On this day in 2006, the Mets traded Kris Benson to the Orioles for Jorge Julio and John Maine.  Benson, who pitched for five different teams in his 12-year career, announced his retirement earlier this month.  Here's a look at today's links.. A surprising number of baseball executives think that the Dodgers will ultimately be in play for Prince Fielder, tweets Joel...

Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez enjoyed his first Major League managerial experience while surrounded by friends and family members in his native Miami. But he could have done without some of the second-guessing he experienced, like when his aunt called to ask why he was using Jorge Julio so frequently.

Former Met starting pitcher John Maine has reportedly signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies. If Maine does not make the Major League roster, he has an out clause in his contract.The Mets acquired Maine from Baltimore along with Jorge Julio in exchange for Kris and Anna Benson on January 22, 2006. Maine pitched well for the Mets in '06 and '07 before injuries ended his Mets career

The Pirates have signed right-handed reliever Jorge Julio to a Minor League contract with no invite to big league spring camp.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed Jorge Julio, according to César Augusto Márquez at the Venezuelan newspaper Lider en Deportes (via MLBTR).  Rob Biertempfel adds that the deal does not include an invite to Spring Training. Julio last pitched in the majors in 2009 with the Milwaukee Brewers, putting up a 7.79 ERA in 17.1 innings, along [...]

The Pirates have agreed to terms on a minor league contract with right-handed pitcher Jorge Julio, but it does not include a major league camp invite.

The non-roster invite list grows for Pirates Spring Training with the signing of relief pitcher Jorge Julio. The Pittsburgh Pirates have reached a deal with right handed reliever Jorge Julio. It was reported by MLB Trade Rumors in this link.  The pitcher threw well in Venezuela and it was enough to get a minor league contract and an invite to Bradenton as reported by Cesar Augusto...

After a strong winter in Venezuela, reliever Jorge Julio has signed a minor league contract with the Pirates and received an invitation to Spring Training, reports César Augusto Márquez at the Venezuelan newspaper Lider en Deportes (link in Spanish). Julio last pitched in the majors for the Brewers in 2009, when his longstanding control problems led to his release after just...

According to Cesar A. Marquez of Diario Lider, former Brewers Jorge Julio Tapia has agreed to a Minor League deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The right handed pitcher will receive a new opportunity to play in the Majors after a year of absence. Julio, 31, last played in the Majors in 2009 with the Brewers. He was 1-1 with a 7.79 ERA in 15 games. The Venezuela native arguably had...

As part of my end of the year housekeeping, it's time to clean up the Oriole Trade Monitors and that includes retiring a couple of transactions that have run their course. Before I add the trades made this offseason, it's time to put a wrap on the Kris Benson and Rodrigo Lopez trades.Orioles Trade RP Jorge Julio and SP John Maine to the Mets for SP Kris Benson.Julio - 0 WARMaine...

John Maine avoided arbitration today by signing a one year deal worth reportedly 3.3MM.The 28 y/o has been with the Mets since 2006 when he was a throw-in, in a trade where the Mets received reliever Jorge Julio and sent starter Kris Benson to the Orioles.As a Met he's 32-14 with an ERA around 4.20, in 2007 he was a 15 game winner with a 3.91 ERA. The last two seasons he has struggled...

Fresh off a sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewhas (also known as the Pirates' Daddy) on Sunday, the Pirates made a small move, signing pitcher Jorge Julio to a minor-league deal. The Buccos will be Julio's 10th organization since 2005. He's also suited up for the Orioles, Mets, D-Backs, Marlins, Rockies, Indians, Braves, Brewers, and most recently, the Rays' minor league Durham...

According to Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com, the Pirates have signing righty Jorge Julio to a minor league deal. He's been assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis. Julio, 30, had been released by the Rays earlier this month after posting a 5.96 ERA in 22.2 IP with their Triple-A affiliate. With the Brewers earlier this year, Julio had a 7.79 ERA in 17.1 IP

A fresh batch of links as we move into the evening... According to Adam Sobsey of The Independent Weekly, the Rays have released 30-year-old reliever Jorge Julio.  The right-hander had a 5.96 ERA and a 24/15 K/BB ratio in 22 2/3 innings this season with Triple-A Durham. Cubs GM Jim Hendry told Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times Saturday that he is open...

On January 21. 2006 the Mets traded their #3 starter for Jorge Julio and John Maine, many forget how unpopular that trade was at the time, because Benson's career has been injury plagued while John Maine turned into a solid middle of the rotation contributor. At the time many felt Benson was being traded because his lovely wife made some derogatory remarks towards newly acquired...

"Well, you know Ollie," manager Jerry Manuel said. "Ollie is not a command guy, so to speak. He is a guy that has control, but not necessarily command."We interrupt a second consecutive humiliating loss to the Phillies to bring you the exciting news that one loser (Tim Redding) is going to be replaced in the starting rotation by one of the more epic losers in...

Relief pitcher Jorge Julio has agreed to terms on a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Reliever Jorge Julio has agreed to terms on a minor league contract wit...

The Rays added to the depth of their relief corp at Triple-A Durham - and potentially eventually at the big-league level - by signing 9-year veteran RHP Jorge Julio, who has 99 career saves, a 17-34 record and a 4.43...

The Sports Network reports that the Rays have agreed to terms with pitcher Jorge Julio. They've assigned the righty, who was recently released by the Brewers, to Triple A. The Rays released pitcher Chad Orvella to make room for Julio in Durham.

Reliever Jorge Julio has agreed to terms on a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.

There have been some brutal pitching performances on display in LandShark Stadium this week.  2 days after Jorge Julio ruined the Brewer's night, Hayden Penn matched him and put the Marlins so far behind the 8 ball it was ridiculous.  Yea, maybe it wasn't all Penn's fault, as West wasn't sharp (pitching only 4.1 innings) and the Marlins committed 2 errors in...

The Brewers released Jorge Julio, eating the remainder of his $950,000 contract, and summoned journeyman Mike Burns from Class AAA Nashville. The 30-year-old right-hander was 6-2 with a 2.98 earned run average in 10 starts for the Sounds, and more important, was throwing strikes (11 walks in 63 1/3 innings).

Call it addition by subtraction. A day after surrendering 4 earned runs without retiring a single hitter, Milwaukee has cut ties with Jorge Julio Tuesday. The release comes in the wake of the reliever’s 15 miserable appearances that left him with a 7.79 ERA. Mike Burns has been promoted from triple-A Nashville to take Julio’s roster spot. I’ll admit that on December...

I was going to start out this post by diving right into last night's game, but first I must clarify something that was said about the Marlins on Sportscenter earlier this morning... ESPN was doing an in-depth look at Adrian Gonzalez's stats, and afterwards one of their reporters was talking about how he is the most underrated player in the league. (He might be, and maybe if...