This week in baseball blogs:
- Jays From the Couch, Sports Talk Philly, Jays Journal, BP Toronto and Chris Zantow remember Roy Halladay.
- BASEBALLDOCS wonders what it would cost the Astros to lock up Jose Altuve.
- Everything Bluebirds doesn’t want the Blue Jays to trade for Giancarlo Stanton.
- Home of the Ryan makes a case that Indians center fielder Bradley Zimmer is the game’s premier base-stealing talent.
- Keith’s Mustache hopes the Mets reunite with free agent outfielder Jay Bruce.
- The Point of Pittsburgh estimates the Pirates’ 2018 payroll and where they can improve the roster.
- Bronx To Bushville doesn’t expect the Brewers to splurge on pitching help.
- Camden Depot argues that the Orioles must improve their outfield defense.
- NatsGM (podcast) speaks with Nationals shortstop prospect Carter Kieboom.
- Pinstriped Prospects interviews young Yankees righty Chance Adams.
- A’s Farm talks to Athletics prospects Logan Shore and Jaycob Brugman from the Arizona Fall League.
- Angelswin.com (links: 1, 2) shares the next two parts of its offseason primer.
- MetsMind doesn’t see many appealing free agent or trade options for the club.
- Pirates Breakdown examines a potential fit between the Bucs and free agent shortstop Zack Cozart.
- District On Deck predicts what will become of the Nationals’ 12 free agents.
- DiNardo’s Dugout (podcast) discusses which free agents will end up as the most overpaid and underpaid this winter.
- 216Stitches offers a comprehensive guide to the offseason.
- Think Blue Planning Committee lists the Dodgers’ best prospect at each position.
- Mets Daddy hands out MLB awards.
- The Runner Sports (links: 1, 2, 3) looks at two Yankees stars’ chances of taking home awards, addresses the Astros’ bullpen, and looks back on its preseason wish list for the A’s.
- The Loop Sports projects the Opening Day roster for next year’s White Sox.
- Call to the Pen highlights some unexpected possibilities for the 2018 Phillies.
- Underthought revisits its preseason predictions.
- Clubhouse Corner’s Bernie Pleskoff gives his scouting reports on Bobbie Bradley, Sheldon Neuse, Michael Chavis, Lucas Erceg, Matt Thaiss and Thairo Estrada.
- Notes From The Sally previews the 2018 Hickory Crawdads, the Rangers’ South Atlantic League affiliate.
- Pop Culture Abstract shares a top 100 prospects tracker.
- Hardball Via Hardcore looks at what’s ahead for Dr. Lorena Martin, the Mariners’ new director of high performance.
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Rename the Rogers Centre to Halladay’s Field.
If Babe Ruth doesn’t have a stadium named, I’m pretty sure Halladay won’t. And the Rogers Centre is owned by the telecom company, they’re going to keep their name on it for advertising alone
Well, there was the House That Ruth Built.
No there was not. Its is and was called Yankee Stadium. That is the name. Saying Yankee Stadium is the house hat Ruth Built is fine but no one refers to that as he name.
So whats your point? Is Rogers Center the house that Halladay built? Its tragic what happened but sorry his impact on Toronto and baseball is nothing like Babe Ruth had on the Yankees and baseball
Sorry, it was merely a light-hearted comment.
Name a section after him
Yeah, the Halladay bear tent :)
There you go. Good idea. Name a section or name bullpen after him
Hello, Mr. Doody. How are you, Mr. Doody?
Why would you rename the entire field?
The Altuve article is a disappointment in brevity.
I would love the Astros to lock him up, but I’m not sure it’s doable. If they’re gonna have to pay market FA value, I say pass and take your chances in two years. The tigers did that with Miggy, and it looks foolish now. If a terrible contract is the only option, I say no.
It’s really not that bad for the tigers. Miggys has one bad year and this was the first year the man went on the dl. Plus they are in rebuild mode now so paying him doesn’t really bother them
How can you compare Altuves situation to Miggy? Do you not realize the vast age difference in the two scenarios?
Pirates need to let Mercer walk, and sign Cozart
That would be fine if you were a Cardinal fan. Mercer is younger and plays solid. Why in the world would you want Cozart instead?? In that case, the Cardinals will take Mercer if you don’t want him.
Think blue: That’s a brutal list Rios is not a 3b and Beaty doesn’t have the pop to play 1st, although he’s somewhat intriguing. Even from Belmont he could hit now it’s finding a regular place to play. At SS I tend to think Brito is by far the most intriguing prospect, hopefully he bounces back from the broken leg. Although it’d be interesting to see the two of the best prospects climbing in the system being (S) guys something that’s been missing.