On this date in 1990, Major League Baseball locked out its players after the two sides were unable to come to terms on a new Basic Agreement. Ultimately, commissioner Fay Vincent was able to get both sides on the same page and a new deal was hammered out on March 19th. Much of spring training was lost and Opening Day was pushed back by about a week, but, of course, things could have been a whole lot worse. Here’s this week’s look around the baseball blogosphere..
- Did The Tribe Win Last Night caught up with Sandy Alomar.
- The First Out At Third pitted Francisco Rodriguez against Jonathan Papelbon.
- Inside The ‘Zona penned a love letter to Jake Lamb.
- Yankees Unscripted previewed Jacoby Ellsbury in 2015.
- Camden Depot has some ideas to fix the draft.
- Screwball Baseball measured the worth of a home run.
- Dodgers Today feels that Andre Ethier could thrive in a bench role.
- Baseball Essential discussed Josh Donaldson‘s arb hearing.
- A’s Farm checked in with Oakland assistant GM David Forst.
- Outside Pitch projects the Reds’ performance for 2015 and beyond.
- SF Giants UK braces for life without Pablo Sandoval.
- Baseball Hot Corner spoke with Blue Jays prospect Devon Travis.
- Blue Jay Hunter looks at a pair of extension candidates.
- Baseball News Source says the Yankees made the smartest decisions this winter.
- Banished To The Pen discussed Rickie Weeks‘ underlying value.
- Dodgers Nation foresees patience in L.A. this year.
- World Series Dreaming wants to make baseball more accessible for African-Americans.
- The Point of Pittsburgh ranked the top prospects in the Bucs’ system.
- Outside Pitch previewed the Reds.
- Diamond Nines previewed the Royals.
- Heatwaved looked at the D’Backs’ outfield.
- Statliners says offense is at a premium.
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