Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Royals, Rays, Burrell

On this date 41 years ago, Major League owners unanimously elected Bowie Kuhn to a seven-year term as commissioner. It was under Kuhn that the reserve clause was eliminated, paving the way for free agency as we know it.

We've got a lot of links to get to, so let's dive right in…

• Joe Posnanski tries to determine who the worst everyday player in baseball is.
• Royals Review breaks down all the changes the Royals have gone through since the start of last season.
• Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness congratulates Garret Anderson on the worst offensive season in Dodgers history.
• Bright House Sports Network looks at the Rays' history of waiver trades, plus some names they might target this month.
• The Process Report wonders if this season will be Dan Wheeler's last stand in Tampa.
• DRays Bay tries to figure out if Gabe Kapler should be designated for assignment.
• Disciples of Uecker thinks the Jim Edmonds–Chris Dickerson trade was the best for everyone.
• Around The Majors posted a two part series looking at the events that have brought Andres Torres' career back from the dead (parts one & two).
• Meanwhile, Joe Pawlikowski at FanGraphs examines Pat Burrell's resurgence since joining the Giants.
• The Nats Blog breaks down Stephen Strasburg's first bump in the road.
• Red Sox Beacon re-introduces us to Carlos Delgado.
• U.S.S. Mariner looks at the job security of Major League managers, or the lack thereof.
• Camden Crazies explains the Buck Showalter magic going on in Baltimore.
• Randall On Baseball revisits the trade that sent Brandon Morrow to the Blue Jays for Brandon League.
• Baseball 101 looks at a different way of valuing relievers based on the work of Bill James.
• Baseball Analysts analyzed the Rule 5 Draft.

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