Nationals Ten Seasons Later: Ronnie Belliard

Our look back at the 2008 Washington Nationals continues with infielder Ronnie Belliard, who was in his second season in D.C.

District On Deck

Braves Unsung David Carpenter Carving Them Up

Traded three different times since August 2010 then designated for assignment by Boston last fall, the Braves picked up reliever David Carpenter off of waivers on November 30. The move seemed to be fairly inconsequential at the time, as there was little room in the loaded Atlanta bullpen. The former West Virginia Mountaineer seemed destined for Gwinnett for the duration of the 2013 season.

Atlanta Bullpen

Royals Release George Sherrill

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Royals Re-Sign Xavier Nady

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Royals Release Xavier Nady

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Ryan Sheldon Doesn't Let Bad Break Stop Him

Ryan Sheldon's baseball career was supposed to have ended years ago.

Don't tell that to the rest of the Frontier League, where Sheldon went 9-5, 2.21 last year as a rookie. After developing a cutter midway through the season, he had a 0.47 ERA for the rest of the season.

Baseball America

Derek Lowe: Arrest Didn't Impact Performance

If the tumult of the past few days had any effect on his performance, Braves pitcher Derek Lowe wasn’t about to say so. Or even entertain the question.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Prospectus Hit & Run: NL Bullpen Blowout

Twice during the first four days of the season, ESPN televised matchups between the defending world champion Giants and the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Opening night featured a taut pitchers' duel in which Clayton Kershaw got the upper hand on Tim Lincecum, while on Sunday night, the Dodgers outlasted the Giants thanks largely to Aubrey Huff's sloppy outfield play.

Baseball Prospectus

Braves Sign George Sherrill To One-Year Deal

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Phillies Have Offer On Table For Dennys Reyes

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Orioles Considering Brendan Ryan, Re-Signing Cesar Izturis

While the chances they will acquire Bartlett aren't totally dead, according to a source, the Orioles are strongly considering other options, including deals for the Minnesota Twins' J.J. Hardy and the St. Louis Cardinals' Brendan Ryan, and re-signing Cesar Izturis, their starting shortstop for the past two seasons.

Baltimore Sun

Cardinals Considering A Reliever?

The St. Louis Cardinals have done most of their holiday shopping before arriving here in Florida, but that doesn't stop them from doing a little window shopping for the bullpen.

STL Today

Dodgers Not Expected To Offer Salary Arbitration To George Sherrill

What’s next: Since he made $4.5 million last season and it was a mega-disaster, there’s no way the Dodgers offer him arbitration by the Dec. 2 deadline. He’ll become a free agent and somebody will certainly sign him, but at a serious pay cut; maybe even to a minor-league deal.

LA Times

Dodgers Reportedly Place George Sherrill On Waivers

Dodgers left-handed reliever George Sherrill has been placed on outright waivers, according to a baseball source. The club did not comment and Sherrill is still on the active roster.

Dodgers Official Site

Joel Pineiro Throws 15th Career Complete Game

Returning to Dodger Stadium to engage the Dodgers in Interleague Play, the Angels knocked out Chad Billingsley in the sixth inning of a 10-1 victory behind Joel Pineiro's 15th career complete game in front of 52,407 customers. Scioscia's team has won 20 of the past 27 games in Chavez Ravine, where he began his career as a catcher and played for two World Series champions.

Angles Official Site

Contractual Matters: The Undrafted

The three-day event that is baseball’s First Year Player Draft wound to its conclusion Wednesday, and now the 1,525 young players chosen face choices. For high school seniors, should they play professionally or go to college? For most college players, stay in school or go pro?

Baseball Prospectus

Chris Carpenter Has Had Dodgers Number

The Dodgers are fighting their way up the standings in the National League West. The Cardinals are doing their best to stay on top in the NL Central.

MLB Game Day

Memphis Redbirds On The Road: Albuquerque Isotopes Roll

Ivan DeJesus homered and drove in three runs and Mike Restovich also went deep to lead the Albuquerque Isotopes to a 9-3 victory over the Memphis Redbirds in Pacific Coast League play Saturday night.

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Jeff Weaver Leaves Game Before Throwing First Pitch

Meanwhile, reliever Jeff Weaver's injury was nothing more serious than a blister on the middle finger of his right hand. Weaver came in from the bullpen to start the seventh inning but was taken out before he threw an actual pitch when the blister appeared while he was warming up, and Torre said Weaver's removal was just a precaution to prevent the blister from opening up. Weaver presumably will be available Friday night.

ESPN

Dodgers May Not Be Able To Sign Joel Pineiro

If the team wanted to add a free agent such as right-hander Joel Pineiro, it would need to subtract a player at a comparable price -- an odd position for a franchise that led the majors in attendance last season and is coming off back-to-back appearances in the National League Championship Series for the first time since 1977-78.

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