: Can we make it 2 in a row for the first time this season?: It will be a chilly night out at Wrigley against the Cubs but the Padres are hoping that they can bring over their warm bats from...
• 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: San Diego Padres: The Padres are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series. Eligible For Free Agency (3) Heath Bell may not finish the season...
• 4/17 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/17 vs. HOU: Padres rally from behind to earn a split in Houston.  Winning Sunday 8-6 WP: Ernesto Frieri (1-1) LP: Mark Melancon (1-1) Save:...
• 4/17 Chicken Friars: Another day, must mean another lineup change: It is getaway day and the Padres look to take off with a split in the series between the Houston Astros. Buddy Black made another...
• 4/17 The Friarhood: Padres Gameday Chat 4/17/11 at HOU: HOUSTON SOLUTION: The Padres are 1-2 on this current seven-game road trip and look to split the four-game set with Houston with...
• 4/16 Chicken Friars: Padres able to bring in a few runs and get the win: San Diego Padres 4 – Houston Astros 2 W: Aaron Harang (3-0) L: J.A. Happ (1-2) S: Heath Bell (3) We were desperate for any...
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Notes: Ludwick, Eduardo Sanchez, Pujols: As the Cardinals continue their four-game series in Los Angeles tonight, here are some Redbird-related news items... GM John...
• 4/15 Chicken Friars: Ludwick dropped to 7th in the order, Harang hoping for run support: Aaron Harang will take the mound today and hope for a little help from his friends. Dustin Moseley did not get any love from his...
• 4/15 Chicken Friars: Moseley pitching, must mean we got shut out: San Diego Padres 0 – Houston Astros 1 W: Bud Norris (1-1) L: Dustin Moseley (0-3) S: Brandon Lyon (2) Dustin Moseley deserves...
• 4/14 The Friarhood: Padres Gameday Chat 4/14/11 at HOU: HOUSTON SOLUTION: The Padres begin a seven-game road trip tonight with the first of four against the Houston Astros...will travel...
• 4/14 Chicken Friars: The merry-go-round lineup… changes made to try and generate offense: San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros The Padres have struggled to put up some runs and Buddy Black decided to tinker around with...
• 4/13 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/12 vs. CIN: Padres cannot cash in on opportunities and fall to the Reds 8-2 in 11 innings WP: Logan Ondrusek (2-0) LP: Cory Luebke (0-1) HR...
• 4/13 Chicken Friars: Maybe we can drive in some runs today for Tim Stauffer… hopefully: After a frustrating night at the park, the Padres will need to bounce back and support their starting pitcher with some runs....
• 4/13 Blog Red Machine: San Diego + Extra Innings = Win for Reds!An exciting extra innings affair brings the Reds a victory...in San Diego, no less....
• 4/13 Chicken Friars: What a frustrating team… wasted opportunities leads to another loss: Cincinnati Reds 8 – San Diego Padres 2 I’m writing this before the game even finishes, but I already know the outcome....
• 4/12 Chicken Friars: Can we get Richard some run support?: The pitching has kept us in the ballgame in all of our losses thus far, but the bats have not been able to give the Padres enough...
• 4/12 The Friarhood: The Basement Tapes: Week 2: Welcome to the new weekly edition of The Basement Tapes. Let's get started before this becomes a monthly thing.   Play of the...
• 4/12 Blog Red Machine: Game 2: Reds v Padres – Pitching MatchupSam LeCure (Reds) and Clayton Richard (Padres) take the hill this evening....
• 4/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick, Brad Hawpe in ruts: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick and 1B Brad Hawpe, the team's No. 3 and 4 hitters, are stuck in early season ruts, according...[+] to The San Diego Union-Tribune's Bill Center. Ludwick is hitting .107 (3-for-28) and Hawpe is batting .154 (4-for-26).
• 4/12 Chicken Friars: You spell Brad Hawpe with a ‘K’: Filling the shoes of Adrian Gonzalez is a tall order, but through the first 9 games of the season, we expected a little bit more...
• 4/12 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/11 vs. CIN: Padres offense struggles again as they fall 3-2 to the Reds WP: Edinson Volquez (2-0) LP: Mat Latos (0-1) HR – CIN: Gomes...
• 4/12 The Process Report: Daily Process: Rays Knock Around Matsuzaka: Matt Joyce failed to record a hit or walk off Daisuke Matsuzaka, but the other seven(!) lefties in the lineup sure didn’t. After...
• 4/11 Chicken Friars: Return of the Mat (Latos): Cincinnati Reds (6-3) vs San Diego Padres (4-4) Edinson Volquez (0-0, 7.50 ERA) vs Mat Latos (first start of the season) Our Ace...
• 4/11 Chicken Friars: The overreactive lineup change: Allow me a second to overreact! I know that we have only played in 8 games so far this season and that there is a long road ahead,...
• 4/11 Chicken Friars: The bats come alive!: San Diego Padres 7 – Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W: Aaron Harang (2-0) L: John Ely (0-1) After struggling all night yesterday...
• 4/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick belts his first HR: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick went 1-for-3 with a walk, his first home run of the season, and two runs scored Sunday, April...[+] 10, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Overall, Ludwick is still batting just .120 (3-for-25).
• 4/9 Chicken Friars: Rain delay, rain delay, rain delay, rain delay…. suspended!: After four rain delays the umpiring crew finally suspended the game until later today. The game will be continued later today...
• 4/8 Chicken Friars: The Dodgers are heading south – game time tweet feed #FriarFriday: BEAT LA! BEAT LA! BEAT LA!!!! The duds fans will be heading south to try and invade our ballpark for the first weekend series...
• 4/8 Redbird Dugout: Preseason Approval Ratings: Survey Results: He squeezes out the wins like an automatic juicer, Tony LaRussa!(Photo: Ryan Sullivan/Flickr)The final post in the series of the...
• 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 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/6 vs. SF: The Padres get freaked out and fall 8-4 to the Giants WP – Tim Lincecum (1-1) LP – Tim Stauffer (1-1) Save – Ramon...
• 4/6 Chicken Friars: Padres vs Giants game time twitter feed #StayScrappy: I didn’t tweet as much as I should have yesterday and will try to be more of a monster with it today to keep the feed going...
• 4/6 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/5 vs. SF: Padres Show Giants “Who’s Your Padre” with a 3-1 victory in the home opener WP – Aaron Harang (1-0) LP – Madison...
• 4/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Aaron Harang looks ready to make himself at home in San Diego: You can certainly go home again, but if you’ve been gone for awhile, it may take some time to get comfortable. If you’re...
• 4/5 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2011 Giants: Need to Sweep Padres?: That's extreme, particularly since the season just started, but there are a lot of Giants fans got their 2010 World Championship...
• 4/3 StLCards.net: Game 3 Thoughts: Cards WIN That was sweet. A great way to get the first win of the season (not quite as good as a win on opening day and no blown...
• 4/3 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/2 at STL: Padres beat Cardinals 11-3 in St. Louis WP – Clayton Richard (1-0) LP – Jake Westbrook (0-1) HR – SD: Headley (1) STL:...
• 4/3 Fungoes.net: Padres outhustled, outfocused Cardinals in opener: The Cardinals dropped Opening Day in frustrating fashion, 5-3 in 11 innings to the Padres, though in some ways, they lost in the...
• 4/1 C70 At The Bat: A New Beginning, The Same Ending: In all the hoopla surrounding the start of the season, perhaps I misunderstood.  I thought we were turning the page to 2011,...
• 4/1 StLCards.net: Game 1 Wrap/Thoughts (-1): Cards LOSE Aside from Albert Pujols hitting into three double plays this was a Cardinals game that I feel like I’ve seen...

• 3/30 Chicken Friars: The San Diego Padres Season Preview: The San Diego Padres will have to prove everyone wrong again this season. The team traded away Adrian Gonzalez and everyone that...
• 3/29 Chicken Friars: The final spring lineup 3/29/11: San Diego Padres vs Milwaukee Brewers Today’s lineup: SS Jason Bartlett .231, 8 R 2B Orlando Hudson .306 , 1 HR, 6 RBI 1B...
• 3/29 Redbird Dugout: UCB Project: National League West: Tim Lincecum and the Giants picked up one ring, can they get another?(Photo: Nathanael Hevelone/Flickr)Each month the United...
• 3/28 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Lineup 3/28/11: San Diego Padres @ Milwaukee Brewers Today’s lineup: CF Will Venable .255, 2HR, 9 RBI SS Jason Bartlett .250, 8 R 2B Orlando...
• 3/27 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Lance Berkman drops to the Mendoza LineThe St. Louis Cardinals’ new right fielder is hitting just .200 on the spring with no extra base hits since March 1. ...
• 3/27 Chicken Friars: Padres late rally come up short against the Dodgers: Los Angeles Dodgers 5 – San Diego Padres 4 W: Clayton Kershaw (2-1) L: Dustin Moseley (0-2) S: Ramon Troncoso (1) Dustin...
• 3/26 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Lineup 3/26/11: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Duds CF Will Venable .286, 2HR, 9 RBI SS Jason Bartlett .242, 8 R 2B Orlando Hudson .349, 1 HR,...
• 3/25 Chicken Friars: Ryan Ludwick leads offensive assault in win over Cincinnati: San Diego Padres 10 – Cincinnati Reds 4 W: Colt Hynes (1-0) L: Logan Ondrusek (0-3) Ryan Ludwick hit his second home run...
• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick cracks second spring HR: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick went 2-for-3 with a home run, his second of the spring, and two RBI Friday, March 25. Ludwick...[+] is now batting .297 with two home runs and seven RBI this spring.
• 3/25 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Lineup vs Reds: San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds Chris Denorfia CF .422, 1 HR, 8 RBI Orlando Hudson 2B .350, 1 HR, 6 RBI Jorge Cantu 3B 8-for-39,...
• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick returns Thursday: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick (shin) returned to the lineup Thursday, March 24. He finished hitless in three at-bats with an...[+] RBI.
• 3/24 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Lineup vs Rangers: Padres lineup vs. Rangers: RF Will Venable .308 AVG, 2 HR, 9 RBI CF Cameron Maybin .349 AVG, 2 HR, 2 RBI 1B Jorge Cantu 7-for-37,...
• 3/24 Pitchers Hit Eighth: UCB Project – NL West Projections: I’m big on the Giants.  Yep, I’m HUGE on the Giants.  Giants Dodgers Padres Rockies Diamondbacks  They’ve...
• 3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick to play Thursday: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick (shin) did not play Wednesday, March 23, but he is scheduled to play Thursday, March 24, reports...[+] Bill Center, of The San Diego Union-Tribune.
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Best Arb Eligible Position Players Without Extensions: These days, most of the best arbitration eligible players are signed to multiyear deals.  So far this offseason 25 players signed...
• 3/22 MLB Fantasy Recon: Finding the Next Breakout Bat - Jose Bautista 2011: Jose Bautista came out of nowhere last year, Adam Lind the year before that. In 2008 Ryan Ludwick arrived to hit 37 homers. So...
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick nursing sore shin: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick (shin) has missed three games after fouling several balls off his shin, reports Dan Hayes, of...[+] the North County Times. Manager Bud Black said Monday, March 21, that he expects Ludwick to return soon.
• 3/21 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, San Diego Padres: Ryan Ludwick hopes to supply some needed power to the Padres lineup. Photo: Icon SMI The series on team offense continues with...
• 3/21 The Friarhood: 2011 Padres Projections: Offense: Those of you that follow fantasy baseball closely are familiar with the name Ron Shandler.  He is one of most respected...
• 3/18 Chicken Friars: Today’s Frair Lineup vs Angels: Padres lineup at Angels: Will Venable CF .292 AVG, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB Jorge Cantu 3B .214 AVG, 1 HR, 9 RBI Ryan Ludwick LF .320...
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Two return: Updating previous reports, San Diego Padres OF Will Venable (side) and OF Ryan Ludwick (leg) returned to the lineup Friday, March...[+] 18, according to the team's Twitter page.
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick rests Thursday: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick (shin) was rested Thursday, March 17, after fouling a ball off his shin Tuesday, March 15, reports...[+] Bill Center, of The San Diego Union-Tribune. Manager Bud Black said Ludwick will return to the lineup Friday, March 18.
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Midseason Trade Candidates: National League: We outlined our American League trade candidates here; let's head over to the National League. The Mets and Pirates strike me...
• 3/15 Chicken Friars: Wade LeBlanc gives up 6 in loss to Angels: W: Joel Pineiro (2-0) L: Wade LeBlanc (0-2) S: Ryan Brasier (2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ANA (9-10) 0 0 2 4 0 1 2 0 0 9 10 2 SD...
• 3/15 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Luneup vs Angels: Padres vs Angels SS Jason Bartlett .286 AVG, 6 Hits, 5 Singles 2B Orlando Hudson .200 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI LF Ryan Ludwick .261 AVG,...
• 3/11 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Lineup vs San Fran: Padres vs Giants: Will Venable RF .350 AVG, 1 HR, 6 RBI Orlando Hudson 2B .188 AVG, 1 RBI Jorge Cantu 1B .250 AVG, 1 HR, 6 RBI...
• 3/9 MLB Fantasy Recon: Remember Manny Being Manny: Manny being Manny has not always been a negative thing for fantasy baseball fans.  Until his struggles began in 2009, Ramirez...
• 3/9 Chicken Friars: Today’s Friar Lineups vs Ohio (Reds, Indians): Padres lineup at Indians: Cameron Maybin CF .364 AVG, 1 SB Eric Patterson 2B .333 AVG, 2 RBI, 1 SB Chase Headley 3B .538 AVG,...
• 3/4 COSFBA: Finding Keepers: San Diego Padres: The San Diego Padres may find ways to win a lot of games in the NL West this season and stay competitive but they will be doing...
• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick sent home with flu: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick (illness) was sent home with the flu Thursday, March 3, according to the team's Twitter page....[+]
• 3/3 Fantasy Sports Information: Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 11th Round: Delmon Young had his issues as a youngster but in 2010, he finally developed into the type of hitter we came to expect. Only...
• 3/2 Chicken Friars: The Lineup – vs Rockies – 3/2/11: Will Venable RF .200 AVG 2 RBI Jason Bartlett SS .667 AVG 1 RUNS Orlando Hudson 2B .500 AVG 1 RBI Jorge Cantu 1B .000 AVG 1 RUNS...
• 3/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: San Diego Padres: The Padres are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Orlando Hudson, 2B: two years,...
• 3/1 Chicken Friars: Today’s Lineup vs Kansas City Royals – 3/1/11: Cameron Maybin CF Jarrett Hoffpauir 2B Chase Headley 3B Brad Hawpe 1B Nick Hundley C Gregg Zaun DH Chris Denorfia LF Aaron Cunningham...

• 2/28 Chicken Friars: Today’s Lineup vs. Mariners – 2/28/11: 1:05 pm start time Will Venable CF Jason Bartlett SS Jorge Cantu 3B Ryan Ludwick LF Orlando Hudson 2B Oscar Salazar DH Jesus Guzman...
• 2/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: San Diego Padres: The Padres are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Orlando Hudson, 2B: two years,...
• 2/26 The Friarhood: Padres Position Players - Lindy's Scouting Report: Among the many baseball publications I have purchased this winter, one of the most interesting is the 2011 Lindy's Sports Baseball...
• 2/26 Baseball Musings: Five-Year PMR, Rightfielders: The five year look at PMR using an objective probabilistic model of range continues with rightfielders. Here is the data for the...
• 2/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick looking to bounce back: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) struggled after being traded to the Padres last year at the trade deadline, but he is...[+] hoping to bounce back and prove his worth in 2011, according to the North County Times' Dan Hayes. Ludwick struggled with a calf injury but never asked out of the lineup when he was slumping. He arrived to camp this spring eight pounds heavier but with 1 percent less body fat after using a personal trainer in the offseason. 'I think seasons are made in the offseason,' manager Bud Black said. 'I'm looking forward to Ryan for a full year for a couple reasons. Any time you get traded there's a transition period that has to take place and a lot of times you don't hit full stride because of that change. I think now he's extremely excited about being here for a full year. Again he had a great offseason. He knows me and the coaching staff.'
• 2/22 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Dodgers, Ludwick, Mariners: On this day in 1957, Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley announced that his team could play as many as 10 exhibition games in California...
• 2/22 Baseball Press: Dr. Lineup: The 2011 San Diego Padres: New addition Jason Bartlett should lead off for the Padres. (Getty)The biggest move of the Padres' off-season was the trade of...
• 2/19 MLB Fantasy Recon: Draft Board Analysed: Ryan Ludwick: Petco Sleeper?: Ryan Ludwick was the pick up of the year in 2008 when he clubbed 37 home runs, knocked in 113, and hit .299.  All those...
• 2/16 MLB Fantasy Recon: Draft Board Analysed: Ryan Ludwick: Petco Sleeper?: Ryan Ludwick was the pick up of the year in 2008 when he clubbed 37 home runs, knocked in 113, and hit .299.  All those...
• 2/16 Giants Nirvana: Grow Up, Mat Latos: I really dislike Mat Latos. See, here's the thing: it's okay to dislike players of a rival team. But I can at least have...
• 2/15 Chicken Friars: The Morning Friar – 2/15/11: Clipped from: www.sandiego.com (share this clip) “Pitchers and Catchers report.” Those are the most po**** words baseball...
• 2/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Keri Comments on Willingham and Bailey: Jonah Keri had a chat today over at Fangraphs and I managed to sneak in two questions. They weren’t the two I wanted to...
• 2/11 Chicken Friars: Ryan Ludwick to Have Jersey Retired at Halftime of SDSU UNLV Game: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick will have his number 18 jersey retired on Saturday during halftime of the Aztecs game at UNLV....
• 2/10 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Zen of Cardinal Nation: At some point, I’m waiting for an outbreak of common sense to strike.  The sky will no longer be falling, and people will...
• 2/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Do You Make a Deal With the Devil?: Well not quite the devil, but your in-division rivals? MLBTradeRumors.com highlights an Olney tweet that says the Rangers still...
• 2/7 The Friarhood: Padres announce 2011 FanFest schedule: SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres today released details surrounding 2011 FanFest, including a complete schedule of clinics,...

• 1/21 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Projected top five St. Louis Cardinals stories of 2011A look ahead to the top projected stories across the Cardinal Nation in 2011....
• 1/20 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Daily Pujols – 01.20.2011: On the morning of January 19th, I started collecting links – as many as I can find with minimal effort – that discuss...
• 1/19 The Biz of Baseball: COLLER: Cardinals GM Mozeliak Needs Pujols Extension To Redeem Bad Moves: Maybe it isn't Boston's “Curse of the Babe,” or the Cubs' infamous Billy Goat that has cursed the St. Louis Cardinals front...
• 1/18 Chicken Friars: Padres Sign Remaining Arbitration-Eligible Players: I’m glad this is done and we can focus on the coming season – Jed Hoyer The San Diego Padres signed the remaining...
• 1/18 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: A Jones For Andruw | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: A Jones For Andruw | Baseball DigestAndruw Jones burst on to the scene for the Atlanta Braves in the 1996 World...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Avoid arbitration with Ryan Ludwick: The San Diego Padres avoided arbitration with OF Ryan Ludwick Tuesday, Jan. 18, by agreeing to a one-year, $6.775 million deal,...[+] according to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal.
• 1/18 The Biz of Baseball: Salary Arbitration Watch: Escobar, Ludwick, Bell, Perez: The deadline for signing players without exchanging figures is at 1pm Eastern Time. Here's the first batch of signings from...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Players To Avoid Arbitration: Tuesday: Today is the deadline for players and teams to submit arbitration figures. The sides will then settle on a salary between the...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Padres, Heath Bell Avoid Arbitration: The Padres avoided arbitration with Heath Bell, agreeing to terms on a one-year, $7.5MM deal, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com...
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Beverly Hills Sports Council Finds Relief: The summer defection of agent Dan Lozano left Beverly Hills Sports Council without Albert Pujols, Joey Votto, Jimmy Rollins, Michael...
• 1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Hoyer On Bell, Contracts, Pitchers, Hawpe, Hudson: Padres GM Jed Hoyer spoke with Darren Smith of XX1090 Sports Radio about the state of his team yesterday. You can download the...
• 1/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Heath Bell, Ryan Ludwick file for arbitrationSan Diego Padres CL Heath Bell and OF Ryan Ludwick filed for salary arbitration, according to The Sports Network....[+] San Diego Padres CL Heath Bell and OF Ryan Ludwick filed for salary arbitration, according to The Sports Network.
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pedro, Young, Rays, Thome: On this date nine years ago, Carlos Pena and Ryan Ludwick were traded for each other. Here are some links on a day that has...
• 1/10 MLBTradeRumors: Padres, Jason Bartlett Agree To Two-Year Deal: The Padres avoided arbitration with Jason Bartlett and agreed to sign him to a two-year deal, the team announced. The sides...
• 1/7 The Cardinal Nation Blog: TCN blog reader top stories of 2010: Voting for #4Readers select their top stories of the year for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals....
• 1/6 The Cardinal Nation Blog: The Cardinal Nation Blog top stories of 2010 #1: The collapseThe St. Louis Cardinals were expected to repeat as division-winners in 2010. Instead, they missed the playoffs entirely....
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Six players up for arbitration: Six San Diego Padres players are up for the arbitration process, according to MLB.com's Corey Brock. OF Ryan Ludwick, RP Heath...[+] Bell, RP Tim Stauffer, RP Mike M. Adams, 3B Chase Headley and SS Jason Bartlett are up for hearings should it get that far.

• 12/31 Fungoes.net: Top five Cardinal stories of 2010: As part of the United Cardinal Bloggers’ final project of the year , we present our top five Cardinal stories of 2010: McGwire...
• 12/31 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Putting a Bow on 2010:   It’s almost time to close the book and 2010 and find out just how many of your friends and family don’t actually...
• 12/29 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Top 5 Stories of 2010 – UCB Style: Just when I thought it was safe to venture into my backlog of blog pieces, I remembered the December project for the United Cardinal...
• 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 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Fall Guy: If you haven’t read Tim McKernan’s article with Kyle Lohse on InsideSTL.com, then I suggest you click here for the...
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick receiving interest: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick has received trade interest from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles and...[+] Boston Red Sox, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune's Bill Center.
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Day In Review: 12/7/10: Another day of the Winter Meetings is officially in the books. Here's everything that's happened since yesterday's Day In Review...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Ryan Ludwick Drawing Trade Interest: Ryan Ludwick is generating trade interest, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The Red Sox, Tigers,...
• 12/5 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Pile of Money At The Ledge: Obviously, there must be a huge pile of money located near a ledge somewhere, because this would logically explain why so many...

• 11/30 Pitchers Hit Eighth: A Time for Giving Thanks: As the members of Cardinal Nation prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and...
• 11/23 The Biz of Baseball: How Much Will AL MVP Josh Hamilton Earn in Salary Arbitration?: Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton has been voted by the BBWAA as the AL MVP for 2010. According to the BBWAA: Hamilton...
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Will Tender Ryan Ludwick A Contract: The Padres will offer Ryan Ludwick a contract through arbitration, GM Jed Hoyer told MLBTR. The Padres have limited payroll...
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Hoyer Talks San Diego Outfielders, Relievers: Last year this time, Jed Hoyer was two weeks into his tenure as Padres GM. Now, he's attending the Orlando GM Meetings with a...
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Re-Sign Jake Westbrook: The Cardinals have re-signed Jake Westbrook to a two-year deal with a mutual option for 2013, tweets Ed Price of AOL FanHouse. ...

• 10/22 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Seeking Production At The Top Of Lineup: The Padres are seeking top-of-the-order production this offseason, writes Don Norcross of the San Diego Union Tribune.  The club...
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: San Diego Padres: The Padres are next in our arbitration eligibles series. First time: Chris Denorfia, Tony Gwynn, Edward Mujica, Tim Stauffer Second...
• 10/11 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Candidate: James Loney: Dodgers first baseman James Loney does not intuitively strike me as a non-tender candidate - the team was reportedly unwilling...
• 10/10 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: 10/3/2010 - 10/10/2010: There wasn't much in the way of rumors or transactions this week, but that's understandable. Everyone is focused on the postseason,...
• 10/8 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Halladay, Fielder, Mets: On this date two years ago, the Cubs exercised Rich Harden's $9MM option for 2009 after tests showed that his throwing shoulder...
• 10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick likely to be back: San Diego Padres general manager Jed Hoyer said the team is likely to bring back OF Ryan Ludwick next season but could move him...[+] to left field, MLB.com's Corey Brock reports.
• 10/6 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: Ryan Ludwick: Earlier today, Padres GM Jed Hoyer all but guaranteed that Ryan Ludwick would return to the Padres next season, as MLB.com's...
• 10/6 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Ludwick, Lee, D'Backs, Mets, Red Sox: Links for Wednesday night, as we congratulate Roy Halladay for throwing baseball's first postseason no-hitter in over 50 years.... In...
• 10/3 Baseball Musings: Two in Two: The Giants put two runners on in the bottom of the seventh, but strand them to leave their lead at 2-0. The Padres have two innings...
• 10/3 Baseball Musings: Padres Threaten: Adrian Gonzalez singles to start the sixth inning, the Jonathan Sanchez walks Ryan Ludwick. That’s enough with the season...
• 10/2 Baseball Musings: Wild Barry: Barry Zito walks in two runs with two outs in the first as San Diego jumps out to a 2-0 lead. Chris Denorfia and David Eckstein...
• 10/2 Baseball Musings: One Run Instead of Two: Miguel Tejada and Adrian Gonzalez single to put runners on first and third leading off the third inning in the Padres/Giants game....
• 10/2 Giants Nirvana: Waiting: Well...it looks like Giants fans will have to wait another day -- at least -- before they see the Giants win their first division...
• 10/1 Baseball Musings: Yes We Ludwick!: Ryan Ludwick pulls the great play/lead-off home run trick, taking Matt Cain deep as the first batter of the second to give the...
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Adrian Gonzalez, Ryan Ludwick struggling: San Diego Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez and OF Ryan Ludwick are a combined 6-for-61 in the last nine games with just one RBI, according...[+] to The San Diego Union-Tribune's Bill Center.
• 10/1 Giants Nirvana: Pedro: Lincecum's start on Wednesday evoked memories of Pedro Martinez. Not the Pedro that was nearly unhittable in 1999 and 2000. The...
• 10/1 Pirates Property: Playoff Primer – Padres need bats to match arms: The San Diego Padres need Adrian Gonzalez & Co. to come out of their funk. The Padres send Jon Garland to the mound as they...

• 9/30 Baseball Musings: Massive Tie Lives!: Carlos Marmol strikes outRyan Ludwick on a 3-2 count, and the Cubs win 1-0! Way to go, Cubs! The massive tie lives, but the odds...
• 9/28 Fungoes.net: Was baserunning a factor in Cardinals’ demise?: In the Cardinals’ 6-4 win over the Pirates Monday night, St. Louis had a baserunner score on a wild pitch but another run...
• 9/27 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Why I’m Not A Baseball Blogger: Introduction (aka a bunch of words at the top): An introduction is most certainly in order.  I’m Dennis, but you may know...
• 9/26 Pirates Property: Pennat race primer – Padres get hottest pitcher in game on Monday night: The hottest pitcher in baseball will try to put a crimp into the San Diego Padres’ playoff pursuit. Carlos Zambrano takes the...
• 9/25 Baseball Moves: TWTW (9/18/2010 – 9/24/2010): 9/18 – The Braves stay in the mix for the wildcard with a 4-2 victory over the Mets.  Tim Hudson notched his 16th win...
• 9/24 Fungoes.net: Around the horn: Is Ludwick clutch?: Is Ludwick "clutch"? In his weekly chat Wednesday, Joe Strauss sneaked in a personal reflection about how "clutch"...
• 9/23 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Shin-Soo Choo: When Chris Antonetti officially becomes the Indians GM this offseason, he'll probably consider extending Shin-Soo Choo. It would...
• 9/23 Caught Looking: What happened to the Cardinals?: I’ll be honest. Prior to the season and through the first five months of the season, I didn’t think there was a chance...
• 9/22 Baseball Musings: West Coast Roundup: The Athletics defeated the White Sox 7-2 as Trevor Cahill pitched a Cy Young like performance. He went eight innings, walking...
• 9/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick drives in fourSan Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick had four RBIs Tuesday, Sept. 21, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick had four RBIs Tuesday, Sept. 21, The Associated Press reports.
• 9/21 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Candidate: Scott Hairston: As we discussed on the weekend, the four-player January trade between the Athletics and Padres included at least one 2010 non-tender...
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick drives in three runs Saturday: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs and a walk against the St. Louis Cardinals, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 9/17 Fungoes.net: How’s that Ludwick trade working out? (pretty well for Cardinals): With Jake Westbrook having taken down Ryan Ludwick’s San Diego Padres in the first game of their series, and many fans...
• 9/17 MLBTradeRumors: Behind The Scenes Of An MLB Trade : Andy MacPhail and Jed Hoyer tell MLBTR what happens before a trade becomes official. In late July, when trading is at its busiest...
• 9/16 MLBTradeRumors: Mozeliak: Cardinals' Payroll Might Increase: Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak told fans that the team's payroll might increase over the next couple of seasons at the...
• 9/11 PaulLebowitz.com: Agents Of Chaos: The annual NL playoff rasslin' match: It's become a rite of passage for National League teams to rise and fall and create...
• 9/11 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Towers, Phillies, Cubs: Some links to check out before the race for the NL West crown resumes... ESPN's Buster Olney says the Diamondbacks aren't...
• 9/10 Fungoes.net: Better for Rasmus to speak softly, carry big stick: Beleaguered Cardinal centerfielder Colby Rasmus, who has been the subject of an amateurish squabble among the team’s powerbrokers,...
• 9/10 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 9: Home Run of the Day: Colby Rasmus, St. Louis Cardinals #2 (Trot Time: 21.62 seconds) [video] As we all know, there's a little...
• 9/10 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 9: Home Run of the Day: Colby Rasmus, St. Louis Cardinals #2 (Trot Time: 21.62 seconds) [video] As we all know, there's a little...
• 9/10 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Soriano, Ellis, Tigers, Ludwick: Links for Friday, before the Giants and Padres continue an immensely important series... David Ortiz suggested to Jon Paul...
• 9/9 The UpperCard Network: Padres Won’t Deal Gonzalez Anytime Soon: The NL West leading Padres have had no reason to deal Adrian Gonzalez in the midst of their postseason contention. And they don’t...
• 9/9 Tomahawk Take: Four Solid Matchups Highlight a Tough Series Against the Cardinals: After a long break in which I dealt with no internet or tv, I am finally back on the scene, starting with a tough four-game series...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Trade Destinations For Colby Rasmus: Most teams fortunate enough to have cheap, productive players don’t have a whole lot of interest in trading them. The Cardinals,...
• 9/5 El Maquino: Albert Wants Rasmus Gone: Clean-shaven Albert Pujols is not one to start up too much controversy, but he told Yahoo! something about Colby Rasmus, who has...
• 9/1 El Maquino: Call It: Note: Please ignore the earlier post that said to hold out hope. Nevermind.  The Cards are finished.  Remeber after the season...

• 8/30 El Maquino: ‘The LaRussa-Rasmus Standoff’ Article, Pt. 1: Bernie Miklasz wrote a masterful article for the P-D today.  In it, he covered a few things.  I know it’s pretty long,...
• 8/29 Call to the Pen: Call-Ups or Hang-Ups: San Diego Padres and Mike Baxter: Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball...
• 8/28 Baseball Musings: Must Bring in the Closer: Brad Lidge came into the Phillies/Padres game Friday night to protect a one-run lead. He didn’t: Lidge entered the game...
• 8/28 El Maquino: Wild Card Watch: Sans Diego and Francisco: In the Padres-Phillies game, the 9th got interesting with the Pads down, 2-1: Matt Stairs – Leadoff hit (PR – Jerry...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Interested In Brad Hawpe: Brad Hawpe will clear waivers tomorrow, reports Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post, and the Padres "have genuine interest."  Renck...
• 8/23 MLBTradeRumors: Will Johnny Damon Be Claimed?: Tigers left fielder and designated hitter Johnny Damon was placed on waivers on Thursday, so the window to make a claim closes...
• 8/21 El Maquino: What the 2010 Cards Have Given Us: If the Cards keep their slide going, they won’t make the cut. If that happens, what do you take away from the 2010 Cardinals?...
• 8/20 El Maquino: Team of the Decade: The Cards have a thing on their website where you can vote for the Team of the Decade.  Mine: CR: Yadier Molina (2004-) 1B: Albert...
• 8/20 The UpperCard Network: Indians Acquire Zach McAllister As Kearns PTBNL: The Indians have acquired RHP Zach McAllister from the Yankees, as the PTBNL in the Austin Kearns trade from the July 31st trade...
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Four regulars sit Wednesday: San Diego Padres C Yorvit Torrealba, OF Ryan Ludwick, SS Miguel Tejada and OF Chris Denorfia are all taking the day off Wednesday,...[+] Aug. 18, according to MLB.com's Corey Brock. OF Matt Stairs started in right field, SS Everth Cabrera was at short, OF Tony Gwynn Jr. was in center and C Nick Hundley started behind the plate.
• 8/17 Baseball Musings: Improving Padres: The Padres played a great offensive game Monday night, collecting lots of hits, many for extra bases, drawing five walks and scoring...
• 8/16 MLBTradeRumors: Final-Year Arbitration-Eligibles: More than 50 players will be eligible for arbitration for the last time after this season.  For some it will represent the biggest...
• 8/13 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 12: Home Run of the Day: Ryan Ludwick, San Diego Padres (Trot Time: 19.5 seconds) [video] There was nothing too special about this...
• 8/13 Pitchers Hit Eighth: How bad did Tony want to beat the Reds?: Some closing notes on the manager’s moves during the Reds series (and not the vomiting part): Randy Winn only had one at-bat....
• 8/13 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 12: Home Run of the Day: Ryan Ludwick, San Diego Padres (Trot Time: 19.5 seconds) [video] There was nothing too special about this...
• 8/12 El Maquino: EMR: If the NLDS Started Today: Still getting plenty of readers despite having a slow news day.  Thanks! If the season ended today (after 113g for the Cards),...
• 8/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick homers Thursday: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run home run in a winning effort Thursday, Aug. 12, according to The Associated Press....[+] It was his third home run in the series against the Pittsburgh Pirates and 14th on the season.
• 8/12 El Maquino: Update on Luddy in SD: “I’ll take this group, any day until the day I die” -Luddy, 2009 Ryan Ludwick is still one of my favorite players. ...
• 8/11 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 10: Home Run of the Day: Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals (Trot Time: 21.92 seconds) [video] For a while there, I was convinced...
• 8/11 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 10: Home Run of the Day: Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals (Trot Time: 21.92 seconds) [video] For a while there, I was convinced...
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick hits two out: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick hit two homers Tuesday, Aug. 10, to give him 100 for his career, The Associated Press reports....[+]
• 8/10 MLBTradeRumors: Jed Hoyer's First Year: Jed Hoyer has been the general manager of the Padres since October 26th, and much of his first year is in the books.  We looked...
• 8/9 El Maquino: “We’re Going to Beat Them 3 Times”: The Giants’ #4 starter Jonathan Sanchez (the guy who had a no-hitter last year, one error away from Perfection) made a prediction...
• 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 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Padres, Manny, Wandy, Harang: The Rangers appear to be headed toward stability, but they added $4.6MM in payroll before the trade deadline and, as ESPN.com's...
• 8/5 Fungoes.net: Bat Molina ninth: You can almost feel the Busch Stadium crowd hold its collective breath these days when Yadier Molina steps to the plate with...
• 8/5 Baseball Musings: Padilla Gives Up a Hit: Ryan Ludwick gets the first hit of the game for the Padres, a line drive that just ticked off the glove of a diving James Loney....
• 8/4 Fungoes.net: Ugly loss exposes team’s vulnerable underbelly: An 18-4 loss counts the same as a one-run loss, so they say. Unless, of course, you’re talking about Pythagorean wins and...
• 8/3 Baseball Musings: DePodesta on the Padres Trades: Paul DePodesta reviews the acquisitions of Miguel Tejada and Ryan Ludwick: Most teams approach July’s trading deadline with...
• 8/3 El Maquino: Iceman Done for 2010: The Cards’ 2010 division run just got a lot more complicated: David Freese needs surgury to repare his ankle that was damaged...
• 8/3 Pitchers Hit Eighth: A Good Night Turned Bad: I watched last night’s game while also trying to get some other things done – multi-tasking! – and decided I’d...
• 8/3 Baseball Musings: Dueling Youngsters: Chase Headley and Matt Kemp are suffering through disappointing seasons. Both got their heads in the game Monday night as each...
• 8/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick was frustrated with playing time: San Diego Padres OF Ryan Ludwick was frustrated with his playing time before the St. Louis Cardinals traded him at the trade deadline,...[+] the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports. Ludwick was losing some time to rookie OF Jon Jay, and Ludwick had a closed-door meeting with manager Tony La Russa regarding it before he was dealt.
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Waiver Trade Candidates: NL West: The current NL West picture: the Padres hold a slim lead over the Giants and the Rockies and Dodgers are playoff contenders, too....
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Lowell, Cardinals, Mets: On this date in 2001, the Cardinals acquired Woody Williams from the Padres for Ray Lankford.  Lankford was useful for the rest...
• 8/2 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Can Cardinals stay hot against Astros?: Well that was quite the interesting weekend, wasn’t it? Regardless of how you feel about the Ryan Ludwick / Jake Westbrook...
• 8/2 El Maquino: Westbrook-for-Luddy Not As Bad As It Looks: I hate the idea that Ryan Ludwick is gone, but Jake Westbrook is more than just another good pitcher; he’s a ground ball...
• 8/2 TetreaultVision: TetreaultVision Road Show: C70 At The Bat Edition: Two months remain in the chase for the NL Central pennant. The Cardinals hold a slim half game advantage over the pursuing Reds....
• 8/1 El Maquino: One Less Outfielder: I know why they did it. It couldn’t have been Colby Rasmus, the newer, younger centerfielder just outside of rookie status....
• 8/1 El Maquino: Weekend Recap: Ludwick Gone: The events that have transpired since EM went down for the weekend: FRIDAY: > Cards beat the Pirates, 1-0 on Brendan Ryan...
• 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 Baseball Musings: Padres React: Via Gaslamp Ball, here’s video of Padres players reacting to the acquisitions of Ryan Ludwick and Miguel Tejada. I especially...
• 8/1 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal's Full Count Video: Salty, Braves, Cards: Ken Rosenthal has a new Full Count video up, so let's dive in... The Red Sox scouted Jarrod Saltalamacchia hard before...

• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Duffy, Tigers, Yankees, Reds, Red Sox: Some leftovers in the wake of another trade deadline... I'll be appearing on Sporting News Radio at 8:25pm PT tonight...
• 7/31 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Ludwick, Westbrook, and Prospects: The Padres add Ludwick's power bat to their lineup. (AP) Earlier today, a surprise three-way deal went down between the...
• 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 MLBguru: Cardinals,Padres,Indians deal complete: The deal has been finalized between the Cardinals,Padres an Indians. Details below: Cardinals get: Jake Westbrook and single A...
• 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 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - NL-Only (Week 18): Jay's high BAbip should not scare owners away. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the...
• 7/31 Baseball Musings: Westbrook Scratched: Jake Westbrook will not start for the Indians today. The rumor is that he will be traded to St. Louis. Update: This may be a three-way...
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Ryan Ludwick acquired in three-team deal: The San Diego Padres have acquired OF Ryan Ludwick from the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-team deal which also involved the Cleveland...[+] Indians, according to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Cardinals received SP Jake Westbrook from the Indians while P Nick Greenwood went from the Padres to the Indians.
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Jake Westbrook acquired in three-team deal: The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired SP Jake Westbrook from the Cleveland Indians in a three-team deal also involving San Diego...[+] Padres, according to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Padres would receive OF Ryan Ludwick from the Cardinals while moving P Nick Greenwood to the Indians.
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals, Padres, Indians Complete Deal Involving Westbrook, Ludwick: The Cardinals, Padres, and Indians completed a complicated three-team deal today.  Starter Jake Westbrook and Padres prospect...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Padres, Cardinals, Indians Discussing Deal Involving Ludwick, Westbrook: 11:08am: Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets that he thinks the Padres have fallen out of this deal and it's just going to...
• 7/31 The UpperCard Network: Cardinals Closing In On Jake Westbrook: The Indians and Cardinals are close to a deal that will send Jake Westbrook to St.Louis, reports FOX Sports.Com’s Ken Rosenthal...
• 7/30 Fungoes.net: Around the horn: Offense in perspective: Is the Cardinal offense worse than it was last year? Judging by Bernie Miklasz’s lament that the team needs to "fix...
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick out Friday: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick is out of the starting lineup Friday, July 30, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's...[+] Joe Strauss.
• 7/28 El Maquino: Jaime-Santana, Round 2: Watch tonight’s 20-inning rematch on ESPN; unless Chris Berman still has a broadcasting job. >Cards-Redbirds trade:...
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Colby Rasmus returns Wednesday: St. Louis Cardinals OF Colby Rasmus returns to the lineup Wednesday, July 28, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick...[+] Goold. OF Jon Jay remains in the lineup, spelling OF Ryan Ludwick.
• 7/27 El Maquino: Waino Sinks in Pond Scum: Cards 2 | Mets 8 (55-45; Trail Series, 0-1): July 27, 2010 The Cards lost 8-2 despite outhitting the Mets (10-9), having 3 multi-hit batters (Felipe Lopez, Ryan Ludwick and...
• 7/24 El Maquino: Wild Pitch/Error Kills Cards: Cards 5 | Cubs 6 (54-44; Trail Series, 0-2): July  24, 2010 The Cubs didn’t pitch well (gave up 11 hits); but they didn’t have to. Homeruns by Tyler Colvin and...
• 7/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick activated from 15-day disabled list: Contrary to previous reports, the St. Louis Cardinals have activated OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) from the 15-day disabled list, according...[+] to USAToday.com.
• 7/24 El Maquino: Ludwick’s Back!: Game 2 at Wrigley Field… CARDS: Lopez, 3b Miles, 2b Jay, cf Pujols, 1b Holliday, lf Ludwick, rf Molina, c Ryan, ss Hawksworth,...
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick likely out until Sunday: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) is unlikely to return until Sunday, July 25, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss...[+] reports.
• 7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick homers in rehab game Wednesday: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) hit a home run for the second straight game with Triple-A Memphis Wednesday, July 21,...[+] and is 3-for-5 with five RBIs in two games, according to MLB.com's Michael Bleach. However, manager Tony La Russa said Ludwick may need three or four more rehab games before returning to the team.
• 7/22 El Maquino: March to 11 Continues: >SWEEP ALERT< The Cards are on an 8-game win streak, trying to top the White Sox’s streak of 11-straight from June...
• 7/21 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Linkapalooza 07/21/2010: Anyone interested in some reading before tonight’s game?  Yeah, I thought so… If you haven’t been following...
• 7/21 El Maquino: Superoutfield: Ryan Ludwick is recovering well: He hit a game-winning homerun for the Redbirds. So who do the Cards get rid of in the outfield...
• 7/20 El Maquino: Morning Headlines Rundown: IZZY TO REDS? We thought Jason Isringhausen would pitch for the Royals, but we got this comment from Reds GM Walt Jocketty: “He...
• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick to begin rehab assignment Tuesday: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) will begin his rehab assignment with Triple-A Memphis Tuesday, July 20, according to...[+] the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold. Ludwick passed physical tests Monday, July 19, and he could return to the team as early as this weekend.
• 7/19 PaulLebowitz.com: Half Measures Are No Measures: Keeping Oliver Perez could cost the Mets more than paying him to leave: I've always been a fan of talent and I believe that...
• 7/15 El Maquino: Why Allen Got Called Up: Allen Craig was promoted from the AAA Redbirds to the Bigs today after Nick Stavinoha was put on the DL.  Looking at his stats,...
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick may need more time: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) may need more time to recover from his calf strain and may not be activated after the...[+] All-Star break, The Associated Press reports.
• 7/13 Baseball Musings: NL Central Race: The NL Central is down to a two team race at the All-Star break, with the Cincinnati Reds leading the St. Louis Cardinals by one...
• 7/13 El Maquino: Happy B-Day, Yadier Molina and Ryan Ludwick!Yadier Molina is the best defensive catcher in years. Ryan Ludwick is one of the top most under-rated active players....
• 7/12 El Maquino: Dawn of the Death of the DH: Since it’s inception in 1973, the face of the Designated Hitter was a high-powered slugger that doesn’t field.  That’s...
• 7/4 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 14): Richards' Under the Radar days are numbered. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar fantasy...
• 7/4 El Maquino: Better Have A Great 2nd Half…: The Cards (technically) played their 81st game yesterday.  81 more to go.  If you multiply all of their stats by 2, here is...
• 7/3 El Maquino: “Greene T” Still Bats 9th?: CARDS: Lopez, 3b Winn, cf Pujols, 1b Holliday, lf Stavinoha, rf Molina, c Ryan, ss Carpenter, p Greene, 2b Tyler Greene hit a...
• 7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick placed on 15-day disabled list: Confirming previous reports, the St. Louis Cardinals have placed OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) on the 15-day disabled list, according...[+] to USAToday.com. MLB.com's Matthew Leach reports that the move is retroactive to Sunday, June 26, meaning he would be eligible to come off the disabled list Sunday, July 11.
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick to be placed on DL : The St. Louis Cardinals will place OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) on the 15-day disabled list because of a calf injury, reports The St....[+] Louis Post-Dispatch.
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick injury update: Updating a previous report, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) aggravated his calf injury when...[+] he was jogging on a treadmill, according to MLB.com's Matthew Leach.
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Have OF options to call up: The St. Louis Cardinals could recall OF John Jay, OF Allen Craig or OF Joe Mather from the minor leagues when they place OF Ryan...[+] Ludwick (calf) on the 15-day disabled list, according to MLB.com's Matthew Leach.
• 7/2 El Maquino: Short-Handed: Randy Wolf destroyed everybody but Albert Pujols last night.  He’s left-handed.  The Cards play Chris Narveson today. ...
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick out Thursday: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) was unavailable even to pinch hit Thursday, July 1, and was out of the lineup for the...[+] eighth time in nine games, according to The Associated Press. However, manager Tony La Russa thinks Ludwick could return this weekend.

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick misses game Wednesday: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) missed another game Wednesday, June 30, with OF Nick Stavinoha replacing him, according...[+] to MLB.com's Matthew Leach. Manager Tony La Russa said Ludwick is improving but offered no return date for him.
• 6/30 El Maquino: Franklin Will Be SotG*: Cards:     Schumaker, 2b Lopez, 3b Pujols, 1b Holliday, lf Rasmus, cf Stavinoha, rf LaRue, c Ryan, ss Yadier Molina is taken...
• 6/29 El Maquino: Freeseless: Day 1: Cards: Ryan, ss Lopez, 3b Pujols, 1b Holliday, lf Stavinoha, rf Molina, c Winn, cf Wainwright, p Miles, 2b The big story: Adam...
• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick out again Monday: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) missed his fifth start in six games Monday, June 28, according to The Associated Press....[+]
• 6/28 El Maquino: Going, Going…Caught.: Today against the Royals, Colby Rasmus hit the longest homerun of the year: 483 feet. The record stood for a couple hours until...
• 6/26 El Maquino: Some Critical Player Injuries: EM’s injury update has been confirmed, and Ryan Ludwick is hurt. He was feeling some soreness yesterday against the Royals...
• 6/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick out of lineup Saturday: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) is not in the lineup Saturday, June 26, because of a sore left calf, reports Matthew...[+] Leach, of MLB.com.
• 6/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick hitless in return to lineup Friday: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) returned to the lineup as the designated hitter Friday, June 25, against the Kansas...[+] City Royals, according to The Associated Press. He went 0-for-3 with a run scored.
• 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick misses another game: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) missed his second straight game Thursday, June 24, with a sore left calf, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick held out Wednesday: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick (calf) was held out of the lineup Wednesday, June 23, after leaving the game with a sore left...[+] calf Tuesday, June 22, according to The Associated Press.
• 6/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Bench players could see more time: St. Louis Cardinals OF Randy Winn, 2B Aaron Miles and OF Nick Stavinoha could all see action this week during the team's interleague...[+] series against the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold. OF Ryan Ludwick could shift to designated hitter to give him some rest.
• 6/19 B-R Blog: Ryan Howard’s 4 extra-base hits: Yesterday Ryan Howard had 4 extra base hits in the Phillies' game against the Twins. Here are the most recent players to have...
• 6/15 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 14: With only four games being played yesterday, the home run total was a far cry from Sunday (when 41 homers were hit). Still,...
• 6/15 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 14: With only four games being played yesterday, the home run total was a far cry from Sunday (when 41 homers were hit). Still,...
• 6/15 TetreaultVision: Take Me Back from the Ballgame June 14, 2010: A short schedule that bubbled over with blow-outs. Didn't stay up late for the West Coast games? Details below. 3 Seattle...
• 6/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick delivers in cleanup spot: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick homered and drove in four runs from the cleanup spot Monday, June 14, The Associated Press...[+] reports. He was inserted into the cleanup spot with OF Matt Holliday hitting second.
• 6/11 Fungoes.net: Glory days (have passed the Cardinals by?): I had a friend was a big baseball player back in high school He could throw that speedball by you, make you look like a fool...
• 6/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: First Place!: Ho-hum, just another shutout – the third of June already – and the sixth one-run win in nine June games. That’s...
• 6/8 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 7: Home Run of the Day: Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego Padres #1 (Trot Time: 22.14 seconds) [video] With only a handful of games...
• 6/8 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 7: Home Run of the Day: Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego Padres #1 (Trot Time: 22.14 seconds) [video] With only a handful of games...
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick hits two outSt. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick hit two solo homers Monday, June 7, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick hit two solo homers Monday, June 7, The Associated Press reports.
• 6/8 Baseball Press: Roto Renaissance Men (Week 9): Rasmus slights Pujols for this weeks top spot (AP) Renaissance Man [ren' i-sans' man] n - a man who knows a lot about...
• 6/3 Pitchers Hit Eighth: 2010 UCB Progressive Game Blog: Fourth Inning: Cards versus Cubs at Wrigley Field – does it get much better than that?  Well, assuming a Cardinal victory anyway… The...
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Three players finish with two hits each: St. Louis Cardinals 2B Skip Schumaker, SS Brendan Ryan and OF Ryan Ludwick all had two hits Wednesday, June 2, in a 4-1 win over...[+] the Cincinnati Reds, according to The Associated Press.
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick sits out Tuesday: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick (thumb) sat out Tuesday, June 1, with a minor thumb injury, according to The Associated Press....[+]
• 6/1 MLBTradeRumors: Dan Lozano Leaves Beverly Hills Sports Council: TUESDAY, June 1st: Crasnick reports that Lozano officially announced his departure from Beverly Hills Sports Council. Lozano will...
• 6/1 Fungoes.net: Recap: Cardinals 12, Reds 4: The Reds began Monday’s game looking like the superior club. But, like their lead in the central, their shine blew away...

• 5/29 TetreaultVision: Take me Back from the Ballgame May 28, 2010: It was a grand (slam) night around the big leagues 7 St. Louis Cardinals Recap W: Chris Carpenter L: Randy...
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick homers Friday: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run home run in a winning effort Friday, May 28, according to The Associated Press....[+]
• 5/28 Baseball Press: The 606 - May 28, 2010: It's Jo versus Yo, as the Mets visit Miller Park to face the Brewers. (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look into the...
• 5/26 MLBTradeRumors: Dan Lozano Leaves Beverly Hills Sports Council: Agent Dan Lozano has left the Beverly Hills Sports Council, reports ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.  SI's Jon Heyman tweets that Lozano...
• 5/19 Fungoes.net: Recap: Cardinals 3, Nationals 2: Just when it looked like Chris Carpenter was becoming a bona fide power pitcher, he tosses in a pitch-to-contact dandy against...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick delivers: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick hit a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead the team to a win Tuesday, May...[+] 18, The Associated Press reports.
• 5/18 Fungoes.net: Recap: Cardinals 6, Nationals 2: Kyle Lohse contributed a strong start with a 58 FIGS — his fifth above-average start of the year — and the Cardinals...
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick continues hitting off Houston: St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick had three hits Wednesday, May 12, against the Houston Astros. The Associated Press reports...[+] Ludwick is now 13-for-21 against Astros pitching this year.
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: Players Who Were Once Designated For ****: We see it all the time. Most weeks a handful of players are designated for **** and more often than not casual fans barely notice....
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Ludwick out todaySt. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick is out of the starting lineup Thursday, May 6, FOX Sports Midwest reports. ...[+] St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick is out of the starting lineup Thursday, May 6, FOX Sports Midwest reports.

• 4/23 B-R Blog: Applying A Little RE24: RE24, or "Base-Out Runs Added," is the difference in run expectancy between the start of the play and the end of the play. That...
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ludwick homers twiceThe Associated Press reports St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick hit two home runs Tuesday, April 20. ...[+] The Associated Press reports St. Louis Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick hit two home runs Tuesday, April 20.
• 4/20 B-R Blog: Utley’s HR streak: Chase Utley has just homered in his 4th consecutive game. Here are the longest HR streaks since the 2007 season: Rk Strk...