Baseball Blogs Weigh In: FA SPs, Cole, Cain, Jays, Ohtani, Cubs

This week in baseball blogs:

• 216Stitches analyzes this winter’s class of free agent starting pitchers.
• Pirates Breakdown asks if now is the time for the Bucs to trade Gerrit Cole.
• Jays From the Couch argues that Toronto should sign Lorenzo Cain.
• The Loop Sports explains how the Cubs could lure Shohei Ohtani in free agency.
• The Runner Sports (links: 1, 2) bids farewell to Carlos Beltran and weighs in on the AL MVP results.
• Camden Depot studies Adam Jones’ offensive turnaround from 2016 to ’17.
• Real McCoy Minor News spotlights Braves third base prospect Austin Riley.
• The 3rd Man In profiles and interviews South Alabama outfielder Travis Swaggerty, a likely first-round pick in next year’s draft.
• Bronx Bomber Ball submits its Yankees offseason plan.
• Mets Daddy names potential second base trade targets for the team.
• Angelswin.com (links: 1, 2) offers the next two parts of its offseason primer.
• The Point of Pittsburgh examines Pirates closer Felipe Rivero’s trade value in the event of a deal.
• Call To The Pen runs down players the Phllies could go after both this offseason and next.
• BP Toronto opines that this will be Ross Atkins’ busiest offseason yet as the Blue Jays’ general manager.
• BASEBALLDOCS fasts forward a year to Manny Machado’s potential trip to free agency.
• Clubhouse Corner’s Bernie Pleskoff offers his AFL scouting reports on Justus Sheffield, Victor Robles, Ronald Acuna, Austin Riley and Francisco Mejia.
• MetsMind looks at why Dominic Smith didn’t win the first base job in September.
• Off The Bench notes that the Phillies would still need to upgrade their rotation even if they acquired Giancarlo Stanton.
• The Giants Cove explains why the club should steer clear of Stanton.
• DiNardo’s Dugout (podcast) discusses the MVP choices, the Braves’ new GM hire and the trade the Mariners and Athletics made this week.
• Motor City Bengals proposes a Tigers-Mariners trade.
• Reviewing The Brew is concerned about the dearth of left-handed pitching in the Brewers organization.
• Sports Talk Philly doesn’t believe the Phillies are as bullish on outfielder Nick Williams as their fan base is.
• Good Fundies believes bullpenning would be an effective strategy for the Mets.
• Pinstriped Prospects has a Rule 5 primer for the Yankees.
• Jays Journal lists minor league free agents who would be worth pursuing for Toronto.
• The First Out At Third revisits preseason projections for the Brewers’ hitters.
• District On Deck writes about the Nationals’ new coaching staff.
• The K Zone talks with Dodgers outfield prospect Tyler Adkison.
• Rotisserie Duck shares some observations from this year’s edition of The Bill James Handbook.
• Chris Zantow rewinds to then-Brewers owner Bud Selig’s front office purge in November 1977.

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