TODD WELLEMEYER RUMORS

According to Carrie Muskat, Todd Wellemeyer announced his retirement from baseball Saturday afternoon. Wellemeyer signed a minor league deal with the Cubs over the off-season that included an invite to big league camp. Wellemeyer made a couple off appearances in the Cactus League before a right hip injury caused him to shut it down. Wellemeyer returned to the hill Thursday but struggled...

According to the Cubs' media guide, Todd Wellemeyer was the NL Pitcher-of-the-Month in May of 2008 for the St. Louis Cardinals. This afternoon in Des Moines he wasn't up to being the Iowa Cubs' pitcher-of-the-day as he labored through three & two thirds innings of a reclamation project that may or may not wind up with him back in the big leagues. Wellemeyer offered...

Making his second injury rehab appearance in four days, Todd Wellemeyer threw two perfect innings (31 pitches – 17 strikes) with three strikeouts (all swinging), but the EXST Athletics scored at least one run off each of the other four EXST Cubs pitchers who followed en route to a 7-2 victory in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action at Connie Mack Field at the Papago Park...

Todd Wellemeyer’s tenure for the St. Louis Cardinals was short, but memorable.  His performance on the field wasn’t extremely noteworthy, but his charisma earned him considerable man-crush points with the collective fan base and local media. Yesterday, Wellemeyer signed a one-year deal to pitch for the Chicago Cubs, where he began his career.  His outgoing personality...

Will this be the year the Chicago Cubs finally break the Billy Goat curse?Everyone knows that San Francisco won its first world championship the same year the Giants signed Todd Wellemeyer to a free agent contract. Sure, they dumped his sorry ass a few months later, but still.Now the Cubbies, who haven't won a World Series since 1908, are hoping some of that Wellemeyer Magic...

According to a report from Bruce Levine, the Cubs inked Todd Wellemeyer to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract worth $800,000. Wellemeyer will compete for a spot on the Cubs' staff and possibly serve as the team's swingman this season. According to Levine's sources, Wellemeyer can earn an additional $400,000 in the deal.

San Francisco Giants fifth starter Todd Wellemeyer, on the disabled list with a strained right quadriceps muscle, won't be ready to return for a couple more weeks. Wellemeyer, who is currently rehabbing his injury at the Giants' spring training complex in Arizona, threw a bullpen session yesterday but is nowhere near ready to face live hitters.    Joe Martinez, who pitched...

Giants starter Todd Wellemeyer (3-5) was charged with six earned runs on nine hits with three walks and two strikeouts in three-plus innings, his shortest (and possibly last) start this season as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Saturday night. Wellemeyer is 3-1 with a 2.97 ERA and 1.128 WHIP in his six games at AT&T Park, but on the road he is...

After last night's win, attributed to unlikely hero Todd Wellemeyer, the Giants' No. 5 starter used a term I've never heard before.  Wellemeyer called his two-out, rally-starting bloop single a "duck fart." Talk about "foul flatulence." Well, it got me to thinking about some of my most favorite baseball slang and other terms used in the game. I&...

Over the next couple of days, Jorge Says No! will be highlighting some of the forgotten free agents. You know, the guys that aren't getting much publicity or action on the open market even though they could have a lot to bring to the table. First up, Todd Wellemeyer.For most of his career, Todd Wellemeyer was a average relief pitcher with great stuff and limited success in the...