Baseball Blogs Weigh In: McCann, Astros, Yanks, Braves, Jays, Brewers

This week in baseball blogs:

• Wayniac Nation regards the Yankees-Astros trade involving catcher/designated hitter Brian McCann as a win-win.
• Outside Pitch MLB opines that the Braves are not yet in position to trade a haul for an ace.
• BP Toronto thanks free agent Jose Bautista for his Blue Jays tenure, while Baseball Docs ponders where he’ll sign this offseason.
• Clubhouse Corner’s Bernie Pleskoff scouts the Arizona Fall League’s best prospects.
• The Point of Pittsburgh debates Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen’s future.
• The Runner Sports wonders if Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is the new face of Major League Baseball.
• Clutchlings focuses on the newest Blue Jays prospect, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
• The 3rd Man In interviews highly regarded Brewers outfield prospect Corey Ray.
• NatsGM (links here) has an in-depth offseason plan for the Nationals.
• AngelsWin presents the first part of its offseason outlook for the Halos.
• Dan Grant of Same Page Team offers a Blue Jays offseason primer.
• The First Out At Third polls readers on a couple offseason questions facing the Brewers.
• Astros County addresses Houston’s acquisitions of McCann and outfielder Josh Reddick.
• Off The Bench Baseball argues that Mets second baseman Neil Walker should not have accepted the $17.2MM qualifying offer.
• Inside the ’Zona revisits the Diamondbacks’ projections for 2016 and looks ahead to 2017.
• Jays From the Couch highlights a few non-Edwin Encarnacion free agent first basemen the Blue Jays could sign.
• Chin Music Baseball examines flaws the Twins’ Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano must fix.
• Call to the Pen (links here) analyzes a pair of new Phillies, Howie Kendrick and Pat Neshek.
• Everything Bluebirds and Jays Journal have pieces on the Blue Jays’ Kendrys Morales.
• CTTP also weighs in on potential landing spots for free agent reliever Greg Holland.
• Yanks Go Yard touches on some risky free agent starters who might be worth the trouble for the Yankees.
• Baseball Hot Corner asks if the Blue Jays should consider trading a starting pitcher.
• Pirates Breakdown sees Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark as a possible trade target for the Bucs.
• Camden Depot defends the 2016 Orioles’ starting pitching.
• Baseball MTJAG honors the late Jose Fernandez by putting together an all-star team consisting of the majors’ most fun-to-watch players.
• Baseball Ranks is bullish on the Blue Jays’ 2016 draft class.
• Bronx Bomber Blogger and Pinstriped Prospects profile a few Yankees farmhands.
• MLB451 is thankful for Joe Maddon and Bartolo Colon, among others, as the holidays approach.

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