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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Votto, Young, Buehrle

Three years ago today, Mark Teixeira hit an eighth inning solo homer off Mark Lowe, giving the Angels a 6-5 lead over the Mariners. Francisco Rodriguez closed the game out, making Seattle the first 100-100 team in baseball history. That is, 100 losses and a $100MM payroll.

These links will provide some more bang for the buck; here's the best the blogosphere had to offer last week...

• Amazin' Avenue provided a transcript of Mets GM Sandy Alderson's recent in-game interview.
• Swingin' A's interviewed Brandon McCarthy.
• U.S.S. Mariner says the Mariners should target Joey Votto in a trade this offseason.
• Meanwhile, Redleg Nation explains why the Reds should not trade Votto.
• Blog Red Machine tries to figure out what the Reds should do with Brandon Phillips.
• Crashburn Alley revisits the Michael Young to the Phillies trade rumors.
• Brotherly Glove wonders if the Phillies should non-tender Kyle Kendrick.
• Beer Leaguer doesn't think there's a viable way for the White Sox to re-sign Mark Buehrle without hurting the team.
• Pirates Prospects looks at the Pirates players that will be out of options next season.
• DRays Bay wonders if the trade rumors affected B.J. Upton's performance.
• Giants Nirvana thinks the Giants should consider signing Madison Bumgarner long-term.
• Bay City Ball broke down Cody Ross and the Giants outfield depth.
• Jays Prospects says the Blue Jays will have some decisions to make regarding their outfield prospects.
• Viva El Birdos remembers the glory days, when Ryan Theriot was the Cardinals starting shortstop.
• FanSpeak looked ahead to the Nationals offseason.
• Rant Sports Royals thinks Luke Hochevar might be on the verge of something big.
• We Should Be GMs says the Phillies have shown some cracks in the armor this month.
• Infield Chatter looked at how the Red Sox let the AL East slip away.
• Chad Moriyama analyzed James Loney's late season surge.
• Motor City Bengals broke down Jose Valverde's save streak.
• Rox Pile lists the top ten offensive performance for the 2011 Rockies.
• Lasorda's Lair compared a pair of Dodgers prospects in the low minors.
• Through The Fence Baseball previews the 2012 draft.

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