CHUCK JAMES RUMORS & GOSSIP

If Chuck James sounds familiar, that’s because you remember him as a pitcher on the Braves. Chuck James was signed to a minor league contract this offseason by the Mets and is next in line with Jeremy Hefner on the outside looking in for a spot in the rotation this season. As already described in an earlier post, the Mets rotation is probably set right now, with Santana’...

Mets announced that they signed Chuck James to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training, the 30 y/o left hander is the exact type of pitcher Alderson described less then a week ago. Someone who could either pitch out of the rotation or the pen and could start the year in Buffalo. Selected in the 20th round of the 2002 draft by the Braves, he was the #96 ranked prospect...

The Mets announced today that they have signed Southpaw Chuck James to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. Wait… Who? Right now you’re probably thinking to yourself, “who in the world is Chuck James?” Well, to be honest, I was thinking the same exact thing until I read more about him. Basically, the Mets signed to add starting pitching...

On Tuesday, general manager Sandy Alderson said he wanted to add some rotation depth as insurance in case Johan Santana isn’t ready to start the season. He followed through on that today as the Mets signed veteran left-handed swingman Chuck James to a minor-league contract. James received an invitation to major-league camp. James, 30, worked strictly out of the bullpen last...

The Mets announced they have signed lefthander Chuck James to a minor league contract and invited him to Spring Training. James, 30, split last season between the Twins and their Triple A affiliate in Rochester. He appeared in eight games for Minnesota, posting a 6.10 ERA in 10.1 innings. He was 3-2 in the minors with one save and a 2.30 ERA in 38 games. To follow James on Twitter, click here.

Chuck James admitted it's been a "long road" back to the Majors. The left-hander last pitched in the big leagues in 2008 with the Braves.

Give me something to talk about, MLB. 1. The return of the Chuck. Chuck James signed a minor league deal with the Nationals. I would imagine he will see some time in AAA before returning to the majors, but he should get some starts for Washington in 2010. 2. Ben Sheets wants $8 million, and with the way teams are drooling over him I wouldn't be surprised to see him get...

The Atlanta Braves have cut ties with left handed pitcher Chuck James. James won 22 games between 2006 and 2007 before suffering though shoulder troubles last season. It ends a six year relationship between the team and the Atlanta native. The organization had long soured on him and fans were frustrated with his non-progression. James was 11-4 [...]

Braves spot starter Chuck James won last night's game after going 5 innings and giving up four runs, but he got demoted to AAA Richmond immediately after the game. Why for? Check in.

A day after pitchers and catchers reported, BravesBlast looks at Chuck James and his unorthodox delivery method, as well as some of the issues he faces heading into Spring Training.