Christopher Ryan Young

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 10", Weight: 260 lb.

Born: May 25, 1979 in Dallas, TX
High School: Highland Park HS (Dallas, TX)
School: Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed September 6, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 24, 2004 (Age 25)   vs. MIN 5.2 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER
Teams (by GP): Padres/Rangers/Mets 2004-2012
2013 Contract Status: Free Agent (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 7.162, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Lon Babby, previously: Arn Tellem [*]
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• 5/23 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Links: Davis, Wheeler, Bargain Signings: It was on this day in 2004 that Tom Glavine threw a complete game one-hitter in a 4-0 Mets win over the Rockies, with Glavine...
• 5/20 BaseballGuys.com: Fantasy Baseball – FAAB Report, Wk.8: This week I went a bit reliever crazy. It’s better to spend a small amount on a middle reliever who could take over as the...
• 5/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy pickups: Chris Young, Franklin Gutierrez, Lucas Duda, David Phelps:   Below are players you should consider adding to your fantasy teams. The percentages listed next to each player are the...
• 5/20 Baseballhotcorner.com: Michael Choice – Learn To “Bernie Lean”: Start believing the hype on Oakland A’s top prospect center fielder, Michael Choice.  Currently batting .284, with 8 HRs,...
• 5/20 Swingin' A's: Oakland Athletics Emerging From the Darkness: Since their hot start, the A’s have had a rough few weeks.  They were 12-4, and ended up falling as far as two games under...
• 5/19 Swingin' A's: A’s Repeat Hard Fought 2-1 Victory Over Royals: The bacon hangovers are all but worn off, and it was back to baseball Saturday as the A’s took on the Royals in game 2 of...
• 5/18 Call to the Pen: Oakland A’s Designate Daric Barton, Chris Resop for Assignment: For the second time this season Daric Barton has been designated for assignment by the Oakland A’s. The move was made to make...
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Designate Daric Barton: The Athletics have designated first baseman Daric Barton for assignment, the team reports (on Twitter). The move clears roster...
• 5/17 numberFire: Oakland A's Leave Too Many Runners Stranded: Josh Reddick's .250 slugging percentage is one reason the A's are struggling to drive in baserunners. See More Coco Crisp Josh...
• 5/17 Mets360.com: Daniel Murphy’s streaks, minor league injuries abound, Warthen helps out: Coming into the season, Daniel Murphy had a lifetime .766 OPS with a slash line of .292/.339/.427 in 1,742 PA. So it shouldn’t...
• 5/17 Swingin' A's: 42 Down, 120 To Go: A Look at the Athletics So Far in 2013: The Oakland Athletics, the reigning 2012 AL West Champions, the team that no one thought could contend last year that had expectations...
• 5/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy insight: Is it time to sell Ike Davis?:   “They’ll start making some mistakes, and I’ll start hitting some homers.” This is a quote from...
• 5/16 MLB Injury News: Phillies rumors: Philly still seeking starting pitching: The Philadelphia Phillies recently signed right-hander Carlos Zambrano to a minor league contract. Still, even after the addition...
• 5/15 Indians Baseball Insider: Clippers top Chiefs 10-7 in slugfest: SYRCUASE, NY – The Columbus Clippers made big plays at the plate Wednesday night to tie the series against the Syracuse...
• 5/15 FanSided: Oakland Athletics Activate Coco Crisp From DL; Chris Young This Weekend: Things should get a bit better in the Oakland A’s outfield this week as not only did the Athletics activate Coco Crisp from...
• 5/15 Fire Brand of the American League: Game Review: Hunter Golden Plays Out Of The Park Baseball 2014And his life as he knows it, is probably over. Thanks, game. ...
• 5/14 MLB Injury News: A's Yoenis Cespedes exits with illness: Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes exited last night's victory against the Texas Rangers due to a stomach illness,...
• 5/13 Swingin' A's: Josh Reddick Could Go Under the Knife: A tweet this afternoon from MLB.com’s Jane Lee noted that if Josh Reddick was unable to swing in the next week he may consider...
• 5/13 Swingin' A's: The Disastrous Road Trip That Could’ve Been Worse and What’s Next: With the 6-1 loss this afternoon at the hands of the Seattle Mariners, the A’s ended a 3-7 road trip.  It started off quite...
• 5/10 numberFire: Coco Crisp's Injury Hurts Oakland A's the Worst: Yeah, Oakland has some current injury problems. But none hurt as bad as their current centerfielder.See More Brett Anderson Chris...
• 5/9 Swingin' A's: Oakland Athletics Can’t Leave Cleveland Fast Enough (And Get Away From Angel Hernandez): I predicted over at Wahoo’s On First prior to this 4 game set between the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians that...
• 5/9 BaseballGuys.com: Fantasy Baseball – FAAB Report, Wk.6: I’ve been sick. So sick that I was in the hospital for three days. I’m feeling better now, but apparently my brain...
• 5/9 That Ball's Outta Here: Roy Halladay’s Long Term Replacement Likely To Be Really Mediocre: Looking at the names of potential long-term replacements for Roy Halladay is not an exercise one should do while sober. So, drink...
• 5/8 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Notes: Halladay, Amaro, Lee: The Phillies received some bad news earlier today when they learned that Roy Halladay will have to undergo shoulder surgery to...
• 5/8 MLB Injury News: Athletics place Josh Reddick on DL: The Oakland Athletics have placed outfielder Josh Reddick on the 15-day disabled list due to a wrist injury, according to Susan...
• 5/7 MLB Injury News: Phillies rumors: Philadelphia seeking pitching help: In an expected move, the Philadelphia Phillies placed right-handed starting pitcher Roy Halladay on the 15-day disabled list...
• 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Looking For Pitching Help: Following Roy Halladay's placement on the disabled list with shoulder soreness, the Phillies are looking at external options...
• 5/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Series Preview #11: Oakland A’s (18-14) at Cleveland Indians (14-14): Major League Baseball’s top scoring team brings its offensive show on the road to Cleveland, as the Oakland Athletics take on...
• 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: 2014 Free Agents On The DL: Catcher Brian McCann will join the Braves tonight in Cincinnati to make his season debut against the Reds.  The 29-year-old...
• 5/6 FFLockerRoom: Oakland Athletics Put Outfielder Chris Young On Disabled List: The Oakland Athletics have placed outfielder Chris Young on the disabled list with a strained left quad injury. The injury is...
• 5/6 fantasyteamadvice.com: Buy Low Candidates – Analyzing BABIP to determine which players have gotten unlucky thus far in 2013: We have not even finished 20% of the fantasy baseball season, and already full on panic is starting to set on in the minds of...
• 5/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Salary Comparison A’s vs. AL West: It is well known that the A’s are one of the more frugal teams in the American League and in baseball as a whole. Only the...
• 5/5 Swingin' A's: Solving the Athletics Problems Internally: The Oakland Athletics stormed out of the gates to open the 2013 season, leading the pack in the American League with a 12-4 record....
• 5/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Young to DL; Nakajima to Sacramento; Taylor Recalled: Chris Young who has not played since April 29th, when he went 2-for-4 in the A’s 19 inning win over the Angels, has been...
• 5/2 Mastersball.com: Let's Play Two at Once: If you are old enough, you will know the "Let's Play Two" quote from the great Ernie Banks, who optimistically suggested the...
• 5/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Claim Casper Wells Off Waivers From Blue Jays: It is hard to feel sympathetic to professional baseball players. Virtually anyone who reads this blog probably would love to be...
• 5/1 MLB Injury News: Athletics place Coco Crisp, Brett Anderson on DL: The 19-inning marathon between the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels has claimed more casualties. While the Angels placed...

• 4/30 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dear Mr. Fantasy Baseball Podcast: April 29, 2013: Click HERE to listen to this week’s installment of the Dear Mr. Fantasy Baseball Podcast. The show notes are below. More......
• 4/30 Swingin' A's: 19th Inning Repercussions Part 2: Depletion: The A’s exciting win last night was definitely a morale booster especially after the last week and a half of sweeps and near...
• 4/30 Swingin' A's: 19 Innings of Heckling and Baseball: The Aftermath of Josh Hamilton Appreciation Night: I still don’t really believe I witnessed what I did last night at the O.co Coliseum.  A 19 inning affair that truly never...
• 4/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Daily: Yu Darvish, Cruz deliver; Moustakas doesn’t: Taking a look around the league, here’s a recap of last night’s action and suggestions for your fantasy baseball team. Suggestions?...
• 4/24 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs A's 4-24-13: Game 21: Red Sox win 6-5 After yesterday's disgusting game, many fans were wondering if Jon Lester could bring back that...
• 4/24 BoSox Injection: Sox Win 6-5 Squeaker to Take Series Against The As: It wasn’t pretty but in the end Jon Lester and a quartet of Boston relievers got the job done defensively while a quartet...
• 4/24 Red Sox Life: Sox rally past Oakland to take another series: David Ortiz (pictured) figured prominently in a pair of 3-run innings for the Red Sox as they came from behind to beat the...
• 4/24 Baseball News Source: Oakland A’s Yoenis Cespedes To Start Rehab Assignment: The Oakland A’s, which are ninth in the majors in hitting, could get a key part of their lineup back soon. Yoenis Cespedes,...
• 4/24 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Slumpers: Josh Reddick: Whether your focus is on fantasy baseball or baseball, you’re going to hear something like this an awful lot: It’s...
• 4/24 Mets Merized: Featured Post: Should Pitchers be **** with Protection While on the Mound?: Last night, while watching the highlights of the Mets game, I saw the comebacker that struck Jon Niese on the right leg and caused...
• 4/24 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/24: After being spanked last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series this afternoon in the rubber game of a three-game...
• 4/24 Swingin' A's: The Art of Snapping a Losing Streak: A’s Rain 13 Runs Down on Red Sox: I had a thought in the back of my mind after Monday night’s ugly 9-6 loss by the Athletics in Boston versus the Red Sox....
• 4/23 TheFantasyFix.com: In Search Of Steals: Adam Eaton Is On The Mend: At this point, it’s safe to say we can do a decent job of evaluating our team’s strengths and weaknesses. The general rule-of-thumb...
• 4/23 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs A's 4-22-13: Game 19 : Red Sox win 9-6 The Red Sox out-slugged the A's tonight with timely hitting and a good start by Franklin...
• 4/22 Splash Hit Blog: Lineups Posted: Can #SFGiants handle the intangibles the #DBacks bring?: In what might have been the longest off-season for Arizona Diamondback fans, Justin Upton, Chris Young, Trevor Bauer, and Chris...
• 4/22 MLB Injury News: A's hopeful Yoenis Cespedes will return Sunday, acquire Casper Wells: Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes looks to be on track to return from the DL this Sunday as he continues his recovery...
• 4/22 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/22: After losing two of three over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track tonight in the first game of...
• 4/22 Mets Merized: Reversing the Trend of Late Inning Mets Collapses: You know that feeling when Scott Rice walked the first two batters in the 8th inning yesterday with the Mets clinging to a 2 run...
• 4/22 Mets Merized: How Not to Lose and Reversing the Trend of Met Bullpen Meltdowns: You know that feeling when Scott Rice walked the first two batters in the 8th inning yesterday with the Mets clinging to a 2 run...
• 4/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 18: Rays Offense Rolls and Complete Sweep of A’s: Timely hitting and sub-par defense help Tampa Bay early as Roberto Hernandez posts his first win of the season helping the Rays...
• 4/21 mlbreports.com : Dan Haren Has Not Pitched Well For The Nationals!: Like us on Facebook here Sunday, Apr.21/2013 By David Huzzard (Nationals Correspondent via Citizens of Natstown.com – view...
• 4/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Rays Game 17: Wrap: Tampa Bay 8, Oakland 3. A’s 12-5 (1st Place, 1 1/2 games ahead) The A’s hit the road for the second time this season...
• 4/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Astros @ A’s Game 15: Wrap: Oakland 4, Houston 3. A’s 11-4 (1st Place, 1 1/2 games ahead) The A’s keep on rolling against Houston. So many times...
• 4/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Astros @ A’s Game 14: Wrap: Oakland 11, Houston 2. A’s 10-4 (1st Place, 1 1/2 games ahead) Jackie Robinson Day, better known in my neck of the woods...
• 4/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Astros @ A’s Game 16: Wrap: Oakland 7, Astros 5. A’s 12-4 (1st Place, 2 games ahead) The A’s certainly like playing the Houston Astros as they...
• 4/18 Swingin' A's: At 12-4, the Athletics Are Set Up For Success: I have to say I’ve been surprised at how hot the Oakland Athletics have been in the early portion of the season.  With...
• 4/16 MLBTradeRumors: Each Team's Highest-Paid Player: When calculating the amount of the Qualifying Offer, MLB and the players' union find the average salary of the 125 highest-paid...
• 4/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Tigers @ A’s Game 13: Wrap: Detroit 10, Oakland 1. A’s 9-4 (1st Place, 1 game ahead) A’s have played to a drew in one series and followed that...
• 4/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Tigers @ A’s Game 12: Wrap: Detroit 7, Oakland 3. A’s 9-3 (1st Place, 1 game ahead) The A’s were finally stopped. Not a bad run with nine straight...
• 4/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Cespedes to 15-Day DL; Taylor to Oakland: Yoenis Cespedes has landed himself on the 15-day disabled list with a strained muscle in his left hand. Cespedes seemingly injured...
• 4/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Tigers @ A’s Game 11: Wrap: Oakland 4, Detroit 3 (12 innings). A’s 9-2 (1st Place, 2 games ahead) The A’s just can’t be stopped. Winners...
• 4/14 Swingin' A's: The Unfocused Struggles of Josh Reddick: The A’s were shut out on Opening Night by Felix Hernandez, it was an underwhelming way to start off the regular season,...
• 4/13 Baseball Musings: Cespedes Disabled: The Athletics placed Yoenis Cespedes on the disabled list. Cespedes strained a muscle in his left hand yesterday while sliding...
• 4/13 MLB Injury News: Athletics lose Coco Crisp, Yoenis Cespedes to injury: The Oakland Athletics were able to down the Detroit Tigers in extras last night, but they lost a pair of outfielders – Coco...
• 4/13 Call to the Pen: Oakland Athletics Injury News: Coco Crisp, Yoenis Cespedes: The Oakland Athletics were able to squeak by Max Scherzer, Prince Fielder, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 thanks to a walkoff home...
• 4/12 mlbreports.com : Athletics 8 Game Win Streak Is Nothing New To Pattern Formed Since Last Year: Like us on Facebook here Friday, Apr.12/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Hands up.. How many people...
• 4/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 10: Wrap: Oakland 11, Los Angeles 5. A’s 8-2 (1st Place, 1 game ahead) If baseball had a football schedule one can say that the...
• 4/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 9: Wrap: Oakland 11, Los Angeles 5. A’s 7-2 (1st Place, 1 game ahead) The A’s kept on rolling to their seventh straight win...
• 4/11 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Could Mark Reynolds Hit the Progressive Field Scoreboard?: By Ronnie Tellalian Mark Reynolds began this season on a home run tear. He has hit four home runs in eight games and through...
• 4/11 Rontrarian Report: Chris Young’s Defensive Miscues . . . → Read More: Chris Young’s Defensive Miscues...
• 4/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 8: Wrap: Oakland 9, Los Angeles 5. A’s 6-2 (1st Place (tie)) The homer happy A’s kept themselves afloat atop the American...
• 4/10 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks made a number of moves that raised eyebrows and invited skepticism this offseason, and they'll have to improve...
• 4/10 Swingin' A's: A’s Overcome Jarrod Parker, Themselves in Hard Fought Victory Over Angels: As I said last night, this series would be the first true test for the Athletics in 2013, and it did not disappoint.  As the...
• 4/8 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Kershaw, Padres, Rockies: Earlier today, Tim Dierkes took a look at the Rockies' offseason as one of the final entries in MLBTR's Offseason In Review series....
• 4/8 MetsToday.com: Why Won’t Mets Get Aaron Harang?: The Dodgers traded excess starter Aaron Harang to the Rockies, who promptly DFA’d him. The Mets, in need of starting pitching,...
• 4/8 Swingin' A's: The Streakin’ A’s at 5-2, Far From Perfect (Eric Sogard, Josh Donaldson I’m Talking to You): The first two games of this young 2013 season seem like an eternity ago.  When the Athletics could hardly put a few hits on the...
• 4/7 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 3/31/13 - 4/6/13: Here's a look at the week that was here at MLBTR ... The Rangers signed shortstop Elvis Andrus to an unusual eight-year,...
• 4/6 Swingin' A's: Straily, Crisp Lead A’s to Easy 8-3 Victory Over Astros: The Athletics started this evening’s inaugural AL battle with the Houston Astros off with a bang when Coco Crisp led off...
• 4/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Astros Game 5: Wrap: Oakland 8, Houston 3. A’s 3-2 (2nd Place (tie), 1/2 game back) The A’s played their first ever American League game...
• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: New York Notes: Yankees, Chris Young: The Mets kicked off the 2013 campaign with a 2-1 series victory over the Padres while the Yankees fell to 1-2 at the hands of...
• 4/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Mariners @ A’s Game 3: Wrap: Oakland 6, Seattle 2. A’s 1-2 (4th Place (tie), 1 game back) A’s get their first win of the year. After a very shaky...
• 4/4 Mets Merized: Dillon Gee Is A Hard Luck Loser As Mets Fall To Padres 2-1 In Series Finale: SCORE: San Diego 2, Mets 1, at Citi Field. RECORD: 2-1. SUMMARY: What, you expected this to last forever? When you pitch you...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Halladay, Loria, Rays, Ellsbury: "He's more like a [No.] 4 starter for me now," a scout said to ESPN's Jayson Stark after watching Roy Halladay's bizarre start...
• 4/4 District On Deck: Washington Nationals Sign Chris Young (Again): When the Washington Nationals granted Chris Young his release at the end of March, it was so Young could look to see if there...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Sign Chris Young: The Nationals announced that they have agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Chris Young on a minor league contract.  Young...
• 4/4 Mets Chronicle: Mets News and Notes: Feliciano still throwing, Young not signed, Turner in the lineup: Mets News and Notes: Pedro Feliciano, who agreed to remain with the organization when the Mets passed on placing him...
• 4/3 The Baseball Haven: Astronomical Strikeout Rates: The Houston Astros are going to be bad in 2013. People in Houston and around the world should have known that before the season...
• 4/3 Swingin' A's: The Deafening Silence in Oakland: Athletics Drop to 0-2: Well, it’s safe to say the season has not gone as planned through two games.  The Athletics are 0-2 and have tallied a total of...
• 4/3 Call to the Pen: New York Mets Place Shaun Marcum on DL: Suffering from what has been described as bicep tendinitis and a sore neck, the New York Mets have placed right-handed pitcher...
• 4/2 New York Mets Report: More Bad Pitching News For Mets; Shaun Marcum Scratched: Another day and with more Mets’ pitching news and naturally some of it being bad. The club said Johan Santana underwent successful...
• 4/2 MLBTradeRumors: NL Notes: Reds, Mets, Diamondbacks: Outfielder Ryan Ludwick injured his right shoulder in the Reds' season opener and will need surgery. The Reds could promote...
• 4/1 Full Spectrum Baseball: Ah… Predictions, Predictions: There is no true off-season in baseball. It is simply some down time to make adjustments to rosters, to reflect on past stats,...
• 4/1 Swingin' A's: Expanded View: Season Prediction: Finally it has arrived. The sun is rising as high as the expectations thrust upon a team who don green and gold. Yes. Baseball...
• 4/1 Venom Strikes: Comparing Opening Day Lineups in Arizona: Things are looking up in 2013 aren’t they? Opening Day is actually upon us and the anti**** around the friendly confines of...
• 4/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from San Francisco: March 29/Recap: A’s @ Giants Game 32: A’s lost 3-1 to Barry Zito and the Giants tonight at AT&T Park. Along with the slew of roster moves today with guys...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Desmond, Young: The Nationals will open the season a widely regarded postseason favorite for the first time in franchise history today. Offseason...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 3/24/13 - 3/30/13: Here's a look at the week that was here at MLBTR. The Angels traded outfielder Vernon Wells and cash to the Yankees for...

• 3/29 numberFire: Oakland A's 2013 Statistical Preview: Hitting: They surprised last year, but the numbers say Josh Reddick and Co. might be more of an F-150 than a Prius.See More Jed Lowrie Eric...
• 3/29 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks, Paul Goldschmidt Agree To Extension: Paul Goldschmidt and the Diamondbacks have reached agreement on a contract extension, according to Jim Bowden of ESPN.com (on...
• 3/29 Baseballhotcorner.com: Arizona Diamondbacks Lineup Outlook For 2013 Season: The Arizona Diamondbacks offense was one of the bright spots that occurred during the 2012 season for the team. The Diamondbacks...
• 3/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: BBTN Top 500: Athletics Edition: ESPN does a cool thing, the top 500 baseball players in the game ranked 1-thru-500 prior to each season (the link brings you...
• 3/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 27/Recap: Rockies @ A’s Game 30: Last game this spring at Phoenix Muni**** Stadium and the A’s dispatched the Rox 6-5. Adam Rosales‘ expected return...
• 3/28 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES, RUMORS & THEIR PITCHING STRATEGY: The Yankees' starting pitching strategy in recent years is clear. Get top shelf guys for the top three spots in the rotation...
• 3/28 MLB Injury News: Chris Young rumors: Angels interested, Mets likely to pass: Right-hander Chris Young continues to weigh his options since hitting the free agent market. While the New York Mets are “almost certainly...
• 3/28 Swingin' A's: In Conclusion: The Oakland Athletics and the Cactus League: No that’s not the howling wind of a late March rain storm you hear outside.  It’s not even the sound of the Athletics...
• 3/28 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Kershaw, Dodgers, Young, Wells, Booty: Commissioner Bud Selig weighed in on the Houston Astros' strategy and payroll, saying that the organization has "chosen the path...
• 3/27 MLB Injury News: Mets rumors: New York discussing Chris Young?: Depending on who you listen to, the New York Mets are either discussing a contract with free agent Chris Young, or they’re...
• 3/26 El Maquino: FREESE TO MISS FIRST WEEK: > The team said yesterday that David Freese‘s MRI was encouraging, but today announced that he has been put on the disabled...
• 3/26 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On Chris Young: 33-year-old righty Chris Young is officially a free agent, having been granted his release by the Nationals today.  He should...
• 3/26 MLB Injury News: Often injured Chris Young to opt out of Nats contract: Chris Young has a minor league contract that he can opt out of.  He signed with the Washington Nationals in hope of making...
• 3/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 25/Recap: Brewers @ A’s Game 28: A’s skipped by the Brew Crew 9-7 at Phoenix Muni**** Stadium today. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle expects...
• 3/26 MetsToday.com: Chris Young Opts Out of Nationals Contract: Former Mets pitcher Chris Young has exercised his option to decline an assignment to the minor leagues, and is now a free agent....
• 3/25 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Butera, Young, Betancourt, Garcia: The Twins announced yesterday that they will hand the reins in center field over to top prospect Aaron Hicks. The 2008 first-rounder...
• 3/25 El Maquino: CARDS BENEFIT FROM LOHSE SIGNING: > Shelby Miller was officially named the fifth starter today.  I’m just gonna chalk this up in the I told you so category...
• 3/25 District On Deck: Breaking News: Chris Young Opts Out: RHP Chris Young has opted out of his minor league deal with the Nationals, as first reported by MASN’s Dan Kolko. The move...
• 3/25 MLBTradeRumors: Chris Young To Opt Out Of Contract With Nats: Chris Young will exercise the opt-out clause in his contract with the Nationals to search for a big league job with another team,...
• 3/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Washington Nationals: The Nationals signed the best available reliever, re-signed their slugging first baseman, and made strong choices for center field...
• 3/25 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 24/Recap: Dodgers @ A’s Game 27: A’s won 7-4 over the eight-billion dollar Dodgers payroll. Josh Reddick looks good walking around without a limp in his...
• 3/24 mlbreports.com : The New Bash Brothers of Oakland – The A’s State Of The Union 2013 Part 1: The Hitters: Like us on Facebook here Sunday March 24th, 2013 By Bernie Olshansky   and Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner):...
• 3/24 MLBTradeRumors: Multiple Teams Showing Interest In Chris Young: The minor league deal that Chris Young signed with the Nationals last month contains an opt-out clause that he can exercise today....
• 3/24 Marlin Maniac: 2013 MLB Season Preview: Who Will Surprise The Baseball World?: As the past couple of days have passed, the madness is now fully underway. No, I’m not talking about the NCAA March Madness...
• 3/23 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 22/Recap: A’s @ Reds Game 25: The A’s and White Sox drew to a 4-4 tie today at Phoenix Muni**** Stadium at the first night game of the spring at Phoenix...
• 3/23 Sports Out West: A’s news: Josh Reddick out with sprained ankle: Oakland A’s right fielder Josh Reddick left Friday’s Cactus League Spring Training game at Phoenix Muni**** Stadium against...
• 3/23 Baseball News Source: Diamondbacks Adam Eaton Sprains Elbow, to Miss Two Months: The Arizona Diamondbacks have had one complicated off-season when it comes to the outfield and now it’s about to get a little...
• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Oakland Athletics: The A’s made modest forays into free agency and completed a number of trades after winning the AL West in 2012. Major League...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Beltway Notes: Wieters, Jurrjens, Gonzalez, Rizzo: One Scott Boras client created a tense moment for another today as Prince Fielder lined a ball off the left hand of Stephen ...
• 3/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Oakland Athletics preview: Cinderella story not likely in 2013: The Oakland Athletics stunned everyone by claiming the AL West crown ahead of 2012 preseason favorites the Texas Rangers and Los...
• 3/22 Swingin' A's: The Dog Days of March and What’s Left to Determine: Normally as the month of March moves into its 20′s, just about everyone who plays, watches, listens, or pays any attention...
• 3/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 21/Recap: A’s @ Reds Game 24: The A’s took on the Reds today in Goodyear and edged them 10-9. The season has not yet begun but one Athletic already has...
• 3/21 Marlin Maniac: Game Recap: Big Innings Sink LeBlanc As Washington Nationals Top Miami Marlins, 7-5: Miami Marlins pitcher Wade LeBlanc came into Wednesday’s contest against the Washington Nationals with a perfect 0.00 ERA as...
• 3/21 Baseballhotcorner.com: Arizona Diamondbacks 2013 Season Preview: The Arizona Diamondbacks had high expectations coming into the 2012 season. They were not able to meet those expectations that...
• 3/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 19/Recap: A’s @ Dodgers Game 23: A’s crossed town to go to Camelback Ranch where they fell to the Dodgers 7-1. The World Baseball Classic ended today with...
• 3/20 MLBTradeRumors: Capps, Young Face Decisions: Reliever Matt Capps and starting pitcher Chris Young both signed minor-league deals with new teams this offseason as Type XX(B)...
• 3/18 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Looking For Starting Pitching Depth: As ESPN's Jayson Stark notes in his latest column, Boston's 2012 rotation posted the worst ERA of any Red Sox rotation in history...
• 3/18 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Not Among Worst Traders: Charlie Wilmoth at MLBtraderumors has put together a list (and a poll) of the most lopsided trades in recent baseball history....
• 3/18 District On Deck: Washington Nationals Cut Down To 34 Players: This morning, the Washington Nationals had their third cut of the Spring sending six players to Triple A Syracuse and two non-roster...
• 3/17 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Most One-Sided Trade Of The Last Decade: Yankees GM Brian Cashman spoke last week about how his team nearly traded Mariano Rivera to the Mariners for Felix Fermin in...
• 3/17 Chicken Friars: Players Taken: I recently returned from my annual Fantasy Baseball Draft in Las Vegas. This is year thirteen of our league, and over the course...
• 3/17 MLB Injury News: Cody Ross questionable for Opening Day: Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Cody Ross continues to be hampered by a left camp injury, which manager Kirk Gibson admitted...
• 3/17 mlbreports.com : Martin Prado Will Prove To Be A Valuable Player For The Arizona Diamondbacks: Like us on Facebook here Sunday, March.17, 2013 By Chris Lacey (Baseball Writer) The Arizona Diamondbacks made several moves...
• 3/15 MetsToday.com: Brewers Extend Carlos Gomez: The Milwaukee Brewers have announced a three-year, $24M extension to the contract of Carlos Gomez, locking up the speedster through...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Links: Hamels, Young, Owings, Marlins: Here's the latest from around the NL East... Cole Hamels wouldn't have signed an extension with the Phillies unless he thought...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: New York Mets: The Mets locked up their most famous player through 2020, boldly following that move by trading the NL Cy Young winner for prospects. Major...
• 3/14 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 19 | Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals: Fresh off of some new cuts and two wins yesterday, the Washington Nationals get right back at it, giving the Houston Astros the...
• 3/13 MLBTradeRumors: Veterans On Minors Deals In Line For $100K Bonus: To entice veterans into signing minor league contracts, teams will often dangle opt-out clauses. These clauses allow players to...
• 3/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 12/Recap: Royals @ A’s Game 17: A’s were 6-3 winners over the Cactus League leading Kansas City Royals (13-2-1) today. That improved their Cactus League...
• 3/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 11/Recap: A’s @ Padres Game 16: A’s got pasted by the Pads falling 10-0 in Peoria. Arnold Leon, who was someone I thought might breakout and be a surprise...
• 3/13 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Washington Nationals First Split Squad Day: Today is the final chance for some Washington Nationals hopefuls to make some noise as Davey Johnson is on record as saying that...
• 3/13 Rising Apple: 2013 Season Preview: AL West: This is the third piece in a week-long series in which the staff of Rising Apple makes their predictions for each of the six...
• 3/13 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Diamondbacks' Best Offseason Acquisition: No one can accuse Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers of taking it easy this winter.  The D'Backs finished with a .500...
• 3/11 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins: The Twins added pitching, but they still don't project as a contender in the AL Central. Major League Signings Mike Pelfrey,...
• 3/11 Swingin' A's: Medical Maladies That Can Only Happen To The A’s and “House”: With Fox’s House off the air now after eight years of baffling medical mysteries, people only have the Oakland A’s...
• 3/9 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 14: Washington Nationals 8, Miami Marlins 7: Yesterday was not a very good day to be a Washington Nationals pitcher, as Andrew wrote. Today, was slightly better and at least...
• 3/9 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 14 | Miami Marlins @ Washington Nationals: Today we see the real effect of the World Baseball Classic on Spring Training games. While the Washington Nationals had been rolling...
• 3/7 Baseball Musings: Single Minded: Jonathan Bernhardt wonders if Kirk Gibson‘s intensity is holding back the Diamondbacks: The general manager of the Arizona...
• 3/5 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Won't Look To Acquire A Starter: The Mets are likely to be without Johan Santana to start the season, which leaves them in need of at least one additional starting...
• 3/5 Swingin' A's: The Athletics’ Secret Weapon: Seth Smith: Within the Athletics universe there is a select group of players who get the bulk of the glory for the success of the team.  They...
• 3/3 Mets Merized: MMO Featured Post: Can The Mets Win The WAR in 2013?: The New York Mets ended up winning 74 games during the 2012 season. Their Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey was traded and their most...
• 3/2 Swingin' A's: His Bad: Blackley Implodes, Giants Beat Athletics 13-9: When you have an outing like Travis Blackley did, I think the appropriate hashtag might have to be “#cantwin.”  But...
• 3/1 District On Deck: Former Nationals Front And Center In World Baseball Classic Opener: Two former Washington Nationals will take part on tonight’s World Baseball Classic opening game between Chinese Taipei and...

• 2/28 Baseball News Source: Diamondbacks News: Brandon McCarthy Impressive in First Start Since Head Injury: Brandon McCarthy would like nothing more than to move on from the horrific line drive to the head injury which shut down his season...
• 2/27 Venom Strikes: Adam Eaton is on Fire: I know we are not supposed to be giddy about Spring Training statistics, particularly when the calendar shows that it is still...
• 2/27 District On Deck: Javier Vazquez Will Not Return To Majors This Year: A report out of Puerto Rico reports that Javier Vazquez will not pitch in the World Baseball Classic and will not return to Major...
• 2/27 Through The Fence Baseball: D-backs outfielder Gerardo Parra remains positive and patient: Gerardo Parra, the Arizona Diamondback’s Gold Glove-winning outfielder, will be 26 years old in May with four big-league...
• 2/27 Swingin' A's: A.J. Griffin Shines in Ugly 9-4 Loss to DBacks: There wasn’t a whole lot of positive aspects to today’s Cactus League matchup between the Oakland Athletics and the...
• 2/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: February 25/Recap: Indians @ A’s ST Game 3: The 5-0 Cleveland Indians won 14-10 on an offense filled day at Phoenix Muni. Chris Young is fine from the quad cramp that caused...
• 2/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: February 24/Recap: A’s @ Angels ST Game 2: A’s skip past the Angels 7-5 in Tempe.  A’s lineup for today was: Coco Crisp CF, Chris Young RF, Seth Smith DH, Yoenis...
• 2/26 MLB Injury News: Athletics' Grant Balfour ahead of schedule: The Oakland Athletics' will likely have their closer back sooner than expected.  Grant Balfour underwent arthroscopic knee...
• 2/26 Mets Merized: Can The Mets Win The WAR in 2013?: The New York Mets ended up winning 74 games during the 2012 season. Their Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey was traded and their most...
• 2/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: February 23/Recap: A’s @ Brewers ST Game 1: The A’s were 2-1 losers to the Brewers today in Maryvale.  One should not look too much into lineups as they sort of (completely)...
• 2/25 MLB Injury News: Chris Young Injury: Nothin more than a cramp: The Oakland Athletics got a scare yesterday when their center fielder had to leave the game.  Chris Young exited the game...
• 2/25 Swingin' A's: A’s Get Their First Win of 2013, Beat Angels 7-5: Well, it wasn’t exactly the Angels team that shelled out tons of cash this offseason and last that fell to the Oakland Athletics...
• 2/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: AL Preview: Pacific Coast Edition: With Spring Training underway throughout baseball, we will take a look at the offseason moves made by the other American League...
• 2/23 Tomahawk Take: Braves Outfield Defense- Better or Worse in 2013? Part 1: Last week in my post on news you may have missed I quoted a fellow fan who said that the trade of Martin Prado et al for Justin...
• 2/23 Swingin' A's: Cactus League Opener: Lineup Analysis: In just about 13 hours from the moment I’m typing these words, the Oakland Athletics will take the field and face off against...
• 2/22 New York Mets Report: Mets Should Consider Starting Season Without Santana: What are we to make of the Mets’ decision today to push back Johan Santana at least two weeks with the specific purpose of building...
• 2/22 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Rodriguez, Young, Stanton: MLBPA executive director Michael Weiner told reporters yesterday that he wants to see the Mets follow through on their stated...
• 2/22 Rising Apple: Morning Mets Notes: Nationals Sign Chris Young to Minor League Deal: Once the Mets agreed to sign Shawn Marcum to a one-year deal about a month ago, it was clear the organization wouldn’t bring...
• 2/21 Swingin' A's: Arizona Battles: Final Roster Spots: Spring training has arrived and every A’s fan is anxious to get the season started. However, the lead up to the season is just...
• 2/21 Billy-Ball.com: The Tallest Young & Baseball’s Tallest Pitchers: The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Chris Young on a minor-league contract with an invitation...
• 2/21 District On Deck: Chris Young Signs Minor League Deal With Washington Nationals: Today, the Washington Nationals announced that they signed right-handed giant pitcher Chris Young to a minor league contract with...
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Lerner, Suzuki, Young: The Nationals are keeping their focus on their short-term chances of contending, owner Mark Lerner said during a chat with reporters...
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals To Sign Chris Young: The Nationals announced that they have agreed to terms with right-handed starter Chris Young on a minor league deal (Twitter...
• 2/21 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Baseball Vision: Target & Avoid - AL West Edition: Our good friend Brett Barton (@BrettBarton_FBV) at Fantasy Baseball Vision will help you prep for your upcoming drafts. Last...
• 2/21 Swingin' A's: Chemistry Does Not Win 94 Games, Jonny Gomes…: I really thought I was done looking back at the 2012 season, considering the fact that the Oakland Athletics will play their first...
• 2/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: February 16: Scott Sizemore is a new father as his wife Brooke gave birth to a baby girl. Congrats to him! Jed Lowrie and Seth Smith arrived...
• 2/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Helping Kevin Gregg Understand Why He’s a Non-Roster Invite: Interesting bit from Ken Gurnick’s piece at Dodgers.com today… Kevin Gregg, 34, was 3-2 with a 4.95 ERA last year...
• 2/17 Rays Colored Glasses: New York Mets Echo Tampa Bay Rays’ Method, But Success Is Still Years Away: It wasn’t such a long time ago the New York Mets were an excellent baseball team. As recently as 2006, they were one game...
• 2/17 Mets Merized: Five Moves That Can Happen This Spring: Mets Will Trade For At Least One Starting Outfielder: XtreemIcon just emailed me a link to Jim Bowden’s latest post on ESPN Insider (subscription required). Bowden goes out on...
• 2/16 mlbreports.com : Arizona DiamondBacks Roster In 2013: State Of The Union: Like us on Facebook here Saturday, February.16, 2013 By Chris Lacey (Diamond Backs Correspondent) Arizona Diamondbacks fans had...
• 2/15 Swingin' A's: 3 Reasons Why The A’s Will Succeed In 2013: The A’s have spent the off-season retooling and revamping their roster in an effort to defend their AL West crown. General...
• 2/15 Mets360.com: Mets hope healthy starters can aid questionable bullpen: After last year’s debacle, there’s a lot of concern about the 2013 bullpen. It seem like the Mets have signed 20 relievers...
• 2/13 Mets360.com: Best and worst Mets pitching performances by advanced stats: Some numbers roll off the tongue. Even though they may no longer be records, 714, 61, 511 and 56 all mean something specific to...
• 2/13 Swingin' A's: 2013 State of the Athletics Address: It seemed **** that with President Obama delivering his annual State of the Union address this evening, I would take the opportunity...
• 2/12 MLBTradeRumors: Byrnes: Padres Could Add Starter: San Diego general manager Josh Byrnes remains very much open to the possibility of looking outside of the organization to round...
• 2/12 Baseball Jerks: Oakland Athletics 2013 Preview: The Oakland Athletics staged a coup last year, beating out powerhouses like the Rangers and Angels on the strength of a pitching...
• 2/12 Venom Strikes: FanFest Shows People Are Excited About the D’backs: The Arizona Diamondbacks held their annual FanFest this past weekend with another large crowd turning out for a day of fun...
• 2/11 mlbreports.com : Arizona Diamondbacks Gerardo Parra Will Try To Hold Onto His OF Spot In 2013: Like us on Facebook here Monday, February.11, 2013 By Chris Lacey (Diamond Backs Correspondent) Gerardo Parra was signed by the...
• 2/11 Call to the Pen: The Arizona Diamondbacks Offseason: The Leaning Towers of Phoenix: The Arizona Diamondbacks offseason was tumultuous, two trades were made that will shape the franchise for years to come. The result...
• 2/10 MetsToday.com: Joe Saunders Signs with Seattle: In case you missed it, veteran lefthanded starter Joe Saunders signed with the Seattle Mariners. The 31-year-old seemed a good...
• 2/8 Call to the Pen: The Oakland Athletics Offseason: Moneyball Redux: The Oakland Athletics offseason leading to spring training 2013 was not as busy as last year’s offseason. Going into 2012 GM Billy...
• 2/8 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: PREVIEWING THE 2013 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: It is time to examine what the Arizona Diamondbacks have been up to since last season’s disappointing 81-81 .500 record. ...
• 2/7 Swingin' A's: A’s In 2013: The Value In Depth: It’s not easy being on top of an ultra-competitive division in pro baseball. The A’s know this and their fearless...
• 2/5 Mets360.com: Comparing the contracts for Shaun Marcum and Mike Pelfrey: Earlier today Frank Gray wrote a piece about the Mets’ decision to sign Shaun Marcum rather than Chris Young. Never my favorite...
• 2/5 Mets360.com: Is Shaun Marcum a better choice than Chris Young for Mets’ rotation?: The New York Mets finalized their deal with free agent Shaun Marcum last week. Prior to that, they had been kicking the tires...
• 2/4 Swingin' A's: Better Jed Than Dead: A’s Get Lowrie for Carter, Pea**** Stassi in 5 Player Deal: Well this came out of nowhere.  Just when we all thought the roster was more or less set, the Athletics announced this afternoon...
• 2/4 Swingin' A's: ZiP It! The Outfield Edition: There are many sources one can seek to try to predict the future in baseball, Baseball Prospectus is famous for their annual handbook...
• 2/4 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 12 Bargain Basement OutfieldersAn underrated bargain bin for fantasy baseball can be reserve outfielders. I find that guys who figure to platoon at More......

• 1/31 Baseball News Source: Oakland A’s: How Valuable is Yoenis Cespedes?: Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics have long been known for acquiring undervalued players. Some recent examples of this are...
• 1/29 The Beanball: How Valuable is Yoenis Cespedes?: Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics have long been known for acquiring undervalued players. Some recent examples of this are...
• 1/28 Mets Merized: Will Alderson Survive The Fans Ire If Mets Stumble Early?: Adam Rubin pops the question: “Has Alderson Been Effective?” on ESPN New York this morning. The Mets may be headed...
• 1/27 Venom Strikes: Crazy Like A Fox or Just Plain Crazy? Towers Era Will be Defined By Upton Trade: When Arizona General Manager Kevin Towers decided that Justin Upton was no longer part of his future plans, he had to know that...
• 1/27 MLBTradeRumors: A's Notes: Lineup, Young, Cespedes, Nakajima: The Athletics held their A's Fan Fest today with manager Bob Melvin and GM Billy Beane hosting a Q&A session. Here are the...
• 1/27 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: PREVIEWING THE 2013 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: It is time to examine what the Arizona Diamondbacks have been up to since last season’s disappointing 81-81 .500 record. ...
• 1/25 Chicken Friars: The Padres Starting Rotation and the Evaporating Free Agent Market.: The San Diego Padres have approximately 1.37 legitimate starting pitchers.  Volquez being the “1” and Clayton Richard being...
• 1/25 Chicken Friars: The Padres Starting Rotation and the Evaporating Free Agent Market: The San Diego Padres have approximately 1.37 legitimate starting pitchers.  Volquez being the “1” and Clayton Richard being...
• 1/25 Mets360.com: Shaun Marcum signs, Hairston departs, Mets still in running for Bourn: Thursday we learned that the Mets signed Shaun Marcum to a one-year deal and today we learned the terms – one year, $4 million...
• 1/25 Billy-Ball.com: Shaun of the Mets: Shaun Marcum, 31, is getting a one-year deal with the Mets contingent on passing a physical. Marcum will join Johan Santana, Matt...
• 1/25 MLB Injury News: Mets Take a Chance on Shaun Marcum: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4  The...
• 1/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young unlikely to re-signThe New York Mets are unlikely to re-sign SP Chris Young after agreeing to a one-year deal with SP Shaun Marcum....[+] The New York Mets are unlikely to re-sign SP Chris Young after agreeing to a one-year deal with SP Shaun Marcum.
• 1/24 Splash Hit Blog: The Long Nightmare is Finally Over: Justin Upton Traded to Atlanta: Wednesday afternoon reports surfaced that GM Frank Wren of the Braves had sent an offer to the Arizona Diamondbacks for 25-year...
• 1/24 MetsToday.com: Mets Sign Shaun Marcum: Wow, I slack off for a few hours and a flurry of activity occurs in Flushing! By now you probably know that the Mets have signed...
• 1/24 Venom Strikes: D’backs Avoid Arbitration, Sign SS Pennington to Two-Year Deal: The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed recently acquired shortstop Cliff Pennington to a two-year deal worth $5 million according...
• 1/24 Swingin' A's: Roster Review Series: Part 1: This will be a recurring series outlining the different aspects of the A’s roster. I will preview what the outfield, infield,...
• 1/22 That Ball's Outta Here: Phillies Should Make An Offer For Chris Young: Look there, under that rock! It’s another outfielder possibility! Someone kill it, quick!!! As the Phillies continue their...
• 1/20 Nolan Writin': Since Nothing Is Happening: When I became editor of Nolan Writin’ in October — a few months ago — I had no earthly idea how difficult it...
• 1/18 MetsToday.com: Sandy Alderson Almost Promises Excitement in 2013: Yesterday, Mets GM Sandy Alderson spoke with Mike Francesa on WFAN. Here are the highlights. When asked if he had “one eye...
• 1/17 Venom Strikes: Has Chris Owings Path To The Majors Grown Longer?: The future for Chris Owings and the D’backs has become a little cloudier than it was following his 2012 performance and...
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Morse, Kubel, M's, Angels, Young: Yesterday, Mariners General Manager Jack Zduriencik told reporters, including MLBTR's Mark Polishuk, that while he liked what...
• 1/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Oakland A’s Hitting & Pitching Projections: Oakland Athletics — Predicted Finish: Second Place, AL West Well last season, the A’s out-performed anyone’s wildest...
• 1/17 Mets360.com: Is Brandon Webb worth a flier?: With the Mets unlikely to sign closer Brian Wilson to a major league contract, the Mets are setting their sights on another reclamation...
• 1/17 MetsToday.com: Hot Stove Updates: The big news, of course, is the Mike Morse trade. However, there were a few other sizzlings on the Hot Stove. Utility man Don...
• 1/16 Nolan Writin': Report: Mariners Acquire Morse In 3-Team Swap: Michael Morse, a big right-handed bat the Rangers have been linked to this offseason — even if it was only wishful thinking...
• 1/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Jesus Flores Joins Crowded Dodger Backup Backstop Mix: Add another name into the spring battle to back up A.J. Ellis — per Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post, 28-year-old Jesus...
• 1/15 Rising Apple: A Look At The Mets’ Pitching: Fun With Numbers: Note: The following article considers ‘earned runs’ only when discussing pitching, until the very end . The primary...
• 1/15 Venom Strikes: D’backs’ Offseason is a Strange One: The Arizona Diamondbacks announced on Monday that they have extended the contract of closer J.J. Putz through the 2014 season. ...
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks To Extend J.J. Putz: The Diamondbacks have agreed to sign J.J. Putz to a one-year extension that will keep him in Arizona through 2014, the team announced...
• 1/14 Swingin' A's: Developing Leadership in Oakland: Last season’s success was largely on the shoulders of young talent.  That’s not breaking news.  The team had a rotation...
• 1/11 Tyler's Think Tank: 2012 MLB All Bust Team (NL): C Brian McCann 2011:  51 runs  24 home runs  71 RBI  3 steals  .270/.351/.466 2012:  44 runs...
• 1/11 Venom Strikes: Since When Is Justin Upton Worth Nothing?: Tell Justin Upton anything you want, except that he is involved in a trade to Seattle because he will nip that in the bud immediately....
• 1/11 MLB Injury News: Kelvim Escobar to Attempt Comeback With Brewers: Kelvim Escobar has not thrown a pitch in the Major Leagues since 2009.  Escobar's right shoulder has had tears on at least...
• 1/9 MLBRandomFandom: Offseason Review: AL West: By Nicholas BellHello to everyone reading this, this is my first article for you all! I’m just as excited as you guys for the...
• 1/8 Mets360.com: Why the Mets need to consider Jair Jurrjens: If the season were to begin today, the New York Mets would have a starting rotation that was questionable at best. Johan Santana...
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: Young, Pavano, Bourn: Free agent outfielder Scott Hairston is choosing between his former team, the Mets, and New York's American League representative,...
• 1/8 The Flagrant Fan: Defense a big difference between 2011 and 2012 Diamondbacks: The Arizona Diamondbacks have had two seasons that pretty much defy their actual run differential. That defiance was good in...
• 1/7 Swingin' A's: Putting the Finishing Touches On A Contender: As we all sit captivated by the NFL Playoffs, even though the games weren’t exactly thrilling this weekend, Major League...
• 1/7 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Rangers, Red Sox, Mets: With Justin Verlander on his way to Lakeland, FL to prepare for the start of spring training, the countdown to the 2013 season...
• 1/6 Swingin' A's: Much Ado About Javier Vazquez: It’s been thought that the strength of the Oakland Athletics is it’s starting rotation, a group of young and talented...
• 1/4 MetsToday.com: Link Roundup: A Re-Fi and a Goodbye: The Mets refinanced anywhere between $450 and $700 million in existing debt, depending on which source you trust, which means...
• 1/4 WasWatching: Chris Young: Yeah, I know, he’s not so young any more.  And, he’s a giant who soft tosses.  And, he’s been hurt and then...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: Outfield, Young, Recker: The Mets have been consistent for the past four seasons, but not in the way they'd like. They've finished fourth in the NL East...
• 1/4 Mets360.com: Where will the pitching come from for the Mets?: Despite a flurry of off-season moves by teams all over the Majors – some more surprising than others – the Mets are the...
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Diamondbacks’ Outfield Depth: The Diamondbacks have already traded an outfielder once this offseason, sending Chris Young to Oakland. Now that they've signed...
• 1/3 Venom Strikes: The Pressure is on Adam Eaton: First of all, I would like to take the opportunity to wish all of our readers a Happy New Year.  Now it’s on to the good...
• 1/2 The Flagrant Fan: Six things you might not know about Ian Kennedy: Ian Kennedy had some real pretty numbers in 2011 and some less pretty numbers in 2012. Even so, Kennedy's 2012 season ended...

• 12/31 Swingin' A's: 2013 New YeAr’s Resolutions: Win The Whole Frickin’ Thing: There really isn’t a more lofty goal than that.  And it’s hardly something you can have the nerve to expect unless...
• 12/31 Swingin' A's: Finding Space For Chris Carter: It’s been a rocky road for the big 1st baseman Chris Carter over the years, he always seemed to have major power potential,...
• 12/30 Venom Strikes: What To Expect For D’backs In 2013: As New Year’s approaches and 2012 progresses into 2013, it’s as good a time as any to take a look at how the D’backs have...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: The 80-89 Win Club: Last year, roughly one quarter of the teams in baseball won between 80 and 89 games and all of them missed the playoffs.  This...
• 12/27 Phillies Nation: Reconsidering Michael Bourn: The Phillies made something of an effort to sign B.J. Upton and pushed hard for Angel Pagan before trading Vance Worley and Trevor...
• 12/26 Venom Strikes: Just what we needed: another outfielder: There were some other roles that needed filled and all we got was another player to join the circus that is the Arizona Diamondbacks...
• 12/26 Baseball Jerks: Arizona Diamondbacks 2013 Preview: Despite a busy offseason last year, the Diamondbacks fell from first in the NL West with 94 wins in 2011 to 13 games back of first...
• 12/26 Mets360.com: Derek Lowe and other pitchers recently linked to the Mets: Despite gaping holes in the outfield and the bullpen, there has been a bunch of speculation recently about the Mets chasing another...
• 12/26 MLBTradeRumors: Kevin Towers Q&A At FanGraphs: Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers spoke to David Laurila of FanGraphs just before the holidays, and the interview was published today....
• 12/25 Venom Strikes: Ross Signing Leaves More Questions Than Answers: What does the recent signing of Cody Ross mean to the Arizona Diamondbacks? In a surprise move this past week, Arizona inked the...
• 12/25 Phillies Nation: Does Kubel Fit the Phillies?: The Diamondbacks signed Cody Ross to a three-year, $26 million deal over the weekend, giving them five starting outfielders for...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: A’s Reach Agreement with SS Hiroyuki Nakajima: Two Years $6.5 Million: Small-market teams have to seek small-market solutions to fill voids Oakland A’s reached into the international market to...
• 12/23 Mets Merized: The Best And Worst Of Sandy Alderson: Ha, Ha, Gotcha! Yesterday, our own John Delcos sparked a solid debate with his post highlighting some of the good things that...
• 12/23 MLB Injury News: Joe Saunders Rumors: Orioles, Mariners, Padres, Mets Interested: Free agent left-hander Joe Saunders is drawing significant interest this offseason, as the starter is currently talking to the...
• 12/23 MLB Injury News: Diamondbacks Rumors: Arizona to Trade Outfielder: Following the Arizona Diamondbacks surprising agreement with free agent Cody Ross, the team is working to trade an outfielder,...
• 12/22 Swingin' A's: 2013 Brandon Moss Breakout Player Honors: The 2013 A’s roster is nearly set barring some unforeseen additions in the coming months. In 2012 the A’s struck gold with...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Working To Trade Outfielder: The Diamondbacks are looking to trade an outfielder in the wake of the Cody Ross signing, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.com...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks To Sign Cody Ross: The Diamondbacks and Cody Ross have agreed to a three-year contract reports Mark Feinsand of The New York Daily News (on Twitter)....
• 12/22 Mets Merized: MMO Fan Shot: A Scathing Review Of Sandy Alderson: Ha, Ha, Gotcha! Yesterday, our own John Delcos sparked a solid debate with his post highlighting some of the good things that...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles, Mariners, Padres, Mets Talking To Saunders: 8:57am: Marc Carig of Newsday hears the Mets are also discussing Saunders (Twitter link). He's on their list along with Carl ...
• 12/22 MLB Injury News: Mets Rumors: NY Eyeing, Pavano, Young, Marcum: The New York Mets are looking to re-stock their rotation following the trade of Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey, and the team has...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Interested In Young, Marcum, Capuano, Harang: The Mets are exploring trades and contacting free agents as they look to add depth to a rotation that no longer includes R.A....
• 12/20 Venom Strikes: Things May Be Up In The Air, But At Least We Are Not Texas: I’m currently sitting in the Dallas-Fort Worth airport as I’m writing this and there seems to be an overwhelming sense...
• 12/20 Blogging Mets: Please, No: Met Considering Chris Young: With a hole in the rotation following the trade of R.A. Dickey, the Mets are reportedly considering bringing Chris Young back...
• 12/19 PaulLebowitz.com: Armchair Analysis from Earth to Jupiter: To highlight the madness surrounding the pigeonholing of players based on factors that have nothing to do with anything, below...
• 12/19 Baseball News Source: A’s Reach Agreement with SS Hiroyuki Nakajima: Two Years $6.5 Million: Small-market teams have to seek small-market solutions to fill voids Oakland A’s reached into the international market to...
• 12/16 Tomahawk Take: More Low-End LF Targets: While it’s mid-December and the left field situation is still unresolved in Atlanta, there are plenty of candidates remaining...
• 12/13 MLB Injury News: Phillies Rumors: Philly Seeks Low-Risk Starter: The Philadelphia Phillies are seeking a low-risk, high-reward pitcher to fill out the back-end of their starting rotation, reports...
• 12/12 MLBRandomFandom: Oakland Athletics Team Page: OAKLAND ATHLETICSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score 1. Yoenis Cespedes (8)2. Josh Reddick (7.75)3. Coco...
• 12/12 Through The Fence Baseball: Where will Michael Bourn play?: B.J. Upton to the Braves. Denard Span to the Nationals. Ben Revere to the Phillies. Chris Young to the Athletics. Angel Pagan...
• 12/10 MLBRandomFandom: Top 10 Impact Prospects for 2013: By Brian CarrOne of my mottos is that it is never too soon to start thinking about the upcoming baseball season. In fact, there...
• 12/10 Venom Strikes: After Winter Meetings, How do the AZ D’Backs Stand?: It was a week of rumors, innuendo and gossip.  No, folks we are not talking about the updated version of “Dallas”. ...
• 12/9 MLBRandomFandom: Under The Radar Free Agents: National League: by Jon BeckerNos. 6-10 in a top ten countdown of the least-talked about high quality free agents in the National League.While...
• 12/9 MLBRandomFandom: Up-And-Comers: Outfielders: This is the final article of MLBRandomFandom's Up-And-Comers series. Today: Outfieldersby Jon BeckerIn the 2012 season, many good...
• 12/8 Chicken Friars: Recap Of Latest Padres Chat With Bill Center: I enjoy reading through the information that the U-T’s Bill Center provides each week in a weekly chat with Padres fans....
• 12/5 Phillies Nation: The Interesting Phillies Offseason That Has Been: The Phillies entered the offseason with a clear need at a premium position and a number of players to choose from. These weren’t...
• 12/5 Swingin' A's: A’s Winter Trade Wish List Series Part 2: In honor of the MLB Winter Meetings I have decided to do a series of posts dedicated to possible trade partners the A’s could...
• 12/3 MetsToday.com: Rangers Sign Joakim Soria: According to various reports, the Rangers have agreed to sign Joakim Soria to a two-year contract. All indications are that this...
• 12/3 Rising Apple: Significant Interest in Mike Pelfrey; David Wright to Get Physical Today: Happy Winter Meetings Monday, everyone! We here at Rising Apple will be doing our best to bring you every rumor that concerns...
• 12/1 mlbreports.com : The Oakland A’s 2013 Roster Tree Part 1: The Hitters: Saturday, Dec.01/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer/Website Owner): A few months ago, our Lead Columnist/Website Founder (Jonathan...

• 11/30 Venom Strikes: It’s Never Too Early: The Arizona Diamondbacks appear to have a pretty short shopping list left for this holiday season. With the all the bullpen help...
• 11/29 Swingin' A's: The A’s and Rangers Trade Destiny: The Texas Rangers have an enviable amount of depth at the shortstop position. With shortstops coming at a corner position price...
• 11/28 MLBRandomFandom: Under The Radar Free Agents: National League: by Jon BeckerNos. 6-10 in a top ten countdown of the least-talked about high quality free agents in the National League.While...
• 11/27 Rising Apple: Mets Acquire Brandon Hicks From A’s; Willie Randolph To Join Team USA as Coach: It was another day of small moves for the Mets, as they acquired utility infielder Brandon Hicks from the Oakland A’s for...
• 11/25 Swingin' A's: If There’s a Wil, There’s A Way?: There has not been much activity lately to set the baseball world ablaze since the Marlins-Blue Jays blockbuster deal of a couple...
• 11/25 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Sign Perez and Thomas to MiLB Deals: The A’s made two minor moves today signing utility man Darwin Perez and left-handed pitcher Justin Thomas to minor-league...
• 11/22 Swingin' A's: The 707 Leaves the 510 For the 617 (Jonny Gomes to Sign With the Boston Red Sox): We all knew it was coming from the moment the Athletics acquired Chris Young from the Diamondbacks.  It had become abundantly...
• 11/21 MLB Injury News: Diamondbacks Rumors: Trade Jason Kubel Instead of Justin Upton?: The Arizona Diamondbacks continues to send mixed signals on the availability of outfielder Justin Upton, and some wonder if...
• 11/17 MLBRandomFandom: Up-And-Comers: Outfielders: This is the final article of MLBRandomFandom's Up-And-Comers series. Today: Outfieldersby Jon BeckerIn the 2012 season, many good...
• 11/17 Swingin' A's: At Least The A’s Aren’t Owned by Jeffrey Loria: The talk of baseball this week has been the massive trade that was agreed upon between the Miami Marlins and the Toronto Blue...
• 11/16 Redlegs Review: Crasnick says Reds in desperate need of a leadoff hitter: Hamilton is destined to be Cincy's leadoff man in the future, just not yet Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com recently published...
• 11/16 Baseball Jerks: Likely Suitors for B.J. Upton: B.J. Upton is one of the most complicated players to value in the majors. Though he has been around for eight seasons, it is still...
• 11/14 Rising Apple: Johan Santana Not Throwing Yet; Special Announcement For Dickey on SNY Tonight: The Mets tweeted a couple pictures of Johan Santana and COO Jeff Wilpon out on Coney Island yesterday contributing to the relief...
• 11/13 Venom Strikes: Arizona Diamondbacks’ Offseason So Far: The Numbers: Without question, the Arizona Diamondbacks have been the most talked-about team thus far in the off-season.  Most of it has centered...
• 11/12 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Gomes, Burnett, Hamilton: On this date four years ago the Rockies officially sent Matt Holliday to the Athletics for a package of players including Carlos...
• 11/9 PaulLebowitz.com: Floating Rumors Like R.A. Dickey’s Knuckler: There was a colossal freakout of rumor and innuendo when the story broke that the Mets would consider trading National League...
• 11/9 Tomahawk Take: Matching Fact With Perception In The Free Agent Market: Everyone sees this game differently; some follow it in depth while others watch from the periphery. Some can tell you who led...
• 11/8 MetsToday.com: Mets Free Agents: Who Would You Keep?: In case you missed it, the following 2012 Mets are now free agents: Scott Hairston, Jon Rauch, Ramon Ramirez, Ronny Cedeno, Kelly...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On Justin Upton, Diamondbacks: Justin Upton's no-trade list last year included the Yankees, Red Sox, Indians, and Cubs, but Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin...
• 11/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Diamondbacks looking to trade Upton, Bauer: Justin Upton was rumored to be available in a trade back before the trading deadline, but ultimately nothing came of that, and...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Sherman's Latest: Pettitte, Athletics, Mets: Here's the latest from Joel Sherman of The New York Post (links go to Twitter)... Andy Pettitte is now represented by Excel...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs In "Active Discussions" About Justin Upton: It's that time of the year again. The Diamondbacks are engaged in "active discussions" about a trade involving Justin Upton,...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Oakland Athletics: The A’s must address the left side of their infield this offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Yoenis Cespedes, OF: $29.5MM...
• 11/5 Venom Strikes: Diamondbacks Offseason – What’s Next?: After an underwhelming 2012, Kevin Towers and the Diamondbacks brass look to make the key moves to propel this team back in the...
• 11/5 mlbreports.com : Analyzing the Oakland A’s Outfield Conundrum: Monday November 5th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: The A’s now find themselves in a sticky situation with four outfielders who are all...
• 11/4 This is Getting Old: Can The Pirates Really Justify Frugality Anymore?: The names are starting to trickle out.  The names of the players the Pirates are interested in.  Guys like Gerald Laird,  Kelly...
• 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Correia, Pierzynski, Millwood: Here's a look at some news on the Pirates courtesy of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel.. Kevin Correia’s...
• 11/3 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Notes: Gomes, McCarthy, Drew, Inge: The Athletics have had minimal contract talks with their free agents this winter, with the exception of Jonny Gomes, writes Susan...
• 11/3 Mets Merized: Hairston Among Seven Mets Who Became Free Agents Today: Last night when the clock struck midnight, the following players became free agents and will most likely not be back. They include Scott...
• 11/2 Phillies Nation: Phillies Should Trade For Peter Bourjos: The Phillies have a few glaring holes heading into the 2013 season, the most important of which is centerfield. After trading...

• 10/30 Swingin' A's: Would the A’s Trade Yoenis Cespedes?: With the A’s boasting an excess in outfield help, would Billy Beane and the front office ever think about trading Yoenis...
• 10/28 Venom Strikes: 3 Great Trades in Arizona Diamondback History: There is no shortage of activity during this playoff season of those non-postseason teams trying to improve themselves so they...
• 10/27 Tomahawk Take: Potential CF Targets: Coming into this season, the Braves knew that the CF situation could be in flux for 2013.  With Michael Bourn‘s strong...
• 10/27 Swingin' A's: What To Do With Josh Reddick: The multiple trades that took place last offseason shook the foundation of the Oakland Athletics.  Many fan favorites, theoretical...
• 10/27 Swingin' A's: Almost Entire Coaching Staff to Return in 2013: It has been over 2 weeks now since the A’s season ended, and the withdrawals have not entirely subsided yet.  I for one...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds will look for an outfielder who can bat leadoff this coming offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Joey Votto, 1B:...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates will look to add offense and acquire pitching depth in the hopes of ending their streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons. Guaranteed...
• 10/26 WahoosOnFirst: Should Indians Pick Up Ubaldo Jimenez’ 2013 Option?: The MLB offseason is about to begin, and that means the Cleveland Indians have some important decisions to make. One of the biggest...
• 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...
• 10/24 Release Points: Offseason Predictions: Counting Down the Top 50 Free Agents (50-26): With the start of the World Series, free agency is just days away – potentially. Officially, it starts immediately the following...
• 10/24 Up Along First: End-Of-Season Grades: Starting Pitchers: The season ended about three weeks ago and now that we’ve had some time to reflect, it’s time to start handing out...
• 10/24 Rising Apple: Mets to Non-tender Pelfrey, Unsure About Torres; Marlins Fire Ozzie Guillen: In news that hasn’t exactly been surprising, we found out the Mets plan on non-tendering starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey,...
• 10/23 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 9 Players who give you a complete Fantasy Baseball Lineup Revisited: In February we ran a series of predictive posts as a Countdown to the 2012 fantasy baseball season. Those predictions have come...
• 10/23 Mets360.com: Will the Winter Meal Be Enough To Satisfy Mets Fans’ Appetite?: The World Series is about to begin, featuring a matchup between two venerable franchises who — surprisingly — have...
• 10/23 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Acquire Chris Young from DBacks: The A’s pulled off a surprising trade today as they sent longtime shortstop Cliff Pennington and shortstop prospect Yordy...
• 10/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Travel Day: C.C.  To the surprise of very few, C.C. Sabathia will have his left elbow examined by Dr. James Andrew this week after an MRI...
• 10/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cleveland Indians: The Indians will add starting pitching and consider trading some established arbitration eligible stars. Guaranteed Contracts Carlos...
• 10/21 Marlin Maniac: Bye, bye Heath Bell…We hardly knew you.:   The Marlins have sent albatross Heath Bell to Arizona in a 3-way deal that leaves the Fish with $8m of his baggage littering...
• 10/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pagan, Upton, Rodriguez, Yankees: Many teams now find themselves flush with cash thanks to lucrative national and local TV contracts, making this a promising offseason...
• 10/21 StanGraphs: Trade: Heath Bell Traded From Miami to Arizona, Billy Beane Facilitates: In somewhat surprising news, the Marlins found a taker for oft-maligned relief pitcher Heath Bell. Bell, Cliff Pennington, and...
• 10/21 MLB Injury News: Oakland A's Get Chris Young in a Three-Team Deal: Chris Young was on his way to a fantastic season.  At least it seemed that way.  The Diamondbacks' outfielder was...
• 10/21 Climbing Tal's Hill: Hot stove heating up early: Even though the National League representative for the World Series has yet to be determined, baseball’s hot stove is already...
• 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...
• 10/21 Rising Apple: Heath Bell Heads to Arizona; D-Backs Trade Young to Oakland: There one big trade that made noise this weekend, having an effect on the Mets and their off-season plan. It was a three-team...
• 10/21 Mets360.com: I Might Be Wrong, But… 10-21-12 – Winter Stats – Gerry Hunsicker, Sandy Alderson, Robert Carson, John Holdzkom, Justin Hampson, Brandon Nimmo, Adam Rubin: Winter Stats Through Thursday, 10-18: AFL – Surprise Saguaros: OF Cesar Puello – .276/.323/.276/,598, 29-AB, 8-K, 0-BB CF...
• 10/20 Call to the Pen: Miami Sends Bell to Arizona in Three-Team Trade: Much of the past week the baseball world has braced for an active start to the hot stove season, particularly with all of the...
• 10/20 Release Points: Savvy Beane Comes Out Ahead in Three-Team Deal: On the heels of perhaps the biggest trade rumor that will surface during the offseason, the Diamondbacks, A’s and Marlins pulled...
• 10/20 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Notes: Gomes, Crisp, Young: Earlier tonight, Athletics General Manager Billy Beane spoke with reporters to discuss the three-team deal that brought Chris...
• 10/20 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Athletics, Marlins, and Diamondbacks Get Early Start On Hot Stove: We are at least one game away from knowing who the combatants are going to be in the 2012 World Series. But just that...
• 10/20 Kings of Kauffman: Dayton Moore’s Itchy Trigger Finger: Earlier today, the Oakland A’s, Arizona Diamondbacks and Miami Marlins agreed to a deal that moved outfielder Chris Young...
• 10/20 Baseball News Source: D’Backs, Marlins, A’s Complete 3 Way Trade – Bell To D’Backs – Young To A’s: Bell, Young, Cabrera and Pennington have been traded The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired RHP Heath Bell and cash considerations...
• 10/20 StanGraphs: Heath Bell Traded From Miami to Arizona, Billy Beane Facilitates: In somewhat surprising news, the Marlins found a taker for oft-maligned relief pitcher Heath Bell. Bell, Cliff Pennington, and...
• 10/20 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Notes: Putz, Bell, Towers: The Diamondbacks started off the day by finalizing the long awaited decision of exercising J.J. Putz's $6.5MM option for 2013. ...
• 10/20 Baseball Musings: Trade Season Starts: The Athletics, Diamondbacks, and Marlins complete a multi-player deal: The Oakland Athletics have acquired Chris Young from the...
• 10/17 Rising Apple: Year in Review: Tim Byrdak: Rising Apple’s Year in Review series takes a look at yet another reliever that had a significant role with the team before...
• 10/16 Mets360.com: The undervalued Jeremy Hefner: It’s easy to look at Jeremy Hefner’s 5.09 ERA and 4-7 record and conclude that it was not a very good year and that the Mets...
• 10/16 Venom Strikes: Diamondbacks Will Need to Improve on Base Paths: You could put together a list of issues and inconsistencies that would help explain the disappointing 2012 season for the Diamondbacks....
• 10/15 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks will look to reinforce the left side of their infield and acquire starting pitching depth while weighing trades...
• 10/15 MLB Dirt: Is Sandy Alderson the Right GM to Lead the Mets Back to Relevance?: Sandy Alderson has just completed his second year on the job as General Manager of the New York Mets.  As Met fans, we have to...
• 10/14 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Arizona Diamondbacks: The 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks were a testament to just what the right manager could do with a team filled with young talent. Under...
• 10/14 Rising Apple: Diamondbacks Willing To Trade Outfielders; Wright and Dickey Talks to Start Next Week: It’s no secret that the Mets need some new outfielders for 2013. With limited budget flexibility, New York will not be active...
• 10/12 Rising Apple: Year In Review: Chris Young: Rising Apple’s Year In Review series continues today with a look at pitcher Chris Young.  For the thirty three year old...
• 10/11 Rising Apple: Upcoming Arbitration Cases for the Mets; Could Russell Martin Head to Flushing?: MLB Trade Rumors has published some recent articles that not only detail the off-season outlook for the Mets heading into 2013, but...
• 10/9 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: New York Mets: The Mets will discuss extensions with their top players this coming offseason, when significant changes are expected up and down...
• 10/9 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Braves, Leyland, Soriano, Phillies, Rays: Depending on what happens with Michael Bourn, the Braves could potentially have two major holes to fill in their lineup.  Jim...
• 10/7 MLBTradeRumors: Derrick Hall On Diamondbacks' Offseason Priorities, Miley As ROY: Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall recently held an online town hall meeting with fans (transcript courtesy of MLB.com)....
• 10/3 Mets Merized: Alderson To Give A State Of The Team Address This Morning: Updated 10/3 Mets GM Sandy Alderson plans to give a state-of-the-team address to Mets beat writers before this afternoon’s...
• 10/2 Mets Merized: THE PLAN: Payroll Stays Put, Nobody’s Safe, Women and Children First: Those team sources are talking to Adam Rubin at ESPN New York again. He says the Mets intend to keep payroll the same, turn over...
• 10/2 Rising Apple: Mets Coaching Staff to Return in 2013; Wright Makes Comments About Future: With the second half slide that took place after the All-Star this year, the jobs of the coaching staff seemed to be in jeopardy....
• 10/2 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Young, Upton, Diamondbacks: The chances of Justin Upton, Chris Young, Jason Kubel, Gerardo Parra and Adam Eaton returning to the Diamondbacks’ outfield...
• 10/1 Chicken Friars: Final Series in Milwaukee Brings Back Bad Memories of 2007 for This Padres Fan: When I first looked at the Padres’ 2012 schedule, I will admit, I did not read into it too closely.  I mean, I looked for...

• 9/30 Venom Strikes: A Quick Look Ahead for Arizona Diamondback Position Battles in 2013: You would think that a team that will finish around .500 would have more positions unsettled on their squad for the following...
• 9/29 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 158: Loss to Braves: Braves 2 Mets 0 And now, back to reality. Mets Game Notes What a difference a day makes. Just 24 hours earlier, the Mets looked...
• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Angels, Padres, Francona, Indians, Red Sox: Right-hander Chris Young made his final start of the season this evening, throwing six innings of two-run ball against the Braves....
• 9/28 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 157: Win Over Braves: Mets 3 Braves 1 After all that Larry Jones did to the Mets in his 19-year career, the least the Mets could do in return was spoil...
• 9/28 Mets360.com: Jeremy Hefner’s value, David Wright’s resurgence, Daniel Murphy’s errors: On September 20th, Jeremy Hefner made his first start in 12 days and was obliterated. He gave up 7 ER and did not record an out....
• 9/28 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Mets @ Braves: Starting tonight, the Braves begin their last homestand of the season against the New York Mets.  It is also Chipper Jones‘...
• 9/26 Mets360.com: Ruben Tejada’s P/PA and other surprising stats for the 2012 Mets: Ruben Tejada had another extended plate appearance Tuesday night, one in which he saw 11 pitches. Overall, Tejada came to the...
• 9/25 Mets360.com: Jenrry Mejia takes step forward in second start: If you were to build a pitcher from scratch, you would give him a high strikeout rate and make him a hurler who did not allow...
• 9/24 MLB Dirt: A.J. Pollock Scouting Report: One of the last teams that I scouted this minor league season was the Reno Aces when they came to take on the Tacoma Rainiers....
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young still winless at home: New York Mets SP Chris Young allowed one earned run in six innings Sunday, Sept. 23, but a throwing error by C Kelly Shoppach...[+] allowed the tying run to score for the Miami Marlins. Young struck out five and walked two but did not get the decision; he is still winless this season at Citi Field.
• 9/23 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Tejada Secures Sweep in Walk-Off Fashion in 3-2 Win: It was Ruben Tejada who played hero this afternoon at Citi Field, helping the Mets to a rare three-game sweep at home. However,...
• 9/23 Tomahawk Take: Swings-and-Misses Aplenty: The Braves’ 13 K game today sparked a search into multiple high-K hitters in a single lineup.  Right now, Dan Uggla is...
• 9/23 Mets Merized: Tejada Comes Through In The Ninth In Mets 3-2 Win Over The Marlins: Ruben Tejada delivered the knock-out blow with a bases loaded walk-off single in the ninth inning to give the Mets a 3-2 victory...
• 9/23 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Sunday: September 23, 2012: Saturday was a good game picking day, but that fact was somewhat ruined by the unexpected shutout thrown by Blake Beavan...
• 9/22 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 151: Win Over Marlins: Mets 4 Marlins 3 Since this game was not broadcast on a television station I could watch, and I couldn’t attend the game...
• 9/22 Venom Strikes: 5 Wretched Losses for the Arizona Diamondbacks: We are now inside two weeks until the end of the 2012 regular season.  Sadness, yes as we in the northeast will not have as lucky...
• 9/21 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Miami Marlins @ New York Mets: The woes at home continue to pile on for the Mets, as they were swept by the Phillies last night, now sporting a 4-24 home record...
• 9/20 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 146: Loss to Brewers: Brewers 3 Mets 0 This series started out so promising for the road warriors. Mets Game Notes After two games of aberration, the...
• 9/19 MLB Injury News: Chris Young Injury: Diamondbacks CF Exits in 1st With Leg Injury: The Arizona Diamondbacks may have lost their center fielder again.  Chris Young, after battling a hamstring injury...
• 9/18 Reviewing the Brew: Ryan Braun Hits 200th Home Run: Ranking His 20 Most Memorable Blasts: Ryan Braun hitting his 200th home run in 2012 was against the odds. Then again, so was him winning his appeal of the positive...
• 9/18 MLB Injury News: NL West Injury News: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers, Padres: Although the division race is not all that tight, the National League West still has a total of four teams mathematically...
• 9/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young surrenders three solo homers in Sunday loss: New York Mets SP Chris Young gave up three solo home runs, two to Milwaukee Brewers OF Ryan Braun, in a 3-0 loss Sunday, Sept....[+] 16. Young is 2-2 in eight starts since a winless July. He has struck out 67 and walked 33 this season since coming back June 5. 'From the time I had the surgery, I've worked hard to be here,' Young said. 'I didn't come back thinking I wouldn't make starts. I've taken care of myself. I feel like I continue to get stronger.'
• 9/16 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 145: Loss to Brewers: Brewers 3 Mets 0 This series started out so promising for the road warriors. Mets Game Notes After two games of aberration, the...
• 9/16 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Ryan Braun Hits 200th Career Homer in Beating Mets 3-0: Chris Young took the hill this afternoon trying to give the Mets a series win against the Brewers at Miller Park. He didn’t...
• 9/16 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 144: Loss to Brewers: Brewers 9 Mets 6 From this game, it was hard to tell which team was still in the playoff race. Mets Game Notes The Mets got to...
• 9/15 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 144: Win Over Brewers: Mets 7 Brewers 3 A little time away from home is all some need to get themselves feeling good again. Mets Game Notes If all you...
• 9/14 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Milwaukee Brewers: David Wright and the Mets head out on the road to Miller Park, once again mired in a slump after a dismal home stand. They’ve...
• 9/12 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 142 Preview: Alex Cobb, the Best 5th Starter in Baseball?: The amazing thing about the Rays rotation is how from one to five- even one to six- any pitcher could go out there and throw a...
• 9/12 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Face The Snakes For The Final Time In 2012: Dodgers Lineup vs. Arizona M.Ellis 4 Victorino 7 Kemp 8 Gonzalez 3 Ramirez 6 Ethier 9 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Harang 1   Aaron Harang-9-8...
• 9/11 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers and D-backs Meet for Final Time in Brief Two-Game Series: Clayton Kershaw (12-8, 2.79) vs. Ian Kennedy (12-11, 4.39) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Arizona M.Ellis 4 Victorino 7 Gonzalez 3 Kemp 8...
• 9/10 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: September 10, 2012: 0 0 1 401 2286 Roto Think Tank 19 5 2682 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US ...
• 9/10 Tomahawk Take: Braves Sweep Mets: As expected the Braves completed the series sweep of the Mets Sunday giving Tommy Hanson the win he needed but he still lasted...
• 9/9 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 140: Loss to Braves: Braves 3 Mets 2 Larry Chipper Jones finishes his career stuck at 49 homeruns against the Mets. Mets Game Notes Was anyone else...
• 9/9 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Chipper’s Last Stand Victorious as Braves Complete Sweep of Mets: Although he didn’t start today and drew a walk in a pinch-hitting appearance, Chipper Jones watched his teammates win an...
• 9/9 Rising Apple: Mets Diamond Notes: Jenrry Mejia to Start September 19th, Strasburg Shut Down: Jenrry Mejia, who made his first appearance for the Mets in almost two years on Friday, is set to get his first shot at starting...
• 9/8 Baseball News Source: Diminutive Adam Eaton Has Memorable Diamondbacks Debut: Adam Eaton Makes MLB Debut in Style Multiple media outlets, including Baseball News Source, have speculated about an off-season...
• 9/8 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 139: Loss to Braves: Braves 11 Mets 3 The ship keeps sinking, but it’s still above the Fish. Mets Game Notes Jeremy Hefner pitched a spectacular...
• 9/8 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: September 10-16: 0 0 1 507 2896 Roto Think Tank 24 6 3397 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US ...
• 9/7 Tomahawk Take: Braves @ Mets: Series Preview:   The Braves are coming off a mediocre 4-3 homestand to kick off a 6-game road-trip with the opening game in a series against...
• 9/6 D'Backs Venom: The Diamondbacks' Record in One-Run Games Ranks Last in the NL: With just 24 games left in the Regular Season, the Diamondbacks sit 6.5 Games Behind in the Wild Card race and 9.5 Games Back...
• 9/6 Rising Apple: Mets Diamond Notes: Flores and Montero Win Players of the Year, Keith Hernandez to Shave Mustache?: The Mets released a statement yesterday that said they will be honoring both infielder Wilmer Flores and pitcher Rafael Montero...
• 9/6 Lasorda's Lair: Blue Bios: Adrián González: Adrián González    23 Born: 5/8/1982 in San Diego, CA Bats: Left Throws: Left      6’2″  225 lbs. Career...
• 9/5 Rising Apple: Should the Mets Re-sign Mike Pelfrey?: I know, when Mike Pelfrey went down at the end of April with his season-ending injury that required Tommy John surgery, we all...
• 9/4 Phillies Nation: Erik Kratz: XBH Machine: Erik Kratz broke open Sunday’s game against the Braves with a three-run double in the first inning. Though the Phillies...
• 9/3 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Chipper Jones Leads Walkoff over Phillies: Chipper Jones home run completes Braves come back Philadelphia 7 – Atlanta 8 -  Atlanta Braves scored five runs in the...
• 9/3 Up Along First: Cardinals 5, Mets 4: All The Momentum, Suddenly Gone: Final Score: Cardinals 5, Mets 4 Player of the Game: Daniel Murphy- 2-for-4, 2-R HR, BB Goat of the Game: David Rackley Collin...
• 9/2 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Bay’s Grand Slam Lifts Mets to Sweep: I know, that title sounds weird. In his first at-bat in a week, Jason Bay helped give Chris Young a five-run cushion before he...
• 9/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Adrian! First LA Walkoff Ends Series On a High Note: See Adrian Gonzalez in the picture above? That’s him about to swing at a pitch from J.J. Putz in the bottom of the ninth....
• 9/2 Up Along First: Mets 5, Marlins 1: Bay Hits Grand Slam(?): Final Score: Mets 5, Marlins 1 Player of the Game: Jason Bay- 2-for-4, first-inning grand slam Goat of the Game: Scott Hairston-...
• 9/1 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 133: Win Over Marlins: Mets 5 Marlins 3 Josh Johnson beat the Mets. Unfortunately for him, his Marlins team could not. Mets Game Notes Johnson dominated...
• 9/1 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Offense and Guerrier Falter in Extra Inning Loss to Snakes: Dodgers 3 6 0 Diamondbacks 4 9 0 F/11 WP- Bergesen (1-0) LP- Guerrier (0-2) S- Putz (28) HR- Kubel (27) Tonight the Dodgers continued...
• 9/1 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Devil’s Advocate: Jon Jay vs The Gold Glove: Jon Jay plays center field with the same fearless disrespect for inertia and personal safety that Jim Edmonds had when he played...

• 8/31 Lasorda's Lair: Can The Dodger Season be Saved?: Dodgers Lineup vs. Arizona M.Ellis 4 Victorino 7 Gonzalez 3 Kemp 8 Ramirez 6 Ethier 9 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Harang 1 *Bison is back in...
• 8/31 Lasorda's Lair: Demonbacks too Young for Dodgers and Vin:     Diamonbacks   2 10 0 Dodgers 0 5 0 WP-Kennedy-12-11 LP-Kershaw-12-8 SV-Putz-27 HR-Young 14   On a night when Vin...
• 8/31 Mets360.com: R.A. Dickey’s resurgence, odd SB trio, Wright’s second-half slump: After he got hosed out of starting the All-Star game, Mets fans want R.A. Dickey to get the Cy Young Award for the 2012 season...
• 8/30 Rising Apple: For Starters: Jenrry Mejia Should Remain One: During Spring Training in 2010, Jenrry Mejia flashed such dominant stuff that the Mets (foolishly) allowed him to open the year...
• 8/29 Rising Apple: Could Collin McHugh or Jenrry Mejia Be Traded This Winter?: As the 2012 season winds down and the Mets organization and fans alike turn their focuses to 2013, there are plenty of needs that...
• 8/29 Mets360.com: It is time to end the Chris Young era in New York: Tuesday night the Mets scored more runs (9) than they had in their previous five games (8). They pounded out 14 hits, including...
• 8/28 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Marlins Rough up Strasburg And Nationals: Washington 0  - Miami 9 -  Stephen Strasburg gave up seven runs in five innings of work in Ricky Nolasco pitched a five hit...
• 8/28 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 129: Win Over Phillies: Mets 9 Phillies 5 The Mets make forward movement in the fight for third place. Check the sky for falling lizards, however, because...
• 8/28 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Mets Offense Explodes in 10th For 9-5 Win: The Mets have had a tough time scoring runs of late, so after an off-day, they had to be excited to be heading to Citizens Bank...
• 8/28 Up Along First: Series Preview: The Battle For Third Place Continues In Philadelphia: The Mets begin a three-game series with the Phillies tonight at 7:05. The Phillies have been playing much, much better of late....
• 8/28 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Metropolitans at Phillies, August 28-30: Winners of four straight games the Phillies (61-67) will host the Metropolitans (59-69) for a three-game series beginning on Tuesday...
• 8/28 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Philadelphia Phillies: The Mets are heading to Philadelphia to take on the Phillies after doing something they haven’t done since the beginning...
• 8/27 Mets360.com: Jeremy Hefner provides nice value for a waiver claim: For a guy who was waived twice following the 2011 season, Jeremy Hefner has been quite a productive pitcher in 2012 for the Mets....
• 8/26 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Holliday backs Wainwright to shut down Reds: St. Louis 8 – Cincinnati 2 - Matt Holliday had four hits and four RBI to back up the pitching of Adam Wainwright who won...
• 8/26 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 128: Win Over AAAstros: Mets 2 Astros 1 The Mets follow up their offensive outburst on Saturday with yet another explosive win over hapless Houston. Mets...
• 8/26 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Ike Davis Puts Mets on Back in 2-1 Walk-Off Win: It was another game without a lot of offense to speak of, but it came at the right time for the Mets to grab a rare series win...
• 8/26 Baseball News Source: Arizona, Texas – Potential Trade Partners with Upton, Andrus: Would D-Backs Trade Upton for Andrus Barring the unlikely scenario of signing Josh Hamilton to a long-term extension, the Texas...
• 8/26 Phillies Nation: Phils Complete Sweep of First Place Nationals: The Phils weren’t satisfied with just a series win against the first place Nationals, as they came out to play Sunday afternoon...
• 8/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Starters for Philadelphia series announced: New York Mets SPs Chris Young, Matt Harvey and Jonathon Niese are expected to start in a three-game series against the Philadelphia...[+] Phillies beginning Tuesday, Aug. 28.
• 8/24 Baseball News Source: D-Backs Upton Claimed – Saunders Clears Waivers: The Arizona Diamondbacks have decisions to make about their future. Outfielder Justin Upton has been claimed by an unidentified...
• 8/23 The Baseball Page: Mets 101 News and Notes: Could Johan Santana Be Done for the Season?: As the New York Mets continue their slow march to the end of the regular...
• 8/23 Mets360.com: Perception meets Reality: Mets look like they have thrown in the towel: After Tuesday’s night’s 6-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Terry Collins was steaming mad at the effort the Mets put forth...
• 8/22 RoxPile: Rockies Defeat Mets Behind Jhoulys Chacin’s Brilliant Return: Jhoulys Chacin appeared to be in shape and healthy. Check. He commanded his fastball. Check. Limited to a 75 pitch count, Chacin...
• 8/22 RoxPile: Rockies at Mets, August 21 2012: Game Time, Lineups, And Preview: Colorado Rockies at New York Mets, 5:10 PM MDT Colorado (47-73) looks to continue their mini-hot streak tonight against the Mets...
• 8/22 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Sloppy Defense Earns Mets 6-2 Loss: It just keeps getting worse and worse. Over the first two games of their series against the Rockies, the Mets not only have been...
• 8/21 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Strasburg Records 15th Win against Atlanta.: Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 and allowed one run in six innings to record his 15th win of the season over the Atlanta Braves...
• 8/21 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 123: Loss to Rockies: Rockies 6 Mets 2 This game brought to you by Del Monte Sloppy Joe sauce … Mets Game Notes Ah … hmmm … sheesh...
• 8/21 Baseball Musings: Young No-No: Chris Young has a perfect game through five innings for the Mets. He’s struck out six Rockies as the Mets lead 1-0 in the...
• 8/21 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 122: Loss to Rockies: Rockies 3 Mets 1 The Phillies have finally caught up to the Mets. Will they pass them? Mets Game Notes R.A. Dickey supplied his...
• 8/21 RoxPile: Baseball Isn’t Fair; Rockies Defeat Mets Anyway: This past weekend was a brutal reminder of the fickle nature of baseball for the Colorado Rockies. Josh Rutledge and Eric Young...
• 8/21 Rising Apple: Mets Diamond Notes: Nick Swisher as a Met? Johan Santana With Pitch Limit Thursday: I know, that sounds kind of weird, doesn’t it? There was a story posted on MetsBlog that asked the same question. With the...
• 8/20 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Head Home For Series With Rockies: Tonight at 7:10, the Mets begin a four-game series with the Rockies at Citi Field. The Rockies come into this series with a 46-73...
• 8/20 Redbird Rants: Redbirds Week In Review: 8/14/12 to 8/19/12:   The St. Louis Cardinals had a 3-3 week this week, culminating in a 19-inning marathon in which the Cardinals fell 6-3....
• 8/18 Roto Think Tank: The Ones Who Were Closers: A Sobering Look Back: George asks:Think I can dump Casilla? I've got Jaime Garcia and Shaun Marcumcoming off the DL and have to get rid of someone...
• 8/17 StanGraphs: Another Close Loss: Last night’s Cardinals-Diamondbacks contest was nearly as perfect an example of why this season has been so frustrating...
• 8/17 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Sometimes You Are The Hammer; Sometimes You Get Nailed: When Jason Motte gave up a 9th inning home run to Paul Goldschmidt last night, a good portion of Cardinal Nation on the tweeter...
• 8/17 El Maquino: THE STEROID ERA NEVER ENDED (EXCEPT MAYBE FOR MOTTE):   THE BIG PIECE: THE STEROID ERA NEVER ENDED Felix Hernandez threw a perfect game on Wednesday and was the third-largest story...
• 8/16 Rising Apple: Mets Diamond Notes: Kelly Shoppach Activated, Matt Harvey’s Innings Limit: A day after making a waiver wire deal with the Red Sox that netted the Mets back-up catcher Kelly Shoppach, the backstop was activated...
• 8/15 Up Along First: Mets Going With Six-Man Rotation; Harvey Will Have Innings Limit: The Mets will try out a modified six-man rotation this week, Terry Collins told reporters this afternoon. The Mets will go with...
• 8/15 Rising Apple: A Blueprint for 2013: The Mets’ 2012 season is ongoing, but it isn’t too early to draw conclusions regarding who should have a spot on the  team...
• 8/15 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 116: Loss to Reds: Reds 3 Mets 0 The team from Queens falls to the team in the Queen City. Mets Game Notes Have to give Chris Young credit for keeping...
• 8/14 El Maquino: CHAOS AT BUSCH MEMORIAL: ALERT: Tyler Greene Traded To Houston For Undisclosed Player Or Cash… Developing… THE POSTGAME: GIANTS 15, CARDS 0...
• 8/14 Up Along First: Reds 3, Mets 0: The Worst Bullpen In Baseball: Final Score: Reds 3, Mets 0 Player of the Game: Chris Young- 5.2 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 105 pitches (65 strikes) Goat of...
• 8/14 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Mets Drop Opener to Reds in Walk-off Fashion, 3-0: No one ever expects to see a pitcher’s duel at the Great American Ballpark, but that’s exactly what Mat Latos and...
• 8/14 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets And Reds Battle In Cincy: Tonight at 7:10, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds. The Mets are set to play a Red team that is currently...
• 8/12 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 115: Win Over Braves: Mets 6 Braves 5 Mets avoid sweep, beat Braves — though, it took three pitchers to get the final out of the game. Mets Game...
• 8/12 District On Deck: Game 115: Diamondbacks 7, Nationals 4: Coming into today’s afternoon finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Nats were all smiles as they rode in an eight game...
• 8/11 Mets360.com: A pessimistic look at the 2012 Mets: A combination of strong starting pitching and timely hitting got the 2012 Mets off to a great start. But the team that began the...
• 8/9 Up Along First: Byrdak Will Have Shoulder Surgery: Tim Byrdak confirmed today that he will in fact have surgery to repair a torn anterior capsule in his left shoulder. Byrdak was...
• 8/9 The Baseball Page: Mets 101 News and Notes: Jason Bay is Here to Stay: As the New York Mets returned home, one of the big questions surrounding...
• 8/9 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 111: Loss to Marlins: Marlins 13 Mets 0 A game like this is called a “laugher.” Somehow I doubt there was any laughter in the Mets clubhouse...
• 8/8 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Stanton Powers Marlins Over Mets: Miami 13 – New York 0 - Nathan Eovaldi tossed five scoreless innings for the Marlins. Chris Young allowed seven runs on...
• 8/8 High Heat Stats: Tuesday game notes – NL: @Brewers 3, Reds 2: You’re never as good as you look when you’re winning 15 of 16, says the adage, and the Reds suddenly...
• 8/8 Up Along First: Game 111: Young Exits Early As Marlins Rout Mets 13-0: Final Score: Marlins 13, Mets 0 Player Of The Game: David Wright- 2-for-4 Goat Of The Game: Chris Young- 4.1 IP, 7 H, 7 ER,...
• 8/8 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Chris Young Hit Hard in 13-0 Blowout: This series has been a huge change from the first time these two teams met in Flushing back in April. A series that was then dominated...
• 8/8 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 110: Loss to Marlins: Marlins 4 Mets 2 Fish fry Mets in Flushing. Mets Game Notes This was a mostly uneventful, dare I say boring, ballgame —...
• 8/8 Rising Apple: Mets Diamond Notes: 2013 All-Star Logo Unveiled, Jason Bay Not Going Anywhere: Although the logo was leaked last week, the Mets held an official press conference yesterday afternoon to unveil the logo for...
• 8/7 Up Along First: Game 110: Niese Has Bad Fourth Inning, Mets Can’t Come Back In 4-2 Loss: Final Score: Marlins 4, Mets 2 Player Of The Game: Daniel Murphy- 2-for-4, HR Goat OF The Game: Jonathon Niese- 6 IP, 8 H,...
• 8/7 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Head Home For Three Against The Struggling Marlins: Tonight, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Miami Marlins at Citi Field.. First pitch is at 7:10 tonight. The Marlins...
• 8/7 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bedard blanks Snakes: Erik Bedard was brilliant on Monday night, leading the Bucs to a 4-0 win over Arizona to start this 11-game homestand off on the...
• 8/6 North Side Notch: Erik Bedard Dominates DBacks in 4-0 Shutout Win: Final: Pirates 4, Diamondbacks 0 WP: Erik Bedard (6-12, 4.53 ERA) LP: Wade Miley (12-7, 2.85 ERA) I only got to see the first...
• 8/6 Up Along First: Bad News: Byrdak Has Torn Anterior Capsule In Shoulder, Could Be Out A Very Long Time: The Mets announced that Tim Byrdak has a torn anterior capsule in his left shoulder. Byrdak had an MRI done on his left shoulder...
• 8/6 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 108 Recap - Pirates 4, Diamondbacks 0: The Pirates came out tonight and got another outstanding pitching performance, this one from Erik Bedard, and took the first...
• 8/6 The "Mc" Effect: 8/6 Recap | Pirates 4 Diamondbacks 0: Erik Bedard had a fantastic outing for the Pirates tonight, resulting in them winning the first game of this eleven game home...
• 8/6 mlbreports.com : Will the Arizona Diamondbacks Win the NL West?: Monday August 6th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: Diamondbacks fans spoke out about our last piece on the Dodgers and Giants, so here’s...
• 8/5 Mets360.com: Josh Edgin and Matt Harvey lead the feel-good Mets: Not very often is an 11-game West Coast swing the cure for what ails a team but that seems to be the case with the 2012 Mets....
• 8/3 Mets360.com: Chris Young’s future, Jason Bay’s OBI%, Bobby Parnell’s 9th inning success: On Thursday, Chris Young rebounded from a poor performance in his previous start with a fine outing, as he hurled 7 IP, allowed...
• 8/2 Rising Apple: Johan Santana To Throw Second Bullpen Sunday: Johan Santana has been on the disabled list since late July to rest the ankle he injured against the Cubs before the All-Star...
• 8/2 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Ronny Cedeno Leads the Way as Mets Win 9-1:   The Mets were trying to secure their first series victory since they took two of three from the Phillies during the week...
• 8/2 Up Along First: Game 106: Mets Rough Up Zito, Win 9-1: Final Score: Mets 9, Giants 1 Player Of The Game: Ronny Cedeno-  3-for-5, 5 RBI, 2 triples Goat Of The Game: Normally, if...
• 8/2 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 105: Win Over Giants: Mets 2 Giants 1 It wasn’t pretty, but it’s a win. And a win’s a win, right? Mets Game Notes This was a difficult...
• 8/2 MetsToday.com: Sandy Alderson: GM or Caretaker?: So, are the Mets expecting to contend for a playoff spot this year? I can’t fathom why they’d hold on to pieces like Tim Byrdak,...
• 8/2 Rising Apple: Frank Francisco Could Return to Mets Bullpen by the Weekend: It’s been a long journey back to health for Frank Francisco, who went on the disabled list at the end of June with a strained...

• 7/30 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Head To San Fan For Four-Game Series With Giants: Tonight at 10:15 Eastern time, the Mets begin a four-game series with the Giants in San Francisco. The Mets head to San Fran having...
• 7/29 High Heat Stats: Saturday Summary – NL Edition: Not much in the way of heroic finishes in the NL on Saturday, but there are always interesting tidbits in the boxes. The Saturday...
• 7/29 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 101: Loss to Diamondbacks: Diamondbacks 6 Ike Davis 3 If only Ike Davis could have batted seven or eight more times, the Mets might’ve had a chance...
• 7/29 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Ike Davis’ Three Homers Not Enough as Mets Fall 6-3:   Ike Davis become the ninth Mets player to hit three home runs in a baseball game last night. Unfortunately, they were all...
• 7/28 Up Along First: Game 100: Despite Three Home Runs By Davis, Mets Fall To D-Backs 6-3: Final Score: Player Of The Game: Ike Davis- 4-for-4, 3 home runs Goat Of The Game: Chris Young- 4 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO,...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Orioles, Liriano, Soriano, Diamondbacks: Let's take a look at the latest edition of Full Count from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (video link).. The Orioles figure...
• 7/28 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 100: Loss to Diamondbacks: Diamondbacks 11 Mets 5 What? Matt Harvey couldn’t start two days in a row? Mets Game Notes This game was wildly entertaining...
• 7/28 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Big Inning Dooms Jon Niese and Mets in 11-5 Loss: Jonathon Niese was hoping give the Mets their first back-to-back wins in what seems like years last night, but it was a six-run...
• 7/27 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Waiver Wire Additions in the Outfield:   Nash, Need a guy or 2 to spark my outfield production, any hidden gems I should be looking at?! Aaron Well Aaron, I always...
• 7/27 D'Backs Venom: Who Were the Best MLB Free Agent Signings for 2012?: In 2012, 100 position players were signed as free agents in Major League Baseball, ranging in cost from $250M over 10 years for...
• 7/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Difference One Month Can Make: Of the many things I love about baseball, it’s that no matter how much you think you know, you can always learn something...
• 7/26 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Begin West Coast Trip With Four In Arizona: Tonight at 9:40, the Mets begin the first game of an eleven-game west coast road trip against the Diamondbacks in Arizona. The...
• 7/26 RoxPile: Rockies Narrowly Avoid Sweep, and Jeff Francis is Awesome: Rockies 4, Diamondbacks 2 I do love a good Jeff Francis performance, and this was about as good as it gets. He gave up a run early,...
• 7/25 RoxPile: No Pitchers Good as Rockies Lose Again: Rockies 2, Diamondbacks 6 I hate games like this. This was a total failure of a game on every level, most especially hitting,...
• 7/24 District On Deck: Game 95: Nationals 8, Mets 2 (10): The Nationals beat the Mets 8-2 in a game that went ten innings. Jordan Zimmerman went six strong innings for the Nats, only giving...
• 7/24 Up Along First: Morning Links: July 24, 2012: Here are this morning’s Mets links: The Mets imploded in the 10th innin last night, losing 8-2 to the Nationals to drop...
• 7/24 RoxPile: Sanchez Underwhelms in Rockies Loss to Diamondbacks: Rockies 3, Diamondbacks 6 Well, the Jonathan Sanchez era has begun, and so far it’s picking up pretty much right where the...
• 7/24 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Mets Bullpen Implodes in Extras Again in 8-2 Loss: The Mets found themselves down 2-0 after Chris Young was seven pitches into a night that ended up being a soggy one at Citi Field,...
• 7/23 Up Along First: Game 96: Extra Innings, Extra Painful…: Final Score: Nationals 8, Mets 2 Player Of The Game: Chris Young- 7 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 SO, 106 pitches (64 strikes) Goat...
• 7/23 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 96: Loss to Nationals: Nationals 8 Mets 2 This game was actually much closer than the final score would indicate. No, really. REALLY. Mets Game Notes...
• 7/23 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: July 23, 2012: Francisco Cordero $26.  Other bids: $20, $10, $9, $6, $5.Mike wrote about Cordero this weekend.  The big bid is from...
• 7/23 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Get Another Shot At Nationals: Tonight at 7:10, the Mets take on the Nationals in the first game of a three-game series at Citi Field. This may be the last chance...
• 7/23 Up Along First: Morning Mets Links: July 23, 2012: Here are this morning’s Mets links: The Mets lost yesterday afternoon in a marathon 12-inning game with the Dodgers that...
• 7/23 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Washington Nationals @ New York Mets: It’s deja vu all over again; the Mets and Nationals are meeting for a three-game set, this time at Citi Field, the second...
• 7/22 Up Along First: Game 95: Mets Come Back In Ninth, Ramirez Collapses In 12th For 8-3 Loss: P.O.T.G.: Daniel Murphy- 4-for-5, RBI, R, BB G.O.T.G.: Ramon Ramirez- 1.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB Notes:  Another rough loss. The...
• 7/20 MetsToday.com: Mailbag: The Difference Between Bobby Parnell and Craig Kimbrel: From the MetsToday email inbox, a reader writes: Hi Joe, As a Met fan displaced in North Carolina, I very much enjoy reading your...
• 7/20 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Mets: The Mets return home to Citi Field for their first home stand since before the All-Star break, and thanks to R.A. Dickey and David...
• 7/19 Mets360.com: Is there any possible way the Mets can overcome these bullpen disasters?: Does anyone want this guy pitching in relief in lieu of what we have now? No, we won’t get that far, but at this point it has...
• 7/18 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 91: Loss to Nationals: Nationals 4 Mets 3 So much for team meetings. Mets Game Notes Chris Young pitched fairly well; well enough to lose, unfortunately....
• 7/18 District On Deck: Game 89: Nationals 4, Mets 3: They just won’t go away.  That looks to be the theme of the year for these pesky New York Mets (46-45) and first-place Washington...
• 7/18 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Wright and Bay Homers Not Enough as Mets Lose 4-3: After five straight losses and their last win coming over a week and a half ago before the All-Star break, Terry Collins felt...
• 7/18 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Call Up Report: Matt Harvey: Matt Harvey has been one of the top 5 pitchers in the Mets organization, yet he’s been in the minors. With Dillon Gee going...
• 7/18 Mets360.com: Mets pitching since the All-Star break: Here is the Mets pitching since the All-Star break: Rk W L ERA G GS GF IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BF WHIP SO/9 SO/BB 1 Miguel...
• 7/17 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Take On Washington In Critical Series: The Mets begin a three-game series with the Nationals, one that has major playoff implications for New York, tonight at 7:05 in...
• 7/17 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Washington Nationals: The Mets limp into the Washington D.C. after getting swept by the Braves, and now have to take on the NL East-leading Nationals....
• 7/14 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 87: Loss to Braves: Braves 7 Mets 5 This is not the way the Mets wanted to start the second half. Mets Game Notes The Braves became the first team...
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young to start WednesdayNew York Mets manager Terry Collins said SP Chris Young would start against the Washington Nationals Wednesday, July 18....[+] New York Mets manager Terry Collins said SP Chris Young would start against the Washington Nationals Wednesday, July 18.
• 7/14 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Mets Power Down in Atlanta; Short Circuit In First Game of Second Half.: Game Number Eighty-Seven Final:   New York Mets   5;  Atlanta Braves    7. And we’re off.  The second half of the...
• 7/14 Mets360.com: Five keys to Mets success in the second half: The Mets had an inau**** beginning to their second half, as they fell to the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Friday night in a key six-game...
• 7/13 Baseball Musings: Name Change: If the Tigers trade for Justin Upton, then Justin Verlander should marry Kate Upton and take her name. That way, the Tigers would...
• 7/13 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Open Up Second Half With Three In Atlanta: Tonight at 7:35, the Mets begin a three-game series against the Braves at Turner Field. The Braves ended the first half 46-39,...
• 7/13 MetsToday.com: Mets Key Learnings: First Half: So, what have we learned after a little more than half a season of watching Mets baseball? Here are few things … The Phillies...
• 7/13 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves: The Ol’ Rivalry renews once more this weekend in Atlanta, as the Mets charge into the southern town to begin the 2nd half...
• 7/12 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Nationals, Pence, Young: The Nationals will have to directly protect their NL East lead right out of the gate after the All-Star Break, as Washington's...
• 7/12 The Baseball Page: Mets lose Dillon Gee for the season: is it time for Matt Harvey?: Few Mets fans have been riding the Dillon Gee bandwagon for as long...
• 7/12 Rising Apple: Dillon Gee Opts for Additional Surgery, On Shelf At Least 6-8 Weeks: In what was feared to be worse than initially thought, Dillon Gee’s shoulder blood clot will require additional surgery, keeping...
• 7/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young to pitch FridayNew York Mets SP Chris Young is expected to start Friday, July 13, against the Atlanta Braves....[+] New York Mets SP Chris Young is expected to start Friday, July 13, against the Atlanta Braves.
• 7/11 Rising Apple: Dillon Gee Placed on DL; Chris Young to Start Friday vs. Braves: Not surprisingly, Dillon Gee was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a blood clot in an artery in his right shoulder. He is...
• 7/10 Jays Journal: If Justin Upton is available, the Blue Jays need to call: Justin Upton is on the trade block… again. During the 2010 offseason, news leaked that Arizona might be willing to part with...
• 7/7 Lasorda's Lair: Chad Billingsley Looks to Halt Four-Game Skid and Is James Loney “Back?”: Chad Billingsley (4-8, 4.20) vs. Trevor Cahill (6-7, 3.63) Lineup: Herrera CF Cruz SS Hairston LF Loney 1B Kennedy 2B AJ Ellis...
• 7/7 Lasorda's Lair: Clayton Kershaw is Bitten by the Snakes in the Sixth as Dodgers Lose in Arizona: Dodgers 3 13 0   Diamondbacks 5 6 1 WP- Collmenter (1-2) LP- Kershaw (6-5) S- Putz (15) HR- Kennedy (1) The Diamondbacks snapped...
• 7/6 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Head Home To Try To Bury Phillies: The Mets begin a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies tomorrow night at 7:10 at Citi Field. The Phillies come into...
• 7/6 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Look to Charm Snakes Behind Clayton Kershaw in Game Two: Dodgers Lineup vs. Arizona-coming soon   Clayton Kershaw-6-4 vs. Josh Collmenter-0-2   The Las Vegas odds makers don’t...
• 7/6 Optimistic Mets Fan: Rotation After All-Star Break: All-Star Break coming up after the Cubs series and I think it’s worth a thought about how Terry Collins will line up his...
• 7/6 Call to the Pen: What a Change of Scenery Could Mean for Chase Headley and His New Team: Chase Headley of the San Diego Padres is one of the best third basemen in baseball, and he just might be available before the...
• 7/6 Mets360.com: Daniel Murphy dazzles, Bobby Parnell ponders and Johan Santana surges: Daniel Murphy was one of several Mets to have a big game in Thursday’s come-from-behind win against Jonathan Papelbon and the...
• 7/6 Baseball Reality Tour: Checking in on OOPS: A year ago, we looked at leaders in Opponents' OPS, then again with historical perspective.Recapping what we learned last season:Opponents...
• 7/5 High Heat Stats: July 4th game notes: @White Sox 5, Rangers 4 (10): One day after swatting his first HR in his new stockings, Kevin Youkilis got his first game-winning...
• 7/4 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 82: Loss to Phillies: Phillies 9 Mets 2 Cliff Lee had to win a game eventually. Mets Game Notes It’s hard to believe it took Lee until Independence...
• 7/4 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Chris Young Surrenders Late Lead, Bullpen Does Rest in 9-2 Loss: On a day where most Americans were having some beverages with hot dogs and hambrugers to celebrate the independance of the good...
• 7/4 Full Spectrum Baseball: The New York Mets – For Real or Newest Ride at Six Flags?: If the Yankees are like the post office, “Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall” impede their inevitable playoff...
• 7/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young has solid outing despite loss: New York Mets SP Chris Young allowed three runs on five hits in seven innings against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, July...[+] 4, to suffer his second loss of the season. He struck out three batters and did not walk any in the game.
• 7/3 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Daniel Murphy and David Wright Lead the Way in 11-1 win: The Mets welcomed the Phillies to Citi Field at the midway point of the season, with New York still sitting in second place, while...
• 7/3 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Metropolitans, July 3-5: The Phillies (36-45) travel to New York to take on the Metropolitans (43-37) in a three-game series beginning Tuesday night.Read...

• 6/30 Mets360.com: Mets in the market for an ace like Cole Hamels or Zack Greinke?: The Mets are 42-36 as the All Star break draws nearer.  It’s become clear that they will be in the market for one or more relievers,...
• 6/29 Rising Apple: Game Recap: David Wright Powers Mets to 2-1 Victory: So, the Mets couldn’t take care of business against the Cubs in Wrigley Field, and now had to deal with the first place...
• 6/29 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Can’t Do Anything Wright These Days: Mets        3 6 0 Dodgers  2 7 1 WP-Young-2-1 LP-Capuano-9-3 SV-Parnell-1 HR-Wright-9   The Dodgers can’t do anything...
• 6/29 Mets360.com: Tim Byrdak’s dominance, Torres’ BB rate, Wright’s records: If you ask most National League lefty batters which southpaw they hate to face in the late innings, undoubtedly most would say...
• 6/28 Lasorda's Lair: Home is Where the Runs Are?: Chris Capuano (9-2, 2.60) vs. Chris Young (1-1, 3.42) Lineup: Gordon SS Herrera 3B Rivera LF Loney 1B Van Slyke RF Kennedy 2B...
• 6/28 MetsToday.com: Series Preview: Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers: The Mets (40-36, 3rd place in the N.L. East) begin a 4-game set with the Dodgers (43-33, 1st place in the N.L. West) in Los Angeles...
• 6/27 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 76: Win Over Cubs: Mets 17 Cubs 1 In a big way, Mets unleash their frustration over losing a series to the worst team in baseball. Mets Game Notes...
• 6/27 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Daniel Murphy Hits Two Homers in 17-1 Rout: Terry Collins was rendered speechless after last night’s loss to the Cubs, their second in a row and fourth overall. Today,...
• 6/26 Roto Think Tank: Trevor Bauer Today, [Blank] Tomorrow: With Trevor Bauer's long awaited Major League debut now officially slated for Thursday, fantasy owners are already looking for...
• 6/24 High Heat Stats: Weekend game notes: [I'll keep updating during the Dickey-Sabathia game.] Sunday Rays 7, @Phillies 3: In the nightcap, Tampa scored 3 in the 2nd off Cliff...
• 6/24 Yanks Go Yard: In a Pinch: Chavez’s homer breaks tie, bullpen dominates as Yankees top Mets 4-3: Through six innings of play, it looked as though the New York Yankees were on the way to their fourth consecutive loss. Instead,...
• 6/24 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Yankees Use Late Home Runs to Down Mets 4-3: Like Friday night, the Mets jumped out to an early lead. However, this time the bullpen couldn’t contain the Yankee bats,...
• 6/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Turning points: Yankees comeback to beat Mets 4-3: Ivan Nova had a solid game, but had to fight through poor defense and left trailing 3-0. The Yankees offense picked him up...
• 6/24 My Pinstripes: Which Came First? The Pollo or The Juevos? Doesn't Matter, Home Runs Came Last: Frank Francisco made called the Yankees chickens prior to the weekend series between the Mets and Yankees. Of course, no one...
• 6/23 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 72: Loss to Yankees: Yankees 4 Mets 3 Through the first two-thirds of the game, it looked like it might be an easy win for the Mets. But, we found...
• 6/23 It's About the Money (Stupid): Ibanez ties it. Chavez wins it. Yanks beat Mets, 4-3: Oh, those dreaded home runs. That is the only way the Yankees score they say. Those homers won a ballgame tonight over the...
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young has stabilized rotation: New York Mets manager Terry Collins did not expect to have SP Chris Young (shoulder) back before July 1, but he made his fourth...[+] start of the season Saturday, June 23. Young entered Saturday with a 1-1 record and a 3.06 ERA, and Collins said Young has helped to stabilize the rotation.
• 6/23 Rising Apple: Elvin Ramirez Sent Down to Make Room for Ronny Cedeno: Before Ronny Cedeno was activated to play the opening game of the Mets’ series against the Yankees, a corresponding roster...
• 6/22 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 71: Win Over Yankees: Mets 6 Yankees 4 Mets get a taste of victory against the Yankees — and the flavor is just like chicken. Mets Game Notes...
• 6/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees at Mets | 6/22/12-6/24/12: Pitching Matchups Friday, 6/22/12, 7:10pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Andy Pettitte, LHP Last Start: 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 6 K,...
• 6/22 Up Along First: Series Preview: Here Comes The Evil Empire: The Yankees come into Citi Field tonight at 7:10 to battle the Mets in the second edition of this year’s Subway series....
• 6/22 MetsToday.com: Series Preview: New York Yankees vs. New York Mets:   Round 2 of the 2012 Subway Series kicks off (whoops, wrong sport) tonight at Citi Field.  The Yankees (41-27, 1st place...
• 6/22 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees meet the Mets at Citi Field in final Interleague series of 2012: The New York Yankees travel cross-town to meet the New York Mets at Citi Field in the final Interleague series of 2012 for both...
• 6/21 Rising Apple: Terry Collins and His Thoughts on Rehab Assignments: While the Mets completed a sweep of the Balitmore Orioles last night, Kevin Burkhardt, Keith Hernandez, and Ron Darling were talking...
• 6/20 MetsToday.com: Understanding Pitching Injuries and Proper Mechanics: If you are a baseball coach or player, or the parent of a pitcher, watch below to learn about the safeties and dangers of pitching...
• 6/19 Mets360.com: The crazy and unlikely success of Chris Young: I am glad that Chris Young is back in the rotation for the Mets; however, I am not quite sure exactly why. Obviously, he is an...
• 6/17 High Heat Stats: Sunday supplement — now with 60% game coverage!: Orioles 2, @Braves 0: A day after Jason Hammel‘s 1-hitter left him at 7-2, Wei-Yin Chen attained the same record with...
• 6/17 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 67: Loss to Reds: Reds 3 Mets 1 Sweep, get swept. Sweep, get swept. So, does that mean the Mets are due to sweep the Orioles? Mets Game Notes Chris...
• 6/17 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Young Can’t Help Mets Avoid Sweep in 3-1 Loss: Terry Collins ran Chris Young out to the mound for his first start at Citi Field this year, and it was an important one. Even...
• 6/17 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: I just got home from New York, so here’s quick and dirty games of the day. The Reds send Johnny Cueto against the Mets and...
• 6/17 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 66: Loss to Reds: Reds 4 Mets 1 In truth, this game was inches away from being a 7-1 loss. But then, that’s why they call it a “game...
• 6/17 Mets360.com: Mets360 flashback: Memories of a vacant lot: This is a blog about the Mets but today I ask you for a brief break from our favorite team.  This is a personal article, written...
• 6/15 Up Along First: Series Preview: Reds And Red-Hot Votto Come Into Town: The Mets begin a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds tonight at Citi Field. The Reds come into this series leading the...
• 6/15 MetsToday.com: Series Preview: Reds (35-27) at Mets (35-29), Father’s Day Weekend Edition: This Father’s Day Weekend at Citi Field features a three-game series between two teams coming off recent interleague sweeps;...
• 6/14 MetsToday.com: Blog Roundup: No-Spin Zone: R.A. Dickey pitched another routine gem last night, allowing a controversial infield hit to B.J. Upton in the first, then allowed...
• 6/12 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 62: Win Over Rays: Mets 11 Rays 2 The Mets beat up on a club from the AL Beast. Mets Game Notes Who could have predicted that the Mets would score...
• 6/12 MetsToday.com: Series Preview: Mets vs. Rays: The Mets continue their journey through the gauntlet that is their June schedule with a 3-game set against the Tampa Bay Rays...
• 6/11 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: June 11, 2012: Brad Boxberger $10.  Other bids: $5.Boxberger came to the Padres in the Mat Latostrade.  His ERA is disappointing,...
• 6/11 Full Spectrum Baseball: NL Pitching Planner: June 11 – June 17Interleague play is in full swing this week, which means even more unpredictability when it comes to pitching....
• 6/9 Roto Think Tank: N.L. Gearing Up: June 11-17: Rising UpChris Young (3% owned last week; 8% this week)Young came back a little earlier than expected from injury last week....
• 6/8 Tyler's Think Tank: 6 Disappointmenting Teams: Arizona Diamondbacks-After winning 94 games and running away with the division last year, the D-Backs are three games under .500...
• 6/8 Mets360.com: Tim Byrdak’s splits, Ike Davis’ slump, Chris Young’s LD%: Tim Byrdak has appeared in an MLB-high 33 games this year. Amazingly, 18 of those appearances have been for a single batter. We...
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Pedro Beato sent downThe New York Mets optioned RP Pedro Beato to the minors Friday, June 8, to make room on the roster for SP Chris Young....[+] The New York Mets optioned RP Pedro Beato to the minors Friday, June 8, to make room on the roster for SP Chris Young.
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young to return SaturdayNew York Mets SP Chris Young will return from the paternity list Saturday, June 9....[+] New York Mets SP Chris Young will return from the paternity list Saturday, June 9.
• 6/7 MetsToday.com: Blog Roundup: Back to Earth: After a euphoric end to a 7-4 homestand, one that included 3 complete game shutouts and a no-hitter (!), the Mets have come back...
• 6/6 Baseball Musings: The DBacks Clubhouse: Beat writer Nick Piecoro gives his impressions of the Arizona clubhouse after the comments of the owner and the benching of Justin...
• 6/6 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Designate Josh Satin For Assignment: The Mets announced that they designated infielder Josh Satin for assignment (Twitter link). The club placed right-hander Chris...
• 6/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young decent in season debut: New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) allowed three runs - two earned - and six hits with one walk over five innings in a no-decision...[+] Tuesday, June 5, against the Washington Nationals. He threw 52 of his 75 pitches for strikes in his regular season debut.
• 6/5 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 56: Loss to Nationals: Nationals 7 Mets 6 The Mets come back again. Then give it away. Then come back. Then give it away. Rinse. Repeat. Mets Game Notes...
• 6/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young to be limitedNew York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) will be limited to 85-90 pitches in his first start of the year Tuesday, June 5....[+] New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) will be limited to 85-90 pitches in his first start of the year Tuesday, June 5.
• 6/5 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Tampa Bay leads the Yankees by 1 1/2 games as the Rays invade the Bronx. James Shields takes on Andy Pettitte Tuesday night. Shields...
• 6/5 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Designate Jack Egbert For Assignment: The Mets designated right-hander Jack Egbert for assignment, according to the team's transactions page. The Mets called right-hander...
• 6/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Jack Egbert cutThe New York Mets designated SP Jack Egbert for assignment Tuesday, June 5, to make room on the roster for SP Chris Young....[+] The New York Mets designated SP Jack Egbert for assignment Tuesday, June 5, to make room on the roster for SP Chris Young.
• 6/4 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 55: Loss to Cardinals: Cardinals 5 Mets 4 Well, you can’t win ‘em all … Mets Game Notes Dillon Gee pitched well enough to win. Unfortunately,...
• 6/4 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: White Sox, Diamondbacks, Mets: It’s draft day, which means lots of coverage on MLBTR. I’ll be hosting a live chat throughout the evening, so come by and...
• 6/4 Fire Brand of the American League: Potential Trade Partners for Kevin Youkilis: Third BaseWith credible rumors swirling over Fenway, it's finally time to examine potential trade partners for Youk....
• 6/4 Mets360.com: Mets Minors: Collin McHugh ready for the next step: The Mets have a lot of pitchers in their system that seem to succeed despite being later draft picks.  Collin McHugh is one such...
• 6/3 Mets360.com: Dickey and Santana and pray for manna: R.A. Dickey and Johan Santana have pitched back-to-back shutouts in the past two games for the Mets, becoming the first two pitchers...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | More on Chris Young: New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) will likely return to the majors to start the game Tuesday, June 5, against the Washington...[+] Nationals.
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young to make next start in majors: Contrary to previous reports, New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) will make his next start with the parent club. He had previously...[+] been scheduled to make two more rehab starts for Triple-A Buffalo.
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young to make two more rehab starts: New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) said Friday, June 1, that he will make two more minor-league rehab starts with Triple-A...[+] Buffalo on regular rest.
• 6/1 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: June 1: Top stories Young battles self in rehab: After he started dealing with injury problems, Chris Young‘s control wasn’t...

• 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young not expected to be called up now: New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) is expected to stay with Triple-A Buffalo for one or two more starts. Young has an out...[+] clause in his contract but has indicated it is not an issue.
• 5/31 Mets360.com: Chris Young, Pedro Beato and Josh Thole rehab start 5/31/12: Chris Young had a very solid day on the mound.  He threw a total of 6 innings with 87 total pitches and 50 strikes.  The control...
• 5/30 Rising Apple: The Mets Impending 40-Man Roster Shuffle: The Mets have been pretty banged up this season, including some guys who started the season injured-specifically, Pedro Beato...
• 5/30 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Offensive Woes Continue - Where has the team's power gone?: The Diamondbacks have had a disappointing month of May, with a 10-17 record heading into Wednesday night's game against Tim Linecum...
• 5/29 Mets360.com: Mets Minors: Wilmer Flores’ top prospect status … confirmed: Wilmer Flores was born August 6, 1991 in Valencia, Venezuela.  Flores signed as an international free agent out of Venezuela...
• 5/26 Mets360.com: Jenrry Mejia, Chris Young and Pedro Beato: On the mend and on the way: Jenrry Mejia: Was just sent up to AAA.  This tells me that the Mets are serious about the potential of Mejia going into the bullpen...
• 5/25 Mets360.com: Does Jason Marquis make sense for the Mets?: After watching yet another disappointing performance by a Mets’ fifth starter, I am left asking myself numerous questions. ...
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young took some time off: New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) took a few days off to be with his wife, who went into labor, after his May 16 start....[+] However, it was also in part due to a dead arm period. He threw a bullpen session Tuesday, May 22.
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young to get some extra time: New York Mets manager Terry Collins said SP Chris Young (shoulder) will receive more than five days of rest before his next rehab...[+] start, but not because he's encountered a setback.
• 5/17 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: May 17: Top stories Youkilis reaches twice in rehab appearance: One of the more interesting decisions made this week was how Boston would...
• 5/16 Mets360.com: Jenrry Mejia and Chris Young: Drawing nearer to returning: Jenrry Mejia and Chris Young both went out for their second games with Port St. Lucie as they recover from their respective injuries. ...
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young rehabs: New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) allowed seven hits and three earned runs while walking none and striking out two in 5...[+] 2/3 innings with Single-A St. Lucie Wednesday, May 16.
• 5/15 Mets360.com: Miguel Batista has delivered for Mets as a starting pitcher: Most of the talk around the Mets is centered around if Chris Young or Jenrry Mejia should be the team’s fifth starter after...
• 5/12 Mets360.com: Jenrry Mejia and Chris Young both eyeing Mets’ rotation vacancy: Port St. Lucie has been the home to some exciting developments in 2012: The resurgence of Wilmer Flores, Corey Vaughn and Cesar...
• 5/10 Roto Think Tank: N.L. Gearing Up: May 15-May 21: Rising UpRafael Dolis (4% owned last week, 30% owned next week)At this rate, Dolis could be the closer for the remainder of the...
• 5/10 Venom Strikes: Chris Young and Stephen Drew Take First Step Back Today: Outfielder Chris Young and shortstop Stephen Drew will appear in an extended spring game today at Salt River Field, a sign that...
• 5/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: Is Jeremy Hellickson breaking the mold?: It’s no secret that Andrew Friedman, Gerry Hunsicker, and the rest of the Rays’ front office is developing one of the best...
• 5/7 Bus League Baseball: Aces: Not just Arizona’s AAA affiliate anymore: Back in 2007, it seemed like Arizona was set up to have at least a few consecutive years of success. Although based on their run...
• 5/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young to begin rehab stintNew York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) will make his first rehab start at High-A St. Lucie Thursday, May 10....[+] New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) will make his first rehab start at High-A St. Lucie Thursday, May 10.
• 5/6 Baseball Musings: The Club: For your enjoyment, the latest “I homered before Albert Pujols” club, this time sorted fewest to highest. My favorite...
• 5/5 North and South of Royal Brougham: Is Michael Saunders Actually Better This Year?: If you know any of the Michael Saunders story and have ever seen the way he plays defense, it’s easy to see why he’s still...
• 5/5 Up Along First: Batista In the Roatation Is the Wrong Move: Before last night’s 5-4 loss at Citi Field, Terry Collins announced that with Chris Schwinden  heading back to Buffalo,...
• 5/5 Mets360.com: Looking for rotation help beyond Schwinden and Batista: I like Chris Schwinden and think with patience he could be a back-end starter or AAAA backup for most teams.  However if the...
• 5/4 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Battle D-Backs At Citi Field: Tonight, the Diamondbacks come to town to begin a three-game set with the Mets. The Mets come into this series not playing well...
• 5/4 D'Backs Venom: Should the Diamondbacks Send A.J. Pollock back to AAA? Is Brent Clevlen a Better Option?: When CF Chris Young went on the Disabled List on April 18th, the Diamondbacks recalled OF A.J. Pollock from AAA Reno. But Pollock...
• 5/3 Mets360.com: Amid Schwinden’s problems, when do the Mets seek outside relief for rotation?: Do you miss Mike Pelfrey yet? After two less-than stellar outings by Chris Schwinden, the Mets are looking more and more vulnerable...
• 5/1 D'Backs Venom: Ranking the Diamondbacks - May 2012: The Diamondbacks completed the month of April 2012 with a decent 12-11 record, despite losing Chris Young and Daniel Hudson...

• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young could pitch this weekendNew York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) could pitch in a rehab game in the minors as early as this weekend....[+] New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) could pitch in a rehab game in the minors as early as this weekend.
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young might be back in late May: New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) will throw 70 pitches in a simulated game Monday, April 30. The earliest he is expected...[+] to return is sometime in late May, barring any setbacks.
• 4/26 Mets360.com: As Jason Bay and Mike Pelfrey hit the DL, Mets fans say so what?: Just as soon as the Mets put Jason Bay (ribs) and Mike Pelfrey (elbow) on the disabled list, the Mets go ahead and win two straight...
• 4/25 Mets360.com: Did new delivery cause Mike Pelfrey’s injury?: On the field yesterday was a pretty good day for Mets fans. We got to see Jose Reyes return to Citi Field, saw a great pitching...
• 4/25 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Add Organizational Depth by Acquiring 3B Josh Bell and OF Brent Clevlen: The Diamondbacks have added to their organizational depth by acquiring 3B Josh Bell (assigned to AAA Reno) and OF Brent Clevlen...
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Schwinden expected to enter rotation: New York Mets SP Chris Schwinden is expected to take SP Mike Pelfrey's (elbow) spot in the starting rotation, beginning Friday,...[+] April 27. P Jeremy Hefner isn't eligible after being sent down and SP Chris Young (shoulder) is two weeks away from a minor league rehab start. General manager Sandy Alderson has ruled out Ps Matt Harvey and Jeurys Familia.
• 4/23 Brotherly Glove: Diamondbacks Preview With Nick Piecoro: The Phillies are now 3-4 on their current road trip, losing two of three in San Francisco while splitting a four-game set with...
• 4/22 Call to the Pen: Studs and Duds: Philip Humber Steals the Show: Studs and Duds, a weekly series, is difficult to write.  There are so many fantastic performances that deserve recognition.  There...
• 4/21 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: National League, April 23-29: On the RiseSantiago Casilla (1% owned last week, 45% owned this week)Well, if you do not already have Casilla in your NL-only...
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young throwingNew York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) has thrown two sessions of live batting practice in the minors....[+] New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) has thrown two sessions of live batting practice in the minors.
• 4/19 Call to the Pen: Chris Young to DL; Diamondbacks Recall Cody Ransom: The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed outfielder Chris Young on their 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder contusion.  To...
• 4/19 Venom Strikes: Time for Paul Goldschmidt and Jason Kubel to Step Up in the D-Backs Lineup: With Chris Young–he has a deep bruise and slight ligament tear–and potentially Justin Upton gone from the D-backs...
• 4/18 Baseball Musings: Young Disabled: Chris Young, the outfielder for Arizona, goes on the disabled list with a shoulder contusion. I’ll take that as qualified...
• 4/18 High Heat Stats: Tuesday’s featured game: Texas at Boston: The Rangers clobbered the Red Sox on Tuesday, 18-3, opening a two-game miniseries in Fenway. It’s the fourth time since...
• 4/18 The "Mc" Effect: Recap 4/17 | Pirates 5 Diamondbacks 4: The Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight, 5-4. It was an exciting game from start to finish, with a couple of surprises....
• 4/18 Baseball Musings: State of Venn: AZ Snakepit offers a nice Venn diagram to explain last night’s Diamondbacks loss. The post mentions that Chris Young may...
• 4/17 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 10 Recap - Diamondbacks 5, Pirates 1: After picking up a win over the Giants in the series finale on Sunday afternoon they went right back into the loss column in...
• 4/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: Another step back: It looked like the Pirates were ready to build some momentum coming off an encouraging victory on Sunday, but they weren’t...
• 4/15 Baseball Musings: Cahill in Control: Trevor Cahill pitched another low-hit game, this time a more traditional way. He only walked two while striking out six in 7 1/3...
• 4/12 The Baseball Page: MLB: NL Roundup – Phillies wakes up and slams Marlins 7-1MLB: NL Roundup – Phillies wakes up and slams Marlins 7-1...
• 4/11 The Friarhood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/10 vs. DBacks: Padres Fall Short in Extra Innings 4-2 WP: Craig Breslow (1-0) LP: Micah Owings (0-1)Save: JJ Putz (3)Homeruns - ARI: Chris...
• 4/11 Baseball Musings: Western Roundup: Micah Owing pitched a scoreless innings against his former team, but unfortunately the Padres reliever came out for a second inning...
• 4/7 Baseball Musings: Hill Out Drills Pill: Aaron Hill hit two home runs to Brett Pill‘s one, and the Diamondbacks take two in a row from the Giants, winning 5-4. Hill’s...
• 4/7 Full Spectrum Baseball: Drafting From The Dark Side: A Newbie’s View Of First Real Fantasy Action: Chapter 1: “The (Clumsy) Arrival Of The Korriban Sith Lords” As one of the writers for Full Spectrum, and a bit of...
• 4/6 Giants Nirvana: That Could Have Been a Lot Worse: Willie Bloomquist, who really shouldn’t even be batting leadoff, hit a single off Tim Lincecum to get things going for the...
• 4/6 Baseball Musings: Lincecum, Lincego: Tim Lincecum gives up home runs to Chris Young and Paul Goldschmidt in the bottom of the first as Arizona gets out to an early...
• 4/4 D'Backs Venom: Projections for the 2012 Diamondbacks' Batters: As we approach the start of the regular season, the position players on the Diamondbacks' Opening Day roster appear set. SS Stephen...
• 4/4 Baseball Musings: NL West Preview: The 2012 division previews finishes with the NL West. I’ll use 2011 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) from FanGraphs for the...

• 3/31 Mets360.com: Chris Young: A risk worth taking (again)?: As I’m sure you’re all aware of by now, the Mets resigned pitcher Chris Young to a minor league deal earlier this week. While...
• 3/30 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Riding the Pine in Roto Leagues: It’s important to use your bench wisely. One of the most frustrating things to me in Roto style fantasy baseball leagues...
• 3/30 Up Along First: The Chris Young signing could have meant the end for Pelfrey– if it had been done sooner: Yesterday afternoon, GM Sandy Alderson confirmed the Mets’ signing of veteran right-hander Chris Young to a minor league...
• 3/30 MetsToday.com: Mets Sign Chris Young, Release Minor Leaguers: According to ESPN-NY, the Mets have signed pitcher Chris Young to a minor league contract. Why? No one knows. Perhaps the recent...
• 3/30 Rising Apple: Mets Ink Chris Young: He’s back. The Mets re-signed the pitcher Chris Young to a minor league deal, hoping that the right-hander can provide the...
• 3/30 C70 At The Bat: UCB Prediction Week, Part IV: National League West: We continue the March project of the United Cardinal Bloggers by taking a look at the last of our divisions, the NL West.  This...
• 3/30 NY Baseball Digest: Chris Young and Mets Pitching Depth: The Mets brought RHP Chris Young back today on a minor league deal. Although Young had the same surgery last season that has...
• 3/24 WahoosOnFirst: Weekly Wroundtable: Should Cleveland Acquire a Left Fielder?: Ever since we learned that Grady Sizemore would miss the first month of the regular season (and maybe more), the assumption has...
• 3/23 FanSided: Beyond Busch: NL Central and MLB Notes - Spring Training Continues: This week Beyond Busch will switch to bullet style for each team. Notes on each Major League team are supplied after the bre......
• 3/20 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finding Keepers: Arizona Diamondbacks: After winning the NL West in 2011, one would think the Arizona Diamondback would have a lot of quality players on their team....
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: New York Mets: The Mets rebuilt their bullpen and lost Jose Reyes this offseason, lowering payroll by a record $50MM in the process. Major...
• 3/13 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On Gerardo Parra: Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers told reporters, including Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, that he's had "no discussions" about...
• 3/13 Baseball Daily Digest: True Value, Part III: In Plane Sight: Anyone who has spent copious hours of their time to master a skill can relate to the visceral feeling of being “in the zone,”...
• 3/12 MetsToday.com: Blog Roundup: Johansanity: The big story this Spring has been the comeback of Johan Santana.  Johan missed over a year following shoulder surgery to repair...
• 3/11 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 3/4/12 - 3/10/12: A recap of this week's news as we get closer and closer to Opening Day.. Andrew McCutchen is officially the face of the...
• 3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Chris Young Leaning Towards Re-Signing With Mets: Chris Young is closer to rejoining the Mets, with a source telling Andy Martino of the New York Daily News that an agreement...
• 3/8 Tyler's Think Tank: 10 Stats You Probably Didn't Know: NL West: -Chris Young just wrapped up his third 20/20 season in five years, averaging 23 bombs and 20 steals per season over that stretch. ...
• 3/7 STLCardinalBaseball: My predictions: 2012 Postseason teams: Everyone has a habit of trying to predict the future and with baseball it is near impossible to do. However I love to make predictions...
• 3/6 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Justin Upton will be your 2012 Fantasy baseball MVP: Dixon may his Fantasy Baseball MVP a couple weeks ago when we wrapped up our Countdown series of fantasy baseball lists. Since...
• 3/6 22gigantes.com: Diamondbacks 9, Giants 6: The San Francisco Giants kicked off the 2012 Cactus League season Saturday the same way they ended the 2011 regular season —...
• 3/6 Mets360.com: Mets Jambalinka: Ike Davis, Jon Rauch, Eric Langill: It is early in Spring Training and the Mets are already in mid-season form when it comes to injuries. While we all hope that none...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: West Links: D'Backs, Cespedes, Maybin: Here's the latest from baseball's two West divisions as some late night baseball is being played in Florida... The Diamondbacks...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Agree To Extend Cameron Maybin: 2:32pm: Maybin will earn $500K in 2012 with the money escalating each year, according to Corey Brock of MLB.com.  The 24-year-old...

• 2/29 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Marlins, Mets, Swisher: Juan Carlos Oviedo isn’t the only member of the Marlins with a different name for the 2012 season. The slugger known as Mike...
• 2/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Still in touch with Chris YoungThe New York Mets are keeping in touch with free-agent SP Chris Young (Mets), but he only wants a major league deal....[+] The New York Mets are keeping in touch with free-agent SP Chris Young (Mets), but he only wants a major league deal.
• 2/28 MLBTradeRumors: Would-Be Contract Years: A slew of interesting players are entering their contract years for the first time, as they'll reach six years of Major League...
• 2/24 NY Baseball Digest: Mets Pitching Depth Could Get Scary: No one expects much from the Mets, but the reports of them being a 100-loss team are, in my opinion, greatly exaggerated. Vegas...
• 2/23 MLBTradeRumors: Youngest Free Agents Remaining: Now that Spring Training is underway, few notable free agents not named Roy Oswalt remain. Some players (min. 50 PAs in 2011)...
• 2/22 Mets360.com: Is Scott Kazmir really an option for the Mets?: When Mets fans hear the name “Scott Kazmir” a lot of emotions are felt. Some get depressed, some get confused, some get carpal...
• 2/18 Roto Think Tank: What Will Last Year's Bargains Do This Year?: Over at the Patton and Company player database, one of the commenters wonders if Jeff Francoeur - one of last...
• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Average Game Scores for 2011: Messing around on baseball-reference, on the second night of baseball's winter meetings, I ranked starting pitchers by average...
• 2/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young making good progress: New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) is making solid progress after undergoing surgery on a torn anterior capsule in his right...[+] shoulder last May. Manager Terry Collins said Young is throwing on flat ground at 180 feet and is scheduled to return to action in late May.
• 2/15 Mets360.com: A second look at Jon Rauch: Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy with most of the moves that Sandy Alderson and Co. have made this off-season. Not spending...
• 2/9 MLBTradeRumors: Alderson: Mets’ Roster “Pretty Much There”: Don’t expect the Mets to make substantial changes to their roster before Spring Training begins. GM Sandy Alderson told Dan...
• 2/2 BoSox Injection: 2 AM at the “Free Agent Bar and Brazier” Will Ben get a season-long Harden, or just a minor Sergio?:   Since Edwin Jackson and Roy Oswalt appear to be crossed off the Sox Supplemental Starters list, citizens of Red Sox Nation...
• 2/1 Jays Journal: Goldstein: Execs Favor Yoenis Cespedes Over Colby Rasmus: In Kevin Goldstein’s latest over at Baseball Prospectus, he asks eight Major League executives whether they’d take...

• 1/31 Venom Strikes: D-backs Passing Time on Twitterverse: Feb 27, 2011; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; A detailed view of an Arizona Diamondbacks glasses and hat and glove at Salt River Fields at...
• 1/26 MetsToday.com: Jeff Francis Also Forsakes Flushing: You just can’t make this stuff up — yet another high-profile free-agent has refused to take the Mets’ money....
• 1/23 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Musser, Young, Marlins, Upton: Long-time Phillies broadcast Andy Musser passed away today at age 74.  Throughout his distinguished, 45-year broadcasting career,...
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Chris Young says shoulder feeling good: Free-agent SP Chris Young (shoulder) said his shoulder is feeling as good as it has in a long time and hopes to start pitching...[+] again by April.
• 1/21 MLBTradeRumors: (Not A) Trade Candidate: Gerardo Parra: The Diamondbacks' signing of Jason Kubel to a two-year contract was met with surprise and even some confusion from pundits. ...
• 1/20 NY Baseball Digest: Jeff Francis: A Good Value for the Mets: Reports indicate the Mets have some interest in free agent starter Jeff Francis. When you take a quick glance at Francis’ 6-16,...
• 1/16 Mets360.com: Why the Mets should sign Micah Owings: Every team needs starting pitching depth. Last year the Mets had their projected starting five of Capuano, **** Niese, Pelfrey...
• 1/13 Mets360.com: Was the 2011 Mets staff really lucky with injuries?: Recently, I discussed the projected offense for the 2012 Mets. Today, let’s talk about the pitching. Most fans’ top concern...
• 1/10 MetsToday.com: Visitor Comment: The Moneyball Mets: This comment comes from loyal MetsToday visitor “Rob”: Joe: One question that just occurred to me as I was reading...
• 1/7 The Daily Catch: Arizona Diamondbacks “Best Outfield” Debateable:  This article is courtesy of our friends at Venom Strikes Written by: Scott Allen Recently, ESPN’s Buster Olney called the...
• 1/6 Rising Apple: Should The Mets Re-Sign Chris Young?: In a conference call yesterday, Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson said that the Mets might re-sign starting pitcher Chris Young...
• 1/5 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: Young, Santana, Cedeno, Harris: Sandy Alderson told reporters that it's fair to assume the Mets won't sign free agents who cost more than $1.5MM before Spring...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Remaining One-Year Deal Starters: So far this offseason, starting pitchers Erik Bedard, Freddy Garcia, Chien-Ming Wang, and Jason Marquis have signed one-year...

• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Notes: Rizzo, Maholm, Young, Quentin: Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune held his weekly chat with fans today and shared some news about some possible moves...
• 12/27 Fragile Freddy's: Random Stuff: After the Christmas break (hope Santa was good to you and yours) just a few random thoughts of no particular import;- I am amused...
• 12/22 Mets360.com: How will Mets fill their final roster needs?: At this point in the offseason, it looks like the Mets roster is mostly filled out. They do have two more holes they need to fill...
• 12/20 Venom Strikes: Dbacks Create Log Jam in Outfield: When the Arizona Diamondbacks signed free-agent Jason Kubel yesterday, it certainly threw up some flags on the Dbacks fan front. ...
• 12/20 PaulLebowitz.com: Yu Darvish and the Rangers: After the rumors and speculation based on nothing other than ill-informed non-reporting, the Rangers won the bidding for Japanese...
• 12/19 D'Backs Venom: Jason Kubel Adds a Much Needed LH Bat, But Where Will He Play?: In a very surprising move, the Diamondbacks signed OF Jason Kubel to a 2 year, $15M deal with an option for 2014. There is no...
• 12/19 Call to the Pen: Arizona Diamondbacks sign Jason Kubel: What the heck just happened here? The Arizona Diamondbacks have, although it isn’t official yet, signed former Twins outfielder...
• 12/10 Chicken Friars: The Padres’ Pujols: Adrian Gonzalez – A Look Back: Padres fans can feel the Cardinals fans’ pain.  We once had a dominating force at first base.  The difference, of course,...
• 12/7 MetsToday.com: Mets Go Nuts!: Never mind what the Marlins are doing — nothing compares to the madness of the Mets at the winter meetings! Sure, the Mets...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Overnight Links: Gio, Rangers, Yankees, Astros: As you probably know by know, MLBTR will have 24-hour coverage of the Winter Meetings. I'll be at the wheel until 8am, so feel...
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | GM interested in bringing Chris Young back: New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson is interested in bringing SP Chris Young (shoulder) back on a minor-league deal....[+] He is currently going through rehab after having surgery in mid-May to repair the anterior capsule in his right shoulder.
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Notes: Young, Rowand, Manny, Francisco: Free agent notes I found lying around on Twitter... Righty Chris Young should be ready for spring training following shoulder...

• 11/28 Mets360.com: Mets Notes: Young, closers and Citi Field: Last year when the Mets signed Chris Young, I thought it was a bad move for two reasons. First, I thought it was unlikely that...
• 11/25 MetsToday.com: 2011 Evaluation: Chris Young: For those who can remember that far back, Chris Young was the key “low-risk, high-reward” signing the thrifty Mets...
• 11/19 MLB Dirt: Breaking Down the Starting Pitching Market: To find which pitcher may be the best match for your team, I have broken down this year’s 2012 starting pitcher market. I first...
• 11/15 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Arizona Diamondbacks: 94-68, 1st place, 8 GA (Lost NLDS 3-2 to Milwaukee)Fragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Arizona...
• 11/14 Rising Apple: 2011 Season in Review: Chris Young: The New York Mets went 77-85 in 2011. As suggested by the sub-par record, there were a fair share of ups and downs throughout...
• 11/13 Boston Globe: The search for a few new starting pitchers: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff The Red Sox should have their new manager in place sometime in the next 10 days. A new coaching...
• 11/8 Brotherly Glove: Tender Kendrick and Ignore Pitching?: Kyle Kendrick was a different pitcher in 2011. His WAR tally might not fully bear that assessment out, but he showed legitimate...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Arizona Diamondbacks: Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers seems to be planning a quiet offseason, though the team must address second base and determine...

• 10/31 MetsToday.com: 2011 Analysis: Chris Capuano: Way back in 2008, I wondered if the Mets would consider Chris Capuano as a “low-risk” free-agent pickup. I wondered...
• 10/30 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Pujols, Oswalt, Pirates, LaHair: The Cardinals and their fans may still be celebrating Friday's World Series victory, but it won't be long before a pair of the...
• 10/25 PaulLebowitz.com: Of Reyes And Agendas: I make no secret of reveling in the fact that Moneyball and Billy Beane are, by now, incongruent; that I find it funny that Beane...
• 10/21 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Epstein, Hoyer, Youkilis: Five years ago today, Anthony Reyes and the Cardinals beat Justin Verlander and the Tigers in Game One of the World Series....
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: New York Mets: The Mets' attempt to re-sign Jose Reyes will dominate their offseason and determine how much they can spend on other areas of...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Oh Those Base on Balls: Francisco Rodriguez comes on to pitch the eighth, and walks Aaron Hill leading off the inning. He starts Justin Upton off with...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Playoffs Today: The Arizona Diamondbacks return to Milwaukee as the team send Ian Kennedy against Yovani Gallardo with the NLCS on the line. In...
• 10/6 mlbreports.com : 2011 MLB Playoffs: Recap of Wednesday October 5th:   Thursday October 4, 2011     Sam Evans (Intern – MLB reports):  Wednesday was a fun night of playoff baseball. ...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Three Game Fives: The Diamondbacks held on for a 10-6 victory over the Brewers in a slugfest in the desert. Neither starting pitcher performed well,...
• 10/2 Baseball Musings: DBacks Comeback: A solo home run by Chris Young in the fourth and a two-run shot by Justin Upton in the fifth bring the Diamondbacks back into...
• 10/1 Fragile Freddy's: Playoff Preview - Arizona vs. Milwaukee: Today I will take a look at the two National League Division Series.  For each club I’ll look at a player and pitcher to...

• 9/29 Mets360.com: Mets’ 2011 end of season report card: In what was another underwhelming season for the New York Mets, Sandy Alderson got a good close-up look at his new team and it’s...
• 9/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: That Loss Was More of an Oddity than a Disaster: Before we all start beating each other up over Tuesday night’s historic loss, let’s turn it over to commenter Paul...
• 9/24 Mets360.com: Chris Capuano’s 2011 season: A success?: With one more expected start to go, Chris Capuano will accomplish something no one ever thought possible at the beginning of the...
• 9/24 Giants Nirvana: Game Recap: DBacks Clinch NL West: Diamondbacks 3, Giants 1. Well, there goes the NL West. Orlando Cabrera accounted for the Giants’ lone run with a solo shot...
• 9/22 Brotherly Glove: Should the Phillies Tender Kendrick Next Year?: Analytical Phillies fans have been pretty tough on Kyle Kendrick. It has nothing to do with him, personally, but rather the belief...
• 9/21 Bay City Ball: An obstacle down south: The most interesting thing about last night’s game was Kenley Jansen. I mean, it certainly wasn’t that the Giants...
• 9/19 The "Mc" Effect: The Arizona Diamondbacks Model: Last year, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Arizona Diamondbacks had too much in common. Both teams finished last in their division...
• 9/15 Mets360.com: Free agency, Arbitration, and the Rule 5 Draft: With the official end of the 2011 MLB regular season fast approaching, the Mets once again find themselves playing out the string...
• 9/14 Mets360.com: Comparing Mike Pelfrey and Javier Vazquez: In their history the Mets have selected a pitcher with a first-round draft pick 18 times and have grabbed a hurler seven more...
• 9/12 D'Backs Venom: Projecting the 2011 Diamondbacks' Playoff Roster: How's that for an article title that no one saw coming six months ago? But with only 15 games to go, and an 8.5 game lead over...
• 9/11 Venom Strikes: Dbacks Magic Number Now 8 After 6-5 Win Over Padres: It happened again.  Another Arizona Diamondbacks come from behind victory.  This time it happened in unexpected fashion.  Down...
• 9/11 B-R Blog: Random recap for Saturday, 9/10/11: [A couple of playoff races heated up tonight. I'd hoped to post this at 12:13 a.m., but tennis and the Michigan-Notre Dame thriller...
• 9/10 NY Baseball Digest: Mets FA’s and Arb Eligible: Who Should Stay or Go?: The Mets have twelve players that are either free agents or arbitration eligible this offseason. Let’s take a look at each and...
• 9/10 All of Baseball: D-backs’ power is a team effort: Mark Reynolds‘ deficiencies were well-documented. He set the major league record for strikeouts in 2008 (204) and broke...
• 9/8 Through The Fence Baseball: What’s the deal with Arizona GM Kevin Towers?: After 14 roller-coaster years as general manager of the San Diego Padres, Kevin Towers certainly kept local baseball fans on the...

• 8/27 B-R Blog: Some things that happened Friday 8/26: -- Chris Capuano made the last pre-Irene game in this area memorable with a 2-hit, no-walk, 13-K shutout. His 96 Game Score was...
• 8/26 B-R Blog: Random recap for Thursday 8/25: Light schedule today. Let's see how long we can ignore the White Elephant in the Stadium.... -- Pop quiz: For 2010-11 combined,...
• 8/25 Venom Strikes: Dbacks Open Flood Gates, Whip Nationals 8-1: So, there are the Arizona Diamondbacks I’ve come to love and know.  They scored 8 runs on 14 hits on Thursday night en...
• 8/23 Venom Strikes: Same Dbacks, Different Day: Sean Burroughs.  Can’t hit.  Collin Cowgill.  Can’t hit.  Cody Ransom.  Can’t hit.  Chris Young.  Can’t...
• 8/18 Roto Think Tank: Mark Trumbo: If you bought Mark Trumbo this spring, stand up and give yourself a big round of applause.Unless your auction was really...
• 8/17 Phillies Nation: Offense Helps Even Series with Arizona, Howard OK: The Phillies offense lacked on Tuesday night, but they sure came alive on Wednesday, pounding Arizona 9-2. Jimmy Rollins opened...
• 8/14 NY Baseball Digest: The Real **** Mike Pelfrey Statement, Thoughts on Posada’s Turn Back the Clock Day, Prepare for Postseason, Laga’s Foul Ball Out of Busch Stadium, Mike From Whitestone, Sabathia is RH: We “peeled the onion” on Brian Cashman’s comments regarding A.J. Burnett yesterday. Today, Mike Pelfrey is...
• 8/13 mlbreports.com : Will the Diamondbacks Win the NL West in 2011?:   Saturday August 13, 2011     MLB reports:  With the playoffs just around the corner, it is time to slowly predict which...
• 8/12 Baseball Musings: Late Inning Power: The Diamondbacks struck gold Thursday night as Paul Goldschmidt stroked a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth...
• 8/10 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Catching up on Dodger doings: Eovaldi, Gordon, Webster, Songco: Despite losing Rubby De La Rosa for the season and likely all of 2012, there is another young fireballer Dodger fans can be...
• 8/7 Fire Brand of the American League: The Return of Jed Lowrie is Upon Us: Folks, we are just hours away from the return of the legendary Jed Lowrie. And if you are not attuned to the immense internet...
• 8/5 Mets360.com: What do the 2011 Mets lack in SP?: Entering the 2011 season one of the biggest question marks was how the Mets’ SP were going to do with Johan Santana on the shelf....
• 8/2 22gigantes.com: Five-run inning sinks Cain, Giants as D-backs inch closer to 1st place: Beltran had two hits in his home debut. (AP photo) Ian Kennedy and J.J. Putz combined on an eight-hitter and the Arizona...
• 8/2 Mets360.com: Who’s better – Dillon Gee or Jonathon Niese?: With Johan Santana starting the season on the disabled list, the Mets were left without an ace. By default, Mike Pelfrey assumed...
• 8/1 This is Getting Old: Breaking Down the Deadline Deals: Okie Dokie, the Pirates only made two deals.  Both of which I think were pretty marginal to be quite honest with you.  Both...

• 7/27 Mets360.com: R.A. **** is the tallest dwarf among Mets pitchers: The 2011 Mets do a lot of little things well. They get lots of baserunners, they excel at hitting with two outs and they have...
• 7/24 Baseball Reality Tour: Looking Back at Opponents' OPS Leaders: Expanding on our last post, looking at pitchers’ Opponents' OPS, here is a historical look at Oops leaders of this millennium....
• 7/21 My Pinstripes: FullCountPitch | Help Wanted: Shortstop: I wouldn’t be surprised if you opened up the pages of the classified ads in today’s Arizona Republic or looked under jobs...
• 7/19 MetsToday.com: You’re Doing Great, Now Get off the Field: NOTE: this is a post by Corey Gorey. Please direct your comments to him. How many days in a row will I wake up, check out the...
• 7/16 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Clayton Kershaw doesn't give up a lot of unearned runs: If you had looked at the score of last night's game, you might have thought Clayton Kershaw didn't pitch that well.Did he give...
• 7/15 Cut Four: The Petco Potion: While pitching in San Diego last night, Aaron Harang threw seven scoreless innings while striking out four batters and allowing...
• 7/13 Mets360.com: Francisco Rodriguez deal signifies the end of an era: Early this morning the Mets got out from a big 2012 contractual obligation by trading Francisco Rodriguez and cash to the Milwaukee...
• 7/12 For Baseball Junkies: All-Time Diamondbacks Team: Down to the final two All-Time teams. I'm rifling through these last few - taking a look at the Diamondbacks.The D-backs have...
• 7/12 Mets360.com: Mets first half report card: If the Mets were graded for their effort, they would get A’s across the board. Terry Collins has maximized the most out of this...
• 7/12 Mets360.com: Top 10 surprises for the Mets in the first half: With just one game remaining before the traditional end of the first half of the season, the Mets sit with a 46-44 record. While...
• 7/12 El Maquino: THREE DAYS IN BASEBALL’S CAPITOL: For anyone that’s never made the journey, five hours of driving past nearly 300 miles of corn, **** and fireworks isn’t...
• 7/12 NY Baseball Digest: DL on the DL – Midseason Report: It’s been awhile since I offered one of these, but I figured with the All-Star Break (ASB) here and the trading deadline...
• 7/6 Fungoes.net: A better way to pick home-run derby contestants: No sooner had Matt Holliday been announced as a representative for the All-Star Game’s home-run derby than he roped a round-tripper...
• 7/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Homer Happy A’s Win Series:   The A’s did something yesterday afternoon that they have not done before this year. Hit two home runs in one inning....
• 7/3 Fire Brand of the American League: The 2011 Version of Jacoby Ellsbury: photo © 2011 WEBN-TV | more info (via: Wylio) Did you know that, despite sitting atop the Red Sox offensive juggernaut, Jacoby...

• 6/28 mlbreports.com : Dillon Gee, Mets: The Toast of New York:  Tuesday June 28, 2011     MLB reports:   Our last feature was on Danny Espinosa, the Nationals rookie second baseman who...
• 6/23 Mets360.com: When will the Mets take advantage of Citi Field?: Well color me surprised. The Mets finally won a tight game at home on Wednesday night when they beat the Oakland A’s on a Justin...
• 6/22 Baseball Musings: More Wily Mo: After hitting 21 home runs in 63 minor league games, the Arizona brought up Wily Mo Pena for the first time since 2008. He did...
• 6/20 22gigantes.com: Upton's walk-off HR lifts Snakes past G-men 3-2: Justin Upton blasted an opposite-field home run in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a sweep...
• 6/20 22gigantes.com: Hall leads Giants past D-backs 5-2: Hall: Just another superb pickup for Brian Sabean. Bill Hall picked an opportune time to get his first hit as a San Francisco...
• 6/20 22gigantes.com: Sandoval helps Giants beat Diamondbacks 6-5: Sandoval is congratulated in the dugout. What a difference a Panda makes. Third baseman Pablo Sandoval made a triumphant...
• 6/18 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Will Consider Scott Kazmir: Once the centerpiece of a trade that caused years of grief for Mets fans, Scott Kazmir was handed his release papers by the...
• 6/17 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Bill Hall, Giants Ball: There were two explanatory articles about Bill Hall's revelation with Bam Bam Muelens, one by Andy Baggarly and the other by...
• 6/17 22gigantes.com: Upton's walk-off HR lifts Snakes past G-men 3-2: Justin Upton blasted an opposite-field home run in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a sweep...
• 6/17 Baseball Musings: Upton, Upton and Away: Justin Upton missed the cycle by a triple Thursday night, but the biggest part of his game was his walk-off home run in the tenth...
• 6/16 Bus League Baseball: Welcome To The Show: Major League Debuts From June 8-15: Last week’s update ran from June 2 through June 8. Said so right there in the headline. So imagine my surprise when I started...
• 6/16 Raising Matt Cain: 7-6-2: Kelly Johnson was on first base in the bottom of the 8th inning with two outs when Chris Young hit a screamer into the left...
• 6/16 22gigantes.com: Hall leads Giants past D-backs 5-2: Hall: Just another superb pickup for Brian Sabean. Bill Hall picked an opportune time to get his first hit as a San Francisco...
• 6/15 The Friarhood: Where Are They Now: 2010 Padres: Recently I was invited to join some of my fellow season ticket holders at an exclusive Q and A.  A question came in about...
• 6/15 That Ball's Outta Here: If Released, Mets Should Sign Scott Kazmir: This past offseason, Sandy Alderson went dumpster diving in order to find inexpensive pieces to fill out the Mets roster.  Chris...
• 6/15 22gigantes.com: Sandoval helps Giants beat Diamondbacks 6-5: Sandoval is congratulated in the dugout. What a difference a Panda makes. Third baseman Pablo Sandoval made a triumphant...
• 6/14 AroundTheFoghorn: Dbacks Offense Going the Extra Mile: The Arizona Diamondbacks offense has started to heat up again. They still don't seem to be moving on all cycles, however they...
• 6/11 NY Baseball Digest: Is the Dillon Gee Show Headed to Phoenix?: Dillon Gee an All Star starter? It’s a bit premature, but after last night’s 8-1 victory over the Pirates Gee is now 7-0,...
• 6/10 That Ball's Outta Here: GAME 1 PREVIEW: Mets at Pirates, 7:10 PM: STARTING PITCHERS: Dillon Gee (6-0, 3.33 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 1.95 K/BB): Gee has been everything and more to the Mets in 2011. Six...
• 6/9 mlbreports.com : Game 62 Recap: Diamondbacks 2, Pirates 0: It was another game of the offense going silent to waste a really good pitching performance from Jeff Karstens as the Pirates...
• 6/9 Raise the Jolly Roger: Shut down by the Snakes: OMG! The Bucs are back below .500! Time for the June Swoon and a long losing streak! They’ll never crack .500 again!!!!!...
• 6/8 Bus League Baseball: Collin Cowgill Is Still A Beast: I had a few minutes free earlier today, so I took advantage of the opportunity to look at some recent posts in our Bus Leagues...

• 5/17 PaulLebowitz.com: A Mets Thing: Since Chris Young and Jenrry Mejia were scheduled for surgery on the same day, I can see the following happening to the Mets and...
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young undergoes surgery: New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) underwent surgery to repair the anterior capsule in his right shoulder. The surgery also...[+] revealed some fraying in his rotator cuff but general manager said it was insignificant.
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young to undergo surgery: New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) will undergo surgery Monday, May 16, to repair a torn anterior capsule in his right shoulder....[+] The surgery is expected to keep him out for the rest of the season.
• 5/10 Mets360.com: Revisiting the decision to sign Chris Young: News hit Monday that Chris Young “essentially” has the same shoulder injury that Johan Santana suffered. This means his 2011...
• 5/10 PaulLebowitz.com: The Mets Injuries Are Irrelevant For 2011: Two season-ending injuries have hit the Mets pitching present and future. Jenrry Mejia needs Tommy John surgery and Chris Young...
• 5/9 PaulLebowitz.com: The Hindrance Of Chris Young: When the Mets signed 6’10″ righty Chris Young, it was an absolutely worthwhile risk for both sides. Young, when he’s...
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | More on Chris Young: Updating a previous report, New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder), who hit the 15-day disabled list Sunday, May 8, might have...[+] aggravated an injury he suffered in 2009. An MRI revealed swelling in the back of Young's right shoulder, which might keep him out longer than 15 days. Mets GM Sandy Aldersson said there is 'swelling in the back of his shoulder in the area of an old injury. We're not sure the extent of this injury.' Young will meet with a second physician Monday, May 9, to examine his MRI results.
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young placed on disabled list: The New York Mets have placed SP Chris Young (shoulder) on the 15-day disabled list because of tightness in the back of his right...[+] shoulder. P Pat Misch has been recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to fill his spot on the 25-man roster.
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Dillon Gee could move into rotation: New York Mets P Dillon Gee could temporarily replace SP Chris Young (shoulder) in the team's starting rotation. However, his next...[+] turn would fall on Thursday, May 12, which is an off day between road series against the Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros.
• 5/8 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Lightning 5.8.2011: Let’s go ’round the league. Free passes for “abuse”. I’ve always found it laughable that certain...
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young set for MRI Sunday: New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) is scheduled for an MRI Sunday, May 8, after being scratched from his scheduled start...[+] Saturday, May 7, because he was unable to get loose in the bullpen before the game. 'I'll probably know more tomorrow,' Young said. 'It's hard to say. Today was the most effort I've put into throws this week.'
• 5/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young scratched, Dilllon Gee starts: New York Mets SP Chris Young (undisclosed) was unable to get loose before his scheduled start Saturday, May 7, so he was scratched...[+] in favor of SP Dillon Gee. There was no word on the specific issue.
• 5/2 PaulLebowitz.com: Accountability Or Posing: There was talk—specifically from Mets broadcaster Gary Cohen—that the club should consider demoting Mike Pelfrey....
• 5/1 Mets360.com: Mets need Chris Young to avoid gopher ball: Chris Young takes the hill for the Mets tonight as they try to salvage the last game of the three-game series against the Phillies...

• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young's shoulder is sound: New York Mets SP Chris Young (shoulder) allowed three solo home runs Tuesday, April 26, in a no-decision against the Washington...[+] Nationals. The good news is that he reported his shoulder felt fine after the game, his first since a stint on the 15-day disabled list due to right biceps tendinitis.
• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young to operate under pinch count: New York Mets SP Chris Young will be limited to 90 pitches Tuesday, April 26. If his outing goes smoothly, the cap will return...[+] to normal for future outings.
• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Activate Chris Young: The New York Mets activated SP Chris Young (biceps) from the disabled list and will have him start versus the Washington Nationals...[+] Tuesday, April 26.
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Chris Young blanked at plate: Arizona Diamondbacks OF Chris Young went 0-for-4 against the New York Mets Sunday, April 24, reports Rick Freeman, of The Associated...[+] Press. He only has two hits in his last 25 at-bats.
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young to be activated from DL Sunday: New York Mets SP Chris Young (biceps) is expected to be activated from the disabled list after the game Sunday, April 24, according...[+] to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com. SP Dillon Gee is expected to be optioned to the minors as a corresponding move.
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Pair of starters sent home with illness: New York Mets SPs Mike Pelfrey and Chris Young were sent home because of illness Saturday, April 23, according to Adam Rubin of...[+] ESPNNewYork.com.
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Facing rotation crunch: The New York Mets may face a crunch with their rotation if SP Chris Young returns to the lineup on Tuesday, April 26, according...[+] to MLB.com's Thomas Boorstein. Mets manager Terry Collins said the team would not go to a six-man rotation.
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young ready: New York Mets SP Chris Young (biceps) said he felt fine after throwing 57 pitches over three innings in a simulated game Thursday,...[+] April 21, and will start against the Washington Nationals Tuesday, April 26, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin. Young will throw another bullpen session Saturday, April 23.
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young to start Tuesday: New York Mets SP Chris Young (elbow) is throwing a simulated game Thursday, April 21, and is tentatively scheduled to start against...[+] the Washington Nationals Tuesday, April 26, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin. SP Dillon Gee will make his second start Saturday, April 23.
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young throwing: New York Mets SP Chris Young (elbow) will throw Wednesday, April 20, and pitch a simulated game Thursday, April 21, according...[+] to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com. SP Dillon Gee will see one more start.
• 4/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Sifting Through The Wreckage At Turner Field: Considering its history as a house of horrors, why should this weekend be any different for the Mets at Turner Field for their...
• 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young's DL stint retroactive to April 11: Updating previous reports, New York Mets SP Chris Young's (biceps) stint on the 15-day disabled list is retroactive to Monday,...[+] April 11, according to SNY's Kevin Burkhardt.
• 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Place Chris Young on DL: The New York Mets placed SP Chris Young (biceps) on the disabled list and called up SP Pat Misch Saturday, April 16, according...[+] to David Lennon of Newsday.
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young throws bullpen: New York Mets SP Chris Young (biceps) threw a 35-pitch bullpen session Thursday, April 14, and said he had no issues with his...[+] arm, according to SNY's Kevin Burkhardt.
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | No tests planned for Chris Young: New York Mets manager Terry Collins said the team is not planning to send SP Chris Young (biceps) for an MRI or any tests after...[+] they pushed his start back to Sunday, April 17, due to biceps tendonitis, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin. The tendonitis is in a different area than the shoulder issues he dealt with last year.
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | D.J. Carrasco could start Saturday: New York Mets RP D.J. Carrasco could start Saturday, April 16, in place of SP Chris Young (biceps), according to Adam Rubin of...[+] ESPNNewYork.com.
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young bumped to Sunday: New York Mets SP Chris Young (biceps) will make his next start Sunday, April 17, instead of Friday, April 15, due to biceps tendonitis,...[+] according to Adam Ronis of Newsday.
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young solid in start: New York Mets SP Chris Young allowed one run on one hit in seven innings against the Washington Nationals Sunday, April 10, reports...[+] Rick Freeman, of The Associated Press. He struck out five batters and walked two in the game.
• 4/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Two go deep for first time in 2011: Arizona Diamondbacks 2B Kelly Johnson and OF Chris Young each hit their first home runs of the season Friday, April 8, against...[+] the Cincinnati Reds. Johnson's home run was a three-run shot, while Young's was the solo variety.
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Chris Young gets two hits in an inning: New York Mets SP Chris Young became the first pitcher in franchise history to produce two hits in an inning in a game Tuesday,...[+] April 5, reports Adam Rubin, of ESPNNewYork.com. Young picked up the win on the mound, working 5 1/3 innings, allowing just one run, five hits and four walks with seven strikeouts in the 103-pitch effort.
• 4/5 Mets360.com: Mets-Phils outcome to depend on home runs: The Mets and Phillies get ready to face off for the first time in 2011 when they play a three-game set in Philadelphia starting...
• 4/4 COSFBA: A Steady Stream: For 04/05/2011: A Steady Stream will be a semi-regular column that looks at probable pitchers starting games tomorrow and owned in approximately...

• 3/29 Redbird Dugout: UCB Project: National League East: Will a healthy Chipper Jones make a difference for the Braves?(Photo: Keith Allison/Flickr)Each month the United Cardinal Bloggers...
• 3/21 Mets360.com: Top 10 Spring Training stories for Mets: After four months without MLB, Spring Training is always a welcome sight. Even though the teams never have full lineups, the pitchers...
• 3/16 Mets360.com: Can Chris Young take the Livan Hernandez path to success?: Chris Young had another strong outing, going 5.1 IP and allowing just one run Tuesday night versus the Nationals. So far this...
• 3/9 Mets360.com: Mets SP off to a strong start this Spring Training: Last year the Mets got strong pitching from their whole staff, particularly their starters. Many felt they overachieved, and with...
• 3/5 Mets360.com: 6’10 Chris Young looks for higher ceiling: “Right now, the life on the ball feels better than it did at the same point last year and maybe the year before, and I’m...

• 2/21 PaulLebowitz.com: Clarifications And Rhetoric: Let’s start with a comment from Joe regarding yesterday’s posting. I enjoyed this post. The one thing you could have...
• 2/15 Mets360.com: Why Capuano should start over Gee: The famous saying is that the only two things that are certain in life are death and taxes. One thing in baseball that approaches...
• 2/9 PaulLebowitz.com: Concessions: Trades and no-trades: Michael Young has formally and publicly requested a trade from the Texas Rangers. This is fine. Getting...

• 1/21 PaulLebowitz.com: Redemptive Realization: The Mets know where they’re at: More importantly, so do the fans. I also think the media and the critics who take cheap...
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Not Interested In Chris Young: The Nationals are not pursuing free agent starter Chris Young, reports Bill Ladson of MLB.com.  We heard two days ago that Young...
• 1/13 Chicken Friars: Chris Young to Decide Between Mets and Nationals: San Diego Padres Free Agent Pitcher Chris Young will decide soon where he will be pitching in 2011. He looks to be deciding between...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Chris Young Nears Decision; Mets, Nats "In Play": Free agent right-hander Chris Young could be close to choosing a new team, reports ESPN's Buster Olney (Twitter link).  Olney...

• 12/2 PaulLebowitz.com: It's Either-Or: Stop complaining: Mets fans wanted Omar Minaya out as GM; they wanted Jeff Wilpon's hand-print removed from any and all baseball...

• 9/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Who WANTS That Job?: No, I'm not talking about the Mets: Not really. The Mets are folded into the question be necessity, but the question isn't...

• 8/29 B-R Blog: Cal McLish 1925-2010: Cal McLish has passed away at age 84. He had a lengthy career and is often noted for a few things: McLish first appeared in the...
• 8/27 Baseball Moves: Meet the San Diego Padres: With all the hoopla surrounding the San Diego Padres’ truly rags-to-riches story this season, it seemed appropriate to take...

• 5/27 B-R Blog: Ubaldo Jimenez, Jaime Garcia, and fewer earned runs than starts: Here are the only pitchers in 2010 to start at least as many games as the total number of earned runs they've allowed: Rk Player Year ER GS Age Tm Lg G CG SHO GF W L W-L% IP H BB SO ERA ERA+ AB BA OBP SLG OPS 1 Jeff...