Yardbarker: Taylor Buchholz

The State of the Colorado Rockies (Pre-Free Agency)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:38:04 -0500

While Major League Baseball has yet to crown a champion, the Rockies' season is (unfortunately) over and it is time to look forward towards the swiftly oncoming offseason. The Rockies have quite a to-do list this year. The clock for Colorado and the rest of MLB starts ticking when the Fall (Winter?) Classic concludes, as teams have 15 days to exclusively negotiate with their prospective free agents. After that time (let's say November 20th), free agents...

Monday Rockpile: Projecting pitchers, Bill James-style

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:09:07 -0500

More photos » by Nam Y. Huh - AP Will Ubaldo Jimenez win more than 13 games in 2010? No, according to Bill James' projections. Browse more photos » Not much news on the Rockies out there. If you're an Indians fan, you can discuss hiring Manny Acta as manager. Or if you're a Cardinals fan, there's a rumor going around that Mark McGwire will be the new hitting coach for the team. Seems it isn...

Sunday Rockpile: O'Dowd and Tracy still expected to sign contracts, no news on that front, though.

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:29:28 -0500

More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Losing his job in the recession has apparently hit Clint Hurdle harder than we thought... Browse more photos » Every so often a photograph hits the sports desk that makes you stop and think about the beauty of the human body in movement. Usually we get over it pretty quick, but this week it's time to linger. One of the photos that writer Andrew Tate at t...

Trade Review: Billy Wagner

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:44:49 -0500

Since former Astro Billy Wagner is making news in the rumor mill by being placed on waivers, let's look back at the 2003 trade that sent him to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ezequiel Astacio, Brandon Duckworth and Taylor Buchholz. Like many of the Gerry Hunsicker trades, he got value outside of the trade's jewel in Buchholz. At the time, the then-21-year old was considered one of the better pitching prospects in baseball. Pitching for Double-A Reading that season, Bu...

Rockies' Buchholz, out since spring, finished for '09

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:22:02 -0500

Colorado Rockies setup man Taylor Buchholz will have season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.

Rockies' Buchholz to have season-ending elbow surgery

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:20:00 -0500

Colorado setup man Taylor Buchholz will have season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. The right-hander, who has been on the disabled list all season, will have the surgery this week.

Taylor Buchholz to have Tommy John surgery

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:49:50 -0500

Taylor Buchholz to have Tommy John surgery He'll be out about a year, meaning we not only won't have him the rest of this season, but we can only hope he'll be back by the All-Star Break 2010. Gut punch.

Odd & Ends: Penny, Reds, Nationals, Buchholz

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:30:00 -0500

The College World Series kicked off today, with Arkansas knocking off Cal State Fullerton in Game One of the double elimination event. Southpaw Danny Hultzen is on the mound tonight as Virginia takes on LSU. Hultzen is a legitimate candidate to go in the top three picks of the 2011 draft. You can see the game on ESPN. Anyway, here's some Saturday night linkage: Jon Heyman tweets that teams have called the Red Sox about Brad Penny, and even though the Dodgers are lookin...

MLB Punchlines: Ichiro and A-Rod Reach Historic Marks

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:07:57 -0500

Nomar left the game last night vs the Pirates after injuring his leg trying to score from second on a base hit. (Seattle Times)

Does Ichiro mean "200 hits a season" in Japanese? (Seattle Times)

Are these Angels players overpaid or underpaid? (OC Register)

Some questions that loom for the 2009 Yanks: Will Cano be traded? Joba to the pen? Can Posada still catch with his bum shoulder? It is going to be an interesting offseason in the Bronx. (NY Post)

A-Rod joined Babe Ruth as the only player to hit 35 or more HR's in 8 straight seasons. (NY Post)

The Mets beat the Nats last night 9-7, but of course the bullpen made the fans sweat to the very last out. (NY Post)

Lupica: Derek Jeter owns Yankee Stadium. (NY Daily News)

It is probably a little to late for them to make the playoffs but the Marlins have won seven straight and could play spoiler with series' left against both the Mets and Phils. (Miami Herald)

Stats do not show the effect Teixeira and Ramirez have had on their new teams. (L.A. Times)

The Astros franchise has donated $1 million to the Hurricane Ike relief fund. (Houston Chronicle)

The offseason for the Tigers will be about 2 p's: Payroll and pitching. (Detroit Free Press)

Rockies P Taylor Buchholz has been shut down for the season with shoulder inflammation. (Denver Post)

Lou Piniella and the Cubs are talking contract extension. (Sun-Times)

Winning last night gave the Rays the edge over the Red Sox in the season series so they would win a tiebreaker if it comes to that. (Boston Globe)

Santa, Please Make This Happen

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:42:48 -0500

Dear Santa, I know what I'm about to ask you for seems almost impossible, but can you try to make this happen? Red Sox Nation & I have been good this year. I'll even leave you some tickets instead of cookies.