Kevin Joseph Whelan

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: January 8, 1984 in Kerrville, TX
High School: Tivy HS (Kerrville, TX)
School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 20, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 10, 2011 (Age 27)   vs. CLE 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER
Team: Yankees 2011
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 0.006, Arb Eligible: 2016, Free Agent: 2019 [*],
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• 4/28 Blog Red Machine: Raising Reds – 4/27/13: Blowing Late Leads: No wins again? In three games you held the lead until at least the 7th inning and still no wins? For the second consecutive day,...
• 4/21 Blog Red Machine: Raising Reds – 4/20/13: Three of Four Ain’t Bad: Louisville Bats 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Indianapolis (11-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Louisville (9-7) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 1 W:...
• 4/18 Blog Red Machine: Raising Reds: 4/17/13; Bats Bring Bats: Seems like the Reds weren’t the only team in the organization the had a bit of an offensive evening. The Louisville Bats...
• 4/15 Blog Red Machine: Raising Reds: Weekend Edition: I would love to tell everyone that this past weekend was a profitable one for the farm…but, alas, it wasn’t. Well,...
• 4/12 Redlegs Review: MINOR details 4/11/2013: Bats win; Blaze still winless; rain beats Blue Wahoos, Dragons: This is Greg Reynolds. Louisville 4 Toledo 1 Bats (5-3), 2nd International League South, 0.5 GB -Greg...
• 4/9 Redlegs Review: MINOR details 4/8/2013: Billy Hamilton is Billy Hamilton, but Bats lose: He's back at it. Yes. It's the exciting return of MINOR details. Are you happy? Sure you are. Why am I five games late? I...
• 4/5 Blog Red Machine: Raising Reds: 4/4/13: On Raising Reds, we will look at the minor league games from the previous day and evening. We’ll also spotlight a Reds prospect...
• 4/4 Seedlings to Stars: Louisville’s Tony Cingrani Fans 14 in Opening Day Gem: If the Cincinnati Reds are looking for rotation help at some point this season, southpaw Tony Cingrani served notice on Opening...

• 2/28 Redlegs Review: A preseason preview of the Reds bullpen: Broxton is making closer money, but will he hold the closer's role all season? Today we take a look at the Cincinnati...

• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Indians, Reds, Brewers, Rockies: We'll keep track of tonight's minor moves right here.. The Indians signed second baseman Matt Antonelli to a minor league...

• 7/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees bullpen: Call them maybe not: It hasn’t shown up in win and loss column yet, but the Yankees bullpen just ain’t what she used to be.  At...

• 6/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Frankie Cervelli should be promoted for the playoffs… now!: Francisco Cervelli did not respond well to being demoted. He was not shy about being confused and distraught over the whole...
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• 5/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Next Wave Of Bullpen Help: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) What was a very deep and dominant Yankee bullpen earlier in the season...
• 5/16 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Six RBI for Sanchez in Charleston win, D.J. Mitchell & Brett Marshall w/ strong outings: Empire State Yankees W 3-1 PTF Romine (DL) Eduardo Nunez – 1H, 2K, .231 Ramiro Pena – 1H, 1K, .221 Kevin Russo –...
• 5/15 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Trenton with a 10 spot in a win / The other 3 teams come up short.: Empire State Yankees L 8-2 PTF Romine (DL) Eduardo Nunez – 1H, 1RBI, 1K, .222 Kevin Russo – 1H, 2K, .275 Steve Pearce...
• 5/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees aren’t looking to trade for a reliever: The Yankees are without their closer Mariano Rivera for the first time in nearly 20 years. Luckily they have some pretty strong...
• 5/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Tampa wins 2-0 behind Ramirez 10 K’s: Empire State Yankees L 3-0 PTF Romine (DL) Kevin Russo – 2H, 2BB, 1K, .325 Raymond Kruml – 2H, 2K, .195 Pitching PTF...

• 4/25 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Pettitte starts for Trenton, Empire State & Tampa both win: Empire State Yankees W 8-6 PTF Romine (DL) Colin Curtis – 1R, 2H, 1BB, 2SB, 2K, .227 Francisco Cervelli – 1R, 2H,...
• 4/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Empire Yankees hit 7 Doubles, Tampa’s Nik Turley has 7K’s, Charleston walk off win: Empire State Yankees W 6-5 PTF Romine (DL) Colin Curtis – 1BB, .228 Jayson Nix – 2R, 2H (2 Doubles), 1BB, 1K, .500...
• 4/19 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Empire, Tampa, Charleston all win.: Empire State Yankees W 5-3 PTF Romine (DL) Steve Pearce – 1R, 1H (3-Run Homer), 3RBI, 1K, .315 Colin Curtis – 1R,...
• 4/18 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap (2 of 2): D.J. Mitchell is lights out for the Empire State Yankees: Empire State Yankees W 2-0 PTF Romine (DL) Raymond Kruml – 1H, 1K, .185 Doug Bernier – 1K, .303 Dewayne Wise –...
• 4/16 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Tyler Austin (SAL Player of the Week), Betances, Turley, Jose Campos: Empire State Yankees L 5-3 PTF Romine (DL) Dewayne Wise – 2H Brandon Laird – 2H, 1K Ramiro Pena – 1R, 1H (2...
• 4/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Cash & Girardi know how to build a strong bullpen: Both Joe Girardi and Brian Cashman have  gotten their share of criticism for different things throughout their tenure.  However,...
• 4/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Recap, Mo, Jeter: The Yankees didn’t play today, but all 4 of their affiliates did. Manny Banuelos took the mound against Buffalo today, and...
• 4/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Farm Report 4/6/2011: After being swept in the non-suspended slate of Opening Day games, and following the disappointing loss for the big league team...

• 3/30 Yankees Fans Unite: Cashman built pitching depth by learning from past: Brian Cashman has been GM of the Yankees since 1998 and we have seen him grow and evolve in the job over the years.  Like all...
• 3/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES ARE 3-1 AGAINST PHILA SO FAR: Although these spring training games don’t matter in terms of the wins and losses, it’s pretty nice to get a win against...
• 3/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankee Top Ten Relief Prospects (Part 2): As I’ve said before, the Yankees have been the best organization at developing relief pitchers over the last decade. With all...

• 2/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Who Might The Yankees Receive From The Pirates?: There are many aspects to examine when trying to create trade proposals, for instance, team needs, contract situations, player...
• 2/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Announce 27 Non-Roster Invitations: With Spring Training rapidly approaching, the Yankees have officially announced this year’s non-roster invitees. 14 prospects...
• 2/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees announce non-roster invitees: The Yankees have announced their non-roster invitees to Spring Training at present. This includes both free agents signed to minor...
• 2/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Whelan outrighted to minor leagues: Yankees minor league righty, Kevin Whelan, was designated for assignment last week when they made the Hiroki Kuroda signing...
• 2/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Kevin Whelan outrightedNew York Yankees P Kevin Whelan cleared waivers Wednesday, Feb. 1, and was outrighted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre....[+] New York Yankees P Kevin Whelan cleared waivers Wednesday, Feb. 1, and was outrighted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
• 2/1 MLBTradeRumors: Outrighted To Triple-A: Kevin Whelan: The latest players to be outrighted off of big league rosters... The Yankees outrighted Kevin Whelan to Triple-A, MLB.com's...

• 1/31 It's About the Money (Stupid): Whelan – Yanks’ Last Tie to Sheffield: There was little surprise this week when Kevin Whelan was designated for assignment. After Hiroki Kuroda passed his physical...
• 1/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEE RUMORS & BYB: PART 29: Johnny Damon: According to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News, the Mets are looking at Johnny Damon. Read HERE. I don't...
• 1/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees DFA Kevin Whelan: Via Jon Heyman, the Yankees have DFA'd relief pitcher Kevin Whelan in order to make room for Hiroki Kuroda on the 40-man roster....
• 1/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees DFA Whelan as Kuroda signing official: The Hiroki Kuroda signing is finally official and to make room on the 40-man roster for him the Yankees have designated righty...
• 1/26 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Designate Kevin Whelan For Assignment: The Yankees designated right-hander Kevin Whelan for assignment to create 40-man roster space for Hiroki Kuroda, Jon Heyman...
• 1/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Kevin Whelan cutThe New York Yankees designated P Kevin Whelan for assignment Thursday, Jan. 26....[+] The New York Yankees designated P Kevin Whelan for assignment Thursday, Jan. 26.
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• 12/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees re-sign Andruw Jones: The Yankees reached an agreement with outfielder Andruw Jones on one-year deal worth $2 million with another possible $1.4...

• 11/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees make 40-man additions: Via Chad Jennings comes news that the Yankees will be adding 5 minor leaguers to the 40-man roster, protecting them from being...

• 9/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Call-Up Scott Proctor, 2 Others: Yesterday the news leaked that the Yankees were calling up top prospect Jesus Montero, but he isn’t the only one added...

• 8/4 B-R Blog: No hits but lots of walks in major-league debut: I recently came across a mention of Steve Adkins, who had a very unusual major-league debut. Since 1919, here are pitchers who...

• 6/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees blow Rangers out 12-4 for second straight game: For the second straight evening the Yankees won a 12-4 laugher against the Rangers, although unlike Tuesday night it didn’t...
• 6/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Sign Reliever Cory Wade: The Yankees signed right handed reliever Cory Wade to a minor league contract Monday and promoted him to the major leagues...
• 6/15 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Rangers Game 66 -2011: Yankees add right-hander Cory Wade to roster. Wade will wear No. 53. He hasn’t pitched in big leagues since ’09. Yanks...
• 6/15 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees sign Wade, move Soriano to 60-day DL: Prior to tonight's action, the Yankees announced that they had signed right-handed pitcher Cory Wade and added him to the active...
• 6/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks get revenge on Tomlin; pound out season-high 18 hits in 9-1 drubbing of Indians: After being embarrassed by Josh Tomlin in his Major League debut last July, the Yankees turned the tables Sunday afternoon, pounding...
• 6/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): Saturday observations: Last night's game was fun, huh? Sure it was a little hairier than it needed to be at the end and the Yankees' slugging first baseman...
• 6/11 B-R Blog: Kevin Whelan’s Wild Debut: Last night, Kevin Whelan became just the 12th "pitcher" since 1919 to throw two-thirds of an inning or less in his major league...