Carlos Quentin RUMORS & NEWS

San Diego Union-Tribune "Previously struggling right-hander Edinson Volquez blanked Milwaukee on five hits over seven innings Wednesday night and Carlos Quentin launched a home run onto the third balcony of the Western Metal Supply Co. building to lead the Padres to a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers before 17,205..." April 25

San Diego Union-Tribune "Carlos Quentin said he was happy to be back, and we had to take his word for it because it appeared that his smile was still suspended. The Padres left fielder finds fielding questions about charging Zack Greinke to be almost as pleasant as passing a kidney stone, so before the game, I tried to..." April 24

SportingNews.com "San Diego Padres left fielder Carlos Quentin will be back in the lineup tonight, having served his eight-game suspension for his role in the recent brawl with the Los Angeles Dodgers. “I’m ready to resume baseball,” Quentin told The San Diego Union-Tribune. “I hope it’s behind us. I know it’s..." April 23

San Diego Union-Tribune "Don’t expect to see Carlos Quentin playing in Los Angeles next week. Major League Baseball is expediting Quentin’s appeal of his eight-game suspension for charging Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke at Petco Park Thursday night. A ruling on the appeal – and a possible reduction of the eight-game..." April 14

True Blue L.A. "Matt Kemp was one of the most vocal Dodgers on the field during the brawl with the Padres on Thursday night, and it spilled over into the tunnel leading to both the players parking lot and where the Dodgers team bus was parked in an altercation with Carlos Quentin. "I'm always going to be..." April 13

Los Angeles Times "The pitch by Zack Greinke that struck Carlos Quentin on the biceps appeared innocent enough. The Dodgers were ahead of the San Diego Padres by only a run. There were no outs in the sixth inning. The count was full. But Quentin charged the mound and sparked a Thursday night melee that could..." April 12

San Diego Union-Tribune "Carlos Quentin and Zack Greinke have a history. To fully understand what happened Thursday night at Petco Park, you have to know the history. “This was more about a personal relationship,” Padres manager Bud Black said Friday as he reflected on the two brawls that erupted in the bottom of..." April 12

San Diego Union-Tribune "Andrew Cashner and Carlos Quentin took positive steps Tuesday toward manning spots on the Opening Day roster. But Logan Forsythe appears to be headed for the disabled list rather than subbing for Chase Headley at the start of the season. The plantar fasciitis in Forsythe’s right foot flared..." March 27

CSN Bay Area "Brandon Belt had an angry, red bruise just above his right hip. Ryan Vogelsong was even angrier. The Giants' intense right-hander was incensed that Belt was hit in what the Giants viewed as a clear retaliatory act in the fourth inning of a 7-1 loss to the San Diego Padres on..." August 20

CBSSports.com "Power-hitting outfielder Carlos Quentin and the Padres are on the verge of completing a extension which will keep him in San Diego and take him off the trade block, people familiar with the talks told CBSSports.com. The deal is believed to be worth about $27 million over three years and..." July 22

San Diego Union-Tribune "The Padres and outfielder Carlos Quentin have reached agreement on a three-year contract extension. The deal was scheduled to be announced at a Petco Park news conference before Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies. Quentin, who starred at University of San Diego High School, is in his..." July 22

CBSSports.com "The Padres are now planning to try to extend veteran stars Carlos Quentin and Huston Street with new long-term deals and are likely to make a push to do sometime this month, before the July 31 trade deadline. Both players have been mentioned prominently as trade candidates, but both are said to..." July 20

CBSSports.com "Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin, who just may be the best hitter dealt this month, has drawn trade interest from the Reds, Indians and Pirates, among others, according to sources. It's no secret why Quentin would be popular as a trade target, as many contending teams could use a corner..." July 09

Foxsports.com "The Pittsburgh Pirates are in first place. Clearly, they intend to stay there. Major-league sources told FOXSports.com the Pirates have had preliminary trade discussions regarding two power-hitting outfielders, San Diego's Carlos Quentin and Arizona's Justin Upton. Talent evaluators from those..." July 08

Detroit News "It's easy to say the biggest issue the Tigers have to solve as the trade market heats up this month is second base. The position, manned primarily by Ramon Santiago, Ryan Raburn and Danny Worth, ranks among the worst in the American League offensively by any number of stats: .204 average, .278..." July 03

San Diego Union-Tribune "Standing on first base in the top of the 10th inning, Chase Headley had given himself the green light. To be sure, he looked for the green light from manager Bud Black, who gave him a little wink and a nod. Interestingly, too, one other guy had given Headley the green light. Carlos..." June 26

San Diego Union-Tribune "Some of the wildest speculation in baseball right now concerns Carlos Quentin and where the left fielder might be playing after the trading deadline. Quentin wouldn't mind remaining a Padre – this season and beyond. "I don't really have a say in that right now, but a lot of things I'm seeing..." June 20

Foxsports.com "Many in the industry expect that the Padres will trade left fielder Carlos Quentin, but the team is in such a fluid position, no assumption is safe. I've mentioned a few times recently that the Padres might be forced to move Quentin if they are not under new ownership before the July 31..." June 19

San Diego Union-Tribune "Carlos Quentin is clearly the Padres biggest threat. Quentin's two-run homer in Oakland Saturday afternoon gave him six in 48 at-bats as a Padre. He also has 13 RBI and 11 extra-base hits in 14 starts. Since joining the Padres in Chicago on May 28, Quentin has hit .417 with a .541 on-base..." June 17

CBSSports.com "The Toronto Blue Jays are expected to be among the teams targeting Padres hot-hitting outfielder Carlos Quentin if, as expected, he's made available. The Blue Jays are said to have long liked Quentin. They had talks this winter about several then-White Sox players, including pitcher Gavin..." June 08

San Diego Union-Tribune "Look, it ticks me off that the only place in San Diego I get to see Adrian Gonzalez is on Taco Bell cups. So it is with much reluctance that I submit Carlos Quentin as trade bait. I surely enjoyed the seventh episode of the Carlos Quentin Show, even if his presence was not enough to avoid..." June 07

San Diego Union-Tribune "For the first 50 games of the season, the Padres wondered what their fortunes might have been had they had Carlos Quentin and Logan Forsythe in the lineup. Tuesday night they got an indication. Forsythe gave the Padres a 6-5, walk-off victory with the first home run of his major league..." June 06

San Diego Union-Tribune "Reason No. (Who's Counting?) as to why there are no sports like San Diego sports. Homegrown Padre Carlos Quentin misses the season's first 49 games with a bum knee, finally gets to play in Chicago and whips the Cubs into gummy bears. He hits three home runs, scores five times, drives in six..." June 04

San Diego Union-Tribune "With one of his first swings of the bat, Carlos Quentin showed why the Padres traded for him, why they've envisioned since New Year's Eve that he'd be their cleanup hitter. And why ... and just how much ... he's been missed. Ultimately, though, the game also would prove why the long-awaited..." May 29

San Diego Union-Tribune "This almost qualified as cruel and unusual punishment -- what with all the extraodinary difficulty the Padres already had endured since before Opening Day -- to have to chase a fluttering knuckleball around all afternoon. So consider it even more impactful -- merciful, really -- that the Padres..." May 28

Chicago Tribune "Outfielder Carlos Quentin may make his debut with the San Diego Padres on Monday when the Padres open a series against at the Chicago Cubs, manager Bud Black said Sunday. "There's a chance you might see him in Chicago," Padres manager Bud Black said Sunday. "There's a chance you could see him..." May 28

San Diego Union-Tribune "Help is on the way, although it is still more than a week away. Carlos Quentin is scheduled to start an extended rehab assignment with Triple-A Tucson Tuesday. The left fielder, who had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee March 19 to repair the meniscus and remove floating particles, will..." May 01

San Diego Union-Tribune "The Padres acquired Carlos Quentin last December to bolster an offense that ranked last in the major leagues in home runs and third-to-last in runs scored. Now they will go at least the first two weeks of the regular season without their projected cleanup hitter. The club announced Saturday..." March 18

Chicago Sun-Times "Sergio Santos, gone. Mark Buehrle, gone. Carlos Quentin —he gone, too. By trading Quentin to the San Diego Padres for two minor-league pitchers Saturday, the White Sox have said goodbye to their closer, their Opening Day starting pitcher and their cleanup man. Are they making room for Cuban..." January 01

Chicago Tribune "Call it rebuilding, retooling or maybe even reinvesting, but this is your White Sox offseason so far: They have lost No. 1 starter Mark Buehrle and starting left fielder Juan Pierre to free agency, and closer Sergio Santos and starting right fielder Carlos Quentin in trade. Of course, they also..." January 01

Chicago Tribune "The Chicago White Sox traded outfielder Carlos Quentin and his potential $8 million salary to the San Diego Padres for a pair of pitching prospects. The Sox received right-hander Simon Castro and lefty Pedro Hernandez, neither of whom has appeared in the big leagues. Castro, 23, went 7-8..." December 31

Chicago Tribune "Despite their delicate futures with the White Sox, John Danks and Carlos Quentin were tendered contracts for the 2012 season before Monday's 11 p.m. deadline. Danks, 26, and Quentin, 29, are one year away from becoming free agents and have been targeted by other teams as the Sox explore ways to..." December 13

Baltimore Sun "As Dan Duquette prepared to leave the Hilton Anatole on Tuesday evening for a staff dinner at manager Buck Showalter's Dallas-area home, he had yet to land the pitchers and outfielder he is seeking at the annual winter meetings. But the club's new executive vice president of baseball operations..." December 07

Chicago Tribune "Carlos Quentin hasn't played since Aug. 20, and manager Ozzie Guillen is in no hurry to put his right field slugger back in the Chicago White Sox's lineup. "We put him on the roster just in case because why not?" Guillen said of Quentin, who was sidelined because of a sprain of the AC joint in..." September 13

Chicago Tribune "Carlos Quentin's voice was as firm as the contact he made Tuesday during early batting practice. "I want to finish the year," Quentin said after hitting a few home runs. "That's why I'm out there, pushing it to see where my shoulder is right now." Until suffering a sprain of the AC joint in..." September 07

Chicago Sun-Times "With Carlos Quentin headed to the disabled list, Dayan Viciedo will make his long-awaited 2011 debut with the White Sox on Saturday. It’s a move that made manager Ozzie Guillen, tongue-in-cheek, raise his arms in triumph while talking to reporters in the visitors’ dugout ­before the Sox’ 4-2..." August 27

Chicago Tribune "Toward the end of his post-game media session Wednesday night, manager Ozzie Guillen told reporters that he didn't expect right fielder Carlos Quentin to be available for this weekend's series at Seattle because of a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder. Quentin hasn't played since Saturday,..." August 25

Daily Herald Tribune "When he made a diving catch in the first inning of Saturday night's game against the Texas Rangers, White Sox right fielder Carlos Quentin appeared to either dislocate his left shoulder or break the collarbone. An MRI Sunday revealed a less serious injury. Quentin has a sprained AC joint in the..." August 22

Chicago Sun-Times "Right fielder Carlos Quentin sprained the AC shoulder joint and is day-to-day for the White Sox. He was injured Saturday in the first inning when he made a tumbling catch and rolled on his left shoulder. He underwent an MRI exam Sunday morning, and the timetable for his return is..." August 22

Chicago Tribune "Even in victory, the White Sox were left pondering a possible loss. The victory: 3-2 over the Rangers, breaking a three-game losing streak and keeping the Sox five behind the Tigers in the American League Central. The possible loss: Cleanup hitter Carlos Quentin, who left in the first inning..." August 21

ESPN.com "Despite reports Wednesday that the Phillies are turning their attention to Carlos Quentin in the wake of their lack of progress on the Pence front, executives of three teams told the Daily Rumble they've seen no evidence the White Sox have serious interest in trading Quentin, now that they've..." July 28

Yardbarker "When White Sox GM Ken Williams said Monday that he might "turn over the entire roster" in an interview with ESPN Chicago, many in baseball figured it was just Kenny being Kenny, engaging in his usual hyperbole. Not necessarily. The White Sox do not figure to become outright sellers, not when..." July 27

Chicago Sun-Times "The White Sox' ''Paul Star'' campaign to elect first baseman Paul Konerko to the American League All-Star team had a successful start. At press time, Konerko led the vote to be the final player on the roster. The Sox are using in-game promotions, social media and online efforts to boost..." July 05

Chicago Sun-Times "Count Adam Dunn among those who could do without interleague play. It forced him out of the lineup for a second straight day Saturday, just as he was beginning to have a better feel at the plate. ''It's why I hate interleague,'' Dunn said. ''I hate it. I'm feeling so good again .?.?. I don't..." June 19

Chicago Tribune "Carlos Quentin said it makes no difference to him where he bats in the White Sox's lineup as long as he's playing. That's why he didn't make a bigger deal out of hitting three home runs Tuesday night for the first time in his career. "In our lineup, you move around," Quentin said..." May 26