Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Brewers, deGrom, Phils, Rockies, Tigers, Jays

This week in baseball blogs…

• Reviewing the Brew puts together a Brewers-Mets trade centering on Jacob deGrom.
• Armchair All-Americans analyzes Zach Eflin’s successful first half of the season.
• Rockies Redux argues that the club should consider trading DJ LeMahieu.
• Motor City Bengals explores trade scenarios involving Tigers lefty Matthew Boyd.
• Jays From the Couch polls readers on who’s the better trade chip – Marcus Stroman or Aaron Sanchez.
• Chin Music Baseball identifies six impending free agents who need to get back on track.
• Fish Stripes talks with Marlins pitching prospect Pablo Lopez.
• The Giants Cove wonders if either the Dodgers or Mets will do anything major prior to the trade deadline.
• Pirates Breakdown wants the Bucs to sell.
• Call to the Pen (links: 1, 2, 3) previews the trade deadline for the NL East; sees the Rays and Nationals as logical trade partners; and names potential July trade targets for the Phillies.
• Underthought (links: 1, 2) re-examines preseason win projections for both leagues.
• Everything Bluebirds reacts to the Blue Jays’ decision to trade Steve Pearce.
• Off The Bench advises the Dodgers to trade for Marlins reliever Kyle Barraclough.
• Joker Mag breaks down the success of the Rays’ bullpen experiment.
• District On Deck grades the performances of the Nationals’ offensive players.
• Infield Shift takes a look at the Braves’ bullpen and the job security of manager Brian Snitker.
• The Pinch Runner and Foul Territory each have pieces on Brewers slugger Jesus Aguilar.
• MLB & Fantasy Baseball Analyzed uses BABIP to find hitters who could improve and others who might regress.
• Pinstriped Prospects previews the Yankees’ upcoming Rule 5 decisions.
• Rising Apple focuses on the three key members of the Mets’ new decision-making hierarchy.
• Rox Pile looks at how Carlos Gonzalez has turned things around since a slow start.
• Bucs Dugout sees more questions than answers with this year’s Pirates.
• Bronx to Bushville looks back on the moves the Brewers did and didn’t make during the offseason.
• BP Toronto is optimistic about young Blue Jays hurler Ryan Borucki’s future.
• PhoulBallz chats with former major leaguer/current Phillies Triple-A bench coach Wes Helms.
• Think Blue Planning Committee talks with Dodgers pitching prospect Zach Pop.
• The K Zone interviews Mets outfield prospect Patrick Biondi.
• Camden Depot shares its view on controversial prospect Luke Heimlich.
• North Shore Nine (podcast) discusses the state of the Pirates and the players they should be shopping at the trade deadline.
• Fansided wonders if Bryce Harper could end up on the block this season.
• The Runner Sports ponders the future of Astros outfield prospect Myles Straw.
• Mets Daddy calls team owner Jeff Wilpon “a petty and despicable man” for his treatment of Sandy Alderson.
• Blue Jays From Away writes about Toronto’s minor league pitchers who could be with the club in 2019.
• Bat Flips & Nerds explains why next year’s London Series between the Yankees and Red Sox matters in the UK.
• The Point of Pittsburgh revisits some articles from the season’s first half to see if the analysis holds up.
• Chris Zantow rewinds to 1977, when the Brewers drafted Paul Molitor.
• Good Fundies flashes back to the Mets’ attempt to play longtime catcher Todd Hundley in left field.
• Rotisserie Duck lists some memorable baseball quotes.