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Rangers Sign Joakim Soria to Two-Year Deal
The Texas Rangers expect that set-up man Mike Adams will leave via free agency and they have needs in the bullpen. This afternoon, they filled one of those holes by signing former Kansas City Royals closer…Read More
MLB Trade Rumors: Royals May Be Shopping Jonathan Broxton
According to Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, the Royals are open to trading Jonathan Broxton. Broxton became the impromptu closer for the Royals when their stud closer Joakim Soria went down to Tommy…Read More
Jonathan Broxton Named Kansas City Royals Closer
Once it was announced that Joakim Soria would undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the Kansas City Royals had a decision to make. While it took them…Read More
Curse Of The Closer
Ryan Madson, Joakim Soria, Andrew Bailey. Is this a trend? Closer’s arms just about falling off before the end of spring training. What’s up with the epidemic? Madson’s elbow is in pieces.…Read More
Options at Closer Plentiful for Royals
Now that Royals relief pitcher Joakim Soria is slated to go under the knife for Tommy John surgery on April 3rd, it leaves Kansas City manager Ned Yost without a declared closer for the upcoming season.…Read More
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Injuries Besiege Baseball This Spring, How Will They Affect the Season?
It’s a time when players come to test out surgically repaired knees and elbows. It’s a…Read More
Joakim Soria Elects Tommy John Surgery
As expected, Kansas City Royals closer Joakim Soria’s original diagnosis of a torn ulnar collateral…Read More
Joakim Soria May Require Tommy John Surgery
The Kansas City Royals are not a team that is built to endure injury after injury. This hasn’t stopped…Read More
2012 MLB Season Preview: Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals were once again near the basement of the American League Central a season ago,…Read More
2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Cubs Marmol, Royals Soria Available
After getting off to a wild start, the free agent market for closers has been slow-moving this winter. …Read More
2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Red Sox, Royals Talked Joakim Soria
According to Rob Bradford of WEEI.com, the Boston Red Sox have “had discussions” with the Kansas…Read More
2011 MLB Trade Rumors: Rays Require Big Return for B.J. Upton, James Shields
The Tampa Bay Rays have several players that teams are considering trade targets this winter. While…Read More
2012 MLB Free Agents: Royals Sign Jonathan Broxton
Yesterday it was rumored that free agent reliever Jonathan Broxton was close to signing with a team not…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
Safety In Numbers: How Do You Spell Relief?
Much to the chagrin of old-timers and Old Hoss Radbourn, starting pitchers in today’s game rarely…Read More
BBA Goose Gossage Award Ballot
Call to the Pen is a member site of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance. As such, we have the duty each year…Read More
Deal or no Deal: Potential Trade Thoughts from the AL East
With the MLB trade deadline quickly approaching I asked each of our site leads to give me their thoughts…Read More
Call to the Pen All-Star Team Reserves
For a number of weeks, we here at CttP worked diligently to select the starters and reserves for our…Read More
Picks of the Pen (5/17)
It’s already been a crazy Monday morning so let’s get right into the links. Joe Posnanski…Read More
Streaking in the Park: Week 5
The 2010 MLB season has proven to be full of incredible feats to this point. In about 6 weeks of games,…Read More
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