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Chase Headley News & Rumors

Headley latest to be sidelined
May 23
San Diego Union-Tribune
 
"A strain. A tweak. A "little something." And so it begins. Or continues. At least, that's how it's seemed to have started for so many of the 13 Padres on the disabled list, a designation that's becoming part of the story of this club and several others around baseball. Some seemingly minor discomfort grows into full-fledged pain, causing a player to miss a game or a pitcher to miss a turn, and then it's much worse. In the most recent case, left-handed starter Cory Luebke, a strained elbow eventually became Tommy John surgery. This not to prematurely suggest that there's now something seriously wrong with third baseman Chase Headley, but the veteran switch-hitter was the latest Padres"
Sandy Leon leaves major league debut after ugly home plate collision with Chase Headley
May 15
Washington Post
 
"Making his major league debut two days after the Nationals lost Wilson Ramos for the season with a torn ACL, 23-year-old catcher Sandy Leon had to be carried off the field tonight after a severe collision at home plate. The Nationals later announced that Leon has a sprained right ankle. In the fourth inning, Chase Headley sprinted home trying to score from second on a single. Center fielder Rick Ankiel fired to second baseman Danny Espinosa, who made the relay throw home. Leon stood in front of the plate. Headley plowed into as Espinosa's throw skipped to him on one hop."
Headley hits, and hits, and hits in return to Colorado home
April 17
Denver Post
 
"Chase Headley enjoys returning to Colorado. He attended high school at Fountain-Fort Carson. Headley delivered an RBI double, the first of his three doubles in the game, in the first inning, extending his hitting streak to eight games. Headley owns a .302 average in 129 at-bats at Coors Field. Stealing success: The Rockies aren't running wild, but they are running effectively. Chris Nelson swiped third base in the fourth inning, making the Rockies 7-for-8 this season."
It's drive time for Headley
April 4
San Diego Union-Tribune
 
"Chase Headley is only 27 years old, really just entering the prime of a major-league baseball player's career, but veteran enough to understand the transitory and fleeting nature of a life where every day is another game. Still, Headley values permanence. Over the past offseason, he and wife Casey found their dream home on six acres outside Nashville. And though they're still brand new to parenthood — son Colt was born just six months ago — one of the property's major selling points was the quality of the local schools. "This is the last house we ever wanted to buy for … forever," said Headley. "This'll be our house until we're too old to get up and down the stairs.""
Headley's value climbs as 2011 season progresses
August 7
San Diego Union-Tribune
 
"Chase Headley became arbitration eligible a year ahead of schedule last winter as a "Super Two." Because of the designation, Headley's salary jumped from around $500,000 to $2.325 million. Headley's statistics in 2010: .264, 11 home runs, 58 RBI with a .327 on-base percentage. Headley's numbers this season: .292, four homers, 42 RBI with a .379 on-base percentage. And he's getting better as the season progresses. Headley's .333 average (49-for-147) since June 13 is the fifth-best in the National League. His .333 road batting average (65-for-195) is also the fifth-best mark in the major leagues. Headley is also hitting .424 (28-for-66) against left-handed pitchers since May 27 and .469"
Headley still irked over injury suffered in Boston
June 25
San Diego Union-Tribune
 
"The look on Chase Headley's face spoke volumes. The normally smiling third baseman was in a bad mood after Wednesday's rain-shortened game in Boston and his disposition hadn't improved much by Friday afternoon. Although the Padres won a second straight game in Boston in Wednesday's horrible conditions, Headley suffered an injury during the game's last at-bat that kept him on the sidelines Friday night with a sore shoulder. "Hopefully this is only for a day or two," Headley said. "But I'm not happy." The last player to hit before the game was called in the middle of the eighth, Headley's rear foot slipped in the muck of the batter's box as he swung. The awkward swing tweaked a shoulder"
Headley leaves game with right ankle sprain
May 15
MLB.com
 
"Padres third baseman Chase Headley departed Saturday's 9-7 comeback win over the Rockies in the fourth inning with a right ankle sprain. Headley suffered the injury trying to field a ball hit to his left by Troy Tulowitzki to start the second inning. He couldn't get to the ball, which was ruled a hit. Headley then limped a little before staying in the game. "I started to stand up and rolled my ankle," Headley said. "I've done it a lot before, but this time it kind of bothered me.""
Headley finding something wrong in being a righty
August 15
San Diego Union-Tribune
 
"It's still a right-handed world. Even in the game of baseball, where so much more fuss can be made over left-handed pitchers and left-handed power, the vast majority of players throw and hit righty. Chase Headley is gifted enough to be a switch-hitter, but in his head of heads, he's a righty first. "I don't know if it's just that I hit so much more right-handed growing up," said Headley before Saturday's game at AT&T Park. "But there's no question, if I was involved in a Home Run Derby, I'd hit right-handed." All of which has made much of this season so confounding for Headley, who came into this weekend batting above .300 as a lefty, but only .185 as a righty facing southpaw pitching."
Here's a switch, Headley's better as lefty
May 27
San Diego Union-Tribune
 
"Chase Headley is a switch-hitter. But his natural hitting side is the right side, which makes his batting statistics a bit confounding. Going into Wednesday, Headley was hitting .315 this season against right-handed pitchers with all three of his homers and a .360 slugging percentage. But he was hitting only .204 from his natural right side with a .254 on-base percentage before facing Cardinals left-hander Jaime Garcia. (He went 0-for-3 against Garcia.) Over his career, Headley has a .276 average from the left side with 16 homers, a .355 on-base percentage and a .413 slugging percentage. In almost one-half as many at-bats, he is hitting .247 from the right side with eight homers, a .302"