What Do Vicente Padilla, Antonio Cromartie & Travis Henry Have in Common?
Are you wondering what new Boston Red Sox pitcher Vicente Padilla, New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie and former NFL player Travis Henry have in common? You are? Well.......
The thing they have in common is the fact that they have all fathered multiple children.
Henry has 11 kids while Cromartie has nine. And on Thursday morning, we learned that Padilla has at least...
Via Sox and Dawgs
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11 days ago
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11 days ago
Boston Red Sox Agree to Minor League Contract With Vicente Padilla
The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a minor league contract with Vicente Padilla, according to the Associated Press.
Padilla is a 34-year old right-handed pitcher coming off a neck injury that caused him to miss nearly all of the 2011 season. Padilla is 104-90 with a 4.31 ERA in a 13-year career with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and Los Angeles Dodgers...
Via Rant Sports
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27 days ago
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27 days ago
Sox Sign Vicente Padilla
Another candidate for the pitching lottery: 13-year veteran Vicente Padilla.During his stint in the Nicaraguan Winter League this past offseason, Padilla has continued to impress, reportedly throwing 95-96 mph en route to going 1-1 with a 2.81 ERA, 13 strikeouts and one walk in 16 innings.But Padilla is notorious for throwing at batters. From 2002-08, he plunked at least 15 batters...
Via RedSoxLife
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28 days ago
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28 days ago
Report: Vicente Padilla Close To Signing With Red Sox, Undergoes Physical
The Red Sox may be close to adding pitcher in Vicente Padilla in a low-risk move to add depth to their starting rotation. Pailla has already received a physical from the Red Sox, CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman reports. He apparently is about full strength and his fastball is back in the mid-90s. The 34-year-old pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011 but had his season cut short...
Via NESN.com
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29 days ago
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29 days ago
Report: Red Sox moving near deal with P Padilla
The Boston Red Sox are reportedly moving closer to a deal with veteran righthander Vicente Padilla.
SI.com reported that Boston's interest in Padilla picked up after he was mentioned in talks with Arizona on Friday.
The 34-year-old Padilla made only nine relief appearances for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season before undergoing surgery for a bulging disk in his neck.
He...
Via Pro Sports Daily
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January 14, 2012
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January 14, 2012
Your Morning Dump...Where the Sox have nothing to say about Padilla
Every morning we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump...
According to a major league source, despite a report from CBSSports.com that the Red Sox are “moving toward a deal” with Vicente Padilla, the Red Sox are merely “talking to [Padilla] among others”...
Via Ted's Army
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January 13, 2012
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January 13, 2012
Vicente Padilla: High Risk, Medium Reward
The Red Sox entered the 2011 season with high hopes of winning their third championship of the millennium. Best laid plans didn’t come to fruition as the events of that wild and wacky final day of the regular season kept them out of the playoffs entirely.
Their offense wasn’t to blame, as the Red Sox posted a league-leading .351 wOBA and 116 wRC+. Their bullpen led the...
Via Fangraphs
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January 13, 2012
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January 13, 2012
Red Sox talking with Vicente Padilla
Earlier today, Francisco Jarquin Soto of El Nuevo Diario reported that right-handed pitcher, Vicente Padilla, took a leave from Nicaragua in order to fly to Boston in order to be checked out by the Red Sox. However, sources close to Alex Speier of WEEI said that the Sox are just “talking to [Padilla] among others and there is “nothing to report” about the team...
Via PRO Rumors
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January 12, 2012
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January 12, 2012
Report: Vicente Padilla Latest Pitcher to Draw Red Sox' Interest
Vicente Padilla is the latest veteran pitcher the Red Sox are monitoring. The Nicaraguan newspaper El Nuevo Diario reports that Boston has shown interest in the 34-year-old pitcher. Padilla, a native of Nicaragua, has been playing in the country's winter league and has reportedly been throwing 95-96 mph. Padilla made nine appearances out of the bullpen for the Dodgers last season...
Via NESN.com
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January 12, 2012
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January 12, 2012
Los Angeles Dodgers Free Agents 2011
Vicente Padilla
A player that has grown on me over time, as I didn't want anything to do with him previously. It seems that his personality is one of those types that you hate when he's on the other team, but he's curiously likable when on yours.
Even recent incidents like shooting himself haven't really done much to alienate him from the team, as they just...
Via Memories Of Kevin Malone
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November 08, 2010
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