YONDER ALONSO RUMORS

Yonder Alonso is a name you might not be too familiar with but in fantasy circles his name is less unknown. For the past two months, the 25-year-old, former 1st round pick of the Cincinnati Reds, has been on fire! Over the past 27 games he has hit safely in 24 of them, good for [...]

The Angels came out on 70’s night and really handle the Padres with an impressive 7-2 win. But the Padres came back, winning the next two including the rubber game in 13 innings, by a score of 3-2. Newly acquired second baseman Alexi Amarista was the star Saturday night, either scoring or batting in all Padres’ runs. Yonger Alonso provided the heroics Sunday early with a game...

Yonder Alonso drove in two runs and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 Monday night to become the last NL team to get to 10 victories. Edinson Volquez, obtained in an offseason trade with Cincinnati, got his first victory with the Padres, with some help from the bullpen. The Rockies lost their fourth straight game and their shaky rotation took another hit. Left...

San Diego Padres rookie first baseman Yonder Alonso feels as if he is just starting to get comfortable at the plate. The Padres hope Saturday's performance is a sign of things to come. Alonso hit a three-run double in the first inning and singled as the Padres topped the Kansas City Royals 8-5. Alonso is one of four players the Padres received in a Dec. 17 deal that sent pitcher...

Over at the U-T, Bill Center has an article on Yonder Alonso, with a lot of quotes from the new San Diego Padres first basemen: “A lot of left-handed hitters and first basemen are thinking home runs,” Alonso continued. “That’s not the type of left-handed hitter I am. “When I look at Petco Park, I don’t see how far away the fences are. I see a lot of grass. I feel like...

After winning the National League Central Division in 2010, the Cincinnati Reds were never a factor in 2011. Pitching woes crippled the team and they could never muster a winning streak. They were below .500 in the first half, below .500 in the second half, below .500 in one-run games and woeful in interleague play. Teams in their division have been active this off season. The Cardinals...

Yonder Alonso showed up for a promotion of Redsfest, the team's annual fan expo, noticeably thinner. Alonso vowed to come to spring training lighter and quicker to help with the shift from first base to left field. He hired a personal chef and tailored his workouts toward being an outfielder. The result? He's 18 pounds lighter than the 240 pounds he played at this season...

Yonder Alonso is not your typical corner outfielder, heck, he isn’t truly an outfielder at all. But, the Reds do plan on using him as an outfielder for the time being so he leads the group of corner outfielders. Defensively, he leaves a lot to be desired. Alonso is not a guy who is ever going to run well because of a thick lower half. Given his inexperience in left field, he...

Yonder Alonso must feel more like a grub worm than a professional baseball player right now. This due to the recent speculation claiming the team is dangling the prized prospect as their primary trade bait for pitching -- namely another top-notch starter and/or closer to fill the vacancy left behind by free agent Francisco Cordero. While there's no doubt Cincinnati's starting...

Just a little humor to brighten your day and get you ready for the weekend, but I saw this tweet and couldn't help but think of Yonder Alonso training and partying with Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn. I don't know what help he would be to Alonso as he prepares to play left field next season, considering Vaughn was a pitcher. In fact after a night with Vaughn/Sheen, he...