Nicholas Paul Punto (twitter: @Shredderpunto)

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 8, 1977 in San Diego, CA
High Schools: Saddleback HS (Santa Ana, CA), Trabuco Hills HS (Mission Viejo, CA)
School: Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, CA)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 21st round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 2001 (Age 23)   vs. MON 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Twins/Phillies/RedSox/Cardinals/Dodgers 2001-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 2 yrs/$3M (12-13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 10.051, Free Agent: 2014 [*],
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• 5/17 Lasorda's Lair: Justin Upton’s Grand Slam Is The Nail In The Dodger’s Coffin: Dodgers 5 10 2 Braves    8 9 1 WP-Maholm-5-4 LP-Paco-0-2 SV-Kimbrel-12 HR-Van Slyke-2-3-Upton-14-GS The start of the Dodger...
• 5/17 Inside the Dodgers: Daily Distractions: Important roster decisions coming. Who will the Dodgers cut?: The Dodgers are in the market for a pair of infielders. Mark Ellis and Jerry Hairston Jr., currently on the disabled list with...
• 5/16 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Take Series Over Washington as Zack Greinke Makes Triumphant Return: Dodgers 3 9 0 Nationals 1 9 0 WP- Greinke (2-0) LP- Detwiler (2-4) S- League (9) HR- LaRoche (4) Zack Greinke is a quirky ace...
• 5/15 Inside the Dodgers: Daily Distractions: Why Zack Greinke probably won’t dive tonight.: Zack Greinke can recall diving exactly once on a baseball field. All he remembered Tuesday was that it was on a bunt attempt by...
• 5/15 Lasorda's Lair: Ker**** The Nationals Are Kershed As Dodgers Even Series: Nationals 0 5 0 Dodgers   2 4 0 WP-Kershaw-4-2 LP-Haren-4-4 SV-Jansen-2 The Dodgers Kershed the Nationals on Tuesday night,...
• 5/14 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Offense Sputters To Life Early: Source: FanGraphs The cure for any poor performance is another team performing poorly. The Dodgers were 2-8 in their last 10 before...
• 5/14 Lasorda's Lair: Bewildered Dodgers Turn to Ace Clayton Kershaw Versus Nationals: Clayton Kershaw (3-2, 1.62) vs. Dan Haren (4-3, 5.17) Lineup: TBA Another day, another injury. After last night’s roughing...
• 5/14 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Need To Dump Josh Beckett: I’ve had enough of Josh Beckett. How long are the Dodgers going to continue to go with him? I think we’ve all had it up to...
• 5/13 Fire Brand of the American League: The Anthony Rizzo Extension: What Could Have BeenWhat Anthony Rizzo's deal tells us about our current "player development machine." ...
• 5/11 Lasorda's Lair: Will The Dodgers Ever Win Again?: Dodgers Lineup vs. Marlins-TBA Kevin Slowey-1-2 vs. Hyun-jin Ryu-3-2 Of course they will, but at this point, it seems like they...
• 5/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Marlins @ Dodgers May 10, 2013: Now is the Van Slyke Of Your Discontent: Well, nothing boring about today, is there? Hours before the Dodgers officially announced they were adding Scott Van Slyke to...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Fed-up fan’s fixes for Los Angeles Dodgers: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Last year...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Dodgers potpourri: Kershaw dominant; Crawford looking sweet: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.After watching...
• 5/9 Inside the Dodgers: Daily Distractions: Going to WAR over the Dodgers’ worst position.: What has been the least productive position for the Dodgers this season? Third base? Shortstop? Guess again. FanGraphs.com recently...
• 5/9 MLB Injury News: Diamondbacks' J.J. Putz doesn't require elbow surgery: Arizona Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz exited Tuesday night's contest due to elbow stiffness, and the club placed the right-hander...
• 5/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Fed-up fan’s fixes for Los Angeles Dodgers: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Last year...
• 5/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So How’s Your Week Been, Adrian Gonzalez?: At the end of April, Adrian Gonzalez was hitting .333/.398/.473 and proving himself to be a bright spot of the increasingly dark...
• 5/9 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Are Once Again Goldschmidted as They Drop Seventh Consecutive Game: Dodgers 2 8 3 Diamondbacks 3 6 0 WP- Miley (3-1) LP- Jansen (1-1) S- Bell (3) HR- (2) Goldschmidt (8,9)   The Dodgers have...
• 5/8 MLB Injury News: Arizona Diamondbacks' Closer J.J. Putz to DL: After four pitches to Nick Punto Arizona Diamondbacks’ closer J.J. Putz was removed from Tuesday’s game against the Los...
• 5/8 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Our Guy:   Sometimes you just get excited about a guy. For those of us here at RLRS one such player we’ve grown quickly attached...
• 5/8 Venom Strikes: Brandon McCarthy Pitches Better But is Still Winless: Once again, the Arizona Diamondbacks got the better of the Los Angels Dodgers at Chavez Ravine, thanks to Paul Goldschmidt‘s...
• 5/8 MLB Injury News: Diamondbacks' J.J. Putz exits with elbow stiffness: Arizona Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz was forced to exit last night's appearance against the Los Angeles Dodgers after experiencing...
• 5/8 Lasorda's Lair: Little League Dodgers Drop Sixth In A Row: Dbacks   5 11 0 Dodgers 3 9 0 WP-Hernandez-2-2 LP-League-0-2 SV-Bell-2 HR-Punto-1-Goldschmidt-7 The nightmare continued for...
• 5/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: D’Backs @ Dodgers, May 7, 2013: What Fresh Hell Tonight?: Today’s winner of disabled list roulette is… Jerry Hairston! Congratulations, Jerry, you’ve won an all-expenses-paid...
• 5/7 Lasorda's Lair: Can the Real Dodgers Come Out to Play? Josh Beckett Still Looking For First Win: Josh Beckett (0-4, 5.24) vs. Brandon McCarthy (0-3, 7.22) Lineup: TBA Last night the Dodgers hit rock bottom. Well, the bottom...
• 5/7 North and South of Royal Brougham: Kyle Seager and his Friends: When you look at the list of the top third basemen by WAR this season, there are definitely some funny names. Manny Machado, Matt...
• 5/7 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Lose Five in a Row and Sink into Last Place: Dodgers 2 7 1 Diamondbacks 9 15 1 WP- Cahill (2-3) LP- Capuano (0-2) HR- Crawford (5), Goldschmidt (6), Ross (1) The Dodgers finally...
• 5/6 Lasorda's Lair: Capuano Returns To Help Dodgers Snap Slump: Is there anything that can save the Dodger season? I don’t know at this point. It seems like a lost cause to me. I know it’s...
• 5/6 El Maquino: DON MATTINGLY IS IN THE HOT SEAT, WHICH IS BOGUS: > Don Mattingly is probably getting fired. His Los Angeles Dodgers had another really bad weekend.  On Friday, the MVP poster...
• 5/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Fine Line Between Panic and Inactivity: Fire Don Mattingly! Terminate Sue Falsone! Recall Yasiel Puig! Bring up Zach Lee! Panic moves, one and all, and yet it’s...
• 5/6 mlbreports.com : Chase Headley: Contract Talks Or Trade Bait?: Like us on Facebook here Monday May 6th, 2013 Bernie Olshansky (Baseball Writer): For the past few seasons, Chase Headley has...
• 5/5 Lasorda's Lair: A Blue Comeback:The Dodgers Seven In Heaven: Sometimes the Dodgers do something especially cool. Sometimes they seem to accomplish the improbable. Every once in a while the...
• 5/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers/Giants Part 2: Ready for Weird Baseball: As we head into extra innings of a game that was once a 5-0 deficit after 1.1 awful Matt Magill innings, let’s reset this...
• 5/4 Baseballhotcorner.com: Has Josh Beckett Lost It?: When the Los Angeles Dodgers made the big August trade with the Boston Red Sox last season to acquire Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez,...
• 5/4 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Lose Hanley To Injury, Then Lose Depressing Game To Giants: Dodgers 1 11 1 Giants     2 4 1 WP-Romo-2-2 LP-Belisario-2-3 HR-Posey-4 This season keeps getting worse and worse, with no...
• 5/4 AroundTheFoghorn: Buster Posey Hits Walkoff Home Run As Giants Top Dodgers: For the Los Angeles Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw was again masterful but their offense was as woeful as ever as the Blue left thirteen...
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• 5/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Juan Uribe, Paragon of Plate Discipline: We make fun of Juan Uribe around here a lot. No, seriously. A lot. Just check his category tag if you don’t believe me....
• 5/2 MLB Injury News: Blue Jays rumors: Toronto targeting infielders?: The Toronto Blue Jays have disappointed in multiple areas so far this season, but their middle infield has been especially bad...
• 5/2 Lasorda's Lair: Nick Punto Is Sliding Into The First Base Of Our Hearts: When the Dodgers made the blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox last summer, the center pieces of the trade was obviously...
• 5/2 Lasorda's Lair: May Day! May Day! Josh Beckett Continues to Struggle as Dodgers Drop Series to Colorado: Dodgers 3 8 1 Rockies 7 12 1 WP- Outman (1-0) LP- Beckett (0-4) HR- Gonzalez (3) With Mark Ellis and Carl Crawford sitting out...
• 5/1 RoxPile: Rockies At Dodgers, May 1st: Game Time, Lineups, And Preview: Rockies at Dodgers. 8:10 P.M. MST Troy Tulowitzki returns to the starting lineup for the Rockies tonight as they face Josh Beckett...
• 5/1 RoxPile: Ryu, Ramirez Lead Dodgers Past Rockies: Stats rarely explain everything, but these should give you a good sense of what happened to the Rockies Tuesday night in Los Angeles...
• 5/1 Lasorda's Lair: I See Ryu!-Ryu’s Dominant Start, And Hanley’s Bomb Lead Dodgers To 6-2 Win: Rockies  2 5 0 Dodgers 6 13 0 WP-Ryu-3-1 LP-De La Rosa-2-3 HR-Cargo-5-Hanley-1 You know what they say one good turn deserves...

• 4/30 On The Way Home: Carl Crawford Reviving Career with Los Angeles Dodgers: Carl Crawford was coming off what should be considered his best overall season as a major leaguer in 2010, just ... keep readingThe...
• 4/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Dodgers potpourri: Kershaw dominant; Crawford looking sweet: After watching two of three games this past weekend between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers, I have to say that...
• 4/29 Mets360.com: Bobby Parnell and fixing the bullpen: Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the Mets bullpen is bad.  The pen’s 5.28 ERA is second worst in all of Major League...
• 4/28 Lasorda's Lair: Kershaw’s Domination And Crawman’s Two Home Runs Lead Dodgers To Series Win: Brewers  0 4 0 Dodgers  2 6 0 WP-Kershaw-3-2 LP-Lohse-1-2 SV-League-8 HR-Crawford-3-4 It is Clayton Kershaw’s world, and we...
• 4/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers 2, Brewers 0: The Stars Lead the Way: The heroes may have been few for the Dodgers today — Clayton Kershaw, Carl Crawford, & Nick Punto (!) were really the...
• 4/28 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers’ Mark Ellis is ‘optimistic’ but the disabled list is still a possibility.: Mark Ellis was in good spirits after throwing and taking batting practice Sunday morning, two days after the Dodgers second baseman...
• 4/28 Sports Out West: Mark Ellis injury: Dodgers 2B may head to DL with quad injury: Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Mark Ellis injured his right quad while trying to beat out a ground ball to third base on Friday...
• 4/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Brewers @ Dodgers April 27, 2013: Stay Safe, Matt Magill: Ah, 2013. You’re just the season that keeps on giving, aren’t you? Today’s spin of the giant wheel of injury...
• 4/27 MLB Injury News: Dodgers’ Mark Ellis suffers quad strain: Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis exited last night’s contest against the Milwaukee Brewers after he suffered...
• 4/27 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Go For Series Win, Wait For Word On Mark Ellis: The Dodgers received a huge blow last night when they lost Mark Ellis for who knows how long. But they responded with a huge win...
• 4/27 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Dempster, Phillies, Dodgers: Rob Neyer, writing for SB Nation, took a look at the future of the game, including some issues that a hypothetical new commissioner...
• 4/27 Mets Chronicle: Preview: Game 21 - Phillies at Mets - Kendrick vs Gee: Philadelphia Phillies (9-14) at New York Mets (10-10) 7:10 PM ET SeasonRd/HmLast StartLast 3 App STARTERSGSRECERAAIPRECERADATEOPPDECIPHERRECIPERA ...
• 4/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers 7, Brewers 5: Your Annual Mark Ellis Leg Injury: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before — Mark Ellis, off to a very good start to his season, hobbles off with a leg...
• 4/27 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers’ Mark Ellis leaves game with strained right quadriceps. (Poll): Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis left Friday night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers with a strained right quadriceps....
• 4/26 Mets Chronicle: Recap: Game 20 - Dodgers (3) at Mets (2) - Rice Takes Loss: Final123456789RHE L.A. Dodgers (10-11)«100000002361 N.Y. Mets (10-10)000001001250 W: K. Jansen (1-0) L: S. Rice...
• 4/25 Rising Apple: In Defense Of Terry Collins: After the Mets lost to the Dodgers 3-2 today, the fan base grumbled about how Terry Collins managed his bullpen. Scott Rice was...
• 4/25 Lasorda's Lair: Juan Uribe Knocks in the Crucial Run as Dodgers Take Series in NY: Dodgers 3 6 1 Mets 2 5 0 WP- Jansen (1-0) LP- Rice (1-1) S- League (6) HR- Davis (4) After the devastating bullpen collapse last...
• 4/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Mets April 25, 2013: Ryu vs Hefner: I don’t want to talk about last night, and neither do you, so let’s not. Let’s focus on today’s series...
• 4/25 Lasorda's Lair: Atrocious Bullpen, and In-Game Management Cost Dodgers Another Game: Dodgers  3 4 0 Mets        7 11 0 WP-Parnell-1-0 LP-Wall-0-1 HR-Kemp-1-Valdespin-1 The Dodgers blew another game that...
• 4/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Mets April 24, 2013: Sigh, It’s Ted Lilly: For the first time since May 23 of last year, Ted Lilly starts a game for the Dodgers. How’d that work out last time? Actually,...
• 4/22 Roto Think Tank: FAAB Rundown Home Leagues: April 22, 2013: National LeagueHiram Burgos $8, $6, $6, $4, $2Julio Borbon $7, $2, $2, $0Daniel Descalso $6, $2, $1Jason Marquis $3,...
• 4/21 BoSox Injection: Ortiz with 3 Hit Effort, Not Enough as Sox Drop 1st Game of Doubleheader: Following the emotional high of yesterday’s ballgame, it would be understandable for the team to struggle given the game’s...
• 4/20 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Drop Sixth Straight Game: Dodgers 1 6 2 Orioles   6 8 0 WP-Chen-1-2 LP-Beckett-0-3 SV-Hunter-1 HR-Davis-7-Machado-2   It was Don Mattingly’s birthday...
• 4/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Orioles, April 20, 2013: Game Two (Beckett vs Chen): Coming off a tough loss in the first game today, what can Don Mattingly do to shake up the lineup for game two? Mark Ellis, Ramon...
• 4/18 TheLeadoffWalk: Padres vs. Dodgers: Day 17 Observations: Padres 6, Dodgers 1 Clayton Kershaw: With the Dodgers facing the a potential sweep against the Padres, Kershaw wasn’t...
• 4/16 Lasorda's Lair: Whatever Happened To The Dodger Running Game?: The Dodgers have been a team known for their speed demons. Jackie Robinson, Maury Wills, Davey Lopes, Brett Butler, are among...
• 4/16 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Don’t Let It Bring You Up: Hey, are you feeling a little too good about the Red Sox and their hot start? Warming up some of the new guys? That Mike Napoli...
• 4/14 Lasorda's Lair: Josh Beckett Picks Up Heartbreaking Loss as D-backs Walk-off With Win: Dodgers 0 6 0 Diamondbacks 1 6 0 WP- Putz (1-0) LP- Beckett (0-2) Josh Beckett made what probably was his best start as a Dodger...
• 4/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Diamondbacks 1, Dodgers 0: That One’s Not On You, Josh Beckett: Earlier today, I merely asked that Josh Beckett “be good“. I think it’s safe to say that Beckett did quite a...
• 4/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Diamondbacks April 14, 2013: Please Be Good, Josh Beckett: I’ll admit that it’s really too early in the season to be caring about standings, and no one expects the Colorado...
• 4/12 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' OF Carl Crawford proves he's healthy by dominating NL thus far: Full disclosure: I didn't think Carl Crawford would begin the 2013 season on the active roster. Not because I didn't want...
• 4/10 Baseballhotcorner.com: Carl Crawford Exceeding Expectations: Just two weeks ago there was speculation that Carl Crawford might start the year on the DL. This move would have allowed the fast...
• 4/7 Lasorda's Lair: Scrubbies Lead The Way To Help Dodgers Sweep Bucs: Pirates     2 4 0 Dodgers  6 11 1 WP-Ryu-1-1 LP-Locke-0-1 HR-McCutchen-1-Sellers-1   After the Dodger’s one to nill win...
• 4/7 Inside the Dodgers: A day of firsts for the Dodgers’ starting lineup.: Nick Punto gets his first start, Luis Cruz and Andre Ethier get their first day off, and Tim Federowicz gets his first start behind...
• 4/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pirates @ Dodgers April 7, 2013: Ryu Goes For the Sweep: In his major league debut last Tuesday, Hyun-jin Ryu scattered 10 hits over 6.1 innings against the Giants, allowing three runs...
• 4/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers 1, Pirates 0: Well, At Least This Team Can Pitch: Apparently, all you really need in this life is Clayton Kershaw, who added seven more scoreless innings to his ledger tonight...
• 4/6 Red Sox Maineiacs: RSM Top 12 Red Sox Prospects: As Red Sox Maineiacs did during the 2012 season, each month we will rate the Top 12 prospects in the Red Sox system. This list...
• 4/6 Twins Rubes: Losing Sight of The Twins Way: For about a decade, the phrase “The Twins Way” resonated throughout baseball as the small market Twins won 6 AL Central...
• 4/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So How Are the Dodgers Going to Make Room for Chad Billingsley?: Chad Billingsley is scheduled to make his season debut for the Dodgers on Wednesday in San Diego, since he had no problems in...
• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Dodgers: Not surprisingly, the Dodgers issued the biggest contract of the offseason and spent more than any other club. Major League...
• 4/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Four Observations About the Early Season Dodgers: After three games and two losses, people are eager to put forth certainties about the 2013 Dodgers. They can’t hit! They...
• 4/3 Lasorda's Lair: A Few Thoughts On Last Night’s Loss: A few notes on last night’s frustrating 3-0 loss to Madison Bumgarner and the evil Giants. Off the top of my head…..   Justin...
• 4/3 Inside the Dodgers: Daily Distractions: Time to forget about Robinson Cano?: If Robinson Cano isn’t the Dodgers’ second baseman next year, blame Jay-Z. A little. More accurately, you might blame...
• 4/1 Lasorda's Lair: Outfield Production Huge in Deciding Dodgers 2013 Success: Spring Training 2013 is finally in the books & the Dodgers eagerly anti**** regular season debut at the gorgeously pimped...
• 4/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 24 Hours Left For the Dodger 25-Man Roster: Is Alex Castellanos about to trade in his Dodger blue for Isotope red? By 3pm ET / 12pm PT on Sunday, the Dodgers will need to...
• 4/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Justin Sellers, Really?: As we wait for confirmation of Clayton Kershaw‘s reported deal — TrueBlueLA has a good roundup of the other reports...

• 3/30 Lasorda's Lair: Scrubbies Weekly:How Will Mattingly Use His Scrubbies?: It’s been an eventful week for our lovable little scrubbies. The Dodgers have come home to Southern California, and the Scrubbies...
• 3/30 Lasorda's Lair: Justin Sellers Could Provide Stability at Shortstop While Hanley is Out: Justin Sellers made a nice play in the first inning of game two of the Freeway Series between the Dodgers and Angels at Dodger...
• 3/29 Lasorda's Lair: Pre-Game Talk With Don Mattingly: I am sitting here in the Dodger Stadium Press box looking out over the newly upgraded Chavez Ravine Field. Actually, the field...
• 3/27 Pinstripe Pundits: Division Preview: Boston Red Sox: Leading up to Opening Day, we’ve been previewing the divisional rivals the Yankees will be competing with in 2013. Today, the...
• 3/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Six Days Before Opening Day, Six Questions Left For the Dodgers: With less than a week before Opening Day, the Dodgers still have a fair amount to work through. Taking from the most po**** questions...
• 3/25 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers have some tough decisions to make about opening day roster: The Dodgers have 38 players remaining in Major League camp after releasing reliever Mark Lowe on Sunday. The number has to...
• 3/24 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers In Phoenix To Play Oakland: The Dodgers travel to Phoenix Muni**** Stadium this afternoon to play the Oakland A’s. The Dodgers only have three more exhibition...
• 3/24 Lasorda's Lair: Imagining a Uribeless Dodgers: Let’s be honest here. Even with Juan Uribe on the Dodgers, he has been essentially nonexistent over the past two seasons....
• 3/22 Lasorda's Lair: Losing Hanley Ramirez for Two Months Brings Disappointment and Frustration: This morning after I heard the news that our starting shortstop Hanley Ramirez was going to have to undergo surgery on his thumb...
• 3/21 Lasorda's Lair: Scrubbies Weekly-Rating The Dodger Scrubbies: Welcome to Scrubbies Weekly! This is a new series in which we will document the adventures of our lovable little utility players...
• 3/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Silver Lining in the Hanley Ramirez Injury: An Elite Infield Defense?: Hey, Juan. You remember when you got one plate appearance over the last six weeks last season and now might be starting on Opening...
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Mulling Options After Hanley Ramirez Injury: The Dodgers announced via Twitter that Hanley Ramirez's right thumb will require surgery, causing him to miss the beginning...
• 3/21 Lasorda's Lair: Prepare Yourself For The Scrub Rotation At Third Base: So as we all feared, Hanley will require surgery on his injured right thumb, and is going to miss eight weeks with a torn ligament....
• 3/21 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers lose Hanley Ramirez for eight weeks with thumb injury.: Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez will have surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right thumb Friday in Los Angeles, the team...
• 3/21 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes: Thumb Surgery for Hanley Ramirez: Hanley Ramirez will miss eight weeks with a thumb injury. (US Presswire)The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that shortstop/third...
• 3/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Hanley Ramirez Needs Surgery, And We Ponder A Reality In Which The Choice Is Between Dee Gordon & Juan Uribe: So here’s the worst-case scenario we all feared: Hanley Ramirez has torn ligaments in his right thumb, which he injured...
• 3/21 Splash Hit Blog: The Internet Says: Hanley Ramirez out for 8 Weeks: News out of Dodger camp this morning was more towards the “bad” end than the “good” end in terms of when...
• 3/21 Lasorda's Lair: Hanley Tears Ligament In Right Thumb, Could Be Out 8 Weeks: Word has just come in on Hanley Ramirez’s injured right thumb., and it is not good. According to a tweet from Ken Rosenthal....
• 3/20 Through The Fence Baseball: World Baseball Classic was fun, but it could be even better: Now that the World Baseball Classic is in the books, most of the attention seems to be turning to how effective it has been in...
• 3/20 Baseball News Source: Los Angeles Dodgers Hanley Ramirez Out With Thumb Injury: Hanley Ramirez  will be out somewhere between 2-10 weeks  with a thumb injury sustained while playing for the Dominican Republic...
• 3/20 Sports Out West: Dodgers GM thinks Carl Crawford is ready for opening day: Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti thinks that outfielder Carl Crawford will be ready for opening day, according...
• 3/20 Lasorda's Lair: I’ve Had Enough Of The WBC!: I’m done with the WBC. Done! Done I tell you! You know I was starting to enjoy it for a little while. I was rooting for team...
• 3/19 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Rout Oakland With One Long Puig Alert: Oakland 1 6 1 Dodgers 7 13 0 WP-Capuano-1-1 LP-Straily-1-2 HR-Puig-3-Hairston-1-Cespedes-2 The entire Dodger game this afternoon...
• 3/19 Lasorda's Lair: Dee Gordon Sprains Ankle, Listed As Day-To-Day: Ok So Dee Gordon sprained his ankle in yesterday’s game guys. If you watched yesterday’s game you would know which play I...
• 3/19 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Time For Hanley Ramirez to Come Home (Plus Cuts & Tuesday Lineups): Despite the ongoing battle over whether the World Baseball Classic “matters”, largely fueled by one national writer...
• 3/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers preview: Deep pockets deliver division title: To put last season into context for the Los Angeles Dodgers, we need to consider two main areas. The first is Matt Kemp. After...
• 3/16 Lasorda's Lair: Don’t Forget About Josh Beckett!: When the Dodgers made the big blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox on August 25, Josh Beckett wasn’t considered a main...
• 3/15 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers utilityman Nick Punto reflects on Team Italy’s run at the World Baseball Classic.: If you were particularly invested in Italy’s fortune at the World Baseball Classic, you’d think Nick Punto was worthy...
• 3/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Boston Red Sox preview: Renewing the faith at Fenway: In the hands of Bobby Valentine, the Boston Red Sox tallied only 69 wins during the 2012 campaign, putting them in the cellar...
• 3/14 Call to the Pen: WBC Recap, March 12: Puerto Rico Rallies Late, Sends Italy Packing: Italy was eliminated from the 2013 World Baseball Classic on Wednesday night in Miami after a late inning comeback from Puerto...
• 3/14 Inside the Dodgers: Punto, Italy eliminated from World Baseball Classic.: That headline came later than expected, which is progress enough for a country that’s produced one major leaguer in the...
• 3/13 Baseball News Source: WBC 2013: Late Puerto Rico Rally Eliminates Italy: Puerto Rico  plated three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to  complete a rally from a three-run deficit and eliminate...
• 3/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Nick Punto Strikes Out, Jogs To First Anyway, Has a Sad: I wasn’t really watching tonight’s Italy / Puerto Rico WBC matchup, but now I wish I had, because Nick Punto…...
• 3/13 Call to the Pen: WBC Recap, March 12: Dominican Republic and USA Win Setting Up a Showdown: Round 2 was in full swing on Tuesday. Pool 1 finished up in Japan with the host team winning the pool and taking the #1 seed into...
• 3/12 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers WBC update: Ramirez, Dominican Republic top Punto, Italy.: Italy, the Cinderella team of the World Baseball Classic, almost did it again. The Dominican Republic trailed Italy 4-0 in the...
• 3/12 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Travel To GoodYear For Rare Evening Game: I count five regulars in the Dodger lineup tonight, as the team travels to Goodyear Park to take on the Cincinnati Reds. Adrian...
• 3/11 Full Spectrum Baseball: Pass the Cannoli! Italy is here to play some Baseball!I write this article as Italy is prepared to go up 2-0....
• 3/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: AL Preview: Free Spending Edition: With Spring Training underway throughout baseball, we will take a look at the offseason moves made by the other American League...
• 3/9 Inside the Dodgers: Daily Distractions: WBC upsets, Dodgers draw scouts, SABR.: Don Mattingly has openly joked about getting Nick Punto back in camp next week. He didn’t think Team Italy had a long future...
• 3/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: If Rubby De La Rosa Went to Tampa Bay…: What if the Dodgers had traded Rubby De La Rosa not to Boston, but to Tampa Bay? That’s the question John Tomase asked in...
• 3/9 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Shine Bright During World Baseball Classic: The Spring Training facilities in Arizona may have been a wet mess on Friday which ultimately rained out both split squad Dodger...
• 3/8 Puckett's Pond: Hot Twins Action: Chris Colabello: I never would have predicted the Italians putting a 14-4, mercy-rule drubbing on Team Canada, but I don’t think anyone could...
• 3/8 Camden Depot: 2013 World Baseball Classic: Italy: This is the sixth in a series to introduce everyone to teams parti**** in 2013's World Baseball Classic.  As this series...
• 3/8 Call to the Pen: Carl Crawford Regrets Signing With Boston: Carl Crawford drew plenty of interest on the free agent market prior to the 2011 season. Multiple teams were rumored to have interest...
• 3/8 Call to the Pen: WBC Recap, March 7: Italy Stuns Mexico; Dominican Republic Rolls: The 2013 World Baseball Classic Pools C and D got under way yesterday in Arizona and Puerto Rico. The first game of the day provided...
• 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Miami Marlins: The Marlins have become synonymous with Major League fire sales after gutting the team once again. Major League Signings Jon...
• 3/7 Lasorda's Lair: Why the Dodgers are better than your team: Chicago White Sox: The White Sox have lost one of the most important players to their franchise, A.J. Pierzynski. The 28th worst farm system in the...
• 3/6 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers WBC roundup: Hanley Ramirez goes deep in win, Nick Punto 0-for-3.: They might be able to play a little baseball down there in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican entry into the World Baseball...
• 3/4 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: MLBPA, Wainwright, Dodgers: One year ago today, the Orioles' signing of Miguel Gonzalez to a minor league contract became official. The move drew little...
• 3/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: If You’re a Veteran And You’re In the First Round of Spring Cuts, Things May Not Be Going Well: See that dapper fellow above? That’s Dallas McPherson, and that’s evidence that he ever wore a Dodger uniform. Wait,...
• 3/3 Puckett's Pond: Twins in the World Baseball Classic: Many Twins fans know Joe Mauer and Glen Perkins will be representing the United States and that Justin Morneau will be showing...
• 3/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Yasiel Puig Turning Heads In Camp, But Perspective Must Be Kept: A week into camp, one of the more encouraging signs for the Dodgers is how great Yasiel Puig has looked. In what’s really...
• 3/2 Sports Out West: 2013 World Baseball Classic: Los Angeles Dodgers on WBC rosters: In the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the Los Angeles Dodgers organization will send nine players to the third installment of this...
• 3/2 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Carl Crawford Going Down Similar Path With Dodgers: After undergoing Tommy John surgery in August, it was a long-shot for Carl Crawford to get himself game-ready by Opening...
• 3/2 MLB Injury News: Dodgers’ Carl Crawford questionable for Opening Day: The Los Angeles Dodgers have shut down outfielder Carl Crawford due to nerve irritation, an ailment that could cause the veteran...
• 3/2 Call to the Pen: Carl Crawford Unlikely to be Ready for Opener: Los Angeles Dodgers manager, Don Mattingly, announced that OF Carl Crawford will not likely be ready for Opening Day as he has...
• 3/2 Lasorda's Lair: Zack Greinke Has Shaky Start in Loss to Padres at Camelback Ranch: Dodgers 5 11 1 Padres 7 14 0 WP- Boxberger (1-0) LP- Lee (0-1) S- Stites HR- Retherford  (1) While one squad was overtaken by...
• 3/1 Red Sox Maineiacs: What Has Happened to the Hot Corner?: Barry made a comment about Middlebrooks’ wrist injury under our “What Position Should Xander Bogaerts Play?” post that...
• 3/1 Baseball News Source: Dodgers News: Carl Crawford Suffers Setback With Elbow Irritation: Los Angeles Dodgers leftfielder Carl Crawford is suffering from minor nerve irritation in his left arm and is expected to miss...
• 3/1 Lasorda's Lair: Anyone Else Starting To Worry About Carl Crawford?: Ok, so raise your hand if you are worried about Carl Crawford. (Raises hand). I hate to bring up bad news, but  I’m starting...
• 3/1 Lasorda's Lair: Alfredo Amezaga Looks to Prove He is Healthy and Deserving of Consideration This Spring: Every so often a non-roster invite who may have flown under the radar or perhaps battled injury in the past impresses enough in...

• 2/28 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Hand Halos Their Seventh Straight Spring Loss: Angels      8 12 1 Dodgers 10 13 1 WP-Kershaw-1-1 LP-Williams-0-1 HR-Cruz-2-Kendrick-1   The Dodgers toppled the Angels...
• 2/28 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Are Depending On Adrian Gonzalez Offensively and Defensively: The Dodgers are counting on their new first baseman Adrian Gonzalez in more ways than one going into the 2013 season. They are...
• 2/27 The DoubleDay: None of Your Business: Kyle DrenonBaseball is a business.  Sometimes tough calls have to be made, but some owners are making decisions that spread...
• 2/25 Lasorda's Lair: Balks, Balls, And B-Guys, Dodgers Rally For First Spring Win: Cubs       6 12 1 Dodgers 7 9 1 WP-Paco-1-0 LP-Dtrain-0-1 SV-Johnson-1 HR-Castillo-1-Schierholtz-1-Mcdonald-1   We...
• 2/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Cubs @ Dodgers Feb 25, 2013: Juan Uribe’s Dream Come True: I was originally going to have this post be about the sort-of return of Vin Scully, given that we haven’t heard him since...
• 2/24 Call to the Pen: World Baseball Classic: Pool D Features Five Former MLB MVPs: Pool D might have the most MLB talent of all with the USA having a full roster of players on Major League rosters. It is full...
• 2/22 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Should Give Elian Herrera A Spot On The Bench: Remember Elian Herrera? Whatever happened to him? I mean, I know he’s at Camelback Ranch right now, but has anyone considered...
• 2/22 Lasorda's Lair: Paco Rodriguez, Peter Moylan, and Alfredo Amezaga Will Not Parti**** in World Baseball Classic: Three Dodgers, who are vying for spots on the roster during this Spring Training camp, have decided to forgo the World Baseball...
• 2/19 Red Sox Maineiacs: "Addressing" the Red Sox 2013 Rotation: A couple of weeks ago on the "Downtown with Rich Kimball Show", Chris Bahr of the Sporting News was interviewed and the subject...
• 2/19 Lasorda's Lair: Dee Gordon Will Spend More Time in Minors: Barring any unforeseen injury or big upset during Spring Training, Don Mattingly has all but confirmed that Dee Gordon will be...
• 2/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Juan Uribe, Backup First Baseman: Three years ago (!), I wrote a post titled “Casey Blake, Backup Shortstop?“, based on a mention from the long-lost...
• 2/13 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Prepared To Treat Crawford With Kid Gloves Until Ready: So as the first day of Dodger spring training came and went, I still have a bit of dread that sneaks up into my mind. It’s a...
• 2/13 MLB Injury News: Dodgers’ Carl Crawford confident he’ll be ready Opening Day: Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford is parti**** in baseball-related activities, but he still has a ways to go in his...
• 2/12 Lasorda's Lair: Skip Schumaker Interview: New Dodgers 2B and utility man Skip Schumaker made the drive out to camp in Arizona today and was gracious enough to give me a...
• 2/9 Red Sox Maineiacs: "Addressing" the Red Sox 2013 Rotation: A couple of weeks ago on the "Downtown with Rich Kimball Show", Chris Bahr of the Sporting News was interviewed and the subject...
• 2/9 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Offseason Report Card: A Solid B Student: We’re on the cusp of the 2013 Grapefruit League spring season, a time of hope and and renewal. In the wake of one of Boston’s...
• 2/7 mlbreports.com : MLB.com Top 100 Prospects Features Six Cardinals: Like us on Facebook here Thursday, Februrary.07/2013 By Landen Crouch ( Cardinals Correspondent) The Future for the St. Louis...
• 2/7 STLCardinalBaseball: Meet The Newest CardinalsThis off-season has not nearly been as exciting as the last few to proceed it, yet it still hasn’t been ......
• 2/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: What Does It Take To Be Worse Than Juan Uribe?: Over at MLB.com, they’ve recently unveiled their 2013 fantasy baseball preview, including ranking 843 players — in...

• 1/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: On the Continued Existence of Juan Uribe: On February 4th, FanGraphs will put out “FanGraphs+“, a web-based supplement of premium content that includes over...
• 1/28 Lasorda's Lair: Free Agent Rumors: Scott Rolen: As you are well aware of, the Dodgers 2013 bench is problematic to say the least. It’s a collection of has-been hitters,...
• 1/27 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers 2013 Player Projections: I thought it would be a fun exercise to forecast the team performance so here we are.  Below are my Los Angeles Dodger 2013 player...
• 1/25 Lasorda's Lair: Stan Kasten Updates Dodger Fans Via Letter: If you haven’t yet read the letter written by Dodgers President and CEO Stan Kasten addressed to the fans, here it is in...
• 1/22 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Awardin'!: End of year awards are fun.  That is really all they are, but they are fun.  Fun is fun, and everyone knows that. ...
• 1/22 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Knowing your Limitations - Lessons from Alfred Adler: It is common in human nature to be prideful and to want to demonstrate one's abilities.  When a person learns a skill, they...
• 1/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Depth Chart Analysis: Coming up Short at Shortstop: Egads, shortstop. The one position I have been dreading writing on since I conceived of this multi-part project earlier this month....
• 1/18 Lasorda's Lair: Seven Dodgers Will Parti**** in the World Baseball Classic: The provisional rosters were announced by the MLB for the World Baseball Classic, and seven Dodgers are slated to represent their...
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Two more playing in WBCLos Angeles Dodgers INF Nick Punto (Italy) and RP Peter Moylan (Australia) are playing in the 2013 World Baseball Classic....[+] Los Angeles Dodgers INF Nick Punto (Italy) and RP Peter Moylan (Australia) are playing in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
• 1/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Clayton Kershaw Is Going To Get All of the Dollars: As the Dodgers have gone on an unprecedented spending spree, there’s still the great white whale out there: the little matter...
• 1/12 Redbird Dugout: Why not Punto?: Exactly one month ago today the St. Louis Cardinals traded Skip Schumaker to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for minor league...
• 1/11 El Maquino: CARDS MOVE ON FROM CARPENTER, SEARCHING FOR SECOND BASEMAN: Earlier today: A better theory for Pujols’ early season slump? It’s been a constant theme here on EM this offseason:...
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Notes: Kyle Lohse, Nick Punto: The Cardinals might not be making many headlines in relation to some of their more active National League rivals, but they could...
• 1/11 Lasorda's Lair: Leading Off for the Dodgers is….: Carl Crawford? Mark Ellis? Dee Gordon? Hanley Ramirez? In a perfect world, Dee Gordon would figure things out, get on base, steal...
• 1/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: I Guess Someone Has To Hit Leadoff, Don’t They?: I’ve been trying to avoid this topic for a while, simply because it’s so frustrating, but… at some point, we’re...
• 1/10 Fire Brand of the American League: The Highs & Lows of 2012 (Part 2)A look back at the Top 5 moments from last year. ...
• 1/6 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Should Look To Extend Omar Infante At Some Point: Omar Infante is signed for the upcoming 2013 for $4 million – a relative pittance – but he’ll be a free agent after the...
• 1/5 MLBRandomFandom: Five Title Contenders to Watch Out For: By Kyle RotondoA lot of people have been speculating who will win the World Series in 2013. In my opinion there are five teams...

• 12/30 Lasorda's Lair: The Shortstop and Third Base Conundrum: There’s far more pressing issues to analyze than Andre Ethier trade rumors which will never materialize into anything. Scott...
• 12/28 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox, Hanrahan and “Stuff”: For a team that has historically made clear that they don’t think much of designated closers, the Red Sox acquire an awful lot...
• 12/26 Lasorda's Lair: Ivan De Jesus Jr. Traded Again: It’s pretty slow time right now in Dodger land. So while we’re waiting for the next move from the GBM, we like to catch up...
• 12/26 Fire Brand of the American League: Wednesday’s Links – Christmas ReliefTwo (long) months until Spring Training!...
• 12/26 BoSox Injection: Which Gifts Under The Red Sox Christmas Tree Will Work?: Saying that the Red Sox had a lot of problems to fix this off season is like witnessing the sinking of the Titanic and saying,...
• 12/23 Lasorda's Lair: I Hope Jerry Sands Didn’t Buy a House in Boston Yet: Jerry Sands, the former Dodger prospect, has been traded by the Red Sox to Pittsburgh before he could ever meet the Green Monster...
• 12/22 SOX & Dawgs: Report: Red Sox Set To Acquire Joel Hanrahan From Pirates: Apparently the Boston Red Sox are not happy with Andrew Bailey as their closer. It's the only logical explanation...
• 12/19 Talkin Sox with Dan: Red Sox Quick Hits: Youkilis, Uehara, Drew: Kevin Youkilis inked a one-year pact with the New York Yankees for the upcoming season. Tom Brady’s brother-in-law will...
• 12/19 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers lack a quality bench, which is something that needs to be addressed: The Dodgers have a pretty thin bench. When guys like Skip Schumaker and Jerry Hairston are the best the team has to offer,...
• 12/18 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Becoming More Likable This Offseason: One of the key problems with the Red Sox at the end of the 2011 season and throughout the 2012 season was a bad clubhouse. Rumors...
• 12/16 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Holiday Mall Tour Recap-Nick Punto/Tim Leary Session: The Dodger’s winter holiday mall tour continued, with an event today close to my neck of the woods. The Blue winter holiday...
• 12/14 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodger’s Roster Clog, Who’s Next To Get The Axe?: The Dodgers have a little problem. They have too many players, creating a cluster clog of guys on the 40 man roster. Like a hairball...
• 12/13 BoSox Banter: Red Sox fans have reason again to thank the LA Dodgers: By Jeff Louderback Thank you, once again, Los Angeles Dodgers. On Wednesday, the Associated Press reported that the Boston Red...
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Could Move Punto, Uribe: The Dodgers have an abundance of backup infielders on their 40-man roster, and some of them may be moved, Ken Rosenthal of FOX...
• 12/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Complete Skip Schumaker Deal: As I first reported last night, the Dodgers and Cardinals have agreed to a swap of Skip Schumaker and minor league shortstop Jake...
• 12/10 Splash Hit Blog: And So It Begins: Dodgers Favorites to Win the NL West: I’ve only seen one person say this, but to me it’s pretty clear as well: on paper, the Dodgers are very much the team...
• 12/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So What’s Next For the Dodgers?: Fun note: last night, I was on the Baseball Prospectus “Effectively Wild” podcast with Ben Lindbergh & Sam Miller,...
• 12/10 Fire Brand of the American League: Monday’s Links – Rejected Contracts and Gamebreaker Trades: I feel like saying “Happy Monday!” would be an oxymoron of sorts, so instead: Happy Winter Meetings Hangover Day!...
• 12/7 Philly Phanatics: Winter meetings wrapup: Does Amaro hold the cards?: After seemingly striking out at every turn, Ruben Amaro got his man – sort of – to play center field for the Phillies....
• 12/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings, Day Two: Much Ado About Nothing: So after all the buildup to the winter meetings… things have been really, really quiet today. Unless you’re a Boston...
• 12/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Mike Napoli signing a good first step for rebuilding Red Sox: The rebuilding Boston Red Sox made a step in the right direction by acquiring Mike Napoli for three years and $39 million. Boston’s...
• 12/4 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Sign Napoli: Red Sox fans will enjoy watching Mike Napoli rake at Fenway next year The Boston Red Sox made their first major free agent...
• 12/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Red Sox look to regroup with economical offseason decisions: The 2012 Boston Red Sox season was an unmitigated disaster. The Red Sox opened the season with a bloated $173 million payroll, third-highest in...
• 12/1 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Nation Regroups: The 2012 Boston Red Sox season was an unmitigated disaster. The Red Sox opened the season with a bloated $173 million...

• 11/30 Talkin Sox with Dan: Two Thoughts on the Red Sox: —-On November 24, 2005, the Red Sox came to terms with the Marlins on a deal that was headlined by Josh Beckett and Mike...
• 11/27 Rays Colored Glasses: Could Ryan Raburn Be Coming Home to Play for the Rays?: On October 6th, 2009, it was Game 163 between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins to determine the champion of the AL Central...
• 11/25 Lasorda's Lair: What Are We Going to Do About the Bench?: All of our focus so far this offseason has been on shoring up the starting rotation. With Chad Billingsley‘s elbow issue,...
• 11/20 Baseball Jerks: Bidding War Expected to Drive Up Greinke’s Pay Day: Zack Greinke, the top starter available on the free agent market this winter, will command a big pay day, for sure. Though just...
• 11/19 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Infield and Catchers: The Dodgers should have a strong infield heading into 2013, and I'm basing that solely on the fact the Dodgers have two potentially...
• 11/13 MLB Injury News: Dodgers Injury News: Carl Crawford Should Be Ready For Opening Day: When the Los Angeles Dodgers made the blockbuster trade to bring Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, and Nick Punto over from the...
• 11/10 El Maquino: OFFSEASON DAY 19. (IT’S REALLY ONLY BEEN 19?!): > In the new CBA, this new concept of qualifying offers was set up.  The idea is that if teams offer an agreed-upon contract...
• 11/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Interested in Kevin Youkilis, And Why Not?: As you might have seen earlier this evening, I’ve reported that the Dodgers won the rights to negotiate with Korean lefty...
• 11/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #21: OF Alex Castellanos: .174/.200./391 25pa 1hr -0.3 fWAR (inc.) 2012 in brief: Attempted conversion from outfield to second base and then third base...
• 11/6 Lasorda's Lair: Meet Your Favorite Dodgers at a Los Angeles Area Mall this Holiday Season: The Dodgers are going on a shopping mall tour this holiday season. The first stop on the tour will be this Saturday, November...
• 11/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #17: UT Ivan De Jesus: (w/ LA) .273/.324/.364 37pa 0hr 0.1 fWAR (inc.) 2012 in brief: Clearly passed on depth chart by many others, De Jesus’ departure...
• 11/1 Baseball News Source: Baseball’s Hottest Commodity – Players Under Team Control: Chase Headley under team control until 2015 , becomes a valuable commodity Now that the Hot Stove League has officially arrived...
• 11/1 RoxPile: NL West News: The Los Angeles Dodgers Really Are Throwing Money Around: When the ownership group that included Magic Johnson bought the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this season, we were warned that it...

• 10/31 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Target Shields – Seriously, Who Don’t the Dodgers Target ?: Dodgers target Shields among others this winter As reported by our friends at Rays Index , and Mark Saxson of ESPN , The Los...
• 10/31 Call to the Pen: Could Beantown Return Be In The Cards For Kevin Youkilis?: It came as little to no surprise that on Wednesday the Chicago White Sox declined the $13 million option on first baseman/third...
• 10/29 mlbreports.com : San Francisco Giants: 2012 World Series Champions – A Season For the Ages: Monday October 29th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:  The 2012 San Francisco Giants can be described in various ways. They were exciting,...
• 10/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #12: 3B/2B Adam Kennedy: (Yeah, I know I said Luis Cruz would be next, but I’d rather do him on Monday and I need to start getting through these...
• 10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Dodgers, Hamilton, Brewers, Otani: For most of his eight-year tenure with the Dodgers, General Manager Ned Colletti had to mindful of the budget and the bottom line. ...
• 10/28 Baseball News Source: LaRoche, Nationals make progress towards deal, but…: LaRoche could explore the free agent market after the World Series The Washington Nationals and first baseman Adam LaRoche continue...
• 10/27 Baseball News Source: LaRoche, Nationals make progress towards the deal, but…: LaRoche could explore the free agent market after the World Series The Washington Nationals and first baseman Adam LaRoche continue...
• 10/27 Lasorda's Lair: Blue Bios: Carl Crawford: Carl Demonte Crawford     25 Born: August 5, 1981 in Houston, Texas Bats: Left  Throws: Left      6’2″ 215...
• 10/26 Lasorda's Lair: Carl Crawford Luncheon and Open House Today At Dodger Stadium: New Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford will be holding a special media luncheon this afternoon at Dodger Stadium. The Luncheon will...
• 10/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #8: 2B Nick Punto: (w/ LA) .286/.390/.314 43pa 0hr 0.4 fWAR (inc.) 2012 in brief: Fourth wheel in huge Adrian Gonzalez / Josh Beckett / Carl Crawford...
• 10/23 Baseball Jerks: Report: David Ortiz to Sign with Boston Red Sox: According to a report from Gordon Edes of ESPN.com, the Boston Red Sox and David Ortiz are close to completing a deal that would...
• 10/22 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #7: 2B Mark Ellis: .258/.333/.364 464pa 7hr 2.9 fWAR B 2012 in brief: Injury-prone veteran – wait for it – got injured and missed about...
• 10/21 El Maquino: DOWN TO THE WIRE… AGAIN!: THE POSTGAME That hurt. I said before the game that I didn’t think post-surgery Chris Carpenter would be able to stack up...
• 10/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Juan Uribe?: “Fire him into the sun,” I’ve said. “Give him a Viking funeral,” I’ve suggested. Jokes, sure,...
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Los Angeles Dodgers: The Dodgers will seek pitching in their first offseason under new ownership. Guaranteed Contracts Matt Kemp, OF: $150MM...
• 10/16 Lasorda's Lair: Blue Bios: Nick Punto: Nicholas Paul Punto    7 Born: 11/8/77 in San Diego, CA Bats: Both Throws: Right   5’9″ 190 lbs.    ...
• 10/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Bye Bye, JacobyIt's time to trade Jacoby Ellsbury...
• 10/5 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Get Sands, De La Rosa From Dodgers: When the Boston Red Sox made the big deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers we knew they were going to get five players. But we also...
• 10/4 BoSox Injection: Sox Sacking Of Bobby V Means So Much More Is On The Line: When the axe falls it never falls softly. Last night immediately after Boston’s game 162 drubbing at the hands of the New...
• 10/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Get Sands, De La Rosa From Dodgers: When the Boston Red Sox made the big deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers we knew they were going to get five players. But we also...
• 10/4 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Make it Official – Fire Valentine: Valentine’s lone season in Boston resulted in a 69-93 record In the aftermath of their worst season since 1965, the Boston...
• 10/3 Lasorda's Lair: Kershaw Starts For Dodgers In Final Game of Season: Dodgers Lineup vs. Giants M.Ellis 4 Ethier 9 Kemp 8 Gonzalez 3 Ramirez 6 Victorino 7 Cruz 5 Federowicz 2 Kershaw 1   Ryan Vogelsong 14-9 vs. Clayton...
• 10/3 Raising Matt Cain: Finally, a meaningless game: The Giants eliminated the Dodgers last night, but they didn't go quietly. It was an agonizing finish as the Giants needed six...
• 10/1 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of October 1: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...

• 9/30 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Pull Within Two Games of St. Louis; Pair of Bison Blasts from Matt Kemp Give Them Fourth Consecutive Win: Dodgers 3 10 0 Rockies 0 7 0 WP- Blanton (10-13) LP- Chatwood (5-6) S- League (15) HR- Kemp (21 & 22) We were all scoreboard...
• 9/29 RoxPile: Rockies at Dodgerss, September 29 2012: Game Time, Lineups, and Preview: Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7:10 MDT In this latest edition of the Rockies’ quest NOT to lose 100 games for...
• 9/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Rockies @ Dodgers September 29, 2012: Chatwood vs Blanton: Maybe it’s because I know it’s too little too late, maybe it’s because I know they don’t really deserve...
• 9/28 Baseball News Source: Dodgers’ Trade Acquisitions Have Not Produced as Expected: Gonzalez has only hit three home runs in 123 at-bats Though their new ownership group led by Stan Kasten and Magic Johnson opened...
• 9/28 Lasorda's Lair: Three Back and Six to Play: Clayton Kershaw (12-9, 2.68) vs. Jeff Francis (5-6, 5.54) Lineup:  Mark Ellis 2B Cruz 3B Kemp 1B Gonzalez 1B Ramirez SS Ethier...
• 9/28 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Stop Monkeying Around as They Cruz to a Series Win in San Diego: Dodgers 8 14 1 Padres 4 10 2 WP- Capuano (12-11) LP- Kelly (2-3)   The Cardinals were off today, and that made today’s...
• 9/28 Pitchers Hit Eighth: 2011 Game 162 Views By Win Expectancy: If you saw any baseball on this same day in 2011, you undoubtedly remember at least some sense of euphoria or bitter disappointment,...
• 9/27 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Hope To Achieve Winning Road Season in Rubber Game at Petco: Dodgers Lineup vs. San Diego Punto 4 Ethier 9 Kemp 8 Gonzalez 3 Ramirez 6 Victorino 7 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Capuano 1   Chris Capuano-11-1—vs....
• 9/26 Lasorda's Lair: Beastmode Leads Dodgers To Big Show Win At San Diego: Dodgers 8 14 0 Padres    2 6 2 WP-Harang-10-10 LP-Richard-14-13 HR-Rivera-8-Kemp-20 Beastmode was back in business at Petco...
• 9/26 BoSox Injection: Daniel Nava: Starting Left Fielder?: Ever since the mega-trade which sent Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, and Nick Punto to Hollywood, there have been...
• 9/23 Lasorda's Lair: Kershaw,Dodgers Go For Series Win in Rubber Game at Cincy: Dodgers Lineup vs. Reds M.Ellis 4 Ethier 9 Kemp 8 Gonzalez 3 Ramirez 6 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Kershaw 1   Aaron Harang-9-10 vs. Homer...
• 9/21 Redlegs Review: Offense sputters as Matt Kemp and Dodgers edge out Reds in extras: This guy put the clinch on hold, for now A Cardinals loss to the Cubs earlier in the day meant that the Reds could...
• 9/19 District On Deck: Game 147: Nationals 3, Dodgers 1: A little extra rest, a friendly crowd and a struggling opponent helped the Nationals put their struggles in Atlanta behind them...
• 9/14 Redbird Rants: Checking in with the top prospects: Matt Carpenter: Today, we will have a look at the number 14 prospect on Fangraphs top 15 Cardinals prospects. Matt Carpenter was drafted in the...
• 9/11 Release Points: Pick-N-Choose: Offseason Market for Tribe’s Right Fielder Could Be Thin: Shin-Soo Choo is arguably the best transaction made under the Mark Shapiro-led regime, be it during his time as GM (2001-2010)...
• 9/10 Lasorda's Lair: Don Mattingly: an incomplete analysis: Ranking managers is notoriously difficult. Most give managers a pass/fail grade. It’s either the managers fault that they...
• 9/10 MLBTradeRumors: MLB Investigating Red Sox Waiver Leaks: MLB is investigating the unusually high number of waiver wire reports related to the Red Sox, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com...
• 9/8 Lasorda's Lair: The Tactical Blunders of Don Mattingly: It is becoming increasingly clear, that the Dodgers are not going to make the playoffs in 2012. A wide variety of reasons are...
• 9/7 mlbreports.com : Boston Red Sox: Who is to Blame for this Mess?: Friday September 7th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: The Red Sox are in a state of disrepair. They just traded two of the key players...
• 9/7 Baseball News Source: Dodgers and Ned Colletti to Negotiate Extension: The Los Angeles Dodgers are in discussions with general manager Ned Colletti on a long-term extension. Dodgers president Stan...
• 9/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Hey Man, You Jellin’?: Whether you are or aren’t, many seem to think that the recent struggles of the Dodgers have to do with the lack of colloids...
• 9/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Ned Colletti Will Outlive Us All: I’d like to say that this comes as any sort of surprise whatsoever, but, nope. Bill Shaikin: The Dodgers have...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers, Colletti Working On Contract Extension: The Dodgers have opened talks with general manager Ned Colletti on a long-term contract extension, reports Bill Shaikin of the...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Jeff Keppinger: Jeff Keppinger can play multiple positions and he’s a difference maker on offense -- at least against left-handed pitching....
• 9/5 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Jeff Keppinger: Jeff Keppinger can play multiple positions and he’s a difference maker on offense -- at least against left-handed pitching....
• 9/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 is Important, But It’s Not the Only Goal: A quick thought for the day… over the last two weeks or so, as the Dodgers have occasionally looked terrible, I’ve...
• 9/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Padres @ Dodgers September 3, 2013: Werner vs Blanton: I have to say, Don Mattingly is really making it easy on me with these game threads. Other than occasionally giving A.J. Ellis...
• 9/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Diamondbacks @ Dodgers September 2, 2012: Welcome Back, Bobby: Just barely over a month after being DFA’d when the Dodgers acquired Shane Victorino, 38-year-old Bobby Abreu is back. He...
• 9/2 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Dodgers, Rockies, Giambi, Puig: Last night, the Dodgers saw a glimpse of what the newly-acquired Josh Beckett might be capable of when he turned in 6.2 strong...

• 8/31 mlbreports.com : Los Angeles Dodgers: The Logic of Taking on Big Stars and Huge Salaries: Friday August 31st, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:  The Los Angeles Dodgers have gone all out this year, trading for Hanley Ramirez,...
• 8/31 Lasorda's Lair: Can The Dodger Season be Saved?: Dodgers Lineup vs. Arizona M.Ellis 4 Victorino 7 Gonzalez 3 Kemp 8 Ramirez 6 Ethier 9 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Harang 1 *Bison is back in...
• 8/31 Lasorda's Lair: Demonbacks too Young for Dodgers and Vin:     Diamonbacks   2 10 0 Dodgers 0 5 0 WP-Kennedy-12-11 LP-Kershaw-12-8 SV-Putz-27 HR-Young 14   On a night when Vin...
• 8/30 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 131: Dead In The Water: A mumbling, wild Jaime Garcia looked more like a Mexican Rick Ankiel, throwing head-high curveballs and home run pitches almost...
• 8/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Diamondbacks @ Dodgers August 30, 2012: Vin Scully Bobblehead Night: Matt Kemp remains out of the lineup thanks to his bruised knee, though he’s hopeful to play at some point in the series...
• 8/30 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Should Re-Sign David Ortiz – Should They?: Will Red Sox Plans Include David Ortiz When he is healthy, David Ortiz is hands down the best designated hitter in the game. Even...
• 8/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: Sox/Dodgers blockbuster doesn’t change a thing in the AL East: We have seen in the past how one or two moves can change the landscape of the AL East. In 2009 it was the free agent signings...
• 8/29 Baseball Jerks: Josh Beckett: Hub Fans Bid Jerk Adieu: It has been quite a week for the Boston Red Sox. GM Ben Cherington decided he’d rather start over and trade away Josh Beckett,...
• 8/29 Yanks Go Yard: Could Nick Swisher be wearing a Red Sox uniform in 2013?: By now, everyone has had time to digest the biggest trade since the season started: the epic, nine-player deal that send Carl...
• 8/29 Giants Nirvana: August Has Been Kind: Last night, it looked like the Giants were going to waste yet another strong outing from Matt Cain. With the game tied 1-1 in...
• 8/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SABATHIA & TEIXEIRA TO THE DODGERS? HELL NO: I don't normally like writing about what already didn't happen, meaning a story that came out today that suggested that the...
• 8/29 Fire Brand of the American League: One Last Look Before Turning the Page: Before turning the page on the next great era that never was, Chip tries to make sense of what will happen going forward for the...
• 8/28 El Maquino: THE DODGERS ARE BIGGER THAN BASEBALL: THE POSTGAME Tonight’s was one of the worst of the year. Jake Westbrook figuratively got knocked on his back, giving up...
• 8/28 mlbreports.com : Josh Beckett: Will The Change Of Scenery Deliver A Hollywood Ending For the Struggling Veteran?: Tuesday August 28th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: Josh Beckett, or more formerly known as the most hated man in Boston, won’t nearly...
• 8/28 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Not Done Trading – Spending: Dodgers Looking For More Pitching Seemingly operating on an unlimited budget, the Los Angeles Dodgers are evidently not content...
• 8/28 WahoosOnFirst: What Red Sox, Dodgers’ Trade Means for Small-Market Teams: Everyone knows that baseball is unbalanced. Richer teams can hold onto their homegrown players, sign the biggest stars as free...
• 8/28 i70baseball.com: An in-depth look at the National League Wild CardThis past offseason, Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig expanded the playoff system. ...
• 8/28 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE DODGERS ARE STEALING A PAGE FROM THE STEINBRENNER PLAYBOOK: The Los Angeles Dodgers went big this past weekend and clearly Magic Johnson is on his way to become the George Steinbrenner...
• 8/28 Phillies Nation: Megadeal Confirms Existance of Boogeymen: It has already been a few days since the Dodgers and Red Sox engaged in one of the most unprecedented, and seemingly improbable,...
• 8/28 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Inquired On Sabathia, Teixeira: The Dodgers called the Yankees to inquire about the possibility of trading for C.C. Sabathia and Mark Teixeira, Joel Sherman...
• 8/27 Call to the Pen: Encore for Red Sox, Now What?: When you play in a big baseball market like Boston, it is sometimes difficult to take a “wait and see” approach. It...
• 8/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Breaking Balls: What Boston-LA mega-trade means for each team:   Around this time of year, most of the sports world has its attention fixated on the upcoming college and pro football seasons....
• 8/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Red Sox trade moves spotlight away from Marlins failed season: Thank you, Boston Red Sox. Miami Marlins fans all over South Florida are rejoicing about the epic detonation of your All-World,...
• 8/27 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of August 27: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 8/27 Talkin Sox with Dan: Going Back to Cali: Carl Crawford was in Pensacola, Fl., on Thursday, awaiting surgery. That day, his left elbow was operated on by Dr. James Andrews....
• 8/27 Call to the Pen: Dodgers Going For It All Right Now: The Los Angeles Dodgers just flexed New York Yankee muscle and the message to their fans couldn’t be clearer: We want to...
• 8/27 mlbreports.com : The Blockbuster MLB Trade Between the Red Sox and Dodgers: A Win/Win For Both Teams: Monday August 27th, 2012 Robert Whitmer:  $250,000,000 is a lot of money.  I know for a fact that it is more than I will ever...
• 8/27 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Movin’ on up?: We might not go as far as saying that the Phillies are exciting to watch nowadays, but they are certainly a lot less frustrating...
• 8/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Ben Cherington Is A Man Amongst Boys: Sometimes it’s hard to praise the enemy, but what Ben Cherington did this weekend might live on to be one of the greatest...
• 8/26 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Leave Small Army Of Men On Base In Loss To Fish: Marlins  6 11 0 Dodgers 2 11 1 WP-Buehrle-12-11 LP-Harang-9-8 SV-Cishek-11 HR-Stanton-29-Brantly-1-Reyes-11-Lee-8 Despite this...
• 8/26 Roto Think Tank: Real Trades/Fantasy Impact: August 25, 2011: 0 0 1 688 3927 Roto Think Tank 32 9 4606 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE...
• 8/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Keep on Hitting, But Miami Brings the Power in 6-2 Marlin Win: Down 4-2 in the 8th inning, Matt Kemp walked to load the bases. That brought up Adrian Gonzalez, who’d already driven in...
• 8/26 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/19/12 - 8/25/12: As the dust settles from Saturday's trade of historic proportions, let's catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The...
• 8/26 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Trade Gives Cherington Clean Slate: Cherington -”we are not who we want to be right now” For Red Sox first-year general manager Ben Cherington, Christmas...
• 8/26 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Reshape Roster: Nearly five months into one of the most dysfunctional, frustrating and turbulent seasons in recent Red Sox memory,...
• 8/26 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Lineup Now Has The Edge Over Rival Giants: Dodgers Acquisitions One-Upped Giants The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers have one of baseball’s most storied...
• 8/26 The Baseball Page: It's About Time: In Boston this morning "Fenway Fans" are calling this blockbuster trade...
• 8/26 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Republican National Convention Makes Things Crazy: The Republican National Convention begins in Tampa today at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, the home of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and...
• 8/26 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox-Dodgers Trade, Part III—Ned Colletti’s Style On A Larger Scale: Because Frank McCourt is gone and the Dodgers have a new ownership that’s going all, all, all out to win by taking on massive...
• 8/25 Baseball News Source: Los Angeles Dodgers – Win Now and Win at All Costs Approach: New Ownership Wants to Win it all in 2012 Funded by the deep pockets of their new ownership, the Los Angeles Dodgers did not...
• 8/25 Release Points: Dodgers – Red Sox Megadeal Reaction: The Dodgers acquired first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, right-hander Josh Beckett, left fielder Carl Crawford and utility infielder...
• 8/25 RoxPile: What About Nick Punto?: As the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox put the finishing touches on a mega-huge post-deadline trade that will send Adrian...
• 8/25 Fire Brand of the American League: Brave New WorldThe Red Sox make a blockbuster trade to (hopefully) bring them success in the future...
• 8/25 Roto Think Tank: Did the Dodgers Change the (Fantasy) Landscape Forever?: 0 0 1 611 3484 Roto Think Tank 29 8 4087 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE...
• 8/25 WSJ Daily Fix: Inside the 10-Megaton Boston-L.A. Trade: An analysis of the unprecedented trade that says that perhaps the Red Sox no longer want to spend like the Yankees to win but...
• 8/25 SOX & Dawgs: It's Official Finally: Red Sox, Dodgers Complete Blockbuster Deal: After a whirlwind 24 hours, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers have finally completed big deal we learned about yesterday. They...
• 8/25 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/25: After rallying for a 4-3 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look for a second straight win in the second game of a four-game...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: The Dodgers' Future Payroll Obligations: Considering the contracts changing hands, the Dodgers and Red Sox completed the largest player transaction in baseball history...
• 8/25 Baseball News Source: Dodgers – Red Sox – Trade Analysis and Impact: One of the biggest blockbuster trades in recent baseball history is designed to dramatically help both teams. As Baseball News...
• 8/25 StanGraphs: The Pending Dodgers-Red Sox Deal: What It Means for Both Teams: We interrupt this months-long absence from Stangraphs to bring you this not-so-breaking news: The Los Angeles Dodgers and the...
• 8/25 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: The Dodgers just took a salary dump.: It’s official: Red Sox-Dodgers deal — featuring what’s believed to be biggest transfer of money ever in a trade...
• 8/25 MLB Dirt: Red Sox Reboot Creates Many Questions: Boston Red Sox fans have agitated for the better part of the 2012 season for the team to facilitate major change as a way to address...
• 8/25 BoSox Injection: Why Dodgers LIKE deal…Beckett, Gonzo, Punto high in the clouds:   After Red Sox fans come down from a high equivalent to eating three bowls of Bill Lee’s favorite breakfast, they may...
• 8/25 Lasorda's Lair: Adrian Gonzalez, Clayton Kershaw, and Revamped Dodgers Go for Series Win Against Fish: Clayton Kershaw (11-7, 2.87) vs. Josh Johnson (7-10, 3.73) Lineup:  Victorino LF Mark Ellis 2B Matt Kemp CF Gonzalez 1B Ramirez...
• 8/25 Motor City Bengals: Mind-Blowing Trade In Progress: It looks as though the Dodgers and Red Sox will be completing the biggest waiver-wire deal ever – sending Josh Beckett,...
• 8/25 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Looking at the Dodgers' return in the potential trade with the Red Sox: With the blockbuster Dodger-Red Sox trade expected to be announced today, I'm going to look at just what the Dodgers are getting...
• 8/25 Chicken Friars: Adrian Gonzalez Is Back In The NL West: I laughed when I heard that the Dodgers claimed Adrian Gonzalez on trade waivers. Once the calendar turns to August, almost every...
• 8/25 Giants Nirvana: Splash Hits: 8/25/12: Red Sox Hit Reboot, Dodgers Pick Up Pieces | FanGraphs Baseball Headed to Los Angeles: Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh...
• 8/25 SOX & Dawgs: It's Official Finally: Red Sox, Dodgers Complete Blockbuster Deal: After a whirlwind 24 hours, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers have finally completed big deal we learned about yesterday. They...
• 8/25 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/25: After rallying for a 4-3 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look for a second straight win in the second game of a four-game...
• 8/25 My Pinstripes: Red Sox, Dodgers Deal Proves Selig's Owner Bias: No Bud, you are not #1; more like a #2. After hearing earlier today that the mega-deal between the Boston Red Sox and...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Reactions: Red Sox, Dodgers, Gonzalez: This morning, the Red Sox and Dodgers completed a nine-player blockbuster sending Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford,...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: A Look At The Prospects Headed To The Red Sox: The Red Sox and Dodgers completed what is arguably the biggest trade of the MLB Trade Rumors era today, a nine-player swap featuring...
• 8/25 Baseball News Source: Red Sox – Dodgers Blockbuster Deal – Beckett, Gonzlalez, Crawford Head West: Red Sox – Dodgers Complete 9 Player Mega-Deal The Dodgers and Red Sox have completed a deal that sends Adrian Gonzalez, Josh...
• 8/25 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Rangers Beltre Hits for Cycle Against Minnesota: Beltre Stays Hot Minnesota 0 – Texas 8 - Adrian Belte continued his torrid hitting, hitting for the cycle and backing up...
• 8/25 StanGraphs: Trade: Dodgers Take Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, and Josh Beckett From Red Sox: If landing Hanley Ramirez and Shane Victorino convinced you of nothing, this nine-player extravaganza should let you know that...
• 8/25 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Red Sox Officially Reset Team: A New Yahoo Post: The following is an excerpt from my latest post for Yahoo Sports. 2012 has been a test for the Boston Red...
• 8/25 The Baseball Page: Los Angeles Dodgers: Making Sense of Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford Trade for LA: The Los Angeles Dodgers have reeled in Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh...
• 8/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DEAL DONE? SOX & DODGERS COMPLETE BLOCKBUSTER: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
• 8/25 Call to the Pen: What a Bizarre Season for the Boston Red Sox: Chances are you’ve already heard about the nine-player deal between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers that’s...
• 8/25 BoSox Injection: Gonzo!: It’s happened. The biggest deal in baseball history (financially) has finally gone thorough. The only other player with over...
• 8/25 BoSox Injection: Papi Returns, Sox Best Royals 4-3, And That Wasn’t the Big News: It’s a telling sign about Boston’s power outage when the guy who returns to the lineup after missing 35 games still...
• 8/25 Cubbies Crib: Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers To Complete A Blockbuster: Every now and then in Major League baseball there comes a trade that does not only effect the two teams that constituted the trade....
• 8/25 Lasorda's Lair: A New Dodger Blue World Is Upon Us: Today could be the single most important day in the history of the Dodgers, Lasorda’s Lair, and myself. It is expected, pending...
• 8/25 Lasorda's Lair: On Eve of Mega Deal, The Dodgers Defeat Miami 11-4: Dodgers 11 13 1 Marlins 4 9 2 WP- Wright (5-3) LP- Eovaldi (4-9) HR- Reyes (10), Ethier (13), Rivera (7), Ramirez (20), Stanton...
• 8/25 Fire Brand of the American League: Blockbuster Red Sox/Dodgers TradeGonzalez, Beckett, Crawford and Punto to LA for Loney, Sands, De Jesus Jr., Webster and de la Rosa...
• 8/25 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers about to do something crazy to get Adrian Gonzalez: The Dodgers are on the verge of acquiring Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto from the Red Sox. Holy....
• 8/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Red Sox agree to ship Beckett, Crawford, and A-Gon to the Dodgers: The Red Sox and Dodgers have agreed upon a mega deal that will send Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, and Carl Crawford to the...
• 8/25 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox-Dodgers Trade, Part I—Bobby Valentine’s Future: I’ll function under the assumption that this deal will go through. The reporters are saying it’s kindasorta done; then not...
• 8/25 Baseball Musings: Deal Done: The Red Sox and the Dodgers completed the trade early Saturday morning. I’m not clear on this, however: Over the next six...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox, Dodgers Complete Nine-Player Blockbuster?: 10:39am: Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (on Twitter) that the hold-up is the paperwork for Crawford to waive his no-trade...
• 8/24 Baseball News Source: Los Angeles Dodgers – Top Five Prospects: With the news that the Red Sox and Dodgers are nearing a blockbuster deal that would send Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl...
• 8/24 Call to the Pen: Red Sox, Dodgers Discussing Blockbuster Trade: Word spreads quickly when there is a potential blockbuster trade being discussed. This afternoon news first broke that the Los...
• 8/24 BoSox Injection: Gonzalez Scratched From Red Sox Lineup, Trade Almost Complete: It has been a crazy afternoon from Fenway Park with all the surrounding trade rumors between the Red Sox and Dodgers discussing...
• 8/24 Baseball Musings: Deal of the Decade?: It looks like the Dodgers and Red Sox have a deal. The whole thing is listed here. To L.A.: Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh...
• 8/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BOSTON SHAKEUP: SOX & DODGERS NEGOTIATING BLOCKBUSTER: (In Photo: Adrian Gonzalez looks shocked) Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston says the Red Sox and the Dodgers are working on a deal...
• 8/24 BoSox Injection: Red Sox & Dodgers Discussing Blockbuster Trade Involving Gonzalez, Beckett & Crawford: It’s being reported that the Red Sox and Dodgers are close to completing a blockbuster trade that would send Adrian Gonzalez,...
• 8/24 Lasorda's Lair: Bills, His Beard, And The Dodgers Face An Old Friend: Dodgers Lineup vs. Marlins Victorino 7 M.Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ethier 9 Ramirez 6 Loney 3 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Billingsley 1   Nathan...
• 8/24 Baseball Musings: Nick Punto Makes it so Worth It: The talk on the Red Sox and Dodgers deal is heating up. Boston added Nick Punto to the trio of Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford,...
• 8/24 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox, Dodgers Nearing Blockbuster: 5:48pm: Though the deal may not happen in its current nine-player form, something is expected to happen, tweets Jeff Passan of...
• 8/23 MLBTradeRumors: Players Who Have Been Placed On Revocable Waivers: Carl Crawford, Nick Punto, Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Marmol are the only players known to have cleared waivers so far this...
• 8/23 MLBTradeRumors: Josh Beckett On Waivers: The Red Sox have placed right-hander Josh Beckett on waivers, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (on Twitter). Competing executives...
• 8/20 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of August 20: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 8/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): Thoughts on the Red Sox series: The New York Yankees took two of three games over the weekend against the Boston Red Sox. Only a great performance by Jon Lester...
• 8/19 Baseball News Source: Pedro Ciriaco’s Legend Growing in Boston: Don’t look for Pedro Ciriaco‘s name on any of the lists that rank the game’s top prospects. It is nowhere to...
• 8/19 Yanks Go Yard: Lester cools off Yankees’ bats as Bombers lose to Red Sox 4-1: The New York Yankees were on the unfortunate side of Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester‘s turning the corner on...
• 8/18 BoSox Injection: Lester Pitches Sox To 4-1 Win In New York: The Red Sox and Yankees played a rare pitching duel today, bene**** from the work of an unlikely matchup in under-performing Jon...
• 8/17 BoSox Injection: Aaron Cook, Felix Doubront, Andrew Miller Placed On Waivers: The stream of Red Sox players placed on waivers continued last night as Aaron Cook, Felix Doubront, and Andrew Miller were added...
• 8/17 BoSox Injection: Buccholz Gains Steam, Sox Take Orioles In Finale 6-3: Thursday night in Baltimore Clay Buchholz continued to be a bright spot in an otherwise blotchy Red Sox starting rotation in Boston’s...
• 8/16 SOX & Dawgs: Thursday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/16: After losing last night 5-3, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid being swept in the finale of a three-game set with the Baltimore...
• 8/16 SOX & Dawgs: Thursday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/16: After losing last night 5-3, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid being swept in the finale of a three-game set with the Baltimore...
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/5/12 - 8/11/12: As we hit the dog days of August, let's take a moment to catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The Yankees signed Derek...
• 8/11 BoSox Injection: Middlebrooks Reportedly Down With Broken Wrist: Despite last night’s win, there was a major loss on the field as Will Middlebrooks reportedly broke his wrist after being...
• 8/11 BoSox Injection: Rose Amongst The Thorns. Buchholz, Sox Beat Tribe 3-2.: There are times during a lousy season, even in the midst of a particularly terrible stretch of baseball, when you can’t...
• 8/10 BoSox Injection: Mike Aviles, Carl Crawford, Nick Punto, and Kelly Shoppach On Waivers: Just because the July 31 Trading Deadline has passed by no means suggests that the hot stove is done for. Waiver deals can be...
• 8/10 MLBTradeRumors: Kelly Shoppach, Mike Aviles On Waivers: The Red Sox put Kelly Shoppach and Mike Aviles on waivers today, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports (on Twitter). Nick Punto...
• 8/10 Puckett's Pond: Twins Starters: Which ones should return in 2013?: The quality of the Twins’ starting rotation has varied wildly this year from completely awful to just a little bit awful. At...
• 8/9 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The NotCardinals Active Roster: With the trade of Tyler Greene to the Houston Astros, the list of ex-Cardinals grew just a bit.  As a matter of fact, he might...
• 8/8 BoSox Injection: Pedroia’s Ejection Represents Red Sox Frustration in 6-3 Loss: This isn’t the situation the 2012 Red Sox were supposed to be in entering the season.  With now just over 50 games remaining...
• 8/7 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Pre-Game Notes: Punto Starts Over Middlebrooks & Ciriaco: Game 111 for the Red Sox goes tonight and the lineup that was announced has a curious name on it.  Nick Punto will get the start...
• 8/5 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Gonzalez, Dodgers, Ellsbury: Here's a look at the latest out of Fenway as the Red Sox get set to take on the Twins this afternoon.. The Dodgers inquired...
• 8/4 BoSox Injection: An Unacceptable Loss By The Red Sox: What’s the difference between pretending and contending teams in Major League Baseball?  The contenders win games they...
• 8/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Indians, Blum, Dodgers, Blue Jays: The non-waiver trade deadline has passed, but August figures to be a busy month nonetheless. MLBTR has an explanation of how teams...

• 7/31 Red Sox Maineiacs: Cousin Jason's Cooler Week of July 30th: Welcome to our second edition of the Cooler, this week we are putting it on wheels as Cousin Jason will be making the pilgrammage...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Bonifacio, Nationals, Braves, Phillies: No team in baseball has a better ERA than the Nationals (3.25), who are seeking infield depth and monitoring the market for arms...
• 7/29 BoSox Injection: Builders Not Sellers: Oh, my God, we’re having a fire! Sale. As Tobias Funke famously suggested, maybe it’s time for a fire sale. Now before...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Hamels, Nationals, Buehrle: The Phillies are eager to trade Hunter Pence, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported today. Here are some more notes from the NL...
• 7/23 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: July 23, 2012: Brett Myers $15. Other bids: $9, $4, $3, $3, $1, $1.The nine-dollar bid was from Addison Reed's owner, so that makes some...
• 7/22 BoSox Injection: Sox Swept: Lester Roughed Up In 15-7 Loss: The Red Sox made their return today to a pair of things not so welcome– last place and .500 as they reentered last with...
• 7/20 BoSox Injection: Ross Wrecks ChiSox Again With Walk-Off Three-Run Homer. Sox Win 3-1.: If he was a prize fighter, Boston fans would call him Wrecking Ball Ross. If you are the Chicago White Sox, after the last two-night...
• 7/20 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Lose Justin Germano to the Cubs: Theo Epstein is at it again.  The former Red Sox GM continues to haunt his old club, this time by acquiring pitcher Justin Germano...
• 7/18 Crashburn Alley: Jimmy Rollins and Revisionist History: Providing an update on the market as the trading deadline nears, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports had a funny quip from an unnamed...
• 7/18 BoSox Injection: Is Carl Crawford The Spark The Red Sox Need?: On Monday night’s game, the Red Sox were as close to a perfect lineup as they’ve been all year. Jacoby Ellsbury was...
• 7/16 Talkin Sox with Dan: Youkilis Returns: It feels like it was just three weeks ago when I was driving home after a nice weekend on the Cape, listening to the WEEI broadcast...
• 7/16 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: July 16-22: AMERICAN LEAGUERising UpPedro Ciriaco (0% owned last week; 6% this week)In Rotisserie Baseball, opportunity often trumps...
• 7/9 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: July 9, 2012: Carlos Villanueva $5. Other bid $2.Villanueva got his own piece on Friday. The Blue Jays rotation looks like it has...
• 7/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/8: Whether we want to believe it or not, recent callups Pedro Ciriaco and Mauro Gomez may have saved the season for the Boston...
• 7/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/8: Whether we want to believe it or not, recent callups Pedro Ciriaco and Mauro Gomez may have saved the season for the Boston...
• 7/8 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Torture - 7/7: After falling 6-1 in the opening game of the day-night doubleheader, the Boston Red Sox look to put an end to their five-game...
• 7/7 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Torture - 7/7: After falling 6-1 in the opening game of the day-night doubleheader, the Boston Red Sox look to put an end to their five-game...
• 7/6 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees at Red Sox | 7/6/12-7/8/12: Pitching Matchups Friday, 7/6/12, 7:10pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Last Appearance: 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H,...
• 7/6 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Roster Moves: Pedro Ciriaco To Get Promoted Over Jose Iglesias: Help is on the way for the Red Sox infield.  Well, okay, maybe not the name many were expecting when we learnt that Pedro Ciriaco...
• 7/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Dustin Pedroia won't be out long: Boston Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia (thumb), who will be put on the 15-day disabled list Friday, July 6, isn't expected to be out...[+] past the required 15 days. His DL stint will be backdated to July 4, meaning he'll be eligible to return Thursday, July 19. 3B Nick Punto is likely to play second base in his place.
• 7/5 Red Sox Life: Youk’s Walkoff Hit Last Night Leaves Mixed Emotions: Getty ImagesI caught the end of last night’s ESPN-televised game between the Rangers and the White Sox. In the bottom of the...
• 7/4 BoSox Injection: Dustin Pedroia Out of the Lineup With Thumb Injury: The injury bug has reared it’s ugly head in the Red Sox clubhouse yet again this year,biting Dustin Pedroia on the thumb...
• 7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Brent Lillibridge could play 3B: Boston Red Sox OF Brent Lillibridge could split time at third base with 2B Nick Punto if 3B Will Middlebrooks (hamstring) goes...[+] on the disabled list.
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Mike Aviles scratched from lineup Sunday: Boston Red Sox SS Mike Aviles (illness) has been scratched from the lineup against the Seattle Mariners Sunday, July 1, because...[+] of illness. INF Nick Punto is starting in his place.

• 6/25 The Baseball Page: Boston Red Sox show more suspect management with Kevin Youkilis trade:   Months ago I talked about the possibility of Kevin Youkilis being traded. It was a move that the team should have made...
• 6/25 The Baseball Page: Boston Red Sox show more suspect management with Kevin Youkilis trade:   Months ago I talked about the possibility of Kevin Youkilis...
• 6/25 Red Sox Beacon: Some Thoughts on Kevin Youkilis: Kevin Youkilis leaves the Red Sox as one of the very best hitters in franchise history. As former teammate Nick Punto so nicely...
• 6/21 Fire Brand of the American League: Next month for Sox portends big changes: ​Over the next month, there will be several roster moves with Boston that could leave the team looking very different than it...
• 6/20 Baseball Musings: Red Sox on the Upswing: The Red Sox blast the Marlins 15-5 Wednesday night to run their winning streak to four games, and six of their last seven. Every...
• 6/20 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/20: After taking a 7-5 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series tonight in the middle game of a three-game set...
• 6/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/16: When you took a look at the lineup that Dale Sveum put out for his Chicago Cubs yesterday afternoon, you had to take a second...
• 6/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/16: When you took a look at the lineup that Dale Sveum put out for his Chicago Cubs yesterday afternoon, you had to take a second...
• 6/15 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/14: Before last night's game against the Miami Marlins, the Boston Red Sox had scored 12 runs in their past five games. Part of...
• 6/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/14: Before last night's game against the Miami Marlins, the Boston Red Sox had scored 12 runs in their past five games. Part of...
• 6/12 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of June 4: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 6/10 FanSided: Nationals Edge Sox 4-3 To Finish Three Game Sweep[caption id="attachment_15026" align="aligncenter" width="199" caption=". Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-US PRESSWIRE"]...
• 6/5 Talkin Sox with Dan: Tough Love: Toughness and intelligence are not synonymous. There may be not be a better example of the distinction between those two characteristics...
• 6/3 High Heat Stats: Saturday selections: A few notes on Saturday’s games. Orioles 2, @Rays 1: For the first time since last Saturday, the O’s managed to ferry...
• 6/3 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 6/3: Mom, pack up our stuff from the basement. We're moving out, hopefully for good on our way to a higher place in the brick house...
• 6/3 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 6/3: Mom, pack up our stuff from the basement. We're moving out, hopefully for good on our way to a higher place in the brick house...
• 6/2 Baseball Musings: Special Teams Win: Call them the Punto unit. The bottom three of the Red Sox batting order went five for 10 Saturday afternoon, drawing two walks,...
• 6/2 FanSided: Red Sox Move Out Of Last With 7-4 Win Over Jays[caption id="attachment_14931" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE"]...

• 5/30 FanSided: Shipping Out Youk for a Starter, Who are the 7 Sox Trading Partners?  ...
• 5/30 FanSided: Another Star Filled Red Sox Lineup.....Sort Of: Game number 50 for the Red Sox goes tonight at Fenway and it is game three of a four game set against the underachieving Detroit...
• 5/29 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Tony La Russa, future oil baron?The former St. Louis Cardinals manager is seemingly everywhere – including North Dakota oil fields....
• 5/25 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mailbag: The Juan Carlos Linares Kool-Aid Edition: The Cafardo mail bag is back! This week we discuss cutting Bobby V some slack, Clay Buchholz to the minors, and the absurd JC...
• 5/23 Fire Brand of the American League: Trouble Out of the Leadoff SpotBobby V is making a huge mistake by batting Mike Aviles leadoff. Chip explains why......
• 5/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Jimenez Struggles, Tribe Rally Falls Short; Red Sox 7, Indians 5: By Sean Tuttle Ubaldo Jimenez could not put together back to back quality starts and the Boston Red Sox capitalized early, defeating...
• 5/7 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mail Bag: Red Sox Nation Has Some Terrible Ideas EditionLet's just say that I'm glad none of these people work for the Red Sox......
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Nick Punto makes adjustment at the plate: Boston Red Sox INF Nick Punto has made a mechanical adjustment at the plate, with the help of hitting coach Dave Magadan, that...[+] has allowed him to see the ball better and reach base more often. After hitting only .182 with two walks and seven strikeouts during the month of April, Punto walked in three consecutive plate appearances against the Oakland Athletics Tuesday, May 1, raising his on-base percentage from .269 to .333. 'To put (the change) in easy terms, I think I had too much of a forward lean,' he said. 'So I just stood up a little taller.'
• 5/2 Fragile Freddy's: Game 23 Recap: OAK – 100 400 000 – 5 – 10 – 0 BOS – 000 100 002 – 3 – 7 – 0 The Sox fell to Oakland last night as Felix Doubront...
• 5/2 Fire Brand of the American League: Aaron Cook to join Red Sox… eventuallyAaron Cook will join Boston... but not yet. In the meantime, expect lots of roster shuffling through the weekend....
• 5/1 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/1: 9-1 lead 10 days ago. 11-1 last night. In the 9-1 lead, it was the bullpen who failed the Boston Red Sox. Last night, it was...
• 5/1 Fragile Freddy's: Game 22 Recap: OAK – 010 000 500 – 6 – 11 – 2BOS – 042 050 00x – 11 – 11 – 1 The Sox notched a terrifying 11-6 victory over the...
• 5/1 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/1: 9-1 lead 10 days ago. 11-1 last night. In the 9-1 lead, it was the bullpen who failed the Boston Red Sox. Last night, it was...

• 4/17 Fragile Freddy's: Game Eleven Recap: TEX – 043 001 062 – 18 – 21 – 0BOS – 200 000 010 – 3 – 9 – 0 OK, so the good news here is that run differential...
• 4/16 FanSided: Game 10: Rays Walk out of Boston with a Win: I'd like to introduce myself as the new Staff Writer for Rays Colored Glasses. My name is Joel Trunfio, I hail from Boston, and...
• 4/16 Fragile Freddy's: Game Ten Recap: TBR – 000 000 100 – 1 – 7 – 0 BOS – 000 000 000 – 0 – 4 – 0 The Sox dropped a tough one on Patriot’s Day to...
• 4/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Boston Red Sox have heart despite slow start: The Red Sox went 0-6 to start last season, but for the better of the year they were one of the best teams in baseball. Then September...
• 4/11 Talkin Sox with Dan: Put This One on Bobby: Well that didn’t go as planned. The Red Sox notched their first win of the young season two nights ago. They pitched well...
• 4/10 Talkin Sox with Dan: Pre-game Notes 4/11/12 — Red Sox vs. Blue Jays: Here are some quick pre-game thoughts as Daniel Bard takes the hill for the first time as a starter in the regular season. Rapid...
• 4/10 Fragile Freddy's: Game Five Recap: Even from the restaurant they watchedDaniel Bard make his 1st MLB start.BOS – 000 001 002 – 3 – 9 – 0TOR – 102 003 10x...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Mike Aviles out: Boston Red Sox SS Mike Aviles (ankle) is out of the lineup Tuesday, April 10, while dealing with a slight sprained left ankle....[+] INF Nick Punto is replacing him at shortstop. Manager Bobby Valentine said Aviles is fine.
• 4/9 Fragile Freddy's: Game Four Recap: Bobby Valentine got his first win asmanager of the Red Sox.BOS – 000 001 003 – 4 – 7 – 0TOR – 002 000 000 – 2 –...
• 4/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/9: It's hard for some people not to panic over the 2012 Boston Red Sox when you look at the start they had last year going 0-6...
• 4/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/9: It's hard for some people not to panic over the 2012 Boston Red Sox when you look at the start they had last year going 0-6...
• 4/8 FanSided: Your New Look Cardiac Cats: So the Tigers opened up the 2012 regular season in style: 3 games, 3 wins. No one will ever complain about that. [caption id="attach......
• 4/8 Tyler's Think Tank: 5 Most Important Red Sox for 2012: 1. Josh Beckett The starting rotation is both thin and top heavy again this season, so the Sox need Beckett perform at the top...
• 4/8 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: As Sunday dawned I knew there would be one of two predictable lines in place to start the piece.  The one I wanted to use...
• 4/8 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 4/8: Is this a case of here we go again for the Boston Red Sox and Josh Beckett? Last year the Red Sox started the season 0-6....
• 4/8 Talkin Sox with Dan: Pre-game Notes on Easter Sunday: —I wonder if Tito thinks it is as funny as I do that Nick Punto will be batting in the leadoff this afternoon in Detroit....
• 4/8 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 4/8: Is this a case of here we go again for the Boston Red Sox and Josh Beckett? Last year the Red Sox started the season 0-6....
• 4/5 Fragile Freddy's: Game One Recap: BOS – 000 000 002 – 2 – 5 – 0 DET – 000 000 111 – 3 – 10 – 1 Day one of the Bobby Valentine era went not so great...
• 4/5 Fragile Freddy's: The Plan - A Look Back: (Find my preview of this afternoon’s game here.)Back in October I unveiled my Plan for the Red Sox off-season.  With the...
• 4/5 Fragile Freddy's: Opening Day!!!: And away we go.After a too-long off-season that followed a terribly disappointing season the Red Sox will look to get things rolling...
• 4/4 El Maquino: > TENSION BUILDS FOR OPENING NIGHT: The tension is palatable as the anti**** builds and the Cards make their final preparations before taking baseball’s biggest...

• 3/30 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Riding the Pine in Head-to-Head Leagues: Head to head leagues are a completely different monster when it comes to building a fantasy baseball team, and requires you to...
• 3/30 Fragile Freddy's: Iglesias to Minors - The Right Call?: Are the Sox better off with Iglesias inBoston or Pawtucket to start the year?The big story yesterday was the announcement that...
• 3/30 Fragile Freddy's: Who Rides the Bus to Fort Myers?: In about an hour the Sox and Phillies will battle to the death in Clearwater.  OK, so maybe not battle to the death, but...
• 3/30 Fire Brand of the American League: Know Thyself 2012: Boston Red Sox: The 2012 season is finally almost ready to start and the Boston Red Sox can finally put all the stories from last season out of...
• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Sending Jose Iglesias to Pawtucket was the right choice: Jose Iglesias is headed back to Pawtucket. It is the right thing to do to start the season. Make no mistake, Iglesias is the shortstop...
• 3/30 PaulLebowitz.com: Boston Red Sox—Book Excerpt: Boston Red Sox 2011 Record: 90-72; 3rd place, American League East 2011 Recap: Before the season, absurd projections were made...
• 3/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/23: There are a few different story lines that emerged from the 4-4 tie that Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees played at JetBlue...
• 3/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/23: There are a few different story lines that emerged from the 4-4 tie that Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees played at JetBlue...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: St. Louis Cardinals: The defending World Champions lost a pair of franchise icons this offseason, but they appear poised to contend for another title...
• 3/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/20: It's hard to tell you my thoughts of yesterday's game when it wasn't on the television or radio. But I can tell you that we are...
• 3/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/20: It's hard to tell you my thoughts of yesterday's game when it wasn't on the television or radio. But I can tell you that we are...
• 3/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/18: After splitting their split-squad doubleheader with the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, the Boston Red Sox head north up I-75...
• 3/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/18: After splitting their split-squad doubleheader with the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, the Boston Red Sox head north up I-75...
• 3/16 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 6 - Boston Red Sox: For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis.  I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note...
• 3/15 Fragile Freddy's: Spring Update: The Sox dropped a slugfest to St. Louis on Thursday 9-6.  The big news in this one was the horrible performance from Daniel...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Chapman, Francis, Punto, Heredia: Let's continue our tour of the divisions with news from the NL Central... "The Reds’ handling of Aroldis Chapman is beginning...
• 3/15 Fire Brand of the American League: Analyzing Spring Data and the Pesky #5 Spot: We’ve heard it a million times and we’ll surely hear it another million. Spring stats might as well be thrown out...
• 3/14 Fire Brand of the American League: Mike Aviles: Starting Shortstop?: It’s probably safe to say that few Red Sox fans are thrilled with current shortstop situation.  I’ll admit it. ...
• 3/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training News & Notes - 3/13: It was an interesting day yesterday with the Miami Marlins and Boston Red Sox at JetBlue Park. Josh Beckett struggled with his...
• 3/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training News & Notes - 3/13: It was an interesting day yesterday with the Miami Marlins and Boston Red Sox at JetBlue Park. Josh Beckett struggled with his...
• 3/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/12: Yesterday marked the first time Jon Lester had faced big league competition. His first two outings during the 2012 Boston Red...
• 3/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/12: Yesterday marked the first time Jon Lester had faced big league competition. His first two outings during the 2012 Boston Red...
• 3/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/10: After falling to the Pittsburgh Pirates last night, the Boston Red Sox continue their Grapefruit League campaign with a matchup...
• 3/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/10: After falling to the Pittsburgh Pirates last night, the Boston Red Sox continue their Grapefruit League campaign with a matchup...
• 3/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Life for Boston after Theo Epstein: Are the Boston Red Sox becoming more like a Theo Epstein-built team without Epstein on board? The signings of Cody Ross and Nick...
• 3/8 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Milwaukee’s Melvin still crying in his beer: Breaking down complaints from Milwaukee GM Doug Melvin about the impact of September roster sizes on the St. Louis Cardinals making...
• 3/6 Fragile Freddy's: Spring Update - Tuesday: The Sox picked up the victory with a 5-4 triumph on Tuesday afternoon against the Orioles.  Your man Freddy was on the scene...
• 3/6 STLCardinalBaseball: Alternate Reality: What Would The Cardinals Look Like If They Had Signed Pujols?: I’ve heard a lot of theories and bellyaching in the wake of Yadier Molina‘s supposedly “expensive” new...
• 3/6 Red Sox Life: Actual Baseball on TV Tonight: There are two games today; the second is televised (NESN at 7:05).Pitching: Felix Doubront, Junichi Tazawa, Doug Mathis, Chorye...
• 3/1 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Nick Punto Tries His Luck In the Jordan's Shootout: After talking with Tom Caron on the NESN Live set at Fenway South, Boston Red Sox shortstop Nick Punto tried his luck in the...
• 3/1 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Nick Punto Hopes To Win World Series This Year: One half of the competition for the Boston Red Sox starting shortstop position, Nick Punto, stopped by the NESN Live set on Wednesday...
• 3/1 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Nick Punto Tries His Luck In the Jordan's Shootout: After talking with Tom Caron on the NESN Live set at Fenway South, Boston Red Sox shortstop Nick Punto tried his luck in the...
• 3/1 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Nick Punto Hopes To Win World Series This Year: One half of the competition for the Boston Red Sox starting shortstop position, Nick Punto, stopped by the NESN Live set on Wednesday...

• 2/28 Fragile Freddy's: Looking Ahead at Opening Day: With just a few days before my flight to Ft. Myers I have some random thoughts on what is likely to be the Opening Day roster. ...
• 2/27 NY Baseball Digest: The Boston Red Sox Home Locker Room Powered by Gatorade: If you logged onto ESPN.COM this weekend to read the story about Bobby Valentine banning beer in the locker room, you were greeted...
• 2/24 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Martin, Red Sox, Vizquel: A few odds and ends to pass along from the AL East. For more news out of the division, be sure to check out this afternoon's...
• 2/23 Classic Minnesota Twins: Game Of The Week: Second-Guessing Harmon Killebrew, Aug. 6,1961: This is the latest in a series honoring the late, great Harmon Killebrew, who died on May 17, 2012.NOTE: eventually, all killersend...
• 2/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Can the Red Sox make up for 2011?: After experiencing the most monumental regular-season collapse in 2012, despite prognostications of an eighth World Series title...
• 2/22 MLB Dirt: 2012 – The Year of the Laboratory?: There are a surprising number of experiments going on in Major League Baseball for this coming season. Players are trying out...
• 2/21 Fire Brand of the American League: Manny Ramirez, Thoughts At The Beginning Of Spring, And A New Era: So Manny, fertility drugs and all, is back and swinging. He’s been exiled, or signed, to the Oakland Athletics, who are more...
• 2/19 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Soler, Gonzalez, Ibanez, Abreu, Kazmir: In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe looks at the Red Sox's shortstop position after the trade of Marco Scutaro. ...
• 2/15 Talkin Sox with Dan: The Importance of Dustin Pedroia: The 2012 version of the Boston Red Sox are heading into Spring Training with a myriad of questions. In just 12 short months, the...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Who will emerge as Boston’s primary shortstop in 2012?: After coming to terms with a new skipper in Bobby Valentine, the big challenges facing Ben Cherington and the Boston Red Sox this...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Baseball Focus: American League second basemen: Editor’s Note: Fantasy Baseball Focus is a breakdown of each league, position by position. Each team receives a fantasy...
• 2/12 STLCardinalBaseball: Predicting the 2012 Cardinals: position by position: Photo courtesy of Getty images After a wild and unexpected year from the Cardinals, it is time to forget about last year and begin...
• 2/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Who will emerge as Boston’s primary shortstop in 2012?: After coming to terms with a new skipper in Bobby Valentine, the big challenges facing Ben Cherington and the Boston Red Sox this...
• 2/8 Baseball Musings: Changes, Boston Red Sox: The health of Clay Buchholz could be the key to Boston's season. Photo: Tony Ding/Icon SMI The Boston Red Sox finished third...
• 2/8 Talkin Sox with Dan: Why Bobby Valentine was the Right Choice: Never in the aftermath of the Red Sox disaster last season did I think that Bobby Valentine would be the manager of the Boston...
• 2/8 i70baseball.com: Ozzie’s ShadowIn sports, music, and entertainment, legends come along every so often that need only a first name....
• 2/7 Fire Brand of the American League: Are Mike Aviles And Nick Punto Really Going To Be The Starting Shortstops?: Well, in a short answer: yes. Unless Ben Cherington knows something that the rest of us don’t (and he just might), then Mike...
• 2/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Hot Stove Losers, 2011-2012: On Friday I listed the winners of the off-season. Now let’s look at the losers. — Boston Red Sox It’s not the maneuvers...
• 2/4 El Maquino: CARDINALS OFFSEASON SUMMARY: ADDITIONS Carlos Beltran J.C. Romero Koyie Hill Alex Cora Erik Komatsu Eugenio Velez R.J. Swindle Andres Serrano [Adam Wainwright,...
• 2/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Baseball Focus: American League second basemen: Editor’s Note: Fantasy Baseball Focus is a breakdown of each league, position by position. Each team receives a fantasy...
• 2/2 Fragile Freddy's: Predicting Opening Day: Just over two months from now the Red Sox will lace up the spikes and get ready to face Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers. ...
• 2/1 Bus League Baseball: All-Time MLB Draft: Round 13 (Picks 601-650): At least a year ago, maybe longer, I had an idea: wouldn’t it be cool to go through every draft pick in major league history,...
• 2/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Five Questions with the Enemy: An Interview with Chip Buck: Good morning, everyone. Today, I’ve got something a little special for you. Over the weekend, I exchanged emails with...

• 1/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Might be platoon situation at SSThe Boston Red Sox might have a platoon situation at shortstop with INFs Mike Aviles and Nick Punto sharing the position....[+] The Boston Red Sox might have a platoon situation at shortstop with INFs Mike Aviles and Nick Punto sharing the position.
• 1/25 Talkin Sox with Dan: Cody Ross and the State of the Red Sox: Photo via dailycaller.com Marco Scutaro is gone. Cody Ross is in. The former NLCS MVP has reportedly agreed to sign a one-year...
• 1/25 Fragile Freddy's: What's Left?: The Sox noisily created a hole in the infield for themselves with their trade of Marco Scutaro last week.  While they possess...
• 1/25 Fire Brand of the American League: A Look at the Red Sox’s Most Recent Moves: The last few days have been pretty busy here in Red Sox Nation.  Ben Cherington and his front office compatriots are slowly but...
• 1/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox To Sign Cody Ross: With Carl Crawford possibly out for the beginning of the season and well, no sure thing in right field, the Boston Red Sox had...
• 1/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox To Sign Cody Ross: With Carl Crawford possibly out for the beginning of the season and well, no sure thing in right field, the Boston Red Sox had...
• 1/23 BoSox Injection: 2012 Projections: Mike Aviles & Nick Punto:   With the recent flurry of activity surrounding the shortstop position with the Red Sox, I thought it would only be ****...
• 1/23 PaulLebowitz.com: Finding Reason with the Red Sox: The Red Sox have seemed discombobulated since September and that didn’t change once the statuses of manager Terry Francona and...
• 1/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Cherington a grandmaster in offseason chess match: There is a hesitance for Boston Red Sox fans to quickly accept Ben Cherington as the successor to front-office guru Theo Epstein....
• 1/22 BoSox Injection: Red Sox trading for Hanley Ramirez is unlikely:   The Red Sox need a shortstop.  That seems to be the unanimous feeling within Red Sox Nation since the club traded Marco...
• 1/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Mike Aviles, Nick Punto to platoon at short: Following the trade of SS Marco Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies, the Boston Red Sox are expected to use INFs Mike Aviles and Nick...[+] Punto in a platoon situation at shortstop. The team currently does not feel SS Jose Iglesias is ready to make the major league roster but he could make the team if Aviles and Punto struggle defensively.
• 1/22 Call to the Pen: Boston Red Sox trade Marco Scutaro to Colorado Rockies: The Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies have been discussing a trade that would send shortstop Marco Scutaro to Denver, and the...
• 1/22 Fire Brand of the American League: Marco Scutaro Traded for Salary Relief: It sounds weird to say that the Sox have made a move in order to clear salary, but that’s essentially what they did on...
• 1/22 SOX & Dawgs: Scu Scu Scutaro Traded To Rockies: Yesterday, there were rumors out there that the Boston Red Sox were going to be shipping Marco Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies....
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Rays, Pena, Scutaro, Ibanez, Orioles: Here's a look at some items out of the AL East.. The Rays budgeted about $6MM for Carlos Pena but upped their bid to $7.25MM...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Red Sox, Scutaro, Mortensen, Montero: The Red Sox sent Marco Scutaro to the Rockies for Clayton Mortensen and avoided arbitration with Daniel Bard earlier this evening,...
• 1/21 Fragile Freddy's: Sox Trade Marco Scutaro...What's Next?: The Red Sox pulled off a fairly surprising trade Saturday evening when they sent starting shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Colorado...
• 1/21 Talkin Sox with Dan: Scutaro to Colorado…for real this time: According to Mark Polishuk of mlbtraderumors.com, Red Sox shortstop Marco Scutaro will be heading to the thin air of Colorado....
• 1/21 MLB Dirt: Scutaro Trade Seems Desperate: News just hit that the Boston Red Sox have traded projected 2012 starting shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies for...
• 1/21 SOX & Dawgs: Scu Scu Scutaro Traded To Rockies: Yesterday, there were rumors out there that the Boston Red Sox were going to be shipping Marco Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies....
• 1/21 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Acquire Marco Scutaro: The Rockies have acquired Marco Scutaro from the Red Sox in exchange for Clayton Mortensen, the teams announced. Scutaro is...
• 1/21 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies, Red Sox Close To Completing Scutaro Deal: The Rockies and Red Sox are "finishing up" a trade that would send Marco Scutaro to Colorado in exchange for a pitcher, reports...
• 1/21 Red Sox Beacon: What a Marco Scutaro Deal Would Mean: A rumor emerged yesterday indicating the Red Sox had reached an agreement that would send Marco Scutaro to Colorado. It was unclear...
• 1/20 Talkin Sox with Dan: Scutaro Heading to Colorado?: Reports are indicating that a trade could be made involving Marco Scutaro and the Rockies. As of right now, talks have fizzled,...
• 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies, Red Sox Talked Marco Scutaro: 6:00pm: The deal isn't close at this time and isn't likely to happen at all, writes Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald. ...
• 1/20 Crashburn Alley: Along Goes Polly: Placido Polanco finished the 2011 season with a .277/.335/.339 line, easily the worst of his 14-year career. Stats which adjust...
• 1/18 Talkin Sox with Dan: Red Sox Continue to Add Depth: The Red Sox and Rockies made a small deal yesterday that will send utility man Brad Emaus to Boston in exchange for some cash,...
• 1/12 Fragile Freddy's: State of the AL East - The Infields: Earlier this winter I took a look at the AL East starting rotations in the wake of erroneous reports that Toronto had landed the...
• 1/12 Puckett's Pond: Brian Dozier: Twins Non-Roster Invitee: Brian Dozier may not be the next Twins superstar, but he’s arguably the best Major League-ready prospect the team has. If...
• 1/6 Fire Brand of the American League: True Grit: Most days, I really love to roll up my sleeves, do some research, and provide some deep, thoughtful analysis on the Red Sox. ...
• 1/3 The Daily Catch: Red Sox Lineup Will Thrive Regardless Of Who Starts In Right Field:  This article is courtesy of our friends at BoSox Banter Regardless of who starts in right field, the Boston Red Sox are going...
• 1/3 Redbird Rants: 2006 World Champions – Where Are They Now?: As fans of the St Louis Cardinals still celebrate the victory in this past season’s World Series, it is important to look...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Garza, Jackson, Varitek: The Yankees and Red Sox have approached the offseason with uncharacteristic restraint -- at least so far. Freddy Garcia ($4MM...

• 12/31 STLCardinalBaseball: 2011 a year in review: Cardinal edition: With today being the last day of the year, I felt it necessary to take a look back at the year 2011 in baseball, and a month by...
• 12/29 Fragile Freddy's: The Plan In Review: With Wednesday’s trade it is likely that the Sox are close to done with their off-season maneuverings.  Another pitcher...
• 12/28 Fire Brand of the American League: The Cafardo Mailbag: Holiday Hangover Edition: On December 3rd, the day after I posted my last Cafardo mailbag, I entered into rehab with the intent of never stealing Nick’s...
• 12/25 The Cardinal Nation Blog: The Cardinal Nation Blog 2011 top story #11: Young position players emerge: Three young position players made significant contributions along the way to the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2011 World Series title....
• 12/20 Crashburn Alley: Ed Wade to Return to Philly: Via CSN Philly: A major league baseball source has confirmed that former general manager Ed Wade will be rejoining the Phillies’...
• 12/20 STLCardinalBaseball: The case for Coco Crisp: With the losses of Albert Pujols, Octavio Dotel, Gerald Laird, Nick Punto, and most likely Arthur Rhodes, Ryan Theriot, and Edwin...
• 12/20 Puckett's Pond: Stages of Baseball Grief: Jason Kubel is the newest ex-Minnesota Twin.  Kubel joins Michael Cuddyer, Joe Nathan, Kevin Slowey, Jose Mijares, Matt Tolbert*...
• 12/19 Fire Brand of the American League: Nick Punto’s Value in Utility Role: Immediate reaction to the Nick Punto signing was mixed and there was plenty of comments on his perception as “gritty”,...
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/11/11 - 12/17/11: Plenty of news to recap from this past week.. The Reds weren't afraid to part with a great deal of talent in order to get...
• 12/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Melancon, Punto and Shoppach are headed to Fenway: Ben Cherington was busy last week. The new Boston GM made his first series of moves in an effort to put his stamp on the Red Sox...
• 12/17 i70baseball.com: Waiting On…Something.: The St. Louis Cardinals’ offseason remains—to this point— defined more by subtraction than addition, at least when talking...
• 12/16 High Heat Stats: Trivia Time #7: These 15 players are the only ones to do what in the last 20 seasons?: Player ▴ Alex Rios Bernie Williams Brian Giles Carlos Beltran Darryl Hamilton Jose Cruz ...
• 12/16 Fire Brand of the American League: Looking Beyond 2012: On Wednesday, I discussed the Red Sox current payroll situation, and explained the club’s motives for avoiding long-term...
• 12/16 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox Vault Is Closed: After they spent big last winter to try and win in 2011, the Red Sox were seen to have filled all of their holes; built a run-scoring...
• 12/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Phillies fans: Please come home for Christmas Jimmy Rollins: Bah humbug! It is getting very close to Christmas, and Jimmy Rollins still has not been re-signed by the Phillies. After weeks...
• 12/15 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Free-Agent Roundup:   The Red Sox hot stove is still producing some heat albeit with a low flame.  Recent transactions such as the Lowrie deal...
• 12/15 Fragile Freddy's: Red Sox Roster - Construction Zone, Hard Hat Required: I wrote yesterday of the Sox trade for Mark Melancon.  While this was the big news the Sox have made a couple of relatively...
• 12/15 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Sign Nick Punto To Two-Year Deal: It's been a busy day for Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington his staff on Yawkey Way in Boston. Shortly after acquiring...
• 12/15 Tomahawk Take: Braves Need A Shortstop III–Trade or Sign Options Update: The Red Sox traded Jed Lowrie to the Astros yesterday then signed Nick Punto. Clint Barmes signed as have Alex Gonzalez, Jamey...
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Interested In Ronny Cedeno: The Braves are among the teams interested in free agent shortstop Ronny Cedeno, according to David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...
• 12/14 Red Sox Life: Sox Sign Punto: They just keep coming ... Ben making up for lost time?But in all likelihood, Cherington didn't add Punto for his bat. UZR suggests...
• 12/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Sign Nick Punto To Two-Year Deal: It's been a busy day for Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington his staff on Yawkey Way in Boston. Shortly after acquiring...
• 12/14 Baseball Musings: Baby Steps: The Red Sox signed Nick Punto to be their utility infielder. It’s a perfectly good signing, but Boston hasn’t really...
• 12/14 BoSox Injection: Why the Nick Punto Signing Makes Sense for the Red Sox: It took a week after the Winter Meetings, but the Red Sox are getting busy assembling additional pieces to their roster in hopes...
• 12/14 Fire Brand of the American League: Turning Two: Sox Sign Punto: In a move that takes some time to absorb, the Red Sox came to terms with Nick Punto on a two year deal worth $3.5M. I will be...
• 12/14 El Maquino: CITY FIRES BACK ON PUJOLSES: > Deidre Pujols is receiving a lot of backlash for her radio appearance a couple days ago in which she claimed (I think) that...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Varitek, Oswalt, Saunders: The Red Sox sent Jed Lowrie and Kyle Weiland to Houston for Mark Melancon today before agreeing to terms with Nick Punto on...
• 12/14 High Heat Stats: Nick Punto's historically low slugging percentage: Here are the twenty most recent times that a player played at least 20 games and a had an on-base percentage that was at least...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox To Sign Nick Punto : It sure didn't take long for Ben Cherington to replace Jed Lowrie. Hours after sending Lowrie and Kyle Weiland to Houston for...
• 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Nick Punto signs: The Boston Red Sox signed free-agent INF Nick Punto (Cardinals) to a two-year, $3 million deal Wednesday, Dec. 14. Roster bonuses...[+] could bring the total from $1.5 million to $1.75 million each year.
• 12/13 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Cardinals Decide to “Skip” TheRiot:   Ryan Theriot has been non-tendered.  In non-baseball language, that means he wasn’t invited to play in the same...
• 12/12 C70 At The Bat: Putting A Bow On It: I promise, I'm not going to harp on Albert Pujols from now until the beginning of the season.  Odds are, this will be one...
• 12/9 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Felix, Cuddyer, Dotel, Phillies: A round-up of news from around the majors.... The Mariners will be hard-pressed to contend with AL West superpowers like...
• 12/9 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Rumors: Beltran, Romero, Gonzalez, Punto : Derrick Goold and Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch have a round-up of what the Cardinals could be planning now...
• 12/8 Phillies Nation: Revisiting the Shortstop Carousel: Take Alex Gonzalez off of the big board. Gonzalez signed with the Milwaukee Brewers today for one year with a vesting option,...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers To Sign Alex Gonzalez: The Brewers will sign shortstop Alex Gonzalez, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  It's a one-year deal with a vesting option...
• 12/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Phillies scouting report: Freddy Galvis:   Freddy Galvis (Phillies SS) Age: 21 Bats: Switch Height: 5’-9” Weight: 170 lbs From: Venezuela I don’t know whether...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Seek Backup Shortstop: The latest on the Braves... The Braves would not be a suitor for Hanley Ramirez if the Marlins decide to trade him, reports...
• 12/6 Tomahawk Talk: Braves Only Looking for Backup Shortstop: What Could that Look Like?: There has been no shortage of rumors that the Atlanta Braves are still listening to offers for Martin Prado and Jair Jurrjens....

• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Rumors: Pujols, Dotel, Romero: The latest on Albert Pujols and the Cardinals' other dealings, courtesy of Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch... The...
• 11/16 Tyler's Think Tank: Texas Hold 'Em; Rangers Even Series: Derek Holland was dealing last night After a night where the bats finally sprang to life and thumped out hit after hit,...
• 11/14 Classic Minnesota Twins: For You Twins Fans, A-Rod Gets his Dog Day Afternoon, Belatedly: Yes, boys and girls, I realize it's difficult to dredge up the sad past of the playoff futility for the Minnesota Twins vs. the...
• 11/14 i70baseball.com: The Winner Is: Mike Matheny?The keys to the family sports car are about to be handed to the sixteen year old....
• 11/11 Bay City Ball: Jamey Carroll signs with Twins (and infield market musings): Why is this Giants news? Well, mostly for the fact that for a brief time today, Carroll was rumored to have been courted by a...
• 11/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | May target Nick Punto: Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he would be interested in the team signing free-agent 3B Nick Punto (Cardinals) this...[+] offseason. Punto played for the Twins and was a part of their division championships in 2006, 2009 and 2010.
• 11/8 Pitchers Hit Eighth: United Cardinal Bloggers Roundtable – 2012′s unexpected contributor?: It’s that time of the year again, for the United Cardinal Bloggers’ Fall Roundtable discussions.  You can find all...
• 11/4 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: Yes, it is already that time of year.  As of right now, over 150 players have already filed for free agency.  Among that group...
• 11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: St. Louis Cardinals: Congratulations to the Cardinals for winning a thrilling World Series after an unexpected surge to the playoffs. Their offseason...
• 11/1 The "Mc" Effect: Ronny Cedeno vs. Free Agent Shortstops: I have been talking a lot about Ronny Cedeno lately, and how much I disagree with the Pirates choice to not pick up his $3 million...

• 10/30 Puckett's Pond: Former Twins with World Series Rings: Sometime next spring, Nick Punto and Kyle Lohse will receive World Series rings. If there were any justice in this world, they...
• 10/30 El Maquino: 2011 CARDINALS: A LESSON IN UNORTHODOX STYLE: > The 2011 Cardinals won the World Series with a method all their own; one that defied the go-to basics that any other team...
• 10/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Is There Anything to be Learned from St. Louis?: St. Louis won the World Series last night. I can’t say I was particularly thrilled with the outcome, but neither of the...
• 10/28 STLCardinalBaseball: WORLD SERIES GAME 6: Do You Believe In Miracles?: In what might very well go down in history as one of the greatest games ever played in the World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals...
• 10/27 Baseball Musings: The Opposite of Power: Lance Berkman homered in the first inning, but in the bottom of the sixth he hits a slow bouncer to third and beats it out for...
• 10/27 Baseball Musings: World Series Game Six Underway.: Jaime Garcia of the Cardinals starts Ian Kinsler of the Rangers with a called strike. Update: That’s the only strike Garcia...
• 10/27 C70 At The Bat: Once More Into The Breach: While it may have not been the driest rainout in history (not being in St. Louis, I'm not sure what the weather actually did,...
• 10/27 Pitchers Hit Eighth: This Weather IS for The Birds: Do you see what I did there?  Thought so.  Not only was the weather in St. Louis a bit nasty for a while yesterday, but it also...
• 10/25 STLCardinalBaseball: The (Mis)Management Of The World Series: As my consuming, blood-spitting disgust over last night’s loss spilled into the morning, a friend tried to comfort me. “Even...
• 10/25 STLCardinalBaseball: WORLD SERIES GAME 5: A Quintessential Loss: This game recap would be better titled “**** You Tony LaRussa and Matt Holliday,” but, due to legal constraints involving...
• 10/25 El Maquino: CARDS BLUNDER THROUGH GAME FIVE: > An absolutely embarrassing performance by the Cardinals in Game Five makes the next two games in Busch Stadium literal...
• 10/25 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Second Basemen: The Blue Jays, Tigers, Twins, Mets, Cubs, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Rockies, and Dodgers may be in the market for second base help...
• 10/24 Baseball Musings: Elvis Jeter: Yadier Molina leads off the top of the eighth with a ground ball in the shortstop hole. Elvis Andrus tries to be Derek Jeter and...
• 10/24 Baseball Musings: Bottom Feeders: The Cardinals eight-nine hitters reach base leading off the top of the fifth. Skip Schumaker singles to center and Nick Punto...
• 10/24 Baseball Musings: Wilson Falling Behind: C.J. Wilson fell behind Albert Pujols 3-0 and got an out to end the first, but he falls behind Matt Holliday 3-0 and walks him...
• 10/24 The Golden Sombrero: World Series Links: Looking back at various St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers posts: Last July, as I reviewed the best commercials across Major League Baseball, I took a look at the St. Louis Cardinals’ team commercials...
• 10/24 Tyler's Think Tank: Texas Hold 'Em; Rangers Even Series: Derek Holland was dealing last nightAfter a night where the bats finally sprang to life and thumped out hit after hit, the...
• 10/23 Baseball Musings: Top of the Ninth: The Cardinals are scheduled to send Nick Punto, Rafael Furcal, and Allen Craig to the plate. If they can get on, Albert Pujols...
• 10/23 Baseball Musings: Texas Threat: The Rangers get two on with a lead-off single and a one-out walk. Mitch Moreland comes to the plate again with men on. He’s...
• 10/23 Baseball Musings: First Walk: Derek Holland walks Nick Punto with one out in the top of the sixth. It was the first walk allowed by Holland, and it could not...
• 10/22 Fungoes.net: World Series Game 2 Quotebook: It’s a tough loss, but we have a tough team. We’ve battled a lot of tough things this year. We’ve had a lot...
• 10/21 The Golden Sombrero: Allen Craig poised to tee-off against Rangers’ southpaws: After coming through with a go-ahead RBI single off the bench in Games 1 and 2, Allen Craig is expected to start as the Cardinals’...
• 10/21 The Golden Sombrero: NLCS Golden Sombrero: Nick Punto: Top 2: Nick Punto struck out swinging against Chris Narveson Top 3: hit a sacrifice fly to right field against Narveson Top 5:...
• 10/21 The Captain's Blog: Déjà Vu All Over Again; Craig’s Pinch Hitting Heroics Make Double Impact: Allen Craig, who spent most of the season being a utility-type bench player, has become a central figure in the 2011 World Series....
• 10/21 STLCardinalBaseball: WORLD SERIES GAME 2: Deja Voodoo: A tense, scoreless affair turned into a desperate, late-inning bullpen rush, with the Texas Rangers scraping just enough runs...
• 10/20 Baseball Musings: Bottom of the Ninth: The Cardinals come up in the bottom of the ninth with the bottom of the order against Neftali Feliz. Yadier Molina, Nick Punto,...
• 10/20 Baseball Musings: Freese Ray: David Freese lines a single to center with one out in the bottom of the seventh, the third hit for the Cardinals. Freese is 19...
• 10/20 Baseball Musings: Punto Pow: Nick Punto hits a two-out single in the bottom of the fifth, bringing Jaime Garcia to the plate. I’m actually surprised...
• 10/19 STLCardinalBaseball: WORLD SERIES GAME 1: Perfect Execution: The Texas Rangers invaded Busch Stadium for the first time since 2004. Boasting the best offenses in baseball, the Rangers and...
• 10/19 Fragile Freddy's: World Series Game One Recap: TEX – 000 020 000 – 2 – 6 – 0STL – 000 201 00x – 3 – 6 – 0 Game one goes to the Cardinals who use six pitchers...
• 10/19 Baseball Musings: The Ice Man Cometh: David Freese doubles with one out in the bottom of the sixth to put the go-ahead run in scoring position for the Cardinals. Update:...
• 10/18 Puckett's Pond: Kyle Lohse and Little Nicky Punto Take on the Rangers:   It’s official: Kyle Lohse, Nick Punto, and 23 other players that nobody cares about will represent the National League...
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: St. Louis Cardinals: The Cardinals' offseason has yet to begin, and once it does Albert Pujols will be the primary concern.  GM John Mozeliak will...
• 10/17 mlbreports.com : The Cardinals Are Going to the World Series: Monday October 17, 2011   MLB reports – April Whitzman:  The Cardinals heading into last night in Milwaukee were one...
• 10/17 The Golden Sombrero: NLCS Golden Sombrero: Nick Punto: Top 2: Nick Punto struck out swinging against Chris Narveson Top 3: hit a sacrifice fly to right field against Narveson Top 5:...
• 10/16 Baseball Musings: Chicks Dig the Long Ball: Albert Pujols goes deep to leftfield leading off the third inning, the sixth home run of the game and third for the Cardinals....
• 10/14 Baseball Musings: Cardinals Threaten: David Freese and Yadier Molina single to start the bottom of the fourth inning, Molina’s single a low pop just out of the...
• 10/14 Baseball Musings: Lance a Lot: Lance Berkman singles to center to start the bottom of the second inning for the Cardinals. He’s 5 for 12 in the LCS. Update:...
• 10/13 STLCardinalBaseball: NLCS GAME 3: Hang On: The Cardinals jumped all over Milwaukee Brewers ace Yovani Gallardo for four runs in the first, and the bullpen shut the Brewers...
• 10/12 Baseball Musings: NLCS Game Three Underway: A walk and a hit batter put two men on on base for the Brewers in the top of the first, but on a high line drive to center, Mark...
• 10/11 El Maquino: HOW ‘BOUT DEM APPLES, BREWERS?: > After getting pelted yesterday, the Cards brought their big guns for Game Two of the NLCS and absolutely annihilated the...
• 10/10 Baseball Musings: Bottom Run: The six, seven and eight hitters for the Cardinals combine to extend the Cardinals lead to 5-0 in the top of the fourth inning....
• 10/7 Philly Phanatics: Nightmare on Broad Street: Just as in game 1, it did not start off well for Roy Halladay and the Phillies. At least they did not end the first inning trailing...
• 10/7 El Maquino: DOWN GOES PHILADELPHIA!: > The Cards just defeated the best baseball team on planet Earth in a pitching showdown that no St. Louis fan who witnessed...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: An Opening: After Rafael Furcal makes a great play for the second out of the bottom of the eighth, Ross Gload reaches on a strike out and...
• 10/5 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Penalty Box is Full:  In my most recent post, I spoke out about the need for a Cardinal Nation Penalty Box for those “fans” who simply...
• 10/3 El Maquino: ‘PEN AND CLUTCH BATS SAVE TLR’S EXPERIMENT: > Tony LaRussa took a major risk in starting Chris Carpenter on only three games’ rest, and after the first two innings,...
• 10/3 Crashburn Alley: Phillies BABIP’d to Death, Drop Game Two: Throughout the month of September as we looked ahead to the post-season, you heard myself, Ryan Sommers, and Paul Boye reference...
• 10/2 Baseball Musings: Hitting Lee: Cliff Lee issues a lead-off walk to Lance Berkman in the top of the fourth, and suddenly the Cardinals bats come to life. After...

• 9/30 El Maquino: BACK FROM THE DEAD!: > They are absolutely indestructible.  Jake Westbrook got shot up and was out by the end of the third after giving up five...
• 9/30 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Vote for your Cardinals NLDS roster: The St. Louis Cardinals face a number of decisions as they set their first-round playoff roster. Who would you select and why?...
• 9/28 C70 At The Bat: Tied For First: It's a phrase that Tony La Russa likes to use a lot.  He may not want to say that Player A is the best, but he'll say he's...
• 9/28 B-R Blog: Wild Card Recap for Tuesday 9/27/11: 4 teams, 2 spots, 1 day: -- Red Sox 8, Orioles 7 /  Rays 5, Yankees 3 -- Phillies 7, Braves 1 / Cardinals 13, Astros 6 In the woolliest of wild-card...
• 9/27 Baseball Musings: The Riot in a Pinch: Ryan Theriot pinch hits for the Cardinals in the top of the seventh and triples in two runs to give the Red Birds an 8-6 lead...
• 9/27 C70 At The Bat: A Crushing Blow: The Atlanta Braves keep trying to give the wild card away.  The St. Louis Cardinals just won't take it.Knowing that Philadelphia...
• 9/27 B-R Blog: Race recap for Monday 9/26/11: The art of fiction is on life support: -- Orioles 6, Red Sox 3: It's a 2-game season for Boston and Tampa. (Unless....) Chris Davis drove in the tying run in the 5th...
• 9/23 El Maquino: TLR STACKS NEW LINEUP AND OTHER PREGAME NOTES: > Yesterday’s loss was tough, but not as bad as it was made out to be.  Just like we have seen in all three of the...
• 9/22 Fungoes.net: Freese has biggest hit, game of career: After Tony La Russa perhaps unintentionally showed confidence in his offense by not pinch hitting for his pitcher down by a...
• 9/19 Phillies Nation: Phils Lose, Still **** Braves: The Phillies announced a paid attendance of 45,048 for tonight’s game, and while those fans showed up tonight, the Phillies,...
• 9/19 El Maquino: TWO AND A HALF…: > In a major upset, Kyle Lohse beat Cy Young-contending Roy Halladay to give the Cardinals the three-of-four series win against...
• 9/14 B-R Blog: The worst full-time players of the last 50 years: There are a lot of ways to come up with a list of the worst players from the last 50 years, but here's one particularly interesting...
• 9/12 C70 At The Bat: The Flame Keeps Flickering: Late rallies.  Big wins.  A Cardinal fan knows not these things.  At least, not so much until this weekend.While...
• 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...
• 9/10 El Maquino: PUNTO AND PUJOLS SAVE THE DAY!: > The Braves should have won, but they freaking didn’t! The entire game, the Cards had openings to score (11 left on...
• 9/7 C70 At The Bat: Enjoying The Moments: While the divisional race and, for the most part, the wild card race are well out of hand for the Redbirds, it's come down...
• 9/6 El Maquino: MEDIA BIAS AND SHADOWGATE: > The media bias on the Cards-Brewers shadow thing is blatant and ridiculous.  (Take, for example, the Post-Dispatch, AP and NBC.)...

• 7/31 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Rafael Furcal Dealt to St. Louis: Rafael Furcal hopes to help St. Louis capture a playoff spot. (Icon SMI)With the 2011 Major League Baseball trade deadline just...
• 7/29 C70 At The Bat: Is It Too Late?: The idea at the trade deadline is to give a team an added boost to push them to the finish line.  While it's way too early...
• 7/28 For Baseball Junkies: Free Agents: Class of 2012 - Jimmy Rollins: Did I mention that I love this time of year? This is the time of year when every armchair GM comes out of the woodwork to...
• 7/25 C70 At The Bat: Treading Water: We keep waiting and hoping for the Cardinals to catch fire, to pull away from the pack and start to pile win on top of win.  So...
• 7/25 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Should Take Rollins Off the Market: This article was prepared unknowing that Matt Gelb and David Hale covered the same subject. For a similar take with a different...
• 7/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Death by dingers: The Bucs couldn’t climb out of an early hole, and the St. Louis long ball proved deadly as the Cards took game 1 of this...
• 7/21 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 98: Loss to Cardinals: Cardinals 6 Mets 2 Right back to .500. Mets Game Notes Jonathon Niese didn’t pitch great, but had the situation under control...
• 7/21 Redbird Dugout: The lefty-lefty matchup: (Photo: Scott Ableman/Flickr)I don't like playing armchair manager the next morning after a game and saying how I would have done...
• 7/21 El Maquino: WESTBROOK GOES EIGHT AGAINST METS: THE WRAP-UP, GAME 98 Summer is amazing.  I wake up at 11:00, realize there’s a Cardinals game on, and Albert Pujols is...
• 7/20 C70 At The Bat: Uninspiring Baseball: I don't know what it is, but it often seems like there's some dull baseball when the Cards go to New York.  (Save the...
• 7/17 El Maquino: A BOMB, AN EJECTION, AND A MELTDOWN: THE WRAP-UP, GAME 95 3:30 p A bomb, an ejection, and a meltdown. The bomb: Lance Berkman went yard for the 25th time in 2011,...
• 7/12 Redbird Dugout: Cardinals' Approval Ratings: June: We have a new highest rated Cardinal.(Photo: Keith Allison/Flickr)After missing May due to life circumstances (it was mid-June...
• 7/12 C70 At The Bat: A Fire In The Belly: Yes, the Cardinals lost last night.  However, the way they lost provides hope for the coming days.That hope doesn't come...
• 7/12 Pitchers Hit Eighth: 2011 Home Run Derby – Matt Holliday hits home runs, Yadier Molina pitches: Robinson Cano hit a metric butt-ton of bombs (32) on Monday night at Chase Field.  And he could’ve hit more, hitting the...
• 7/5 Fanspeak.com: Cardinals and Pujols Taking a Risk in Returning Too Soon

• 6/30 El Maquino: CARP TOUGHS OUT CG WIN: THE WRAP-UP, GAME 81 9:07p Wow, half way already? Anyway, the Cardinals took down the Baltimore Orioles tonight, inching closer...
• 6/28 C70 At The Bat: Another Cavalry Brigade?: The Cards are out on the East Coast, doing that whole interleague play thing and matching up with the former St. Louis Browns....
• 6/27 Call to the Pen: Cardinals Activate Punto and Freese: St. Louis activated infielders David Freese and Nick Punto from the disabled list this morning.  The Cardinals hope the pair...
• 6/21 Fanspeak.com: What the Pujols Injury Means for the Cardinals
• 6/21 Redbird Dugout: Pujols out approximately six weeks: Pujols will hit the DL for just the third time in his career.(Photo: Marcus Dobbins/Flickr)Last night in the sixth inning, a Pete...
• 6/21 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Cardinal Nation – 10 Reasons for Optimism:   So, what is the good news?  You may have to dig a little for it, but I’ll give you 10 reasons why Cardinal fans should...
• 6/18 Redbird Dugout: Kozma and Cleto return to St. Louis: 2007 First Round draft pick Pete Kozma is back for the Cards.As discussion hit several Cardinals forums about whether it was...
• 6/17 Fungoes.net: Tyler Greene likes to steal: Tyler Greene likes to run. How much? To say that he has attempted to steal more often per opportunity than any of his Cardinal...
• 6/17 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Soft In The Middle: “A man walks down the street, He says, Why am I soft in the middle now? Why am I soft in the middle? The rest of my life...
• 6/16 MLBTradeRumors: Contenders In Need Of A Second Base Upgrade: As many as six contenders could use help at second base, though not all of them will look externally.  Several may never...
• 6/10 Redbird Dugout: Roster Talk: Boggs up, Lynn down: McClellan creates some interesting storylines as he comes off the DL.(Photo: Matthew Trommer/Flickr)The word today is that Mitc****...
• 6/9 Pitchers Hit Eighth: 10 Really Randomish Redbird Rantings: It’s Thursday, and it’s simply too hot outside for clever titles.  Before the freakin’ cicadas can take over...
• 6/3 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Iowa Cubs (23-31) at St. Louis Cardinals (33-24): Team overview Team stats and NL ranks Cubs Cardinals wOBA .323 (5th) .344 (1st) UBR -7.3 (16th) -1.7...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto not able to throw: St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said Wednesday, June 1, that 3B Nick Punto (forearm) has been 'slow' in his recovery...[+] from a strained right forearm flexor. He is still unable to throw.
• 6/1 Redbird Dugout: Roster Movement: Lynn to make debut: Lance Lynn will make his MLB debut Thursday.(Photo: rosepetal236/Flickr)It was a big day for the Cardinals and roster moves....

• 5/30 MLBTradeRumors: What Declining DH Production Means For David Ortiz: David Ortiz has done this before. The 35-year-old designated hitter has a .300/.371/.547 line after yesterday's pinch-hit home...
• 5/28 B-R Blog: Sign of the apocalypse: Corey Patterson is raking: Corey Patterson had a 5-hit day today (albeit in 7 plate appearances). He's has 2 previous 5-hit games in his career: Rk Date...
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto not ready to return: St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (elbow) is unlikely to return from the disabled list when he is eligible June 3 and has yet...[+] to resume baseball-related activities. He does not think his current condition is related to the injury he suffered during spring training.
• 5/26 Pitchers Hit Eighth: WAR Graph Wednesday: SCRAPGraph: Epic WAR Graph Wednesday today. It’s the SCRAPGraph.  Or GRITGraph.  Whichever you prefer. We’ve got Nick Punto....
• 5/25 StLCards.net: The 50 Game Waiting Peirod Ends…And The Cardinals are in First. 200th Post!: Well, here we are. After opening day and during the first weeks of the season the buzzword is always wait 50 games. (At least...
• 5/19 StLCards.net: Cardinals win third in a row on outstanding pitching, injuries occur: Cards WIN The Cardinals scored 5 runs against the Astros last night to match the number scored in the 2 game series against the...
• 5/19 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Pete Kozma’s excellent Cardinals debut: In a rare occurrence, a St. Louis Cardinal reached base twice in his first Major League game when light-hitting Pete Kozma did...
• 5/19 Redbird Dugout: April Approval Ratings: Lance Berkman gets the biggest boost of any player.(Photo: d-deee/Flickr)This year's monthly project continues with April's Cardinals'...
• 5/18 Redbird Dugout: Kozma up, Punto to DL: Kozma from 2008 when he was with Quad City(Photo: hitforthecycle/Flickr)Somehow I missed this news today. I heard rumblings of...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto to DL: The St. Louis Cardinals placed 3B Nick Punto (elbow) on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, May 18, with a strain near his right...[+] elbow. The team recalled SS Peter Kozma from Triple-A Memphis in a corresponding move. Punto's injury has been diagnosed with a strain of the right forearm flexor, which is the next of muscles that work the elbow. Kozma was batting .220 with 17 RBIs in 38 games with Memphis, but is hitting .245 with 12 RBIs in 16 games in May. He is regarded as an above-average infielder.
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto unavailable due to elbow issueSt. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (elbow) was unavailable to start Tuesday, May 17, due to discomfort in his right elbow....[+] St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (elbow) was unavailable to start Tuesday, May 17, due to discomfort in his right elbow.
• 5/17 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Cards see plenty of pitches from Cliff Lee, play defense (?!): Following the weekend that shall no longer be named, suffering a sweep at the hands of the Reds in Cincinnati that was really...
• 5/16 Fungoes.net: La Russa, Lohse and bench bunting options: In the bottom of the seventh inning of the Cardinals’ 3-1 win over the Phillies Monday night, Tony La Russa summoned starting...
• 5/16 Redbird Dugout: Game 42 Notes: Cardinals 3, Phillies 1: The Cardinals successfully christened by new television as Jake Westbrook out-dueled Cliff Lee in a surprising pitcher's...
• 5/16 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: St. Louis Cardinals: The Cardinals are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series, and their offseason should have plenty of intrigue.  Here's what...
• 5/14 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Pitchers Hit Eighth Podcast – Episode 1.0: “But his stuff! His stuff looked good!”: Drew Silva from NBCSports.com’s Hardball Talk blog and Rotoworld.com joins us to talk about the Cardinals and the NL Central....
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Ryan Theriot sitting: St. Louis Cardinals SS Ryan Theriot (oblique) is not in the starting lineup Friday, May 13. SS Tyler Greene will replace him at...[+] SS, while 3B Nick Punto will lead off and play second base and 2B Daniel Descalso will play third base.
• 5/13 StLCards.net: Cardinals win series against Cubs with Garcia less perfect, still strong: Cards WIN Jaime Garcia goes to 5-0, as the Cardinals routed the Cubs in a similar manner to what the Cubs did to the Cardinals...
• 5/12 StLCards.net: Cardinals look to redeem series in the Windy City: After a rough, rain interrupted night last night, the Cardinals can still win the series against the Cubs, when Jaime Garcia pitches...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Yadier Molina sitting: St. Louis Cardinals C Gerald Laird is starting in place of C Yadier Molina Wednesday, May 11. 3B Nick Punto is at second base,...[+] while 2B Daniel Descalso starts at the hot corner.
• 5/10 Obstructed View: St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs: GamedayBref Preview Cardinals wOBA wRC Def Cubs wOBA wRC Def Ryan Theriot .298 .39 -.01 Kosuke...
• 5/10 StLCards.net: Cardinals beat Brewers in final Game, Day off, Face Cubs tonight: Cards WIN I took a day off from blogging with the Cardinals. They finished the series against the Brewers with a nice win on Sunday,...
• 5/10 Obstructed View: Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (20-15) at Chicago Cubs (15-18): The Cubs stranded approximately 215 baserunners in the last series against the Reds, and I don't know if I should be encouraged...
• 5/6 StLCards.net: Cardinals – Brewers Series begins: The Cardinals face their possible second rivals for the division championship with the Brewers coming to town for a 3 game series....
• 5/6 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: N.L. Week 6, May 9-15: Since I got very few questions this week, I decided to steal Mike's title.  One note - I've included links in many of these...
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto, Nick Green startingSt. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto is starting at third base Friday, May 6, while SS Tyler Greene will man second base....[+] St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto is starting at third base Friday, May 6, while SS Tyler Greene will man second base.
• 5/4 Roto Think Tank: Mid-Week National League Review: Ty Wigginton/Ian Stewart. We knew it was merely a matter of time until Stewart came back to the major leagues (hitting .361...
• 5/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Albert Pujols not expected to play third: St. Louis Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols is not expected to be an option to fill in at third base while 3B David Freese (hand) is...[+] on the disabled list. 2B Daniel Descalso is expected to see the most time at the hot corner, with 3B Nick Punto, SS Tyler Greene and OF Allen Craig the other options.
• 5/2 Call to the Pen: Cardinals Freese to DL: A day after being hit by a pitch, the St. Louis Cardinals announced they are placing third baseman David Freese on the 15 day...
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto not playing : St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (hamstring) is not in the lineup Monday, May 2. IF Daniel Descalso is starting at third and...[+] batting seventh. SS Tyler Greene is starting at second base.
• 5/2 C70 At The Bat: Big Weekend For Cardinals: While the national news of Sunday night overshadowed the diversion that is this game we love, it was still a strong weekend for...
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto nursing tight hamstring: St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (hamstring) was forced to leave the game Sunday, May 1, against the Atlanta Braves due to tightness...[+] in his left hamstring.
• 5/1 Tomahawk Take: Brooks Conrad Delivers as Braves Win Bullpen Battle: It wasn’t pretty but we’ll take it. I wasn’t there and no one said it over the air but, I’m sure that thought went through...

• 4/30 Tomahawk Take: Braves drop 2nd straight to Cards: I had to listen the game today on XM because Fox Sports decided the folks here in Abilene wanted to see the Rays/Angels game presumably...
• 4/30 StLCards.net: Cardinals beat Braves in Extras (+1): Cards WIN The Cardinals stole a win against the Braves last night, scoring the tying run against the Braves closer Craig Kimbrel...
• 4/29 Braves Journal: Cardinals 5, Braves 3 (11 innings): St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – April 29, 2011 – ESPN. The Braves perhaps deserved to lose...
• 4/28 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Pujols, Cardinals grounding into double plays at record paceAlbert Pujols and his St. Louis Cardinals are leading MLB in an unenviable stat, grounding into double plays....
• 4/27 StLCards.net: Lohse takes on Astros, Albert Pujols back in lineup – Live Blog: The Cardinals game is under way, Kyle Lohse is starting, to see if he can build on his incredible start last night. Albert Pujols...
• 4/26 Fungoes.net: What were Cardinals doing with weekend hit-and-runs?: In the weekend series against the Reds, the Cardinals attempted a hit-and-run three times. None succeeded. What happened? First,...
• 4/25 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Was Brandon Phillips right?: …about the 2010 Cardinals? “I’d play against these guys on one leg,” Phillips insisted before the game. “We have...
• 4/22 B-R Blog: Players who’ve batted under .210 and over .290 in different seasons: Using the new two-tiered search feature, I generated a list of players who have had at least one season with a batting average...
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto starting at second: St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto started his second straight game Thursday, April 21, at second base after playing third Wednesday,...[+] April 20, according to MLB.com's Matthew Leach. He is expected to play extensively at second with 2B Skip Schumaker (elbow) on the disabled list.
• 4/21 Through The Fence Baseball: The People vs. Barry Lamar Bonds: My dad was sitting in his hospital bed as I walked in to see him for the first time after his heart “incident.” He was still...
• 4/21 Redbird Dugout: Game 18: Cardinals 5, Nationals 3: Let's play two! In the second game of the double header, Jaime Garcia picked up his third win of the season to remain undefeated....
• 4/20 StLCards.net: Cards lose first game of Double Dip, Garcia pitches second game: Cards LOSE Jake Westbrook had another horrible outing, Fernando Salas saved the bullpen by pitching 3 innings and giving up just...
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Three to share time at second base: St. Louis Cardinals IFs Tyler Greene, Nick Punto and Daniel Descalso will all see time while 2B Skip Schumaker (elbow) is out,...[+] according to Matthew Leach of MLB.com.
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto to play in Game 2: St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (hernia) is scheduled to make his return to the lineup in Game 2 of the team's doubleheader...[+] against the Washington Nationals Wednesday, April 20, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold. He will start at either second or third base.
• 4/20 C70 At The Bat: Nature 1, Baseball 0: To the surprise of no one that knows how to read a weather radar, there was no baseball in Busch Stadium last night.  Thankfully...
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Roster moves coming: The St. Louis Cardinals plan on recalling 1B Mark Hamilton from Triple-A Memphis and activating 3B Nick Punto (hernia) from the...[+] 15-day disabled list Tuesday, April 19, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold. 2B Skip Schumaker (elbow) and OF Allen Craig (groin) will be placed on the disabled list.
• 4/18 Redbird Dugout: Off Day Thoughts: Cardinals second baseman Skip Schumaker(Photo: Michael Noirot/Flickr)It's been awhile since I wrote something other than a game...
• 4/13 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Welcome to J.O.B. (First Issue): After celebrating a very long but exciting day at Busch Stadium for the Blogger event, it became apparent that a tradition needed...
• 4/11 Roto Think Tank: National League FAAB Log April 11, 2011: Once, again, it is time for our Sunday night/Monday morning National League FAAB log.  I will be using my 13 team National...
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto could play in games soon: St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (hernia) could start playing in extended spring games Monday, April 11, according to MLB.com's...[+] Matthew Leach. However, there is still no timetable for his return to the team.
• 4/5 Cut Four: 2011 Projections: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Since winning the World Series in 2002, the Angels have made a habit of overperforming their projections and winning the AL West....
• 4/5 Cut Four: 2011 Projections: Minnesota Twins and AL Central Standings: The 2010 season was a fantastic year for the Minnesota Twins, but it ended in familiar fashion. They posted a 94-68 regular season...
• 4/5 Fungoes.net: 2011 Cardinals are old (which is good and bad): The 2011 Cardinals are old. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! But it does have implications for the season ahead,...
• 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. ...
• 4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto nearly recovered: St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (hernia) has been cleared to hit, and he is taking infield with his teammates, reports Matthew...[+] Leach, of MLB.com. 'I'm feeling good,' Punto said. 'I'm doing baseball activities every day.' Punto is doing just about everything except for running at a full sprint.
• 4/1 Fungoes.net: Player group brings class-action suit against La Russa: Just when Opening Day couldn’t get much worse for Tony La Russa, whose Cardinals dropped their home opener 5-3 to the Padres,...

• 3/31 Obstructed View: NL Central Preview: St. Louis Cardinals: Last Year: Most thought that the Cardinals had all the pieces to run away with the NL Central, but somehow it never came together....
• 3/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto to DL: The St. Louis Cardinals placed 3B Nick Punto (hernia) on the 15-day disabled list and purchased RP Miguel Batista's contract from...[+] the minor leagues Wednesday, March 30, according to CBSSports.com.
• 3/29 Blog Red Machine: Injuries Abound in NL Central: Reds fans may be getting a bit jittery considering the rash of injuries that have plagued the starting staff. Well, two injuries...
• 3/29 C70 At The Bat: Final Cardinal Cuts: I've had a wonderful run of luck with my prognostications lately.  Seems like anytime I say X, Y actually happens and...
• 3/28 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Untruths, Misrumors, Disprognostications: It’s time that the little Napoleonic portion of my brain comes out to play a bit.  Why?  I’ve heard enough nonsense...
• 3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto works out Thursday: St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (hernia) took grounders for the second straight day Thursday, March 24, and has been hitting...[+] off a tee, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Rick Hummel. Punto said he is 'progressing nicely' in his rehab.
• 3/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto warned against baseball activities: St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (hernia) learned from team doctors Friday, March 18, that his recovery from hernia surgery Feb....[+] 24 will be as proscribed, reports Joe Strauss, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Punto was hopeful of returning sooner than the eight-to-12 week timetable originally estimated. However, he has been warned against baseball-related activities until further notice. 'I was thinking hopefully I could get back early, but that's not what I was told,' Punto said.
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Luis Castillo's Next Team: The Mets finally went ahead and did what seemed inevitable yesterday, cutting ties with Luis Castillo. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports...
• 3/19 C70 At The Bat: Catching Up On The Cardinals: Work has been pretty busy the last few days, so I've been unable to find the time to jot down any thoughts about how the last...
• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto update: St. Louis Cardinals IF Nick Punto (hernia) hit off a tee and played catch from 60 feet Tuesday, March 15, FOXSportsMidwest.com's...[+] B.J. Rains reports. He'll begin jogging in a few days and said he may be a little ahead of schedule.
• 3/16 Pitchers Hit Eighth: One Last Desperate Plea: This is one last desperate plea from Statler, Waldorf, and myself.  Kyle McClellan joined the two Muppets in the back of the...
• 3/14 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Not The News – Vol VI: I was going to attempt to start off with something funny and/or clever here, but I’m a little sluggish after the “Daylight...
• 3/14 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Could Daniel Descalso win a job by survival?: Comparing pros and cons of Matt Carpenter, Ramon Vazquez and Daniel Descalso, competitors for one job with the St. Louis Cardinals....
• 3/12 Mastersball.com: Grapefruit League Notes (3/11): Pujols and Cabrera: I recently wrote about Miguel Cabrera moving up to the top of my draft sheet ahead of Albert Pujols. For one day at least, I was...
• 3/11 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Can Ramon Vazquez become Abraham Nunez?: I hear all the early St. Louis Cardinals camp excitement about third baseman Matt Carpenter, but my thoughts are elsewhere, back...
• 3/7 StLCards.net: Springing along: There is still very little to talk about – at least from the standpoint of someone who isn’t actually at Spring Training....

• 2/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto recovering from surgery: After having surgery for a sports hernia last week, St. Louis Cardinals IF Nick Punto (hernia) has returned to Spring Training...[+] and will begin rehab in approximately two weeks, reports Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He’s expected to be sidelined for two-to-three months.
• 2/26 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Chris Carpenter's Future: The month of February hasn't been kind to the Cardinals. First they failed to reach an agreement with Albert Pujols on a long-term...
• 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...
• 2/24 Baseball Musings: Five-Year PMR, Third Basemen: The five year look at PMR using an objective probabilistic model of range continues with third baseman. Here is the data for the...
• 2/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto out 2-3 months: St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (hernia) is expected to undergo surgery later this week to fix a sports hernia and will be out...[+] two to three months, according to The Associated Press.
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto needs surgery: St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said 3B Nick Punto (hernia) will need to undergo surgery and will miss the majority...[+] of the first month of the regular season, if not more, according to MLB.com's Matthew Leach. SS Tyler Greene's spot on the roster is more secure with Punto out.
• 2/22 Baseball Musings: Reduced Utility: The Cardinals won’t be using Nick Punto in his utility role for a while as he’ll be out 8 to 12 weeks due to surgery...
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto out 8-12 weeks: St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (hernia) has been diagnosed with a sports hernia and will be out for eight to 12 weeks, according...[+] to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold.
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto to see specialist: St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (groin) will see a specialist Tuesday, Feb. 22, to determine the nature of his right groin injury,...[+] according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold.
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto back at work: St. Louis Cardinals IF Nick Punto (groin) returned to workouts Monday, Feb. 21, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold reports....[+]
• 2/21 Fungoes.net: Bloggers roundtable: Managing tactic for the 2011 Cardinals?: Over the weekend, we asked the United Cardinal Bloggers the following question: Given the current roster and likely makeup of...
• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto dealing with groin soreness: St. Louis Cardinals 3B Nick Punto (groin) is dealing with soreness in his right groin, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold...[+] reports.
• 2/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Skipper handicaps 3B playing time: St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said the priorities at third base for playing time are: 3B David Freese, 3B/OF Allen...[+] Craig and 3B Nick Punto, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold reports. That pushes SS Tyler Greene to center field for playing time.
• 2/16 C70 At The Bat: Scraping Bottom: The biggest news in the last few days has been the signing of Nick Punto.  When that's your biggest news, you know things...
• 2/16 StLCards.net: Meet your new Cardinals: Nick Punto: Nick Punto, what can you say about a guy like Nick Punto? Well, I’m really not sure. According to his MLB.com player page,...
• 2/15 StLCards.net: Meet your new Cardinals: Ryan Theriot: Following in the steps of Lou Brock, Shawon Dunston, Todd Wellemeyer and even Jim Edmonds, the next in a long line of former Cub,...
• 2/11 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins: Kicking off our Offseason In Review series, the Twins. Major League Signings Carl Pavano, SP: two years, $16.5MM.  Team...

• 1/31 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: Twins Roster Shuffle: Tsuyoshi Nishioka will be relied upon heavily with the Twins in 2011. (AP) As we head into next season, we'll look at middle-tier...
• 1/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Brewers, Cardinals, Tigers, Rays: On this date in 2003, the White Sox signed Esteban Loaiza as a free agent. He went on to lead the league in strikeouts, post...
• 1/23 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/16/11 - 1/22/11: Another Sunday closer to Spring Training and Opening Day 2011. Let's recap the last week: In an astonishing move, Toronto...
• 1/23 Blog Red Machine: What Others Say About the Reds: Ever wondered? Exactly what do others say about the 2010 NL Central Champs? One of the perks is scanning and skimming other blogs...
• 1/23 The Golden Sombrero: The Nick Punto Small Fry Club: On Friday afternoon the St. Louis Cardinals signed infielder Nick Punto to a one-year deal worth approximately...
• 1/21 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Cardinals Abandon Plan to Clone David Freese: ….and sign Nick Punto. Honestly, is there such a thing as too much of a mediocre-to-decent thing?  Nick Punto?  In 2010,...
• 1/21 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Sign Nick Punto: The Cardinals announced that they signed Nick Punto to a one-year deal, according to MLB.com's Matthew Leach (on Twitter). Agent Charles...
• 1/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Punto signs: The St. Louis Cardinals signed free-agent 3B Nick Punto (Twins) to a one-year, $700,000 deal Friday, Jan. 21, according to the...[+] St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Punto will provide insurance at third base for 3B David Freese and can serve as the backup at both shortstop and second base.
• 1/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | All indications are that Nick Punto won't be back: 3B Nick Punto is still a free agent, and from all indications, the Minnesota Twins aren't interested in bringing him back, reports...[+] Joe Christensen, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Pavano, Liriano, Crain, Punto: Let's take a look at some Twins tidbits.. The Twins and Carl Pavano are still close to a deal but appear to be in a temporary...
• 1/7 The Crazy Crabbers: Hot Stove: The Giants Backup Short Stop Question: The Giants last real need on the roster is some starting pitching depth in the high minors and a short stop to back up...
• 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...

• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Examining The Mariners' Offseason: Jack Zduriencik’s furiously busy 2009-10 offseason prompted many to pick the Mariners as a breakout candidate for 2010. The...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Top Five Phillies GMs Since 1960: As Philadelphia prepares to present Ruben Amaro, Jr. with his weight in cheesesteaks, it is important to remember that for all...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Guerrier, McCutchen, Blue Jays, Punto: Some news tidbits as we head into the weekend... The Red Sox have made an offer to reliever Matt Guerrier, reports WEEI.com's...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Notes: Choo, Phillips, Punto: The Indians have been quiet this offseason, but GM Chris Antonetti is making progress on potential moves, as MLB.com's Jordan...
• 12/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Help Wanted: Utility Infielder: Of all the positions on a major league squad, none are less sexy than that of "utility infielder". It's a sort of limbo zone...
• 12/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Help Wanted: Utility Infielder: Of all the positions on a major league squad, none are less sexy than that of "utility infielder". It's a sort of limbo zone...
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Interested in Nick PuntoThe Cleveland Indians are reportedly interested in free-agent 3B Nick Punto (Twins), according to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian....[+] The Cleveland Indians are reportedly interested in free-agent 3B Nick Punto (Twins), according to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian.
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Hardy, Punto, Dunn, Marlins, Lee: Some items to wrap up the week... The Pirates were close to a trade for J.J. Hardy on Thursday night, reports Ken Rosenthal...

• 11/16 The Process Report: Three Reasons Jason Bartlett Might Bring Back More Than Anti****: 1) The shortstop market is barren. Courtesy of MLB Trade Rumors: Orlando Cabrera (36) – Type B Juan Castro (39) Craig Counsell...
• 11/16 The Crazy Crabbers: Juan Uribe's Next Contract: In a sea of blah free agent middle infielders Juan Uribe appears to be one of the few that isn't in his mid or late...
• 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...

• 10/31 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/25/10 - 10/31/10: While the baseball world enjoys Game Four of the World Series, let's review the week that was on the rumor circuit... The...
• 10/29 The UpperCard Network: Twins Pick Up Kubel’s Option, Decline Punto’s: The Twins have picked up the 2011 option for Jason Kubel today, that will pay him $5.25 million next season writes La Velle E....
• 10/29 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Pick Up Kubel's Option, Decline Punto's: The Twins exercised Jason Kubel's $5.25MM option for 2011 and turned down Nick Punto's $5MM option, according to MLB.com's Kelly...
• 10/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Decline Nick Punto's option: The Minnesota Twins declined IF Nick Punto's $5 million option and paid him a $500,000 buyout, according to the team's Twitter...[+] page.
• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/10/10 - 10/16/10: As excited as I am to get to use "10/10/10" as a date in the title of this post, I'll contain myself as we take a look back at...
• 10/14 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Twins, Izturis, Rangers, Yankees: Seven years ago today, Luis Castillo popped a ball up into the stands at Wrigley Field and a fan caught it, even though Moises...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Third Basemen: The Orioles, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Indians, Tigers, Angels, Athletics, Mariners, Marlins, Cardinals, and Giants may be looking...
• 10/12 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Shortstops: As usual, the free agent market for shortstops is barren.  There are no stars, and solid regulars are hard to come by.  The...
• 10/11 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Second Basemen: The free agent market for second basemen is short on big names and only offers a few players who would be considered solid regulars. ...
• 10/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Scott Baker makes postseason roster: Minnesota Twins SP Scott Baker made the team's playoff roster for the Division Series over SP Kevin Slowey, according to The Associated...[+] Press. Manager Ron Gardenhire also decided to keep 3B Nick Punto, IF Matt Tolbert and 2B Alexi Casilla on the roster. C Jose Morales was left off the roster.
• 10/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Talkin Twins with Seth Speaks: Yesterday I posted a couple of Q&A that I did with a couple of Twins bloggers Over The Baggy and Twinkie Talk. We’re...
• 10/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Talkin Twins with Over The Baggy: The Yankees are getting set to face the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS and we here at Bronx Baseball Daily are looking to cover...

• 9/28 Baseball Press: 2010 MLB Playoff Preview - Minnesota Twins: Thome was a surprise the Twins needed in 2010 (Reuters) After a 6-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on September 21st, the...
• 9/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto activated: The Minnesota Twins activated 3B Nick Punto (hamstring) from the disabled list Friday, Sept. 10, according to The Associated Press....[+]
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto update: Minnesota Twins IF Nick Punto (hamstring) is about four or five days from returning, according to manager Ron Gardenhire, The...[+] Associated Press reports.

• 8/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto back to DL: The Minnesota Twins placed 3B Nick Punto (hamstring) back on the 15-day disabled list Friday, Aug. 20, with a strained left hamstring,...[+] according to the Pioneer Press.
• 8/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto injured, leaves game Thursday: Minnesota Twins SS Nick Punto (hamstring) left the team's Thursday, Aug. 19, game in the fifth inning after straining his left...[+] hamstring on a slide into second base. It is the same injury that landed him on the DL earlier this month, according to The Associated Press' Jon Krawczynski. Manager Ron Gardenhire said Punto will be examined by team doctors on Friday, Aug. 20.
• 8/17 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Trying To Block Cards, Braves From Third Basemen?: Some GMs have the perception the Giants are trying to block the Cardinals and Braves from acquiring a third baseman through a...
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto activated: The Minnesota Twins activated 3B Nick Punto (hamstring) from the 15-day disabled list Monday, Aug. 16, according to CBSSports.com....[+]
• 8/16 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Intensify Third Base Search: The Cardinals have intensified their search for help at third base, reports Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.  Felipe...
• 8/15 MLBTradeRumors: A Look At 2011 Club Options: Often times, a club option is an easy call to make. Kerry Wood's $11MM option isn't going to be exercised, and Bill Hall can forget...
• 8/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto close to returning from DL: Minnesota Twins 3B Nick Punto (hamstring) is expected to be activated from the disabled list after the game against the Oakland...[+] Athletics Sunday, Aug. 15, according to The Associated Press.
• 8/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto making progress: Minnesota Twins 3B Nick Punto (hamstring) has been making significant progress in the past two to three days, but it is unclear...[+] if he will be ready to be activated from the disabled list when he is eligible Friday, Aug. 13, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Joe Christensen.
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Waiver Trade Candidates: AL Central: The current AL Central picture: the White Sox and Twins are contenders, the Tigers are in the gray area, and the Royals and Indians...

• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto to DL: The Minnesota Twins placed 3B Nick Punto (hamstring) on the 15-day disabled list Friday, July 30, with a strained left hamstring,...[+] according to CBSSports.com.
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto likely to DL: Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said 3B Nick Punto (hamstring) is likely headed to the 15-day disabled list, according...[+] to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Joe Christensen.
• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | More on Nick Punto: Updating previous reports, Minnesota Twins IF Nick Punto (hamstring) left the game Wednesday, July 28, with what the team hopes...[+] was a left hamstring cramp, MLB.com's Kelly Thesier reports.
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto injured Wednesday: Minnesota Twins 3B Nick Punto (undisclosed) left the game early Wednesday, July 28, after apparently injuring himself while bunting...[+] for a base hit, according to The Associated Press.
• 7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Three players could see time at third: Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said OF Michael Cuddyer, 3B Nick Punto and 3B Danny Valencia are candidates to receive...[+] starts at third base moving forward, reports Jocelyn Syrstad and Kelly Thesier, of MLB.com.

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | J.J. Hardy on three-game rehab assignment: Minnesota Twins SS J.J. Hardy (wrist) will play shortstop and hit leadoff during his three-game rehab assignment with Single-A...[+] Beloit, according to MLB.com's Jocelyn Syrstad. Hardy will be re-evaluated Friday, July 2, and a decision will be made to whether he will return Saturday, July 3. Manager Ron Gardenhire plans to continue using OF Michael Cuddyer from time to time at third base when Hardy returns. 3B Nick Punto will be moved around the infield and IF Matt Tolbert will see occasional playing time as well.
• 6/19 Crashburn Alley: Enter Offense; Exeunt Bullpen: Great timing, guys. I don’t think I could have timed it better myself. Wait three weeks for the offense to re-emerge while...
• 6/19 Baseball Musings: Mauer Power: Joe Mauer hasn’t hit many home runs this season, but his blast in the ninth capped off a five run inning that saved the...
• 6/16 MLBTradeRumors: Third Base Options For The Twins: The Twins are a good team, but it's in spite of the production they're getting at the hot corner. Ron Gardenhire's third baseman...
• 6/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto likely to move to second: Minnesota Twins 3B Nick Punto is likely to move to second base until 2B Orlando Hudson (wrist) returns from the disabled list,...[+] according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's La Velle E. Neal III. IF Brendan Harris will also receive a couple of starts in the infield.
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Matt Tolbert starting at second: Minnesota Twins IF Matt Tolbert is starting at second base Tuesday, June 8, with 3B Nick Punto playing shortstop, according to...[+] The Associated Press' Dave Campbell.
• 6/7 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Shortstops: Operating under the safe assumption Derek Jeter re-signs with the Yankees, who's the best available free agent shortstop after...
• 6/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | J.J. Hardy misses Saturday's game with sore left wrist: Minnesota Twins SS J.J. Hardy (wrist) was scratched from the lineup against the Oakland Athletics Saturday, June 5, because of...[+] a sore left wrist, according to The Associated Press. IF Nick Punto played shortstop in place of Hardy.
• 6/6 Baseball Musings: Walking Morneau: If I were the GM, and my field manager did this, I would fire him: The A’s thought they had a plan to shut down Minnesota...
• 6/3 MLBTradeRumors: Danny Valencia Called Up By Minnesota: With Michael Cuddyer on the bereavement list, the Twins called up top prospect Danny Valencia from Triple-A Rochester, and MLB.com's...
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Danny Valencia to play third: Minnesota Twins IF Danny Valencia will play third base along with IF Matt Tolbert, and 3B Nick Punto will shift to second base...[+] in the absence of 2B Orlando Hudson (wrist), who is feeling better but still listed as day-to-day, according to MLB.com's Kelly Thesier. Valencia was hitting .292 with 15 doubles and 24 RBIs in 48 games with Triple-A Rochester. Hudson has yet to resume baseball activities while his wrist heals. '(Valencia's) going to come up and play,' manager Ron Gardenhire said. 'Put him in the lineup. We're facing tons of left-handers, two in Oakland for sure. Get him up here and let him swing.'

• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto returns to action Friday: Minnesota Twins 3B Nick Punto (finger) went 0-for-1 with a run and a walk in his return to the lineup Friday, May 28, against...[+] the Texas Rangers, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Punto to return Friday: Minnesota Twins 3B Nick Punto (finger) is expected to return to the lineup Friday, May 28, against the Texas Rangers after missing...[+] the past four games, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto remains out: Minnesota Twins 3B Nick Punto (finger) remained out for the second straight game with a sore finger Tuesday, May 25, according...[+] to MLB.com's Jocelyn Syrstad. Punto received a cortisone shot Sunday, May 23, and doctors said it will take a few days for him to start feeling better. The team is hoping he will be ready to play Wednesday, May 26.
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto bothered by sore finger: Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said 3B Nick Punto (finger) has a sore finger and will receive an injection, according...[+] to MLB.com's Kelly Thesier. IF Brendan Harris will start at third base against the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday, May 23.
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Destinations: Mike Lowell: Mike Lowell has thought about asking the Red Sox for his release, according to Rob Bradford of WEEI.com and various other reporters....
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Destinations: Jose Bautista: You're forgiven if you overlooked Jose Bautista coming into the season, too. He had never had a slugging percentage above .420...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Matt Tolbert starts Sunday: Minnesota Twins SS Matt Tolbert started at third base Sunday, May 16, because manager Ron Gardenhire wanted to give him some playing...[+] time over 3B Nick Punto, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto given day off Sunday: Minnesota Twins 3B Nick Punto did not play Sunday, May 16, according to The Associated Press, because manager Ron Gardenhire wanted...[+] to give IF Matt Tolbert some playing time.
• 5/12 Baseball Daily Digest: Delmon Young Day 2010: What Can We Reasonably Expect?: Reading through Delmon Young’s player comments from the Baseball Prospectus Annual is like a tour of lowered expectations. They...
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Contract Issues: Minnesota Twins: The Twins face a pair of contractual options after the season: Designated hitter Jason Kubel has a $5.25MM club option...

• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto cleared: Minnesota Twins 3B Nick Punto (back) received an injection in an inflamed bursa sac in his back and has been cleared to play immediately,...[+] according to the Pioneer Press' Kelsie Smith. Punto is scheduled to join the team Friday, April 30, and come off of the disabled list Saturday, May 1.
• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto's MRI reveals no groin damage: An MRI revealed no damage to Minnesota Twins 3B Nick Punto (groin) and his sore right groin, but The Associated Press reports...[+] he'll have further tests on his hip to determine if the pain is coming from there.
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto's DL stint retroactive to April 16: Updating previous reports, Minnesota Twins 3B Nick Punto's (hip) stint on the 15-day disabled list is retroactive to April 16,...[+] according to USAToday.com.
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto placed on DL: The Minnesota Twins placed 3B Nick Punto (hip) on the 15-day disabled list Friday, April 23, with a right hip injury, according...[+] to the Pioneer Press.
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto not in lineup Thursday: Minnesota Twins 3B Nick Punto (groin) is out of the lineup again Thursday, April 22, with a sore groin muscle, according to MLB.com's...[+] Kelly Thesier. The team is hoping Punto can return to the lineup Friday, April 23.
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Nick Punto out Wednesday: Minnesota Twins 3B Nick Punto (groin) missed his fifth straight game Wednesday, April 21, according to The Associated Press. ...[+]