Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Dickey, Felix, Cano, Pena

The holidays are coming and the baseball hot stove usually slows down for a week or so, but not that much. Expect plenty of signings and trades before the New Year, as well as plenty of blog posts. Here's the latest from around the web…

• Baltimore Sports & Life interviewed Orioles left-hander Zach Britton.
• Halo Hangout wonders how Josh Hamilton's past will affect his future.
• House of the Bluebird analyzed the R.A. Dickey trade for the Blue Jays.
• Rising Apple says the Dickey trade was a necessary move for the Mets.
• Hume's Jays Bullpen wrote about he Blue Jays and their competitive window.
• Blogging Mets thinks service time will factor into the debuts of Zack Wheeler and Travis d'Arnaud.
• The True Fan's Sports Blog wrote about the team pursuing Nick Swisher.
• Pinstripe Pundits mused about the possibility of Robinson Cano leaving the Yankees.
• Know Hitter thinks it's time for the Mariners to trade Felix Hernandez.
• Pro Ball NW says the Mariners need to see some improvement from their young core.
• Sports of Boston wonders why the Red Sox weren't in on Kendrys Morales or Jason Vargas.
• NASORB calls the Morales pick-up a significant one for the Mariners.
• CLNS Radio is unsure how much better than 2013 Red Sox will be than the 2012 team.
• Talkin' Sox with Dan wonders what's going on with Mike Napoli.
• Call to the Pen says the Tigers should hold on to all their starting pitchers.
• Climbing Tal's Hill thinks Carlos Pena might be another Carlos Lee for the Astros.
• Through the Fence Baseball wonders what the Cubs will do with Matt Garza.
• Dodgers Nation thinks the Dodgers should trade Andre Ethier.
• Three For Ten says the Phillies filled two holes by signing John Lannan.
• Twinkie Town thinks Kevin Correia and Mike Pelfrey accidentally switched contracts.
• The Giants Cove isn't a fan of the Giants bringing Andres Torres back.
• A's Farm thinks the Athletics roster might be set for 2013.
• Lasorda's Lair tries to sort out the Dodgers' roster clog.

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