John Lackey

Padres' next step may be close to home

As Braves pass on Peavy trade, Dodgers or Angels could be a match Jake Peavy's top choice now is said to be the Cubs, and he prefers the NL so he can hit. One option for the next phase of Peavy's superlative career seemingly is...

Halladay a candidate for today's AL Cy

The man whose name is on the award hurled 320-plus innings in 16 different seasons and made more than 40 starts in eight of them. So it is patently absurd to allow an ongoing debate about whether relief pitchers, evolved game...

Angels looking for Garland's replacement?

There's no offer coming soon for the pitcher who made $12 million last season. Tony Reagins' first move as Angels general manager was to trade for right-handed pitcher Jon Garland last November. Garland, 29, went 14-8 with a...

Mailbag: More at-bats for Napoli?

Angels beat reporter Lyle Spencer fields fans' questions Right-hander Ervin Santana tied for the Angels' team lead with 22 quality starts. (Kevork Djansezian/AP) Since Mike Napoli has an incredible home run ratio (20 in 227...

One Madison County School Board seat contested

By Bill Robinson Register News Writer Realtor Wesley Graves and attorney John Lackey are running to fill the vacancy in the Madison County School Board’s first district. Candidates in three other districts are unopposed. The...

Ben Reiter: Ranking the top 50 free agents

The nation's economic slowdown won't have much of an impact on the very best of the 184 major league players who are currently eligible for free agency. Nearly unimaginable -- and, in some cases, perhaps unprecedented -- riches...

Getting a head start

Just because Bud Selig doesn't want anything to upstage the World Series—like firings, hirings or trades—that doesn't mean the other 28 teams spent the latter part of October spinning their wheels, doing nothing. Lackey missed...

Marlins close to dealing Jacobs to Royals

By Mike Berardino | South Florida Sun-Sentinel PHILADELPHIA - Mike Jacobs' days with the Marlins aren't just numbered. They may be down to single digits. According to an industry source, the Marlins and Royals were "getting...

Angels decline option on Anderson; retain Vlad, Lackey

Garret Anderson has played more games as an Angel than anyone else. But now it looks as if he won't play another. The team announced Tuesday that it would not be picking up Anderson's $14-million option for 2009, leaving the...

Angels Exercise Options On Guerrero & Lackey

The Los Angeles Angels will exercise their 2009 options on outfielder Vladimir Guerrero and pitcher John Lackey. The 32-year-old Guerrero, an eight-time All-Star who batted .303 with 27 homers and 91 RBIs this season, will earn...

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