Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Ohtani, Cole, Orioles, Rockies, A’s

This week in baseball blogs…

• Angels Avenue explores the offensive adjustments Shohei Ohtani has made this season.
• Armchair All-Americans delves into the transformation of Gerrit Cole and explains what his ex-team, the Pirates, can learn from it.
• theScore writes about Orioles center fielder Adam Jones’ mentorship of teammate Cedric Mullins and talks with both players.
• Outfield Fly Rule focuses on the three true outcomes.
• Rox Pile examines German Marquez’s struggles at Coors Field.
• Banished To The Pen takes an in-depth look at A’s reliever Lou Trivino’s season.
• The K Zone looks into how players perform against their former teams.
• The Point of Pittsburgh analyzes what has been a quality season for first-year Pirate Joe Musgrove.
• Notes from the Sally scouts White Sox outfield prospect Luis Robert.
• Chin Music Baseball opines that Javier Baez should be in the NL MVP conversation.
• Everything Bluebirds wonders what the Blue Jays will do with their glut of infielders in 2019.
• Joker Mag breaks down the A’s performances and projects how they’ll fare for the rest of the season.
• District On Deck looks at potential trade destinations for five Nationals.
• Pro Baseball Detroit sees progress from Tigers Rule 5 pick Victor Reyes.
• TomahawkTake.com explains how a Dodgers error from over 60 years ago impacted a game the Braves won this week.
• Friars On Base believes the Padres must bring back Travis Jankowski in 2019.
• The Giants Cove doesn’t regard injuries as a valid excuse for San Francisco’s struggles.
• The Sports Tank approves of the Cubs’ acquisition of Daniel Murphy.
• MLB & Fantasy Baseball Analyzed gives five reasons why MLB should put an end to the All-Star Game.
• Foul Territory revisits the first important professional baseball game ever played.
• Pinstriped Prospects names three things to watch during the Yankees’ current stretch.
• Call to the Pen (links: 1, 2) is still holding out hope for the Nationals to make a playoff run, and assesses the NL East in general.
• Mets Daddy recaps an uninspiring Mets-Nats game.
• The Runner Sports enjoys the dugout antics of Alex Bregman and the Astros.
• Rotisserie Duck remembers an old baseball board game.

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