7 Results for jonathan byrd

Rays simply couldn't afford to keep Kazmir

Buster Olney

Had Scott Kazmir remained with the Tampa Bay Rays for 2010, he likely would have been one member of an elite group of about 50 players in Major League...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009

Webb, Haren faltering at wrong time

...8226; Nomar Garciaparra made a huge play at the end of the Dodgers' sweep, writes Jill Painter. Jonathan Broxton got the last five outs of the game. The Dodgers are gaining ground and confidence, writes...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2008

Season-opening letdown

...regarded as one of the best closers in baseball, in the same class as J.J. Putz, Jonathan Papelbon and Mariano Rivera. He is considered to be a great and accountable teammate, a leader. In...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2008

Upton's waiting game pays off

B.J. Upton had already pulled a home run down the left-field line against the Yankees' Kei Igawa on April 23, 2007. And when he shot a double down the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 21, 2008

Spring training is a barometer

We learned through the tiff between the Yankees and Rays that Joe Girardi believes March is for preparation. I can think of at least one notable perso...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 16, 2008

Oakland believes in Barton

Daric Barton was born in Springfield, Vermont, a piece of fortune that might have doomed him to a life of numb fingers and few opportunities to play b...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 06, 2008

Spring Training Blog: Feb. 15, 2008

SCHILLING RUNS IN BOSOX DRILLS (7:01 p.m.) Curt Schilling took part in conditioning drills with Boston's pitchers and catchers on Friday. But he's f...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 15, 2008