Professional Baseball News

David Aardsma:
David Aardsma: the anti-Joba (ESPN)

Jeff Niemann:
Worst birthday gift (Tampa Bay Times)

Tim Byrdak:
Video: Tim Byrdak charges the field as Hulk Hogan (SNY.TV)

Andy Pettitte:
Pettitte to Return to the Mound but Just for Practice (New York Times)

Anthony Rendon:
Rendon wows Washington Nationals coaches, staff (Washington Post)

Joe Savery:
Savery's rise makes for unlikely story (Philadephia Inquirer)

David Aardsma (Thanks, Justin Antweil!):
Yanks add reliever Aardsma to the bullpen (MLB.com)

Lance Berkman:
Berkman flashes the Rice attitude (CultureMap)

Jeff Niemann:
Rays begin process of choosing 5-man starting rotation (WTSP 10)

The Henleys:
Click here for Blair Henley’s latest blog entry entitled “Trendy for a Day”.

Owls in MLB Spring Training in Arizona:
40-man roster - Philip Humber (White Sox), Paul Janish (Reds)

Owls in MLB Spring Training in Florida:
40-man roster - Tim Byrdak (Mets), Lance Berkman (Cards), Jeff Niemann (Rays), Anthony Rendon (Nationals), Joe Savery (Phillies)
Non-roster invitees - Danny Lehmann (Twins), Lance Pendleton (Astros)

Anthony Rendon:
“I feel like a freshman back at Rice” (Washington Post)

The Henleys:
Click here for Blair Henley’s latest blog entry entitled “Gary Carter: Living a Legacy”.

The Henleys:
Click here for Blair Henley’s latest blog entry entitled “Is that what I think it is?”.

Philip Humber:
Video: Humber Ready for Spring Training (KETK)

The Henleys:
Click here for Blair Henley’s latest blog entry entitled “Have you ever been to Senor Frogs?”.

Tony Cingrani (Thanks, Ben Jedlovec!):
On Friday, Keith Law posted an ESPN Insider story entitled “Sleeper prospects for all 30 teams”.  His sleeper candidate for Cincinnati was Tony Cingrani.  (Subscrip-tion content)