According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, the San Diego Padres are already engaging in early and serious trade discussions. They have three relievers that could be attractive to a lot of teams in Heath Bell, Luke Gregerson and Mike Adams.
Executives who have spoken to the Padres say they are being “very aggressive”. They would like [...]
06/30/11
The New York Yankees have the best record in the American League, but as Joel Sherman of the New York Post points out, they have the worst against the Boston Red Sox. The Bronx Bombers are 1-8 against the Red Sox this season, and with the chances of them meeting in the ALCS really high, the [...]
06/28/11
The Oakland Athletics started the season with aspirations that their young starting rotation could give them a chance to compete in the AL West, but after Brett Anderson’s injury, the A’s have lost four starting pitchers in the past three weeks.
One of them, Dallas Braden, is out for the season due to a season-ending surgery. [...]
06/07/11
The Oakland A’s entered the season with high aspirations with many people expecting them to compete for the Division crown. They currently sit at 19-18, 2 games back of the first place LA Angels. The teams’ success so far is because of the legit pitching staff they have and the deep and reliable bullpen they [...]
05/11/11
Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Athletics GM, Billy Beane, said that Dallas Braden’s catch session did not go well. “So-so would be kind,” he said. The left handed pitcher will revisit doctors, reports Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicles.
– Homer Bailey will join the Reds rotation on Thursday [...]
05/03/11
Here’s a running list of injury updates for several Major League players:
– According to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, left handed pitcher Dallas Braden has shoulder inflammation. There’s no structural damage in his shoulder. He’ll rest his shoulder and do some rehab to treat the inflammation.
– Aaron Hill will undergo an MRI today [...]
04/21/11
Here’s a running list of injury updates for several Major league players:
– Alex Rodriguez is not in the Yankees lineup for today’s game according to the LoHud Yankees Blog. Yesterday Rodriguez was taken out of the game with lower back and oblique stiffness.
– According to the Giants official Twitter account, left handed pitcher Barry Zito [...]
04/18/11
The Oakland Athletics have called up Tyson Ross to Toronto to make a start in place of left-handed pitcher Dallas Braden, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. It’s unknown at this time about what ailment Braden may have have that causes him to miss his start.
Braden made his last exhibition start last week, [...]
04/06/11
With the 2011 season just a few weeks away, all 30 MLB teams are hopeful that the moves they made during the off-season would help them solve all of their problems. During the first couple of weeks of spring games, the teams will find out how they actually did during the winter. But once the season begins [...]
02/02/11
In a Tweet by Jane Lee of MLB.com, she says the Oakland Atheltics have avoided arbitration with Dallas Braden and Conor Jackson by agreeing to one-year deals for $3.35 million and $3.32 million respectively.
01/18/11