This week in the baseball blogosphere…
- MLB451 argues that Chris Sale and Max Scherzer should be this year’s Cy Young Award winners.
- Baseball Ranks lists the top 250 prospects in the sport.
- Pirates Breakdown tries to find the culprit(s) for the team’s late-season collapse.
- Chin Music Baseball ponders how the Nationals’ season would have turned out had they hired Bud Black instead of Dusty Baker and acquired either Ben Zobrist or Brandon Phillips in lieu of Daniel Murphy.
- Think Blue Planning Committee enlists help from Dodgers fans to honor revered play-by-play man Vin Scully, whose final season is winding down.
- BaseballDocs predicts where Blue Jays free agents-to-be Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista will sign in the offseason.
- Camden Depot points out that the Orioles’ Mark Trumbo’s 40-plus-home run season isn’t as impressive as it seems.
- isportsweb names the Phillies’ first offseason priority.
- Inside the ’Zona details Diamondbacks third baseman Jake Lamb’s weird season.
- TPOP explains the ways the Pirates would benefit by re-signing right-hander Ivan Nova.
- Yanks Go Yard looks ahead to the Yankees’ offseason, while DieHardNYY wonders if the newly signed Billy Butler will be part of the team in 2017.
- Jays From The Couch delves into the success Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has had against Toronto.
- NYRDCAST discusses the rest of the Cardinals’ season and glimpses ahead to 2017.
- Philliedelphia makes an argument for shortstop Freddy Galvis to win a Gold Glove.
- Pinstriped Prospects interviews Yankees outfield prospect Dom Thompson-Williams, a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft.
- A’s Farm puts together an organizational all-star team for the 2016 Athletics.
- The Runner Sports examines the Astros’ remaining schedule.
- Wayniac Nation focuses on the Single-A Rome Braves, champions of the South Atlantic League.
- Other League profiles Twins infield prospect Travis Blankenhorn.
- Clubhouse Corner previews the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League.
- Rotisserie Duck pays tribute to the legendary Ted Williams.
- All Sports With Steve is not a fan of WAR (wins above replacement).
- Everything Bluebirds misses the 2015 Blue Jays.
- Halo Headquarters opines that there’s hope for the Angels’ future.
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Trumbo really isn’t having a great season despite all the homers. I don’t think he even has 2 war yet. Whoever signs him is likely going to end up regretting it, especially after he leaves Camden yards
Red Sox would be a great fit for Encarnacion
thats where I think he would end up, not sure who else would get him unless the jays bring him back and not Bautista. Or if the sox don’t get Encarnacion they get Bautista to DH and split time at first or third
Angels don’t have too much hope but can contend eventually