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Report: Chad Qualls, Padres Near Deal

The San Diego Padres don't have a lot of of money to throw around in free agency, which means they've got to be smart about the risks they take when spending their cash. They appear to be on the verge of making the right kind of investment in reliever Chad Qualls. Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com reports that the team...

Umpire Watch: Posey's Steal That Wasn't, Young's Check Swing, Twins Squeezed

Controversial calls have become as much a part of the Major League Baseball postseason as Derek Jeter and patriotic bunting. In Umpire Watch, we intend to document those calls, at least until commissioner Bud Selig puts us out of business. So you thought Day 2 of the postseason couldn't be any worse for the umpires than...

Devil in Details as Rays Stumble Into Hole

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- As Carl Crawford went out to left field for the top of the ninth inning Thursday, Rays fans at Tropicana Field, knowing it might be his last home game with Tampa Bay, chanted, "Car-l Craw-ford!" He must have had a flood of memories rush back. Like, memories of the 2006 Devil Rays. It's not often...

Jim Hickey's Grappling Skills Knock Grant Balfour Out for 4-6 Weeks

The job of a pitching coach is not only to be a teacher or a coach to his pitchers, but in some cases, a friend and a confidant. Sometimes this means that when you're warming up before a game, you have to wrestle with your players. Tampa Bay Rays pitching coach Jim Hickey was doing just that on Saturday with Rays reliever...

Rays Boost Bullpen, Add Chad Qualls

The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired struggling reliever Chad Qualls from the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player to be named. Qualls will be in uniform on Saturday night when the Rays take on the Yankees at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay. Reliever Grant Balfour will go on the disabled list with an intercostal strain, opening a...

Chad Qualls News From the Web

05/25/12 David Murphy: Phillies bullpen trending in right... Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA Fast forward 2 weeks, to a hot night in the Midwest, and a rematch between two teams who last saw each other passing on an October night, the Cardinals en route to the 11th world championship in the history of their franchise, and the Phillies en route to whatever you call the place they are now.
05/16/12 Qualls to the wall: Veteran's struggles leave... Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA When the Phillies signed Chad Qualls late in the game for $1.5 million, I assumed they were bringing him in as a guy who could come in and face a righty or two or three at a time, only getting a full inning in low-leverage situations.
05/16/12 Philadelphia Flynnie: Bullpen letting Phillies' aces... Source: The Patriot-News - Harrisburg PA So, how do you think Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee are feeling these days?
05/16/12 Phillies Notes: Phillies' Schneider ends long home run... Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia PA That was his first home run in 145 at-bats since April 21, 2011, against the San Diego Padres.

Background on Chad Qualls

Chadford Michael Qualls (born August 17, 1978, in Lomita, California) is a professional pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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