How Wagner shifted the market
Buster Olney...Aardsma, who has been solid), the Angels (Brian Fuentes), Texas (Frank Francisco), Oakland (Andrew Bailey or Joey Devine, both affordable). Here are the teams that might not have a set closer going into next...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009
A's unveil yet another kid starter
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...season. They entered 2009 -- the year, not the season -- with three outstanding relievers, in Brad Ziegler, Joey Devine, and Santiago Casilla. They entered 2009 with two starters, Justin Duchscherer and Dana Eveland, who gave...
Blog | June 03, 2009Athletics' Devine out for season
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...got some bad news about Oakland's supposed closer: I just had it confirmed from Joey Devine's agent that Devine had Tommy John surgery, otherwise known as ligament replacement surgery. Considering...
Blog | April 21, 2009A New Trend Sends Chicago into October-Fest
Carmen DeFalcoWe've all seen those birthday cards before. The ones that remind you you're old by listing the price of gas, stamps or a gallon of milk the year you w...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2008Blue Jays among those waiting for reinforcements
The Toronto Blue Jays, the Angels, the Yankees and some other teams must wait for pitching reinforcements to arrive. It feels like a scene from one of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 28, 2009
Nats and Boras under pressure with Strasburg
It was Mark Prior who received the highest signing bonus ever for a drafted player, a $10.5 million deal after being picked second by the Chicago Cubs...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 22, 2009
Aaron Hill has faced a difficult comeback
Aaron Hill can joke about the collision now. And as he tells the story, the guy who hit him with an elbow last May 29 is 6-foot-4 and 250 pounds, a mo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 09, 2009
B.J. Upton and other AL injury updates
Stephania Bell, ESPN.comAL East Baltimore Orioles: Brian Roberts Roberts has missed a few games late this spring as a result of a respiratory infection and back spasms, whi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 05, 2009Camp notes: Rodney named closer, for now
AJ Mass, ESPN.comOpening Day is a special time of the year for fantasy baseball fans, but sometimes we put far too much emphasis on whether or not a player will be in ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2009Sorting through the AL scheduling
Buster OlneyTen notables from the American League schedule: 1. The Indians are looking at a meat grinder early in the year: In the first two months and one day o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2009
Camp notes: Braun injury not a joke
AJ Mass, ESPN.com...hope he's gotten all the bad luck for 2009 out of his system already. • Joey Devine, who was expected to share the closer's job in Oakland with Brad Ziegler, is headed...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009Teahen a part of widespread optimism in K.C.
Buster OlneyMark Teahen's transition to second base began on a Little League field in Peoria, Ariz., in December. He went there with his brother and girlfriend to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009
Lunch Links
Paul Kix and Ethan Trex...of New York. Wow, someone actually stole a stolen base from the Mets. James Andrews enters Joey Devine's life. That's never good. Don't wear your Phillies gear to Citi Field
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009Spring Training Blog: March 31
BRAUN HURTS THUMB (1:18 a.m. ET) Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun is day to day with a right thumb contusion after leaving in the second inning of Tue...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 31, 2009Camp notes: Cardinals' closer race clearing up
Christopher Harris, ESPN.com• The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that potential Cardinals closer Chris Perez won't pitch for the next "several days," after the reliever re...
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