Chase Headley Might Miss Opening Day
Over the weekend San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley jammed his left thumb trying to break up a double play. Initially it appeared that he would simply miss a few days, but now it would appear…Read More
Chase Headley Needs To Get Paid
The Padres and Chase Headley have been working toward some sort of contract extensions for a while now, though the details seem a bit few and far between. The third baseman and his team agreed to a one-year,…Read More
2012 Season Review Series: San Diego Padres
An afterthought entering the 2012 season, the San Diego Padres outperformed expectations and even made a brief run at the National League Wild Card down the stretch. As the off-season begins, the Padres…Read More
MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees Won’t Trade for 3B
When Alex Rodriguez went to the ground yesterday in agony after being hit by a Felix Hernandez pitch on his left hand, the rumors started flying. Would the Yankees go out and seek a third baseman on…Read More
MLB Trade Rumors: Diamondbacks Interested in Chase Headley
The Arizona Diamondbacks need a third baseman. They have seen improvements in Ryan Roberts‘ production at third, but he still is not hitting well enough to have a full-time job there. According…Read More
MLB Trade Rumors: Dodgers Interested in Jimmy Rollins
Another day, another rumor. The fun of July is not just in the All-Star Game or the start to scoreboard watching…Read More
What a Change of Scenery Could Mean for Chase Headley and His New Team
Chase Headley of the San Diego Padres is one of the best third basemen in baseball, and he just might…Read More
Chase Headley Drawing Trade Interest, Good at Baseball
There are rumblings out there that as many as seven whole Major League baseball teams could be interested…Read More
2012 MLB All-Star Game Snubs
Now that the rosters have been set, let’s talk snubs. These are the players not chosen by their…Read More
Carlos Lee Nixes Trade to Dodgers
Carlos Lee‘s limited no-trade clause came in handy for him. One of the team in which he could…Read More
MLB Trade Rumors: Los Angeles Dodgers Interested in Padres’ Chase Headley
The Padres are listening to offers on their third baseman Chase Headley. For most of the season, it…Read More
N.L. West Notes: Padres Ownership, Chase Headley, Giants, Wade Miley
The National League West is getting exciting all the sudden. The Dodgers are 2-8 in their last 10 games…Read More
MLB Trade Rumors: Pittsburgh Pirates to be Buyers Again
Last season, the Pittsburgh Pirates captured the attention of the nation. Their summer run of success…Read More
Early Potential All-Star Snubs
I’ve never been a huge fan of the All-Star voting process for Major League Baseball, admittedly,…Read More
2012 MLB Season Preview: San Diego Padres
We move on in our season preview series to the San Diego Padres. The Padres went from 90 wins in 2010…Read More
2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Hot Stove Could “Sizzle” Soon
Major League Baseball seems to be in a holding pattern. After last week’s flurry of moves at the…Read More
2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Padres “Will be Active”
Sources are telling Ken Rosenthol of Fox Sports that San Diego Padres general manager Josh Byrnes “is…Read More
2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Chase Headley May Become Available
With the current weak free agent market for third basemen, Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports…Read More
Individual Importance in a Team Game
In light of St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright’s elbow injury that will require Tommy John surgery…Read More
Call-Ups or Hang-Ups: San Diego Padres and Mike Baxter
Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September…Read More
















