Blanton, after all, spent his early years with the Athletics, an organization that essentially serves as a starting-pitching assembly line for the rest of the sport. From Mark Mulder to Tim Hudson to Rich Harden to, this offseason, Gio Gonzalez and...

John Burkett takes the hill today at 1 p.m. against Oakland ace Tim Hudson as the Red Sox try to force a do-or-die Game 5 in Oakland, Calif. , tomorrow. With one out, Doug Mirabelli poked a single to right, setting the stage for Nixon, who has been...

"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -Earl Weaver Compounding...

The subsequent year, he clocked in as the 118th most valuable American League starter, worthless on fantasy rosters in every sense of the word. A slight rebound made him the 72nd starter in the AL last season, worth less than Rich Harden (82.2 innings...

In 2007, his contact percentage for pitches inside the zone was 74.2%. By last season, that number had jumped to 83.4%. In addition, his swinging strike percentage dipped from its peak of 16.2% in ’07 to 7.7% in 2010 with the Rangers. It jumped back up...

Analysis: Should the Pirates change their minds, Jones would certainly benefit from a move to the Yankees and their homer-friendly park. However, it appears that Jones will be staying put in Pittsburgh, where he will remain an option mostly for owners...

Mardy Fish will open for the U.S. against Stanislas Wawrinka in Fribourg. Unbeaten Timothy Bradley agreed in principle to fight Manny Pacquiao on June 9 in Las Vegas, the Los Angeles Times reported. Right-hander Rich Harden, who made 15 starts for the...

There was a reason why all that tightly coiled pitching promise went largely unfulfilled — the 30-year-old Victoria native pitched with a torn right shoulder capsule the last four seasons. Harden underwent surgery in Florida to have the shoulder...

(FRED THORNHILL/Reuters) Canadian Rich Harden, who has been pitching for years with a torn right shoulder capsule, finally has undergone surgery to correct the problem. But it will cost him the 2012 season. The tear had forced the 30-year-old to alter...

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The 30-year-old British Columbia native had surgery to repair a torn right shoulder capsule, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Thursday. Harden detailed that he initially suffered the setback in 2007 - and then adjusted his mechanics to...

Free agent right-hander Rich Harden will miss the 2012 season after undergoing shoulder surgery. The 30-year-old British Columbia native had surgery to repair a torn right shoulder capsule, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Thursday. Harden...

The injury has reportedly been bothering Harden for the last five seasons, and over that span he had never made more than 26 starts in a season. Last year, Harden went 4-4 with a 5.12 ERA for Oakland. Analysis: Harden intends on returning for the 2013...

Harden underwent surgery last week to repair a torn shoulder capsule that he has pitched with for years. That's not a minor injury, and surgery is no guarantee of a return -- ask Mark Prior about shoulder capsules some time -- but given the way Harden...

Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Free agent pitcher Rich Harden will reportedly miss the entire 2012 season after undergoing shoulder surgery. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Harden had a torn capsule in his right shoulder repaired last week...

Harden, 30, finally opted to have the injury repaired last week in Pensacola, Fla. Harden, who pitched for the Oakland A's last year, is hoping the surgery will allow him to pitch at full strength in 2013. "There's no reason, if I work hard, I can't...

He told the Chronicle that the injury dates back to an April 15, 2007 game against the Yankees when he was hurt trying to field a comebacker with his bare hand. Harden returned to Oakland in 2011 after stints with the Cubs and Rangers, and posted a...

Harden #18 throw a pitch against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on July 7, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Rick Yeatts, Getty Images) According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Harden had a torn capsule in his right shoulder repaired last...

Gammons tweeted: After 5 years of ‘always being hurt’ with a torn capsule, Rich Harden last week had surgery, aiming to come back in 2013–healthy. Finally. The development offered a reminder of the trade to which the Red Sox and Athletics agreed on...