Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Giolito, Harper, Yordan, Mets, German

This week in baseball blogs…

• theScore talks with Lucas Giolito and analyzes his impressive start to the season.
• Bronx to Bushville likens Bryce Harper to Adam Dunn.
• The Crawfish Boxes measures Yordan Alvarez against Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
• Sports Info Solutions notes the Mets are throwing far fewer inside fastballs than they did last season.
• Pinstripe Alley and Adkins On Sports both share pieces on Domingo German.
• Jays Journal interviews Toronto righty Sam Gaviglio.
• Rotisserie Duck goes through the early season exit velocity leaders.
• Call to the Pen compares Phillies starter Aaron Nola to a Hall of Famer and reliever Hector Neris to another HOFer.
• Chin Music Baseball names six players who need to get on track.
• Chipalatta makes a case for Michael Brantley as last offseason’s best positional free-agent signing.
• Video Baseball Scout (links:1, 2) shares draft strategies for the NL West and NL Central clubs.
• Foul Territory has a piece on the Twins’ great start.
• Reviewing the Brew examines why the Brewers called up Keston Hiura instead of fellow infield prospect Mauricio Dubon.
• Rox Pile lists three Rockies prospects who could be MLB presences by 2020.
• The Runner Sports reacts to the Yankees’ acquisition of Kendrys Morales.
• Mets Daddy weighs in on the team’s decision to DFA Keon Broxton.
• The Point of Pittsburgh details why top prospect Mitch Keller is not up yet to fill the holes in the Pirate rotation.
• MLB & Fantasy Baseball Analyzed opines on how to fix service time manipulation.
• Everything Bluebirds responds to the Blue Jays’ demotion of Teoscar Hernandez.
• The Giants Cove criticizes the club’s veterans.
• East Village Times asks if the Padres should promote pitching prospect Andres Munoz.
• A’s Farm offers updates on Jharel Cotton, James Kaprielian, A.J. Puk, Jesus Luzardo and more of the organization’s young hurlers.
• Baseball Rabbi (podcast) discusses the Marlins, Nationals and Twins.
• Baseball Prospect Journal (podcast) talks about prospects who are rising and falling as the draft approaches.

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