Mat Latos RUMORS & NEWS

MLB.com "Concern for Mat Latos was at a minimum on Tuesday after he exited Monday's start vs. the Cardinals with tightness in his right hip. Latos, who threw six scoreless innings and 91 pitches in a 2-1 victory, did not return for the seventh inning because of the injury, which he sustained while..." April 30

Cincinnati Enquirer "Mat Latos had a very good year last year. But you can't help but wonder how much better it would have been if he hadn't had a very bad April. Latos went 1-2 with a 5.97 ERA in April. The rest of the way he was 13-2 with a 2.93 ERA. Latos, the 25-year-old right-hander, made his spring debut..." March 02

Red Reporter "Mat Latos, the Reds marquis acquisition of a winter ago, has pitched in the bigs for 639 innings over four years. He has three more years of team control (2013, 2014, and 2015) in which he will be able to earn gradually more money (the estimate of arbitration is 20%, 40%, and 60% of his "true..." February 12

MLB.com "The Reds and starting pitcher Mat Latos avoided arbitration on Tuesday when the right-hander signed a two-year, $11.5 million contract through the 2014 season. Latos, 25, netted a significant raise from the $550,000 he earned in 2012 after being eligible for arbitration for the first time. He..." February 12

San Francisco Chronicle "When Johnny Cueto walked off the mound after eight pitches, it was easy to suggest that the momentum had swung the Giants' way and that the Division Series had taken a huge turn for the worst for the Reds. Not so fast. What the injury did is move Giants-killer Mat Latos, previously the Game..." October 07

Red Reporter "In late July, Latos was turning a corner on his season. He had just fanned 13 Brewers in a complete-game gem and his strikeout and walk-rates were getting very close to where they'd been the past two seasons. He was, however, struggling mightily with his platoon splits. It looked like there..." August 27

Cincinnati Enquirer "Mat Latos has a multi-million arm. His fastball touches 97 mph. His slider is nasty. But everyone needs a little help to be successful. Latos is a good example of that. Since having his mechanics tweaked by pitching coach Bryan Price and learning to trust catcher Ryan Hanigan, Latos was pitched..." July 01

Red Reporter "Last night, Mat Latos struck out 13 Brewers and went the distance. He became the first Reds' pitcher since Ron Villone (2000) to record at least thirteen Ks in a complete game effort. He became just the 33rd pitcher in Reds history to strike out 13 or more in a game - joining the likes of Vander..." June 26

Cincinnati Enquirer "Mat Latos pitched his finest game as a Red. Latos, 6-2, threw a complete-game, four-hitter to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 before a crowd of 34,485 at Great American Ball Park. He walked two and struck out a career-high 13. It was his second career complete game, first as a Red. He threw..." June 26

Cincinnati Enquirer "Mat Latos pitched like the guy the Reds gave up so much for in the offseason, and Brandon Phillips hit like a cleanup hitter. The duo was the key to the Reds' 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians before a crowd of the 27,428 at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday night. The victory guarantees..." June 14

Cincinnati Enquirer "Mat Latos was the victim of a blown save Thursday. But Latos put the bullpen in a tough spot. He did not retire a batter in the sixth inning. His day was done when the first two batters reached. Latos has gone only five innings in each of his last two starts. He needed 109 and 100 pitches to..." May 18

Cincinnati Enquirer "Mat Latos woke up feeling bad -- not good on the day you're pitching. "I was not feeling good at all this morning," he said. "I woke up throwing up. It wasn't pretty." Neither was the first inning of Latos' outing. He hit the first batter. He walked two of three next three. He escaped,..." May 07

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "This looked like a tale of two pitchers. Pirates starter Charlie Morton, who gave up two home runs among four earned runs over six innings and is searching for answers. And Cincinnati starter Mat Latos, who struck out a career-high 11 and combined with three relievers to shut out the..." May 07

Cincinnati Enquirer "Maybe when the Reds saw that Mat Latos' turn in the rotation fell in the St. Louis, they should have juggled things. Latos got hit around pretty good in the Reds' 10-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday night before a crowd of 35,907 at Busch Stadium. Latos went 5 2/3 innings and allowed..." April 19

Cincinnati Enquirer "Mat Latos' second start as a Red was better than the first. The problem is it was only one out longer. The Reds ended up losing 3-2 to the Washington Nationals in 10 innings before a sellout crowd of 40,907 in the home opener at Nationals Park. The game ended when Alfredo Simon, the last..." April 13

Cincinnati Enquirer "On the heels of Ryan Madson's injury, the Reds got a major scare Tuesday when right-hander Mat Latos had to leave the game against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning. Latos strained his left calf, but isn't worried it's serious. "I'm alive," he said. "I'm fine. I'm not one to talk about..." March 28

MLB.com "Reds starting pitcher Mat Latos left his game vs. the Cubs on Tuesday with a strained left calf. He is day to day. There were two outs in the fifth inning when Latos made a first-pitch delivery for a ball to Alfonso Soriano. Latos appeared to have some discomfort and was visited at the mound by..." March 27

San Diego Union-Tribune ""Business," he said, over and over. Nothing personal. Indeed, with every question about the circumstances around the pre-Christmas trade that sent Mat Latos from the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds, the often-playful pitcher's expression goes as cold and unfeeling as the business side of..." March 14

Cincinnati Enquirer "Mat Latos appreciated the advice Reds manager Dusty Baker had for him early in camp. "From a person that was on the forefront of a major trade myself, I've had some advice for him," Baker said. "Be yourself, don't put any pressure on yourself. He doesn't have to prove anything. Just pitch. And..." March 07

Cincinnati Enquirer "The Reds got their top-of-the-rotation starter, but they paid a huge price. The Reds acquired right-hander Mat Latos from San Diego for first baseman Yonder Alonso, catcher Yasmani Grandal and right-handers Edinson Volquez and Brad Boxberger. "Our No. 1 goal was to find a top-of-the-rotation..." December 18

Foxsports.com "The Reds got the top-of-the-rotation starter they wanted, acquiring right-hander Mat Latos from the Padres on Saturday. In return, the Padres received right-handed pitchers Edinson Volquez and Brad Boxberger, infielder Yonder Alonso and catcher Yasmani Grandal. Latos, 24, will join..." December 17

San Diego Union-Tribune "Against the Phillies on Saturday, Mat Latos demonstrated both the raw talent that makes him a potentially dominant pitcher and the inconsistency that baffles many inside the organization. The good Latos: after giving up a three-run home run to Chase Utley in the first inning, the 6-foot-6..." July 24

San Diego Union-Tribune "The Padres joined the National League in 1969, the same year Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, "Sesame Street" debuted on TV and gas cost 35 cents a gallon. Those Padres lost a franchise-record 110 times, finishing a whopping 41 games out of first. Gary Ross lost 11..." May 16

San Diego Union-Tribune "Officially, hitting streaks don't carry over from one season to the next. Mat Latos feels the same should hold true when it comes to losing streaks for a pitcher. Dating back to last season, Latos has lost eight consecutive starts. "I didn't lose eight straight starts because I had four..." April 27

San Diego Union-Tribune "Monday night's game at Petco Park was a tale of two pitchers. Mat Latos got off to an impressive start in his 2011 debut, striking out five without allowing a hit over his first three innings. But over his next two innings, Latos gave up three runs on a pair of two-out homers by Cincinnati's..." April 12

San Diego Union-Tribune "The Padres will re-evaluate Mat Latos status today after the right-handed starter again looked sharp Monday during a 70-pitch simulated game in the Padres spring training base in Peoria, Ariz. "All the reports are good," said Padres manager Bud Black of the session thrown under the eye of..." April 05

MLB.com "Pitcher Mat Latos said he felt fine after throwing off the mound Thursday, three hours before the Padres faced the Cardinals on Opening Day. Manager Bud Black said the right-hander looked fine in his first time throwing off a mound in 10 days. In other words, the bursitis that landed Latos..." April 01

San Diego Union-Tribune "Mat Latos is in full delivery mode on the Padres' pocket schedule, looking over his left shoulder, eyeing a runner on first base. Petco Park serves as a backdrop. It'll be some time before Latos replicates the pose. The team's marquee starter will begin the 2011 season on the disabled..." March 30

San Diego Union-Tribune "Mat Latos' shoulder injury is serious enough that the Padres' ace right-hander will open the 2011 season on the disabled list. The team, though, doesn't expect him to be there long. "He's turned a corner on this thing," manager Bud Black said Monday. "Our medical staff feels good about where..." March 29

San Diego Union-Tribune "Mat Latos might begin the season not atop the mound in St. Louis, but on the disabled list. Latos missed what was scheduled to be his final spring training start Saturday with a shoulder injury, and manager Bud Black said there's no timetable for when Latos will resume throwing. Asked..." March 27

San Diego Union-Tribune "Mat Latos' topsy-turvy spring training has hit another pothole. The 23-year-old ace of the Padres' pitching staff has suffered a shoulder injury and will not make his scheduled final spring start today. Latos said the team's medical staff described the injury as an inflamed bursa sac. The..." March 26

San Diego Union-Tribune "Mat Latos got off to another shaky start Monday night. He fell behind the first hitter he faced, then had to back up third as Juan Pierre doubled to the base of the wall in right. Gordon Beckham rolled a single to left through a hole vacated by Everth Cabrera in a communication lapse between..." March 22

San Diego Union-Tribune "As Mat Latos was leaving the mound Tuesday following his first exhibition start of the spring, he said something to Chris Guccione that "drew a chuckle" from the home-plate umpire. Latos wouldn't divulge the nature of his comments, although one might guess that it had something to do with the..." March 02