Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Bautista, Jays, HOF, Votto, Cards, Pirates
2017/01/baseball-blogs-weigh-in-bautista-jays-hof-votto-cards-pirates.htmlTwo Strike Approach: A Baseball Podcast features a discussion with former New York Times baseball writer and current Hall of Fame voter Murray Chass. … The Redbird Daily tries to figure out why things went so poorly for Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha last season.
East Notes: deGrom, Red Sox, Braves
2016/04/east-notes-degrom-red-sox-braves.htmlMastrodonato explained on this week's MLBTR podcast that the Sox have always seen Swihart as having potential in other areas even as they've maintained hope that he can elevate his game behind the dish. … The Mets have placed righty Jacob deGrom on the MLB bereavement/family medical emergency list due to "complications" with his son Jaxon, according to various reporters, including the New York Daily News' Kristie Ackert.
Quick Hits: Pineda, Lester, Rangers, Beede, Burnett
2014/03/quick-hits-pineda-rangers-beede-burnett.htmlIn a podcast, Tim Britton and Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal try to determine what a Lester extension might look like, and they arrive somewhere in the neighborhood of five years and $110MM guaranteed, perhaps with an option of some kind. … As Ryan Lawrence of the Daily News noted earlier today, the back of the Phillies' rotation is uncertain -- Cole Hamels, Jonathan Pettibone and Ethan Martin are all dealing with injuries, and it's not clear what they have in Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez.