Sean Christopher Marshall

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: August 30, 1982 in Richmond, VA
High School: Manchester HS (Midlothian, VA)
School: Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 2006 (Age 23)   vs. STL 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Reds 2006-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2015, 3 yrs/$16.5M (13-15) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 6.088, Free Agent: 2016 [*],
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• 5/23 Injury Report: ()
• 5/23 MLB Injury News: Reds' Sean Marshall unavailable with shoulder discomfort: Cincinnati Reds left-handed reliever Sean Marshall wasn't available last night against the New York Mets after he experienced...
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• 5/21 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 42: Loss to Reds: Reds 4 Mets 3 Mets just have a hard time getting more than three runs a game, and a team usually needs more than that to beat...
• 5/20 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Week in Review #7: Record: 3 wins, 2 losses Standing: 21-23, 3rd place in NL East (4.5 GB) Top 3 offensive plays (by Win Probability Added, WPA)...
• 5/18 Blog Red Machine: Nick Masset Where Have You Been and Are You Ever Coming Back?: Has Nick Masset fallen into a black hole? Has he been beamed up Scotty? Nick…phone home. When was the last time you have...
• 5/17 Blog Red Machine: Folly Filled 8th Inning Dooms Reds: When you get behind early, come back to tie it, then the bottom drops out. Kinda deflating, isn’t it? That’s exactly...
• 5/17 Phillies Nation: Two-Run Eighth Lifts Phils Past Reds: Cliff Lee pitched a good game, but a home run given up by Antonio **** in the top of the eighth inning not only stripped Lee of...
• 5/16 Blog Red Machine: Mike Leake Proves His Worthiness, Shuts Door on Marlins: Cincinnati Reds’ starter Mike Leake put an exclamation point on his bid not to be the starter booted out of the rotation...
• 5/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy insight: I’m not buying Travis Wood: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Every weekend,...
• 5/14 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs throttle Rockies for third straight win: Full Box Score   As I mentioned in the series preview the Cubs look to be finding a groove and riding the momentum of some nice...
• 5/12 Redlegs Review: Five reasons why the Reds will be world champions by season's end: Prior to the 2013 Major League Baseball season, the Cincinnati Reds were widely considered one of the favorites to win the...
• 5/8 Braves Journal: Braves 7, Reds 2 (recapped by W.C.G.): ESPN Box Score You want a small sample size? I’ve got your small sample size right here. Dan Uggla is now hitting .333/.379/.815...
• 5/8 The Writer's Journey: Photoset: Cincinnati Reds vs. Atlanta Braves (May 7, 2013 @ Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati OH): An exciting game with two bottom-of-the-ninth homers from pinch hitter Devin Mesoraco and centerfielder Shin-Soo Choo giving the...
• 5/6 Blog Red Machine: Three Up, Three Down — 5/6/13 (Reds vs. Braves): So far, April showers have indeed brought May flowers. The Reds swept the Chicago Cubs in the first series of May, and the bats...
• 5/2 Blog Red Machine: Reds Power Rankings – April Showers: It was a long month of April for Reds fans. Ups, downs, injuries, callups, wins, losses…we witnessed just about everything...
• 5/1 Blog Red Machine: The Cincinnati Reds in April 2013: A new month creates an opportunity for all of us to look back on the previous month and wonder, shake out heads at certain decisions...

• 4/29 The Baseball Haven: Too Much of a Good Thing: In 2012, Johnny Cueto, Mat Latos, Homer Bailey, Bronson Arroyo, and Mike Leake combined to start 161 of the Cincinnati Reds 162...
• 4/28 Blog Red Machine: Reds Bats Come Alive To Prevent Series Sweep:   The Reds limped into today’s game against Washington in fourth place in the NL Central and two games behind the...
• 4/28 District On Deck: Haren And Harper Lead The Nationals To Win Over The Reds: It was the pitching performance from Dan Haren that the Nationals had been expecting from the veteran right hander, but had not...
• 4/28 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 27 Observations: Pitchers: Mariners 3,  Angels 2 Felix Hernandez: Thanks to an early solo home run allowed and a sacrifice fly, Hernandez...
• 4/27 Blog Red Machine: R.I.P. Reds Offense: WASHINGTON – The Cincinnati Reds offense was found dead today on the field at Nationals Park by a member of the grounds...
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• 4/26 FFLockerRoom: Cincinnati Reds Activate Pitcher Sean Marshall: MLB News: The Cincinnati Reds left handed pitcher Sean Marshall from the 15-day disabled list Friday. Having a weak throwing shoulder,...
• 4/25 Blog Red Machine: Three Up, Three Down – 4/25/13 (Reds @ Nationals): The Reds have barely escaped their homestretch-ending series with the division bottom feeder Chicago Cubs, taking 2 of 3 and hitting...
• 4/25 Blog Red Machine: Raising Reds – 4/24/12: What’s Wrong with Daniel Corcino?: Reds reliever Sean Marshall continues his rehab stint in Louisville. He started the game last evening for the Bats. In his inning...
• 4/23 Blog Red Machine: Raising Reds – 4/22/13: Bats Drop One Late, Marshall Update: Ever have that feeling that you let something get away? Ask Bats skipper Jim Riggleman about that. He’s gotta feel like...
• 4/22 Baseball News Source: Zack Cozart Catches Break, Back in the Reds’ Lineup: When Reds’ starting shortstop, Zack Cozart tried bunting only to be hit in the finger with a pitch, he thought he was going...
• 4/22 Obstructed View: Prospect Profile: Ronald Torreyes: This is a continuation of the weekly series of of writing about a Cubs prospect profile. Early on, I will be writing about guys...
• 4/22 Blog Red Machine: Three Up, Three Down — 4/22/13 (Reds vs Cubs): The Cincinnati Reds have won yet another series, bringing their season series record to 4-2, which translates into an 11-8 record,...
• 4/22 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (5-12) at Cincinnati Reds (11-8): The Reds are still the team to beat in the NL Central. They had a rough first road trip, losing two of three in St. Louis and...
• 4/17 Call to the Pen: Johnny Cueto Hurt, Reds Pitching Hurting: When Johnny Cueto clutched his right, throwing arm on the mound, Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker wanted to look the other...
• 4/14 Blog Red Machine: Reds Fantasy Roundup: Week Three: Last week was pretty unpleasant for Reds baseball. After routing the Cardinals 13-4, they dropped all 4 of their next 4 games...
• 4/14 Blog Red Machine: Reds Must Be Asking Who’s Next?: You’re heard and read it a thousand times. Maybe even more. One aspect that aided the Cincinnati Reds in their claiming...
• 4/13 Redlegs Review: RR Roundtable: Is now the time for Tony Cingrani?: Tony Cingrani has been outstanding in AAA so far. Is it time he join the Reds rotation? Once more, RR staffers convene...
• 4/13 mlbreports.com : Sean Marshall Injury: Has It Created A **** In The Armor?: Like us on Facebook here Saturday April 13,  2013 By Matt Steinmann (Reds Correspondent): Injuries, as we know are part of the...
• 4/13 Blog Red Machine: Reds Take Gut Punch in 6-5 Loss to Pirates: Being in an early hole isn’t always a bad thing. You have time to make up the deficit. Granted, that’s not always...
• 4/12 Blog Red Machine: Three Up, Three Down – 4/12/13 (Reds @ Pirates): A common trend in my three up, three down articles thusfar in the season have been discussing how the Reds have been successful...
• 4/11 Redlegs Review: Thursday's mixed bag of news and notes: Well, Cincinnati's road trip to St. Louis didn't go so well. After taking game one of the series by scoring nine runs in...
• 4/11 Blog Red Machine: Assigning the Blame: Homer Bailey: This will begin a series of short articles in which I assign the blame of a loss to a Reds’ player or players. It isn’t...
• 4/10 TheLeadoffWalk: Reds vs. Cardinals: Day Ten Observations: Cardinals 10, Reds 0 Jon Jay: Stepping up to bat in a scoreless game during the bottom of the fifth, John Jay...
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• 4/10 Redlegs Review: Reds place Sean Marshall on disabled list, recall Logan Ondrusek from Pensacola: It seems as though the shoulder fatigue southpaw Sean Marshall has been battling lately has finally become too much to bear. On...
• 4/9 numberFire: 4 Reasons the 2013 Cincinnati Reds are World Series Favorites: That Joey Votto-led lineup and Aroldis Chapman-led bullpen are absolutely to die for.See More Shin-Soo Choo Ryan Ludwick Joey...
• 4/8 Blog Red Machine: Three Up, Three Down – 4/8/13 (Reds @ Cardinals): Another series, another series victory for the Redlegs. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again — if you...
• 4/7 TheLeadoffWalk: Nationals vs. Reds: Day Seven Observations: Reds 6, Nationals 3 Stephen Strasburg: Washington’s handling of Strasburg continues to be an unexplainable...
• 4/7 Redlegs Review: Highlights and notables from Reds series win over Nationals: The Redlegs (4-2) took the rubber match of the series Sunday by turning away the Nationals (4-2), 6-3. It was matchup...
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• 4/5 Blog Red Machine: Reds Win in Funktastic Style: Well, that escalated quickly. The Reds brought home a 15-0 victory over the Washington Nationals tonight, riding on the backs...
• 4/5 Injury Report: ()
• 4/5 Redlegs Review: Friday's mixed bag of Reds news and notes: Happy Friday, everyone! We have successfully navigated through the first half of the opening week of the 2013...
• 4/5 MLB Injury News: Reds’ Sean Marshall dealing with shoulder fatigue: Cincinnati Reds left-handed reliever Sean Marshall has yet to make an appearance for the team this regular season. This is certainly strange...
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• 4/3 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds were one of baseball's most complete teams in 2012 -- as evidenced by their first-place finish in the NL Central -- but...
• 4/1 Redlegs Review: Reds boast healthy presence in ESPN's top 500 player rankings: Slowly but surely, day-by-day, the ESPN Baseball Tonight crew has been unveiling its rankings for the top 500 players...

• 3/29 TheLeadoffWalk: 2012's Non-All Star All Star Team: Every year, the All Star teams are announced and there is a generous amount of time dedicated to the ins and outs of any...
• 3/28 Blog Red Machine: 2013 Reds Season Preview: The ‘Pen: I doubt anyone would question that one reason for the Reds success in winning the NL Central in 2012 was largely due to the pitching...
• 3/27 Redlegs Review: Wednesday's mixed bag of Reds news and notes: We are coming down the home stretch of spring training, folks. It's been a long, cold offseason, but the start of the regular...
• 3/26 StanGraphs: 2013 NL Central Preview: 1. Cincinnati Reds Hear us out. A year ago, we stayed loyal and picked the Cardinals to win the division, and look how that turned...
• 3/25 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 Redlegs Review: Ten thoughts on the current state of the Reds entering the regular season: One week from today, the Reds will be playing host to the loaded Los Angeles Angels at Great American Ball Park for their...
• 3/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Red Sox, Cubs, Cabrera: Red Sox prin**** owner John Henry has no intention of selling the team, he says in a wide-ranging interview with Steve Buckley...
• 3/24 Cubbies Crib: Cubs, Sappelt look for consistency in ’13: With the Opening Day roster beginning to fall into place, many players are learning where they will open the 2013 campaign. On...
• 3/21 Blog Red Machine: Daugherty: Chapman to ‘Pen: Well, seems like the “controversy” over where the Reds should have Aroldis Chapman is, for the time being, over. Paul...
• 3/19 PaulLebowitz.com: Aroldis Chapman—Starter or Closer?: The Reds have experimented with Aroldis Chapman as a starter this spring after he spent the first three seasons in the majors...
• 3/18 Blog Red Machine: Why Logan Ondrusek Should Not be in the Reds’ Bullpen in 2013:   Logan Ondrusek is not a good pitcher. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I...
• 3/17 Blog Red Machine: Aroldis Chapman Prefers Closing: The only hardened debate within the Cincinnati Reds portion of the Goodyear complex this spring has been the subject of Aroldis...
• 3/14 fantasyteamadvice.com: Hold rankings and projections 2013 fantasy baseball (punting saves?): A new category has been gaining steam in recent years of fantasy baseball – holds.  Many owners are considering punting...
• 3/12 Blog Red Machine: Why J.J. Hoover Should Be in the Bullpen on Opening Day: The 2013 Cincinnati Reds bullpen is a great example of the “good problem” conundrum. It seems as though we have a wealth of...
• 3/10 StoopSports.com: 30 in 30: Cincinnati Reds: To lead you into the MLB season Stoop Sports’ MLB staff is embarking on a 30 day journey, where we will give you pre-season...
• 3/3 Redlegs Review: Sunday's Reds news and notes: @DatDudeBP is ready to represent the stars and stripes The Redlegs took another one to the chin on Saturday afternoon,...

• 2/28 MLB Injury News: Cubs rumors: Chicago likely sellers at trade deadline: The Chicago Cubs were active sellers at the trade deadline last season, and president of baseball operations Theo Epstein told...
• 2/22 Blog Red Machine: The Cincinnati Reds ‘Other Trade’: So much focus was given to the Mat Latos deal that sometimes I got a feeling the Cincinnati Reds deal to acquire Sean Marshall...
• 2/19 Blog Red Machine: Aroldis Chapman: How Much Wiggle-Room Will The Reds Give Him in 2013?: With Aroldis Chapman moving to the rotation this season, it makes one wonder how much ‘wiggle room’ the Reds’...
• 2/15 Redlegs Review: Touching base: Baseball is back and other Reds spring training tidbits: I'm back just to comment on a few things surrounding Reds baseball over the past few weeks. I did this at the end of last...
• 2/15 Redlegs Review: Early spring training thoughts on the 2013 Reds: by: Dan Howard Staff Writer In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love…..and heavily thinks...
• 2/11 Blog Red Machine: Cincinnati Reds Stock Watch – Pitchers and Catchers Edition: Merry Pitchers and Catchers Eve, Reds fans! While some clubs opened up camp today, we all know that it’s not baseball season...
• 2/9 MLBTradeRumors: Notable Transactions From February 2012: We're nine days into February and after the Mariners' signing of Joe Saunders earlier this week, only three of Tim Dierkes' Top...
• 2/7 Blog Red Machine: Reds 5 at 5: Billy Hamilton, Aussie Baseball, More: 1. Hamilton, Cingrani, Hoover among 100 names to remember for 2013 season In his first installment of Countdown of the 100 Names...
• 2/1 Blog Red Machine: Reds Sign Manny Parra, Designate Todd Redmond for Assignment: So you were wondering when the Reds were going to sign a lefty reliever? Well, they did today. John Fay tweets that Cincy inked...

• 1/31 Call to the Pen: The National League Central Dream Rotation 2013: The National League Central Dream Rotation 2013 may be partially to blame for the strength of the strength of the NL Central Dream...
• 1/28 Obstructed View: Assume the Position: 2nd Base: I'm pretty excited about the lower levels of our second basemen, but that's not to say that everything is roses. There's...
• 1/22 Mastersball.com: Slow Draft Saves Sleepers: The NFBC Draft Champions (DC) format is one of the more innovative developments to hit the fantasy world in the past year. This...
• 1/16 Blog Red Machine: Cincinnati Reds Five at Five: Rolen, the Core, More: Your daily dose of Reds news and links has a handful of offerings. 1. And what about Scott Rolen? If you are one that likes to...
• 1/16 Redlegs Review: A few Reds news, notes, and nuggets: + John Fay reports that there is still no word from Scott Rolen. Will he stay or will he go? This has been the burning...
• 1/15 Blog Red Machine: Cincinnati Reds Five at Five: Izturis, Payroll, More: Here’s five things to discuss at the dinner table tonight. Remember to keep your elbows off the table, too. I’m certain...
• 1/13 Redlegs Review: Proposing a new stat for relievers: by: Chase Fitzgerald Staff Writer I had an idea for a stat a while ago called SP (Scores Preserved). To get on “SP”...
• 1/7 Redlegs Review: What exactly are the Cubs doing? : After trading away a vast amount of talent last season, the Chicago Cubs have done little to replace it. What exactly does...
• 1/3 Blog Red Machine: There Are Questions Surrounding Reds ‘Pen?: We’ve all been caught up in the talk about Aroldis Chapman and an innings limit and if he honestly should be moved to the...

• 12/31 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: ‘The Streak’: This is my final 2012 Reds Recall. Why? There’s more than one reason. The Reds 2012 season was defined by so many things:...
• 12/30 Redlegs Review: The 10 best Reds moments of 2012: Many events transpired in 2012 that made this year a good one for Reds fans. Not only did we all survive doomsday as the...
• 12/29 Blog Red Machine: Best of 2012: #3 Performances: At the middle of our collection of top performances for 2012 and for the #3′s and for this, and you could say that two of...
• 12/28 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: May: As we continue our stroll through the Reds 2012 season, we arrive at the month of May. April ended with the Redlegs owning a record...
• 12/26 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: April: As we enter the final week of 2012, why shouldn’t we look back at the Reds season? I know, I know. We’re not happy...
• 12/24 Obstructed View: Cubs pitchers kwERA since 2000 and Happy Christmas: The other day GW wrote an article after Edwin Jackson signed with the Cubs. I was curious why he thought 2012 was a down season...
• 12/22 Blog Red Machine: Mike Gonzalez – Do The Cincinnati Reds Really Need Him?: In view of the recent success the Reds have enjoyed in the off-season signings and transactions, wouldn’t you think they...
• 12/22 Redlegs Review: Mike Gonzalez fielding bids from two teams: by: Parker Perry @ParkerPerry_ Left handed reliever Mike Gonzalez is down to two teams, according to Jim Bowden  [via...
• 12/21 CAL Prospects: Analyzing the Jonathan Broxton Signing: With all the data collected, numbers crunched and research done in recent years regarding constructions of bullpens, the rule...
• 12/21 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: Why you don’t Overpay for Saves: You have undoubtedly heard the fantasy baseball adage at some point, “don’t pay for saves”, but do you know the More......
• 12/19 Redlegs Review: Moving Mike Leake to bullpen could be best for all: The plan to transition Cuban phenom Aroldis Chapman from reliever to starter is one widely welcomed by Reds fans. In fact,...
• 12/11 MLBRandomFandom: Cincinnati Reds Team Page: CINCINNATI REDSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Joey Votto (9.5)2. Johnny Cueto (8.5)3. Jay Bruce (8)4....
• 12/9 mlbreports.com : Broxton, Marshall and Chapman: Modern Day Nasty Boys?: Sunday, December.9, 2012 Matt Steinmann (Guest Baseball Writer and Reds Correspondent): The resigning of Jonathan Broxton is an...
• 12/6 Redlegs Review: Ludwick and Reds still talking as Winter Meetings end: Well, Walt Jocketty showed up to baseball's 2012 Winter Meetings, so there's that. Nothing of note really happened at Opryland...
• 12/4 Blog Red Machine: Cincinnati Reds Winter Meetings, Day 2: Nothing Yet: No trades, huh? Got ya bummed? Don’t know why. If so, you have been warned for at least the past two weeks that the Reds...
• 12/3 WahoosOnFirst: Could Indians, Reds Trade Chris Perez for Devin Mesoraco?: Last month, I suggested three different trades that the Cleveland Indians should attempt to make. While I gave reasons as to...

• 11/29 Blog Red Machine: And So Ends the Cincinnati Reds/Ryan Madson Story: Ryan We Hardly Knew Ya: So Ryan Madson is now a member of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim aka Mike and Albert’s team.  Super!  Scott Boras has...
• 11/29 Behind the Plate: Cuban Missile Crisis  [...] ...
• 11/28 Blog Red Machine: Reds to sign Jonathan Broxton: Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com has reported that the Reds and closer Jonathan Broxton have reached an agreement on a multi-year contract...
• 11/24 The Writer's Journey: Reds from Rod: Rod the Padrograph blogger recently hosted a set break of the 2012 Heritage “High Number” set, selling off the cards...
• 11/24 Redlegs Review: Nine Reds up for GIBBYs awards: Don't miss your chance to help decide the winners of this year's 2012 GIBBYs (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) Awards. The...
• 11/20 Blog Red Machine: Gotta Love Sam LeCure: As he waved toward the bench, it was clear there was something not right with staff ace Johnny Cueto. He had only thrown six pitches...
• 11/18 The Baseball Haven: To Start or Not to Start?:  Chapman has made 137 appearances in his brief major league career, all of them out of the Cincinnati Reds bullpen. He has posted...
• 11/13 Redlegs Review: Recapping the season of Sean Marshall: The Reds made a surprising move when they acquired Sean Marshall from the Cubs last December. They thought so highly enough...
• 11/10 Redlegs Review: Words of praise for the 2012 Reds bullpen: by: Chase Fitzgerald Staff Writer The Reds bullpen this season was just flat out nasty.They boasted the best ERA...
• 11/9 Redlegs Review: Analyzing all the trades from the past year: Acquiring Latos proved to be fruitful this season by: Chase Fitzgerald Staff Writer Walt Jocketty made quite a few...
• 11/7 Blog Red Machine: Reds and Free Agency: Bullpen Help From the Left Side?: Kind of strange having that as a headline, and I’m not referring to anyone’s political stance. Here’s where...
• 11/6 Blog Red Machine: If Reds Move Aroldis Chapman to Rotation, Who Could Be Their Closer?: As long as Aroldis Chapman is a member of the Reds roster and “relegated” to the bullpen, there will be conjecture...
• 11/4 Redlegs Review: Recapping the season of Aroldis Chapman: Dominance is an appropriate term to define the bulk of Chapman's season The biggest question concerning Chapman heading...
• 11/3 The Beanball: The Mets Need to Sign Two Injured Relievers: The Mets took some risks last off-season when they tried to address their broken bullpen. They added Frank Francisco, Jon Rauch,...
• 11/3 Blog Red Machine: The Cuban Missile Crisis: The 2012 NL Central Champion Cincinnati Reds (now that the mourning period is over, that’s starting to sound good again) have...
• 11/1 Blog Red Machine: Grading the 2012 Reds’ trades: Part 2: Early in the season, I took a look at a few of the trades that Reds general manager Walt Jocketty made in the offseason. Obviously...

• 10/31 Cubbies Crib: Could Darwin Barney Be Traded?: There has been much praise for Chicago Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney over the past couple of weeks. That praise has generated...
• 10/27 Redlegs Review: No. 3: Joey Votto's career day lifts Cincy to win on Mother's Day:   Today marks day 10 of the Top 12 Games of the Reds Season series. The campaign may have ended abruptly,...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds will look for an outfielder who can bat leadoff this coming offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Joey Votto, 1B:...
• 10/26 Braves Journal: Eric O’Flaherty (by sansho1): Eric O’Flaherty in 2012 continued his reign as one of the best setup relievers in the NL, eventually being promoted to 8th-inning...
• 10/24 Redlegs Review: No. 4: Reds win first playoff game in 17 years: Today marks day nine of the Top 12 Games of the Reds Season series. The campaign may have ended abruptly, and in somber...
• 10/22 Tomahawk Take: 2012 Review: Eric O’Flaherty: After a record-setting 2011, Eric O’Flaherty looked to maintain production somewhat close to that level.  After a rough...
• 10/22 MLBTradeRumors: Sean Burnett Will Decline Option: Sean Burnett's contract with the Nationals contains a $3.5MM mutual option for the 2013 season, but the left-hander is expected...
• 10/22 Redlegs Review: No. 5: Opening Day in Cincinnati is a bash: Today marks day eight of the Top 12 Games of the Reds Season series. The campaign may have ended abruptly, and in...
• 10/20 Blog Red Machine: Should the Reds Pursue Free Agents or Look for Trades?: In the wake of today’s trades involving Arizona, Oakland and Miami, the off-season clock for teams has already started ticking....
• 10/18 Blog Red Machine: Reds Pitcher of the Year: Not difficult to come with four pitchers to place in this poll. All four were extremely important to the success of teh Reds for...
• 10/15 Blog Red Machine: Reds, Baker agree to two-year extension: Mark Sheldon is reporting that the Reds and manager Dusty Baker have agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2014...
• 10/11 Redlegs Review: Giants send Reds to a bitter season end:   The 2012 season for the Reds came to a screeching halt on Thursday afternoon as the Giants completed an improbable...
• 10/9 Blog Red Machine: What Ifs Abound in Game 3: At the time it only seemed like a minor annoyance.  With no outs and the best hitter on the planet on deck, Brandon Phillips...
• 10/9 Raising Matt Cain: Survival!: The Giants found a way to win tonight. They worked some road magic and kept the Reds champagne on ice. I am still not sure what...
• 10/9 Redlegs Review: Giants edge out Reds in extras to keep season alive: Tuesday night marked a chance for the Reds to do some things they hadn't done in nearly two decades. A victory over the...
• 10/9 Blog Red Machine: NLDS Game 3 Peek: Giants at Reds: Sweep? It’s a possibility as the Reds hold a 2-0 advantage over the San Francisco Giants heading into today’s Game...
• 10/7 Baseball Jerks: NLDS Game 1: Cincinnati Reds Bullpen & Co.: Cincinnati Reds Ace Johnny Cueto was forced to leave in the first inning of game one of the NLDS on Saturday night with what appeared...
• 10/7 Redlegs Review: Phillips helps power Reds to game one victory over Giants: Things didn't look good early on for Dusty Baker and the Reds on Saturday night, but the NL Central Champions banded together...
• 10/7 Baseball News Source: Reds Overcome Injury to Cueto – Beat Giants In Game One of NLDS: Phillips had three hits and three RBI to lead Reds Jay Bruce and Brandon Phillips each homered for the Cincinnati Reds after Reds...
• 10/7 BoSox Injection: BSI Postseason Recap: On Night Of Aces, Verlander Stands Out: As is typical in the first game of a playoff series, each team had their ace pitching for them. The Reds had Johnny Cueto (19-9,...
• 10/4 Blog Red Machine: Reds v. Giants Part 5: Go West, Young Redlegs: Can’t write about potential playoff opponents any longer. It’s decided. The Reds have already landed in San Francisco...

• 9/27 Redlegs Review: Reds win home finale on a Navarro walk-off triple: Bruuuuuce appears to be levitating. With the only thing left to achieve in the regular season being the #1 seed, the...
• 9/26 Call to the Pen: If Reds Are To Win Series Pitching Will Do It: CINCINNATI–The perfect paradigm of what the Cincinnati Reds need to do on the mound in the post-season played out the other...
• 9/21 Redlegs Review: Offense sputters as Matt Kemp and Dodgers edge out Reds in extras: This guy put the clinch on hold, for now A Cardinals loss to the Cubs earlier in the day meant that the Reds could...
• 9/21 Blog Red Machine: What Do New TV Deals Mean for the Reds?: As Reds fans we continuously hear certain words that can be quite irksome. They are usually “small market”, “payroll”,...
• 9/20 Redlegs Review: Reds sweep Cubs behind Cueto, September call-ups: Don't mess with Speier's Reds. Cincinnati was once again without the ailing Dusty Baker, as bench coach Chris...
• 9/17 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: September 17, 2012: 0 0 1 534 3048 Roto Think Tank 25 7 3575 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE...
• 9/16 Blog Red Machine: Reds Salvage Series Closer Against Marlins: The Reds “pulled off” an 11-inning, 5-4 win against the Marlins, yet Mat Latos‘ pitching line won’t be...
• 9/16 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Information: The Chicago Cubs take the field today in an attempt to add to the Pittsburgh Pirates woes. The Cubs failed on that opportunity...
• 9/15 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Ryan Madson: Is it possible for a free agent to have much stock after he missed the entire season due to injury? It is when you've been one...
• 9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Theo Epstein Talks Rebuilding, Sveum: The Cubs have the second worst record in baseball at 57-87 and were officially eliminated from playoff contention earlier this...
• 9/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Dusty Baker could play matchups: Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker said he will likely continue to play the matchups in the ninth inning between RPs Jonathan...[+] Broxton, Sean Marshall, J.J. Hoover and Jose Arredondo with RP Aroldis Chapman resting for a few days. '(Broxton) is the No. 1 candidate. But it's matchups, too,' Baker said. 'If they have three lefties, it could be (Sean) Marshall. It could be Broxton, it could be (Jose) Arredondo, it could be (J.J.) Hoover. Broxton is the No. 1 choice. We try to limit Broxton to two days in a row, too.'
• 9/11 Redlegs Review: Redlegs Review Q&A with Jamie Ramsey:   Recently, we here at Redlegs Review had the chance to interview Jamie Ramsey, the Assistant Director of Media Relations...
• 9/11 Redlegs Review: Reds edge out Pirates in a marathon affair: The Reds looked to put their poor weekend showing against Houston behind them when they played host to the Pirates...
• 9/9 Redlegs Review: When Chapman pitches the Reds win: Have you ever wondered what the Reds' record is when a particular pitcher appears in a game? If so, you're about...
• 9/6 Redlegs Review: Do the Reds boast the best bullpen in the National League?: Who has the best late-inning relief core in the National League? Well, according to ESPN's Jim Bowden that title...
• 9/6 WahoosOnFirst: Why the Indians Should Sign J.P. Howell: Earlier this week, we made the case for the Cleveland Indians to sign Brandon McCarthy and Melky Cabrera in the upcoming offseason. Today...
• 9/6 Redlegs Review: Reds using arms to surge into October: Latos gives the Reds a solid 1-2 punch with Johnny Cueto anchoring the rotation Paul Swydan of ESPN Insider and FanGraphs...
• 9/5 Blog Red Machine: Reds Drop Rubber Game, 6-2: A loss is a loss is a loss. The Reds take one on the chin today as their nemesis Roy Halladay bit ‘em once again in a Phillies...
• 9/2 Blog Red Machine: Reds Drop 2-1 Decision for Various Reasons: Yes, some will term last night’s 2-1 loss to the Astros as a humiliating one. It will not keep the Reds from making the...
• 9/1 Redlegs Review: Reds fall to Astros with an error in the ninth: Bailey may feel like the victim of tonight's game. Homer Bailey pitches well in and against Houston, and tonight was...
• 9/1 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs San Francisco Giants: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs set their playoff roster today. Despite speculation among the fan base that the Cubs could trade left fielder...

• 8/28 Redlegs Review: Arroyo leads Reds past Snakes, 3-2: The Reds (78-52) edged out the slumping Diamondbacks (64-65), 3-2, on Monday thanks to a do-it-all performance by Bronson...
• 8/28 Redbird Rants: Daily Rant: Lohse Helps His Cause & Holliday Goes Deep: A rain delay is the only thing that prevented Kyle Lohse from having yet another quality start last night.  He did however go...
• 8/24 Redlegs Review: ESPN tabs Reds 15th in Future Rankings: Predicting the future can be tricky business. The experts at ESPN try to anyway. Back in February, the ESPN Insider...
• 8/21 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Taking a Pit Stop: We have all heard the old adage the fantasy baseball is a marathon, not a sprint. Well I wanna tweak that just a little bit. I...
• 8/14 Up Along First: Reds 3, Mets 0: The Worst Bullpen In Baseball: Final Score: Reds 3, Mets 0 Player of the Game: Chris Young- 5.2 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 105 pitches (65 strikes) Goat of...
• 8/14 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Mets Drop Opener to Reds in Walk-off Fashion, 3-0: No one ever expects to see a pitcher’s duel at the Great American Ballpark, but that’s exactly what Mat Latos and...
• 8/14 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets And Reds Battle In Cincy: Tonight at 7:10, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds. The Mets are set to play a Red team that is currently...
• 8/14 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Cincinnati Reds: The Mets enjoyed an off day yesterday as they left New York for the week to take on two first place teams. Their first stop is...
• 8/9 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (66-45) at Chicago Cubs (43-66): Riding an eight game losing streak and consecutive sweeps on the west coast, the Cubs continue their upset bid to take the number...
• 8/9 Blog Red Machine: Jonathan Broxton and the Reds: As we all know, Major League Baseball teams are not eligible for the postseason unless they make a move at the deadline.  The...
• 8/8 Blog Red Machine: Reds Fans, We Have Been Spoiled: Sometimes, you simply cannot not help but be amused at what you see. That amusement was directed, of course, at the #Reds column...
• 8/7 Obstructed View: Revisiting the Cubs offseason transactions: Since the Cubs changed management this past offseason I thought it might be fun to look back at the transactions and see how they've...
• 8/4 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 106 Recap - Reds 5, Pirates 4: Well, the game was much better than it was last night but still the same result. What turned out to be the winning play in a tie...
• 8/3 Baseball Analytics: Chapman, Marshall a Dominant High-Low Duo: Aroldis Chapman and Sean Marshall are both left-handed Reds relievers dominating in 2012, ranking in the top ten...
• 8/3 Baseball News Source: Reds Continue Improbable Run Without Votto: When Joey Votto went down with a knee injury, the Reds were in the midst of a six game winning streak.  Not many would have predicted...
• 8/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Sean Marshall thriving in setup role: Cincinnati Reds RP Sean Marshall has a 1.01 ERA in 32 games since May 20, and he's allowed 20 hits, five walks and 27 strikeouts...[+] over 26 2/3 innings in that time. Opponents are hitting just .198 against him, and he's 4-3 with a 2.41 ERA in 48 total games. 'I feel good,' Marshall said. 'I feel comfortable, confident and it makes it easier when the rest of the guys in the bullpen are pitching just as well. We've had a pretty good run. This is probably the most fun I've had playing baseball. It makes it more fun when you're winning. It's a great group of guys, especially down in the bullpen.'
• 8/2 Blog Red Machine: Marshall, Broxton, and Chapman vs. The Nasty Boys: It started as soon as the deal was announced. When Jonathan Broxton became a Red, everyone was already comparing the new three-armed...

• 7/31 Blog Red Machine: Broxton-to-Reds Breakdown: Making a Strength Strength-ier: First of all, I would like to reintroduce myself as this is my semi-triumphant return to BRM. After a grueling year-plus of finishing...
• 7/31 Baseball News Source: Reds add Jonathan Broxton to Bullpen in Trade with Royals: Cincinnati Reds strengthened an already strong bullpen by adding Jonathan Broxton from the Kansas City Royals in a trade this...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Acquire Jonathan Broxton: The Reds added a late-inning reliever to the NL's best bullpen today, acquiring Jonathan Broxton from the Royals, according to...
• 7/31 Blog Red Machine: As the Trade Deadline Approaches…: The trade deadline is hours away, and rumors continue to swirl. Several names have been connected to the Cincinnati Reds, and...
• 7/30 Blog Red Machine: Reds Trade Deadline Creates Mixed Thoughts: The trade deadline. It can be the most exciting time of the baseball season next to Opening Day. Well, it is for me anyway.  Or...
• 7/28 Obstructed View: Potential deadline trades: Nearly every player on the Cubs is a potential trade candidate so talking about each one would be exhaustive and pointless. Luis...
• 7/24 Blog Red Machine: No Ichiro?: As the word hit the interwebs that the New York Yankees had acquired Ichiro Suzuki, a few Reds fans were wondering how the Reds...
• 7/19 Blog Red Machine: Reds Pull Off Big Comeback in 7-6 Win: The following definition is from Dictionary.com. I look at that definition as the word that strikes me is “unlikely”....
• 7/18 Venom Strikes: D-Backs Blanked, Really, It Wasn’t That Bad:   Question: When is a shutout loss not so terrible? Answer: Last night’s D-Backs  4-0 defeat to the Reds. Now, before...
• 7/18 MLB Dirt: Matt Belisle Constantly Overlooked as a Top Reliever: If you were to have a discussion about who the best relievers in the game are you will likely end up talking about Craig Kimbrel,...
• 7/15 High Heat Stats: Belated return of Game Notes, with Saturday plus: Saturday @Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 1: The 5th straight scoreless start by Ryan Dempster matched the longest since Orel Hershiser‘s record...
• 7/11 StanGraphs: NL Central Second Half Outlook: Can you believe the first half of the 2012 season is already past us? Why, it seems like only yesterday StanGraphs was in its...
• 7/6 Call to the Pen: Giving Middle Relievers Their Due: As is the case every year when All-Star rosters are announced, a flurry of articles filled the pages of baseball blogs across...
• 7/1 mlbreports.com : Reds Sunday Select: Is Dusty Baker the Right Manager in Cincy? And the Premiere of the Billy Hamilton Report: Sunday July 1st, 2012 Ryan Ritchey (Baseball Writer, Reds Expert): Welcome to the premiere of Reds Sunday Select. This is going...

• 6/27 Blog Red Machine: Arroyo Flips a Near No-No: The Reds pitcher least likely to throw a no-hitter came within five outs of blanking the Milwaukee Brewers at GAB Tuesday evening. ...
• 6/26 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Wood Dazzles; Cubs Finally Solve a Lefty: Many people labeled the Sean Marshall trade in the off-season as a loss for Theo Epstein and company solely based on the fact...
• 6/25 Reviewing the Brew: Previewing the Brewers-Reds Series #2: Tonight will mark the Milwaukee Brewers‘ (33-39) second series of the season with the Cincinnati Reds (39-32). We lost...
• 6/25 Blog Red Machine: There Is No Solution At Closer: You want a real “closer?” A guy who has that nastiness, that 9th inning ice-in-the-veins confidence that the best...
• 6/23 Blog Red Machine: Sean Marshall Better as Setup Guy?: The other day I looked at Aroldis Chapman and how it appears that he’s more on the human side than we thought. Something...
• 6/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Analysis: Why closers are overrated and unnecessary: One of the silliest traditions in baseball is managers saving their best reliever strictly for save situations, i.e. a one, two...
• 6/21 Blog Red Machine: Aroldis Chapman Proving to be Human After All: I guess I’m the big jinx. Whenever a Reds player is performing well, I say something and…BOOM…whatever roll...
• 6/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Sean Marshall tagged with loss Saturday: Cincinnati Reds RP Sean Marshall (1-3) allowed one run on two hits and a walk over two-thirds of an inning in a loss to the Detroit...[+] Tigers Saturday, June 9.
• 6/7 FanSided: All Quiet on the Reds Front? Not ExactlyIf your reading this title and thinking this is about a trade rumor, then I'll disappoint you this time. ...

• 5/26 Roto Think Tank: N.L. Gearing Up: May 29-June 3: Josh Bell (1% owned last week, 7% owned this week)I wrote about Bell 11 days ago so there's no need to rehash...
• 5/25 FanSided: Sure Chapman is the Closer, but Role is 'By Committee'Prior to the Reds final game in a series against the New York Yankees, manager Dusty Baker made an announcement: ...
• 5/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Focus: Aroldis Chapman and the top waiver wire grabs: In my long-time keeper league which has seen 3 divorces, 3 engagements, 2 weddings, one childbirth, 3 step-kids, and multiple...
• 5/20 Blog Red Machine: Why Aroldis Chapman Should Not Be the Reds’ Closer: After Sean Marshall failed to protect a three-run lead against the bottom of the Yankees order yesterday, a tidal wave of buzz...
• 5/18 Blog Red Machine: In case anyone was worried about Sean Marshall…: OK, so Sean Marshall has pitched three innings since last giving up a run.  And it’s still mid-May.  But to a city that...
• 5/17 Roto Think Tank: More on Middle Relievers: Zucchini Boy read my conclusions about free agent pitchers last week and wondered about the sanity of paying for middle...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Dusty Baker wants to give Sean Marshall another shot: Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker is eager to use RP Sean Marshall in another save situation after the lefty struggled in his...[+] save opportunity against the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday, May 9. 'I want to get him out there, but not as eager as I was the last time (after an April 26 blown save),' Baker said. 'The hard thing about being at the back end of the game, you're only remembered by what you did your last game.'
• 5/11 Reviewing the Brew: Game Recap: May 9, 2012: What's going on John? Mandatory Credit: ©Kyle Terada-US PRESSWIRE Okay yeah, I’m about two days late, but life’s...
• 5/10 FanSided: Dusty's 1,500th Win Not So Easy: For eight innings, the line score revealed one thing: goose eggs. Neither the Reds nor the host Milwaukee Brewers could muster...
• 5/10 Cubbies Crib: Starlin Castro Extension Talks Tabled?: May 9, 2012; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro reacts after being tagged out while trying to stretch a triple...
• 5/5 MLBTradeRumors: Closer Options For 2013: Last offseason's Hot Stove was notable for the hefty contracts signed by the likes of Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, but...
• 5/4 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Reds: Reds (12-12) at Pirates (11-14) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Pirates...
• 5/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Chicago Cubs starters have to be tired of getting a “Marmol”: When Carlos Marmol came into Thursday’s game against the Reds, he had a three-run lead to work with. It was technically...

• 4/27 PaulLebowitz.com: National League Patience Or Panic?: Earlier I wrote of the American League teams that either need to have patience or panic. Let’s look at the National League teams...
• 4/27 Crashburn Alley: The Value of a Closer: At The Book Blog, MGL fleshes out an opinion which goes against the Sabermetric consensus that closers are overpaid: A replacement...
• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Sean Marshall blows save: Cincinnati Reds RP Sean Marshall allowed a three-run dinger against the San Francisco Giants to blow his first save chance in...[+] five tries Thursday, April 26. It was the 300th appearance of his career. Marshall allowed three hits while walking one and striking out one in the 22-pitch outing.
• 4/26 Baseball Musings: Pagan Worship: Angel Pagan hits a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning off Reds closer Sean Marshall and the Giants come back to win...
• 4/26 Justin Jabs: Rival Report 4/26: Arm injuries, Plush–Campana footrace, and the 26th man: Remember these? Let’s take a look at what’s been going on in the NL Central. Now presenting your first Rival Report...
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Sean Marshall picks up fourth save: Cincinnati Reds RP Sean Marshall worked an efficient nine-pitch perfect ninth inning for his fourth save of the season Wednesday,...[+] April 25, against the San Francisco Giants. Marshall is a perfect 4-for-4 in save chances so far this season.
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Sean Marshall earns save: Cincinnati Reds RP Sean Marshall struck out the side after giving up a leadoff hit against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, April...[+] 19, for his second save in as many chances. He has seven strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings this year.
• 4/16 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: April 16, 2012: Santiago Casilla $34.  Other bids: $31, $28, $28, $27, $17, $14, $14, $9, $7With the news that Brian Wilson likely needs...
• 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Sean Marshall secures first save: Washington Nationals RP Sean Marshall worked around two hits in a scoreless 11th inning Sunday, April 15, against the Washington...[+] Nationals for his first save. He needed 16 pitches, throwing 13 for strikes, and he recorded one strikeout.
• 4/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Opening day pilgrimage to see the Cincinnati Reds: Last year on opening day in Cincinnati, I was watching the game on a computer in a tiny apartment in Denver before I had to go...
• 4/8 Through The Fence Baseball: The “Terrible Two” at it again: On 0pening day, I coined the word “Nullpen” to describe what happened when the Cubs had a lead and the bullpen gave...
• 4/7 FanSided: Beyond Busch: NL Central Openers & MLB NotesThis week Beyond Busch will focus on the Opening Days of the NL Central teams and provide some notes from the rest of MLB....
• 4/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Cubs done in by their “Nullpen”: “Nullify” is an interesting word. It means to undo or cancel something that’s already been done. If I write...
• 4/4 Roto Think Tank: Oh, I Blew It...Or Did I?: So much for being an industry expert… Many times, both on this blog and also in other venues, I have preached the value of spending...
• 4/3 Blogging From The Bleachers: Season Preview: National League Central: With Opening Day in just a few days and 25-man rosters starting to take shape, it seems as good a time as any to start to preview...
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Sean Marshall tabbed as closer: Cincinnati Reds RP Sean Marshall has officially been tabbed as the closer by manager Dusty Baker. 'It's Marshall right now,' Baker...[+] said Monday, April 2. 'He can throw that breaking ball any time, which is tough to do in Arizona with this light air here. He's basically unfazed by situations and things. He's been around a while and he's a veteran guy that's had good success.'

• 3/30 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Riding the Pine in Roto Leagues: It’s important to use your bench wisely. One of the most frustrating things to me in Roto style fantasy baseball leagues...
• 3/30 Baseball Analytics: Sean Marshall's Yakker: With Ryan Madson sadly joining Joakim Soria and Arodys Vizcaino in the Tommy John queue, the Reds figure to name fellow offseason...
• 3/30 MLB Dirt: My 2012 Predictions: NL Central: I am continuing my 2012 prediction series by revealing my NL East standings and adding a few positive and negative predictions...
• 3/30 Blog Red Machine: The Utility Player: Bullpen, Business, Beginnings and More!: What a week it’s been to be a Reds fans. Ups met with downs. No worries, right? Let’s keep a positive outlook on the...
• 3/30 Pitchers Hit Eighth: UCB Predictions – NL Central: Around this same time last year as part of the annual UCB project to make predictions for all 6 divisions, I not-so-boldly picked...
• 3/30 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Beane, Dodgers, Braves: On this date in 1993, Charlie Brown hit a game-winning homer off the great-granddaughter of Roy Hobbs. She claims to have let...
• 3/23 Baseball Musings: Elbow Swoon: It looks like Ryan Madson‘s elbow isn’t progressing as well as the Reds would like. Article goes on to state that...
• 3/22 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Spring Training Battle #4: The Bullpen: With the trade of Sean Marshall and Jeff Samardzija likely locking up a spot in the starting rotation, the Cubs bullpen has...
• 3/22 FanSided: Where Will Aroldis Chapman Start the Season?: Opening Day is exactly two weeks away, but there seems to be more questions regarding the Reds roster now than there were at the...
• 3/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Cubs fans already thinking: Wait ’til next year: The team’s probable opening-day starter is Ryan Dempster, who is in the final year of his contract with the Cubs. The second...
• 3/19 The Writer's Journey: The Cincinnati Reds by Mark Stewart (Team Spirit series, 2012): The Cincinnati Reds by Mark Stewart (Team Spirit series) Norwood House Press, 2012 48 pages Looking for a way to get your kids...
• 3/19 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 3.19.12 – Weekend of Samardzija: Playing Time Projections Please take a few moments to fill out the 2012 Cubs playing time projections. It's as simple as possible....
• 3/19 PaulLebowitz.com: 2012 National League Central Predicted Standings: Wins Losses GB 1. Cincinnati Reds 91 71 — 2. Milwaukee Brewers 87 75 4 3. St. Louis Cardinals 77 85 14 4. Pittsburgh Pirates...
• 3/18 Cubbies Crib: The Cubs Were Aggressive On Yoenis Cespedes:   Mar. 15, 2012; Surprise, AZ, USA; Oakland Athletics batter Yoenis Cespedes after striking out in the third inning against...
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds are going for it in 2012 after acquiring Mat Latos, Ryan Madson and Sean Marshall this past offseason. Major League...
• 3/13 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 3.13.12: Practice game wrapup The Cubs knocked the eminently hittable Bronson Arroyo around in the first inning, capped off by an approximately...
• 3/10 The Writer's Journey: Wearing new hats…: @D_Train35, @mo44maloney & Sappelt I was taken aback this morning when I saw a Tweet written by Matt Maloney, but he wasn’t...
• 3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Eric O'Flaherty: For all of the hype generated by Craig Kimbrel and Jonny Venters last year, it was easy to overlook the impressive numbers posted...
• 3/8 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 14 - Cincinnati Reds: For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis.  I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note...
• 3/8 The Writer's Journey: Wearing new hats…: @D_Train35, @mo44maloney & Sappelt I was taken aback this morning when I saw a Tweet written by Matt Maloney, but he wasn’t...
• 3/8 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Extend Glen Perkins: The Twins have signed left-hander Glen Perkins to a three-year, $10.3MM extension, the team announced. The SFX client was already...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 2/26/12 - 3/3/12: It's time to take a look back at the week that was here at MLBTR.. Washington agreed to terms on a new $100MM, six-year contract...

• 2/29 SOX & Dawgs: Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB Preview – Day 3 – NL Central: Welcome to the Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB preview.  Over the next few days you will get a team by team look at its key...
• 2/29 Nolan Writin': 2012 Offseason in Review – What the Rangers Did: This article is Part 1 of a two part series grading the Rangers offseason. Part 1 evaluates the transactions the Rangers completed,...
• 2/28 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Cincinnati Reds: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 2/28 Call to the Pen: Sean Marshall Extension Analysis: With the three year, $15 million contract given to fellow reliever Scott Downs used as the starting point of the negotiations,...
• 2/28 SOX & Dawgs: Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB Preview – Day 3 – NL Central: Welcome to the Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB preview.  Over the next few days you will get a team by team look at its key...
• 2/28 MLBTradeRumors: Would-Be Contract Years: A slew of interesting players are entering their contract years for the first time, as they'll reach six years of Major League...
• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Links: Marshall, McCutchen, Francis: The Reds finalized a three-year, $16.5MM contract extension with Sean Marshall earlier today, so now let's check in on the latest...
• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Extend Sean Marshall: The Reds announced a three-year extension with lefty reliever Sean Marshall, which runs through 2015.  The contract is worth...
• 2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Sean Marshall financial breakdown: Cincinnati Reds RP Sean Marshall will make $4.5 million in 2013, $5.5 million in 2014 and $6.5 million in 2015. He can make an...[+] extra $1 million per season if he closes out games.
• 2/26 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Notes: Wright, Ellsbury, Swisher: Ryan Zimmerman's six-year, $100MM extension earlier today isn't the only contract extension (or lack thereof) being talked about...
• 2/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Appear close to contract extension with Sean Marshall: The Cincinnati Reds are reportedly 'making progress' toward a multi-year contract extension with RP Sean Marshall that could be...[+] announced early this week.
• 2/26 North and South of Royal Brougham: Mariners Prospect No. 3: James Paxton: player id matches. Leave this as is or search for "results=" to select a desired player/id pairing. You...
• 2/26 MLBTradeRumors: Reds, Sean Marshall Nearing Agreement On Extension : 11:49am: Marshall confirmed the report, saying that a deal could be worked out by tomorrow, tweets John Fay of the Cincinnati...
• 2/24 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Chicago Cubs: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 2/21 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 2.21.2012 Start Losing Already: What's Going On? Take a look at the headlines at cubs.com. Truly scintillating. Trey McNutt is willing to not pitch. Outstanding....
• 2/20 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Reviewing the Cubs Winter Moves.: For those of you still getting caught up on the Hot Stove happenings, here is a breakdown of the Cubs offseason moves as new President...
• 2/19 Cubbies Crib: Matt Garza Converts From Short-Term To Long-Term Asset?: Aug 25, 2011; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Matt Garza (17) reacts after giving up a three-run home run to Atlanta...
• 2/18 Cubbies Crib: Cubs Roster Profiles: Jeff Beliveau: As the 2012 season approaches, Cubbies Crib is profiling each and every member of the Cubs forty man roster. Today, we are talking...
• 2/17 MLB Dirt: 2012 Chicago Cubs Outlook: Bullpen: In my second installment of looking towards the Cubs 2012 season, we’re going to examine the options the Cubs have in to...
• 2/13 MLB Dirt: 2012 Chicago Cubs Outlook: Starting Pitching: In my first installment of seven where I’m going to look at the outlook of the Cubs 2012 season. I’ll examine the...
• 2/13 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Fits For Mike Gonzalez: 33-year-old southpaw Mike Gonzalez may be the best available reliever, and he's got the Boras Corporation on his side.  However,...
• 2/9 High Heat Stats: Strand Leaders: The best when you’re in a mess: As a followup to this post, I thought I’d run a few tables of leaders at stranding inherited runners in recent years and...
• 2/9 Baseball Musings: Changes, Chicago Cubs: Anthony rizzo represents the big prize of the Cubs winter. Photo: Tony Medina/Icon SMI The Chicago Cubs finished in fifth place...
• 2/7 The Daily Catch: Roy Oswalt a worthy cost for a contending Reds: This article is courtesy of our friends at Redleg Nation Written by: Brien Jackson Roy Oswalt would like to spend his 2012 season...
• 2/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offseason Swap Series: Cincinnati Reds: By Matthew Van Wormer Last season for the Cincinnati Reds was very much like last season for the Cleveland Indians.  The Reds...
• 2/1 Blog Red Machine: St. Louis Still NL Central Favorites; Reds Lineup Suspect: It’s easy to get carried away with everything the Reds have done this offseason. Mat Latos. Sean Marshall. Ryan Ludwick....

• 1/30 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Sign Trever Miller: The Cubs signed lefty reliever Trever Miller to a minor league deal, tweets ESPN's Jayson Stark.  The deal includes a spring...
• 1/26 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Joey Votto: With Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols off of the market, Joey Votto is officially the next MVP-caliber first baseman scheduled...
• 1/21 Justin Jabs: Rival Report 1/21: Future first basemen, Madson is official, and Counsell’s career review: MLB.com released its top 10 first baseman prospects list today, which quickly became the top link on many NL Central team’s...
• 1/20 Justin Jabs: Ordering the Cubs’ ten man rotation: On the outset of the Winter Meetings last December, Theo Epstein commented on the Chicago Cubs’ starting pitching situation....
• 1/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Madson signing rounds out improved Reds bullpen: Former Philadelphia Phillies closer Ryan Madson has reportedly agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million deal with the Cincinnati Reds,...
• 1/13 The Golden Sombrero: The Baseball Show: Hall of Fame Edition: Last night’s episode of The Baseball Show was only supposed to last an hour, but ultimately reached the hour and a half...
• 1/12 Cubbies Crib: Matt Garza Rumors; More Fiction Than Reality?: The Chicago Cubs have traded pitchers Andrew Cashner, Sean Marshall, and Carlos Zambrano this winter. While the trade of Cashner...
• 1/12 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Top 21 Prospects: Revised: It has not been that long since I published my Top 21 Prospects for the Cubs farm system, but in that time the Cubs traded away...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Madson, Wood, Miller: The Reds signed Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman for $30.25MM on this date in 2010. The 23-year-old has a 3.27 ERA with 12.8...
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Close To Deal With Kerry Wood: The Cubs are close to a one-year deal with reliever Kerry Wood, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  The contract will include...
• 1/11 Justin Jabs: End of the Year Rival Report: Happy New Year, baseball fans! In preparation for the New Year, I went was following each NL Central team, putting together one...
• 1/11 Justin Jabs: Holiday Greetings from the NL Central: Merry Christmas from Baseblog! Earlier this month, all Major League Baseball teams released their own Season’s Greetings...
• 1/11 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Ryan Madson To Sign With Cincinnati: Madson will look to build on his 2011 success as a closer. (Icon SMI)After acquiring Mat Latos and fortifying the Reds pitching...
• 1/11 Crashburn Alley: Ryan Madson Signs with Cincinnati: Per ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, the Cincinnati Reds have signed former Phillie Ryan Madson to a one-year, $8.5 million deal....
• 1/11 Baseball Musings: The Madson Deal: The Reds signed Ryan Madson for one year, and Rob Neyer breaks down the deal: And what of Ryan Madson? Madson wasn’t worth...
• 1/10 MLBTradeRumors: Reds To Sign Ryan Madson : If any doubt remained about the Reds' intentions for the 2012 season, it disappeared this evening -- they're going for it. GM...
• 1/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Theo Epstein’s real value to the Chicago Cubs: It’s been nearly three months now since Theo Epstein agreed to the terms of a five-year deal that made him the new president...
• 1/9 MLBTradeRumors: Central Links: Pirates, Padilla, Tigers, Cubs: Earlier today we learned that two Central teams were having trade talks about Matt Garza, as the Tigers are attempting to acquire...
• 1/9 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Should the Cubs be pursuing Kerry Wood?: At this point of the offseason, its pretty clear that the Cubs are in full rebuilding mode.  The Cubs have spent the last...
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: 1/1/12 - 1/7/12: There was plenty of original analysis and reporting published at MLBTR last week. Here's a look back ... Tim Dierkes learned...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Garza, Turner, Madson, Lee: The Cubs have traded Sean Marshall, Carlos Zambrano and Andrew Cashner in recent weeks. Could Matt Garza be next? Ken Rosenthal...
• 1/5 Justin Jabs: End of the Year Rival Report: Happy New Year, baseball fans! In preparation for the New Year, I went was following each NL Central team, putting together one...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Notes: Garza, Wood, LaHair, Marshall: The Cubs agreed to send Carlos Zambrano to the Marlins for Chris Volstad today. The Cubs take on nearly all of Zambrano’s...
• 1/2 Cubbies Crib: Cubs Minors Stocked With Infielders: When the Chicago Cubs dealt Sean Marshall to the Reds, they received left handed starter Travis Wood along with two prospects....
• 1/1 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Sean Marshall: While Cubs closer Carlos Marmol grabbed attention the past couple years for his staggering strikeout rate and spectacularly excruciating...
• 1/1 Cubbies Crib: Yoennis Cespedes Could Sign This Week: The Chicago Cubs off-season can still be salvaged. That is not to say that the Cubs’ off-season was ever lost. But with...
• 1/1 The Writer's Journey: So long, Travis Wood and Dave Sappelt: The Reds made another off-season move late last week, but I didn’t find out about it until early this morning. Travis Wood,...

• 12/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Cincinnati Reds team to beat in NL Central?: So, after ruminating on the deal that dressed Mat Latos in a Cincinnati Reds uniform and taking a holiday trip to the homeland...
• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Rumors: Cordero, Madson, Phillips, Theriot: The Reds acquired Sean Marshall from the Cubs one week ago, but it doesn't sound like there are any other moves coming in the...
• 12/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers Notes: Matt Garza, Prince Fielder, Yu Darvish: With just over a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to their respective spring training homes, Major League Baseball’s...
• 12/27 Justin Jabs: Holiday Greetings from the NL Central: Merry Christmas from Baseblog! Earlier this month, all Major League Baseball teams released their own Season’s Greetings...
• 12/26 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Sign Jason Jaramillo: Look for the pattern: The Chicago Cubs signed outfielder David DeJesus in November after season in which DeJesus struggled with...
• 12/26 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Agree To Sign Andy Sonnanstine: The Cubs have agreed to sign Andy Sonnanstine to a non-guaranteed split contract for the 2012 season, the team announced. The...
• 12/26 The Writer's Journey: So long, Travis Wood and Dave Sappelt: The Reds made another off-season move late last week, but I didn’t find out about it until early this morning. Travis Wood,...
• 12/25 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs’ Christmas List: Santa Claus has already provided many presents gifts for the boys and girls of Chicago, but fans of the Chicago Cubs are still...
• 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...
• 12/25 Cubbies Crib: About Matt Garza?: Before the Chicago Cubs traded relief pitcher Sean Marshall, the direction of the team for the 2012 season had not been determined....
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Garza, Mets, Pirates, Red Sox, Astros: Here's a look at some items out of the AL and NL East.. The Cubs aren't going to stop their rebuilding process with their...
• 12/24 Baseball Analytics: Reds Get Marshall at High Cost: The Cincinnati Reds swapped some highly-regarded but partially redundant prospects to get top-of-the-rotation arm Mat Latos from...
• 12/24 Cubbies Crib: We Know Kerry, But Who Is Travis Wood?: Since the rumored trade of Sean Marshall to the Cincinnatti Reds for starting pitcher Travis Wood and two minor league hit the...
• 12/24 Cubbies Crib: Latest Cubs Transactions: Reds Prospects, Manny: By now you are aware that Sean Marshall to the Reds has gone from rumor to being officially a done deal. The name everyone knew...
• 12/24 The "Mc" Effect: New NL Central Faces - Ramirez, Latos, Beltran: At the beginning of this offseason it seemed that the National League Central was ready to lose some big names. They have done...
• 12/24 Blog Red Machine: Torreyes, Sappelt finalize Marshall-for-Wood Trade: Walt Jocketty, general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, is known as a crafty wheeler and dealer who makes moves that seem almost...
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Epstein On Pitching, Sean Marshall, Matt Garza: The Cubs completed the Sean Marshall trade today, sending the lefty to the Reds for three young players. President of baseball...
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Beltran, Wren, Padres, Marshall: Cornelius Alexander "Connie" Mack was born on this day in 1862.  After an 11-year playing career, Mack went on to become the...
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Dobbs, Pitching, Floyd, Marshall, NPB: On this date in 1994, the owners implemented a salary cap and revenue sharing as the players were on strike. Those provisions...
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Jocketty On Marshall, Cordero, Brackman: The Reds acquired shutdown lefty Sean Marshall from the Cubs for three young players earlier today, and they also claimed righty...
• 12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Sean Marshall won't closeA Cincinnati Reds insider believes that RP Sean Marshall wasn't acquired in order to serve as the team's closer next season....[+] A Cincinnati Reds insider believes that RP Sean Marshall wasn't acquired in order to serve as the team's closer next season.
• 12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Sean Marshall could close: Updating a previous item, Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said RP Sean Marshall is a 'possibility' to serve as the...[+] team's closer next year if they don't sign a closer on the free-agent market or re-sign RP Francisco Cordero.
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Planning "Complete And Total Rebuild": The Cubs are attempting to deal "most of their valuable assets" before Spring Training begins and "a complete overhaul of the...
• 12/22 Cubbies Crib: Sean Marshall Is A Red; But Who Is A Cub?: One of the more surprising trades of the winter came when the Chicago White Sox dealt closer Sergio Santos to the Toronto Blue...
• 12/22 Call to the Pen: Travis Wood traded to Chicago Cubs: This deal signifies that the Chicago Cubs are officially rebuilding, as they traded reliever Sean Marshall for Travis Wood and...
• 12/22 MLB Dirt: An Open Letter to Epstein/Hoyer & Co.: Writers note: This is for nonsensical entertainment purposes only. After getting past my personal bias towards these two players,...
• 12/22 MLB Dirt: Reds Close to Landing Top Reliever in Marshall: The Chicago Cubs have reportedly agreed to send left handed relief pitcher Sean Marshall to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for...
• 12/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Cubs acquire Travis Wood, part ways with Sean Marshall: The Chicago Cubs continue to shed payroll as they swapped lefties with the Cincinnati Reds. Twenty-nine-year-old Sean Marshall,...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Fielder, Molina, Lee: The Cubs and Reds agreed to swap left-handed pitchers today in a deal that sends reliever Sean Marshall to Cincinnati for starter...
• 12/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Sean Marshall acquired: The Cincinnati Reds have agreed to a deal to acquire RP Sean Marshall from the Chicago Cubs for SP Travis Wood and two minor leaguers....[+]
• 12/21 Baseball Musings: Swapping Pitchers: The Cubs and Reds agreed to a trade: According to Bruce Levine of ESPN, the Cubs and Reds agree in principle to trade sending...
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Agree to trade for Travis Wood: The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds have agreed in principle to a deal that will send SP Travis Wood and two minor leaguers to...[+] the Chicago Cubs for RP Sean Marshall.
• 12/21 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Are the Cubs becoming a Small Market Team?: OK, I'll admit it.  I'm spoiled. After years of seeing Cubs ownership pocket the profits while the play on the field suffered,...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs To Send Sean Marshall To Reds For Travis Wood: The Cubs and Reds have agreed in principle to a trade that will send left-handed reliever Sean Marshall to Cincinnati for starter...
• 12/21 Blog Red Machine: Reds, Cubs near deal to exchange Marshall for Wood: Starting as a season of inactivity among baseball operations at Great American Ballpark and a large helping of discontent from...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Have Had Talks With Jeff Francis: The Cubs have talked to Jeff Francis about filling a spot in the back end of their rotation, tweets ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick....
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Cubs-Reds not close to deal: The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds are not as 'close' to a deal as has been reported. The Cubs would be sending RP Sean Marshall...[+] to the Reds for SP Travis Wood.
• 12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Reds, Cubs Discussing Swap Of Wood, Marshall: The Reds and Cubs are discussing a trade that would involve starter Travis Wood going to Chicago in exchange for reliever Sean...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Garza, Marshall Continue Drawing Trade Interest: The Rangers and Blue Jays like Matt Garza and he’s not the only Cubs pitcher about whom other teams are inquiring, Ken Rosenthal...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Garza, Marshall, Pujols, Phillips: Happy 63rd birthday to former Reds outfielder George Foster.  A member of Cincinnati's Big Red Machine teams, Foster his 52 homers...
• 12/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Sean Marshall to remain in bullpenChicago Cubs RP Sean Marshall is not a candidate to move into the starting rotation next year....[+] Chicago Cubs RP Sean Marshall is not a candidate to move into the starting rotation next year.

• 11/30 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs Oliver Projections, Part 2: We took a look at the Oliver projections for the Cubs hitters yesterday and realized how bad the offense currently is. The pitching...
• 11/18 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Chicago Cubs: 71-91, 5th place, 25 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Chicago Cubs.  Each day (except...
• 11/17 Motor City Bengals: Sean Marshall, an Out of the Box Idea: The Cubs have made it known that they are willing to trade anyone on their roster. While I would love Matt Garza, he’d require...
• 11/16 Obstructed View: Cubs news and rumors: Manager MILWAUKEE -- The Cubs will meet Wednesday with Brewers hitting coach Dale Sveum about their vacant managerial position....
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Willing To Listen On Everyone: The Cubs are telling teams they'll listen to trade offers on everyone this winter while trying to rebuild the team to be competitive...
• 11/9 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs Bill James Projections, Part 2: It's Bill James week here at Obstructed View. We published the hitter's projections a few days ago, our interview with Bill James...
• 11/2 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs Payroll: This will replace last year's payroll page that can be found on the menu. Last June we looked at what the Cubs payroll would be...
• 11/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: The 2012 Bullpen: if we were going to have a discussion about what makes Joe Girardi a good manager, I think the first thing we’d talk about...

• 10/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Chicago Cubs 2012 free-agent and draft-pick possibilities: New Chicago Cubs GM and President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein has a lot of work to do. With some burdening contracts finally...
• 10/30 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs ZiPS Projections, Part 2: We looked at the ZiPS projections for the batters already so here are the pitchers. Player IP H HR BB K ERA FIP Matt...
• 10/28 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs CAIRO Projections, Part 2: Below are the pitching projections for SG's CAIRO. ZiPS is already out so I'll post the batter projections later today. ...
• 10/24 22gigantes.com: Kimbrel wins BBA’s 2011 Goose Gossage Award: Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel beat Milwaukee’s John Axford by 13 points in the votes submitted by the National League...
• 10/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Don’t Expect Miracles From Theo Epstein: The Cubs paid a lot of money and are going to send undetermined compensation—a prospect or prospects—for the right...
• 10/15 Roto Think Tank: 2011 BBA National League Goose Gossage Award: Name W L SV G IP K/9 BB/9 ERA WAR Craig Kimbrel 4 3 46 79 77.0 14.84 3.74 2.10 3.2...
• 10/14 The Golden Sombrero: BBA Goose Gossage Award (Reliever of the Year): How the staff voted for the AL Goose Gossage Award: Mike: 1) Robertson 2) Papelbon 3) Rivera 4) Holland 5) Santos Griff: 1) Robertson...
• 10/13 Obstructed View: Compensation for Theo Epstein: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe wrote that the compensation talks between the Red Sox and Cubs were set to begin soon. Apparently...
• 10/13 Fire Brand of the American League: Compensation for Letting Epstein Walk: The deal is reportedly in place. Theo Epstein, who helped to bring two World Series titles to Boston in his nine seasons with...
• 10/6 MLB Dirt: Goose Gossage Award – Top Reliever: As a proud member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance I continue my postseason awards ballot with the Goose Gossage Award. I think...
• 10/6 Fire Brand of the American League: The Cubs are a General Managers Dream: Earlier this week, I wrote how the actions of ownership maybe a strong reason Theo Epstein wants out of Boston, but what reason...
• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Chicago Cubs: The Cubs are at a crossroads this offseason, as they seek a new GM and face the temptation of adding more big free agent contracts. Guaranteed...
• 10/4 Obstructed View: A thought or two about Carlos Marmol: I didn't make it a secret that I thought the Cubs 3-year extension given to Carlos Marmol last offseason wasn't a wise decision....

• 9/28 Obstructed View: Offseason Preview: Trade Candidates: Without even knowing what the Cubs general plan is going to be this offseason, it's very difficult to look ahead to the offseason...
• 9/25 Cubbies Crib: To Close Or Not To Close?: When the season concludes on Wednesday, their will likely be a lot of finger pointing done by the fans in search of a scapegoat...

• 8/30 Baseball Reality Tour: 20 under 20%: There's about a month left to this year's regular season, meaning it's crunch time for competitive owners of fantasy teams. The...
• 8/18 Obstructed View: Is Sean Marshall the best reliever on the Cubs?: I know I'm not the first person to ask this question and with Carlos Marmol's recent meltdown, probably not even the first to...
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs To Retain GM Jim Hendry: The Cubs will hold onto general manager Jim Hendry, barring a change of thinking among the team's owners, the Ricketts family,...
• 8/1 C70 At The Bat: New Faces, Same Results: Remember last year, when the Cardinals struggled to do anything against weaker teams?  They could dominate the big...

• 7/29 Cubbies Crib: Everyone Has A Price: For the Cubs, most of the trade deadline talk has revolved around veterans Aramis Ramirez, Marlon Byrd, Alfonso Soriano, Carlos...
• 7/29 COSFBA: Warming In The 'Pen: NL Edition: Well, well, well...Wednesday was a big day in the land of baseball. A bombs**** of a deal sending Carlos Beltran to the World...
• 7/25 Obstructed View: 2012 NL Central Champion Cubs, part 3: Wreckard took a look at how the 2007 Cubs improved compared to the 2006 team and what kind of improvements this current team would...
• 7/25 Obstructed View: Cubs 2011: The Revenge: Jim Hendry is going around telling Patrick Mooney that the Cubs are just a few smart moves away from contending again.  He's...
• 7/24 Cubbies Crib: Kosuke **** Entering Final Days As A Cub?: For all the talk of who will not be traded this week–Sean Marshall, Aramis Ramirez, and maybe Carlos Pena–one player...
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Rumors: Aramis, Pena, Johnson, Gillick: A collection of links for all the Cubs fans out there... Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena may have played their way into...
• 7/23 Obstructed View: 2012 NL Central Champion Cubs, part 2: In part 1 we found that there were currently 13 players on the Cubs roster that the Cubs want to keep assuming they try to contend...
• 7/22 Obstructed View: 2012 NL Central Champion Cubs, part 1: much as I've written about the need to rebuild, it's not going ot happen. The Cubs have some decent players on their roster and...
• 7/21 COSFBA: Warming Up In The 'Pen: NL Edition: July 21st, 2011: Greetings once more, folks! While we haven't had that blockbuster of a deal involving the back-end of anyone's 'pen like last...
• 7/20 Phillies Nation: Mini Mart Comes Up Big, Phillies First to 60: A day after Roy Halladay doubled over, motioned to the dugout and ultimately would leave the game due to heat exhaustion the Phillies...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Hendry Explains Deadline Approach: Cubs GM Jim Hendry aims to limit his trades to players he knows won't be returning next season, he told Rick Brown of the Des...
• 7/19 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Cardinals, Soriano, Betemit, Pence: Four teams are within striking distance of the NL Central lead: the Brewers, the Cardinals and the Reds and Pirates, who are currently...
• 7/14 Baseball Musings: The Big Blow: After seven shutout innings by Matt Garza and a perfect eighth by Sean Marshall, Carlos Marmol comes in for the Cubs to preserve...
• 7/12 11th and Washington: What a merry band of of marauders, they: It's Friday night in Pittsburgh and PNC Park is the place to be."Standing room only," says a fan at a ticket window, turning to...
• 7/12 Cubbies Crib: The Cubs And Pirates May Reverse Roles, And Other Rumors: Besides marking the start of the unofficial second half of the season for Major League Baseball, the All-Star break also signals...
• 7/12 Buccos Buzz: “Fort McKenry” Raises the Jolly Roger: Let me make this clear: You – yes, you – are the key to the rest of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ season. I’m...
• 7/12 Baseball Reality Tour: Mixed Emotions: This could get personal and may ramble on, but in the meantime, I'll try to be concise while struggling through the mixed emotions...
• 7/12 Raise the Jolly Roger: The Fort’s Night: No player represents the 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates quite like Michael McKenry. He was acquired in a hasty trade made out of desperation...
• 7/12 Obstructed View: Midseason look at the Cubs top prospects, part 4: Over the last week we've looked at the top 20 Cubs prospects according to John Sickels and how they're performing this season....
• 7/4 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Andres Torres: Top 1: Andres Torres lined out to first against Carlos Zambrano Top 3: Torres struck out on a foul tip against...
• 7/3 Obstructed View: Starlin Castro is an All-Star: Sean Marshall, Carlos Marmol, or maybe Aramis Ramirez might have been better picks but I'm happy with this selection...

• 6/26 Obstructed View: Mike Quade, You Are A Dumbass: It's the bottom of the 8th inning on Saturday night and I had sat in Kaufmann Stadium and watched the Cubs and Royals play a very...
• 6/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers will be looking at numerous options for bullpen help: The Texas Rangers are in desperate need of fixing their bullpen. If Wednesday night’s debacle wasn’t enough for Ranger...
• 6/22 Yankees Daily: Who’s the Cubs All-Star: Castro, Garza, or Marshall?: The Chicago Cubs will most likely be sending only one representative to the All-Star game on July 12th in Arizona. Who will that...
• 6/22 Blog Red Machine: LotW: Catcher in the Corn: Now is the time for the Cubs front office to start making decisions, and now is the time for Cub prospects to make those decisions...
• 6/21 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Left-Handed Relievers: On Thursday I identified a big group of potentially available right-handed relievers.  Today let's check out the left-handed...
• 6/20 Stealing First Base: Nick Swisher helps Yankees rout Cubs 10-4: By JAY COHEN, AP Sports Writer CHICAGO – Nick Swisher is laughing again, and he had plenty of reasons for his big smile Sunday...
• 6/19 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs Payroll Outlook: Mercurial Outfielder asked recently if I'd taken a look at next year's payroll. Turns out I had done so about a month ago and...
• 6/17 Stealing First Base: Yankees look weak against Cub’s Davis and lose 3-1: By JAY COHEN, AP Sports Writer CHICAGO – Doug Davis pitched into the eighth inning in easily his best start of the season and...
• 6/12 B-R Blog: Sunday Supplement: Recapping Games of June 12: An arbitrary and capricious roundup of today's MLB action: Francisco Liriano's bid for a 2nd no-hitter was ended in the 8th by...
• 6/1 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...

• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Sean Marshall breezes through inning: Chicago Cubs RP Sean Marshall worked a perfect six-pitch eighth inning Sunday, May 29, against the Pittsburgh Pirates for his...[+] 10th hold. He also lowered his ERA to 1.29.
• 5/26 Obstructed View: Cashner to the bullpen when he returns: No decision has been made on what type of a role he will have long term with us. I will leave all of that up to Dr. Gryzlo...
• 5/23 Obstructed View: The Cubs just aren't very good: About a quarter of the 2011 season is in the books and the Cubs have performed about as we expected overall. The pitching, particularly...
• 5/20 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Chicago Cubs: Pitchers:Friday – Jon Lester (5-1, 3.28) vs. Doug Davis (0-1, 1.80)Saturday – Alfredo Aceves (1-0, 2.60) vs. Carlos Zambrano...
• 5/19 Obstructed View: It's never too early to look ahead to next year: A few years ago I wouldn't have considered writing something about looking ahead. The Cubs had the pieces in place to contend...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Sean Marshall posts ninth hold: Chicago Cubs RP Sean Marshall allowed a walk with one strikeout in two-thirds of an inning in a relief appearance Wednesday, May...[+] 18, against the Florida Marlins. He picked up his ninth hold while lowering his ERA to 1.53.
• 5/13 Obstructed View: How much have the injuries cost the Cubs, and projecting Doug Davis: Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner were placed on the DL following their first start of the season. Each is currently rehabbing...
• 5/1 Baseball Reality Tour: Baseball's Most Underrated Players: An Eduardo Perez tweet yesterday asked "Who do you guys believe is the most underrated player in the majors?" This discussion...

• 4/30 B-R Blog: Top strike-throwers in 2011: Through Friday's games, here are the 15 guys in MLB (minimum 8 IP) who have thrown at least 69% of their pitches for strikes....
• 4/30 Cubs Stats: Thomas Diamond: Whither Art Thou?: With the most unpleasant injuries to Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner, the Cubs have decided to call Casey Coleman and James...
• 4/26 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Could Sean Marshall be an option for the Cubs' rotation?: Last year around this time the Cubs had some serious bullpen issues, which led Lou Piniella to do the unthinkable (although not...
• 4/25 Lasorda's Lair: Cubs Top Dodgers in a Wild and Windy Day at Wrigley: The wind blowing out at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field typically leads to an offensive battle, and on Saturday the Dodgers...
• 4/21 B-R Blog: The Cubs haven’t been more than 1 game over or under .500 all season: Thanks to a reader identifying himself or herself as "fajita" for this little nugget. Through 18 games, the Cubs have yet to ever...
• 4/20 B-R Blog: Mailbag: Pitchers whose first PA of a game came before their first pitch: B-R reader Blake had an interesting question this morning: "You folks are great at acquiring information like this, so I would...
• 4/19 Cubs Stats: Thomas Diamond: Whither Art Thou?: With the most unpleasant injuries to Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner, the Cubs have decided to call Casey Coleman and James...
• 4/19 Cubs Stats: Happy Cubs Day! Wells, Cashner To DL: Well, it was just a matter of time until we had our first Cubs Day -- a day in which everything detonates all at once. Today the...
• 4/13 Obstructed View: Cubs Player Power Rankings: There are plenty of places you can go to read team power rankings for all of Major League Baseball. I believe most respectable...
• 4/11 Cubs Stats: Thomas Diamond: Whither Art Thou?: With the most unpleasant injuries to Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner, the Cubs have decided to call Casey Coleman and James...
• 4/10 Obstructed View: 11 Cubs Sure To Disappoint: I should have written this about ten days ago, but I didn't so I'm going to do it now. Early season stats mean absolutely nothing...
• 4/6 Cubs Stats: Happy Cubs Day! Wells, Cashner To DL: Well, it was just a matter of time until we had our first Cubs Day -- a day in which everything detonates all at once. Today the...
• 4/5 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs fans hold their breath as Andrew Cashner goes for MRI: Andrew Cashner pitched well today in his major league debut as a starter, lasting 5.1 IP and giving up only 1 run.  However,...
• 4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Sean Marshall picks up save: Chicago Cubs RP Sean Marshall picked up his first save of the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday, April 5, with RP...[+] Carlos Marmol taking the day off, according to The Associated Press.
• 4/3 Cubs Stats: Chicago Cubs Get Their First Win: The Cubs and their Scary Manager pulled out a win today. Hey, who doesn't like to win? Well, in general, Cubs fans seem...
• 4/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Final Four teams have a baseball history: Like squeezing blood from turnip, this Final-Four edition of Through the Fence Baseball takes a look at the teams playing in this...

• 3/30 Obstructed View: 11 Scandalous Predictions for the 2011 Cubs: By scandalous, of course I mean stupid. Earlier in the offseason I made 103 predictions that won't happen in 2011. That was pure...
• 3/29 Obstructed View: 2011 Cubs a Pretty Blank Slate: I haven't heard anyone not named Carlos Silva complain about Andrew Cashner being named the Cubs' 5th starter. I'm still waiting...
• 3/29 Obstructed View: Andrew Cashner joins the rotation: The Cubs announced on Saturday that Andrew Cashner would be the team's 5th starter and that Marcos Mateo had claimed the final...
• 3/28 Obstructed View: Andrew Cashner joins the rotation: The Cubs announced on Saturday that Andrew Cashner would be the team's 5th starter and that Marcos Mateo had claimed the final...
• 3/28 Obstructed View: 2011 Cubs a Pretty Blank Slate: I haven't heard anyone not named Carlos Silva complain about Andrew Cashner being named the Cubs' 5th starter. I'm still waiting...
• 3/27 Cubs Stats: Cashner Wins; Silva Loses: Hmm... Soto seems happy. Just about everyone in the city is talking one thing: Carlos Silva has lost, Andrew Cashner will...
• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | More bullpen spots won: Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade announced Friday, March 25, that RPs James Russell and Jeff Samardzija have won spots in the team's...[+] bullpen, according to ESPNChicago.com's Bruce Levine. RPs Carlos Marmol, Sean Marshall, Kerry Wood and John Grabow have also won spots in the pen.
• 3/24 The Golden Sombrero: Five games, Five ballparks, Five sunburns and the Q: Another Spring Training in Phoenix: Last Wednesday, my dad and I flew in to Phoenix for Spring Training.  It was our second year in a row of watching...
• 3/16 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Spring Training Battle #4: The Bullpen: Over the past 3 weeks, I've taken a look at the Spring Training Battles for the 5th outfielder spot, the utility infielder spot...

• 2/18 MLBTradeRumors: Extensions That Didn't Buy Out Free Agent Years: When MLBTR's Tim Dierkes and I examined the reasons teams do and don't extend young starters last fall, it became apparent that...
• 2/18 MLBTradeRumors: 21 Extensions For Arbitration Eligible Players: When a panel of arbitrators decides between Hunter Pence's $6.9MM asking price and the Astros' $5.15MM offer today or Monday,...
• 2/14 Blog Red Machine: Comparing the All NL Central TeamsAll three versions of the All NL Central Team (BRM, NL Central bloggers and the fans) are seen side-by-side....
• 2/14 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs, Marmol Agree To Three-Year Deal: The Cubs agreed to a three-year extension with closer Carlos Marmol, avoiding arbitration, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX...
• 2/14 Blog Red Machine: 2011 Preview: Chicago CubsBlog Red Machine takes a look at the Chicago Cubs and how their 2011 could unfold....
• 2/7 Baseball Press: If Pujols Isn't a Cardinal: Albert's smile will only get bigger if he gets his asking price. (AP)As the start of spring training draws closer, the window...

• 1/23 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/16/11 - 1/22/11: Another Sunday closer to Spring Training and Opening Day 2011. Let's recap the last week: In an astonishing move, Toronto...
• 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Duchscherer, Damon, Gorzelanny: Happy birthday to Astros manager Brad Mills, who was born 54 years ago today in Exeter, California.  Here are some news items...
• 1/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | More on Sean Marshall: Updating a previous item, Chicago Cubs RP Sean Marshall will make $1.6 million this year and $3.1 million in 2012, according to...[+] the Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan.
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs, Marmol Discussing Multiyear Deal: The Cubs already signed Sean Marshall to a two-year contract today, and now they're trying to get closer Carlos Marmol under...
• 1/18 Obstructed View: Cubs sign Marshall and Garza: Two more of the Cubs arbitration eligible players have been signed.  The Cubs reached an agreement with Sean Marshall for...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Avoid arbitration with two: The Chicago Cubs avoided arbitration with Ps Matt Garza and Sean Marshall Tuesday, Jan. 18, by agreeing to deals with both players,...[+] according to ESPNChicago.com's Bruce Levine. Garza will make $5.95 million in a one-year pact and Marshall will bring in $4.7 million over two years.
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs, Marshall Agree To Two-Year Deal: The Cubs announced that they have agreed to a two-year deal with Sean Marshall. They also avoided arbitration with Tom Gorzelanny,...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Players To Avoid Arbitration: Tuesday: Today is the deadline for players and teams to submit arbitration figures. The sides will then settle on a salary between the...
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Agree To Terms With Geovany Soto: The Cubs and catcher Geovany Soto have avoided arbitration, reaching an agreement on a one-year contract worth $3MM, according...
• 1/14 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Reed Johnson returns to Cubs. All is right in the World.: In a move to appease their ever-skeptical and dwindling fan base, the Cubs have signed former Cub and fan favorite Reed Johnson...
• 1/12 Obstructed View: Cubs to go with 13 man rotation in 2011 ***UPDATED***: Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza have jobs in the starting rotation.  That's a given.  What's odd is...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Avoid Arbitration With Koyie HillThe Cubs avoided arbitration with Koyie Hill, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat (on Twitter). ...
• 1/11 Obstructed View: 2011 Cubs Payroll: I haven't updated the Cubs payroll page in awhile so here goes.  Salary information runs through 2014, which is the final...
• 1/10 Jason's Baseball Blog: Trade Review – Matt Garza to the Cubs: Another starting pitcher came off the trade market on Friday, as the Rays traded starter Matt Garza and minor leaguers Fernando...
• 1/8 And Counting: Cubs Trade What They Need for What They Don't: The Cubs will traded, have traded, or are in the process of trading pitcher Chris Archer, shortstop Hak-Ju Lee, and outfielders...
• 1/7 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: North Side Notables: Big Z could be a big steal come March.  (Getty) As we head into next season, we'll look at middle-tier impact players...
• 1/5 The Sporting Hippeaux: Matt Garza is Not Your Savior, Cubs Fans. Sorry.: The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that the Cubs are close to acquiring Matt Garza from the Tampa Bay Rays.  Jordan Campbell...
• 1/5 Obstructed View: Cubs arbitration: I don't really have anything to say, but feel like I should add something about the Cubs every once in awhile since this is a...

• 12/9 Cubs Stats: The 2011 Cubs Roster: An Early Look: Ol' Berselius took a look at the potential 2011, 25-man roster today at The Sabertoothed Andteater. Here's his estimate of the...
• 12/2 Call to the Pen: Safety In Numbers: A (Kind of) Brief Look At Pitching Efficiency: Baseball is a beautiful game. You take a seat and look out over a field of lush, green grass with carefully measured pristine...
• 12/1 Obstructed View: You can't help but laugh at this point: The winter meetings kick off Sunday in Orlando, but expect the Cubs to make some news Thursday when they likely will “tender”...
• 12/1 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Non-tender Candidates: Koyie Hill and Jeff Baker: For those of you who might not keep track of this stuff, tomorrow is the deadline for teams to tender contracts to players who...

• 11/30 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Hot Stove News: Carlos Pena, Brandon Webb and Jesse Crain on Front Burner: Things are heating up for the Chicago Cubs in the Hot Stove League.  John Paul Morosi of Fox Sports reports that the...
• 11/26 Obstructed View: Larry Rothschild's Impact: We've shown how pitchers under Rothschild have not only increased their strikeout rate (obvious), but also decreased their walk...

• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Chicago Cubs: The Cubs are next in our arbitration eligibles series... First time: Geovany Soto Second time: Carlos Marmol, Jeff Baker,...

• 9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Sean Marshall could be considered as starter: The Chicago Cubs have had discussions about possibly moving RP Sean Marshall into the starting rotation next season, according...[+] to the Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan.
• 9/27 Obstructed View: 2011 Payroll: Last First DOB B/T POS 2011 2012 2013 2014 Adduci James 5/15/1985 L/L CF Baker Jeff 6/21/1981 R/R 2B Barney Darwin 11/8/1985 R/R 2B/SS Berg Justin 6/7/1984 R/R RP Byrd Marlon 8/30/1977 R/R CF 5.5 6.5 ...
• 9/9 MLBTradeRumors: The Cubs' 2011 Rotation: Ryan Dempster, Randy Wells, Tom Gorzelanny and Carlos Silva may not be utterly dominant, but they will provide the Cubs with...
• 9/7 El Maquino: Roberto Clemente 2010: Pujols, a two-time National League MVP, says it is the most meaningful award he has ever won, and in his speech he said that if...

• 8/25 Obstructed View: Options and Arbitration: As you may recall, the Cubs had several players who were first-year arbitration eligible last offseason.  The following players...
• 8/6 And Counting: Half Decent: Setting Expectations for the 2011 Cubs (pt. 2): Art the Cubs the worst team in Middle Earth? Methinks not.Earlier this week I took a look at the very real possibility that next...
• 8/4 MLBTradeRumors: The Cubs' Offseason: The Cubs have had a brutal year, and fans are already thinking ahead to the offseason and preparing for 2011.  Here's what the...
• 8/3 Cubs Stats: Beware of Thomas Diamond's Return: Thomas Diamond is not returning to the major leagues this week -- he cannot return to a place he's never been. Instead, he's...

• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Twitter Rumors: Lowell, Ross, Dotel, Heilman: A home for today's random Twitter rumors... The Red Sox might not activate Mike Lowell today because they're trying to trade...
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Tried to acquire Sean Marshall: The Boston Red Sox tried to work out a trade for Chicago Cubs RP Sean Marshall and were turned down, according to ESPN.com's Jayson...[+] Stark.
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Have Explored Trades For Many Relievers: The Red Sox are leaving no rock unturned in their search for relief help.  They've explored Rafael Perez, Will Ohman, Mike Gonzalez,...
• 7/15 Obstructed View: Derrek Lee would waive no-trade clause: Rosenthal and Morosi are reporting that friends have said Derrek Lee would waive his no-trade clause to the right team. Derrek...
• 7/7 Obstructed View: The New Sean Marshall: Sean Marshall was one of the first prospects that Ryno and I were following on a daily basis when we started talking about the...
• 7/6 Obstructed View: Cubs shopping Lilly and Lee, still finding ways to be dumb (updated): Per this Peter Gammons tweet, the Cubs are shopping Ted Lilly and Derrek Lee. But, to make sure that they keep their string...
• 7/6 Obstructed View: Cubs WAR: Last night ygo said something that got me thinking about this year's team. I try not to think much about this team anymore, but...

• 6/8 TetreaultVision: Take Me Back fromt he Ballgame June 7, 2010: Baseball's draft began last night, with fifty selections made. Bryce Harper was the consensus best talent,a nd the Nationals...
• 6/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Sean Marshall records save Monday: Chicago Cubs RP Sean Marshall recorded the second save of his career against the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday, June 7, by recording...[+] the final five outs of the game, according to The Associated Press. It was his first save this year in two chances.
• 6/1 B-R Blog: Hooray for May: Here's a look at some of the best May performances this season. We have to start off with David Ortiz: I Year G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB BAbip tOPS+ sOPS+ 1998 6 23 21 3 7 2 0 0 3 1 7 .333 .348 .429 .776 9 .467 90 105 2000 17 40 36 3 8 2 0 0 6 4 7 .222 .300 .278 .5...

• 5/28 TetreaultVision: Take Me Back from the Ballgame May 27, 2010: Lilly's cheating feet will make Blake weep, and 14 other tales from the yard. 3 Houston Astros Recap W: John...
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Sean Marshall earns win Saturday: Chicago Cubs RP Sean Marshall (4-1) was credited with the victory Saturday, May 22, against the Texas Rangers, according to The...[+] Associated Press. In two-thirds of an inning, he walked one and struck out one, while allowing one hit.
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Sean Marshall, John Grabow to be primary setup men: Chicago Cubs RPs Sean Marshall and John Grabow will be the primary setup men with SP Carlos Zambrano moving back to the starting...[+] rotation, according to MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger.
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Sean Marshall earns win Saturday: Chicago Cubs RP Sean Marshall (1-1) walked one and struck out two batters over two scoreless innings Saturday, May 1, in a victory...[+] over the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to The Associated Press.

• 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: Could Cubs Attempt To Trade Gorzelanny?: Carlos Zambrano's move to the Cubs' bullpen likely ranks as baseball's most surprising roster decision so far this season. Ken...