Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Lee, Feliz, Braves, Kershaw

On this date two years ago, umpires agreed to the use of instant replay to help determine boundary calls, such as fair or foul, on home runs. Expanded use of instant replay remains a hot topic in baseball, and even though Commissioner Bud Selig continues to dance around the subject, more replay feels inevitable at this point.

Here are a bunch of links from around the baseball blogosphere…

• Mike Ashmore's Thunder Thoughts interviews players and team personnel about minor league life, touching on everything from salary to housing to food, the whole nine. It's a long, but truly great read.
• Capitol Avenue Club analyzes the Derrek Lee trade.
• Pine Tar and Pocket Protectors says that Pedro Feliz is not the answer for the Cardinals.
• Beyond The Box Score looks at which teams are building the best bullpens on the cheap.
• Amazin' Avenue tries to figure out who should close for the Mets with Francisco Rodriguez out for the season.
• Royals Review questions whether or not Kansas City has something in Bryan Bullington.
• The Few, The Proud, The Brave looks ahead to Atlanta's offseason as well as the 2011 season.
• Pittsburgh Lumber Co. tries to figure out if the Pirates should start spending this offseason.
• The Process Report lists the Rays' farmhands eligible for this year's Rule 5 Draft.
• SD Sports Net wonders if the Padres whiffed by failing to sign first rounder Karsten Whitson.
• Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness uses Ricky Romero's new contract as a basis for a Clayton Kershaw contract extension.
• Baseball Time In Arlington examines the hidden value of Cliff Lee.
• Camden Crazies wonders if Brad Bergesen is back to being an effective pitcher.
• 1 Blue Jays Way introduces us to Toronto's prospects.

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