Notes from the winter meetings

...named John Lackey or Roy Halladay -- proven starters like Joel Pineiro, Randy Wolf, Jon Garland and Vicente Padilla. Most of the club officials got here late Sunday, which means face-to-face discussions are...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009

Holliday, Bay are equally productive

INDIANAPOLIS -- What we don't know is what the final contract numbers will be for Matt Holliday and Jason Bay, and this shouldn't be a one-versus-the-...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009

Expect moves, moves and more moves

Where will Matt Holliday end up? What about John Lackey? They are among the top 10 storylines of the offseason.

16 October 2009: Pitcher Vicente Padilla of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the fourth inning of the...

Bullet grazes Padilla's leg

Dodgers right-hander Vicente Padilla was treated for a minor gunshot wound after a hunting accident in Nicaragua on Tuesday.

Manuel really thinking things through

The Phillies' Charlie Manuel may not come across as studious, but his decisions this postseason have been right on target so far.

What's next for the Dodgers?

...out the back of the rotation. Los Angeles holds expensive options on both Jon Garland and Vicente Padilla, and it's tough to see either one being picked up. Randy Wolf, who started Game...

Replay for the World Series could work

...Philadelphia this time of year is the incredible quality and depth of its lineup and roster. Vicente Padilla made the tactical decision in Game 5 that he was not going to let the red...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009

Howard, Werth power Phillies to second straight NL pennant

Powered by Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth and all those other big bats, the Philadelphia Phillies are headed back to the World Series.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla listens to a question during a news Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, in St. Louis. during a...

From August cast-off to October ace

Dumped by Texas in mid-August, Vicente Padilla has become the Dodgers' most consistent starter. Now it's up to him to save their season in NLCS Game 5.

Lidge up, Broxton down at this stage

The two closers in the National League Championship Series, Jonathan Broxton and Brad Lidge, are heading in different directions this October.

Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Rewriting history, one series at a time

A title in 2008 wasn't enough. Not for these Phillies, anyway. Philadelphia finished off the L.A. Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLCS to return to the World Series for the second straight year.

Angels victory would only prolong the inevitable

Howard Smith/US Presswire John Lackey understands big-game pressure, having pitched Game 7 of the 2002 World Series. By John Kruk, ESPN The New Y...

ST. LOUIS , MO - OCTOBER 10: : : : : : Pitcher Vicente Padilla #44 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Three of the NLDS during the 2009 MLB...