Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Harper, Braves, Madson

Two former Seattle Mariner superstars hit milestone home runs on this date. Three years ago it was Ken Griffey Jr., who took Mark Hendrickson of the Marlins deep for this 600th career homer. Six years ago it was Alex Rodriguez hitting his 400th career long ball off Jorge de la Rosa of the Brewers. Will any of this week's links be historically great? Let's see…

• Lasorda's Lair interviewed former big leaguer and one time elbow surgery test subject Tommy John.
• 1 Blue Jays Way interviewed Blue Jays prospect Zach Stewart.
• Phoul Ballz interviewed Phillies prospect David Buchanan.
• Pitchers & Poets wrote about Bryce Harper and the element of style.
• The Nats Blog compared Harper's minor league debut to Albert Pujols'.
• Capitol Avenue Club imagines a Braves team with Kelly Johnson, Omar Infante, and Mike Dunn.
• Crashburn Alley compared Ryan Madson to the rest of the upcoming class of free agent closers.
• Brotherly Glove, meanwhile, wonders if Madson is a must-sign for the Phillies.
• Redleg Nation explains why Brandon Phillips is still the Reds' second baseman of the future.
• Climbing Tal's Hill wonders if the Astros would listen to offers for Michael Bourn.
• Camden Crazies tells us why Mark Reynolds is both better and worse than we think.
• Bleacher GM lists some players the Orioles could look to trade.
• The Friarhood says Anthony Rizzo arrived just in time to make a run at the NL Rookie of the Year award.
• Wahoo Blues broke down the positions the Indians could try to upgrade at the trade deadline.
• Cubs Stats analyzed the Cubs' losing streak.
• Bleacher Nation wonders how the Cubs' debt will impact them in free agency.
• The Process Report looks at how Kyle Farnsworth has improved with age.
• DRays Bay assessed B.J. Upton's trade value.
• DC is for Baseball covered the Nationals draft from head to toe.
• FanSpeak explains why the Nationals need to sign third round pick Matt Purke.
• the composite looks at the last year of Stephen Strasburg's career.
• Tomahawk Chop doesn't think the Braves played it safe with their first round pick, Sean Gilmartin.
• Blogging From The Bleachers says the Athletics' pitching depth is being tested.
• Bronx Bombers Report wonders if the Yankees could make a run at Francisco Rodriguez.
• Rising Apple looked ahead to the Mets' arbitration cases.
• COSFBA compared some nameless fantasy options.

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