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| The Miami Herald reports that the Florida Marlins have expressed interest in free-agent reliever Keith Foulke |
Our View: Foulke was one of the game's top closers during his stops in Chicago, Oakland, and Boston, before having a falling-out with Red Sox Nation in 2006. He came out of an abbreviated retirement to sign a one-year deal to return to the A's last spring, where he pitched in only 31 games a season ago.
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| Keith Foulke has been activated from the DL following his bout with right shoulder inflammation, according to the AP. |
Our View: Foulke posted decent numbers over 26 innings of relief with Oakland this season, but holds no fantasy value.
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| A's reliever Keith Foulke will throw in a rookie-league game on Wednesday and if all goes well he will be back with the team on September 1, when rosters expand, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. |
Our View: Foulke has had a decent season, though he has pitched in only 26 games. He does not hold much fantasy value.
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| Keith Foulke, who is battling right shoulder inflammation, will pitch in a simulated game today in Arizona and a rookie-league game Wednesday, according to the SF Chronicle.
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Our View: Foulke will turn 36 in October, and may not return at September callups as the team looks to audition their younger prospects.
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| Keith Foulke, who is dealing with right shoulder inflammation, will throw a bullpen session today, according to the SF Chronicle. He is then scheduled to throw in a rookie-league game in Arizona on Monday and after a few games there would head to Sacramento.
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Our View: Foulke would help the Athletics' bullpen upon his return, but is not worth holding in anything but deeper AL-only leagues that use middle men.
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| Keith Foulke hasn't pitched at Triple-A Sacramento in more than a week due to shoulder soreness, but an MRI taken two days ago revealed no structural damage, according to the SF Chronicle. |
Our View: Foulke would help the Athletics' pen upon his return, but is not worth waiting for in anything but deeper AL-only leagues that use middle men.
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| Keith Foulke, who is recovering from right shoulder inflammation, will pitch again at Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday as he continues his rehab assignment, according to the SF Chronicle. |
Our View: Foulke is a low-end reliever and is not worth waiting for as a fantasy performer.
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| Keith Foulke, who is recovering from right shoulder inflammation, allowed three hits and three runs in two innings at Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday, according to the SF Chronicle. |
Our View: He surrendered two home runs, and has allowed three homers, over three innings on his current rehab assignment, which is now likely to be extended. Foulke is a low-end reliever and is not worth waiting for as a fantasy performer.
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| Keith Foulke will throw a simulated game today and start a rehab assignment Friday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. He is coming back from right shoulder inflammation. |
Our View: Foulke could possible be back sometime next week.
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| Keith Foulke, who is trying to bounce back from right shoulder inflammation, threw a 30-pitch side session Friday and will do so again on Sunday, according to the SF Chronicle. |
Our View: Foulke is getting closer to returning to Oakland, but won't hold any fantasy value as a middle reliever in anything but deeper AL-only leagues.
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| Keith Foulke has been placed on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, according to The Sports Network. |
Our View: Foulke had decent numbers, but little impact in fantasy leagues.
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| Keith Foulke has been activated from the 15-day DL, according to the Sports Network. He has recovered from neck stiffness. |
Our View: Foulke registered six strikeouts over seven innings this season, with five hits and two runs allowed. The 35-year old reliever will help the Athletics' bullpen, but holds little fantasy value.
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| Keith Foulke will work an inning in a morning game at Stockton on Wednesday and will be activated Friday. It's likely that either outfielder Chris Denorfia or reliever Dallas Braden will be sent down to make room. |
Our View: With Rich Harden due back and Travis Buck close to returning, Denorfia, Braden and another outfielder, likely Rajai Davis, well be assigned to Triple-A
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| Keith Foulke will get two more rehab appearances, Monday and Wednesday, after tonight's appearance for Triple-A Sacramento, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The reliever is coming back from a neck injury. |
Our View: It sounds as if Foulke will be back next week if he doesn't have a setback.
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| Keith Foulke, who is recovering from neck stiffness, is continuing his long throwing program at the team's complex in Phoenix and he could be on track to pitch in a game on Friday, either at extended spring in Arizona or as a rehab appearance with a minor-league club, according to the SF Chronicle. Because reliever Foulke does not have to build up his arm strength the way a starter would, it's possible he will be back in Oakland's bullpen on their next homestand. |
Our View: He will compete for playing time out of the Athletics' pen, but his fantasy value is limited.
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| Keith Foulke has begun throwing in Phoenix, according to the SF Chronicle. He is recovering from neck soreness, and made 30 throws from a distance of 80 feet and said he felt OK. He is eligible to come off the DL today, but he probably won't return until the team's next homestand.
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Our View: He will compete for playing time out of the Athletics' pen, but his fantasy value is limited.
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| Keith Foulke has been placed on the 15-day DL due to neck stiffness, according to the AP. He has not pitched since he recorded his first save of the season against Toronto on April 10. |
Our View: Foulke held limited fantasy value prior to his injury.
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| Keith Foulke surrendered four runs (three earned) on two hits over one inning of work against the Angels, with the bulk of the damage coming on a Vlad Guerrerro grand slam. His ERA jumped to 15.75 and he holds no fantasy value. |
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| Keith Foulke , whose wife gave birth to a boy early Friday morning, threw his second simulated game of the spring on Friday. According to the team website Foulke said he used all his pitches and is coming along. Foulke sat out last season after leaving Indians spring camp because of assorted injuries and at one point retired. The right-hander has no fantasy value in traditional formats. |
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| The A’s report RHP Keith Foulke , struggling with the right calf strain, threw off a mound to hitters for the first time today, according to ESPN. The A's remain steady in failing to report a timeline for Foulke's possible return to action, but today's works is a positive sign. |
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| Keith Foulke threw off the mound for the first time since suffering a mild calf sprain, reports SFGate.com. The veteran right-hander threw 15 flat-ground warmups, then 15 pitches off the mound, and he is expected to see an increased workload on Friday. There is no timetable for Foulke to pitch in an exhibition game yet. |
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| Keith Foulke has a slightly strained right calf muscle, according to the team website, and was held out of his scheduled side session on Wednesday. He's day-to-day with no definitive timetable for a return to spring work. |
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| Keith Foulke took his first bullpen session of the spring, and did so with his old team, according to MLB.com.
The former A's closer, who was, for all intent and purpose, retired --impressed the A's in a scouting session before they signed him.
Justin Knoedler caught Foulke and thought the veteran threw well.
"He hit his spots, he threw about 40 pitches ...[and] he had some decent life on his ball," Knoedler said. Foulke, even with an untimely injury to Huston Street, has no fantasy value in traditional formats. |
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| Keith Foulke ended his retirement and returned to the A's on Friday, agreeing to a $700,000, one-year contract that allows him to earn $2.5 million more in bonuses, according to the AP. "I decided I was not ready to leave baseball," Foulke said. "I started throwing again last November. It didn't take long to figure out I needed to give my knees a year. It was December before I could throw pain-free with my mechanics." There's a chance that Foulke, who missed all of last season due to elbow surgery, could get a chance to close games again if the A's ongoing fire sale claims Huston Street. |
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| Keith Foulke is getting close to inking a one-year contract with the A's, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. A's pitching coach Curt Young said that Foulke looked like his old self when he worked out for several teams in January. Foulke missed all of last season due to elbow surgery, but if he passes a physical, the deal should be done later today. Obviously, the contract will be laden with incentives. |
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| The D'Backs appear to be close to making former All-Star Keith Foulke a contract. Foulke sat out last year and ended up having surgery on his pitching elbow to remove bone chips. "Yeah, definitely they are one of his top choices," said Dan Horwits, Foulke's agent, told the Arizona Republic. "If it works out, he would love to pitch there. There are other teams he is interested in as well, but Arizona is on the top of the list." The righty through for the D'Backs last week and his fastball sat in the 81-84 range, though he could get some more velocity as his arm gets into shape. The team likely envisions Foulke as a potential setup man, not a possibility at closer, despite his 190 career saves. |
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| Keith Foulke is wanting to pitch again after sitting out the 2007 season following surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow. The D'Backs plan to watch Foulke throw later this month, but it's not clear at this point what other teams will be in attendance, according to the Arizona Republic. It's possible (though very unlikely) that Foulke could end up competing for the closer role in Arizona, but he'll probably have to work his way back as a middle reliever at first. |
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| Keith Foulke has decided to retire, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.com. Cleveland team sources say that Foulke had felt pain in his elbow in recent days, and after going through injury-plagued seasons in 2005 and 2006, he decided to end his 10-year career. Now that Foulke is walking away, veteran reliever Joe Borowski is the clear favorite to open the season as the Cleveland closer. |
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| Keith Foulke and the Indians have reached agreement on a one-year deal that will pay him $5 million and has another $2 million available in incentives, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He apparently passed a physical and will compete with Joe Borowski for the closer role. |
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| If Keith Foulke can pass a physical, he's expected to sign with the Indians, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "We should know something in 48 hours," Indians GM Mark Shapiro said Tuesday afternoon. "It's pretty close." Foulke would compete with Joe Borowski to close games in 2007. |
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| The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Indians appear close to working out a one-year deal with Keith Foulke. He'll have to pass a physical first, and any announcement likely won't come until next week. "We've had a lot of positive and constructive dialogue with Keith's agent," said Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro. "But we still have a lot of ground to cover." |
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| Boston and Cleveland are two of the teams bidding on Keith Foulke this offseason, and he appears close to making a decision, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Keith is going to make a decision in the next few days," said agent Dan Horwits. "The Indians are very much in the mix." |
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| The Indians are looking for relief help, and they've set their sights on Keith Foulke, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "We've moved down the road," said agent Dan Horwits, regarding negotiations with the Indians. "The Indians have expressed interest and Keith has talked to some of the Indians people." Foulke declined his option with the Red Sox earlier this month because he wanted to be closer to his family in Texas and Arizona. |
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| Keith Foulke declined his $5.25 million option with the Red Sox on Friday and filed for free agency, according to the AP. He will receive a $1.5 million buyout. Boston declined a $7.5 million team option earlier this week. |
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| The Red Sox have chosen not to exercise their $7.5 million option on Keith Foulke, according to the AP. However, Foulke has a $3.75 million option of his own, and he has until Friday to exercise it. If he doesn't, he gets a $1.5 million buyout from the team. |
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| Keith Foulke said his back tightened up on him Monday, which left him unavailable for that evening's game, according to the Boston Globe. He didn't play yesterday, and his status for today's contest is uncertain at this point. |
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| The Red Sox activated Keith Foulke from the disabled list between games on Friday. Foulke hasn't pitched since June 11 because of tendinitis in his right elbow. |
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| Even though Keith Foulke is expected to be activated on Friday, the move likely won't happen until after game one of the day-night doubleheader, according to the Red Sox website. Foulke has been sidelined with tendinitis on his right elbow. |
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| Keith Foulke, on the DL with tendinitis in his right elbow, has the green light to be activated on Friday, according to the Boston Herald. He hasn't pitched since June 11. |
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| The Red Sox aren't quite ready to activate Keith Foulke from the disabled list, but a move likely will come this weekend, according to the Boston Globe. "I just need to spend some time with him to see how he feels about pitching, pitching on the side, pitching in a Triple-A game, pitching in a major league game," said manager Terry Francona. |
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| Keith Foulke underwent an MRI to make sure there was no major injury causing the recent stiffness in his back. There was no immediate word on the results. |
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| Keith Foulke played catch prior to Saturday's game and his hoping to come off of the DL within the next couple of days, according to the Boston Herald. He isn't planning on going on another rehab assignment, although that could change. "I just work here," Foulke said. "(manager Terry Francona) is the boss, I’m the employee. When I’m activated, everything will be good." |
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| Keith Foulke was planning to come off the DL on Friday but felt stiffness in his back, so the move wasn't made. There was no further word on his status. |
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| Keith Foulke, on the DL with tendinitis in his right elbow, is expected to be activated on Friday, according to the AP. He's currently on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket, where he has allowed one run in five innings of work. |
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| The Red Sox plan for Keith Foulke to make two more rehab appearances -- Tuesday and Wednesday -- before activating the reliever off the disabled list this weekend, according to the Boston Globe. He's been out of action with tendinitis in his right elbow. |
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| Keith Foulke has declared himself ready to return to the Red Sox following his second rehab start in 72 hours Saturday night for Triple-A Pawtucket, according to the AP. "I'm waiting for a call," Foulke said. "I feel pretty good. The velocity as far as I know is in the upper 80s, which is good for now. Hopefully it will improve but it was consistent." |
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| Keith Foulke pitched a scoreless inning Thursday night in a rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket, according to the AP. "I felt pretty comfortable," said Foulke. "I'm still trying to slow things down, but I'm happy with the results." Foulke has been on the disabled list since June 13 with right elbow tendinitis. He is expected to make one more rehab appearance Saturday before joining the Red Sox next Tuesday.
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| The Red Sox sent Keith Foulke to Triple-A Pawtucket to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday, according to the AP. It is still uncertain when Foulke, who is out of commission with tendinitis in his elbow, will return. |
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| An aching back apparently will keep Keith Foulke from throwing on Tuesday as the team had hoped, according to the AP. Foulke is on the DL with with tendinitis in his right elbow. |
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| Keith Foulke could be back with the Red Sox as soon as next week, according to the official team website. He is scheduled to pitch for Single-A Lowell on Friday and Triple-A Pawtucket on Sunday. If there are no setbacks, Foulke, who is recovering from elbow tendinitis, will rejoin the Boston bullpen. |
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| Keith Foulke, on the DL with tendinitis in his right elbow, will throw a side session today and will be re-evaluated when the Red Sox return to Boston, according to the Boston Herald. Foulke has been out since June 11. |
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| Keith Foulke, who hasn’t pitched since June 11 due to a right elbow strain, threw two simulated innings Monday, according to the Boston Herald. “It was definitely as good as when I left,” Foulke said. “My control is still a little erratic, but my new mechanics are working out all right.” Foulke has been working on a new delivery that features a longer stride and a longer arm motion, which should lessen the stress on the elbow. He is expected to throw in the bullpen tomorrow.
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| Keith Foulke, who has been on the DL with elbow tendinitis since June 12, pitched two innings in a simulated game on Monday, according to the AP. He will rest on Tuesday and throw a side session on Wednesday before pitching in another simuated game. |
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