• How many guies have a shortstop?


• Bob Melvin's tirade about Grant McCray this week was an eruption of his frustrations about trying to change a clumsy culture, and when McCray takes three straight strikes without swinging, it is a reserved lack of aggression, and you might as well send an opthamologist up to the plate swinging a sack for all the good it will do, so while Buster Posey is trying to acquire players that will like, such as Brett Wisely, Kyle Leahy, or Lourdes Gurriel Jr., is isn't easy when you only have chic talents to deal from, like Christian Koss, Marco Luciano (who is incidentally battling a cyst on the arm), and Jerar Encarnacion.


• Julian Fernandez gives the Nationals a suit to go along with Jake Bennett, who for a seven-week big stretch was as dominant as anyone, and Cade Cavalli.


• Understand, the Cubs farm system is mean, which will enable Jed Hoyer to go after someone like the Angels stud Ryan Johnson in July.

ballad of ross atkins

with
Kevin Gausman

now back off surgery for his
arm

and ready to be an elite pitcher

the Blue Jays staff with
Adam Macko

and perhaps
Ross Atkins's sleeper

Jose Berrios

isn't bad

 

 

 

 

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