Cubs, Edwin Jackson Agree to Deal
According to Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago, the Chicago Cubs have reached an agreement to sign free agent right hander Edwin Jackson. The deal, according to reports, is to be a four-year pact that is valued…Read More
Twins Seeking Multiple Starting Pitchers
The Minnesota Twins have lost better than 95 games in each of the past two seasons and the biggest saboteur of their success has been a lack of quality starting pitching. So far this Winter the Twins…Read More
Stephen Strasburg Who? How the Nationals Will Be Fine Without Their Ace – Part One
What if I were to tell you the Washington Nationals could – and should – be World Series favorites even after the team shuts down their ace, Stephen Strasburg? Is that something you’d…Read More
The Curious Case of Edwin Jackson: A Tale of BABIP
I’ve always had a weird obsession with BABIP; I’ve written so many posts about that statistic it even makes my head spin. Sadly, I still know very little about the inner workings of BABIP, but I…Read More
One-Year Deals: The Early Results
This past off-season saw its free agent class make quite a splash. Not only did a storied franchise lose a legendary player in stunning fashion, the resulting contract from that departure wasn’t…Read More
Washington Nationals looking to trade John Lannan for reliever
John Lannan has been a name in trade rumors ever since the Washington Nationals signed Edwin Jackson,…Read More
Nationals Rumors: John Lannan and Roger Bernadina
In his latest Rumblings and Grumblings article, Jayson Stark of ESPN chimed in on a pair of Washington…Read More
John Lannan Rumors: Lannan Requests Trade From Nationals
You knew it was coming. A day after the Washington Nationals announced they were optioning starting…Read More
John Lannan Rumors: Lannan Optioned; Nationals “Asked for too Much”
Yesterday evening, Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post reported that the Washington Nationals planned…Read More
2012 MLB Season Preview: St. Louis Cardinals
The next team we’ll cover on Call to the Pen’s 2012 MLB Season Preview series is the defending…Read More
John Lannan not leaving for free
Well, that’s kind of obvious. But the point is, the Washington Nationals aren’t going to…Read More
John Lannan Rumors: Tigers, Red Sox, Astros Eyeing Nationals Lannan
Rumors continue to swirl around Washington Nationals left-hander John Lannan. Yesterday, Danny Knobler…Read More
Blue Jays players generating interest
Ken Rosenthal says that the Arizona Diamondbacks would be interested in acquiring young, powerful catcher…Read More
MLB Trade Rumors: Red Sox Made Offer for Nationals John Lannan
With the start of the regular season approaching, trade talk figures to pick up again after its brief…Read More
Chicago White Sox: MLB Sleepers in 2012
Last year, baseball’s Cinderella team hailed from Arizona. The reigning World Series Champion San…Read More
New York Yankees trade A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh Pirates Analysis
After nearly a week of heavy talks between the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates, starting…Read More
CttP Weekly Recap: 2/10/12 – 2/16/12
Check in to catch up on anything you may have missed in the week that was here at Call to the Pen. Read…Read More
Roy Oswalt Rumors: Still “No Traction” in Talks with Red Sox
Another high-profile free agent not named Roy Oswalt came off the board yesterday. With pitchers and…Read More
Edwin Jackson Free Agent Decision
Much has been discussed about Edwin Jackson‘s decision to sign a one-year pact with the Washington…Read More
Red Sox Rumors: Tim Wakefield, Jason Varitek and Liverpool
As the Red Sox offseason is set to conclude in the next few weeks, fans of the team may be holding out…Read More





















