Jason Scott Marquis

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: August 21, 1978 in Manhasset, NY
High School: Tottenville HS (Staten Island, NY)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed July 18, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 6, 2000 (Age 21)   vs. TOR 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Braves/Cubs/Nationals/Rockies/... 2000-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 1 yr/$3M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 12.012, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: ACES [*]
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• 5/23 Baseball Jerks: Four “Average” Pitchers and the Ballparks that Transform Them: “Major Leaguer” and “average” are two terms that don’t really belong in the same sentence. Anyone who makes it to the...
• 5/21 MLBTradeRumors: Injury Updates On 2014 Free Agent Starters: The list of starting pitchers eligible for free agency after this season appears unimpressive, in large part due to injuries to...
• 5/21 Chicken Friars: Padres hold the Cards: And all the chips as well after 9 innings of play in a fine San Diego night, hosting one of the hottest teams in the NL in St...
• 5/21 FriarHood: Good, Bad, and Ugly v. Cardinals 5/20/13: Padres 4 – Cardinals 2 WP: J. Marquis (6-2) LP: S. Miller (5-3) S: H. Street (11) HR: Venable (7) Today’s Good, Bad, and Ugly...
• 5/21 Redbird Rants: The Art of the Squeeze: Yesterday’s matchup with the Brew Crew showed a new weapon in the Redbirds offensive arsenal, the Suicide Squeeze. The most...
• 5/20 StlSportsMinute.com: St. Louis Cardinals begin long road trip Monday after 7-3 homestand: After a successful 7-3 homestand, the St. Louis Cardinals will go on an eight game road trip visiting San Diego for three...
• 5/20 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: 25 Minnesota Twins Drafts in 25 Days: 1996: 1996 was a surprisingly good season for the Twins.  They would finish with a record near .500 and had a decent amount of...
• 5/20 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 20, 2013: DraftKings.com Team of the Day: Today, we are going with MLB $1,500 Moon Shot [$1,500 Guaranteed] for just a $2 entry you can...
• 5/19 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Cardinals, Braves, Starting Pitching Market: With one-fourth of the season in the books, let's have a look around some injury situations and how they might impact the developing...
• 5/16 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Playing Hitting Coach: Fixing Ryan Flaherty’s Swing: Buck Showalter has made it clear that Ryan Flaherty continues to get playing time due to his performance at second base. At .133/.228/.233...
• 5/16 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Thursday: May 16, 2013: My last night in Augusta, Maine, brought more mediocrity as the picks just barely broke .500. And it was truly a bizarre night...
• 5/15 Chicken Friars: Padres Win 8-4 to Complete Two-Game Sweep of Orioles: Fresh off of their late-game win last night, the Friars took the field at 9:35 A.M. PT this morning to finish their two-game series...
• 5/15 Birds Watcher: Orioles drop a tough pitchers’ duel: If you’re a fan of pitching, last night’s Baltimore Orioles game against San Diego was for you. Orioles’ starter...
• 5/15 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Wednesday: May 15, 2013: I watched the games and the picks with interest last night from my hotel room in Augusta, Maine, where I traveled yesterday...
• 5/14 mlbreports.com : Jorge De La Rosa Is Re – Establishing Himself As A Front Line Pitcher: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday May.14/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): In 2009, Jorge De La Rosa...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Daily: Mike Minor, Ryan Zimmerman, Dee Gordon: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Taking...
• 5/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Daily: Mike Minor, Ryan Zimmerman, Dee Gordon: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Taking...
• 5/8 Marlin Maniac: Game Recap: Miami Marlins vs San Diego Padres: You Stay Classy, San Diego: Today’s game features Marlins’ Ricky Nolasco vs the Padres’ Jason Marquis   It’s a Wednesday businessman’s...
• 5/8 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins @ San Diego Padres Game Preview: Wednesday, May 8th 3:40 PM EST (Game 35): The Miami Marlins will try to salvage their three game series against the San Diego Padres after dropping the first two games....
• 5/8 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Wednesday: May 8, 2013: The day started so well, but like the Atlanta Braves, could not finish well. Too soon? Probably. But anyway, the pick started...
• 5/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Reevaluating Jose FernandezAt the beginning of the season, I took a question from a reader and turned it into a piece on More......
• 5/6 Marlin Maniac: Series Preview: Miami Marlins @ San Diego Padres May 6-8, Games 33-35: Winners of five of their previous eight games, the suddenly hot Miami Marlins travel to San Diego to take on the Padres. The Marlins...
• 5/6 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins @ San Diego Padres Series Preview: Could Jedd Gyorko Win Rookie of the Year?: The Miami Marlins are winners of five of their previous eight games. The Marlins are aiming for their second three game winning...
• 5/3 Venom Strikes: D’backs vs. Padres Series Preview: The Padres (11-17) are on a semi-hot streak. They’ve won six of their last eight games, including a three-game sweep of...
• 5/1 MLBTradeRumors: Highest Ground-Ball Rates Among 2014 Free Agents: Yesterday, Tim Dierkes took a look at the hardest-throwing pitchers in the upcoming 2014 free agent class. While we're dealing...

• 4/29 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (9-15) vs San Diego Padres (9-15): It was nice to see the Cubs beating up on another team for once this year. They get to face another team that may be worse than...
• 4/28 Splash Hit Blog: Lineups Posted: #SFGiants look to avoid getting swept, lose five in a row: Last night was a nightmare for Andres Torres and his fans after he whiffed on a soft line drive to him in the 4th inning, Barry...
• 4/26 Beyond the Scorecard: 4/22/13 Box Score Ephemera: Random thoughts on the box scores from the Monday, April 22nd, 2013 games.***OLD-TIME BASEBALL***In the Red Sox 9-6 victory over...
• 4/25 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Exercise Mike Rizzo's 2014 Option: The Nationals have exercised their 2014 contract option for GM Mike Rizzo, tweets MLB.com's Bill Ladson, as they continue to work...
• 4/25 SF Giants Rumors: SF Giants Rumors: Crawford Is Hot, Scutaro Is Not, Etc.: Yesterday the San Francisco Giants were trailing again in the bottom of the 9th inning, and once again pulled off a magical comeback....
• 4/24 mlbreports.com : San Diego Padres 2013 Rotation: What To Make Of It?: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday April 24th, 2013 Bernie Olshansky (Baseball Writer): The San Diego Padres currently have one...
• 4/23 Chicken Friars: Padres Go Down Again: This is a tough one to write.  I’m tempted just to skip this one and go to sleep.  Padres what gives?  We are rapidly...
• 4/22 Roto Think Tank: FAAB Rundown Home Leagues: April 22, 2013: National LeagueHiram Burgos $8, $6, $6, $4, $2Julio Borbon $7, $2, $2, $0Daniel Descalso $6, $2, $1Jason Marquis $3,...
• 4/19 Billy-Ball.com: Brewers sweep: Yovani Gallardo was arrested on a DUI on Tuesday, but sports continued to exhibit its blind eye towards issues relating to drinking...
• 4/17 Inside the Dodgers: Daily Distractions: Will a day off cure what ails the Dodgers’ Matt Kemp?: By the looks of things, the Dodgers ought to worry less about Matt Kemp‘s mechanics at the plate than what’s going...
• 4/17 Baseball News Source: NL Scores: Braves Keep Rolling, Brewers Beat Giants, Dodgers Lose Again: At this point the Atlanta Braves can do no wrong. Justin Upton, Jason Heyward and Dan Uggla homered in the eighth inning,...
• 4/17 Through The Fence Baseball: Is San Diego Padres new ownership sending mixed signals to fans?: After being swept by the Colorado Rockies last weekend, the San Diego Padres were off to the second worst start in franchise...
• 4/17 Lasorda's Lair: Chris Capuano Injured During Crushing Loss to San Diego: Dodgers 2 4 0 Padres 9 15 0 WP- Marquis (1-1) LP- Capuano (0-1) This was one of those game where things go downhill very quickly....
• 4/16 Lasorda's Lair: Capuano Makes First Start As Dodgers Look To Even Series: Dodgers Lineup vs. San Diego- Jason Marquis-0-1 vs. Chris Capuano-0-0   Last night’s 6-3 loss to the Padres was a disgrace...
• 4/15 Rontrarian Report: 7 Innings or Less Outing . . . → Read More: 7 Innings or Less Outing...
• 4/13 The Sports Critic: Carlos Quentin Eight-Game Suspension Too Light: First, I want to qualify that I am a fan of neither the Los Angeles Dodgers nor the San Diego Padres. Therefore, I have a much...
• 4/13 Sports Out West: Padres lose third straight late to Rockies: Just when Padres fans thought they had their third win of the year in the bag, reliever Luke Gregerson and closer Huston Street...
• 4/12 Through The Fence Baseball: Carlos Quentin vs. Zack Greinke has been percolating for years: Last night, in the bottom of the sixth inning, a 3-2 pitch from Zack Greinke hit San Diego Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin on...
• 4/12 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Win On Uribe’s Blast, But Lose Greinke To Injury: Dodgers  3 11 1 Padres     2 8 0 WP-Guerrier-1-0 LP-Gregerson-1-1 SV-Jansen-1 HR-Gonzalez-1-Uribe-2 You would think in a...
• 4/12 Splash Hit Blog: GIFs of the Shove and Shout-Fest in San Diego: Maybe it didn’t all start with a Jason Marquis pitch to Matt Kemp in the first inning. Maybe this goes further back. There...
• 4/12 Chicken Friars: Padres Fall to the Dodgers with Bench Clearing Brawl Sandwiched Inbetween: The Padres dropped their third straight series to open the 2013 season as they lost to the Dodgers earlier tonight by a score...
• 4/11 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Padres April 11, 2013: Greinke vs Marquis, Really?: Aaron Harang‘s not a Dodger any longer, and he’s not a Rockie either — he’s now moving on to Seattle,...
• 4/11 Lasorda's Lair: Zack Greinke Eyes Second Win in Rubber Game Match: Zack Greinke (1-0, 0.00) vs. Jason Marquis (0-1, 3.00) Lineup: I’m just going to forget about that ninth inning last night....
• 4/11 Billy-Ball.com: MLB Schedule – April 11, 2013: The new edition of Lee Sinins’ indispensable Complete Baseball Encyclopedia is now available and can be ordered by clicking...
• 4/11 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: I like the west coast offerings on Thursday, starting with the Athletics going for their eighth win in a row as A.J. Griffin faces...
• 4/11 Mets Merized: Marcum To Pitch A Couple Of Simulated Innings Today or Tomorrow: Updated on 4/11 by HoJo According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, Shaun Marcum is expected to throw two innings of a simulated...
• 4/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Padres April 9, 2013: Happy Birthday, A.J: Looks like Luis Cruz‘ season-opening hitless streak is going to last at least one more day, pending some late-inning switches,...
• 4/9 FriarHood: Five Good Things: The Mile High Five: As the Padres left Colorado after three straight losses and a 1-5 record, some might say it is hard to find any positives from...
• 4/7 Chicken Friars: Another Season, Another Reason: The 2013 season has begun and the Padres are 1-5. Pretty much right where I expected them to be now and for the rest of this year....
• 4/7 Mets Merized: Shaun Marcum: A Chronic Pain In The Neck: If Shaun Marcum’s eight-year Major League Baseball pitching career should end sooner than later, no worries, he could always...
• 4/6 Baseball News Source: NL Scores: Greinke Leads Dodgers, Zito Throttles Cards: Zack Greinke struck out six and did not walk a batter and 6 1/3 innings of work to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh...
• 4/5 FriarHood: Good, Bad, and Ugly v. Rockies 4/5/13: Rockies 5 – Padres 2 WP: J. Francis (1-0) LP: J. Marquis (0-1) HR: Fowler (3), Rosario (2) Today’s Good, Bad, and Ugly is...
• 4/5 TheLeadoffWalk: Padres vs. Rockies, Twins vs. Orioles: Day Five Observations: Rockies 5, Padres 2 Wilin Rosario: Rosario took a Jason Marquis-slider for a ride, sending the pitch a few rows...
• 4/5 RoxPile: Morning Links: Rockies News 4/5: The Colorado Rockies are coming off of a nice series win in Milwaukee as they prepare for their home opener today against the...
• 4/5 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Players for April 5th, 2013: by Adam JenkinsFantasy EditorJake Arrieta, Photo: Keith Allison, Flickr.comDaily Fantasy Baseball Value Hitter of the Day- Wilin...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: San Diego Padres: The Padres are banking on their younger players taking a leap forward in 2013 to help propel them into the playoff chase. Major...

• 3/30 FriarHood: Padres Projected 25-Man Opening Day Roster: Spring Training is coming to a close and the Padres are making the final tweaks to the roster.  At this point guessing is at...
• 3/30 Redbird Rants: Adam Wainwright Extension: How Did We Get Here?: It’s hard to believe it has been nearly 10 full years since then Cardinals GM Walt Jocketty got together with then Braves...
• 3/28 Through The Fence Baseball: San Diego Padres preview: Injury bug continues to bite Friars: When the Seidler-O’Malley group, along with local businessman Ron Fowler, officially purchased the San Diego Padres last...
• 3/25 Justin Jabs: Are Carlos Marmol’s wins the product of blown saves?: Following the Chicago Cubs’ 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels last Saturday, Cubs fan Jason posted the following on...
• 3/25 Chicken Friars: The Padres Should Be Interested in Using Bullpen Depth to Acquire Rick Porcello: During the Winter, I mentioned how relievers Luke Gregerson and Joe Thatcher might have been valuable trading pieces for the Padres...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Padres, Wainwright, Posey, Theriot: Cubs starting pitcher and extension candidate Jeff Samardzija struggled on the hill at times tonight, but showed a new way to...
• 3/21 KC Kingdom: NL West Predictions: Every spring, it is always fun to make pointless and meaningless predictions on the outcome of the upcoming baseball season. Regardless...
• 3/20 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Pitchers Are Good at Hitting: Relatively, of course. Kyle Kendrick smoked a single during an exhibition game against the New York Yankees yesterday afternoon....
• 3/18 Chicken Friars: Tyson Ross Making His Case for the Padres 5th and Final Starting Rotation Spot: Over the last month, seven Pitchers have been competing for the 5th and final spot in San Diego’s Starting Rotation.  Incredibly,...
• 3/17 mlbreports.com : Minnesota Twins: Analyzing Dreadful 2012 Starting Pitching, And Looking Ahead to 2013: Like us on Facebook here Sunday March 17th, 2013 Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer) Follow @TheJakeMan24 The Minnesota Twins’...
• 3/9 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Looking For A Star Padre: Chase Headley (31HR,115 rbi, .286 avg) is definitely the big name on the Padres squad and the rumor mill is buzzing that...
• 3/7 mlbreports.com : Remember When: An A To Z On How Far The Nats Have Come In Washington: Like us on Facebook here Thursday, Mar. 07/2013 By David Huzzard (Nationals Correspondent via Citizens of Natstown.com –...
• 3/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Projecting the San Diego Padres’ opening day pitching rotation: Let’s jump right in. Here is my projected rotation for the San Diego Padres come opening day: Edinson Volquez Clayton Richard...
• 3/2 Sports Out West: Padres news: Trevor Hoffman helping Jason Marquis with changeup: Jason Marquis was re-signed by the Padres in the offseason but he is looking to re-invent himself with a new pitch this spring. ...

• 2/26 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Carpenter, Lohse and Dave Duncan’s impactComparing ERAs of St. Louis Cardinals pitchers with and without Dave Duncan as pitching coach. ...
• 2/25 Chicken Friars: Padres Weekend Roundup: Jedd Gyorko, Starting Rotation: Welcome to the Weekend Roundup! This is a new, weekly segment that will recap some of the highlights (and perhaps low-lights)...
• 2/22 MLBTradeRumors: Examining The Kyle Lohse Market: Few players have generated as much news as Kyle Lohse this winter, though they're not the headlines that Lohse and agent Scott...
• 2/21 mlbreports.com : San Diego Padres Payroll In 2013: And Contracts Going Forward: Like us on Facebook here Thursday, February.21, 2013 By Chris Lacey (Diamond Backs Correspondent) The San Diego Padres 2012 season...
• 2/18 Chicken Friars: Will The Padres Really Add Another Starting Pitcher During Spring Training?: Like it or not Friars fans, but San Diego’s Starting Rotation still has far more questions surrounding it than answers as the...
• 2/15 FriarHood: 2013 Spring Training Preview: Feast or Famine: As the Padres begin preparing for the 2013 season the fans are left to wonder what became of the 2012 post-season announcement...
• 2/13 Chicken Friars: Padres: A Sad Truth: A Good Start: Last week a short “film” went as viral as a video focused on the Padres could go viral. When I got around to watching it last...
• 2/13 MLB Injury News: Padres rumors: San Diego could add starting pitcher: The San Diego Padres enter spring training with an ample amount of candidates to fill out their starting rotation. Still, the...
• 2/12 Chicken Friars: Spring Training Position Battles: Starting Pitching: With pitchers and catchers reporting today for Spring Training, this is the perfect time to kick off our Spring Training Position...
• 2/12 MLBTradeRumors: Byrnes: Padres Could Add Starter: San Diego general manager Josh Byrnes remains very much open to the possibility of looking outside of the organization to round...
• 2/7 Justin Jabs: Best #21s in my lifetime: In about 12 hours, it will be my 21st birthday. This time tomorrow I will be on my way to Wisconsin’s capital to celebrate...

• 1/26 mlbreports.com : The Chicago Cubs Schedule In 2013: (The Wrigley Field Ticket Is Still The Best Pure Baseball Experience): Like us on Facebook here Saturday, January.26, 2013 By Richie Devotie (MLB Schedule Correspondent): and Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball...
• 1/25 Chicken Friars: The Padres Starting Rotation and the Evaporating Free Agent Market.: The San Diego Padres have approximately 1.37 legitimate starting pitchers.  Volquez being the “1” and Clayton Richard being...
• 1/25 Chicken Friars: The Padres Starting Rotation and the Evaporating Free Agent Market: The San Diego Padres have approximately 1.37 legitimate starting pitchers.  Volquez being the “1” and Clayton Richard being...
• 1/22 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Kevin Correia Rage: The local Minnesota Twins finally signed a starting pitcher!  Fans have been clamoring for the team to do this very thing,...
• 1/21 Kings of Kauffman: My Top 20 Blue Rocks Moments: #18 – Visiting Future Stars: The great thing about minor league baseball is the opportunity to see prospects and future big leaguers play in a more fan-friendly...
• 1/18 Chicken Friars: The Positives to the Padres Possibly Standing Pat with Starting Pitching Options for 2013: I cannot say that I was shocked when I read one of Corey Brock’s (Padres.com Beat Writer) more recent Tweets (via MLBTradeRumors.com)...
• 1/16 STLCardinalBaseball: Cardinals Top Tens: Starting PitchersAfter a long awaited return, I am back along with my favorite segment Cardinals Top Tens. We have already taken ......
• 1/12 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Potential Trade Partner: San Diego Padres: Okay, so I continue personal my quest to get either Rick Porcello or Drew Smyly traded somewhere else with the San Diego Padres....
• 1/11 Chicken Friars: My Pre-Spring Training/Opening Day Starting Rotation: Spring Training is a little more than a month away, but just for the fun of it, I decided to fill-out the Padres’ starting...
• 1/10 mlbreports.com : San Diego Padres Roster In 2013: State Of The Union: Like us on Facebook here Thursday January 10, 2013 Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer) The San Diego Padres haven’t made a move...
• 1/9 MLB Injury News: Padres Rumors: Significant Move On the Horizon?: There is no way that San Diego Padres general manager Josh Byrnes exits the offseason with the addition of free agent Jason ...
• 1/9 Chicken Friars: The Padres Might Not Be Done With The Roster: Ken Rosenthal from FOX sports recapped some of the buzz surrounding Major League Baseball and the Padres were briefly mentioned...
• 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...
• 1/4 Chicken Friars: Padres Are Done In Free Agency: If you’re still waiting for that big free-agent acquisition, you must wait no more. In an article by Corey Brock on Padres.com,...
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Vazquez, Red Sox, Padres, Astros, Cubs: The Red Sox will scout right-hander Javier Vazquez in Puerto Rico on Friday, according to Victor Ramos of Solo Beisbol (on Twitter,...

• 12/27 Baseball News Source: Minnesota Twins’ Rotation: Has it Improved for 2013?: Scott Diamond is one of  two remaining starters from 2012 In 2012, the Minnesota Twins endured their second straight ninety-plus...
• 12/21 Chicken Friars: Padres Thankfully Did Not Part With Prospect Jedd Gyorko: When I read the news about the Marlins’ recent acquisition of Placido Polanco I did not think much of the move.  The Marlins...
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs, Rangers Are Final Suitors For Edwin Jackson: The market for free agent starter Edwin Jackson has narrowed to the Cubs and Rangers, reports ESPN's Jim Bowden (Twitter link). ...
• 12/18 Braves Journal: Kris Medlen (by kc): Ho, ho, ho, my Braves Journal friends, the holiday season is approaching. You’re saying you want something for Christmas?...
• 12/16 Puckett's Pond: Oh, hello Mike Pelfrey. How are you? Richer, eh? Great.: My feelings of rage and confusion after the Kevin Correia signing have subsided.  The rage was always a bit overstated.  I wasn’t...
• 12/14 Justin Jabs: What has become of the 2008 rotations?: I sat down to my computer earlier this week and saw this tweet: With today’s trade #Rays effectively have turned over their...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Padres "Strongly Pursuing" Edwin Jackson: The Padres are "strongly pursuing" free agent starter Edwin Jackson, two rival executives tell FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal.  San...
• 12/13 MLBRandomFandom: San Diego Padres Team Page: SAN DIEGO PADRESMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Chase Headley (8.5)2. Carlos Quentin (7)3. Everth Cabrera...
• 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 Chicken Friars: The Long Winter of Nothing: On Dec. 2nd the Padres GM, Josh Byrnes, said he didn’t expect to be very busy during the winter meetings. Perhaps do “one...
• 12/8 Chicken Friars: Padres Apparently Showing Interest in More Starting Pitching Help: As we have documented on Chicken Friars multiple times over the last two months, the Padres have been in need of some roster upgrades...
• 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 The Biz of Baseball: From the Winter Meetings: The Official Player Transaction Summary: Pack it up, and head ‘em out. The halls of Opryland in Nashville are clearing out as the 2012 Baseball Winter Meetings have...
• 12/4 Rising Apple: Royals and Blue Jays Seem Most Compatible Mets Trade Partner: The Winter Meetings got off to a quick start yesterday; we saw Angel Pagan get $40 million over four years to stay with the Giants,...
• 12/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Winter Meetings Day One Wrap Up: Usually the first day of the meetings is slow, but a surprising amount of news and signings happened yesterday. Signings The...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings Review: Day 1: We're through one full day of the Winter Meetings, and several significant free agents have already come off the board. Here's...
• 12/4 Chicken Friars: Padres Agree To Terms With Jason Marquis: The Padres dipped into the free agent pool this morning and brought back a familiar face. The Padres agreed to terms with RHP...
• 12/4 Baseball News Source: 2012 MLB Winter Meetings – Day One Recap: Red Sox started day one at the winter meetings by signing Mike Napoli Day one of the 2012 MLB Winter Meetings was anything  as...
• 12/3 StanGraphs: Free Agent Signing: Padres Bring Back Jason Marquis or Whatever: The Padres have presumably filled one of their rotation spots with a heap of metallic refuse often referred to by other humanoids...
• 12/3 Splash Hit Blog: Winter Meetings: Day One: The Winter Meetings are holding up to the excitement as ESPN has started a consecutive days-long chat, MLB Network is upping coverage,...
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Jason Marquis re-signedThe San Diego Padres re-signed SP Jason Marquis to a one-year, $3 million deal....[+] The San Diego Padres re-signed SP Jason Marquis to a one-year, $3 million deal.
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Padres To Sign Jason Marquis: The Padres have agreed to sign Jason Marquis to a one-year contract worth $3MM, reports Jon Heyman of CBS Sports (via Twitter)....
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Close to re-signing Jason MarquisThe San Diego Padres are close to re-signing SP Jason Marquis....[+] The San Diego Padres are close to re-signing SP Jason Marquis.
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Close To Signing Jason Marquis: The Padres are closing in on a deal with Jason Marquis, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark, as passed along by his colleague...

• 11/30 Baseball Reality Tour: Rumors, Transactions, and Winter Ball: Here's what's been happening lately in the world of baseball...Julio Teheran gave up 1 hit & 1 walk in 5 2/3 innings two nights...
• 11/14 Puckett's Pond: Baker Signs with Cubs, Twins still in the same boat: The news of an historic trade between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Miami Marlins has completely overshadowed (even for Twins...
• 11/7 mlbreports.com : Robert Whitmer’s 5-Point Plan to Fix the Colorado Rockies: Wednesday November 7th, 2012 Robert Whitmer:  Attitude is everything. When we talk about ways to fix a franchise by taking them...
• 11/4 Chicken Friars: My “Fences Moved In” Predictions!: Now that they’ve OK’d the fences to be moved in, 2013 looks to be an overwhelming step forward for the swingin’ Friars!...
• 11/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pitchers Break, But You Need Them: Kyle Lohse: You know, I wasn’t going to include Kyle Lohse in this series. I figured that it was pretty self-explanatory that the Dodgers...

• 10/12 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: San Diego Padres: The Padres will look for starting pitching this offseason as they aim to re-establish themselves as an NL West contender. Guaranteed...
• 10/12 Chicken Friars: No Matter The Offseason Moves, Continuity & Health Needed By Padres Starting Staff Most in 2013: Last week, Padres Beat Writer Corey Brock discussed how Starting Pitching could be an area that San Diego would look to upgrade...
• 10/2 Puckett's Pond: Falling Leaves, Broken Dreams: October 1st… The leaves are changing to their beautiful fall foliage, coffee shops are increasingly busier while brisk breezes...

• 9/25 High Heat Stats: Cannon Fodder: The Casualties of WAR (Volume 1): In another thread, longtime reader Topper wondered aloud: “Who is the all-time SABR whipping boy?” In our first installment...
• 9/24 Puckett's Pond: This Week in Twins: September 24-30: Last week was a pleasant surprise for the Twins. Not only did they win a pair of series against division rivals, including a Tiger...
• 9/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Jason Marquis hopeful of pitching again this year: San Diego Padres SP Jason Marquis (wrist) has thrown four bullpen sessions, even with a cast on his left hand. He remains intent...[+] on pitching again this season. He will have a second CT scan on the bone in his wrist Sept. 21. If the test reveals enough bone growth, Marquis might be cleared to pitch in some capacity.

• 8/30 Baseball With Matt: Before the Bigs, There's Little League 8/30/12: Hey baseball fans!Have any of you been watching the Little League World Series? For those of you who have been keeping up...
• 8/30 Chicken Friars: Throwdown Thursday – Week 21: Every Thursday, we at Chicken Friars will pick the two best Padres performers over the past week and analyze what they accomplished....
• 8/24 Chicken Friars: Padres Claim Thad Weber On Waivers From Detroit: Aside from sending Jason Marquis to the disabled list, the Padres claimed RHP Thad Weber on waivers from the Detroit Tigers....
• 8/23 Chicken Friars: Marquis Is Latest Padres Pitcher To Hit The Disabled List: This is starting to get ridiculous. The Padres will place pitcher Jason Marquis on the disabled list with a fractured bone in...
• 8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Jason Marquis to the DL: The San Diego Padres put SP Jason Marquis (wrist) on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured left wrist Thursday, Aug. 23, and...[+] recalled RP Brad Boxberger from Triple-A Tucson in a corresponding move. Marquis was 6-7 with a 4.04 ERA in 15 starts with the Friars.
• 8/23 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Designate Neil Wagner For Assignment: The Padres announced that they designated right-hander Neil Wagner for assignment. The move creates 40-man roster space for Thad...
• 8/23 Chicken Friars: Throwdown Thursday – Week 20:  Every Thursday, we at Chicken Friars will pick the two best Padres performers over the past week and analyze what they accomplished....
• 8/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Jason Marquis undergoes X-rays: San Diego Padres SP Jason Marquis (hand) underwent X-rays on his left hand after taking a line drive off his hand Tuesday, Aug....[+] 21. The X-rays didn't show structural damage, and he will make his next start.
• 8/22 STLCardinalBaseball: Player Spotlight: Adam Wainwright: Sometimes you just really don’t know what you’ve got until it is gone. Not only was that previous statement very...
• 8/21 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 123 - Padres: Pirates (67-55) at Padres (54-70)10:05 PM ETTV: ROOT SportsPetco Park - San Diego, CAStarting PitchersPittsburgh - A.J. Burnett...
• 8/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Padres: Pirates (67-55) at Padres (54-70) 10:05 PM EST–Petco Park, San Diego Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Pirates...
• 8/21 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres – Game 123: Recap. Still think it was very dumb to start Correia last night.  Regardless I can’t imagine this team wasn’t exhausted...
• 8/20 Mets360.com: Thoughts on Left on Base and GDPs for the Mets: Sunday the Mets left 10 runners on base and lost, 5-2. The story of the game is they had their chances but could not cash in....
• 8/17 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: August 20-26: AMERICAN LEAGUERising UpRoberto Hernandez (2% owned last week; 4% this week) @SEASo wait, let me get this straight....
• 8/17 High Heat Stats: Thursday game notes: It ain’t easy keeping up with the Joneses…. @Braves 6, Padres 0: It’s still hard to believe he’s retiring,...
• 8/17 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Padres 0: San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – August 16, 2012 – ESPN. After losing the first game of this...
• 8/17 Tomahawk Take: Braves Win Behind Chipper Jones’ Bat Kris Medlen’s Arm: Chipper Rises To The Occasion – Nothing New There You really have to hand it to Chipper Jones, he knows how to put on a show....
• 8/16 Chicken Friars: Medlen Chops Up Padres, Atlanta Wins Four Game Series: The Padres could not touch Braves starter Kris Medlen on Thursday evening. Medlen, making just his fourth start of the season,...
• 8/16 Chicken Friars: Throwdown Thursday – Week 19:  Every Thursday, we at Chicken Friars will pick the two best Padres performers over the past week and analyze what they accomplished....
• 8/14 El Maquino: CARDS ADVANCE IN THE STANDINGS AMID JACKSON CONFUSION: THE POSTGAME Jake Westbrook killed it for over seven innings against a Phillies lineup deadened by their trade deadline sell-off...
• 8/13 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Dodgers: Dodgers (62-53) at Pirates (64-50) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports This is...
• 8/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Jason Marquis hurls shutout Saturday: San Diego Padres SP Jason Marquis tossed his fifth career shutout Saturday, Aug. 11, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He allowed...[+] two hits, walked one and struck out four. Marquis carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, when OF Travis Snider led off the inning with an infield single off the pitcher's mound. It was his eighth career complete game.
• 8/12 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 113: Travis Snider breaks up Jason Marquis' no hitter in seventh: The Pittsburgh Pirates have never won a series against the San Diego Padres at PNC Park. It seems like an amazing statistic...
• 8/12 Puckett's Pond: : The Twins need to bring in at least two competent veteran starting pitchers if they plan to contend in 2013. We arrived at this...
• 8/12 Blog Red Machine: Sunday Funnies: McKayla’s Not Impressed?: After the news from yesterday, I think we need to inject a little humor into the fan base. Or at least some stuff that will distract...
• 8/12 Raise the Jolly Roger: Marquis mows down Bucs: The Pirates had a horrendous night on Saturday, as they managed just two singles and dropped their third game in a row–this...
• 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 Operation Shutdown: Game 113 Recap - Padres 5 Pirates 0: (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)Marquis Tosses Gem, Bucs lose 5-0WP: Jason Marquis (6-6)LP: A.J. Burnett (14-4)Source: FanGraphsChase...
• 8/11 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 113 Recap - Padres 5, Pirates 0: Well last night's game was a real downer and while tonight's game can't be considered in that same category it can be considered...
• 8/11 The Friarhood: Five Good Things: Padres at Pirates 8/11/12: Jason Marquis – Complete game, two-hitter is one thing, but Jason also collected two hits himself. With the win tonight, he...
• 8/11 Baseball Musings: Marquis Matchup: Jason Marquis delivered for the Padres Saturday evening, throwing a two-hit shutout as San Diego wins 5-0. Jason walked one and...
• 8/11 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 113 - Padres:  Pirates (63-49) vs Padres (50-64)7:05 PM ETTV: ROOT SportsPNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA Starting PitchersPittsburgh - A.J. ...
• 8/11 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Padres:  Padres (50-64) at Pirates (63-49) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Pirates...
• 8/11 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres – Game 113: I put last night’s game mostly on Hurdle.  McDonald shouldn’t have pitched in his last game, let alone this game,...
• 8/10 Puckett's Pond: Twins Starters: Which ones should return in 2013?: The quality of the Twins’ starting rotation has varied wildly this year from completely awful to just a little bit awful. At...
• 8/9 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The NotCardinals Active Roster: With the trade of Tyler Greene to the Houston Astros, the list of ex-Cardinals grew just a bit.  As a matter of fact, he might...
• 8/5 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 109: Loss to Padres: Padres 7 Mets 3 On the bright side, the Mets didn’t squander many opportunities. Mets Game Notes Of course, they didn’t...
• 8/5 Chicken Friars: Padres Offensive Attack Leads To A Series Win: The Padres were held in check for most of Saturday’s loss to the Mets, but their offensive was in top-form Sunday afternoon,...
• 8/5 Up Along First: Morning Recap: Hefner Pitches Well, Mets Beat Padres 6-2: Final Score: Mets 6, Padres 2 Player Of The Game: Daniel Murphy- 4-for-4, 2 R Goat Of The Game: Andres Torres- 0-for-4, 3 K...
• 8/5 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 108: Win Over Padres: Mets 6 Padres 2 Mets pound Padres and creep closer to the .500 mark. Mets Game Notes I missed this game, choosing instead to attend...
• 8/3 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Play Three Against Struggling Padres: The Mets begin a three-game series with the Padres tonight at PETCO Park in San Diego. The first pitch is at 10:05 eastern time....

• 7/21 Science Witness: Colorado Rockies hang black jersey for Aurora victims.: The Colorado Rockies played the San Diego Padres Friday night in the wake of the Aurora shootings. The team wore black armbands...
• 7/20 mlbreports.com : The Washington Nationals Franchise 2005-2012: (Part 4 of The Expos/Nats Series): Friday, July.20/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)- At the beginning of 2005, MLB returned...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Jason Marquis pitches through illness: San Diego Padres SP Jason Marquis (illness) battled the stomach flu Sunday, July 15, but tossed six innings in his win over the...[+] Los Angeles Dodgers.
• 7/15 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Make Five Errors, and Lose Series to Padres: Padres   7 12 2 Dodgers 2 7 5 WP-Marquis-4-9 LP-Capuano-9-5 HR-Headley-10   The loserfest at Dodger Stadium continued today...
• 7/15 Lasorda's Lair: Chad Billingsley Scratched From Start With Injury: Chad Billingsley (4-9, 4.30) vs. Jason Marquis (1-5, 3.71) Lineup: Gwynn 8 Ellis 2B Ethier RF Abreu LF Loney 1B Kennedy 3B Uribe...
• 7/11 Chicken Friars: The Audacity of Hope: The first “half” of the season is over and the Padres sit 34-53 and in 4th place in the NL West. Sure, it’s not where we...
• 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...
• 7/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Jason Marquis to start Sunday: San Diego Padres SP Jason Marquis will start Sunday, July 8, against the Cincinnati Reds in place of the injured SP Andrew Cashner...[+] (lat) on three days' rest.
• 7/6 Call to the Pen: What a Change of Scenery Could Mean for Chase Headley and His New Team: Chase Headley of the San Diego Padres is one of the best third basemen in baseball, and he just might be available before the...
• 7/5 Chicken Friars: Throwdown Thursday – Week 13: Every Thursday, we at Chicken Friars will pick the two best Padres performers over the past week and analyze what they accomplished....

• 6/30 RoxPile: Opposing Team Only Scores Twice on the Rockies: Padres Must Be in Town: Rockies 10, Padres 2 I love playing the Padres. There’s nothing like it when your team is bad and needs an ego boost. And...
• 6/30 Chicken Friars: Padres Rocked In Colorado, Lose 10-2: The Padres turned in a rather ugly performance at Coors Field Friday night, losing to the Colorado Rockies 10-2. The Padres could...
• 6/29 RoxPile: The legacy of Bob Apodaca:   Bob Apodaca. His name makes you want to cry, or to cringe, or to shake your head in disbelief. There is a reason(s) he...
• 6/28 Chicken Friars: Throwdown Thursday – Week 12: Every Thursday, we at Chicken Friars will pick the two best Padres performers over the past week and analyze what they accomplished....
• 6/26 Crashburn Alley: Just Say No to Former Phils: Between the time 49-year-old Jamie Moyer requested his release from the Baltimore Orioles and recently signed with the Toronto...
• 6/25 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of June 25: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 6/23 Chicken Friars: Richard Does It All For The Padres In Win Against Seattle: The Padres fell behind early to Seattle, and it looked as if the Padres were doomed for a fourth straight loss. However, the bats...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Twins send Brian Duensing against the Reds and Johnny Cuteo Saturday afternoon. Duensing regained control of his gopher ball...
• 6/21 Chicken Friars: Throwdown Thursday – Week 11: Everth Cabrera took the Week 10 Throwdown Thursday honor, after defeating starting pitcher and teammate Jason Marquis  in last...
• 6/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Jason Marquis fans 10 in loss: San Diego Padres SP Jason Marquis allowed two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out 10 in seven innings in his...[+] loss to the Texas Rangers Monday, June 18. He recorded his 1,000th career strikeout in the outing.
• 6/19 Baseball Musings: Monday Roundup: The Astros asked Brett Myers to protect a seven run lead in the ninth against the Royals, and he gave up eight hits and five runs...
• 6/14 Baseball Musings: Night of the Pitcher: In addition to R.A. Dickey and Matt Cain, a number of pitchers hurled gems Wednesday night. Felix Doubront of Boston allowed three...
• 6/12 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of June 11: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 6/7 Raising Matt Cain: Score early and often: It was a sloppy day on the field for the Giants with errors by Brandon Belt, Ryan Theriot, Angel Pagan, and Joaquin Arias....
• 6/3 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 5/27/12 - 6/2/12: As we say goodbye to one former All-Star and welcome back another, let's catch up on the week that was here on MLBTR... The Rangers signed Roy...
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Jason Marquis solid in first start: San Diego Padres SP Jason Marquis allowed a run over seven innings, with five strikeouts and 10 ground-ball outs in his first...[+] start at Double-A San Antonio Thursday, May 31.

• 5/31 mlbreports.com : Twins: Is it Time to Blow Up the Team in Minnesota?: Thursday May 31st, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: The Twins are sitting at the very bottom of the American League standings with a winning...
• 5/30 FanSided: Two Cole/Kole's Make It To The Big DiamondMinnesota Twins right-handed pitcher ...
• 5/30 Call to the Pen: Jason Marquis Signs with San Diego Padres: Jason Marquis has signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  Marquis,...
• 5/30 Chicken Friars: Padres Add Jason Marquis: The Padres dipped into the free agent pool today, signing former Twins pitcher Jason Marquis to a minor league contract. Marquis...
• 5/29 The Friarhood: Jason Marquis to Sign with Padres: Foxsports.com writer Ken Rosenthal is reporting: #Padres to sign Jason Marquis. Expected to report to Triple A. Was 2-4 with 8.47...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Jason Marquis signs: The San Diego Padres will sign free-agent SP Jason Marquis (Twins), and he's expected to report to Triple-A Tucson. Marquis went...[+] 2-4 with an 8.47 ERA with the Minnesota Twins.
• 5/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Dodgers, Reds, Greinke: On this date two years ago Roy Halladay pitched the 20th perfect game in MLB history. The Phillies placed Halladay on the disabled...
• 5/29 MLBTradeRumors: Padres To Sign Jason Marquis: The Padres will sign Jason Marquis to a minor league contract, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter). San Diego has...
• 5/29 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Seriously Considering Jason Marquis: The Padres have four starting pitchers on the disabled list at the moment, which is why they are "giving serious thought" to signing...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Could sign Jason Marquis: The San Diego Padres are considering signing free-agent SP Jason Marquis (Twins) to help their depleted rotation. Marquis cleared...[+] waivers Monday, May 28. San Diego would only pay a prorated portion of the $480,000 league minimum.
• 5/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Wagner Claimed by Padres: The waiver wire rules are complicated, but generally players are placed on waivers for a reason. I’m not entirely sure why...
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis a free agentMinnesota Twins SP Jason Marquis has cleared release waivers and is now a free agent....[+] Minnesota Twins SP Jason Marquis has cleared release waivers and is now a free agent.
• 5/28 MLBTradeRumors: Jason Marquis Hits Free Agency: Right-hander Jason Marquis is a free agent after clearing release waivers, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports (on Twitter). Other...
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 5/20/12 - 5/26/12: Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Let's take a look back at the week that was here on MLBTR... Adam Jones can claim the distinction...
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week. Ben Nicholson-Smith continued MLBTR's 2013...
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis placed on release waivers: The Minnesota Twins have placed SP Jason Marquis on release waivers. General manager Terry Ryan said the team tried to trade Marquis...[+] but could not find any takers.
• 5/26 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Marquis, Bourn, Nats, Athletics: Links from around baseball as the Cubs look to snap their ten-game losing streak tonight in Pittsburgh.. Twins‬ GM Terry...
• 5/25 Mets360.com: Does Jason Marquis make sense for the Mets?: After watching yet another disappointing performance by a Mets’ fifth starter, I am left asking myself numerous questions. ...
• 5/23 MLBTradeRumors: Jack Of All Trades: Jason Marquis: To paraphrase the prominent philosopher Chico Escuela, "Jason Marquis been berry, berry good to MLB Trade Rumors." Marquis...
• 5/22 Call to the Pen: Minnesota Twins designate Jason Marquis for assignment: This past offseason, the Minnesota Twins signed Jason Marquis to a cheap one-year deal worth $3 million to solidify the back of...
• 5/22 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Not Interested In Jason Marquis: The Mets have no interest in right-hander Jason Marquis, reports Mike Puma of The New York Post (on Twitter). He was designated...
• 5/22 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Minnesota Twins: The Twins are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (4) Carl Pavano - Pavano has already...
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis cutThe Minnesota Twins designated SP Jason Marquis for assignment. P Cole DeVries was recalled from Triple-A Rochester....[+] The Minnesota Twins designated SP Jason Marquis for assignment. P Cole DeVries was recalled from Triple-A Rochester.
• 5/21 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 42: Loss to Pirates: Pirates 5 Mets 4 When you score four runs early against the Pirates, the game is pretty much in the bag. After all, the Bucs are...
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis to be cutThe Minnesota Twins are expected to designate SP Jason Marquis for assignment. He has an 8.47 ERA with the Twins this year....[+] The Minnesota Twins are expected to designate SP Jason Marquis for assignment. He has an 8.47 ERA with the Twins this year.
• 5/21 MLBTradeRumors: Twins To Designate Jason Marquis For Assignment: The Twins are set to designate pitcher Jason Marquis for assignment, a source tells Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (via Twitter). ...
• 5/20 FanSided: Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winning streak!: [caption id="attachment_7469" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Trevor Plouffe is hitting homers, and the Twins are winning....
• 5/18 FanSided: Cedrick Bowers: The Matt Moore That Wasn't: The Rays are known for getting middle round steals in the MLB Draft. Take as much as four-fifths of the Rays current rotation:...
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis rocked: Minnesota Twins SP Jason Marquis allowed nine hits and five runs while walking two and striking out two in five innings to lose...[+] to the Cleveland Indians Tuesday, May 15. He surrendered three home runs in one inning. The last time the team allowed three round-trippers in an inning was September of 2010.
• 5/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #36 – Cleveland Indians (19-16) vs. Minnesota Twins (10-25): By Matthew Van Wormer Jeanmar Gomez should have been credited with a win for his amazing performance on Monday night. The righty...
• 5/14 FanSided: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins: Things did not go well for the Indians this weekend. Any and all positive momentum the Tribe had built up heading into the Boston...
• 5/6 FanSided: Assessing the Twins' trade bait:   [caption id="attachment_7427" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Be ready to hear Denard Span's name in the...
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis struggles with control in loss Saturday: Minnesota Twins SP Jason Marquis (2-1) allowed two runs on four hits over six innings in a loss to the Seattle Mariners Saturday,...[+] May 5, with six walks and one strikeout. Marquis only threw half of his 94 pitches for strikes and the six walks tied a career high.
• 5/2 PaulLebowitz.com: The Twins As League Tomato Can: First it was the Red Sox and now it’s the Angels. Two teams with high preseason expectations and off to atrocious and scrutiny-laced...

• 4/30 Call to the Pen: Twins Trade Rumors: Carl Pavano, Jason Marquis, Matt Capps and Francisco Liriano: Carl Pavano, Jason Marquis, Matt Capps and Francisco Liriano could all find themselves on the trade block this summer if the Minnesota...
• 4/29 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Balfour, Hanrahan, Angels, Twins, Myers: Older ballplayers are showing a lot of life so far this season, writes Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.  Veterans Paul Konerko,...
• 4/25 High Heat Stats: Games of Monday & Tuesday (4/23-24): Playing a little catch-up here; thirty teams generate a lot of box scores! Any neglect of your team is unintentional…. Tuesday...
• 4/23 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/23: After being rained out last night at home, the Boston Red Sox take to the road for a seven game road trip. Tonight, they'll...
• 4/23 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Minnesota Twins: The Red Sox dragged their sorry butts out of town and will try to get healthy by taking on the 5-11 Minnesota Twins in the first...
• 4/23 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/23: After being rained out last night at home, the Boston Red Sox take to the road for a seven game road trip. Tonight, they'll...
• 4/22 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins Pitching Matchups: 4/23-4/25: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Monday, April 23 @ 8:10 PM Jon Lester, LHP (0-2, 5.82) vs Jason Marquis, RHP...
• 4/22 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins Pitching Matchups: 4/23-4/25: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Monday, April 23 @ 8:10 PM Jon Lester, LHP (0-2, 5.82) vs Jason Marquis, RHP...
• 4/20 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: American League, April 23-29: Rising Up Jason Marquis (1% owned in CBS leagues last week; 3% owned this week) vs BOS, KCEven in A.L.-only leagues,...
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis solid in season debut: Minnesota Twins SP Jason Marquis (personal) made his season debut Wednesday, April 18, against the New York Yankees. He allowed...[+] four earned runs, seven hits and two walks over five innings to pick up his first victory since July 18, when he was with the Washington Nationals.
• 4/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): Clunky Kuroda and blown chances sink Yankees: The Minnesota Twins jumped all over Hiroki Kuroda in the first inning to put four big runs on the board. The Yankees came roaring...
• 4/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Hiroki gets Hi-rocked, Yanks fall to Twins (plus Gardner to the DL): After a dominant outing against the Angels, in which he came a few outs shy of pitching a complete game shutout, Hiroki Kuroda...
• 4/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 12: Yanks vs. Twins: Game Three of the Yankees vs. Twins series will feature a matchup of Jason Marquis (scroll down for a scouting report) and new...
• 4/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game twelve – Game three with the Twins: The New York Yankees play the third game of their series with the Minnesota Twins and the next to last game of the homestand...
• 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Designate Luke Hughes For Assignment: The Twins have designated infielder Luke Hughes for assignment, the team announced. The move creates room on the roster for Jason...
• 4/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Twins: Ah, the Twins. The Yankees’ favorite whipping boys. Including the 2009 and 2010 ALDS matchups between the two teams, the...
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis to start Wednesday: Minnesota Twins SP Jason Marquis will throw a bullpen Monday, April 16, and will make his season debut against the New York Yankees...[+] Wednesday, April 18.
• 4/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis close to returning: Minnesota Twins SP Jason Marquis (personal) will throw again with Double-A New Britain Thursday, April 12, and will throw around...[+] 100 pitches. He gave up one run in six innings over 75 pitches in his last minor league start.
• 4/8 FanSided: Down on the Pond - Opening Weekend 2012: [caption id="attachment_7320" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Brian Dozier opened the 2012 season in AAA but he may hit...
• 4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis close to returning: Minnesota Twins SP Jason Marquis (personal) threw 54 pitches in a minor league game Tuesday, April 3, and he will make another...[+] minors start Saturday, April 7. He may need just one more start after that before rejoining the rotation.
• 4/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Targeting Zack Greinke for Target Field: Zack Greinke, the sometimes cantankerous misanthrope who also happens to be one of the better pitchers in baseball, is set to...
• 4/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Roster moves coming: Minnesota Twins SP Jason Marquis is expected to be optioned to Double-A New Britain and SP Scott Baker (elbow) will be placed...[+] on the 15-day disabled list to start the season. INF Sean Burroughs and P Jared Burton will likely be added to the opening day roster.
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins: Terry Ryan returned as Twins GM, attempting to keep his team afloat by dabbling in the middle of the free agent pool. Major...

• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis might miss start: Minnesota Twins SP Jason Marquis might miss a spring start in order to attend a family matter. His next start is scheduled for...[+] Saturday, March 24.
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Kansas City Royals: The Royals sat out the trade market for top starting pitchers, instead adding a pair of short-term lefties to their rotation,...
• 3/20 The Baseball Page: Season Preview Minnesota TwinsSeason Preview Minnesota Twins...
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Arizona Diamondbacks: The defending NL West Champs added a top young starter to their rotation, signed an outfield bat and spent aggressively on bench...
• 3/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Two Minnesota Twins questions for 2012: Hello, baseball fans. My name is Andrew Walter. For just over a year, I have been running a Minnesota Twins baseball blog, Twins...
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis struggles again: Minnesota Twins SP Jason Marquis allowed four runs and eight hits in four innings in his Grapefruit League start against the Philadelphia...[+] Phillies Wednesday, March 14, and he has a 9.35 ERA in spring training.
• 3/13 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Minnesota Twins: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis sees positive results: Minnesota Twins SP Jason Marquis was roughed up in his first Grapefruit League start Monday, March 5, so he worked with pitching...[+] coach Rick Anderson in between starts to make adjustments. He rebounded nicely Friday, March 9, in his second spring start, allowing just one run and three hits over three innings against the St. Louis Cardinals. 'I've been working hard to get my delivery right because in the last game, it felt like my arm angle was dragging a little bit and I wasn't able to get any life on the ball,' Marquis said. 'I made a slight adjustment to my windup with Andy, and threw back-to-back bullpens just to make sure I was right coming into today. And so I was able to do a better job of that.'
• 3/9 MLB Dirt: 2012 Minnesota Twins Preview2012 Minnesota Twins Preview...
• 3/7 Tyler's Think Tank: 10 Stats You Probably Didn't Know: NL East: -Hunter Pence turned into one of the game's best righthanded hitters after Houston traded him to Philadelphia, where he posted...
• 3/7 Phillies Nation: What if the First Base Platoon Fails?: I think we’re all getting a bit too comfortable with the idea of Ty Wigginton and Laynce Nix playing first base every day...
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis will try to rebound Friday: Minnesota Twins SP Jason Marquis will look for better results in his second Grapefruit League appearance Friday, March 9, against...[+] the St. Louis Cardinals. Marquis was blasted for four runs in just 1 2/3 innings in his spring debut Monday, March 5.
• 3/6 Baseball Musings: Changes, Washington Nationals: Gio Gonzalez hopes to push the Nationals into playoff contention this season. Photo: Cliff Welch/Icon SMI The Washington Nationals...

• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: Which Starting Pitchers Will Be Traded This Summer?: Five veteran starting pitchers were traded last summer: Edwin Jackson of the White Sox, Jason Marquis of the Nationals, Erik...
• 2/21 Baseball Musings: Changes, Minnesota Twins: Ryan Doumit gives the Twins depth behind the plate. Photo: Jeanine Leech/Icon SMI The Minnesota Twins finished the 2011 season...
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: The 10 Best Minor League Deals Of The Offseason: Some quality free agents may yet sign minor league deals, but let's take a look at the ten best of the offseason so far. Jeff...
• 2/20 Puckett's Pond: 2012 Projections – Jason Marquis: Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE When the Minnesota Twins signed Jason Marquis to a 1-year/$3 million dollar deal a lot of...
• 2/7 Royally Speaking: The Mendoza Lines: In my last post I listed Luis Mendoza as a longshot to make the rotation, and I believe that's certainly true. His two late season...
• 2/7 Puckett's Pond: 2012 Projections – Scott Baker:   Jun 18, 2011; Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Scott Baker (30) looks on during the seventh inning...
• 2/3 MLBTradeRumors: The Nationals’ Search For Pitching: Now that they’ve traded for Gio Gonzalez and signed Edwin Jackson, the Nationals’ projected rotation looks significantly...

• 1/26 Puckett's Pond: Thursday Links: The big news from the past week was Prince Fielder signing with the Detroit Tigers (Also, this video which is a serious Video...
• 1/24 El Maquino: JD DREW LIKELY TO RETIRE SOON: It looks like J.D. Drew is about to hang ‘em up after 14 “coulda been” seasons in the Big Leagues. After assaulting...
• 1/20 Ramblings of Baseball: A Cardinals Decline Would Be Misleading: Dave Duncan’s time in St. Louis has been invaluable to the team. Dave Duncan’s time with every team that he’s spent time...
• 1/20 Puckett's Pond: Luis Perdomo: Twins Non-Roster Invitee: The Twins like to accumulate “pitch-to-contact” starting pitchers. From Kevin Slowey to Nick Blackburn to new free...
• 1/6 Pitchers Hit Eighth: 10 Things You May Not Know About Dave Duncan: Cardinals pitching coach and resident Jedi Master, Dave Duncan, has taken a leave of absence from the team due to “family...
• 1/5 RoxPile: Just How Important is Jorge De La Rosa?: In Jim Tracy’s first season as manager (2009) the Rockies made a second inexplicable appearance in the playoffs as the N.L....
• 1/4 Motor City Bengals: Twins Building A Contender For 2012: The Minnesota Twins have continued their busy off-season by signing three more players according to MLB Trade Rumors. Included...
• 1/2 Puckett's Pond: Minnesota Twins January Moves: November and December were two very busy months for the Twins. For a team that normally tends to wait until later in the offseason...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Mariners, Orioles In On Hisashi Iwakuma: 2:28pm: The Orioles are in on Iwakuma, MLBTR has learned.  New GM Dan Duquette has been active internationally, signing Tsuyoshi...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Remaining One-Year Deal Starters: So far this offseason, starting pitchers Erik Bedard, Freddy Garcia, Chien-Ming Wang, and Jason Marquis have signed one-year...
• 1/1 Puckett's Pond: 2012 MLB New Years Resolutions: Twins: My 2012 New Years resolutions include climbing a mountain, going on a week long solo camping trip and reading 52 books, but I’m...

• 12/25 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/18/11 - 12/24/11: There was plenty of action this week as teams looked to get deals done before the holiday.. This week, the Nationals further...
• 12/24 Puckett's Pond: Twins Starting Rotation: Wait ’til Next Year.: I’ve been mostly unimpressed with the pitching moves the Twins have made so far this offseason. But I really shouldn’t...
• 12/24 Puckett's Pond: The Angel’s Advocate Defends the Twins for Signing Jason Marquis: It looks inevitable that Jason Marquis will be a Twin next season. I bashed this move yesterday, and I stand by that bashing....
• 12/22 Puckett's Pond: Twins Sign Jason Marquis. Bad Idea or Terrible Idea? You be the Judge.: Sometimes I think that the Minnesota Twins front office is intentionally playing tricks on me. I think I must have done something...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Notes: Cespedes, Darvish, Twins: The White Sox agreed to sign John Danks to a five-year, $65MM extension yesterday. MLBTR has you covered if you’re wondering...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Twins To Sign Jason Marquis: The Twins announced that they have agreed to sign right-handed starter Jason Marquis to a one-year, $3MM contract. Ken Rosenthal...
• 12/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Marquis signsThe Minnesota Twins signed free-agent SP Jason Marquis (Diamondbacks) to a one-year, $3 million deal Thursday, Dec. 22....[+] The Minnesota Twins signed free-agent SP Jason Marquis (Diamondbacks) to a one-year, $3 million deal Thursday, Dec. 22.
• 12/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Close to signing Jason MarquisThe Minnesota Twins are close to signing free-agent SP Jason Marquis (Diamondbacks)....[+] The Minnesota Twins are close to signing free-agent SP Jason Marquis (Diamondbacks).
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Twins, Jason Marquis Nearing Deal: The Twins are nearing a deal with free agent starter Jason Marquis, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter). ACES...
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Links: Rollins, Conrad, Mets, Baxter: Eight years ago today, the Braves acquired J.D. Drew and Eli Marrero from the Cardinals in exchange for Ray King, Jason Marquis,...
• 12/5 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks' Offseason Recap and Winter Meetings Preview: Coming off an NL West title in 2011, the Diamondbacks are not expected to make many significant moves during this offseason. So...

• 11/30 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Pitching Tops My Cubs Christmas Wish List: OK, I'll admit it.  I've been a little burned out writing about the Cubs.  After another disappointing season, I found...
• 11/29 High Heat Stats: Trivia Time #4: Who are these 32 pitchers?: Player Josh Beckett Kris Benson Zach Britton Mark Buehrle Dave Burba Mark Clark Jason Davis ...
• 11/25 NY Baseball Digest: Could the Mets Trade for Matt Garza?: Ken Rosenthal reported earlier this week that Theo Epstein is willing to trade Matt Garza. I think this is a rare opportunity...
• 11/24 High Heat Stats: Pitchers Who Need to Say Thanks: One of the most basic criticism of ERA as a tool for measuring pitchers is the way it handles runners left on base when the pitcher...
• 11/19 MLB Dirt: Breaking Down the Starting Pitching Market: To find which pitcher may be the best match for your team, I have broken down this year’s 2012 starting pitcher market. I first...
• 11/16 NY Baseball Digest: Mets Should Look at Wakefield: There appeared to be some uncertainty by Tim Wakefield‘s agent, Barry Meister, earlier today about whether the knuckleballer...
• 11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Interested In Jason Marquis: The Mets have interest in signing Jason Marquis to replace Chris Capuano in their starting rotation, writes Ken Davidoff of...
• 11/13 Boston Globe: The search for a few new starting pitchers: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff The Red Sox should have their new manager in place sometime in the next 10 days. A new coaching...
• 11/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Washington Nationals offseason preview: starting rotation: Don’t look now, but the Washington Nationals are becoming relevant. After almost a full decade as an NL East doormat, the Nats...
• 11/10 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 Mets pitching: A staff on the rebound or one in transition?: I’m going to go out on a limb and state that the Mets will not make the playoffs in 2012. This is a team that’s going...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Trade And Free Agent Market For Starting Pitchers: The Braves, Rays, Cardinals, Brewers, and Diamondbacks probably will not be in the market for starting pitching this offseason,...
• 11/7 Brotherly Glove: Brotherly Bullets: Reshaped NL East?: Michael Cuddyer and Jim Thome and Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Madson and Roy Oswalt. It’s been a whirlwind week for the Phillies,...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Arizona Diamondbacks: Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers seems to be planning a quiet offseason, though the team must address second base and determine...
• 11/2 NY Baseball Digest: Allocating Jose Reyes’ Money: The Mets need to fill a few holes on their roster whether or not Jose Reyes is playing shortstop. Without any arbitration figures...
• 11/2 Fragile Freddy's: Free Agents - Starting Pitchers: With the World Series over players will begin filing for free agency.  With that in mind let’s have a look at the available...

• 10/31 MetsToday.com: 2011 Analysis: Chris Capuano: Way back in 2008, I wondered if the Mets would consider Chris Capuano as a “low-risk” free-agent pickup. I wondered...
• 10/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers have decisions to make after another disappointing finish:   For the second season in a row, the Texas Rangers made it to the World Series. For the second season in a row, they were...
• 10/27 STLCardinalBaseball: Cardinals exercise options on Wainwright:   The Cardinals officially exercised the 2012 and 2013 options on Ace Pitcher Adam Wainwright, which will bring him a total...
• 10/1 C70 At The Bat: And So It Begins: I wrote two different posts yesterday talking about the NLDS and in neither one of them did I actually get around to asking...
• 10/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Doug Fister Was The One That Got Away for Yankees: Like they always are, the Yankees were looking to add pitching at this trade deadline. Their main focus was on Ubaldo Jimenez,...

• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: In-Season Trades By The 2011 Playoff Teams: It's hard to fake your way through 162 games, so most MLB playoff teams have earned the right to play in October. Once every few...
• 9/13 MLBTradeRumors: What Lies Ahead For ACES: Last month, we took a look at the upcoming offseason for the Boras Corporation.  Today I'll take a look at ACES, an agency...

• 8/25 MLB Dirt: Pitchers Should Envy John Lackey: First off, the title of the article may be a little deceiving. Pitchers should in no way envy John Lackey’s stuff. Why? Well...
• 8/23 Baseball Musings: Johnson Heads North: The Diamondbacks traded Kelly Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays: Arizona traded the struggling Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays...
• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: Chris Carpenter's 2012 Option: You can’t obtain elite free agent pitching for $15MM. Recent history suggests you can sign a middle-of-the-rotation starter...
• 8/21 B-R Blog: 8+ Starts Since 2009 With Game Score : Since 2009, through last night, how many pitchers had 8+ starts where their Game Score was 25 or less? Here is the list - Rk Player...
• 8/17 mlbreports.com : E-MAILBAG: Ask the Reports, Wednesday August 17th: Thank you for reading the E-mailbag.  Please send all your questions to mlbreports@gmail.com and please include your first name...
• 8/16 Crashburn Alley: NLDS Choices: Diamondbacks vs. Giants: As Phillies fans looked towards this three-game set with the Arizona Diamondbacks, there was one suggestion frequently made: the...
• 8/16 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Designate Kevin Mulvey For Assignment: The Diamondbacks designated righty Kevin Mulvey for assignment to open a 40-man roster spot for southpaw Wade Miley, tweeted...
• 8/15 MLB Dirt: Expect Bauer in Arizona Very Soon: The first place Arizona Diamondbacks, you read that correctly, have patched together a pitching staff that has actually been...
• 8/15 NY Baseball Digest: Trevor Bauer and the D-Backs Doing it the Right Way: Last night was Trevor Bauer’s Double-A debut with the Mobile Bay Bears, the Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate in the Southern League....
• 8/15 MetsToday.com: Chris Capuano Clears Waivers: According to Buster Olney, Mets pitcher Chris Capuano has cleared waivers and can be dealt to any team. Could the Mets get anything...
• 8/14 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Links: Nimmo, Capuano, Igarashi: Having dropped five in a row, the Mets are in line for the 14th overall draft pick next year, but they could certainly make a...
• 8/14 MetsToday.com: Today’s Mets Lineup vs. Diamondbacks: Here is the lineup the Mets will send to the plate against Diamondbacks pitcher Jason Marquis: Angel Pagan – CF Justin Turner...
• 8/14 Venom Strikes: Jason Marquis Dbacks Career R.I.P. (7/31/11 – 8/14/11): Well, a bad break has ended Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jason Marquis‘s day, season, and a very good chance his Dbacks...
• 8/14 Venom Strikes: Another Short Outing For Jason Marquis: Well, at least today it wasn’t performance that cut Arizona Diamondbacks pitchers Jason Marquis‘s day short.  Today,...
• 8/14 Baseball Musings: Freak Injury: Jason Marquis broke his leg: Arizona right-hander Jason Marquis broke his right shinbone after getting hit by a line drive Sunday....
• 8/14 Up Along First: Pre-game: Mets (58-60) at D-Backs (66-53): Here is this afternoon’s Met lineup: Angel Pagan CF Justin Turner 2B David Wright 3B Lucas Duda 1B Jason Bay LF Josh Thole...
• 8/14 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 119: Loss to Diamondbacks: Diamondbacks 6 Mets 4 There was a point early in this game when I thought the Mets had a genuine chance to win. They fought back...
• 8/14 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Notes: Swisher, Sabathia, Soriano, Garcia: With a month and a half remaining in the regular season, Joel Sherman of the New York Post takes a look at a few subplots facing...
• 8/12 Up Along First: Series preview: at Diamondbacks: Tonight at 9 p.m., the Mets start a three-game series in Arizona against the Diamondbacks. Here are the pitching matchups: Tonight...
• 8/10 Venom Strikes: Marquis Puts Dbacks in Hole, Offense Makes Up For it in 11-9 Win: The Jason Marquis experiment is now officially on suicide watch.  After the Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher gave up eight runs in...
• 8/10 B-R Blog: Random recap for Tuesday 8/9: -- James Shields threw his 4th shutout, tying Derek Holland for the AL lead, and his 8th CG, tops in MLB by 2. He's the first...
• 8/8 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Washington Nationals (55-59) at The Untouchables (49-66): Now that the winning streak is over, time to get started on a new losing streak. Not only did the Cubs gain no meaningful ground...
• 8/6 Venom Strikes: Marquis Talks About Joining DiamondbacksHere is an initial interview Jason Marquis had with local media upon … [visit site to read more]...
• 8/4 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Jackson joins Cardinals double-digit runs yielded listNew St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Edwin Jackson was roughed up for ten runs against first-place Milwaukee on Wednesday....
• 8/4 Up Along First: Mets bullpen struggles, but hold on to win 8-5: Notable performances: Dillon Gee- (W, 10-3) 6.2 IP4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO, 103 pitches (59 strikes) Ronny Paulino- 3-4, 2 R,...
• 8/4 Venom Strikes: Give Marquis and Ziegler Each a Mulligan: Let’s be honest, it was a pretty big stage for newly acquired Arizona Diamondbacks Jason Marquis and Brad Zielger.  Now,...
• 8/4 Venom Strikes: Arizona Diamondbacks Rolled in Marquis Debut: So THIS is what we got Jason Marquis for?  The Arizona Diamondbacks went out to get the guy from the Washington Nationals who...
• 8/3 22gigantes.com: Giants' bats awaken in 8-1 drubbing of D-backs: Beltran scores on Cabrera's double. (AP photo) That's why they call him Vogel-strong. San Francisco's best pitcher this...
• 8/3 Mastersball.com: Paul Goldschmidt: First Look: {jcomments on} The Diamondbacks are having a pretty good season, and though I don't think that they can win a title with Willie...
• 8/3 Giants Nirvana: Game Recap: Giants 8, Diamondbacks 1: The Giants broke a five-game losing streak today, as they tagged Jason Marquis for eight runs in four innings — interestingly...
• 8/3 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Edwin Jackson makes his second start for St. Louis as he faces the Brewers and Randy Wolf in the rubber game of this important...
• 8/3 B-R Blog: Edwin Jackson gets hung out to dry: Edwin Jackson got rocked today by the Brewers, but Tony LaRussa left him in the game for 7 innings, presumably to preserve his...
• 8/3 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Notes: Towers, Marquis, Giants: Paul Goldschmidt's first MLB home run came at the perfect time for the Diamondbacks, who defeated Tim Lincecum and the Giants...
• 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 MetsToday.com: Who’s Watching The Mets While We’re Gone?: Seeing as how it was already over 100 games into the season, I figured I could trust the Mets to take care of themselves over...
• 8/2 DC is for Baseball: Wandy Rodriguez should be a Washington National: The trade deadline has come and passed, and the Nats made only a few moves, landing Jonny Gomes while moving Jason Marquis and...
• 8/2 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters August 3: Spot Starters: Spot Starters will be an article with suggested probable pitchers for tomorrow. These Spot Starters will be owned...
• 8/1 MetsToday.com: Post Trade Deadline Roundup: Now that the smoke has cleared from the July 31st trade deadline, let’s do a quick roundup of the deals that went down in...
• 8/1 Fanspeak.com: Why the Nationals Need to put a Waiver Claim in on Wandy Rodriguez
• 8/1 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2011 Giants are 61-47: D-Fanging the D-backs: The Giants had a tough road trip and came out of it 2-4, which is not bad but not great, and still just one win (one run, really,...

• 7/31 mlbcoverage.com: Trade Deadline: Non-Blockbuster Saturday Moves & Deals: As we’ve broken down most of the more significant deals the last couple days, here are the smaller deals that occurred on...
• 7/31 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Win Simply By Doing
• 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: NL East Trades: Here are the trades that took place in the NL East this month.. Braves Acquired center fielder Michael Bourn and cash from...
• 7/30 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 107: Loss to Nationals: Nationals 3 Mets 0 After scoring 8 or more runs in four straight games, the Mets get blanked by a replacement pitcher who was...
• 7/30 Venom Strikes: Dbacks Finally Acquire a Marquis Name: A few weeks ago when it was thought the Arizona Diamondbacks should be out looking for another starting pitcher, the name Jason...
• 7/30 D'Backs Venom: By Acquiring Jason Marquis, the Diamondbacks Indirectly Improve Their Bullpen: On Saturday, the Diamondbacks acquired veteran righthander Jason Marquis from the Washington Nationals for Class A infielder...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Working To Acquire Reliever: The D'Backs are still working to acquire a reliever and it sounds as though they expect to complete a deal, according to Nick...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Acquire Jason Marquis: The Diamondbacks added an innings eater for the stretch drive today, acquiring righty Jason Marquis from the Nationals for...
• 7/30 Up Along First: Pre-Game: Mets (55-51) at Nationals (49-56): Here is tonight’s Met lineup in Washington: 1. Jose Reyes SS 2. Justin Turner 2B 3. Dan Murphy 1B 4. David Wright 3B 5....
• 7/30 MetsToday.com: Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Nationals: Here is the lineup the Mets will send to the plate against Washington Nationals pitcher and Staten Island native Jason Marquis:...
• 7/30 Call to the Pen: Jason Marquis Traded to Diamondbacks: The Washington Nationals are in the midst of a busy trade deadline, and they continued their active July by dealing starter Jason...
• 7/30 Baseball Musings: Marquis Trade: I just heard on the Mariners broadcast that the Nationals traded Jason Marquis to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Update: Here’s...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Acquire Jason Marquis: 4:06pm: The D'Backs take on all of the $2.47MM remaining on Marquis' contract, according to Bowden (on Twitter). 3:58pm: The...
• 7/30 SoDo Mojo: Why I Believe Erik Bedard Still Gets Traded: Even though Bedard had a terrible night last night there are reasons to believe he could and most likely will still be traded...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Hearing From Multiple Teams On Marquis: The Nationals are still hearing from multiple teams on righty Jason Marquis, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  Marquis,...
• 7/29 Up Along First: Mets bullpen struggles, but hold on to win 8-5: Notable performances: Dillon Gee- (W, 10-3) 6.2 IP4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO, 103 pitches (59 strikes) Ronny Paulino- 3-4, 2 R,...
• 7/29 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 106: Win Over Nationals: Mets 8 Nationals 5 The Mets winning streak extends to 5 as the Mets go four games over .500 for the first time all year. Mets...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Notes: Oliver, Marquis, Fister: The Tigers are looking for starters and relievers. Here's the latest on their trade talks: Scouts tell Yahoo's Jeff Passan...
• 7/29 Call to the Pen: Tigers Interested in Jason Marquis: The guys over at Fox Sports have reported that the Tigers and Nationals are discussing a deal that would send starting pitcher...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Nationals, Marlins, Reyes: The Braves and Phillies are both interested in Hunter Pence (latest rumors) and have interest in the same collection of right-handed...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Discussing Deal For Jason Marquis: The Tigers are discussing a trade for Jason Marquis, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Detroit GM...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Notes: Indians, Marquis, Soria : The Indians acquired Kosuke **** from the Cubs today and they might not be done yet. GM Chris Antonetti told Paul Hoynes of the...
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Desmond, Johnson, Marquis: The Nationals acquired Jonny Gomes today and Washington is also eyeing center field help. The Nationals are scouting Peter Bourjos,...
• 7/25 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Rumors: Tigers, Indians, Twins: The AL Central has only one clear seller at this point in the Royals, and they don't have much to offer.  The White Sox and Twins...
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Morse, Desmond, Livan, Marquis: Michael Morse could be "the biggest bargain in baseball," writes Thomas Boswell of the Washington Post.  Morse, earning just...
• 7/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY I SMELL A TREND: Quick, what do Ivan Rodriguez, Jerry Hairston Jr., Eric Hinske, Austin Kearns, Kerry Wood, and Lance Berkman all have in common?...
• 7/22 Fanspeak.com: Nationals As Sellers: Who Might Get Dealt
• 7/22 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: These Are the Trades the Dodgers Will Make This Weekend: Once again, I’m taking off for the weekend – this time to New Orleans – and with my history of having things...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Nats Rumors: Storen, Clippard, Desmond, Gorzelanny: The Nationals are listening on top relievers Drew Storen and Tyler Clippard, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, but such a trade...
• 7/13 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Place Scott Feldman On Outright Waivers: The Rangers placed starter Scott Feldman on outright waivers, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  The waivers expire in about...
• 7/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Addressing the Yankees’ Areas of Need: Pitching: Last year at the All-Star break I did a three-part series taking a look at the Yankees’ perceived areas of weakness and...
• 7/6 B-R Blog: 3+ CG Shutouts Since 1973 With Less Than 100 Pitches: Since 1973, how many pitchers had 3+ CG shutouts where they threw less than 100 pitches in the contest? Here is the list - Rk...
• 7/3 Buccos Buzz: An In-Depth Statistical Outlook at the Andrew McCutchen All-Star Snubbing: For those of you who only want to read about McCutchen’s All-Star snubbing, look for the blue “clicking here”...
• 7/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: Snub on that!: The Pirates and their fans had plenty of reason to be upset before the team even took the field today, as Andrew McCutchen was...
• 7/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Who’s your all star?: Pirates (42-41) at Nationals (42-42) 1:35 PM EST–Nationals Park, Washington DC Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports,...
• 7/1 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Nationals (Series Twenty Eight): Wooo hooo!  Two games out of first place in July!  This team leaps over yet another hurdle, going 8-7 in interleauge play, the...

• 6/28 MLBTradeRumors: Sherman On Yankees, Padres, Clippard: Joel Sherman of the New York Post dishes all kinds of Yankees rumors today; let's check it out. Yankees GM Brian Cashman...
• 6/28 B-R Blog: Two surprising rotations in 2011: Through Sunday, two teams -- one in each league -- have 4 pitchers with an ERA+ of at least 100 (and qualify for the ERA title)....
• 6/26 Roto Think Tank: Rotisserie Values and Pitcher Metrics: Is There a Corollary?: Back in May, Toz wrote an article discussing pitcher metrics versus Rotisserie earnings. In particular, he discussed K/9,...
• 6/25 For Baseball Junkies: Jim Riggleman: Why Now, Jim?: I want you to close your eyes... Picture this- you are on a tour of the Sahara desert when you black out... Drugged, mugged and...
• 6/23 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters June 23Check daily for suggested spot starts and analysis....
• 6/23 Brotherly Glove: Mariners Cannot Capitalize in the Capitol, Riggleman quits anyway:     The Seattle Mariners have a lot to think about on the long flight home from the other Washington after losing 1-0...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Can’t Give Away an Out: In an 0-0 tie in the bottom of the ninth, Mike Morse singles leading off the inning. The Nationals try to sacrifice twice to try...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Mariners and Nationals offer a nice late-lunch tilt as Michael Pineda faces Jason Marquis. Part of Pineda’s success...
• 6/19 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 6/12/11 - 6/18/11: A look back at the week that was at MLBTR: Nats righty Jason Marquis said he wants to stay in Washington. The Phillies...
• 6/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Brett Myers Dominates Dodgers: The problem tonight was not that the Dodgers lost to the Houston Astros, the worst team in baseball by both record and run differential....
• 6/17 Fanspeak.com: Why the Nationals Need To Move Tyler Clippard
• 6/15 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters June 16: Spot Starters: Spot Starters will be an article with suggested probable pitchers for tomorrow. These Spot Starters will be owned...
• 6/15 MLBTradeRumors: If The Nationals Become Sellers: Nationals GM Mike Rizzo made one significant trade last July, sending closer Matt Capps to the Twins for catcher Wilson Ramos. ...
• 6/13 B-R Blog: Zach Duke hits his second homer: Tonight Zach Duke hit his second homer of the season for the Diamondbacks. That gives him 2 HR and 5 RBI on the season. Here are...
• 6/12 MLBTradeRumors: Jason Marquis Wants To Stay With Nats: Nats right-hander Jason Marquis is in the final year of a two-year, $15MM deal and he says that he wants to continue his career...
• 6/9 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters June 10: Spot Starters: Spot Starters will be an article with suggested probable pitchers for tomorrow. These Spot Starters will be owned...
• 6/7 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Win Big On Day One of the Draft: Part 2
• 6/6 B-R Blog: Random Recap for Sunday, June 5: Washington 9, Arizona 4 (11 innings): In a game that featured 5 hit batsmen and a pair of manager/pitcher ejections, 4 things...
• 6/5 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Beltran, Guerrero, Marquis, Soria: In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe discusses Buster Posey and Scott Cousins, examines what went wrong with...
• 6/1 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (34-20) at Nationals (22-31): Philadelphia Phillies (34-20) at Washington Nationals (22-31) Cliff Lee, LHP (4-4, 3.50 ERA) vs. Jason Marquis (5-2, 4.26 ERA)...
• 6/1 Phillies Nation: Lee Falters as Phillies Fall in Washington: Neither Cliff Lee nor Danny Espinosa were themselves tonight. Lee looked more like Kyle Kendrick than anything else, and Espinosa,...
• 6/1 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Starting Pitchers: There could be as many as a dozen sellers when the trade deadline approaches in late July.  Almost everyone else will be seeking...
• 6/1 The World's Worst Sports Blog: One-Third of an Inning Pitched, 6 or More Earned Runs: Carlos Marmol came in last night to close a fine performance by Carlos Zambrano, who had pitched 8 innings and allowed one earned...
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis improves to 6-2: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis allowed two earned runs while scattering eight hits over 6 1/3 innings in a win Tuesday,...[+] May 31, against the Philadelphia Phillies. In his previous six starts against the Phillies, Marquis was 0-5 with a 9.49 ERA in 24 2/3 innings. It was his first win against Philadelphia since joining the Nationals for the 2010 season.

• 5/30 Fanspeak.com: Nats Call Up Maya Could Shake Up The Rotation
• 5/27 B-R Blog: Quick Thursday Recap: Anibal, Carl, Micah, Nolan & “Vogue”: Just a quickie to see if this contraption really flies: -- To review: Ryan Vogelsong began this season in AAA at the age of 33,...
• 5/23 Baseball Musings: Quality Loss: Jordan Zimmermann took the loss Sunday as the Nationals fell to the Orioles 2-1. Zimmermann earned a quality start, lasting 6...
• 5/21 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Marquis, Papelbon, Lowe, Phillies: ESPN's Jayson Stark recently chatted with fans about several topics, including these hot stove-related items... Stark predicts...
• 5/21 Fanspeak.com: Washington Nationals trade targets
• 5/21 Fanspeak.com: A Look at the Washington Nationals 2011 Draft Strategy
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis struggles in interleague start: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis allowed five earned runs, eight hits and three walks over four innings in a no-decision...[+] Friday, May 20, against the Baltimore Orioles. While Marquis is 5-1 with a 4.08 ERA in nine starts, he has allowde at least six hits in eight of those outings.
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis helps his own cause: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis allowed four runs - two earned - and six hits over 6 2/3 innings in a win Sunday, May 15,...[+] against the Florida Marlins. He also struck out two in the 101-pitch quality start. Marquis also went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs to help his own cause.
• 5/15 Baseball Musings: Half Dozen First: The Washington Nationals score six runs in the first inning against Javier Vazquez and the Marlins. The Nats picked up six hits...
• 5/14 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters May 15thCheck daily for suggested spot starts and analysis....
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis picks up 100th win: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis allowed three earned runs, seven hits and two walks while striking out three batters over...[+] 7 1/3 innings Tuesday, May 10, against the Atlanta Braves. He improved to 4-1 on the season, and the victory was the 100th of his career.
• 5/10 Braves Journal: Nats 7, Braves 6: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 10, 2011 – ESPN. What’s the point of a comeback...
• 5/10 Baseball Musings: Rickety Bridge: The Nationals had a tough time tonight getting from their starter to their closer. Jason Marquis, facing the Braves, pitched into...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Betting baseball: A BAD idea: The Dodgers are going to win the series. It’s a bleeping lock. So said Harvey Keitel in the title role of the film “The Bad...
• 5/7 Fungoes.net: Cardinals-Brewers progressive game blog: Fourth inning: [The following is a part of the United Cardinal Bloggers' progressive-game blog, in which several bloggers covered the Cardinals-Brewers...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis handed first loss: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis allowed seven runs - six earned - and 10 hits over just five innings Wednesday, May 4, against...[+] the Philadelphia Phillies. He also walked two batters and struck out two in the 89-pitch outing for his first loss of the season.
• 5/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Must-have quality starters for your fantasy squad: You would expect to find pitchers Justin Verlander and Roy Halladay performing well early season, but they aren’t they only...
• 5/3 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters May 4thCheck out the daily article to see the suggested spot starters for each date....

• 4/30 COSFBA: Line of the Day: April 29th, 2011: SP Jason Marquis of the Washington Nationals pitched a five-hit, complete-game shutout to beat Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco...
• 4/30 Giants Nirvana: Game Recap: Nationals 3, Giants 0: Last year, Jason Marquis was awful. And that's no exaggeration. In 13 starts -- he managed to accumulate a grand total of 58.2...
• 4/29 22gigantes.com: Giants bats fall silent in 3-0 loss to Nats: Jason Marquis outduelled Tim Lincecum to pitch the Washington Nationals to a 3-0 win over the San Francisco Giants at Nationals...
• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis blanks champs: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis allowed just five hits and no walks in a complete game shutout against the San Francisco...[+] Giants Friday, April 29. Marquis also struck out seven batters, improving to 3-0 while lowering his ERA to 2.62. It was his fourth major league shutout, and first since 2009 when he was with the Colorado Rockies.
• 4/29 Raising Matt Cain: Overshadowed Tim: Do I really have to "tip my cap" to another mediocre pitcher that performs like a Hall-of-Famer against our boys? Come on, this...
• 4/29 Baseball Musings: Marquis de Shutout: Jason Marquis five hits the Giants, not allowing a walk and striking out seven as he pitches a 3-0 shutout. It’s the fourth...
• 4/29 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Toronto invades New York 3 1/2 games behind the Yankees as Ricky Romero faces Freddy Garcia. The Blue Jays are coming off a big...
• 4/29 Raising Matt Cain: Capitol baseball: While the B-squad took care of the Pirates yesterday, the A-team suits up tonight. Big Time Timmy Jim gets the call against a...
• 4/28 22gigantes.com: The sweet 'song of victory: Ryan Vogelsong (1-0), starting his first game since 2004 while with the Pirates, tossed 5.2 effective innings and Aaron Rowand...
• 4/28 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters April 29th (Claylanton vs. Marqietta)Click the article to see the probable two start pitchers for week 2....
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis improves to 2-0: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis allowed three earned runs, eight hits and two walks over six innings in a win Sunday, April...[+] 24, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, reports The Associated Press. Marquis continued the Nationals' season-long streak of their starters going at least five innings.
• 4/24 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Happy Easter! Nationals vs. Pirates: Nationals (9-10) at Pirates (9-11) 1:35 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, MASN 2...
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis moved to Sunday: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis will start Sunday, April 24, against the Pittsburgh Pirates after the game Friday, April...[+] 22, forced manager Jim Riggleman to re-shuffle his rotation, reports Adam Kilgore, of The Washington Post.
• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Washington Nationals: The Nationals are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series.  Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season: Eligible For...
• 4/19 It's About the Money (Stupid): Swinging With Doc Halladay: A long time FOTB, The Sporting Hippeaux, dropped me a line last week. Like me, his job is swallowing up his ability to write on...
• 4/19 Baseball Musings: Better Pitching: Adam Kilgore looks at an improved Washington Nationals rotation: Livan Hernandez, Jordan Zimmermann, John Lannan, Jason Marquis...
• 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Tigers, Reyes, Trout, White Sox: The Rockies, who are about to start a series with the defending World Champions, have baseball's best record so far this year....
• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Two could be traded: The Washington Nationals could be inclined to trade C Ivan Rodriguez or SP Jason Marquis before the trading deadline this year,...[+] according to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal. Scouts are impressed with Marquis' performance to begin the year. 'His mojo is back,' a scout said. 'He's got his movement again. He's throwing strikes. He's not the same guy as last year.'
• 4/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): When Will They Ever Learn?: On Wednesday, Brien asked a rather pertinent question, “Why would you ever pitch to contact?” It’s one I’ve asked...
• 4/18 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: April 18, 2011: Charlie Morton $5.  Other bids: $4, $1.I wrote about Charlie Morton on Saturday morning.  To repeat, here is the good:...
• 4/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis holds Milwaukee at bay: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis allowed two earned runs while scattering nine hits over seven innings to pick up his first...[+] victory of the season Sunday, April 17, in the first game of a doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers. Marquis also struck out four batters in the 100-pitch quality start.
• 4/17 Baseball Musings: Nationals Sweep: The Nationals enjoyed a good day as they sweep Milwaukee in a double header, winning the night-cap 5-1. The received two good...
• 4/17 Baseball Musings: Gallardo Trades Off: Yovani Gallardo improved his control Sunday afternoon, walking none in 5 1/3 innings of work while striking out five. He had only...
• 4/17 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Yovani Gallardo tries to solve his power issues against the Nationals. Photo: Icon SMI Toronto and Boston continue their Patriot...
• 4/15 B-R Blog: SP Getting Off To A Bad Start: Since 1919, how many starting pitchers have had 3+ games within his team's first 15 games of the season where he pitched 5 innings...
• 4/12 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Kyle McClellan at the bat: In an unexpected event, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kyle McClellan excelled Monday night at the plate as well as on the mound....
• 4/11 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Contracts Gone Sour: Tons of research goes into any free agent signing, given the amount of money at stake.  Still, one year later many have already...
• 4/10 MetsNews.net: Mets lose 7-3 in 11, make roster changes after game: gm]I apologize for the lack of posts lately. I have been very busy. The Mets finished up their series against the Nationals...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis strikes out nine : Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings against the New York Mets Sunday, April...[+] 10, reports Rick Freeman, of The Associated Press. He struck out nine batters and walked two in the game.
• 4/10 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Chris Young of the Mets leverages his height into a high strikeout rate. Photo: Icon SMI The Nationals and the Mets play the rubber...
• 4/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Washington Nationals: The Nationals are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Jayson Werth, RF: seven years, $126MM. Adam...
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis solid in no-decision: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis allowed two earned runs, six hits and no walks in 6 1/3 innings in a no-decision against...[+] the Florida Marlins Tuesday, April 5.
• 4/5 Marlin Maniac: Series Preview: Washington Nationals: The Washington Nationals come to visit off the heels of an ugly Marlins loss. As Marlins fans are well aware, nothing beats that...
• 4/5 StLCards.net: Game 5 Preview: The final piece of the rotation puzzle is unveiled tonight in Kyle McClellan. This is the first start he’s ever made in...
• 4/4 COSFBA: A Steady Stream: For 04/05/2011: A Steady Stream will be a semi-regular column that looks at probable pitchers starting games tomorrow and owned in approximately...

• 3/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Rotation set up: The Washington Nationals will use the rotation of: SPs Livan Hernandez, John Lannan, Jordan Zimmermann, Jason Marquis and Tom...[+] Gorzelanny, MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports.
• 3/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Objectively Ollie: Amid all the celebratory grave-dancing as if Oliver Perez were a dictator who’d been overthrown, there’s a great deal...
• 3/22 B-R Blog: Mailbag: Most Expensive Starters (Per Inning, 2008-2010): B-R reader Don recently asked about the most expensive starters per inning pitched (apropos of the Yankees' infamous Carl Pavano...
• 3/19 MetsNews.net: Hairston, Evans lead Mets past Nats: The game: Today, the first day after the Luis Castillo era ended, the Mets played well. Against the Nationals in Port Saint Lucie,...
• 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...
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis sharp again Monday: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis gave up one run and three hits while striking out four and walking two in five innings against...[+] the Detroit Tigers Monday, March 14, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson.
• 3/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis' sinker effective: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis, who has tossed seven scoreless innings this spring, has had his sinker working to perfection,...[+] according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. 'I'm excited that I'm getting the results I am this early,' Marquis said. 'I just want to build on it and stay where I'm at. It's not really the results I'm happy about - obviously, I'll take it. But I'm making my pitchers. I'm throwing my sinker down in the zone, my changeup, my slider are down in the zone with good arm speed, good action.'
• 3/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis using sinker affectively: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis has been using his sinker affectively to induce groundouts this spring, MASNSports.com's...[+] Ben Goessling reports. The pitch has been running away from lefties and in on righties.
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis breezes through outing: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis allowed just two hits while striking out three in four innings against the Florida Marlins...[+] Wednesday, March 9, according to MLB.com's Joe Frisaro.
• 3/7 The Process Report: Bonus TPR11 Section: The Braves’ Bullpens: This was going to be a sidebar style thing for a chapter that never actually got wrote, so hey, enjoy. Can a team really juggle...
• 3/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis impresses Friday: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis hurled three shutout innings and gave up just one hit in spring action Friday, March 4,...[+] according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson.

• 2/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Make rotation switch: Updating previous reports, Washington Nationals SP John Lannan will pitch the second spring game, SP Jordan Zimmermann will pitch...[+] the third game and SP Jason Marquis will pitch the fourth game, MASNSports.com's Ben Goessling reports.
• 2/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Two starters penciled in: Washington Nationals SPs John Lannan and Jason Marquis will start the third and fourth spring training game, respectively, MASNSports.com's...[+] Ben Goessling reports.
• 2/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Rotation appears set : The Washington Nationals have their five starting pitchers lined up for the 2011 season, according to The Associated Press. SP's...[+] Livan Hernandez, John Lannan, Jordan Zimmermann, Jason Marquis and Tom Gorzelanny are ticketed for rotation duty.
• 2/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Potential Pills to Swallow: One pill is for the short term. One pill is for the long term. Let’s go with the latter first. CC Sabathia‘s opt-out...
• 2/16 Call to the Pen: On the Plus and Minus: The Washington Nationals: On the Plus and Minus is a series that will look at all of the teams that finished last place during the 2010 season, evaluating...
• 2/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Rotation still fluid, according to pitching coach: Washington Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty told The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore the Nationals rotation has four favorites...[+] out front in SPs Livan Hernandez, John Lannan, Jason Marquis and Jordan Zimmermann. After that, everything is fluid. 'I can't say those four are set in stone,' McCatty said. 'I don't want to make it seem like that. Those are the names that have come up in discussions.' SP Tom Gorzelanny has been mentioned as a possible fifth starter.

• 1/31 MLBTradeRumors: The Nationals' Search For Pitching: Justin Duchscherer is the latest pitcher to decline the Nationals' overtures and sign elsewhere, but he's certainly not the only...
• 1/30 Fungoes.net: Five headlines that we expect (not necessarily want) in 2011: The Cardinals have already made some headlines this winter, with a few offseason accolades, some wise and unwise moves and, of...
• 1/23 Call to the Pen: Analyzing the Cubs/Nationals Tom Gorzelanny Trade: As we hurtle toward the start of spring training, a semi-major trade still crops up every now and then, as teams look to reshuffle...
• 1/23 Call to the Pen: Analyzing the Cubs/Nationals Tom Gorzelanny Trade: As we hurtle toward the start of spring training, a semi-major trade still crops up every now and then, as teams look to reshuffle...
• 1/21 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Hindsight is 4/41: Does that “4/41” part sound familiar at all?  Wait for it….. Yep, that’s it.  That’s Kyle Lohse’s contract – 4...
• 1/21 Call to the Pen: Analyzing the Cubs/Nationals Tom Gorzelanny Trade: As we hurtle toward the start of spring training, a semi-major trade still crops up every now and then, as teams look to reshuffle...
• 1/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Eight starters for five spots: The Washington Nationals currently have eight pitchers vying for five starting rotation spots this year, according to The Washington...[+] Post's Adam Kilgore. The pitchers include Ps Livan Hernandez, Jordan Zimmermann, John Lannan, Jason Marquis, Yunesky Maya, Ross Detwiler, Chien-Ming Wang and Tom Gorzelanny.

• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: What's In Store For January: Here's what to expect as we prepare to enter 2011... Boras Clients Will Find Homes Last January, Matt Holliday, Adrian Beltre,...
• 12/22 PaulLebowitz.com: National Catastrophe In The Making: A non-partisan nightmare: The factional disputes inherent in Washington politics are generally put aside when a true catastrophe...
• 12/10 B-R Blog: Best SP Since 2005 According To ERA+: A simple list for today. Pitchers with 1,000+ IP since 2005 ranked by ERA+. Here they are: Rk Player ERA+ IP Age G GS CG SHO W...
• 12/8 NY Baseball Digest: Look Into the Future: The 2013 Yankees: As of this moment, right here, the 2013 Yankees already have in the neighborhood of 109 million dollars spent. That’s with...
• 12/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Reasonable Doubts In The Eye Of The Beholder: The trial of Jayson Werth: If Jayson Werth stands at the podium during his introductory press conference as the new and...

• 11/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Semantics: Mets to hire Terry Collins as manager: Adam Rubin of ESPN New York is reporting that the New York Mets are set to hire Terry...
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: ACES Agency Off To A Great Start: ACES, Inc., home of the Levinson brothers, is off to a great start this offseason.  The agency has already brokered $57.25MM...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Amateur Signing Bonuses: Cardinals: Next up in our series looking at each team's amateur spending, the Cardinals... J.D. Drew, $3MM (1998) Shelby Miller,...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Garland Declines Option, Hits Free Agency: Jon Garland declined his side of his 2011 mutual option with the Padres, according to Dan Hayes of the North County Times (on...

• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Last Year's Big Free Agent Deals: 20 players signed free agent deals worth at least $10MM last offseason.  How'd those work out? Matt Holliday, Cardinals:...
• 10/23 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Payroll Commitments: With the 2010-2011 offseason drawing closer, we're going to start hearing more and more about how much each team is able to spend...
• 10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Sign Mike Rizzo To Five-Year Extension: The Nationals signed GM Mike Rizzo to a five-year extension and promoted him to executive vice president of baseball operations...
• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals, Westbrook Discussing Extension: We've heard for awhile now that the Cardinals would love to retain Jake Westbrook, whom they acquired at the trade deadline in...
• 10/10 Obstructed View: Larry Rothschild and home runs: Larry Rothschild has until Monday to exercise his option to remain the pitching coach for the Cubs.  Under Rothschild, the Cubs...

• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Seek Top Starting Pitcher: The Nationals would like to add a leadoff hitter and re-sign Adam Dunn this offseason, but their main priority is starting pitching....
• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Jake Westbrook: Jake Westbrook has found the National League to his liking since being acquired by the Cardinals on July 31st.  He's provided...
• 9/28 Baseball Musings: Marquis Matchup: Jason Marquis battled Roy Oswalt evenly, both allowing one run and throwing the decisions to the bullpens as Washington defeated...
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis pitches well Wednesday: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis gave up seven hits and two runs in six-plus innings in a no-decision against the Houston...[+] Astros Wednesday, Sept. 22, according to The Associated Press. He has given up two or fewer earned runs in five of his last seven starts.
• 9/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis struggles against Phils Friday: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (2-9) only recorded one out while allowing six runs on six hits and one walk in a loss to...[+] the Philadelphia Phillies Friday, Sept. 17, according to The Associated Press. He retired the first batter before allowing the next eight men in the lineup to reach base safely. The six runs marked the most runs scored in the first inning by the Phillies this season.
• 9/13 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Jaime Garcia’s Efficient, Impressive Shutout: Sick of reading about how great Jaime Garcia‘s start yesterday was?  Good, me neither, so here’s some more…...
• 9/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis loses despite eight K's: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (2-8) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings of work Saturday, Sept. 11, in a 4-1...[+] loss to the Florida Marlins. He struck out eight in the loss, according to The Associated Press, which was his highest total since Sept. 2008.
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Bronson Arroyo: If the Reds don't pick up Bronson Arroyo's option for 2011, he'll be in high demand. Only three pitchers have logged more innings...
• 9/5 Baseball Musings: Fixing Marquis: It appears all Jason Marquis needed to right himself was to face the Pittsburgh Pirates. The lowest scoring team in the NL managed...
• 9/5 Baseball Musings: Game of the Day: Wierd Al Yankovic did a spoof of the song One Week called Jerry Springer. In the song he describes the show: It’s totally...

• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Available Starting Pitchers: Let's put on our speculating hats and conjure up a list of starting pitchers who might be currently available.  Warning: most...
• 8/27 PaulLebowitz.com: I Am Trying To Break Your Heart: Truths, hard and cold: Reality is (or should be) setting in for certain teams that have to realize that their aspirations...
• 8/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis remains winless: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (0-7) remained winless this season despite his best pitching performance of the year Wednesday,...[+] Aug. 25. He gave up one run on four hits in 7 1/3 innings, walking three and striking out two in a 4-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs, according to The Associated Press.
• 8/23 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Jaime Garcia’s Efficient, Impressive Shutout: Sick of reading about how great Jaime Garcia‘s start yesterday was?  Good, me neither, so here’s some more…...
• 8/21 Baseball Moves: TWTW (8/14/10 – 8/20/10): 8/14 – The Giants took a game back from division rival the Padres in a 3-2 extra inning affair.  Carlos Zambrano outdueled...
• 8/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis tagged for hard-luck loss: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis fell to 0-6 overall Friday, Aug. 20, according to The Associated Press, as he gave up only...[+] four hits but allowed one run in a 1-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
• 8/20 Baseball Musings: Two Close Shutouts: Jason Marquis pitched one of his better games of the season, holding the Phillies to one run over five innings. Unfortunately,...
• 8/20 Tomahawk Take: Ankiel Delivers Three-Run Triple in Ninth to Seal Braves Comeback Win: The Braves were up to their usual business again today, as Rick Ankiel smacked a bases loaded triple with two outs in the ninth...
• 8/18 Baseball Moves: TWTW (8/7/10 – 8/13/10): Saturday (8/7) – The Toronto Blue Jays are doing their best to put to rest talk of “the year of the pitcher”...
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis to make next start Friday: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis will make his next start against the Philadelphia Phillies Friday, Aug. 20, despite an 0-5...[+] record and a 14.33 ERA, according to The Associated Press.
• 8/17 MLBTradeRumors: Why Didn't Colby Lewis Get More Money?: It's clear now that the Rangers made a great free agent signing with Colby Lewis.  The 31-year-old righty ranks 15th in the American...
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis likely to stay in rotation: Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman is leaning toward leaving SP Jason Marquis in the starting rotation for his next start,...[+] according to The Associated Press. Marquis is 0-2 with a 7.00 ERA since returning from the disabled list Aug. 8.
• 8/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis continuing to struggle: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (0-5) has allowed 10 runs in eight innings over two outings since coming off the disabled...[+] list for right elbow surgery, according to The Associated Press. He allowed five runs on seven hits over four innings against the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday, Aug. 14, with two walks and two strikeouts. 'It's a results-oriented business, you know, and we've got to get better results,' manager Jim Riggleman said.
• 8/11 MLBTradeRumors: The Nationals' 2011 Rotation: The Nationals currently rank 13th in the NL with a 4.41 rotation ERA.  They've given starts to a dozen different pitchers, but...
• 8/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis loses in return to rotation: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (0-4) returned to the rotation Sunday, Aug. 8, after spending 3 1/2 months on the disabled...[+] list because of bone chips in his elbow that required surgery on May 14. The Associated Press reported Marquis was charged with five runs and five hits in over four innings of work.
• 8/8 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Morrow, Goodnight, Guillen, Delgado: Some links to check out as Brandon Morrow just misses no-hitting the Rays... Morrow told FOX Sports' Jim Bowden (Twitter...
• 8/6 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For Carl Crawford: There's a whole lot to like about Carl Crawford's game. He can hit, as his .302/.356/.485 line shows. He has stolen 38 bases (47...
• 8/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis to return Sunday: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (elbow) will return from the 15-day disabled list in time to start Sunday, Aug. 8, against...[+] the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to MLB.com's Andrew Pentis. Manager Jim Riggleman said SP Scott Olsen will remain in the rotation.
• 8/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis threw Monday: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (elbow) threw roughly 90 pitches in six innings Monday, Aug. 2, according to The Washington...[+] Post's Adam Kilgore. It is unclear what Marquis' next move will be.
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Waiver Trade Candidates: NL East: The current NL East situation: the Braves and Phillies are in contention, the Marlins and Mets are in the gray area, and the Nationals...

• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis could return Sunday: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (elbow) was scheduled to pitch at Triple-A Syracuse Wednesday, July 28, and could return...[+] to start Sunday, Aug. 1, MASNSports.com's Ben Goessling reports.
• 7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Nats Notes: Pitching, Capps, Dunn, Willingham, Harris: MLB.com's Bill Ladson talked with Nationals GM Mike Rizzo about the upcoming trade deadline. Let's run down an abbreviated version: Rizzo...
• 7/19 Caught Looking: Kazmir is rocked for 13 earned runs: Last night, Angels pitcher Scott Kazmir was s**** for 13 earned runs in just 5.0 innings of work in the Athletics 15-1 drubbing...
• 7/15 PaulLebowitz.com: The Silence Of The Prince----Monsters Of The First Half, Day 3: "Oh Clarice, your problem is you need to get more fun out of life." The death of George Steinbrenner and the inconvenience...
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis throws BP: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (elbow) threw batting practice for the first time Sunday, July 11, MASNSports.com's Ben...[+] Goessling reports.
• 7/13 PaulLebowitz.com: First Half Atrocities, The Committer Of Evil Acts----Day 2: An All Star break recap unlike any other, day 2: The title refers to the comment the unreadable Ken Davidoff made to me after...

• 6/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis plays catch Friday: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (elbow) played catch in the outfield Friday, June 18, reports Adam Kilgore, of The Washington...[+] Post. He is scheduled to return by around Aug. 1.
• 6/8 B-R Blog: Negative Game Scores: Yesterday the question came up of whether negative Game Scores are possible for pitchers. The answer is a resounding "yes." See...
• 6/2 Fungoes.net: Recap: Reds 9, Cardinals 8: With the exception of the hitters, neither the Reds nor the Cardinals seemed all that interested in winning Tuesday’s match....

• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Jon Garland: Padres righty Jon Garland is currently tied for fifth in MLB with a 2.15 ERA through his first eleven starts.  Let's take a...
• 5/25 Baseball Press: The 606 - May 21, 2010: Barry Zito and Trevor Cahill kick off 2010 Interleague Play (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look into the three most...
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis has surgery on right elbow: Updating previous reports, Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (elbow) will miss approximately eight weeks after undergoing...[+] surgery to remove bone chips from his right elbow Friday, May 14, according to The Associated Press. He is expected to begin rehab shortly.
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis expects to undergo surgery: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (elbow) thinks there is a good chance he will need surgery on his right elbow, according...[+] to The Associated Press. His elbow stiffened Wednesday, May 12, after his rehab appearance with Single-A Potomac Tuesday, May 11. The surgery would be to clean out bone chips and would likely sideline him until August.
• 5/12 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: DeRosa, Marquis, Griffey: Links for Wednesday, as MLB issues the Phillies a warning about their bullpen coach's binocular use... Chat today, 2pm CST....
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Pitchers With Major Incentives: The Nationals guaranteed over $22MM during the offseason to free agent pitchers, with the lion's share going to Jason Marquis.  But...
• 5/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis to make rehab start Tuesday: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (elbow) will make his first rehab start for Class A Potomac Tuesday, May 11, according to...[+] Adam Kilgore of The Washington Post. If all goes well, he will make his next rehab start with Double-A Harrisburg Sunday, May 16, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson.
• 5/9 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Braves, Marquis, Rockies: Mother's Day linkage.. David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution points out that ex-Braves Kelly Johnson and Adam LaRoche...
• 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: Could The Nationals Be Trade Deadline Buyers?: The Nationals are off to a 14-13 start, which puts them two games behind the Phillies in the NL East.  However, based on their...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis throws WednesdayWashington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (elbow) threw off a mound Wednesday, May 5, according to The Associated Press. ...[+] Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (elbow) threw off a mound Wednesday, May 5, according to The Associated Press.

• 4/30 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Slow Starts: Yesterday we looked at free agents off to hot starts; now it's time to do the opposite.  Last year this list included Mark Teixeira...
• 4/27 MLBTradeRumors: Which Agency Had The Biggest Offseason?: A week ago we looked at the total free agent dollars brokered by top agencies during the 2009-10 offseason.  Today we expand...
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis could begin throwing early next month: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (elbow) has received a cortisone shot in his right elbow and had the joint drained, according...[+] to The Associated Press. He is also taking anti-inflammatory medications in an effort to avoid undergoing surgery. If all goes well, Marquis could begin a throwing program early next month. However, general manager Mike Rizzo said Marquis may still opt to have surgery during the offseason.
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis will not need surgery: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (elbow) will not need surgery on his injured elbow, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson....[+] Marquis was given a cortisone shot by Dr. Tim Kremchek and will not throw for seven to 10 days, and will then begin a throwing program shortly after. The team is hoping he can be back on the mound in four to six weeks.
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis to miss six weeks: Washington Nationals SP Jason Marquis (elbow) is expected to miss six weeks with his right elbow injury, according to ESPN.com....[+]
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jason Marquis to DL: The Washington Nationals placed SP Jason Marquis (elbow) on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, April 21, with elbow soreness,...[+] according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. An MRI exam revealed 'floating bodies' in his right elbow, according to general manager Mike Rizzo. Marquis will receive a second opinion Thursday, April 22. P Luis Atilano could be called up to take Marquis' rotation spot Friday, April 23.
• 4/20 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Deals By Agency: MLB teams spent over $850MM on free agent contracts during the 2009-10 offseason.  45 different agencies were involved in...