http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/673 Recent articles about Brandon Webb en-us Can the Orioles afford to sign a big name free agent? Andy McPhail says yes:MacPhail insists any media or fan skeptics that question whether the club is willing to offer a big contract under the right circumstances, are off base."We offered over 140 million dollars to Teixeria, who could have just as easily accepted it and I wish he had. To think we wouldn't go out there or that offer somehow is not genuine is absurd. It's over twice what was offered in the history of the franchi... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:45:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Orioles_Need_to_Stay_Patient/1636826 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Orioles_Need_to_Stay_Patient/1636826 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Orioles_Need_to_Stay_Patient/1636826 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/1/41fd628ca7042591df54d8b6b45ba2b16f3938f5/small/Orioles_vs_Royals_9d53.jpg Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here. Today's NL team is the Arizona Diamondbacks and our guest is Jim from the Dbacks Blog, AZ SNakepit. 1. What do the Dbacks do with Webb this offseason? Do they deal him? Do they pick up his option? Do they try to extend him? This question has already half answered itsel... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:09:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Blogging_the_Offseason_Arizona_Diamondbacks/1623369 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Blogging_the_Offseason_Arizona_Diamondbacks/1623369 Now that the World Series is over, free agency has begun. The Arizona Diamondbacks have started to make their off-season roster moves. Pitcher Brandon Webb had his option picked up.  As well as it should have been.  Webb has done the most for this franchise since the 2001 World Series.  It’s just a shame it [...] Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:06:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Diamondbacks_Quick_Hits/1541530 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Diamondbacks_Quick_Hits/1541530 The Diamondbacks exercised their option on Brandon Webb. He’ll earn $8.5 million in 2010. Webb wants to prove he can pitch again before signing an extension with the Diamondbacks, although he he comes back to form Arizona might not be able to afford him. He doesn’t really have to pitch all that [...] Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Webb_20/1513364 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Webb_20/1513364 More photos » by Matt York - AP Webb will return to the mound at Chase Field in 2010 as a Diamondback. Browse more photos » As predicted by 5 out of 5 Snake Pit moderators, the Diamondbacks have indeed picked up Brandon Webb's option for the 2010 season! This comes via the FoxSportsArizona twitter feed, and should be confirmed by an actual story soon. Brandon Webb missed nearly all of the 2009 season ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:53:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Diamondbacks_Pick_Up_2010_Option_on_Brandon_Webb/1512832 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Diamondbacks_Pick_Up_2010_Option_on_Brandon_Webb/1512832 More photos » by Matt York - AP Brandon Webb: the 2010 season depends on you. No pressure... Browse more photos » The end of the World Series - about which, the less said the better - means that Arizona now have five days to decide whether or not to exercise their option on Brandon Webb for 2010. It's a choice that, depending on how he pitches, could define the entire season - we saw how much the rotation struggled to replace hi... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:53:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Brandon_Webb_Should_he_stay_or_should_he_go/1502626 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Brandon_Webb_Should_he_stay_or_should_he_go/1502626 More photos » by Rick Scuteri - AP Brandon Webb, Cy Young winner - but more importantly, is he well-groomed? Browse more photos » The Angels and Yankees are under way in Game Two of the ALCS, the Diamondback-free post-season rumbling along the way it does. Is it just me, or does the schedule seem to be really stretched out this year? I know the likes of TBS want to milk the relative ratings bonanza for as ... Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:00:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/This_Week_in_AZ_Baseball_Brandon_Webb_option_talk_TV_ratings_drop_and_haircuts/1387939 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/This_Week_in_AZ_Baseball_Brandon_Webb_option_talk_TV_ratings_drop_and_haircuts/1387939 Per Bob Nightengale of McPaper, the Diamondbacks are unlikely to pick up Webb’s $8.5mm option for next season, making him a FA. Nightengale claims that they will try to work a 1-year deal with him, but since he’s been pitching since 2003 I’m pretty sure he’s a FA if the option isn’t picked up. As JCust and MO mentioned in the last thread, Webb would be a Hendry special and he would be born to pitch in Wrigley with that sinker. Webb went down with shoulder pro... Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:25:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Taking_a_look_at_Brandon_Webb/1169510 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Taking_a_look_at_Brandon_Webb/1169510 Could Brandon Webb become a free agent? Jon Weisman discusses the aftermath of Webb's surgery, and whether LA should pursue him if we don't exercise the option. Webb in Dodger Blue? I think I just threw up a little in my mouth... Good article, none the less. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:24:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Could_Brandon_Webb_become_a_free_agent/943874 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Could_Brandon_Webb_become_a_free_agent/943874 Man, that was a long, incredibly awesome hiatus. Now back to business... I missed you guys too.After undergoing shoulder surgery on Monday, Brandon Webb is done for the season.The Arizona Diamondbacks righty, who has a history of being a rather durable workhorse, pitched on Opening Day and rode the pine the rest of the way. Up until then, he'd only landed on the disabled list one other time when he missed 15 days due to tendinitis in his pitching elbow back in 2003.Webb, the National Leag... Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:22:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/See_Ya_Next_Year_Brandon_Webb/932171 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/See_Ya_Next_Year_Brandon_Webb/932171 One start in 2009.  That’s all Brandon Webb will get. After setback after setback and taking time to try to heal whatever it is that needs to heal for Webb, he has decided to undergo surgery on Monday, which will hopefully resolve the issues Webb has been experiencing all season. It’s unfortunate, as that most likely seals [...] Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:38:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Brandon_Webb_Decides_to_Call_it_a_Season_and_Have_Surgery/924720 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Brandon_Webb_Decides_to_Call_it_a_Season_and_Have_Surgery/924720 More photos » by Ross D. Franklin - ASSOCIATED PRESS Brandon Webb, how we want to remember him - throwing full-bore and shutting down the opposition. Browse more photos » KTAR reports, citing the Daily Kentuckian newspaper, that Brandon Webb will have surgery on his shoulder tomorrow, officially ending his 2008 season. Given the recovery time for the procedure is potentially up to a year, this probably al... Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:46:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Brandon_Webb_to_have_surgery_Monday/922956 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Brandon_Webb_to_have_surgery_Monday/922956 More photos » by Matt York - AP Brandon Webb, seen here in his only appearance this year, will seek another opinion on his ailing shoulder. Browse more photos » This deserves more than a fanshot. Several articles today appearing about Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb and his ailing shoulder. Yesterday, he played catch for the first time since June 18th, and still felt pain. He is seeing Dr. Keith Meister in D... Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:55:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Webbs_Shoulder_Still_Ailing_Comeback_in_Doubt_Surgery_a_Possibility/908563 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Webbs_Shoulder_Still_Ailing_Comeback_in_Doubt_Surgery_a_Possibility/908563 Webb has setback with ailing shoulder Arizona pitcher Brandon Webb(notes) has had another setback with his ailing right shoulder, raising the possibility the Diamondbacks ace may need surgery. "He’s not probably making the progress we were hoping for, so I think we have to make an assessment about what to do next," Byrnes told reporters in a conference call. "He’s worked hard. It’s just when it comes to throwing, it just hasn’t been much different recently than it was ... Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:40:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Webb_has_setback_with_ailing_shoulder/908564 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Webb_has_setback_with_ailing_shoulder/908564 More photos » by Ross D. Franklin - ASSOCIATED PRESS Ssh... If you listen very carefully, you can hear the sound of Webb's labrum fraying... Browse more photos » The news that Brandon Webb is likely to require surgery on his labrum seems a good opportunity to discuss some of the questions arising from the report. These would include, "What is the labrum?", "What has he done to it?",... Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:00:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Everything_you_wanted_to_know_about_labrums/749168 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Everything_you_wanted_to_know_about_labrums/749168