Jeremy Affeldt News

As the market for lefthanded relievers revved up with the Giants' signing of Jeremy Affeldt on Monday, the Cardinals apparently have focused their courtship on two lefties to add to their bullpen while keeping ...

Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols views MVP voting a little differently these days.

Thanks. Giant Affeldt by Dave Studeman November 17, 2008 Jeremy Affeldt, the left-handed reliever from the Reds, signed a two-year deal with the Giants today .

While Jeremy Affeldt wasn't the biggest name out on the free agent market, he certainly has been brought to San Francisco to sure up on the Giants' most pressing needs.

As the nation's economy continues to churn out bad news day after day, we come to the opening of free agent season for baseball.

Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak moved swiftly to get offers out to some free-agent relievers Friday, the first day teams could talk money with all available free agents.

Veteran reliever and free agent David Weathers is pretty convinced that his days with the Reds are over.

The storied Reds baseball franchise is bringing a storied baseball name into the organization.

Relievers Jeremy Affeldt and Mike Lincoln became the first two Reds free agents when they filed Thursday on the first day of the filing period.

The Reds are working to bring back some of their own free agents before they hit the open market, but have yet to make any significant progress.

Joey Votto was red-hot toward the end of the season, which really improved his stats.

With the Reds having a frontline bullpen this year, will they look to re-sign Jeremy Affeldt and David Weathers? If not, would the Reds be in the market for more relievers? -- Mike M., Highland Heights, Ky.

Stability is not a platform that's easy to sell to fans these days. The average honeymoon period for a coach, manager or general manager is roughly two weeks or a half-dozen losses - whichever comes first.

LOUIS -- Not long after the Reds play the Cardinals in their 2008 season finale on Sunday, players, coaches and manager Dusty Baker will go their separate ways for the offseason.

The offense has been woeful - last in the NL in average, third last in runs. A right-handed force in the third hole would make a huge impact on the lineup as a whole.

Reds manager Dusty Baker believes there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about next season.

The warmth of the Arizona desert had nothing on the heat Josh Roenicke was exposed to for his Major League debut on Saturday.

Brewers Gameday now on 620WTMJ with a live blog here. Bottom 8th 3:39 p.m. 3 Out Weathers vs.

Despite striking out 13 times against Edinson Volquez, the Pirates chipped away at the right-hander before finishing off their second straight win against the Reds bullpen.

Mike Lincoln pays much more attention to his twice-surgically repaired right elbow than to his stats.