Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Machado, Best/Worst, Bucs, D-backs, Yanks

This week in baseball blogs…

• Know Hitter makes cases for 20 teams to pursue Manny Machado in free agency.
• Chin Music Baseball (links: 1, 2) highlights the 10 best and worst players of 2018.
• The Point of Pittsburgh tries to find a match between the Pirates and Diamondbacks on a Robbie Ray/Nick Ahmed trade.
• Bronx To Bushville looks ahead to the Yankees’ offseason.
• Jays From the Couch shares an offseason plan for Toronto.
• SportsRadio 94 WIP analyzes 13 left-handed pitching options the Phillies could pursue this offseason.
• Motor City Bengals looks at outside first basemen the Tigers could go after in the coming weeks.
• RSNStats stacks the Red Sox up against their potential World Series opponents.
• Rox Pile names three key questions that will shape 2019 for the Rockies.
• Friars On Base examines the Padres’ upcoming Rule 5 decisions, while Pinstriped Prospects does the same for the Yankees.
• Rising Apple takes a look at best- and worst-case scenarios in 2019 for Steven Matz.
• Call to the Pen explores some of the offseason obstacles Phillies GM Matt Klentak will face.
• Bluebird Banter names the best moments of the Blue Jays’ season.
• Foul Territory opines that, despite their ALCS loss, the Astros have the makings of a dynasty; meanwhile, The Runner Sports argues this year’s elimination only makes last season’s championship more special.
• Mets Critic notes that the average MLB player is getting younger.
• Baseball Rabbi discusses the Yankees’ dilemma with Miguel Andujar, among other topics.
• Everything Bluebirds wonders how much more the Blue Jays can improve their farm system.
• The K Zone interviews White Sox minor league catcher Casey Schroeder.
• MLB & Fantasy Baseball Analyzed observes that Yankees-Red Sox has historically been a “one-sided rivalry.”