Why Joaquin Benoit Never Threw A Pitch For The Nationals

When Koda Glover reported to spring training and immediately had a recurrence of the shoulder pain that ended his 2017 season, the Nationals wasted no time acquiring a replacement right-hander for their bullpen.

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Cardinals Report Card: Not Great, But Not Terrible

One of my favorite coaches or managers in any sport, ever, was Bill Parcells. He had a way of simplifying the game, of taking the long view, and had sayings that concisely said big, meaningful things. Two of my favorite axioms apply to the Cardinals of the last couple of years; “you are what your record says you are” and “don’t tell me about the labor. Just show me the baby.”

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Joaquin Benoit Transferred From Ten-Day To 60-Day Disabled List

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Joaquin Benoit Dealing With Elbow Issue

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Sean Doolittle Plans To Tinker With Slider During Spring

Nationals closer Sean Doolittle has always been a pitcher who relies heavily on his fastball, throwing it about 87.7 percent of the time. Early in his career, he used a slider a lot more frequently, peaking at 11.3 percent of the time in 2014, but that number dropped to 5.2 percent in '17.

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Nationals Signed Joaquin Benoit For One-Year/$1M

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Cibaenas Invited Angel Castro, Juan Nicasio, Carlos Villanueva, Jhonny Peralta, Rainel Rosario, & Others To Camp For The 2017-18 LIDOM Season

Las Aguilas Cibaeñas today called on 90 players, the total of their native reserve, to trainings for the 2017-2018 season of the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM), which begin on Monday, September 18 at Cibao Stadium  (Translated)

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Pirates Activated Joaquin Benoit & Wade LeBlanc From The Disabled List

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Pirates Paced Joaquin Benoit On The Ten-Day Disabled List

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Phillies Traded Joaquin Benoit To Pirates

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Phillies Have 'Standing Offer' For Pat Neshek

There are five weeks to go before the non-waiver trade deadline and the Phillies have already received at least one offer for one of their players.

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Jeremy Hellickson Showcases Worth In Limiting Cardinals

Jeremy Hellickson shook his head at the question late Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

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Phillies Activated Joaquin Benoit From The Disabled List

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Happy To Be Out Of Houston & With Phillies, Pat Neshek Expects To Be Traded At Some Point

Pat Neshek is not only a baseball player, he is also a baseball fan.

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Pat Neshek Continues To Pitch Well, Building On Career Season

Every team has its share of role players who remain out of the spotlight, quietly do their jobs when the opportunity presents itself. Despite the poor first third of the season, the Phillies are no exception. Veteran reliever Pat Neshek is putting together the best season of his career.

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Phillies Place Joaquin Benoit On The Ten-Day Disabled List

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Pat Neshek Stands Out As Bright Spot In Phillies Bullpen

A month and a half into the season, it seems as if the only constant for the Phillies' bullpen has been change.

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Phillies Not Likely To Give Up Draft Picks Or Prospects To Get Jose Bautista Or Jay Bruce

There are still plenty of available bats that would fit this model as Klentak looks for offense in his outfield. Jose Bautista remains on the free-agent market and could take a one-year deal. But a union between the Phillies and the 36-year-old slugger is extremely unlikely. The Phillies are committed to building through the draft and it’s difficult to see them giving up a second-round draft pick to sign Bautista. They’d also be reluctant to give up top young talent for someone like Jay Bruce, though he could still be a name to watch if the Mets look to dump his salary (like Boston did with Buchholz) for little return.

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Red Sox Target Greg Holland 'Popular Guy' At Winter Meetings

If there Red Sox are going to lock up Greg Holland, it’s not going to be easy.

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Phillies Near Agreement With Joaquin Benoit

The rebuilding Phillies are expected to bolster their bullpen by signing veteran reliever Joaquin Benoit, with a formal agreement sometime this week, a source said late Sunday night.

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