Ubaldo Jimenez is no control freak. (AP) Steve has touched on the Ubaldo Jimenez rumors couple of times already, but what he hasn’t passed along is the full scope of what the Rockies are asking for. On Sunday night, SI.com’s Jon Heyman tweeted that the Rox want Jesus Montero, Manuel Banuelos, ...

As inconsistent as Ubaldo Jimenez was last year (incredible 0.78 ERA in April/May last year; 5.16 in June/July; 3.25 in August/September) and has continued to be this year (5.86 ERA in April/May; 2.56  in June/July), acquiring a 27-year-old pitcher of his stuff who is under contract (through 2012) in ...

Yogi Berra and Reggie Jackson help pay tribute to trainer Gene Monahan on Old Timers' Day. (AP) I spent a loooong Sunday at Yankee Stadium, arriving in the Bronx in time for the pre-Old Timers’ Day press conferences hailing first-time participants Lou Piniella, Bernie Williams and Joe Torre ...

Ubaldo Jimenez's struggles thus far this season have been emblematic of the Rockies as a whole. (AP) The Rockies were the National League’s Wild Card entry in 2009, and have been popular pre-season playoff picks each of the last two years. Just using the SI.com experts’ picks, which I ...

It’s only nine games, but Thursday night’s 3-for-4 with a home run and a walk against Toledo boosts Jesus Montero’s rates for the month to .333/.488/.567. More importantly, if my figurin’ is right, since the beginning of June, he’s hit .295/.372/.519 with 10 doubles, two triples, and five home ...