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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Appel, Morneau, LaHair

Two years ago today, both Stephen Strasburg and Giancarlo Stanton made their Major League debuts. Strasburg famously struck out 14 Pirates in his first career start and has pitched to a 2.46 ERA with 11.2 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9 in 157 innings and 28 starts since. Stanton went 3-for-5 against the Phillies in his debut and has hit .267/.349/.535 with 70 homers in the show. Here's the latest from the baseball corner of the blogosphere...

• Phillies Nation interviewed Cole Hamels and asked about his upcoming free agency. The interview begins at the 6:30 mark of the video and the free agency talk at 10:20.
• Pirates Prospects says Pittsburgh will have a tough time signing eighth overall pick Mark Appel.
• NASORB doesn't believe third overall pick Mike Zunino deserves Jeff Clement comparisons.
• Yanks Go Yard analyzed the Yankees' approach to this week's draft.
• 85% Sports wrote about a possible work-around in the new draft pool system.
• MLB Prospect Watch explored a possible return for Carlos Quentin.
• FanSpeak thinks the Orioles should consider trading for Justin Morneau.
• Sports of Boston wrote about a potential Kevin Youkilis trade.
• Red Sox Post listed three potential landing spots for Youkilis.
• BoSox Injection thinks the Red Sox should avoid Matt Garza.
• The True Fan's Sports Blog tries to figure out where Bryan LaHair will end up.
• Baseball Reality Tour lists some potential trade targets for contenders.
• Rising Apple listed some small changes the Mets could make to their roster.
• Warehouse Worthy listed some potential free agent targets for the Orioles.
• I-70 Baseball wonders if the Cardinals should buy or stand pat.
• The Daily Statesman thinks Shelby Miller could help the Cardinals' bullpen.
• Did The Tribe Win Last Night? mused about Jason Kipnis and the All-Star Game.
• Blog Red Machine wrote about Billy Hamilton's race towards history.
• MLB Reports wrote about Aroldis Chapman's unbelievable season.
• Lasorda's Lair is worried about the Dodgers without Matt Kemp.
• Call to the Pen thinks the end is near for Jim Thome.
• M.C. Antil listed the 40 best pitchers never to throw a no-hitter for the Mets.

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