Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Yanks, Nats, Jays, Brewers, Phillies

This week in baseball blogs:

• The Runner Sports advocates for the Yankees to swing a trade for White Sox ace Jose Quintana.
• District On Deck searches for the causes of Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez’s decline.
• Jays Journal doesn’t believe Toronto right-hander Aaron Sanchez has peaked yet.
• The 3rd Man In In expects the Brewers’ rebuild to yield positive results.
• Camden Depot suggests the Orioles use slugger Mark Trumbo as their leadoff hitter.
• The Point of Pittsburgh breaks down the Pirates’ top prospects.
• The K Zone interviews Phillies second baseman Scott Kingery.
• Chin Music Baseball lists five starting pitchers who must build on their strong second halves from 2016.
• Clubhouse Corner explains what the Double-A Trenton Thunder are doing to strike out childhood cancer.
• North Shore Nine is optimistic about Pirates right-hander Tyler Glasnow.
• Jays From the Couch isn’t worried about first baseman Justin Smoak and left fielder Melvin Upton Jr. taking on significant roles this year for Toronto.
• The Runner Sports wonders if Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius will be able to sustain the power he showed last year.
• A’s Farm previews Triple-A Nashville’s roster.
• Real McCoy Minor News chats with Indians left-handed pitching prospect Anderson Polanco.
• Mets Daddy interviews Mets catching prospect Patrick Mazeika.
• Notes From The Sally previews the 2017 Lakewood Blueclaws, who are the Phillies’ Single-A affiliates.
• Bat Flips & Nerds (SoundCloud link) speaks with former Reds catcher Chris Berset on working with the team’s current crop of young pitchers, among other subjects.
• Pirates Breakdown previews the upcoming season for young first baseman Josh Bell.
• Off The Bench Baseball offers a best-case scenario for the Yankees’ first base situation in 2017.
• Outside Pitch MLB argues that Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier shouldn’t lead off.
• BP Toronto posits that John Gibbons could become the most memorable manager in the history of the Blue Jays.
• Call To The Pen names Phillies who are entering make-or-break years.
• Baseball Hot Corner is eager to see how Red Sox starter and reigning American League Cy Young winner Rick Porcello will fare this season.
• Pinstriped Prospects regards young Yankees shortstop Jorge Mateo as trade bait.
• The Runner Sports has a piece on Astros righty prospect Jordan Jankowski.
• Big Three Sports expects Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper to provide more fantasy value than Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts this year.
• Sports Talk Philly runs down potential long-term managerial candidates for the Phillies.
• Everything Bluebirds profiles unheralded Blue Jays outfield prospect Joshua Palacios.

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