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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Ray, Upton, Indians

By Zachary Links | July 5, 2015 at 9:01am CDT

On this date in 1987, A’s first baseman Mark McGwire became the first rookie to hit 30 home runs before the All-Star Game, as Leo Panetta of NationalPastime.com writes.  McGwire would go on to finish the season with 49 homers, establishing a new rookie watermark, beating the previously shared record by Wally Berger and Frank Robinson (39).  Here’s this week’s look around the baseball blogosphere..

  • Inside The ’Zona delved into Robbie Ray’s recent success and his new sinker.
  • Baseball Essential says Justin Upton should be a target for the Rays.
  • Did The Tribe Win Last Night looked at the downside of the Indians’ rebuild.
  • Reviewing The Brew wonders where Mike Fiers’ fastball went.
  • Blue Jays Plus gives you a guide for hating the AL East.
  • The Point Of Pittsburgh laid out the case for the Pirates batting the pitcher 8th.
  • Fantasy Pros looked at Nolan Arenado’s power surge.
  • BASTA wonders what happened to Jean Machi.
  • Know Hitter says the Tigers have won the Yoenis Cespedes/Rick Porcello deal.
  • Tomahawk Take remembered the Braves’ longest day.
  • The First Out At Third says teams should go for Jonathan Broxton.
  • Sodo Mojo looked at who’s hot and who’s not in Seattle.

Please send submissions to Zach at ZachBBWI@gmail.com.

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