This week in baseball blogs:
- Chin Music Baseball takes a detailed look at Tigers right fielder and trade candidate J.D. Martinez.
- Blue Jay Hunter wants Toronto to re-sign free agent outfielder Jose Bautista, while Jays From the Couch is a proponent of the team bringing back fellow unsigned outfielder Michael Saunders.
- Pinstriped Prospects contends that the Yankees should develop up-and-coming shortstop Gleyber Torres at third base.
- Pirates Breakdown identifies four free agent starters Pittsburgh could target.
- NYRDCAST offers 2017 projections for Cardinals outfielder Randal Grichuk and second baseman Kolten Wong.
- Outside Pitch MLB regards White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier as a fit for the Pirates.
- Inside the ’Zona delves into the numbers to compare two very different Diamondbacks, Paul Goldschmidt and Chris Owings.
- Jays Journal and Bunt To The Gap are bullish on the Blue Jays’ re-signing of right-hander Gavin Floyd.
- Big Three Sports focuses on the future of Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina.
- Call To The Pen expects Phillies righties Jeremy Hellickson and Clay Buchholz to serve as trade bait prior to the summer deadline.
- Rotisserie Duck assesses some of this offseason’s free agent signings.
- Camden Depot criticizes Baseball America for the way it has ranked pitching prospects in recent years.
- MLB451 analyzes several cities that could someday receive expansion teams.
- The Point of Pittsburgh examines the pros and cons of Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang.
- Real McCoy Minor News chats with hard-throwing Rockies pitching prospect Salvador Justo.
- Call To The Pen posits that free agent swingman Travis Wood should remain in the bullpen.
- Mets Daddy argues that the club doesn’t need to sign a left-handed reliever.
- The Runner Sports lists five things to expect from the 2017 Yankees.
- Angelswin.com addresses the Halos’ left field situation.
- Cleveland Indians Perspective sees center fielder Tyler Naquin as the Tribe’s biggest question mark entering the upcoming season.
- Notes From the Sally previews the 2017 Columbia Fireflies, the Mets’ South Atlantic League affiliate.
- The 3rd Man In profiles shortstop prospect and 2017 draft pick-to-be Jason Willow.
- Sports Talk Philly opines that common sense is missing when it comes to Hall of Fame voting.
- Wayniac Nation views Braves legend Chipper Jones as a shoo-in Hall of Famer.
- Off The Bench Baseball assembles a political cabinet consisting of ex-major leaguers.
- The Runner Sports connects the Astros to Clemson and Alabama in honor of Monday’s college football national championship game.
- Bronx Bomber Blogger spotlights Yankees second base prospect Nick Solak.
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Notes from the Sally is a terrific site not just for fans of teams which have a farm club there, but should be for all fans. Writer is a fan who breaks down everything and goes into much detail, must see an awful lot of Sally games to have so much pertinent info on the league’s players and prospects.
Thanks for the link
how come i havent seen any bradley zimmer talk? wasnt he supposed to be this year starting cf for the indians?
I don’t think the Yanks are focused on moving either Headley or Gardner. I would think the Braves would jump on getting Headley even offering a better prospect and a stopgap level replacement.
I’m one of those Yankee fans who knows we are not ready until 2019 so I think we should absolutely deal Headley to braves if they are interested and also look into dealing Tanaka if he is willing to waive no trade.
Any Yankee fan who thinks we should send whatever it takes to get Quintana is clueless because Quintana is not an ace and he will not change the fact that the Yankees while competitive and can win 85-86 games making it interesting are not where the Red Sux, Indians, and the 2 Texas teams are. Heck they aren’t as good yet as Toronto.
Our window is 2019.
Headley, Gardner, Castro, Tanaka, Pineda, CC, Elsbury if anyone will take him after we eat a chunk of money and he waives his no trade, and even Didi should be dealt for the right return.
I don’t think any prospects like Frazier, Rutherford , Torres, or Kap should be dealt until we know who is worth keeping prior to 2019 free agent class.
How does Torres look as a SS? I see that they’re suggesting he is developed as a 3B and I don’t know much about how he looks defensively so I’m curious