Garry Seth Smith (Seth)

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 30, 1982 in Jackson, MS
High School: Hillcrest Christian HS (Jackson, MS)
School: University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)
Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2nd round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 2007 (Age 24)   vs. FLA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Athletics 2007-2013
2013 Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$3.68M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 4.119, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Aegis Sports Management [*]
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• 3/27 A's Farm: A’s, River Cats’ & RockHounds’ Roster Projections: We’re now less than a week away from opening day, and Jemile Weeks has been optioned to Sacramento, Adam Rosales has been placed...
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• 10/25 Swingin' A's: Jonny Gomes, More Than Just Leadership: I’ve made no secret of the fact that I was thrilled to see Jonny Gomes come to the A’s this past season.  Being a...
• 10/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Hot Stove Gets Revved Up, Roster Moves, Rays to Add New Hitting Coach?: The offseason is not officially here, with the St. Louis Cardinals leading the San Francisco Giants 3-2 in the NLCS with the winner...
• 10/17 The Beanball: How Are the Oakland Athletics Winning?: The Oakland Athletics were not supposed to be good in 2012. During the off-season, the A’s traded three-forths of their...
• 10/12 The Flagrant Fan: Strikeouts came back to bite Athletics: Back in early September, the one worry presented in this space for the Cinderella Oakland Athletics was their prestigious...
• 10/12 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 4 Fantasy Baseball Players Out of a Job by Season’s End Revisited: In February we ran a series of predictive posts as a Countdown to the 2012 fantasy baseball season. Those predictions have come...
• 10/11 Motor City Bengals: Jose Valverde Blows Save, Detroit Tigers Now Face Elimination: Athletics 4, Tigers 3 (box score) For eight and a half innings the game went nearly as well as the Tigers could have scripted....
• 10/11 Baseball Jerks: Detroit Tigers’ Jose Valverde: Jerk of the Day: The Detroit Tigers lost game 4 of the ALDS Wednesday in Oakland, and there’s no one else to blame besides Jose Valverde....
• 10/11 Baseball News Source: Oakland Storms Back to Beat Tigers: Oakland walkoff  victory sends series to game five The Oakland Athletics rallied in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the...
• 10/10 Swingin' A's: There Will Be Baseball In Oakland Tomorrow: The last 6 games of the regular season saw quite the phenomenon take place.  As the Oakland Athletics ran the table to take the...
• 10/10 Baseball News Source: Brett Anderson Leads A’s Over Tigers in Game 3: Anderson held the Tigers in check for six innings The Oakland Athletics used three old friends, pitching defense and timely hitting,...
• 10/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Seth Smith powers team: Oakland Athletics OF Seth Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo home run while serving as the designated hitter in Game 3 of the American...[+] League Division Series Tuesday, Oct. 9, against the Detroit Tigers.
• 10/9 Crashburn Alley: Platoon: For as good as the Oliver Stone film Platoon is, the baseball platoon is even better. The idea is to use a particular player only...
• 10/8 Halo Hangout: Nick Maronde and Man Crush’s: You know what was missing from the Angels bullpen this year (besides, you know, the ability to get hitters out consistently)?...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Walking to Victory: Doug Fister issues his second walk to Seth Smith leading off the seventh. A sacrifice and a Cliff Pennington single later, and...
• 10/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics—ALDS Preview and Predictions: Oakland Athletics (94-68; 1st place, AL West) vs Detroit Tigers (88-74, 1st place, AL Central) Keys for the Athletics: Get depth...
• 10/4 Motor City Bengals: The BEST Reason To Run 12+ Pitchers in the ALDS: Ever heard of a guy named Collin Cowgill? No? You’re not alone. Jim Leyland has already made it clear that he intends to...

• 9/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Rangers Game 155: Today the Oakland Athletics set an American League record for strikeouts. The offender was Chris Carter who struck out against...
• 9/24 Swingin' A's: The Oakland Platoon’s: Platoon. In baseball terms it is in reference to two players who alternate days equally in the starting lineup at one position....
• 9/24 RoxPile: Checking In With Seth Smith: Josh Outman and Guillermo Moscoso combined to get a series of outs against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight in the Rockies’...
• 9/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Win Sixth In A Row With A Walk Off Against the A’s: CC Sabathia had not looked good in his previous four starts coming into tonight’s start. Many people were wondering which...
• 9/21 Swingin' A's: The Sky Is Fully Intact: It was really quite easy to maniacally pound on the panic button after the first two games of this massive road trip at Comerica...
• 9/21 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: A’s Pound Tigers, Rangers Beat Angels as Rays Inch Closer: The Tampa Bay Rays came up with a huge comeback win on Thursday night, rallying for 6 runs in the 9th including a walk-off 3-run...
• 9/20 Swingin' A's: Everything Goes Wrong As A’s Drop 2nd Game in Detroit: After last night’s downright brutal beatdown at the hands of the Detroit Tigers it was really important for the A’s...
• 9/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Angels @ A’s Game 136: Not a good game for A’s fans. There is the obvious, the A’s lost 7-1 meaning the Angels have swept the now 76-60 A’s...
• 9/10 Swingin' A's: Billy Beane’s New Offense-Minded Stance: The Athletics have been known as a pitching first franchise for the better part of the last two decades. Of course the A’s have...
• 9/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Mariners Game 137: When a pitcher does well but there are stats suggest they shouldn’t be doing that well, you have a problem. Do you buy the...
• 9/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 136: Not a good game for A’s fans. There is the obvious, the A’s lost 7-1 meaning the Angels have swept the now 76-60 A’s...
• 9/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Angels @ A’s Game 135: If yesterday’s game was miserable, today’s was even more so as the A’s will drop the series to their division...
• 9/7 Baseball News Source: Rookie Nick Maronde Gives Angels Bullpen a Gift: Nick Maronde opened the 2012 season at advanced Single-A Inland Empire and appeared in just seven Double-A games before getting...
• 9/7 The Beanball: How Are the Oakland Athletics Winning?: The Oakland Athletics were not supposed to be good in 2012. During the off-season, the A’s traded three-forths of their...
• 9/6 Swingin' A's: Redoing an MLB Outfield on a Budget in One Offseason: Creating a major league outfield has never been an easy thing to do. You have to weigh a player’s defensive range and arm strength...
• 9/6 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout: If you knew nothing about Nick Maronde before his last two appearances, you’re going to learn a bit about him today. Also,...
• 9/6 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Angels Sweep Oakland: Well, this is certainly a different Angels team we are seeing than the one that was on the field a couple of weeks ago. Winning...
• 9/5 Swingin' A's: McCarthy Suffers Scary Injury as A’s Get Swept: It’s safe to say the A’s were emphatically outclassed by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during this 3 game series...
• 9/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Red Sox @ A’s Game 133: A’s sweep the Red Sox and extend their win streak to nine and also meaning that on September 2nd, yes September 2nd the...
• 9/2 BoSox Injection: A’s Rout Red Sox Again In 6-2 Loss: This was a terrible game that concluded a terrible series for the Red Sox. Things looked bleak heading into the game with a matchup...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Mediocrity - 9/2: The last time the Boston Red Sox were 10 games under .500, Bill Clinton was seven months into his second term as President of...
• 9/2 RoxPile: About Josh Outman’s Near No-Hitter: Remember Josh Outman? He of the fresh looking stirrup socks and gingery chin-strap beard. He of the somewhat controversial Seth...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Mediocrity - 9/2: The last time the Boston Red Sox were 10 games under .500, Bill Clinton was seven months into his second term as President of...

• 8/31 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Oakland AthleticsThe Advanced Scout mainlines caffeine as he analyzes the Oakland Athletics...
• 8/31 WahoosOnFirst: Athletics Clobber Justin Masterson 12-7 to Complete Series Sweep: The Indians’ bats finally woke up Thursday afternoon, but they couldn’t keep up with the Athletics’ as Justin...
• 8/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Indians Game 129: 14,142 quiet people were on hand to watch the A’s and Indians play last night. The Indians who have drawn better than the...
• 8/30 WahoosOnFirst: Athletics Beat Up on Bullpen as Indians Fall 8-4: The Indians actually managed to put some runs on the board Wednesday night after being shut out twice in a row, but it wasn’t...
• 8/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Indians Game 128: The A’s win yet again (another shutout!) against the quite hapless and reeling Cleveland Indians winning 7-0. The win puts...
• 8/30 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Trades Fuel Athletics' Success: Only two American League teams have a better record than the Athletics, even though they traded away their closer and two top...
• 8/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Ejected, Beaned and Beaten, Tribe Loses Again; Athletics 8, Indians 4: By Evan Matsumoto The Indians entered Wednesday night’s game 16.5 games back in the A.L. Central and in the midst of the fourth...
• 8/29 WahoosOnFirst: Athletics Hammer Zach McAllister, Shut Out Indians 7-0: Oakland’s bats came alive against Zach McAllister while Tommy Milone and the A’s bullpen kept the Tribe’s offense...
• 8/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offense Absent as Tribe Blanked Again; Athletics 7, Indians 0: By Bob Toth Cleveland’s offense continued to sputter and was held in check by Oakland left-hander Tommy Milone and the A’s...
• 8/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Indians @ A’s Game 127: Brett Anderson pitched another gem holding off the Tribe as the A’s win again 2-0 and improve to a whopping thirteen games...
• 8/28 Swingin' A's: Brett Anderson Dazzles Against Indians: For the first time since Roberto Hernandez became Roberto Hernandez and not his former name Fausto Carmona, the Oakland Athletics...
• 8/28 WahoosOnFirst: Roberto Hernandez Injured as Athletics Shut Out Indians 3-0: Brett Anderson shut down Cleveland’s bats and Roberto Hernandez struggled and left the game with an injury Monday night...
• 8/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Missing Fans and Missing Offense Makes For a Quiet Defeat; Athletics 3, Indians 0: By Mike Brandyberry Twelve hours of rain in Cleveland on Monday chased all the fans away from Progressive Field. It seemed to...
• 8/27 WahoosOnFirst: Opposition Research: David Fung Talks Oakland Athletics: The Indians have a chance to play spoiler this week as they kick off a four-game series with the surprisingly good Oakland Athletics...
• 8/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Rays Game 126: The Republican National Convention comes to Tampa this week (as does potentially a hurricane) so the A’s played the final...
• 8/25 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Kinsler, Dempster lead Rangers past Twins: Minnesota 3 – Texas 9 -  Ian Kinsler was a one-man wrecking crew with three hits and four RBI to lead the Rangers over...
• 8/25 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 127: Homers Down Hellickson as Rays Lose Series to A’s: In his last two starts, Jeremy Hellickson has now struck out 11 while walking 1 in 12 innings. But the difference this time around...
• 8/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 124: Alex Cobb Twirls Shutout as Rays Take Opener Vs. A’s: The beauty of the Rays rotation: on any given night, any starter could shut down the opposition and toss a shutout. On Thursday...
• 8/23 Call to the Pen: The Surprising Oakland Athletics Make Their Move: For a team that so recently had a feature film made in their honor starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, the Oakland Athletics haven’t...
• 8/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Twins @ A’s Game 122: Wow. What a night. The long anti**** Brett Anderson return was all that we wanted as A’s fans and then some. The A’s...
• 8/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Weeks Optioned and Other Moves: The addition of Stephen Drew meant someone had to be sent down. Despite his versatility which is important to a contending ballclub...
• 8/22 The Golden Sombrero: 2012 Golden Sombreros: April:   Rk Player Date ▴ Tm Opp Rslt PA AB H RBI BB SO WPA RE24 aLI 1 Matthew Joyce 2012-04-06 TBR NYY W 7-6 4 4 0 0 0 4 -0.222...
• 8/22 Swingin' A's: Brett Anderson Returns With A Vengeance: It was the first time since June 5, 2011 that Brett Anderson stepped onto a Major League mound to pitch in a game, and he made...
• 8/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Seth Smith could begin rehab assignment MondayOakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin said OF Seth Smith (hamstring) will likely begin a rehab assignment Monday, Aug. 20....[+] Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin said OF Seth Smith (hamstring) will likely begin a rehab assignment Monday, Aug. 20.
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Seth Smith improving: Oakland Athletics OF Seth Smith (hamstring) is improving, and he'll likely play in a few rehab games before being activated from...[+] the disabled list.
• 8/10 Full Spectrum Baseball: An open letter to Rockies ownership: It’s time for you gentlemen to find a new hobby. You’ve had your fun, your 15 minutes and all that. But it’s time to face...
• 8/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Acquire Neshek and Move Roster Around: The A’s sent one of their least vaunted “prospects” (cash considerations) to the Baltimore Orioles today in...
• 8/4 Baseball News Source: Straily Strong in Debut – A’s Walk Off Winners Again: Oakland’s Daniel Straily‘s turned in a strong performance in his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays....
• 8/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Roster moves: The Oakland Athletics placed OF Seth Smith (hamstring) on the disabled list Friday, Aug. 3, and recalled OF Michael Taylor and...[+] C Derek Norris in corresponding moves. Also, RP Evan Scribner was optioned.
• 8/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Seth Smith injuredOakland Athletics OF Seth Smith (hamstring) left the game Thursday, Aug. 2, with a strained left hamstring....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Seth Smith (hamstring) left the game Thursday, Aug. 2, with a strained left hamstring.

• 7/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Orioles Game 101: A’s win another series, but lose this one and fail to sweep the O’s in Baltimore. Can’t complain as the A’s...
• 7/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Orioles Game 100: The A’s win again and now hold a half game lead over the Angels for the home field advantage in the wild card play-in game....
• 7/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Orioles Game 99: I am not a fan of high scoring games, so 14-9 games just aren’t my thing. But this one was any A’s fan’s thing....
• 7/27 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Athletics Rally Against Orioles – Teams Combine for 31 Hits and 23 Runs: BALTIMORE – The Oakland A’s scored six runs in the ninth-inning to stun the Baltimore Orioles14-9 . The two teams...
• 7/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Melvin’s Error in Setting the Lineup: I have not been a fan of the top of the A’s order. Coco Crisp (.248/.309/.331) and Jemile Weeks (.216/.301/.297) have been...
• 7/23 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes: Belated additions above the line: Dodgers 8, @Mets 3 (12): “LITROD” — Luck is the residue of design. Ramon...
• 7/23 Yanks Go Yard: Different Path: Yankees find themselves vulnerable after being swept by Athletics: The New York Yankees arrived in Oakland on an express path to the postseason. The march took a detour over the weekend, running...
• 7/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES GET STUNG IN OAKLAND!: For golf fans, today was a big day.  The British Open concluded at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in...
• 7/22 My Pinstripes: A's Flunk Yankees - How Low Can You Go?: Coco Crisp ruins my afternoon - courtesy of sfgate.com It appeared the Yankees would salvage the finale of the four game...
• 7/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: A’s walk-off in extras, sweep Yankees: I just invested four hours of my Sunday watching the Yankees stop scoring runs after the fourth inning so I’ll keep this...
• 7/22 Baseball Musings: New York Long Losses: The Mets and the Yankees both fall in 12 innings Sunday afternoon. The Mets came back with a run in the bottom of the ninth to...
• 7/20 Yanks Go Yard: For the dogs: Yankees’ win streaks snapped by Athletics in 4-3 loss: The New York Yankees came into last night’s game against the Oakland A’s riding a three-game win streak and had previously...
• 7/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Rangers @ A’s Game 90: Bartolo Colon has been talked about recently as the A’s are surprising potential contenders in the wild card picture in...
• 7/18 Baseball Musings: Finding Power: The Oakland Athletics hit two home runs, one for their first run and one for a walk-off win as they beat the Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday...
• 7/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Rangers @ A’s Game 90: Bartolo Colon has been talked about recently as the A’s are surprising potential contenders in the wild card picture in...
• 7/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Yoenis Cespedes might return to OF soon: Oakland Athletics OF Yoenis Cespedes (thumb) might return to the outfield Wednesday, July 18. Cespedes has been relegated to designated...[+] hitter duties, with OF Seth Smith playing in the outfield.
• 7/15 Puckett's Pond: Twins Try To Salvage Final Game Against A’s: Coming out of the All-Star break, the Twins have lost two games to the surprisingly competitive Oakland Athletics. On Friday night...
• 7/5 SOX & Dawgs: Fourth of July Red Sox Delight: After falling 3-2 last night in a walkoff loss, the Boston Red Sox look to salvage the finale of a three-game set with the Oakland...
• 7/5 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Red Sox, Mariners, Smith, Rangers: Most of the top available starting pitchers currently play in the National League, but there’s still lots of trade talk in the...
• 7/4 SOX & Dawgs: Fourth of July Red Sox Delight: After falling 3-2 last night in a walkoff loss, the Boston Red Sox look to salvage the finale of a three-game set with the Oakland...
• 7/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/3: The left coast isn't proving to be to kind to the Boston Red Sox as last night it was two former members of the organization...
• 7/4 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 7/2: After splitting the four-game set with the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox travel down the left coast to finish up their...
• 7/3 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/3: The left coast isn't proving to be to kind to the Boston Red Sox as last night it was two former members of the organization...
• 7/2 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 7/2: After splitting the four-game set with the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox travel down the left coast to finish up their...
• 7/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Surprise Buyers—National League: Yesterday I looked at the American League teams that are somewhat surprisingly in contention and what they should and shouldn’t...

• 6/29 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Notes: McCarthy, Balfour, Smith, Fuentes: The A's could be gearing up for a sale closer to the deadline, but for now Oakland sits at 37-40 as they enter tonight's game...
• 6/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Mariners Game 75: Another low scoring A’s-M’s meeting. Another Jason Vargas outing where the A’s make him look like a Cy Young...
• 6/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Mariners Game 74: The A’s and the M’s are noteworthy for their poor offenses and strong pitching. Again in a game between the two divisional...
• 6/24 Raising Matt Cain: Luck runs out: The Giants were lucky to be up 2-1 in the 9th. Matt Cain, after a long battle with Seth Smith in the 6th, gave up a rope down...
• 6/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Dodgers @ A’s Game 69: One has to wonder if the A’s can figure out  away to have Tom Milone get all of his starts at home. A compete game 4-1...
• 6/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Dodgers @ A’s Game 68: The Dodgers came to Oakland this evening. Leading the National League West, they looked to have a more 1988 World Series type...
• 6/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Padres @ A’s Game 66: A’s won their fifth straight with a win over the hapless now 23-43 Padres at the Coliseum. Some timely hitting helped to...
• 6/16 PaulLebowitz.com: The A’s Had Nothing To Lose With Manny: Billy Beane’s decision to sign Manny Ramirez wasn’t the work of a “genius” nor was it a desperate move for a desperate...
• 6/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Padres @ A’s Game 65: A’s and Padres take each other on in yet another meaningless interleague series. For Oakland, Travis Blackley takes the...
• 6/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Manny Ramirez Given His Release: The Sacramento River Cats are at home and scheduled to play the Tacoma Rainiers today. One player who will not be playing with...
• 6/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rockies Game 64: The A’s and Rockies take each other on today at Coors Field in Denver for an afternoon matchup. Jarrod Parker is pitching...
• 6/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A: The A’s and Rockies take each other on today at Coors Field in Denver for an afternoon matchup. Jarrod Parker is pitching...
• 6/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rockies Game 63: Brandon McCarthy was sidelined from today’s start and one has to wonder if these never ending injury concerns will ever...
• 6/13 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL/NL Only Leagues: Scott Podsednik is fantasy relevant once again. (US Presswire)Each week, Baseball Press provides some "under the radar" fantasy...
• 6/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rockies Game 62: The A’s travel to Denver today to take on the Colorado Rockies, both teams looking pretty miserable with the Rockies entering...
• 6/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Diamondbacks Game 59: The interleague schedule chugs along and the A’s traveled to their spring home of Phoenix where the results were much different...
• 6/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Rangers @ A’s Game 58: A’s win a series against Texas. Big win today as the A’s roll past Texas 7-1. This game was in the bag early as the...
• 6/10 Mets360.com: Recent offensive woes highlight the need to upgrade from Jason Bay: Since moving into a tie for first place on June 3rd, the Mets have dropped five of their last six games. Before you start thinking...
• 6/9 This is Getting Old: The Time Is Now….:   I’ve been hesitant to do this for a while.  I didn’t buy into the Pirates being ready last season, but thought...
• 6/5 Baseball Musings: Western Roundup: The AL West became a bit tighter as the 3-4 teams beat the 1-2 teams Monday night. The Mariners offense played another good game,...
• 6/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Rangers @ A’s Game 55: A struggling A’s team gets the unfair task of now having to battle the division leading Rangers. Scott Feldman is on the...
• 6/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 54: Tom Milone takes on the Royals. He hasn’t been sharp on the road but hopes to remedy that against the Royals. Former Athletic...

• 5/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Yankees @ A’s Game 48: The A’s were facing Hiroki Kuroda, who entered today’s game having a career worst year since moving over the American...
• 5/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Angels @ A’s Game 45: Afternoon extra-inning baseball results in a 3-1 loss for the A’s who slump to 22-23 and continue to hover around .500 but...
• 5/22 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Oakland Athletics: The Athletics are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (4) Brandon McCarthy - McCarthy,...
• 5/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Giants Game 42: Bartolo Colon faces off against Tim Lincecum today at AT&T Park as the A’s look to end their eleven game skid in San...
• 5/20 Giants Nirvana: Tim Lincecum Struggles As Giants Fail to Get the Sweep: Over their previous five games, the Giants had drawn 33 walks — 31 of them unintentional; this is a team that’s been...
• 5/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Giants Game 41: The A’s are an even 20-20 after 40 games and I for one cannot say I’d expected them to be in this spot. If someone...
• 5/20 Giants Nirvana: Ryan Vogelsong Leads Giants to 4-0 Victory: For seven innings today, Ryan Vogelsong was at the top of his game. Through the first 4.1 innings, in fact, he was perfect —...
• 5/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Manny Ramirez to Make Season Debut for Sacramento: This evening the River Cats will be playing the Albuquerque Isotopes in New Mexico. Starting for the River Cats at designated...
• 5/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rangers Game 38: The A’s are in Arlington for a two game set with the Rangers the first of nineteen games against the AL West leaders. Tom...
• 5/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rangers Game 38: The A’s are in Arlington for a two game set with the Rangers the first of nineteen games against the AL West leaders. Tom...
• 5/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 37: A short two-game set for the A’s in Orange County and with today’s 4-0 loss it ends up in a split. A strange 4:05PM...
• 5/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 36: Most people would not have guessed that the A’s would roll into Anaheim in the middle of May finding Los Angeles in last...
• 5/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Tigers @ A’s Game 35: Josh Donaldson gets the start at third! As most readers should know, I am a big fan and believer in Donaldson and am excited –...
• 5/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Tigers @ A’s Game 34: The A’s and Tigers battled tonight crazy to think they start this one with the A’s owning a better record than the...
• 5/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Tigers @ A’s Game 33: Tom Milone takes the hill for the Athletics tonight in the second of four games versus the visiting Tigers. Milone leads the A’s...
• 5/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Tigers @ A’s Game 32: I was in Baltimore to watching the Baltimore Orioles fall to the Texas Rangers, but in Oakland the A’s fell to the Detroit...
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Hamilton, Twins, Reggie: On this date in 1998, Cubs right-hander Kerry Wood struck out 13 Diamondbacks to set the Major League record for most strikeouts...
• 5/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Blue Jays @ A’s Game 31: A’s fall to the Blue Jays in one of those weird Wednesday afternoon games 5-2. The loss ends the A’s three game win...
• 5/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Blue Jays @ A’s Game 30: The 16-13 Blue Jays come to the Coliseum to play the 15-14 Athletics, while one may have expected the Blue Jays to be above .500...
• 5/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Cespedes Has One Month: As talented as Yoenis Cespedes clearly is, that talent is raw. He’s increasingly become a feast or famine hitter with trouble...
• 5/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rays Game 28: A former Cy Young Award winner in Bartolo Colon takes on a potential future winner and last year’s American League Rookie...
• 5/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Taylor Recalled; Coco to DL: A week ago Michael Taylor got a free flight to Baltimore in case the A’s might decide, maybe, to put Coco Crisp on the DL....
• 5/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Red Sox Game 26: A’s look to win a series in Boston behind their ace Brandon McCarthy who comes in with a 3.23 ERA and 3.66 FIP backed by...
• 5/2 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/2: After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to pick up the series win tonight in the rubber game of a three-game set with...
• 5/2 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/2: After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to pick up the series win tonight in the rubber game of a three-game set with...
• 5/1 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/30: After taking three-of-four games on the  south side of the Windy City, the Boston Red Sox return home to the friendly confines...
• 5/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Red Sox Game 24: The long awaited debut of Brandon Inge happens today as he plays third base and hits eighth. Otherwise of lineup note, Daric Barton...

• 4/30 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/30: After taking three-of-four games on the  south side of the Windy City, the Boston Red Sox return home to the friendly confines...
• 4/25 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: White Sox @ A’s Game 19: Tom Milone looks to prove that he can continue to win without inducing many strikeouts or even whiffs as his K/9 rate stands at...
• 4/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Masterson Struggles Again, Complete Road Trip On Sour Note; Athletics 5, Indians 1: By Mike Brandyberry The glass half-full side will celebrate the end of a very successful west coast trip. The glass half-empty...
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Seth Smith snaps homer drought: Oakland Athletics OF Seth Smith swatted his first American League home run Sunday, April 22, against the Cleveland Indians. The...[+] homer ended a personal 45-game homerless streak.
• 4/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Indians @ A’s Game 17: Tyson Ross takes the hill today on his 25th birthday for the A’s in his second start of the year. He is countered by Justin...
• 4/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Indians @ A’s Game 16: If the baseball season were the length of a football season today would be the A’s last game and an attempt to salvage a...
• 4/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 14: The A’s took on dreaded Angels starter and whiner-in-chief C.J. Wilson at Angel Stadium and won. The A’s took three...
• 4/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 13: I have been to countless baseball games in my life. Tonight, I saw the A’s take on the Angels at Angel Stadium and probably...
• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Flu bug pushes Josh Reddick to DH: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin made a late change to his lineup Wednesday, April 18, against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,...[+] moving OF Seth Smith to right field and OF Josh Reddick (illness) serving as the designated hitter. Originally, Reddick was to play the field, but he is battling 'flu-like symptoms,' according to the team.
• 4/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Carignan and Cowgill Optioned; Ross and Wagner Recalled: Andrew Carignan and Collin Cowgill have been demoted to Sacramento. Tyson Ross, as expected given he was the projected starter...
• 4/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 11: I had the pleasure (not sure if that is the right word to use…) of seeing this game live at the Big A tonight in Anaheim....
• 4/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Dreams of a Crisp Trade and the 25-Man: On MLBTradeRumors.com there was talk of Coco Crisp being a potential fit for the Boston Red Sox given that Jacoby Ellsbury is...
• 4/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Applying Moneyball to the 2012 A’s: There are a lot of misconceptions to what Moneyball was about. If you search on Google, “moneyball and on base”...
• 4/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 8: Though the A’s have been very much so on the road, this is their first real road game as the A’s travel to beautiful...
• 4/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Royals @ A’s Game 7: CSNCalifornia is not broadcasting this one so we get the joy that is listening to Rex Hudler call a baseball game for FoxSports...
• 4/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Royals @ A’s Game 5: The A’s take on the Royals today at the Coliseum. The lineup again features Yoenis Cespedes in the cleanup spoot, with Daric...
• 4/4 Phillies Nation: Ranking the Offenses: 30-1: With Opening Night minutes away and the first slate of games set for a glorious Thursday afternoon, now is a good time to rank...
• 4/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ River Cats Exhibition: The A’s went to Sacramento for an exhibition game with their Triple-A affiliate River Cats at Raley Field. It would be inexcusable...

• 3/30 Tyler's Think Tank: Notes from Opening Day: A look back at the first game of the 2012 season, a 3-1 Seattle Mariners victory over the Oakland Athletics in eleven innings. ...
• 3/30 Release Points: Finding an Ideal Hitter for Petco Park: I recently wrote an article detailing how Edinson Volquez’s awful – and they were awful – 2011 numbers  would look if he...
• 3/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Mariners @ A’s Game 2: The A’s and M’s hook up again for their second of two games from the Tokyo Dome to open the 2012 season. Both teams...
• 3/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Mariners @ A’s Game 1: It is time for Major League Baseball! It is three in the morning, so it really isn’t time for anything but this is exciting...
• 3/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Guillermo Moscoso or Phil Humber? A Year Later: The A’s fans may remember that the A’s had Phil Humber last offseason. He was designated for assignment when the A’s...
• 3/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ (Yomiuri) Giants Japanese Exhibition Game 1: I want to get into this game, but first I want to issue a complaint to Major League Baseball. I don’t know if Major League...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Colorado Rockies: The Rockies made changes at catcher, second base, third base, and right field this offseason, and many rotation spots are up for...
• 3/20 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Spring Training Watch: Rookies: Is Yoenis Cespedes the real deal? For all the talk of how HUGE Cuban free agent Yoenis Cespedes will be, it seemed like most people...
• 3/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Parker Optioned and Coco Has Second-Thoughts: Yesterday Jarrod Parker had a rough outing walking seven Dbacks in his three and two-thirds innings of work. Subsequently, the...
• 3/19 The Baseball Page: Season Preview Oakland AthleticsSeason Preview Oakland Athletics...
• 3/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Cubs @ A’s ST Game 16: Split squad Athletics action today in the Valley of the Sun. MLB.com listed this game first so care of that designation this...
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Oakland Athletics: The Athletics restocked their farm system and restored outfield depth this offseason, but their future in Oakland remains unresolved. Major...
• 3/16 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Oakland Athletics: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 3/13 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBS A.L.-Only Results: Outfield (Part II): Today I'll conclude with the second part of my A.L.-only outfielders.$8-9Nolan Reimold $9, Grady Sizemore $8, Eric Thames $8,...
• 3/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Reds @ A’s ST Game 10: I got to go and check out a second spring training game today in Phoenix and got to see the debut of Yoenis Cespedes. First let...
• 3/8 The Baseball Page: Fantasy Baseball 2012: Why you shouldn’t draft Yoenis CespedesWhy you shouldn’t draft Yoenis Cespedes...
• 3/6 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 16 - Colorado Rockies: 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...
• 3/6 More Mariners: Mariners Come Down to Earth, Lose Against A’s: Mariners Come Down to Earth, Lose Against A’sThey won’t have a perfect spring training record. That’s basically...
• 3/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Mariners @ A’s ST Game 1: This year I am going to do things a little differently on days I recap. Last year I’d write it up as a sort of narrative...
• 3/6 Obstructed View: Spring Training Game 2: A’s @ Cubs: A's Lineup Eric Sogard, SS Collin Cowgill, CF Seth Smith, LF Jonny Gomes, DH Josh Reddick, RF Brandon Allen, 1B Wes Timmons,...

• 2/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Atlanta Braves: The Braves took their offseason inactivity to a new level this winter. Major League Signings Eric Hinske, OF/1B: one year,...
• 2/24 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Yoenis Ce-who-dis?: So YOUR Oakland A’s picked up the coveted Yoenis Cespedes, and then brought in the not so coveted Manny Ramirez. How do you...
• 2/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Is There Any Way Cowgill Makes This Team?: Today we recorded a new episode of TarpTalk: An Oakland A’s Podcast that is yet to be published (and never will be as the...
• 2/23 Baseball Musings: Changes, Oakland Athletics: The Athletics hope Bartolo Colon can repeat his success with the Yankees. Photo: John Cordes/Icon SMI The Oakland Athletics finished...
• 2/21 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Atlanta Braves: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 2/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Offseason: Was There Really a Plan?: I’ve read countless commentaries regarding the A’s offseason. I’ve agreed with some, and I’ve disagreed...
• 2/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Is Seth Smith’s Power for Real?: There has been a lot of talk on Athletics related websites about Seth Smith possessing “real power” that will translate...
• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Tuesday Morning Winter Meetings Update: Earlier this Summer, I thought the days leading up to the trading deadline in late July was the best time of year to read mlbtraderumors....
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: Examining Garrett Jones’ Arbitration Case: In the context of nine-figure player contracts and billion dollar TV deals, $250K isn’t all that much money, yet the Pirates...
• 2/15 Swingin' A's: Grading The A’s Offseason: Jul. 8, 2008; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane before the game against the Seattle Mariners at...
• 2/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Demigods, Ramirez and the Out of Options 1Bers:   Yoenis Cespedes’ signing has given the A’s quite the logjam in the outfield. Cespedes, who has been a center-fielder,...
• 2/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: What’s Next Post-Cespedes Signing?:   This morning’s big news has finally begun to settle. First off, as a reader corrected me, this isn’t the biggest...
• 2/13 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Athletics To Sign Yoenis Cespedes: Yoenis Cespedes lands in the East Bay for his MLB debut. (Icon SMI)The baseball world was surprised on Monday morning when the...
• 2/13 PaulLebowitz.com: From the People Who Brought You Michael Ynoa…: Michael Ynoa is a right-handed pitcher from the Dominican Republic who signed with the Athletics for a then-A’s record signing...
• 2/13 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics To Sign Yoenis Cespedes: The Athletics continued their offseason stockpiling of young talent with the ultimate free agent addition, signing 26-year-old...
• 2/7 MLBTradeRumors: A Closer Look At Unsigned Arbitration Eligible Players: Less than a month ago, 142 MLB players filed for salary arbitration. Today, just 16 of those players remain unsigned, as MLBTR’s...
• 2/7 RoxPile: Evaluating the Talent: Josh Outman: Sep 11, 2011; Arlington, TX, USA; Oakland Athletics pitcher Josh Outman (88) throws a pitch in the first inning against the Texas...
• 2/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Interview: Josh Red****: At the Oakland A’s FanFest I was invited to join five other bloggers in a press conference style interview of five members of...
• 2/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Interview: Seth Smith: At the Oakland A’s FanFest I was invited to join five other bloggers in a press conference style interview of five members of...
• 2/2 MLBTradeRumors: A's, Orioles "Most Interested" In Manny Ramirez: The Athletics and Orioles are the teams who are "most interested" in signing Manny Ramirez, tweets FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal. ...
• 2/2 Swingin' A's: Enough of the hot stove, bring on spring training: Taking a moment to look back, look ahead, and fire off some random observations as I turn the page on the calendar to February....
• 2/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Interview: Cliff Pennington: At the Oakland A’s FanFest I was invited to join five other bloggers in a press conference style interview of five members of...
• 2/1 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Linked Through Arbitration: Casey McGehee and Garrett Jones haven’t teamed up on the field yet, but they’re already linked through the arbitration process....
• 2/1 Swingin' A's: Minor League Minute: Cardenas, Parker, & More!!: Sep 26, 2011; Seattle, WA, USA; Oakland Athletics first baseman Chris Carter (22) waits for the pitch during the game against...
• 2/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Interview: Brandon McCarthy: At the Oakland A’s FanFest I was invited to join five other bloggers in a press conference style interview of five members of...

• 1/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Interview: Bob Melvin: At the Oakland A’s FanFest I was invited to join five other bloggers in a press conference style interview of five members...
• 1/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Be Still & Know My Power is Limitless: Yesterday I went to A’s FanFest at Oracle Arena. I had the privilege of being one of six bloggers invited to interview...
• 1/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Call PG&E There’s A Power Outage in Oakland: Let me tell you something you already know the A’s haven’t hit many home runs lately. And the members of their current...
• 1/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Completely Off the Rails: Gomes and Manny: The A’s officially inked Jonny Gomes to a one-year contract today worth a reported $1.1M a year. A terrible move that really...
• 1/31 RoxPile: Evaluating the Talent: Guillermo Moscoso: I’m not going to lie to you, I really can’t name all the pitchers on the Rockies’ roster right now. There are...
• 1/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Interview: Bob Melvin: At the Oakland A’s FanFest I was invited to join five other bloggers in a press conference style interview of five members...
• 1/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Be Still & Know My Power is Limitless: Yesterday I went to A’s FanFest at Oracle Arena. I had the privilege of being one of six bloggers invited to interview...
• 1/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Call PG&E There’s A Power Outage in Oakland: Let me tell you something you already know the A’s haven’t hit many home runs lately. And the members of their current...
• 1/26 Swingin' A's: Low Risk In Signing Jonny Gomes: August 24, 2011; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals outfielder Jonny Gomes (30) looks at his bat between pitches in the...
• 1/24 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Kyle Williams:   The hottest topics for the week of January 22, 2012 … Prince Fielder signs: The Detroit Tigers signed Fielder moments...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: There was no shortage of news this week but MLBTR also delivered a great deal of original content and reporting.. The Nationals...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/15/12 - 1/21/12: Let's take a look back at a busy week here at MLBTR.. The Rangers agreed to sign Yu Darvish to a six-year deal in the...
• 1/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Billy Beane’s House of Lies and Simplified Math: Another defense of Billy Beane and his “strategy” for 2012 is presented by Richard Justice MLB.com—link. Let’s deal...
• 1/21 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Interested In Cody Ross: The Mets are "making a run at signing" free agent outfielder Cody Ross, reports ESPN's Jerry Crasnick (Twitter link).  Ross...
• 1/21 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies "Remain Strongly Interested" In Justin Turner: With their pitching needs generally satisfied following the Seth Smith trade, the Rockies have turned their attention to adding...
• 1/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Completely Off the Rails: Gomes and Manny: The A’s officially inked Jonny Gomes to a one-year contract today worth a reported $1.1M a year. A terrible move that really...
• 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics To Sign Jonny Gomes: The Athletics have agreed to sign Jonny Gomes, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports tweets. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle...
• 1/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Allen Being Shopped, Gomes Being Bought: Today we learn from Jerry Crasnick of ESPN that the A’s are looking to shop first baseman Brandon Allen whom the club acquired...
• 1/19 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics, Jonny Gomes Nearing Deal: The A's are nearing a deal with free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A deal...
• 1/18 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Jamie Moyer shuns retirement, signs with Rockies: I know the Rockies have said repeatedly they want to add more starting pitchers. That’s well and good, but I am suspect about...
• 1/17 Baseball Analytics: Seth Smith's Platoon Splits: The Oakland A's have spent most of the offseason selling off young, cost-controlled pitchers like Trevor Cahill, Gio Gonzalez...
• 1/17 Swingin' A's: A’s Trade For Outfielder Seth Smith: The A’s may not have a lot of resources, but they do have plenty of pitching. That commodity was put to the test on Monday,...
• 1/17 The Biz of Baseball: Rockies Sign and Deal Seth Smith Kicking Off Arbitration Season: Sign and trade deals are more common to the NBA where a long-standing collective bargaining agreement provision enables the...
• 1/16 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Smith traded to A’s for fresh arms: The Colorado Rockies gave up outfielder Seth Smith for something the front office has been seeking: starting pitching. Smith had...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: A's Notes: Taylor, Gomes, Damon, Outman, Moscoso: On this date in 1986, the Mets and Twins completed a five-player trade involving former first rounder Billy Beane. Now the Athletics’...
• 1/16 Call to the Pen: Oakland Athletics acquire Seth Smith: Even in a firesale, Billy Beane has still managed to acquire two veteran outfielders with both moves being savvy ones when looking...
• 1/16 MLB Dirt: A’s Receive Seth Smith for Fly Ball Pitchers Outman and Moscoso: The Colorado Rockies have struck a deal with the Oakland Athletics that is sending outfielder Seth Smith to the A’s in exchange...
• 1/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: What Just Happened Here?: I’ve actually had posts regarding several of these issues that came to a head today. Back in October, I wrote about Guillermo...
• 1/16 Baseball Musings: Oakland Keeps Trading Pitchers: The Oakland Atheltics unloaded two more pitchers, this time trading them to the Rockies: Seth Smith spent the winter in wonderland....
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Make Offer To Veteran Starting Pitcher: The Rockies have made an offer to a veteran starting pitcher, GM Dan O'Dowd told Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post.  O'Dowd didn't...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Acquire Seth Smith: The Athletics acquired outfielder Seth Smith from the Rockies for righty Guillermo Moscoso and lefty Josh Outman, according...
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Seth Smith to play left field: Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane sees OF Seth Smith as the team's regular left fielder this season, with OF Josh...[+] Redding in right field. OF Collin Cowgill will be in the mix as the fourth outfielder. 'He's always hit right-handers very, very well. He'll also get an opportunity to play against left-handers more here, probably, than he did in Colorado. Hopefully, with more playing time, we'll see some improvement against left-handers,' Beane said.
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith termsUpdating previous reports, Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith will make $2,415,000 in 2012....[+] Updating previous reports, Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith will make $2,415,000 in 2012.
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith agrees to one-year deal: The Colorado Rockies signed OF Seth Smith to a one-year contract Sunday, Jan. 15. Terms of the deal were undisclosed, but a source...[+] said the deal is approximately $2.4 million. With the team, the two sides avoided arbitration.
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Interested in Seth Smith: The Oakland Athletics have progressed in their trade talks for Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith but nothing appears to be imminent....[+]
• 1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies, Seth Smith Avoid Arbitration: 8:46pm: Smith will earn $2.415MM, MLBTR's Tim Dierkes has learned. 8:28pm: The Rockies and Seth Smith have avoided arbitration...
• 1/15 MLB Dirt: Colorado Rockies 2012 Lineup: The Colorado Rockies went 73-89 in 2011 finishing fourth in the NL West. The season did not go so well and ace Ubaldo Jiminez...
• 1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Notes: Baker, Left Fielders, Smith, Larkin: Some news items out of the Queen City... Dusty Baker is only signed through 2012 and John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer...
• 1/13 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays News and Notes: Rays Looking for Any Bat:   Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times is reporting that Andrew Friedman’s search for another bat is not limited to a...
• 1/11 Giants Nirvana: Rockies Season Preview Q&A: 2012: Last year, it looked like the Colorado Rockies would be strong contenders for the division title. Instead, they finished in fourth...
• 1/8 Baseball Musings: Colorado Dreaming: Rox Girl dissects the Rockies plan for the near future. For 2012: Exorcise the demons. Clean the house. The players traded thus...
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Smith, Hanigan, Yankees, Orioles: Exactly one year ago, the Rays and Cubs finalized an eight-player deal that sent Matt Garza to Chicago. 365 days later, Garza...
• 1/6 Brotherly Glove: Factoring In Parks: With the offseason at one of its slower points — yeah, we’re at the point where the Pirates search for a utility infielder...
• 1/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves update: Jurrjens, Prado, Jones: The Atlanta Braves have been relatively quiet on the hot stove this year with occasional rumors here and there on Jair Jurrjens...
• 1/5 MLBTradeRumors: Seth Smith Continues Drawing Interest: Rockies outfielder Seth Smith remains a coveted trade chip, though the Braves’ interest in him has cooled, Troy Renck of the...
• 1/5 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Fielder, Vazquez, Trumbo, Rockies: Links for Thursday night, starting with a pair of notes on the offseason's top remaining free agent...  The Nationals appear...

• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Notes: Prado, Jurrjens, Spilborghs, Ross: Troy Renck of the Denver Post shared a number of Rockies tidbits with his Twitter followers this afternoon.  Here are a few of...
• 12/29 Tomahawk Take: My Winter Plan for the Atlanta Braves: We came into the off season with barely any pressing issues. Before the off season truly began most Braves fans assumed that we...
• 12/28 SoDo Mojo: The Much In Demand Follow-Up: Let’s talk about brand names for a quick second McDonalds, Apple, Levi’s, Oakley, Adidas, Nike. They are a familiar...
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Theriot, Smith, Athletics, Dodgers: It’s been a quiet day from a transactions standpoint, but we’ve got some late night links to pass along as Tuesday turns into...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Beltran, Corpas, **** Ross: Six years ago today, the Diamondbacks officially traded third baseman Troy Glaus and shortstop prospect Sergio Santos to...
• 12/27 Rays Colored Glasses: What About Jonny Gomes?: There has been a lot of talk recently on who the Rays should sign to DH next season. Carlos Beltran, Seth Smith and Jorge Posada...
• 12/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Interested in Seth Smith?:   In the offseason so many moves are dependent upon one thing happening causing another to occur, then like dominoes several...
• 12/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Interested in Seth Smith?:   In the offseason so many moves are dependent upon one thing happening causing another to occur, then like dominoes several...
• 12/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Quality Moves, Under the Radar: While the Marlins and Angels have garnered the headlines with their spending sprees; the Nationals by their overreaching trade...
• 12/26 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies In Contract Talks With Cody Ross: The Rockies are in contract talks with Cody Ross, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.com (via Twitter).  Ross would presumably...
• 12/25 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/18/11 - 12/24/11: There was plenty of action this week as teams looked to get deals done before the holiday.. This week, the Nationals further...
• 12/25 Call to the Pen: 2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Braves, Mets, Rays in on Rockies Seth Smith: Colorado Rockies outfielder Seth Smith has watched his name float around the rumor mill this offseason.  Now, Jon Paul Morosi...
• 12/22 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays out on Beltran; New option emerges: Well, that was fun while it lasted. For the second time this offseason the Rays have been reported to be in “serious”...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Many Teams Interested In Seth Smith: Seth Smith is drawing interest from the Athletics, Rays, Mariners, Braves and Mets, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul...
• 12/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith drawing plenty of interest: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith is drawing interest from the Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets...[+] and Tampa Bay Rays, according to major league sources.
• 12/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Casey Blake Brings the Beard to the Mountains: I’d be lying if I said I very badly wanted Casey Blake back with the Dodgers, considering that he’s spent the last...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Hamels, Mets, Martinez, Prado: Ed Wade is heading back to the NL East after four years in Houston. Here are more links from the division, starting with Wade’s...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Kubel, Chapman, Aoki, Cuddyer: On this day last year, the Padres traded Brandon Gomes, Adam Russell, Cesar Ramos, and Cole Figueroa to the Rays for Jason...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Need To Be "Knocked Out" By Offer For Niese: The Mets aren't actively shopping Jonathon Niese, and despite an earlier report that they were interested in trading him for...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Niese, Smith, Quentin, Cuddyer: We've already seen the Rockies make a big signing and the Padres swing a trade today, so let's check what else is cooking in the...
• 12/16 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Christmas comes early for Colorado — Cuddyer signs: Michael Cuddyer will be playing for the Blake Street crew in 2012 to the tune of $31.5 million over three years. Thanks to the...
• 12/16 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: The Rockies Land Michael Cuddyer: The Rockies add Michael Cuddyer to their lineup. (Icon SMI)Looking to sign a right-handed bat for their lineup, the Colorado...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies To Sign Michael Cuddyer : Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd continued a busy offseason today by making his biggest move yet. The Rockies have agreed to sign Michael...
• 12/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Could trade Seth Smith if OF added: The Colorado Rockies may look to trade OF Seth Smith to acquire a starting pitcher if they are able to sign free-agent OF Michael...[+] Cuddyer (Twins). Smith could also be used as a bench player if Cuddyer signs.
• 12/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves rid themselves of Conrad; Colvin a possible trade target?: The offseason just keeps improving for the Atlanta Braves. The Braves, who are playing a little game of addition by subtraction,...
• 12/13 B-R Blog: B-R: HoF Candidate – Jeromy Burnitz: Jeromy Burnitz Jeromy Neal Burnitz Position: Rightfielder Bats: Left, Throws: Right Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb. Born: April...
• 12/10 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Street/Stewart Trades + Best Closer in Denver: ROCKIES HOT STOVE RECAP The Rockies made a flurry of moves this week and here are my takes on how the team made out: Pitcher Huston...
• 12/9 RoxPile: Good-bye Ian Stewart and Other Stuff: Ian Stewart is gone, and there is weeping in Denver. Okay. Perhaps I’m the only one weeping, and I’m on the east coast, so...
• 12/7 Fanspeak.com: The Nationals Need To Go To Plan B In Center Field
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Cody Ross Rumors: Giants, Rockies, Reds: We heard earlier this week that Cody Ross was seeking a three-year contract.  Here's the latest on the free agent outfielder.... The...
• 12/6 Baseball Reality Tour: Tuesday Morning Winter Meetings Update: Earlier this Summer, I thought the days leading up to the trading deadline in late July was the best time of year to read mlbtraderumors....
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Seth Smith Among Rockies Drawing Trade Interest: Seth Smith has drawn trade interest from multiple teams recently, according to Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd. As Thomas Harding of MLB.com...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Coffey, Nats, Upton, Phillips, Andino: It's been a busy first day of the Winter Meetings at MLBTR, so let's use this opportunity to catch up on a few Monday items that...
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Rumors: Oswalt, Millwood, Francis, Tanaka: The Rockies revamped their catching situation by signing Ramon Hernandez and trading Chris Iannetta, but now let's see what...
• 12/2 Call to the Pen: 2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Rockies Remain Interested in Martin Prado: According to Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com, the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies are still discussing a deal involving utility...
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Links: Sandoval, Cuban, Kuroda, Hernandez: With Heath Bell now on his way to Miami, the Padres are more likely to look to the trade market than free agency for late-game...
• 12/1 SoDo Mojo: Any Rumors > No RumorsThere are rumors that the Mariners are interested in Seth Smith, no duh. It’s … [visit site to read more]...

• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Notes: Prado, Millwood, Hudson: The Rockies have been busy this evening. They traded Chris Iannetta to the Angels for Tyler Chatwood and agreed to terms with...
• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mariners | Interested in Seth SmithThe Seattle Mariners are interested in Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith....[+] The Seattle Mariners are interested in Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith.
• 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Mariners Interested In Seth Smith: As part of their continuing search for offense, the Mariners have interest in Rockies outfielder Seth Smith according to Jon...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Interested In Jonny Gomes: With Michael Cuddyer​ and Josh Willingham​ looking for three-year contracts, the possibility exists that the Rockies will...
• 11/19 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Colorado outfield preview for 2012: The Colorado Rockies outfield has top-tier talent, defensively, that has produced ESPN highlight plays by CarGo and Dex. What...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Notes: McCann, Prado, Smith, Jurrjens: Here's the latest on the Braves from David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Brian McCann was set to earn...
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal/Morosi On Dodgers, Astros, Blue Jays: The latest from Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports... The Dodgers' payroll will be well under $100MM in 2012,...
• 11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Notes: Prado, Smith, Figgins, Oswalt: Here's the latest on the Rockies courtesy of The Denver Post's Troy Renck.. On Sunday we heard that Martin Prado trade talks...
• 11/14 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Colorado Rockies: 73-89, 4th place, 21 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Colorado Rockies.  Each day (except...
• 11/14 Tomahawk Talk: Should Braves Trade Prado to the Rockies?: There have been numerous rumors swirling around about the Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves being potential suitors for a Martin...
• 11/13 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Notes: Carroll, Prado, Sizemore, Street: The Rockies' aggressiveness in their pursuit of Jamey Carroll could indicate that they're ready to make some bold moves this winter,...
• 11/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Interested in Seth SmithThe Atlanta Braves reportedly have interest in trading for Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith....[+] The Atlanta Braves reportedly have interest in trading for Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith.
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Notes: Fowler, Prado, Hudson, Barmes: The Rockies have asked the Braves about Martin Prado, who could play second base for Colorado in 2012. Here’s a follow-up on...
• 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Inquired On Martin Prado: The Rockies contacted the Braves about Martin Prado, according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post. The Rockies, who haven't yet...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Notes: Carroll, Ellis, Prado, Cuddyer: The Rockies have expressed interest in free agent second baseman Jamey Carroll​, writes Troy Renck of The Denver Post.  The...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Right Fielders: The Red Sox, Twins, Athletics, Cubs, Pirates, Cardinals, Rockies, Padres, and Giants could explore the market for right fielders...

• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Colorado Rockies: The Rockies intend to add an innings-eater and a right-handed hitter this offseason, likely focusing on the trade market rather...
• 10/10 WasWatching: The Great Nick Swisher: Next time someone tells you that the Yankees cannot live without Nick Swisher next season, tell them to check these numbers: Rk...
• 10/10 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Colorado Rockies: The Rockies are next in our arbitration eligibles series. First time: Seth Smith, Dexter Fowler Second time: Ian ...
• 10/7 Mets360.com: Mets fans prefer to keep Ike Davis over David Wright: Last week we ran a poll at Mets360 asking which player you would least like to see traded. With 404 people voting, here were the...
• 10/3 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Giants, Red Sox, Smith, Dodgers, Orioles: Here are some items from around baseball to peruse as the Yankees and Tigers battle it out in Detroit.. Giants GM Brian Sabean...

• 9/28 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Rumors: Street, Ellis, Wright, Cuddyer: The Rockies conclude their season this afternoon in San Francisco, with Drew Pomeranz opposing Eric Surkamp.  The latest on...
• 9/25 i70baseball.com: The 10 Most Disappointing Cardinals Losses – Ten Through Six: On Thursday afternoon, a ninth inning meltdown by the Cardinals bullpen may have cost them a playoff spot. Where does this this...
• 9/25 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Notes: Smith, Iannetta, Wigginton, Offseason: Let's round up the latest updates on the Rockies, courtesy a pair of Denver Post scribes.... The deepest part of the Rockies'...

• 8/30 All of Baseball: A trio of pitchers and a trio of hit batsmen: Lumbering Diamondbacks rookie Paul Goldschmidt got an infield hit Monday night — and that wasn’t the oddest occurrence...
• 8/24 The Golden Sombrero: Changeups and **** A Southpaw’s Perspective for 8/24/11: Apologies for those of you looking for this article yesterday.  At the middle school where I teach we had to teach the new...
• 8/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: I’m Pretty Sure James Loney Is Trolling Us At This Point: The biggest news of the day for the Dodgers came shortly before the game, when it was revealed that first baseman James Loney...
• 8/6 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Jimenez, Red Sox, Rockies, Beltran: In the latest edition of Full Count from Ken Rosenthal, we learn how this year's trade deadline could have turned out drastically...
• 8/5 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Twins, Kuroda, Phillies: The Twins were willing to listen to offers for Francisco Liriano leading up to the trade deadline, according to ESPN.com’s...
• 8/2 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (69-39) at Rockies (51-58): Philadelphia Phillies (69-39) at Colorado Rockies (51-58) Kyle Kendrick (5-5, 3.52 ERA) vs. Aaron Cook (2-5, 5.05 ERA) Time:...

• 7/6 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Stewart, Padres, Dodgers: On this date last year, the Rockies scored nine runs in the ninth inning to overcome a six-run deficit and beat the Cardinals...

• 6/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks resume winning ways: dismantle Rockies 8-3: The title pretty much says it all as the Yanks were in control from moment one. Of course, today’s success all started with...
• 6/25 Yankees Daily: Sabathia and Yankees dominate the Rockies 8-3: By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer – 5 mins ago NEW YORK – CC Sabathia tossed eight stingy innings to win for the seventh...
• 6/25 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Roster moves show improvement: In order to make a statement as a smaller market team, you can’t just beat up on division opponents and expect the rest of the...
• 6/24 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Rockies Game 74 -2011: Starting Lineups Colorado Rockies Carlos Gonzalez CF Chris Nelson 2B Todd Helton 1B Troy Tulowitzki SS Jason Giambi DH Seth Smith...
• 6/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Rockies: The Giambino returns: The last time the Yanks and Rox faced off was during the 2007 season in Colorado, culminating in the Rockies administering an...
• 6/22 COSFBA: Line of the Day: June 21st, 2011: Seth Smith homered twice and drove in three runs to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. His...
• 6/21 Baseball Musings: Smith Hammers out a Win: Seth Smith hits two home runs as the Rockies defeat the Indians 4-3. He hit a two-run shot in the sixth to give Colorado a 3-0...
• 6/20 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Scott Elbert finally ready to live up to potential?: When Scott Elbert left Triple-A Albuquerque last season for "personal reasons," his prospects of being a successful Major Leaguer...
• 6/20 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Scott Elbert finally ready to live up to potential?: When Scott Elbert left Triple-A Albuquerque last season for "personal reasons," his prospects of being a successful Major Leaguer...
• 6/19 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Scott Elbert finally ready to live up to potential?: When Scott Elbert left Triple-A Albuquerque last season for "personal reasons," his prospects of being a successful Major Leaguer...
• 6/12 B-R Blog: Sunday Supplement: Recapping Games of June 12: An arbitrary and capricious roundup of today's MLB action: Francisco Liriano's bid for a 2nd no-hitter was ended in the 8th by...
• 6/12 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Scott Elbert finally ready to live up to potential?: When Scott Elbert left Triple-A Albuquerque last season for "personal reasons," his prospects of being a successful Major Leaguer...
• 6/4 22gigantes.com: Cain, Ross lead Giants past Rockies 3-1: Matt Cain tossed seven strong innings and Cody Ross went 2-for-3 with a couple of doubles as the rejuvenated San Francisco Giants...

• 5/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Loney & Billingsley Lead Another Laugher: James Loney hadn’t thrilled the home crowd with a homer since August 31, 2010, when he took Philadelphia’s Kyle Kendrick...
• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith returns to the lineupColorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (groin) was able to return to the lineup Monday, May 30, against the Los Angeles Dodgers....[+] Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (groin) was able to return to the lineup Monday, May 30, against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith in starting lineup : Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (groin) is in the starting lineup Monday, May 30. Smith has been dealing with groin injury but...[+] said it feels better.
• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith nursing groin strain: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (groin) is dealing with a slightly strained groin, forcing him out of the starting lineup for the...[+] past two games. He was able to appear as a pinch hitter Sunday, May 29, against the St. Louis Cardinals. He struck out in his only at-bat.
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith still sidelined: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (groin) took swings in the batting cage before the game Saturday, May 28, but did not play in the...[+] game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Smith was not in the starting lineup Sunday, May 29.
• 5/27 B-R Blog: 8 or More Total Bases in Consecutive Games, since 2006: Carl Crawford became the 2nd hitter this year with consecutive games of at least 8 total bases, joining (no surprise) Jose Bautista....
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith outColorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (groin) is not playing Friday, May 27. OF Ryan Spilborghs is starting in his place....[+] Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (groin) is not playing Friday, May 27. OF Ryan Spilborghs is starting in his place.
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith leaves earlyColorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (groin) left the game in the seventh inning Thursday, May 26, with a cramp in his groin....[+] Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (groin) left the game in the seventh inning Thursday, May 26, with a cramp in his groin.
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith batting leadoffColorado Rockies OF Seth Smith was batting leadoff in the team's starting lineup Thursday, May 26....[+] Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith was batting leadoff in the team's starting lineup Thursday, May 26.
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Dexter Fowler dropped to eighthColorado Rockies OF Dexter Fowler is hitting eighth in the order Thursday, May 26, with OF Seth Smith leading off....[+] Colorado Rockies OF Dexter Fowler is hitting eighth in the order Thursday, May 26, with OF Seth Smith leading off.
• 5/26 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: Who's Hot and Available: This edition of Waiver Saviors is not a celebrity gossip edition. There will be no Kardashians mentioned unless one of them is...
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Troy Tulowitzki getting a breather: Colorado Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki is receiving a day off Wednesday, May 25, and OF Dexter Fowler moved back to the leadoff spot....[+] Also, 2B Jonathan Herrera is resting with 2B Jose Lopez starting at second and 3B Ty Wigginton at third. Manager Jim Tracy is not thinking about dropping Fowler down in the order and moving OF Seth Smith to leadoff.
• 5/25 COSFBA: Fantasy Baseball News and Notes from May 24th, 2011: Here are some fantasy baseball tidbits I picked up from games played on May 24th, 2011: SP Jorge de la Rosa, COL has a complete...
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith goes yard: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith hit his fifth home run of the year to help beat the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 1 of a doubleheader...[+] Tuesday, May 24. He went 2-for-5 with one run and two RBIs.
• 5/21 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Adds - Under 30% Owned Specials @ COSFBA: Patterson is deceptively goodDaniel Aubain's been hitting it hard over at COSFBA lately, one of the great things about his waiver...
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith on fireColorado Rockies OF Seth Smith is hitting .440 with two homers and five RBIs during an eight-game hitting streak....[+] Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith is hitting .440 with two homers and five RBIs during an eight-game hitting streak.
• 5/19 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: May 19th, 2011: Waiver Saviors is a regular feature on COSFBA looking for players available in a majority of leagues (ESPN and/or Yahoo!) who...
• 5/19 SawxBlog: A hard-fought victory: This is a game that could have easily looked like a 2010 Pirates game. It could have easily turned into the blowout that happened...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Jonathan Herrera resting: Colorado Rockies 2B Jonathan Herrera is taking the day off Wednesday, May 18, and is being replaced with OF Alfredo Amezaga, who...[+] will hit second. Also, OF Ryan Spilborghs is starting over OF Seth Smith in right field.
• 5/17 22gigantes.com: Lincecum rocked in 7-4 loss to Colorado: Tim Lincecum's 22.1 scoreless-inning streak was brought to an abrupt end Monday night in Denver as the Colorado Rockies blasted...
• 5/15 B-R Blog: DH batting 9th: Last night, Andruw Jones was the starting DH for the Yankees (filling in for Jorge Posada) and he batted 9th, which was going...
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Dexter Fowler still out: Colorado Rockies OF Dexter Fowler (knee) is still out of the starting lineup Friday, May 13. OF Ryan Spilborghs is starting in...[+] center field and OF Seth Smith is leading off.
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Colorado Rockies: The Rockies are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series.  Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season: Eligible For Free...
• 5/4 Baseball Press: State of the Union - The Overachievers: Matt LaPorta and the Cleveland Indians are red hot, but are they for real? (Getty)As the month of May gets underway, we still...
• 5/3 Baseball Reality Tour: Streaming Pickups: One of the things we've been trying to do a lot around here is differentiate this space by trying different things. Well, let...

• 4/27 Obstructed View: Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs: GamedayB-Ref Preview Rockies wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Dexter Fowler .347 .58 -.03 Kosuke...
• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Carlos Gonzalez, Seth Smith not startingColorado Rockies OFs Carlos Gonzalez and Seth Smith are out of the starting lineup Tuesday, April 26....[+] Colorado Rockies OFs Carlos Gonzalez and Seth Smith are out of the starting lineup Tuesday, April 26.
• 4/25 Obstructed View: Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs: GamedayB-Ref Preview Rockies wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Dexter Fowler .347 .58 -.03 Kosuke...
• 4/25 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Colorado Rockies (14-7) at Chicago Cubs (10-11): After hosting the Cubs last week, the Rockies dropped a series at home vs the Giants and lost 2 of 3 against the Marlins, where...
• 4/24 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens Week 4 (Abridged Edition): Posting from a hotel somewhere in middle America, here’s an extremely abridged week 4 of waiver mavens. Back to the full...
• 4/22 Baseball Musings: Sanchez Through Seven: Anibal Sanchez walked a batter in the seventh, but didn’t allow a hit due his own fine fielding play and a poor call by...
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Three have strong games: Colorado Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki had three hits and scored three times, OF Seth Smith went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and three...[+] runs and OF Ryan Spilborghs hit a pinch-hit, three-run home run against the San Francisco Giants Wednesday, April 20, according to The Associated Press.
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith back in lineup: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith is returning to the lineup against the San Francisco Giants Wednesday, April 20, according to The...[+] Denver Post's Adrian Dater.
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith, Ty Wigginton starting: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith is starting again in place of OF Ryan Spilborghs Wednesday, April 20, while 3B Ty Wigginton is...[+] also in the lineup and will see more starts going forward, according to Troy Renck of The Denver Post.
• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith sitting: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (groin) is out of the starting lineup Monday, April 18, after injuring his groin Sunday, April...[+] 17, according to MLB.com's Nick Kosmider. 'It feels fine, really,' said Smith, who is hitting .313 with two home runs and eight RBIs. 'It's a little sore, but nothing that can keep me out. We'll see how it goes.'
• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith day-to-day: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (groin) was removed from the game early Sunday, April 17, and will be listed as day-to-day with...[+] left groin tightness, according to MLB.com's Jason Mastrodonato.
• 4/18 22gigantes.com: Series preview: SF (8-7) at COL (12-3): The San Francisco Giants take on the red-hot Colorado Rockies in an important three-game series that begins on Monday -- the first...
• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Twos wild for Seth Smith: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith went 2-for-2 with a double, his second home run, two runs scored and two RBIs Sunday, April 17,...[+] against the Chicago Cubs.
• 4/17 Baseball Musings: Brooks Lopez: Jose Lopez ends the Cubs/Rockies game with an impressive diving stop of a line drive down the third base line as the Cubs fall...
• 4/17 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies, 2:10 pm: GamedayB-Ref Preview Cubs wOBA wRC RS Rockies wOBA wRC RS Starlin Castro .332 .52 -.03 Dexter...
• 4/17 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (6-6) at Colorado Rockies (10-2): Team Overview The Cubs head to the thin air of Colorado to face the team with the best record in baseball. Here are their numbers...
• 4/16 Fantasy Sports Information: Waiver Wire Pickups – Week 3: The Cleveland Indians are off to a great start, and it looks like starting pitcher Justin Masterson is ready to help fantasy owners...
• 4/15 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies, 7:40 pm: I had wanted to start using Base Runs instead of using wRC to calculate runs, but I need to look things over before I publish...
• 4/15 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues: Zach Britton is an extreme ground ball pitcher with solid stuff. (Getty)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under...
• 4/14 MetsNews.net: Mets lose both games two Rockies, play last of double header: After this series, Troy Tulowitzki may be known as the "Mets killer." He has carried the team by himself in this series versus...
• 4/11 Baseball Musings: Triples Night: Jose Reyes just hit his second triple of the night. Seth Smith also tripled in the game. The Mets and Rockies are tied at four...
• 4/11 Mastersball.com: Those Were the Days: So I was going through my teams earlier, setting my lineups for the week and I noticed I have a whole bunch of decent pitching...
• 4/9 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bullpen blows it: After throwing 11.1 scoreless innings last night, the bullpen was due to surrender something tonight. After Charlie Morton went...
• 4/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith connects for first HR: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday, April 9, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Smith has...[+] hit safely in four of his five starts this season.
• 4/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith, Ian Stewart out Thursday: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith and 3B Ian Stewart did not play Thursday, April 7, according to Jim Armstrong of The Denver Post....[+] Manager Jim Tracy rested both because Pittsburgh Pirates SP Paul Maholm was on the hill, so he went with OF Ryan Spilborghs and 3B Ty Wigginton instead.
• 4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Lineup changes against lefty: With a left-handed pitcher starting Tuesday, April 5, Colorado Rockies 2B Jose Lopez has moved up to the fifth spot with 1B Todd...[+] Helton hitting sixth, according to The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck. 3B Ian Stewart is not in the lineup and OF Ryan Spilborghs is starting over OF Seth Smith.
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith bothered by hip and back soreness: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (hip, back) said he is feeling some soreness in his hip and lower back after making a catch in...[+] right field where he crashed into the outfield wall Saturday, April 2, according to Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post.
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith opens with three hits: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith opened the season with three hits, including a double and an RBI, Friday, April 1, against the...[+] Arizona Diamondbacks.

• 3/30 Subjective Baseball: 2011 Predictions: NL West: Up tomorrow: postseason, awards, and opening day!1. San Francisco GiantsLast year’s World Series champions are still very good,...
• 3/24 Marlin Maniac: 2011 Marlins Season Preview: Dominguez loses his job: It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to any Marlins fan. Matt Dominguez has officially lost his job as starting job at...
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: First-Time Arbitration Eligible For 2012: Kendrys Morales, Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Billy Butler, Geovany Soto, Shin-Soo Choo, Nelson Cruz, Johnny Cueto, and Phil Hughes...
• 3/19 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 MLB Pre-Season Preview: NL West – Colorado Rockies: Colorado Rockies (2010 record: 83-79) Notable additions: RHP Matt Lindstrom, INF Jose Lopez, C Jose Morales, INF/OF Ty Wiggington...
• 3/15 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Outfield Sleepers - Going Deep: We've looked at a couple different Outfield Sleeper Lists here already at the Recon, most are generally the same.  Alex...
• 3/14 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Colorado Rockies: Not many shortstops hit fourth, but Troy Tulowitzki cleans up for the Rockies. Photo: Icon SMI The series on team offense continues...
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith impressing: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith has impressed manager Jim Tracy as he battles for the everyday job in right field this year, according...[+] to MLB.com's Owen Perkins. 'He's doing tremendous,' manager Jim Tracy said. 'He's in the 2009 Seth Smith frame of mind. He's back to realizing what makes him good as an offensive player - which is hitting the ball from the left-field foul line to the right-field foul line.'
• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Agree to terms with 23 players: The Colorado Rockies agreed to one-year contracts with OFs Dexter Fowler, Seth Smith and Cole Garner; Ps Jhoulys Chacin, Franklin...[+] Morales, Matt Daley, Matt Reynolds, Bruce Billings, Edgmer Escalona, Clayton Mortensen, Juan Nicasio, Greg Reynolds, Cory Riordan, Esmil Rogers and Casey Weathers; Cs Mike McKenry, Jose Morales, Jordan Pacheco and Wilin Rosario; and IFs Hector Gomez, Jon Herrera, Eric Young Jr. and Chris Nelson, Thursday, March 3, reports The Sports Network.

• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith could hit second: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith could hit second in the lineup if he proves he can be an everyday player and face left-handed pitching,...[+] according to The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck. 3B Ian Stewart could hit in the six hole behind 1B Todd Helton.
• 2/22 MLB Fantasy Recon: Fantasy Baseball Outfield Sleeper/Breakout Canidates for 2011: Faketeams.com highlights some potential outfield breakout candidates for 2011.  Outfield is thin this year, so do your homework. ...
• 2/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Three spots filled: Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy said OF Dexter Fowler will lead off this year, OF Carlos Gonzalez will hit third and SS Troy...[+] Tulowitzki will hit fourth, according to The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck. 1B Todd Helton, 3B Ian Stewart, 1B Ty Wigginton, 2B Jose Lopez and OF Seth Smith are all candidates to hit fifth.

• 1/15 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: Tapping the Rockies: Jhoulys Chacin will be a household name in 2011. (AP) As we head into next season, we'll look at middle-tier impact players...
• 1/9 Giants Nirvana: Ten Questions with Andrew J. Martin of Purple Row: Last week I did Ten Questions Q&A with Mike Petriello of Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness, and we got fantastic insight into...

• 10/1 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Interested In Martinez, Jackson: Rockies manager Jim Tracy told Troy Renck of the Denver Post that the Rockies want to add an “impact bat” this offseason....

• 9/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Ian Stewart, Seth Smith dealing with flu: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (illness) returned to the team Monday, Sept. 27, after suffering from the flu, according to The...[+] Denver Post's Jim Armstrong. 3B Ian Stewart, who is also suffering from the flu, was not at the ball park Monday.
• 9/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith bothered by flu-like symptoms: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (illness) recently received I.V. treatment for flu-like symptoms, according to Jim Armstrong of...[+] The Denver Post.
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Dexter Fowler rests Thursday: Colorado Rockies OF Dexter Fowler took the day off Thursday, Sept. 23, with OF Seth Smith starting in left and OF Carlos Gonzalez...[+] moving to center field, according to MLB.com's Thomas Harding. 1B Todd Helton was also on the bench, with 1B Jason Giambi spelling him.
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith slumping: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith, who is in a 21-for-108 (.194) slump, was not in the starting lineup Wednesday, Sept. 22, according...[+] to MLB.com's Thomas Harding. 'He's taking strike one, then they make a good pitch on him and he's hitting 0-2 a lot,' hitting coach Don Baylor said. 'The adjustment he needs to make, he hasn't made.'
• 9/10 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 8: Home Run of the Day: Coco Crisp, Oakland Athletics (Trot Time: 19.93 seconds) [video] If I had any kind of positive feelings...
• 9/9 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 8: Home Run of the Day: Coco Crisp, Oakland Athletics (Trot Time: 19.93 seconds) [video] If I had any kind of positive feelings...

• 8/25 Tomahawk Take: Rockies Stun Braves, Win 12-10: Over the course of any season in professional sports, particularly in baseball, it is difficult to weigh a certain win or loss...
• 8/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith goes deep Wednesday: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith hit a solo home run in a winning effort Wednesday, Aug. 25, according to The Associated Press....[+]
• 8/23 Tomahawk Take: Braves Wrap Up Quick Trip With Three in Colorado: After taking two of three from the Cubs, the Braves travel West to face the Rockies for three before heading home. It could be...
• 8/21 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - NL-Only (Week 21): Looks like EY Jr. is going to stick in COL. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar...
• 8/16 The UpperCard Network: Braves Considering Clint Barmes: As the Rockies sit 5 back in the Wild Card and 8 1/2 back in the National League West, the team has decided to put Brad Hawpe...
• 8/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith available Sunday: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (shin) was available Sunday, Aug. 8, a day after fouling two pitches off his shin, according to...[+] MLB.com's Thomas Harding. 'I fouled two pitches off the same spot, so it hurts pretty bad the second time,' Smith said. 'I'll be all right. I'll wear the shin guard for a while. I don't typically.'

• 7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith homers Monday: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith hit a two-run home run in a losing effort Monday, July 26, according to The Associated Press. He...[+] now has 14 homers this year.
• 7/24 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 24: That was a nice day yesterday, other than picking two Blue Jays and then seeing their game postponed. Both Cubs did some damage,...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies To Sign First Round Pick Parker?: Rockies first-round pick Kyle Parker is expected to agree in principle on a deal today, tweets Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post. ...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Brad Hawpe sitting out Friday: Colorado Rockies OF Brad Hawpe is out of the lineup Friday, July 16, because manager Jim Tracy wanted Hawpe to receive extra work...[+] at first base before the game, according to The Denver Post's Jim Armstrong. Hawpe is expected to make his major league debut at first Saturday, July 17. OF Seth Smith is starting in left field Friday.
• 7/7 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 6: Home Run of the Day: Seth Smith's Beard, Colorado Rockies (Trot Time: 19.96 seconds) [video] It was a big day for home runs...
• 7/7 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 6: Home Run of the Day: Seth Smith's Beard, Colorado Rockies (Trot Time: 19.96 seconds) [video] It was a big day for home runs...
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith hits walk-off homer Tuesday: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith hit a walk-off three-run home run Tuesday, July 6, according to The Associated Press' Arnie Stapleton....[+] Smith finished the game 3-for-4 with three RBIs.

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Dexter Fowler returns to lineup: Colorado Rockies OF Dexter Fowler returned to the starting lineup and hit leadoff Tuesday, June 29, and manager Jim Tracy has...[+] made it clear that Fowler will play, shifting OF Carlos Gonzalez to a corner spot, while creating better matchups for OFs Ryan Spilborghs and Seth Smith, according to The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck. 'We have two center fielders now no matter how you want to slice it. Dexter has to get playing time,' Tracy said. 'And now we can use Spilly and Smith for all the situations that make sense for them.' It seems that Fowler has added a toe tap to his left-handed swing.
• 6/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Three players could DH: Colorado Rockies 1B Jason Giambi, 3B Melvin Mora and OF Seth Smith could all see time at designated hitter during the team's interleague...[+] series against the Minnesota Twins this week, according to The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck.
• 6/12 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - NL-Only (Week 11): Another week, another Pirate's prospect... (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar...
• 6/9 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 9: Position Players: of Nyjer Morgan – has been getting cut a lot, but today’s matchup should be a good one, against...
• 6/6 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 6: Almost-recommended Jhoulys Chacin racked up 9 Ks in 5.2 IP yesterday, but had an otherwise sub-par outing against the tough D-backs...
• 6/4 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 4: Yesterday seemed pretty obvious, that you’d play whoever actually had a game going on, so no article made it to publication....
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith, Ryan Spilborghs platooning: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith will see the majority of playing time against right-handed pitchers and OF Ryan Spilborghs will...[+] see the bulk of action against lefties, according to The Denver Post's Jim Armstrong.
• 6/2 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 2: Some tidbits for today: 1) be sure to check out my weekly article on Baseball Prospectus today on Outfield Value Picks , where...

• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith, Miguel Olivo have identical Saturday stats: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith and C Miguel Olivo each had three hits and two RBIs Saturday, May 29, as the Rockies beat the Los...[+] Angeles Dodgers 11-3, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/28 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: May 27: Home Run of the Day: Ryan Spilborghs, Colorado Rockies (Trot Time: 18.96 seconds) [video] After giving up a home run to Troy...
• 5/28 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: May 27: Home Run of the Day: Ryan Spilborghs, Colorado Rockies (Trot Time: 18.96 seconds) [video] After giving up a home run to Troy...
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Four go deep Thursday: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith, OF Carlos Gonzalez, OF Ryan Spilborghs and SS Troy Tulowitzki all homered in a winning effort...[+] Thursday, May 27, according to The Associated Press. Smith had three homers and Gonzalez and Tulowitzki each had two in the three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Gonzalez and Spilborghs each finished with three hits Thursday. Smith's homer Thursday was his first career pinch-hit home run and eighth of the season. Gonzalez now has six homers and Spilborghs has three. Tulowitzki has six homers this year and four in five games. His home run also extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith sick Thursday: Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith (illness) was out of the lineup Thursday, May 27, because of an illness, according to The Denver...[+] Post's Troy E. Renck. OF Ryan Spilborghs is starting in Smith's place.
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Make lineup tweak Thursday: Colorado Rockies 1B Todd Helton moves back to the No. 3 spot in the order Thursday, May 20, with OF Brad Hawpe moving to fifth,...[+] according to The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck. Helton is 6-for-11 in his last four games, while Hawpe is 2-for-10 on the team's road trip. OF Seth Smith is also returning to the second spot.
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Dexter Fowler on bench again Tuesday: Colorado Rockies OF Dexter Fowler is on the bench again Tuesday, May 18, according to The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck. Fowler...[+] is riding the pine while OF Seth Smith is enjoying a hot streak.
• 5/18 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 18: For people who like to plan in advance (or aren’t in the super-shallow ESPN-type leagues), the following players probably...

• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Seth Smith parks two ballsColorado Rockies OF Seth Smith hit two homers and drove in four RBIs Sunday, April 25, according The Associated Press. ...[+] Colorado Rockies OF Seth Smith hit two homers and drove in four RBIs Sunday, April 25, according The Associated Press.