This week in baseball blogs…
- theScore interviews Hall of Famer Chipper Jones and writes about the impact he’s making this spring in Braves camp.
- Rox Pile asks five Rockies players and manager Bud Black about the best advice they’ve ever received.
- The3rdManIn.com makes a case for the Brewers to sign Dallas Keuchel.
- Chin Music Baseball names 10 players facing make-or-break contract years.
- PhilliesNation looks at Bryce Harper’s recruitment of Mike Trout.
- MLB & Fantasy Baseball Analyzed wonders if Harper erred in accepting the Phillies’ offer.
- Around the Foghorn analyzes resurgent Giants righty Tyler Beede.
- The Point of Pittsburgh compares the amount of drafted ’impact WAR’ by the Pirates to the rest of MLB under GM Neal Huntington’s tenure.
- Baseball Prospect Journal chats with MLB.com prospect guru Jim Callis.
- The Dugout asks what the recent extensions across the majors mean for free agency.
- Kennedy’s Commentary argues that MLB’s current compensation system must be fixed.
- Mets Daddy weighs in on Brandon Nimmo’s high strikeout rate.
- Getting You Through the Tigers Rebuild wants Detroit to use an opener in 2019.
- Chipalatta takes a look at the Astros’ Plan B at each position.
- Clubhouse Corner’s Bernie Pleskoff breaks down the questions surrounding NL teams.
- statsswipe shares a couple midseason trade ideas for the Brewers.
- Everything Bluebirds notes the importance of the Blue Jays’ veterans.
- Rotisserie Duck lists the 15 greatest moments in World Series history.
- Mets Daddy pays tribute to Tom Seaver.
- Joker Mag talks with Tigers prospect Brady Policelli.
- East Village Times sees five NL Rookie of the Year candidates on the Padres.
- The Runner Sports profiles Giants prospect Jacob Gonzalez, son of former major leaguer Luis Gonzalez.
- Pinstriped Prospects (links: 1, 2) breaks down the Yankees’ top sleeper prospects.
- Baseball Rabbi (podcast) previews the AL West and discusses Bobby Grich’s Hall of Fame candidacy.
- Chris Zantow rewinds to 1971, when Charlie Finley of the A’s and Frank Lane of the Brewers thought they could speed up games with the implementation of the three-ball walk.
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Tom Seaver or Nolan Ryan. Which pitcher do you take?
I love Ryan, so I take him. Good question though
Now? Tom Seaver has dementia, so he probably wouldn’t be very good. Nolan Ryan might be able to dial it up into the high 60’s, so I’d probably choose him.
As much as I usually love absurd humor, I suggest reconsidering this one: dementia really isn’t something to joke about
Tasteless dementia joke aside, it’s reminiscent of the old Ty Cobb interview….
How much do you think you would hit if you were playing today?’ came another question.
‘About .320,’ he said.
‘Why that low?’ the startled reporter asked.
‘You have to remember I’m 62 years old,’ said Cobb without the trace of a smile.
Dear Braves, fix the bullpen… sincerely all braves fans
there were a lot of good pitchers in bp, they just got taxed. Id like to say snit doesnt let his starters go long enough but that seems to be pretty much all managers nowadays
Bullpen was middle of the pack in just about every area. It could use improving, definitely, but saying it needs “fixing” is an overreaction.
Bullpen will be fine
Putting Rhys Hoskins as the headline for Mike Trout makes perfect since for the Phillies maybe even the Angles, if Trout doesn’t want to resign with the Angles and has a full no trade.
Luis Garcia, Alec Bohm, and Rhys Hoskins, would this be enough for the Angles to move Trout to the Phillies at this years deadline. Certainly the Angles will try and extend Trout but if 10/ years and 350mil is not enough. Do this Phillies have enough assuming Trout will extend with the Phillies now rather then 2020 in a sign and trade?
You’re insane.
try headbutting a concrete wall sometimes. it may cure you.
The Phillies are not trading Hoskins, especially for someone they can potentially sign as a free agent.
Harper’s contract is structured in such a way that the Phillies will still be able to make a legitimate run at Trout. That being said, despite what fans want, I highly doubt Trout will be giving the Phillies a hometown discount, so it’s still a longshot.
My problem with the Brewers blog about them going after Keuchel is that at 2 years, 30 million, pretty much any team would be in on that. I’m pretty sure 2/40 is probably the minimum he’d take on a 2 year deal anyhow.
Agreed. I really don’t see him taking a 2 year deal and if he does he’ll be 2/40. No way in hell he settled for $15mm annual on a short deal.
Exactly because as soon as word got out that someone offered him 2/30 if teams even thought he was considering it, easily a dozen teams would jump in with the same offer, ones with 3rd year options of like 20-25 mil option years, or just push it to 2/40.
Everyone should listen to the Baseball Rabbi it’s one of the smartest podcast I’ve heard.