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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Oswalt, Jones, Youkilis

On this date in 1995, the Diamondbacks named Joe Garagiola Jr. the first GM in franchise history. Arizona started play in 1998 and Garagiola remained with the team through August 2005, when he took a senior-level position with MLB. Bob Gebhard served as the team's interim GM until Josh Byrnes was hired that October. Here's the latest from the baseball corner of the web...

• Rumbunter interviewed Pirates GM Neal Huntington about the upcoming draft.
• Athletics Farm interviewed Athletics prospect Derek Norris.
• Phoul Ballz interviewed Nationals prospect Cutter Dykstra.
• Baseball Time In Arlington provides a glass half full take on the Roy Oswalt signing.
• Camden Crazies called the Adam Jones extension a win-win.
• Brotherly Glove wrote about Carlos Ruiz's next contract.
• Giants Nirvana mused about a possible Melky Cabrera extension.
• McCovey Chronicles thinks Angel Pagan could remain with the Giants beyond 2012.
• Know Hitter looks at a potential Kevin Youkilis trade from the Red Sox's perspective.
• Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness thinks Youkilis would be a great fit for the Dodgers.
• Puckett's Pond says it's time for the Twins to the trade Josh Willingham.
• Swingin' A's wrote about Manny Ramirez and what he means for the Athletics.
• I-70 Baseball wonders if the Royals should trade Wil Myers.
• AL Eastbound & Down asks if the Blue Jays should trade Colby Rasmus.
• Seedlings to Stars tries to figure out where Mark Trumbo's season is coming from.
• Wahoo's on First says the Indians should give Matt LaPorta one more chance.
• Through The Fence Baseball put together their latest mock draft.
• 85% Sports broke down the various mock drafts.
• MLB Reports previewed the upcoming draft.
• Ol' Ball Game previewed the draft from the Blue Jays' perspective.
• DRays Bay thinks the Rays could take a college bat in the first round of the draft.

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