| 5/2/2013 11:54:00 AM |
Description: San Diego third baseman Chase Headley will go up against Cubs lefty Travis Wood on Thursday. Headley has only faced Wood 12 times, but six of those at bats have resulted in hits. | Insight: Two of Headley's six hits against Wood have gone for home runs. We wouldn't be surprised if Headley (.280, 3 HR, 6 RBI) goes deep again Thursday at Wrigley Field. | | |
| 4/28/2013 9:15:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley, who was 6-for-33 in his first nine games since returning from the DL, went 3-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday against the Giants. | Insight: Headley suffered a left thumb fracture in mid-March and missed the first two weeks of the regular season before returning on April 17. He was a major surprise last year, hitting 31 homers and driving in an NL-leading 115 runs. | | |
| 4/17/2013 11:01:00 AM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) is expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Dodgers and ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw. | Insight: Headley doesn't have a good track record against Kershaw, batting just .184 in 38 at-bats with a .421 OPS and eight strikeouts. A smart fantasy owner would leave him on the bench for one more day. | | |
| 4/16/2013 5:09:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers, according to Corey Brock of MLB.com. | Insight: Headley fractured the tip of his left thumb on March 17. He'll play one more rehab game Tuesday. The 28-year-old led the National League in RBIs last season and hit a career-high 31 homers. | | |
| 4/16/2013 11:18:00 AM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) could be activated from the disabled list as soon as Tuesday and if that happens he'll have a favorable matchup against Dodgers left-hander Chris Capuano. | Insight: Headley is a career .400 hitter versus Capuano with a homer and a 1.371 OPS. He
fractured the tip of his thumb on March 17 and began a rehab assignment on Friday. | | |
| 4/12/2013 5:05:00 PM |
Description: Padres beat writer Corey Brock predicted Thursday that third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) would start his minor league rehab assignment Sunday but he will actually begin it Friday at Single-A Advanced Lake Elsinore. SOURCE: Darren Smith, 1090 AM San Diego | Insight: Headley fractured the tip of his thumb on March 17. His thumb is fine to hit but he's still feeling some pain when closing his glove, so he'll DH initially and will probably need a week or 10 days before he returns to the big leagues. | | |
| 4/11/2013 8:29:00 PM |
Description: Padres beat writer Corey Brock predicts that third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) will begin his rehab assignment Sunday. | Insight: Headley fractured the tip of his thumb on March 17. His thumb is fine to hit but he's still feeling some pain when closing his glove, so he'll likely need a week or two before he's able to return to the big leagues. | | |
| 4/10/2013 8:24:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) took batting practice from both sides of the plate Wednesday, according to Corey Brock of MLB.com. | Insight: Headley, who was a pleasant surprise last season (.286, 95 runs, 31 HR, 115 RBI, 17 SB), fractured the top of his thumb on March 17. He could be back in the big leagues by the end of the month. | | |
| 4/9/2013 8:15:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley (thumb) hit off a tee and took grounders before Tuesday's game. He said his thumb is "healing like it's supposed to." SOURCE: MLB.com | Insight: Headley, who was a pleasant surprise last season (.286, 95 runs, 31 HR, 115 RBI, 17 SB), fractured the top of his thumb on March 17. He could be back in the big leagues by the end of the month. | | |
| 4/1/2013 1:56:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley is taking some soft ground balls and working with weights, according to the team's website. He is expected to miss the first month of the season with a broken thumb. | Insight: Headley was a pleasant surprise last season (.286, 95 runs, 31 HR, 115 RBI, 17 SB) and pre-injury was being drafted among the top-20. | | |
| 3/18/2013 8:05:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley is expected to miss the first month of the season with a broken thumb. | Insight: This should knock Headley down a peg or two in the fantasy rankings. James Darnell could see some time at third while Headley recovers though we're not expecting him to be of much use to fantasy owners (.226, 2 HR, 8 RBI in 62 major league at bats). | | |
| 3/18/2013 12:01:00 PM |
Description: Third baseman Chase Headley is dealing with a thumb injury and may not be ready for the season opener, according to the Padres website. | Insight: Headley is coming off his best season (.286, 31 HR, 115 RBI, 17 SB) and should be a top five fantasy third baseman in 2013, even if he isn't ready for the opener. | | |
| 1/31/2013 9:15:00 PM |
Description: Third baseman Chase Headley agreed to a one-year, $8.575 million deal with the Padres earlier this week. | Insight: By doing so, the two sides were able to avoid arbitration. Headley is coming off his best season (.286, 31 HR, 115 RBI) and should be a top five fantasy third baseman in 2013. | | |
| 10/22/2012 6:32:00 PM |
Description: The San Diego Padres have officially announced that they will move in the fences at Petco Park next season. The left- and center-field dimensions will remain the same, while right field, right-center field and left-center field will be moved in 11, 11 and 12 feet, respectively. | Insight: Petco Park has been a bane to hitters since it opened due to its massive power alleys but this should help hitters like Chase Headley next season. Headley broke out with 31 homers and an NL-leading 115 RBIs in 2012 but he hit just .272 with 13 homers and 51 RBIs at home compared to .300, 18 and 64 on the road. | | |
| 10/4/2012 9:47:00 AM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley led the National League with 115 RBI in 2012. | Insight: Headley overcame a tepid first half (.267, 8 HR, 42 RBI) by exploding for 23 homers and 73 RBI after the All-Star break. If the Padres were thinking of moving the star third baseman, Headley's trade value might never be higher than it is right now. | | |
| Hot | 9/10/2012 3:25:00 PM |
Description: San Diego third baseman Chase Headley now leads the National League in RBIs with 102. | Insight: What more can be said about Headley? The third baseman has 19 homers and 60 RBIs in 54 second-half games and he's hitting .389 with five homers and 19 RBIs in eight games this month. San Diego was already asking for a huge haul for Headley at the trade deadline; after this surge, he may be untouchable. | | |
| Hot | 9/8/2012 11:46:00 AM |
Description: San Diego third baseman Chase Headley's career year continued Friday when he blasted two bombs and drove in four. | Insight: Headley's previous career high in homers for a season was 12 -- he's hit 18 since the All-Star break. In September, the third baseman is batting .464 with four homers and 15 RBIs in six games, bringing his season line to .287, 26 HRs, 98 RBIs, 77 runs and 14 steals. | | |
| Hot | 9/2/2012 8:19:00 PM |
Description: San Diego third baseman Chase Headley contributed four hits and six RBI Sunday in an 11-10 loss to the Rockies. | Insight: Headley underachieved during the season's first half (.267, 8 HR, 42 RBI) but since the All-Star break he has been terrific, hitting .308 with 15 homers and 47 RBI in 185 at bats. | | |
| Hot | 8/18/2012 4:15:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley has always had trouble against Giants starter Barry Zito, hitting .241 in 29 at-bats against the left-hander. | Insight: The switch-hitting Headley is having a career year on the strength of a phenomenal August (.317, 7 HRs, 21 RBIs in 16 games) but Zito has always had his number and Saturday would be a good day to get him on the bench if you have a better option. | | |
| Hot | 8/13/2012 10:25:00 PM |
Description: Padres third baseman Chase Headley has been mashing since he wasn't traded prior to the deadline two weeks ago. | Insight: Headley is hitting .348 with seven homers and 21 RBIs in 12 games this month. Headley also has 11 homers since the All-Star break, which is just one shy of his previous career high for home runs in a full season, a number he has shattered this season with 19 jacks. | | |
