Baseball Blogs Weigh In

Here’s a look at the best from around the baseball blogosphere this week..

• Camden Depot wonders if Zach Britton can start in 2016.
• When Sid Slid made the case for Rusney Castillo.
• Blue Jays Plus marveled at Marcus Stroman’s comeback.
• Legends On Deck says the Mets and Yoenis Cespedes are a perfect match.
• Camden Chat wonders what went wrong with the O’s offense.
• TPOP has an idea for a new stat.
• Baseball Hot Corner wonders if it’s time to call it a season on Drew Hutchison.
• Fueled By Sports wonders if A.J. Preller set the Padres back.
• A’s Farm runs down the A’s 2015 minor league hitting & pitching leaders.
• Outside Pitch says Matt Duffy is a legit ROY candidate.
• Reviewing The Brew previewed the Brewers’ upcoming numbers crunch.

Today marks a significant milestone in baseball history; it’s the 20th anniversary of Cal Ripken’s 2,131st-straight game played. With his appearance that day, of course, Ripken broke the seemingly unreachable run of consecutive games set by the legendary Lou Gehrig.

As we offer a tip of the cap to both the Iron Horse and the Iron Man, let’s take a look around at some recent baseball blog posts:

• Blue Jays Plus looks at what new president Mark Shapiro means to Toronto.
• Reviewing the Brew advocates to keep Matt Garza in the rotation.
• Legends On Deck traces the remarkable re-emergence of Jake Arrieta.
• Baseball Hot Corner likes the Jays’ Josh Donaldson for AL MVP.
• Athletics Farm previews the organization’s 2016 Triple-A roster.
• Outfield Fly Rule talks about the value of “winning” the first overall draft pick.
• Yankees Unscripted asks whether the Yanks could bring back Stephen Drew.
• Rum Bunter talks September call-ups for the Bucs.
• Know Hitter advocates a return to Detroit for Doug Fister.
• Camden Depot discusses Mychal Givens and next year’s O’s bullpen.
• The Point of Pittsburgh has a chat with MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo.
• Fueled By Sports disagrees with the league’s decision on Shoeless Joe.

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On this date in 2007, Tony La Russa became the winningest manager in franchise history when the Cardinals beat Cincinnati at Busch Stadium, as Leo Panetta of NationalPastime.com writes. Here’s this week’s look around the baseball blogosphere..

• Baseball Hot Corner wonders if Roberto Osuna can win the AL ROY.
• Camden Depot examined Kevin Gausman’s weak contact.
• Blue Jays Plus says Ryan Goins changed his approach to become a different hitter.
• Baseball Essential is in awe of Zack Greinke.
• A’s Farm looked at the prospects that could make a mark next year.
• Digg wonders if players can still hit after going gray.
• TPOP wouldn’t want to move the Pirates to another division.
• Rumbunter gave a tip of the cap to pitching coach Ray Searage.
• BASTA puts sentimentality aside to evaluate Matt Cain.
• Outfield Fly Rule looked at Julio Teheran’s two seasons.
• Outside Pitch discussed Shelby Miller’s frustrating streak.
• Royals Blue says Jeremy Guthrie gave his all in KC.
• Kingdome Of Seattle Sports ran down Jack Zduriencik’s best and worst trades with the M’s.
• Reviewing The Brew looked at Milwaukee’s September call-up candidates.
• Fueled By Sports wonders if the Mets are for real.

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Here’s this week’s look at the baseball blogosphere..

• Section 215 discussed Chase Utley’s Hall of Fame candidacy.
• Dodgers Nation weighed in on the Utley acquisition.
• Phillies Nation says the Phillies will benefit from their newfound flexibility.
• Cover Those Bases talked pitcher’s defense.
• Blue Jays Plus says this is the most talented Toronto team ever.
• Camden Depot appreciates Buck Showalter’s bullpen usage.
• Baseball Essential talks Kevin Gausman.
• BASTA made the case for Madison Bumgarner in left.
• Fueled By Sports wonders what’s wrong with the Nationals.
• Know Hitter examined Ian Kinsler’s season.
• Baseball Hot Corner gives a tip of the cap to David Price.
• Inside The ’Zona wonders how good the D’Backs rotation needs to be in ’16.
• Reviewing The Brew has realistic expectations for Domingo Santana.

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Here’s this week’s look around the baseball blogosphere..

• Blue Jays Plus looked at the adjustments David Price has made to remain an ace.
• Inside The ’Zona thinks the D’Backs are gearing up for a run at Kenta Maeda.
• Baseball Hot Corner brought us the story of Phil Marchildon.
• Camden Depot looked back at Dan Duquette’s August deals.
• Scout spoke with Josh Geer and Tim Stauffer of the Sugar Land Skeeters.
• Baseball Essential says Jonathan Schoop could redefine the second base position.
• The Point of Pittsburgh sees the pros and cons in a September Tyler Glasnow callup.
• BASTA warns you not to sleep on Gregor Blanco.
• Reviewing The Brew ran down some candidates for the Brewers’ GM job.
• Some Fair Weather took a closer look at the floundering Marlins.
• Outfield Fly Rule defended Christian Bethancourt.
• A’s Farm gave us their top minor league performers of the year.
• Outside Pitch talked about Yankees prospect Greg Bird.
• Fantasy Pros looked at what to expect from Carlos Gonzalez the rest of the way.
• Fueled By Sports says the Yankees are putting their faith in the farm system.

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On this date in 2002, Barry Bonds joined Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only players ever to hit 600 career home runs, as Leo Panetta of NationalPastime.com writes. Later, Ken Griffey Jr. Jim Thome, Sammy Sosa, and, most recently, Alex Rodriguez, gained admittance into the 600 home run club.  Here’s this week’s look around the baseball blogosphere..

• Inside The ’Zona says the D’Backs don’t have enough trade chips.
• Rays Colored Glasses spoke with top prospect Brent Honeywell.
• Blue Jays Plus says Toronto’s deals were beneficial on and off the field.
• Ariball offered up a new formulation of SIERA.
• Baseball Hot Corner says the Red Sox should get Dave Dombrowski.
• Rumbunter ranked the top rotations in Pirates history.
• Nolan Writin’ broke down Leonys Martin’s struggles.
• Outfield Fly Rule looked at the Braves-Indians trade.
• Yankees Unscripted broke down Luis Severino’s MLB debut.
• Reviewing The Brew has ideas to rebuild the Brewers’ infield.
• Fueled By Sports says Dombrowski will land on his feet.
• The Point of Pittsburgh analyzed Gregory Polanco.
• Roster Resource pressed the reset button on the Padres.
• BASTA gave their impression of Kelby Tomlinson.
• Fantasy Pros looked at the closers that were moved in July.
• MLB Analysis says Michael Pineda is the best he’s been.
• The First Out At Third gave us a primer on Zach Davies.
• Baseball Essential says the Orioles did what they could.
• A’s Farm gave us their mid-season progress report.

Here’s our post-deadline look around the baseball blogosphere..

• Blue Jays Plus says people should stop complaining about Troy Tulowitzki’s deal.
• BASTA is thrilled about the Giants’ acquisition of Mike Leake.
• Yankees Unscripted analyzed the Bombers’ trade for Dustin Ackley.
• Camden Depot evaluated Orioles players before the deadline.
• Swingin A’s ranked Oakland’s prospects after the team’s deals.
• Blue Jay Hunter reacted to the David Price trade.
• Minor League Ball looked at the prospects heading to the Reds in the Johnny Cueto trade.
• Section 215 broke down the return that the Phillies got for Cole Hamels.
• FantasyPros examined the Carlos Gomez/Mike Fiers deal.
• Fueled By Sports is singing the praises of Brett Gardner and Jacoby Ellsbury.
• Outfield Fly Rule tried to make some sense of the Braves’ deals this week.
• Rumbunter ran down the worst deals in Bucs history.
• Know Hitter graded the Tigers’ moves.
• Clutchlings ran down the Blue Jays’ farm system after this week’s trades.

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Here’s this week’s look around the baseball blogosphere..

• The Point Of Pittsburgh weighed in on the Aramis Ramirez deal.
• Blue Jays Plus wonders how much it’ll cost Toronto to land a starter.
• Baseball Essential says the Cubs don’t need Cole Hamels.
• A’s Farm talked to Triple-A Nashville manager Steve Scarsone.
• Inside The ’Zona ranked the D’Backs’ top ten prospects.
• BASTA wishes the Giants would acquire a big time starter.
• Reviewing The Brew says the Brewers were smart not to extend Jonathan Lucroy.
• Outfield Fly Rule discussed Fredi Gonzalez’s extension.
• Baseball Hot Corner wonders what it would take to re-sign Mark Buehrle.
• Rumbunter ran down the top trades in Pirates history.
• Rays Colored Glasses wonders if a spot should be cleared for Richie Shaffer.
• Some Fair Weather looked at the needs of contenders at the deadline.
• Yankees Unscripted says the Bombers need to do better on the road.
• Fantasy Pros examined Miguel Sano’s hot start.
• Bless You Boys says the Tigers should consider replacing Brad Ausmus.
• Fueled By Sports suggests some moves for the Cubs.
• Know Hitter says the Tigers need to fix their bullpen.
• Outside Pitch talks Mike Fiers.

On this date in 2001, Randy Johnson set a major league record for strikeouts by a reliever, as Leo Panetta of NationalPastime.com writes. The “Big Unit” completed a suspended game with the Padres and led the Diamondbacks to a 3-0 victory as he struck out 16 batters.  Here’s this week’s look around the baseball blogosphere..

• Section 215 looked at how the pitching market is affecting Cole Hamels’ value.
• Reviewing The Brew says the Brewers are ready to move on from Jean Segura.
• The Point Of Pittsburgh says the Bucs’ farm system woes may affect them in trades.
• Rays Colored Glasses talked Trea Turner, Joe Ross, and the Rays.
• Camden Depot says the Orioles made the right move with Nick Markakis.
• BASTA gave some props to Josh Osich.
• Astros County evaluated Houston at the All-Star break.
• Baseball Essential says the Red Sox should not trade for Hamels.
• Monkey With A Halo says the Angels should stay pat.
• The First Out At Third predicted who stays and who goes in Milwaukee.
• A’s Farm spoke with A’s special assistant Grady Fuson about the team’s top prospects.
• Blue Jays Plus looked at some interesting aces heading into the deadline.
• Baseball Hot Corner wonders if Sonny Gray is a possibility for the Red Sox.
• Offspeed Podcast spoke with former big leaguer John Baker.
• Sodo Mojo handed out report cards for the Mariners.
• Grading On The Curve looked at five prospects who should be in the majors.
• Fantasy Pros looked at the rookies through the first half of the year.
• Know Hitter says the Tigers should target Tyler Clippard and Scott Kazmir.

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On this date in 2005, during the All Star game Town Hall discussion, commissioner Bud Selig stated that the designated hitter rule would remain in use for the foreseeable future, as Leo Panetta of NationalPastime.com writes.  However, Selig said we would never see the rule applied to the National League.  Ten years later, it sounds like the DH could very well happen in the NL.  Here’s this week’s look around the baseball blogosphere..

• Yankees Unscripted spoke with Hall of Famer Goose Gossage.
• Inside The ’Zona says pitching down isn’t working for the D’Backs.
• Blue Jay Hunter is concerned about Aaron Sanchez.
• Camden Depot is encouraged by the Orioles’ success against bad teams.
• From Duke 2 Joc discussed Clayton Kershaw’s All-Star snub.
• Reviewing The Brew wonders if Jonathan Lucroy wants out of Milwaukee.
• Baseball Hot Corner marvels at the wizard that is Francisco Lindor.
• Fantasy Pros looked at June by the numbers.
• Baseball Essential says the Orioles should consider trading Jimmy Paredes.
• The Point of Pittsburgh looked at the needs of playoff contenders in the NL.
• Marlin Maniac has some ideas for what Miami can do at the deadline.
• Rumbunter wonders if Jameson Taillon has trade value.
• SoDo Mojo tells us who’s hot and who’s not.
• Nolan Writin says the Rangers are struggling against bad clubs.

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