Mantei&#39;s up in bullpen
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The Red Sox [stats, schedule]&#39; starting rotation still has two significant spots to be addressed, but the bullpen is near completion with the addition of veteran Matt Mantei.
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The Anaheim Angels added depth to their bullpen Monday by agreeing to terms of a two-year contract with right-hander Esteban Yan. Yan had a 3-6 record with seven saves and a 3.83 ERA in a career-high 69 relief
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TAMPA, Fla.  -- Andy Pettitte arrived at spring training Monday following his ordeal before Congress and threw a bullpen session at the New York Yankees' minor league complex before his scheduled news conference.
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After riding Jeremy Bonderman&#39;s four-hitter to an 8-0 victory over Tampa Bay in Thursday&#39;s first game, the Tigers watched their worn-out bullpen come unglued -- again -- when
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Manager Terry Francona , who has not watched either of Daisuke Matsuzaka's bullpen sessions, acknowledged yesterday that the Japanese pitcher, who is accustomed to doing considerably more throwing than his American counterparts in spring training, will continue to do so here.
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First it seemed Russ Ortiz would be relegated to the bullpen for the division series. Now it sounds like he&#39;ll start a potentially decisive Game 4 if the series goes that far.
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Watch Coco Crisp in batting practice, advises reliever Kyle Snyder , who from the Red Sox bullpen gets a closer view of the center fielder than most. Watch him not in the cage, but in the field. Those dazzling basket catches he makes in games don't occur by happenstance.
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Free agent Troy Percival and Detroit agreed Wednesday on a two-year contract, giving the Tigers two closers for their bullpen. Percival, 35, was 2-3 with a 2.90 ERA and 33 saves last season with the Anaheim Angels, who made no attempt to re-sign him.
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David Ortiz&#39;s drive into the right-field bullpen set off a frenzy at Fenway and gave the Boston Red Sox a shot at pulling off the greatest comeback ever.
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The Tigers just took several steps toward their anticipated bullpen makeover. How far it goes will be determined in the coming days.
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The night before, they looked like glorified batting practice pitchers. Last night, the members of the Boston bullpen needed to be almost letter-perfect and, for the most part, they were.
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The ballots for the 2005 Hall of Fame class are out, and already there&#39;s much mulling and number-crunching over this being the year closers get the call from the bullpen.
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The first performance by Cincinnati&#039;s revamped bullpen left a lot of people happy. Aaron Harang pitched seven shutout innings to become the Reds&#039; first 10-game winner, and the bullpen held on Friday night for a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies that left 22,497 fans on their feet celebrating a welcomed change.
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Over time, Cal Eldred has learned to embrace the bullpen.
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NEW YORK - Seeking some short-term bullpen reinforcement, the Braves made a 2 am phone call to Richmond and got left-hander Dan Meyer to New York in time for Tuesday night&#39;s game against the Mets.
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With the decision yesterday to option Jon Lester to Double A Portland for one start, the Red Sox gained a lefthander out of the bullpen, something they didn't have last season during a crushing five-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees, who have plenty of lefthanded firepower on offense. The Sox have a three-game series against the ...
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SAN FRANCISCO -- With stunning suddenness, the Giants&#39; beleaguered bullpen just got better -- a whole lot better. San Francisco signed Florida free agent closer Armando Benitez -- considered one of baseball&#39;s