All or Nothing Comes Up Empty

...s start with game one. This can pretty much be summed up with just two words; Javier Vazquez. OK, so there were a few other culprits--like Orlando Cabrera striking out with the bases...

A Not-So-Little Shop of Horrors!

...I made it to the rink in plenty of time. In a sight all too familiar Javier Vazquez wilted under the pressure of a big game and the Twins kept their division hopes alive...

Vazquez's value stays same after trade

Call him Javier Vazquez, perpetual traveler. For the fourth time in the past six winters, the right-hander is on...

Young catcher could be key to Vazquez trade

Javier Vazquez comes to Atlanta for one good prospect, a wild-card arm, and some filler. "Big Game...

Examining Vernon Wells

...will make a rapid, aggressive strike on some major star at some point this winter. • Javier Vazquez need only pass a physical before his trade to Atlanta becomes official, Mark Gonzales writes. Look...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008

Wednesday Wangdoodles

...but now I've got wezen-ball bookmarked...) • Dave Cameron's take on the reported Javier Vazquez trade: Vazquez is wonderfully durable but can't seem to strand runners as often as he...

Vazquez Traded

With the trade of Javier Vazquez to the Atlanta Braves, White Sox GM Kenny Williams has acquired four young players in hopes...

Sep 14, 2008; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Javier Vazquez (33) delivers a pitch during the first inning of the first game of a doubleheader against...

Source says Vazquez going to Atlanta for Lillibridge, others

Right-handed pitcher Javier Vazquez has been told he's headed from the Chicago White Sox to the Atlanta Braves in a deal which is likely to be finalized on Wednesday.

The Baseball Beat

...trade for infielder Wilson Betemit and two young pitchers, Williams will listen to offers for starter Javier Vazquez and outfielder Jermaine Dye. The New York Mets have stong interest in Vazquez, as well as...

White Sox making seemingly anybody and everybody available

White Sox GM Kenny Williams just can't stand pat. That's why players like Jermaine Dye and Bobby Jenks, among others, have been floated in trade discussions.

Only big names unaffected by economic climate

In Saturday's New York Times, a report that the Yankees opened the bidding on CC Sabathia at $140 million was juxtaposed with a story that in Austin, ...

Wednesday Wangdoodles

...it's Wilker, of course it's worth reading. • Yesterday I wrote a bit about Javier Vazquez, whom the White Sox reportedly would love to trade. Well, he's not the only one...

Interest in Vazquez makes sense

...from a well-placed source at the general managers meetings said the Mets had interest in Javier Vazquez. The source did not know what the Mets were offering in return, but it might not...

Rangers lure Maddux away from Milwaukee

...landed what might turn out to be their most important acquisition -- pitching coach Mike Maddux. • Javier Vazquez is being shopped around. • The Manny carnival has begun. • The Mets are among the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2008