Bradley Wayne Penny (twitter: @BradPenny)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: May 24, 1978 in Blackwell, OK
High School: Broken Arrow HS (Broken Arrow, OK)
Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 2000 (Age 21)   vs. COL 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W
Teams (by GP): Marlins/Dodgers/Tigers/Giants/RedSox/... 2000-2012
Agents: Greg Genske, Brian Peters, and Scott Parker, previously: Jeff Moorad [*]
Final Game: September 29, 2012 (Age 34)   vs. SDP 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Britton, Norris, Garza, Red Sox: In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes that strikeouts are on the rise this season and there are an abundance...
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• 9/26 Motor City Bengals: Counting Unhatched Chickens: The Tigers have managed to pull even with the Chicago White Sox – finally – with 8 games remaining. Time let the cart...
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• 8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Roster moves: The San Francisco Giants activated SP Brad Penny (shoulder), 1B Aubrey Huff (knee) and P Shane Loux (neck) from the disabled list....[+] They also recalled 1B Brett Pill, P Jean Machi and OF Xavier Nady as rosters expand heading into Saturday, Sept. 1.
• 8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Brad Penny, Brett Pill to get called upSan Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said the team will recall SP Brad Penny and 1B Brett Pill Saturday, Sept. 1....[+] San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said the team will recall SP Brad Penny and 1B Brett Pill Saturday, Sept. 1.
• 8/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The New Dodgers: Yeah, That Kind of Rich: It probably doesn’t surprise most of you that I was a fan of former Dodger general manager Paul DePodesta, who – while...
• 8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Brad Penny updateSan Francisco Giants RP Brad Penny (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment at Class A San Jose Thursday, Aug. 23....[+] San Francisco Giants RP Brad Penny (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment at Class A San Jose Thursday, Aug. 23.
• 8/9 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The NotCardinals Active Roster: With the trade of Tyler Greene to the Houston Astros, the list of ex-Cardinals grew just a bit.  As a matter of fact, he might...
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• 7/26 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes: @Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2 (12): Rafael Furcal had the game-winning hit, giving him 2 of their 4 walk-offs this year. But my focus...
• 7/22 Raising Matt Cain: The Brandons: I got to see Brandon Belt strike out with a runner on second and no outs, and I got to see Brad Penny cough up the winning run....
• 7/22 AroundTheFoghorn: Giants Can’t Sweep Phillies, But Make Most Of Road Trip: For those that watched, today’s game was quite the snooze fest. The Giants’ offense was non-existent and the Phillies...
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• 7/11 Raising Matt Cain: It's all about the pitching: Baseball-Reference measures pitching using ERA+, which compares the league average ERA to a team or individual ERA. Thus, an ERA+...
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• 7/7 Motor City Bengals: Live. Arms.: Tigers pitchers struck out 11 last night against the Royals to rise to 699 on the season – good for 3rd in the league behind...
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• 6/30 Raising Matt Cain: Latos'd again: The Giants were toast against their bête noire Mat Latos. Latoast? No matter. It wasn't pretty. Now I know how Reds fans felt...
• 6/29 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants Call Up Brad Penny: It was getting to be that time for the Giants as they had to either release Brad Penny, per his contractual wishes (assuming that’s...
• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Brad Penny recalled: The San Francisco Giants recalled SP Brad Penny from Triple-A Fresno Friday, June 29, and placed P Shane Loux (neck) on the 15-day...[+] disabled list in a corresponding move. P Eric Surkamp (elbow) was also transferred to the 60-day day DL.
• 6/26 Crashburn Alley: Just Say No to Former Phils: Between the time 49-year-old Jamie Moyer requested his release from the Baltimore Orioles and recently signed with the Toronto...
• 6/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Brad Penny might be used in spot start: San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy indicated Monday, June 25, that SP Brad Penny could be used as a spot starter at some...[+] point. Penny has made six rehab starts with Triple-A Fresno, and he is scheduled for just one more. The team will need to make a decision whether Penny will work in long relief with the big club, or as a spot starter.
• 6/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Brad Penny shut downSan Francisco Giants SP Brad Penny (shoulder) has been shut down in extended spring training due to shoulder soreness....[+] San Francisco Giants SP Brad Penny (shoulder) has been shut down in extended spring training due to shoulder soreness.
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Brad Penny scratched: San Francisco Giants SP Brad Penny (shoulder) was scratched from his scheduled minor-league rehab start Monday, June 4, for Triple-A...[+] Fresno due to shoulder soreness.
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Brad Penny nearing rehab assignment: San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Friday, June 1, that SP Brad Penny is nearing an assignment to Triple-A Fresno....[+] Penny continues to throw batting practice at the team's minor-league complex in Arizona.

• 5/31 STLCardinalBaseball: Injury Report – June 1: The month of May ended just as it began – with another crippling round of injuries and setbacks. Soon we’re going...
• 5/26 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Reject Offer From Japan For Jesse Chavez: The Blue Jays have rejected an offer from the **** Softbank Hawks for pitcher Jesse Chavez according to Patrick Newman of NPB...
• 5/25 Mets360.com: Does Jason Marquis make sense for the Mets?: After watching yet another disappointing performance by a Mets’ fifth starter, I am left asking myself numerous questions. ...
• 5/24 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Lance Berkman, Chris Perez, Will Smith:   The hottest topics for the week of May 20, 2012 … St. Louis blues: The Cardinals’ Lance Berkman tore his ACL, and...
• 5/20 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 5/13/12 - 5/19/12: Here's a look back at the week that was on MLBTR... The Giants signed Brad Penny to a minor league contract that would...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Brad Penny may see save opportunities: San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said RP Brad Penny could be an option to close games on days when RP Santiago Casilla...[+] is unavailable.
• 5/19 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Notes: Melvin Mora, Orlando Hudson: The Giants signed Brad Penny to a minor league contract last night, bringing the right-hander back as possible bullpen help....
• 5/18 FanSided: San Francisco Giants Sign Brad Penny To Play Second. Or Pitch. Or Something.[caption id="attachment_4011" align="alignright" width="199" caption="Credit: ©Cary Edmondson-US PRESSWIRE"]...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Brad Penny signs: The San Francisco Giants signed free-agent P Brad Penny (Japanese League) to a minor-league contract Friday, May 18. He will report...[+] to extended spring training Monday, May 21, and is expected to work as a reliever.
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Sign Brad Penny: The Giants have signed Brad Penny to a minor league contract reports John Shea of The San Francisco Chronicle (on Twitter). The...
• 5/16 High Heat Stats: The Mount Rushmore of the Florida Marlins: Here’s another toughie, as most of the great players for this franchise didn’t stick around for more than a few years....
• 5/15 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Roger Clemens, Bryce Harper, The Bachelorette:   The hottest topics for the week of May 13, 2012 … Great Scott! It’s the middle of May and the Baltimore Orioles,...
• 5/13 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 5/6/12 - 5/12/12: Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there reading this (including my own)! Let's take a look back at the week that...
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Angels, Penny: The Cardinals’ bullpen struggled early on in the 2011 season but recovered to help St. Louis win the World Series. This provides...
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Brad Penny was injured: Free-agent SP Brad Penny (shoulder) reportedly suffered a shoulder injury after making one start in the Japanese League, and he...[+] was sidelined for a month.
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Brad Penny has offersFree-agent SP Brad Penny (Japanese League) has offers from major league teams to be a starter and a reliever....[+] Free-agent SP Brad Penny (Japanese League) has offers from major league teams to be a starter and a reliever.
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Japanese League | Brad Penny releasedThe Softbank Hawks released SP Brad Penny....[+] The Softbank Hawks released SP Brad Penny.
• 5/8 MLBTradeRumors: SoftBank Hawks Release Brad Penny: The **** SoftBank Hawks have released right-hander Brad Penny at his request after just one start in Japan, according to this Sanspo article...
• 5/2 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 23: Bombs Away: The Cardinals (15-8) took advantage of a Charlie Morton meltdown and some atrocious Pirates defense to (finally) support Adam...

• 4/21 22gigantes.com: Giants pay tribute to former bat girl: Eleven years ago, a fifteen year old girl stood alone at home plate to celebrate Barry Bonds’ 500th home run. That was April...

• 3/31 Philly Phanatics: MLB season preview: American League Central: Ron Opher doesn't pull any punches as he previews each Major League Baseball division. Instead of giving us a bunch of "ifs,"...
• 3/20 FanSided: The Tigers Need Another Right-Handed Starter: [caption id="attachment_10347" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Oct 15, 2011; Arlington, TX, USA; Detroit Tigers pitcher...
• 3/20 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' starter Chad Billingsley needs to trust his fastball: As the old adage goes, the fastball is the best pitch in baseball. There's a reason for that. Without a good fastball, the secondary...
• 3/17 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 5 - Detroit Tigers: 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...

• 2/24 High Heat Stats: Batters control strikeouts more than pitchers: In 2011, there were 185,245 plate appearances and 34,488 strikeouts, meaning that 18.6% of PAs resulted in strikeouts. This number...
• 2/15 Motor City Bengals: Drew Smyly May Be Tigers’ Best Option for Fifth Spot: As pitchers and catcher get set to report to camp in Lakeland this coming Monday, there is one glaring question facing the Detroit...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Josh Hamilton, Tom and Gisele, Madonna:   The hottest topics for the week of February 5, 2012 … I’ll drink to that: Josh Hamilton went out and had several...
• 2/7 The Daily Catch: Tigers Fan 2012 Hopes & Fears: This article is courtesy of our friends at Bless You Boys Written by: johnmoz As a baseball fan, I regularly mix wild optimism...
• 2/7 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Josh Hamilton, Tom and Gisele, Madonna:   The hottest topics for the week of February 5, 2012 … I’ll drink to that: Josh Hamilton went out and had several...
• 2/6 Baseball Analytics: Brad Penny to NPB: For a player on the fringe of the majors, overseas leagues like Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball provide an alluring alternative....
• 2/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Japanese League | Brad Penny's deal a record-setter: Updating previous reports, the deal Japanese League SP Brad Penny signed with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks is the largest deal ever...[+] given to an American pitcher in his first deal with a Japanese team.
• 2/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Japanese League | Brad Penny signed by Fukuoka: Updating previous reports, free-agent SP Brad Penny (Tigers) has signed a one-year contract worth $4 million with the Fukuoka...[+] SoftBank Hawks of the Japanese League, with the opportunity to make an additional $3.5 million in performance bonuses. The deal also includes a $4.5 million option for the 2013 season.
• 2/5 El Maquino: PENNY TO JAPAN: Former Cardinal Brad Penny is joining the **** SoftBank Hawks in Japan after going 11-11 with a 5.30 ERA with the Tigers in his...
• 2/5 MLBTradeRumors: Brad Penny Signs With Softbank Hawks: Pitcher Brad Penny has signed with the **** Softbank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball, according to the team's website (Japanese...
• 2/3 Pitchers Hit Eighth: FIP’ing The Birds: Pitching wins championships.  Defense wins championships.  The best defense is a good offense.  A watched pot never boils....
• 2/2 BoSox Injection: 2 AM at the “Free Agent Bar and Brazier” Will Ben get a season-long Harden, or just a minor Sergio?:   Since Edwin Jackson and Roy Oswalt appear to be crossed off the Sox Supplemental Starters list, citizens of Red Sox Nation...
• 2/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Brad Penny nearing deal with Japanese team: Free-agent SP Brad Penny (Tigers) is nearing a contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League, according to...[+] a Japanese media outlet. 'The deal has not been finalized yet, but I hear we are in the final stages,' Fukuoka team chairman Sadaharu Oh said Tuesday, Jan. 31. 'We see him as a pitcher for our starting rotation.' Penny confirmed Wednesday, Feb. 1, that he might be in Japan as early as next week.

• 1/27 MLBTradeRumors: Japan Notes: Penny, Kawakami: Some news about players who could be playing in the Far East in 2012... Brad Penny is "weighing an opportunity" with the...
• 1/27 El Maquino: PENNY DRAWING INTEREST IN THE PACIFIC: Still-free agent Brad Penny is drawing interest in Japan after going 11-11 with a 5.30 ERA with the Tigers in his age 33 season....
• 1/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Brad Penny looking at JapanFree-agent SP Brad Penny (Tigers) is receiving interest from teams in Japan, according to a baseball source....[+] Free-agent SP Brad Penny (Tigers) is receiving interest from teams in Japan, according to a baseball source.
• 1/16 Mets360.com: Why the Mets should sign Micah Owings: Every team needs starting pitching depth. Last year the Mets had their projected starting five of Capuano, **** Niese, Pelfrey...
• 1/15 El Maquino: PINEIRO SIGNS WITH PHILLIES: Groundballer Joel Pineiro has signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. Pineiro was one of many Dave Duncan...
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• 11/19 MLB Dirt: Breaking Down the Starting Pitching Market: To find which pitcher may be the best match for your team, I have broken down this year’s 2012 starting pitcher market. I first...
• 11/15 Through The Fence Baseball: And the Cy Young winner belongs to Detroit: It’s been 27 years since a Detroit Tiger won the Cy Young award. Since the inception of the award, only two other Tigers...
• 11/8 Brotherly Glove: Tender Kendrick and Ignore Pitching?: Kyle Kendrick was a different pitcher in 2011. His WAR tally might not fully bear that assessment out, but he showed legitimate...
• 11/3 MLB Dirt: The Worst Pitches of 2011: It is one thing to look at a radar gun say that a pitch was good or bad, or to look at location and make the same decision. But...
• 11/2 Through The Fence Baseball: GM Dombrowski shares insight into Tigers offseason plans: Detroit Tiger General Manager Dave Dombrowski held a near-hour-long session Tuesday with local media talking on the past, present...

• 10/29 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Boston Red Sox: Longtime GM Theo Epstein is gone and recently-appointed replacement Ben Cherington will try leading the Red Sox to their first...
• 10/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Detroit Tigers: The Tigers have openings at second base, the back of the rotation and in the bullpen, but the AL Central champions' core will...
• 10/23 Motor City Bengals: Fun With Free Agents: Part 2: And now the second installment of the pure speculation that is, the Tigers offseason. ———- I now bring you:...
• 10/22 All of Baseball: So how good was Theo Epstein?: He was hailed as a boy wonder. Theo Epstein was 28 when he took the Red Sox general manager position …Continue reading »...
• 10/20 Motor City Bengals: Market Weak for Back End Left-Handed Starter: Earlier today, Chris Iott of MLive.com outlined some tweaks the Tigers will need to make to their club for 2012. Though it’s...
• 10/15 Baseball Musings: Young Again: Michael Young homers in the bottom of the seventh for lucky run 13 for the Rangers. He’s three for five on the night with...
• 10/15 Baseball Musings: Bad Penny: Brad Penny makes his first appearance in the 2011 post-season, and Adrian Beltre immediately hits a double off the wall in left....
• 10/15 B-R Blog: Penny for your thoughts, Jim Leyland: Are Joaquin Benoit, Jose Valverde and Al Alburquerque all hurt? There can be no other excuse for Jim Leyland bringing Brad Penny...
• 10/14 Fire Brand of the American League: Should the Red Sox Trade Beckett?: When the Red Sox completed their 7-20 September collapse, and missed out on a once-certain playoff berth; it was pretty clear...
• 10/11 Fragile Freddy's: The Plan: With the Red Sox' season over and my review of the various components complete it is time to look ahead.  No one has called...
• 10/10 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Freddy Garcia: Among free agent starters with at least 100 innings pitched in 2011, C.J. Wilson, C.C. Sabathia, and Mark Buehrle unsurprisingly...
• 10/7 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 ALCS: Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers set to do battle in Arlington:   The 2011 ALCS is set, and it begins on Saturday when the Detroit Tigers make the trip south to Arlington, Tex., to take...
• 10/7 Motor City Bengals: Who Starts Game 2?: With the A.L. Division series now finished up, and Jim Leyland saving his best pitcher in Justin Verlander for Game 1 of the Championship...
• 10/7 MLBTradeRumors: How The Tigers Acquired Their Newest Additions: A year after finishing with a disappointing .500 record, the Tigers won 95 regular season games and have advanced to the American...
• 10/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Keys To Tigers-Yankees, Game 5: Pitching. Ivan Nova and Doug Fister are essentially the same guy. Neither strikes out a lot of hitters; neither allows many homers;...
• 10/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: 2011 ALDS Game 4 Preview | A.J. Burnett vs. Rick Porcello: It’s the matchup that no one wanted to see! Thanks to mother nature, the Yankees and Tigers both get to trot out starters...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Theo Epstein And Starting Pitching: Theo Epstein was hired as GM of the Red Sox on November 25th, 2002, so he's coming up on nine years at the helm.  The fatal...
• 10/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Burnett to start Game 4: This isn't unexpected by any means, but I believe last night was the first time Joe Girardi confirmed that he planned to have...

• 9/29 MLB Dirt: The Dave Kingman Awards: Yes, it is awards season now that the regular season is over. Everyone with a keyboard will be giving you their version of who...
• 9/26 Motor City Bengals: Brad Penny, Thanks but No Thanks: For some, Brad Penny has been about what they expected. When the Tigers signed him to a 1 year 3MM deal in the offseason to be...
• 9/25 Motor City Bengals: Random Thoughts to Finish the Season: With 3 games left of the regular season against the Cleveland Indians, a few thoughts as the Tigers get ready for the postseason....
• 9/25 Yankees Daily: Burnett did the Job as the Yankees beat Red Sox 6-2 in game One: NEW YORK (AP) — The bumbling Boston Red Sox lost yet again, with A.J. Burnett making his most impressive start in nearly...
• 9/23 Baseball Musings: Regular Rest for Verlander: Jim Leyland will pitch Justin Verlander in games one and five of the ALDS no matter what. “All the second-guessers can come...
• 9/22 Brotherly Glove: Should the Phillies Tender Kendrick Next Year?: Analytical Phillies fans have been pretty tough on Kyle Kendrick. It has nothing to do with him, personally, but rather the belief...
• 9/17 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Clinch–What Now?: Your playoff-bound Detroit Tigers have just eleven games remaining after clinching a postseason spot early Saturday morning. They...
• 9/10 B-R Blog: Recapping games of Friday, 9/9/11: -- Angels 2, Yanks 1, on the 16th game-ending sac fly this year (3rd by the Halos). Angels remain 2.5 GB the Rangers, Yanks 2.5...

• 8/29 Motor City Bengals: The Sports Pages: Pauley Struggles Again, Minor League Notes, and Avila as MVP: “I always turn to the sports pages first, which records man’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.”...
• 8/24 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Pull Rabbit Out of Hat, Extend Lead in Central: Entering play yesterday, the Detroit Tigers held a five-and-a-half game lead on both Chicago and Cleveland in the AL Central....
• 8/24 B-R Blog: Recapping games of Tuesday 8/23: -- Ian Kennedy and Clayton Kershaw each won his 16th and remained tied for the NL lead, one ahead of Roy Halladay. Kennedy (16-4,...
• 8/23 Baseball Musings: Half a Game More: The Tigers extend their lead in the AL Central with a nail-biter victory over the Rays. David Price held Detroit to two runs in...
• 8/22 For Baseball Junkies: Breakdown of Pitching Staff Contenders: There are just about 40 games to go in the 2011 season, and a playoff picture is starting to take shape. Currently, there are...
• 8/22 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: August 22, 2011: Casey Janssen $14.Typically, this isn't the kind of bid you throw out on a middle reliever who just picked up a three...
• 8/21 B-R Blog: 8+ Starts Since 2009 With Game Score : Since 2009, through last night, how many pitchers had 8+ starts where their Game Score was 25 or less? Here is the list - Rk Player...
• 8/17 Through The Fence Baseball: Former Marlins make up a genuine All-Star team: “Break up the Marlins!” Nobody ever said that … they just did it … twice. After their 1997 World Series Championship....
• 8/8 Motor City Bengals: Tigers, Indians Set for AL Central Showdown: Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland probably won’t admit it, given that these two clubs will face off a dozen more times...
• 8/5 B-R Blog: Random Recap for Thursday 8/4: [Rounding up the day's action while still pondering the scoring of Brendan Ryan's "infield triple"....] -- Cliff Lee became the...
• 8/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY CRUCIFYING BURNETT NEEDS TO STOP: (Photo: Getty) Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...

• 7/30 PaulLebowitz.com: Video And Analysis Of Singleton, Cossart And Zeid: According to MLBTradeRumors, the Phillies sent first baseman/outfielder Jonathan Singleton; RHP Jarred Cosart; RHP Josh Zeid;...
• 7/30 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Doug Fister Joins the Tigers: Doug Fister hopes for run support in Detroit. (Icon SMI)With the July 31 trade deadline right around the corner, the Detroit...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Acquire Doug Fister, David Pauley: The Tigers added pitching today, acquiring starter Doug Fister and reliever David Pauley from the Mariners for third baseman...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Discussing Deal For Jason Marquis: The Tigers are discussing a trade for Jason Marquis, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Detroit GM...
• 7/28 Motor City Bengals: Angels Rock Brad Penny, Who Blows up on Victor Martinez: I don’t normally write posts in the middle of a game, but this one can’t wait. In the top of the fourth inning of...
• 7/28 Baseball Analytics: Missing: Joel Pineiro's Grounders, Control: A few years ago, Joel Pineiro reinvented himself as an earth-scorching sinkerball pitcher possessing exquisite command. That skill...
• 7/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Tigers at the deadline: Jacob Turner for Ubaldo Jimenez?: Ah, the trade deadline. When grown men and women spend hours talking/writing/swearing about things that will never come to pass....
• 7/23 WasWatching: Allan James Burnett: If I had to describe A.J. Burnett to someone, without the benefit of being able to look at any stats, etc., I would say that “Once...
• 7/22 Puckett's Pond: Friday Links:   I should not go to Las Vegas.  The past week is proof of that.  Last week I took a look at the current roster, future...
• 7/14 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Have Interest In Beltran, Focused On Pitching: The Tigers have interest in Carlos Beltran, but a source tells Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports that the team is still focused on...
• 7/3 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Salvage Finale with Help From Maligned Stars: The Detroit Tigers managed to take the final game of what turned out to be a disappointing homestand on Sunday. The recent run...
• 7/2 Baseball Press: Impact Pitching Prospects in the Second Half: Mike Minor is part of a terrific group of pitching talent in Atlanta (Icon SMI)As we near the halfway point of the baseball...

• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Eye Starters, Not Jose Reyes: The Tigers aren’t pursuing Jose Reyes, but they are looking at the market for starting pitching, according to Jon Paul Morosi...
• 6/28 B-R Blog: Active hitting leaders: Here are active hitting leaders for most plate appearances ... without a home run: Player PA HR From To Age G AB R H 2B 3B RBI...
• 6/26 Venom Strikes: Dbacks Look to Finish off Road Trip on High Note: The Arizona Diamondbacks will look to finish off their 6-game road trip with a series victory in Detroit on Sunday as Joe Saunders,...
• 6/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Clayton Kershaw, Ace: When the topic of pitcher wins comes up, we’re all enlightened enough to know that they’re generally useless. A pitcher...
• 6/10 Motor City Bengals: Rapid Reactions: Tigers Can’t Scratch Out Enough Offense, Fall to M’s: Mariners 3, Tigers 2 (box score) Brad Penny gave the ball club a pretty good start — 7.0 IP with only three runs allowed...
• 6/9 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters June 10: Spot Starters: Spot Starters will be an article with suggested probable pitchers for tomorrow. These Spot Starters will be owned...
• 6/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Detroit Tigers: The good, the bad and the ugly: What are the Detroit Tigers? Are they good? Or are they bad? As we approach the 60-game mark of the 2011 season, fans are still...

• 5/25 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Detroit Tigers: The Tigers are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series.  Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season: Eligible For Free...
• 5/24 Baseball Moves: Spot Starters May 25Check daily for suggested spot starts and analysis....
• 5/24 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Detroit Tigers What If: I guess it’s time to play pretend with the Detroit Tigers again.  Today’s game with Justin Verlander on the mound marks...
• 5/21 Buccos Buzz: Karstens Phenomenal, Pirates Bats Come Alive in 10-1 Rout of Tigers: Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jeff Karstens (3-2, 3.32) was stellar in his seventh start of 2011. Karstens allowed just one hit and...
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny roughed up in interleague opener: Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny allowed five earned runs, six hits and five walks over 5 2/3 innings in a loss Friday, May 20, against...[+] the Pittsburgh Pirates. Penny entered 3-0 with a 0.83 ERA over his past three starts, but he managed to get just 53 of his 105 pitches over for strikes Friday.
• 5/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Tigers in town: Tigers (22-21) at Pirates (20-23) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, FS-Detroit...
• 5/18 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Detroit Tigers: Pitchers:Wednesday – Clay Buchholz (4-3, 3.94) vs. Phil Coke (1-5, 4.54)Thursday – Josh Beckett (3-1, 1.75) vs. Justin Verlander...
• 5/18 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Rain Rain Go Away: Because the Detroit Tigers game against the Toronto Blue Jays was rained out this evening, I had more free time than usual. I...
• 5/16 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Detroit Tigers at the Quarter Pole: With Sunday’s rain out, the Detroit Tigers have completed 40 games of their 162 game schedule. That puts us just about a quarter...
• 5/14 Caught Looking: Tigers on fire: The Tigers are the hottest team in baseball right now winning their past 10 of 11 games, and there’s one main reason for...
• 5/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny shines yet again: Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny allowed just five hits and no walks over eight scoreless innings in a win Saturday, May 14, against...[+] the Kansas City Royals. He also struck out two batters and recorded 15 groundball outs, improving to 4-3 after the 110-pitch quality start. After starting the season 1-3 with a 6.11 ERA through his first six starts, Penny has won three straight outings, posting an ERA of 0.83.
• 5/14 Motor City Bengals: Royals Bats Stay Quiet: The day after Justin Verlander limited them to two hits over eight innings, the Royals unleashed the lineup that put up a season-high...
• 5/14 Baseball Musings: Pretty Penny: Brad Penny pitches eight shutout innings against the Royals as Detroit takes the game 3-0. That pushes the Royals 1 1/2 games...
• 5/12 Through The Fence Baseball: Verlander’s no-no helps turn the tide for Detroit Tigers: Justin Verlander took the mound in Toronto this past weekend knowing the struggles his team had gone through in the early part...
• 5/10 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Tigers, Mariners Series Preview: The Detroit Tigers open a three game series against the Seattle Mariners today, weather permitting. During their recent winning...
• 5/10 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Tigers, Mariners Series Recap; a look toward the future: The Detroit Tigers certainly had an interesting home stand this past week.  Coming off a successful west coast trip, the Tigers...
• 5/10 Mets360.com: Revisiting the decision to sign Chris Young: News hit Monday that Chris Young “essentially” has the same shoulder injury that Johan Santana suffered. This means his 2011...
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny pitches well again: Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny allowed two earned runs, seven hits and no walks over a season-high 7 2/3 innings in a win Sunday,...[+] May 8, against the Toronto Blue Jays. He evened his record at 3-3. Penny started the year 0-2 with an 8.44 ERA through his first four starts, but he is now 3-1 with a 1.95 ERA over his past four outings.
• 5/8 Caught Looking: Verlander throws second no-hitter of career: Just four days after Liriano’s no-hitter, Tigers ace Justin Verlander fired the second no-hitter of his career Saturday...
• 5/8 Baseball Musings: Contact Afternoon: Brad Penny and Jo-Jo Reyes combined for 14 2/3 innings pitched Sunday afternoon, but each stuck out just one batter, and Reyes...
• 5/8 MLB Fantasy Recon: Questioning Reality from Ray Flowers - Baseball Guys: Ray Flowers over at The Baseball Guys looks at some perceptions you might have from the early going this year and the reality...
• 5/4 BomberBanter.com: Win A Sabathia Start Already!: CC Sabathia has a 2-2 record so far this year. He's not known for his great starts to the season, and last night wasn't a wonderful...
• 5/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Clayton Kershaw and Chad Billingsley Are Regressing: One year ago today, Clayton Kershaw turned in the worst start of his young career, allowing seven earned runs while lasting only...
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny picks up second win: Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny allowed one unearned run, six hits and two walks over six innings in a win and quality start Tuesday,...[+] May 3, against the New York Yankees. After starting the season 0-2 with a 8.44 ERA through his first four starts, Penny is 2-1 with a 1.80 ERA over his past three outings.
• 5/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread and Series Preview | Yankees vs. Tigers II: Unfortunately the Yanks don’t get to face Phil Coke: Though they do get to face Brad Penny, who they teed off on in his first start of the season, and whose return to the American...

• 4/29 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Tigers, Mariners Series Recap; a look toward the future: The Detroit Tigers certainly had an interesting home stand this past week.  Coming off a successful west coast trip, the Tigers...
• 4/28 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Padres, Snider, Wheeler: Let's take a look at some tidbits from around the majors on this Thursday evening.. Be wary when considering radar gun readings. ...
• 4/28 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Attempt To Save Face Versus Mariners: I don’t think you’re every in a “must win” sutuation in April, but nobody wants to get swept by the Seattle...
• 4/28 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Rookie phenom Michael Pineda tries to help Seattle to a sweep of Detroit as he faces Brad Penny. In his first 25 1/3 major league...
• 4/26 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Tigers, Mariners Series Preview: The Detroit Tigers open a three game series against the Seattle Mariners today, weather permitting. During their recent winning...
• 4/25 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Tigers Win; Penny Misses No-Hit bid on Controversial call: The Detroit Tigers are starting to convince fans that they can contend in the American League Central. Beating up on the Chicago...
• 4/25 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: #FreeScottSizemore: Before the season started, I predicted the bottom third of the Detroit Tigers lineup combined to hit .243 last season, and didn’t...
• 4/25 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Tigers Win a Road Trip: So the Detroit Tigers had a winning record on their first west coast trip of the year. They got solid pitching performances from...
• 4/25 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Interesting tidbit about Brad Penny : Interesting tidbit about Brad Penny : A number of teams, including the always-creative Rays, approached right-hander Brad Penny...
• 4/24 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Tigers Win; Penny Misses No-Hit bid on Controversial call: The Detroit Tigers are starting to convince fans that they can contend in the American League Central. Beating up on the Chicago...
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny nearly unhittable: Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny took a no-hitter into the sixth inning Saturday, April 23, against the Chicago White Sox, finishing...[+] with seven scoreless innings, one hit allowed, two walks and a hit batsman, reports The Associated Press. Penny came in 0-2 with a 8.44 ERA, but he shaved off more than two runs from his ERA, dropping it down to 6.35 after the quality start.
• 4/23 Motor City Bengals: Rapid Reactions: Tigers Take Series Over ChiSox: Tigers 9, White Sox 0 (box) The White Sox do not appear to be a very good fielding team. An error by Juan Pierre and a misplay...
• 4/23 Baseball Musings: Penny for a Hit: Brad Penny is throwing a no-hitter through five innings against the White Sox. His only mistake was hitting Carlos Quentin with...
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Rick Porcello to be skipped: The Detroit Tigers will skip SP Rick Porcello’s next turn in the rotation, according to Jason Beck of MLB.com. SPs Phil Coke,...[+] Justin Verlander and Brad Penny will start the series against the Seattle Mariners starting Tuesday, April 26.
• 4/22 Motor City Bengals: A DIPS View of the Tigers Starting Rotation: I really enjoy looking at DIPS (defense independent pitching statistics) numbers for pitchers. I think they give a good look at...
• 4/21 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Tigers Win a Road Trip: So the Detroit Tigers had a winning record on their first west coast trip of the year. They got solid pitching performances from...
• 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 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: #FreeScottSizemore: Before the season started, I predicted the bottom third of the Detroit Tigers lineup combined to hit .243 last season, and didn’t...
• 4/18 Motor City Bengals: Walks to be Blamed for Brad Penny’s Rough Start to the Season: Brad Penny looked very good in his start yesterday for the first four innings. Then it just got away from him. Penny, acquired...
• 4/18 Baseball Moves: Week 3 – Two Start PitchersClick the article to see the probable two start pitchers for week 3....
• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny shaky in loss: Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny allowed five earned runs, four hits and four walks over five innings in a loss Sunday, April 17,...[+] against the Oakland Athletics. Penny got just 53 of his 94 pitches over for strikes, and he has allowed 20 earned runs over just 21 1/3 innings in four starts.
• 4/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Tigers @ A’s Game 16: 2:28PM PDT: Paul from Hayward gets the “Ask Glen and Ray” question and asks (and I kid you not) “what is a crooked...
• 4/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Hamilton lands (hard) on the DL: Who’s at fault?: Enough already! Texas Rangers 3B coach Dave Anderson should not be vilified for encouraging AL MVP Josh Hamilton to dash home...
• 4/12 Motor City Bengals: Answering Questions: Earlier today, our own Chris Hannum posed a couple of questions in need of answers for today ballgame. The Tigers, for their part,...
• 4/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | No-decision for Brad Penny: Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny allowed three runs on seven hits over 6.2 innings against the Texas Rangers Tuesday, April 12, according...[+] to The Associated Press. Penny, who did not factor into the decision, walked one and struck out a pair.
• 4/12 Motor City Bengals: Questions for Tuesday’s Game: We’re 3-7 now, with Ordonez possibly headed for the DL and two more games against the pennant-winning Rangers left. We won’t...
• 4/12 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Detroit Tigers: The Tigers are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Victor Martinez, DH/C: four years, $50MM. Joaquin...
• 4/11 MLBTradeRumors: Top Starters Unwilling To Go Year-To-Year: Baseball players, starting pitchers in particular, are a risk-averse bunch.  Given the choice between multiyear security and...
• 4/10 Baseball Reality Tour: Baby Steps with Peripheral Stats: It's too early in the 2011 season to find much meaning in comparing player statistics, especially pitchers, the league leader...
• 4/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Buck’s birds fly higher: The Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 9-5 Thursday night to get the better of the three-game opening series at...
• 4/9 Motor City Bengals: Seventh Inning Job Wide Open for Tigers: For the second time in three days the Detroit Tigers have lost a key member of their bullpen. This time, with left hander Phil...
• 4/8 Fantasy Sports Information: Two Start Pitchers – Week 2: It’s time to gear up for the second week of the 2011 fantasy baseball season with a look at the projected two start pitchers....
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny shaky in first outing: Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny allowed four earned runs, six hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision against the...[+] Baltimore Orioles Thursday, April 7. Penny got 53 of his 90 pitches over for strikes.
• 4/7 Call to the Pen: The Actual Velocity of Rookies: One of my biggest pet peeves with baseball scouting reports is the inflation of velocity readings. How many starting pitchers...
• 4/7 Motor City Bengals: Jacob Turner Dominates In AA Debut: It was opening day across the minor leagues today, and that meant the first start of the season for top Tiger prospect Jacob Turner....
• 4/7 Motor City Bengals: Jim Leyland Rolls out B-Squad for Finale Against Orioles: It’s an annual rite of being a Tigers fan to second-guess the lineups that Jim Leyland runs out there. Leyland is famous...
• 4/7 Motor City Bengals: Brad Penny’s Fiancée, Karina Smirnoff, to Pose in Playboy: Clipped from: www.freep.com (share this clip) According to a tweet from Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, Karina Smirnoff of ABC’s...
• 4/7 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Martinez, Wieters, Jones: The Orioles will attempt to recover from their first loss of the season tonight when they face Brad Penny and the Tigers. In...
• 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 MLB Fantasy Recon: Rookie Move - Mike Minor and Andrew Oliver: You should be Monitoring Minor tomorrowMike Minor gets a sooner than expected opportunity tomorrow against the Brewers, lefties...
• 4/5 Motor City Bengals: The Sky Isn’t Falling… Yet: It’s been a pretty rough start for the Detroit Tigers. After allowing 11 home runs to the New York Yankees in the season’s...
• 4/5 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Interesting tidbit about Brad Penny : Interesting tidbit about Brad Penny : A number of teams, including the always-creative Rays, approached right-hander Brad Penny...
• 4/5 BomberBanter.com: Tigers at Yankees April 2 & 3, 2011: The Yankees opened the 2011 season by welcoming the Tigers to the Bronx.  Well, it wasn’t exactly a warm welcome for the...
• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: St. Louis Cardinals: The Cardinals are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Jake Westbrook, SP: two years, $16.5MM. ...
• 4/4 The Process Report: Rosenthal: Rays Approached Brad Penny About Closing: From the trustworthy Ken Rosenthal: A number of teams, including the always-creative Rays, approached right-hander Brad Penny...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Cole, Penny, Davis, Vlad: A few AL East links, as the Orioles enjoy first place... Check out some interesting quotes from Yankees executives Brian...
• 4/4 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Tigers Prediction: The start of another baseball season is just around the corner. I don’t know if I would call myself an expert on baseball,...
• 4/4 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: First Game Thoughts: Well, what did we learn from the first game of the season? That’s right, absolutely nothing. I still think the Detroit Tigers...
• 4/4 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Game 2, No surprise here: Once again the Detroit Tigers play a game with no real surprises. Brad Penny doesn’t look like a number two starter, but that’s...
• 4/4 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Maggs hurt. Still no suprises this season: Well, that didn’t’ take very long. The Detroit Tigers have been hit with their first, albeit minor, injury of the year. Magglio...
• 4/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Approached Brad Penny about closing: The Tampa Bay Rays approached SP Brad Penny about converting into a closer and signing with them in the offseason, FOXSports.com's...[+] Ken Rosenthal reports.
• 4/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Get 3 Homers to Beat Tigers 10-6: The Yankees wasted no time chasing Tigers starter Brad Penny from the game as they scored nine runs in the first five innings...
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny roughed up in team debut: Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny allowed six runs in the first two innings for the first time in his major league career, according...[+] to John Lowe of The Detroit Free Press. The Tigers went on to lose 10-6 to the New York Yankees.
• 4/3 The Captain's Blog: Yanks Power Up as AJ Bears Down: A.J. Burnett battled in his 2011 season debut, and not just against the Tigers’ lineup. The right hander also had to overcome...
• 4/3 Motor City Bengals: Penny S**** Tigers Drop To 0-2: To be frank, this is nothing entirely unexpected. To start the season on the road against the Yankees is, in all likelihood, to...
• 4/3 My Pinstripes: Burnett Good Enough: A.J. Burnett was in the middle of an inning he had experienced many times last season. Pitching with a 6-1 lead, Burnett was...
• 4/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks thump Penny, Tigers in 10-6 victory: After an awful 2010 followed by an improved spring training in which Yankee fans were cautiously optimistic about new pitching...
• 4/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Two: A.J.!: Is there anything more annoying than an off-day after a fun win? You, me, and everyone else were ready to see another Yankees'...
• 4/2 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Francisco Liriano was the subject of trade rumors over the winter. Photo: Icon SMI Day three of the MLB season starts with a nice...
• 4/1 Motor City Bengals: Revisiting the Opening Day Loss: With now close to 24 hours to digest the first game of the 2011 season, I’ve realized that there are a few more things to...

• 3/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees vs. Tigers: 2011 Opening Series Preview: The New York Yankees kick off their 2011 season against the Detroit Tigers this afternoon in the Bronx at 1pm. Mike previewed...
• 3/29 Redbird Dugout: UCB Project: American League Central: Can Joe Mauer lead the Twins back to the playoffs in 2011?(Photo: Keith Allison/Flickr)Each month the United Cardinal Bloggers...
• 3/27 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL Central – Detroit Tigers: Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers (2010 record: 81-81) The Detroit Tigers finished the 2009 season tied for first place...
• 3/26 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Opening Day Countdown: 5 Days: Previously: 15 Days: Number of Ryan Raburn Home Runs in 2010 14 Days: Number of Cards in 2003 Topps Base Set 13 Days: Number of...
• 3/23 StLCards.net: Season Preview: NL Central: Ok, here’s the big one as far as we’re concerned. The Reds won the division last year by a margin of 5 games over...
• 3/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Objectively Ollie: Amid all the celebratory grave-dancing as if Oliver Perez were a dictator who’d been overthrown, there’s a great deal...
• 3/22 B-R Blog: Mailbag: Most Expensive Starters (Per Inning, 2008-2010): B-R reader Don recently asked about the most expensive starters per inning pitched (apropos of the Yankees' infamous Carl Pavano...
• 3/21 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Announce Starting Rotation: There wasn’t much regarding the starting rotation that was in question during camp for the Detroit Tigers this year. We...
• 3/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny to be No. 2 starterDetroit Tigers SP Brad Penny will serve as the team’s No. 2 starter, according to Tom Gage of The Detroit News....[+] Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny will serve as the team’s No. 2 starter, according to Tom Gage of The Detroit News.
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Second game starter undecided: Either Detroit Tigers SP Phil Coke or SP Brad Penny will take the mound for the team’s second game of the season, as the team...[+] plans to skip someone in the rotation the first time through, according to Tom Gage of The Detroit News. 'We've discussed it the last couple of days,' said skipper Jim Leyland. 'Someone will miss a turn, but I can't tell you who yet. It will have to be ironed out very shortly.'
• 3/9 MLBTradeRumors: Legacy Sports Group Brokers Over $300MM: Quick, what agency came in second in total dollars brokered this offseason behind the Boras Corporation?  The answer is Legacy...
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny has strong outing: Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings Monday, March 7, allowing three hits and striking out four, according...[+] to Tom Gage of The Detroit News. 'I felt better than I expected to for this being just my second time of throwing to hitters since last year,' said Penny. 'My changeups were great. . .I don't feel I put any more effort into my fastball (than his last start), but I felt a little stronger. That's going to come.'
• 3/1 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : NL Central Preview: St. Louis Cardinals: Team:  St. Louis Cardinals Predicted Finish:  3rd Key Additions:  Lance Berkman, Ian Snell, Ryan Theriot Key...
• 3/1 Jason's Baseball Blog: Season Preview: AL Central: With Spring Training well under way and the first games already in the books, I figured it was a good time to take a look at my...

• 2/25 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Play That Funky Music: Before the Cardinals take the field for opening day, I thought I’d just give my suggestions on some walkup music options...
• 2/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): 2011 American League Preview: Detroit Tigers: (This post continues our series previewing the 2011 season for each American League team. You can see the rest of the series...
• 2/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | To start with four-man rotation: Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said the team will begin the regular season with a four-man rotation, according to MLB.com's...[+] Jason Beck. The team is unlikely to need a fifth starter until April 10. SPs Phil Coke and Brad Penny are the candidates to fill in for that spot.
• 2/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: 2011 Predictions (Overachievers, Underachievers, Dark horses) — Part I: During last week’s live chat, friend-of-the-site Jeff G. inquired as to who I expected to overachieve and underachieve in 2011....
• 2/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Rotation already set for 2011: The Detroit Tigers rotation for 2011 will consist of SP's Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Rick Porcello, Phil Coke and Brad Penny,...[+] according to John Lowe of The Detroit Free Press.
• 2/15 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Preview: Bench: In the third of a nine-part series, I'm previewing the 2011 Dodgers. This installment will preview the bench.While some of these...
• 2/14 MLBTradeRumors: Sabathia's Competition: C.C. Sabathia said this morning that he does not intend to opt out of his contract, but stopped short of guaranteeing a return...
• 2/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny looking to stay healthy: Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny (back) is expected to be used as the team's No. 5 starter, as he looks to bounce back from a back...[+] injury which limited him to nine starts in 2010 with the St. Louis Cardinals, reports Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com.
• 2/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny arrivesDetroit Tigers SP Brad Penny arrived at camp Friday, Feb. 11, and is throwing off a mound, MLB.com's Jason Beck reports....[+] Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny arrived at camp Friday, Feb. 11, and is throwing off a mound, MLB.com's Jason Beck reports.
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: ESPN Links: Wright, Dodgers, Papelbon: On this date five years ago, the Dodgers signed Japanese veteran Takashi Saito to a minor league contract that paid him just...
• 2/7 PAAPFLY: Matt Cain: still not just lucky: First off, let’s clarify. I like FIP and xFIP, and think they are wonderful tools that perhaps don’t tell us what actually...
• 2/7 Fungoes.net: Saturday Saturrias: In the spirit of Rob Neyer’s Monday Mendozas and Friday Filberts, we bring you Saturday Saturrias. Perhaps Cardinal fans...
• 2/2 Call to the Pen: Revisiting the 1996 Draft Part Two: The Steals and the Deals: This is the second part of a two-part series on the 1996 draft (you can read part one here). This part will look at some of the...

• 1/31 Baseball Reality Tour: Last-Minute Team Off the Street: The last time we brought in some coal for the hot stove was December 29th. It's even colder here in New York the last week of...
• 1/31 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: Galarraga’s Strange Journey Continues | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: Galarraga’s Strange Journey Continues | Baseball DigestThe hot stove is coming to you a little later today and...
• 1/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny healthy: Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny (lat) has been going through his normal offseason program, and his injury is not expected to be a...[+] problem moving forward, according to MLB.com's Jason Beck.
• 1/24 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Likely To Acquire Galarraga: The Diamondbacks are "likely" to acquire Armando Galarraga from the Tigers, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (on Twitter). ...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: Galarraga Trade Talks Progressing, Deal Is "Likely": Talks with clubs about a trade involving Armando Galarraga are progressing, tweets MLB.com's Jason Beck. Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski...
• 1/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Were looking at Brad Penny: The New York Mets were interested in signing SP Brad Penny before he landed with the Detroit Tigers, according to MLB.com's Jason...[+] Beck.
• 1/19 The Biz of Baseball: COLLER: Cardinals GM Mozeliak Needs Pujols Extension To Redeem Bad Moves: Maybe it isn't Boston's “Curse of the Babe,” or the Cubs' infamous Billy Goat that has cursed the St. Louis Cardinals front...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers ‘Confident’ In Market For Galarraga: The Tigers believe there’s a market for Armando Galarraga, the right-handed pitcher who agreed to a $2.3MM deal one day before...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Designate Galarraga For Assignment: One day after agreeing to terms with him on a $2.3MM contract for 2011, the Tigers have designated Armando Galarraga for assignment....
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: Here's a look back at some of the analysis and reporting MLBTR's writing team delivered this week.. Mike Axisa brought us...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/9/11 - 11/15/11: It's time to take a look back at the week that was.. The biggest surprise of the week was arguably the Yankees' signing of...
• 1/14 Marlin Maniac: History: Revisiting the 2003 NLDS Game Four: MLB.com is airing their 20 Greatest Games of the past 50 seasons, and the Marlins had three games nominated among their top 50...
• 1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Few Free Agent Groundballers Remain: When MLBTR's Tim Dierkes took stock of the free agent groundballers at the outset of the 2010-11 offseason, the pickings were...
• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Some wanted Brad Penny to return: Some front-office personnel wanted Detroit Tigers SP Brad Penny to return to the St. Louis Cardinals and compete with SP Kyle...[+] Lohse for the fifth rotation spot, according to Joe Strauss of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In the end, the Cardinals didn't want to match the Tigers' $3 million offer.
• 1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Soriano, Manuel, Galarraga, Angels: Some items from around the majors... The Angels aren't one of the teams reportedly still interested in Rafael Soriano, tweets...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Inquired About Chen, Millwood: The Indians have talked to Scott Boras about two of his clients, starters Bruce Chen and Kevin Millwood, reports Paul Hoynes...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Balfour, Wells, Pirates, Penny: The Astros signed Wandy Rodriguez as an amateur free agent 12 years ago today. The lefty, who turns 32 next week, is an extension...
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Fallout From The Brad Penny Deal: There are still over 100 free agents out there, but the Tigers could pass on all of them now that they've added another arm...
• 1/11 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: A Penny Signed Is A Penny Earned | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: A Penny Signed Is A Penny Earned | Baseball DigestThe Detroit Tigers have spent the last couple of seasons trying...
• 1/11 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Fool Me Once, Shame On You: Fool me twice, shame me. It’s an idiom that means people (or teams) should learn from mistakes and not allow people (or...
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers To Sign Brad Penny: The Tigers have agreed to a one-year, $3MM deal with Brad Penny, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (on Twitter). The deal...
• 1/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brad Penny agrees: Updating an earlier report, the Detroit Tigers agreed with free-agent SP Brad Penny (Cardinals) on a one-year, $3 million deal...[+] with $3 million in incentives, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reports.
• 1/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Close to signing Brad Penny: The Detroit Tigers are close to signing free-agent SP Brad Penny (Cardinals) to a one-year, $3 million deal with incentives, FOXSports.com's...[+] Jon Paul Morosi reports. He'll enter camp with a strong chance to win the No. 5 starter spot in the rotation.
• 1/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Frontrunners for Brad Penny: Updating previous items, the Detroit Tigers appear to be the front runner to sign free-agent SP Brad Penny (Cardinals), according...[+] to ESPN.com.
• 1/10 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Prioritizing Rotation Depth: It'll be impossible for the Royals to replace Zack Greinke's production, but the team still needs someone to soak up all those...
• 1/10 MLBTradeRumors: Brad Penny Close To Signing?: Brad Penny has drawn interest from a few teams this offseason, most notably the Tigers, and it appears he's close to making a...
• 1/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Unlikely to land Freddy Garcia: The Detroit Tigers have expressed some interest in free-agent SP Freddy Garcia (White Sox) but are unlikely to sign him, according...[+] to MLB.com's Jason Beck. The team is looking for a veteran pitcher to compete with SP Armando Galarraga for the fifth spot in the rotation, with free-agent SPs Brad Penny (Cardinals) and Jeremy Bonderman (Tigers) reportedly ranked higher on Detroit's wish list.
• 1/8 The Cardinal Nation Blog: TCN blog reader top stories of 2010: Voting for #5Readers select their top stories of the year for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals....
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Garcia, Delgado, Nationals, Rockies: Happy birthday to the Big Cat, Johnny Mize!  The Hall-of-Famer was born on January 7, 1913 in Demorest, Georgia.  Other notable...
• 1/6 The Cardinal Nation Blog: The Cardinal Nation Blog top stories of 2010 #1: The collapseThe St. Louis Cardinals were expected to repeat as division-winners in 2010. Instead, they missed the playoffs entirely....
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Continue Pursuit Of Brad Penny: The Tigers are still pursuing Brad Penny as they look to add depth to their starting rotation, according to Jon Paul Morosi of...
• 1/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Pursuing Brad PennyThe Detroit Tigers are still pursuing free-agent SP Brad Penny (Cardinals), a source told FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi....[+] The Detroit Tigers are still pursuing free-agent SP Brad Penny (Cardinals), a source told FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi.
• 1/5 MLBTradeRumors: Cards Notes: Pujols, Penny, Punto, Eckstein: In a chat with fans today, Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch dished out some information about the Cardinals' remaining...
• 1/5 The Crazy Crabbers: Hot Stove: The Giants Sixth Starter Question: The Giants are a team that is built around the pitching staff and they have arguably the best 5 man starting rotation...
• 1/5 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Consider Adding Rotation Depth: Detroit GM Dave Dombrowski told Tom Gage of the Detroit News that the Tigers have “talked to some people” and remain open...

• 12/31 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Beltre, Braves, Dye, Wells: On this date in 1972, Roberto Clemente was killed when a plane carrying him and relief aid for people affected by a earthquake...
• 12/30 The Process Report: Pointless Rosterbation Thread of The Offseason: Purely rosterbatory in nature. No shred of truth (to my knowledge) that the Rays are interested in these players or that their...
• 12/29 Baseball Reality Tour: Coal for the Hot Stove: The **** weather around the northern part of Earth has been so cold lately that we feel it's only right to huddle around the hot...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Unfinished Business: AL Central: We've covered the unfinished business for teams in the NL East, Central, and West as well as the AL West.  Now it's time to tackle...
• 12/29 The Captain's Blog: Call to Arms: Yanks “Need” Pettitte, but Does He Need Them?: Cliff Lee’s return to Philadelphia put the Yankees into a bit of a tailspin, but a tacit expectation that Andy Pettitte would...
• 12/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: Penny-wise: While Brad Penny will probably never return to the level of pitching he reached as a Dodger in 2007 -- 3.03 ERA/3.63 FIP/4.33...
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: December 28th: Former Tigers GM Bill Lajoie passed away today at the age of 76. In the words of current Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski, Lajoie "played...
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Last Year's Best January Signings: If January is a time for bargains, we should have plenty of examples from 2010.  The ten best signings from that month: Adrian...
• 12/28 Philly Phanatics: Available MLB/MiLB free agents: AVAILABLE FREE AGENTS, listed by position, ranked, and with projected 2011 contract value NATIONAL LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES •...
• 12/27 It's About the Money (Stupid): ESPNNY Simulpost: The bottom of the barrel is in sight: I'm happy to be filling in for Andrew Marchand and Wallace Matthews this week. A bit about me: I am the founder and lead writer...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: The Hardest Throwers Available: Fastball velocity holds a certain allure.  This winter we've seen four pitchers who averaged 95+ miles per hour on their 2010...
• 12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Could be a fit for Brad PennyThe Detroit Tigers could be a good fit for free-agent SP Brad Penny (Cardinals), according to SportingNews.com's Chris Bahr....[+] The Detroit Tigers could be a good fit for free-agent SP Brad Penny (Cardinals), according to SportingNews.com's Chris Bahr.
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Waiting For Pitching Prices To Drop: The Mets are waiting for the asking prices of low-risk, high-reward starting pitchers to drop, reports Andy Martino of the New...
• 12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees, Mets, Others Considering Freddy Garcia: The Yankees, Mets, and others have asked for medicals on free agent starter Freddy Garcia, tweets SI's Jon Heyman.  Mark Feinsand...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/12/10 - 12/19/10: It's been a busy seven days since last Sunday. Let's look back at the top stories from last week: Doubters of a Cliff Lee...
• 12/19 NY Baseball Digest: Shoulds Yanks Go “Herschel Walker” on King Felix?: Now that Zack Greinke appears to be headed to Milwaukee the Yankees don’t have a clear “Plan B” since losing...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers "Comfortable" With Pitching Staff: Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski says he’s “comfortable” with the pitchers he has now, but expects to remain “open-minded”...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Interested In Penny, Other Starters: The Tigers are still trying to upgrade their rotation, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The team is considering veteran...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Phillies, Uggla, Carmona: On this date six years ago, a three-team trade that would have sent Randy Johnson and Kazuhisa Ishii to the Yankees, Shawn ...
• 12/16 Baseball Reality Tour: Need Starters? Who's Left?: The subtitle of this post could be "Who's left?! Who?? That's It?! Uh-Oh."  The baseball hot stove is winding down as most...
• 12/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Yankees Considering Injury Risk Starters: Via Joel Sherman of the NY Post: But I do know one scenario the Yankees are considering is to try to pluck...
• 12/15 It's About the Money (Stupid): The one that got away returns: Prior to the Yankees: Way back in 1998, the Yankees selected Mark Prior with the 43th pick in the amateur draft. Prior never signed, went to USC...
• 12/5 NY Baseball Digest: If Lee Stays in Texas Then What?: .bbpBox11608512668897280 {background:url(http://s.twimg.com/a/1291163542/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #C0DEED;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px...
• 12/4 NY Baseball Digest: My Mets Winter Meeting Vision: Sandy Alderson told reporters yesterday the goal at the Winter Meetings will be “to add rotation and bullpen help, and look...
• 12/4 Baseball Reality Tour: Stock Rising: Aaron Harang: In our Top 100 Free Agents post last month, we included a picture of Aaron Harang; the caption said he'd be outstanding or terrible. Breaking...

• 11/30 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Not-so-hot Stove: I don’t claim to know any more or less about baseball, cars, or string theory (okay, well maybe string theory) than anybody...
• 11/29 COSFBA: Enough Already, Yankees!: Just to be clear, COSFBA is a fantasy baseball blog dedicated to news about all players from all teams all the time. Except now....
• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: November 25th: On this date last year, the White Sox signed Andruw Jones and the Blue Jays locked up John McDonald. Those deals were relatively...
• 11/18 Fungoes.net: With Westbrook, Cardinals choose to upgrade rotation, not second base: In inking yeoman righty Jake Westbrook to a two-year, $17.5-million deal (including option buyout) yesterday, the Cardinals,...
• 11/16 Fungoes.net: Best free agents that Elias forgot: Jim Thome had a higher two-year average WAR than 66 Elias-ranked players. This past week we’ve written about how...
• 11/11 PaulLebowitz.com: On The High End, Part II: Shifting cash; shifting priorities: Yesterday, with a scalpel and other several medieval torture devices (AKA the sharp talons...
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Cliff Lee, Mets, Penny: SI's Jon Heyman dishes the latest on the hot stove... Heyman provides reasons why he sees the Yankees as the favorite to...
• 11/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2010 in Review: Starting Pitchers, Part 1: The Dodgers used 24 pitchers this year, so I’m going to need to break this down a bit. There were six starters who were...
• 11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Right-handed Starters: The free agent market for right-handed starters features an array of mediocrity.  Let's break it down. The Best Available Five...

• 10/31 NY Baseball Digest: Thoughts on DePodesta and Ricciardi: There has been talk that Paul DePodesta and J.P. Ricciardi are under consideration to join Sandy Alderson’s management team....
• 10/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Discussion: Could Yankees Have Won In 2009 Without A.J. Burnett?: In 2008 the Yankees missed the playoffs for the first time since 1993 after a plan to insert two rookies into their rotation...
• 10/18 B-R Blog: 7+ ER & 4 IP Or Less In A Post-Season Game: In Game 2 of the 2010 ALCS, the Yankees Phil Hughes allowed 7 earned runs while only throwing 4 innings. How often does that happen?...
• 10/1 MLBTradeRumors: Mutual Interest Between Webb, Nationals?: The Nationals are sending scouts to watch Brandon Webb pitch in instructional league games over the next week, reports Bill Ladson...

• 9/28 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Justin Duchscherer: The Athletics' last offseason was a risky one, with the team committing over $17MM to Ben Sheets, Coco Crisp, and Justin Duchscherer...
• 9/27 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Why I’m Not A Baseball Blogger: Introduction (aka a bunch of words at the top): An introduction is most certainly in order.  I’m Dennis, but you may know...
• 9/21 Jason's Baseball Blog: Original Draft Series: #2 – Arizona Diamondbacks: For those that missed the guidelines I am using for this series of posts, you can find them here. Team #2: Arizona Diamondbacks...
• 9/16 MLBTradeRumors: Mozeliak: Cardinals' Payroll Might Increase: Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak told fans that the team's payroll might increase over the next couple of seasons at the...
• 9/15 PaulLebowitz.com: Honesty Is Hardly Ever Heard: So you should value it when and if you get it: All I ask for is honesty. If you're a stat zombie and have an agenda, admit...
• 9/13 MLBTradeRumors: Teams With Potential Interest In Upside Starters: It's easy to be tempted by talented pitchers like Ben Sheets, Rich Harden, Chien-Ming Wang and Brad Penny. Those starters...
• 9/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny done: St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa confirmed that SP Brad Penny (lat) is done for the season, FOXSportsMidwest.com's B.J....[+] Rains reports.
• 9/6 Fungoes.net: Carpenter hurls best Cardinal start of season: Chris Carpenter struck out 11 of the 29 batters he faced to help the Cardinals win their critical series against the Reds and...
• 9/5 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: Here's a look back at some of the analysis and reporting MLBTR's writing team produced this week.. This week we brought you...
• 9/3 MLBTradeRumors: The Cardinals' 2011 Rotation: With a 4-13 record over their last 17 games, an eight-game deficit to make up in the NL Central, and a weekend series against...
• 9/2 MLBTradeRumors: The Red Sox's 2011 Rotation: The Red Sox have perhaps the most recognizable rotation in baseball. Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, Josh Beckett, John Lackey,...

• 8/31 El Maquino: Crunch Time: Convert to a 4-Man Rotation: Great post on Fungoes.net today about how the Cards can turn this season around: 4-man rotation, aggressive offense, Albert Pujols...
• 8/28 El Maquino: Motte (RBDS): Yesterday, Jason Motte threw 2 perfect innings with the Redbirds. Po**** opinion is telling us Motte should be back during the...
• 8/15 El Maquino: Who Pitches Day 5?: Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, Jaime Garcia and Jake Westbrook make up the best pitching team in the world.  But Kyle Lohse‘s...
• 8/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny unlikely to return: St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said there is a less than 50 percent chance SP Brad Penny (lat) would be able...[+] to return this season, according to John Marecek of KTRS Radio.
• 8/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny throwing pain-free: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (lat) has started to throw without pain and is getting closer to returning, according to the...[+] St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Rick Hummel. Manager Tony La Russa said he thinks Penny will pitch again this year.
• 8/6 Jason's Baseball Blog: Trade Deadline Thoughts: With the trade deadline rapidly approaching, I put out a call to some of the team-centric bloggers from the Baseball Bloggers...
• 8/5 MLBTradeRumors: Remembering The 1999 Trade Deadline: With Y2K and the imminent demise of the world just months away, it was incumbent upon teams to add just the right player for the...
• 8/3 El Maquino: Rival Rotations: Cards Sweep: With a new pitcher in the Cards’ rotation, here’s the matchup between the Reds and Cards: #1: Adam Wainwright (22|1.5)...
• 8/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny optimistic of return: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (lat) is optimistic that he will return during the 2010 season, according to The Associated...[+] Press. He has played catch every day for about a week, but the team has yet to schedule a bullpen session for him.
• 8/3 MLBTradeRumors: Waiver Trade Candidates: NL Central: The NL Central picture: the Reds and Cardinals are in the race, and the Brewers, Astros, Cubs, and Pirates are out.  Waiver trade...
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Sign Nate Robertson: The Cardinals signed Nate Robertson to a minor league deal, according to B.J. Rains of FOXSportsMidwest.com (via Twitter). The...

• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Players Not Traded At The Deadline: Even with all of the moves that occurred prior to this afternoon's non-waiver trade deadline, there are still plenty of players...
• 7/31 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Ludwick, Westbrook, and Prospects: The Padres add Ludwick's power bat to their lineup. (AP) Earlier today, a surprise three-way deal went down between the...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals, Padres, Indians Complete Deal Involving Westbrook, Ludwick: The Cardinals, Padres, and Indians completed a complicated three-team deal today.  Starter Jake Westbrook and Padres prospect...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Close To Jake Westbrook Trade: 10:53am: A third team might be involved in the deal, reports MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince. 10:19am: The Cardinals are close...
• 7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny's season could be over: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (lat) has not thrown since an aborted simulated game July 6, and general manager John Mozeliak...[+] said he has no idea when Penny might resume throwing, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports. Penny could be done for the season if he hasn't made significant progress in three or four weeks.
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny throws Monday: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (lat) threw lightly on flat ground Monday, July 19, but it is unknown when he will throw off...[+] a mound again, according to MLB.com's Matthew Leach.
• 7/10 El Maquino: Supremecy Over Bourn: Last night, with the Astros trailing and trailing badly, their lone All-Star, Michael Bourn tried to steal.  Bourn forgot who...
• 7/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Clayton Kershaw Takes That Next Step: The number most people are going to see next to Clayton Kershaw‘s name tonight is “12″, the number of strikeouts...
• 7/8 El Maquino: Crazy Couple Days: The past few days have been crazy for the Cards and all of baseball; and since I didn’t have internet access yesterday,...
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | No damage found in Brad Penny's arm: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (lat) does not have any new damage in his pitching arm after he was shut down from a throwing...[+] session recently, according to MLB.com's Matthew Leach. However, Penny still feels something where his lat meets the triceps, and he will not throw at all for at least a week. It is almost a certainty that he will not return to the team during the month of July.
• 7/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny shut down: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (lat) has been shut down, according to MLB Network. Penny was originally scheduled to throw...[+] a simulated game Tuesday, July 6.
• 7/2 Fungoes.net: Recap: Brewers 4, Cardinals 1 (Hawksworth is not the problem): The back end of the Cardinals’ rotation has produced some suspect starts since Brad Penny went down to injury, but Blake...
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny to throw this weekend: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (lat) is scheduled to throw either a simulated game or bullpen session this weekend and remains...[+] on track to return after the All-Star break, according to The Associated Press.
• 7/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Blockbuster Deals, Bold And Risky: "Now and for the future..." I hate to keep harping on that ridiculous Theo Epstein comment of being concerned with "now and...

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny to throw Thursday: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (lat) is scheduled to throw off a mound again Thursday, July 1, according to MLB.com's Matthew...[+] Leach. No date has been set for Penny to face hitters.
• 6/29 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Cliff Lee, MacDougal, Dunn, Valentine: Cliff Lee starts tonight at Yankee stadium, and it figures to be one of his last outings in a Mariners uniform.  Ken Rosenthal...
• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny out through All-Star break: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (lat) is expected to be out through the All-Star break, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's...[+] Joe Strauss.
• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny throws bullpen Monday: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (lat) threw his first bullpen session Monday, June 28, according to The Associated Press. ...[+]
• 6/29 El Maquino: You Thought 2 CY Candidates Were Good?: “I’ve always said I’d like to play here again…The fans are so good.  Even being six years removed now, they still...
• 6/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Kyle Lohse, Brad Penny to continue rehab: St. Louis Cardinals SPs Kyle Lohse (forearm) and Brad Penny (lat) will both remain in St. Louis to continue their rehab, according...[+] to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold. Lohse is still healing, but it is possible that he could be nearing a throwing session when the team returns home next week.
• 6/20 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Rangers, Valverde, Haren, Cubs, Wood: Links for Sunday.... Rangers manager Ron Washington feels that his team could use another front-line starting pitcher,...
• 6/18 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 17: For those of you who may have missed it, yesterday's Tater Trot Tracker post went up pretty late in the day. You can find it...
• 6/18 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 17: For those of you who may have missed it, yesterday's Tater Trot Tracker post went up pretty late in the day. You can find it...
• 6/18 Baseball Musings: Lucky Ubaldo: Yesterday, a post at Baseball Prospectus (via The Book Blog) and one at FanGraphs make the same point about how luck helped Ubaldo...
• 6/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny throws Monday: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (lat) played catch Monday, June 14, but did not throw off of a mound, according to the St. Louis...[+] Post-Dispatch's Rick Hummel.
• 6/15 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Reluctant To Deal Pitching Depth: The Padres are reluctant to deal from apparent pitching depth, even though it may be the easiest way to acquire the bats they...
• 6/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny likely three weeks away from returning: St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said SP Brad Penny (lat) is still likely three weeks away from returning from...[+] a pulled lat muscle in his back, reports FOXSportsMidwest.com’s B.J. Rains. During an appearance on the Fox Sports Midwest pregame show, Mozeliak said an MRI taken Friday, June 11, showed progress in Penny’s recovery, but at a slower rate than the team had hoped. Mozeliak said, “He does appear to be improving but probably not as quickly as maybe we first estimated. I think we still need to be patient with this one. It likely will be another three weeks until he’s back.” Penny has been able to play catch, but he has yet to throw with much authority. Mozeliak expects Penny to start throwing with more force this week.
• 6/10 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Sign Jeff Suppan: The Cardinals signed Jeff Suppan, according to the Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.  Suppan pitched for St. Louis for...
• 6/10 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Looking For Starting Pitching: The Cardinals have begun searching for starting pitching, according to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Kyle Lohse...
• 6/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | More on Brad Penny: Updating previous reports, St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (back) threw from a mound on flat ground Tuesday, June 8, but he...[+] still feels residual, more localized discomfort in his upper back, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports. Penny suffered a Grade II muscle tear in his lat May 21.
• 6/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | No timetable for Brad Penny: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (lat) still has no timetable for his return and has yet to throw off a mound since going on...[+] the disabled list May 21, according to MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger. 'He's doing what he's been doing all along,' manager Tony La Russa said. 'He has his next step in his program, and if he does well, they'll advance him. And if it doesn't go as good, he'll back off and do some more.'
• 6/9 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Cardinals, Zaun, Montero, Snell: A few more links to browse, on the night of Buster Posey's first big-league home run.... Tony La Russa suggests that the...
• 6/8 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: Jeff Suppan: Jeff Suppan is a free agent now, after being released by the Brewers with over $10MM remaining on his contract.  Suppan's new...
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny plays catch: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (back), on the DL with an upper back strain, has played light catch the last two days, but The...[+] Associated Press reported there's no timetable for his return. He's eligible to be activated Sunday, June 6.
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny expected back by middle of month: St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said he expects SP Brad Penny (back) to return by mid-June, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's...[+] Joe Strauss reports.

• 5/31 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame May 29, 2010: Memorial Day weekend opens summer. Fifteen contests today help usher us into the greatest of seasons - Pennant Race Season Cleveland...
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny may be delayed: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny's (lat) timetable to return to the team seems to have been pushed back, according to MLB.com's...[+] Matthew Leach. Manager Tony La Russa said Penny's return could be a few days after the designated 15 days on the disabled list. However, the team is indicating that Penny is progressing nicely.
• 5/28 Fungoes.net: Preview: Cubs-Cardinals: The big Cubs series starts today, so in the spirit of friendly competition, we’re doing a joint preview with Joe Aiello...
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: With Lohse Out, Do The Cards Need More Arms?: With Brad Penny on the disabled list and Kyle Lohse undergoing right forearm surgery on Friday that may end his season, the mighty...
• 5/27 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame May 27, 2010 Night Edition: An abbreviated schedule of games this evening. St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres P.J. Walters vs. Wade LeBlancJerry...
• 5/25 Baseball Press: The 606 - May 21, 2010: Barry Zito and Trevor Cahill kick off 2010 Interleague Play (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look into the three most...
• 5/25 Baseball Press: The 606 - May 22, 2010: Hughes and Pelfrey and the Subway Series from Citi Field (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look into the three most...
• 5/25 Baseball Press: The 606 - May 25, 2010: Jon Lester looks to stay hot against James Shields and the Rays (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look into the three...
• 5/24 Fungoes.net: Revisiting Rule 10.17b (official scorer’s pleasure): In the Cardinals’ 9-5 win Friday over the Angels, Brad Penny’s early departure invoked the rarely used Rule 10.17b,...
• 5/24 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Kevin Millwood: I wasn't a huge fan of the Orioles' acquisition of Kevin Millwood, as I felt $9MM was still pretty hefty for a starter of his...
• 5/23 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: May 21: Home Run of the Day: Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee Brewers (Trot Time: 24.76 seconds) [video] Brad Penny hit a grand slam in the...
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny aggravates back injury Friday: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (back) left the game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Friday, May 21, after he aggravated...[+] an upper back injury from his previous start, according to The Associated Press. He allowed four runs on five hits over three innings, with no walks and one strikeout. At the plate, Penny hit his third career home run - a grand slam against SP Joel Pineiro.
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny placed on 15-day disabled list: Updating previous reports, the St. Louis Cardinals have placed SP Brad Penny (back) on the 15-day disabled list because of a strain...[+] in his upper back, according to The Associated Press. General manager John Mozeliak believes he could recover in seven to 10 days. Penny aggravated an upper back injury Friday, May 21, which he initially sustained during his start against the Cincinnati Reds Sunday, May 16, when he allowed seven runs on 13 hits over five innings. However, he did not inform the team that something felt wrong after the start and manager Tony La Russa said it is common for players to misjudge injury for soreness. 'It was something I was trying to deal with between starts,' said Penny, who was removed from Friday's game after three innings. 'I couldn't have pitched that last inning, there was no way. The first inning, I felt incredible. The second inning, I felt OK and the third inning, I started feeling a little worse.'
• 5/22 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: May 21: Home Run of the Day: Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee Brewers (Trot Time: 24.76 seconds) [video] Brad Penny hit a grand slam in the...
• 5/21 Baseball Musings: Penny Shot: Brad Penny hits the third home run of his career, and the first since his two in 2003. He lasts just three innings, however,...
• 5/21 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: I’m a bit underwhelmed by the inter-league schedule today. The best game, though not the best pitching matchup, is Boston...
• 5/17 MLBTradeRumors: Players Who Cannot Be Offered Arbitration: Being designated a Type A free agent can be a detriment if the team offers arbitration.  If the player accepts, he's off the...
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny the tough luck loser: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny allowed four unearned runs and four hits in his loss to the Houston Astros Tuesday, May 11,...[+] The Associated Press reports. He lowered his ERA to 1.70.
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Anderson, Penny, Mariners, Zito: Links for Tuesday, as J.J. Hardy hits the disabled list... Dodgers GM Ned Colletti told MLB.com's Ken Gurnick that he's...
• 5/10 Baseball Daily Digest: Together Again: Let me enlighten those of you who don’t live in, or near enough Cincinnati to have had the blessing of watching Bronson...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny allows first homer Wednesday: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny allowed three runs and five hits while striking out six in six innings in a loss to the Philadelphia...[+] Phillies Wednesday, May 5, according to The Associated Press. Penny also allowed his first home run of the season.
• 5/3 MLBTradeRumors: What To Expect In May: With the trade deadline still months away, and few names remaining on the free agent market, May generally isn't one of the most...
• 5/3 MLBTradeRumors: Impending Free Agents By WAR: You can't do much with a month's worth of data, but we like to look anyway.  Wins Above Replacement is a good way to boil down...
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny suffers loss Friday: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny (3-1) allowed three runs on eight hits over six innings Friday, April 30, in a loss to the Cincinnati...[+] Reds, according to The Associated Press. He walked five and struck out three.

• 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 MLBTradeRumors: Which Agency Had The Biggest Offseason?: A week ago we looked at the total free agent dollars brokered by top agencies during the 2009-10 offseason.  Today we expand...
• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Brad Penny continues early surge: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny threw 7 2/3 shutout innings to beat the San Francisco Giants Sunday, April 25, according to...[+] The Associated Press. Penny said he never threw a pitch as hard as he could in the outing because Giants hitters were swinging early in the count.
• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Three pitchers combine on shutout: St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny, RP Jason Motte and CL Ryan Franklin combined on a nine-hit shutout Sunday, April 25, according...[+] to The Associated Press, in a 2-0 win over the San Francisco Giants.
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Penny settles in for win: The Associated Press reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Brad Penny threw six scoreless innings after allowing two runs in the first...[+] inning to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks Monday, April 19. He allowed those two runs on eight hits and a walk while fanning five.