WILLIE BLOOMQUIST RUMORS

D-backs' Bloomquist to start season on DL

Arizona Diamondbacks utility player Willie Bloomquist will start the season on the disabled list. The team says an MRI on Wednesday showed a grade 2 right oblique strain. There is no timetable for his return. The injury, sustained in Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels, is another blow to Arizona, which figured to use Bloomquist considerably at shortstop and...
Via AP on Fox
March 27, 2013  |  Discuss

D-backs' injury bug bites Willie Bloomquist

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The injury bug bit the D-backs hard Tuesday night, as Aaron Hill, Jason Kubel and Willie Bloomquist all left the game with injuries, but it appears only one of those is significant. The D-backs announced Wednesday an MRI revealed Bloomquist suffered a grade 2 strain of his right oblique and will start the season on the disabled list. The team put no timetable...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
March 27, 2013  |  Discuss

D-backs notes: Bloomquist back in action

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Willie Bloomquist was in town for less than a day before he was back in the Diamondbacks lineup. After getting two at-bats and playing six innings in the field in two weeks with Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, Bloomquist was anxious to do more. He talked his way into the game Sunday in a meeting with manager Kirk Gibson. It (WBC) was a great experience...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
March 17, 2013  |  Discuss

Bloomquist not ready to give up starting job

Willie Bloomquist had what has become his signature Diamondbacks' at-bat Saturday. After taking a strike, he doubled down the right-field line. He stayed inside the ball and found an open landing place. Kelly Johnson once said he saw the same approach every time Bloomquist hit, and he sounded envious when he said it. Healthy again after missing virtually all of the final two...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
March 03, 2013  |  Discuss

Bloomquist nominated for Clemente Award

PHOENIX Infielder Willie Bloomquist was named the Arizona Diamondbacks' 2012 nominee for the 11th annual Roberto Clemente Award. Bloomquist is one of the 30 Club finalists for the annual award, which recognizes a Major League Baseball player who best represents the game of baseball through positive contributions on and off the field, including sportsmanship and community involvement...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
September 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Surging Bloomquist searches for every advantage

Willie Bloomquist calls hitting "a battle every day." These days, he is winning. Bloomquist has hit safely in 17 of his last 19 games after doubling in the ninth inning of the Texas Rangers' 9-1 victory Tuesday that stopped the Arizona Diamondbacks' winning streak at five games. More impressive than the consistency is the volume. Bloomquist has 12 multi-hit...
Via Pro Sports Daily Verified_ybn
June 13, 2012  |  Discuss

GIFcap: Willie Bloomquist’s Amazing Flip & Zack Cozart’s Throw From His Ass

Honestly, I thought the ball was coming out of Willie Bloomquist‘s ass at first glance. Just an amazing defensive play
Via ChadMoriyama.com Verified_ybn
April 29, 2012  |  Discuss

Diamondbacks Corner Market On Backup Infielders

The Arizona Diamondbacks re-signed free-agent Willie Bloomquist on Tuesday, agreeing to a 2-year, 3.88 million dollar contract with the 33 year-old utility player after Bloomquist had rejected his side of his mutual option for 2012. Yes, you read that correctly, the Diamondbacks voluntarily committed almost $4 million dollars to a player who has compiled a total of 1.3 WAR in his...
Via Fangraphs Verified_ybn
November 10, 2011  |  Discuss

Giants close to signing Bloomquist?

A tweet this morning by Sports Illustrated’s Jon Heyman indicates that the San Francisco Giants are close to signing free agent outfielder Willie Bloomquist. MLB Trade Rumors mentioned Bloomquist, 33, as a possible target for the Giants yesterday, and mentioned that the Arizona Diamondbacks (where the utility man played last year) “had a miscommunication” over the weekend....
Via 22gigantes Verified_ybn
November 09, 2011  |  Discuss

Willie Bloomquist has an offer from the Giants

Via Jon Heyman: Willie Bloomquist has offers from #dbacks, #sfgiants. ties to AZ may give dbacks edge Bloomquist, 33, is a career .264/.317/.337 hitter, and beyond the ability to play nearly ever position, he has little to offer. Even though he is pretty versatile — a classic utility player — he’s not much of a defensive asset anywhere. He’s racked up a grand total of 1.6...
Via SF Giants Nirvana Verified_ybn
November 09, 2011  |  Discuss
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