This week in baseball blogs…
- Blue Jays Beat isn’t panicking over Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s slow start.
- theScore covers the Twins’ change in offensive approach.
- The Point of Pittsburgh believes Starling Marte is a victim of unfair expectations.
- The Crawfish Boxes delves into Collin McHugh’s recent struggles.
- Pinstriped Prospects examines Adam Ottavino’s pitch usage.
- Reviewing The Brew identifies three potential July trade targets for the Brewers.
- Call to the Pen looks at starters the Phillies could acquire this year.
- MLB & Fantasy Baseball Analyzed opines on what contenders need to do in order to better their odds of winning it all.
- Sports Info Solutions notes that home run robberies have increased this year.
- Rising Apple has a three-week to-do list for the Mets.
- Getting You Through the Tigers Rebuild proposes a couple trades for Detroit.
- Chin Music Baseball lists six teams that have drastically changed their playoff odds so far.
- The Runner Sports focuses on surging Astros prospect Yordan Alvarez.
- Notes from the Sally’s John Calvagno runs down the 20 best South Atlantic League hurlers he has seen this season.
- Pinstripe Alley sees CC Sabathia as a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
- Joker Mag weighs in on the Rays’ excellent start.
- Chipalatta has a progress report on the Astros’ offseason acquisitions.
- Foul Territory rips Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen.
- Video Baseball Scout and Baseball Prospect Journal each offer first-round mock drafts.
- The 3rd Man In argues the Brewers shouldn’t use Corbin Burnes as a reliever.
- Rotisserie Duck looks at Jackie Robinson’s baseball card legacy.
- Rox Pile names the biggest trades the Rockies have made with their division rivals.
- Mets Daddy isn’t pleased with hitting coach Chili Davis.
- statsswipe and Baseball Rabbi each share their latest podcasts.
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Glad to know people are still making excuses for none ped Marte he was the reason they could move on from the face of the franchise he is still the free swinger who hacks at almost every close slider sure he might run into a fastball now and then and steals are nice but he is hitting 2nd in front of our only 2 run producers he isn’t going to run. I still think he is Cleveland bond for one of their cost control starters I kinda wish they moved him to the dodgers for vergo and Urias
Vlad back to AAA?
Glad to hear no one is panicking about Vlad Jr. But hopefully this has thrown a wrench into the hype machine generated by this site and others.
The hype machine will always roll on oblivious past mistakes.
He’s had 40 at bats. Let’s see what he does the rest of the year then you can jump back on the hype train.
I agree with the Brewers site saying burnes should be a starter. It is short sighted to put him in the pen. At the same time, he can’t be in the majors as a starter. He should go down as a starter, get his command and another pitch, and come up in a couple months as a starter that they will need.