Benjamin Jose Molina

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 20, 1974 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
High School: Vega Alta (Vega Alta, PR)
Signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent in 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1998 (Age 24)   vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Angels/Giants/BlueJays/Rangers 1998-2010
Agents: Octagon, previously: Melvin Roman [*]
Final Game: October 3, 2010 (Age 36)   vs. LAA 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Relatives: Brother of Jose Molina and Brother of Yadier Molina
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• 2/12 mlbreports.com : MLB Reports Top 100 Prospects: A Rebuttal To The MLB.com’s Top 100: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday February.12, 2013 By Jordan Gluck (Prospects/Baseball Operations Correspondent) Before I show...

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• 12/30 AroundTheFoghorn: Your 2010 World Series Champions: Where Are They Now?: There is a chance, however slight, that Brian Wilson will don a Giants uniform in 2013. According to the latest reports from CSN...
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• 12/14 Baseball Musings: Bengie Molina, Hitting Coach: The Cardinals hired Bengie Molina as their assistant hitting coach: Molina is Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina‘s older brother...
• 12/14 Redbird Rants: Musings from an Optimistic Redbird Fan: Cards obtain utility man – The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ty Wigginton to a two year contract today. If you recall, Wigginton...
• 12/9 Redbird Rants: Musings from an Optimistic Redbird Fan: Schumaker situation – Skip Schumaker, the St. Louis Cardinals’ versatile utility player, will most likely be traded before...
• 12/5 The Flagrant Fan: Why so many bad hitters become hitting coaches: The thought about hitting coaches has been rolling around inside the noggin for quite a while and was crystallized last night...

• 11/20 mlbreports.com : Alex Mednick (Blue Jays Fan and Writer for MLB Reports): Gibbons May Work Out!:   Tuesday November 20th, 2013 Note from Lead Writer Chuck Booth:  Just to be fair on this whole John Gibbons hire, I am posting...
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• 9/24 Baseball News Source: Yadier Molina – Quiet NL MVP Candidate:  Molina is putting together an MVP-caliber season He doesn’t get the attention of  fellow catcher Buster Posey or Pittsburgh...
• 9/22 High Heat Stats: Friday game notes, and a little catch-up: Too much going on for a full report, but I’ll just hang it up there and see how y’all whack it. @Angels 6, White Sox...
• 9/10 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco-Era Records Being Threatened by Players of the 2012 Giants: The Giants have been in San Francisco since 1958, and that leaves 53 years for records to have been compiled, and it’s always...

• 8/6 Rays Colored Glasses: The “Real” First Rays: 1997 Orlando Rays: After looking at one possibility for the “Real First Rays” yesterday, today we’ll look at another candidate,...

• 7/15 mlbreports.com : An Average Day for Billy Hamilton on the Basepaths: Sunday, July 15th, 2012 Sam Evans: Dark shadows cast over a luminous sky at Muni**** Stadium in San Jose, California. A crowd...

• 6/25 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Bengie's Thoughts On Timmy: Dan Brown of the Merc has a great interview with Bengie Molina that Alex Pavlovic kindly shared with his blogging audience early,...

• 4/15 High Heat Stats: Run, Don’t Walk – First Base Ahead: Following up on the Imperfect Trifecta post, thought I’d give Rollins and Pierre a break and let some others share the...

• 3/21 FanSided: The Countdown Continues: Yorvit Torrealba...
• 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 22gigantes.com: Spring training recap—Day 11: Barry Zito is such a tease. Some days he looks like the Cy Young award winner the Giants thought they were getting in 2007. Other...
• 2/27 22gigantes.com: Bengie Molina announces his retirement: Grab some pine, meat. Or at least a fishing pole. Former Giants catcher Bengie Molina has retired, according to Comcast SportsNet’s...
• 2/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Bengie Molina will retire: Free-agent C Bengie Molina (Rangers) is expected to make his retirement announcement official soon. Friends, family and former...[+] teammates threw him a surprise retirement party in Arizona. 'It was a special night,' Molina said. 'I can't thank enough all the people that came. At some point they touched my life and helped me be who I am right now.' Molina will hang up the spikes after batting .274 over parts of 13 major league seasons playing with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers. He and brothers Jose Molina and Yadier Molina are the only trio of brothers to own World Series rings.
• 2/26 MLBTradeRumors: Bengie Molina Retires: Bengie Molina has retired, according to Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com. Molina, a catcher, played in parts of 13 seasons with...
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• 7/12 MLBTradeRumors: Bengie Molina Does Not Intend To Play In 2011 : Bengie Molina told Jon Heyman of SI.com that he doesn't intend to play in 2011 (Twitter link). Though the backstop has not officially...

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• 5/29 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 5/22/11 - 5/29/11: We're already just two months shy of the trade deadline, so make sure you tell all your friends where they can find the latest...
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• 5/27 22gigantes.com: Molina not opposed to returning to Giants: Former San Francisco Giants catcher Bengie Molina, who was made expendable because of the emergence last year of Buster Posey,...
• 5/27 22gigantes.com: Giants interested in Pudge?: According to a tweet from FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, the San Francisco Giants have at least one replacement for injured star...
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Molina Open To Return With Giants: Free agent catcher Bengie Molina told Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News that he could catch for the Giants, who...
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina interested: Free-agent C Bengie Molina (Rangers) is interested in signing with the San Francisco Giants, but he doesn't think they'd be interested...[+] in him.
• 5/27 Bay City Ball: Buster Posey Vigil: First, details of the injury (from Giants trainer Dave Groeschner): Buster had three MRIs today — the first one on his ankle....
• 5/26 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Inge, Molina, Bedard, Lopez, Aceves: Thursday night Quick Hits.. Brandon Inge will pick up ten and five rights next Wednesday, according to John Lowe of the Detroit...
• 5/26 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes - Buster Posey's Brutal Leg Injury: Buster Posey will miss the rest of 2011. (Icon SMI)The 2011 season has already seen several serious injuries to superstar players,...
• 5/26 MLBTradeRumors: Bay Area Notes: Geren, Posey, Molina: Oakland's manager recently faced criticism from current and former relievers and San Francisco catcher Buster Posey suffered...
• 5/26 22gigantes.com: Giants have few options for replacing Posey: Posey is helped off the field Wednesday.  The San Francisco Giants could find themselves in a heap of trouble if catcher...
• 5/24 Giants Nirvana: Ultimate Base Running: Fangraphs unveiled its latest feature today, Ultimate Base Running (available on stats pages as BsR), so I thought I'd take...
• 5/24 Bay City Ball: What’s wrong with Buster Posey?: Absolutely nothing. Here’s why… The average batting line in the National League in 2010 was .255/.320/.399 (average/on-base...
• 5/23 Baseball Happenings: Weekend Recap: The Sox had a strong weekend but a strong weekend only matters if they can go on an extended run of solid baseball…To struggle...
• 5/22 Baseball Musings: Almost Another Molina Cycle: Yadier Molina almost matched his brother Bengie Molina‘s cycle as he picked up four hits against the Royals but failed to...
• 5/20 22gigantes.com: Big Money coming out of retirement?: The Boston Red Sox have made contact with the representatives for former San Francisco Giants catcher Bengie Molina, though according...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Bengie Molina expected to signFree-agent C Bengie Molina (Rangers) is expected to sign soon with the Boston Red Sox....[+] Free-agent C Bengie Molina (Rangers) is expected to sign soon with the Boston Red Sox.
• 5/16 Bay City Ball: Lincecum closing in on 1,000 strikeouts: Tonight against the Rockies, Tim Lincecum will pitch game 132 in his young but already illustrious career which began on a warm...
• 5/12 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Figueroa, Molina, Royals, Angels: Links for Wednesday, on a night we'll remember for Eric Hosmer's first MLB home run... The Mets signed Luis Figueroa to...
• 5/11 Fire Brand of the American League: Red Sox Look to Molina?: According to the Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Red Sox have made contact with the Bengie Molina camp. “While the Red Sox...
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Interested in Bengie Molina: The Boston Red Sox have reportedly contacted free-agent C Bengie Molina (Rangers), although they are not yet ready to move on...[+] him.
• 5/8 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Still Considering Catching Options: The Red Sox have made contact with Bengie Molina, but aren't ready to move on him yet, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports....
• 5/1 MLBTradeRumors: Week in Review: 4/24/11 - 4/30/11: April is officially in the books! Let's take a look back at the week that was: Major League Baseball appointed former Rangers...

• 4/29 Raising Matt Cain: Overshadowed Tim: Do I really have to "tip my cap" to another mediocre pitcher that performs like a Hall-of-Famer against our boys? Come on, this...
• 4/27 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Continue Eyeing Catching Help : The Red Sox continue to look out for possible catching help and the names on their potential wish list include Bengie Molina,...
• 4/26 Bay City Ball: Not yet 25: Pablo Sandoval: Back in 2009, Pablo Sandoval wasn’t just a portion of the Giants’ lineup, he was the Giants’ lineup. Their second-best hitter...
• 4/22 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Wright, Salty, Bixler, A-Rod: Rainfall on the East Coast has already postponed a couple games on Friday night, but here's some items of note to hold you over...
• 4/21 The Crazy Crabbers: Injuries that make me hold my breath: The injury bug has bitten the Giants lately. First it was Cody Ross, then Brian Wilson, then Andres Torres and then the...
• 4/20 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Rays, Molina, Mets, Wright: The legend of Jed Lowrie grew a little more today thanks to another homerun, so let's check in on his team plus a few others...
• 4/15 The Crazy Crabbers: When Will Aaron Rowand Take a Walk?: Aaron Rowand has started this season off without taking a walk, but what many may not realize is this streak stretches back...
• 4/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Rangers I: The top two offenses in the league square off for three games in the Bronx this weekend as the Yankees (7-4, 1st in the AL East)...
• 4/7 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Texas Rangers: The Rangers are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Adrian Beltre, 3B: five years, $80MM. ...
• 4/5 The Biz of Baseball: Attendance Watch 2011: The San Francisco Giants: With the 2011 season upon us, David finishes up his look at the 30 clubs in MLB. It's **** that he ends with the World Series...
• 4/5 Cut Four: 2011 Projections: Texas Rangers and AL West Standings: For the first time in franchise history, the Texas Rangers have a new goal going into the season: to repeat as American League...

• 3/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Trivia Open Thread for 3-29-2011: On every night throughout the year, one of the TYA writers will post a trivia question as the nightly open thread. The blog administrators...
• 3/27 It's About the Money (Stupid): 2011 American League Preview: Texas Rangers: (This post is a continuation in a series. For previous entries, click here) 2010 record: 90-72 (1st place A.L. West, American...
• 3/25 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL West – Texas Rangers: Rangers LF Josh Hamilton Texas Rangers (2010 record: 90-72) The Texas Rangers won their first American League pennant, but eventually...
• 3/25 Giants Nirvana: Fun with WAR Graphs: Just some fun with Giants-themed WAR Graphs (click to embiggen) -- and a few links at the end. Why? Because I'd rather do this...
• 3/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Jesus Montero Might Be Playing Himself Out of a Job: Via John Harper of NY Daily News: “He hasn’t played well recently,” Cashman said after...
• 3/23 NY Baseball Digest: Should the Yanks Sign Bengie Molina?: I have been saying all spring the best place for Jesus Montero, if it he wasn’t the starting catcher for the Yankees, was...
• 3/20 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 3/13/11 - 3/19/11: With less than two weeks until Opening Day, let's run down the past seven days here at MLBTR... Luis Castillo's time with...
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Jose Molina Says Bengie Still Wants To Play: Bengie Molina said he is retired "for now" earlier this week, but his brother Jose told Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports that Bengie...
• 3/18 Giants Nirvana: The Brandon Belt Conundrum: Perhaps the biggest question surrounding the Giants heading into Opening Day is what to do with Brandon Belt. We all know what...
• 3/18 PaulLebowitz.com: Metaphorical Disaster: Today the Mets released Luis Castillo in a move that was unavoidable for the team; demanded by the fans and media; and necessary...
• 3/16 Baseball Daily Digest: Fantasy Island: Behind the Plate:   Catchers are responsible for calling pitches and commanding the defense after contact, and they accrue the heaviest physical...
• 3/16 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2011 Giants Offense: Together, They Are Giants: The Giants offense is often maligned, and rightfully so in recent years.  That is one of the biggest complaints of the offseason,...
• 3/15 Giants Nirvana: Bengie Molina Retires: In 2006, Giants catcher Mike Matheny suffered a concussion, after suffering hits to the head from several foul balls. This landed...
• 3/13 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 3/6/11 - 3/13/11: As we continue to follow the spring's positional battles and injury reports, let's recap the major hot stove headlines from the...
• 3/13 MLBTradeRumors: Bengie Molina: "For Now, I'm Retired": Although Bengie Molina isn't filing any papers yet, he told Newsday's Ken Davidoff in a phone interview "for now, I'm retired."...
• 3/13 Giants Nirvana: Jonathan Broxton: Second Heaviest Player of All Time?: At least that's what Baseball Reference says... Rk Player Wt From To 1 Walter Young 320 2005...
• 3/10 The Crazy Crabbers: Standing pat? No, more like a constant evolution: One of the story lines this offseason and headed into the 2011 season is the Giants stood pat and didn't do anything to get better....
• 3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman's Latest: Gonzalez, K-Rod, Young, Bengie: The Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez and his new extension are the subjects of Jon Heyman's latest feature at SI.com, and Heyman also...
• 3/9 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Phillies, Davis, Molina, Mets: The Phillies are concerned about Chase Utley's injured right knee but, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com they hadn't called the...
• 3/9 Giants Nirvana: Notes: Lincecum, Righetti, Pierzynski, Snow: First, a few programming notes... I've been invited to become a contributor over at Beyond the Box Score. If you're not already...
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Checked in on Bengie Molina: The San Diego Padres have checked in on free-agent C Bengie Molina (Rangers) but came away thinking that he is leaning toward...[+] retirement, according to SI.com's Jon Heyman.
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Bengie Molina not retired: Free-agent C Bengie Molina (Rangers) said he's not retired and is seeking a guaranteed deal with a decent salary, The Mercury...[+] News' Andrew Baggarly reports.
• 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Express Interest In Bengie Molina: 6:55pm: The Padres inquired on Molina and heard that he is retired, according to Dan Hayes of the North County Times (on Twitter). 6:23pm: Gregg...
• 3/7 Chicken Friars: Should the Friars go after Bengie Molina?: With Gregg Zaun announcing his retirement today, should the Padres go after veteran catcher Bengie Molina? Rob Johnson is currently...
• 3/4 MLBTradeRumors: The Astros' Catching Options: Jason Castro's 2011 season came to a quick end when the news broke that Castro had suffered a torn ACL in his right knee.  The...
• 3/3 Giants Nirvana: A Free-Swinging Mentality Translates Into... Walks?: Just the other day, Julian Levine examined how O-Swing% changes as a player ages. While common sense dictates that plate discipline...

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• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Peavy, Gonzalez, Molina, Beltre: In today's notes column for The Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo writes about the Orioles' rebuilding process, which included renovations...
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• 2/16 PaulLebowitz.com: Viewer Mail 2.16.2011: Joe writes RE WAR: The way you look at WAR is wrong. It is a statistic trying to tell us how good a player is, taking into account...
• 2/13 Call to the Pen: Breaking Down the Non-Roster Invitees: Kansas City Royals: On this, the first day of pitchers and catchers reporting, there's obviously lots of intrigue around baseball. But few franchises...
• 2/13 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 2/6/11 - 2/12/11: Spring Training is in the air at last... let's run down the last seven days as baseball sneaks up on us: The Rangers and...
• 2/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Bengie Molina unsure of future: Free-agent C Bengie Molina (Rangers) said he is still unsure if he wants to play in 2011, according to Newsday's Ken Davidoff....[+]
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: Molina Talking To Teams, Unsure About 2011: Bengie Molina is talking to “a couple of” teams, but hasn’t decided whether he’ll play in 2011, according to Newsday’s...

• 1/31 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: The Unemployed | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: The Unemployed | Baseball DigestYou can never compare athletes to people out in the real world, but there are a...
• 1/28 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Pettitte, Millwood, Molina, Wandy: Yankees people seem a bit more optimistic about the potential return of Andy Pettitte, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com. They’ll...
• 1/19 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Bradley, Reds, Perez, Yankees: On this date in 2010, Bengie Molina signed a one-year deal with San Francisco. The Giants sent the backstop to their eventual...
• 1/16 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: Catching Options on Draft Day: Buster Posey headlines the list of fantasy catchers in 2011. (Getty) Today’s entry begins a series of fantasy baseball-related...
• 1/11 PAAPFLY: The Giants will be challenged to repeat in 2011: Dan Szymborski has an article -- San Francisco Giants' repeat problems -- for Insider’s on ESPN.com. Within it, he explains...
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Could Add Reliever, Catcher, Bat: GM Jed Hoyer told MLB.com's Corey Brock that the Padres may still add a reliever, a backup catcher and a left-handed hitter (Twitter...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Keppinger, Pettitte, Bell, Molina: Here are some items of note on this Thursday, a day on which the Reds and Rangers each settled with one of their arbitration-eligible...

• 12/26 Giants Nirvana: Pat the BBat [sic]: I recently got a subscription to MLB.TV, and as such, watched the first game of the World Series once more. What I mostly got...
• 12/23 MLBTradeRumors: Constructing A 25-Man Roster Of Free Agents: Once the free agent pool starts shrinking, it's always fun to start imagining teams composed only of unsigned players. For the...
• 12/18 Giants Nirvana: The Giants and Baserunning: I recently got the 2010 Bill James Handbook (which I highly recommend, by the way...), and one of the sections in the book...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Reach Agreement With Gerald Laird: The Cardinals reached an agreement with catcher Gerald Laird, tweets SI's Jon Heyman.  Laird will serve as Yadier Molina's backup,...
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Bartlett, Bengie Molina, Bill Hall: A year ago today, John Buck signed with the Blue Jays, Bruce Chen with the Royals, and Scott Olsen with the Nationals.  Currently...
• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Bengie Molina their top choice as backup: The St. Louis Cardinals have made it clear free-agent C Bengie Molina (Rangers) is their top choice to be their backup catcher,...[+] the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports.
• 12/12 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Rumors: Ryan, Bengie Molina: The latest out of St. Louis, from Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.... The Cardinals appear to be getting closer...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: International Links: Reyes, Molina, Anderson: Links in three very different-sounding accents of Spanish... Jose Reyes has heard the rumors, and he met with Mets GM Sandy...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: A Look At The Catching Market: Victor Martinez, John Buck, A.J. Pierzynski, Miguel Olivo and Yorvit Torrealba have all agreed to multiyear deals this offseason...
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• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Day In Review: 12/7/10: Another day of the Winter Meetings is officially in the books. Here's everything that's happened since yesterday's Day In Review...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Have Discussed Bengie Molina: The Cardinals would like to have a backup catcher signed by the end of the Winter Meetings, writes Derrick Goold of the St. Louis...
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Have discussed Bengie Molina: The St. Louis Cardinals have discussed pursuing free-agent C Bengie Molina (Rangers), the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold...[+] reports.
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman's Latest: Vlad, Thome, Molina, Mets: SI.com's Jon Heyman brings us some updates from around the league, via Twitter: Vladimir Guerrero's main suitors appear...
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Interested in Russell Martin and Bengie Molina: The Colorado Rockies are heading to the winter meetings in search of a catcher, a reliever and another bat, according to Troy...[+] E. Renck of The Denver Post. They have expressed interest in free-agent Cs Russell Martin (Dodgers) and Bengie Molina (Rangers), although acquiring Martin is considered a long shot.
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Interested In Bengie Molina: The Rockies have expressed interest in free agent catcher Bengie Molina, tweets Troy Renck of The Denver Post.  Colorado also...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Close To Bringing Back Treanor: The Rangers are close to announcing that they are re-signing catcher Matt Treanor, who will likely serve as backup to the recently...

• 11/29 The UpperCard Network: Rangers, Torrealba Reach Two-Year Deal: The Rangers have come to terms with catcher Yorvit Torrealba on a two-year deal writes Anthony Andro of the Fort Worth Star Telegram....
• 11/29 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Yorvit Torrealba signs with Texas: The Rangers fill the Bengie Molina hole with Yorvit Torrealba. (AP) With the World Series over and winter fast approaching,...
• 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers, Torrealba Agree To Two-Year Deal: The Rangers agreed to sign Yorvit Torrealba to a two-year, $6.25MM deal that will pay the catcher $3MM in 2011 and $3.25MM in...
• 11/24 B-R Blog: Ivan Rodriguez and more GIDP than BB: Reader Joseph T. sent in this great nugget (along with a bunch of others that I'll try to write up in the coming weeks): Ivan...
• 11/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Decline arbitration for two: The Texas Rangers declined to offer salary arbitration to C Bengie Molina and DH Vladimir Guerrero Tuesday, Nov. 23, but it is...[+] still possible that both players could return next season, according to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett.
• 11/23 Jason's Baseball Blog: Free Agent Signing – Victor Martinez to the Tigers: We have the first major piece to fall into place from free agency this offseason, with the news that catcher Victor Martinez has...
• 11/23 MLBTradeRumors: American League Free Agent Arbitration Offers: 10 American League teams have free agent arbitration offer decisions to make by 11pm central time tonight, and we'll group them...
• 11/22 MLBTradeRumors: 21 Teams Facing Tomorrow's Arbitration Deadline: 21 of baseball's 30 teams must make at least one decision prior to tomorrow's deadline for offering arbitration to free agents. ...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Deals: Jesus Guzman, Enrique Gonzalez, LaHair: Today's minor signings... The Padres signed third baseman/left fielder Jesus Guzman to a minor league deal, MLBTR has learned. ...
• 11/19 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Jeter, Ibanez, Greinke, Ordonez: Links for Friday, exactly one year after the Cubs signed John Grabow and traded Aaron Heilman to Arizona... Bill Madden...
• 11/17 Baseball Daily Digest: For A Few Dollars More: AL West: The water has not yet begun to boil on baseball’s hot stove, but the blogosphere is already burning with speculation with regard...
• 11/16 SOX & Dawgs: 2010 AL & NL Rookie of the Year Winners: The 2010 Jackie Robinson American League and National League Rookie of the Year Awards as voted on by the Baseball Writers'...
• 11/10 Jason's Baseball Blog: Fantasy Rankings in Review – Catchers: Back in February, I took my first shot at attempting to rank players for fantasy purposes. After a full season, I thought it wise...
• 11/10 SOX & Dawgs: Six Teams Interested In Victor Martinez: According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, there are currently six teams who are interested in free agent catcher Victor ...
• 11/10 Fungoes.net: Worst values among Elias Type A and B free agents: Dewayne Staats’s son-in-law, Dan Wheeler, had a much worse two-year FIP than ERA, so he is among the worst Type...
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Seek Backup Catcher: The Padres expect to ease catcher Nick Hundley into a bigger role in 2011, but they’ll look to complement him with a backup,...
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Why Most Type A Free Agents Won't Sign Right Away: Free agents can now negotiate with any team, but it would be a surprise to see more than a few Type As sign in the next two weeks....
• 11/7 Giants Nirvana: Should the Giants Re-sign Pat Burrell?: Should the Giants re-sign Pat Burrell? As of now, they have the following five players that can man the outfield: Cody Ross Andres...
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Five declare free agency: Texas Rangers SS Cristian Guzman, 1B Jorge Cantu, C Bengie Molina, RP Frank Francisco and C Matt Treanor have declared free agency,...[+] according to CBSSports.com.
• 11/2 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Fire Up The Hot Stove: Although I’m usually fairly heavy on the statistical content, I can’t help but mention a few impressions from Game...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Notes: Cliff Lee, Vlad, Molina: It was a bittersweet ending for the Rangers last night, but they're still the AL champions.  They're planning to raise payroll,...
• 11/1 Baseball Musings: Cruz Missile: Nelson Cruz hits a one-out solo home run in the bottom of the seventh to end the Texas scoreless streak at 18 innings. Texas gets...
• 11/1 Baseball Musings: Fly Ball Eighth: Jeff Francoeur and Bengie Molina both fly out deep to leftfield, then Mitch Moreland strikes out to end the eighth. Madison Bumgarner...

• 10/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Game 4 starting lineup revealed: The Texas Rangers' starting lineup for Game 4 of the World Series Sunday, Oct. 31, is as follows, according to Tim Kawakami of...[+] The Mercury News: SS Elvis Andrus, 3B Michael Young, CF Josh Hamilton, DH Vladimir Guerrero, LF Nelson Cruz, 2B Ian Kinsler, RF Jeff Francoeur, C Bengie Molina and 1B Mitch Moreland, with SP Tommy Hunter pitching.
• 10/31 Giants Nirvana: WS Game Three Recap: Jonathan Sanchez was rough: 4.2 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 2 HR, 4 BB, 3 K. The big blow was a second-inning three-run blast by Mitch Moreland,...
• 10/30 Giants Nirvana: Killing the Time: In anti**** of the World Series, here are several poorly-made photoshops...don't worry. I'll keep 'em coming. FEEL FREE TO SEND...
• 10/30 Jason's Baseball Blog: Season Previews in Review: American League West: Back during Spring Training, I took a look at each team and made predictions about how each team would do and how I thought their...
• 10/28 Caught Looking: WS: Game 1: World Series Game 1: Giants 11, Rangers 7 If you would have told me prior to Game 1 that the Rangers would score seven runs and...
• 10/27 Baseball Daily Digest: The 2010 P-WSAT:   Pre-World Series Assessment Test, 2010   True or False 1. The last time the Giants won the World Series, Willie Mays was...
• 10/27 Baseball Musings: Prophetic Sign: After the Giants score six runs in the fifth, Tim Lincecum strikes out the first two batters in the sixth, making this sign look...
• 10/27 Baseball Musings: Bengie Bops: Bengie Molina takes his former battery mate to rightfield for a single leading off the second. Tim Lincecum gave up solid lead-off...
• 10/27 The Sporting Hippeaux: The Bengie Molina Factor (World Series Preview): Mark Simon on the ESPN Baseball Today podcast yesterday that Bengie Molina will join Lonnie Smith as the only players in baseball...
• 10/27 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For A.J. Pierzynski: The White Sox may be the best fit of all for A.J. Pierzynski, who hits free agency this offseason. It once seemed as though Tyler...
• 10/27 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Notes: Payroll, Lincecum, Rowand: The Giants have every reason to be focused on tonight's World Series opener with the Rangers, but first pitch is hours away, so...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Ortiz, Girardi, Molina, Werth: On the eve of the World Series, here are some news items to tide you over until the big Lee/Lincecum battle tomorrow night... David...
• 10/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Bengie Molina leaning toward retirement: Texas Rangers C Bengie Molina said he is leaning toward retiring at the end of this season, according to The Associated Press....[+] 'It's a possibility. It's more a yes than a no right now,' Molina said before the Rangers took the field for a workout at AT&T Park. 'I'm not saying for sure because something can happen in the winter and it can get worked out. But as for now, yes.'
• 10/26 PaulLebowitz.com: The Prince Of New York's 2010 World Series Preview: World Series----Texas Rangers vs San Francisco Giants: Texas Rangers (90-72); 1st place, AL West (defeated Tampa Bay Rays 3 games...
• 10/26 Baseball Musings: World Series Preview, Texas Rangers Versus San Francisco Giants: The San Francisco Giants host the Texas Rangers in the World Series starting Wednesday, Oct. 27, at just before 8 PM EDT. These...
• 10/24 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Who Will Win The World Series?: Although it briefly appeared as if we may have been heading for a Phillies/Yankees rematch, this year's World Series will feature...
• 10/24 B-R Blog: Phillies are done (Part 4: This time it’s for real): The Phillies, somewhat shockingly, have been eliminated from the playoffs. Let me start by saying that this post is not intended...
• 10/23 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: We’re All Ranger Fans Now: I generally don’t have much of a rooting interest other than wanting the Dodgers to win. Though many LA fans despise the...
• 10/23 My Pinstripes: Texas' Deep Heart Downs Yankees: The majority of Colby Lewis' 12 years of professional baseball have been spent in relative anonymity. A 1st round pick (38th...
• 10/22 Baseball Musings: First Hit: Alex Rodriguez leads off the fifth with a double to the gap in left-center. He also worked the count a bit, hitting a 3-2 pitch....
• 10/20 Boys of Summer: Don't Make Burnett the Goat in Yankees Loss to Rangers: The only thing that could have made last night worse for New York was another successful terrorist plot.OK, so that's a bit of...
• 10/20 PaulLebowitz.com: A Conspiracy Of Fate...: ...and managerial conundrums: It's a subtle change from a year ago, but the ceasing of the practice of extra days off in the...
• 10/20 Caught Looking: Tuesday recap: Giants take control of series and Rangers are one game away from the Fall Classic: NLCS Game 3: Giants 3, Phillies 0 The pitching performances this postseason has been something to watch. To quote a McDonald’s...
• 10/20 My Pinstripes: Girardi Managing To Lose: I've talked all year about my discontent with Joe Girardi's in-game moves. He got away with many of them last year, no more so...
• 10/20 Call to the Pen: Missed Hit by Pitch Brings Back Bad Memories: *I’m going to deviate a bit from my normal format this week, the What’s Next format should resume next week. Thank...
• 10/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Inside Burnett's outing: Somewhat lost amidst the Yankees' daily scheduled pounding by the Rangers last night was that A.J. Burnett was one pitch away...
• 10/20 NY Baseball Digest: Two Lefties Might Have Saved the Game: There was nothing the Yankees could do about the big plays made by the Texas Rangers in Game 4. Derek Holland‘s performance...
• 10/20 Baseball Musings: Sweet Spot: A.J. Burnett came very close to hitting the sweet spot for Bengie Molina when he was trying to work out of a jam in the sixth...
• 10/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Bengie Molina hits big homer in ALCS Game 4: Texas Rangers C Bengie Molina smashed a three-run homer off New York Yankees SP A.J. Burnett Tuesday, Oct. 19, during Game 4 of...[+] the American League Championship Series. Molina's homer helped Texas to a 10-3 win, according to The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Anthony Andro.
• 10/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: A.J. Burnett Does What We All Expected, Rangers Take 3-1 ALCS Lead: The Yankees had a lead with A.J. Burnett on the mound, but manager Joe Girardi got greedy and left him in too long as the...
• 10/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Rangers throttle Yankees for third straight game; 10-3 win puts Bombers on brink of elimination: Game 4 of the 2010 American League Championship Series was basically a microcosm of everything that went wrong for the Yankees...
• 10/20 NY Baseball Digest: Listen: ALCS Game 4 Recap: I recap the Yankees 10-3 loss to the Texas Rangers as I am joined by Joe Delgrippo of the S**** Sports Report. Hear us discuss...
• 10/20 Baseball Musings: Hitting Machine: Bengie Molina picks up his third hit of the night, a single leading off the eighth. Update: That’s all the Rangers get....
• 10/19 Baseball Musings: Robertson in the Seventh: David Robertson comes out to pitch the seventh inning for the Yankees. A.J. Burnett leaves with six innings, six hits, three walks...
• 10/19 Baseball Musings: Swisher to First: The Yankees move Nick Swisher to first base, taking over for the injured Mark Teixeira. Marcus Thames goes into rightfield after...
• 10/19 Baseball Musings: Pretty Play: Bengie Molina singles to start the fifth inning, but Mitch Moreland breaks his bat and grounds a ball to Mark Teixeira. Mark fields...
• 10/19 Baseball Musings: First Runner: The Texas Rangers put their first batter on base as David Murphy leads off the third inning with a 3-2 walk as they trail 1-0....
• 10/19 Caught Looking: Sunday, Monday recap: Phillies tie series and Lee does it again: ALCS Game 3: Rangers 8, Yankees 0 Cliff Lee is pitching on a completely different planet right now from the rest of the league....
• 10/18 Baseball Musings: Two for Hamilton: Boone Logan comes in and gives up a lead-off double to Josh Hamilton starting the ninth. Hamilton and Michael Young have five...
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Bengie Molina Still Thinking Retirement: With a World Series ring and two Gold Gloves apiece, neither Bengie Molina nor his younger brother Yadier have much to prove in...
• 10/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2010 in Review: Catcher: Good lord, is this really the 4th time I’ve done end-of-season reviews already? It’s terrifying to think how much...
• 10/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankeeist's 2010 ALCS Preview, Part 2: 25-Man Roster Comparisons: In case you missed Part 1, please click on the following:Yankeeist's 2010 ALCS Preview: Head-to-Head Overall Team NumbersThe Yankees...
• 10/16 Baseball Musings: More Rangers Power: Nelson Cruz doubles off the wall in right-center leading off the bottom of the third, just missing a home run. Ian Kinsler bunts...
• 10/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Talkin Rangers with Baseball Is My Boyfriend: This morning we were talking Rangers with The Newberg Report and this evening we will be talking with Rangers blogger. This...
• 10/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Talkin Rangers with The Newberg Report: The wait is over, the Yankees are in Texas for game one of the ALCS against the Rangers tonight. There is a lot to know about...
• 10/15 Call to the Pen: Olde Man’s Tavern: Sabean’s Place: You hear about it a lot in all of sports. Managers and coaches receive too much credit when a team does well and too much criticism...
• 10/15 NY Baseball Digest: Why Texas Will Win in Six: Last night the consensus of the NYBD experts was the Yankees will take the series in six games. I respectfully disagree and have...
• 10/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Matt Treanor to start in Game 1: Texas Rangers C Matt Treanor will catch in Game 1 of the Championship Series Friday, Oct. 15, according to ESPNDallas.com's Jeff...[+] Caplan. Manager Ron Washington has not decided who will play first base in Game 1, between 1Bs Jorge Cantu and Mitch Moreland. C Bengie Molina is expected to start Game 2 behind the plate.
• 10/13 Giants Nirvana: TEX vs. SF World Series...a possibility: On July 1, Bengie Molina was traded to the Texas Rangers for Chris Ray and Michael Main. The Rangers are now in the ALCS...one...
• 10/12 Baseball Musings: Three K: Cliff Lee shuts down the Rays with three strikeouts in the bottom of the fourth, preserving the Rangers 2-1 lead. I thought the...
• 10/12 Baseball Musings: Molina Steals: As a great example that anything can happen in baseball, Bengie Molina steals a base. Elvis Andrus struck out and fell over the...
• 10/12 Chicken Fried Baseball: Why Chris Davis Should be on the ALDS Roster: There’s been a lot written on Rangers blogs as to how the ALDS roster should be constructed. A lot of people have bandied about...
• 10/9 Baseball Musings: Kinsler Connects: Ian Kinsler hits a 3-2 pitch from Matt Garza down the leftfield line and into the seats for a home run. The leadoff shot in the...
• 10/9 Baseball Musings: Range Versus Positioning: If you saw Valdimir Guerrero bat leading off the second inning, you saw him scorch a hard ground right at Ben Zobrist. Ben made...
• 10/7 B-R Blog: Site Features: Postseason Game/Event Finders: Hopefully you know about our Play Index by now, but did you know there are ways to filter the results to only include postseason...
• 10/7 Caught Looking: Halladay’s no-hitter dominates game 1 headlines: Caught Looking breaks down the playoff games from the night before in a feature that will continue throughout the postseason....
• 10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Matt Treanor catching today: Texas Rangers C Matt Treanor is the starting catcher over C Bengie Molina in Game 2 of the ALDS Thursday, Oct. 7, the Chicago...[+] Tribune's Mark Gonzales reports.
• 10/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Nelson Cruz, Bengie Molina homer in Game 1: Texas Rangers OF Nelson Cruz and C Bengie Molina both homered in Game 1 of the Division Series Wednesday, Oct. 6, according to...[+] The Associated Press.
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Half a Cycle: Bengie Molina homers into the first row down the line in leftfield to give the Rangers a 4-0 lead in the top of the fourth. David...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Rangers Score First: Ian Kinsler singles leading off the second inning, then Jeff Francoeur just misses a home run, doubling off the wall in center....
• 10/6 Boys of Summer: 2010 ALDS Preview: Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays: The Rays locked up home field advantage throughout the AL playoffs on Sunday, with a win against the Royals, or with the Yankees'...
• 10/6 Obstructed View: ALDS: Rangers vs Rays: The first of the 2010 playoff games gets started tomorrow at just after 12:30 pm.  The Rangers won the AL West while the Rays...
• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Type A and B Free Agents: Based on Eddie Bajek's reverse-engineered Elias rankings, 82 free agents will be ranked Type A or B for the 2010-11 offseason. ...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Catchers: It's time to kick off a new series with a look at the free agent market for catchers.  The Red Sox, Blue Jays, White Sox, Angels,...

• 9/30 Baseball Press: 2010 MLB Playoff Preview - Texas Rangers: Vladimir Guerrero has had a career renaissance (AP) Throughout most of the 2010 MLB season, the Texas Rangers seemed like...
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Taylor Teagarden starts Thursday: Texas Rangers C Taylor Teagarden made the start at catcher Thursday, Sept. 23, in order to try and stop the Oakland Athletics...[+] from stealing more bases, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan. 'I'm just trying to use his ability and the way he plays against these guys,' manager Ron Washington said. 'It's nice to get him engaged. He plays well against these guys and those other guys (Bengie Molina and Matt Treanor) need a break, too.' It is only Teagarden's second start since being recalled from the minors Sept. 6.
• 9/22 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Rumors: Uggla, Catchers, Managers: The Marlins don’t have a permanent manager and Dan Uggla is nearing free agency so Marlins president of baseball operations...
• 9/19 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: John Buck: Jose Bautista's incredible season has been the big story for the Blue Jays this year, and for good reason. After blasting his...
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Bengie Molina drives in two with three hits : Texas Rangers C Bengie Molina had three hits and two RBIs Saturday, Sept. 18, according to The Associated Press, in a 6-1 win...[+] over the Seattle Mariners.
• 9/17 B-R Blog: Did the Giants’ Front Office Make the NL West Race Closer Than it Needed to Be?: It's a move you see all too often in today's cost-conscious baseball world: in order to delay his arbitration timetable and keep...
• 9/15 The Crazy Crabbers: The Giants “Clutch” Leaders and Laggers: Aaron Rowand Clutch Player?This is always the story that you hear and especially after a terrible 1-0 loss, "The Giants need to...
• 9/13 The UpperCard Network: Potential Suitors For Victor Martinez: Victor Martinez will enter the winter as the best catcher on the open market. Martinez has 2010 averages of .292/.340/.468 with...
• 9/8 The UpperCard Network: Martinez Declines Red Sox Extension: After receiving news earlier this morning, that the Red Sox offered catcher Victor Martinez a two-year extension earlier this...
• 9/1 Call to the Pen: Call-Ups: Texas Rangers, Derek Holland and Max Ramirez: Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball...

• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Seeking Catching Help This Offseason: The Marlins are "strongly considering moving in another direction at catcher" this offseason, reports MLB.com's Joe Frisaro. ...
• 8/29 The UpperCard Network: Mike Napoli Claimed On Waivers: An anonymous team has claimed Mike Napoli off waivers, reports FOX Sports.Com’s Jon Paul Morosi. Morosi speculates it’s...
• 8/26 The UpperCard Network: Rangers Weighing Potential Manny Deal: With a lineup full of left handed power hitting, the Rangers have been seeking a right handed power hitter to create some balance....
• 8/18 PaulLebowitz.com: It's Worth A Shot: Mets swing for the fences....in trying to get rid of K-Rod: The Mets placed Francisco Rodriguez on the disqualified list...
• 8/14 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 8/13: After taking 2-of-3 north of the border, the Boston Red Sox will close out their 10-game road trip with a three-game set against...
• 8/13 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 8/13: After taking 2-of-3 north of the border, the Boston Red Sox will close out their 10-game road trip with a three-game set against...
• 8/13 The Crazy Crabbers: The Giants Trade for Jose Guillen, YAWN: First and foremost Jose Guillen is not the big bat that Giants fans have been looking for.He is a mid 30's guy who swings for...
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For Victor Martinez: Joe Mauer nearly became the prize of the 2010-11 offseason, but $184MM later, he’s a Twin for the foreseeable future and Victor...
• 8/5 MLBTradeRumors: Greenberg, Ryan Win Auction To Buy Rangers: Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan outbid Mark Cuban in an auction to win the right to buy the Rangers for $385MM, according to Bob...
• 8/3 Baseball Musings: Surging Giants: Henry Schulman writes about the Giants surge of the last 33 days: Dissecting the turnaround is not a matter of saying, “Bengie...
• 8/1 B-R Blog: Carlos Gonzalez hits a walk-off cycle: In last night's game, Carlos Gonzalez did two pretty cool things: he hit for the cycle and hit a walk-off home run. Click through...

• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: 2010 Trade Deadline Recap: There was certainly no shortage of moves not just today, but in the several days leading up to this afternoon's non-waiver trade...
• 7/31 The UpperCard Network: Red Sox Acquire Jarrod Saltalamacchia: The Red Sox acquired catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia today from the Rangers in exchange for Chris McGuinness, Roman Mendez, a PTBNL...
• 7/26 MLBguru: Rangers discussing Derek Lee & Jorge Cantu: The Texas Rangers are not done dealing yet this year after acquiring Bengie Molina and Cliff Lee.  Bob Nightengale from USA Today...
• 7/24 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 23: Home Run of the Day: Kelly Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks (Trot Time: 20.72 seconds) [video] So it's not exactly as shocking...
• 7/24 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 23: Home Run of the Day: Kelly Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks (Trot Time: 20.72 seconds) [video] So it's not exactly as shocking...
• 7/24 B-R Blog: Kelly Johnson hits for the cycle but the Diamondbacks lose: Last night Kelly Johnson hit for the cycle but the D-backs lost the game, 7-4, to the Giants. Teams don't lose very often when...
• 7/21 Call to the Pen: What’s Next: Roy Oswalt, Jayson Werth, Ted Lilly, and More: It’s crunch time, friends. The non-waiver trade deadline looms just 10 days away and the flurry of moves that most pundits...
• 7/20 Call to the Pen: Notable Numerals: Mat Latos, Bengie Molina and More: Now that the All-Star break has come and gone, it’s time to get geared up for the 2nd half of the 2010 season. The 2nd edition...
• 7/19 BC Sports: Red Sox Still Reeling; Reinforcements On The Way: Note: This column took a much-needed week off during All-Star week In the last five seasons, the Red Sox entered the All-Star...
• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Bengie Molina named AL Player of the Week: Texas Rangers C Bengie Molina was named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, July 18, according...[+] to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett. Molina hit .417 with two home runs and six RBIs over the weekend and hit for the cycle Friday, July 16.
• 7/19 The UpperCard Network: Red Sox Interested In Iannetta, Adam Dunn Talk: Some trade news and notes from the latest column by Ken Rosenthal on FOX Sports.Com: The Red Sox are said to have interest in...
• 7/18 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 17: Home Run of the Day: Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers (Trot Time: 22.96 seconds) [video] This is Home Run of the Day mostly...
• 7/18 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 17: Home Run of the Day: Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers (Trot Time: 22.96 seconds) [video] This is Home Run of the Day mostly...
• 7/17 El Maquino: Bengie Molina Hits for the Cycle:   Is Bengie Molina (RGRS) the most unlikely player to hit for the Cycle ever?  The average # of bh, 2b, 3b, hr he gets in a...
• 7/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Bengie Molina hits for cycle Friday: Texas Rangers C Bengie Molina (quadriceps) became the fifth player in franchise history to hit for the cycle Friday, July 16,...[+] against the Boston Red Sox, according to The Associated Press. He went 4-for-4 with a grand slam before leaving the game with tightness in his right quadriceps after slipping rounding first base on an eighth-inning triple.
• 7/17 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 16: Home Run of the Day: Bengie Molina, Texas Rangers (Trot Time: 25.18 seconds) [video] Yankees fans would probably like me to...
• 7/17 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 16: Home Run of the Day: Bengie Molina, Texas Rangers (Trot Time: 25.18 seconds) [video] Yankees fans would probably like me to...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Wood, White Sox, Mozeliak, Montero: Some links on the morning of Edinson Volquez's return to the big leagues following Tommy John surgery... The Indians...
• 7/17 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 17: I took my own advice and put Raul Ibanez into the starting lineup against Lilly, and I was right that there were homers, and...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox To Designate Cabrera For Assignment: The Red Sox will designate righty reliever Fernando Cabrera for assignment according to WEEI.com's Rob Bradford. The move frees...
• 7/17 B-R Blog: Bengie Molina’s Grand Slam Cycle: Last night Bengie Molina hit for the cycle, including a grand slam for his homer. Molina is the second player this year to hit...
• 7/16 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 15: The All-Star Break really takes a lot out of a guy. I know it's only been three days since I last did a Tater Trot Tracker update,...
• 7/16 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 15: The All-Star Break really takes a lot out of a guy. I know it's only been three days since I last did a Tater Trot Tracker update,...
• 7/16 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 16: Hey, did you see that crazy roto advice column, which suggested playing Gordon Beckham and Starlin Castro yesterday? Okay,...
• 7/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Bengie Molina homers ThursdayTexas Rangers C Bengie Molina homered in a victory Thursday, July 15, according to The Associated Press. ...[+] Texas Rangers C Bengie Molina homered in a victory Thursday, July 15, according to The Associated Press.
• 7/15 Chicken Fried Baseball: Undoing Steinbrenner's Damage: The passing of George Steinbrenner has brought the topic of baseball economics back to life. Steinbrenner has been lauded for...
• 7/15 The UpperCard Network: Prospect Impresses At Futures Game, 2nd Half Keys: With the MLB regular season resuming play tonight, here’s a couple of notes from the league: With the additions of Cliff...
• 7/11 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Jeter, Posey, Westbrook, Pujols: Links for Sunday, as the Spanish and Dutch prepare to square off in South Africa.... Last winter, Bob Klapisch of FOX...
• 7/9 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Mets, Red Sox, Meek, Giants: On this date eight years ago, Major League Baseball's 73rd All Star Game ended after 11 innings in a 7-7 tie when both sides ran...
• 7/9 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers GM Can Opt Out If Ownership Changes: Jon Daniels can opt out of his contract with the Rangers after this season if the team’s ownership changes, according to Ken...
• 7/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Nelson Cruz dropped to seventh: Texas Rangers OF Nelson Cruz is being dropped to seventh in the order Thursday, July 8, with C Bengie Molina hitting sixth, according...[+] to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett. Manager Ron Washington said Cruz's timing has been inconsistent lately.
• 7/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Bengie Molina resting Tuesday: Texas Rangers C Bengie Molina is taking the day off Tuesday, July 6, with C Matt Treanor starting behind the plate, according...[+] to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett.
• 7/4 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 6/27/10 - 7/3/10: It's time for a special Fourth of July edition of the Week In Review.. The Diamondbacks cleaned house, firing GM Josh Byrnes...
• 7/3 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Crisp, Molina, Fielder, Pena, D-Backs: Some links to check out while we wait for that tantalizing Stephen Strasburg-R.A. **** matchup this afternoon... ESPN's...
• 7/3 MLBTradeRumors: Cliff Lee Rumors: Saturday: With as many as 12-15 teams teams potentially showing interesting in Cliff Lee, ESPN's Buster Olney says that the Mariners still...
• 7/3 Chicken Fried Baseball: Rangers Fans Should Welcome Molina: Rangers fans should welcome the Bengie Molina trade with open arms. It was a good trade when it only included Chris Ray, and...
• 7/2 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL-Only (Week 14): LaPorta's hot start may be a sign of things to come. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the...
• 7/2 B-R Blog: Under the radar: Pitchers with a low ERA but lots of losses this year: I guess this happens every year, but there are some serious hard-luck pitcher so far in 2010. Here are the ERA leaders among pitchers...
• 7/2 The UpperCard Network: Hits: B.J. Upton, Carmona, Bengie Molina: News for Friday: With Atlanta actively looking for a bat in the outfield on the trade market, Atlanta Journal Constitution’s...
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina became a clubhouse problem: Texas Rangers C Bengie Molina became a subtle but significant source of clubhouse contention in his final days with the San Francisco...[+] Giants, CSNBayArea.com's Mychael Urban reports.
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Bengie Molina likely to start Friday: Texas Rangers C Bengie Molina will likely make his first start with the team Friday, July 2, according to ESPNDallas.com's Richard...[+] Durrett. C Max Ramirez is likely to be sent to the minors to make room for Molina on the roster.
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Matt Treanor back Thursday: Texas Rangers C Matt Treanor (knee) was back in the lineup Thursday, July 1, after sitting out Wednesday, June 30, with a bruised...[+] right knee, according to MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger. However, Treanor's role is expected to be reduced with the addition of C Bengie Molina. Treanor will move to a backup role.
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Notes: Trades, Molina, Sabean : With the Bengie Molina trade just finalized today, there are still a lot of eyes focused on what the Giants are up to next. ...
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: White Sox Willing To Move Top Prospects In A Trade: According to MLB.com's Scott Merkin, notable Chicago minor leaguers such as Jordan Danks, Tyler Flowers, Dan Hudson or Dayan Viciedo...
• 7/1 Baseball Musings: Molina Deal Complete: The Giants get 21-year-old Michael Main in addition to Chris Ray to complete the Bengie Molina deal. Main, in the Rangers system...
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Bengie Molina trade finalized: The Texas Rangers finalized their trade with the San Francisco Giants Thursday, July 1, that brings C Bengie Molina and cash to...[+] the Rangers in exchange for RP Chris Ray and P Michael Main, according to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett. Molina will not join the team until Friday, July 2.
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Michael Main acquired: The San Francisco Giants acquired P Michael Main from the Texas Rangers Thursday, July 1, to complete the trade involving C Bengie...[+] Molina and RP Chris Ray, according to ESPNDallas.com's Richard Durrett.
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Bengie Molina Trade Reactions: As opposed to the Russell Branyan trade, which saw two non-contending teams work out a deal, last night's Bengie Molina-Chris...
• 7/1 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Bengie Molina in Texas: Is Molina's value on the rise with the move to Texas? (AP) On Wednesday evening, USA Today reported that the Texas Rangers...
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Cliff Lee Rumors: Thursday: The Rangers' acquisition of Bengie Molina might be a preview of how Texas could work out a deal for Cliff Lee, according to ESPN.com's...
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Sabean, Dunn, Red Sox: ESPN.com's Buster Olney has a new Insider-only blog entry up, so let's dive in and take a look at the highlights.... One...
• 7/1 El Maquino: Bye, Bengie: Last night, Bengie Molina was traded from the Giants to the Rangers. He was traded for Chris Ray (reliever, 21|2.3) and...
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Aren't adding salary in Bengie Molina deal: The Texas Rangers aren't adding salary in the deal to acquire San Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina, ESPN The Magazine's Buster...[+] Olney reports. The Giants are likely sending money in the deal.
• 7/1 The UpperCard Network: Rangers Acquire Bengie Molina From Giants: The Rangers acquired catcher Bengie Molina today along with cash from the Giants in exchange for Chris Ray. FOX Sports Jon Paul...

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Could be pursuing Bengie Molina: The Texas Rangers are reportedly talking to the San Francisco Giants about trading for C Bengie Molina, according to MLB.com's...[+] Rhett Bollinger. The deal could be completed within the next 24 hours.
• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Bengie Molina acquired: The Texas Rangers acquired C Bengie Molina from the San Francisco Giants Wednesday, June 30, in exchange for RP Chris Ray and...[+] a player to be named, according to MLB Network.
• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina traded: The San Francisco Giants traded C Bengie Molina to the Texas Rangers Wednesday, June 30, in exchange for RP Chris Ray and a player...[+] to be named, according to MLB Network.
• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers, Giants Discussing Bengie Molina Trade: The Rangers and Giants are seriously discussing a trade that would send Bengie Molina to Texas, according to Jon Paul Morosi of...
• 6/22 The Crazy Crabbers: Giants Mid-Season Trade Shopping List: As the calendar winds down for June and the All-Star game approaches trade talk begins to heat up. With spring in the rear view...
• 6/13 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 11: Home Run of the Day: Chris Carter, New York Mets (Trot Time: 21.66 seconds) [video] There weren't too many big or important...
• 6/12 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 11: Home Run of the Day: Chris Carter, New York Mets (Trot Time: 21.66 seconds) [video] There weren't too many big or important...
• 6/8 MLBTradeRumors: Which Teams Will Add Draft Picks For 2011?: 24 extra picks were granted for the 2010 draft due to free agent compensation, ranging from #18 to #80.  Using Eddie Bajek's...
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina sits: San Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina (elbow) had the day off Monday, June 7, and manager Bruce Bochy revealed Molina received...[+] an injection for a sore left elbow last week, The Associated Press reports.
• 6/7 Baseball Musings: Burrell and Posey: Bengie Molina is out of the Giants lineup tonight, not so much so Posey can catch, but so Pat Burrell can play leftfield. So...
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina breaks hitless drought: San Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina's RBI single Wednesday, June 2, snapped an 0-for-21 slump at the plate dating to May 26,...[+] according to The Associated Press.
• 6/2 Baseball Press: The 606 - June 2, 2010: Price and Marcum square off in an AL East matchup north of the border. (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look into the...
• 6/1 Baseball Musings: DeRosa for Posey?: Might the Giants send down Buster Posey when Mark DeRosa returns from the disabled list? Manager Bruce Bochy said he has a plan...

• 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina slumping at plateSan Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina is 2-for-34 over his last 10 games, according to The Associated Press. ...[+] San Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina is 2-for-34 over his last 10 games, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/30 Baseball Daily Digest: It’s Posey’s Time in San Francisco: On May 29, the San Francisco Giants called up their best prospect, catcher Buster Posey , for his 2010 debut.  Posey was a...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina's RBI drought continues: San Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina has not driven in a run in his last 19 games, according to Andrew Baggarly of The San Jose...[+] Mercury News. He is batting .203 during the month of May.
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Buster Posey recalled from Triple-A: The San Francisco Giants have recalled C Buster Posey from Triple-A Fresno, according to Andrew Baggarly of The San Jose Mercury...[+] News. He is expected to play first base while giving C Bengie Molina an occasional day off behind the plate.
• 5/29 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Recall Buster Posey: The Giants have recalled top prospect Buster Posey from Triple-A, reports Andrew Baggarly of The Mercury News. The move has been...
• 5/28 Baseball Daily Digest: Controlling The Running Game: Long story short:  Last week I noticed base runners were attempting to steal against the Royals Jason Kendall like it was 1982. ...
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina has day off: San Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina had the day off Sunday, May 23, but snapped an 0-for-17 slump with a pinch-hit single, The...[+] Associated Press reports.
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina slumpingSan Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina is hitless in his last 15 at-bats, according to The Associated Press....[+] San Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina is hitless in his last 15 at-bats, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina rests ThursdaySan Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina received the day off Thursday, May 13, according to The Associated Press. ...[+] San Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina received the day off Thursday, May 13, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina out Sunday: San Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina (hamstring) was not in the starting lineup Sunday, May 9, because of a tight left hamstring,...[+] according to The Associated Press. Molina is hoping to play again Tuesday, May 11.
• 5/8 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Jenkins, Orioles, Molina, Lee, Konerko: Links for Saturday... Geoff Jenkins told Tom Haudricourt of The Journal Sentinel that he received several offers...
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina leaves Saturday's game with hamstring tightness: San Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina (hamstring) left the game against the New York Mets Saturday, May 8, because of a tight left...[+] hamstring, according to New York Newsday's David Lennon.
• 5/8 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: Bengie Molina: Following Starlin Castro's 6-RBI debut with the Cubs last night, Giants fans have to be wondering when they'll see their own...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina having success against lefties: San Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina is batting .423 against left-handed pitchers this year, according to The Associated Press....[+]
• 5/2 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 4/25/10 - 5/1/10: One month into the season, what's the biggest surprise so far? My vote goes to Alex Gonzalez's eighth home run of the season...
• 5/1 MLBTradeRumors: Bengie Molina Will Likely Retire After This Season: Giants catcher Bengie Molina says that he will likely call it a career in the majors after the 2010 campaign, tweets Sean Farnham...
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bruce Bochy shakes up batting order Friday: San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy returned C Bengie Molina to the cleanup spot Friday, April 30, against the Colorado Rockies,...[+] and dropped 1B Aubrey Huff to the fifth spot in the batting order, according to The Associated Press. Molina went 1-for-4 with a run scored and Huff went 2-for-2 with a run scored, a double, two RBIs and two walks.

• 4/29 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Hot Starts: Last year's free agent hot starts included Derek Lowe, Juan Cruz, and Braden Looper, so clearly we shouldn't draw conclusions...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Bengie Molina rests MondaySan Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina had the day off Monday, April 26, according to The Associated Press. ...[+] San Francisco Giants C Bengie Molina had the day off Monday, April 26, according to The Associated Press.