USA Today A's Brian Fuentes blows save, then game to Tigers San Francisco Chronicle Ben Margot / AP (04-15) 23:08 PDT -- Brian Fuentes had picked up saves in each of the A's previous five wins before Friday. Because Fuentes failed to convert a save opportunity against the Tigers, those remain Oakland's past five wins. ... Tigers notes, quotes from win over Athletics Detroit Free Press Tigers steamroll A's in 10th inning to reach .500 The Detroit News Recap: Oakland vs. Detroit MiamiHerald.com...Read Full Story
Kansas City Star Rockies waste Nicasio's efforts in 3-1 loss to Giants Denver Post SAN FRANCISCO — Opposing pitchers prey on the little boy in every Rockies man. Their huge swings leave them coming up small in the game's biggest moments. The Rockies want to do well so badly, they end up doing just the opposite. ... Matt Cain back in form as Giants beat Rockies San Francisco Chronicle Rockies-Giants Runs USA Today Recap: San Francisco vs. Colorado MiamiHerald.com SB Nation - Rotoworld.com...Read Full Story
USA Today Fuentes earns save in first Twins' appearance msnbc.com Brian Fuentes earned a one-out save in his first appearance as a member of the Twins on Saturday. That easy, huh? Fuentes entered the game with two outs in the ninth and promptly struck out the left-handed swinging Russell Branyan to secure the win. ... New role, but same goal for lefty Fuentes MLB.com Fuentes looks forward to new role with Twins Albany Democrat Herald Gardenhire targets catcher for callup Twinsbaseball.com...Read Full Story
CBC.ca The A's sign Brian Fuentes msnbc.com Brian Fuentes has agreed to a two-year deal with Oakland. Fuentes posted a 2.81 ERA and 47/20 K/BB ratio over 48 innings between the Angels and Twins last season, and he absolutely kills lefties. Of course he's more than a lefty-specialist, ... A's reportedly have deal with reliever Brian Fuentes WEEI.com A's Bolster Bullpen with Fuentes NBC Bay Area Brian Fuentes near 2-year deal with A's San Francisco Chronicle MLB.com - San Jose Mercury News...Read Full Story
Why?
For his career, Fuentes does have some decent numbers against righties, as well, which may make him an attractive candidate at face value. Digging a bit deeper, we see that righties have batted .233/.333/.416 against Fuentes over the past two seasons, taking him deep eleven times in only 262 AB. Those numbers aren't horrific per se, but they are trending downward. In short, Fuentes is a fine lefty specialist at this point in his career - he's probably a better option than either Logan...Read Full Story
The Colorado Rockies signed catcher Mitch Canham to a minor league contract, according to Matt Eddy. Canham was selected with the 57th overall pick in the 2007 draft by the San Diego Padres, making him a supplemental first-round draft choice in ...
According to folks on Twitter, the Rangers have signed outfielder Brad Hawpe to a minor league contract with a major league invite to spring training.
Hawpe was born in Fort Worth and graduated from Saginaw Boswell high school, going on to play ball at LSU before being drafted in the 11th round of the 2000 draft by the Colorado Rockies.
Hawpe was a member of the Rockies organization until August, 2010, when he was released, and...
Update: Fuentes, who picked up 12 saves last season, could get a look at closing again in an Andrew Bailey-less A’s bullpen. Recommendation: Fuentes racked up all his saves in the first half, and most of them in the first two weeks of the season ...
The Cincinnati Reds have added another rotation candidate, agreeing to a minor league contract with lefthander Jeff Francis ... In his best season in the majors, Francis went 17-9 with a 4.22 ERA in 34 starts for the Colorado Rockies in 2007.
Just a few days ago, the Colorado Rockies were considered the favorites for Jeff Francis’ services heading into next year. The former Kansas City Royals starting pitcher got his start in Denver, so it was not surprising to hear that the lefty ...
Brian Fuentes is a professional baseball player. He's a left-handed pitcher for the Colorado Rockies and wears number 40. He is managed by pitching manager Bob Apodaca.