This week in baseball blogs:
- Now On Deck argues that the Nationals aren’t championship contenders.
- M.C. Antil praises Yankees general manager Brian Cashman for some of the trades he has made over the past year.
- BP Toronto breathes a sigh of relief that the Blue Jays didn’t extend Jose Bautista before last season.
- Big Three Sports ranks the top 50 prospects in baseball.
- Camden Depot analyzes the newest Oriole, catcher Welington Castillo.
- The Point of Pittsburgh explains why the Pirates shouldn’t re-sign free agent right-hander Ivan Nova.
- Sports Talk Philly focuses on the extension the Phillies gave center fielder Odubel Herrera earlier this week.
- Bless You Boys breaks down the Tigers’ quiet winter meetings.
- Outside Pitch MLB doesn’t understand why the White Sox signed left-hander Derek Holland.
- Rotisserie Duck delves into the Win Shares statistic.
- The 3rd Man In interviews LSU right-hander Alex Lange, a potential first-round pick in next year’s draft.
- Pinstriped Prospects chats with Yankees left-handed prospect Josh Rogers.
- NYRDCAST assesses the Cardinals’ offseason so far.
- Off The Bench Baseball approves of the Angels’ Danny Espinosa acquisition.
- Dan Grant of Same Page Team argues that the sky isn’t falling for the Blue Jays.
- Climbing Tal’s Hill suggests that the Astros’ rotation is in fine shape.
- 4 Philly Sports applauds the Phillies for avoiding big splashes in this year’s free agent class.
- MLB Reports (links here) names six teams the collective bargaining agreement will help and six it will hurt.
- Everything Bluebirds explores why Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Mark Trumbo are still on the free agent market
- BirdsWatcher advises the Orioles to sign Encarnacion.
- Call To The Pen looks at five possible corner infield targets for the Cardinals.
- CTTP also wonders if Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon could be a trade target for the Phillies.
- Pirates Breakdown asks if Pittsburgh is moving too slowly this offseason.
- Chin Music Baseball lists the 20 least powerful 20-home run hitters from 2016.
- Bronx Bomber Blogger has high hopes for Yankees outfield prospect Clint Frazier.
- Jays From the Couch is bullish on the Blue Jays’ signing of Kendrys Morales.
- The First Out At Third polls readers on who will be the Brewers’ Opening Day catcher.
- MLB 451 opines that Hall of Famer Ty Cobb’s poor reputation is undeserved.
- Yanks Go Yard evaluates a few of the Yankees’ in-house rotation candidates.
- Clutchlings offers an in-depth piece on Blue Jays Rule 5 pick Glenn Sparkman, a right-hander from the Royals.
- Notes From The Sally previews the 2017 Augusta GreenJackets, the Giants’ South Atlantic League affiliates.
- The Runner Sports (links here) profiles Astros outfield prospect Leo Heras and highly touted Athletics left-hander A.J. Puk.
- Wayniac Nation writes about Yankees relief prospect Giovanny Gallegos and his chances of cracking the big league roster next season.
- Jays Journal credits Toronto for bolstering its depth with minor league signings.
- LA Dodger Report meets former Dodgers outfielder/infielder Derrel Thomas.
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I’m sure many will disagree but Bautista’s market seems limited bc he is disliked by so many. That, his age and his bogus expectations.
Nothing to disagree about. He had a good year and although it wasn’t his normal season it was still good. It seems like the teams that are obvious fits (Baltimore,Texas) are turned off by obvious reasons. If only they gave him a chance though…
No way Zach Eflin and Hector Neris would get Charlie Blackmon
I disagree. Neris could be a closer this year and Eflin is a solid back end starter.
the rockies would want more in return for blackmon
You’re trading could be’s for a sure thing, an above average center fielder under control. 0% chance those two bring back Charlie Blackmon.
why would the Phillies want Blackmon? He has two years of control and they have Herrera in CF.
Because why shouldnt the Phillies want two outfielders who are half decent?
Its a moot point, as any Blackmon deal would likely start with either VV or one of them Phillies top 3 prospects, being Moniak, Crawford or Alfaro, which wouldnt happen
Regarding Bautista, Encarnacion and Trumbo, consider that times have changed. I don’t think many (if any) teams would have even hesitated giving up a draft pick to get a 30-40 homer guy twenty years ago. Nowadays, with more teams building through the draft, those picks are more coveted than ever.
The holland article is awful. The writer has no understanding of rebuilding.
Agreed
Agreed. First the author talks about how bad Holland is. Then he goes on to say the Sox should not try to win in a rebuilding year. Made no sense whatsoever. It’s obvious why the Sox signed Holland; to eat innings. Anything else is icing on the cake.
Are there any baseball blogs with halfway decent grammar and spelling? Does anybody proofread their blog posts even once before posting them?