Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Webb, Soria, Red Sox, Pirates, Verlander, Felix

On this date five years ago, Carlos Delgado hit his 300th career home run. He would go on to hit three more home runs that game to become just the 15th big leaguer to hit four in one game. Now in the final year of a five-year, $60MM contract, Delgado has a season average of .298 with four homers and 23 RBI in the 26 games he played before his hip surgery. Jon Heyman reported that the Mets are open to bringing him back next year. However, Adam Rubin wrote that the Mets will not offer Delgado arbitration. With one week remaining before the off-season starts for most teams, let's take a look at what is being written in the Blogosphere…

• MLB Notebook looks at where Brandon Webb could end up if the D'Backs decline his option.
• Royals Authority wonders if the Phillies would be a good trade partner to land Joakim Soria.
• The Bottom Line writes that the Red Sox either have to re-sign Jason Bay or pick up Matt Holliday.
• Bucco Fans says the Pirates have money to spend this off-season and speculates on where that money might be spent.
• Jorge Says No! speculates on what it might take to sign Justin Verlander to an extension.
• Prospect Insider looks at what it might take to sign Felix Hernandez to an extension.
• Blogging Mets lists Omar Minaya's worst moves.
• Sports: A Game Of Inches compares Jonny Gomes to Adam Dunn. Gomes will be arbitration-eligible after the season.

Cork Gaines writes for RaysIndex.com. If you have a suggestion for this feature, Cork can be reached here, and followed on Twitter here.