75 Results for salomon torres

Examining Vernon Wells

More and more, there is a sense within the industry that players who have decent offers in hand would be well-served to take the money now (this does ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008

Economy starting to hit baseball

The Rockies chose cheap over classy, writes Mark Kiszla. The Rockies are now the epicenter of trade talks, writes Troy Renck. The Phillies, Angels and...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2008

Phils, Rays bullpens different yet dynamic

PHILADELPHIA -- If this World Series returns to St. Petersburg, it may -- with all due respect to Cole Hamels and James Shields -- turn into a bullpen...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2008

Brewers' crushing loss could have been avoided

...For two outs, that didn't matter, but then, very quickly -- in a span of eight Salomon Torres pitches -- it did matter. Double, single, single and then a Geovany Soto homer, on a fastball...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 19, 2008

Cutting ties with Quentin, Webb, strugglers

Eric Karabell

Mad at Carlos Quentin? Hardly. On the contrary, I like to take positive outlooks on things. Sure, it would have been nice had Quentin continued his MV...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2008

Beckett back in rare form

Josh Hamilton was the first to learn, firsthand, that Josh Beckett has seemingly bounced back from the elbow issue he had in August. Hamilton had work...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 06, 2008

Letting go of Chipper, McLouth, Tejada

Eric Karabell

I knew as well as anyone that the joyous campaigns of Chipper Jones and Lance Berkman wouldn't continue at quite the same rate. One of my fantasy base...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2008

Ortiz, Chipper, Liriano, weekend watch

Eric Karabell

Too many fantasy baseball owners figure they can pay attention to what's going on from Monday through Friday afternoon and be all caught up. It's the ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2008

Euphoric about Eugenio; closers, Bush, mail

Eric Karabell

I'm catching up from a crazy week spent at the All-Star festivities and then in Los Angeles at the ESPYs, and let's just say I was in no position to r...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 21, 2008

Tigers hit with another oblique strain

Stephania Bell

It's official. I don't need surgery. After having my knee swell up like a balloon, and losing about 80 percent of my range of motion, it looked as i...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 30, 2008

King Felix deemed most dominant starter

Nothing has more allure in baseball circles than a power arm -- somebody who throws the hell out of the ball, whipping fastballs with velocity between...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 27, 2008

Barreling toward maple-bat tragedy

Within hours of a meeting by representatives from Major League Baseball and the players association to discuss the growing concern over shattering ma...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 25, 2008

Reality on homer-happy Branyan, Thames

Eric Karabell

So there's that Russell Branyan guy hitting yet another home run Thursday, and I'm thinking, so what, been there, done that. I mean, isn't that what e...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 20, 2008

Joba's adjusting to starter role

Before Joba Chamberlain made his first start, Yankees pitching coach Dave Eiland asked him what time he would like to begin his pre-start routine of h...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2008

GMs taking more financial caution

...He threw six innings in a rehab start, and is ready to come back. • Salomon Torres, Brewers: He has filled in nicely as the closer. ON THE DECLINE • Adam Miller...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2008