Joel Pineiro

The Baltimore Orioles have signed veteran right-hander Joel Pineiro.  The Orioles are initially sending the 33-year-old to their Triple-A rotation, but Baltimore ultimately views Pineiro as a long man for their major league pitching staff. … [...

The Philadelphia Phillies have had an eventful spring to say the least, but not in a good-eventful kind of way.  More like in an ‘everyone and anyone is getting hurt’-eventful kind of way.  Despite reports that lineup staples Ryan Howard and Ch...

Spring Training is a time for players to shred the off-season rust, and get themselves into working order for the regular season. It’s common for great players to play poorly, and for mediocre players to excel. But that’s okay. In fact, i...

The Mets lack of pitching depth has been widely discussed this spring. Look past the starting five, and you don’t see many options that make you warm and fuzzy. Perhaps Matt Harvey and Jeurys Familia will change that mid-season, but neither sho...

Today, right-handed starter Joel Pineiro, who this spring had been pitching in … [visit site to read more]Starter Joel Pineiro Back On Market - Motor City Bengals - Motor City Bengals - A Detroit Tigers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More...

Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies Time: 1:05 pm, Joker Marchant Stadium Weather: 30% Chance of T-Storms, 81 TV: Sorry folks, this one’s not on TV today. Follow Phillies Nation on Twitter After an exciting win yesterday, the Phils hand th...

New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies Time: 1:05 pm, Steinbrenner Field Weather: Sunny, 80 TV: MLB Network Follow Phillies Nation on Twitter Yesterday, the Phillies lost to the Yankees, 8-5, in the Grapefruit opener. Dontrelle Willis allowed a r...

It seemed that every time Jose Contreras’s name was mentioned last summer, it preceded the word “setback.” That he arrived in Clearwater last week feeling good and has taken legitimate steps toward recovering from a balky elbow has...

The Phillies enter Spring Training with arguably more depth, both positionally and in the starting rotation, than any team in baseball. It doesn’t mean Ruben Amaro assembled the most talented bunch, pound for pound, but the Phils have enough qu...

Reading a couple of posts over at STLCardinalBaseball this weekend led me into a bit of a debate with Ray over whether the Cardinals routinely pay market value for their players or not.  Spurred on by the ongoing discussions about what market value...

The signing of Chad Qualls wasn’t one of the bargain basement signings like Juan Pierre or Joel Pineiro where a Phillies fan can argue if it doesn’t work out, we can stash the journeyman 33 year-old reliever in Triple-A. Instead, the signing of Q...