This week in baseball blogs:
- Bronx Bomber Ball lists five moves general manager Brian Cashman has made that have fueled the Yankees’ resurgence this season.
- North Shore Nine delves into Pirates utilityman Adam Frazier’s blistering start to the season.
- Camden Depot considers an Orioles-Athletics trade centering on Trey Mancini and Kendall Graveman and an O’s-Marlins swap consisting of Mancini and Dan Straily.
- Extra Innings: Baseball Around the World speaks with Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano about the World Baseball Classic.
- Big Three Sports asks if the Astros are starting a ground-ball revolution.
- Outside Pitch MLB contends that scuffling White Sox southpaw Jose Quintana still has time to revive his trade value.
- Sports Talk Philly argues that the Phillies haven’t gotten enough from the players they received in trading reliever Ken Giles to the Astros in 2015.
- Banished to the Pen points out that Braves right-hander Julio Teheran isn’t faring well at the team’s new ballpark.
- The Point of Pittsburgh suggests the Pirates were right to cut the cord on Francisco Liriano when they did, while Everything Bluebirds addresses the left-hander’s poor performance with Toronto.
- The Swinging Strike compares Orioles righty Dylan Bundy and Nationals righty Stephen Strasburg.
- The Runner Sports (links: 1, 2, 3) opines that Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner is too valuable to trade, profiles Astros first base prospect Yordan Alvarez and names potential picks for the A’s at No. 6 in the draft.
- Reviewing The Brew regards this as a make-or-break year for Brewers righty Jimmy Nelson.
- Fueled By Sports ranks the 10 biggest busts in major league history.
- The 3rd Man In and Baseball MTJAG offer first-round mock drafts.
- Call to the Pen (links: 1, 2, 3) points out that tanking isn’t foolproof and looks at the Phillies’ middle infield options for 2018.
- Pirates Breakdown believes that center fielder Andrew McCutchen has hit rock bottom.
- BP Toronto and Jays From the Couch look ahead to the trade deadline for the Blue Jays.
- Welcome To Tim Street focuses on Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez’s 2017 struggles.
- Mets Daddy wonders which of the team’s lefty-swinging 30-home run hitters will be the odd man out when injured left fielder Yoenis Cespedes returns.
- Notes From The Sally scouts Marlins lefty pitching prospect Braxton Garrett.
- PhoulBallz talks with Phillies second base prospect Scott Kingery and his Double-A manager, Greg Legg, about the success Kingery has had this year.
- Real McCoy Minor News interviews Rockies infield/outfield prospect Mylz Jones.
- Clubhouse Corner looks inside the role of a closer.
- Motor City Bengals is optimistic about the Tigers’ bullpen.
- AngelsWin breaks down the importance of this year’s draft for the Halos.
- Pinstriped Prospects sees Wake Forest first baseman Gavin Sheets as a potential draft pick for the Yankees.
- RSNStats recaps the Red Sox’s three-game sweep of the Rangers.
- Jays Journal writes about free agent catcher Dioner Navarro, whose wife nearly passed away during the offseason.
- Rotisserie Duck notes that it’s possible for a player’s real-life contract status to affect his fantasy value.
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interesting to read about the rebuilds it’s good for people to notice that not every rebuild works out. it works great for the Cubs but look at a team like the twins they were bad for very long and well there better now it hasn’t exactly been a success to this point
Well Graveman’s shoulder is messed up. So, I doubt that trade happens.
Navarro’s wife did not pass away, Connor.
Fortunately, you’re correct. That’s a really bad error and I apologize for it. Thanks for pointing it out.
How is Matt Bush listed as a bust? I know his career got off to a rocky start with his off the field issues, but he’s been pretty good as a reliver since he made his major league debut.
He’s definitely been a bust. Look at him compared to verlander, who was drafted right after him.
Hoping the Yanks draft a third baseman in the first round.
Lefty pitching all day all night unless a stud high plus plus potential prospect drops to them like Rutherford did last year.
Take best available at that pick and if that involves a lefty starter you go there!
They should take a college bat for third,they have the assets to acquire a lefty starter. Curious why are you concerned?